XxElven RavenxX , thanks for your review....but if you had bothered to read
the entire story you would find out that by now, everyone in Hogwarts is
suspecting Sydney is not human. The story was meant to be this way. So no,
Sydney is not Mary Sue, not even close. The fact that you guys believed she
was makes me VERY happy, because then my characterization was exactly the
way I wanted it to be. THANKS!!!
Chapter 10
"Miss Lander...a word if you please..." said Dumbledore, placing his soft hand on her shaking shoulder.
She looked up and tried to make eye contact with him. Nevertheless, Dumbledore avoided her eyes, looking down at the floor. She got up and walked behind him. She wondered what would happen to her. She hadn't done anything to Hagrid on purpose...and yet there he was, laying on a hospital bed, his head heavily bandaged, grogily telling the Headmaster he remembered nothing after walking out of his cottage...
"Miss Granger and Mr Weasley have a theory, Miss Lander, on why you have such a strange effect on people" he said answering her unasked questions. "And I think it is most interesting and valuable..."
Sydney looked down sulkily. Surely they were talking about that Vacilum thing again. She didn't like being accused of being something that wasn't even human, when she, indeed knew she was human, she had to be.
They walked up the circular stair leading up to Dumbledore's office. He allowed her to walk in first. Hermione, Ron and Harry were waiting for her. Harry looked sad, increadibly sad. Hermione and Ron looked excited in a way, but not very happy.
"Harry!" she said running to him and into his arms.
He wrapped his arms protectively around her slender figure, holding her close.
"What are they going to accuse me of being? I am not...I can't be..." she said crying, her strenght faltering.
Harry held her in his arms, helping her stand straight.
"It's ok...it's ok baby...they won't harm you..." he said soothingly, kissing her ear softly and helping her sit down. She noticed that he too was avoiding her stare.
"Miss Lander...many people have felt faint on your presence. Many have mysteriously forgotten what they were thinking with a mere stare of your eyes...Miss Granger believes you are a Vacilum, and I am told you already know what it is..." said Dumbledore firmly.
Sydney nodded sadly.
"Sydney..." he said a bit more softly. "If this is the case...we will have to remove you from normal activities, we can't place our students in danger, nor you..."
She started breathing a bit more heavily, her eyes quickly filling with tears.
"What do you mean?" she asked shakily.
"You will be removed from all your regular courses and from Gryffindor Tower and will be placed in a room of your own. The Professors will be in charge of tutoring you in each lesson..."
"NO! I have waited all my life to come to Hogwarts! It's not fair! I won't stand for it!" she screamed, tears flowing down her cheeks.
"Sydney...it's for your own good..." said Hermione as softly as she could.
Sydney looked over at Hermione with hatred in her eyes. Angrily she stood up, wand in hand and pointed it at Hermione screaming: "Debilitae pensamiente" a flash of yellow light escaping her wand.
Hermione quickly took out her wand and screamed: "Impedimenta", a flash of blue light escaping her wand, crashing with the yellow light from Sydney's wand, causing it to fail.
"Sydney!" screamed Harry wrapping his arms around her tightly, making her drop her wand.
"You can't do this to me! This is not fair!" she screamed trying to squirm away from Harry's embrace.
"Miss Lander, please...you are making this harder on yourself!" said Dumbledore softly, but firmly, trying to calm the upset girl, but to no avail.
"This is not fair! I don't understand! Why me? Why do I have to be away from it all? I am not harming anyone! I will simply not look at people in the eyes! Please!" she said collapsing in Harry's arms, her entire body shivering.
"I am afraid we can't do that...Sydney...if you were to fall into the wrong hands...imagine all the harm they could do through you. You have more knowledge in your head about each and everyone of those person you have stared at than you will ever know..."
Sydney gasped and her eyes rolled back, her body went limp, Harry took her in his arms and looked at Dumbledore.
"What now?" he said, looking worried at Sydney.
Chapter 10
"Miss Lander...a word if you please..." said Dumbledore, placing his soft hand on her shaking shoulder.
She looked up and tried to make eye contact with him. Nevertheless, Dumbledore avoided her eyes, looking down at the floor. She got up and walked behind him. She wondered what would happen to her. She hadn't done anything to Hagrid on purpose...and yet there he was, laying on a hospital bed, his head heavily bandaged, grogily telling the Headmaster he remembered nothing after walking out of his cottage...
"Miss Granger and Mr Weasley have a theory, Miss Lander, on why you have such a strange effect on people" he said answering her unasked questions. "And I think it is most interesting and valuable..."
Sydney looked down sulkily. Surely they were talking about that Vacilum thing again. She didn't like being accused of being something that wasn't even human, when she, indeed knew she was human, she had to be.
They walked up the circular stair leading up to Dumbledore's office. He allowed her to walk in first. Hermione, Ron and Harry were waiting for her. Harry looked sad, increadibly sad. Hermione and Ron looked excited in a way, but not very happy.
"Harry!" she said running to him and into his arms.
He wrapped his arms protectively around her slender figure, holding her close.
"What are they going to accuse me of being? I am not...I can't be..." she said crying, her strenght faltering.
Harry held her in his arms, helping her stand straight.
"It's ok...it's ok baby...they won't harm you..." he said soothingly, kissing her ear softly and helping her sit down. She noticed that he too was avoiding her stare.
"Miss Lander...many people have felt faint on your presence. Many have mysteriously forgotten what they were thinking with a mere stare of your eyes...Miss Granger believes you are a Vacilum, and I am told you already know what it is..." said Dumbledore firmly.
Sydney nodded sadly.
"Sydney..." he said a bit more softly. "If this is the case...we will have to remove you from normal activities, we can't place our students in danger, nor you..."
She started breathing a bit more heavily, her eyes quickly filling with tears.
"What do you mean?" she asked shakily.
"You will be removed from all your regular courses and from Gryffindor Tower and will be placed in a room of your own. The Professors will be in charge of tutoring you in each lesson..."
"NO! I have waited all my life to come to Hogwarts! It's not fair! I won't stand for it!" she screamed, tears flowing down her cheeks.
"Sydney...it's for your own good..." said Hermione as softly as she could.
Sydney looked over at Hermione with hatred in her eyes. Angrily she stood up, wand in hand and pointed it at Hermione screaming: "Debilitae pensamiente" a flash of yellow light escaping her wand.
Hermione quickly took out her wand and screamed: "Impedimenta", a flash of blue light escaping her wand, crashing with the yellow light from Sydney's wand, causing it to fail.
"Sydney!" screamed Harry wrapping his arms around her tightly, making her drop her wand.
"You can't do this to me! This is not fair!" she screamed trying to squirm away from Harry's embrace.
"Miss Lander, please...you are making this harder on yourself!" said Dumbledore softly, but firmly, trying to calm the upset girl, but to no avail.
"This is not fair! I don't understand! Why me? Why do I have to be away from it all? I am not harming anyone! I will simply not look at people in the eyes! Please!" she said collapsing in Harry's arms, her entire body shivering.
"I am afraid we can't do that...Sydney...if you were to fall into the wrong hands...imagine all the harm they could do through you. You have more knowledge in your head about each and everyone of those person you have stared at than you will ever know..."
Sydney gasped and her eyes rolled back, her body went limp, Harry took her in his arms and looked at Dumbledore.
"What now?" he said, looking worried at Sydney.