A/N: The fifth chapter of my HP/ST:TNG crossover-fic. Now there some more
drama, as promised.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K Rowling. Star Trek belongs to Paramount Pictures and, of course, Gene Roddenberry (R.I.P.), The Great Bird of the Galaxy. Lynn is all mine.
5. Counselling
The next day Harry and the others got to know that they had permission to move freely around the ship. As long as they didn't go to any restricted sections like engineering and the bridge, they would be fine. This meant that they scattered around the ship. A perfect opportunity for Troi to talk to them.
"Computer, locate Hermione Granger," said Troi.
"Hermione Granger is in holodeck three," said the computer. A few minutes later Troi entered holodeck three. In the holodeck a model of an old, 20th century library environment was loaded. There was people sitting here and there, reading books. Sitting a few tables away was Hermione. Next to her there was a pile of PADDs, and she was holding one, reading. Troi went up to her. Hermione looked up from her pad.
"Counsellor Troi?" said Hermione in a hushed voice. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk to you a bit," said Troi in a normal tone of voice. This caused the holographic characters to hush loudly. "May I sit down?" she said in a hushed voice.
"Sure. Wait a second," said Hermione. "Computer, delete holographic characters." The people in the library vanished. "They were just there for atmosphere," she said, now in a normal tone of voice. She looked around the room. "It is a nice library model. Although not as nice as our library at Hogwarts... Now, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Just to check how you've settled in," said Troi.
"Ah, now that's what you tell me," said Hermione. "What you really want to know is that if I'm okay with most the people I've ever have known in my live being dead and gone. Right?"
"Yes," said Troi. "Well, are you?"
"I'm fine. Really," said Hermione, after a moments silence. "I miss my parents a bit, but not that much. We never been that close, and since I started at Hogwarts I just saw them at holidays. Over time we drifted apart. Now I mostly miss them because they where my mother and father. I really miss the teachers at Hogwarts more."
"Tell me about them," said Troi. "How were they like?"
"Well, first and foremost there's headmaster Dumbledore and Professor McGonnagall," said Hermione, a slight smile on her face. "Dumbledore...he's just one of those persons who you can't help but like. He was very old, but was still in contact with his inner child, so to speak. He was wise, funny and just the best headmaster, and the greatest wizard, you could ever imagine. And Professor McGonnagall...at first impression she would seem very strict, and not very nice. She didn't take any fooling around her classes, and didn't hesitate to deduct points from your house if you'd done something against the rules. Despite that she was really nice, a real softy within. She was a big Quidditch-fan, and at times you could see a bit of her inner Quidditch-nut crack through at Quidditch-games, when it all got to exciting to bear." Hermione saw Troi's confused look. "Oh, Quidditch is a wizarding sport, bit hard to explain. Well, Professor McGonnagall and I got along nicely. As a matter of fact I was her favourite student..."
Hermione drifted of for a few seconds, but then spoke again, a smile on her face yet again. "...And then there's Hagrid...Hagrid's this giant of a man. He's got long scruffy hair and beard. At first sight you'd be a bit frightened of him. But as soon as he started speaking it would fall away. He's really very gentle and kind. Though he's got an absolutely horrible sense for baking... Not to be rude, but his baking was really horrible! And the other thing special with Hagrid was that he always seemed to think that monsters were nothing but cute and cuddly. I mean, he's the kind of person who'd like a dragon for a pet, like a cat or something..."
Hermione drifted of once again. "...I miss my cat, Crookshanks... He's always been there when I've had a fight with Ron, or when Draco Malfoy's been his usual git self...though it doesn't happen much any more..."
Hermione lowered her head. "...It's to bad really, that they're all gone. Even Draco. He used to be this obnoxious, snotty, little rich kid. But after the end of the fifth year something happened and he changed. I think he finally found his true self. He became really gentle, nice. We'd become real good friends by the time we got here..." A single tear ran down Hermione's cheek. "...Oh, god..." She clasped her hand to her mouth, a began crying. Troi put her arms around her.
"It's okay," said Troi. "It's the just the shock. You'll feel better soon."
"Oh, god..." sobbed Hermione. "...I'll never see them again!"
"It's all right..." said Troi, stroking Hermione gently.
After a while Hermione had cried all her tears. Troi let go of her. Hermione wiped her face.
"Sorry 'bout that..." said Hermione.
"Hey, I'm a counsellor. It's not like I'm not used to it," said Troi, trying to cheer Hermione up. Hermione chuckled, and gave weak smile.
"Well, I guess I needed it..." she said. "It's a bit funny really...I never thought I'd miss Draco Malfoy."
"Are you going to be fine?" said Troi. Hermione nodded.
"Yeah," she said. "I just had to get it all out I guess..."
"Good," said Troi, and smiled. She stood up.
"You're going to see the other ones now?" said Hermione.
"Yes," said Troi.
"Well..." said Hermione. "Guess I'll see you around then."
"Sure," said Troi. Then she went out of the holodeck. Hermione sat there for a few moments. Then she took the pile of PADDs in her arms.
"Computer, end program," said Hermione. The library around her vanished and she stood alone on the holodeck. Then she went out of the room, carrying the pile of pads.
Lynn was sitting alone at a table in Ten forward, looking out into space. Troi entered the room, and went up to Guinan at the bar.
"Time to check in on the new arrivals, counsellor?" said Guinan.
"Yes," said Troi. "Noticed anything special yet?" Guinan shook her head.
"No, she's just been sitting there since she came here about fifteen minutes ago," said Guinan. Troi went up to Lynn.
"I was wondering when you'd come, counsellor," said Lynn. "Not that I mind terribly."
"May I sit down?" said Troi.
"Sure," said Lynn.
"How are you feeling?" said Troi.
"My first answer would be 'I'm fine'," said Lynn after a few moments. "But on second thought, I guess I'm not really 'fine'. My whole family is dead and gone, and it feels a bit...strange... A part of me wonders what happened to them..."
"We could investigate into your family's history..." said Troi.
"No, thank you," said Troi. "You see the other part of me knows that they probably made it okay the rest of their lives. I just know." Troi was satisfied with that answer, not feeling that Lynn was holding anything back.
"So, you're going to be okay?" said Troi.
"Yes," said Lynn. "I'm comfortable here in this century. I wouldn't mind staying." Troi started to walk away. "By the way, which ones of the others have you've been to see yet?"
"Just Hermione so far," said Troi.
"How is she?" said Lynn, concern in her voice.
"She's fine now, she just had to get over the shock," said Troi.
"Good," said Lynn. "Well, see you later then, counsellor."
"Yes, hope you enjoy the view," said Troi, and went out of Ten forward. Lynn looked out into to space. She really felt okay.
A/N: My first, one-word chapter title ever!
Chapter length really beginning to shorten now...next one will be even shorter, but will have even more drama!
I think you know the part in this chapter where my sister cried a wee bit.
By the way, I saw the second trailer for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" today. I SO want to see this movie! It looks great, and Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: perfect! It does seem to be more of a action-movie than the last one, though that's not a bad thing! See it at www.the-leaky- cauldron.org, a great HP news site!
I've still only got 5 reviews on this so far. There's gotta be more people reading this story! So pleeaaassssssseee review! You don't even have to register!
Emher
PS. I went and saw "Windtalkers". It was a good war movie, especially liked the whole Navajo-theme. Though I liked "Enemy at the Gates" more, and it's not even near "Saving Private Ryan" (my all-time favourite war-movie)! DS.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K Rowling. Star Trek belongs to Paramount Pictures and, of course, Gene Roddenberry (R.I.P.), The Great Bird of the Galaxy. Lynn is all mine.
5. Counselling
The next day Harry and the others got to know that they had permission to move freely around the ship. As long as they didn't go to any restricted sections like engineering and the bridge, they would be fine. This meant that they scattered around the ship. A perfect opportunity for Troi to talk to them.
"Computer, locate Hermione Granger," said Troi.
"Hermione Granger is in holodeck three," said the computer. A few minutes later Troi entered holodeck three. In the holodeck a model of an old, 20th century library environment was loaded. There was people sitting here and there, reading books. Sitting a few tables away was Hermione. Next to her there was a pile of PADDs, and she was holding one, reading. Troi went up to her. Hermione looked up from her pad.
"Counsellor Troi?" said Hermione in a hushed voice. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk to you a bit," said Troi in a normal tone of voice. This caused the holographic characters to hush loudly. "May I sit down?" she said in a hushed voice.
"Sure. Wait a second," said Hermione. "Computer, delete holographic characters." The people in the library vanished. "They were just there for atmosphere," she said, now in a normal tone of voice. She looked around the room. "It is a nice library model. Although not as nice as our library at Hogwarts... Now, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Just to check how you've settled in," said Troi.
"Ah, now that's what you tell me," said Hermione. "What you really want to know is that if I'm okay with most the people I've ever have known in my live being dead and gone. Right?"
"Yes," said Troi. "Well, are you?"
"I'm fine. Really," said Hermione, after a moments silence. "I miss my parents a bit, but not that much. We never been that close, and since I started at Hogwarts I just saw them at holidays. Over time we drifted apart. Now I mostly miss them because they where my mother and father. I really miss the teachers at Hogwarts more."
"Tell me about them," said Troi. "How were they like?"
"Well, first and foremost there's headmaster Dumbledore and Professor McGonnagall," said Hermione, a slight smile on her face. "Dumbledore...he's just one of those persons who you can't help but like. He was very old, but was still in contact with his inner child, so to speak. He was wise, funny and just the best headmaster, and the greatest wizard, you could ever imagine. And Professor McGonnagall...at first impression she would seem very strict, and not very nice. She didn't take any fooling around her classes, and didn't hesitate to deduct points from your house if you'd done something against the rules. Despite that she was really nice, a real softy within. She was a big Quidditch-fan, and at times you could see a bit of her inner Quidditch-nut crack through at Quidditch-games, when it all got to exciting to bear." Hermione saw Troi's confused look. "Oh, Quidditch is a wizarding sport, bit hard to explain. Well, Professor McGonnagall and I got along nicely. As a matter of fact I was her favourite student..."
Hermione drifted of for a few seconds, but then spoke again, a smile on her face yet again. "...And then there's Hagrid...Hagrid's this giant of a man. He's got long scruffy hair and beard. At first sight you'd be a bit frightened of him. But as soon as he started speaking it would fall away. He's really very gentle and kind. Though he's got an absolutely horrible sense for baking... Not to be rude, but his baking was really horrible! And the other thing special with Hagrid was that he always seemed to think that monsters were nothing but cute and cuddly. I mean, he's the kind of person who'd like a dragon for a pet, like a cat or something..."
Hermione drifted of once again. "...I miss my cat, Crookshanks... He's always been there when I've had a fight with Ron, or when Draco Malfoy's been his usual git self...though it doesn't happen much any more..."
Hermione lowered her head. "...It's to bad really, that they're all gone. Even Draco. He used to be this obnoxious, snotty, little rich kid. But after the end of the fifth year something happened and he changed. I think he finally found his true self. He became really gentle, nice. We'd become real good friends by the time we got here..." A single tear ran down Hermione's cheek. "...Oh, god..." She clasped her hand to her mouth, a began crying. Troi put her arms around her.
"It's okay," said Troi. "It's the just the shock. You'll feel better soon."
"Oh, god..." sobbed Hermione. "...I'll never see them again!"
"It's all right..." said Troi, stroking Hermione gently.
After a while Hermione had cried all her tears. Troi let go of her. Hermione wiped her face.
"Sorry 'bout that..." said Hermione.
"Hey, I'm a counsellor. It's not like I'm not used to it," said Troi, trying to cheer Hermione up. Hermione chuckled, and gave weak smile.
"Well, I guess I needed it..." she said. "It's a bit funny really...I never thought I'd miss Draco Malfoy."
"Are you going to be fine?" said Troi. Hermione nodded.
"Yeah," she said. "I just had to get it all out I guess..."
"Good," said Troi, and smiled. She stood up.
"You're going to see the other ones now?" said Hermione.
"Yes," said Troi.
"Well..." said Hermione. "Guess I'll see you around then."
"Sure," said Troi. Then she went out of the holodeck. Hermione sat there for a few moments. Then she took the pile of PADDs in her arms.
"Computer, end program," said Hermione. The library around her vanished and she stood alone on the holodeck. Then she went out of the room, carrying the pile of pads.
Lynn was sitting alone at a table in Ten forward, looking out into space. Troi entered the room, and went up to Guinan at the bar.
"Time to check in on the new arrivals, counsellor?" said Guinan.
"Yes," said Troi. "Noticed anything special yet?" Guinan shook her head.
"No, she's just been sitting there since she came here about fifteen minutes ago," said Guinan. Troi went up to Lynn.
"I was wondering when you'd come, counsellor," said Lynn. "Not that I mind terribly."
"May I sit down?" said Troi.
"Sure," said Lynn.
"How are you feeling?" said Troi.
"My first answer would be 'I'm fine'," said Lynn after a few moments. "But on second thought, I guess I'm not really 'fine'. My whole family is dead and gone, and it feels a bit...strange... A part of me wonders what happened to them..."
"We could investigate into your family's history..." said Troi.
"No, thank you," said Troi. "You see the other part of me knows that they probably made it okay the rest of their lives. I just know." Troi was satisfied with that answer, not feeling that Lynn was holding anything back.
"So, you're going to be okay?" said Troi.
"Yes," said Lynn. "I'm comfortable here in this century. I wouldn't mind staying." Troi started to walk away. "By the way, which ones of the others have you've been to see yet?"
"Just Hermione so far," said Troi.
"How is she?" said Lynn, concern in her voice.
"She's fine now, she just had to get over the shock," said Troi.
"Good," said Lynn. "Well, see you later then, counsellor."
"Yes, hope you enjoy the view," said Troi, and went out of Ten forward. Lynn looked out into to space. She really felt okay.
A/N: My first, one-word chapter title ever!
Chapter length really beginning to shorten now...next one will be even shorter, but will have even more drama!
I think you know the part in this chapter where my sister cried a wee bit.
By the way, I saw the second trailer for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" today. I SO want to see this movie! It looks great, and Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy: perfect! It does seem to be more of a action-movie than the last one, though that's not a bad thing! See it at www.the-leaky- cauldron.org, a great HP news site!
I've still only got 5 reviews on this so far. There's gotta be more people reading this story! So pleeaaassssssseee review! You don't even have to register!
Emher
PS. I went and saw "Windtalkers". It was a good war movie, especially liked the whole Navajo-theme. Though I liked "Enemy at the Gates" more, and it's not even near "Saving Private Ryan" (my all-time favourite war-movie)! DS.
