Everlasting
By LadysWords

Previously on Everlasting:

He was in his office later that day when he wondered how to keep the stone safe from its pursuers. He found himself looking at the stone once more, and frowned. 'Where to keep it?' he thought to himself. Then he had an idea. 'Ah-I know, the best way to keep it safe is to combined with my own.' He grinned, 'It's just like that saying: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer...or something of the sort.' He gripped the stone in his hand and then concentrated as he let red alchemic energy expand throughout his office. Then he allowed his alchemy to fuse the two philosopher's stones together. When the alchemic reaction finished he smiled. He felt stronger. He felt he could live on forever. Yes, he knew he had a heart that could beat forever, one that could withstand anything, despite everything. But he definitely needed to find out his past, even if he had an everlasting heart. He walked toward the window. 'Well…. until next year then ' He mused to himself idly while staring at the blood red sunset.

Chapter 10: Being an idiot

"A wise man writes down what he thinks, a stupid man forgets what he thinks, a complete idiot punishes himself for what he thinks."

-Jason Zebhazy

It was midsummer, the sun was warm. It had been a marvelous summer for Ed. That is, until he met a babbling idiot that was known as Gilderoy Lockhart during the annual staff meeting whom apparently was the new professor for the Defense Against the Dark Arts. Not only was the man an idiot, in his opinion, but a complete fool as well. There was no doubt in his mind that if the man annoyed him that professor Snape had been annoyed as well.

Lately, much to his misfortune, Ed found himself abusing his deck a bit more than usual, all because of the babbling idiot. If there was an origin of idiocy, it would have had come from the new Defense Professor.

Well, that was his entitled opinion of the man. If there actually had been a reason that man had been hired, it would be the ridiculous amount of awards he had won because of his smiles. Yes, the man had received smile awards, not just once, but five times! In all honestly, he did not want to face that man again. But he knew that he would… all he could do for now was avoid the man's idiocy and pray to a god he wasn't sure of the existence of to make sure they didn't meet on a regular basis. He had to make sure the man's idiocy did not spread into his class room, or just about anywhere else near him.

He heard a knock and looked up. He saw a man with gold hair and a faded red cloak who was smiling rather ridiculously. It was the babbling idiot again! 'Speak of the Devil, and the Devil will appear' he thought groaning out loud. He hope the man would take a hint and promptly leave his office returning to his own. He looked up. Nope, that didn't work. The man was still in front of his desk. 'Can he not see that I am busy?' he wondered to himself. For a few weeks he had been writing the upcoming school class works.

"Yes. May I come in?" He wondered if the man had realized had that he was already inside his office so obviously he had not as he had to ask him if he could enter Ed's office.

"You're already here, what did you need?"

"I am Professor Lockhart-" Lockhart began.

'Oh no. Not this again', he had already met the man only three hours ago, and he remembered the man's ridiculously long introduction of what he had accomplished, as if he could forget that damned speech.

"I am aware of who you are Lockhart, though not why you're here. I'm busy." He briefly gestured to the stacks of paperwork that surrounded his desk. He had cut the man off to save his ears and time, though it was more for his ears. He did not want listen to this man babble again, especially in his office where he could not escape listening to it. Lockhart, he noted, could not take a bloody hint at all.

"Well-" Lockhart persisted. He wanted to groan out loud once more but he knew better than to waste his breath seeing as the man was rather oblivious to the most obvious.

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He sat in the furthest seat away from Lockhart as possible when September had rolled in once more at the feast. He did not want to be near the man at all so this year he sat near Snape. He saw Professor McGongall walking towards the staff with the new first year students. She stopped as she reached the steps. She glanced back and informed the students to wait where they were.

"Professor Dumbledore has a few words." She informed them. As soon as she had spoken the Headmaster stood up and began speaking.

"I have a few start of term notices. First years, please note that the Forbidden Forest is strictly forbidden to all students. Also, I am pleased to inform you that we have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Lockhart who will be replacing Professor Quirell. Thank you." Then he sat down in his chair.

"Now when I call your name, you shall come forth, and I will put the sorting hat on your head." she picked up the hat the show the first years.

"And you will be sorted into your houses." She finished.

He tuned the rest of the sorting ceremony out since it was the same every year. When the sorting finished Dumbledore stood up like he did every year to begin the feast. "Let the feast –" Suddenly he was cut off as they all heard a loud noise that sounded like a sputtering car coming from the outside. He blinked in surprise and turned his head around see where the noise was coming and he briefly saw it was a flying car. He could have sworn he saw a bit of red and black. He heard Snape mutter something about Potter and Weasley.

He had to admit himself … this was new. In the ten years that he had been as a Professor here no one had dared to come to Hogwarts in such abnormal way. Yes, it was abnormal even in to the witches and wizards of the magical world. Perplexed at the noise the students and staff both were thrown into confusion and begun to mutter amongst themselves contemplating what on earth was going on. He saw that Dumbledore was frowning and looking at the student tables and he had seen that two students were missing.

Ed looked at Lockhart and then looked at the Headmaster. He grinned to himself. He'd be able to get away from the feast if he volunteered before anyone else. "Headmaster, I will go see what's going on." He informed the Headmaster as he stood up at the staff table. Dumbledore looked back nodded.

As he left the staff table he heard Snape saying, "Have them to go into my office for their punishment." He nodded to Snape to acknowledge that he had heard. Of course the man would love to hand out the punishment.

"I will."

Afterward he left the Great Hall to find the origins of the noise.

OoO

Quickly he made his way to the grounds. As he did he was met with the chill air. He listened around for the car. When he heard it again he looked up and saw it was descending...and headed straight for the Whomping Willow. His eyes widened when he realized they weren't going to be able to avoid it. 'Well that's not good.' he thought and winced when the car crash landed on the tree. There was a brief deadly silence, and then chaos erupted.

The tree went on a rampage whacking at the car with no mercy. It moved all of its branches and slamming at the hood, doors, windows, trunk, and finally the roof. He heard a loud crash and saw the car drop from the tree. To put it mildly the tree had decided to leave no part of the car unscathed after its tantrum.

He shook his head amusedly. 'Well... that was a first' he thought to himself. He saw the car fly backward in reverse as fast it could before the entire tree crushed it as it leaned toward the car. The car stopped at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and he saw it spit out luggage, owls, and even the two disheveled forms of Potter and Weasley. 'Well, that's where those two brats were. I should have known.' He thought to himself. 'To think I thought I saw everything, but after this, I can definitely say I saw that.' "Well that's going to leave a dent." He muttered as he saw the car drive itself to the Forbidden Forest, leaving Potter and Weasley looking positively flabbergasted.

He cleared his throat to grab the two students' attention, and as soon as they heard the noise behind them they turned around quickly and as they did they went quite understandably pale.

"Potter, Weasley follow me." He stated glaring at the two, who both looked they wished to be somewhere, anywhere, else. They walked to Snape's office to find out what the man had planned for their punishment for their unorthodox way of coming to Hogwarts. Well, once again a new year had begun and he already knew that this one would be as interesting as the last one.

Author notes: Special Thanks to the following people: Vendelareader, Chi-Me no Renkinjustushi, Princess Serena til Universo, DayaLuna, Dov5e ~and many more.

Edited by Kanathia

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