A
Harry Potter Story
By
Chyna Rose
Disclaimer:
I don't own anything Harry Potter other than Sera and Sara. Sera made her first appearance in A Harry
Potter Story, chapter one. Sara made
hers in DMLE; Division Six, chapter one.
"I
don't believe this! Not another one."
"Ron,
she's harmless. Besides, it's not like
we do this often. In fact the last time
we did this was when Draco got Sera."
Ron
sighed, realizing that he would not win this fight. The 'she' in question was seated on the floor among a collection
of paper and crayons. 'She' was
blissfully using those crayons to draw elaborate pictures that only a six year
old could understand and humming an old nursery rhyme softly.
"Ron,"
began Draco. He stopped and cast a
glance over at the small figure trying to draw his boyfriend into the task of
coloring. He pulled Ron into the
kitchen and began again. "Ron, she's
not going to stay here forever. Just
until we find a better place for her."
"But
she's a…"
"We
know. Look, it will only be for a few
weeks; just until we can find a safe place for her."
"But…"
"Ron,
you can put up with it. And if you
can't, you can always move in with your girlfriend, your sister, one of your
other brothers, or even back in with your parents. Or you could even do the radical thing of getting your own
apartment."
"You
don't like me, do you?"
"What
was your first clue? But seriously,
Ron, Sara has to stay here. There's a monster after her, and she needs protection."
"Protection
from what?"
"It's
classified."
Ron
nearly collapsed as the impact of Draco's statement hit him. In the silence, they could hear counting
from the other room. Sara ran into the
kitchen and skidded to a halt in front of Ron and Draco. Mischief glimmered in her pale eyes.
"Wanna
play hide and seek? Harry's it."
With that, Sara was off again. She flitted around the room, looking for a
good place to hide. Just as Harry
announced that he was coming, she dove into the pantry. Harry entered soon after.
"You
didn't happen to see…"
"Now,
now. That would be cheating."
"Just
as long as she's in the apartment. Aside from the fact that the rest of the building isn't warded, Sara's
bound to attract some attention; even here."
"What
are you going to tell Neville and Percy? And what are you doing?"
"Looking
for Sara. And I'll tell them that
Sara's here under our protective custody. Just like I told you." Replied Harry as he opened the door to the
pantry. Sara smiled up at him from her
seat on the floor.
"You
found me." Sara exclaimed as she put her ghostly hand in his. Harry led her back out to the living
room. Draco watched them go with a
smile. Despite the trouble the small
ghost was bound to –and had– caused, she would do them some good in the end.