For awhile, though, Julie and Ron just weren't sure of what to do about their mystery.
"So what if Smogen looks like Negoms? Maybe they're brothers or something," said Ron.
"No way!" cried Julie. "That would be way too much of a coincidence."
"Well," sighed Ron, "I just don't know what to do about it. Why don't we tell Hermione, Harry, and Ginny? They might have some ideas."
"No!" cried Julie.
Ron looked startled. "Why not?"
"Because," said Julie slowly, "I feel like this is our mystery. Do you know what I'm saying?"
Ron gave her a rather blank look.
"What I'm saying," she said, "is that well... look at Harry. He's always a hero, right? He's always saving people or stopping Voldemort. Now it's our turn to do something amazing. Wouldn't you like to be a hero for once?"
Finally, Ron grinned. "You know I would. But I truly don't have any ideas about this thing."
Julie stared at a paper she had in her hand. She'd written all the information they had about Negoms and Smogen, which wasn't much. At the top, she had written, "Negoms / Smogen."
Suddenly she gasped and couldn't tear her eyes away from the paper.
"What is it, Julie?" cried Ron.
"Smogen, Negoms," she muttered, "I should have realized this! Ron!" she cried, finally turning to him. read me the letters in the name Negoms, starting with the last one first."
Ron took the paper and read off, "S, M, O, G, E, N. So what does S-m-o-g-e-n spell?" he asked.
Julie gave him a look. Ron spelled it to himself once again, and then gasped. "Smogen!"
"Yes," sighed Julie. "This proves they're the same person!"
"Well, yes, I guess it does," Ron said reluctantly. "But now what are we supposed to do about it? And what does it mean, anyway?"
"I bet..." started Julie, thinking hard, "that Negoms went to work for Voldemort-" Ron flinched. "after a year on Quidditch. But after his down fall, he shrunk into hiding. Now that You-Know-Who is a bit more powerful again, Negoms went back to join him. All he had to do was change his name and dye his hair, obviously his face has changed in fifteen years enough so that no one would recognize him, I'm sure not many people knew him in the first place. And now, now... he's working at Hogwarts. There must be a reason."
"So what do you propose we do?" asked Ron.
"I propose," said Julie. "That we follow Smogen tonight and see what he does. I mean, hey, it's at least something to do."
"But we could get caught," said Ron doubtfully.
"Since when did you care about getting caught?" cried Julie. "Come on, let's go!"
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A/N: Hey, this story is coming along slowly but surely. If you're looking for another good mystery / adventure story, check out my other story, A New Beginning. That one is shorter and updated a lot more frequently.
Please review!
riverlady- yup, I live in the US, in the grand state of New York, home of broadway lights! Thanks for reviewing!
"So what if Smogen looks like Negoms? Maybe they're brothers or something," said Ron.
"No way!" cried Julie. "That would be way too much of a coincidence."
"Well," sighed Ron, "I just don't know what to do about it. Why don't we tell Hermione, Harry, and Ginny? They might have some ideas."
"No!" cried Julie.
Ron looked startled. "Why not?"
"Because," said Julie slowly, "I feel like this is our mystery. Do you know what I'm saying?"
Ron gave her a rather blank look.
"What I'm saying," she said, "is that well... look at Harry. He's always a hero, right? He's always saving people or stopping Voldemort. Now it's our turn to do something amazing. Wouldn't you like to be a hero for once?"
Finally, Ron grinned. "You know I would. But I truly don't have any ideas about this thing."
Julie stared at a paper she had in her hand. She'd written all the information they had about Negoms and Smogen, which wasn't much. At the top, she had written, "Negoms / Smogen."
Suddenly she gasped and couldn't tear her eyes away from the paper.
"What is it, Julie?" cried Ron.
"Smogen, Negoms," she muttered, "I should have realized this! Ron!" she cried, finally turning to him. read me the letters in the name Negoms, starting with the last one first."
Ron took the paper and read off, "S, M, O, G, E, N. So what does S-m-o-g-e-n spell?" he asked.
Julie gave him a look. Ron spelled it to himself once again, and then gasped. "Smogen!"
"Yes," sighed Julie. "This proves they're the same person!"
"Well, yes, I guess it does," Ron said reluctantly. "But now what are we supposed to do about it? And what does it mean, anyway?"
"I bet..." started Julie, thinking hard, "that Negoms went to work for Voldemort-" Ron flinched. "after a year on Quidditch. But after his down fall, he shrunk into hiding. Now that You-Know-Who is a bit more powerful again, Negoms went back to join him. All he had to do was change his name and dye his hair, obviously his face has changed in fifteen years enough so that no one would recognize him, I'm sure not many people knew him in the first place. And now, now... he's working at Hogwarts. There must be a reason."
"So what do you propose we do?" asked Ron.
"I propose," said Julie. "That we follow Smogen tonight and see what he does. I mean, hey, it's at least something to do."
"But we could get caught," said Ron doubtfully.
"Since when did you care about getting caught?" cried Julie. "Come on, let's go!"
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A/N: Hey, this story is coming along slowly but surely. If you're looking for another good mystery / adventure story, check out my other story, A New Beginning. That one is shorter and updated a lot more frequently.
Please review!
riverlady- yup, I live in the US, in the grand state of New York, home of broadway lights! Thanks for reviewing!