A/N: Jared proofread dis, thx a bunch!

HIGHWAY TO HELL

By Pretty-Love-Fairy

We were walking down the road when we came upon a bush. It was flaming and queer, weird and mesmerizing. I kept looking at it, it was so strange.

I realised later that it was magick. I was nothing before that day but then I became a woman.

When I was younger I was very afraid. I didn't like the quiet places, because they caused a taste of what could be… what could be if I could get away from me. I didn't like the big decisions. They caused so much revision in my mind. I was void.

I am still very afraid of many things, but maybe when I'm older… oh, what do you think I'd see? I always wondered how life would be if I was braver, stronger, more alert. I dreamed of the day I would become a woman. So many hours I spent in the dark wishing that something, anything, would carry me away to nothingness.

But always it came back to me, me, me, me… the trap that was my body. I didn't think I could live like that much longer.

But one day he came. I didn't know what to think. He was tall as a tree and strong as one. My saviour. But I didn't know that yet. My ear was deaf to his music. He said he could give me power, but I thought nothing of it. My soul was empty and barren inside, I couldn't listen.

He said one thing. One thing that still makes me shiver to this day. He said he could give it to me, what I strived to achieve. And I listened.

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When She came back to Hogwarts, there was much wondering. She was queer of both face and actions. They wondered why one such as her would come to Hogwarts. They were very set in their ways, I knew it and She knew it. She had an air about her. Like all her soul was saved by something indefinable.

She had hitchhiked her way across the USA. Plugged her eyebrows on the way, shaved her legs… it was a strange sight. She had changed so much during the summer.

She said: "Hey baby," when Harry came to see her. Her eyes were like a sea of sadness, Harry could feel it and so did I.

"Pat… is that… is that you? You changed so much!

Yeah baby it's me. Didn't expect this uh?

Certainly didn't. I always thought you were a little queer but…

Oh boy, Pat finally went and did it!"

Draco was standing behind them, laughing. I was laughing too, I couldn't help it but now I know better. She showed us, she did. I regret everything I did that day, because I know it could have saved us, saved us all.

"Ha ha Pat shows her wild side!" said Gerry, Draco's new friend.

Pat was red with fury, almost crying. Maybe if I said something that day, maybe if I said something, everything that happened after that could have been avoided.

McGonagall came behind Pat. She had seen everything.

"Get away little fools! You shame the school with your horrible insults! 10 points off Slytherin.

Aww, squeeze-nuts!

sigh… kids these days…"

Everyone went away but I stayed. I wanted to tell her how sorry I was. But I was afraid. And McGonagall was still there.

"I'm sorry those kids were mean to you Pat.

It's okay madam.

I think, because of your special condition, we'll have to put you in the new house, SoftPussy. These kids won't be mean to you there.

But… but SoftPussy is a special house! I am not worthy…

You sure are my dear, don't worry."

If only I'd known then… if only…