Authors Note; I just wanted to say thanks for all the reviews! They've been
really helpful! Please keep em' comin! Note to Amy; It's taking so long to
do these chapters because Its nearly the end of the year and we've had
SOL's and we are having End of Term Tests so I've been very busy lately.
Hopefully I'll get some more time soon. Thanks again everyone!
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Fall came, with the usual; Quiddich starting again, studying for end of terms tests, excitement about Christmas, and the first trip to Hogsmade. The weekend to the 1st trip to Hogsmade trip had come; students couldn't be more excited. Especially the third years, everyone else was too though.
Kalina was walking in the hallway with her best friend since her first day, Lily Evans. They carried their heavy books in backpacks, Kalina held about four she had just taken from the library. "Are we allowed to change?" she asked Lily. Lily looked confused, "what do you mean 'change'?" Kalina laughed, walking up the stairs. "Clothes, I'd truthfully prefer to be wearing Muggle clothes, they're more comfortable to lounge around in." Lilly laughed in turn, "No. We wear our uniforms, although you've already shown your rebellious side on them." She looked down as they entered another set of stairs; Kalina was wearing instead of the normal shoes that went with the uniform, black boots that went up to about two inches below the knee.
Kalina went red, "Well its not my fault if I find them more comfortable then the shoes. Anyway," She laughed, "I haven't been expelled yet, and Dumbledor actually likes them." Lily shook her head, "Luckily. I don't think there's much Dumbledor doesn't like." Something caught Lily's eye and she quickly stopped. "Oy! Remus!" Remus Lupin, a fellow Gryffondor walked briskly over to them. "Morning girls." He smiled happily, "Excited about your first trip Kalina?" Kalina smiled and nodded. He looked at the pile of books she was carrying and slightly tilted them so he could read the titles; Kalina's face fell into a shocked expression, which quickly vanished before he looked back up.
"Quiddich? Don't tell me you've never heard of Quiddich before?" Kalina shook her head, "No, actually quite the contrary, I play it. Usually with friends though, I'm trying to let Madam Hooch let me try out but she says 'Its too rough a sport for young girls your age, the boys wouldn't treat you right and would knock you around. Your much safer on the ground watching.' She needs to just let me try." Kalina shook her head, aggravated. Remus laughed, "Well that's rules now, hopefully they'll start letting girls play soon, I've seen a number of decent players. James is our house seeker." Kalina nodded, "He never told me." Lily quickly added, "Yea, he shows off a lot by catching the Snitch in about fifteen minuets every game. We think he's enchanted his broom to make it go faster, they're not that fast yet." Kalina nodded, "But there fast enough to get the job done."
Lupin nodded, "Well I'll be seeing you at Hogsmade!" He quickly hurried of towards the bottom of the stairs. Lily shook her head, "Poor bloke looks sick. He always looks sick come to think of it, I hope he starts feeling better soon." She suddenly turned on Kalina, "And what on earth was that look you gave him for! He didn't touch you or anything, only read the title of your book." Kalina looked at Lily confused. "Its not that, it's his hand." Lily looked at Kalina strangely, "What?"
"His ring finger is as long as his middle one."
"So?"
"Well, remember when we were working with Bogarts?"
"Yea."
"Well remember what it turned into with him?"
"An orb?"
"Yea."
"But what does a fortune tellers orb have to do with his fingers?"
Kalina looked annoyed. "Never mind." Lily was curious now though, "What? C'mon tell me!" Kalina shook her head, "It's just when- no. I'm probably thinking of something else. Never mind." Lily gave up at that point. They went into the dormitories, dropped their stuff off and quickly went back downstairs to join the other students going to Hogsmade.
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The first trip to Hogsmade was a lot of fun for Kalina. Lily had dragged her into every shop they had; they had also bought a lot of stuff. Both Kalina and Lily had gotten some new different colored robes; Lily dark green, white, and a dark reddish one, Kalina had gotten dark green, dark blue, and red. They also had fun picking out socks that sparkled, exploded after too much use, and ones with stars that turned different colors. They had also gotten tons of candy, in which Kalina won five galleons from a Slytherin for eating a whole blood flavored lollypop, "Tasted like iron." Kalina had also gotten a lot of stuff from Jonko's Joke Shop, "I'm going to do some experiments."
They finally walked into a small Pub Lily was fond of, and were brought to a booth by a tall woman dressed in bright colors. "Hello Madame Rosmerta." Lily greeted their host, "Hello dear." The woman responded. "The usual?" Lily nodded, "please. And one for my friend here, I don't think she's ever had Butterbeer." Lily looked over at Kalina, "I still can't believe you did that! Uh, that was disgusting!" Kalina laughed. The two went into some kind of gibberish chattering Harry had no interest in, but his mood changed abruptly as he saw two people walk in the door.
"Hello"
"Rosmerta."
Just like Rosmerta had said two years before, "You never saw one without the other." Then McGonagal, "You'd have thought them to be brothers." James Potter was standing with his best friend Sirius Black. Rosmerta laughed and brought the two to the table behind Lily and Kalina. "Now what would you two like?" James looked thoughtful,
"Wine"
Sirius cut in, "Were not old enough"
"We can drink Butterbeer."
"There's almost no alcohol in it though."
"But the teachers can order wine."
"There older than us."
"Oh ya. Hmmm, Lemon lime soda with cherry,"
"I hate cherries."
"Since when?"
"Since three minuets ago when they made me bob for 25 cherries in five minuets in a big tub of lemon lime soda to win those free coupons to Jonko's."
"Why did you bob for free coupons?"
"They weren't free. They're for free stuff."
"Oh were going to have fun this Christmas!"
"James?"
"Ya?"
"Rosmerta is waiting for an order."
"You order then."
"You forget I just came from a tub of soda and cant taste anything yet besides cherries and lemon lime. You order."
"I was wondering why you were all wet."
"Shut up."
"All Right then." James sat abruptly with his mouth tightly shut. Rosmerta started cracking up. "Take your time dears, I don't have any new customers yet."
"Ok. James, Un Shut Up."
"Finally."
"Well what do we want to drink?"
"Soup?"
"Not hungry, besides would choke on vegetables if I tried to swallow them."
"Crackers?"
"Thirsty."
"Ok. I know!"
"Really? Who do you know?"
"Butterbeer!"
"There's a person named Butterbeer? Rosmerta is there someone names Butterbeer here?" Rosmerta was cracking up by now; she was almost doubled over from laughing too hard. Sirius and James both grinned.
"Butterbeer?"
"Ya."
"Ok. Rosmerta could we have two Butterbeer's please."
"And a bowl of vegetable soup."
"You said you weren't hungry."
"I changed my mind."
"Ok, I'll have a BLT too please."
Rosmerta nodded, "Ok, two Butterbeer's, Two Bowls of Soup, and Two BLT's." James grinned, "You've figured us out!" Sirius grinned, "Good job!" Rosmerta smiled, "Yes I did, and it took me four years to do it!" James grinned even wider. His handsome face was bright and happy, the same with Sirius. "We've known people for up to five years already." Sirius quickly added, "Ya, and they still haven't figured us out yet." Rosmerta laughed at them again then went to get their orders, she came quickly back with Butterbeer to the four of them, James quickly noticed Kalina and Lily.
Kalina was drinking the Butterbeer and nearly choked when Sirius bent over behind her from the booth. "So is it true?" Kalina coughed for a few minuets before managing to say, "What?" James had gone to sit next to Sirius and on the opposite side of Kalina and finished the question for Sirius. "That you ate a blood flavored lollipop."
"Yes."
Sirius made a face; that clearly hadn't been the answer he had expected. James laughed, "What did it taste like?"
"Blood, dummy."
"No more literally what did it taste like?"
"Iron. Blood tastes like Iron."
"Ewwww."
"Yea." James grinned suddenly. "Hey Kalina, I heard you wanted to try out for Quiddich."
"Yea."
"Well one of our chasers ended up getting really bashed up, I mean they managed to fix him up but he was somehow hit with some kind of curse in mid- air. They still haven't found out what it is." Sirius quickly added, "Bet it was Snape." James shook his head, "As much as I want to say it is I don't think so. Snape doesn't play Quiddich. The guy was hit mid-air, we think by another player." Kalina shook her head. "So what does this have to do with me?" James nodded. "Well, if you want to, we can have you try out with our team Caption, Lee. And if you're good enough you can be on the team till end of season."
"What if they find the counter curse?"
"He doesn't want to play anymore, too many injuries. Even during the 1st game."
"So your saying that you'll try to help me get onto the team?"
"Yes."
"Ok."
"Only there's one thing."
"I knew there was a catch to this."
"You owe us something."
"What?"
"We don't know yet but we promise it won't be life threatening or will get you expelled or anything."
"Well…"
"Going…Going…Going…"
"Ok!"
James grinned. He shook Kalina's hand. "Welcome to the team!" Lily gave him a strange look, "She isn't on the team yet." James nodded, "I know. But if she plays as good as she was last night when everyone else was asleep, while Hagrid threw balls at her and she managed to get them through the hoops like that she'll be on the team in no time."
Lily shook her head, "If you can convince Dumbledor to let a girl play." Sirius grinned, "He already said OK." Lily's mouth dropped, "What? How?" James cut in, "We sent him a letter." Sirius finished, "Last week. He OK'd it." Kalina smiled. "Cool." Sirius looked at Kalina, looking her up and down, "I don't know, do you think you're tough enough to play with the big boys?" Kalina gave him a challenging smile. "Bring it."
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Fall came, with the usual; Quiddich starting again, studying for end of terms tests, excitement about Christmas, and the first trip to Hogsmade. The weekend to the 1st trip to Hogsmade trip had come; students couldn't be more excited. Especially the third years, everyone else was too though.
Kalina was walking in the hallway with her best friend since her first day, Lily Evans. They carried their heavy books in backpacks, Kalina held about four she had just taken from the library. "Are we allowed to change?" she asked Lily. Lily looked confused, "what do you mean 'change'?" Kalina laughed, walking up the stairs. "Clothes, I'd truthfully prefer to be wearing Muggle clothes, they're more comfortable to lounge around in." Lilly laughed in turn, "No. We wear our uniforms, although you've already shown your rebellious side on them." She looked down as they entered another set of stairs; Kalina was wearing instead of the normal shoes that went with the uniform, black boots that went up to about two inches below the knee.
Kalina went red, "Well its not my fault if I find them more comfortable then the shoes. Anyway," She laughed, "I haven't been expelled yet, and Dumbledor actually likes them." Lily shook her head, "Luckily. I don't think there's much Dumbledor doesn't like." Something caught Lily's eye and she quickly stopped. "Oy! Remus!" Remus Lupin, a fellow Gryffondor walked briskly over to them. "Morning girls." He smiled happily, "Excited about your first trip Kalina?" Kalina smiled and nodded. He looked at the pile of books she was carrying and slightly tilted them so he could read the titles; Kalina's face fell into a shocked expression, which quickly vanished before he looked back up.
"Quiddich? Don't tell me you've never heard of Quiddich before?" Kalina shook her head, "No, actually quite the contrary, I play it. Usually with friends though, I'm trying to let Madam Hooch let me try out but she says 'Its too rough a sport for young girls your age, the boys wouldn't treat you right and would knock you around. Your much safer on the ground watching.' She needs to just let me try." Kalina shook her head, aggravated. Remus laughed, "Well that's rules now, hopefully they'll start letting girls play soon, I've seen a number of decent players. James is our house seeker." Kalina nodded, "He never told me." Lily quickly added, "Yea, he shows off a lot by catching the Snitch in about fifteen minuets every game. We think he's enchanted his broom to make it go faster, they're not that fast yet." Kalina nodded, "But there fast enough to get the job done."
Lupin nodded, "Well I'll be seeing you at Hogsmade!" He quickly hurried of towards the bottom of the stairs. Lily shook her head, "Poor bloke looks sick. He always looks sick come to think of it, I hope he starts feeling better soon." She suddenly turned on Kalina, "And what on earth was that look you gave him for! He didn't touch you or anything, only read the title of your book." Kalina looked at Lily confused. "Its not that, it's his hand." Lily looked at Kalina strangely, "What?"
"His ring finger is as long as his middle one."
"So?"
"Well, remember when we were working with Bogarts?"
"Yea."
"Well remember what it turned into with him?"
"An orb?"
"Yea."
"But what does a fortune tellers orb have to do with his fingers?"
Kalina looked annoyed. "Never mind." Lily was curious now though, "What? C'mon tell me!" Kalina shook her head, "It's just when- no. I'm probably thinking of something else. Never mind." Lily gave up at that point. They went into the dormitories, dropped their stuff off and quickly went back downstairs to join the other students going to Hogsmade.
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The first trip to Hogsmade was a lot of fun for Kalina. Lily had dragged her into every shop they had; they had also bought a lot of stuff. Both Kalina and Lily had gotten some new different colored robes; Lily dark green, white, and a dark reddish one, Kalina had gotten dark green, dark blue, and red. They also had fun picking out socks that sparkled, exploded after too much use, and ones with stars that turned different colors. They had also gotten tons of candy, in which Kalina won five galleons from a Slytherin for eating a whole blood flavored lollypop, "Tasted like iron." Kalina had also gotten a lot of stuff from Jonko's Joke Shop, "I'm going to do some experiments."
They finally walked into a small Pub Lily was fond of, and were brought to a booth by a tall woman dressed in bright colors. "Hello Madame Rosmerta." Lily greeted their host, "Hello dear." The woman responded. "The usual?" Lily nodded, "please. And one for my friend here, I don't think she's ever had Butterbeer." Lily looked over at Kalina, "I still can't believe you did that! Uh, that was disgusting!" Kalina laughed. The two went into some kind of gibberish chattering Harry had no interest in, but his mood changed abruptly as he saw two people walk in the door.
"Hello"
"Rosmerta."
Just like Rosmerta had said two years before, "You never saw one without the other." Then McGonagal, "You'd have thought them to be brothers." James Potter was standing with his best friend Sirius Black. Rosmerta laughed and brought the two to the table behind Lily and Kalina. "Now what would you two like?" James looked thoughtful,
"Wine"
Sirius cut in, "Were not old enough"
"We can drink Butterbeer."
"There's almost no alcohol in it though."
"But the teachers can order wine."
"There older than us."
"Oh ya. Hmmm, Lemon lime soda with cherry,"
"I hate cherries."
"Since when?"
"Since three minuets ago when they made me bob for 25 cherries in five minuets in a big tub of lemon lime soda to win those free coupons to Jonko's."
"Why did you bob for free coupons?"
"They weren't free. They're for free stuff."
"Oh were going to have fun this Christmas!"
"James?"
"Ya?"
"Rosmerta is waiting for an order."
"You order then."
"You forget I just came from a tub of soda and cant taste anything yet besides cherries and lemon lime. You order."
"I was wondering why you were all wet."
"Shut up."
"All Right then." James sat abruptly with his mouth tightly shut. Rosmerta started cracking up. "Take your time dears, I don't have any new customers yet."
"Ok. James, Un Shut Up."
"Finally."
"Well what do we want to drink?"
"Soup?"
"Not hungry, besides would choke on vegetables if I tried to swallow them."
"Crackers?"
"Thirsty."
"Ok. I know!"
"Really? Who do you know?"
"Butterbeer!"
"There's a person named Butterbeer? Rosmerta is there someone names Butterbeer here?" Rosmerta was cracking up by now; she was almost doubled over from laughing too hard. Sirius and James both grinned.
"Butterbeer?"
"Ya."
"Ok. Rosmerta could we have two Butterbeer's please."
"And a bowl of vegetable soup."
"You said you weren't hungry."
"I changed my mind."
"Ok, I'll have a BLT too please."
Rosmerta nodded, "Ok, two Butterbeer's, Two Bowls of Soup, and Two BLT's." James grinned, "You've figured us out!" Sirius grinned, "Good job!" Rosmerta smiled, "Yes I did, and it took me four years to do it!" James grinned even wider. His handsome face was bright and happy, the same with Sirius. "We've known people for up to five years already." Sirius quickly added, "Ya, and they still haven't figured us out yet." Rosmerta laughed at them again then went to get their orders, she came quickly back with Butterbeer to the four of them, James quickly noticed Kalina and Lily.
Kalina was drinking the Butterbeer and nearly choked when Sirius bent over behind her from the booth. "So is it true?" Kalina coughed for a few minuets before managing to say, "What?" James had gone to sit next to Sirius and on the opposite side of Kalina and finished the question for Sirius. "That you ate a blood flavored lollipop."
"Yes."
Sirius made a face; that clearly hadn't been the answer he had expected. James laughed, "What did it taste like?"
"Blood, dummy."
"No more literally what did it taste like?"
"Iron. Blood tastes like Iron."
"Ewwww."
"Yea." James grinned suddenly. "Hey Kalina, I heard you wanted to try out for Quiddich."
"Yea."
"Well one of our chasers ended up getting really bashed up, I mean they managed to fix him up but he was somehow hit with some kind of curse in mid- air. They still haven't found out what it is." Sirius quickly added, "Bet it was Snape." James shook his head, "As much as I want to say it is I don't think so. Snape doesn't play Quiddich. The guy was hit mid-air, we think by another player." Kalina shook her head. "So what does this have to do with me?" James nodded. "Well, if you want to, we can have you try out with our team Caption, Lee. And if you're good enough you can be on the team till end of season."
"What if they find the counter curse?"
"He doesn't want to play anymore, too many injuries. Even during the 1st game."
"So your saying that you'll try to help me get onto the team?"
"Yes."
"Ok."
"Only there's one thing."
"I knew there was a catch to this."
"You owe us something."
"What?"
"We don't know yet but we promise it won't be life threatening or will get you expelled or anything."
"Well…"
"Going…Going…Going…"
"Ok!"
James grinned. He shook Kalina's hand. "Welcome to the team!" Lily gave him a strange look, "She isn't on the team yet." James nodded, "I know. But if she plays as good as she was last night when everyone else was asleep, while Hagrid threw balls at her and she managed to get them through the hoops like that she'll be on the team in no time."
Lily shook her head, "If you can convince Dumbledor to let a girl play." Sirius grinned, "He already said OK." Lily's mouth dropped, "What? How?" James cut in, "We sent him a letter." Sirius finished, "Last week. He OK'd it." Kalina smiled. "Cool." Sirius looked at Kalina, looking her up and down, "I don't know, do you think you're tough enough to play with the big boys?" Kalina gave him a challenging smile. "Bring it."
