THEY'RE ONLY 30 YEARS APART....
Chapter seven - The Return(s)
Did you know that when I'm starting a new chapter I have no idea what I'm going to write today? This time it's very hard.... Inspiration, come to me! Oh, I'm stuck. Darn it. *puts HP music on* NOW I've got an idea. Not terribly good, but it is an idea :) You just read and review, then I'll write.
Hey! Did you notice I forgot the disclaimer in chapter five six? I knew you didn't.
And a lot of my thanks go out to Peeves! And to Jess, but I didn't got a reaction from you yet :S
Oh, I regret hurting Snape! I watched the movie on my computer again, and I felt so bad about almost killing him. I hope I made things up with only giving him some scratches :)
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Megan opened her eyes. She groaned, the hospital wing again... She didn't feel sick, so she immediately wanted to leave. Madame Pomfrey noticed she had woken, and walked to her.
"Madame, what have I got?" Megan asked.
"Some ribs were and the bones in your leg were completely shattered. But you can leave by tomorrow."
"And...-" Megan hesitated. "What about Severus?"
"Why don't you ask him?"
Megan looked up. Snape was standing in the door opening. He looked at Pomfrey.
"Yeah yeah, I get it. I'm leaving already. Only five minutes!" she said with a annoyed look on her face.
When she was gone, Snape walked to Megan's bed. Megan could see a long scratch on his cheek.
"I suppose I should thank you," he said after a tense silence. "For saving my life."
"I wouldn't be able to if you hadn't saved my life first." The silence fell again. "You didn't do that because you owe me, did you?"
Snape took a good breath. "So, what's your damage?" he changed subject.
"Madame Pomfrey says I've broken some ribs and there was nothing left from my leg. And you?"
"Just this scratch. Dumbledore wanted me to tell you that you'll be brought back to your parents next week."
Megan stared at her blanket. Next week already? Did she had to leave Hogwarts? Why didn't Dumbledore tell that himself?
"Why?" she asked confused.
"Because you've learned everything a 7th year should learn. At least, that's what's been tried."
But....- Then what? Was that it? Did she come to Hogwarts to learn and then go back to her Muggle parents? Her parents.... The last time they had seen her was when she was still 11 years old.
"Why were you in the school grounds?" Snape asked. "You made Ravenclaw lose 50 points."
Megan sighed. 50 points? This day was getting worse and worse. She felt suddenly irate.
"Any other bad announcements?"
Snape kept silence. So there were, and she had just been joking.
"It can't be THAT bad, can it?" she said after a long silence.
"Yes, it can. I suppose you're the only person who doesn't know about it. Even muggles know it. He has striked back everywhere...."
Megan became impatient. "Stop the mystery thing! What happened?"
"Voldemort has returned. Has returned.... Returned.... Turned...."
The words spinned around in Megan's head. She pressed her hand to her ears.
"Five minutes up! Oh, look what you've done! I told you not to tell her yet!" The voice of Madame Pomfrey drove off the words. She was being pushed into her bed again, and the blanket almost stifled her. She protested, but it didn't work. Pomfrey commanded Snape to leave, but he just pushed her away and walked to the bed again.
"He caused the storm. Now you see how powerful he is. So from now on stay out." He turned to Pomfrey. "And YOU, you should stop being so pushy!"
Both Pomfrey and Megan were astonished. Snape left the room.
"But.... It's my job!" Pomfrey said indignantly.
Megan took a good, deep breath. So, this was it. End of Hogwarts. She couldn't say she was really devoted to the place; she had nearly stayed on it for a year. But it was a nice year, after all. She had said goodbye and thanks to everyone she could think of, even to Malfoy and his friends. She picked up her trunk, and walked out the door. It was a beautiful Sunday morning, the sun was coming up and shone on the grass of the school grounds. Almost everybody was still sleeping except for Megan and Hagrid. He had to take her to her parents again. She walked to his cottage, but he wasn't inside. She found him at the back of the house. "'Ey, Megan! Glad you're here." he smiled, and grabbed her trunk.
"So, how will we travel?"
"By ViaVia."
"Oh, I've read about that!"
They stood around to the viavia in the shape of an old book. The next moment they stood in Megan's backyard. She felt a little bit dizzy, but not enough to keep her from jumping up and running to the door.
"Megan?" she heard. Her mother appeared in front of her.
"Mom? Dad?" Her father stood after her. Her mother walked to her, and hugged her.
"We were so worried when that schoolmaster told us!" she cried. Her father walked to her too. "Welcome back." he said.
Megan felt her eyes burning. "Aren't you mad at me?" she asked with a trembling voice.
"Sorry for interrupting, but I 'ink I'll go now!" Hagrid said. Megan laughed. She almost forgot about him.
"Thank you Hagrid."
"You're welcome. Bye!"
"Bye!"
Megan's mother pulled her to the living room, and there they sit and drank coffee. Talking? No. Her parents tried, but Megan was far away with her thoughts. She only nodded, sometimes shook her head no, and giggled when her dad told a joke.
"We only have one question left," her father said. Megan already knew what question that would be.
"Yes," her mother said to. "A very burning question. Why did you want to be older?"
Megan was right, even though she hoped she was wrong. Now what? They wouldn't understand, no matter what. Maybe it was better to tell something else. At that moment they heard a loud noise.
"What the heck?" Megan's father said when Snape burst into the room.
"Hurry, there are deatheaters coming this way!" he said urgently.
Deatheaters? This way? She could see her parents didn't understand the message. Her father walked to Snape, and yelled that he had to leave.
Megan tried desperately to explain her mother that they had to run, but she didn't want to listen. She sighed. They'd follow if she just walked away. She went out, and as she predicted her parents ran after her, followed by Snape. They ran to the bunker at the end of the street, but when the got there Megan realized she had forgotten her wand.
"Wait here!" she cried, and ran back to her house again. She found her wand at the ground, and quickly picked it up. As Megan ran outside again, she bumped into Snape.
"Why are you following me?" she asked, confused.
"To keep you from doing stupid things again!" Snape snarled. "And now let's get back before...."
Snape's sentence was being cut off because of screaming. Her parents! Megan wanted to run to them, but Snape held her back. She screamed, yelled, and kicked him, but his strong arms wouldn't let go. He pushed her into the house, and both heard the awful screaming and merciless laughter. When everything was quiet again, Snape released her. Megan ran to the bunker immediately, and Snape walked briskly after her. There was nothing left. Megan stared at the crater in the ground. She saw body's, bones, pieces of cloth.
"Don't look...." Snape pulled her away from the hole. It was too much. Far too much. Megan let herself fall to Snape, and burst out in a cry of grief. Snape stood there. For the first time somebody searched for consolation from him, and he was amazed.
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I guess it's not that long, is it? Sorry, again. But my head's just empty by now :S
Chapter seven - The Return(s)
Did you know that when I'm starting a new chapter I have no idea what I'm going to write today? This time it's very hard.... Inspiration, come to me! Oh, I'm stuck. Darn it. *puts HP music on* NOW I've got an idea. Not terribly good, but it is an idea :) You just read and review, then I'll write.
Hey! Did you notice I forgot the disclaimer in chapter five six? I knew you didn't.
And a lot of my thanks go out to Peeves! And to Jess, but I didn't got a reaction from you yet :S
Oh, I regret hurting Snape! I watched the movie on my computer again, and I felt so bad about almost killing him. I hope I made things up with only giving him some scratches :)
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Megan opened her eyes. She groaned, the hospital wing again... She didn't feel sick, so she immediately wanted to leave. Madame Pomfrey noticed she had woken, and walked to her.
"Madame, what have I got?" Megan asked.
"Some ribs were and the bones in your leg were completely shattered. But you can leave by tomorrow."
"And...-" Megan hesitated. "What about Severus?"
"Why don't you ask him?"
Megan looked up. Snape was standing in the door opening. He looked at Pomfrey.
"Yeah yeah, I get it. I'm leaving already. Only five minutes!" she said with a annoyed look on her face.
When she was gone, Snape walked to Megan's bed. Megan could see a long scratch on his cheek.
"I suppose I should thank you," he said after a tense silence. "For saving my life."
"I wouldn't be able to if you hadn't saved my life first." The silence fell again. "You didn't do that because you owe me, did you?"
Snape took a good breath. "So, what's your damage?" he changed subject.
"Madame Pomfrey says I've broken some ribs and there was nothing left from my leg. And you?"
"Just this scratch. Dumbledore wanted me to tell you that you'll be brought back to your parents next week."
Megan stared at her blanket. Next week already? Did she had to leave Hogwarts? Why didn't Dumbledore tell that himself?
"Why?" she asked confused.
"Because you've learned everything a 7th year should learn. At least, that's what's been tried."
But....- Then what? Was that it? Did she come to Hogwarts to learn and then go back to her Muggle parents? Her parents.... The last time they had seen her was when she was still 11 years old.
"Why were you in the school grounds?" Snape asked. "You made Ravenclaw lose 50 points."
Megan sighed. 50 points? This day was getting worse and worse. She felt suddenly irate.
"Any other bad announcements?"
Snape kept silence. So there were, and she had just been joking.
"It can't be THAT bad, can it?" she said after a long silence.
"Yes, it can. I suppose you're the only person who doesn't know about it. Even muggles know it. He has striked back everywhere...."
Megan became impatient. "Stop the mystery thing! What happened?"
"Voldemort has returned. Has returned.... Returned.... Turned...."
The words spinned around in Megan's head. She pressed her hand to her ears.
"Five minutes up! Oh, look what you've done! I told you not to tell her yet!" The voice of Madame Pomfrey drove off the words. She was being pushed into her bed again, and the blanket almost stifled her. She protested, but it didn't work. Pomfrey commanded Snape to leave, but he just pushed her away and walked to the bed again.
"He caused the storm. Now you see how powerful he is. So from now on stay out." He turned to Pomfrey. "And YOU, you should stop being so pushy!"
Both Pomfrey and Megan were astonished. Snape left the room.
"But.... It's my job!" Pomfrey said indignantly.
Megan took a good, deep breath. So, this was it. End of Hogwarts. She couldn't say she was really devoted to the place; she had nearly stayed on it for a year. But it was a nice year, after all. She had said goodbye and thanks to everyone she could think of, even to Malfoy and his friends. She picked up her trunk, and walked out the door. It was a beautiful Sunday morning, the sun was coming up and shone on the grass of the school grounds. Almost everybody was still sleeping except for Megan and Hagrid. He had to take her to her parents again. She walked to his cottage, but he wasn't inside. She found him at the back of the house. "'Ey, Megan! Glad you're here." he smiled, and grabbed her trunk.
"So, how will we travel?"
"By ViaVia."
"Oh, I've read about that!"
They stood around to the viavia in the shape of an old book. The next moment they stood in Megan's backyard. She felt a little bit dizzy, but not enough to keep her from jumping up and running to the door.
"Megan?" she heard. Her mother appeared in front of her.
"Mom? Dad?" Her father stood after her. Her mother walked to her, and hugged her.
"We were so worried when that schoolmaster told us!" she cried. Her father walked to her too. "Welcome back." he said.
Megan felt her eyes burning. "Aren't you mad at me?" she asked with a trembling voice.
"Sorry for interrupting, but I 'ink I'll go now!" Hagrid said. Megan laughed. She almost forgot about him.
"Thank you Hagrid."
"You're welcome. Bye!"
"Bye!"
Megan's mother pulled her to the living room, and there they sit and drank coffee. Talking? No. Her parents tried, but Megan was far away with her thoughts. She only nodded, sometimes shook her head no, and giggled when her dad told a joke.
"We only have one question left," her father said. Megan already knew what question that would be.
"Yes," her mother said to. "A very burning question. Why did you want to be older?"
Megan was right, even though she hoped she was wrong. Now what? They wouldn't understand, no matter what. Maybe it was better to tell something else. At that moment they heard a loud noise.
"What the heck?" Megan's father said when Snape burst into the room.
"Hurry, there are deatheaters coming this way!" he said urgently.
Deatheaters? This way? She could see her parents didn't understand the message. Her father walked to Snape, and yelled that he had to leave.
Megan tried desperately to explain her mother that they had to run, but she didn't want to listen. She sighed. They'd follow if she just walked away. She went out, and as she predicted her parents ran after her, followed by Snape. They ran to the bunker at the end of the street, but when the got there Megan realized she had forgotten her wand.
"Wait here!" she cried, and ran back to her house again. She found her wand at the ground, and quickly picked it up. As Megan ran outside again, she bumped into Snape.
"Why are you following me?" she asked, confused.
"To keep you from doing stupid things again!" Snape snarled. "And now let's get back before...."
Snape's sentence was being cut off because of screaming. Her parents! Megan wanted to run to them, but Snape held her back. She screamed, yelled, and kicked him, but his strong arms wouldn't let go. He pushed her into the house, and both heard the awful screaming and merciless laughter. When everything was quiet again, Snape released her. Megan ran to the bunker immediately, and Snape walked briskly after her. There was nothing left. Megan stared at the crater in the ground. She saw body's, bones, pieces of cloth.
"Don't look...." Snape pulled her away from the hole. It was too much. Far too much. Megan let herself fall to Snape, and burst out in a cry of grief. Snape stood there. For the first time somebody searched for consolation from him, and he was amazed.
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I guess it's not that long, is it? Sorry, again. But my head's just empty by now :S
