Hello to all! I'm so excited that I'm back, posting the new story for you all to read! I finished this story in a few weeks. Here's the new addition to one of my collections, it's rather interesting but you decide for yourself. Please review! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine!! 'Fanaa' is not mine either! This story has been based on the film by Aamir Khan and Kajol's, 'Fanaa', a beautiful story between a blind woman and a terrorist that ends tragically...have I said too much? !
On the far south side of Wiltshire sat a beautiful Manor in the dark warm night of August. There was not a single soul breathing nearby except for a nervous man wrapped in his black cloak, sweating profusely on such a calm, comfortable night. The man quickly walked down a barren lane where the bright moon washed the path for the man to see and stop in front of the wrought iron gate. He tapped the gates with his wand and in a few seconds, the gates contorted into a grim looking face.
"Your objective?" it asked coldly.
The man forward and whispered softly. "I am Wormtail…my objective is to serve the Dark Lord." He waited as the gates didn't respond. He was already late for the meeting; he couldn't afford to lose any more precious time. The gates opened wide with a creak and the man bustled quickly towards the Manor doors. He passed the lavish garden where the magnificent Romanesque fountain stood, water pouring from the sculptures, their faces twisted in such grief and anger for standing in an everlasting moment. The man named Wormtail reached the doors of the Manor and pounded on the door. All Wormtail could hear was the gentle tinkling made by the fountain and the occasional August breeze ruffling the trees nearby.
The heavy entrance doors opened and a tall and pale, greasy dark haired man took a look at the pathetic sweaty and fat lump that stood in front of him.
"Severus-"
"The Dark Lord is not pleased with you tonight Wormtail. In." Snape snapped. Wormtail walked in the drastically cold and dark hallway where the portraits of the respective Malfoy's stood, sitting paled face with an arrogant smirk. Wormtail entered the large and spacious dimly lit room seeing everyone sitting around the oval shaped table.
"The late never learn." A voice hissed, chilling Wormtail.
"My Lord, I-"
"Do not delay the meeting Wormtail." The Dark Lord growled. Wormtail stumbled towards a seat and sat down quickly. Severus glided towards his original seat next to the Dark Lord and sat down seeing the Dark Lord resume.
"Our assignment will take within a year or less to complete. Draco has given me pleasing news tonight." Voldemort said looking towards the handsome and pale young man in his early 20's, sitting up straight.
"Dumbledore has finally hired me as a Defense Against Dark Arts Professor." Draco informed everyone. A slight murmur amongst the Death Eater's erupted and The Dark Lord silenced them all. "I shall be taking the train to Hogwart's next morning to finally finish my task." Draco continued.
"Dumbledore will be in for a shock he'll remember all the way to his grave." The Dark Lord gleamed, his eyes burning for the revenge that was soon to be his in just a few months time.
"Jade…wake up." A gentle voice called out to her. Jade opened her hers and blinked to nothing. No images, no color, no shadow and no light. It had been this way for most of her life. She heard Samantha leave and Jade felt her way to the bathroom door.
"Jade what do you want for breakfast?" Samantha asked from the kitchen.
"Pancakes would be nice! Are you planning to give me something else?" Jade asked walking out of the bathroom.
"You know me Jade. I can only make the best pancakes in the world, other than that…oh damn it's burning again." Samantha said as Jade giggled.
"Other than that, you can burn better than anyone else." Jade said touching the chair. She pulled it out and sat, pulling up again.
"There you are…new and fresh pancakes. They're not burnt." Samantha said placing a plate in front of Jade. Samantha took her seat and the two ate together and spoke about how much they were going to miss each other.
"Write to me whenever you can from Hogwarts." Samantha said and Jade nodded.
"I'm so nervous Sam. I've never been anywhere alone." Jade said, feeling Samantha holding her hand.
"You'll do great without me. I think you're better off alone than I am. I'm just a big mess if I'm left alone." Samantha said seeing Jade smile.
"What time is it?" Jade asked.
Samantha took a look at the watch and bit her lip. "Er…I think you're going to be late for the train." Samantha said.
"What?! Samantha!" Jade yelled getting up and quickly walking towards the bedroom, careful not to knock anything down.
"I'm sorry! I wake up late!" Samantha said getting up and sending the plates to the sink to wash later. She ran off and bumped into wall, making a frame crash.
"I swear, sometimes I really think it's you who's blind, not me." Jade said pulling the luggage to the living room.
"Yes I agree." Samantha said helping her take her luggage out.
Jade slipped into her robes and pulled her hair into a bun. She walked out of the bedroom and asked Samantha if she was missing anything else.
"Nope you have everything packed. We only have 15 minutes before your train leaves." Samantha said checking the clock again.
"Quick! Let's leave!" Jade said.
They left their flat and apparated to the King's Cross station. "I'm going to miss you so much Jade! Please write! I'll write as much as I can and get someone to read it for you. Be careful!" Samantha said hugging Jade.
"I'll visit Hogsmeade during the weekends, I'm not sure yet. I'll write to you when I get there and settle myself." Jade said.
"All right. I'll visit Hogwarts one of these days." Samantha said as Jade nodded.
They bid each other farewell and Jade walked into the train. Taking out her folded cane she walked around the narrow space where compartments were filled with loud students. A compartment door slid open and Jade moved to the side as someone moved past. She walked ahead and opened a compartment door.
"Excuse me?" Jade asked.
"Hello." She heard a girl say.
"Hi, is this compartment full?" Jade asked.
"No it's not. Come on in." another girl said.
Jade walked in and felt for a seat. "Thank you." Jade said.
"So what's your name?" the first girl asked.
Jade sensed the location of her voice and turned to her. "Jade Harper." Jade answered.
"My name is Heather Alred and my friends name is Morgana Caradume." Heather said as Jade gave a small nod.
"What year are you in?" Morgana asked.
"Oh I'm not a student." Jade said hearing them gasp.
"You're a professor! Are you the new Defense Against Dark Art's professor?" Heather asked as Jade shook her head.
"No…I'm actually the Astronomy Professor." Jade said hearing them hum. They spoke about Hogwarts and the girls did the best they could to butter up the new Astronomy Professor. When the train finally stopped, the girls were glad to escort their Professor to the carriages. Thank you very much for your company." Jade said as she got on to the teacher's carriage.
"It's our pleasure professor! We can't wait to have you tomorrow!" The girls said.
Jade smiled and pulled herself carefully into the carriage without hitting her head. The carriage was awfully quiet but Jade sensed someone there. She could smell his sharp and musky cologne, on the other side, as far away from her as possible. The carriage started to move but Jade heard someone yell.
"Stop! Stop! Oh for heaven's sake they do this to me all the time." A squeaky voice said. Jade patted the side of the carriage and pulled on the handle for the carriage to open.
"Give me your hand." Jade said sticking her hand out.
"A little lower!" the voice said. Jade fringed her eyebrows and lowered her hand still hearing him to lower her hand.
"Bloody hell." Suddenly she felt the man that sat in the corner of the carriage swiftly move next to her, softly brushing his chest against hers and pull the voice onto the carriage.
"Oh thank you, thank you." The small voice said.
"I'm sorry I couldn't pull you up I-"
"Couldn't you have seen me? I'm yay high." The voice said.
"She probably couldn't from all the bloody moonlight." The man in the corner said sarcastically.
Jade frowned hearing his comment.
"Draco Malfoy? Is that you? You've grown since the last time I saw you!" the squeaky voice said.
Draco turned towards his former Charms teacher and said, "Don't we all Professor."
"Ah, no, not Professor. It's Flitwick to you." Flitwick said. "You are a part of the Hogwart's teaching staff! Congratulations on your post in the Defense Against Dark Art's department." Flitwick said as Draco gave a nod. Draco looked away and glanced at the woman sitting in front of him, the dark covering her face.
"I've heard there is a new Astronomy teacher as well?" Flitwick said. Draco didn't answer but only look away, not interested in talking to Flitwick, but the little man would only yap on and on nonstop.
"That would be me." Jade answered.
Flitwick and Draco turned to Jade, still unable to see her. "Oh! The new Astronomy Professor! What is your name?" Flitwick asked.
"Jade Harper." Jade replied.
"Miss Harper! Congratulations on your new post as well! Have you graduated from Hogwarts like Mr. Malfoy has, because I simply cannot remember?" Flitwick said.
"Well it's absolutely fine because I haven't attended Hogwarts. I've actually been homeschooled." Jade told him.
"Home schooled…ah…why homeschooled?" Flitwick asked. Jade wondered if they could see her. Wouldn't they have known by now? She was sure she wasn't looking right at them but maybe it was because it was dark outside.
"I've had some complications." Jade said.
The carriage stopped and Jade heard Flitwick jump out of his seat. "Ladies first." Flitwick said waiting for her. Jade opened the carriage door and unfolded her cane. She felt through if the ground was clear and stepped down, feeling her way through.
Draco watched the woman step out of the carriage, feeling her way around with a cane. 'She's blind.' Draco thought. Flitwick turned around and repeated the same thing Draco was thinking in a hushed voice.
"Yes I am. Again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience it's caused you to board this carriage. I simply couldn't see." Jade answered. With a smile she turned around and left, making her way through hearing and feeling towards Hogwarts.
Jade was met with a man called Severus Snape and shook hands with him. "The Headmaster has told me that you'd be here and asked me to assist you to the table." Snape said as Jade nodded.
"Thank you Severus." Jade said. Jade walked behind him, placing a hand over his thin arm and heard the mixed conversation around her. Jade visualized the Great Hall and knew it was grand and spacious. She could hear how far the students were and how it echoed off the walls. They walked for a lengthy for about three minutes in one straight line and Snape stopped telling her to be careful about the platform. Jade stepped up the small steps up to the platform and took her seat.
"Miss Harper…welcome to Hogwarts." A warm and inviting voice said.
"Headmaster Dumbledore! How have you been?" Jade asked shaking his hand warmly.
"One cannot be happier if they spent their day with their woolen socks and music….what a beautiful thing." Dumbledore said.
Jade didn't know how to respond to this. When Dumbledore first arrived at her flat about giving her the post for Astronomy, Jade didn't know whether to laugh or sit still at some of the strange things he said. As Jade sat in her seat she felt the rude Draco Malfoy sit next to her. She heard the clinking of glass and soon the Great Hall quieted.
"Welcome…welcome everyone to Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry. Like every year, there is a new beginning. Our Hogwarts family has extended to two new members." Dumbledore said. "As our Defense Against Dark Art's Professor, Hogwarts welcomes Professor Draco Malfoy this year!" Dumbledore announced. Slytherin burst into applause as the rest of the houses applauded politely. Draco stood up and looked around and sat back down again. "And this year we have welcomed back Astronomy, with an exceptional teacher. Everyone, please welcome Professor Jade Harper." Dumbledore said.
Jade pushed her chair back and gave a nod, thanking everyone for the warm welcome. She sat back down and waited until Dumbledore had finished his speech.
"So Miss Harper, are you looking forward to teaching Hogwarts this year?" an old female voice asked.
Jade turned to her right and nodded. "I'm very much looking forward to teaching Hogwarts this year. It's a bit nerve wracking though, I've never taught such a large group before. I'm sorry I couldn't catch your name." Jade said hearing a noise of agreement coming from the woman.
"I am sorry to not have introduced myself. Minerva McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor." Minerva McGonagall said.
Jade stuck out her hand and felt McGonagall shake it. They chatted away about Hogwarts and the state of the Wizarding World with Voldemort's increasing power. Draco's ears perked up hearing about the Dark Lord's. He turned to see Jade Harper sitting there, talking about how terrible the war had gotten between good and evil as McGonagall listened in, nodding to most of the things she was saying.
Draco knew that after he finished what he had come for, for the Dark Lord, he would murder Minerva McGonagall with pleasure. How dare she support an old good for nothing nitwit that held the Elder Wand, against the soon to be most powerful man in the world? He looked around and mentally checked off the mudblood's and blood traitors fates. Most of these students were going to be killed anyway. Draco looked around and heard Harper laugh joyfully. He snapped towards her and saw her throw her head back and laugh, blushing.
"No Madame I am not married, nor have I a significant other in my life. I'm only 24, I have a while." Jade said. She was unaware of the man that sat right next to her, watching her speak. "And I haven't made it my objective to look for someone anyways. I'm here to teach Astronomy and that's that." Jade said feeling the tips of her cheeks warm.
Draco found it strange to see her blush. She looked so embarrassed to be having asked about her personal life. Did that mean she had a significant other before? He thought about it for a while, unaware that he was rudely staring until McGonagall called him out of his thoughts.
"Professor Malfoy! Where have you been?" McGonagall asked.
"Oh. I apologize." Draco said seeing McGonagall raise an eyebrow and give him a curt nod. When the feast was over, Jade got up and walked to her quarters with McGonagall. Jade got herself to be familiar with the route that she was going to take for her quarters and to the Astronomy tower. It was a bit tricky, but she hung on to it, knowing how tremendous the castle was. Inside the warm living area, Jade set her bag down and used her cane to find the stairs above to her bedroom. She washed up and went to sleep, waiting for the new day.