[A/N. I decided that I would make this story the first in my new series
which is focussing exclusively on Sam, the son of Harry and Cho, and his
friends and adventures at Hogwarts a few years on from when this story
closes. The reason for that is that it ties in the Harry Potter books
written by JK Rowling, and my Sam Potter series which I am writing.]
***** Preview of Samuel Potter and the Ghost of Merlin. *****
Before I could say anything we heard a loud voice coming from one of the doorways.
"This session of the ghost's council will now come to order!"
"Ghost's council?" Jenny mouthed, and I shrugged, as we moved closer to the doorway to hear.
"First item on the agenda is the behavior of Peeves-as usual! I'll be glad when we don't have to keep on discussing the behavior of that pain!" The voice continued. "Baron-you would like to speak?"
"Yes. I for one feel it is about time we took a hard line with Peeves. As we all know he gives us ghosts a bad name, when he isn't even a proper ghost, a poltergeist for heaven's sake!" The Baron said, in a cold voice which made me shiver. "And I think we should teach him a lesson."
"My dear Baron, I assume the lesson you have in mind would be.um.painful?" Asked another voice.
"Well Friar I think it's the only thing left to do." The Baron said. "Sir Nick?"
"I have to agree with the Baron-something needs to be done. Do you know what I caught him doing last night? Throwing books all over the place in the library. And when I ordered him to stop he simply through books at me. Hard luck that they went right through me of course!" Here he laughed. "But the point is the Baron is the only one Peeves listens to-and even sometimes he doesn't respect him! We should demand respect!"
Suddenly I felt a cold breeze on my neck and I whirled around, as did Jenny. Floating in the air was a ghost wearing a ridiculous hat with a flower in it, and a great bow tie which was spotted.
"Eavesdropping were we?" He asked nastily.
"No, no. We got lost when the staircases changed and we-" Jenny began, but the ghost interrupted us.
"Show you what I do to eavesdroppers." He said, and then he leant forward and banged on the door three times, hard. There was a commotion inside, and the ghost who had knocked floated off in a rush, as the door was opened.
Nearly headless Nick was the one to open it, and he frowned at us. "What's going on? What are you doing up here? And why did you knock on the door?" He demanded.
"We didn't knock. It was a ghost with a bow tie and funny hat-"I began, and Nearly headless Nick made a face.
"Peeves. Was he listening in at the door?" He asked.
"No." I said truthfully. "He just came along now, and thought he'd play a trick on us."
"That would be right." Nearly headless Nick said. "And you children? Why are you up here?"
"We were on our way to breakfast when the staircase changed." I explained. "We're trying to work out how to get back down to the Great Hall."
"Hmmm..and how much did you hear?" He asked.
"Nothing!" I said quickly.
"Sir Nick, show the children in." Called the cold voice belonging to the Baron. Nearly headless Nick ushered us in, and I saw that the Baron's eyes were as cold as his voice and I felt Jenny press closer to me.
"Hello children, you're both new Gryffindoor students aren't you?" The friar asked, smiling at us in a friendly manner.
"Yes." I answered for both of us.
The Baron snorted. "Gryffindoors, that would be right." He muttered. Then in a louder voice he said, "Do we really want to let these children interrupt our meeting? You know we've got something very important to speak about!"
"The Bloody Baron is right Sir Nick," said a female ghost. "We want to get to the question of Merlin-"
A few ghosts threw her dirty looks, and she looked embarrassed. "Don't look at me like that! They won't know what we're talking about. Do you children?"
"Are you talking about Merlin the Magician?" Jenny asked, and I could have hit her from the looks on the ghosts' faces. They didn't seem to be very happy that she knew what they meant.
"Merlin the Magician." Snorted the Friar. "He hates that you know. He's not a magician-never was. Wizards and Magicians are hardly the same thing you know!"
"Well Merlin the Magician had better commercial value than Merlin the Wizard didn't it?" Snapped one of the other ghosts.
"Be that as it may he is misrepresented!" The Friar argued.
Sir Nick clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. "I think we've spoken enough about Merlin for the moment, don't you?" He asked, pointedly looking at Jenny and I.
"Yes, yes." The Baron agreed, looking at us coldly. "The question is: what do we do with students who wander around sticking their noses in where they're not wanted?"
"We've already told you how we got lost!" Jenny said angrily. "And if you tell us how to get to the Great Hall we shall be on our way."
The Baron smirked. "And if we don't?" He asked.
Jenny swallowed, and I felt my heart skip a beat.
"Come now Baron. It is obvious the children are telling the truth. We should let them get back, and we can get on with our meeting. You know we've only got a few days to work this out!" The friar said.
The Baron frowned.
"All in favor of letting them go?" Sir Nick asked, and most of the ghosts raised their hands. "Bad luck Baron. Now children. Go to the end of this corridor and turn left. At the end of that hallway there are a set of stairs. They come out in the hallway near the transfiguration classroom. I'm sure you can find your way back from there?"
We nodded and hurried out of the room. On our way downstairs we couldn't help but discuss what we'd seen and heard!
***** Preview of Samuel Potter and the Ghost of Merlin. *****
Before I could say anything we heard a loud voice coming from one of the doorways.
"This session of the ghost's council will now come to order!"
"Ghost's council?" Jenny mouthed, and I shrugged, as we moved closer to the doorway to hear.
"First item on the agenda is the behavior of Peeves-as usual! I'll be glad when we don't have to keep on discussing the behavior of that pain!" The voice continued. "Baron-you would like to speak?"
"Yes. I for one feel it is about time we took a hard line with Peeves. As we all know he gives us ghosts a bad name, when he isn't even a proper ghost, a poltergeist for heaven's sake!" The Baron said, in a cold voice which made me shiver. "And I think we should teach him a lesson."
"My dear Baron, I assume the lesson you have in mind would be.um.painful?" Asked another voice.
"Well Friar I think it's the only thing left to do." The Baron said. "Sir Nick?"
"I have to agree with the Baron-something needs to be done. Do you know what I caught him doing last night? Throwing books all over the place in the library. And when I ordered him to stop he simply through books at me. Hard luck that they went right through me of course!" Here he laughed. "But the point is the Baron is the only one Peeves listens to-and even sometimes he doesn't respect him! We should demand respect!"
Suddenly I felt a cold breeze on my neck and I whirled around, as did Jenny. Floating in the air was a ghost wearing a ridiculous hat with a flower in it, and a great bow tie which was spotted.
"Eavesdropping were we?" He asked nastily.
"No, no. We got lost when the staircases changed and we-" Jenny began, but the ghost interrupted us.
"Show you what I do to eavesdroppers." He said, and then he leant forward and banged on the door three times, hard. There was a commotion inside, and the ghost who had knocked floated off in a rush, as the door was opened.
Nearly headless Nick was the one to open it, and he frowned at us. "What's going on? What are you doing up here? And why did you knock on the door?" He demanded.
"We didn't knock. It was a ghost with a bow tie and funny hat-"I began, and Nearly headless Nick made a face.
"Peeves. Was he listening in at the door?" He asked.
"No." I said truthfully. "He just came along now, and thought he'd play a trick on us."
"That would be right." Nearly headless Nick said. "And you children? Why are you up here?"
"We were on our way to breakfast when the staircase changed." I explained. "We're trying to work out how to get back down to the Great Hall."
"Hmmm..and how much did you hear?" He asked.
"Nothing!" I said quickly.
"Sir Nick, show the children in." Called the cold voice belonging to the Baron. Nearly headless Nick ushered us in, and I saw that the Baron's eyes were as cold as his voice and I felt Jenny press closer to me.
"Hello children, you're both new Gryffindoor students aren't you?" The friar asked, smiling at us in a friendly manner.
"Yes." I answered for both of us.
The Baron snorted. "Gryffindoors, that would be right." He muttered. Then in a louder voice he said, "Do we really want to let these children interrupt our meeting? You know we've got something very important to speak about!"
"The Bloody Baron is right Sir Nick," said a female ghost. "We want to get to the question of Merlin-"
A few ghosts threw her dirty looks, and she looked embarrassed. "Don't look at me like that! They won't know what we're talking about. Do you children?"
"Are you talking about Merlin the Magician?" Jenny asked, and I could have hit her from the looks on the ghosts' faces. They didn't seem to be very happy that she knew what they meant.
"Merlin the Magician." Snorted the Friar. "He hates that you know. He's not a magician-never was. Wizards and Magicians are hardly the same thing you know!"
"Well Merlin the Magician had better commercial value than Merlin the Wizard didn't it?" Snapped one of the other ghosts.
"Be that as it may he is misrepresented!" The Friar argued.
Sir Nick clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. "I think we've spoken enough about Merlin for the moment, don't you?" He asked, pointedly looking at Jenny and I.
"Yes, yes." The Baron agreed, looking at us coldly. "The question is: what do we do with students who wander around sticking their noses in where they're not wanted?"
"We've already told you how we got lost!" Jenny said angrily. "And if you tell us how to get to the Great Hall we shall be on our way."
The Baron smirked. "And if we don't?" He asked.
Jenny swallowed, and I felt my heart skip a beat.
"Come now Baron. It is obvious the children are telling the truth. We should let them get back, and we can get on with our meeting. You know we've only got a few days to work this out!" The friar said.
The Baron frowned.
"All in favor of letting them go?" Sir Nick asked, and most of the ghosts raised their hands. "Bad luck Baron. Now children. Go to the end of this corridor and turn left. At the end of that hallway there are a set of stairs. They come out in the hallway near the transfiguration classroom. I'm sure you can find your way back from there?"
We nodded and hurried out of the room. On our way downstairs we couldn't help but discuss what we'd seen and heard!
