Disclaimer: Harry Potter and co belongs to J.K. Rowling. Kari is mine.
This story is AU and possibly contains a Mary-Sue. Kari/? (most probably)
Warning: There might be spoilers in this story, I don't know yet.
Authors note:
Look, I started a new story! I've got this one swimming in my head some time now. I want it OUT! So here it is. The beginning anyways. Don't hesitate to tell me what you think of it; just say it in a nice way, okay? I don't tend to listen to rude people.
On to the story!
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Magic of the soul
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Lesson one: Sticks are dangerous
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She was just sitting in the couch, watching television. Or trying to, because there was nothing interesting on T.V. . Kari sighted and put the T.V. on mute. She liked the silence more and it was quiet in the house. That was they way she wanted it. Of course it did help that nobody was home. She was home alone. Her younger sister was at some party with his boyfriend, her brother was working late hours, and her parents. . . well her parents were divorced. Her father now lived somewhere else, and her mother was with her boyfriend. But it didn't bother her. She was old enough to take care of herself anyway. She was 18, school just ended and she got her diploma. The only problem she had was that she didn't know if she was going to take further education or not. She didn't know what she wanted to do later in life.
But hey, she still had time to decide! Kari got up and moved to her computer, with the intention of playing the game Diablo II. She grumbled a bit, it was the fourth time that she had to restart that game because of computer problems. At this rate she was NEVER going to finish the game!
On the way to computer she came by a mirror. She stood still in front of it, to examine herself. She would never call herself or ever be called a beauty. She was a bit plump, with shoulderlenght, very dark blond hair, green-brownish eyes and a cute nose. If you asked her what part of her body she liked most, then her answer would be her eyes. She would say that, if you looked real close, that they would almost seem gold. She was wearing loose jeans and a loose t-shirt. Kari loved dresses, but most of the time, the dresses didn't like her. She looked terrible in them. She rarely found a nice dress that fit her. Hence the not wearing of one. Kari stuck her tongue out to the mirror and continued her journey to the computer.
It was a quiet evening, just the way she liked it. At least it was quiet until the masked and black robed people stormed into her house. Really, what did these people think wearing black, no shaped dresses? She didn't have time to think more because one of these people pointed a stick at her face. What the hell was he going to do with that stick? Stick it up her nose?
"Don't move you no good muggle!"
Huh? What the heck is a muggle? Who ARE these guys? The only thing she was sure of was that they didn't come here with friendly intentions. There were three of them, all dangerous looking individuals. And all 3 of them were wearing masks, hiding their face from her. She did however notice the tattoo the three of them had. A skull with a snake? That was SO ugly!
"What's a muggle? And what is the deal with those tattoos? Are you with a sect or something, 'cause they are just plain ugly!"
"Be silent!"
Kari gulped. Face ghostly white, she just nodded. No more provoking of the bad people. Not verbally, anyway. She did the only thing she could think of: run! She ran to the front door, but one of the masked people said something while pointing his stick at her. Not knowing what to think of it she just took a sharp turn to the right. Behind her she heard the computer explode. She had learned one important lesson: sticks are dangerous! She kept running, but suddenly she couldn't move. She keeled over. Somehow she managed to land on her back instead of face first. That didn't mean she liked it! And the masked ones were laughing quite evilly. Kari was scared, very scared. As in I-Think-I'm-Going-To-Die scared.
PLOP!
Three new guys suddenly appeared. And they also were carrying sticks. Soon all the guys present were pointing sticks and saying Latin sounding words.
"We'll get her, don't doubt it!" Said a masked guy. The three of them suddenly disappeared with a loud plop.
Another Latin sounding word was uttered and Kari could move again. She stood up and regarded the new arrivals with suspicion. One of them had blond hair; the other two had brown hair. One was dark brown; the other had light brown hair.
"Are you alright?" The light brown haired one asked.
"I'll live. Who the hell are you and who were those freaky masked guys?" Kari was to the point.
"We are Aurors," the same guy answered, "Those other people were Death Eaters. They're nasty people."
"Thank you for NOT answering my question! What are Aurors and what are Death Eaters?"
"Sorry Madam, we can't tell you. We have to obliviate you now."
"Obliviate me?"
"Erase your memory of this event."
Kari didn't like this. She liked her memory fine. She didn't want to lose it. Suddenly a fourth guy appeared. He had long white hair and a long white beard. And she thought Santa didn't exist. She was losing it.
"What the hell is going on? Who the hell are you, Santa-wannabe!"
The man just chuckled. "I am Albus Dumbledore."
Albus talked to the Aurors, who nodded and disappeared. Then he came back to Kari. "I need you to come with me, dear."
Kari didn't trust it. His eyes were twinkling like mad! "Where to?"
"A school. I'll explain everything to you later."
Kari agreed to come. She really wanted answers, and this was the only way she was going to get them. Besides, they were going to a school, that's a nice public place, no? But then again, it was vacation, there were not going to be students around. So that means no witnesses! And when she asked him how they were going to get there, he just chuckled and told her to take his hand. So she did. And then: PLOP!
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Kari felt sick. She didn't know what was happening, but she knew one thing: she felt sick. She didn't even realize that she was following Albus. She just couldn't grasp what had happened. Actually, there was only one question in her mind. What the hell happened? It was only then that she looked at her surroundings. This wasn't her house, this was a different place! There was a desk and paintings with. . . moving people? ! There was also a bird on a perch that looked very old. It seemed like a nice bird, the only problem was that it was on fire! Kari yelled in surprise.
"Oh my God I didn't do it. I wasn't even close to the bird!"
"Do not worry yourself. Fawkes is a phoenix. He isn't dead, look into the ashes."
Kari looked into the ashes and saw that Fawkes indeed was still alive, and very young. Then she spotted Albus.
"Please sit down." Albus invited.
Kari sat down. She was a nice girl and always listened. When she wanted too, that is. And now she wanted answers.
"Talk." was her simple command, but it was not simply executed.
"Why don't you ask and I answer." Was Albus' suggestion.
"Fine. Where exactly am I?"
"Hogwarts, my dear. It is situated in Scotland."
"So this is the school. What is your function here?" She asked.
"I am the headmaster of this school."
"What are Aurors and Death Eaters?"
Albus thought deeply. "This is not easily explained, but you could say that Aurors are a bit like the police."
"And Death Eaters?"
"They are followers of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
"What is his name?"
"Voldemort."
Kari growled silently in frustration. This was going to take long! "What does Voldemort do?"
"Torture and kill muggles."
"Muggles?"
And here it was: magic. Albus didn't know if she would believe him if he told her that magic exist and that wizards are very much real. But he had too. So he answered. "People without magic."
Kari snorted. "So you mean to say that wizards exist?"
"Very much so."
Kari snorted again. "I don't believe it. I think you are crazy."
Albus' eyes twinkled. "I am indeed a bit crazy, but wizards do exist."
"Fine. Prove it."
And Albus proved it. He transfigured the lemon drop on the desk into a living cat. Kari still didn't believe it until the cat came to her and purred loudly.
"How. . .? With those sticks? What kind of school is this? !"
"Children learn magic here. The sticks are called wands and one uses it to perform magic."
"Okay. . . "Kari blinked."Why were those death-eaters after me and why am I here?"
"You are my great-granddaughter. I had a son who married and had a child. That child turned out to be your father, but your father was a squib. As a matter of fact, your mother was a squib too."
"Hold it right there! What is a squib?"
"A squib is someone who was born in a wizarding family but can't do any magic."
"Wow. . . my mom and dad were squibs?"
"Yes they were. But they were killed by Voldemort. You were here with me at the time. I knew that keeping you with me was too dangerous, so a searched for a muggle couple that wanted to raise you. I found a couple that didn't mind taking you in."
"So mom and dad aren't my real parents."
"Yes they are your real parents; they just don't share your blood."
Kari jumped up. "Why the hell should I believe you! I don't even know you and now you're claiming to be my great-grandfather? ! Get real!"
"I am real, my dear. And I am really your great-grandfather."
"I don't care! I want to go home."
"I'm afraid you can't" Albus said this dead serious.
"What?" Kari whispered. "Why not?"
"Because you would not only place yourself in danger, but also your family. All those years ago I explained to your parents that this day might happen, and I left a note so they would not worry."
Kari stayed silent. It seemed to her that this was all well planned. The only flaw in the plan was that she refused to believe it. She didn't want to believe it. It would mean leaving her family and friends behind. She couldn't possibly do that, could she? Kari ran blindly out of the office and through unknown hallways until she was out of breath. She looked up only to realise that she was utterly lost. She didn't even know if she went up or down. She started to panic a bit, but forced herself to remain calm and think logically. She would backtrack this hallway, knowing that she would at least be going in the right direction. She saw no windows, making her believe that she was somewhere under the ground. Looking at the size of this place she concluded that this was a castle or something like that.
She was guessing the direction now, because the hallways sometimes ended or took a turn, but she wasn't a bit closer to the exit than in the beginning. She started to get frustrated and panic was starting to overcome logic. The fact that these hallways or corridors weren't properly lit didn't help in the slightest. With the last of her hope she turned into another hallway, but still the exit was nowhere in sight.
"What are you doing here!" Someone asked quite rudely.
Kari turned to her right in surprise, spotting a man there. He had black greasy hair and a. . . lets call it a 'Roman' nose. And very dark eyes that were framed by a pale complexion. He was glaring at her. His glare would have had more effect on her if she wasn't so relieved.
"I'm sorry sir, but I'm lost. Could you take me to the headmasters' office? Or point me in the right direction?" She asked this as politely as possible, not willing him to decline. His response was just a sneer.
"Follow me."
So Kari followed him. He was taking great strides with a fair speed; she had to walk a great bit faster than she was used to, to keep up with him. For a moment she thought about making a bit of Smalltalk, but one look on his face changed her thoughts. This man was not one that would talk about little nothings. But one urge just didn't leave her. . .
"You don't come out of your bat cave often, do you?"
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This story is AU and possibly contains a Mary-Sue. Kari/? (most probably)
Warning: There might be spoilers in this story, I don't know yet.
Authors note:
Look, I started a new story! I've got this one swimming in my head some time now. I want it OUT! So here it is. The beginning anyways. Don't hesitate to tell me what you think of it; just say it in a nice way, okay? I don't tend to listen to rude people.
On to the story!
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Magic of the soul
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Lesson one: Sticks are dangerous
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She was just sitting in the couch, watching television. Or trying to, because there was nothing interesting on T.V. . Kari sighted and put the T.V. on mute. She liked the silence more and it was quiet in the house. That was they way she wanted it. Of course it did help that nobody was home. She was home alone. Her younger sister was at some party with his boyfriend, her brother was working late hours, and her parents. . . well her parents were divorced. Her father now lived somewhere else, and her mother was with her boyfriend. But it didn't bother her. She was old enough to take care of herself anyway. She was 18, school just ended and she got her diploma. The only problem she had was that she didn't know if she was going to take further education or not. She didn't know what she wanted to do later in life.
But hey, she still had time to decide! Kari got up and moved to her computer, with the intention of playing the game Diablo II. She grumbled a bit, it was the fourth time that she had to restart that game because of computer problems. At this rate she was NEVER going to finish the game!
On the way to computer she came by a mirror. She stood still in front of it, to examine herself. She would never call herself or ever be called a beauty. She was a bit plump, with shoulderlenght, very dark blond hair, green-brownish eyes and a cute nose. If you asked her what part of her body she liked most, then her answer would be her eyes. She would say that, if you looked real close, that they would almost seem gold. She was wearing loose jeans and a loose t-shirt. Kari loved dresses, but most of the time, the dresses didn't like her. She looked terrible in them. She rarely found a nice dress that fit her. Hence the not wearing of one. Kari stuck her tongue out to the mirror and continued her journey to the computer.
It was a quiet evening, just the way she liked it. At least it was quiet until the masked and black robed people stormed into her house. Really, what did these people think wearing black, no shaped dresses? She didn't have time to think more because one of these people pointed a stick at her face. What the hell was he going to do with that stick? Stick it up her nose?
"Don't move you no good muggle!"
Huh? What the heck is a muggle? Who ARE these guys? The only thing she was sure of was that they didn't come here with friendly intentions. There were three of them, all dangerous looking individuals. And all 3 of them were wearing masks, hiding their face from her. She did however notice the tattoo the three of them had. A skull with a snake? That was SO ugly!
"What's a muggle? And what is the deal with those tattoos? Are you with a sect or something, 'cause they are just plain ugly!"
"Be silent!"
Kari gulped. Face ghostly white, she just nodded. No more provoking of the bad people. Not verbally, anyway. She did the only thing she could think of: run! She ran to the front door, but one of the masked people said something while pointing his stick at her. Not knowing what to think of it she just took a sharp turn to the right. Behind her she heard the computer explode. She had learned one important lesson: sticks are dangerous! She kept running, but suddenly she couldn't move. She keeled over. Somehow she managed to land on her back instead of face first. That didn't mean she liked it! And the masked ones were laughing quite evilly. Kari was scared, very scared. As in I-Think-I'm-Going-To-Die scared.
PLOP!
Three new guys suddenly appeared. And they also were carrying sticks. Soon all the guys present were pointing sticks and saying Latin sounding words.
"We'll get her, don't doubt it!" Said a masked guy. The three of them suddenly disappeared with a loud plop.
Another Latin sounding word was uttered and Kari could move again. She stood up and regarded the new arrivals with suspicion. One of them had blond hair; the other two had brown hair. One was dark brown; the other had light brown hair.
"Are you alright?" The light brown haired one asked.
"I'll live. Who the hell are you and who were those freaky masked guys?" Kari was to the point.
"We are Aurors," the same guy answered, "Those other people were Death Eaters. They're nasty people."
"Thank you for NOT answering my question! What are Aurors and what are Death Eaters?"
"Sorry Madam, we can't tell you. We have to obliviate you now."
"Obliviate me?"
"Erase your memory of this event."
Kari didn't like this. She liked her memory fine. She didn't want to lose it. Suddenly a fourth guy appeared. He had long white hair and a long white beard. And she thought Santa didn't exist. She was losing it.
"What the hell is going on? Who the hell are you, Santa-wannabe!"
The man just chuckled. "I am Albus Dumbledore."
Albus talked to the Aurors, who nodded and disappeared. Then he came back to Kari. "I need you to come with me, dear."
Kari didn't trust it. His eyes were twinkling like mad! "Where to?"
"A school. I'll explain everything to you later."
Kari agreed to come. She really wanted answers, and this was the only way she was going to get them. Besides, they were going to a school, that's a nice public place, no? But then again, it was vacation, there were not going to be students around. So that means no witnesses! And when she asked him how they were going to get there, he just chuckled and told her to take his hand. So she did. And then: PLOP!
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Kari felt sick. She didn't know what was happening, but she knew one thing: she felt sick. She didn't even realize that she was following Albus. She just couldn't grasp what had happened. Actually, there was only one question in her mind. What the hell happened? It was only then that she looked at her surroundings. This wasn't her house, this was a different place! There was a desk and paintings with. . . moving people? ! There was also a bird on a perch that looked very old. It seemed like a nice bird, the only problem was that it was on fire! Kari yelled in surprise.
"Oh my God I didn't do it. I wasn't even close to the bird!"
"Do not worry yourself. Fawkes is a phoenix. He isn't dead, look into the ashes."
Kari looked into the ashes and saw that Fawkes indeed was still alive, and very young. Then she spotted Albus.
"Please sit down." Albus invited.
Kari sat down. She was a nice girl and always listened. When she wanted too, that is. And now she wanted answers.
"Talk." was her simple command, but it was not simply executed.
"Why don't you ask and I answer." Was Albus' suggestion.
"Fine. Where exactly am I?"
"Hogwarts, my dear. It is situated in Scotland."
"So this is the school. What is your function here?" She asked.
"I am the headmaster of this school."
"What are Aurors and Death Eaters?"
Albus thought deeply. "This is not easily explained, but you could say that Aurors are a bit like the police."
"And Death Eaters?"
"They are followers of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
"What is his name?"
"Voldemort."
Kari growled silently in frustration. This was going to take long! "What does Voldemort do?"
"Torture and kill muggles."
"Muggles?"
And here it was: magic. Albus didn't know if she would believe him if he told her that magic exist and that wizards are very much real. But he had too. So he answered. "People without magic."
Kari snorted. "So you mean to say that wizards exist?"
"Very much so."
Kari snorted again. "I don't believe it. I think you are crazy."
Albus' eyes twinkled. "I am indeed a bit crazy, but wizards do exist."
"Fine. Prove it."
And Albus proved it. He transfigured the lemon drop on the desk into a living cat. Kari still didn't believe it until the cat came to her and purred loudly.
"How. . .? With those sticks? What kind of school is this? !"
"Children learn magic here. The sticks are called wands and one uses it to perform magic."
"Okay. . . "Kari blinked."Why were those death-eaters after me and why am I here?"
"You are my great-granddaughter. I had a son who married and had a child. That child turned out to be your father, but your father was a squib. As a matter of fact, your mother was a squib too."
"Hold it right there! What is a squib?"
"A squib is someone who was born in a wizarding family but can't do any magic."
"Wow. . . my mom and dad were squibs?"
"Yes they were. But they were killed by Voldemort. You were here with me at the time. I knew that keeping you with me was too dangerous, so a searched for a muggle couple that wanted to raise you. I found a couple that didn't mind taking you in."
"So mom and dad aren't my real parents."
"Yes they are your real parents; they just don't share your blood."
Kari jumped up. "Why the hell should I believe you! I don't even know you and now you're claiming to be my great-grandfather? ! Get real!"
"I am real, my dear. And I am really your great-grandfather."
"I don't care! I want to go home."
"I'm afraid you can't" Albus said this dead serious.
"What?" Kari whispered. "Why not?"
"Because you would not only place yourself in danger, but also your family. All those years ago I explained to your parents that this day might happen, and I left a note so they would not worry."
Kari stayed silent. It seemed to her that this was all well planned. The only flaw in the plan was that she refused to believe it. She didn't want to believe it. It would mean leaving her family and friends behind. She couldn't possibly do that, could she? Kari ran blindly out of the office and through unknown hallways until she was out of breath. She looked up only to realise that she was utterly lost. She didn't even know if she went up or down. She started to panic a bit, but forced herself to remain calm and think logically. She would backtrack this hallway, knowing that she would at least be going in the right direction. She saw no windows, making her believe that she was somewhere under the ground. Looking at the size of this place she concluded that this was a castle or something like that.
She was guessing the direction now, because the hallways sometimes ended or took a turn, but she wasn't a bit closer to the exit than in the beginning. She started to get frustrated and panic was starting to overcome logic. The fact that these hallways or corridors weren't properly lit didn't help in the slightest. With the last of her hope she turned into another hallway, but still the exit was nowhere in sight.
"What are you doing here!" Someone asked quite rudely.
Kari turned to her right in surprise, spotting a man there. He had black greasy hair and a. . . lets call it a 'Roman' nose. And very dark eyes that were framed by a pale complexion. He was glaring at her. His glare would have had more effect on her if she wasn't so relieved.
"I'm sorry sir, but I'm lost. Could you take me to the headmasters' office? Or point me in the right direction?" She asked this as politely as possible, not willing him to decline. His response was just a sneer.
"Follow me."
So Kari followed him. He was taking great strides with a fair speed; she had to walk a great bit faster than she was used to, to keep up with him. For a moment she thought about making a bit of Smalltalk, but one look on his face changed her thoughts. This man was not one that would talk about little nothings. But one urge just didn't leave her. . .
"You don't come out of your bat cave often, do you?"
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