The Tale of The Mermaid

Author's Note: My first Harry Potter fanfic! I hope you like it! Also, I am a maaaajor Draco fan! And, this was during the middle of the third year...

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Chapter One- The Myth of the Mermaid

Harry Potter woke up, his scar burning harder ever than before. He grabbed his glasses, and got up. He looked out his window. He took out a match, and lit a lamp. It was raining hard, and lighting was going against the sky. The pong had big waves washing upon the school. Harry jumped when he saw the size of the waves. He gazes out, as they swished back and forth. Suddenly, the waves swirled into a cylinder shape. Harry moved closer to the window. He couldn't see it well, so he blew out the light coming from the candle. The waves got higher, and then went back down. Then a giant wave went up, and swirled around. The water all came down to have a figure sitting on a rock. Harry squinted his eyes, trying to see who it was. The clouds parted above the figure. Bright sunlight shown above the figure. She looked toward the sky, and then looked toward Harry.

Harry looked back at the figure. They jumped up, and fell back into the water. It seemed to be a fin to the person, but it wasn't a fish...Harry kept looking to see if anything would happen. The storm continued, and the clouds moved back together. Harry jumped off his bed, and ran downstairs to the main room. He already saw Hermione and Ron playing a game of Wizard Chess. "I just saw the weirdest thing-" Harry was broken off when Ron yelled 'check-mate'. Harry continued. "I just saw a person outside on the lake-" "On that lake? Are you sure they would be able to get near it?", interrupted Ron. "Ron, maybe if you'd stop talking, Harry can say what he say! What was it, Harry?", asked Hermione Granger. Harry told them about the person with the fins, and about the water.

"Obviously, Harry, what you saw was a mermaid", said Hermione is a matter-of-fact-tone. "Right mermaids- that's as possible as you seeing this move!", said Ron, moving one of Hermione's pieces, making her growl. "Harry, why don't you try researching on mermaids?", said Hermione, moving one of her pieces. Ron scoffed. "Harry isn't trying to do a report, Hermione, he just wants to know what he saw!!", said Ron. Harry cleared his throat. "Oh sorry Harry", said Hermione. She moved a piece. "Ha. I win again", said Hermione, smirking. Ron sneered, and got up.

The three went downstairs to eat breakfast. Oliver Wood came running over to the Gryffindor table to Harry (the only Quiddish player in the dormitory over the Christmas Holidays) if he would try practicing on the field catching a Snitch. Harry refused to after seeing the weather outside, and with the event of the Dementors being around the castle. After a lot of nagging and arguing, Wood finally left Harry alone. Harry walked along the cold corridors, looking out the windows at the gloomy weather. He walked past a door after the three familiar voices of Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonnagal:

"-I'm sure this would be a great education for the 2nd and 3rd years"

"-I'm not sure about that- there all too suspicious..."

"-I know the students wouldn't realize she's a..."

"-I don't trust them. There not from around England...I've never heard of the place there from..."

"Let's be reasonable, Serveus- even if they do find her rather odd, they wouldn't be too afraid-"

BANG! The door burst open. Harry got knocked over on the floor. He had a knack for walking in on important conversations. Snape, McGonnagal, and Dumbledore stared Harry right in the face. Harry went red. "What are you doing here, Potter?", sneered Snape. Harry stammered. "I was...walking by...and...I got hit by the...door...and, uh, yea, I got hit, and I fell over". It was half the truth, but the truth. Harry got up, and walked away, slowly, with the three of them, eying him. At the end of the hall, he began running up to the dormitory. He stopped, and told the fat lady the password, and went into the main room. He saw Ron sleeping in a chair, and Hermione leaning over a book, almost nodding off. She looked at Harry, and shook her head. "It's so boring here...", she yawned.

Ron moved around. He woke up when Harry told them about escaping, and about them talking about newcomers. "I wonder who they are, and why there coming...",said Ron. He dozed off for a while. "Hermione, I want to go to the library to look up information of Mermaids...", said Harry. As soon he said this, Hermione was already heading out of the dormitory to the library.

"Harry, do you know what this means?", said Hermione, excitingly, obviously her sleepiness wearing away. "We thought mermaids have been extinct for centuries! Were not even sure they were myths or facts! If you've seen a mermaid-" Hermione went on and on about mermaids. Her voice had drowsed off, him still thinking about what Professor McGonnagal said. 'even if they do find her rather odd, they wouldn't be too afraid...'. Harry wondered what she meant by this.

When they reached the library, Hermione grabbed more than 10 books on Mermaids within one minute. Hermione seemed more excited about this than Harry. She opened one book that said about types of mermaids. "Hey Harry- what did the mermaid look like?", asked Hermione. Harry blushed. He didn't get a really good look at the figure. "Did you say you saw it this morning?", asked Hermione. Before Harry could answer, Hermione started reading from the book: 'The Torpedo Mermaid,-an mermaid that appears every great storm- is a mermaid which can turn into a human, and even know, by witching standards, to a witch. Each great storm, which comes in a new location every 1000 years. The mermaid lures Muggles and wizards into the depths of the ocean. Legend is she lures the first person whoever sees, to trick them going to their lair to eat them'.

Harry stared at Hermione. "Harry...was the first time she appeared?", she asked him. Harry had really not really wanting to answer. "I think so...and she looked back at me...". Hermione snapped the book closed, making a big snap. She gathered all the other books, and checked them out. They walked more slowly down the corridors back the main room. Ron was still in a deep sleep. Harry shook him awake, and he opened his eyes, wide. Harry told him about what happened, and Ron looked un impressed. "You woke me up...to tell me...about some fish...you saw on a rock?!?", said Ron. "It was a mermaid Ron!!", said Hermione. Ron shook his head, and tried to go back to sleep.