CHAPTER ELEVEN- Draco's Legend (Harry's point of
view)
"Okay, see you next week." I called to the others as practice was over. I saw Jasmine, Ron, Amy, Peggy, Frederika and Georgette in the stands watching the practice. Oh and Professor Sinistra. I started to wonder why the twins were there but they ran down and started talking excitedly to Fred and George who were grinning as they talked.
"You're really good, Harry." Amy said as she, Jasmine, Ron and Peggy walked down followed by Sinistra.
"Thanks, Amy." I said.
"That was great." Jasmine said, grinning from ear-to-ear.
"Thanks. Do you play Quidditch?" I asked as we crossed the lawns.
"Not on a team but otherwise I dabble a bit." Jasmine said, shrugging.
"Ugh." Peggy shuddered, obviously remembering what happened when she tried.
"I can't believe its already the end of the first week of October." Amy said, shaking her head.
"Time flies when you're having fun." Ron muttered. Peggy snorted at this. "What?"
"Oh it reminded me of a saying my uncle always said." She explained.
"What was it?" I asked.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." Peggy said. I got it right away and began laughing, so did Jasmine. Amy already knew it and was laughing.
"I don't. oh! I get it!" Ron said and began laughing.
"Your uncle is a nut." Amy said, shaking her head.
"I know." Peggy said, grinning. We reached the castle and Sinistra went off somewhere. The five of us went to the library and joined Hermione at a table.
"How was practice?" She asked.
"Great. Allison Bortes is great." I said.
"You know, you're studying more then usual, Hermione." Ron said, staring at the open books around her and the piles of parchment.
"Ron! We do have O.W.Ls at the end of the year." Hermione said, sounding mortified.
"Ron! We do have O.W.Ls at the end of the year!" Ron mocked and shook his head. "Note that last bit? At the end of the year! And not just the end of this year! At the end of the school year! Which is in an entirely different year all together!"
Hermione scowled. "Okay fine but don't come crawling to me when you need help."
"I won't. I'll go to Jasmine." Ron said, looking at Jasmine who smiled shyly. Jasmine had climbed to the top of our year easily. She was incredibly smart. And I knew Hermione didn't like this for now she had competition. She never had it before really. And sure enough Hermione was scowling.
"If you need help I'll give you some." Jasmine said, nodding.
"Thanks, Jasmine." Ron said.
Hermione scowled even more at this. She shook her head and turned down to her books. I then felt someone watching us. I turned and saw someone behind a bookshelf. I couldn't tell who but whoever it was quickly left. Shrugging, I turned back to the table.
*** (Severus Snape's point of view)
It burned like hell. The marking on my left arm burned into my skin, making me wince in pain. He was calling me. I set my book down and slowly got up, robes swishing around me. It was time. I felt sick as I did a quick pack and ran to Albus's office.
"Are you ready?" Dumbledore asked, blue eyes sparkling
"Yes." I said slowly.
"How long will you be gone?" He asked.
"I'm not sure. A week or so." I said.
'All right." He said and began writing something and sent it off with an owl in the corner of his office. "And Severus?" He asked as I started to leave.
"Yes Professor?" I asked.
"Be careful." Dumbledore said. I gulped, nodded and returned to my room. I grabbed my suitcase and quickly left Hogwarts.
*** (Nagini's point of view)
"Why are we helping the boy? He is of no use to us. And what is one less Parselmouth?" Jarxo demanded.
I flitted my tongue at him. "Jarxo. We need to protect the boy."
"Why?!" Jarxo demanded angrily.
"He is more important then you think."
"Just let the voice kill him."
"No!" I shouted causing most the snakes to flinch back but Jarxo drew himself up.
"Why not. Tell me." He said. I scowled and turned my back to him. "Oh I see."
"See what?" I demanded.
"You want to make up for bringing the voice back and you think by saving the boy will do it. Well listen here, Nagini. That is weakness. We can't be weak. Not now. We need to be strong, and need to have a strong leader." He said.
"Get out of my head." I hissed.
Jarxo ignored me and turned to the others. "Nagini is not fit to be a leader! You need a leader who will not go to great lengths to protect a human boy." Jarxo was announcing.
I watched in horror as a few snakes nodded in agreement. "No! This boy is more important then you think! He has-"
"I think its time for Nagini to step down and a new leader be appointed." Jarxo continued.
"Nagini is a great leader." A snake shouted.
"No she is not! She wants to protect a HUMAN for fang's sake!" Jarxo said. There were murmurs of agreement from the crowd.
"The boy is more important then any of you realize. My old master, the voice. he talked about it. There are things about him- the boy I mean- that deserve to be protected. And if we protect him, he might kill my old master, the voice, and then we will no longer have to be bothered by it." I shouted.
Many snakes agreed with this. "Tell it like it is, sister!" shouted a snake.
"Ah-ha! See! She just wants her old master dead. That is the only reason she wants to protect this boy." Jarxo said.
"But isn't that what we all want? For the voice to be gone?!" I asked and all the snakes agreed. "Jarxo does not care for you. He just wants power."
"Yeah!" Shouted most snakes.
Jarxo went the snake version of pale. "No! I d-don't! I-"
"Jarxo you have been more trouble then you are worth." I hissed. Five of my right-fang snakes slithered up behind me. "I hereby banish you."
"No!. I didn't mean it!" Jarxo insisted.
I narrowed my eyes and flitted my tongue. "Get out before I do something I'll regret even more." I hissed. "Y-yes." Jarxo slithered off. Almost all the snakes glared at him as he did so.
"Thank you." I turned to the five snakes. Crala, Kereen, Drake, Nellin, and Jyana.
"Jarxo was stirring up trouble last night when you were gone." Nellin said.
"Trying to convince snakes to be on his side." Kereen said. The three others nodded.
"I had a bad feeling about him. He was too much like my old master. and I have a feeling that is who he is going to." I whispered.
"But. that is the voice. Jarxo doesn't like the voice." Crala said.
"No. I sensed it in him. Jarxo is evil. He doesn't care who he plows down to get what he wants. He came here because he knew that is where we'd be. then he could find many other snakes to go to the voice with him." I explained.
"But. no one." Drake said.
"Look. Seven power-hungry snakes went with him. He achieved a small piece of what he wanted. But in the end it will turn on him." I said and shook my head. "And hopefully the evil that empowers the voice will turn on him as well."
***
"I have an announcement to make." Dumbledore said at dinner Tuesday night. The entire Great Hall hushed down. "The Potions teacher, Professor Snape, will be absent for a week or so." With this the houses minus Slytherin cheered. Harry looked at the table. Sure enough one seat was empty. "Quiet!" Dumbledore said and everyone quieted. "And due to his absence you will have a substitute teacher. The professor is not here right now but will be here in the morning so you will have Potions lesson. Now, go on and eat." And Dumbledore sat down.
"Ooh a substitute. I wonder who." Seamus said.
"I wonder why Snape is gone." Dean said.
Harry had a feeling he knew why. 'Severus Snape was indeed a Death Eater.' Dumbledore's voice rang in his ears. 'However, he rejoined our side before Lord Voldemort's downfall and turned spy for us, at great personal risk'. 'Severus, you know what I must ask you to do. If you are ready. if you are prepared.' Dumbledore's voice continued. 'I am'. Snape's voice said. Harry closed his eyes and for once in his life hoped Snape was all right.
"Harry?" Ron asked. Harry opened his eyes and looked at Ron in a silent best friend language. "Yeah I figured that, too. Oh man I never thought I'd be wondering if he is all right." Ron whispered and shuddered.
'What?" Jasmine asked.
"Nothing." Harry said and wondered for a moment if he should tell her. She was his sister and had the right to know. "I need to talk to you later, though."
"Okay." Jasmine said. After dinner they found an empty classroom and Harry told her everything. Jasmine's eyes got wider and wider. Harry's story took an entire hour to tell but he needed to tell her. Finally he was done and felt slightly hoarse. "Wow." Jasmine whispered.
"I thought you needed to know." Harry said.
"Oh gosh. I knew a little but not. whoa." Jasmine said and slowly shook her head. It swarmed of trolls and chess and faces on the back of heads. Giant spiders, ruby-handled swords, a diary gushing scarlet ink. Escaped murderers. betrayal. the real murderer in rat form. the truth being found out. The Triwizard tournament, Mad-Eye Moody, Merpeople, Cedric Diggory's death. Voldemort returning to full power. And Snape returning to being a spy.
"Is. that where is he is now?" Jasmine finally asked.
"I think so." Harry said.
"Oh gee I hope Snape is okay." She said thoughtfully.
"So do I, Jasmine." Harry said, shaking his head slowly.
*** (Amy's point of view)
I sat by the Common Room fire reading. Peggy sat beside me, reading as well. Though we read different things. I was studying my History book while she read The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle.
"Peggy you need to stop reading that comic book." I said automatically.
"Umm." She replied absentmindedly.
"How can you rot your mind with comic books?" I demanded.
"I'm not rotting my mind." She said, still fixated on the book. I shook my head and returned to my History book.
"You know sometimes I just don't get you, Peggy." I said.
"I know." She replied.
"We've been best friends for almost 3 years now." I pointed out.
"I know." She said again.
"And I don't think I'll ever get you."
"All right then."
"You hardly ever study yet you get pretty good grades. Not the best but extremely good for someone who hardly studies."
"Umm-hmm." She said slowly, still deeply absorbed in the comic book. I sighed and shook my head.
"I don't know why I ever introduced myself to you when you transferred to my school."
"All righty then."
"Peggy! You aren't even listening to a word I say!" I said.
"Whatever you say, Amy."
"I'm actually very evil. I'm Voldemort's right-hand witch." I said.
"That's nice." Peggy said.
I sighed, gave up and returned to my book.
***
It tumbled down along the rocks, not stopping even when the stream it was in did. You could hardly see it. It was just a teeny glimmer of blue, hardly noticeable in a deep stream. It seemed to have a mind of its own, though. No fish or underwater creature would go near it. Every time it got near one of them they quickly swam, scuttled or whatever off as fast as they could. It passed a deer that was drinking and the deer bolted away as fast as possible. It rested for a moment, sitting there then started tumbling along again, making everything get out of its path. For something so tiny it sure caused a terror with those who could sense its true purpose.
***
Wednesday morning there was no new teacher at the table.
"I wonder who it'll be." Hermione said as they headed to the dungeons.
"Anyone is better then Snape." Neville squeaked. They went in the dungeon to find none other then Remus Lupin.
"Remus! I mean, Professor Lupin!" Harry said.
Remus looked up and grinned. "Hey kids." He said and winked at Harry and Jasmine. "Told you I'd be seeing you soon enough."
The Gryffindors all grinned as they sat down. "Its great to see you again Professor Lupin." Ron said.
"What? Him?!" Malfoy had just entered and looked shocked.
"Hello Mr. Malfoy." Remus said, smile not fading.
"I will not be taught be a werewolf." Malfoy sneered.
"Werewolf?" Amy and Peggy asked.
"Yes. He is a werewolf." Malfoy sneered.
"He looks like a man to me right now." Jasmine said and was the first to sit down. "Besides, it won't be a full moon for a while so who cares? I've heard Professor Lupin is a capitol teacher."
If it had been anyone else Draco would of sneered, scoffed and left but since it was Jasmine.
Malfoy sighed and sat down. "First day with my arm out of a sling and I get taught by a dangerous teacher." He grumbled.
Harry, Ron, Amy, Hermione and Peggy all sat down together with Jasmine. Remus took roll call then flipped open the Potions book. "We will be starting the Imperius potion. T- yes Mr. Weasley?"
"Is that like the Imperius curse?" Ron asked.
"Yes it is. Turn to page 172 in Magical Drafts and Potions." Remus instructed. Everyone turned to that and looked up at Remus who leaned against his desk and smiled, flicking back his grayish brown hair. "Now then. the Imperius potion is indeed like the curse. Only the potion actually wears off. And the person under the potion sort of glows bluish so people know. That's why it isn't as illegal as the curse. Now then. I want you to pair up." He said. Harry and Jasmine immediately looked at each other. Ron and Peggy once again asked each other to be partners at the same time. Amy and Hermione sighed and became partners. Neither girl liked the other too terribly well, though.
"Good now." Remus began explaining how to make it. When done, he instructed them to pick who would drink the potion.
"Shall you or shall I?" Peggy asked Ron who shrugged.
"I don't care." He said.
"Okay then. I shall." Peggy giggled. She dipped up the potion and gulped it down. Her feet slowly glowed blue. The glow went up her body till she was sitting there, eyes wide, not moving.
"What do I do now, Professor?" Ron asked.
"Say her name and the command you want done." Remus explained.
"Peggy." Ron said. Peggy turned her head slowly to him. Ron now had complete control over her but didn't know what to make her do. "Uh. stand up." He said and Peggy stood up. "Sit back down." And she sat down. "Cool!" Ron exclaimed and grinned. "Tell me I'm good looking."
"You're good looking." Peggy said in a robotic-like voice.
"I know I am. I can't help it." Ron said, still grinning. Ron looked around and saw Jasmine had Harry doing a headstand. Dean had Donnie leaping around the room shouting that he was a Flying Monkey. Seamus had Neville walking around, clucking like a chicken. Lavender had gotten Parvati to dance on their desk. Amy had gotten Hermione to do a bunch of cartwheels. Remus seemed to be thoroughly enjoying this. Ron turned back to Peggy, not caring what the Slytherins were doing. "Now. tell me I'm sexy." Ron continued.
"You're sexy."
"I know." Ron replied, really enjoying this. "Now fawn all over me." With this Peggy threw herself at Ron and started fawning all over him. Ron sat back, grinning from ear to ear, really, really, really enjoying this. "The potion will wear off by lunch time. Class dismissed." Remus said and everyone left. The people in charge leading those who had taken the potion. Peggy had wrapped her arms around Ron's legs and wouldn't let go.
"But I love you!" She shrieked as Ron tried prying her off.
"Stop fawning all over me." Ron said and she let go and stood up. "Thank you." Ron muttered and they went to the Great Hall since there was no class. By lunch time everyone was back to normal. As the blue drained from Peggy, she shook her head and glared at Ron.
"Making me fawn all over you. Yeeegggghhh." She said.
Ron grinned innocently "What?"
"Professor Lupin's a great teacher, though." Jasmine said, cutting into her potato. "Really nice."
"He is." Harry said, looking at the teachers table. Remus was chatting away happily with Hal. Toad, obviously, had found out about Remus's. condition and was slowly inching away from him.
"Toad, right?" Remus suddenly asked.
Toad leapt fifty feet in the air and ran from the room, screaming his lungs out.
"Well," Ron muttered, shaking his head. "that was interesting."
"No. That was Toad." Amy giggled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah."
*** (Draco's point of view)
Saturday the fourteenth, almost the whole castle headed outside towards the Quidditch field for the first game. Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw. Not many Slytherins went but I wanted to. Two reasons. One, I was the new Slytherin team Captain and wanted to study the other teams and two. her.
Standing by the door was Jasmine. She was wearing a long black skirt and a emerald green sweater and searching for something in her backpack. "Oh, hullo." She said, seeing me.
"Uh. hi." I said slowly.
"Draco Malfoy, right?" She asked.
"Uh." I said wondering how she knew my name. "yeah."
"Dragon."
"What?" I asked.
"Dragon. Draco means dragon in Latin." She said as we walked across the grounds.
"Oh yeah." I said slowly.
"And its the dragon constellation." She continued.
"Um-hmm."
"You know the legend?" She asked.
"No." I lied. Ofcourse I knew the legend of the constellation I was named after but I wanted to hear her say it for some reason.
"A long, long time ago there were two different types of dragons. Those who could talk, and those who couldn't." Jasmine started. I slowed my walk slightly and she automatically did, too. "Those who could talk had more magical properties then those who couldn't. So they were hunted down and killed. Finally there was only one left- Draco. The greatest dragon of them all."
"The greatest, most powerful and magical." I cut in.
Jasmine stared at me. "So you do know the legend." She said.
I got pink tints in my cheek. 'Er, parts of it. Go on." I begged.
"The greatest, most powerful and magical." She giggled, brushing some hair back. "He lived in a huge, fiery cave full of peril. Those who tried reaching him died on the journey though his cave." Jasmine said. We were halfway to the Quidditch field by now and I slowed my pace and she did, too. "For years and years people tried to reach Draco-"
"But none could." I said.
"Right. None co- hey! You do know this legend." Jasmine said.
I grinned sheepishly. "Okay so I know most bits of it but not all of it." I admitted.
"All right then. None could reach him. After years everyone thought him to be dead when a Seer prophesied."
"Do you know the prophesy?" I asked.
"Yes I do. It is: 'When years have gone by, when he is thought lost. One will capture Draco, and great strengths will bond'." Jasmine said.
"Yes and when the Seer prophesied that." I said.
"Everyone remembered the great dragon and started going after him. All of them died." Jasmine continued. I closed my eyes and could almost imagine this next part. A great red cave. Fire spitting out of the ground. The great and terrible dragon slumbering there. "Then a powerful witch entered the great cave. she found the great Draco slumbering there. Draco awoke and saw her there. The witch saw how amazing he was and knew at once this dragon needed protecting." In my imagination I saw the huge dragon standing over the small witch. "So the witch and Draco made a deal."
"And the witch used her great magic to put Draco in the sky where he would live, unharmed, forever." I said and Jasmine smiled.
"Yep." She said cheerfully as we reached the Quidditch field. "You want to sit together?" She asked.
"Uh." I said, glancing at the few Slytherins. "Not today." I muttered and ran up to sit in the stands.
"Were you talking to a Gryffindor?" Demanded one of them.
"I was making fun of her." I mumbled.
"Ah. Okay then." He sneered.
I felt bad and turned to the field, spotting Jasmine's shining red hair almost directly across from me.
*** (Jasmine's point of view)
"I'm so excited!" I said, grinning from ear to ear as I sat with the others, watching the field. I was probably the only one in this part of the stands wearing something other then gold and scarlet but I didn't care. Beside me, Ron was wearing jeans and a scarlet sweater with a gold lion on it, waving a gold and scarlet flag. On my other side Amy wore a scarlet skirt, gold top and hair pushed back with a gold headband and she had gold lion earrings in her ears. On Amy's other side Hermione wore her usual clothes with a thick gold and scarlet scarf. On Ron's other side Peggy wore baggy jeans, a white top and she had put a spell on her regular black robes to change back and forth gold and scarlet. On her other side Dean held the post of a large sign which Donnie held the other. He was on the other side of Seamus who was beside Hermione. It was scarlet with the gold words: 'GRYFFINDOR RULES!' and lions on either side.
"Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor!" The Gryffindors chanted.
"Welcome to the first Quidditch game of the season!" Lee Jordan said from the Commentator box where he and McGonagall sat. "Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw!" Everyone cheered loudly as the teams flew out.
"Go Harry!" Ron, Peggy, Amy, Hermione, Dean, Donnie, Seamus, Neville, and I all shouted. I didn't know where Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil and Rose were.
Harry looked over and grinned, waving. I waved wildly back, clutching my hat on with one hand. "The players take their positions while waiting for Madame Hooch. While we wait I'd like to introduce the new Gryffindor Keeper- Miss Allison Bortes. I'd also like to give my regrets saying this will be the last year for Beaters Fred and George Weasley, Chasers Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell and Alicia Spinnet, and ofcourse the last year for your wonderful commentator- moi!." Lee sniffled. "I'll miss. I will miss you all." Lee sobbed.
"Jordan!" McGonagall snapped.
"Madame Hooch steps out onto the field." Lee said and soon the game was going. "Katie Bell has the Quaffle- and great legs, too- and she races down the field followed by the Slytherin Chasers. Katie passes to Alicia Spinnet who passes back to Katie who scores! Gryffindor receives 10 points."
The Gryffindor supporters burst into loud cheers at this. I felt like my eardrums were going to explode. This was nothing like my old school. It was about ten times louder! But I grinned and cheered, jumping up and down. Looking directly across the field I saw Draco looking at me. I smiled and turned back to the field, watching my brother zip around, searching for the Snitch. I saw him get close to the Ravenclaw Seeker, Cho Chang. She smiled and waved at him.
Even from where I was I could tell he blushed as he waved back then he quickly zipped off.
"Hey." Peggy said about half an hour later.
"What is it?" Ron asked.
"I. gotta. go." Peggy said, backing up.
"Where to?" Ron asked.
"Bathroom. I'll be back." And Peggy took off, her robes going from scarlet to black as she ran down the stands.
I turned back to the game in time to see Angelina score.
*** (Peggy's point of view)
I ran across the grounds, towards Hagrid's hut as fast as I could.
"HELP ME! HELP ME! HAGRID! SOMEBODY!" I heard him shrieking.
"I'm coming! I'M COMING!" I yelled, going faster and faster.
"PEGGY?!"
"YES! I'M COMING!" I yelled, running faster then I could before. I came over the small slope so suddenly I fell and tumbled down to Hagrid's hut. Ignoring the pain I ran around to the front and grabbed the doorknob. I tugged and tugged. "Its locked!" I said.
"Th-there's a key. in the stump." I looked around and saw a log. Going over to it, I saw nothing.
"How do I open?" I asked.
"Press the three knotholes. Right, left, middle."
I pressed the right knothole, then the left, then the middle. A small compartment flipped open with a key in it. I grabbed it, shut the compartment and unlocked the door.
I flung the door open and hurried in. Fang was backed against the wall with a large snake in front of him. I felt that the snake was angry and wanted something. I looked around, grabbed a tea-cup and threw it at the snake. It missed by inches but shattered and the snake looked at me. It was a Ogrinfroy, a magical snake that was very poisonous.
"Oh great." I muttered. The snake lunged for me. I leapt back and the snake went flying through the door. I slammed it shut and turned to Fang.
"Peggy you saaaaavvvveeeeddd meeeeeee!" He shrieked and leapt onto me. I crashed to the ground, in more pain from his weight.
"Fang what did he want?" I asked as he happily licked my face.
"Peggy you are my hero!" He said.
"Yes Fang thank you but what did the snake want?" I asked. Fang stood on me, his drool dripping down.
"Um. I forget. But you are my hero!" He continued. I pushed him off and stood up, wet with his drool.
"Fang." I said. He bounded in circles.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah?" He asked.
"What did the snake want?" I asked.
"Can't remember. Something about any streams near-by but I dunno. Said his name was Pirgat and he worked for Jarxo." Fang said happily, drooling down on the floor. "Was going to bite me and kill me if I didn't tell him."
"Oh." I said and hugged him. "You're safe."
"Thanks to you." He said and licked my face once again before I left. I locked the door, returned the key and went to get a shower in the castle.
***
"We won! We did it!" Fred and George shouted, leaping in the air after Harry had caught the Snitch.
"Hey-"
"Boys." They stopped and looked at Frederika and Georgette who had walked over.
"Uh. nice shirts?" Fred asked. One was wearing a shirt that said 'Fred' and the other had one that said 'George'.
"We were rooting for you." Georgette said. She was the one wearing the Fred shirt.
"Uh. cool!" Fred said, grinning at her.
"You were rooting for the Beaters?" George asked.
"Ofcourse!" Frederika said.
"We used to be Beaters on our old team." Georgette said.
"Our old captain kept saying we were like a pair of human Bludgers ourselves." Frederika giggled.
"That's what our old captain said about us!" George said.
"Cool!" Frederika and Georgette chorused.
"So you were really Beaters?" Fred asked as they walked across the lawns.
"Yep. We were." Georgette said.
"Where did you get those shirts?" George asked
"We made them. Look at the backs." With this they took off their cloaks. On the backs were Fred and George's pictures.
"Cool!" Fred and George said, both grinning.
"So, who do you think is winning with our battle?" Frederika asked.
"We are." Fred and George both said.
"No. we are." Georgette giggled.
"Oh you are so not." Fred said.
"We are so!" Georgette insisted, leaning against him. Fred went red.
"Uh. uh. uh." Fred muttered.
"See you later-" Georgette began.
"Boys." Frederika giggled as they ran off.
"Fred you idiot you can't let some girl get to you." George snapped. Fred shook his head.
"Its not just any girl, George! Its a troublemaking, sneaky, underhanded girl!" Fred insisted. "With red hair and freckles! Who wears my face and name on her shirt!"
"Well you don't see me getting all weird around Frederika, do you?" George asked.
"Ummm. yes!" Fred said.
"Oh yeah!" George said, grinning sheepishly.
"Duh! Now come on. We got to think of our next big trick." Fred said and they ran to the castle.
***
Arva Dekadava paced in her cell, sighing impatiently. The Dementor outside her cell tried sucking happiness out of her but nothing happened. She was unaffected. After all it had been a cold, long life for her.
Arva was the only child in the history of Azkaban to be born there. Her parents, both Death Eaters, had been captured before she was born. When her mother was pregnant. They had killed her father and sent the mother to Azkaban, not knowing she was pregnant. Arva had been born in a cold, sad prison. No one had found out about her until she was three. Someone had tried taking her away but she kicked and bit and put up such a fight they let her stay.
They, ofcourse, took her away from her mother but she didn't care. She was probably the worst off kid on earth. She felt nothing, cared for nothing and loved nothing. She was unaffected by Dementors and, in case you hadn't noticed, was named after the death curse. Arva Dekadava's name backwards is Avada Kedavra.
"Arva my child you seem worried." Her mother called from the cell next to hers.
"Shut up you whining woman." Arva snapped. She didn't even love her own mother. Arva flicked back a curl and paced some more.
She then heard voices. Running to the cell door she looked out. A bunch of Dementors were talking.
"What is going on out here you hooded freaks?' She demanded. A Dementor came over. The people in the cells around her flinched back and were drained of happiness.
"We are no longer needed here." And with that, they left. Prisoners around her stirred with a new life. Arva blinked. The prison was filled with life. Most started shouting for joy and cheering.
"SHUT UP YOU STUPID PEOPLE!" Arva screamed. Her angry voice echoed down the halls, silencing everyone. Arva closed her eyes and felt a strange force fill her. She slowly backed up then kicked the cell door open. She tumbled out into the corridors, blinking. She slowly rose to her feet, blinking again. She ran down the corridors and looked out the nearest window.
The North sea whipped against the rocks and a figure stood at the farthest edge. A tall, cloaked figure with a tiny huddling one beside it. The figure raised its eyes and slitted red eyes glowed at Arva.
"Voldemort." Arva said with no fear at all.
"Okay, see you next week." I called to the others as practice was over. I saw Jasmine, Ron, Amy, Peggy, Frederika and Georgette in the stands watching the practice. Oh and Professor Sinistra. I started to wonder why the twins were there but they ran down and started talking excitedly to Fred and George who were grinning as they talked.
"You're really good, Harry." Amy said as she, Jasmine, Ron and Peggy walked down followed by Sinistra.
"Thanks, Amy." I said.
"That was great." Jasmine said, grinning from ear-to-ear.
"Thanks. Do you play Quidditch?" I asked as we crossed the lawns.
"Not on a team but otherwise I dabble a bit." Jasmine said, shrugging.
"Ugh." Peggy shuddered, obviously remembering what happened when she tried.
"I can't believe its already the end of the first week of October." Amy said, shaking her head.
"Time flies when you're having fun." Ron muttered. Peggy snorted at this. "What?"
"Oh it reminded me of a saying my uncle always said." She explained.
"What was it?" I asked.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." Peggy said. I got it right away and began laughing, so did Jasmine. Amy already knew it and was laughing.
"I don't. oh! I get it!" Ron said and began laughing.
"Your uncle is a nut." Amy said, shaking her head.
"I know." Peggy said, grinning. We reached the castle and Sinistra went off somewhere. The five of us went to the library and joined Hermione at a table.
"How was practice?" She asked.
"Great. Allison Bortes is great." I said.
"You know, you're studying more then usual, Hermione." Ron said, staring at the open books around her and the piles of parchment.
"Ron! We do have O.W.Ls at the end of the year." Hermione said, sounding mortified.
"Ron! We do have O.W.Ls at the end of the year!" Ron mocked and shook his head. "Note that last bit? At the end of the year! And not just the end of this year! At the end of the school year! Which is in an entirely different year all together!"
Hermione scowled. "Okay fine but don't come crawling to me when you need help."
"I won't. I'll go to Jasmine." Ron said, looking at Jasmine who smiled shyly. Jasmine had climbed to the top of our year easily. She was incredibly smart. And I knew Hermione didn't like this for now she had competition. She never had it before really. And sure enough Hermione was scowling.
"If you need help I'll give you some." Jasmine said, nodding.
"Thanks, Jasmine." Ron said.
Hermione scowled even more at this. She shook her head and turned down to her books. I then felt someone watching us. I turned and saw someone behind a bookshelf. I couldn't tell who but whoever it was quickly left. Shrugging, I turned back to the table.
*** (Severus Snape's point of view)
It burned like hell. The marking on my left arm burned into my skin, making me wince in pain. He was calling me. I set my book down and slowly got up, robes swishing around me. It was time. I felt sick as I did a quick pack and ran to Albus's office.
"Are you ready?" Dumbledore asked, blue eyes sparkling
"Yes." I said slowly.
"How long will you be gone?" He asked.
"I'm not sure. A week or so." I said.
'All right." He said and began writing something and sent it off with an owl in the corner of his office. "And Severus?" He asked as I started to leave.
"Yes Professor?" I asked.
"Be careful." Dumbledore said. I gulped, nodded and returned to my room. I grabbed my suitcase and quickly left Hogwarts.
*** (Nagini's point of view)
"Why are we helping the boy? He is of no use to us. And what is one less Parselmouth?" Jarxo demanded.
I flitted my tongue at him. "Jarxo. We need to protect the boy."
"Why?!" Jarxo demanded angrily.
"He is more important then you think."
"Just let the voice kill him."
"No!" I shouted causing most the snakes to flinch back but Jarxo drew himself up.
"Why not. Tell me." He said. I scowled and turned my back to him. "Oh I see."
"See what?" I demanded.
"You want to make up for bringing the voice back and you think by saving the boy will do it. Well listen here, Nagini. That is weakness. We can't be weak. Not now. We need to be strong, and need to have a strong leader." He said.
"Get out of my head." I hissed.
Jarxo ignored me and turned to the others. "Nagini is not fit to be a leader! You need a leader who will not go to great lengths to protect a human boy." Jarxo was announcing.
I watched in horror as a few snakes nodded in agreement. "No! This boy is more important then you think! He has-"
"I think its time for Nagini to step down and a new leader be appointed." Jarxo continued.
"Nagini is a great leader." A snake shouted.
"No she is not! She wants to protect a HUMAN for fang's sake!" Jarxo said. There were murmurs of agreement from the crowd.
"The boy is more important then any of you realize. My old master, the voice. he talked about it. There are things about him- the boy I mean- that deserve to be protected. And if we protect him, he might kill my old master, the voice, and then we will no longer have to be bothered by it." I shouted.
Many snakes agreed with this. "Tell it like it is, sister!" shouted a snake.
"Ah-ha! See! She just wants her old master dead. That is the only reason she wants to protect this boy." Jarxo said.
"But isn't that what we all want? For the voice to be gone?!" I asked and all the snakes agreed. "Jarxo does not care for you. He just wants power."
"Yeah!" Shouted most snakes.
Jarxo went the snake version of pale. "No! I d-don't! I-"
"Jarxo you have been more trouble then you are worth." I hissed. Five of my right-fang snakes slithered up behind me. "I hereby banish you."
"No!. I didn't mean it!" Jarxo insisted.
I narrowed my eyes and flitted my tongue. "Get out before I do something I'll regret even more." I hissed. "Y-yes." Jarxo slithered off. Almost all the snakes glared at him as he did so.
"Thank you." I turned to the five snakes. Crala, Kereen, Drake, Nellin, and Jyana.
"Jarxo was stirring up trouble last night when you were gone." Nellin said.
"Trying to convince snakes to be on his side." Kereen said. The three others nodded.
"I had a bad feeling about him. He was too much like my old master. and I have a feeling that is who he is going to." I whispered.
"But. that is the voice. Jarxo doesn't like the voice." Crala said.
"No. I sensed it in him. Jarxo is evil. He doesn't care who he plows down to get what he wants. He came here because he knew that is where we'd be. then he could find many other snakes to go to the voice with him." I explained.
"But. no one." Drake said.
"Look. Seven power-hungry snakes went with him. He achieved a small piece of what he wanted. But in the end it will turn on him." I said and shook my head. "And hopefully the evil that empowers the voice will turn on him as well."
***
"I have an announcement to make." Dumbledore said at dinner Tuesday night. The entire Great Hall hushed down. "The Potions teacher, Professor Snape, will be absent for a week or so." With this the houses minus Slytherin cheered. Harry looked at the table. Sure enough one seat was empty. "Quiet!" Dumbledore said and everyone quieted. "And due to his absence you will have a substitute teacher. The professor is not here right now but will be here in the morning so you will have Potions lesson. Now, go on and eat." And Dumbledore sat down.
"Ooh a substitute. I wonder who." Seamus said.
"I wonder why Snape is gone." Dean said.
Harry had a feeling he knew why. 'Severus Snape was indeed a Death Eater.' Dumbledore's voice rang in his ears. 'However, he rejoined our side before Lord Voldemort's downfall and turned spy for us, at great personal risk'. 'Severus, you know what I must ask you to do. If you are ready. if you are prepared.' Dumbledore's voice continued. 'I am'. Snape's voice said. Harry closed his eyes and for once in his life hoped Snape was all right.
"Harry?" Ron asked. Harry opened his eyes and looked at Ron in a silent best friend language. "Yeah I figured that, too. Oh man I never thought I'd be wondering if he is all right." Ron whispered and shuddered.
'What?" Jasmine asked.
"Nothing." Harry said and wondered for a moment if he should tell her. She was his sister and had the right to know. "I need to talk to you later, though."
"Okay." Jasmine said. After dinner they found an empty classroom and Harry told her everything. Jasmine's eyes got wider and wider. Harry's story took an entire hour to tell but he needed to tell her. Finally he was done and felt slightly hoarse. "Wow." Jasmine whispered.
"I thought you needed to know." Harry said.
"Oh gosh. I knew a little but not. whoa." Jasmine said and slowly shook her head. It swarmed of trolls and chess and faces on the back of heads. Giant spiders, ruby-handled swords, a diary gushing scarlet ink. Escaped murderers. betrayal. the real murderer in rat form. the truth being found out. The Triwizard tournament, Mad-Eye Moody, Merpeople, Cedric Diggory's death. Voldemort returning to full power. And Snape returning to being a spy.
"Is. that where is he is now?" Jasmine finally asked.
"I think so." Harry said.
"Oh gee I hope Snape is okay." She said thoughtfully.
"So do I, Jasmine." Harry said, shaking his head slowly.
*** (Amy's point of view)
I sat by the Common Room fire reading. Peggy sat beside me, reading as well. Though we read different things. I was studying my History book while she read The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle.
"Peggy you need to stop reading that comic book." I said automatically.
"Umm." She replied absentmindedly.
"How can you rot your mind with comic books?" I demanded.
"I'm not rotting my mind." She said, still fixated on the book. I shook my head and returned to my History book.
"You know sometimes I just don't get you, Peggy." I said.
"I know." She replied.
"We've been best friends for almost 3 years now." I pointed out.
"I know." She said again.
"And I don't think I'll ever get you."
"All right then."
"You hardly ever study yet you get pretty good grades. Not the best but extremely good for someone who hardly studies."
"Umm-hmm." She said slowly, still deeply absorbed in the comic book. I sighed and shook my head.
"I don't know why I ever introduced myself to you when you transferred to my school."
"All righty then."
"Peggy! You aren't even listening to a word I say!" I said.
"Whatever you say, Amy."
"I'm actually very evil. I'm Voldemort's right-hand witch." I said.
"That's nice." Peggy said.
I sighed, gave up and returned to my book.
***
It tumbled down along the rocks, not stopping even when the stream it was in did. You could hardly see it. It was just a teeny glimmer of blue, hardly noticeable in a deep stream. It seemed to have a mind of its own, though. No fish or underwater creature would go near it. Every time it got near one of them they quickly swam, scuttled or whatever off as fast as they could. It passed a deer that was drinking and the deer bolted away as fast as possible. It rested for a moment, sitting there then started tumbling along again, making everything get out of its path. For something so tiny it sure caused a terror with those who could sense its true purpose.
***
Wednesday morning there was no new teacher at the table.
"I wonder who it'll be." Hermione said as they headed to the dungeons.
"Anyone is better then Snape." Neville squeaked. They went in the dungeon to find none other then Remus Lupin.
"Remus! I mean, Professor Lupin!" Harry said.
Remus looked up and grinned. "Hey kids." He said and winked at Harry and Jasmine. "Told you I'd be seeing you soon enough."
The Gryffindors all grinned as they sat down. "Its great to see you again Professor Lupin." Ron said.
"What? Him?!" Malfoy had just entered and looked shocked.
"Hello Mr. Malfoy." Remus said, smile not fading.
"I will not be taught be a werewolf." Malfoy sneered.
"Werewolf?" Amy and Peggy asked.
"Yes. He is a werewolf." Malfoy sneered.
"He looks like a man to me right now." Jasmine said and was the first to sit down. "Besides, it won't be a full moon for a while so who cares? I've heard Professor Lupin is a capitol teacher."
If it had been anyone else Draco would of sneered, scoffed and left but since it was Jasmine.
Malfoy sighed and sat down. "First day with my arm out of a sling and I get taught by a dangerous teacher." He grumbled.
Harry, Ron, Amy, Hermione and Peggy all sat down together with Jasmine. Remus took roll call then flipped open the Potions book. "We will be starting the Imperius potion. T- yes Mr. Weasley?"
"Is that like the Imperius curse?" Ron asked.
"Yes it is. Turn to page 172 in Magical Drafts and Potions." Remus instructed. Everyone turned to that and looked up at Remus who leaned against his desk and smiled, flicking back his grayish brown hair. "Now then. the Imperius potion is indeed like the curse. Only the potion actually wears off. And the person under the potion sort of glows bluish so people know. That's why it isn't as illegal as the curse. Now then. I want you to pair up." He said. Harry and Jasmine immediately looked at each other. Ron and Peggy once again asked each other to be partners at the same time. Amy and Hermione sighed and became partners. Neither girl liked the other too terribly well, though.
"Good now." Remus began explaining how to make it. When done, he instructed them to pick who would drink the potion.
"Shall you or shall I?" Peggy asked Ron who shrugged.
"I don't care." He said.
"Okay then. I shall." Peggy giggled. She dipped up the potion and gulped it down. Her feet slowly glowed blue. The glow went up her body till she was sitting there, eyes wide, not moving.
"What do I do now, Professor?" Ron asked.
"Say her name and the command you want done." Remus explained.
"Peggy." Ron said. Peggy turned her head slowly to him. Ron now had complete control over her but didn't know what to make her do. "Uh. stand up." He said and Peggy stood up. "Sit back down." And she sat down. "Cool!" Ron exclaimed and grinned. "Tell me I'm good looking."
"You're good looking." Peggy said in a robotic-like voice.
"I know I am. I can't help it." Ron said, still grinning. Ron looked around and saw Jasmine had Harry doing a headstand. Dean had Donnie leaping around the room shouting that he was a Flying Monkey. Seamus had Neville walking around, clucking like a chicken. Lavender had gotten Parvati to dance on their desk. Amy had gotten Hermione to do a bunch of cartwheels. Remus seemed to be thoroughly enjoying this. Ron turned back to Peggy, not caring what the Slytherins were doing. "Now. tell me I'm sexy." Ron continued.
"You're sexy."
"I know." Ron replied, really enjoying this. "Now fawn all over me." With this Peggy threw herself at Ron and started fawning all over him. Ron sat back, grinning from ear to ear, really, really, really enjoying this. "The potion will wear off by lunch time. Class dismissed." Remus said and everyone left. The people in charge leading those who had taken the potion. Peggy had wrapped her arms around Ron's legs and wouldn't let go.
"But I love you!" She shrieked as Ron tried prying her off.
"Stop fawning all over me." Ron said and she let go and stood up. "Thank you." Ron muttered and they went to the Great Hall since there was no class. By lunch time everyone was back to normal. As the blue drained from Peggy, she shook her head and glared at Ron.
"Making me fawn all over you. Yeeegggghhh." She said.
Ron grinned innocently "What?"
"Professor Lupin's a great teacher, though." Jasmine said, cutting into her potato. "Really nice."
"He is." Harry said, looking at the teachers table. Remus was chatting away happily with Hal. Toad, obviously, had found out about Remus's. condition and was slowly inching away from him.
"Toad, right?" Remus suddenly asked.
Toad leapt fifty feet in the air and ran from the room, screaming his lungs out.
"Well," Ron muttered, shaking his head. "that was interesting."
"No. That was Toad." Amy giggled.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah."
*** (Draco's point of view)
Saturday the fourteenth, almost the whole castle headed outside towards the Quidditch field for the first game. Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw. Not many Slytherins went but I wanted to. Two reasons. One, I was the new Slytherin team Captain and wanted to study the other teams and two. her.
Standing by the door was Jasmine. She was wearing a long black skirt and a emerald green sweater and searching for something in her backpack. "Oh, hullo." She said, seeing me.
"Uh. hi." I said slowly.
"Draco Malfoy, right?" She asked.
"Uh." I said wondering how she knew my name. "yeah."
"Dragon."
"What?" I asked.
"Dragon. Draco means dragon in Latin." She said as we walked across the grounds.
"Oh yeah." I said slowly.
"And its the dragon constellation." She continued.
"Um-hmm."
"You know the legend?" She asked.
"No." I lied. Ofcourse I knew the legend of the constellation I was named after but I wanted to hear her say it for some reason.
"A long, long time ago there were two different types of dragons. Those who could talk, and those who couldn't." Jasmine started. I slowed my walk slightly and she automatically did, too. "Those who could talk had more magical properties then those who couldn't. So they were hunted down and killed. Finally there was only one left- Draco. The greatest dragon of them all."
"The greatest, most powerful and magical." I cut in.
Jasmine stared at me. "So you do know the legend." She said.
I got pink tints in my cheek. 'Er, parts of it. Go on." I begged.
"The greatest, most powerful and magical." She giggled, brushing some hair back. "He lived in a huge, fiery cave full of peril. Those who tried reaching him died on the journey though his cave." Jasmine said. We were halfway to the Quidditch field by now and I slowed my pace and she did, too. "For years and years people tried to reach Draco-"
"But none could." I said.
"Right. None co- hey! You do know this legend." Jasmine said.
I grinned sheepishly. "Okay so I know most bits of it but not all of it." I admitted.
"All right then. None could reach him. After years everyone thought him to be dead when a Seer prophesied."
"Do you know the prophesy?" I asked.
"Yes I do. It is: 'When years have gone by, when he is thought lost. One will capture Draco, and great strengths will bond'." Jasmine said.
"Yes and when the Seer prophesied that." I said.
"Everyone remembered the great dragon and started going after him. All of them died." Jasmine continued. I closed my eyes and could almost imagine this next part. A great red cave. Fire spitting out of the ground. The great and terrible dragon slumbering there. "Then a powerful witch entered the great cave. she found the great Draco slumbering there. Draco awoke and saw her there. The witch saw how amazing he was and knew at once this dragon needed protecting." In my imagination I saw the huge dragon standing over the small witch. "So the witch and Draco made a deal."
"And the witch used her great magic to put Draco in the sky where he would live, unharmed, forever." I said and Jasmine smiled.
"Yep." She said cheerfully as we reached the Quidditch field. "You want to sit together?" She asked.
"Uh." I said, glancing at the few Slytherins. "Not today." I muttered and ran up to sit in the stands.
"Were you talking to a Gryffindor?" Demanded one of them.
"I was making fun of her." I mumbled.
"Ah. Okay then." He sneered.
I felt bad and turned to the field, spotting Jasmine's shining red hair almost directly across from me.
*** (Jasmine's point of view)
"I'm so excited!" I said, grinning from ear to ear as I sat with the others, watching the field. I was probably the only one in this part of the stands wearing something other then gold and scarlet but I didn't care. Beside me, Ron was wearing jeans and a scarlet sweater with a gold lion on it, waving a gold and scarlet flag. On my other side Amy wore a scarlet skirt, gold top and hair pushed back with a gold headband and she had gold lion earrings in her ears. On Amy's other side Hermione wore her usual clothes with a thick gold and scarlet scarf. On Ron's other side Peggy wore baggy jeans, a white top and she had put a spell on her regular black robes to change back and forth gold and scarlet. On her other side Dean held the post of a large sign which Donnie held the other. He was on the other side of Seamus who was beside Hermione. It was scarlet with the gold words: 'GRYFFINDOR RULES!' and lions on either side.
"Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor! Go, go Gryffindor!" The Gryffindors chanted.
"Welcome to the first Quidditch game of the season!" Lee Jordan said from the Commentator box where he and McGonagall sat. "Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw!" Everyone cheered loudly as the teams flew out.
"Go Harry!" Ron, Peggy, Amy, Hermione, Dean, Donnie, Seamus, Neville, and I all shouted. I didn't know where Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil and Rose were.
Harry looked over and grinned, waving. I waved wildly back, clutching my hat on with one hand. "The players take their positions while waiting for Madame Hooch. While we wait I'd like to introduce the new Gryffindor Keeper- Miss Allison Bortes. I'd also like to give my regrets saying this will be the last year for Beaters Fred and George Weasley, Chasers Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell and Alicia Spinnet, and ofcourse the last year for your wonderful commentator- moi!." Lee sniffled. "I'll miss. I will miss you all." Lee sobbed.
"Jordan!" McGonagall snapped.
"Madame Hooch steps out onto the field." Lee said and soon the game was going. "Katie Bell has the Quaffle- and great legs, too- and she races down the field followed by the Slytherin Chasers. Katie passes to Alicia Spinnet who passes back to Katie who scores! Gryffindor receives 10 points."
The Gryffindor supporters burst into loud cheers at this. I felt like my eardrums were going to explode. This was nothing like my old school. It was about ten times louder! But I grinned and cheered, jumping up and down. Looking directly across the field I saw Draco looking at me. I smiled and turned back to the field, watching my brother zip around, searching for the Snitch. I saw him get close to the Ravenclaw Seeker, Cho Chang. She smiled and waved at him.
Even from where I was I could tell he blushed as he waved back then he quickly zipped off.
"Hey." Peggy said about half an hour later.
"What is it?" Ron asked.
"I. gotta. go." Peggy said, backing up.
"Where to?" Ron asked.
"Bathroom. I'll be back." And Peggy took off, her robes going from scarlet to black as she ran down the stands.
I turned back to the game in time to see Angelina score.
*** (Peggy's point of view)
I ran across the grounds, towards Hagrid's hut as fast as I could.
"HELP ME! HELP ME! HAGRID! SOMEBODY!" I heard him shrieking.
"I'm coming! I'M COMING!" I yelled, going faster and faster.
"PEGGY?!"
"YES! I'M COMING!" I yelled, running faster then I could before. I came over the small slope so suddenly I fell and tumbled down to Hagrid's hut. Ignoring the pain I ran around to the front and grabbed the doorknob. I tugged and tugged. "Its locked!" I said.
"Th-there's a key. in the stump." I looked around and saw a log. Going over to it, I saw nothing.
"How do I open?" I asked.
"Press the three knotholes. Right, left, middle."
I pressed the right knothole, then the left, then the middle. A small compartment flipped open with a key in it. I grabbed it, shut the compartment and unlocked the door.
I flung the door open and hurried in. Fang was backed against the wall with a large snake in front of him. I felt that the snake was angry and wanted something. I looked around, grabbed a tea-cup and threw it at the snake. It missed by inches but shattered and the snake looked at me. It was a Ogrinfroy, a magical snake that was very poisonous.
"Oh great." I muttered. The snake lunged for me. I leapt back and the snake went flying through the door. I slammed it shut and turned to Fang.
"Peggy you saaaaavvvveeeeddd meeeeeee!" He shrieked and leapt onto me. I crashed to the ground, in more pain from his weight.
"Fang what did he want?" I asked as he happily licked my face.
"Peggy you are my hero!" He said.
"Yes Fang thank you but what did the snake want?" I asked. Fang stood on me, his drool dripping down.
"Um. I forget. But you are my hero!" He continued. I pushed him off and stood up, wet with his drool.
"Fang." I said. He bounded in circles.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah?" He asked.
"What did the snake want?" I asked.
"Can't remember. Something about any streams near-by but I dunno. Said his name was Pirgat and he worked for Jarxo." Fang said happily, drooling down on the floor. "Was going to bite me and kill me if I didn't tell him."
"Oh." I said and hugged him. "You're safe."
"Thanks to you." He said and licked my face once again before I left. I locked the door, returned the key and went to get a shower in the castle.
***
"We won! We did it!" Fred and George shouted, leaping in the air after Harry had caught the Snitch.
"Hey-"
"Boys." They stopped and looked at Frederika and Georgette who had walked over.
"Uh. nice shirts?" Fred asked. One was wearing a shirt that said 'Fred' and the other had one that said 'George'.
"We were rooting for you." Georgette said. She was the one wearing the Fred shirt.
"Uh. cool!" Fred said, grinning at her.
"You were rooting for the Beaters?" George asked.
"Ofcourse!" Frederika said.
"We used to be Beaters on our old team." Georgette said.
"Our old captain kept saying we were like a pair of human Bludgers ourselves." Frederika giggled.
"That's what our old captain said about us!" George said.
"Cool!" Frederika and Georgette chorused.
"So you were really Beaters?" Fred asked as they walked across the lawns.
"Yep. We were." Georgette said.
"Where did you get those shirts?" George asked
"We made them. Look at the backs." With this they took off their cloaks. On the backs were Fred and George's pictures.
"Cool!" Fred and George said, both grinning.
"So, who do you think is winning with our battle?" Frederika asked.
"We are." Fred and George both said.
"No. we are." Georgette giggled.
"Oh you are so not." Fred said.
"We are so!" Georgette insisted, leaning against him. Fred went red.
"Uh. uh. uh." Fred muttered.
"See you later-" Georgette began.
"Boys." Frederika giggled as they ran off.
"Fred you idiot you can't let some girl get to you." George snapped. Fred shook his head.
"Its not just any girl, George! Its a troublemaking, sneaky, underhanded girl!" Fred insisted. "With red hair and freckles! Who wears my face and name on her shirt!"
"Well you don't see me getting all weird around Frederika, do you?" George asked.
"Ummm. yes!" Fred said.
"Oh yeah!" George said, grinning sheepishly.
"Duh! Now come on. We got to think of our next big trick." Fred said and they ran to the castle.
***
Arva Dekadava paced in her cell, sighing impatiently. The Dementor outside her cell tried sucking happiness out of her but nothing happened. She was unaffected. After all it had been a cold, long life for her.
Arva was the only child in the history of Azkaban to be born there. Her parents, both Death Eaters, had been captured before she was born. When her mother was pregnant. They had killed her father and sent the mother to Azkaban, not knowing she was pregnant. Arva had been born in a cold, sad prison. No one had found out about her until she was three. Someone had tried taking her away but she kicked and bit and put up such a fight they let her stay.
They, ofcourse, took her away from her mother but she didn't care. She was probably the worst off kid on earth. She felt nothing, cared for nothing and loved nothing. She was unaffected by Dementors and, in case you hadn't noticed, was named after the death curse. Arva Dekadava's name backwards is Avada Kedavra.
"Arva my child you seem worried." Her mother called from the cell next to hers.
"Shut up you whining woman." Arva snapped. She didn't even love her own mother. Arva flicked back a curl and paced some more.
She then heard voices. Running to the cell door she looked out. A bunch of Dementors were talking.
"What is going on out here you hooded freaks?' She demanded. A Dementor came over. The people in the cells around her flinched back and were drained of happiness.
"We are no longer needed here." And with that, they left. Prisoners around her stirred with a new life. Arva blinked. The prison was filled with life. Most started shouting for joy and cheering.
"SHUT UP YOU STUPID PEOPLE!" Arva screamed. Her angry voice echoed down the halls, silencing everyone. Arva closed her eyes and felt a strange force fill her. She slowly backed up then kicked the cell door open. She tumbled out into the corridors, blinking. She slowly rose to her feet, blinking again. She ran down the corridors and looked out the nearest window.
The North sea whipped against the rocks and a figure stood at the farthest edge. A tall, cloaked figure with a tiny huddling one beside it. The figure raised its eyes and slitted red eyes glowed at Arva.
"Voldemort." Arva said with no fear at all.