Huzzah the first chapter of the Locked In Sequel where anything can happen! I warn you now that in this story insanity reigns supreme and Slughorn will be turned green!
minerva's kitten
A Dumbledore-McGonagall Weekend Party
Chapter 1: Arriving
After being released from the founding spirits of the school it took the Dumbledores and McGonagalls nearly three months to get everyone together. This meant the big dinner and Quidditch match they wanted to have wasn't till just a few days before Halloween.
The headmaster had it all worked out so Professors Sprout, Vector, and Flitwick were going to watch over the school. Vector, Hooch, and Hagrid were going to help with the houses.
Minerva had left at three after her final classes that Friday taking with her the seven of the family that were at Hogwarts and Albus had disappeared at five.
Ron and Hermione met Harry and Ginny at the front of the castle as they waited for Severus Snape and Horace Slughorn. The two professors were taking them to the McGonagalls home as it was considered the best place to accommodate everyone as it was the largest considering how many people that had supposedly got to RSVP.
"So where are they?" Ron asked setting his day bag down.
"Severus is in his office finishing off some essays…I have no idea what Slughorn is doing. Sebastian left with Minerva," Harry stated.
"Slughorn's probably trying to figure out the best way to protect himself," Ginny laughed.
"That would be wise," Severus' smooth voice stated as he descended the stairs, "Marshall is very good friends with Minerva's brothers. If he convinces them Mildred is in danger or not well taken care of Horace will be in trouble."
"Don't I know it," Horace sighed coming out of the dungeons.
"Are we ready to go then?" Hermione asked.
"Depends on if you really think you can handle the people you're about to meet," Severus drawled.
"Hey if you can spend this time with them I think we can," Harry grinned.
"You have no idea what you're getting into?" Severus smirked holding out the scroll that was their port-key.
With raised eyebrows the group grabbed the scroll Severus held out and in a flash they were gone. When the group landed they found themselves standing on a hill in the Scottish Moor. Just a ways off stood an enormous three story mansion with a turret to its left and a large brown barn seeming a few yards to the right. From where the group was they could see the Quidditch goal posts standing high behind the house.
"Wow!" Harry exclaimed.
"It was built in 1834 by Sir Walter Henry McGonagall," a voice behind the tree they were behind stated.
From the tree emerged Sebastian grinning. He was in black swimming trunks and a black jacket with a black towel around his neck.
"Seb what are you doing out here?" Severus asked.
"I was waiting for you guys…man it's crowded in there. You're all in the east wing though. The elves will take your begs to the house if you call them. Everyone's at the waterfall barbequing come on," Sebastian grinned.
"Are they nuts it's too cold," Hermione exclaimed.
"It's a heated waterfall Professor," Sebastian laughed, "Everything on this land is the best of the best. You're in for a treat!"
Harry and Ginny shrugged to each other and transfigured their robes into swimming outfits, their hats into jackets, and pulled towels out of their bags.
"We're game," Harry nodded.
The others followed Sebastian as well although they kept on their regular clothes. They followed a path for ten minutes and came out in a beautifully warm oasis with about sixty people mingle, dancing, laughing, chatting, and just hanging out. Some people were even swimming in the beautiful water fall pool.
"OH there you lot are! Thanks for waiting for them Seb," Clara stated as she and Minerva came up to the group.
"My pleasure," Sebastian nodded and hurried off to join the kids in the water.
"It's good to see you again Mrs. Dumbledore," Ginny smiled.
"Please its Clara," Clara smiled, "Now come on first you have to meet Minerva's parents and brothers then you can go mingle."
"Trust me they don't bite…much," Minerva winked.
The Trio and Ginny nodded as Horace and Severus left in search of other people.
Minerva and Clara led the young couples toward Jessica and four others.
Jessica had her black hair in a high ponytail and was wearing a black two piece with a red scarf wrapped around her waist. She stood in the middle to two tall men.
One had short grey hair with black eyes wearing a red Hawaiian shirt and blue jeans with flip flops. He was well built.
The other had blonde hair in a buzz cut with grey eyes and a trim frame wearing khaki shorts and a brown long sleeve shirt with grey sneakers.
Both had scotches in their hands.
Talking to the three was a tall thin woman with brown and grey hair in a matronly bun and hazel eyes. She was in a blue sundress and white heels.
Standing by her with a martini was a tall wide built man with short dark grey hair and a bushy mustache with green eyes in white slacks, white shoes, and a blue dress shirt.
"Mother, father, boys I have some people to introduce," Minerva called.
"Hi Gryffindors," Jessica grinned as the five turned their attention on the four.
"Hi Jessica," they all nodded.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny these are my parents Aradia and Gordon plus my brothers Romulus and Aloysius," Minerva introduced.
"Pleasure is ours," Aradia bowed her head.
"The infamous trio and Ginny?" Gordon asked, "My this is something."
"Welcome to this shin-dig of astronomical proportions!" Romulus chuckled loudly, "Now if you will excuse me…"
Romulus grabbed Jessica and raced to the water falling in with her as she squealed and everyone laughed.
"Since sis here became old he's taken to messing with Jess," Aloysius replied scratching his blonde head and heading to the grill area.
"I'm not old! I grew up; you two should try it," Minerva huffed and walked off.
"Kids take it from this old wizard…everything you see this weekend is the real family not what you read," Gordon saluted with his drink before walking off.
"Please do enjoy yourselves though," Aradia smiled gently just as she was beckoned else where by a gaggle of ladies.
"Hey guys!" Remus' familiar voice greeted as he jogged up to them from the bar area.
Lorna was following in a halter top one piece swimsuit and damp hair. Remus was in blue swimming trunks.
"Hey Remus," Harry grinned.
"Isn't it great…Min thought only thirty but everyone was able to show up! There's almost seventy people here," Lorna grinned brightly.
"Wow," Harry blinked.
"And they're all Dumbledores or McGonagalls?" Ron asked a little uneasy.
"And all as different as they come mostly. Some Dumbledores are mean, some flighty, some silly. The same goes for McGonagalls," Lorna replied.
"You never know what you'll find around here," Remus laughed.
"ATTENTION! ATTENTION ALL PERSONNEL!" A loud voice boomed from the top of the waterfall.
Everyone looked up and saw eight people standing in a line above them. Harry couldn't recognize any up there but he felt he had an idea of who they might be.
"ATTENTION! EVERYONE OUT OF THE WATER AS THE DIVING COMPETETION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!" the voice boomed again.
It was coming from one of the eight who had his wand at his neck. Those at the bottom quickly jumped out and everyone backed up enough for a better look.
"OUR JUDGES ARE STANDING ON THE PICNIC TABLE BEHIND YOU. PLEASE GIVE APPLAUSE TO LILY, DAISY, AND RUPERT FROM THE DUMBLEDORE CLAN!" some of the crowd below clapped and few adults were whistling.
At the picnic tale the announcer had spoken of was a woman of eighty-two with grey brown shoulder length hair in pigtails with blue eyes in a pink skirt and white shirt. She was tall and slim.
By her was a woman of sixty-five with shoulder length blonde curls and grey eyes in a white and blue polka-dotted sundress. This woman was also tall and slim.
And by this woman was a man of sixty-three that was tall and of medium build with short blonde hair and blue eyes wearing green swimming trunks and a white polo.
"NOW OUR FIRST CONTESTANT IS THE BEAUTIFUL AND LOVELY…..MARRRRRISA…. DUMBLEDORE-BENNETT!!!" the voice called.
Harry and the crowd watched as a figure jumped off the cliff and somersaulted twice before landing in the water with a splash. People clapped and cheered…some booed; Harry figured the booers had to be McGonagall family members, as she climbed out of the water.
The woman was 120 with soft blonde curls and creamy skin with bright blue eyes. At the picnic table the three judges were holding up cards with the numbers 7, 8, and 9.
"ALL RIGHT 24 POINTS! NEXT UP IS VICTORIA HYNNE ALSO FOR THE DUMBLEDORE SIDE!"
A figure jumped off and back flipped before landing in the water.
The crowd clapped and the judges held up 5, 9, and 9 as a tall slim girl of twenty-one emerged from the water with crimson hair and blue eyes.
"23 ANOTHER GOOD SCORE. LET'S SEE WHAT THIS NEXT PLAYER HAS. WELCOME MILDRED DOWER FOR MCGONAGALL!" the emcee stated.
"Lot of women jumping this year," Gordon stated coming up behind Harry as a figure did a jack-knife into the water.
"Do you usually have a lot of guys jumping?" Harry asked as a woman in her eighties came out of the water.
She was slightly pudgy with grey brown hair in a ponytail and hazel eyes. The judges held up 5, 5, and 7.
"BAD LUCK ONLY 17 POINTS. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME MILLIE. LET'S SEE WHAT OUR NEXT DIVER CAN DO. PLEASE WELCOME ALBERT JR. MCGONAGALL FOR…WELL THE NAME SAYS IT ALL!" The crowd laughed at the emcee.
"Honestly Aloysius why'd you let him play?" Aradia huffed a few yards away where she was standing close to Hermione.
"He's nine mum will you calm down. Besides…his father's the one who let him," the man chuckled as his grandson jumped off the cliff and did a huge cannonball.
The judges held up signs of 8, 8, and 9 as a young boy of nine climbed out of the water. He had dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes and was slightly pudgy.
"HIGHEST SCORE YET 25 POINTS! EXCELLENT JOB KID!" most everyone cheered for the little boy. Harry suspected it was because he was a child he did so good.
"ALL RIGHT NOW THE MOMENT WE'VE WAITED FOR….WIILLLLIIIIEEEE MCGONAGALL!" the man shouted as the crowd erupted into cheers.
Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione even heard some people start chanting, "Willie! Willie!"
From the top of the waterfall a man came forward and took the emcee's wand putting it to his neck.
"TO WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING INSANE WE SALUTE THE GREATEST WITCH OF THE AGE…THIS JUMP IS FOR YOU MA!!" the man replied as he tossed the wand back and cart wheeled off the age spinning all the way into the water like an upside down tornado.
The crowd cheered and the judges held up 8, 9, and 10.
A man of forty-two with short brown hair and green eyes in brown and cream swimming trunks climbed out and grabbed Minerva kissing her cheek and spinning her around.
"27 POINTS THE BEST YET! SEEMS THE MCG CLAN IS REALLY PULLING IT OUT THIS YEAR!" The McGonagalls of the party roared.
"ALL RIGHT WE GOT TWO MORE PLAYERS HERE. LET'S ALL SEE WHAT JEREMY CONNER OF THE DUMBLEDORES HAS TO SHOW!!"
A figure took a running jump and practically catapulted over the edge and did a graceful yet simple dive into the water. The judges held up 5, 7, and 4.
The boy that climbed out of the water was eighteen with strawberry blonde short hair and hazel eyes in red swimming trunks.
"OH BAD LUCK ONLY 16 POINTS. WELL LET'S SEE WHO OUR LAST CONTESTANT IS…OH YES. IT'S THE TOTALLY AWESOME JESSICA 'HER NAME IS TOO LONG' DUMBLEDORE!!" the emcee shouted hysterically.
The crowded cheered as loudly as they did when William jumped. Like her brother; Jessica took the wand from the emcee and stuck it to her own throat.
"WILLIE JUMPED FOR OUR SWEET DEAR MOTHER AND IN ANSWER TO HIS SENTIMENT I AM JUMPING IN HONOR OF THE BEST FATHER EVER!" she cried out before taking a running jump off the cliff.
She hovered spinning quite fast before she dropped and did a perfect Swan Dive into the water making no splash at all.
There was silence till she was helped out of the water by her brother and given a towel by her father who kissed her head and the crowd roared. The judges held up 9, 10, and 9.
"28 POINTS!! THE WINNER THIS YEAR IS JESSIE! SECOND PLACE IS WILLIE, AND THIRD IS ALBERT JR. ALL FROM THE MCGONAGALL CLAN EARNING THEM THIRTY POINTS IN THE HOUSE GLASSES. THANK YOU ALL FOR PLAYING," the emcee shouted as he started back down the way everyone had climbed up.
"What are House Glasses?" Hermione asked Aradia.
"In the house are two hour glasses. One has emeralds and one has rubies. Every time a bunch of the families get together they get very competitive. We have a house cup that is like a family of the reunion cup. Sometimes a family keeps the cup for more than a year and sometimes just a few months," the witch laughed, "Either way we have fun."
"LET'S EAT!" a voice shouted.
There was a mad stampede as people ran to the tables full of food as well as the grill.
"So how many people have you met so far?" Jessica asked coming to the group of four.
"Not many. Your grandparents seem very nice," Hermione replied.
"OH yes they are. Ello I'm Willie or William. I'm the son to the great Minerva McGonagall," William stated as he came up and wrapped his strong arms around his sister.
"Great!? You make her sound like she's something special. I am the daughter to the greatest wizard since Merlin! Albus Dumbledore," the blonde replied coming up, "I'm Marissa."
"You look very like your mother," Hermione replied.
"Thank you I try," Marissa smiled.
"What was it like with McGonagall and Dumbledore for parents?" Ron asked.
"Dumbledore tried to rot out our teeth," Marissa laughed.
"Minerva is entirely to over protective of us but we do love her. She's been a great mum," William stated.
"You'll find here that we all get along one moment and fight the next," Marissa grinned, "As we are all competitive."
"Oh?" Ginny asked.
"Aye. We do love our sports," William nodded.
"Let's eat before all the Dumbledores eat it," Jessica stated.
"Are you insinuating we're pigs?" Marissa huffed.
"Only the men," Jessica replied.
"Okay fair enough," Marissa laughed as the three headed to the food.
"This will definitely be interesting," Harry stated. The other three nodded in agreement.