Chapter 2: Waking Realizations
Well, here's the second chapter everyone. Some of the details that seem off will be hinted at with how they would be solved in the end of this part. I really need some reviews for this though. So please give me some feedback so I know how I'm doing. Same warnings as usual. Except HxD is really becoming obvious in this chapter. Please read and review. Thanks to all that do
Chapter 2: Waking Realizations
Rai woke with the alarm. He yawned and stared blankly at the scarlet drapes before the memories came rushing back to him. Cursing softly in elvish, Rai pushed open the curtains and moved to his trunk. Carefully flipping open the latch, the elf removed the robes. Studying the material for a moment, Rai sighed and gathered the rest of his uniform. Scanning the room, he took the door that seemed most likely to be the bathroom and left to shower and change.
When he emerged Rai found that the rest of his dorm had finally awakened. Greeting a few of his classmates, the elf gathered his schedule and his books before locating Harry down in the commons.
"Umm. . .could you help me find my classes?"
Harry smiled and nodded, taking Rai's schedule from the elf's hands. "Let me see. Hey, you have the same first two classes We have lunch after that so if you don't mind missing a few minutes of lunch, I can show you where the rest of the classrooms are."
"That would be fine." He had Harry sort out the books that he needed before the two of them left with Ron and Hermione.
As they seated themselves at breakfast, Rai tried desperately to ignore all the stares that he received because of his ear and now he was seriously beginning to doubt not taking a disguise. He was picking at his food distastefully when there came a tap on his shoulder and he looked up to meet deep cobalt eyes framed by black hair.
"May I help you?"
The brunette grinned and extended a hand for Rai to take. "I'm Derek Asgaroth. I just wanted to say hi."
"Get out of here Slytherin. We don't want to scare away the new kid on the first day." Seamus shouted from further down the table.
Derek sneered and leaned to whisper into Rai's sensitive ear, causing the elf to shiver. "I'll see you later, my little elf."
Wintry eyes widening, Rai stared in shock at the retreating back of one of his house's rivals.
"Don't pay any mind to him." Ron said in disgust. "He's one of Draco Malfoy's associates. They're all prats."
Rai nodded but out of the corner of his eye the elf could see Harry stiffen and bite his lip. He watched as the ebony-haired boy cast a wistful glance at the Slytherin table and Rai followed his gaze to the one mentioned Draco Malfoy. /He favors Lord Malfoy./ The elf thought with amusement. /I wonder. . ./
"We should get going or we'll be late for Potions. Snape isn't exactly the one to be nice to Gryffindors." Ron warned and tugged Rai to his feet.
In the hallway, the three boys parted with Hermione. When they entered the dungeons and Rai caught sight of his new professor he could tell why Ron had warned him. Said friends were now dragging him to a desk and just as they sat down Snape looked up and grinned evilly.
"Now as I understand it, we have a new student." His charcoal eyes swept the room and landed on the elf. "Rai Maxwell, stand up and introduce yourself."
Sighing, Rai resorted to his age old control of his emotions and pushed his chair back. "As Professor Snape said my name is Rai Maxwell. I am of Elven heritage and I would appreciate it if I was not asked about past. Thank you." With that he bowed slightly, as was custom of his people, and sat down again.
Snape sneered and suddenly Rai had a very bad feeling. "I said for you to introduce yourself. That means where you are from and your past."
"I will not." Rai answered and the tension grew in the room. Even the Slytherins were watching with interest now and across the room the brunette could see Derek smiling but he ignored it.
"Mr. Maxwell you will do as I say." The Potions Master glared but he was slightly surprised to see that Rai didn't flinch.
Rai stood up straight and returned the glare. "You, sir, are in no position to demand that from me. For even though I am a pupil, I am by far centuries older than you and an Eldar. I live by the laws of my people before all else and they call for silence on our secrets. Push me for information and I cannot be responsible for the actions of my kindred or myself."
A shocked silence settled in the dungeon while Snape shook with anger. When the black-haired man finally spoke, his voice was dangerously low. "Twenty points from Gryffindor for disobedience and detention tonight Mr. Maxwell. You will sit with Mr. Asgaroth for the rest of the year so that maybe you can learn some manners."
Raising and eyebrow, Rai shrugged and cast a glance at his two friends before picking up his belongings and moving across the room. He made a mental note to speak with Dumbledore about Snape to see if he may get out of the detention and gain back his house points. For the first ten minutes, they sat quietly taking notes on the new potion Snape had for them but once they were released to work with their partners, Derek gave his attention to Rai.
"So we meet again little elf."
"You have no right to call me that." Rai answered, searching through the ingredients. He was grateful for all the years that he spent in the woods for he recognizes most of the herbs and was able to do his share of work without asking for help.
"Too late."
Glaring at the Slytherin for his smug tone, Rai bit his tongue, refusing to fall for the bait. "Would you pass the Dragonweed please?"
Derek smirked and nodded. "Of course hon."
"By Elbereth! I would rather face an army of yrch[1] than deal with you!" Rai hissed and grabbed the herb himself. Unfortunately, Professor Snape had heard the mumbled argument and marched over to their table.
"Well Mr. Maxwell. Since you seem to like to talk, would you care to explain a few of the herbs here on the table?" Without waiting for an answer, he picked up a brown shriveled plant.
Smirking, Rai bowed. "My pleasure. That, which you have in your hand, tis an Averguent Root. Tis a special poultice used for pulling poisons from a wound."
Snape's gaze was deadly as he chose another ingredient to their potion. It was a deep green powder and he handed it to Rai, sure that the elf would not know what it was. To his surprise a confident smile passed over the other's face. "This is known as Elenor's Bane. To all other species but humans it is harmless and while it can heal them it can just as easily kill a man. Are we finished sir?"
Scowling, the Potion's Master turned with a dramatic flutter of robes. He didn't have a chance to comment on anything for just then the bell rang and Rai was racing out of the room. He waited long enough to tell Harry that he was leaving to speak with Dumbledore before taking off down the hall again.
Pushing through the student body, Rai sighed when he finally reached the gargoyle that hid the stairs to Dumbledore's office. Not bothering to ponder the password, Rai muttered a quick elven spell and the stone statue leapt to the side, giving him passage.
Lightly bounding up the stairs, Rai reached the door in no time. When Dumbledore called out for him to enter without as much as a knock from him, the Elf was not surprised and only sauntered in with a respectful nod. "May I speak with you on a matter concerning Severus Snape?"
"Of course." The Headmaster gestured to the chair which Rai took politely. "What happened?"
"It seems that Professor Snape is more interested in my past than I care to share with him and he has just punished me for refusing to speak of my heritage in front of the class." The Elf sighed and rubbed his temples in frustration. "Tis a pain to have to deal with this. I am beginning to think that I should have kept my disguise."
Chuckling softly, Dumbledore's blue eyes twinkled with mirth. "I shall see to the detention that Severus has most likely given you since it was on unfair terms. I realize that you must obey your laws and not even we can go against that. As for the disguise, I have the feeling that it was Minerva's suggestion?"
Rai nodded.
"Well, what's done cannot be undone until you either leave or we find a spell. . ." The wintry-eyed archer cut in.
"But I already have an incantation prepared. Tis Elven magic though and it will take a lot of my strength and power to cast a spell great enough to wipe the memory from all the students that have come into contact with me." Standing, Rai's face was drawn into a grave expression as he spoke. "I had also wanted to receive your permission before I performed such an act. After all, I am only a guest on these grounds."
Dumbledore smiled. "And the gesture is appreciated. You have my permission to execute the spell as soon as you're ready."
Grinning slightly, Rai nodded courteously. "Then I shall have to get back to lunch with the others or they may become suspicious. You would not mind if I left for the woods tonight would you?"
"You are free to leave and come as you wish. My permission is not needed and the other Professors have been notified." The old wizard said and also got to his feet.
Bowing, Rai headed for the door and paused slightly before he left. "I thank you Lord Dumbledore. You are a very noble man and shall now also be known as an elf friend." With that, the brunette stepped out and vanished into the darkness of the passageway. New thoughts occupied his mind now that he was free of the burden his Potions teacher had given him and smirked. /I do wonder at the matters between Harry and Draco. There is more to them than the eye perceives. Hmm. . ./
T.B.C.
1. For all those that have not read Lord of the Rings these are the Orcs. Yrch is the elven word for Orc. If you've seen the movie they're the ugly creatures that work for the Dark Lord and that pursue the Fellowship throughout the whole film. A little history on them for all that care to know: Orcs were actually once elves that had been corrupted by Saruman (the Dark Lord) and they became the horrific creatures. Now they hate Elves because they no longer possess that beauty. So there are some facts and now you know what they are. ^_^
Well, I hope you liked this chapter and more Harry and Draco will be out soon. Hopefully everyone understands the Lord of the Rings reference. If you need anything explained go ahead and email me and I'll be glad to explain it. Otherwise please review. Thanks and until the next chapter bye.
Well, here's the second chapter everyone. Some of the details that seem off will be hinted at with how they would be solved in the end of this part. I really need some reviews for this though. So please give me some feedback so I know how I'm doing. Same warnings as usual. Except HxD is really becoming obvious in this chapter. Please read and review. Thanks to all that do
Chapter 2: Waking Realizations
Rai woke with the alarm. He yawned and stared blankly at the scarlet drapes before the memories came rushing back to him. Cursing softly in elvish, Rai pushed open the curtains and moved to his trunk. Carefully flipping open the latch, the elf removed the robes. Studying the material for a moment, Rai sighed and gathered the rest of his uniform. Scanning the room, he took the door that seemed most likely to be the bathroom and left to shower and change.
When he emerged Rai found that the rest of his dorm had finally awakened. Greeting a few of his classmates, the elf gathered his schedule and his books before locating Harry down in the commons.
"Umm. . .could you help me find my classes?"
Harry smiled and nodded, taking Rai's schedule from the elf's hands. "Let me see. Hey, you have the same first two classes We have lunch after that so if you don't mind missing a few minutes of lunch, I can show you where the rest of the classrooms are."
"That would be fine." He had Harry sort out the books that he needed before the two of them left with Ron and Hermione.
As they seated themselves at breakfast, Rai tried desperately to ignore all the stares that he received because of his ear and now he was seriously beginning to doubt not taking a disguise. He was picking at his food distastefully when there came a tap on his shoulder and he looked up to meet deep cobalt eyes framed by black hair.
"May I help you?"
The brunette grinned and extended a hand for Rai to take. "I'm Derek Asgaroth. I just wanted to say hi."
"Get out of here Slytherin. We don't want to scare away the new kid on the first day." Seamus shouted from further down the table.
Derek sneered and leaned to whisper into Rai's sensitive ear, causing the elf to shiver. "I'll see you later, my little elf."
Wintry eyes widening, Rai stared in shock at the retreating back of one of his house's rivals.
"Don't pay any mind to him." Ron said in disgust. "He's one of Draco Malfoy's associates. They're all prats."
Rai nodded but out of the corner of his eye the elf could see Harry stiffen and bite his lip. He watched as the ebony-haired boy cast a wistful glance at the Slytherin table and Rai followed his gaze to the one mentioned Draco Malfoy. /He favors Lord Malfoy./ The elf thought with amusement. /I wonder. . ./
"We should get going or we'll be late for Potions. Snape isn't exactly the one to be nice to Gryffindors." Ron warned and tugged Rai to his feet.
In the hallway, the three boys parted with Hermione. When they entered the dungeons and Rai caught sight of his new professor he could tell why Ron had warned him. Said friends were now dragging him to a desk and just as they sat down Snape looked up and grinned evilly.
"Now as I understand it, we have a new student." His charcoal eyes swept the room and landed on the elf. "Rai Maxwell, stand up and introduce yourself."
Sighing, Rai resorted to his age old control of his emotions and pushed his chair back. "As Professor Snape said my name is Rai Maxwell. I am of Elven heritage and I would appreciate it if I was not asked about past. Thank you." With that he bowed slightly, as was custom of his people, and sat down again.
Snape sneered and suddenly Rai had a very bad feeling. "I said for you to introduce yourself. That means where you are from and your past."
"I will not." Rai answered and the tension grew in the room. Even the Slytherins were watching with interest now and across the room the brunette could see Derek smiling but he ignored it.
"Mr. Maxwell you will do as I say." The Potions Master glared but he was slightly surprised to see that Rai didn't flinch.
Rai stood up straight and returned the glare. "You, sir, are in no position to demand that from me. For even though I am a pupil, I am by far centuries older than you and an Eldar. I live by the laws of my people before all else and they call for silence on our secrets. Push me for information and I cannot be responsible for the actions of my kindred or myself."
A shocked silence settled in the dungeon while Snape shook with anger. When the black-haired man finally spoke, his voice was dangerously low. "Twenty points from Gryffindor for disobedience and detention tonight Mr. Maxwell. You will sit with Mr. Asgaroth for the rest of the year so that maybe you can learn some manners."
Raising and eyebrow, Rai shrugged and cast a glance at his two friends before picking up his belongings and moving across the room. He made a mental note to speak with Dumbledore about Snape to see if he may get out of the detention and gain back his house points. For the first ten minutes, they sat quietly taking notes on the new potion Snape had for them but once they were released to work with their partners, Derek gave his attention to Rai.
"So we meet again little elf."
"You have no right to call me that." Rai answered, searching through the ingredients. He was grateful for all the years that he spent in the woods for he recognizes most of the herbs and was able to do his share of work without asking for help.
"Too late."
Glaring at the Slytherin for his smug tone, Rai bit his tongue, refusing to fall for the bait. "Would you pass the Dragonweed please?"
Derek smirked and nodded. "Of course hon."
"By Elbereth! I would rather face an army of yrch[1] than deal with you!" Rai hissed and grabbed the herb himself. Unfortunately, Professor Snape had heard the mumbled argument and marched over to their table.
"Well Mr. Maxwell. Since you seem to like to talk, would you care to explain a few of the herbs here on the table?" Without waiting for an answer, he picked up a brown shriveled plant.
Smirking, Rai bowed. "My pleasure. That, which you have in your hand, tis an Averguent Root. Tis a special poultice used for pulling poisons from a wound."
Snape's gaze was deadly as he chose another ingredient to their potion. It was a deep green powder and he handed it to Rai, sure that the elf would not know what it was. To his surprise a confident smile passed over the other's face. "This is known as Elenor's Bane. To all other species but humans it is harmless and while it can heal them it can just as easily kill a man. Are we finished sir?"
Scowling, the Potion's Master turned with a dramatic flutter of robes. He didn't have a chance to comment on anything for just then the bell rang and Rai was racing out of the room. He waited long enough to tell Harry that he was leaving to speak with Dumbledore before taking off down the hall again.
Pushing through the student body, Rai sighed when he finally reached the gargoyle that hid the stairs to Dumbledore's office. Not bothering to ponder the password, Rai muttered a quick elven spell and the stone statue leapt to the side, giving him passage.
Lightly bounding up the stairs, Rai reached the door in no time. When Dumbledore called out for him to enter without as much as a knock from him, the Elf was not surprised and only sauntered in with a respectful nod. "May I speak with you on a matter concerning Severus Snape?"
"Of course." The Headmaster gestured to the chair which Rai took politely. "What happened?"
"It seems that Professor Snape is more interested in my past than I care to share with him and he has just punished me for refusing to speak of my heritage in front of the class." The Elf sighed and rubbed his temples in frustration. "Tis a pain to have to deal with this. I am beginning to think that I should have kept my disguise."
Chuckling softly, Dumbledore's blue eyes twinkled with mirth. "I shall see to the detention that Severus has most likely given you since it was on unfair terms. I realize that you must obey your laws and not even we can go against that. As for the disguise, I have the feeling that it was Minerva's suggestion?"
Rai nodded.
"Well, what's done cannot be undone until you either leave or we find a spell. . ." The wintry-eyed archer cut in.
"But I already have an incantation prepared. Tis Elven magic though and it will take a lot of my strength and power to cast a spell great enough to wipe the memory from all the students that have come into contact with me." Standing, Rai's face was drawn into a grave expression as he spoke. "I had also wanted to receive your permission before I performed such an act. After all, I am only a guest on these grounds."
Dumbledore smiled. "And the gesture is appreciated. You have my permission to execute the spell as soon as you're ready."
Grinning slightly, Rai nodded courteously. "Then I shall have to get back to lunch with the others or they may become suspicious. You would not mind if I left for the woods tonight would you?"
"You are free to leave and come as you wish. My permission is not needed and the other Professors have been notified." The old wizard said and also got to his feet.
Bowing, Rai headed for the door and paused slightly before he left. "I thank you Lord Dumbledore. You are a very noble man and shall now also be known as an elf friend." With that, the brunette stepped out and vanished into the darkness of the passageway. New thoughts occupied his mind now that he was free of the burden his Potions teacher had given him and smirked. /I do wonder at the matters between Harry and Draco. There is more to them than the eye perceives. Hmm. . ./
T.B.C.
1. For all those that have not read Lord of the Rings these are the Orcs. Yrch is the elven word for Orc. If you've seen the movie they're the ugly creatures that work for the Dark Lord and that pursue the Fellowship throughout the whole film. A little history on them for all that care to know: Orcs were actually once elves that had been corrupted by Saruman (the Dark Lord) and they became the horrific creatures. Now they hate Elves because they no longer possess that beauty. So there are some facts and now you know what they are. ^_^
Well, I hope you liked this chapter and more Harry and Draco will be out soon. Hopefully everyone understands the Lord of the Rings reference. If you need anything explained go ahead and email me and I'll be glad to explain it. Otherwise please review. Thanks and until the next chapter bye.