ALICE POTTER: CHESHIRE CAT
CHAPTER SEVEN
September 23rd 1994
Alice smiled at the fifth year Hufflepuff as she handed over the basic pack she'd created for them of a pencil case pens pencils rubber ruler folder and five pads of different types of paper. The Hufflepuff thanked her and handed over five Galleons before running off cackling all the way. Bagging up the coins Alice saw fellow seeker Cedric Diggory appeared alongside a few more fifth, sixth and seventh year Hufflepuffs.
"Hey Alice" Cedric said with a grin perching himself out of the way of his fellow students a parcel in his hands
"'Sup Cedric What 'cha got?" she asked smiling as the crowd talked about her merchandise.
"A present form my Cousin" Cedric replied gleefully shaking slightly "I believe its the results of that thing we discussed last year"
A flash of a conversation a year previously about attending muggle university and finding out Cedric had a half-blood cousin who'd prompted Cedric to search out and understand muggle schooling. During a conversation at the end of last year Cedric had mentioned in passing he wanted to sit a few exams, How he'd gotten this notion at all Alice had no clue but by the start of summer had passed on enough copies of the exam support books to help Cedric pass the approaching Hell.
"Sweet you gonna open it now or later?" Alice asked with a smile and a tilt of her head
"Not sure yet" Cedric replied honestly as a few other Hufflepuffs demanded her attention "Haven't made up my mind"
Alice helped out the Hufflepuffs and even the Slytherins selecting and purchasing the right stationary sets Alice even recommended the appropriate protection spells to be used...especially for the Slytherins. Not everyone understood even if they attempted to.
Alice packed away the rest of her items and shrunk down the trunk as the Hufflepuffs scurried away like a pack of overexcited puppies. The Slytherins remained behind to ask Alice a few questions about getting their own supply. Cedric waited his turn before hearing what Alice was saying about the GCSE books
"So there's more GCSE books at this W. ?" Cedric asked a little too gleefully clutching his parcel to his chest
"Yeah of course" Alice replied "Although I recommend you open the parcel to see what you have before getting more even I don't recommend getting two"
Cedric nodded and opened the parcel to see the sets for the three basic GCSE's English, Maths and Science. Alice began to explain each one when Ron Weasley appeared around the corner
"What's two slimy Slytherins and a huffleduffer doing to you potter?" Ron asked in a loud tone wand in hand "Fuck off and leave my house mate alone"
Ron went to fire but tripped over Cheshire's shadow, tumbling head over ass through the door and down the stairs. Ron's cussing and cries of pain when he reached the bottom wafted back up to them. Alice, Cedric and the Slytherins looked at each other in surprise before looking back at the doorway with Ron's pained cries before bursting out laughing.
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October 14th 1994
"Look up in the sky, It's a bird, It's a plane no, It's Superman...Dah Dah Dah Daaaaaaah" Alice said loudly enough from where she stood amongst the students of Gryffindor house on the lawns of Hogwarts as the Beauxbatons carriage arrived. The muggle born students who heard her laughed at the reference as Hermione lightly smacked her arm.
"Wow that's one big woman" Seamus said as the headmistress Madame Maxine stepped out followed by her students.
"Well there's Hagrid's date for Valentines day" Neville said to Alice earning a round of giggles "Oh by the way my grandmother agreed to the Holiday to Australia as long as I took Mipsy with me"
"That's cool" Alice said trying to settle her giggling "The more the merrier, Hermione's parents are coming with us and I'm arguing for Professor...The fuck is that?"
Neville and Hermione turned to the Lake where Alice was pointing in time to see a pirate ship pull up out of the water as if cresting a wave Alice raised an eyebrow before looking impressed.
"Now that is cool" Alice heard Dean Thomas say from further down the line form beside Seamus and the Weasley twins. Both Ron and Ginny looked annoyed Alice pushed them from her mind as Dumbledore lead Headmaster Karkeroff and his students inside
"YO is that Victor Krum?" Ron called out sending everyone in the vicinity turning to ogle the Durmstrang students as they passed
Alice caught sight of the sullen-faced Bulgarian seeker as he passed by at the side of the headmasters
"You know I think Weasleys right" Alice said somewhat surprised before catching Moody's gaze
The defence teacher stared at her for several minutes as the students of Hogwarts filed back into school. Alice couldn't shake off the feeling he was more trouble than he was worth.
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Alice sat at the Gryffindor table head in her hands as the Halloween feast echoed loudly around her. It was always a sore point for her ever since she rejoined the wizarding world and made a point to sit as close to the great hall doors as possible as well as eat as little as possible. For her today was not one of joy but that of sadness and reflection. After all thirteen years ago she lost her parents to a madman...her friends couldn't say or do anything but let her get lost inside her own head. Even the teachers left her alone to a point, after all she was in school. Alice sighed before attempting to eat some more food, the announcement of the official start of the tournament had been tiring. Several students including most of the houses assumed that Alice would attempt to put her own name in Alice had sworn several oaths she would not do so and been hit by enough truth telling spells she'd been distrustful for days.
FLASHBACK...
September 30th 1994
"What are you guys doing?" Hermione asked sitting down at their customary table as Alice and the Weasley twins lent over a piece of well scribbled paper.
"Ask us no questions 'Mione" Alice began looking up from the paper with a feral grin to which Hermione felt a shiver
"And we'll tell you no lies"George said as he and Fred looked up from the paper too "Its a few pranks for some bullies if you must know"
"Trying to work out the kinks so their not hurt but actually learn something" Fred added honestly
"And its all down to them as to how long it lasts etc." Alice finished "We wont tell you any more so you can have deniability"
"Fair enough" Hermione said pulling out her homework as Neville and Luna appeared "Hey guys"
"So anyone want to exchange help for Herbology homework with helping me with the Charms and Transfiguration homework?" Neville asked with a sheepish grin sitting down
"I'll help with Charms" George and Alice said together as Hermione and Fred echoed "I'll help with Transfiguration"
"ill help if I can get help with potions" Luna added with her usual dreamy smile
The group laughed aloud before quieting down and set about doing three different years worth of homework from four different subjects. Within the hour Potions, Transfiguration, Charms and Herbology homework were completed, both Neville and Luna's confidence were bolstered and Hermione had completely forgotten about the prank. Which had been separated into three different pockets and if you read any piece of paper individually no-one would ever suspect its purpose. Cheshire purred at the back of Alice's head adding a few...wonderland touches to the paper.
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October 3rd 1994
Alice sat on the window sill and watched as the Cheshire cat faded in and out of his shadow body and into his normal one.
"How close do you reckon you are to a full body full time?" Alice asked in interest hopeful for her friend
"Wanting to get rid of me?" Cheshire replied back sarcastically as he faded back to shadow for the day
"Of course not" Alice replied lowering a leg so Cheshire could rejoin her "I know what its like to feel trapped and I have no desire to pass it on intentionally or not"
"Nice save" Cheshire replied dissolving at the contact with Alice's leg "I thank you for your concern and wish for my own movement...Id say February to march at the latest...late December, early January if we push it why do you ask?"
"Got a letter from a dude named Michael Liddel turns out he and his son Toby are cousins of mine via our grandparents...he's invited me to spend Christmas with him"
"How'd he find you out?" Cheshire asked sounding surprised "It wasn't flagged up in Gringotts during the summer"
"I believe its cause he's supposed to be Lord Liddel" Alice replied re-reading the letter all over again "Cause he's two years older than mum he was supposed to inherit the title and assets...to be fair I'm not sure he knew until he got divorced and the Australian Gringotts branch finally did an inheritance for him...I'm gonna send Bloodfang a letter just to be safe"
"A wise course of action he'll want the help" Cheshire said kindly pondering the situation "I say go It'll be fun, you'll gain some new family members and the weather will be perfect...Take Luna with you"
"You know I'll do that" Alice said waving her hand over some parchment to take notes "Maybe I could take Hermione and Neville and too, maybe take a flight or two"
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October 20th 1994
Alice sat at the Hufflepuff Table beside Cedric Diggory, Luna, Neville and Hermione and watched with disguised pride as Draco Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle, Cho Chang, Marietta Ebercrombe and both Ron and Ginny Weasley fell to the wonderland bully prank. A couple of other students mainly Gryffindors and Slytherins fell too but were not as noticeable to the main event. The teachers at the head table were the Arthimancy and ancient runes teachers alongside Flitwick and two teachers from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons. They were in no position to help or police the fallout.
The main bullies were all dressed as the cats from the musical cats and all charmed to rotate various colours and speak in gibberish rather than English. Both Crabbe and Goyle promptly fainted at the sight of each other, they were rather ugly looking. Draco's legs had somehow tangled themselves up as he attempted to get up and he fell over as he attempted to leave. Cho and Marietta looked rather used up and tired both girls had burst out crying as they looked at each other and into their hand mirrors. Ron and Ginny though were rather impressive both of them were large and alternated neon colour stripes, both of them attempted to speak but no one understood them.
"Rev it up you fat cats" Someone called out causing both laughter to roll around the hall from the students of all three schools
Ron to screech with anger and rush out of the great hall followed by Ginny, Cho,and Marietta. It took Draco longer as he had to hop out of the Great Hall by himself since Crabbe and Goyle were out cold at the Slytherin table. Flitwick was seen a few moments later levitating Crabbe and Goyle out as Professors McGonagoll and Sprout arrived.
Alice sought out the Weasley twins before raising her goblet slightly and taking a drink and setting it down.
"I'm off to the library before Charms, there's a particular book I need" Alice announced grabbing her book bag "I'll see you later Cedric"
FLASHBACK ENDS...
"Alice Potter" rang out jerking Alice promptly back to reality as Neville jabbed her in her side
"ALICE POTTER" Dumbledore called out again holding the piece of paper up having an unusual look in his face "Please come up and go through to the anti-chamber"
"This is the biggest injustice and bullshit I've ever heard old man" Alice announced getting to her feet and walking up to him pulling her wand out as she did so "I solemnly swear on my life and my magic I never wanted to and have never willingly entered my name into the Triwizard Tournament so mote it be...Expecto Protonus"
Alice glowed slightly before Prongs exploded from her wand and ran around the Great Hall, sounds of surprise and glee echoed amongst the students alongside several grumblings
"Through the door Potter" Dumbledore said again looking a little angry under his mask pointing to the door "NOW!"
Alice huffed and walked through the door. Going down to the anti room Alice saw the three champions sitting on the chairs by the fire.
"Alice?" Victor asked attracting the other two's attention to her presence as he stood up to greet her
"What's wrong Alice?" Cedric asked getting to his own feet seeing the angry look on the fourth years face.
"Do they want us back?" Fleur asked with a tilt of her head as the head teachers appeared along with Snape.
"Think again Frenchie" Alice replied in a huff as the adults flooded in with an angry Dumbledore leading the way.
"DIDYOUPUTYOURNAMEINTHEGOBLETOFFIRRRAHHHHH!?" Dumbledore screamed with absolutely no chill as he grabbed Alice's shoulder and pinned her against the wall
"Do I look like I have a suicidal death wish?" Alice replied in a nasty tone as she tried to push off his hands "The fuck is wrong with you?"
This made Dumbledore release his hold and sparked off a questioning round which made Alice more and more pissed off with every question being asked a different way and every answer being shorter and more to the point. Alice's cat senses went off as Moody began his spiel about the cup as well as both threatening Snape and Karkeroff. Every option was talked through and subsequently striped off the options list. The three champions interjected options as did Alice, even Snape's offer of Veriterserum and Alice's subsequent agreement to use it was striped off before Crouch announced that Alice would have to compete regardless of her own volition or not. This set Alice off into full blown rage.
"Since I'm being made to participate with this farce" Alice began looking utterly furious as she pulled out her wand "I swear by my ancestors and those I hold dear that I the Lady Alice Potter-Peverall-Black no longer will be a student of Hogwarts so mote it be"
Alice stowed her wand away as she stormed out of the room with Cedric Fleur and Victor trailing after her trying to keep up. Magic washing over her skin and trailing out from her touching every part of Hogwarts.
"Dobby!" Alice called out taking a hidden passage to loose her tails not willing to go back to the Gryffindor tower.
"Yes Missy Alice" Dobby replied appearing in front of her smiling brightly
"Grab everything of mine from the Gryffindor tower" Alice ordered thinking a mile a minute "then take me to Gringotts...I need to act and act fast"
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AUTHORS NOTE:
THANK YOU FOR READING CHAPTER Seven OF ALICE POTTER CHESHIRE CAT
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I apologise for this chapter being so late...I had a computer malfunction and only had a partial backup saved in an email. Pissed me off to no end.
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MAN-Y THANKS TO THESE REVIEWERS:
Maddog285
Thank you for seeing the tie I tried to give the two Alice's and I apologise for my spelling...like I said I do have a language thing, I do proof-read of course but I don't have a Beta so some things will slip through. Once the story is fully finished I'll work on doing the updated version
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Sakura Lisel
I'm sorry if the scene was weird it was the best way I could write it at the time...I tried to fix it with a flashback with some follow up in the next chapter or two. After all the Cheshire cat used Hallucinogenic magic.
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Ultima-owner
It's an idea that will -hopefully- play out later on
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Hikari Nova
THANK YOU! now to try and work it out
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hnh058513
Yes, Yes it is Molting...trust me to miss-use a similar sounding word I apologise
and yes It's something I hope will play out later
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CHAPTER EIGHT IS BEING WRITTEN AS WE SPEAK...