Harry Potter and the Fore

By- Xela Lupe and Rachelle~Lily

Chapter One

Kyre

"Someone has to tell me why we're going to some far away place to deal with some Indian people who are dying," Ron complained.

"Ron!" Hermione said reproachfully, "These people need our help."

"Yeah, whatever," Ron said, his eyelids beginning to droop from exhaustion.

All of the Hogwarts teachers and a very small amount of the more useful students had been called down to Papua New Guinea to investigate the mysterious deaths of the Fore people. Since many people in the tribe practiced sorcery people figured that maybe the students and teachers could help (the teachers more then the students- but then again- they people were desperate). They were on the Knight Bus headed for the village. It had been magically expanded so that all of the fifty people going on the little 'vacation' could fit. Harry listened to his friends without commenting.

"At least," Professor Xela Lupe said, walking past, "at least it's not Ebola… something called Kuru, wasn't it?"

"Thank you, little miss cheerful," Ron rolled his eyes.

Professor Lupe thankfully didn't hear- she had walked away and was talking to McGonagall about something or other.

~*~

"Don't hurry off the bus," McGonagall rolled her eyes as the students dragged their feet, not wanting to leave.

A girl, possibly younger then the students, walked over to the assembled group of people. She had long black hair down to her waist and large black eyes, she looked unhealthy as she started talking Harry detected an accent of some sort. A very strong accent that made her rather hard to understand." Welcome to my home. I am Kyre… and I'm to be your guide since I'm sure none of you speak our language. I know yours, though, I was taught by the missionaries that came through here a few years ago."

Harry watched Kyre speak, telling of the epidemic and when they had first spotted the problems. Ron poked him in the ribs, "this'll be fun, trying to explain things to people who can't understand us."


A look from McGonagall stopped Harry from answering. Kyre lead the adults away from the students. She was to show them the Kuru victims- dead and alive. Some of them were such gruesome sights that the students weren't permitted to see them at all.

"This is going to be fun," Ron said again, "really fun."

~*~

"You are from… Great Britain?" Kyre asked Harry, Ron, and Hermione. She pronounced quite a few words wrong- but they were understandable. They were taking a break, everyone was. The teachers were sleeping, having been up all night (the students were glad they were able to get some sleep- a tired professor was not a happy professor).

"Yes," Hermione agreed, "have you lived here all your life? How old are you?"

Kyre paused to think for a moment, "I am about twelve summers old. I have lived here all my life, yes."

"When did people start dying?"

"A few months ago. We have had wizards here from all over the world… we wonder what has been killing these people. I am so tired. I was up with your teachers all last night to translate," Kyre yawned.

"Why don't you get some sleep?" Hermione asked, "and I'll…" she saw someone running toward them and quickly finished, "run away as fast as I can."

Harry and Ron looked in the direction Hermione was watching fearfully, "oh no," Ron moaned, "not her!"

The female version of Colin Creevy was running toward them. Her name was Jessica something-or-other and she was a first year. Instead of being attached to Harry, though, it was Hermione she stuck to.

"I'm going to…" Hermione started just as Jess caught up to them.

"HiguyshiHermione.Ithoughtyouguyswereavoidingme!!!!" Jess piped, speaking very quickly and without pausing.

Disclaimer- Jess really does exist, sadly. Professor Lupe and Kyre belong to Xela Lupe and the other characters belong to JK Rowling.

A/N- Kyre and Jess talk the way they do because I'm trying to get them in character. Jess talks really fast in real life and Kyre- English isn't her first language and it's bound to be a bit shaky.

That's all for now,

- Xela Lupe