Switching Worlds: Chapter 1
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Disclaimer: The characters and history that are J.K. Rowling's are hers.and the ones that are mine are mine.
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Rose Bristeman looked up from her math textbook and into the eyes of Helen McDurmack.
"Yes-?" She gave Helen a weird look and went back to her math problem.
"Rose-" Rose rolled her blue eyes. Her hair was a wavy black, a considerable length past her shoulders. Rose was wearing a light blue tank top and jeans, with a light black jacket hanging on the back of her chair.
"God damn it WHAT!" She exclaimed.
"Rose.there's a guy standing at the door-" Helen giggled. She was pudgy and her hair was died a light blonde, the original plain black color plainly visible.
"I'm a nerd, OK? There would be on one out there in their sane mind."
"I'm telling you-"
"Wow! Big deal! Isn't there always some one? BUT YOU JUST SAID THAT THERE WAS A BOY TO GET MY ATTENTION?" Rose snapped back.
"No-there really IS some one there-"
Rose groaned and looked up. "OK, now are you happy, there isn't anyone there - " she began to say without even glancing up. "Oh, shit." she muttered. There WAS a boy standing there, and, he was holding a pile of math books. His hair was light brown, gelled at the front, and his eyes were a soft brown. The boy was grinning at her
She opened the door to him and managed a weak smile. "Look - I'm really sorry- my friend is always-"
The boy put up a hand. "I'm sure she's a hazard." Rose glanced back over her shoulder at Helen, who was glaring him. "I believe you took my books in Biology class instead of yours." He held out his books to her.
"Oh! I'm sorry!"
"No, no. It's really all my fault. I left mine on your desk during your presentation, and then you took them."
"Well, thanks for bringing them back." Rose took the books from his arms and set them on her study table with a grunt. She picked up the one she had been using for the past half an hour and gave it to him. "Here you go."
Rose began to open the door from her dorm for him, but he stopped her. "What's your name?"
She flopped her hair back and looked at him straight on. "Rose."
He diverted his eyes from hers and gave a light smile. "Yeah. Mine is Sam."
"Oh? I think I've heard about you. Sam-Halmer?"
He beamed. "Yup. That's me."
"Oh, so you were the one who streaked across campus last week, huh?"
He chuckled a little. "Yeah, that's me. But I'm usually not that crazy."
"No, no, it's fine. Everyone has their 'moments."
"Heh, yeah, I guess."
"Anyways, I should be going back to my work. I have math to do." Rose made it obvious that he should leave.
"Yeah, me too." He hesitantly turned to leave. "Well, I'll see you around some time." Sam waved her a casual good-bye and shut the door behind him.
Rose turned around to see Helen evily grinning at her. "I think he wanted something more from you than his math books." She teased.
"Shut up!"
"Is that really THE Sam Halmer?" Helen added softly.
"Yes, of course, smart one. Didn't he say he was Sam?"
"Oooh, well still. I mean, I think he's hitting on you."
"Just shut up. I need to do my math homework." Rose sat down at the table.
Helen came up behind her and grabbed her shoulders. "Aw, come on! Who are you kidding? This is boarding school! You're not going to get a call home if you don't do one assignment! Have a little fun once in a while!"
"For what?"
"Well, let's go out and mess around with Sam."
"No way!"
"You're such a priss."
"Just let me do my math, OK?"
"Whatever. I'm going out."
Rose rolled her eyes. "Have fun."
Helen bopped her friend's head and was out the door in seconds.
Rose tiredly went back to her work, wary of distractions.
After she finished her last problem, she looked through the stack Sam had given her. It seemed bigger than the one she had used earlier, and she wondered what was making the pile so tall.
Rose put her math toolkit aside and reached for the fat book on the bottom that seemed incredibly heavy. She flipped it over and looked at the cover: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. She had never heard of this book before, and as she read the summary on the inside cover it looked good. Apparently it was part of a series of books.
Rose closed the book and got out her door card. She went to the door of her bedroom and put the card in the slot. Rose closed the door behind her and collapsed on her bed, very tired. She adjusted the pillow behind her and settled in for her first free reading time since she had arrived at boarding school.
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Rose jolted awake to the slam of her door, and soon saw the face of Helen McDurmack leering at her.
"Helen-" she said sleepily.
"Hey, Rose! Guess where I went? You'd be surprised," was the upbeat response.
"Mmhhhh-"
"With Sam. YES, me and his friends and him went out for pizza." Helen said in a teasing voice. "And a little more than that." She giggled nastily at her secret.
"Mmmm."
"Huh? Aren't you JEALOUS?"
"Helen-look-I'm really tired, I just want to go back to sleep-"
"It's only 12:00 on a Saturday night for Heaven's sake!!"
"I'm really tired."
"Ha ha, the genius finally breaks down!!"
"HELEN!! I AM NOT BREAKING DOWN!! I AM JUST TIRED!" Rose finally screamed.
"Geez, no need to shout at me."
"I'm sorry. Now could you please go away?"
"Well, I don't know what I'm going to do. I wanted to go out for ice cream with you, but I guess that's not possible." Helen huffed. "I'll sit out in the lobby and do something-I don't know what."
"Thanks."
"But what did you do when I was gone?"
"Oh, I-"
"Probably read your history textbook, I know." She sneered.
"Bye, Helen. I want to go back to sleep."
"Yeah. Bye." Helen snorted and stamped out of the room. She set herself up in front of the TV and began to watch Saturday Night Live.
Meanwhile, Rose quietly turned out her flashlight and went on reading the book that had so recently captivated her.
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The next morning Rose's bed was empty, as well as all her belongings gone. Police searched the area, but no clues were found. Helen was stunned and frightened, quickly packing up her things and moving to another dormitory, scared that whatever had gotten Rose might get her too.
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Author's note: OK, I know that Helen is really annoying, which is why she won't be in the story anymore. Sam will play a key part, but where has Rose gone? Dun dun dun. It's kind of obvious. Anyways, I will update as soon as I get some reviews, so start rolling!
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Disclaimer: The characters and history that are J.K. Rowling's are hers.and the ones that are mine are mine.
__
Rose Bristeman looked up from her math textbook and into the eyes of Helen McDurmack.
"Yes-?" She gave Helen a weird look and went back to her math problem.
"Rose-" Rose rolled her blue eyes. Her hair was a wavy black, a considerable length past her shoulders. Rose was wearing a light blue tank top and jeans, with a light black jacket hanging on the back of her chair.
"God damn it WHAT!" She exclaimed.
"Rose.there's a guy standing at the door-" Helen giggled. She was pudgy and her hair was died a light blonde, the original plain black color plainly visible.
"I'm a nerd, OK? There would be on one out there in their sane mind."
"I'm telling you-"
"Wow! Big deal! Isn't there always some one? BUT YOU JUST SAID THAT THERE WAS A BOY TO GET MY ATTENTION?" Rose snapped back.
"No-there really IS some one there-"
Rose groaned and looked up. "OK, now are you happy, there isn't anyone there - " she began to say without even glancing up. "Oh, shit." she muttered. There WAS a boy standing there, and, he was holding a pile of math books. His hair was light brown, gelled at the front, and his eyes were a soft brown. The boy was grinning at her
She opened the door to him and managed a weak smile. "Look - I'm really sorry- my friend is always-"
The boy put up a hand. "I'm sure she's a hazard." Rose glanced back over her shoulder at Helen, who was glaring him. "I believe you took my books in Biology class instead of yours." He held out his books to her.
"Oh! I'm sorry!"
"No, no. It's really all my fault. I left mine on your desk during your presentation, and then you took them."
"Well, thanks for bringing them back." Rose took the books from his arms and set them on her study table with a grunt. She picked up the one she had been using for the past half an hour and gave it to him. "Here you go."
Rose began to open the door from her dorm for him, but he stopped her. "What's your name?"
She flopped her hair back and looked at him straight on. "Rose."
He diverted his eyes from hers and gave a light smile. "Yeah. Mine is Sam."
"Oh? I think I've heard about you. Sam-Halmer?"
He beamed. "Yup. That's me."
"Oh, so you were the one who streaked across campus last week, huh?"
He chuckled a little. "Yeah, that's me. But I'm usually not that crazy."
"No, no, it's fine. Everyone has their 'moments."
"Heh, yeah, I guess."
"Anyways, I should be going back to my work. I have math to do." Rose made it obvious that he should leave.
"Yeah, me too." He hesitantly turned to leave. "Well, I'll see you around some time." Sam waved her a casual good-bye and shut the door behind him.
Rose turned around to see Helen evily grinning at her. "I think he wanted something more from you than his math books." She teased.
"Shut up!"
"Is that really THE Sam Halmer?" Helen added softly.
"Yes, of course, smart one. Didn't he say he was Sam?"
"Oooh, well still. I mean, I think he's hitting on you."
"Just shut up. I need to do my math homework." Rose sat down at the table.
Helen came up behind her and grabbed her shoulders. "Aw, come on! Who are you kidding? This is boarding school! You're not going to get a call home if you don't do one assignment! Have a little fun once in a while!"
"For what?"
"Well, let's go out and mess around with Sam."
"No way!"
"You're such a priss."
"Just let me do my math, OK?"
"Whatever. I'm going out."
Rose rolled her eyes. "Have fun."
Helen bopped her friend's head and was out the door in seconds.
Rose tiredly went back to her work, wary of distractions.
After she finished her last problem, she looked through the stack Sam had given her. It seemed bigger than the one she had used earlier, and she wondered what was making the pile so tall.
Rose put her math toolkit aside and reached for the fat book on the bottom that seemed incredibly heavy. She flipped it over and looked at the cover: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. She had never heard of this book before, and as she read the summary on the inside cover it looked good. Apparently it was part of a series of books.
Rose closed the book and got out her door card. She went to the door of her bedroom and put the card in the slot. Rose closed the door behind her and collapsed on her bed, very tired. She adjusted the pillow behind her and settled in for her first free reading time since she had arrived at boarding school.
___
Rose jolted awake to the slam of her door, and soon saw the face of Helen McDurmack leering at her.
"Helen-" she said sleepily.
"Hey, Rose! Guess where I went? You'd be surprised," was the upbeat response.
"Mmhhhh-"
"With Sam. YES, me and his friends and him went out for pizza." Helen said in a teasing voice. "And a little more than that." She giggled nastily at her secret.
"Mmmm."
"Huh? Aren't you JEALOUS?"
"Helen-look-I'm really tired, I just want to go back to sleep-"
"It's only 12:00 on a Saturday night for Heaven's sake!!"
"I'm really tired."
"Ha ha, the genius finally breaks down!!"
"HELEN!! I AM NOT BREAKING DOWN!! I AM JUST TIRED!" Rose finally screamed.
"Geez, no need to shout at me."
"I'm sorry. Now could you please go away?"
"Well, I don't know what I'm going to do. I wanted to go out for ice cream with you, but I guess that's not possible." Helen huffed. "I'll sit out in the lobby and do something-I don't know what."
"Thanks."
"But what did you do when I was gone?"
"Oh, I-"
"Probably read your history textbook, I know." She sneered.
"Bye, Helen. I want to go back to sleep."
"Yeah. Bye." Helen snorted and stamped out of the room. She set herself up in front of the TV and began to watch Saturday Night Live.
Meanwhile, Rose quietly turned out her flashlight and went on reading the book that had so recently captivated her.
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The next morning Rose's bed was empty, as well as all her belongings gone. Police searched the area, but no clues were found. Helen was stunned and frightened, quickly packing up her things and moving to another dormitory, scared that whatever had gotten Rose might get her too.
***
Author's note: OK, I know that Helen is really annoying, which is why she won't be in the story anymore. Sam will play a key part, but where has Rose gone? Dun dun dun. It's kind of obvious. Anyways, I will update as soon as I get some reviews, so start rolling!