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A/N: Well, Ok… I finally introduced the key. You honestly do NOT realize the greatness of this event. I've been so busy with it being Easter weekend and stuff but, I got it in there in the last chapter and I have funky dream sequence so… Party on Garth!!! Party on Wayne!!! You've GOTTA lurve Wayne's World…
One Weird Dream
"Amalin… Amalin dear…" whispered a sweet voice.
My eyes flickered open. "Who's there?"
"You know who I am."
I quickly sat up in my bed. Only then did I realize that the pain was gone. "What the hell?" I thought to myself in surprise.
"Something troubling you?" questioned the voice.
I was once again pulled from my reverie by the sweet voice I had heard moments before and so began my prowl for the source.
As I place my feet on the floor and stood up, I marveled at the delicate white dress that I now wore. It fit just fit upon every curve and hid the parts of me I wanted hidden. "Wow!" I thought in amazement. "Who would go through the trouble of getting me such a beautiful dress? I don't even like them!"
"You like your dress?" asked the voice.
"Y-yes, thanks you" I stammered.
"No you don't and you shouldn't lie. That's a Slytherin quality."
My eyes searched the room, which was clearly still the infirmary, until they fell upon a young girl of about five.
"You talk very proper for your age." I said to her.
She looked up at me through her wavy brown hair with her aqua colored eyes. "What do you mean my age?" She questioned innocently.
The question made me speechless. "What had I meant?" I wondered. "My whole life I've always wanted my parents to stop treating me like a little kid and here I was acting the same as them to this little girl. I can't believe I'm such a hypocrite!"
"What did you mean?" The little girl voice again.
"Nothing" I answer "At least nothing of importance."
"Very good" A significantly more affirmed female voice said with confidence.
I stood staring in awe as the little girl was stretched and molded into the shape of a beautiful you women. Her gaze was even more penetrating. She stood with all the confidence that had been in her voice previously and more. Her power radiated off her and enwrapped me but, I felt safe.
"Wow!" I exclaimed in shock.
"That, Ms. McBlain, was a very good showing of your character. You just showed that you wouldn't treat others in a way you've been treated badly." The now young woman said with great pride.
I felt deep down that somehow I knew her. I just couldn't put my finger on how. "Who are you?" I questioned once more. "What are you? Why am I here? How do I-"
"Curiosity" I cut in. "A most important quality for those who have the persistency to seek knowledge. Fore, without curiosity no one would be persistent. Without persistency no one would seek knowledge and without knowledge no one would be curious making all living things mindless, blubbering and confused. In other words the world would be Chaotic."
"Curiosity, persistency and knowledge" I rolled these words over in my head, since they seemed to stick out to me. I then added the girl to the mix and my feeling of somehow knowing her. I did this over and over again until it finally came to me. I knew she was.
"You're… Rowena Ravenclaw!" I shouted her name in realization.
The girl gave a small chuckle before replying. "Yes, I am and you… you are the heir of Ravenclaw."
I looked at her in disbelief. "I'm the what? What do you mean? How can I be? I'm not even smart!"
"Do you really expect me to believe that Amalin? You quoted Shakespeare! I know you're smart; you just have to show it more. Have confidence in yourself!" Rowena said with conviction.
"Why not," I wondered, "why don't I show everyone that I'm not just another stupid girl tainting Ravenclaw's reputation? Wait a minute! How does she know I quoted Shakespeare?"
I looked at her and she looked back smiling back gently with a motherly smile and that's when I realized that she could somehow read my mind.
"What must I do as Ravenclaw's heir?" I questioned with confidence, accepting the task before me.
A smile graced Rowena's lips. "Take the key." She said with a glimmer. "Take it and find 'The Rooms of Ravenclaw', my chambers.
"But, I thought the Ravenclaw dormitories were your chambers." I said in confusion.
Rowena continued to smile sweetly even as she shook her slightly from side to side to indicate that in fact they weren't. "There is much yet you must learn. Use the key, find my chambers and adventure, danger, mystery and knowledge await you." She said with finality and maintaining her smile. "Goodbye Am." She said as a whirl of wind and light wrapped itself around her and whisked her off. The words "Use the key!" continued to float upon the air.
"No! Wait! I still have so many questions!" I yelled, running to the spot where Rowena had been standing.
As I reached the spot I twirled around in a circle, searching for any sign that my eyes had not been deceiving me the whole time. But, she was gone.
"Marf!" I yelled in anger at having not been able to stop her.
Off in the distance a glimmer of light began to shine growing closer and larger in span by the second.
"Oh fuck!" I gasped as realization struck me. "I mean shit. I mean… OH, SCREW IT!" I said giving up on the idea of correcting myself.
The light engulfed my body and I began to fall.
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A/N: Ok… I got the falling idea from those dreams that people have of falling where you apparently if you hit then you ACTUALLY die… Thought that would be a little interesting. However, this time she's falling back into her body. The Rooms of Ravenclaw where my idea and I have big plans for them. So, stay tuned. Next chapter Am gets out of the hospital wing and she has a bit of a confrontation with Garrick… So, read and review! And as always thanks to my dedicated reviewers who continue to review my story. Have fun frolicking in field or something… lol…
P.S. Sorry this chapter is so short!!!