Chapter 10

Planting Seeds and Playing in the Air

Tuesday Night

"In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight!"

"Well the lion may be sleeping, but I don't know how the rest of us can Kitty. Your singing is like a cat yowling...is that Peeves? What is he doing in here?"

Peeves and I were singing in the empty classroom waiting for Fred and George to come in so that we could start creating our jungle. I didn't notice the door open, so I was a little shocked to see the twins at the doorway and to hear George speaking, so shocked I fell off the desk I was sitting on.

"Yeah, she may have the singing voice of a cat, but she lacks the grace of one." I stuck my toung at Fred as he helped me up, Peeves was cackling in the background.

"Oh shut up both of you! I like to sing, and Peeves was singing too! And Peeves is here to help, he is my backup." I waved Peeves down around the desk I was sitting on, the twins came over as well. "Ok guys, these seeds, the red, pink, and blue ones, I got from the forest. They are special climbing vines, put these outside the doors of all the classrooms. These plants will block the doors, the berries and flowers that the plants produce cause a variety of different effects. The red seeds will produce flowers that when disturbed will shoot off pollen dust that causes red bumps to appear on the skin. The pink and blue seeds will produce flowers and berries that will change the color of skin of who ever plays with the flowers or eats the berries."

"That's cool!" George was playing with the pink and blue seeds.

"Can we use the pollen of the red flowers, what are they called, for our candy to get out of class?" Fred was already thinking ahead to the next payday.

"Yes, you can use the pollen of the Bustal flower in the candy, and I will collect more later for us to experiment on. Anyways, the rest of the seeds will cause similar effects, all non-harmful, and can be place randomly all along the walls of the school. If the spells all work, we will have a perfect jungle by morning." I split the seeds up between the three of us, I gave Peeves the bag for all the doors, and we left to seed the school.

After a close call with Filch, I got back to the common room safely, telling the twins goodnight, before going to bed.

Wednesday

"Did you see all the flowers?"

"My skin is pink and purple!!"

"Well my hair is green."

The comments went on and on, as I sat at the Gryffindor table with Fred and George giggling. To make it less suscpicius, I ate a blue berry and turned my skin a lovely shade of sky blue. A white flower turned my hair white, I looked like the sky. The twins also changed a bit, both with skin colored with blue and green, they didn't change their hair, but they still looked cool.

Most of the students were having fun, seeing which flower or berry would change what. Others though, a majority from the Slytherin table weren't happy. I suspect it's because I told Peeves to plant a bunch of red skin color changing seeds in front of their common room door, so that they couldn't escape coming out looking like Gryffindor supporters.

I had just shoved an eclair into my mouth, I love eclairs, when Professor Dumbledore stood up to adress the student body. "My dear students of Hogwarts, due to the jungle that has mysteriously grown aound the school, blocking all the doors to the classrooms, class today will be canceled, until the professors can tame the jungle."

What was really great was that Professor Dumbledore was sporting a pink beard along with his bright blue robes. He was the one of the few professors who looked like he was having fun with the jungle, the others looked a bit peeved. Snape was purple, and McGonagal was bright yellow, neither looked too happy. Lucky for them, the color would disappear tomorrow, unless they cast the spell to get rid of it before hand, but they would have to find the right spell.

For the rest of the day, I spent finding the differnt things I would need for the various spells I had researched last weekend. The first was an actual spell, all I needed was to say the spell, and I could created a message to appear whereever I wanted it. This spell is to communciate with Firenze on when to meet. There is another spell I want to try, but I forgot to ask him about is when we were getting the plants the other night. I found a spell/ potion that would allow me to create an open comunication link between the two of us, telepathy so to speak.

The third spell was, of course, for becoming an animagus. I decided over the last week, that I was going to go for a clouded lepoard, one of the smaller big cats. I was going to try out the spell this weekend. I wish I didn't have to make a choice, but I would live with it. I got the ingrediants in the mail today by owl, the stupid owl dropped it on my head, they all have it out for me.

Later that night, I cuddled up with Shadow and a book next to the fire. Several students were commenting on the jungle, and how cool they thought it was. I can't wait till this weekend, though I could live without the flying lessons tomorrow. I have been doing well in practice with the twins, but I don't relish making a fool of myself infront of everyone, both of my houses.

Breakfast the next morning

"Yum...eclairs...I love these things..."

"Kitty, we know you love those things...do you eat anything else?"

"Upid Ed...I ike um! N es I ou." What I ment to say was stupid Fred, I like them. And yes I do, but my mouth was full of elcair. Both the twins were laughing at me and my antics, but at least they understand me. We were talking when a fight broke out down the table between Harry and the white haired kid from the train, Professor McGonagal put an end to it before it became physical. Once the white haired kid left, I stopped paying attention.

Fred looked down at his watch and gave me a hug as he got up, "Good luck Kitty, we'll be rooting for you." I gave him a return hug, and George got a hug too. I got up as well to go outside to learn fly with the rest of my year group.

Lucky me, the broom came up to my hand as soon as I said up. Unfortunatly, or fortunatly for me, before we could start flying, poor Neville got spooked and shot up into the air, only to fall back down and break his wrist.

All of a sudden, the white haired boy shot up into the air, and Harry went after him. Then Harry was diving and Professor McGonagal was yelling, and dragging him behind her into the school. I wasn't paying attention as I was making pictures out of the clouds.

Since the class was dismissed I started walking back to the school, only to feel a hand on my arm holding me back. I turned around, and came face to face with the white haired boy.

"Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Draco Malfoy. I wanted to apologize for how rude I was on the train." I don't know what he's up too, but I can play along with the best of them, who knows...I may need this boy when I cross over after Christmas to Slytherin.

"You're forgiven. My name is Adonia Zeak, I hate to cut this short but I have to get to class, Professor Snape is harsh to those who come in late."

"Well, I'm also on my way to potions, I'll walk you there." He angled his arm like a gentleman would, playing along, I took his arm and off we went to class, I wonder what he's playing at.

Draco's POV

For someone the Sorting Hat thought would make a good Slytherin, she sure was easy to trick. Though she is sort of good looking, so it won't be too hard to act like I like her. I can send off a letter to my father tonight that I made contact with the girl. He'll be proud, and the Dark Lord will reward me highly when he comes back...if he comes back.

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