Say WHAT!?!
By: animegal4ever
Summary: Until June 23 Grace had been a girl but on her 16th birthday something strange happened. Better than it sounds. JM/HP
I do not own the Harry Potter characters and I do not own Romeo and Juliet… I'll go cry now.
Chapter 1 Unexpected Meeting (June 19th)
"Hey Grace wanna go fly with me and Ron?" asked Harry for the millionth time since we finished our testing yesterday.
"Fine, fine let me go get my broom." Grace said smiling shaking her head.
Just then Professor McGonagall walked into the Gryffindor Common Room. "Miss Rose, Professor Dumbledore would like to have a word with you."
"Okay Professor McGonagall" said Grace to McGonagall and to Harry she said, "I'll come join you at the pitch when I get done with Professor Dumbledore."
"Okay I'll tell Ron" said Harry heading up to the boys dormitories.
Grace and McGonagall walked up to Dumbledore's office talking only once and that was McGonagall telling the gargoyle the password, "Sugary delights"
"Come in" replied Dumbledore when McGonagall knocked on the door.
"Ah Minerva I see you brought Mr. - I Miss Rose" said Dumbledore.
"You wanted to speak to me Professor?" Grace asked ignoring the Mr.
"Yes I have some strange news to tell you" said Dumbledore.
"When is news not strange" Grace stated sarcastically.
"Well this is stranger than normal strange news." said Dumbledore.
"What could be that strange?" Grace asked confused.
"Well you've been lied to your whole life about who you are" stated Dumbledore.
"What?" Grace asked, "What do you mean? I haven't been lied to."
"Yes you have Grace on your 16th birthday you are going to become a man instead of a woman." explained Dumbledore.
"Wha… okay Ron and Harry are right you are losing it" stated Grace.
"I can assure you I am not losing anything" said Dumbledore.
"It's a muggle saying. It means you are losing your mind." explained Grace.
"Well I can assure you I am not losing that either." stated Dumbledore.
"I cant be a boy Professor its impossible if I was I wouldn't have my period or any other female things" Grace stated with a slight blush on her cheeks, she did not want to talk about this in front of her headmaster and head of her house.
"That's all part of the charm" said McGonagall speaking for the first time.
"Why would there be a charm on me?" asked Grace just going along with it even though she didn't believe a word of it.
"Your parents wanted to protect you" stated McGonagall
"What did they want to protect me from?" asked Grace
"Who else He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named of course" stated McGonagall.
"But to change a person's gender just because of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is out and about makes no sense. I mean it is Harry he is after not me so why the gender change?" Grace said confused.
"We aren't completely sure that was the reason Grace, all we know is after you were born your mother and father Jacob and Marie Rose changed you" explained Dumbledore.
"So if I'm not a girl what's my real name then?" asked Grace.
"That we are not sure of Jacob and Marie never said what it was" said Dumbledore.
"Oh that's great I'm going to become a boy without a name how nice." said Grace sarcastically, "What else do you know besides me becoming a boy about this change."
"Well actually nothing you're supposed to find everything out on your birthday is what Jacob said" stated Dumbledore.
"That's wonderful" said Grace, "if that's all can I go now Harry and Ron are waiting for me"
"Yes we are done. Have a nice day" said Dumbledore.
'He has lost his mind' Grace thought as she got her broom, a Nimbus 2001, and walked to the Quidditch pitch.
"Finally you showed up Grace" yelled Ron flying down towards Grace with Harry not to far behind him.
"Sorry Dumbledore had some strange news to tell me" explained Grace.
"When is news from him not strange." asked Harry sarcastically.
"You guys were right he has lost him mind" Grace stated.
"Why what did he tell you?" asked Harry.
"That I am going to change to a boy on my 16th birthday" stated Grace rolling her eyes, "That's impossible I'm a girl and there is not way that can change."
"Yea there are people changing to creatures but never changing gender" explained Ron.
"Yea like Malfoy becoming a Veela right" Grace stated.
"Yea I think so, Veela or not he's still a bouncing white ferret to me" Ron stated as I got on my broom and joined Harry and Ron in the air.
"Wanna race" yelled Grace as she took off trying to forget about the strange news.
-Two Days Later June 21st-
"I hope you finished packing" said Hermione.
"Yes mother" stated Grace sarcastically.
"Umm… not yet" stated Ron.
"Your still not done Ron we are leaving tonight" said Harry, "Even I'm done Ron."
"Really, wow I didn't have to tell you this year" said Hermione.
"I got bored last night after the feast" explained Harry.
"I wonder which house is going to win this year?" asked Ron because last night Dumbledore didn't have the final scores added in yet.
"He said when we go down for lunch we would see" stated Grace only half paying attention since she was busy reading.
"What are you reading Grace?" asked Hermione curiously.
"'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare" said Grace showing the cover.
"Isn't that a muggle play?"
"Yea it is. I bought it in Hogsmead a few weeks ago." explained Grace, "I don't know why a muggle book was in a book store for wizards though."
"That's weird. What part are you at now?"
"Just after the part where Romeo and Tybalt were fighting."
"Didn't that happen only a few hours after he marries Juliet?"
"Yea"
"Who wins the fight" asked Ron only interested because Grace said something about men fighting.
"Romeo, he ends up killing Tybalt in the process though" explained Grace
"Romeo had reason to kill Tybalt thought. Tybalt killed one of Romeo's close friends." continued Hermione, "Tybalt was Juliet's cousin. Even though Tybalt killed first Romeo shouldn't have killed Tybalt, I have always thought"
"Yea I agree with you" added Grace.
"Hey look it lunch" said Ron standing up his interest gone.
"Boys" sighed Hermione.
"Their ruled by their stomach's not their heads." continued Grace.
Harry like Ron was almost to the door, "Are you coming?"
"Yes, yes keep your pants on," stated Grace, "Though I'm sure some of the girls and boys wont mind that"
"Including yourself" stated Hermione grinning.
"Maybe" Grace said grinning back.
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"The year has come and gone, friends made and lost. And for some of you 6th years you've gone through some changes as well" Dumbledore chuckled and looked around at some of the 6th years like Draco Malfoy – Veela, Susan Bones – Water Elf, Patil twins – Vampires, "I know you were all waiting last night to hear which house won the house cup and I know you were all confused about why I didn't say last night-"
"Ehem" coughed McGonagall.
"Sorry getting on a tangent there. Where was I oh yea, in last place with 391 points is Hufflepuff, tied for second place with 453 points is Ravenclaw and Slytherin and in first place with 495 points is Gryffindor. Congratulations Gryffindor's" said Dumbledore grinning.
The cheers from the Gryffindor's were deafening. "We did it" "We won" yelled the Gryffindor's.
--
"Bye guys" Grace called as she walked towards her aunt and uncle.
"Have a good summer Grace" called Hermione, Ron, and Harry going off to their own families.
"Hello Uncle Theodore, Aunt Linda" said Grace was she walked in front of them.
"Just get in the car" snapped Theodore.
"Yes Uncle Theodore" said Grace her good mood gone following Theodore and Linda to their car.
--
"Just go to your room until we call you down to make dinner" said Theodore.
"Yes Uncle Theodore" said Grace carrying her trunk up to her room.
'Here begins a long boring summer' Grace thought as she looked in the mirror. She was small compared to the other girls her age. She was only 5'4" in height, she was also very skinny. Grace also had beautiful brown eyes but they were hidden behind bronze glasses. When she started school in September her hair had been very long, down to the middle of her back and curly, but recently she cut it to chin length for the summer.
'There goes the weight I gained this year, summer sucks.' thought Grace.
"Get down here Grace and cook our dinner" yelled Theodore.
"Yes uncle" called Grace as she sighed and walked down to the kitchen, "What do you want for dinner"
"Chicken alfredo fettuccine" said Aunt Linda.
"Yes Aunt Linda" said Grace as she took out the pots and pans she needed to cook in.
'The only problem with cooking is it only keeps one's hands busy it leaves the mind to wander' Grace thought.
When Grace was almost done cooking the dinner, her cousin Adam burst threw the front door.
"I'm hungry" he complained throwing his jacket down on the floor.
"Dinners nearly done" Grace said, while thinking 'there goes the peace and quiet'.
"Hurry up I'm starving" complained Adam storming into the kitchen and threw himself down in a chair all while he stared at Grace.
"It'll be done when its ready Adam" said Grace trying not to roll her eyes.
"You're a witch, you've got magic make it cook faster"
"I can not do that Adam for two reasons, one there are not spells to cook food faster and two I'm not allowed to do those kinds of spells even if there was those kinds of spells"
"Yea right you just want me to starve to death"
'If only it was that easy' Grace thought.
"You better not be mean to your cousin Grace" spoke Linda walking into the kitchen.
"No Aunt Linda" said Grace as she turned off the stove.
The family ate in silence while Grace waited for them to be finished so she could eat. Grace sighed a big sigh of boredom
"Grace get in here and get you dinner before I give it to the dogs." said Theodore.
"Yes Uncle." replied Grace as she got up off the couch and walked in to the hallway going towards the kitchen as Adam walked out and bumping his shoulder into Grace's.
'Ow' thought Grace 'God at least he could do is thank me for dinner but no he doesn't care'
"Move out of my way" Adam said shoving Grace.
"I wasn't in your way Adam you bumped into me" Grace replied.
"No you were in my way" Adam said angrily shoving Grace back again.
"I disagree with that Adam I was walking next to the wall and you bumped into me" Grace replied coldly getting more annoyed at Adam every second
Adam shoved Grace again and this time it was hard enough to knock her off her feet, "No you were in my way!" Adam all but shouted.
"What's going on in here" thundered Theodore.
"Nothing Uncle" Grace replied in a small voice just as Adam said, "She was in my way"
"You room no dinner tonight" Theodore thundered pointing at Grace then up the stairs.
Grace slowly got up off the floor and walked up the stairs to her room. 'This is how the whole summer is going to be' Grace thought as she sighed, 'Adam is going to do this stunt everyday I know it that's what he does every summer.'
The following day passed in the same manner as the night, that being Grace was only let out of her room to use the bathroom, cook breakfast, lunch and dinner, and then clean up after the meals. Since Adam had spent the day out with his friends Grace had been able to eat lunch but by dinner her luck had ran out and she went again hungry to bed.
Not too long after she had gone to bed there was a soft knock on her door, 'who could that be' she wondered. Grace got up from her bed were she was reading a book to distract her until she fell asleep, put the book mark in her book and opened her bedroom door thinking it was going to be her Aunt telling Grace to do one more chore before she went to bed. She did not expect it to be her cousin Adam.
"What do you want Adam?" asked Grace trying not to act annoyed that he was knocking on her door so late at night.
"I saw your light on so I wanted to have a little fun" was all Adam said as he pushed Grace back into her room.
"I never invited you in Adam now get out or I'll get Aunt Linda you know how she is about you being in a room alone with a girl." Grace said in a rush.
"She wouldn't worry about her poor little niece she wouldn't believe you if you told her" Adam said coming closer to Grace as she walked backwards until she had hit the wall and Adam's face was inches from her own.
"Get out or I'll hex you" Grace threaten.
"You wouldn't cause you would go to that jail of yours." Adam said slowly bringing his face closer to Grace's ear.
"How do you know about Azkaban" Grace gasped as Adam's mouth found her ear.
"I found you newspapers while you were gone this year. Some of them were interesting the pictures were strange though it was like watching the same picture on a television only three seconds at a time before it repeats itself." whispered Adam his mouth going down on to her neck.
"Ge-get off me!" Grace said and kneed him in the nuts a mans one weak spot.
"B*tch what's your problem" yelled Adam punching Grace in the face knocking her to the ground.
Just then Aunt Linda burst threw the door took one look at Grace on the floor then looked at Adam. "Adam go to your room and do not come out until I tell you to now" said Linda slowly, she did not approve of men hitting women.
"Yes mom" said Adam his head down in shame as he slowly walked out of Grace's room and into his own room.
Linda kneeled down on the floor next to Grace and asked, "Are you okay?"
"My face hurts" Grace moaned her face already turning black and blue.
"I'll be right back with ice then I'll go deal with Adam, I may not like you that much but I do not tolerate men disrespecting women in anyway verbally or physically." said Linda getting up and started to walk out of Grace's room, "Get up in your bed don't stay there laying on your floor like a bum."
"Yes Aunt Linda." Grace whispered holding her jaw and starting to get up.
"Good" said Linda walking away.
Grace slowly got up off the floor and slowly walked to her bed holding on to her desk as she walked. Her face was killing her. She hadn't felt this much pain since she broke her arm during Quidditch. Not long after she had laid down on her bed Linda came back in with an ice pack.
"Here make sure you put it back in before your uncle wakes up in the morning. He will not know about me caring for you. You got that this stays between us." said Linda.
"Yes Aunt Linda" Grace said taking the ice pack from her aunt, "Thank you"
"Your welcome" said Linda, "Good night" she said as she left the room.
"good night" replied Grace.
Grace laid awake reading unable to sleep because of the pain in her jaw, wishing she had some pain potions or the materials to make a pain potion. She happened to look over at the clock. It read 11:57p.m.
'I'm going to be 16 in three minutes' she thought to herself, 'I might as well return the ice pack so its frozen by morning' As she got up making sure before she stood up that she wouldn't get dizzy, opened the window and walked out the room shutting the door quietly behind her.
When Grace got back into her room she saw a few cards and a package like she had been getting for a few years now what she was not expecting was a goblin standing in her room holding a clipboard with some paper on it with a trunk at his feet.
"Can I help you?" asked Grace.
"Are you Miss. Grace E. Rose?" asked the goblin.
"Yes I am" Grace replied.
"Please sign here" the goblin said holding out the clipboard.
Grace quickly looked over the form it was just stating that on her 16th birthday this trunk was to be sent to her. She signed the form and handed it back to the goblin.
"Thank you" he said and dissaperated.
Grace looked down at the trunk the goblin had left. It read
Jason Ramón Rose-Manson
"That's odd I'm not Jason the goblin must have gave me the wrong package" Grace stated looking at the trunk. Just as she bent down to open the trunk, just as the clock hit midnight, a bone aching pain spread threw her whole body blinding her in pain, causing her to pass out on the floor.