OCC: Thanks for the tip celticas. I'll fix that! Polls are officially closed for the questions and here are the results.
1) Obviously she met Serena first because that was the winner by a landslide! I got so many emails about how Serena should be first and why I had to put it in there fast.
2) Alright the controversial one, will this be a Darien and Serena fic? The answer is... with a vote of three to four this will...NOT be a Darien X Serena fic. I know this is disappointing to those of you who did vote for Darien but the majority has spoken and thus it will be so. I do however have a story that is Darien X Serena but it's currently under construction. I'll let ya know when it's up so you guys can go read that one. With that said, on with Dreamkeeper!
Chapter 7
Twin connection
Charms Classroom
Ami was worried about Melody. She had said that she'd be following her around in classes today but she wasn't here. Hearing the whispers of her classmates, Ami overheard that none of the Ravenclaws had seen Melody since breakfast. Starting to get worried, Ami was about to ask the professor for permission to leave when the entire class turned at the sound of the door closing. There stood Melody, looking for all the world as if nothing had happened with her school bag draped over her right shoulder. 'That's not right, Melody's left handed…I wonder where she's been all this time.'
Professor Flitwick wondered about how he should handle this situation. He remembered what Dumbledore had said about the girl but also knew that he couldn't allow her to get away with being a forty-five minutes late to class. Thankfully he was saved this decision as Melody slowly made her way towards his desk. "Everyone get back to practicing the charm I taught you. Remember to pronounce the R correctly." Smiling as everyone went back to work; Professor Flitwick softly said to Melody who had by this time made her way to his desk, "Melody, I assume you have an explanation for me?"
"No sir."
Startled, Flitwick said, "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"
"I said, 'No sir.' I don't have an explanation for why I was late. I'm sorry I interrupted your class and am willing to take any punishment you give me, sir."
Looking at the pale girl, Flitwick wondered what he should do. He couldn't yell at her, he knew she wasn't telling him something but he couldn't make her tell him either. Sighing, he said, "You leave me no choice then Melody. I have to give you a detention tonight. I hear that Professor Snape has detentionees tonight. You will join them down in the dungeons. Maybe that will help you not get lost in them again, eh?" Nodding her head, Melody moved to the seat next to Ami and was about to sit down when the bell rang. Sighing, Flitwick said, "Alright class, study the shrinking charm I taught you today and review your notes on the levitation charm. We'll be studying those in the next class. Homework, write a two inch essay on the advantages of having a shrinking charm." Ignoring the grumbles of his students about homework, Flitwick moved into his office where he immediately began grading 5th year essays on a tickling charm.
Melody sighed as class ended. 'I hope this isn't a hard charm…but I don't think I could have learned it today after….that. Maybe I can get Amanda to help me with it.' Ami looked over at Melody and noticed that the girl's clothes were rumpled and that there were many bruises forming on her face, neck, and arms. Eyebrows rising, Ami quickly put all her books away and hooked her arm with Melody's as she steered the girl out of class and into the crowded halls. "So, I missed you in class Melody. I took detailed notes I'll let you read later tonight so don't stress over it. Next on our schedule is History of Magic with Professor Binns. I know it's hard but please don't fall asleep in class. Ravenclaw has the honor of being the only house whose entire occupants can stay awake during his class. Just sit next to me and I'll poke you if you get sleepy."
Melody didn't know what to say to any of that so she gratefully took the seat next to Ami and opened her bag and took out parchment and a quill. Softly she said, "I never fall asleep in a class. The professor might punish me if I did and I don't want to give them any more reason to punish me than they already have." Ami was startled by this statement and was about to ask Melody what she meant when Professor Binns floated through the wall and began his lecture. Making a mental note to ask Melody about it later, Ami began once again to take detailed notes. True to her word, Melody didn't falter once in class. In fact, she had to poke Ami once when she saw the girl beginning to droop over her notes. Finally an hour later, Professor Binns heard the bell and stopped his lecture. As always, he floated out through the wall without giving homework and the students all hurried to their next class.
Ami showed Melody around the castle as they moved from class to class and every time she went to ask Melody about what she'd meant the lesson would start. She thought this was odd especially when Professor Quirrel started class five minutes early causing all the Hufflepuffs who were on time to groan when they heard they'd missed five minutes already. When class ended, Ami stayed quiet and watched as Melody quietly put away all her supplies and waited until everyone had left before getting up from her seat to make her way towards the Great Hall for lunch. Ami silently followed her and watched as she stayed far away from any group walking in that direction and especially away from all the boys. Frowning as an idea formed in her head, Ami steered Melody in the direction of the Ravenclaw table when suddenly the two were surrounded by worried red-haired Weasley.
"Melody, where have you been? Are you okay?"
"Is everything okay? Why didn't you come back last night?"
"You got me a detention tonight with SNAPE! Worse with these two! How come you didn't pipe up this morning?"
When the three boys finally stopped to look at Melody, the three of them paled. Melody was shaking from head to toe and was starring at the floor. Before the boys could react, Melody dashed out of the hall and into the school proper. Ron looked slightly disgusted and softly griped, "You'd think by now she'd know we're not going to-"
"Ron, shut up. You have no idea what you're talking about."
"We'd better go find her. We did after all cause this."
Ami put a hand out to stop them and said, "Actually, I think you should stay here. Since you did cause this I doubt she wants to see any of you right now. I'll go look for her once she's had time to cool off a bit. In the meantime, why don't you three tell me a little bit about how you know Melody." Seeing that Ami wouldn't take no for an answer, all three boys sighed and moved towards the Ravenclaw table. At the last minute Ron ducked out saying he had to go to class and rushed out of the room. Sitting with Amanda, Michelle, and Ami, Fred and George got comfortable as they told the girls about how Melody lived with them and how she reacted when someone got mad. When asked about why she acted that way, neither boy knew the answer. All they could say is that she's been like that ever since the day she moved in with them.
Melody didn't know why she ever thought she was safe here. The people here were just like her foster parents. Great when they're sober or in a good mood but completely different when they got mad or drunk. Making her way upwards, Melody was surprised to see a door where she'd never seen one before. Shrugging it off as the castle just having moved something, Melody entered the room and was awed by its simple beauty. If she had a room to decorate all her own, this is how it would look. The walls were stone like the rest of the castle but there was carpet on the floor in a deep black color. The couches were light blue with silver pillows and there was a huge window seat on the far east wall so she could look over the grounds. On the south wall was a wizard CD player and it was playing her favorite muggle CD. Looking on the north wall, Melody smiled to see a simple digital clock on the wall telling her she had about an hour until her next class. Moving towards the window seat, Melody sat down and pulled her knees up to her chest as she began to silently cry. Unknowing that someone had entered the room behind her, Melody let everything go as she looked out the window and into the sky.
Looking over the girl in the window seat softly crying, he wondered what had made her so sad. He'd followed her from the entrance hall wondering what could make anyone move that fast and now here he was faced with a crying girl. Sighing softly, he said as he moved towards the window seat, "Are you okay?"
Melody froze when she heard that familiar voice and turned a bit red. 'I didn't want to meet him like this! I didn't want to meet him at all! Now he's going to think I'm a hysterical girl who can't handle anything.' Sighing softly, Melody turned to look at Harry and when their eyes met they both froze. Emerald green eyes looked into eyes of the same shade. It was like looking into a mirror and seeing only your eyes on a different face.
Looking Harry over, Melody saw that he had messy black hair that he alone could pull off and his face held the same tightness her own did. Even his eyes held past pains like hers and she wondered what had happened in his past to make him look like this. He was a hero, the boy-who-lived, but that didn't make him superhuman. Meanwhile, Harry was looking Melody over. 'Her eyes are haunted…no girl should have those eyes. She seems really timid and easily frightened, I wonder what happened.' Looking at her long wavy black hair, Harry wondered if her lilac streaks were real or fake. He was use to seeing pretty girls in Hogwarts but something about this girl was different. Then he saw the darkness creeping into her face and neck and knew something bad had happened to her. Reaching out a hand, Harry gently cupped her face and said, "Who hit you?"
Melody pulled away from his hand and realized she was alone in a room with a boy! Fear leapt into her eyes and she said in a frightened whisper, "Nobody hit me. It's none of your business so why do you care?" Curling away from him, Melody wondered if he even remembered her name. Looking Melody over, Harry knew he wasn't going to get the truth out of her right now so he tried a different tract. "I care because I hate to see anyone get hurt, especially a girl. Besides, I'm a Gryffindor it's in my nature to care. So why are you all alone when you should be eating down in the Great Hall?" Moving back to sit on one of the couches to give her some space, Harry wondered why she was so fidgety.
Fiddling with the end of her hair, Melody softly said, "Well I could be a Slytherin so it's in my nature to seek solitude where I can find it and I'm not that hungry. So what are you doing up here instead of eating, Harry?" Smiling at his shocked face, Melody said, "Yes I know your name and your story but I don't care"
Blinking at Melody in shock, Harry said, "So you're not going to treat me any differently than anybody else?" Seeing her nod, Harry smiled and continued, "I'm up here because I saw this black streak cross my path on my way to lunch and I wondered what had lit it on fire for it to move so quickly. But now that I've found out you were just looking for some alone time, I'll head down to lunch and eat since everyone has to eat, including the President of the USA." Grinning cheekily at her, Harry waved and was almost to the door when he heard a soft, "Wait." Turning back, Harry saw that Melody had moved up behind him. Looking down at her, he was a head taller than her; Harry raised an eyebrow in silent question. Her only answer was, "I'll walk with you."
So that's how it came to be that thirty minutes after her departure from the Great Hall, Melody walked back into it with Harry. Little did either of them know the problems that would arise because of this one simple action.
