Harry Potter and the Days of Darkness Chapter 4
So where are you now, Dad? Chelsea asked herself angrily, playing with her pink hair. She searched around the airport frantically searching for her father. "I'll kill him," she muttered. "I'll absolutely kill him,"
"Chelsea!" she heard someone call. "Hey, Chelsea!" Chelsea turned to see her father grinning at her, holding roses in his hand.
"Daddy!" she smiled, walking quickly up to him. "Are those for me?"
"No," he smirked. "I just bought these because I like wasting money on stupid flowers," They burst out laughing. "Oh, hey. You…dyed your hair pink,"
"Uh-huh," she replied. After a while she realized he was staring. "Do you have a problem with that?" she asked.
"Huh? Oh, uh, no. No problem," he said, handing her the roses. She took them.
"Good," she said, tying her hair up in a ponytail. "Let's go,"
In the car, her dad tried many unsuccessful attempts at conversation. "So, how's your mother?"
"Fine," Chelsea replied curtly. He nodded.
"Did you, uh, learn any magic?" he questioned. She shrugged.
"A bit,"
"Do you want to show me some?"
"Why?" she turned to him, eyes flared. "I know you don't like magic," When he didn't reply, she continued. "I mean, that's why you divorced mom, right? That's why you moved to a different country, isn't it?"
"It's more complicated than that," he croaked. Chelsea didn't reply for a long time.
"I see," she finally said. She settled back in her seat. They didn't talk the whole trip home again.
H A R R Y P O T T E R
Rowena Ravenclaw sighed as she wandered the empty halls of Hogwarts. She was so bored here! And so lonely. She missed Godric and Helga. She missed her more recent friends, Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter.
"I can't wait till the term starts up again," she muttered. "Then the school will be bustling with new students,"
"Talking to yourself again, Ms. Ravenclaw?" Rowena turned to see Professor Snape watching her.
"Hello, Severus," she said. "Getting ready for the new school year?"
"Quite," he replied. "The years get more dangerous as the prophecy looms closer, Rowena. I suggest you watch your back," Rowena watched him apprehensively. He wouldn't have the gall to threaten a Hogwarts founder. Would he?
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is getting wise to this game Harry Potter is playing," Snape continued. "One false step…" he trailed off. For a few seconds, they said nothing, just watched each other.
"I see," Rowena said coolly. "Well, best be on your way, Severus. I'm going to go check on Sirius Black. Harry made me promise to check up on him, see if he's out of that coma yet," She walked away.
Sirius was still in his dream-like state. Rowena watched him for a few moments before sitting down on the chair beside him and sighing. "What am I going to do, Sirius?" she asked. "Snape's right. The thousand years is coming to a close. Harry doesn't have much time," she watched him for a while before continuing.
"I mean, there's only so much I can do. We all know that we can only aid Harry. It's going to just eventually boil down to him and Voldemort," Sirius didn't move. Rowena looked arounf the room.
"I don't want to talk to a wall anymore," she muttered, picking up her wand. "No harm in just giving you a little boost, like I did at the end of last year without anyone knowing," She tapped his cold arm and muttered the magic spell. More color began to go through the man.
"Well, that's that," she murmured. "Anymore, and Madam Pomfrey would know I did something to you,"
H A R R Y P O T T E R
Naomi twirled in front of the mirror in Hermione's body. Self-transfiguration is fun, she decided. I'm so glad Daddy taught me how to do it,
She observed herself in the mirror and turned back to the picture. I look just like Hermione Granger, she decided. This is the perfect way to get close to Harry,
"Hermione!" Naomi turned to see a pretty red-headed woman staring at her in shock.
"Er…" she stammered, before she was enveloped in a tight hug.
"It's so good to see you!" the redhead exclaimed. "I've been out of my mind with boredom. I mean here I am, Rowena Ravenclaw, with no one interesting to talk to in the whole castle!"
"Rowena," Naomi repeated. Self-transfiguration was harder than she thought!
"What are you doing here so soon?" Rowena asked. "School's a few days away!"
"Er…" Naomi felt completely lost. She had no choice but to admit who she was and how she knew how to do this spell. Her life in Hogwarts was over before it even began!