Chapter 2-The Mythical child of Azkaban
I do not own HP characters..... it hurts me every time to say it. The people that you have never heard of ie Gwendolyn, Colonel Duraduis, ect. are MINE!
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Hogwarts, once a great school, was now at it's worse. It was one of the last strong holds against the dark master that was still standing. The spell that kept muggles away was taken off and replaced with one to keep death eaters away. The dorms where now used for rooms along with some of the other classes, and the great hall doubled as a war room and a cafeteria. Due to over crowding they had to make additions to the building as well. Everyone had to pull their weight one way or another to keep the building running smoothly, even the ghosts had work to do. You would think that in an over crowded school, newcomers wouldn't be wanted but the fact of the matter was; the more people that where their the smaller the jobs which left time for more socializing. Besides if Hogwarts ever hit it's full capacity they could just set up more places in Hogsmade.
Dumbledore, the last head master of Hogwarts and the unofficial leader of the revolt against the dark master, ran Hogwarts along with some of the other old teachers, members of the old MOM(ministry of magic), and a few muggles. In the beginning Dumbledore could be seen all over the school talking to everyone; but nowadays he rarely left his office. Only to eat, and have meetings in the war room. Professor McGonagall was in charge of all the newcomers, weather they where muggle refugees or witches/wizards who wanted to in-list, Professor Snape and the ghosts where in charge of initial security, Fudge and an elderly muggle veteran, Colonel Duraduis were in charge of military strategies, and Hagrid was in charge of bringing the refugees up to Hogwarts from the Hogsmade station.
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Hagrid waited by a clock at the station, McGonagall had told him that the passenger on the train was extremely important and that he must take full precaution, the death eaters will be all over them for what they did. Hagrid didn't know a lot about the military strategies that Fudge and Duraduis came up with; as long as Dumbledore approved of it, he didn't need to ask questions. The train whistle blew in the distance. Hagrid looked up at the clock, 4:15. 'Roight on time.' The Hogwarts express came rushing down the track and screeched to a halt at the Hogsmade station. Hagrid waited as some of the steam settled down, then moved towards the doors. As he did, Bill opened the door and hopped out, cradling Gwendolyn in his arms.
"She fell asleep on the train," Bill chuckled as he walked up to Hagrid. "It's good to see you Hagrid."
"Yer talkin' like you weren't expectin' ter come back Bill"
"I was told that this trip would be rather dangerous, but it went smoothly. I even got her convinced she's not a slave. How's my brothers and sister? Any word from them?" "Fred and George are training fer espionage, Charley is recruiting un the Mediterranean, Percy is an assistant fer McGonagall und Ron und his friends are helpin' Flitwick keep all the young ones 'appy."
"And Ginny, any word about her?"
Hagrid lowered his head, "There's been no change. She's up in the hospital wing, these things take time."
Bill's spirit was lower. He was hoping that by the time he got back, his sister would be okay. The three of them hopped into a self-moving carriage and headed up to Hogwarts. Gwendolyn stirred a little bit, but nothing more.
The snow finally stopped leaving a white blanket over the country side. Hagrid and Bill had arrived at Hogwarts and where greeted at the door by an excited Hermiony Granger. "Ginny! It's Ginny she woke up! The spell broke!" Bill almost dropped Gwendolyn as he ran past Hermiony into the school.
"BILL!" Bill looked behind him. Hagrid was standing at the door looking rather anoyed at Bill's action, "Aren't you forgettin' someone?"
Bill looked dumbfounded for a minutie then realized he was still holding Gwendolyn. "Uh sorry bout that. Can you take her to McGonagall Hagrid? I really REALLY need to see Ginny" Bill pleaded. Hagrid chuckled as he took Gwendolyn out of Bills hands and shooed him off. Hermiony gave Hagrid a quick hello and goodbye and went off to join Hagrid.
"Well I better get you to McGonagall, before she gets mi head" Hagrid said to the sleeping girl as they walked to McGonagall's office.
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"Where am I?"
McGonagall looked up from her desk and smiled. Gwendolyn was sitting up on cott looking around the room. "So you decided to wake up. Quite a nap you had, you'll have problems getting to bed."
"Where is Mr.... Where is Bill?"
"He is in the Hospital Wing with his sister, you can see him later. I need you to fill out some infromation for me." McGonagall gestured for Gwendolyn to take the seat on the other side of her desk. Gwendolyn got up from the cott and cautiosly approched the chair, still examining the office. "First your name,"
"Gwendolyn."
"Gwendolyn what?"
"Gwendolyn ma'am" Gwendolyn corrected her improper manners.
"No, what is your last name?" McGonagall sighed. 'This is is going to be a long interview'
"It's....... I don't know"
"Good enough, Age?"
"24 years in 3 days ma'am"
"Another bithday to celebrate," She continued to write out the infromation. "Previous owner? Azkaban, Place of birth? Azkaban, family? decised, Education?"
"Reading and writing ma'am"
"Basic. Okay the rest of your profile we already have so their is no more need for this." McGonagall closed the papers and got up from her desk, "We'll find you a place to sleep."
"But I'm not tired."
"Not now, but when you are, you'll have a room." McGonagall took Gwendolyn by the hand and lead her out of the office and to the fourth floor.
"Griffindore tower has an opening if I'm right... which I always am."
Now that Hogwarts was open to everyone and rooms where hard to find there was no need for passwords to protect the school dormitories. Gryfindore common room was full of people of all ages. A group of elderly people who had seen too many hardships sat at a table playing with a regular (muggle) deck of cards, a young woman dressed in a black robe, obviolsy a witch cradled her baby in a corner as she gossiped with her friends. And some young kids were playing a muggle game a former slave tought them called stella-ella-olla. Everyone went quiet as McGonagall entered. Some of the muggle kids, who still didn't understand that they were free, bowed down into the proper position for when a superior entered. "It is a lucky day," McGonagall stated. "Our new family member, Gwendolyn, has just been rescued from Azkaban!" murmers filled the commen room. "I know we all have loved ones trapped in there, and this," McGonagall raised Gwendolyn's hand high in the air, "She is the first step to victory! We have rescued the mythical child of Azkaban!" Cheers roard though the people. Hearts that where so full of sorrow lit up. "Please welcome her into our family, as you where by the ones before you." with that McGonagall left.
People crowded Gwendolyn shaking her hand, introducing themselves, giving her hugs. Gwendolyn's heart raced. She was still new to actual emotions and she had a hard time understanding what was makeing her cheek bones raise and her body bounce up and down with her heart beat like everyone around her. Whatever it was she liked it.
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'I have a new home now. I'm not alone. It's not dark... and I can go out in the snow. I like the snow. So does Mary. She is a little girl from the Griffindore tower like me. She showed me how to make a snow man, and snow angels. I like making snow angels... I like a lot of stuff now. And I'm not a dumb muggle. Mary said I'm a friend; that a friend is someone you like to be around with, who plays with you and makes you feel happy. What is happy? I think that's how I feel. So I guess Bill is a friend, and Professor McGonagall as well.
I didn't get to see Bill at the... Hospital Wing.... It was too late. Mabey I shouldn't have been in the snow so long.... but I like the cold. I had fun. Fun. thats what you call something you do that makes you happy right? Like snow angels they are fun. Fun another.... paradox on it's own. What do you call fun? what do you call Happy? Good? Bad? It changes with everyone... what does it really mean?
I ask myself too many questions... I ask everyone too many questions. When I ask So-and-so about something, they laugh. Laugh is another paradox! Is asking questions fun? happy? When I ask a question, like 'so-and-so, what is that?' and they say 'that is a pumpkin' it makes me feel, good I guess. to know that I learnd something new. But when they laugh, I feel.... lost.
Sometimes they don't laugh, and don't answer my questions. Like when I asked McGonagall why I was the called 'The mythical child of Azkaban.' She told me she'll tell me later. So I'll wait. I'm good at waiting. That's all I did when I was at Azkaban, wait. I don't know what for.... maybe I was waiting to come here. So I don't have to wait anymore. Now I wait for my questions to be answered.'
Gwendolyn
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This chapter was rather short but oh well. R&R!!!!!!!!
I do not own HP characters..... it hurts me every time to say it. The people that you have never heard of ie Gwendolyn, Colonel Duraduis, ect. are MINE!
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Hogwarts, once a great school, was now at it's worse. It was one of the last strong holds against the dark master that was still standing. The spell that kept muggles away was taken off and replaced with one to keep death eaters away. The dorms where now used for rooms along with some of the other classes, and the great hall doubled as a war room and a cafeteria. Due to over crowding they had to make additions to the building as well. Everyone had to pull their weight one way or another to keep the building running smoothly, even the ghosts had work to do. You would think that in an over crowded school, newcomers wouldn't be wanted but the fact of the matter was; the more people that where their the smaller the jobs which left time for more socializing. Besides if Hogwarts ever hit it's full capacity they could just set up more places in Hogsmade.
Dumbledore, the last head master of Hogwarts and the unofficial leader of the revolt against the dark master, ran Hogwarts along with some of the other old teachers, members of the old MOM(ministry of magic), and a few muggles. In the beginning Dumbledore could be seen all over the school talking to everyone; but nowadays he rarely left his office. Only to eat, and have meetings in the war room. Professor McGonagall was in charge of all the newcomers, weather they where muggle refugees or witches/wizards who wanted to in-list, Professor Snape and the ghosts where in charge of initial security, Fudge and an elderly muggle veteran, Colonel Duraduis were in charge of military strategies, and Hagrid was in charge of bringing the refugees up to Hogwarts from the Hogsmade station.
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Hagrid waited by a clock at the station, McGonagall had told him that the passenger on the train was extremely important and that he must take full precaution, the death eaters will be all over them for what they did. Hagrid didn't know a lot about the military strategies that Fudge and Duraduis came up with; as long as Dumbledore approved of it, he didn't need to ask questions. The train whistle blew in the distance. Hagrid looked up at the clock, 4:15. 'Roight on time.' The Hogwarts express came rushing down the track and screeched to a halt at the Hogsmade station. Hagrid waited as some of the steam settled down, then moved towards the doors. As he did, Bill opened the door and hopped out, cradling Gwendolyn in his arms.
"She fell asleep on the train," Bill chuckled as he walked up to Hagrid. "It's good to see you Hagrid."
"Yer talkin' like you weren't expectin' ter come back Bill"
"I was told that this trip would be rather dangerous, but it went smoothly. I even got her convinced she's not a slave. How's my brothers and sister? Any word from them?" "Fred and George are training fer espionage, Charley is recruiting un the Mediterranean, Percy is an assistant fer McGonagall und Ron und his friends are helpin' Flitwick keep all the young ones 'appy."
"And Ginny, any word about her?"
Hagrid lowered his head, "There's been no change. She's up in the hospital wing, these things take time."
Bill's spirit was lower. He was hoping that by the time he got back, his sister would be okay. The three of them hopped into a self-moving carriage and headed up to Hogwarts. Gwendolyn stirred a little bit, but nothing more.
The snow finally stopped leaving a white blanket over the country side. Hagrid and Bill had arrived at Hogwarts and where greeted at the door by an excited Hermiony Granger. "Ginny! It's Ginny she woke up! The spell broke!" Bill almost dropped Gwendolyn as he ran past Hermiony into the school.
"BILL!" Bill looked behind him. Hagrid was standing at the door looking rather anoyed at Bill's action, "Aren't you forgettin' someone?"
Bill looked dumbfounded for a minutie then realized he was still holding Gwendolyn. "Uh sorry bout that. Can you take her to McGonagall Hagrid? I really REALLY need to see Ginny" Bill pleaded. Hagrid chuckled as he took Gwendolyn out of Bills hands and shooed him off. Hermiony gave Hagrid a quick hello and goodbye and went off to join Hagrid.
"Well I better get you to McGonagall, before she gets mi head" Hagrid said to the sleeping girl as they walked to McGonagall's office.
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"Where am I?"
McGonagall looked up from her desk and smiled. Gwendolyn was sitting up on cott looking around the room. "So you decided to wake up. Quite a nap you had, you'll have problems getting to bed."
"Where is Mr.... Where is Bill?"
"He is in the Hospital Wing with his sister, you can see him later. I need you to fill out some infromation for me." McGonagall gestured for Gwendolyn to take the seat on the other side of her desk. Gwendolyn got up from the cott and cautiosly approched the chair, still examining the office. "First your name,"
"Gwendolyn."
"Gwendolyn what?"
"Gwendolyn ma'am" Gwendolyn corrected her improper manners.
"No, what is your last name?" McGonagall sighed. 'This is is going to be a long interview'
"It's....... I don't know"
"Good enough, Age?"
"24 years in 3 days ma'am"
"Another bithday to celebrate," She continued to write out the infromation. "Previous owner? Azkaban, Place of birth? Azkaban, family? decised, Education?"
"Reading and writing ma'am"
"Basic. Okay the rest of your profile we already have so their is no more need for this." McGonagall closed the papers and got up from her desk, "We'll find you a place to sleep."
"But I'm not tired."
"Not now, but when you are, you'll have a room." McGonagall took Gwendolyn by the hand and lead her out of the office and to the fourth floor.
"Griffindore tower has an opening if I'm right... which I always am."
Now that Hogwarts was open to everyone and rooms where hard to find there was no need for passwords to protect the school dormitories. Gryfindore common room was full of people of all ages. A group of elderly people who had seen too many hardships sat at a table playing with a regular (muggle) deck of cards, a young woman dressed in a black robe, obviolsy a witch cradled her baby in a corner as she gossiped with her friends. And some young kids were playing a muggle game a former slave tought them called stella-ella-olla. Everyone went quiet as McGonagall entered. Some of the muggle kids, who still didn't understand that they were free, bowed down into the proper position for when a superior entered. "It is a lucky day," McGonagall stated. "Our new family member, Gwendolyn, has just been rescued from Azkaban!" murmers filled the commen room. "I know we all have loved ones trapped in there, and this," McGonagall raised Gwendolyn's hand high in the air, "She is the first step to victory! We have rescued the mythical child of Azkaban!" Cheers roard though the people. Hearts that where so full of sorrow lit up. "Please welcome her into our family, as you where by the ones before you." with that McGonagall left.
People crowded Gwendolyn shaking her hand, introducing themselves, giving her hugs. Gwendolyn's heart raced. She was still new to actual emotions and she had a hard time understanding what was makeing her cheek bones raise and her body bounce up and down with her heart beat like everyone around her. Whatever it was she liked it.
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'I have a new home now. I'm not alone. It's not dark... and I can go out in the snow. I like the snow. So does Mary. She is a little girl from the Griffindore tower like me. She showed me how to make a snow man, and snow angels. I like making snow angels... I like a lot of stuff now. And I'm not a dumb muggle. Mary said I'm a friend; that a friend is someone you like to be around with, who plays with you and makes you feel happy. What is happy? I think that's how I feel. So I guess Bill is a friend, and Professor McGonagall as well.
I didn't get to see Bill at the... Hospital Wing.... It was too late. Mabey I shouldn't have been in the snow so long.... but I like the cold. I had fun. Fun. thats what you call something you do that makes you happy right? Like snow angels they are fun. Fun another.... paradox on it's own. What do you call fun? what do you call Happy? Good? Bad? It changes with everyone... what does it really mean?
I ask myself too many questions... I ask everyone too many questions. When I ask So-and-so about something, they laugh. Laugh is another paradox! Is asking questions fun? happy? When I ask a question, like 'so-and-so, what is that?' and they say 'that is a pumpkin' it makes me feel, good I guess. to know that I learnd something new. But when they laugh, I feel.... lost.
Sometimes they don't laugh, and don't answer my questions. Like when I asked McGonagall why I was the called 'The mythical child of Azkaban.' She told me she'll tell me later. So I'll wait. I'm good at waiting. That's all I did when I was at Azkaban, wait. I don't know what for.... maybe I was waiting to come here. So I don't have to wait anymore. Now I wait for my questions to be answered.'
Gwendolyn
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This chapter was rather short but oh well. R&R!!!!!!!!
