Disclaimer: I own none of this...it belongs to JK Rowling, mastermind.
Madison, Professor Hope and the plot are my own thriving creations.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed that last chapter. Lets see how the Dursleys like Madison...
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Just as Harry had predicted, Uncle Vernon's mouth was agape at the Ministry car, but quickly closed it when he saw his nephew staring at him.
"What are you staring at?" he barked. Dumbledore walked up to Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia with his hand on Madison's back.
"I would like to introduce you to your niece, Madison." Dumbledore said with a smile crawling across. Harry looked up and down Dumbledore to find he was wearing Muggle clothes. 'That's why the Dursleys didn't run.' This attempt was even better than his last. He settled for a plain black suit. "Shall we go in for a drink?"
"Sure." Said Vernon. He had obviously tried his best to intimidate Dumbledore. Vernon was wearing his most expensive suit...so were Aunt Petunia and Dudley. Dudley looked like a black cow carcass. Harry thought he heard Uncle Vernon snort at the sight of Dumbledore's beard.
Harry and Madison followed the Dursleys and Dumbledore into the dimly lit pub. On all four walls were at least two mounted dear heads. The wall was also decorated with old license plates, old cans of chewing tobacco, and an enormous hunk of metal that resembled a tricycle. Harry glanced over at Madison. She looked very amused with the decorations. It was very good she was so preoccupied with the walls that she didn't notice all the Muggles staring at their robes. Harry and Madison took their seats in a small booth across from the Dursleys. Dumbledore remained standing.
"This is where I leave you." said Dumbledore. He was practically bouncing on his heels at his excitement. "I'm sure you have much to catch up on." And with that, he left. Harry watched him walk out the door and back out to the Ministry car. He then turned to look at his Aunt and Uncle. Vernon was, of course, looking furious. Dudley was looking terrified. No surprise there. However, Aunt Petunia's expression really surprised Harry. She looked delighted.
"Okay" started Uncle Vernon. "This is how it's going down. You and your freakish brother are to share a room. You are to stay up there with the exception of meals. No phone calls. No bloody owls flying around the house. Your freak junk is to stay underneath the cabinet underneath the stairs. Do you understand me?" Madison looked terrified, but she nodded.
"Vernon, darling, don't you think we might be able to lighten up on her a bit?" asked Petunia with a tone of begging. She was fixing her husbands tie and giving him puppy dog eyes. Then it dawned on Harry. Petunia was so happy because she has been stuck with males for fifteen years and now she had a daughter-like figure around the house... in spite of the fact it was her sister's daughter.
"We'll see." said Vernon, eyeing his wife suspiciously.
"Well, just so you know," Madison began. "I have two jobs. I have a normal one and one for my kind. I work the "normal one" during the day. I also have my own car."
"What kind of normal job and what kind of car?" asked Vernon with ice.
"I'm a waitress. My car is a Ford." She answered. Vernon snorted at her car.
"I know I haven't given you much time at all," said Dumbledore as he returned. "But we must be getting back to the school. Harry, Madison, you will be returning to the Dursley's house for winter break." Harry looked as though he had just been slapped in the face.
"Well, it was nice meeting you." Madison said as she stood up. She offered her hand to Uncle Vernon, which he accepted bitterly. "We will see you soon."
~*~
"How did it go?" asked Ron at dinner that night.
"Not too well" replied Harry as he munched on his ham.
"What do you mean?" asked Hermione across from him.
"Well, Vernon doesn't seem too impressed with her and I think she's scared to death of them." Harry replied. "I warned her." He looked over at the Head Table. Madison was engaged in deep conversation with the Head Boy. "Worst part is we have to go home over the winter break. I've always stayed here."
"Well, I think that works out just fine." Said Hermione. "My mum and dad are taking me out to my grandparents in Italy. I can't wait."
"I know, you can't wait to see all those big librarys." Said Ron sarcastically. Hermione threw her fist down on the table and made both Harry and Ron jump.
"Okay, what is your problem?" Hermione demanded. "You've been so incredibly negative towards me lately." Ron was shaken, but he fought back. Harry felt terribly sorry for Ron as he couldn't fight very well.
"Well, you're never around anymore." Ron replied. "You never seem to want to hang out with us anymore. You're always off in the library or chatting with some teacher."
"For one, I care about my grade. I'm not always late for class. Two, I have a boyfriend I try to keep up with." Hermione said. "Face it, Ron. We're finally growing up. Maybe this is the part where we grow apart." and with that, she got up and stormed away.
"Maybe..." Ron muttered as he violently stabbed his pork chop.
~*~
Ron and Hermione didn't speak for a while. Everytime Harry was around both of them, he would have to exchange comments between them. They even fought over his partnership in Potions.
"Will you pick one of them already, Potter?!" Snape spat. He looked livid. "They are both dumber that dung, so it won't really matter who you're with!!"
"Ron..." said Harry quietly. He then looked over at Hermione apologetically. She looked hurt as she looked around for Neville.
"Today, we will begin our lesson on potions that can strip ones powers away." Snape looked devilishly over at Harry. "sadly, it's only effective for approximately ten minutes. Get out your texts and turn to page fifty-four. At the end of the class, we will test it on a student." His eyes glinted morbidly at Harry. Then, as if to save Harry's bum, Madison came into the room. Snape looked even more furious.
"Severus, I need to-" she whispered to him.
"I am your professor, Miss. Potter, and you will address me as such." Snape said loudly without looking up from his papers. "I am NOT your colleague." He then looked up at her and glared.
"Excuse me? Last time I checked, we worked together." Madison said. She was obviously blind to the fact that Snape hated Harry.
"Please leave my classroom. Also, ten points from Gryffindor for interrupting my class." Snape said coldly. "And don't let it happen again." Now the entire class was listening. No one had EVER taken points from Head Girl before. Madison was furious.
"This is all because Harry is my brother!" She argued. "I know you hate my brother, and it's all because of my father, but we are all different people!"
"Shoo." Snape said simply, waving his hand towards the door.
"You'll regret this, Severus." She growled and marched out the door. All the students were staring confusedly at the door where Madison disappeared. Snape just sat at his desk flipping through papers.
"Well?" He then bellowed. "Why are you not working??" Right as he had said that, the sound of parchment ruffling around filled the room and slowly, the students began to chatter again.
"What the hell was that all about?" asked Ron who was still staring at the door.
"I haven't the faintest idea." answered Harry. 'What did she mean when she said they worked together?" Harry thought to himself.
The rest of the month seemed to fly by. Ron and Hermione were still at each others throats and Harry sometimes wondered if this was really it. The day of Halloween was certainly one to remember.
"Who can tell me how to ward off werewolves?" asked professor Hope darkly. Being in her class always seemed to make everyone somewhat depressed. It was always dark and cool in there. The smell of engine oil seemed to linger in her class too, for some strange reason.
"Hello?" she asked, irritated. "Didn't anyone read their assignment?" Hope got up out of her seat and walked in front of the class with her hands on her hips and her head tilted curiously.
"Professor, there has not been a tactic discovered yet to ward them off." Said Hermione quietly. "The best you can do is stay indoors on a full moon."
"Thank you, Miss. Granger!" said Hope. She started pacing up and down the isles of desks shaking her head. "At least someone is doing what they are asked. Honestly, these notes are terrible. Does anyone even bother to open their books?" she suddenly grabbed some Ravenclaw's notes away and shredded them then tossed them over her shoulder as she walked back up to the board. "I'm sick of this, class. Remus told me you were better than this. He said you were wonderful. Did Moody corrupt you? Did *I* corrupt you? I expect better. I want you all to outline chapter 14 and it better be detailed. I will collect them all Monday. Better not skip out on it either as it's worth one hundred points." With that said, she walked back over to her desk in the shadows and glared at her students.
"Oh my God, what is her problem?" asked Ron bewildered.
"She's getting testy." Hermione replied without glancing up from her book. "I bet Snape hasn't made her potion in a while and she's doing her best to not harm us."
"Wow, does this mean you aren't mad at me anymore?"
"I wouldn't go that far." She said, still reading her text.
"She's getting hungry." Said Harry quietly to Ron as he watched his teacher sit and stare. "does this maybe have anything to do with it being Halloween?"
"Maybe... I never thought about that." Said Hermione, who was now, too, looking at Hope.
~*~
That night at dinner was extremely festive. There were, of course, the classic floating jack-o-lanterns, but this time, there were bats flying all around the place. No doubt Hope was among them. Even the Hogwarts ghosts tried to get into the spirit by draping sheets over their heads. It didn't really work as the sheets would just fall right through them. After the main course, a storm formed over the ceiling and magically rained down soft sweets.
"Happy Halloween, everybody!" said Dumbledore who was standing over the students at the High Table. "Tonight, I have some bad news and some good news for you. First, the bad news. Voldemort was spotted in Norway. Nobody knows why, but before there was a chance to capture him, he disappeared. Authorities say he could be heading this way. But no one is sure. A silent hush filled the Great Hall. "No need to worry though, we have some of the best Aurors after him The good news...well, it has nothing to do with Voldemort." Everyone seemed to wince at the name. "After the success of last years Yule Ball, the staff and I have decided to make it an annual event."
The students seemed to be torn between joy and sorrow. Last year's Yule Ball was during the winter holidays when everyone could go home to see their families. Dumbledore seemed to notice this as well.
"However, this years Yule Ball will be on the evening of the last day before the break." Now everyone clapped. The happiness didn't last long though. Professor Snape, whom wasn't at the feast earlier, came bursting through the doors at almost a jog. He ran over to Dumbledore and whispered inaudibly to him.
"Everyone, please stay calm. I need prefects to take the Hufflepuff's and Gryffindors to the Gryffindor tower. Ravenclaws and Slytherns are to report to the dungons. Madison will meet the Hufflepuff's and the Gryffindors. Mr. Stones will meet with the Ravenclaws and Slytherins to explain."
"Peachy." Said Ron sarcastically, as they stood up."Now what's all this about?"
"I'm not quite sure." Said Fred behind Ron. "But I heard a rumor that there's a bunch of goblins surrounding the school."
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A/N: Sorry for the delay in updating... work, school, ...laziness... now that's a bad combination. Review.... ya know ya wanna.... (or at least *I* want you too...) Pleeze...?
A/N: I hope you enjoyed that last chapter. Lets see how the Dursleys like Madison...
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Just as Harry had predicted, Uncle Vernon's mouth was agape at the Ministry car, but quickly closed it when he saw his nephew staring at him.
"What are you staring at?" he barked. Dumbledore walked up to Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia with his hand on Madison's back.
"I would like to introduce you to your niece, Madison." Dumbledore said with a smile crawling across. Harry looked up and down Dumbledore to find he was wearing Muggle clothes. 'That's why the Dursleys didn't run.' This attempt was even better than his last. He settled for a plain black suit. "Shall we go in for a drink?"
"Sure." Said Vernon. He had obviously tried his best to intimidate Dumbledore. Vernon was wearing his most expensive suit...so were Aunt Petunia and Dudley. Dudley looked like a black cow carcass. Harry thought he heard Uncle Vernon snort at the sight of Dumbledore's beard.
Harry and Madison followed the Dursleys and Dumbledore into the dimly lit pub. On all four walls were at least two mounted dear heads. The wall was also decorated with old license plates, old cans of chewing tobacco, and an enormous hunk of metal that resembled a tricycle. Harry glanced over at Madison. She looked very amused with the decorations. It was very good she was so preoccupied with the walls that she didn't notice all the Muggles staring at their robes. Harry and Madison took their seats in a small booth across from the Dursleys. Dumbledore remained standing.
"This is where I leave you." said Dumbledore. He was practically bouncing on his heels at his excitement. "I'm sure you have much to catch up on." And with that, he left. Harry watched him walk out the door and back out to the Ministry car. He then turned to look at his Aunt and Uncle. Vernon was, of course, looking furious. Dudley was looking terrified. No surprise there. However, Aunt Petunia's expression really surprised Harry. She looked delighted.
"Okay" started Uncle Vernon. "This is how it's going down. You and your freakish brother are to share a room. You are to stay up there with the exception of meals. No phone calls. No bloody owls flying around the house. Your freak junk is to stay underneath the cabinet underneath the stairs. Do you understand me?" Madison looked terrified, but she nodded.
"Vernon, darling, don't you think we might be able to lighten up on her a bit?" asked Petunia with a tone of begging. She was fixing her husbands tie and giving him puppy dog eyes. Then it dawned on Harry. Petunia was so happy because she has been stuck with males for fifteen years and now she had a daughter-like figure around the house... in spite of the fact it was her sister's daughter.
"We'll see." said Vernon, eyeing his wife suspiciously.
"Well, just so you know," Madison began. "I have two jobs. I have a normal one and one for my kind. I work the "normal one" during the day. I also have my own car."
"What kind of normal job and what kind of car?" asked Vernon with ice.
"I'm a waitress. My car is a Ford." She answered. Vernon snorted at her car.
"I know I haven't given you much time at all," said Dumbledore as he returned. "But we must be getting back to the school. Harry, Madison, you will be returning to the Dursley's house for winter break." Harry looked as though he had just been slapped in the face.
"Well, it was nice meeting you." Madison said as she stood up. She offered her hand to Uncle Vernon, which he accepted bitterly. "We will see you soon."
~*~
"How did it go?" asked Ron at dinner that night.
"Not too well" replied Harry as he munched on his ham.
"What do you mean?" asked Hermione across from him.
"Well, Vernon doesn't seem too impressed with her and I think she's scared to death of them." Harry replied. "I warned her." He looked over at the Head Table. Madison was engaged in deep conversation with the Head Boy. "Worst part is we have to go home over the winter break. I've always stayed here."
"Well, I think that works out just fine." Said Hermione. "My mum and dad are taking me out to my grandparents in Italy. I can't wait."
"I know, you can't wait to see all those big librarys." Said Ron sarcastically. Hermione threw her fist down on the table and made both Harry and Ron jump.
"Okay, what is your problem?" Hermione demanded. "You've been so incredibly negative towards me lately." Ron was shaken, but he fought back. Harry felt terribly sorry for Ron as he couldn't fight very well.
"Well, you're never around anymore." Ron replied. "You never seem to want to hang out with us anymore. You're always off in the library or chatting with some teacher."
"For one, I care about my grade. I'm not always late for class. Two, I have a boyfriend I try to keep up with." Hermione said. "Face it, Ron. We're finally growing up. Maybe this is the part where we grow apart." and with that, she got up and stormed away.
"Maybe..." Ron muttered as he violently stabbed his pork chop.
~*~
Ron and Hermione didn't speak for a while. Everytime Harry was around both of them, he would have to exchange comments between them. They even fought over his partnership in Potions.
"Will you pick one of them already, Potter?!" Snape spat. He looked livid. "They are both dumber that dung, so it won't really matter who you're with!!"
"Ron..." said Harry quietly. He then looked over at Hermione apologetically. She looked hurt as she looked around for Neville.
"Today, we will begin our lesson on potions that can strip ones powers away." Snape looked devilishly over at Harry. "sadly, it's only effective for approximately ten minutes. Get out your texts and turn to page fifty-four. At the end of the class, we will test it on a student." His eyes glinted morbidly at Harry. Then, as if to save Harry's bum, Madison came into the room. Snape looked even more furious.
"Severus, I need to-" she whispered to him.
"I am your professor, Miss. Potter, and you will address me as such." Snape said loudly without looking up from his papers. "I am NOT your colleague." He then looked up at her and glared.
"Excuse me? Last time I checked, we worked together." Madison said. She was obviously blind to the fact that Snape hated Harry.
"Please leave my classroom. Also, ten points from Gryffindor for interrupting my class." Snape said coldly. "And don't let it happen again." Now the entire class was listening. No one had EVER taken points from Head Girl before. Madison was furious.
"This is all because Harry is my brother!" She argued. "I know you hate my brother, and it's all because of my father, but we are all different people!"
"Shoo." Snape said simply, waving his hand towards the door.
"You'll regret this, Severus." She growled and marched out the door. All the students were staring confusedly at the door where Madison disappeared. Snape just sat at his desk flipping through papers.
"Well?" He then bellowed. "Why are you not working??" Right as he had said that, the sound of parchment ruffling around filled the room and slowly, the students began to chatter again.
"What the hell was that all about?" asked Ron who was still staring at the door.
"I haven't the faintest idea." answered Harry. 'What did she mean when she said they worked together?" Harry thought to himself.
The rest of the month seemed to fly by. Ron and Hermione were still at each others throats and Harry sometimes wondered if this was really it. The day of Halloween was certainly one to remember.
"Who can tell me how to ward off werewolves?" asked professor Hope darkly. Being in her class always seemed to make everyone somewhat depressed. It was always dark and cool in there. The smell of engine oil seemed to linger in her class too, for some strange reason.
"Hello?" she asked, irritated. "Didn't anyone read their assignment?" Hope got up out of her seat and walked in front of the class with her hands on her hips and her head tilted curiously.
"Professor, there has not been a tactic discovered yet to ward them off." Said Hermione quietly. "The best you can do is stay indoors on a full moon."
"Thank you, Miss. Granger!" said Hope. She started pacing up and down the isles of desks shaking her head. "At least someone is doing what they are asked. Honestly, these notes are terrible. Does anyone even bother to open their books?" she suddenly grabbed some Ravenclaw's notes away and shredded them then tossed them over her shoulder as she walked back up to the board. "I'm sick of this, class. Remus told me you were better than this. He said you were wonderful. Did Moody corrupt you? Did *I* corrupt you? I expect better. I want you all to outline chapter 14 and it better be detailed. I will collect them all Monday. Better not skip out on it either as it's worth one hundred points." With that said, she walked back over to her desk in the shadows and glared at her students.
"Oh my God, what is her problem?" asked Ron bewildered.
"She's getting testy." Hermione replied without glancing up from her book. "I bet Snape hasn't made her potion in a while and she's doing her best to not harm us."
"Wow, does this mean you aren't mad at me anymore?"
"I wouldn't go that far." She said, still reading her text.
"She's getting hungry." Said Harry quietly to Ron as he watched his teacher sit and stare. "does this maybe have anything to do with it being Halloween?"
"Maybe... I never thought about that." Said Hermione, who was now, too, looking at Hope.
~*~
That night at dinner was extremely festive. There were, of course, the classic floating jack-o-lanterns, but this time, there were bats flying all around the place. No doubt Hope was among them. Even the Hogwarts ghosts tried to get into the spirit by draping sheets over their heads. It didn't really work as the sheets would just fall right through them. After the main course, a storm formed over the ceiling and magically rained down soft sweets.
"Happy Halloween, everybody!" said Dumbledore who was standing over the students at the High Table. "Tonight, I have some bad news and some good news for you. First, the bad news. Voldemort was spotted in Norway. Nobody knows why, but before there was a chance to capture him, he disappeared. Authorities say he could be heading this way. But no one is sure. A silent hush filled the Great Hall. "No need to worry though, we have some of the best Aurors after him The good news...well, it has nothing to do with Voldemort." Everyone seemed to wince at the name. "After the success of last years Yule Ball, the staff and I have decided to make it an annual event."
The students seemed to be torn between joy and sorrow. Last year's Yule Ball was during the winter holidays when everyone could go home to see their families. Dumbledore seemed to notice this as well.
"However, this years Yule Ball will be on the evening of the last day before the break." Now everyone clapped. The happiness didn't last long though. Professor Snape, whom wasn't at the feast earlier, came bursting through the doors at almost a jog. He ran over to Dumbledore and whispered inaudibly to him.
"Everyone, please stay calm. I need prefects to take the Hufflepuff's and Gryffindors to the Gryffindor tower. Ravenclaws and Slytherns are to report to the dungons. Madison will meet the Hufflepuff's and the Gryffindors. Mr. Stones will meet with the Ravenclaws and Slytherins to explain."
"Peachy." Said Ron sarcastically, as they stood up."Now what's all this about?"
"I'm not quite sure." Said Fred behind Ron. "But I heard a rumor that there's a bunch of goblins surrounding the school."
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A/N: Sorry for the delay in updating... work, school, ...laziness... now that's a bad combination. Review.... ya know ya wanna.... (or at least *I* want you too...) Pleeze...?