A/N: Well, this is going along okay, but ideas are needed, but they probably won't be used untill later chapters, because I can't post this, because FanFic is down... rrg, but anyways, read, review, and comeback again soon! (Ooh, scarry, that rhymed!)
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters, or places, directly related to the Harry Potter Books, those belong to the great J.K. Rowling. I do, however, own any unfamiliar characters, and most of the plot... well, all of it, actually, but if you want to use them, (as in the characters) just e-mail me...
Dark as Night
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
~*~
"You want me to teach... potions?" Snape asked, curiously.
"It's the only opening there is Severus," Dumbledore said, "Take it or leave it."
"Well, I thought that you'd want me to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts," Snape said, slightly down-trodden.
"Yes, prferably, you would," Dumledore replied, "But the job just isn't open at the moment."
"Alright," Snape agreed, sighing, "I'll take the potions job."
"You also remember," Dumbledore said cheerily, "That with the potions class, comes the Slytherin House."
~*~
"I'm going to Hogwarts!" Jessie exclaimed the next morning, to her father, who was also sitting at the kitchen table, eating breakfast.
"Hogwarts?" he asked questioningly.
"Yes, mum enrolled me!"
"Why?" Ken asked, being an over-protective father, and leer-y of the whole magic thing.
"Umm..." Jessie trailed off, hoping that her mother could help her.
"Because, she needs the training, and with these crazy wizards running around, I don't want her to be caught in a situation where she needs her powers, but can't use them, for lack of knowledge." Marie replied, glancing at her husband, from where she was frying eggs.
"Oh, alright then, I suppose," he repilied, standing up, and grabbing his briefcase.
"Mum, what am I going to tell everyone at school?" Jessie asked, "I can't tell them I'm going to a Wizarding School."
~*~
"Caught?" Voldemort hissed, glaring down upon Malfoy, who was cowering before him.
"Yes Master," he replied.
"And he walked right in to the castle, and told you this, while Moody was waiting outside," Voldemort said, in an unbelieving tone.
"Yes Master."
"And Moody didn't want to come in, and get the rest of you?"
"Didn't seem that way Master," Malfoy said.
"This doesn't make sense, why wouldn't Moody, Fudge's most trusted Auror, not want to try and catch all of you?" Voldemort hissed, sensing that Snape had indeed betrayed him.
"Where's Wormtail?" Voldemort said, enraged at the information he had just collected, "I wish to speak with him."
~*~
"Just tell them that you're transferring to a boarding school," Marie answered.
"What if they ask which one?" Jessie asked, worried that her friends might pick up on something.
"Tell them you don't remember which one, that you applied for a few, and haven't gotten the letters back yet," Marie said, feeling guilty for having her daughter lie about what school she was going to.
"Mum, it doesn't seem right to lie," Jessie said, thinking of what her friends would say if they found out. 'Good thing it's the weekend,' she thought to herself, looking at her hands, which were trembling.
"I know, but muggles, they... well, they don't take to magic very well," she said, and as an after thought, "Almost like your father."
"And a muggle...?" Jessie asked, looking confused.
"Sorry," Marie appologised, "A non-magical person."
"Oh," Jessie responded, quietly. 'This is going to be huge, I don't know, it is a good thing, right?'
~*~
"The Slytherin House?" Snape repeated for the fourth time, flabbergasted.
"If it's to much responsibility, Severus," Dumbledore started, "I could have Proffesor Moon take over."
"That old crone?" Snape snapped to attention.
Dumbledore peered at him through his half-moon spectacles. "Crone?"
"Sorrry, Sir," Snape said, his pale face, turning slightly red.
"Have to say I agree with you," Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling.
Snape shook his head, "So when do I start?"
"Well, Jessica will be coming, after Christmas Break, although she won't be attending classes untill next year," Albus stated, "So, you will help her learn the basics, through the last term of this year, and the summer vacations, and both of you will officially start next year."
Snape nodded, "Throughout the summer?"
~*~
"Yes master?" Womtail entered the chambers hesitantly.
"What do you know about Snape's dissapearence?" Voldemort hissed, still annoyed from his conversation with Malfoy.
"That it only proves our original suspision?" Peter offered timidly.
Voldemort let out a very audible hiss, like a sigh. "I knew this already, Wormtail."
"Sir, Master, all I know is that he was aledgedly caught by the Ministry, and Alastor Moody," Peter said, wringing his hands.
"Yes, Wormtail, I knew this too," Voldemort hissed, and quickly dissmissed Wormtail, with a thought about why he had to use him as a spy. 'Useless Prat.'
~*~
An tawny colored owl tapped on the window, holding a letter in it's claw. Jessie looked at it with interest, as her mum opened the window, and the owl fluttered over, and landed in front of her. Her eyes opened wide, as the owl neatly stuck it's leg out, inviting her to take the letter from it. "Mum, this owl is acting very strange," Jessie said, still staring at the owl's leg.
Marie mearly chuckled, and took the letter from the owl, giving it a bit of toast. "That's the Wizarding way of sending mail."
"Oh," Jessie replied, realising that there was a lot she needed to learn, all the while, watching the owl fly away.
Marie handed the letter to Jessie, "Open it."
It was addressed in shimmering emerald ink, to Jessica Lighter, kitchen table, 423 Heaven's Lane. 'Freaky, how'd they know where I was?' she glanced out the window before continuing with the letter. Satisfied that there wasn't someone spying on her, she forced her attention back to the letter, which read:
Dear Miss Lighter,
We are pleased to inform you, that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed, a list of all nessesary books and equipment.
Your term will start on January 2. Since you have had no previous magical expirience, you will be starting with a teacher to teach you the basics, and you join the rest of the school next year, as a 6th Year. You will also be expected to stay at the school aver the summer, to continue your education. We await your reply, no later than November 22.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonnagal,
Deputy Headmistress
Jessie stared at the letter in front of her, "All Summer?"
"Well, you need to get caught up, with the rest of the students," Marie said, looking at her daughter.
Jessie sighed, thinking of everything she was going to miss. Even the stupid git that plays pranks on her all the time.
"Cheer up, you'll love it there, think of it as a new challenge," Marie encouraged, "Maybe we can even arrange for a visit sometime before you start, write a letter back to Headmaster Dumbledore, see what he thinks."
~*~
"Is that a problem?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes still shineing.
"No, of course not," Severus replied, quickly, this was the opportunity of a lifetime, besides, summer wasn't his favorite time of the year anyways, it was always too warm. "Summer and black don't mix," he said not realizing it was audible.
"Very true," Dumbledore said, "Although, I don't like wearing robes all season, prefer shorts, myself."
Snape rolled his eyes at the man's attempt at being funny. "If you don't mind, Sir, I think I will go to bed, haven't slept all night."
"Yes, alright," Dumbledore said, yawning himself.
~*~
Voldemort was beside himself with fury, he couldn't find Snape, and neigther could anyone else. He wasn't responding to the dark mark, and by now, it would be causing him much pain. He hissed, and heard a large thud, come from by the window.
'Naigini,' Voldemort hissed, in Parseltounge.
The Basilisk slid over to Voldemort's chair, where it curled up like an over-thick throw-rug. Voldemort glanced down at the gigantic snake, and it's green color. Another look at the snake would have showed that it wasn't fully grown, and that it didn't have the traits of a fully gown Basilisk. Not that it mattered anyways, the snake would never even attempt to kill Voldemort, there would be some nasty consequenses. The snake, now asleep, hissed quietly. 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter,' and Voldemort was the only one to understand it, he smiled at the snakes loyalty.
~*~
The rest of the day passed rather quickly, with Jessie talking on the phone to Becca, and listening in on Brad's conversation with some other guy. But other than that, it was rather boring, all they talked about was the latest song from some punk group. She also wrote a letter to Headmaster Dumbledore to ask if she could visit Hogwarts sometime before she officially entered the school. A reply hadn't arrived yet, and it was getting late. It was around 10 o'clock that she got off the phone, and went to bed. Where another dream engulfed her peaceful sleep.
A hissing noise erupted in her right ear, and then a voice, 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter.'
In her dream, she looked around, at the stone walls that surrounded her. The voice came again, this time from her left side, 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter.'
She spun around, only to see another wall of stone. Chancing a look up, she saw a sky of dark clouds, and a bolt of lightning cross it. Again, the voice came, this time from beneath her, 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter.'
Looking down, all she could see was, nothing, nothing but the rocks that looked as though they were a hundred meters below her, and then the sensation came, the sensation of falling...
Jessie woke with a start, "Only a dream, only a dream," she muttered to herself. She wiped her hand across her face, to feel a cold sweat, and noticed her hands were shaking. She curled into a ball, under the covers, and closed her eyes, praying for a dreamless sleep.
~*~
A/N: Once again, another chapter done. This one actually took me two days to write... ugh, slight writer's block.
Oh, I nkow this seems really hard to follow right now, but it will all come together near the end of the story, you see, it has to do with all 3 parts, and in the last couple chapters, it will come together. After Jessie goes to Hogwarts, there will only be 2 parts, and it will be easier to follow. Hope you keep reading, and please give me your ideas, especially for what Voldemort might be plotting... Thanks Much!
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters, or places, directly related to the Harry Potter Books, those belong to the great J.K. Rowling. I do, however, own any unfamiliar characters, and most of the plot... well, all of it, actually, but if you want to use them, (as in the characters) just e-mail me...
Dark as Night
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
~*~
"You want me to teach... potions?" Snape asked, curiously.
"It's the only opening there is Severus," Dumbledore said, "Take it or leave it."
"Well, I thought that you'd want me to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts," Snape said, slightly down-trodden.
"Yes, prferably, you would," Dumledore replied, "But the job just isn't open at the moment."
"Alright," Snape agreed, sighing, "I'll take the potions job."
"You also remember," Dumbledore said cheerily, "That with the potions class, comes the Slytherin House."
~*~
"I'm going to Hogwarts!" Jessie exclaimed the next morning, to her father, who was also sitting at the kitchen table, eating breakfast.
"Hogwarts?" he asked questioningly.
"Yes, mum enrolled me!"
"Why?" Ken asked, being an over-protective father, and leer-y of the whole magic thing.
"Umm..." Jessie trailed off, hoping that her mother could help her.
"Because, she needs the training, and with these crazy wizards running around, I don't want her to be caught in a situation where she needs her powers, but can't use them, for lack of knowledge." Marie replied, glancing at her husband, from where she was frying eggs.
"Oh, alright then, I suppose," he repilied, standing up, and grabbing his briefcase.
"Mum, what am I going to tell everyone at school?" Jessie asked, "I can't tell them I'm going to a Wizarding School."
~*~
"Caught?" Voldemort hissed, glaring down upon Malfoy, who was cowering before him.
"Yes Master," he replied.
"And he walked right in to the castle, and told you this, while Moody was waiting outside," Voldemort said, in an unbelieving tone.
"Yes Master."
"And Moody didn't want to come in, and get the rest of you?"
"Didn't seem that way Master," Malfoy said.
"This doesn't make sense, why wouldn't Moody, Fudge's most trusted Auror, not want to try and catch all of you?" Voldemort hissed, sensing that Snape had indeed betrayed him.
"Where's Wormtail?" Voldemort said, enraged at the information he had just collected, "I wish to speak with him."
~*~
"Just tell them that you're transferring to a boarding school," Marie answered.
"What if they ask which one?" Jessie asked, worried that her friends might pick up on something.
"Tell them you don't remember which one, that you applied for a few, and haven't gotten the letters back yet," Marie said, feeling guilty for having her daughter lie about what school she was going to.
"Mum, it doesn't seem right to lie," Jessie said, thinking of what her friends would say if they found out. 'Good thing it's the weekend,' she thought to herself, looking at her hands, which were trembling.
"I know, but muggles, they... well, they don't take to magic very well," she said, and as an after thought, "Almost like your father."
"And a muggle...?" Jessie asked, looking confused.
"Sorry," Marie appologised, "A non-magical person."
"Oh," Jessie responded, quietly. 'This is going to be huge, I don't know, it is a good thing, right?'
~*~
"The Slytherin House?" Snape repeated for the fourth time, flabbergasted.
"If it's to much responsibility, Severus," Dumbledore started, "I could have Proffesor Moon take over."
"That old crone?" Snape snapped to attention.
Dumbledore peered at him through his half-moon spectacles. "Crone?"
"Sorrry, Sir," Snape said, his pale face, turning slightly red.
"Have to say I agree with you," Dumbledore said, his blue eyes twinkling.
Snape shook his head, "So when do I start?"
"Well, Jessica will be coming, after Christmas Break, although she won't be attending classes untill next year," Albus stated, "So, you will help her learn the basics, through the last term of this year, and the summer vacations, and both of you will officially start next year."
Snape nodded, "Throughout the summer?"
~*~
"Yes master?" Womtail entered the chambers hesitantly.
"What do you know about Snape's dissapearence?" Voldemort hissed, still annoyed from his conversation with Malfoy.
"That it only proves our original suspision?" Peter offered timidly.
Voldemort let out a very audible hiss, like a sigh. "I knew this already, Wormtail."
"Sir, Master, all I know is that he was aledgedly caught by the Ministry, and Alastor Moody," Peter said, wringing his hands.
"Yes, Wormtail, I knew this too," Voldemort hissed, and quickly dissmissed Wormtail, with a thought about why he had to use him as a spy. 'Useless Prat.'
~*~
An tawny colored owl tapped on the window, holding a letter in it's claw. Jessie looked at it with interest, as her mum opened the window, and the owl fluttered over, and landed in front of her. Her eyes opened wide, as the owl neatly stuck it's leg out, inviting her to take the letter from it. "Mum, this owl is acting very strange," Jessie said, still staring at the owl's leg.
Marie mearly chuckled, and took the letter from the owl, giving it a bit of toast. "That's the Wizarding way of sending mail."
"Oh," Jessie replied, realising that there was a lot she needed to learn, all the while, watching the owl fly away.
Marie handed the letter to Jessie, "Open it."
It was addressed in shimmering emerald ink, to Jessica Lighter, kitchen table, 423 Heaven's Lane. 'Freaky, how'd they know where I was?' she glanced out the window before continuing with the letter. Satisfied that there wasn't someone spying on her, she forced her attention back to the letter, which read:
Dear Miss Lighter,
We are pleased to inform you, that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed, a list of all nessesary books and equipment.
Your term will start on January 2. Since you have had no previous magical expirience, you will be starting with a teacher to teach you the basics, and you join the rest of the school next year, as a 6th Year. You will also be expected to stay at the school aver the summer, to continue your education. We await your reply, no later than November 22.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonnagal,
Deputy Headmistress
Jessie stared at the letter in front of her, "All Summer?"
"Well, you need to get caught up, with the rest of the students," Marie said, looking at her daughter.
Jessie sighed, thinking of everything she was going to miss. Even the stupid git that plays pranks on her all the time.
"Cheer up, you'll love it there, think of it as a new challenge," Marie encouraged, "Maybe we can even arrange for a visit sometime before you start, write a letter back to Headmaster Dumbledore, see what he thinks."
~*~
"Is that a problem?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes still shineing.
"No, of course not," Severus replied, quickly, this was the opportunity of a lifetime, besides, summer wasn't his favorite time of the year anyways, it was always too warm. "Summer and black don't mix," he said not realizing it was audible.
"Very true," Dumbledore said, "Although, I don't like wearing robes all season, prefer shorts, myself."
Snape rolled his eyes at the man's attempt at being funny. "If you don't mind, Sir, I think I will go to bed, haven't slept all night."
"Yes, alright," Dumbledore said, yawning himself.
~*~
Voldemort was beside himself with fury, he couldn't find Snape, and neigther could anyone else. He wasn't responding to the dark mark, and by now, it would be causing him much pain. He hissed, and heard a large thud, come from by the window.
'Naigini,' Voldemort hissed, in Parseltounge.
The Basilisk slid over to Voldemort's chair, where it curled up like an over-thick throw-rug. Voldemort glanced down at the gigantic snake, and it's green color. Another look at the snake would have showed that it wasn't fully grown, and that it didn't have the traits of a fully gown Basilisk. Not that it mattered anyways, the snake would never even attempt to kill Voldemort, there would be some nasty consequenses. The snake, now asleep, hissed quietly. 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter,' and Voldemort was the only one to understand it, he smiled at the snakes loyalty.
~*~
The rest of the day passed rather quickly, with Jessie talking on the phone to Becca, and listening in on Brad's conversation with some other guy. But other than that, it was rather boring, all they talked about was the latest song from some punk group. She also wrote a letter to Headmaster Dumbledore to ask if she could visit Hogwarts sometime before she officially entered the school. A reply hadn't arrived yet, and it was getting late. It was around 10 o'clock that she got off the phone, and went to bed. Where another dream engulfed her peaceful sleep.
A hissing noise erupted in her right ear, and then a voice, 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter.'
In her dream, she looked around, at the stone walls that surrounded her. The voice came again, this time from her left side, 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter.'
She spun around, only to see another wall of stone. Chancing a look up, she saw a sky of dark clouds, and a bolt of lightning cross it. Again, the voice came, this time from beneath her, 'Rip, tear, kill, Potter.'
Looking down, all she could see was, nothing, nothing but the rocks that looked as though they were a hundred meters below her, and then the sensation came, the sensation of falling...
Jessie woke with a start, "Only a dream, only a dream," she muttered to herself. She wiped her hand across her face, to feel a cold sweat, and noticed her hands were shaking. She curled into a ball, under the covers, and closed her eyes, praying for a dreamless sleep.
~*~
A/N: Once again, another chapter done. This one actually took me two days to write... ugh, slight writer's block.
Oh, I nkow this seems really hard to follow right now, but it will all come together near the end of the story, you see, it has to do with all 3 parts, and in the last couple chapters, it will come together. After Jessie goes to Hogwarts, there will only be 2 parts, and it will be easier to follow. Hope you keep reading, and please give me your ideas, especially for what Voldemort might be plotting... Thanks Much!