Harry Potter the Gryffindor Heir and the Labyrinth
By Rina Bollyqueen 420
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A/N I'm sorry if the change of rating confused you. I'm also sorry about the mix up of chapters, I accidentally put that chapter at the beginning. How that happened, I don't know, but I've fixed it. \/ = dream sequence.
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Changing and Making Plans, Announcements and Confrontations
Harry tossed and turned in his sleep. The images in his dream were becoming clearer and he could now hear the words.
\ "What?!" exclaimed the dark figure. "Returned?" A small portly man shuddered.
"B...but one of our sp...spies at the school g...gave us some other in...information," he replied. The dark figure leered at him.
"What kind of information Wormtail?" he asked the man.
"A Prince and Princess from another realm visiting milord. They are VERY powerful. The spy said that they could be useful if we can persuade them to join us." There was a hint of a cruel smile playing on the other mans lips.
"Very well," he replied. "We shall wait until we have them on our side before attacking the school." The smaller man bowed. "Crucio!" shouted the dark figure. "That is for failing your other mission." /
Harry jerked awake from his sleep. One thing was going through his mind. He had to tell Dumbledore. After putting on his glasses and nightgown, and grabbing his invisibility cloak he left the dorm.
As he made his way down the staircase to the common room he heard two voices.
"Well the transformation is complete Sapna," said a girl's voice. "I made myself the same age as you, so we'll always be together." Harry paused.
"But will you age normally?" came Sapna's voice. The other girl laughed.
"'Course I will, just look at my sister. After the Saphera (snake charmer) took the snake part out of her, she aged normally and was able to have normal kids." After a silence she continued. "Well 'almost' normal." He heard a sigh coming from Sapna.
"Come on, we've got to get you to Dumbledore," she said. "We told him we would come as soon as you transform." Harry decided that he should make his appearance known and ran down the stairs to the common room.
"Harry, what are you doing up?" asked Sapna, when she saw him.
"Got to see Dumbledore. Voldemorts changed his plans." Sapna nodded. Harry noticed the girl beside Sapna. She had darker skin than Sapna ands was taller. She had shoulder length midnight black hair and ice blue eyes.
"Oh Harry," said Sapna. "Sorry for being so rude. May I introduce you to my 'sister' Zarina Wasai." Harry smiled and held out his hand.
"Hi, I'm Harry Potter." Zarina looked at him curiously and tilted her head.
"Sorry, but it feels strange to be looking at you from this angle. Usually, you look huge and now ...... sorry this is all new to me." Harry shrugged.
"It's okay." After a while of awkward silence the girls began to giggle and Harry smiled. "Come on, we best get to Dumbledore." The girls nodded and all three walked out of the portrait.
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"Skiving Snack Boxes," said Sapna to the gargoyle.
"Ah, young Harry and Miss Wasai," smiled the headmaster from behind his desk to his students. "To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit this beautiful morning?" Harry, Sapna and Zarina sat down opposite Dumbledore.
"You go first Harry," said Sapna. "Your news is important." Harry nodded.
"Well, Sir," he started, looking at Dumbledore. "Voldemorts changed his mind about attacking the school. He has a spy placed in Hogwarts who has informed him about Sarah and Jareth being here," he said. The headmaster nodded, indicating him to go on. "He wants to get them onto his side."
"Well, that will be quite impossible," smiled the headmaster. "Considering the fact that Voldemort murdered their eldest daughter unknowingly and that Jareth hates him with a passion." Harry smiled in spite of himself. The suggestions that Jareth had given him on how to finish Voldemort seemed VERY painful. Harry shuddered just thinking about them.
The headmaster turned to Sapna and Zarina.
"And Miss Wasai, this must be your great, great aunt?" Sapna nodded.
"Yes Sir. This is Zarina Wasai." Dumbledore's eyes twinkled as he looked at Zarina.
"Yes, you look very much like your sister. Don't worry, she sent me a letter informing me that this would happen today. As I owe her a favour, you will be staying here at Hogwarts as an exchange student from Salem Academy in America. She also sent me her daughter's old wand. Said it would suit you very well Zarina." Zarina and Sapna looked at him in surprise. Cautiously Zarina took the wand and it immediately felt right.
"You know my sister?" asked Zarina, taking the wand. "How?" Dumbledore smiled.
"I was traveling in India about 30 years ago. I was a guest of hers. I know all about the legend of the Nagina (Female Cobra). You may go." Harry shook his head as he rose. There seemed to be nothing on this earth that Dumbledore didn't know.
"Oh and Miss Wasai's," said Dumbledore.
"Yes," the two girls said in unison.
"I was sorry to hear about Seeta's ill health." The girls nodded and followed Harry out of the office.
"Is there anything that that man doesn't know?" asked Zarina.
"No," said Harry. "I believe that he knows everything that is going on in this school."
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The following morning as the group sat at the Gryffindor table, Dumbledore made a few announcements.
"Firstly, I would like to say that there is a new exchange student joining us today from Salem Academy in America. She transferred here to be with her sister, an exchange student from Jadoo Sitara. She has already been sorted into Gryffindor and I hope that you'll all make her feel welcome." Sapna looked up from the table to see cold green eyes staring at her. Rahul was suspecting something, he knew that she didn't have a sister.
"Secondly, we will be having a masquerade ball at Halloween for 5th years and up." There was a loud cheer from all the students. "But it will be a little different this year. Our exchange students want to play some of the music from India at the ball. The Heads and Prefects have agreed with this as it will introduce you to new cultures. No dates will be allowed and the unmasking will take place at midnight." Sapna grinned at Parvati and Zarina as Padma walked over to them.
"Hey Zari, nice to see you in human form," she said in Hindi.
"Thanks," Zari smiled back. Sapna looked at her cousins and an idea struck her.
"Hey, do you think we could do that dance at the ball?" she asked her cousins. Their faces were blank. "The one we did an Anita's wedding?" The girls grinned.
"Sure that would be great," exclaimed Parvati.
"Won't we have to get Dumbledore's permission?" asked Padma. Sapna nodded.
"Yes, but I don't think he'll mind. We also need to teach you the moves," she said looking at Zarina. Zarina smirked.
"Don't worry, us Nagina's have an inborn talent for dancing." The girls nodded. They all had inherited great dancing abilities from there great grandmother.
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Later on that day Sapna was grabbed from behind and dragged into an empty classroom.
"Hey what the hell!" she screamed at her attacker as he locked the door.
"Shut up Sapna!" shouted Rahul. "I want to know what the hell is going on." Sapna felt as if her head was about to burst from anger.
"Why should I tell you Rahul? Why the hell would you care?" Rahul edged closer to her.
"Because it becomes my business when your 'sister' pops up out of nowhere and you start going out with a gora (white boy)."
"What the hell are you talking about? I'm not going out with a gora! Where the hell did you get that idea?"
"I saw you sneaking back from the kitchens with Harry Potter after dinner was finished yesterday. I also saw you both with your 'sister' at 4 am this morning." Sapna threw her hands in the air.
"You were spying on me? She shouted.
"No, I was sneaking back from Hogsmeade this morning when I saw you," he replied. "But that's not the point!" he shouted. "The point is you are becoming too chummy with that Potter boy!" Sapna laughed.
"Too chummy? God, I'm very chummy with Colin as well. Why not blow up at me for being friends with him?"
"Because that's different," he stated.
"How?" she asked. "Both of them are good friends of mine."
"But you are too chummy with Potter. And I know you like him." Sapna laughed.
"You think ......... You think that Harry and I? You are so stupid! How can you think that?"
"I saw the way you were talking to him! I know that he's your boyfriend."
"Don't you know Rahul that I'm not even allowed to dream about having a boyfriend."
"Kyoun (k-you)? Why not?"
"Kyoun ke meri shaadi taiy ho chuki hai!" she screamed at him. Rahul almost fell over from the force that she put behind her words.
"What?!"
"Boley ho gay kya? Have you gone deaf? You heard what I said. I'm arranged to be married!" Rahul was shocked. He hadn't expected this.
"But why?" he asked. "To who?" 'To you,' she thought silently.
"I don't know," she replied. "There," she said. "You happy now? As for Zarina, she's my Nani Ma's sister. She just took her human form last night."
"Oh," was all Rahul could say. He knew that her great gran was a Nagina.
"And you wanna know why I'm getting married?" she asked. "Because Nani Ma is dying! And her last wish is to see me happily married." She looked at him. "Fat chance of that happening!"
"I .... I didn't know," he said. "If I did I would have ......"
"You would have what Rahul?" she asked. "I don't know why you've hated me since we were kids, but I hope it wasn't your birth chart that matched mine," she said. "Otherwise I'll jump off the astronomy tower."
"Would that be so bad?" he asked slyly.
"Yes, because one of us would be murdered before the wedding night," she said pushing him away and unlocking the door with her wand. "But it could have been so different," she whispered to herself as she left the room.
Rahul barely heard what she said. It was a shock for him. Sapna, getting married to some strange guy she hadn't even seen or heard of. He suddenly felt angry at himself for feeling protective of her. Why was he getting so jealous when Sapna hung around other guys anyway? Why was the news that she was getting married making HIM, her nemesis, so upset. Wouldn't it be great without her nagging him. It would be so peacefully quiet, he thought to himself. 'But it would be so boring without her as well', said a small voice at the back of his mind.
By Rina Bollyqueen 420
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A/N I'm sorry if the change of rating confused you. I'm also sorry about the mix up of chapters, I accidentally put that chapter at the beginning. How that happened, I don't know, but I've fixed it. \/ = dream sequence.
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Changing and Making Plans, Announcements and Confrontations
Harry tossed and turned in his sleep. The images in his dream were becoming clearer and he could now hear the words.
\ "What?!" exclaimed the dark figure. "Returned?" A small portly man shuddered.
"B...but one of our sp...spies at the school g...gave us some other in...information," he replied. The dark figure leered at him.
"What kind of information Wormtail?" he asked the man.
"A Prince and Princess from another realm visiting milord. They are VERY powerful. The spy said that they could be useful if we can persuade them to join us." There was a hint of a cruel smile playing on the other mans lips.
"Very well," he replied. "We shall wait until we have them on our side before attacking the school." The smaller man bowed. "Crucio!" shouted the dark figure. "That is for failing your other mission." /
Harry jerked awake from his sleep. One thing was going through his mind. He had to tell Dumbledore. After putting on his glasses and nightgown, and grabbing his invisibility cloak he left the dorm.
As he made his way down the staircase to the common room he heard two voices.
"Well the transformation is complete Sapna," said a girl's voice. "I made myself the same age as you, so we'll always be together." Harry paused.
"But will you age normally?" came Sapna's voice. The other girl laughed.
"'Course I will, just look at my sister. After the Saphera (snake charmer) took the snake part out of her, she aged normally and was able to have normal kids." After a silence she continued. "Well 'almost' normal." He heard a sigh coming from Sapna.
"Come on, we've got to get you to Dumbledore," she said. "We told him we would come as soon as you transform." Harry decided that he should make his appearance known and ran down the stairs to the common room.
"Harry, what are you doing up?" asked Sapna, when she saw him.
"Got to see Dumbledore. Voldemorts changed his plans." Sapna nodded. Harry noticed the girl beside Sapna. She had darker skin than Sapna ands was taller. She had shoulder length midnight black hair and ice blue eyes.
"Oh Harry," said Sapna. "Sorry for being so rude. May I introduce you to my 'sister' Zarina Wasai." Harry smiled and held out his hand.
"Hi, I'm Harry Potter." Zarina looked at him curiously and tilted her head.
"Sorry, but it feels strange to be looking at you from this angle. Usually, you look huge and now ...... sorry this is all new to me." Harry shrugged.
"It's okay." After a while of awkward silence the girls began to giggle and Harry smiled. "Come on, we best get to Dumbledore." The girls nodded and all three walked out of the portrait.
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"Skiving Snack Boxes," said Sapna to the gargoyle.
"Ah, young Harry and Miss Wasai," smiled the headmaster from behind his desk to his students. "To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit this beautiful morning?" Harry, Sapna and Zarina sat down opposite Dumbledore.
"You go first Harry," said Sapna. "Your news is important." Harry nodded.
"Well, Sir," he started, looking at Dumbledore. "Voldemorts changed his mind about attacking the school. He has a spy placed in Hogwarts who has informed him about Sarah and Jareth being here," he said. The headmaster nodded, indicating him to go on. "He wants to get them onto his side."
"Well, that will be quite impossible," smiled the headmaster. "Considering the fact that Voldemort murdered their eldest daughter unknowingly and that Jareth hates him with a passion." Harry smiled in spite of himself. The suggestions that Jareth had given him on how to finish Voldemort seemed VERY painful. Harry shuddered just thinking about them.
The headmaster turned to Sapna and Zarina.
"And Miss Wasai, this must be your great, great aunt?" Sapna nodded.
"Yes Sir. This is Zarina Wasai." Dumbledore's eyes twinkled as he looked at Zarina.
"Yes, you look very much like your sister. Don't worry, she sent me a letter informing me that this would happen today. As I owe her a favour, you will be staying here at Hogwarts as an exchange student from Salem Academy in America. She also sent me her daughter's old wand. Said it would suit you very well Zarina." Zarina and Sapna looked at him in surprise. Cautiously Zarina took the wand and it immediately felt right.
"You know my sister?" asked Zarina, taking the wand. "How?" Dumbledore smiled.
"I was traveling in India about 30 years ago. I was a guest of hers. I know all about the legend of the Nagina (Female Cobra). You may go." Harry shook his head as he rose. There seemed to be nothing on this earth that Dumbledore didn't know.
"Oh and Miss Wasai's," said Dumbledore.
"Yes," the two girls said in unison.
"I was sorry to hear about Seeta's ill health." The girls nodded and followed Harry out of the office.
"Is there anything that that man doesn't know?" asked Zarina.
"No," said Harry. "I believe that he knows everything that is going on in this school."
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The following morning as the group sat at the Gryffindor table, Dumbledore made a few announcements.
"Firstly, I would like to say that there is a new exchange student joining us today from Salem Academy in America. She transferred here to be with her sister, an exchange student from Jadoo Sitara. She has already been sorted into Gryffindor and I hope that you'll all make her feel welcome." Sapna looked up from the table to see cold green eyes staring at her. Rahul was suspecting something, he knew that she didn't have a sister.
"Secondly, we will be having a masquerade ball at Halloween for 5th years and up." There was a loud cheer from all the students. "But it will be a little different this year. Our exchange students want to play some of the music from India at the ball. The Heads and Prefects have agreed with this as it will introduce you to new cultures. No dates will be allowed and the unmasking will take place at midnight." Sapna grinned at Parvati and Zarina as Padma walked over to them.
"Hey Zari, nice to see you in human form," she said in Hindi.
"Thanks," Zari smiled back. Sapna looked at her cousins and an idea struck her.
"Hey, do you think we could do that dance at the ball?" she asked her cousins. Their faces were blank. "The one we did an Anita's wedding?" The girls grinned.
"Sure that would be great," exclaimed Parvati.
"Won't we have to get Dumbledore's permission?" asked Padma. Sapna nodded.
"Yes, but I don't think he'll mind. We also need to teach you the moves," she said looking at Zarina. Zarina smirked.
"Don't worry, us Nagina's have an inborn talent for dancing." The girls nodded. They all had inherited great dancing abilities from there great grandmother.
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Later on that day Sapna was grabbed from behind and dragged into an empty classroom.
"Hey what the hell!" she screamed at her attacker as he locked the door.
"Shut up Sapna!" shouted Rahul. "I want to know what the hell is going on." Sapna felt as if her head was about to burst from anger.
"Why should I tell you Rahul? Why the hell would you care?" Rahul edged closer to her.
"Because it becomes my business when your 'sister' pops up out of nowhere and you start going out with a gora (white boy)."
"What the hell are you talking about? I'm not going out with a gora! Where the hell did you get that idea?"
"I saw you sneaking back from the kitchens with Harry Potter after dinner was finished yesterday. I also saw you both with your 'sister' at 4 am this morning." Sapna threw her hands in the air.
"You were spying on me? She shouted.
"No, I was sneaking back from Hogsmeade this morning when I saw you," he replied. "But that's not the point!" he shouted. "The point is you are becoming too chummy with that Potter boy!" Sapna laughed.
"Too chummy? God, I'm very chummy with Colin as well. Why not blow up at me for being friends with him?"
"Because that's different," he stated.
"How?" she asked. "Both of them are good friends of mine."
"But you are too chummy with Potter. And I know you like him." Sapna laughed.
"You think ......... You think that Harry and I? You are so stupid! How can you think that?"
"I saw the way you were talking to him! I know that he's your boyfriend."
"Don't you know Rahul that I'm not even allowed to dream about having a boyfriend."
"Kyoun (k-you)? Why not?"
"Kyoun ke meri shaadi taiy ho chuki hai!" she screamed at him. Rahul almost fell over from the force that she put behind her words.
"What?!"
"Boley ho gay kya? Have you gone deaf? You heard what I said. I'm arranged to be married!" Rahul was shocked. He hadn't expected this.
"But why?" he asked. "To who?" 'To you,' she thought silently.
"I don't know," she replied. "There," she said. "You happy now? As for Zarina, she's my Nani Ma's sister. She just took her human form last night."
"Oh," was all Rahul could say. He knew that her great gran was a Nagina.
"And you wanna know why I'm getting married?" she asked. "Because Nani Ma is dying! And her last wish is to see me happily married." She looked at him. "Fat chance of that happening!"
"I .... I didn't know," he said. "If I did I would have ......"
"You would have what Rahul?" she asked. "I don't know why you've hated me since we were kids, but I hope it wasn't your birth chart that matched mine," she said. "Otherwise I'll jump off the astronomy tower."
"Would that be so bad?" he asked slyly.
"Yes, because one of us would be murdered before the wedding night," she said pushing him away and unlocking the door with her wand. "But it could have been so different," she whispered to herself as she left the room.
Rahul barely heard what she said. It was a shock for him. Sapna, getting married to some strange guy she hadn't even seen or heard of. He suddenly felt angry at himself for feeling protective of her. Why was he getting so jealous when Sapna hung around other guys anyway? Why was the news that she was getting married making HIM, her nemesis, so upset. Wouldn't it be great without her nagging him. It would be so peacefully quiet, he thought to himself. 'But it would be so boring without her as well', said a small voice at the back of his mind.