Spottings and Rides
"You are taking that will you?!"
"Of course! I can't wait to show off!"
"Kayla- No shooting people!"
"Of course not mom!"
"Now remember what to tell them when they ask why you weren't on the train."
"That we were visited Scotland and just stopped in a little early."
"Exactly."
"Duh- you have been questioning me for hours."
"Lets go then." Severus said trying to break up the fight. "You just hang on to me Kata, I can't let you apparate by yourself, its quite a distance."
"Shame- I thought maybe she'd get lost." Jessica said...
"Lets go before I curse her." I hugged my mom and dad and got close to Severus whom mumbled a few words and moments later we arrived at Hogwarts and were in his room.
"Home, Sweet, Home."
"I'm going to miss sleeping with you."
"I am too."
"Too bad there isn't a way we could work this out..."
"Kata you know there isn't."
"But I have an invisibility cloak and I can apparate!"
"That still can't keep you in two beds at one time."
I looked at him and I just went into his arms, he loved me and I loved him. I didn't ever want to be apart from him.
"I have been spoiled the last two weeks."
"Me too.. But we must go Professor Dumbledore you have arrived."
I hugged and kissed him once more before having to walk out in the hall looking like we hated each other. That, even though it was torture, was kinda fun looking at the kids whom looked at me sympathetically. I told him that in my mind and he just laughed.
Sev walked up to the statue and thought for a minute and then bent over and whispered, Jolly rancher, and then the door opened. He walked before me and I just followed him, when we got to the too-familiar door of his office it was open.
"Welcome back you two."
"Thanks" I smiled I loved being here.
"I am pleased that you want to do this horse thing."
"I am pleased that you are letting me!"
"would you mind if you started tonight?"
"Tonight, you have a horse already?"
"Yes, But I am not sure if it will be to your liking."
"Can I go look at it now?"
"Sure but no riding, We want to see you mount the horse for the first time."
"Is it broke?"
"Yes, they said it was a fine horse."
"Lets go see if they are telling the truth."
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We went outside where there was a new barn and arena, I went into the arena finding the best one I had ever seen. There were bleachers among the whole thing in 5 sections, no doubt for the house teams and teachers.
"Wow! This place is amazing!"
"Let us see the horse though."
He then led me into the barn which was also very nice. He led me to the back stall where a beautiful slivery-dapple gray Thoroughbred stood. She whinnied to me and I opened the door. She was tall, probably 17 hands or about 5'6.
"Wow, Got a saddle?"
"And brushes, they are over here."
He pointed over to a shelf which also had a bridle, saddle pad and girth.
"I'm going to brush her right now. I stretched my hand out which brought the brushes over.
"I'll leave you two alone then, but remember the train will be here soon."
We brushed for like a half hour before Sev said we should go. I kissed him once more and we needed to separate at the front door.
I was unpacking my stuff when the students arrived, I had already told Ron and Harry my fake story and told them I needed to pack. Hermione was the first one up and she nodded at my hello, took a look around and smiled.
"Where are you?" I tapped her shoulder and then shouted Guess! and she just laughed. I took off the cloak and smiled.
"My grandmother gave it to me, isn't it great!?"
"Yeah, Here's my birthday present to you." She handed me a package with sweets and a card.
"Thanks so much Hermione."
"Its nothing, You got a bow!"
"And a broomstick!"
"Wow! lucky!"
"You can try both of them out later ok?"
"I better be able too. Look I didn't see you on the train."
"We were visiting in Scotland and got here a little before you did."
"Oh ok."
"Oh and I have good news to tell you. But I want to tell you all at the same time."
"Well lets go see them now."
"Hey Hermione, welcome back." Ron said being friendly.
"Yeah, Yeah, Kata has something to say."
"Dumbledore got me a horse and I'll be riding here after dinner. Everyone will be invited to watch." Half of me also wanted to tell them about my grandmother. But i knew that I couldn't tell them.
"That's great!"
"We'll all be there to watch."
"Thanks I'll need your help."
"I'm sure you will do fine."
I then showed Ron and Harry my cloak and they said it would come in 'handy' and I didn't ask or want to know why. Dinner came soon and it was all too soon that Dumbledore was speaking.
"If you haven't heard yet, we have a riding demonstration tonight, I'll let Katarina go and get ready."
I got up and also heard another chair move at the head table. Sev got up and I faked a frown. I walked faster to show that I wanted to get away from him but as soon as the door closed my arms were around him.
"I thought you might need help grooming."
"After I change I'd love it- one sec." I apparated to my room and changed into my riding clothes and boots grabbed my helmet and when I got back Sev was just standing there, waiting patiently. We groomed very quickly and saddled quick too. I was putting my helmet on and getting the bridle when I noticed the saddle looked wrong.
"Shit"
"What?"
"The saddle is too small. Take it off. I'll ride bareback."
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"On a new horse, extremely."
"We will do it later."
"We will not. Go tell Dumbledore what happened and take a seat I'll be out in a minute."
He did as he was told and soon I was mounted on a new horse, going into a new arena. In an hour I would be done, if i was going to be alive would be the question. I got out there and the whole school was there. They stopped talking and stared at me. I smiled. My new audience. I did everything from cantering, contact, trotting, leg yielding and walk to canter transitions. When I took breaks I told them why they were important.
"When I get a saddle that fits her, I will do a jumping lesson with her." A few gasps came from the crowd and I laughed. I turned to Dumbledore and said, "I'm done."
"Very well, Everyone lets give her a hand." They began clapping, and the horse I was riding, whom I had secretly named Lightning did nothing. Then that Malfoy git jumped down from the bleachers on purpose to scare Light. He succeeded and we saw a totally different side of her. She first reared, all I did was hang on but stayed on. Malfoy whom was staring up at her was now on the ground more scared than Lightning was. She then shied away and bucked one. When I finally settled her down people looks surprised that I was still on, let alone alive. It was scary but nothing to what Malfloy was experiencing from Snape. I'll thank him later. Dumbledore was down there asking if I was ok, which I was.
"We can get you a new horse."
"Please don't- she's amazing, her canter is wonderful!"
"Are you sure?"
"Positive, I'll measure her for a saddle ok?"
"Yeah sure, will she be ok with other people?"
"She will be fine, especially with me there, she just needs to get used to her surroundings, She will be fine ok?"
"If you are sure.."
"I am once again positive. She'll be great."
I had him convinced and I told my friends goodbye and Snape was dragging Malfloy out by an ear. HE was good at that. Trust me. I told them I had to take a shower too, which was true but I also wanted to visit Sev too, and thank him.
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"Whatcha doing guys?" Hermione asked Ron and Harry whom were reading something.
"Look at this Hermione, Kayla Miller is in Snape's office." Harry said. They were examining the Mauder's map.
"Who?"
"Edna Miller's Granddaughter. But she's a muggle- and why in Snape's office. And Dumbledore isn't there either."
"Who's Edna Miller?"
"Sorry keep forgetting you don't know Hermione, She defeated you-know-who the first time."
"But I thought that Harry was the only one not defeated by him."
"Well he wasn't considered a high mass murderer then, he had only killed about a hundred people."
"Oh, and that's not mass- put that away it's probably wrong anyway,"
"It's never wrong."
"Oh look if it's anything important we will find out soon enough."
"Hey Kata,"
"Sorry Just going straight to my bed, I'll talk to you tomorrow- Night!"
"I'll go with you Kata." When we were in our room she continued. "Ron and Harry said that they saw Kayla Miller in Snape's Office tonight on the Mauder's map." It took everything in my body to stop me from gasping.
"Wonder why."
"You know about her?"
"Yeah I read about her somewhere. Granddaughter of Edna Miller right?"
"Yeah" Hermione looked defeated, A book she hadn't read? It couldn't be possible. But it was, a book I made myself about me!
"Night."
"Night"
"You are taking that will you?!"
"Of course! I can't wait to show off!"
"Kayla- No shooting people!"
"Of course not mom!"
"Now remember what to tell them when they ask why you weren't on the train."
"That we were visited Scotland and just stopped in a little early."
"Exactly."
"Duh- you have been questioning me for hours."
"Lets go then." Severus said trying to break up the fight. "You just hang on to me Kata, I can't let you apparate by yourself, its quite a distance."
"Shame- I thought maybe she'd get lost." Jessica said...
"Lets go before I curse her." I hugged my mom and dad and got close to Severus whom mumbled a few words and moments later we arrived at Hogwarts and were in his room.
"Home, Sweet, Home."
"I'm going to miss sleeping with you."
"I am too."
"Too bad there isn't a way we could work this out..."
"Kata you know there isn't."
"But I have an invisibility cloak and I can apparate!"
"That still can't keep you in two beds at one time."
I looked at him and I just went into his arms, he loved me and I loved him. I didn't ever want to be apart from him.
"I have been spoiled the last two weeks."
"Me too.. But we must go Professor Dumbledore you have arrived."
I hugged and kissed him once more before having to walk out in the hall looking like we hated each other. That, even though it was torture, was kinda fun looking at the kids whom looked at me sympathetically. I told him that in my mind and he just laughed.
Sev walked up to the statue and thought for a minute and then bent over and whispered, Jolly rancher, and then the door opened. He walked before me and I just followed him, when we got to the too-familiar door of his office it was open.
"Welcome back you two."
"Thanks" I smiled I loved being here.
"I am pleased that you want to do this horse thing."
"I am pleased that you are letting me!"
"would you mind if you started tonight?"
"Tonight, you have a horse already?"
"Yes, But I am not sure if it will be to your liking."
"Can I go look at it now?"
"Sure but no riding, We want to see you mount the horse for the first time."
"Is it broke?"
"Yes, they said it was a fine horse."
"Lets go see if they are telling the truth."
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We went outside where there was a new barn and arena, I went into the arena finding the best one I had ever seen. There were bleachers among the whole thing in 5 sections, no doubt for the house teams and teachers.
"Wow! This place is amazing!"
"Let us see the horse though."
He then led me into the barn which was also very nice. He led me to the back stall where a beautiful slivery-dapple gray Thoroughbred stood. She whinnied to me and I opened the door. She was tall, probably 17 hands or about 5'6.
"Wow, Got a saddle?"
"And brushes, they are over here."
He pointed over to a shelf which also had a bridle, saddle pad and girth.
"I'm going to brush her right now. I stretched my hand out which brought the brushes over.
"I'll leave you two alone then, but remember the train will be here soon."
We brushed for like a half hour before Sev said we should go. I kissed him once more and we needed to separate at the front door.
I was unpacking my stuff when the students arrived, I had already told Ron and Harry my fake story and told them I needed to pack. Hermione was the first one up and she nodded at my hello, took a look around and smiled.
"Where are you?" I tapped her shoulder and then shouted Guess! and she just laughed. I took off the cloak and smiled.
"My grandmother gave it to me, isn't it great!?"
"Yeah, Here's my birthday present to you." She handed me a package with sweets and a card.
"Thanks so much Hermione."
"Its nothing, You got a bow!"
"And a broomstick!"
"Wow! lucky!"
"You can try both of them out later ok?"
"I better be able too. Look I didn't see you on the train."
"We were visiting in Scotland and got here a little before you did."
"Oh ok."
"Oh and I have good news to tell you. But I want to tell you all at the same time."
"Well lets go see them now."
"Hey Hermione, welcome back." Ron said being friendly.
"Yeah, Yeah, Kata has something to say."
"Dumbledore got me a horse and I'll be riding here after dinner. Everyone will be invited to watch." Half of me also wanted to tell them about my grandmother. But i knew that I couldn't tell them.
"That's great!"
"We'll all be there to watch."
"Thanks I'll need your help."
"I'm sure you will do fine."
I then showed Ron and Harry my cloak and they said it would come in 'handy' and I didn't ask or want to know why. Dinner came soon and it was all too soon that Dumbledore was speaking.
"If you haven't heard yet, we have a riding demonstration tonight, I'll let Katarina go and get ready."
I got up and also heard another chair move at the head table. Sev got up and I faked a frown. I walked faster to show that I wanted to get away from him but as soon as the door closed my arms were around him.
"I thought you might need help grooming."
"After I change I'd love it- one sec." I apparated to my room and changed into my riding clothes and boots grabbed my helmet and when I got back Sev was just standing there, waiting patiently. We groomed very quickly and saddled quick too. I was putting my helmet on and getting the bridle when I noticed the saddle looked wrong.
"Shit"
"What?"
"The saddle is too small. Take it off. I'll ride bareback."
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"On a new horse, extremely."
"We will do it later."
"We will not. Go tell Dumbledore what happened and take a seat I'll be out in a minute."
He did as he was told and soon I was mounted on a new horse, going into a new arena. In an hour I would be done, if i was going to be alive would be the question. I got out there and the whole school was there. They stopped talking and stared at me. I smiled. My new audience. I did everything from cantering, contact, trotting, leg yielding and walk to canter transitions. When I took breaks I told them why they were important.
"When I get a saddle that fits her, I will do a jumping lesson with her." A few gasps came from the crowd and I laughed. I turned to Dumbledore and said, "I'm done."
"Very well, Everyone lets give her a hand." They began clapping, and the horse I was riding, whom I had secretly named Lightning did nothing. Then that Malfoy git jumped down from the bleachers on purpose to scare Light. He succeeded and we saw a totally different side of her. She first reared, all I did was hang on but stayed on. Malfoy whom was staring up at her was now on the ground more scared than Lightning was. She then shied away and bucked one. When I finally settled her down people looks surprised that I was still on, let alone alive. It was scary but nothing to what Malfloy was experiencing from Snape. I'll thank him later. Dumbledore was down there asking if I was ok, which I was.
"We can get you a new horse."
"Please don't- she's amazing, her canter is wonderful!"
"Are you sure?"
"Positive, I'll measure her for a saddle ok?"
"Yeah sure, will she be ok with other people?"
"She will be fine, especially with me there, she just needs to get used to her surroundings, She will be fine ok?"
"If you are sure.."
"I am once again positive. She'll be great."
I had him convinced and I told my friends goodbye and Snape was dragging Malfloy out by an ear. HE was good at that. Trust me. I told them I had to take a shower too, which was true but I also wanted to visit Sev too, and thank him.
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"Whatcha doing guys?" Hermione asked Ron and Harry whom were reading something.
"Look at this Hermione, Kayla Miller is in Snape's office." Harry said. They were examining the Mauder's map.
"Who?"
"Edna Miller's Granddaughter. But she's a muggle- and why in Snape's office. And Dumbledore isn't there either."
"Who's Edna Miller?"
"Sorry keep forgetting you don't know Hermione, She defeated you-know-who the first time."
"But I thought that Harry was the only one not defeated by him."
"Well he wasn't considered a high mass murderer then, he had only killed about a hundred people."
"Oh, and that's not mass- put that away it's probably wrong anyway,"
"It's never wrong."
"Oh look if it's anything important we will find out soon enough."
"Hey Kata,"
"Sorry Just going straight to my bed, I'll talk to you tomorrow- Night!"
"I'll go with you Kata." When we were in our room she continued. "Ron and Harry said that they saw Kayla Miller in Snape's Office tonight on the Mauder's map." It took everything in my body to stop me from gasping.
"Wonder why."
"You know about her?"
"Yeah I read about her somewhere. Granddaughter of Edna Miller right?"
"Yeah" Hermione looked defeated, A book she hadn't read? It couldn't be possible. But it was, a book I made myself about me!
"Night."
"Night"
