*~Okay, this story has been going faster then I hoped it would, but I
didn't want to bore you with fights that were on the same topic and they
said the same thing. You've already gotten the idea, but I'll try to draw
out these last few chapters because they're confusing.~*
"Harry?" Nadia asked tentatively. "I, uh, I made you a cupcake! For Halloween, you know."
Harry looked at Nadia, and smiling he took it from her and bit into it. Nadia beamed at him. As soon as she turned around, Harry's grin faded and he stuffed the rest of the treat in his mouth. That girl was getting to be a bit too obsessed with him.
After dinner, Harry was feeling strangely tired, so he went to bed early. He was surprised, as he grew more tired in bed, the song grew quieter. He eventually drifted off to sleep, the quietest he had had in over a month.
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Nadia lay awake, listening to the horrid song until she was sure it was midnight. Silently, she stepped out of bed, grabbed Ginny's broom, and slid open the window. Not one of her bedmates had stirred. She had learned how to creep around at night, because at the orphanage that was the only way she could steal food. And if one of her inmates woke up, she would receive a beating.
She climbed out of the window, so she was standing on the narrow ledge. Very carefully, she mounted the broom and kicked off. She turned around, closed the window and glided over to the boys' side of the tower. She remembered Harry's dormitory had been the highest, so she ascended to the highest set of windows. She chose one, opened it, and slipped inside.
Nadia had guessed right, the song was louder in here, but the potion she had given Harry blocked out the sound from him. She went over to Harry's trunk, and ruffled through his possessions. She found the charm without difficulty, and on her way through, she had also come across an invisibility cloak. She adorned the cloak, pocketed the charm, and strode down the stairs. She walked silently through the halls, not knowing where Dumbledore's office was. Instead, she searched for Nearly-Headless Nick. She found him after about an hour, and threw off the cloak.
"Nick!" she hissed. "Nick, where is Dumbledore's office, and what's the password? It's urgent!"
Nick, thankfully, didn't ask her why she was out of bed at midnight, but merely told her where the gargoyle was located and the password, (Bertie's Beans).
Nadia strode to where the gargoyle was, and when she arrived in front of it, she threw off the cloak. She was about to say the password when a voice rang out behind her.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," it said. Draco Malfoy was walking down the hall towards her. She didn't know who he was, but he had overheard her telling Ginny of her plan. He didn't want Harry to stay in Hogwarts, so he decided he would have to stop Nadia, and make it seem as though Harry wasn't doing anything of his own accord.
"Go away, I'm doing something," Nadia snapped. She had drawn her wand. If there was one thing she had learned in the orphanage, it was a wide range of hexes and jinxes. They needed to be learned for self defense.
"Oh, so you're going to duel me now, are you? Do you know what you're getting yourself into?" Draco sneered as he drew his own wand.
Nadia knew she was in over her head. Even though she knew her favorite hexes, she was no match for someone who had six years of practice. She decided that she wouldn't give up and let him take her to a teacher, but she would go down with a fight.
When Nadia didn't lower her wand, Draco decided he would teach her a lesson. "Stupefy!"
Nadia, had been hit by the curse. Her eyes were wide and glassy, and she fell over on her back, stiff as a board. He walked over to inspect her, then grabbed her feet and dragged her up the staircase to Dumbledore's office.
"Harry?" Nadia asked tentatively. "I, uh, I made you a cupcake! For Halloween, you know."
Harry looked at Nadia, and smiling he took it from her and bit into it. Nadia beamed at him. As soon as she turned around, Harry's grin faded and he stuffed the rest of the treat in his mouth. That girl was getting to be a bit too obsessed with him.
After dinner, Harry was feeling strangely tired, so he went to bed early. He was surprised, as he grew more tired in bed, the song grew quieter. He eventually drifted off to sleep, the quietest he had had in over a month.
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Nadia lay awake, listening to the horrid song until she was sure it was midnight. Silently, she stepped out of bed, grabbed Ginny's broom, and slid open the window. Not one of her bedmates had stirred. She had learned how to creep around at night, because at the orphanage that was the only way she could steal food. And if one of her inmates woke up, she would receive a beating.
She climbed out of the window, so she was standing on the narrow ledge. Very carefully, she mounted the broom and kicked off. She turned around, closed the window and glided over to the boys' side of the tower. She remembered Harry's dormitory had been the highest, so she ascended to the highest set of windows. She chose one, opened it, and slipped inside.
Nadia had guessed right, the song was louder in here, but the potion she had given Harry blocked out the sound from him. She went over to Harry's trunk, and ruffled through his possessions. She found the charm without difficulty, and on her way through, she had also come across an invisibility cloak. She adorned the cloak, pocketed the charm, and strode down the stairs. She walked silently through the halls, not knowing where Dumbledore's office was. Instead, she searched for Nearly-Headless Nick. She found him after about an hour, and threw off the cloak.
"Nick!" she hissed. "Nick, where is Dumbledore's office, and what's the password? It's urgent!"
Nick, thankfully, didn't ask her why she was out of bed at midnight, but merely told her where the gargoyle was located and the password, (Bertie's Beans).
Nadia strode to where the gargoyle was, and when she arrived in front of it, she threw off the cloak. She was about to say the password when a voice rang out behind her.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," it said. Draco Malfoy was walking down the hall towards her. She didn't know who he was, but he had overheard her telling Ginny of her plan. He didn't want Harry to stay in Hogwarts, so he decided he would have to stop Nadia, and make it seem as though Harry wasn't doing anything of his own accord.
"Go away, I'm doing something," Nadia snapped. She had drawn her wand. If there was one thing she had learned in the orphanage, it was a wide range of hexes and jinxes. They needed to be learned for self defense.
"Oh, so you're going to duel me now, are you? Do you know what you're getting yourself into?" Draco sneered as he drew his own wand.
Nadia knew she was in over her head. Even though she knew her favorite hexes, she was no match for someone who had six years of practice. She decided that she wouldn't give up and let him take her to a teacher, but she would go down with a fight.
When Nadia didn't lower her wand, Draco decided he would teach her a lesson. "Stupefy!"
Nadia, had been hit by the curse. Her eyes were wide and glassy, and she fell over on her back, stiff as a board. He walked over to inspect her, then grabbed her feet and dragged her up the staircase to Dumbledore's office.