"You took long enough," Ginny said.
"I was looking for my trunk," Malcolm said. "I couldn't find it."
"It's already in the car. Remember. I told you I would take care of it."
"I forgot," Malcolm admitted.
"Make up a better lie, next time," Ginny said, "I heard about the duel, and I saw Malfoy walking away. Better yet, just say 'sorry I'm late,' and leave it at that."
Ginny led Malcolm from the platform and through Kings Cross Station. As they reached the entrance, Ron met them, and said, "Ginny, did you hear? Dad says we have some new neighbors. Isn't that great? They've got to be better than that old . . ." Then he noticed Malcolm, and one plus one added together and became two.
"NO, NOT YOU," Ron yelled. "You can't be our new neighbors."
Malcolm looked surprised, but Ginny was laughing so hard, that he realized that it was true. He was going to be living next door to the Weasleys.
"You're going to ruin my summer vacation," Ron said angrily.
"Ron, I promise," Malcolm said, "I won't do anything to ruin your vacation."
[I'll let Reese do it.]
Author's Note:
Another year has come and gone. And now Malcolm is going to a new home, with new friends and new adventures. The story of Malcolm's third year will be
coming out in fall 2003, assuming that the date of publication for book five of HP is not delayed. Consequently, I cannot give a complete outline of what to
expect. However:
Malcolm will have to take broom flying lessons.
Ron will refuse to like Malcolm, but the reason will be because he is related to Reese. (Ron will later change the reason to because he is living.)
Dewey will not visit Hogwarts for the entire year.
Francis, and those of you who watch the show already know this, will turn up in Alaska.
Nob will go to school.
Professor Binns explains how he is related to Malcolm.
Professor Binns will also explain how Dewey gets back and forth to Hogwarts.
Malcolm has a date with Camilla, and learns a secret about her family.
Malcolm also encounters Gabrielle Delacour, and Jean Paul.
Draco invites Louis Renault to Malfoy Manor.
Tentatively, the following may happen, depending on the plot of the HP book:
Malcolm meets interesting people and annoys them.
If Dobby and Winky develop any kind of relationship, Nob may end up being adopted by them. Otherwise Lois will be stuck with raising the little elf, with no help from Hal, who thinks Nob is the best candidate he's ever had to become the 'perfect son.'
Malcolm becomes a courier for Dumbledore.
Malcolm will take action, and directly save someone's life, probably Hermione.
Hermione will probably never be aware of this.
Hey, it sounds like an interesting plot twist.
Reese will make a guest appearance and do something typical.
Malcolm will accept the fact that he has matured by deliberately doing something stupid.
Frodo Baggins will jump into the Crack of Doom with the One Ring rather than risk ending up in a fanfic with Malcolm. (I've got a great title: Hobbit in the Middle.)
In reference to the last line, an a shameless plug for my own writing, I have started posting my own HP/LOTR crossover called The Way of the Ring
(storyid=916534). I know that there are 50 or more versions out there between the HP, LOTR, and Crossover sections, but I decided that I should put it up
anyway. As to actually writing a Malcolm/Frodo crossover, I am not planning on it, but I do have this picture in the back of my head of Dewey standing on
the precipice over the Cracks of Doom and saying smugly, "Ha. Ha, I've got the ring, and you don't."
This is the last chapter of the story, but I did add four more chapters to follow this. As I have said in an earlier note, I write the complete story, before I begin
posting it. Both times that I tried posting chapters as I wrote them, I ended up going in different directions from where I planned. These four chapters were
discarded for one reason or another as the story progressed. They aren't bad, in my opinion, but they would have changed the story in the long run. Think of
them as the writer's version of a DVD's deleted scenes and alternate endings.
Thanks to all of you for reading and reviewing
Sincerely, HiBob
PS. I can't bring myself to writing my own version of HP5. You will have to wait until the book comes out. I have made notes of particular scenes that will appear in Malcolm's third year, and yes, Ron will distinctly mention how much fun he had with the tickle spiders.
"It's your fault," Ron hissed.
"But I didn't do it," Malcolm insisted. "It was Reese"
"Yes, but he's your brother," Ron snarled as he raised his fist. Then he started laughing uncontrollably as he reached into his shirt, grabbing for his armpit, and falling over in the process.
[Oh Yeah, Reese bought two of them.]