Hey. I'm sorry about the wait, but my computer went down during Christmas,
and it didn't get fixed until a few weeks ago. I did have this chapter
ready to post, but I didn't get it on a disk in time, so I had to write it
again, mainly because by the time the computer was fixed, all the stories
I'd been working on had disappeared from the computer, and is this a run on
sentence or what?
Anyway, I'll stop rambling and let you read.
* * *
Three days later, Steve and Kylee returned to Gryffindor tower. When asked about where they'd been, they responded by saying that they'd been out and around. This answer satisfied no one, but they somehow knew that they'd gotten the best answer they were going to get.
Hermoine was actually speechless for once, mainly because of Kylee. When Kylee had first arrived, things had been moving too quickly for anyone to get a good look at her, so it was something of a shock when the students saw her. She was taller than Steve (she looked to be about 18 or 19), had shoulder length brown hair, and seemed to generate an aura of friendliness. That is, until you looked at her face. When her eyes met someone else's, they felt like she was walking around them, putting them on an operating table, dissecting and cataloging their organs, and scanning their memories, all without moving a muscle. Then there was her mouth. She had a grin on her face that seemed to say 'I am better than you in almost every way, but I won't hold it over your head if you don't make me'. All in all, Kylee was almost as interesting as Steve, though many thought Steve was cooler, what with the fact that he'd actually threatened Draco Malfoy.
* * *
The Slytherins reacted to Kylee about like they'd reacted to Steve, especially when they found out that she seemed to be mentally deficient (apparently, she would only say one or two words instead of sentences, and the only person who seemed to be able to understand her was Steve), but with vastly different results. She couldn't point a sword at their throats (mainly because she didn't have one), but she did put cracks in the walls by flicking her fingers against the stone, causing most of the Slytherins to decide it wasn't worth it. Steve's only reaction when asked about it was to tell them she'd be okay, but if she started another cult or killed anyone again they should get him.
* * *
About 4 months after Kylee's arrival, there was a rather interesting incident. Steve and Hermoine were talking about Muggle technology when Steve let out a string of curses. He apologized to Hermoine by saying "You'll have to excuse me; our creators are here." and then ran off, dragging Kylee with him (Kylee wasn't too happy, judging by the way she was trying to beat Steve senseless with a loaf of French bread while shouting 'FOOD' at the top of her lungs. A quick word changed this, though, as, with a quick movement, she changed positions so that she was carrying Steve while munching on the same loaf of French bread she'd been trying to beat him with.)
Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who were suffering from an acute bout of curiosity, decided to follow them.
* * *
Steve and Kylee were moving rather fast, according to the paintings Hermione insisted on asking. Most of the paintings had seen only two blurs, and then heard munching after they'd passed.
They eventually started getting into a part of the school that they didn't recognize, so Harry summoned the Marauder's Map to make it easier to follow them.
They were somewhere on the same level as the Potions classroom when they heard something behind them. Turning around, they were met with the sight of 12 men pointing what Harry and Hermione recognized as M14 rifles straight at them.
* * *
Next time, on 'The Mysterious Exchange Students': people are saved, secrets are revealed, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover some incredible weapons *grins slyly before pulling a computer out of a multi-dimensional space pocket and typing extremely fast*
Ten seconds later
*growls as the computer melts in front of him, then gets another and starts over, then stops as he hears a blow torch* Kati, just what do you think you're doing with that blow torch?
Kati (muse-in-residence): *tosses lit blowtorch out window* blowtorch? I don't have a blowtorch. *pauses* I've got a FLAMETHROWER!!! *laughs evilly, torches computer, and scurries off*
swk300: *hops in the X-Wing that just happens to be nearby and flies after Kati, firing lasers at anything that moves*
Fade out.
Anyway, I'll stop rambling and let you read.
* * *
Three days later, Steve and Kylee returned to Gryffindor tower. When asked about where they'd been, they responded by saying that they'd been out and around. This answer satisfied no one, but they somehow knew that they'd gotten the best answer they were going to get.
Hermoine was actually speechless for once, mainly because of Kylee. When Kylee had first arrived, things had been moving too quickly for anyone to get a good look at her, so it was something of a shock when the students saw her. She was taller than Steve (she looked to be about 18 or 19), had shoulder length brown hair, and seemed to generate an aura of friendliness. That is, until you looked at her face. When her eyes met someone else's, they felt like she was walking around them, putting them on an operating table, dissecting and cataloging their organs, and scanning their memories, all without moving a muscle. Then there was her mouth. She had a grin on her face that seemed to say 'I am better than you in almost every way, but I won't hold it over your head if you don't make me'. All in all, Kylee was almost as interesting as Steve, though many thought Steve was cooler, what with the fact that he'd actually threatened Draco Malfoy.
* * *
The Slytherins reacted to Kylee about like they'd reacted to Steve, especially when they found out that she seemed to be mentally deficient (apparently, she would only say one or two words instead of sentences, and the only person who seemed to be able to understand her was Steve), but with vastly different results. She couldn't point a sword at their throats (mainly because she didn't have one), but she did put cracks in the walls by flicking her fingers against the stone, causing most of the Slytherins to decide it wasn't worth it. Steve's only reaction when asked about it was to tell them she'd be okay, but if she started another cult or killed anyone again they should get him.
* * *
About 4 months after Kylee's arrival, there was a rather interesting incident. Steve and Hermoine were talking about Muggle technology when Steve let out a string of curses. He apologized to Hermoine by saying "You'll have to excuse me; our creators are here." and then ran off, dragging Kylee with him (Kylee wasn't too happy, judging by the way she was trying to beat Steve senseless with a loaf of French bread while shouting 'FOOD' at the top of her lungs. A quick word changed this, though, as, with a quick movement, she changed positions so that she was carrying Steve while munching on the same loaf of French bread she'd been trying to beat him with.)
Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who were suffering from an acute bout of curiosity, decided to follow them.
* * *
Steve and Kylee were moving rather fast, according to the paintings Hermione insisted on asking. Most of the paintings had seen only two blurs, and then heard munching after they'd passed.
They eventually started getting into a part of the school that they didn't recognize, so Harry summoned the Marauder's Map to make it easier to follow them.
They were somewhere on the same level as the Potions classroom when they heard something behind them. Turning around, they were met with the sight of 12 men pointing what Harry and Hermione recognized as M14 rifles straight at them.
* * *
Next time, on 'The Mysterious Exchange Students': people are saved, secrets are revealed, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover some incredible weapons *grins slyly before pulling a computer out of a multi-dimensional space pocket and typing extremely fast*
Ten seconds later
*growls as the computer melts in front of him, then gets another and starts over, then stops as he hears a blow torch* Kati, just what do you think you're doing with that blow torch?
Kati (muse-in-residence): *tosses lit blowtorch out window* blowtorch? I don't have a blowtorch. *pauses* I've got a FLAMETHROWER!!! *laughs evilly, torches computer, and scurries off*
swk300: *hops in the X-Wing that just happens to be nearby and flies after Kati, firing lasers at anything that moves*
Fade out.