Terry Boot and Professor Binns' Extra Credit
Chapter 8: Hogsmeade
"Terry, you say you need three people from each house to read this." Blaise Zabini said as he returned the manuscript to Ginny.
"Err, yes actually." Terry replied there was something in the other boy's tone that told him not to trust what was going to come next.
"I was wondering who else from Slytherin you were going to get to read it." Blaise said staring down at Terry.
"I'll find someone, thank you. I need to get along to class." Terry said, starting to walk away.
"If you do something for me, I can get you two more people to read it." Blaise said.
Terry turned around and looked at Blaise, "What would I have to do?"
"You know, Millicent Bulstrode? She's a really nice girl, and would be flattered if someone would take her to Hogsmeade." Blaise said smiling.
"I'm sorry, but I have friends to meet in Hogsmeade next trip already." Terry said, making it up as he went along, "I'll just have to get my Slytherin readers some other way."
"Whatever." Blaise said, then walked on to his next class. Terry started walking away, but was then surprised to see Hermione walking towards him.
"Hi, Terry, is that the paper you wanted me and Ginny to look over." She said, staring at the manuscript.
"Yes, it is actually, would you like to read it now?" Terry asked her hopefully.
"Well, I'll take it and get it back to you, if that's ok. Oh, and Ginny was wondering if you would join us in Hogsmeade next trip." Hermione said.
"Really," Terry said, dropping his books, "Tell her I'd love too." He answered, picking up his books.
"Alright," Hermione said smiling at him, "See you next Hogsmeade weekend," and walked away.
"You know, if you forgot about freckle face you could get those Slytherin reviews, you really need them." Said a voice from behind him.
Terry turned around and saw the Grey Lady floating behind him. "I can get Slytherin readers anyways, and I really need to get to class, so if you don't mind." He said, and then walked to his next class, straight through the Grey Lady.
"Some people have no respect." She said then went roaming the hallways.
***
"So this is Hogwart's castle. A bit of a fix her up, isn't it." Helga said, as they road into the meadow below the castle.
"It would have been in better shape had someone not attacked it with a dragon." Salazar said, staring at Godric.
"You try forcing a besieged castle to surrender." Godric responded, glaring back at Salazar.
"Boys, boys, could you stop this, it isn't that bad. Nothing that a few months hard work and a whole lot of magic can't fix. We can probably have it in a condition to take students by next harvest." After that they rode along to the castle without further fighting, much to everyone's pleasure.
And a lot of hard work and magic is what they did put into it. Rowena and Godric went about reinforcing the towers and bridges by summoning stones from nearby quarries and raised the roof of the old entrance hall. Helga focused on the kitchens, teachers' rooms and classrooms, making the kitchens large enough to prepare great feasts quickly, and the classrooms good environments for teaching. She also started an improvised healers business at the castle, which helped to lessen tensions from the town of Hogsmeade who were upset about outsiders inhabiting the castle after the defeat of their duke. Salazar was installing a very ambitious plumbing and ventilations system, to make the castle more comfortable, and also to provide himself with a hidden weapon should things ever fall out of his control. Even Bulrian and Zoë 'helped', enchanting steps to disappear when stepped on, causing doors to open into different rooms than expected and creating secret rooms where they couldn't be found when the grown ups started their usual bickering.
They had finished most of the structural repairs in three months, and even though the castle would undergo renovation and expansion many times, they had established the core of the school to this very day.
They were sitting around the table in the great hall eating a scrumptious meal of roast pheasant when Helga asked, "So where are the students going to sleep. I mean, we have created everything in this castle, basically, except living quarters for our pupils, and it really is rather silly to not build this school with students in mind. I always say you should build something keeping its purpose in mind. In fact, we should probably have built dorms first."
"I think we should build one large dorm right off the great hall for all the students. It's centrally located, and would give the students a chance to mix." Rowena said, cutting Helga off.
"And make them hard to discipline. You would also be making them coeducational, which is anything but a good thing." Salazar replied.
"So, how about one girls dormitory supervised by Helga and Rowena, and a boys dormitory supervised by Salazar and Godric?" Zoë offered timidly.
"NO!!" everyone screamed at her.
"I was only making a suggestion" she said, and started picking at her pheasant.
"I don't see what is wrong with making a dorm coed as long as we keep the rooms for only one sex." Godric said.
"I agree. We can trust our students, in this matter at least. Young boys and girls aren't as irresponsible as you make them out to be. " Rowena said.
"So each of us is going to supervise a separate dormitory that may or may not be coed. Is that the general agreement?" Helga interposed.
"If we are going to make some of them coed, we had better make them all coed." Godric said.
"I'll make mine coeducational only if I can put the girls and boys on separate staircases." Salazar said.
"That is fine with me. Helga, you're the last one." Godric answered.
"I guess I'll have to go along." Hufflepuff said reluctantly.
"So four dormitories, off the great hall, with random placement of students." Rowena said.
"I don't want my dorm anywhere near his," Salazar said pointing at Godric. "I'll build it somewhere else, in secret."
"Well if he can choose his location, I'm choosing mine too." Godric said and Helga nodded.
"And another thing, I would rather choose the students in my dorm, so as they will get along better." Salazar said.
"I am warning you, if we don't do random placement this will forever harm the school Salazar, I am not kidding." Rowena said sternly staring at him.
"Rowena, don't be a worrywart. Choosing are own lodgers will reduce the tension and separate the people who don't get along. Besides, if we choose our own lodgers, we can give additional lessons to them, and more private attention from an adult they trust." Helga said.
"Rowena, as much as I would like to agree with you, in the end I would much rather pick my own students than end up in charge of a second Salazar." Godric said.
Rowena let out a breath, and set down her silverware in exasperation, "Fine. Have it your way. Ignore the person with the sight why don't you. You're only bringing on your own doom."
"Calm down, Rowena. Now that we have that settled, what should we call the school? I think Slytherin's School for Witchcraft and Witchery is a good idea." Slytherin said.
"And you get to have the school named after you because?" Godric said angrily, slamming his goblet onto the table.
"Because it was my idea." Salazar replied.
"I think it should be named after all of you." Zoë added timidly.
"Nobody asked your opinion child." Salazar sneered.
"Salazar, be nice. Zoë, that is a good idea, but a little long. How about naming the dormitories after us, and the school. ummm. Hogwarts." Helga said.
"That's a good idea." Godric said. "Gryffindor will be the best house out of any."
"In your dreams." Salazar said, "Slytherin can beat you with one hand tied behind their back."
"Rowena, what do you think." Helga said.
"Nobody cares what I think and you'll just make the decision without listening to me anyway, but I have no objection." Rowena said, then made her way out of the Great Hall to her sleeping quarters.
AN: Phew, long one. Sorry about the delay, computer problems. I will take any suggestions for other readers into consideration, but have for the most part decided (and no this is not democratic, so I don't think Harry will read it no matter how many requests I get.)
Disclaimer: JKR and her associates own the HP universe.
Poll Result: Coyote beats roadrunner. (Hooray)
Review responses:
Clara2000: It wouldn't be nearly as fun if they didn't hate each other. I guess the competitiveness is based partly on the stress a lot of people face to do well in school and tradition.
Kaesa Aurelia Secunda: Some of the classification is based on fics I've read, but some I just let myself come up with ridiculousness. Evil Helga is one.
Thanks to: Andicarmen, Monkey Buttt, Yen, textualsphinx
Chapter 8: Hogsmeade
"Terry, you say you need three people from each house to read this." Blaise Zabini said as he returned the manuscript to Ginny.
"Err, yes actually." Terry replied there was something in the other boy's tone that told him not to trust what was going to come next.
"I was wondering who else from Slytherin you were going to get to read it." Blaise said staring down at Terry.
"I'll find someone, thank you. I need to get along to class." Terry said, starting to walk away.
"If you do something for me, I can get you two more people to read it." Blaise said.
Terry turned around and looked at Blaise, "What would I have to do?"
"You know, Millicent Bulstrode? She's a really nice girl, and would be flattered if someone would take her to Hogsmeade." Blaise said smiling.
"I'm sorry, but I have friends to meet in Hogsmeade next trip already." Terry said, making it up as he went along, "I'll just have to get my Slytherin readers some other way."
"Whatever." Blaise said, then walked on to his next class. Terry started walking away, but was then surprised to see Hermione walking towards him.
"Hi, Terry, is that the paper you wanted me and Ginny to look over." She said, staring at the manuscript.
"Yes, it is actually, would you like to read it now?" Terry asked her hopefully.
"Well, I'll take it and get it back to you, if that's ok. Oh, and Ginny was wondering if you would join us in Hogsmeade next trip." Hermione said.
"Really," Terry said, dropping his books, "Tell her I'd love too." He answered, picking up his books.
"Alright," Hermione said smiling at him, "See you next Hogsmeade weekend," and walked away.
"You know, if you forgot about freckle face you could get those Slytherin reviews, you really need them." Said a voice from behind him.
Terry turned around and saw the Grey Lady floating behind him. "I can get Slytherin readers anyways, and I really need to get to class, so if you don't mind." He said, and then walked to his next class, straight through the Grey Lady.
"Some people have no respect." She said then went roaming the hallways.
***
"So this is Hogwart's castle. A bit of a fix her up, isn't it." Helga said, as they road into the meadow below the castle.
"It would have been in better shape had someone not attacked it with a dragon." Salazar said, staring at Godric.
"You try forcing a besieged castle to surrender." Godric responded, glaring back at Salazar.
"Boys, boys, could you stop this, it isn't that bad. Nothing that a few months hard work and a whole lot of magic can't fix. We can probably have it in a condition to take students by next harvest." After that they rode along to the castle without further fighting, much to everyone's pleasure.
And a lot of hard work and magic is what they did put into it. Rowena and Godric went about reinforcing the towers and bridges by summoning stones from nearby quarries and raised the roof of the old entrance hall. Helga focused on the kitchens, teachers' rooms and classrooms, making the kitchens large enough to prepare great feasts quickly, and the classrooms good environments for teaching. She also started an improvised healers business at the castle, which helped to lessen tensions from the town of Hogsmeade who were upset about outsiders inhabiting the castle after the defeat of their duke. Salazar was installing a very ambitious plumbing and ventilations system, to make the castle more comfortable, and also to provide himself with a hidden weapon should things ever fall out of his control. Even Bulrian and Zoë 'helped', enchanting steps to disappear when stepped on, causing doors to open into different rooms than expected and creating secret rooms where they couldn't be found when the grown ups started their usual bickering.
They had finished most of the structural repairs in three months, and even though the castle would undergo renovation and expansion many times, they had established the core of the school to this very day.
They were sitting around the table in the great hall eating a scrumptious meal of roast pheasant when Helga asked, "So where are the students going to sleep. I mean, we have created everything in this castle, basically, except living quarters for our pupils, and it really is rather silly to not build this school with students in mind. I always say you should build something keeping its purpose in mind. In fact, we should probably have built dorms first."
"I think we should build one large dorm right off the great hall for all the students. It's centrally located, and would give the students a chance to mix." Rowena said, cutting Helga off.
"And make them hard to discipline. You would also be making them coeducational, which is anything but a good thing." Salazar replied.
"So, how about one girls dormitory supervised by Helga and Rowena, and a boys dormitory supervised by Salazar and Godric?" Zoë offered timidly.
"NO!!" everyone screamed at her.
"I was only making a suggestion" she said, and started picking at her pheasant.
"I don't see what is wrong with making a dorm coed as long as we keep the rooms for only one sex." Godric said.
"I agree. We can trust our students, in this matter at least. Young boys and girls aren't as irresponsible as you make them out to be. " Rowena said.
"So each of us is going to supervise a separate dormitory that may or may not be coed. Is that the general agreement?" Helga interposed.
"If we are going to make some of them coed, we had better make them all coed." Godric said.
"I'll make mine coeducational only if I can put the girls and boys on separate staircases." Salazar said.
"That is fine with me. Helga, you're the last one." Godric answered.
"I guess I'll have to go along." Hufflepuff said reluctantly.
"So four dormitories, off the great hall, with random placement of students." Rowena said.
"I don't want my dorm anywhere near his," Salazar said pointing at Godric. "I'll build it somewhere else, in secret."
"Well if he can choose his location, I'm choosing mine too." Godric said and Helga nodded.
"And another thing, I would rather choose the students in my dorm, so as they will get along better." Salazar said.
"I am warning you, if we don't do random placement this will forever harm the school Salazar, I am not kidding." Rowena said sternly staring at him.
"Rowena, don't be a worrywart. Choosing are own lodgers will reduce the tension and separate the people who don't get along. Besides, if we choose our own lodgers, we can give additional lessons to them, and more private attention from an adult they trust." Helga said.
"Rowena, as much as I would like to agree with you, in the end I would much rather pick my own students than end up in charge of a second Salazar." Godric said.
Rowena let out a breath, and set down her silverware in exasperation, "Fine. Have it your way. Ignore the person with the sight why don't you. You're only bringing on your own doom."
"Calm down, Rowena. Now that we have that settled, what should we call the school? I think Slytherin's School for Witchcraft and Witchery is a good idea." Slytherin said.
"And you get to have the school named after you because?" Godric said angrily, slamming his goblet onto the table.
"Because it was my idea." Salazar replied.
"I think it should be named after all of you." Zoë added timidly.
"Nobody asked your opinion child." Salazar sneered.
"Salazar, be nice. Zoë, that is a good idea, but a little long. How about naming the dormitories after us, and the school. ummm. Hogwarts." Helga said.
"That's a good idea." Godric said. "Gryffindor will be the best house out of any."
"In your dreams." Salazar said, "Slytherin can beat you with one hand tied behind their back."
"Rowena, what do you think." Helga said.
"Nobody cares what I think and you'll just make the decision without listening to me anyway, but I have no objection." Rowena said, then made her way out of the Great Hall to her sleeping quarters.
AN: Phew, long one. Sorry about the delay, computer problems. I will take any suggestions for other readers into consideration, but have for the most part decided (and no this is not democratic, so I don't think Harry will read it no matter how many requests I get.)
Disclaimer: JKR and her associates own the HP universe.
Poll Result: Coyote beats roadrunner. (Hooray)
Review responses:
Clara2000: It wouldn't be nearly as fun if they didn't hate each other. I guess the competitiveness is based partly on the stress a lot of people face to do well in school and tradition.
Kaesa Aurelia Secunda: Some of the classification is based on fics I've read, but some I just let myself come up with ridiculousness. Evil Helga is one.
Thanks to: Andicarmen, Monkey Buttt, Yen, textualsphinx
