Awwwww thanks again Dana! And yeah, I made up Vacilums. The rooting of the
word is the spanish word Vacio...as in vacuous or empty. I am sure you will
find that useful as the story unfolds. And to the others who replied, thank
you very very very much! I greatly appreciate it. I know I don't get much
replies, but the ones I do get are very important to me. They help me
improve! *hugs to all!*
Chapter 7
Harry walked into the Dining Room, looking around eagerly for Sydney. After her confession the night before, all he wanted to do was spend every possible minute with her, getting to know her and her side of the family. He had never had a member of his family on the Wizarding World, aside of Sirius, and he wasn't exactly family. Not blood-related anyways.
He sat down on his House Table and looked around again. No Sydney. And what was even weirder...no Ron nor Hermione.
"Hey Harry..." said Ginny Weasley blushing slightly pink.
"Hey Gin...have you seen Ron or Hermione?" he asked absentmindedly, looking around.
She sighed a bit in disappointment. She had liked Harry for the longest time, but he seemed completely obvlivious to her crush.
"No...I haven't seen either of them since they announced there would be no Herbology for you guys today..."
"No Herbology? Why?"
"Professor Sprout had to attend something today and you have a free period...Hermione left early, I am not sure where, and later on, Ron left..."
"And Sydney?" he asked almost immediately.
Ginny frowned at the mention of Sydney's name. She had had little contact with Sydney, but she didn't like her. She didn't trust her. She was too...she couldn't even begin to explain it. Her beauty, her sweet tone of voice, it made her irritating. And for some reason, when Sydney looked into her eyes one day, she felt her entire mind go numb, and she couldn't remember what she had been thinking before.
"I haven't seen her at all" she said coldly, turning her attention to her uneaten breakfast.
Harry frowned a bit, he really wanted to spend some time with her...But then he turned his attention to Ginny. She was concentrating now in eating her food. But she looked let down. Harry knew she liked him. But he never felt as if he could reciprocate that love. Maybe...maybe he just wasn't ready...or...he didn't really like to think about that, it always gave him a headache.
"Uhm..so...well...how are you?" he mumbled, eating a piece of toast.
"Huh? Oh...me? I am ok, just, you know, busy with work and stuff..." she said, sounding non-attached.
He looked down at his food and continued eating. He wanted to talk more to Ginny, but what would he talk about if all he had on his mind was Sydney?
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Hermione ran out of the Library, Ron ran close behind her, wondering where she was heading.
Suddenly they both bumped hard into a boy. A boy with deep green eyes and jet-black hair.
"Harry! I am so glad to have run into you!" said Hermione sounding completely breathless.
"Hey, I have been looking for you guys! Where were you?" he asked trying to remain calm, though he could tell both Hermione and Ron knew something and they couldn't wait to tell him.
"Nevermind that! Harry! Sydney is a Vacilum!!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Harry tried hard to control himself.
"A Vawhatium?" he asked.
"A VACILUM" she screamed again, quickly starting to explain what a Vacilum was.
This time, Harry didn't pretend he wasn't bewildered.
"WHAT? That is the lowest of the low, Hermione! Just because she knew something you didn't you already have to look for some crazy thing to make her look weird! That is too much!" he said angrily.
Hermione looked as if he had punched her in the stomach.
"Harry! I would never...in my life! I can't believe you would even think, even for a moment..." her voice trailed off.
Ron frowned. Harry was completely blinded! How could he accuse his most loyal friend of something like that?
"Harry! What is the matter with you? We come to warn you about something very real! We don't want her to take over your life or something weird!" he said.
"You don't want WHO to take over his life?" asked a soft female voice behind him.
Ron opened his eyes wide. Harry's shone in adoration. Hermione scowled.
"YOU! We don't want YOU taking over HIS life! Who do you think you are?" asked Hermione facing Sydney.
Sydney looked at Hermione, confusion taking over her normally cool features.
"What are you talking about, Hermione?"
"Don't play cute with me! I know what you are! And we are going to tell Dumbledore..."
Sydney looked at Hermione, her face glowing bright red with anger. She looked deeply into her eyes. Hermione blinked furiously. Suddenly, she felt her mind lighter...as if it had been emptied.
"Just because I knew something you didn't know, Hermione, doesn't mean you can accuse me of being a strange mystical creature whose powers and what it does to people are still unknown...that is crazy talk!" she said softly.
Ron was about to back up Hermione, when Sydney turned her stare at him. He too felt suddenly very calm, and his mind too felt lighter. Finally, she looked at Harry, his eyes locking instantly with hers. They both smiled. Harry felt completely content.
"See you all later..." she said turning around and walking away, leaving Hermione and Ron feeling restless, not remembering what it was they were accusing her off.
"Hermione...what was she again?" asked Ron trying hard to remember.
Hermione was clutching against her chest the book she had borrowed from the Library. She couldn't remember what they were accusing Sydney of being, but the book will certainly remind her of what it was.
Chapter 7
Harry walked into the Dining Room, looking around eagerly for Sydney. After her confession the night before, all he wanted to do was spend every possible minute with her, getting to know her and her side of the family. He had never had a member of his family on the Wizarding World, aside of Sirius, and he wasn't exactly family. Not blood-related anyways.
He sat down on his House Table and looked around again. No Sydney. And what was even weirder...no Ron nor Hermione.
"Hey Harry..." said Ginny Weasley blushing slightly pink.
"Hey Gin...have you seen Ron or Hermione?" he asked absentmindedly, looking around.
She sighed a bit in disappointment. She had liked Harry for the longest time, but he seemed completely obvlivious to her crush.
"No...I haven't seen either of them since they announced there would be no Herbology for you guys today..."
"No Herbology? Why?"
"Professor Sprout had to attend something today and you have a free period...Hermione left early, I am not sure where, and later on, Ron left..."
"And Sydney?" he asked almost immediately.
Ginny frowned at the mention of Sydney's name. She had had little contact with Sydney, but she didn't like her. She didn't trust her. She was too...she couldn't even begin to explain it. Her beauty, her sweet tone of voice, it made her irritating. And for some reason, when Sydney looked into her eyes one day, she felt her entire mind go numb, and she couldn't remember what she had been thinking before.
"I haven't seen her at all" she said coldly, turning her attention to her uneaten breakfast.
Harry frowned a bit, he really wanted to spend some time with her...But then he turned his attention to Ginny. She was concentrating now in eating her food. But she looked let down. Harry knew she liked him. But he never felt as if he could reciprocate that love. Maybe...maybe he just wasn't ready...or...he didn't really like to think about that, it always gave him a headache.
"Uhm..so...well...how are you?" he mumbled, eating a piece of toast.
"Huh? Oh...me? I am ok, just, you know, busy with work and stuff..." she said, sounding non-attached.
He looked down at his food and continued eating. He wanted to talk more to Ginny, but what would he talk about if all he had on his mind was Sydney?
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Hermione ran out of the Library, Ron ran close behind her, wondering where she was heading.
Suddenly they both bumped hard into a boy. A boy with deep green eyes and jet-black hair.
"Harry! I am so glad to have run into you!" said Hermione sounding completely breathless.
"Hey, I have been looking for you guys! Where were you?" he asked trying to remain calm, though he could tell both Hermione and Ron knew something and they couldn't wait to tell him.
"Nevermind that! Harry! Sydney is a Vacilum!!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.
Harry tried hard to control himself.
"A Vawhatium?" he asked.
"A VACILUM" she screamed again, quickly starting to explain what a Vacilum was.
This time, Harry didn't pretend he wasn't bewildered.
"WHAT? That is the lowest of the low, Hermione! Just because she knew something you didn't you already have to look for some crazy thing to make her look weird! That is too much!" he said angrily.
Hermione looked as if he had punched her in the stomach.
"Harry! I would never...in my life! I can't believe you would even think, even for a moment..." her voice trailed off.
Ron frowned. Harry was completely blinded! How could he accuse his most loyal friend of something like that?
"Harry! What is the matter with you? We come to warn you about something very real! We don't want her to take over your life or something weird!" he said.
"You don't want WHO to take over his life?" asked a soft female voice behind him.
Ron opened his eyes wide. Harry's shone in adoration. Hermione scowled.
"YOU! We don't want YOU taking over HIS life! Who do you think you are?" asked Hermione facing Sydney.
Sydney looked at Hermione, confusion taking over her normally cool features.
"What are you talking about, Hermione?"
"Don't play cute with me! I know what you are! And we are going to tell Dumbledore..."
Sydney looked at Hermione, her face glowing bright red with anger. She looked deeply into her eyes. Hermione blinked furiously. Suddenly, she felt her mind lighter...as if it had been emptied.
"Just because I knew something you didn't know, Hermione, doesn't mean you can accuse me of being a strange mystical creature whose powers and what it does to people are still unknown...that is crazy talk!" she said softly.
Ron was about to back up Hermione, when Sydney turned her stare at him. He too felt suddenly very calm, and his mind too felt lighter. Finally, she looked at Harry, his eyes locking instantly with hers. They both smiled. Harry felt completely content.
"See you all later..." she said turning around and walking away, leaving Hermione and Ron feeling restless, not remembering what it was they were accusing her off.
"Hermione...what was she again?" asked Ron trying hard to remember.
Hermione was clutching against her chest the book she had borrowed from the Library. She couldn't remember what they were accusing Sydney of being, but the book will certainly remind her of what it was.