When Science Labs Explode
Disclaimer: We would like to make it clear that we IN NO WAY own or claim to own, or any rights to, or any trademarks of any characters recognizable from the Harry Potter series by Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Or any trademarks, rights to, express or implied, to the Calgary Board of Education, or anything else at all you may recognize from anywhere else.
We also in no way own Ransom Jr. High or any teachers therein. ALL THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY THAT ARE NOT FROM THE HARRY POTTER SERIES WERE EXTRACTED FROM REAL LIFE AND ARE BASED ON REAL PEOPLE. PLEASE DO NOT SCREW AROUND WITH THEM, FOR WHATEVER REASON YOUR TWISTED MIND MAY THINK OF. However, we changed everyone's names (including our own). Neither do we mean to upset any supporters of the Canadian Alliance. If you support them, don't read this!
A/N: I wrote this with Ella Moon, so if you recognize her style of writing or word usage or whatever, then that'll be why. This is also my very first time posting so if things are a little screwed, I apologize. I'M LEARNING!!!
Chapter 5
The GATE kids progressed so quickly through their courses that by Friday they were all at the same "level" as the fourth years. Yes, we know that it's amazing, but they had taken a test that had said they were exceptionally talented (which is not to be mistaken for "intelligent"), and they all enjoyed their classes, which, when put together, reveal why they flew through the classes at a speed that was mind-boggling. Also, they discovered many hidden passageways, trap doors, and annoyed several teachers to the point of distraction. On Thursday, Siri had written "Harry Potter LIVES!" on a blackboard and forged Peeve's signature underneath it. Of course, Peeves got blamed, no one found out that Siri had done it (except for her pals, who burst out laughing when they found out). They wouldn't tell - "moo" had appeared on the majority of Ransom chalkboards, and no one had cared, so they assumed the same about "Harry Potter LIVES!" On Friday morning, just before breakfast, Lily and Kait were walking down to the Great Hall when they found Siri and Airinne hiding in a corner. They soon discovered that Siri had planned a special "surprise" for Peeves, and she wanted to be around when he found it. So Lily and Kait stuck around, mostly to see what Peeves would do when he found the "surprise".
One minute after Kait and Lily had found a suitable hiding spot, Peeves flew in and hit the prank that Siri had painstakingly set up for him. Scared out of his wits, Peeves flew away screaming. As soon as he was gone, the girls came out of hiding. Well actually, they sort of fell out, they were laughing so hard. After getting themselves under control, or at least enough so that they could walk, they headed to the Great Hall for breakfast, where they found Bruce stuffing his face.
By this time, several love-struck young men (namely Fred, George, Ron and Terry) didn't even bother to pretend to eat. They just sat, and stared, and sighed.
The GATE kids kept the noise level in the Great Hall at a dull roar that only minimally hurt the ears if you weren't used to noise. Or had never been at a special occasion where they play the music so loud you can feel it thumping in your chest cavity like a second heart. At any rate, the British kids had to raise their voices to talk to each other, which raised the noise level a bit. If the noise level went up several decibels higher than what the GATE kids liked it at (as has been said, a dull roar), the offending wizards (or witches) were yelled at and thoroughly cowed by the GATE kids. Who then settled back and continued to "yap", as Lily so elegantly put it, with each other.
"Ahem." Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat.
"Excuse me, I would like to make an announcement, so would you mind very horribly…" if anything, the noise got louder. Lily saw Dumbledore's predicament and brought it to the attention of her friends, and then got up, walked over to the despairing Headmaster, and whispered something in his ear, after which she calmly strode back to her seat. Dumbledore took a deep breath, and…
"ALL RIGHT, YOU LOT! I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE, AND YOU'D BETTER LISTEN AND LISTEN WELL!!!" Everyone shut up as soon as he started speaking (or yelling, whichever you want to call it). Dumbledore looked pleased with himself. Everyone looked somewhat surprised, except the GATE kids, who were only marginally impressed.
"Now then, I am sure you've all met our new arrivals, and would like to get to know them better" here the four love-struck young men nodded emphatically (or at least agreed whole-heartedly inside) "on their own ground. On the twenty-eighth of November, we will be adding a new course."
A GATE kid (who shall remain nameless) called out, "Is it compulsory?"
"Erm, yes, it is compulsory, but I'm sure you'll all enjoy it." The GATE kids sighed exasperatedly.
"So, tell us what it IS already!" Dumbledore had the grace to look embarrassed for not telling them.
"Social Dance!" Lily looked horrified. Her friends exchanged sympathetic looks, while all the wizards in earshot of them looked slightly puzzled, and the other GATE kids looked like they wanted to jump up and run away from Hogwarts as far and as fast as they could.
Later, as they were walking off to Potions…
"I can't believe it! FOUR freaking years in a row, and this year it just HAD to start on my birthday!" the last word ended in a sob/whimper, and Lily bowed her head and rushed off with Kait to Herbology.
As usual, they got there before all the other students (they were the only GATE kids in this particular class), and so they bummed around their table, chatting while they waited for their class (and teacher) to arrive. Lily was busy scribbling something down on a piece of paper (she had refused to use the quills and parchment she'd gotten on Tuesday, preferring to stick with Muggle "crap": pens, paper, etc.), while she debated with Kait about why wizards should "upgrade" to ball-point pens, at least. Or, even better, computers.
"What's that you're writing?"
"Oh, just jotting down some stuff for Muggle Studies."
"But you don't take Muggle Studies."
"Of course not! I'm helping out a friend."
"Oh? And what friend would this be?" asked Kait, a strange look on her face.
"Not THAT kind of friend, you moron."
"Oh."
"If you MUST know… (I've always wanted to say that!) It's for Cho."
"Oh." Kait thought about that for a minute. "Why isn't she doing her own homework?"
"This IS her homework. Sort of. They were supposed to come up with some interview questions that they'd ask a Muggle if they got the chance, and for extra credit she's taking it one step further."
"Interviewing a Muggle?"
"You got it." She went back to scribbling on the paper while Kait looked around her. Five minutes passed, with no sound but the movement of Lily's pen on the paper. Then,
"I think they're coming now."
"Th' other kids?"
"Yup."
"How's about the Prof.?"
"Not sure."
"Alright. Well, I'm just about finished answering these questions anyway."
"Already?"
"Yup. These are the stupidest questions, you know."
"Well, I would expect that, since they know practically nothing about Muggles anyway."
"Yeah, well, even considering that fact these are still stupid questions."
"Really?"
"You betcha."
"I'd rather not." Lily laughed, scribbled a quick answer, and put the sheet away as the other students arrived.
"Hey, what took you guys so long?" The wizards all replied in a nondescript manner, and took up their places. A moment later the Professor hurried in and began the class.
Some time later, while Kait and Lily were both humming songs while they worked, there was a loud BOOM!, the sound of glass shattering, and the ground shook violently. The wizards and witches panicked slightly. When all the excitement died down, the shaken professor demanded, of no one in particular,
"What happened? What was that?" Lily and Kait exchanged a knowing look, and Lily said, "That would probably be Airinne."
"What are you talking about?" a panicky witch (somewhat shrilly) demanded.
"Well, she's always wanted to blow something up…" said Kait.
"So now she's got her chance," finished Lily.
"Even though she already did the science lab. But that was inadvertent, I think…" added Kait.
"Got her chance to do WHAT?" demanded the distracted professor.
"She's blown up the Potions lab," they said in unison.
Disclaimer: We would like to make it clear that we IN NO WAY own or claim to own, or any rights to, or any trademarks of any characters recognizable from the Harry Potter series by Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Or any trademarks, rights to, express or implied, to the Calgary Board of Education, or anything else at all you may recognize from anywhere else.
We also in no way own Ransom Jr. High or any teachers therein. ALL THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY THAT ARE NOT FROM THE HARRY POTTER SERIES WERE EXTRACTED FROM REAL LIFE AND ARE BASED ON REAL PEOPLE. PLEASE DO NOT SCREW AROUND WITH THEM, FOR WHATEVER REASON YOUR TWISTED MIND MAY THINK OF. However, we changed everyone's names (including our own). Neither do we mean to upset any supporters of the Canadian Alliance. If you support them, don't read this!
A/N: I wrote this with Ella Moon, so if you recognize her style of writing or word usage or whatever, then that'll be why. This is also my very first time posting so if things are a little screwed, I apologize. I'M LEARNING!!!
Chapter 5
The GATE kids progressed so quickly through their courses that by Friday they were all at the same "level" as the fourth years. Yes, we know that it's amazing, but they had taken a test that had said they were exceptionally talented (which is not to be mistaken for "intelligent"), and they all enjoyed their classes, which, when put together, reveal why they flew through the classes at a speed that was mind-boggling. Also, they discovered many hidden passageways, trap doors, and annoyed several teachers to the point of distraction. On Thursday, Siri had written "Harry Potter LIVES!" on a blackboard and forged Peeve's signature underneath it. Of course, Peeves got blamed, no one found out that Siri had done it (except for her pals, who burst out laughing when they found out). They wouldn't tell - "moo" had appeared on the majority of Ransom chalkboards, and no one had cared, so they assumed the same about "Harry Potter LIVES!" On Friday morning, just before breakfast, Lily and Kait were walking down to the Great Hall when they found Siri and Airinne hiding in a corner. They soon discovered that Siri had planned a special "surprise" for Peeves, and she wanted to be around when he found it. So Lily and Kait stuck around, mostly to see what Peeves would do when he found the "surprise".
One minute after Kait and Lily had found a suitable hiding spot, Peeves flew in and hit the prank that Siri had painstakingly set up for him. Scared out of his wits, Peeves flew away screaming. As soon as he was gone, the girls came out of hiding. Well actually, they sort of fell out, they were laughing so hard. After getting themselves under control, or at least enough so that they could walk, they headed to the Great Hall for breakfast, where they found Bruce stuffing his face.
By this time, several love-struck young men (namely Fred, George, Ron and Terry) didn't even bother to pretend to eat. They just sat, and stared, and sighed.
The GATE kids kept the noise level in the Great Hall at a dull roar that only minimally hurt the ears if you weren't used to noise. Or had never been at a special occasion where they play the music so loud you can feel it thumping in your chest cavity like a second heart. At any rate, the British kids had to raise their voices to talk to each other, which raised the noise level a bit. If the noise level went up several decibels higher than what the GATE kids liked it at (as has been said, a dull roar), the offending wizards (or witches) were yelled at and thoroughly cowed by the GATE kids. Who then settled back and continued to "yap", as Lily so elegantly put it, with each other.
"Ahem." Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat.
"Excuse me, I would like to make an announcement, so would you mind very horribly…" if anything, the noise got louder. Lily saw Dumbledore's predicament and brought it to the attention of her friends, and then got up, walked over to the despairing Headmaster, and whispered something in his ear, after which she calmly strode back to her seat. Dumbledore took a deep breath, and…
"ALL RIGHT, YOU LOT! I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE, AND YOU'D BETTER LISTEN AND LISTEN WELL!!!" Everyone shut up as soon as he started speaking (or yelling, whichever you want to call it). Dumbledore looked pleased with himself. Everyone looked somewhat surprised, except the GATE kids, who were only marginally impressed.
"Now then, I am sure you've all met our new arrivals, and would like to get to know them better" here the four love-struck young men nodded emphatically (or at least agreed whole-heartedly inside) "on their own ground. On the twenty-eighth of November, we will be adding a new course."
A GATE kid (who shall remain nameless) called out, "Is it compulsory?"
"Erm, yes, it is compulsory, but I'm sure you'll all enjoy it." The GATE kids sighed exasperatedly.
"So, tell us what it IS already!" Dumbledore had the grace to look embarrassed for not telling them.
"Social Dance!" Lily looked horrified. Her friends exchanged sympathetic looks, while all the wizards in earshot of them looked slightly puzzled, and the other GATE kids looked like they wanted to jump up and run away from Hogwarts as far and as fast as they could.
Later, as they were walking off to Potions…
"I can't believe it! FOUR freaking years in a row, and this year it just HAD to start on my birthday!" the last word ended in a sob/whimper, and Lily bowed her head and rushed off with Kait to Herbology.
As usual, they got there before all the other students (they were the only GATE kids in this particular class), and so they bummed around their table, chatting while they waited for their class (and teacher) to arrive. Lily was busy scribbling something down on a piece of paper (she had refused to use the quills and parchment she'd gotten on Tuesday, preferring to stick with Muggle "crap": pens, paper, etc.), while she debated with Kait about why wizards should "upgrade" to ball-point pens, at least. Or, even better, computers.
"What's that you're writing?"
"Oh, just jotting down some stuff for Muggle Studies."
"But you don't take Muggle Studies."
"Of course not! I'm helping out a friend."
"Oh? And what friend would this be?" asked Kait, a strange look on her face.
"Not THAT kind of friend, you moron."
"Oh."
"If you MUST know… (I've always wanted to say that!) It's for Cho."
"Oh." Kait thought about that for a minute. "Why isn't she doing her own homework?"
"This IS her homework. Sort of. They were supposed to come up with some interview questions that they'd ask a Muggle if they got the chance, and for extra credit she's taking it one step further."
"Interviewing a Muggle?"
"You got it." She went back to scribbling on the paper while Kait looked around her. Five minutes passed, with no sound but the movement of Lily's pen on the paper. Then,
"I think they're coming now."
"Th' other kids?"
"Yup."
"How's about the Prof.?"
"Not sure."
"Alright. Well, I'm just about finished answering these questions anyway."
"Already?"
"Yup. These are the stupidest questions, you know."
"Well, I would expect that, since they know practically nothing about Muggles anyway."
"Yeah, well, even considering that fact these are still stupid questions."
"Really?"
"You betcha."
"I'd rather not." Lily laughed, scribbled a quick answer, and put the sheet away as the other students arrived.
"Hey, what took you guys so long?" The wizards all replied in a nondescript manner, and took up their places. A moment later the Professor hurried in and began the class.
Some time later, while Kait and Lily were both humming songs while they worked, there was a loud BOOM!, the sound of glass shattering, and the ground shook violently. The wizards and witches panicked slightly. When all the excitement died down, the shaken professor demanded, of no one in particular,
"What happened? What was that?" Lily and Kait exchanged a knowing look, and Lily said, "That would probably be Airinne."
"What are you talking about?" a panicky witch (somewhat shrilly) demanded.
"Well, she's always wanted to blow something up…" said Kait.
"So now she's got her chance," finished Lily.
"Even though she already did the science lab. But that was inadvertent, I think…" added Kait.
"Got her chance to do WHAT?" demanded the distracted professor.
"She's blown up the Potions lab," they said in unison.