CHAPTER THREE: Alanna And Daine
* Story now follows Alanna and Daine starting when they passed Snape in the hall *
"So why do you think we were summoned by the King, Alanna?" Daine asked
"I have no idea w—" Alanna began, but stopped as a greasy black haired man passed them staring openly. "Did you see that guy? He just stared at us like he loves us or something!"
"Maybe he does!" joked Daine and laughed, but Alanna didn't.
"I don't know, he leaves a bad taste in my mouth."
Daine immediately turned serious. "We'll just have to keep and eye on him. We're here."
They opened the door and walked into Jon's meeting room. He was talking to Lord Wyldon about the pages and Neal was sitting in one of the chairs, waiting. Then he finished his conversation with Wyldon. "I will take care of that, sire." And Wyldon left the room.
"Neal," said Jon "come here." Jon mumbled something quickly and smiled. Neal smiled and left too.
"Quick conversation." Alanna muttered to Daine.
Then Jon faced Alanna and Daine, he looked tired, like he had just taken care of a huge amount of things. "Listen, we have some visitors and I want you two to be excused from most of your duties and play hostesses. Talk to Numair, he can explain it better, right now I am tired."
Alanna and Daine gave each other confused glances as the King left through a back door.
"Let's go find your lover boy, Daine." Said Alanna.
Daine gave her a playful shove as they exited the room and headed for apartment number 18.
* Story now follows Numair *
Numair sighed as he reached the apartment he shared with Daine. It had been a long, exciting day and tomorrow would probably be longer. He glanced outside. The sun had just set. Where were Daine and Alanna? But most importantly (to Numair) where was Daine? Hadn't Jon said he would summon them? Almost as if to answer his question the door opened and in walked Daine and Alanna, looking like they were full of questions. Numair ran over and picked up his fiancée in a tight hug.
"Hello, Magelet." Daine returned his hug and replied with a muffled "Hello."
Numair put Daine down and greeted Alanna while Daine picked up Kitten.
"It has been a while since I have seen you, Alanna."
"I know it has." She replied. "So this is your apartment, you share with Daine. Interesting."
Daine smiled at Alanna, resituated Kitten on her hip, and said, "Alanna, you have seen Numair's apartment before."
"Yes, but not when he was sharing it with his fiancée. Congratulations, by the way, I don't think I have told you that yet." Numair and Daine just smiled.
"So down to business," continued Alanna, "Jon said that you, Numair, would explain everything about our guests, so sit mage, and explain."
* Story follows Alanna *
About an hour later Alanna left apartment thinking about these new arrivals and what she would be doing with them until they left. She was also thinking about the man, Professor Snape, who had stared at her and Daine. She thought it would be wise to tell George, who was with her in Corus and staying at the palace (the kids were with Maude at the swoop), about this man, just to have an extra eye on him. Little did she know Daine was going to say the exact same thing to Numair.
* Story follows Daine *
"You know Numair," Daine began, setting an asleep Kitten on the couch, "I think that man, Professor Snape, was staring at Alanna and I as we were walking down the hall a little too long. I think we should keep an eye on him. So does Alanna, she thought he might have his eye on us, but I don't know. Although she may have more experience at detecting these things than I do. I just want you to be on alert."
`Just then an eagle interrupted her
Daine replied.
She turned to Numair and said, "I will be right back. This eagles mate is hurt." Daine swiftly turned into a golden eagle and followed the bird to his mate.
* Story follows Numair again *
'So that professor Snape has an eye on Alanna and Daine.' An overprotective Numair thought angrily.
Numair didn't like Snape already and hearing that Snape had stared at his fiancée made his blood boil. Numair was almost positive that Alanna was right in her guess that Snape might have his eye on Daine and her. He would watch Snape closely and check to see if his guess was right. Right now, while Daine was gone, he would have to go see George and talk to him. He left the room making sure Kitten was still asleep, and locked the door.
Halfway down the hall he ran into George who seemed to be just as angry as Numair.
"Alanna just told me that Snape—" George began, but Numair finished for him.
"made eyes at your wife and my fiancée?"
"Yes." George said heatedly. "Then she went and talked to the king about something. I thought you should know. And lemme' guess you were coming to tell me the same thing?"
"Yes. I don't think Daine or Alanna would like us being protective, so let's just keep this between us." Numair said slyly as they slowly walked back to apartment 18 and closed the door behind them.
"We need to make sure Snape doesn't try it again." George said to Numair's question of what should we do about it.
"We should also make sure he knows we mean business and that we will protect them and that Daine is my fiancée and Alanna is your wife, but we also have to do it without the two of them noticing."
"Yes," George agreed, "we should give him subtle hints and stick close to our girls, not let them out of our sight until he is gone. And if he makes his move…." George hit his fist into his hand.
"Yes, we will." Agreed Numair.
They spent the next fifteen minutes finishing their plans and then George left to his own apartment thinking of ways he could hurt Snape if he got too near Alanna.
*Story follows Ron, Hermione, and Harry just as Daine is leaving in Eagle shape*
"This is so weird!" cried Ron, "We are in a different world than our own, the first probably!"
"I don't think we are the first Ron. Remember what Master Numair said about the spell. How it has been known to take people from other worlds." Hermione argued.
"But still, you have to admit, it's pretty neat. I wonder what the rest of Hogwarts is doing and if they have figured out where we all went? I wonder if we will have to make up the homework?" Ron asked
"Professor Dumbledore is probably on it right now. I wonder how long we're going to be here. I don't want to miss any Quidditch matches." Harry said.
"I personally am going to take advantage of this. I want to find out as much information as I can about this world." Hermione said, anxious to find out all she could.
"Look it is almost ten o' clock, Hermione, Snape will be back soon from talking to Professor McGonagall, then you will have to leave. You'd better get on back to your apartment." Ron said.
"Alright, 'night you two!" Hermione replied.
She got up to leave and then stopped, listening intently to something going on outside their door.
"Hermione, wha—" Harry began.
"Shhh!" Hermione cut him off.
She indicated for them to come to the door and listen. They heard two men talking…about Snape!
"—Made eyes at your wife and my fiancée? " voice number one said.
"Yes" that was voice number two, "Then she went and talked to the king about something. I thought you should know. And lemme' guess you were coming to tell me the same thing?"
"Yes" voice number one was talking again, "I don't think Daine or Alanna would like us being protective, so let's just keep this between us."
Then their was a closing of a door and the voice's were gone. Ron, Harry, and Hermione looked at each other wide eyed. This trip could prove to be interesting.
Hermione quickly left the room to her own, passing Snape on the way and being sure not to look at him. She was sure if she did look at Snape she would begin to giggle.
'Snape has eyes for the two girls that were supposed to help Master Numair escort them around the castle!' Hermione thought as she walked into the room she shared with Professor McGonagall. 'How strange?'.
* Story now follows Alanna and Daine starting when they passed Snape in the hall *
"So why do you think we were summoned by the King, Alanna?" Daine asked
"I have no idea w—" Alanna began, but stopped as a greasy black haired man passed them staring openly. "Did you see that guy? He just stared at us like he loves us or something!"
"Maybe he does!" joked Daine and laughed, but Alanna didn't.
"I don't know, he leaves a bad taste in my mouth."
Daine immediately turned serious. "We'll just have to keep and eye on him. We're here."
They opened the door and walked into Jon's meeting room. He was talking to Lord Wyldon about the pages and Neal was sitting in one of the chairs, waiting. Then he finished his conversation with Wyldon. "I will take care of that, sire." And Wyldon left the room.
"Neal," said Jon "come here." Jon mumbled something quickly and smiled. Neal smiled and left too.
"Quick conversation." Alanna muttered to Daine.
Then Jon faced Alanna and Daine, he looked tired, like he had just taken care of a huge amount of things. "Listen, we have some visitors and I want you two to be excused from most of your duties and play hostesses. Talk to Numair, he can explain it better, right now I am tired."
Alanna and Daine gave each other confused glances as the King left through a back door.
"Let's go find your lover boy, Daine." Said Alanna.
Daine gave her a playful shove as they exited the room and headed for apartment number 18.
* Story now follows Numair *
Numair sighed as he reached the apartment he shared with Daine. It had been a long, exciting day and tomorrow would probably be longer. He glanced outside. The sun had just set. Where were Daine and Alanna? But most importantly (to Numair) where was Daine? Hadn't Jon said he would summon them? Almost as if to answer his question the door opened and in walked Daine and Alanna, looking like they were full of questions. Numair ran over and picked up his fiancée in a tight hug.
"Hello, Magelet." Daine returned his hug and replied with a muffled "Hello."
Numair put Daine down and greeted Alanna while Daine picked up Kitten.
"It has been a while since I have seen you, Alanna."
"I know it has." She replied. "So this is your apartment, you share with Daine. Interesting."
Daine smiled at Alanna, resituated Kitten on her hip, and said, "Alanna, you have seen Numair's apartment before."
"Yes, but not when he was sharing it with his fiancée. Congratulations, by the way, I don't think I have told you that yet." Numair and Daine just smiled.
"So down to business," continued Alanna, "Jon said that you, Numair, would explain everything about our guests, so sit mage, and explain."
* Story follows Alanna *
About an hour later Alanna left apartment thinking about these new arrivals and what she would be doing with them until they left. She was also thinking about the man, Professor Snape, who had stared at her and Daine. She thought it would be wise to tell George, who was with her in Corus and staying at the palace (the kids were with Maude at the swoop), about this man, just to have an extra eye on him. Little did she know Daine was going to say the exact same thing to Numair.
* Story follows Daine *
"You know Numair," Daine began, setting an asleep Kitten on the couch, "I think that man, Professor Snape, was staring at Alanna and I as we were walking down the hall a little too long. I think we should keep an eye on him. So does Alanna, she thought he might have his eye on us, but I don't know. Although she may have more experience at detecting these things than I do. I just want you to be on alert."
`Just then an eagle interrupted her
Daine replied.
She turned to Numair and said, "I will be right back. This eagles mate is hurt." Daine swiftly turned into a golden eagle and followed the bird to his mate.
* Story follows Numair again *
'So that professor Snape has an eye on Alanna and Daine.' An overprotective Numair thought angrily.
Numair didn't like Snape already and hearing that Snape had stared at his fiancée made his blood boil. Numair was almost positive that Alanna was right in her guess that Snape might have his eye on Daine and her. He would watch Snape closely and check to see if his guess was right. Right now, while Daine was gone, he would have to go see George and talk to him. He left the room making sure Kitten was still asleep, and locked the door.
Halfway down the hall he ran into George who seemed to be just as angry as Numair.
"Alanna just told me that Snape—" George began, but Numair finished for him.
"made eyes at your wife and my fiancée?"
"Yes." George said heatedly. "Then she went and talked to the king about something. I thought you should know. And lemme' guess you were coming to tell me the same thing?"
"Yes. I don't think Daine or Alanna would like us being protective, so let's just keep this between us." Numair said slyly as they slowly walked back to apartment 18 and closed the door behind them.
"We need to make sure Snape doesn't try it again." George said to Numair's question of what should we do about it.
"We should also make sure he knows we mean business and that we will protect them and that Daine is my fiancée and Alanna is your wife, but we also have to do it without the two of them noticing."
"Yes," George agreed, "we should give him subtle hints and stick close to our girls, not let them out of our sight until he is gone. And if he makes his move…." George hit his fist into his hand.
"Yes, we will." Agreed Numair.
They spent the next fifteen minutes finishing their plans and then George left to his own apartment thinking of ways he could hurt Snape if he got too near Alanna.
*Story follows Ron, Hermione, and Harry just as Daine is leaving in Eagle shape*
"This is so weird!" cried Ron, "We are in a different world than our own, the first probably!"
"I don't think we are the first Ron. Remember what Master Numair said about the spell. How it has been known to take people from other worlds." Hermione argued.
"But still, you have to admit, it's pretty neat. I wonder what the rest of Hogwarts is doing and if they have figured out where we all went? I wonder if we will have to make up the homework?" Ron asked
"Professor Dumbledore is probably on it right now. I wonder how long we're going to be here. I don't want to miss any Quidditch matches." Harry said.
"I personally am going to take advantage of this. I want to find out as much information as I can about this world." Hermione said, anxious to find out all she could.
"Look it is almost ten o' clock, Hermione, Snape will be back soon from talking to Professor McGonagall, then you will have to leave. You'd better get on back to your apartment." Ron said.
"Alright, 'night you two!" Hermione replied.
She got up to leave and then stopped, listening intently to something going on outside their door.
"Hermione, wha—" Harry began.
"Shhh!" Hermione cut him off.
She indicated for them to come to the door and listen. They heard two men talking…about Snape!
"—Made eyes at your wife and my fiancée? " voice number one said.
"Yes" that was voice number two, "Then she went and talked to the king about something. I thought you should know. And lemme' guess you were coming to tell me the same thing?"
"Yes" voice number one was talking again, "I don't think Daine or Alanna would like us being protective, so let's just keep this between us."
Then their was a closing of a door and the voice's were gone. Ron, Harry, and Hermione looked at each other wide eyed. This trip could prove to be interesting.
Hermione quickly left the room to her own, passing Snape on the way and being sure not to look at him. She was sure if she did look at Snape she would begin to giggle.
'Snape has eyes for the two girls that were supposed to help Master Numair escort them around the castle!' Hermione thought as she walked into the room she shared with Professor McGonagall. 'How strange?'.