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Chapter 10 - And So The Mystery Begins
The five of them found the owlery and after some discussion, four prime owls were chosen for the deliveries. Steven took Jasper and tied the note to his grandmother on her leg. He showed the others how to do this and then told Jasper, "Take this to Nana." Jasper hooted happily and then flew out the window. Soon afterwards the other four owls had left.
"Well, I think I need to hunt down Parvati," said Padma. "See you all at Astrology."
"Think we should go back to the common room?" asked Fred.
"Yeah, let's go see how Terry's doing with his Potions, then maybe he can help us," Megan said.
The four retraced their steps to the common room and came face to paint with Mr. Triana. "Garfunkle."
"Well, hello all. I'm afraid I can't let you in right now," said the fifty-looking man dressed in blue dress robes.
"Excuse me?" Victor said, stepping to the front of the group.
"I have been instructed to not allow anyone back into the common room."
"And who instructed you to do so?" Megan asked.
"Our seventh year prefect, Steven Pront," Mr. Triana said.
The three others looked at Steven. "There's another prefect besides Penelope?" Steven said.
"I suppose so, but I didn't know there were any other Steven Pronts at Hogwarts," said Fred.
"There aren't," said a voice behind them.
"Hello, Professor Dumbledore," said Megan.
"Hello, Megan. It seems as though the four of you are having a bit of trouble getting into the common room," the headmaster said.
"Yes, headmaster. But, why would Mr. Triana lie?" Steven asked.
"I'm not lying. See if I let you in again," humphed Mr. Triana.
"Mr. Triana," Dumbledore said as he pulled his wand out.
"Yes?"
"Obliviate."
"Welcome, first years, password?" the man in the painting said.
The first years looked at Dumbledore. "Excuse me, let me just make sure everything is okay inside," he said. "Garfunkle," Dumbledore said as he stepped through the doorway.
As the four waited for Dumbledore to return, Victor asked the picture, "Mr. Triana, is there a prefect in Ravenclaw named Steven Pront?"
The man in the painting gave him a queer look, "Prefect? Why no. Steven's right there behind you. He's a first year student. Prefect, indeed," he scoffed.
The four of them huddled up, "What's going on?" Megan asked.
"It was a Confundus charm," Dumbledore said, stepping back out of the common room. "Your friend Terry was petrified, but I revived him. Terry, I'd like to see you inside your room. Would the rest of you wait in the common room?"
They filed inside. As Megan, Victor, and Fred went over to Terry to help him, Steven followed Dumbledore to his room. Dumbledore led him over to Steven's bed and showed him Jasper's bird cage, inside was a note written on a torn piece of parchment.
"You never should have taken that owl. I'll make sure that what's mine returns to me."
"Steven," Dumbledore said, taking the note, "does Jasper belong to you?"
"Yes, headmaster. I bought him at Eeylops in Diagon Alley. You can ask my grandmother."
"Very well then. Steven, as I look into this matter, I would ask you to take extreme caution to never wander the castle alone and to also keep Jasper safe."
"I will," Steven replied.
Dumbledore left the Ravenclaws to themselves as they huddled around Steven. "What was that about?" asked Fred.
"I'll tell you later. How are you Terry?"
"Just fine. I don't know how it happened. I was sitting here doing my Potions when I heard this voice behind me say Petrificus Totalus. Next thing I know, Dumbledore's asking me if I'm okay."
"Yes, yes. We've all heard, now tell us why Dumbledore needed to see you in your room," Victor said.
"Alright, calm down. He showed me Jasper's cage. Inside of it was a note saying that I never should've taken Jasper. That Jasper belongs to whoever wrote the note and that he'll make sure that what's his returns to him."
Megan sat down, "Is that all?"
"Is that all?!" Fred said. "Steven's got a psycho after his owl. Mr. Triana thinks Steven is a prefect. Dumbledore just magically shows up and unpetrifies Terry. Is that all?!"
"Alright, everyone just calm down," Terry said. "I'm going to lie down. Make sure I'm up for Astrology."
They nodded their agreement, gathered their Potions homework, and left for the library.
Once they arrived and found the materials they need, Megan moved Steven off to the side. "Steven, don't you find this weird?"
Steven looked at her, "I'm at a school studying magic. Four months ago I didn't know I was a wizard. I'm far past weird now. I'm just trying to think about why someone thinks that Jasper is theirs."
"Do you mind if I see the letter?" Megan asked.
"Why?" Steven asked as he stared at her.
"I just need to see it." Steven handed her the paper and she looked at it. "Steven, would you like me to show you a charm that will protect you if someone should try to hurt you?"
Steven sorta chuckled. "Yeah, sure."
"Don't laugh, this is serious. Now, they call this the laughing charm... oh geez. Anyway, all you do is say Rictusempra and point your wand at who you want to strike with it. If you say it with enough power, it will send the one stricken with it flying through the air."
"Rictusempra?" Steven asked.
"Yes. Just remember and we'll practice it before Astrology."
Chapter 10 - And So The Mystery Begins
The five of them found the owlery and after some discussion, four prime owls were chosen for the deliveries. Steven took Jasper and tied the note to his grandmother on her leg. He showed the others how to do this and then told Jasper, "Take this to Nana." Jasper hooted happily and then flew out the window. Soon afterwards the other four owls had left.
"Well, I think I need to hunt down Parvati," said Padma. "See you all at Astrology."
"Think we should go back to the common room?" asked Fred.
"Yeah, let's go see how Terry's doing with his Potions, then maybe he can help us," Megan said.
The four retraced their steps to the common room and came face to paint with Mr. Triana. "Garfunkle."
"Well, hello all. I'm afraid I can't let you in right now," said the fifty-looking man dressed in blue dress robes.
"Excuse me?" Victor said, stepping to the front of the group.
"I have been instructed to not allow anyone back into the common room."
"And who instructed you to do so?" Megan asked.
"Our seventh year prefect, Steven Pront," Mr. Triana said.
The three others looked at Steven. "There's another prefect besides Penelope?" Steven said.
"I suppose so, but I didn't know there were any other Steven Pronts at Hogwarts," said Fred.
"There aren't," said a voice behind them.
"Hello, Professor Dumbledore," said Megan.
"Hello, Megan. It seems as though the four of you are having a bit of trouble getting into the common room," the headmaster said.
"Yes, headmaster. But, why would Mr. Triana lie?" Steven asked.
"I'm not lying. See if I let you in again," humphed Mr. Triana.
"Mr. Triana," Dumbledore said as he pulled his wand out.
"Yes?"
"Obliviate."
"Welcome, first years, password?" the man in the painting said.
The first years looked at Dumbledore. "Excuse me, let me just make sure everything is okay inside," he said. "Garfunkle," Dumbledore said as he stepped through the doorway.
As the four waited for Dumbledore to return, Victor asked the picture, "Mr. Triana, is there a prefect in Ravenclaw named Steven Pront?"
The man in the painting gave him a queer look, "Prefect? Why no. Steven's right there behind you. He's a first year student. Prefect, indeed," he scoffed.
The four of them huddled up, "What's going on?" Megan asked.
"It was a Confundus charm," Dumbledore said, stepping back out of the common room. "Your friend Terry was petrified, but I revived him. Terry, I'd like to see you inside your room. Would the rest of you wait in the common room?"
They filed inside. As Megan, Victor, and Fred went over to Terry to help him, Steven followed Dumbledore to his room. Dumbledore led him over to Steven's bed and showed him Jasper's bird cage, inside was a note written on a torn piece of parchment.
"You never should have taken that owl. I'll make sure that what's mine returns to me."
"Steven," Dumbledore said, taking the note, "does Jasper belong to you?"
"Yes, headmaster. I bought him at Eeylops in Diagon Alley. You can ask my grandmother."
"Very well then. Steven, as I look into this matter, I would ask you to take extreme caution to never wander the castle alone and to also keep Jasper safe."
"I will," Steven replied.
Dumbledore left the Ravenclaws to themselves as they huddled around Steven. "What was that about?" asked Fred.
"I'll tell you later. How are you Terry?"
"Just fine. I don't know how it happened. I was sitting here doing my Potions when I heard this voice behind me say Petrificus Totalus. Next thing I know, Dumbledore's asking me if I'm okay."
"Yes, yes. We've all heard, now tell us why Dumbledore needed to see you in your room," Victor said.
"Alright, calm down. He showed me Jasper's cage. Inside of it was a note saying that I never should've taken Jasper. That Jasper belongs to whoever wrote the note and that he'll make sure that what's his returns to him."
Megan sat down, "Is that all?"
"Is that all?!" Fred said. "Steven's got a psycho after his owl. Mr. Triana thinks Steven is a prefect. Dumbledore just magically shows up and unpetrifies Terry. Is that all?!"
"Alright, everyone just calm down," Terry said. "I'm going to lie down. Make sure I'm up for Astrology."
They nodded their agreement, gathered their Potions homework, and left for the library.
Once they arrived and found the materials they need, Megan moved Steven off to the side. "Steven, don't you find this weird?"
Steven looked at her, "I'm at a school studying magic. Four months ago I didn't know I was a wizard. I'm far past weird now. I'm just trying to think about why someone thinks that Jasper is theirs."
"Do you mind if I see the letter?" Megan asked.
"Why?" Steven asked as he stared at her.
"I just need to see it." Steven handed her the paper and she looked at it. "Steven, would you like me to show you a charm that will protect you if someone should try to hurt you?"
Steven sorta chuckled. "Yeah, sure."
"Don't laugh, this is serious. Now, they call this the laughing charm... oh geez. Anyway, all you do is say Rictusempra and point your wand at who you want to strike with it. If you say it with enough power, it will send the one stricken with it flying through the air."
"Rictusempra?" Steven asked.
"Yes. Just remember and we'll practice it before Astrology."
