A/N: I didn't forget this fic, promise! More will come as I go, I'm
working on it, but it simply refuses to cooperate. This chapter is a bit
odd, please forgive! My friend gave me a challenge to use five things in a
fic chapter, and they're here. I promise to pick up with the "real"
writing after this chapter, but it's a nice light tone at least.
Salazar sat in his chair in the Hogwarts library, captivated by the book he was reading, as his three friends stared.
"He hasn't move in two hours," Draco sighed. "If the library came down around him, I don't think he'd notice."
Harry grinned at that. The four of them had become rather good friends over the past two weeks.
Orion staggered -quite literally- into the library, looking asleep on his feet. "I just saw a book over there," he announced.
Draco gave Harry a worried look, "Should we take him to Madam Pomfrey?"
"Nah, he just took a bludger to the head. He'll be okay," Harry assured Draco. "Besides, he's not that different then usual."
"Before you criticize someone, Harry, you should walk a mile in their shoes," Orion scolded, sounding like his mother.
Harry and Draco both looked at Orion.
"That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes," Orion continued with a grin. "Now, what are we talking about?"
"Merely commenting that Salazar wouldn't even notice an explosion," Draco said.
Orion grinned, "Want to make a bet?"
"I'll wear a vulture had and a red dress if you can distract him," Draco replied.
Orion pulled out his wand.
Wham!
An entire bookshelf crashed to the floor. Salazar jumped a foot and a half, his books flying everywhere, and a shelf hitting the back of his head. "What did you do that for?!?!" Salazar bellowed, studiously avoiding the flying monkeys that swirled around his head.
"Just wanted to get your attention," Orion said innocently, turning to face Draco.
Harry cracked up. "Orion, you've got... you've got..."
Orion turned, curious. "Got what?"
"A tail," a familiar voice behind them said.
Harry turned. Sirius- er, Professor Black- and Professor Snape stood there. While his godfather looked amused, his Head of House did not.
Professor Snape cleaned up the disaster with a flick of his wand. "Salazar, take your cousin to the hospital wing to take that tail off. I want to see you four in the common room as soon as possible."
He stalked off, having no ideas how to handle the four of them. No one was hurt, but they had ruined a section of the library and one of his students now had a tail.
The four of them were sitting on the sofa looking anxious as he entered...
Salazar sat in his chair in the Hogwarts library, captivated by the book he was reading, as his three friends stared.
"He hasn't move in two hours," Draco sighed. "If the library came down around him, I don't think he'd notice."
Harry grinned at that. The four of them had become rather good friends over the past two weeks.
Orion staggered -quite literally- into the library, looking asleep on his feet. "I just saw a book over there," he announced.
Draco gave Harry a worried look, "Should we take him to Madam Pomfrey?"
"Nah, he just took a bludger to the head. He'll be okay," Harry assured Draco. "Besides, he's not that different then usual."
"Before you criticize someone, Harry, you should walk a mile in their shoes," Orion scolded, sounding like his mother.
Harry and Draco both looked at Orion.
"That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes," Orion continued with a grin. "Now, what are we talking about?"
"Merely commenting that Salazar wouldn't even notice an explosion," Draco said.
Orion grinned, "Want to make a bet?"
"I'll wear a vulture had and a red dress if you can distract him," Draco replied.
Orion pulled out his wand.
Wham!
An entire bookshelf crashed to the floor. Salazar jumped a foot and a half, his books flying everywhere, and a shelf hitting the back of his head. "What did you do that for?!?!" Salazar bellowed, studiously avoiding the flying monkeys that swirled around his head.
"Just wanted to get your attention," Orion said innocently, turning to face Draco.
Harry cracked up. "Orion, you've got... you've got..."
Orion turned, curious. "Got what?"
"A tail," a familiar voice behind them said.
Harry turned. Sirius- er, Professor Black- and Professor Snape stood there. While his godfather looked amused, his Head of House did not.
Professor Snape cleaned up the disaster with a flick of his wand. "Salazar, take your cousin to the hospital wing to take that tail off. I want to see you four in the common room as soon as possible."
He stalked off, having no ideas how to handle the four of them. No one was hurt, but they had ruined a section of the library and one of his students now had a tail.
The four of them were sitting on the sofa looking anxious as he entered...