Chapter 25
Someone to Lean on
And so it was the day before the O.W.L.'s All of the younger students, though subdued by the death of Digaroy, were happily wasting their remaining days at Hogwarts. But from the 5th year up their nerves were still running high. And the study sessions still went late into the night.
Severus had extended to offer to Shayna to write the school govornors asking that she be excused from the O.W.L.'s due to the circumstances. But Shayna had refused, she was going to take these O.W.L.'s and do her best. After all she couldn't just hide in a room and wait to die. Even when terrible things were happening she had to remember to live.
Terrible these days seemed like an understatement. Only a week ago all had been well in Shayna's little world. Now 75% of her closest friends had proved that they hated her. The other Slytherin girls were as bad as three Changs a piece, with Amber as their leader they ignored, pushed, and insulted Shayna and Jes as though it were going out of style. The simple things that once brought her joy seemed to be slipping away too. Salazar was off hunting in the dungeons, there was too much studying to be done to wander the corridors, and the O.W.L.'s fell on the last Saturday before the train left, and so Shayna wouldn't be able to go to work and tell Warren goodbye.
In a stroke in an attempt to get away from the rest of the school on the last night for study, Shayna snuck Jes into the prefect common room. She watched, amused as her friend admired the detail of the room while complaining about all the special treatments prefects got. She then resigned to performing the entire balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet on the large balcony. And then they pulled the low tables out of the way so that they could spread out their notes and get down to business.
"Levitating Charm?"
"Wingardium Leviosa, When was the day of no magic?"
"October 13, 1313"
Suddenly the door opened. This was no good, Jes was gonna be caught. And then there was Shayna, who ever heard of a prefect breaking the rules? But it was Alana, and she was sneaking in Amber and Selphie. For a moment the Slytherins just looked at each other then Alana turned to the others. "You guys wanna go study some where else?" "No!" Amber said loud enough so Shayna could hear "I'm not going to let the Muggle lovers drive me out. Won;t give them the satisfaction." So the three girls sat themselves down on the opposite side of the area rug and opened their books.
The silence was rushing loudly in Shayna's ears. She looked about the room, none of the girls were looking up from their studies. And yet Shayna felt awkward, like they were watching her critically. She returned to her notes and tried desperately to memories dates, butt it was no use. The silence was just too distracting.
Nerves hit her again. She had to get this done the O.W.L.s were tomorrow. But this was more important to her. But how do you explain to the school governors that you had more important things to worry about. And then something happened. Something so far from her mind it struck her as inconceivable. Jes began to sing! "Some times in our lives we all have pains we all have sorrows. But if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow."
And if that was amazing then what happened next was beyond belief. As Jes continued Selphie joined her. "Lean on me when you're not strong and I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on." And then Alana joined "For it won't be long before I'm gonna need somebody to lean on."
It was like a scene in the muggle musicals Mrs. Krum always watched. Every girl in the room, Death-eater and Muggle lover was singing, bolting it out at the top of their lungs. "So just call on your brother when you need a hand. We all need somebody to lean on." They were dancing on the furniture and kicking around their study packets "I just might have a problem that you'd understand, We all need somebody to lean on!"
And as they sang and danced they left everything behind. nothing from the world could get through that room. No dark and light, right and wrong. it was just friends, a group of girls who had just remembered that they could get through anything together. They were just enjoying the best times of their lives as best they could. Thinking about this much latter Shayna was reminded of something Dumbledore had said in her second year "Ha music, a magic beyond what any of us can do here."
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As the night waxed on the singing gave way to laughter and memories. "My first detention for Snape. He let me grade quizzes for the Grffies, it was great!" Amber said
"Mine was mopping the floors in the East tower with the Weasley twins. I was so scared of them that time. They were a whole year older then me Yup that;s where it all started." Shayna laughed
"I on;y got detention last year when Flitwick caught me in a broom closet with that boy." said Jes "Oh, what was his name?"
Shayna rose from her chair and walked around the room. Selphie took her spot next to Amber. on the sofa. "I remember my first train ride here." Some boys were talking about You-know-who on the train, and I wasn't sure what to think. They were being really stupid talking about going to get a dementor. I didn't know why, but I wasn't sure I wanted to be on his bad side. And then I was made a Slytherin. So I guessed that this was my destiny."
Shayna shook her head, she didn't believe in destiny, after all she was supposedly destine to be daddy's little girl. Amber smiled "Feels good doesn't it? Oh man, Dad always told Darco, and me stories of the times he had back before Harry Potter was born. I would think about how great it would be to have lived then, and now it's here, it's our turn. There will be some great stories for my kids."
Shayna rolled her eyes, Amber saw her. "And what will you tell your children Riddle? That when the Dark Lord returned you backed away in fear?"
"No" Shayna replied bravely "I'll tell them that I wouldn't go down, and I wouldn't take the easy road on an excuse like fun or destiny. I'll tell them that I fought with every ounce of strength I could find."
Amber shook her head "You got it all wrong"
"That remains to be seen." Shayna smiled "And that's not the point anyways."
"Then what is?"
Amber grinned around the room "That not even the most powerful forces in all of magical history can stand between these girls."
A/N If you tell me this is corny I will hunt you down. I am well aware of the cheesiness of this chapter AND I LIKE IT THAT WAY!!! *whew* ok I'm done now
Severus had extended to offer to Shayna to write the school govornors asking that she be excused from the O.W.L.'s due to the circumstances. But Shayna had refused, she was going to take these O.W.L.'s and do her best. After all she couldn't just hide in a room and wait to die. Even when terrible things were happening she had to remember to live.
Terrible these days seemed like an understatement. Only a week ago all had been well in Shayna's little world. Now 75% of her closest friends had proved that they hated her. The other Slytherin girls were as bad as three Changs a piece, with Amber as their leader they ignored, pushed, and insulted Shayna and Jes as though it were going out of style. The simple things that once brought her joy seemed to be slipping away too. Salazar was off hunting in the dungeons, there was too much studying to be done to wander the corridors, and the O.W.L.'s fell on the last Saturday before the train left, and so Shayna wouldn't be able to go to work and tell Warren goodbye.
In a stroke in an attempt to get away from the rest of the school on the last night for study, Shayna snuck Jes into the prefect common room. She watched, amused as her friend admired the detail of the room while complaining about all the special treatments prefects got. She then resigned to performing the entire balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet on the large balcony. And then they pulled the low tables out of the way so that they could spread out their notes and get down to business.
"Levitating Charm?"
"Wingardium Leviosa, When was the day of no magic?"
"October 13, 1313"
Suddenly the door opened. This was no good, Jes was gonna be caught. And then there was Shayna, who ever heard of a prefect breaking the rules? But it was Alana, and she was sneaking in Amber and Selphie. For a moment the Slytherins just looked at each other then Alana turned to the others. "You guys wanna go study some where else?" "No!" Amber said loud enough so Shayna could hear "I'm not going to let the Muggle lovers drive me out. Won;t give them the satisfaction." So the three girls sat themselves down on the opposite side of the area rug and opened their books.
The silence was rushing loudly in Shayna's ears. She looked about the room, none of the girls were looking up from their studies. And yet Shayna felt awkward, like they were watching her critically. She returned to her notes and tried desperately to memories dates, butt it was no use. The silence was just too distracting.
Nerves hit her again. She had to get this done the O.W.L.s were tomorrow. But this was more important to her. But how do you explain to the school governors that you had more important things to worry about. And then something happened. Something so far from her mind it struck her as inconceivable. Jes began to sing! "Some times in our lives we all have pains we all have sorrows. But if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow."
And if that was amazing then what happened next was beyond belief. As Jes continued Selphie joined her. "Lean on me when you're not strong and I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on." And then Alana joined "For it won't be long before I'm gonna need somebody to lean on."
It was like a scene in the muggle musicals Mrs. Krum always watched. Every girl in the room, Death-eater and Muggle lover was singing, bolting it out at the top of their lungs. "So just call on your brother when you need a hand. We all need somebody to lean on." They were dancing on the furniture and kicking around their study packets "I just might have a problem that you'd understand, We all need somebody to lean on!"
And as they sang and danced they left everything behind. nothing from the world could get through that room. No dark and light, right and wrong. it was just friends, a group of girls who had just remembered that they could get through anything together. They were just enjoying the best times of their lives as best they could. Thinking about this much latter Shayna was reminded of something Dumbledore had said in her second year "Ha music, a magic beyond what any of us can do here."
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As the night waxed on the singing gave way to laughter and memories. "My first detention for Snape. He let me grade quizzes for the Grffies, it was great!" Amber said
"Mine was mopping the floors in the East tower with the Weasley twins. I was so scared of them that time. They were a whole year older then me Yup that;s where it all started." Shayna laughed
"I on;y got detention last year when Flitwick caught me in a broom closet with that boy." said Jes "Oh, what was his name?"
Shayna rose from her chair and walked around the room. Selphie took her spot next to Amber. on the sofa. "I remember my first train ride here." Some boys were talking about You-know-who on the train, and I wasn't sure what to think. They were being really stupid talking about going to get a dementor. I didn't know why, but I wasn't sure I wanted to be on his bad side. And then I was made a Slytherin. So I guessed that this was my destiny."
Shayna shook her head, she didn't believe in destiny, after all she was supposedly destine to be daddy's little girl. Amber smiled "Feels good doesn't it? Oh man, Dad always told Darco, and me stories of the times he had back before Harry Potter was born. I would think about how great it would be to have lived then, and now it's here, it's our turn. There will be some great stories for my kids."
Shayna rolled her eyes, Amber saw her. "And what will you tell your children Riddle? That when the Dark Lord returned you backed away in fear?"
"No" Shayna replied bravely "I'll tell them that I wouldn't go down, and I wouldn't take the easy road on an excuse like fun or destiny. I'll tell them that I fought with every ounce of strength I could find."
Amber shook her head "You got it all wrong"
"That remains to be seen." Shayna smiled "And that's not the point anyways."
"Then what is?"
Amber grinned around the room "That not even the most powerful forces in all of magical history can stand between these girls."
A/N If you tell me this is corny I will hunt you down. I am well aware of the cheesiness of this chapter AND I LIKE IT THAT WAY!!! *whew* ok I'm done now
