The next day was an exhausting one for everyone. Between Harry's problem
and Vanessa's premonition, everyone wanted to go back to sleep. But
instead, they had Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Lupin came back (after an extensive operation in which guaranteed him to be a human, even under a full moon) and again became the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
Everyone, Harry especially, loved Lupin's class because they always had first hand experience with all the creatures. Today they were studying Froesters.
"These creatures," said Lupin, "have the ability to freeze you and eat you. Your job is to be in partners, for a safety precaution of course, and try to freeze it before it freezes you. The creature becomes an image, which you will believe is real, and an image in which you think can be trusted. Unfortunately, for this creature, it can only freeze one person at a time, so if anyone is in danger, your partner will be there to help you."
The partners were predictable. Harry with Kelsey, Vanessa with Ron, and Draco with Angela. Hermione had to be partnered with Neville. And everyone else coupled off.
Now Kelsey was unaware of Harry and him being "the boy who lived." He wanted to keep this from her as long as possible, but the Dark Arts always had a way of finding him. Harry hoped that today he could just be a regular kid in a class.
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Ron and Vanessa were up first. The creature was released from Lupin's closet and before you could see its real form, it turned into Ron's mother.
"Hullo Ron. Oh, you should really comb your hair once in a while." The monster said. "Freezio!" Ron shouted quickly. The monster turned into its real shape, which looked most like a big gray blob, and it froze.
"Superb Ron! Ten points to Gryffindor. Now how about you Vanessa?" Lupin said. Vanessa looked very scared but she knew that she could do this. She looked at Ron for support and he smiled back and gave her thumbs up. He also mouthed a 'good luck.' She was ready.
The monster again came out of the closet and this time turned into Ron. Vanessa, however, wasn't fooled in the slightest and said the incantation. The monster again took its regular form and froze. Vanessa glowed. She knew that she could do it, and she did.
One by one, people went, facing their nerves, and succeeded. Now it was Harry and Kelsey's turn. Kelsey went first, easily overcoming the monster, which took the form of her sister.
Harry came up and was ready. The monster shot out of the closet and turned into his father. Harry couldn't move. It was rare that Harry saw his father, and each time he did, weather it is in a picture or in his mind, Harry was motionless. The monster creeped closer, the words so gentle and convincing to him.
After what seemed a while the monster started muttering a spell under its breath. Kelsey knew it was her time to step in and said "FREEZIO!" The monster took its regular shape and froze.
Harry came out of the trance stupefied, not even knowing what was going on. When Lupin finished examining him, finding that he was okay, Harry realized that the time had come to tell Kelsey about himself.
Kelsey didn't want to press on Harry's past, but she was very curious. Harry took her aside and asked if after dinner she would like to go by the lake and have a talk with him. She agreed and it was set.
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Vanessa, during Defense Against the Dark Arts class, kept having a dark eerie feeling. She couldn't shake it off, and she had no idea what it was.
Well, she had an idea. Her eyes passed by everyone, and landed on Hermione.
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Draco was feeling much better now and decided that he wanted to do something special for Angela, because she had taken such good care of him these past days.
A trip for Hogsmeade was set for next weekend, there, he would ask her to go steady.
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Casey was at home, watching TV in her room pretending to do her homework. She needed to vent but wasn't sure how.
Well actually she knew how, but with Dana in the house, she didn't want to use her powers.
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As they were walking out of the classroom into the hall, Angela gasped. She heard voices, two, in her head.
"Yeah, he should be getting out of his class right now, as soon as he rounds the corner, ha ha." "Oh, yeah, this is going to be sweet."
Angela didn't hear the voices any longer but in a desperate attempt to stop the group-
"WAIT!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Lupin came back (after an extensive operation in which guaranteed him to be a human, even under a full moon) and again became the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
Everyone, Harry especially, loved Lupin's class because they always had first hand experience with all the creatures. Today they were studying Froesters.
"These creatures," said Lupin, "have the ability to freeze you and eat you. Your job is to be in partners, for a safety precaution of course, and try to freeze it before it freezes you. The creature becomes an image, which you will believe is real, and an image in which you think can be trusted. Unfortunately, for this creature, it can only freeze one person at a time, so if anyone is in danger, your partner will be there to help you."
The partners were predictable. Harry with Kelsey, Vanessa with Ron, and Draco with Angela. Hermione had to be partnered with Neville. And everyone else coupled off.
Now Kelsey was unaware of Harry and him being "the boy who lived." He wanted to keep this from her as long as possible, but the Dark Arts always had a way of finding him. Harry hoped that today he could just be a regular kid in a class.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ron and Vanessa were up first. The creature was released from Lupin's closet and before you could see its real form, it turned into Ron's mother.
"Hullo Ron. Oh, you should really comb your hair once in a while." The monster said. "Freezio!" Ron shouted quickly. The monster turned into its real shape, which looked most like a big gray blob, and it froze.
"Superb Ron! Ten points to Gryffindor. Now how about you Vanessa?" Lupin said. Vanessa looked very scared but she knew that she could do this. She looked at Ron for support and he smiled back and gave her thumbs up. He also mouthed a 'good luck.' She was ready.
The monster again came out of the closet and this time turned into Ron. Vanessa, however, wasn't fooled in the slightest and said the incantation. The monster again took its regular form and froze. Vanessa glowed. She knew that she could do it, and she did.
One by one, people went, facing their nerves, and succeeded. Now it was Harry and Kelsey's turn. Kelsey went first, easily overcoming the monster, which took the form of her sister.
Harry came up and was ready. The monster shot out of the closet and turned into his father. Harry couldn't move. It was rare that Harry saw his father, and each time he did, weather it is in a picture or in his mind, Harry was motionless. The monster creeped closer, the words so gentle and convincing to him.
After what seemed a while the monster started muttering a spell under its breath. Kelsey knew it was her time to step in and said "FREEZIO!" The monster took its regular shape and froze.
Harry came out of the trance stupefied, not even knowing what was going on. When Lupin finished examining him, finding that he was okay, Harry realized that the time had come to tell Kelsey about himself.
Kelsey didn't want to press on Harry's past, but she was very curious. Harry took her aside and asked if after dinner she would like to go by the lake and have a talk with him. She agreed and it was set.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Vanessa, during Defense Against the Dark Arts class, kept having a dark eerie feeling. She couldn't shake it off, and she had no idea what it was.
Well, she had an idea. Her eyes passed by everyone, and landed on Hermione.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Draco was feeling much better now and decided that he wanted to do something special for Angela, because she had taken such good care of him these past days.
A trip for Hogsmeade was set for next weekend, there, he would ask her to go steady.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Casey was at home, watching TV in her room pretending to do her homework. She needed to vent but wasn't sure how.
Well actually she knew how, but with Dana in the house, she didn't want to use her powers.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As they were walking out of the classroom into the hall, Angela gasped. She heard voices, two, in her head.
"Yeah, he should be getting out of his class right now, as soon as he rounds the corner, ha ha." "Oh, yeah, this is going to be sweet."
Angela didn't hear the voices any longer but in a desperate attempt to stop the group-
"WAIT!"
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