A/N: I really only got one review and I'm a bit disappointed, but oh well. Hopefully I'll get more this time around.
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ch. 2
Harry woke on the next Saturday morning to several loud fits of laughter. He descended the steps from his dormitory to the Gryffindor common room and was shocked to see Felicia's appearance. Her hands were in the shape of feline paws and she was covered from head to foot in white fur with dark brown, almost black, stripes. Felicia was chasing Fred and George, who had obviously slipped her one of their bewitched sweets. Ian and Ivy were both on the floor, tears at the corners of their eyes from laughing so hard. Suddenly Felicia stopped in mid-run and began to cough very loudly. Hermione rushed over to Felicia's aid and tried to ask her what was wrong, but Felicia only coughed harder. All of a sudden, a huge ball of white fur popped out of Felicia's mouth. The laughter in the room got so loud that it sounded like a roar and one could barely hear Hermione gasp in horror, "She coughed up a hairball!" Instead of continuing her pursuit of the Weasley twins, tears filled Felicia's eyes and she ran quickly out of the common room. Hermione began to follow her, but Ivy grabbed Hermione's arm. "She's best left alone for a while. Trust me, I've known her several years." Hermione looked at the portrait door anxiously, but sighed in defeat.
Felicia had no idea where she was going. All she knew was that she had to put as much distance as possible between her and the Gryffindor common room. As she turned a corner she saw a familiar, yet unfriendly face. Cestina's cold blue eyes turned sneeringly at Felicia's warped presence. "Well, well, well. What do we have here? If it isn't Miss Goodie Two Shoes herself. What are you doing out here, and dolled up so well?" Felicia's face contorted in anger. "Get a life Cestina. What have I ever done to you?" Cestina smiled in her usual icy way. "Breathe darling." Felicia pushed past her, and eventually found her way to the entrance hall. She pushed open the large doors and made her to the lake. There she found a nice spot under the shade of a tree and began to sob.
Felicia was there for about a half hour when she heard a twig snap behind her. She stood up quickly and turned around to see a very handsome boy staring back at her. He was only slightly tall, but had short, light brown hair and warm chestnut eyes. "Felicia, why the long face? It's very unbecoming of your charming features." Felicia looked down at the ground and was surprised to see several tufts of fur littered on the ground. She looked at her arms and felt her face, all of which were now fur-free. Felicia sighed in relief. "Hello Matthew." Matthew moved a bit closer to her and put a hand under her chin, lifting her face upwards. "Even with a tear-streaked face you are still beautiful." Felicia stepped backwards and began to make her way back to the Hogwarts castle. Matthew ran to catch up to her. "Why are you leaving? What did I do?" "I don't have the patience to deal with your antics right now Matt. If you'll excuse me, some payback is in order." Matt began to protest, but with a wave of her hand, she silenced him. "I've told you before and I'll tell you again. I'm not interested in you. So do me a favor and leave me alone."
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione had set off fifteen minutes after Felicia left to look for her. Hermione stopped all of a sudden, her worried face brightening up a little bit. "You know, if we spil up, we'll find her faster." Ron crossed his arms in complaint. "And how then will we know when she's been found?" Hermione shot Ron a furious look. "We'll meet at the commo room in a half hour." Harry nodded in agreement. And so, the trio split up to look for their new friend. About twenty minutes later, Harry came across Cestina. She stared at him curiously with her dark eyes. Harry turned to her. "Have you seen Felicia?" Cestina laughed heartily, her eyes dancing. "You mean Cat Girl? She ran off somewhere. I should have taken a picture of her sorry, I mean furry face." Harry looked at this girl curiously. "Why is it that you despise Felicia so much?" Cestina continued to laugh. "Must I have a reason not to like her?" She waved her pale hand carelessly. "I really don't like anyone, except for maybe my cousin, Clark." She smiled at Harry mischieviously. "Anyway, enough about me. Why do you like her?" Harry was taken aback by Cestina's shocking question. "I suppose because she's very friendly." Cestina frowned. "That's what everyone says. She just appears that way. But let me tell you this. Not everything is as it seems. With that, Cestina turned and walked down the hallway, seemingly heading for the dungeons and, eventually, the Slytherin common room. At the end of the hall she turned back to Harry. "Watch your step Harry."
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Is Cestina really as dark and dangerous as she appears? Or is she trying to hoodwink Harry into getting closer to her?
Please remember to review and vote on pairings for the story!
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ch. 2
Harry woke on the next Saturday morning to several loud fits of laughter. He descended the steps from his dormitory to the Gryffindor common room and was shocked to see Felicia's appearance. Her hands were in the shape of feline paws and she was covered from head to foot in white fur with dark brown, almost black, stripes. Felicia was chasing Fred and George, who had obviously slipped her one of their bewitched sweets. Ian and Ivy were both on the floor, tears at the corners of their eyes from laughing so hard. Suddenly Felicia stopped in mid-run and began to cough very loudly. Hermione rushed over to Felicia's aid and tried to ask her what was wrong, but Felicia only coughed harder. All of a sudden, a huge ball of white fur popped out of Felicia's mouth. The laughter in the room got so loud that it sounded like a roar and one could barely hear Hermione gasp in horror, "She coughed up a hairball!" Instead of continuing her pursuit of the Weasley twins, tears filled Felicia's eyes and she ran quickly out of the common room. Hermione began to follow her, but Ivy grabbed Hermione's arm. "She's best left alone for a while. Trust me, I've known her several years." Hermione looked at the portrait door anxiously, but sighed in defeat.
Felicia had no idea where she was going. All she knew was that she had to put as much distance as possible between her and the Gryffindor common room. As she turned a corner she saw a familiar, yet unfriendly face. Cestina's cold blue eyes turned sneeringly at Felicia's warped presence. "Well, well, well. What do we have here? If it isn't Miss Goodie Two Shoes herself. What are you doing out here, and dolled up so well?" Felicia's face contorted in anger. "Get a life Cestina. What have I ever done to you?" Cestina smiled in her usual icy way. "Breathe darling." Felicia pushed past her, and eventually found her way to the entrance hall. She pushed open the large doors and made her to the lake. There she found a nice spot under the shade of a tree and began to sob.
Felicia was there for about a half hour when she heard a twig snap behind her. She stood up quickly and turned around to see a very handsome boy staring back at her. He was only slightly tall, but had short, light brown hair and warm chestnut eyes. "Felicia, why the long face? It's very unbecoming of your charming features." Felicia looked down at the ground and was surprised to see several tufts of fur littered on the ground. She looked at her arms and felt her face, all of which were now fur-free. Felicia sighed in relief. "Hello Matthew." Matthew moved a bit closer to her and put a hand under her chin, lifting her face upwards. "Even with a tear-streaked face you are still beautiful." Felicia stepped backwards and began to make her way back to the Hogwarts castle. Matthew ran to catch up to her. "Why are you leaving? What did I do?" "I don't have the patience to deal with your antics right now Matt. If you'll excuse me, some payback is in order." Matt began to protest, but with a wave of her hand, she silenced him. "I've told you before and I'll tell you again. I'm not interested in you. So do me a favor and leave me alone."
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione had set off fifteen minutes after Felicia left to look for her. Hermione stopped all of a sudden, her worried face brightening up a little bit. "You know, if we spil up, we'll find her faster." Ron crossed his arms in complaint. "And how then will we know when she's been found?" Hermione shot Ron a furious look. "We'll meet at the commo room in a half hour." Harry nodded in agreement. And so, the trio split up to look for their new friend. About twenty minutes later, Harry came across Cestina. She stared at him curiously with her dark eyes. Harry turned to her. "Have you seen Felicia?" Cestina laughed heartily, her eyes dancing. "You mean Cat Girl? She ran off somewhere. I should have taken a picture of her sorry, I mean furry face." Harry looked at this girl curiously. "Why is it that you despise Felicia so much?" Cestina continued to laugh. "Must I have a reason not to like her?" She waved her pale hand carelessly. "I really don't like anyone, except for maybe my cousin, Clark." She smiled at Harry mischieviously. "Anyway, enough about me. Why do you like her?" Harry was taken aback by Cestina's shocking question. "I suppose because she's very friendly." Cestina frowned. "That's what everyone says. She just appears that way. But let me tell you this. Not everything is as it seems. With that, Cestina turned and walked down the hallway, seemingly heading for the dungeons and, eventually, the Slytherin common room. At the end of the hall she turned back to Harry. "Watch your step Harry."
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Is Cestina really as dark and dangerous as she appears? Or is she trying to hoodwink Harry into getting closer to her?
Please remember to review and vote on pairings for the story!
