Chapter two
A/N: The second chapter to my "Forever" story. I hope you like this
chapter, as well as the first one. Please review, or I won't write
anymore! Let me know what I need to improve in my writing ^_^
The next morning at breakfast, I noticed that Harry Potter was not
in the Great Hall with his friends like he usually was. I wondered
where he was. Maybe Professor Snape had accused them of being the ones
who had set off a bunch of tricks of Zonko's late last night. I knew
it was not any of them. It was Draco Malfoy and his friends that did
it. They set it up so it would look like Harry, Ron, and Hermione were
the guilty ones.
More people were harassing me throughout the day, just like that
third year student did last night. I saw Harry walking down the halls
between classes. Cyndi said hi to him and waved. He waved back!
"No fair, Cyndi! He waved to you!" I squealed. Cyndi gave me a look
that clearly said "Oh, get over it.".
"Well, you weren't about to say anything to him." she said in a
snippy voice.
The rest of the day was even worse. Cyndi wasn't talking to me because
she thought it was my fault that she got detention (which it was not.),
people were still making fun of me, calling me names like "Potter-lover"
and such. And, I failed a test in Potions, so, of course, Professor
Snape was even more cold towards me. I didn't sleep much that night
either.
The next morning, I apologized to Cyndi, even though it never was
my fault that she got detention. It was just too tough to walk down the
halls alone without anyone to defend me or be my friend. Classes were
getting tough. I was tired and homework just kept on piling up. I didn't
get to see Harry walking down the halls very much. He must have had
a lot of homework too... Exams were coming up.
I was reading a book for Potions class, a book that seemed to never end.
I started to wonder if Snape had not bewitched my book to be twice as
long as all the other student's books. I eventually finished the book
and began working on the rest of my homework. The Slytherin common room
was quickly clearing out. Everyone was going to bed.
"Hey, Kelsey, why don't you take a break from all that work and
go to sleep? You look really tired." Cyndi said gently.
"No! I have to finish this work! I can't afford to fail anything!
I must do this, Cyndi! If I fail anything, my mum and dad will just--"
"Okay! Okay! I get the point! See you in the morning, Kelsey." Cyndi
interrupted me.
It was 1:00 AM when I finally went to sleep. I couldn't study or do any
more homework because I was falling asleep. I went into the first year
girl's dormitory and fell asleep immediately. I had no idea what was to
happen the next morning.
I woke up late. Everyone else had gone to breakfast. I quickly got
dressed and hurried down the stairs to get to the Great Hall. On the
way, I met Draco Malfoy and his friends in the hall way.
"Well, well. If it isn't Kelsey, Potter's little girlfriend!" he
said with a voice full of cruel amusement.
"I-I have to get down to the Great Hall." I muttered as I tried
to push past Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe.
"Not so fast." Malfoy sneered. I sighed. It was no use trying to
get through. Crabbe and Goyle were like two big brick walls. I would
never get past them by myself.
"You're a disgrace to all the Slytherin students, being obsessed
with Potter like you are!" Malfoy went on.
"I-I'm sorry. Um, can I get through now?" I asked hopefully. Malfoy
just laughed at me.
"Are you kidding? Of course you can't get through now!" he said.
Crabbe and Goyle laughed. I was about to cry, but I fought the tears
back because I knew that they would just give Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe
another reason to make fun of me.
"Malfoy! What have I told you about picking on the younger
students?" a stern voice called out from behind me. It was Professor
McGonagall. Malfoy back off quickly and started to walked away.
"I don't think so, Mr. Malfoy. You and I need to go talk to
Professor Snape about your little problem. And 25 points from Slytherin!"
Professor McGonagall snapped at Malfoy. Goyle and Crabbe were trying to
get away without her noticing.
"You two should come also." McGonagall said to Crabbe and Goyle.
"You may go, Kelsey." she added in a softer tone.
I quickly walked off. I didn't look up from my feet. Thank goodness
Professor McGonagall came when she did! Who knows what those bullies
would've done to me if she hadn't--
I gasped and fell back. I had run into someone! I looked up to see who
it was. Harry Potter! He was picking up some books that he must've
been carrying before I knocked him over. I scrambled to help him.
"S-sorry, Harry. I-I didn't see you..." I squeaked. He looked
at me, surprised. He must've thought that I was overreacting.
"No problem. Here." He helped me up! Harry Potter helped me,
Kelsey Cherrison, a pathetic little first year Slytherin student!
"T-Thanks. I have to go... Classes to get to.." I mumbled
nervously.
"See ya, Kelsey." he said. He knows my name! I thought to myself
with pure glee.
My day sure was improving. I thought that nothing would go wrong.
But I was so wrong. In the middle of our Potions class, Dumbledore came
into the class room.
"Sorry for interrupting your class, Severus, but I have an
extremely important announcement to make." he cleared his throat.
"All students are to report to their common room and stay there
for the rest of the day. There's been a tragic accident of which the
head of your house will inform you of shortly. Please hurry in an
orderly fashion to your common rooms, and do listen to the prefects
until the head of your house arrives. You may leave now. Severus, can
I have a word with you?"
What could've happened that we would have to leave in the middle of a
class?
"I heard that someone died!" Cyndi whispered. She looked scared.
I wondered why. I thought that maybe there was something that she was
not telling me, but I must've just been overreacting again.
"Really? Where'd you hear that? Any idea who?" said Shelby Toralynn,
another Slytherin first year. Cyndi shook her head. She was really pale.
"I don't know who it was. I heard some prefects talking. They
say that the teachers think that You-Know-Who is near." she said in a
small, scared and worried voice. I gasped. I was about to say something
when a piercing scream was heard down the hall. Cyndi, Shelby and I
hurried to see what was the cause of the excitement brewing at the end
of the hall.
"He's dead! He's dead! T-This can't be!" Professor McGonagall was
standing at the end of the hall, looking almost as pale as Cyndi had
before. On the floor laid a very stiff, still figure of one of the fifth
year Ravenclaw students, Max Zenton. A younger girl was sitting on the
floor next to the dead student, crying hysterically. I recognized her
as Max's sister, Gwen. Professor McGonagall shook her head.
"Everyone clear away. You shouldn't be here! Go to your common
rooms like you were instructed!" She shook her head again and whispered
something under her breath that sounded strangely like "Another one..."
The Slytherin common room was very loud. Everyone was talking about
what had happened in the hall way, and they were anticipating the
announcement that Dumbledore had said that Professor Snape, the head of
the Slytherin house, would be telling us. Professor Snape walked into the
room and everyone stopped talking.
"Professor Dumbledore has asked me to inform you of the incidents
which have happened in the castle. Two students are dead. Max Zenton
from Ravenclaw, who's death I am sure you have all heard of, and Mary
Linstone, also from Ravenclaw. I probably should not tell you this,
as it will cause much trouble to us all, but I must do as Professor
Dumbledore has asked me to do." He paused for a moment. I thought I saw
a hint of a twisted smile on his face, but I was most likely imagining.
"Classes have been canceled until further notice due to the fact
that Voldemort is near."
A/N: The second chapter to my "Forever" story. I hope you like this
chapter, as well as the first one. Please review, or I won't write
anymore! Let me know what I need to improve in my writing ^_^
The next morning at breakfast, I noticed that Harry Potter was not
in the Great Hall with his friends like he usually was. I wondered
where he was. Maybe Professor Snape had accused them of being the ones
who had set off a bunch of tricks of Zonko's late last night. I knew
it was not any of them. It was Draco Malfoy and his friends that did
it. They set it up so it would look like Harry, Ron, and Hermione were
the guilty ones.
More people were harassing me throughout the day, just like that
third year student did last night. I saw Harry walking down the halls
between classes. Cyndi said hi to him and waved. He waved back!
"No fair, Cyndi! He waved to you!" I squealed. Cyndi gave me a look
that clearly said "Oh, get over it.".
"Well, you weren't about to say anything to him." she said in a
snippy voice.
The rest of the day was even worse. Cyndi wasn't talking to me because
she thought it was my fault that she got detention (which it was not.),
people were still making fun of me, calling me names like "Potter-lover"
and such. And, I failed a test in Potions, so, of course, Professor
Snape was even more cold towards me. I didn't sleep much that night
either.
The next morning, I apologized to Cyndi, even though it never was
my fault that she got detention. It was just too tough to walk down the
halls alone without anyone to defend me or be my friend. Classes were
getting tough. I was tired and homework just kept on piling up. I didn't
get to see Harry walking down the halls very much. He must have had
a lot of homework too... Exams were coming up.
I was reading a book for Potions class, a book that seemed to never end.
I started to wonder if Snape had not bewitched my book to be twice as
long as all the other student's books. I eventually finished the book
and began working on the rest of my homework. The Slytherin common room
was quickly clearing out. Everyone was going to bed.
"Hey, Kelsey, why don't you take a break from all that work and
go to sleep? You look really tired." Cyndi said gently.
"No! I have to finish this work! I can't afford to fail anything!
I must do this, Cyndi! If I fail anything, my mum and dad will just--"
"Okay! Okay! I get the point! See you in the morning, Kelsey." Cyndi
interrupted me.
It was 1:00 AM when I finally went to sleep. I couldn't study or do any
more homework because I was falling asleep. I went into the first year
girl's dormitory and fell asleep immediately. I had no idea what was to
happen the next morning.
I woke up late. Everyone else had gone to breakfast. I quickly got
dressed and hurried down the stairs to get to the Great Hall. On the
way, I met Draco Malfoy and his friends in the hall way.
"Well, well. If it isn't Kelsey, Potter's little girlfriend!" he
said with a voice full of cruel amusement.
"I-I have to get down to the Great Hall." I muttered as I tried
to push past Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe.
"Not so fast." Malfoy sneered. I sighed. It was no use trying to
get through. Crabbe and Goyle were like two big brick walls. I would
never get past them by myself.
"You're a disgrace to all the Slytherin students, being obsessed
with Potter like you are!" Malfoy went on.
"I-I'm sorry. Um, can I get through now?" I asked hopefully. Malfoy
just laughed at me.
"Are you kidding? Of course you can't get through now!" he said.
Crabbe and Goyle laughed. I was about to cry, but I fought the tears
back because I knew that they would just give Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe
another reason to make fun of me.
"Malfoy! What have I told you about picking on the younger
students?" a stern voice called out from behind me. It was Professor
McGonagall. Malfoy back off quickly and started to walked away.
"I don't think so, Mr. Malfoy. You and I need to go talk to
Professor Snape about your little problem. And 25 points from Slytherin!"
Professor McGonagall snapped at Malfoy. Goyle and Crabbe were trying to
get away without her noticing.
"You two should come also." McGonagall said to Crabbe and Goyle.
"You may go, Kelsey." she added in a softer tone.
I quickly walked off. I didn't look up from my feet. Thank goodness
Professor McGonagall came when she did! Who knows what those bullies
would've done to me if she hadn't--
I gasped and fell back. I had run into someone! I looked up to see who
it was. Harry Potter! He was picking up some books that he must've
been carrying before I knocked him over. I scrambled to help him.
"S-sorry, Harry. I-I didn't see you..." I squeaked. He looked
at me, surprised. He must've thought that I was overreacting.
"No problem. Here." He helped me up! Harry Potter helped me,
Kelsey Cherrison, a pathetic little first year Slytherin student!
"T-Thanks. I have to go... Classes to get to.." I mumbled
nervously.
"See ya, Kelsey." he said. He knows my name! I thought to myself
with pure glee.
My day sure was improving. I thought that nothing would go wrong.
But I was so wrong. In the middle of our Potions class, Dumbledore came
into the class room.
"Sorry for interrupting your class, Severus, but I have an
extremely important announcement to make." he cleared his throat.
"All students are to report to their common room and stay there
for the rest of the day. There's been a tragic accident of which the
head of your house will inform you of shortly. Please hurry in an
orderly fashion to your common rooms, and do listen to the prefects
until the head of your house arrives. You may leave now. Severus, can
I have a word with you?"
What could've happened that we would have to leave in the middle of a
class?
"I heard that someone died!" Cyndi whispered. She looked scared.
I wondered why. I thought that maybe there was something that she was
not telling me, but I must've just been overreacting again.
"Really? Where'd you hear that? Any idea who?" said Shelby Toralynn,
another Slytherin first year. Cyndi shook her head. She was really pale.
"I don't know who it was. I heard some prefects talking. They
say that the teachers think that You-Know-Who is near." she said in a
small, scared and worried voice. I gasped. I was about to say something
when a piercing scream was heard down the hall. Cyndi, Shelby and I
hurried to see what was the cause of the excitement brewing at the end
of the hall.
"He's dead! He's dead! T-This can't be!" Professor McGonagall was
standing at the end of the hall, looking almost as pale as Cyndi had
before. On the floor laid a very stiff, still figure of one of the fifth
year Ravenclaw students, Max Zenton. A younger girl was sitting on the
floor next to the dead student, crying hysterically. I recognized her
as Max's sister, Gwen. Professor McGonagall shook her head.
"Everyone clear away. You shouldn't be here! Go to your common
rooms like you were instructed!" She shook her head again and whispered
something under her breath that sounded strangely like "Another one..."
The Slytherin common room was very loud. Everyone was talking about
what had happened in the hall way, and they were anticipating the
announcement that Dumbledore had said that Professor Snape, the head of
the Slytherin house, would be telling us. Professor Snape walked into the
room and everyone stopped talking.
"Professor Dumbledore has asked me to inform you of the incidents
which have happened in the castle. Two students are dead. Max Zenton
from Ravenclaw, who's death I am sure you have all heard of, and Mary
Linstone, also from Ravenclaw. I probably should not tell you this,
as it will cause much trouble to us all, but I must do as Professor
Dumbledore has asked me to do." He paused for a moment. I thought I saw
a hint of a twisted smile on his face, but I was most likely imagining.
"Classes have been canceled until further notice due to the fact
that Voldemort is near."