Chapter 6: Snuffles and Hogsmead
Serenity had come to hate Lockhart's classes, which after the first lesson on Vampire Bats he'd taken to, as Harry and Ron said again, reading passages from his books. The cold weather was not speared at Hogwarts. As Serenity found one November morning when she awoke to find the grounds coverd in a blanket of snow. She dressed quickly and left through the protraite hole for the great hall, Nimbus 2001 underarm. She figured she'd get some flying practice on the Quidditch Pitch. She met Ron and Hermione on the stairs. As usual they were arguing. "How do you expect to learn by coping my work!" Hermione was saying. "Hermione! It's just one little assignment" Ron wined "that you've had ten days to finish" Hermione shot back "hi Serni" she said, spotting her. "Hi" Serenity said, trying not to smile at Ron's face "have you seen Harry" Ron pointed towards the doors "Quidditch Practice. The pitch" he eyed her broom "a Nimbus" he said "do you play?" Serenity had been keeper at Animax school of Witchcraft and nodded. "I think Angelina is looking for a new keeper" Ron said. Serenity thanked them and walked out to the pitch.
Harry loved it, the sense that came from being twenty feet in the air on a broom. Practice was going well, but they still needed a keeper and Angelina was having no luck. He spotted Serenity in the stands carrying a racing broom. "Does she play?" he wondered out loud. Just then a bludger whistled by his head, missing him by inches. Fred Weasley streaked by "watch yourself Harry" he said. Harry signalled to Angelina for a time out and she gave in. "Angelina, I think I've found a keeper" he said once he'd landed. Angelina looked as though her birthday had come early "really. Who is it Harry?" Harry climbed off his firebolt. "Serenity" he said gesturing to where his sister was sitting. Angelina looked thoughtful. "Go get her. I'll give her a tryout" Harry left his broom beside George and began to climb the stands. Serenity was at the top of one, she was writing something. "Hi Harry" She said looking up. "Sereni, have you ever played Quidditch" when she nodded he contunied "Gryffindor needs a new keeper and Angelina is willing to let you try out" Serenity's face lit up like a rainbow after the storm. "Great!" she cried and hurridly followed him out of the stands and on to the pitch.
Serenity couldn't be more happy. She was the new keeper for Gryffindor. When they got back to Gryffindor Tower excitement was in the air. She looked around for Hermione and Ron. "What's going on?" Harry asked when they had found them. "First Hogsmead trip" Ron announced, he and Ginny were playing Wizard's chess, Hermione was doing her Charms homework. Serenity was excited, she's manged to get Aunt Kathryn to sign her form after much begging. "Great!" she cried. Hermione looked up from her textbook "you should let snuffles know, Harry" she said softly. Harry nodded and grabbed a piece of parchment and a beautiful egeal feather quill. He dipped it in ink and wrote: Sirius, Hi, how are you? How is Buckbeak? I am doing OK. Ron and Hermione say hi. We're having our first trip to Hogsmead next Weekend-Saturday-. I have a surprise for you. Harry
He folded the letter and tied it to his snowy owl, Hedwig's leg, and she took off. "Harry" she asked "who's snuffles?"
Harry awoke on Saturday excited. He'd see Sirius today! He leaped from bed and dressed quickly in jeans and the sweater Mrs. Weasley had knitted him last Christmas and headed for the great hall. There he found Hermione, Ron, Serenity, George, Ginny, Seamus and Dean. "morning Harry!" Serenity was bouncing everywhere. He smiled. A fluttering overhead announced the mail, he looked up and saw Hedwig among the brown owls. She landed on his shoulder and extended her leg. He slipped the letter off, offered her a piece of bacon and opened Sirius's reply and read it softly to Hermione, Ron and Serenity:
Harry, Meet me at the Shireking Shack at 3:30pm. My best to Hermione and Ron. Can't wait to see you 3 and whatever the surprise may be. Sirius
He smiled. He couldn't wait to see Sirius' face. After breakfeast they headed down the sloping hills to Hogsmead.
After about 4 hours f shopping they all left the Three Broomsticks and headed for the Shireking Shack, where they where met by a large black dog. "Hi Sirius" He said "Stay out of view for now" he said to his sister "you're the surprise" she looked confused but obliged. A tall man with dark hair had replaced when he turned around the dog. "Hi Harry" his dark eyes twinkled, but they'd never completely lost the granfness that Azkaban had given them. "Where's the surprise?" Hermione and Harry stepped to either side to revel Serenity. Sirius' eyes went wide at the sight of her. "Serenity" he said. He moved forward and engulfed her in a hug. "Sereni, your godfather Sirius Black" Serenity nodded. "I know" she said. Sirius pulled back." You have your mum's gift he said knowing "My mum was a seer?" Sirius nodded "did she also have Lexion Magic?" this made Sirius stare "no, James had that" he said in an awed kind of voice. "it's a very rare gift" he continued. "no James and a girl in Hufflepuff had it our year. Her name was Rosemary Hart. It's a powerful gift" again Serenity nodded "That's what my Headmaster at Animax said" she said. He turned to Harry, who was confused. "Lexion Magic is a very powerful tool against the dark magic's. It protects the carrier against all and any black magic. But Lexion Magic is more then just a protector, it has both the ability to destroy as well as heal." Harry understood that, what he didn't understand was why he didn't have it. "As I've said it's extremely rare Harry. Only about 100 wizards and witches have the talent. And being a true seer is also quite rare. This could help in our fight against Voldermort." The subject of Voldermort reminded Harry of Malfoy's comments and the newspaper article.
Serenity had come to hate Lockhart's classes, which after the first lesson on Vampire Bats he'd taken to, as Harry and Ron said again, reading passages from his books. The cold weather was not speared at Hogwarts. As Serenity found one November morning when she awoke to find the grounds coverd in a blanket of snow. She dressed quickly and left through the protraite hole for the great hall, Nimbus 2001 underarm. She figured she'd get some flying practice on the Quidditch Pitch. She met Ron and Hermione on the stairs. As usual they were arguing. "How do you expect to learn by coping my work!" Hermione was saying. "Hermione! It's just one little assignment" Ron wined "that you've had ten days to finish" Hermione shot back "hi Serni" she said, spotting her. "Hi" Serenity said, trying not to smile at Ron's face "have you seen Harry" Ron pointed towards the doors "Quidditch Practice. The pitch" he eyed her broom "a Nimbus" he said "do you play?" Serenity had been keeper at Animax school of Witchcraft and nodded. "I think Angelina is looking for a new keeper" Ron said. Serenity thanked them and walked out to the pitch.
Harry loved it, the sense that came from being twenty feet in the air on a broom. Practice was going well, but they still needed a keeper and Angelina was having no luck. He spotted Serenity in the stands carrying a racing broom. "Does she play?" he wondered out loud. Just then a bludger whistled by his head, missing him by inches. Fred Weasley streaked by "watch yourself Harry" he said. Harry signalled to Angelina for a time out and she gave in. "Angelina, I think I've found a keeper" he said once he'd landed. Angelina looked as though her birthday had come early "really. Who is it Harry?" Harry climbed off his firebolt. "Serenity" he said gesturing to where his sister was sitting. Angelina looked thoughtful. "Go get her. I'll give her a tryout" Harry left his broom beside George and began to climb the stands. Serenity was at the top of one, she was writing something. "Hi Harry" She said looking up. "Sereni, have you ever played Quidditch" when she nodded he contunied "Gryffindor needs a new keeper and Angelina is willing to let you try out" Serenity's face lit up like a rainbow after the storm. "Great!" she cried and hurridly followed him out of the stands and on to the pitch.
Serenity couldn't be more happy. She was the new keeper for Gryffindor. When they got back to Gryffindor Tower excitement was in the air. She looked around for Hermione and Ron. "What's going on?" Harry asked when they had found them. "First Hogsmead trip" Ron announced, he and Ginny were playing Wizard's chess, Hermione was doing her Charms homework. Serenity was excited, she's manged to get Aunt Kathryn to sign her form after much begging. "Great!" she cried. Hermione looked up from her textbook "you should let snuffles know, Harry" she said softly. Harry nodded and grabbed a piece of parchment and a beautiful egeal feather quill. He dipped it in ink and wrote: Sirius, Hi, how are you? How is Buckbeak? I am doing OK. Ron and Hermione say hi. We're having our first trip to Hogsmead next Weekend-Saturday-. I have a surprise for you. Harry
He folded the letter and tied it to his snowy owl, Hedwig's leg, and she took off. "Harry" she asked "who's snuffles?"
Harry awoke on Saturday excited. He'd see Sirius today! He leaped from bed and dressed quickly in jeans and the sweater Mrs. Weasley had knitted him last Christmas and headed for the great hall. There he found Hermione, Ron, Serenity, George, Ginny, Seamus and Dean. "morning Harry!" Serenity was bouncing everywhere. He smiled. A fluttering overhead announced the mail, he looked up and saw Hedwig among the brown owls. She landed on his shoulder and extended her leg. He slipped the letter off, offered her a piece of bacon and opened Sirius's reply and read it softly to Hermione, Ron and Serenity:
Harry, Meet me at the Shireking Shack at 3:30pm. My best to Hermione and Ron. Can't wait to see you 3 and whatever the surprise may be. Sirius
He smiled. He couldn't wait to see Sirius' face. After breakfeast they headed down the sloping hills to Hogsmead.
After about 4 hours f shopping they all left the Three Broomsticks and headed for the Shireking Shack, where they where met by a large black dog. "Hi Sirius" He said "Stay out of view for now" he said to his sister "you're the surprise" she looked confused but obliged. A tall man with dark hair had replaced when he turned around the dog. "Hi Harry" his dark eyes twinkled, but they'd never completely lost the granfness that Azkaban had given them. "Where's the surprise?" Hermione and Harry stepped to either side to revel Serenity. Sirius' eyes went wide at the sight of her. "Serenity" he said. He moved forward and engulfed her in a hug. "Sereni, your godfather Sirius Black" Serenity nodded. "I know" she said. Sirius pulled back." You have your mum's gift he said knowing "My mum was a seer?" Sirius nodded "did she also have Lexion Magic?" this made Sirius stare "no, James had that" he said in an awed kind of voice. "it's a very rare gift" he continued. "no James and a girl in Hufflepuff had it our year. Her name was Rosemary Hart. It's a powerful gift" again Serenity nodded "That's what my Headmaster at Animax said" she said. He turned to Harry, who was confused. "Lexion Magic is a very powerful tool against the dark magic's. It protects the carrier against all and any black magic. But Lexion Magic is more then just a protector, it has both the ability to destroy as well as heal." Harry understood that, what he didn't understand was why he didn't have it. "As I've said it's extremely rare Harry. Only about 100 wizards and witches have the talent. And being a true seer is also quite rare. This could help in our fight against Voldermort." The subject of Voldermort reminded Harry of Malfoy's comments and the newspaper article.
