Chapter 9
At the entrance of the Dungeons, Ron was waiting for her. Severus walked past him as if he wasn't there, and Serenity stopped at his side. "Ron, we need to talk about Harry." He nodded and they went into the Great Hall. They sat down at the Gryffindor table and waited for Harry. "What do we need to talk about?" Ron asked. "Its about Harry. If he gets expelled, we need a reason to keep him here."
Ron looked at her blankly. Serenity looked at him. "You know, Harry's scars." "Oh!" Serenity nodded her head and began eating. "What if he doesn't get expelled?" Ron asked. "Then we should talk to him about telling someone how his relatives really treat him." She said quietly. Ron nodded his head and started shoveling his mouth full of food. Serenity rolled her eyes and continued to eat. Athena appeared out of no where and landed on Ron's head singing a note.
"Hey guys," Harry said behind them. "Hey Harry, I see that you didn't get expelled." Serenity said, scooting over to make room for him. He nodded and heavily sat down next to her, piling food on his plate. "So, what happened Harry?" Ron asked. "I'll tell you later. This isn't the best place to tell you." Harry said.
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"So you are now the youngest Seeker in a Century to join the Gryffindor Quidditch team!" Ron said excitedly. Harry, Ron, and Serenity were in the library in a quiet corner doing homework and Harry told them what happened in the McGonagall's office.
"My Da is going to be really pissed when he finds out that you made to team." Serenity said. "Wood said he wants to keep this a secret, and only you guys and the team will know." Harry was really happy right now, and Ron and Serenity decided to wait to talk to Harry about his scars on his back.
Serenity looked at the clock and noticed that she only had 15 minutes until she had her detention with her dad. "Listen guys, I have to go. My dad gave me detention for trying to jinx Malfoy. I'll see ya later." She got up and packed her stuff away. Serenity waved to them and her and Athena went into the Dungeons.
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It was 11 pm when Serenity and Athena returned. Her father made prepare a batch of Wolfsbane potion for St. Mungos since he was the best Potions master around and knew how to brew it right. She noticed that Ron was up waiting for her.
"Is Harry asleep?" Ron nodded her head and made room for her on the couch in front of the fire. She sat down and sighed in relief while Athena disaparated into the girls dormitory. "So, when are we going to talk to Harry about his scars?" Ron asked. She looked at him tiredly. "We can do it next week on Halloween after the feast. Or the day after the Halloween." She said. Ron nodded his head and stretched.
"Well, I going to go to bed, goodnight Serenity." he kissed her on the cheek and went up the boys dormitory. (A/N: they are not a couple, it was a friend kiss.) Serenity sat on the couch for a few moments before heading to be herself.
Hermione was up when she got ready for bed. She was reading a book before drifting off to sleep. "How was your detention Serenity?" She asked over her book. The two were on good terms, but not really considered as friends, but it was getting there. "It was ok. I mean it was with my father and I had to help him with a Wolfsbane Potion," she said, getting into her bed. Hermione looked at her confused.
"What is the Wolfsbane Potion?" She asked. Serenity smiled at this question. finally, something she doesn't know! she thought. "The Wolfsbane Potion is for people who are werewolves. They have to take it everyday for seven days before the full moon. It helps them keep their mind when they are transformed. If they don't take it, they lose their minds to the beast of themselves." Serenity explained. Hermione nodded her head and put in a bookmark in her book.
"Goodnight Serenity." "Goodnight Hermione." Serenity waved her wand and turned off the lights. Serenity looked up at her campus and listened to the other girls sleeping. She was thinking about what she was going to say to Harry nest week and about her dreams she kept having. what do they mean though? She thought, I guess I need to ask my dad. Maybe he'll know. Serenity turned over with these thoughts and fell into a fitful sleep.
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It was Halloween and all the Gryffindors were in Charms learning the Levitating Charm. They were paired up into two. Harry and Seamus, Ron and Hermione, and Serenity with Neville. Serenity was trying to get Neville to get the spell right, but his wand wasn't cooperating with him. "Neville, is this your own wand or somebody else's?" She asked. "Yes, it was my dad's wand." Neville said sadly. She padded him on the shoulder and did the spell on the feather.
Meanwhile, Ron was supposedly doing the wand waving for the spell. "Wingardium Leviosa!" Ron said, waving his wand hand like a wind mill. "No, your doing it all wrong, your supposed to swish and flick when doing it and when your doing the incantation, you have to say the r in Wingardium longer," Hermione said. "See, watch. Wingardium Leviosa!" Hermione swished and flicked her wand and her feather started to levitate off the desk. Seamus tried to do the same, but the feather caught on fire and Harry put it out with his hat.
After class, Harry, Ron, and Serenity were walking to the Tower. "God, she is so annoying. No wonder nobody can stand her." Ron said. Something pushed into him and Harry and Serenity noticed that it was Hermione, with tears in her eyes. Smack! "Hey, what was that for!?" Ron glared at Serenity, but he backed off when she gave him her best Snape glares.
"You hurt her feelings you Dumbass!" Serenity walked up to the dormitory and dropped off her things. Hermione wasn't in there, so she assumed that she was in a bathroom somewhere crying. Serenity walked down with Athena on her shoulder and waited for Harry and the idiot to come down.
"I suggest you apologize to Hermione when you see her Ron, or so help me God!" She threatened. Ron gulped and looked at Harry for back up. He put his hands up. "Hey, I'm not the one on trial. Besides, Serenity is right. She may be a know-it-all, but she does have feelings too."
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Serenity, Ron, and Harry entered the Great Hall, but there was no sign of Hermione. Lavender and Parvati were talking to each other rapidly. When they noticed Ron coming towards their way, they glared at him. "You are such a git Ron!" They said in unison, and turned around to face their plates. Serenity sat down next to Lavender while Harry sat next to her, then Ron next to him.
"Where is Hermione?" Serenity asked Lavender. "She is in the girls bathroom crying. We tried to talk to her, but she told us to go away." Lavender said. Serenity nodded her head and got up. "I'm going to get her, see if I can get her to come down." Serenity walked to the Entrance Hall, but stopped only a moment to smack Ron in the head again. "Miss Snape!" McGonagall warned. "He deserved it Professor, ask anyone of the first year Gryffindors." Serenity said, walking away.
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Serenity walked up to the third floor girls bathroom and heard someone crying. Athena flew through the doorway when Serenity opened the door and landed near the stall where the crying was coming from. "Hermione?" "Go away!" Serenity unlocked the stall door and looked at Hermione. She had red eyes with tears running down her face.
Serenity bent down to where she was eye-to-eye with Hermione. "Don't let Ron get to you. He says things before he thinks about him." She said, taking some toilet paper from the holder and handing it to Hermione. Athena sang a small note, which calmed Hermione down a lot. She wiped away her tears and looked at Serenity.
"Don't apologize for Ron, if he wants to apologize to me, he has to do it himself." She said. "I wasn't apologizing for him, just telling you that he was being a Dumbass." Serenity said to her, getting up. She held to door for Hermione, then walked towards the exit.
"Come on, we are missing the feast." Hermione smiled at her. "Thank you" Serenity nodded her head and they both left, following Athena to the Great Hall.
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On the way there, Serenity smelled something like dirty socks. "Oh no!" She pulled Hermione into an empty classroom and locked it. "What's going on Serenity?" Hermione asked. "There is a troll in the school." "How do you know?" "I smelled dirty socks and knew that it was a troll. I have smelt them before when I had gone into the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid. He pointed out the smell and told me what it was." Serenity explained.
There was loud stomping that had stopped in front of the classroom they were in and the door started shaking. "Get back Hermione!" The door busted open and the troll came into the room. It gave a roar when it saw Serenity and Hermione in a corner. Athena dived at the troll and started pecking at it. It gave another roar and started swinging its club at Athena.
"Serenity, Hermione!" Harry and Ron were in the doorway, seeing Serenity and Hermione trapped. Serenity shot a spell at the troll, but to know affect. Ron took out his wand flicked his wand. "Wingardium Leviosa!" He managed to lift the club out of the troll's hand, while Harry ran to Serenity and Hermione. Ron dropped the club on its owner and the troll collapsed in a big bang.
"Are you guys alright?" Harry asked. "I'm fine, good job Ron." Serenity said. Hermione got off the floor shakily and held onto the sill of the window for support. Ron walked towards them and looked at Hermione. "Listen Hermione, I'm really sorry for what I said earlier." He said quietly. Hermione walked up to him and hugged him. "Thank you, thank you! You saved us from that troll and you succeeded on doing the Levitation Charm!" Hermione cried into Ron's shoulder, who was blushing very brightly. "Your welcome.
Serenity and Harry looked at each other and smiled at the couple. Just then, Professors' McGonagall, Snape, and Quirrell entered the room. "What happened here!" Serenity walked around the troll and in front of the teachers. "Harry and Ron came to look for us, but we didn't notice there was troll until I smelt it in the corridor. I pulled Hermione into this classroom, hoping the troll would pass it, but obviously it was smart enough to look. Anyways, Hermione and I got trapped in here and Harry and Ron got in here to take it out, but it was Ron who did the knocking out the troll thing." She finished. Severus, who was looking at the troll and listened to the story looked up at his daughter. Ron and Hermione were still in an embrace, not knowing the adults were there. Professor Quirrell was sobbing near the troll's feet.
"Well, I think some points are in order, but it appears that the one who is getting the most points is currently busy." McGonagall said, "Five points to you Mr. Potter and ten points to Mr. Weasley. Now go to the Common Room, all of you." Serenity and Harry nodded their heads and walked up to Ron and Hermione. "Hey you two, we need to go." Harry said. They broke apart, blushing.
The four walked out, but Severus stopped his daughter. "I need to speak with you." he said sternly. "Serenity nodded her head, while Athena continued to follow the other three.
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"What were you thinking?!" Severus yelled at Serenity. "You could have been killed! Don't you ever go off like that, ever!" He grabbed her by the robe into a hug. Serenity closed her eyes in the warmth of her father's embrace. She felt a tear run down her cheek and her father looked at her. He wiped away the tear with his callused hand and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I'm sorry Dad, I'll try not to do it again."
Severus nodded and sat down on the couch, while pulling Serenity on his lap and holding her like a baby. She laid her head on his shoulder, while he hummed the wordless lullaby he used to sing to her to get her to sleep. Well, that song did work, for she did fall asleep. Severus just held her until he fell asleep himself, before fully lying down on the couch with Serenity in his arms.
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Serenity woke up the next morning and found herself on her father's couch in his Quarters. She tried to stretch, but found out she couldn't. Severus was fast asleep next to her. Serenity turned around in her father's embrace, which woke him up a bit.
"Morning dad," she said. Severus glared at her and got off the couch. He gave a stretch and yawned. "I am still upset with you, Serenity." He said sleepily. "Can I explain why I wasn't at the feast?" Severus nodded his head and sat back down on the couch. Serenity snuggled close to her father and told him how she had gone to find Hermione to try and get her to come down to the feast. "Tell me, why were you getting her to come down if she didn't want to go?" he asked her. "Because Ron said something about her and she heard him," she said.
"Indeed, well, I don't know about you but I am going to bed. Its too early to talk about such nonsense." Severus got up, picked Serenity up and headed into his bedchambers, where they could get a few more hours of sleep.
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Ok, next chapter I promise I will put in the 'talk' between Ron, Harry, Serenity (and possibly Hermione). But in other words, Rate! Cya!