3.
-the HARRY POTTER characters belong to JK Rowling,and I suppose
the BBC owns DOCTOR WHO...
Dumbledore escorted Ace out of the hall. "I see you met Harry."
"Yeah...he was nice."
"One of our finest students."
"Is what he said true?"
"Every word,I imagine."
"Did Voldemort go to school here?"
Dumbledore nodded. "When he did,his name was Tom Riddle."
"Has he killed a lot of people?"
"He and his followers have murdered a large number of people."
"You must feel terrible. Being betrayed like that,I mean."
"If I thought about him obsessively,as if he were Moby Dick to my
Captain Ahab,then that would be a victory for him. Besides,his
betrayal encompassed not only the entire wizarding community,but the entire world. All those children in the Great Hall...I think of them
all as my own,and they've been through so much...they,and my colleagues, come first in my thoughts."
"Why would he want to kill Harry?"
"I can't answer that," he said.
"You can't?"
"No,I can't."
"Oh. Well,okay. That's a straighter answer than I usually get. So where are we going?" she asked.
"Well,the Doctor asked that you be given a tour of the grounds. Since I have a meeting in my office in a few minutes,I can think of no better guide than our gamekeeper."
Dumbledore opened one of the great doors; as Ace passed him, she felt a comforting heat; it surrounded him like an aura,but it warmed her,too. Professor Dumbledore was perhaps the most pleasant,most non-threatening person she had ever met. She had learned in her travels with the Doctor that this meant that he probably had totally badass powers,but used them only when neccessary. Together,they stepped onto a huge expanse of fresh grass,in the afternoon sun. The sky was solid blue,with only a few wisps of white.
"Professor," Ace said,"Just so I know...are there any restricted areas?"
"Only the Forbidden Forest," Dumbledore said. He pointed towards the line of trees in the distance.
"It's actually called the Forbidden Forest?"
"It was not named lightly."
"Well,what's in it?"
"There are wonderful creatures inside-unicorns. Centaurs. There are also dark and terrible things in the forest that hunger for flesh."
Sounds like my kind of place,Ace thought.
"However,if you must venture into the forest,Hagrid will accompany you."
Ace looked up at him. His eyes,blue as the sky, were twinkling,as if he had just read her mind.
"If there were more time," he said,"I would ask you all sorts of questions."
"About what?
"I'm quite curious about the places you've been,and the things you've seen."
"I'm sure you've seen a lot."
"Indeed,I have,Miss...Ace."
"This place is incredible," she said.
"Most people aren't able to see it," Dumbledore said.
"Why not?"
"Enchantments that make it look old and abandoned."
"So all of this should look wrecked to me?"
"It should,but for whatever reason,it doesn't. I'm glad you like it. Not
all wizards care for-"
"I heard. This kid-"
"Was it Draco Malfoy?"
"Yeah. Usual suspect?"
"Rather,yes. He comes from a family of wizards-"
"And they look down on normal people?"
"As well as wizards from families with no wizarding tradition."
"What about you?"
"I wish such feelings weren't prevalent. In either of our societies."
"Yeah," Ace said.
"I hope Mr. Malfoy didn't sour your visit."
"No chance," Ace said. "Everyone else-I've met Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape-"
"I'm sure that was fun."
"I liked him."
"He's good at heart...he may seem otherwise-"
"I thought he was cool."
"I'll let him know. He'll never live it down."
-the HARRY POTTER characters belong to JK Rowling,and I suppose
the BBC owns DOCTOR WHO...
Dumbledore escorted Ace out of the hall. "I see you met Harry."
"Yeah...he was nice."
"One of our finest students."
"Is what he said true?"
"Every word,I imagine."
"Did Voldemort go to school here?"
Dumbledore nodded. "When he did,his name was Tom Riddle."
"Has he killed a lot of people?"
"He and his followers have murdered a large number of people."
"You must feel terrible. Being betrayed like that,I mean."
"If I thought about him obsessively,as if he were Moby Dick to my
Captain Ahab,then that would be a victory for him. Besides,his
betrayal encompassed not only the entire wizarding community,but the entire world. All those children in the Great Hall...I think of them
all as my own,and they've been through so much...they,and my colleagues, come first in my thoughts."
"Why would he want to kill Harry?"
"I can't answer that," he said.
"You can't?"
"No,I can't."
"Oh. Well,okay. That's a straighter answer than I usually get. So where are we going?" she asked.
"Well,the Doctor asked that you be given a tour of the grounds. Since I have a meeting in my office in a few minutes,I can think of no better guide than our gamekeeper."
Dumbledore opened one of the great doors; as Ace passed him, she felt a comforting heat; it surrounded him like an aura,but it warmed her,too. Professor Dumbledore was perhaps the most pleasant,most non-threatening person she had ever met. She had learned in her travels with the Doctor that this meant that he probably had totally badass powers,but used them only when neccessary. Together,they stepped onto a huge expanse of fresh grass,in the afternoon sun. The sky was solid blue,with only a few wisps of white.
"Professor," Ace said,"Just so I know...are there any restricted areas?"
"Only the Forbidden Forest," Dumbledore said. He pointed towards the line of trees in the distance.
"It's actually called the Forbidden Forest?"
"It was not named lightly."
"Well,what's in it?"
"There are wonderful creatures inside-unicorns. Centaurs. There are also dark and terrible things in the forest that hunger for flesh."
Sounds like my kind of place,Ace thought.
"However,if you must venture into the forest,Hagrid will accompany you."
Ace looked up at him. His eyes,blue as the sky, were twinkling,as if he had just read her mind.
"If there were more time," he said,"I would ask you all sorts of questions."
"About what?
"I'm quite curious about the places you've been,and the things you've seen."
"I'm sure you've seen a lot."
"Indeed,I have,Miss...Ace."
"This place is incredible," she said.
"Most people aren't able to see it," Dumbledore said.
"Why not?"
"Enchantments that make it look old and abandoned."
"So all of this should look wrecked to me?"
"It should,but for whatever reason,it doesn't. I'm glad you like it. Not
all wizards care for-"
"I heard. This kid-"
"Was it Draco Malfoy?"
"Yeah. Usual suspect?"
"Rather,yes. He comes from a family of wizards-"
"And they look down on normal people?"
"As well as wizards from families with no wizarding tradition."
"What about you?"
"I wish such feelings weren't prevalent. In either of our societies."
"Yeah," Ace said.
"I hope Mr. Malfoy didn't sour your visit."
"No chance," Ace said. "Everyone else-I've met Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape-"
"I'm sure that was fun."
"I liked him."
"He's good at heart...he may seem otherwise-"
"I thought he was cool."
"I'll let him know. He'll never live it down."