"Oy! First Years! O'r here!" The rough brogue made several of the unsuspecting first years jump as they went about exiting the train.
Jacy smiled. Hagrid. She really was back at Hogwarts. He'd loved her Miniature Bronze dragon. The thing had been barely a foot long, not counting the tail. It was another of those memories. She'd loved Darius, (the Bronze) but she'd had to leave him with Prof. Dumbledore when she left. About three years after she'd gone, Jacy had received a letter stating that Darius had fallen in love with a Silver in the Forbidden Forest. Dumbledore had thought it best to release him.
Oh well. Not much point in thinking about it now. Jacy looked around and spotted the carriages. Good. The sooner she got to the castle the sooner she could retreat to her chambers and try to forget. At this point, she didn't want to remember. She wanted escape. She wanted the impossible.
Jacy climbed into one of the carriages and sat down next to the door. After living in the muggle world for the last few years, riding in a carriage seemed strange. A giggling gaggle of 2nd years climbed in. As soon as they finished seating themselves, the door closed and the carriage started to move. They didn't even see Jacy until the carriage bounced and a blonde girl almost landed in her lap.
Several of the girls shrieked at the sight of Jacy in her black robes, open over black jeans and black t-shirt. Her purple eyes seemed to glow. Why do they have to set a haunted hayride type atmosphere in these blasted carriages? Jacy asked herself. "Calm yourselves. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm one of you Professors." Jacy raised her voice to be heard over the rather loquacious 2nd years.
They quieted. The blond shakingly replied, "Fred said there were vampires in some of the carriages to thin out some of the students."
Jacy quirked a brow. "And what is this Fred's full name?"
"Fred Weasley..." The blond simpered as if the young man was in the carriage.
Oh no....... she sensed one of those evil crush talks coming. The ones where they discussed every known fact about the person. Sometimes arguing over who could... Oh lord. Jacy put her head in her hands as it started.
"Fred is sooooo HOT!"
"And to think, George looks EXACTLY like him!" A string of tee-hees and giggles echoed. Okay. Jacy couldn't take this.
She conjured up a pair of muggle headphones and a Discman. Slipping them on, she substituted magic for batteries. She smirked. Oh...she loved finding her way around Hogwarts' rules. Okay...what would drown out those giggles? With a quick grin and CD started spinning, banging out Quiet Riot's Bang Your Head.
Jacy closed her eyes and started to get into the beat, tapping her foot on the floor and mouthing the words. When the chorus came, she banged her head with the beat. When the last of the song faded from the headphones, she opened her eyes and saw the students staring at her. "Uhh... We're here!" Jacy grimaced. Oh yeah, she'd just made the best impression of herself ever. TO her students. Yeah. Sure! Oh, yarn!
Conveniently, the carriage rolled to a stop. Jacy discreetly tucked the headphones into her bag as the students climbed out. As she stood, Jacy became aware of a fact. She had to GO. And it was getting rather urgent. Oh boy. Okay, to the nearest bathroom, she commanded her legs. Don't think about any sort of liquid. She began to walk quickly into the castle. She could think about how awe inspiring it was later.
Think dry Jacy told herself. Think the Sahara. Very dry.
Jacy rounded a corner and almost cried in relief. The bathroom was there! Jacy went in and took care of her erm... business. Relieved, (No pun intended) she went to the sink. After washing her hands, she splashed some water on her face. Much better. She turned and went to head out the way she'd come in. One problem. The door wasn't there. A quick look around the room confirmed her fears. THERE WAS NO DOOR!
Jacy smiled. Hagrid. She really was back at Hogwarts. He'd loved her Miniature Bronze dragon. The thing had been barely a foot long, not counting the tail. It was another of those memories. She'd loved Darius, (the Bronze) but she'd had to leave him with Prof. Dumbledore when she left. About three years after she'd gone, Jacy had received a letter stating that Darius had fallen in love with a Silver in the Forbidden Forest. Dumbledore had thought it best to release him.
Oh well. Not much point in thinking about it now. Jacy looked around and spotted the carriages. Good. The sooner she got to the castle the sooner she could retreat to her chambers and try to forget. At this point, she didn't want to remember. She wanted escape. She wanted the impossible.
Jacy climbed into one of the carriages and sat down next to the door. After living in the muggle world for the last few years, riding in a carriage seemed strange. A giggling gaggle of 2nd years climbed in. As soon as they finished seating themselves, the door closed and the carriage started to move. They didn't even see Jacy until the carriage bounced and a blonde girl almost landed in her lap.
Several of the girls shrieked at the sight of Jacy in her black robes, open over black jeans and black t-shirt. Her purple eyes seemed to glow. Why do they have to set a haunted hayride type atmosphere in these blasted carriages? Jacy asked herself. "Calm yourselves. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm one of you Professors." Jacy raised her voice to be heard over the rather loquacious 2nd years.
They quieted. The blond shakingly replied, "Fred said there were vampires in some of the carriages to thin out some of the students."
Jacy quirked a brow. "And what is this Fred's full name?"
"Fred Weasley..." The blond simpered as if the young man was in the carriage.
Oh no....... she sensed one of those evil crush talks coming. The ones where they discussed every known fact about the person. Sometimes arguing over who could... Oh lord. Jacy put her head in her hands as it started.
"Fred is sooooo HOT!"
"And to think, George looks EXACTLY like him!" A string of tee-hees and giggles echoed. Okay. Jacy couldn't take this.
She conjured up a pair of muggle headphones and a Discman. Slipping them on, she substituted magic for batteries. She smirked. Oh...she loved finding her way around Hogwarts' rules. Okay...what would drown out those giggles? With a quick grin and CD started spinning, banging out Quiet Riot's Bang Your Head.
Jacy closed her eyes and started to get into the beat, tapping her foot on the floor and mouthing the words. When the chorus came, she banged her head with the beat. When the last of the song faded from the headphones, she opened her eyes and saw the students staring at her. "Uhh... We're here!" Jacy grimaced. Oh yeah, she'd just made the best impression of herself ever. TO her students. Yeah. Sure! Oh, yarn!
Conveniently, the carriage rolled to a stop. Jacy discreetly tucked the headphones into her bag as the students climbed out. As she stood, Jacy became aware of a fact. She had to GO. And it was getting rather urgent. Oh boy. Okay, to the nearest bathroom, she commanded her legs. Don't think about any sort of liquid. She began to walk quickly into the castle. She could think about how awe inspiring it was later.
Think dry Jacy told herself. Think the Sahara. Very dry.
Jacy rounded a corner and almost cried in relief. The bathroom was there! Jacy went in and took care of her erm... business. Relieved, (No pun intended) she went to the sink. After washing her hands, she splashed some water on her face. Much better. She turned and went to head out the way she'd come in. One problem. The door wasn't there. A quick look around the room confirmed her fears. THERE WAS NO DOOR!