"Honestly Harrison is that all you ever think about?"
"Well it's not my fault! I'm a growing boy!"
"You'll be growing outwards not upwards."
"Hey I hate to interrupt you two, but isn't that your Dad Harrison?" Penny asked as she looked out a window.
Harrison went pale. "Quick! Hide me!"
"Why should we?" Ja-Dee said.
"Er... because I'm cute!" Harrison stuttered.
"You wish."
"I know somewhere to hide," Penny interrupted. She pointed to a statue next to the Great Hall. "Right there."
"Geez Penny have you lost your marbles?" Jay-Dee said wide eyed. "Harrison is too fat. Thye'll see him behind that statue!"
"You're enjoying this aren't you?" Harrison asked gloomily. "Look, if my dad catches me there isn't going to be a fat me or skinny me. Heck, there won't even be a me!"
"Draco Malfoy is an evil git - no offence," Georgina said. "So I think we should listen to Penny."
"OK," Penny walked over to the statue of what appeared to be a tall witch. "Opremiuim!" The statue flew open to reaveal a small - very small - opening.
"Err..." Harrison stared at the opening. "Jay-Dee's right. I am too fat."
"Just shut up and get in!" Georgina hissed, shoving Harrison inside the statue. "We'll let you out when he leaves!"
"I hope it's soon!" Harrison said before Jay-Dee shut the statue up again.
"I can't breathe!" a muffled Harrison said.
"Shut up!" Penny hissed. Penny, Georgina and Jay-Dee leaned against a wall near the statue trying to look as casual as possible, but that's not easy when you're wondering if a boy trapped inside a statue of a witch is going to have enough air to breathe for much longer and a very looking Draco Malfoy is pounding up the stairs to the entrance of Hogwarts. The door burst open and Draco Malfoy stood in the entrance.
He was tall and very thin. He had blonde hair which was cut in a pudding basin haircut. He wore black dress robes and had a pinstriped cloak. Penny shuddered. She'd met him before because he worked in the ministry and she had often been to ministry functions. To give her father a family image of course. Like all Slytherins (current and past) he gave off a certain vibe. And that vibe, was creepy. Penny did not like him one bit.
"You!" he snapped at Penny. "Weasley's daughter. Where is Professor McGonagall?"
"Uh... I...er... I dunno!" Penny burst out.
"Alright," Draco pointed at Jay-Dee. "What about you? Do you know where she is?"
Jay-Dee shrugged. "I dunno. I'm new! We're all new. And we don't know where Harrison is either!"
Penny mentally slapped Jay-Dee. That statement didn't seem at all suspicious.
Draco's eyes lit up. "Where is my son?' He said menacingy, walking lowly towards Jay-Dee. Jay-Dee looked at the ground and dug her boots into the carpet.
"Geez... I dunno Mr Malfoy sir. I mean maybe he's eating or something. He sure does eat a lot. I thought ya know, maybe you didn't feed him or something. Either that or he's got worms. So yeah! I saw him head into the Great Hall and I was looking at this cool bug and then he disappeared."
Draco's eyes blazed. He picked Jay-Dee up by the scruff of her collar. Jay-Dee yelped.
"For the last time where is my son!" Draco yelled.
Jay-Dee screamed. "I don't know! Look if your offended I said you didn't feed Harrison I'm sorry! Really I am! And I don't think he has worms either! I mean Harrison's spiffy and all that and..."
"Mr Malfoy what are you doing?"
Penny looked around to see Professor Weasley heading down the stairs. Draco dropped Jay-Dee with a thud. Jay-Dee jumped up and ran and stood behind Penny and Georgina. Draco glared at Professor Weasley.
"Granger," he snapped. "Where is McGonagall?"
"Professor McGonagall is busy," she said cooly. "But perhaps I can help you?"
"I don't care how busy she is just go get her!" Draco snarled.
Professor Weasley sighed. "Georgina would you run and get Professor McGonagall for me? Nearly Headless Nick will show you the way."
"Yes Professor," and Georgina went off to find Professor McGonagall.
Professor Weasley stood there glaring at Draco. Penny was starting to get worried. What if they couldn't get Harrison out in time?
"Malfoy?"
Draco turned around. "Potter!" he snarled. "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here?' Professor Potter repeated the question in amazement. "I work here. What are you doing here?"
"An idiot like you is teaching my son," Draco smirked. "What do you teach? Muggle Studies?"
"Defence against the Dark Arts. Not that you were any good at that Draco. Weren't you a fan of 'Learn the Dark Arts?'"
"Harry!" Professor Weasley called sounding shocked. "Mr Malfoy was never convicted of being a deatheater and is innocent."
Draco smirked. "You heard Granger Potter. Innocent till proven guilty."
"Innocent my foot! We all know what you did!"
"Professor Potter!"
Professor Potter turned around to see Professor McGonagall with Georgina trailing behind her. Georgina went and stood with Penny and Jay-Dee. Professor McGonagall turned to Professor Potter and glared at him before turning to Draco Malfoy.
"Yes Mr Malfoy how can I help you?"
"My son," Draco said, "He was put in Gryffindor correct?"
"Yes," Professor McGonalgall said slowly.
"Well he shouldn't be," Draco snapped. "I want you to change his house."
Professor McGonagall looked surprised. "You want us to change his house?"
"Yes. Malfoy's do not belong in Gryffindor."
"But Harrison was put in Gryffindor by the Sorting Hat," Professor Weasley said.
"Well the Sorting hat was wrong!" yelled Draco Malfoy. "Harrison will be in Slytherin by the end of the week!" And with that he swept out of the castle dramatically.
There was a stunned silence. Georgina broke it. "Wow," she said. "What a charmer!"
Professor McGonagall sighed and headed off into the Great Hall. Professor Weasley followed. Professor Potter looked back at Penny and said, "I think it's okay for you to let Harrison out now," before going into the Great Hall.
"How did he..." Jay-Dee started before Penny interrupted.
"Who cares? Let's just get him out!" Penny said. "Openium!"
Harrison grinned when he saw Penny. "Boy am I glad to see you!" he said.
"Harrison!" Penny was relieved. "You're not dead!"
"Thanks to you," Harrison grinned. "What did Dad do? And what did he want?"
"He harrassed me!" Jay-Dee said. "I know I've got good looks beyond any eleven year old but still, harrassing me..."
"Jay-Dee," Penny said, "shut up. Anyway he's gone now. He's kinda mad though... about the fact you're not in Slytherin..."
Harrison's eyes went big. "Uh oh. What did he say to McGonagall?"
"That he wants you to be in Slytherin by the end of the week," Georgina said.
"But I don't want to be in Slytherin," Harrison whined. "They're all bigger then me and I'll get beat up for being a Gryffindor."
"Don't worry," Jay-Dee said. "I don't think McGonagall is likely to change you. That's great cos you won't get beat up. But you'll never be able to go home again and you'll have to live at Hogwarts all year long with Snape..."
"I changed my mind!" Harrison said quickly. "I'll be in Slytherin."
"Don't worry," Penny grinned. "I'm sure living with Snape won't be that bad. You'd get lots of quality time together... Now get out the statue before someone sees you!"
"Er..." Harrison said slowly. "I can't."
"You can't?"
"I'm stuck."
"I told you he was too fat!"
"Shut up Jay-Dee I'm trying to think."
"Don't strain yourself."
"Ok," Penny said pulling her wand out from inside her sleeve. "Uncle Fred and Uncle George once told me that a small explosion will fix anything. Now Harrison, this is going to attract a lot of attention... so get ready to run!"
Harrison eye's went big. "You're not going too..."
Penny started counting down. "Three.."
"You're not seriously..."
'Two..."
"Oh damn."
"One!"
Penny closed her eyes as the statue Harrison was crouching in blew to smitherens. "Run!" she yelled at Harrison who was already running off to the Gryffindor Common room.
Authors note: Er that chapter wasn't very good. I tried (and failed) to make it funny I believe, but anyway it sets up something in the plot. One. Harry seems to know what Penny and co. are doing and Two. Malfoy is not happy about Harrison's house placement.
A note to all those who reviewed:
Thanks to everyone who reviewed and don't keep saying it's a bad thing Harrison's in Gryffindor! He's one of my favourite characters! and Hawkins yes, at the moment Percy and Penelope are the only ones with kids at the moment. But there might be more kids. You just don't know...
"Well it's not my fault! I'm a growing boy!"
"You'll be growing outwards not upwards."
"Hey I hate to interrupt you two, but isn't that your Dad Harrison?" Penny asked as she looked out a window.
Harrison went pale. "Quick! Hide me!"
"Why should we?" Ja-Dee said.
"Er... because I'm cute!" Harrison stuttered.
"You wish."
"I know somewhere to hide," Penny interrupted. She pointed to a statue next to the Great Hall. "Right there."
"Geez Penny have you lost your marbles?" Jay-Dee said wide eyed. "Harrison is too fat. Thye'll see him behind that statue!"
"You're enjoying this aren't you?" Harrison asked gloomily. "Look, if my dad catches me there isn't going to be a fat me or skinny me. Heck, there won't even be a me!"
"Draco Malfoy is an evil git - no offence," Georgina said. "So I think we should listen to Penny."
"OK," Penny walked over to the statue of what appeared to be a tall witch. "Opremiuim!" The statue flew open to reaveal a small - very small - opening.
"Err..." Harrison stared at the opening. "Jay-Dee's right. I am too fat."
"Just shut up and get in!" Georgina hissed, shoving Harrison inside the statue. "We'll let you out when he leaves!"
"I hope it's soon!" Harrison said before Jay-Dee shut the statue up again.
"I can't breathe!" a muffled Harrison said.
"Shut up!" Penny hissed. Penny, Georgina and Jay-Dee leaned against a wall near the statue trying to look as casual as possible, but that's not easy when you're wondering if a boy trapped inside a statue of a witch is going to have enough air to breathe for much longer and a very looking Draco Malfoy is pounding up the stairs to the entrance of Hogwarts. The door burst open and Draco Malfoy stood in the entrance.
He was tall and very thin. He had blonde hair which was cut in a pudding basin haircut. He wore black dress robes and had a pinstriped cloak. Penny shuddered. She'd met him before because he worked in the ministry and she had often been to ministry functions. To give her father a family image of course. Like all Slytherins (current and past) he gave off a certain vibe. And that vibe, was creepy. Penny did not like him one bit.
"You!" he snapped at Penny. "Weasley's daughter. Where is Professor McGonagall?"
"Uh... I...er... I dunno!" Penny burst out.
"Alright," Draco pointed at Jay-Dee. "What about you? Do you know where she is?"
Jay-Dee shrugged. "I dunno. I'm new! We're all new. And we don't know where Harrison is either!"
Penny mentally slapped Jay-Dee. That statement didn't seem at all suspicious.
Draco's eyes lit up. "Where is my son?' He said menacingy, walking lowly towards Jay-Dee. Jay-Dee looked at the ground and dug her boots into the carpet.
"Geez... I dunno Mr Malfoy sir. I mean maybe he's eating or something. He sure does eat a lot. I thought ya know, maybe you didn't feed him or something. Either that or he's got worms. So yeah! I saw him head into the Great Hall and I was looking at this cool bug and then he disappeared."
Draco's eyes blazed. He picked Jay-Dee up by the scruff of her collar. Jay-Dee yelped.
"For the last time where is my son!" Draco yelled.
Jay-Dee screamed. "I don't know! Look if your offended I said you didn't feed Harrison I'm sorry! Really I am! And I don't think he has worms either! I mean Harrison's spiffy and all that and..."
"Mr Malfoy what are you doing?"
Penny looked around to see Professor Weasley heading down the stairs. Draco dropped Jay-Dee with a thud. Jay-Dee jumped up and ran and stood behind Penny and Georgina. Draco glared at Professor Weasley.
"Granger," he snapped. "Where is McGonagall?"
"Professor McGonagall is busy," she said cooly. "But perhaps I can help you?"
"I don't care how busy she is just go get her!" Draco snarled.
Professor Weasley sighed. "Georgina would you run and get Professor McGonagall for me? Nearly Headless Nick will show you the way."
"Yes Professor," and Georgina went off to find Professor McGonagall.
Professor Weasley stood there glaring at Draco. Penny was starting to get worried. What if they couldn't get Harrison out in time?
"Malfoy?"
Draco turned around. "Potter!" he snarled. "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here?' Professor Potter repeated the question in amazement. "I work here. What are you doing here?"
"An idiot like you is teaching my son," Draco smirked. "What do you teach? Muggle Studies?"
"Defence against the Dark Arts. Not that you were any good at that Draco. Weren't you a fan of 'Learn the Dark Arts?'"
"Harry!" Professor Weasley called sounding shocked. "Mr Malfoy was never convicted of being a deatheater and is innocent."
Draco smirked. "You heard Granger Potter. Innocent till proven guilty."
"Innocent my foot! We all know what you did!"
"Professor Potter!"
Professor Potter turned around to see Professor McGonagall with Georgina trailing behind her. Georgina went and stood with Penny and Jay-Dee. Professor McGonagall turned to Professor Potter and glared at him before turning to Draco Malfoy.
"Yes Mr Malfoy how can I help you?"
"My son," Draco said, "He was put in Gryffindor correct?"
"Yes," Professor McGonalgall said slowly.
"Well he shouldn't be," Draco snapped. "I want you to change his house."
Professor McGonagall looked surprised. "You want us to change his house?"
"Yes. Malfoy's do not belong in Gryffindor."
"But Harrison was put in Gryffindor by the Sorting Hat," Professor Weasley said.
"Well the Sorting hat was wrong!" yelled Draco Malfoy. "Harrison will be in Slytherin by the end of the week!" And with that he swept out of the castle dramatically.
There was a stunned silence. Georgina broke it. "Wow," she said. "What a charmer!"
Professor McGonagall sighed and headed off into the Great Hall. Professor Weasley followed. Professor Potter looked back at Penny and said, "I think it's okay for you to let Harrison out now," before going into the Great Hall.
"How did he..." Jay-Dee started before Penny interrupted.
"Who cares? Let's just get him out!" Penny said. "Openium!"
Harrison grinned when he saw Penny. "Boy am I glad to see you!" he said.
"Harrison!" Penny was relieved. "You're not dead!"
"Thanks to you," Harrison grinned. "What did Dad do? And what did he want?"
"He harrassed me!" Jay-Dee said. "I know I've got good looks beyond any eleven year old but still, harrassing me..."
"Jay-Dee," Penny said, "shut up. Anyway he's gone now. He's kinda mad though... about the fact you're not in Slytherin..."
Harrison's eyes went big. "Uh oh. What did he say to McGonagall?"
"That he wants you to be in Slytherin by the end of the week," Georgina said.
"But I don't want to be in Slytherin," Harrison whined. "They're all bigger then me and I'll get beat up for being a Gryffindor."
"Don't worry," Jay-Dee said. "I don't think McGonagall is likely to change you. That's great cos you won't get beat up. But you'll never be able to go home again and you'll have to live at Hogwarts all year long with Snape..."
"I changed my mind!" Harrison said quickly. "I'll be in Slytherin."
"Don't worry," Penny grinned. "I'm sure living with Snape won't be that bad. You'd get lots of quality time together... Now get out the statue before someone sees you!"
"Er..." Harrison said slowly. "I can't."
"You can't?"
"I'm stuck."
"I told you he was too fat!"
"Shut up Jay-Dee I'm trying to think."
"Don't strain yourself."
"Ok," Penny said pulling her wand out from inside her sleeve. "Uncle Fred and Uncle George once told me that a small explosion will fix anything. Now Harrison, this is going to attract a lot of attention... so get ready to run!"
Harrison eye's went big. "You're not going too..."
Penny started counting down. "Three.."
"You're not seriously..."
'Two..."
"Oh damn."
"One!"
Penny closed her eyes as the statue Harrison was crouching in blew to smitherens. "Run!" she yelled at Harrison who was already running off to the Gryffindor Common room.
Authors note: Er that chapter wasn't very good. I tried (and failed) to make it funny I believe, but anyway it sets up something in the plot. One. Harry seems to know what Penny and co. are doing and Two. Malfoy is not happy about Harrison's house placement.
A note to all those who reviewed:
Thanks to everyone who reviewed and don't keep saying it's a bad thing Harrison's in Gryffindor! He's one of my favourite characters! and Hawkins yes, at the moment Percy and Penelope are the only ones with kids at the moment. But there might be more kids. You just don't know...
