~ The Diary of the Phoenix ~
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and his magical world belong to his respective owners and creators.
"I can't believe that slimy git gave us detention" Ron groaned as he polished James Potter's name on the head boy shield of 1979. "Argh - No offence Harry, but I wish your dad had never become Head Boy!"
Harry laughed, " None taken, I'm starting to wish my mum had never become Head Girl," He said as he polished his mothers shield in for the fifth time. "This would be so much easier if we could use magic" he muttered
"Yeah but it would totally demean the point of detention if it was that easy" Ron said stating the obvious.
"He's such a stuck up prat, I mean it's not as if we were doing anything wrong, and Sirius was with us" Hermione curse and the two boys gaped at her,
"Hermione, did you just call a professor, a prat?" Ron asked staring wide eyed at the bushy haired girl that was currently polishing the quidditch cup that Gryffindor had won two years ago.
"Well he is a slimy git, you said it yourself" She muttered and Ron looked at Harry who shrugged. 'P. M. S.' Ron mouthed to Harry who snickered. It had been last night that Snape had given them detention for not being in bed after curfew, and as a result they were stuck cleaning trophies and shields in the trophy room.
"It's not like we have the diary anyway" Harry noted in barely more than a whisper as he noticed Filch's cat had just entered the room.
Hermione shrugged and pulled down a shield and flinched 'Tom Riddle - Award for Services to the school" was written across the front. "That's it!" She cried "I cannot be bothered anymore!" She cried and glared back at Mrs Norris as she went to leave the room.
"Er- Hermione, I wouldn't, if I were you" Harry said slowly, "It's not worth it"
"Hey, you guys, check this out" Ron interrupted before Hermione could shout and scream at Harry. They looked at Ron then down at the shield in his hands. 'Aliandra Lights - Award for Services to the School' was lettered beautifully along the front.
"I wonder what she did" Hermione said slowly as the three stared at the shield in awe.
"Does it take three of you to polish one shield" said Professor McGongall from behind them. The three students turned sharply to face the transfiguration professor who stood their an eyebrow raised at them.
"We er- were just looking at my mum and dad's awards" Harry said quickly, deciding that he was getting quite good at lying. The professor's eye's softened as she looked at Harry.
"Well it's time for you three to finish up," She said and the three followed her out of the room relieved and looking forward to bed.
* * *
Hermione had been pacing across the room for the last half an hour and Harry could almost swear that he was getting dizzy from watching her, but then he'd shake his head and mutter something about she wasn't even going in circles. Ron was lying across the couch staring at the roof and Harry was sitting on a chair opposite him. "Oh for Merlin's sake Hermione, sit down!" Ron cried causing both Harry and Hermione to jump.
"I didn't even know you were paying attention" Harry said to Ron slowly.
"Yeah well I see this flick of hair fly past every few seconds and its really out of place when your trying to count the wooden planks that make up the roof." Ron explained and Hermione fell back into a seat and sighed
"Do you think we're ever going to get it back??" Hermione asked
"Well it's not as if it belongs to us, I mean it is hers" Harry answered slowly "But she said she would, and I don't think she'd break her word."
"This is sort of distressing" Ron said sitting up "I mean our entire entertainment for the majority of this year has been someone else's life..."
"Talking about distressing things, can you please not make comments about my godfather's appearance please, I had nightmares last night" Harry said looking at Hermione shuddering.
"Way too much information there Harry" Ron said earning a glare from his best friend
"I didn't mean that and you know it!" He cried disgusted.
"Whatever Harry" Ron muttered and Harry rolled his eyes.
"YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!" Snape roared from outside the Gryffindor common room and all three students jumped
"What have we done now?" Ron muttered staring at the closed entrance to the common room.
"Shut up Severus" Aliandra replied bluntly. "Hello"
"Aliandra, it has been a while? How are you?" The fat Lady replied "I'm so sorry about Sirius, turning out the way he did and all, I mean I know he always used to be a pain and all sneaking out at all hours or the night, but I never thought he would do that."
A sigh could be heard, "Is it possible for me to return this to some of the students?" Aliandra asked.
"Do you have the password?" the fat lady asked
"I'm currently working on that" She replied and a swish of a cloak could be heard as someone turned.
"Do you really think *that* should be in the hands of three students, including none other than Harry Potter?" McGonagall said sharply.
"Are they talking about the diary?" Ron asked confused.
"The worlds gone mad," Harry said nodding in answer to Ron's question
"Yes, I really think that it should be in the hands of three students," Aliandra said stubbornly "Oh for Merlin's sake, Lily and I were younger than them"
"Yes, but Potter tends to attract trouble" Snape snarled
"It's just a diary," Aliandra said and everyone went silent.
McGonagall sighed loudly "Severus Snape should wash his hair" she said
"WHAT!!" Snape cried but then the painting swung open and Harry, Ron and Hermione were currently facing a fuming Snape.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor," He said before turning on his heel and stalking off.
Aliandra walked in smiling, "Sorry it took a while, I just had a flick through it" She said,
"What did S-er- Professor Snape and Professor McGongall mean?" Hermione asked looking past Aliandra at the Gryffindor head of house who was currently changing the password.
"Oh you heard did you?" Aliandra said biting her lip, "Don't think about it too much, they just wanted to have a look... but I'm not sure Lily would be as approving of that as letting her son and his friends, er- anyway I'm rambling, well enjoy it" She said slowly "And I currently have somewhere else I'm meant to be"
Harry, Ron and Hermione all gave her bemused looks as she shook her head at herself. "Never mind me, I need more sleep" she laughed smiling, "Anyway I do have to go and talk to a whole lot of people, so I'll see you three later I suppose"
"Bye" Hermione said
"Seeya!" Ron and Harry chorused laughing. Aliandra turned and left saying a short goodbye to the Fat Lady as she left. "She's a strange one, that one" Ron said staring at the closed entrance that the blonde haired young woman had just walked out of.
"Probably why Sirius likes her" Harry said.
"Thanks Harry" Sirius said from behind them and they all jumped about a metre and a half into the air.
"Where did you come from?" Ron asked.
"Behind you" Sirius said sarcastically. He laughed at the look he received, "I was quietly stalking them, I don't like being in Snapes line of fire, I really don't have the patience that she has." He looked down the passage way to the closed entrance. "Anyway I'm here to read along"
* * *
Finding an empty room seemed to be getting harder and harder, they had already walked in on McGonagall and Snape who were arguing about something, something that Ron was sure included the words "not good enough" and "takes too long", but the mental images were just so wrong that they were *almost* glad to see Crabbe running off with Malfoy's boxer shorts, being chased by a very pissed off Ginny... Almost.
They did find one, after walking in on a evening catch-up class of Flitwicks and one with Hagrid looking very guilty as he tried to hide what looked a giant duck behind him.
"The world has gone mad... completely and utterly nuts. I'm going to kill Ginny, I don't even want to imagine how she knew they were Malfoy's boxers" Ron growled
"Well it wasn't hard to guess... I mean they had Draco Malfoy written in green across the back" Hermione said matter of factly
"How do you know that?" Harry asked his expression showing how disgusted he was. "No, actually I don't want to know how much attention you pay to Malfoy's Boxer shorts."
"Wrong" Sirius muttered giving both Harry and Hermione disgusted looks.
"Your disgusting Harry!" Hermione exclaimed "I just happened to notice it as Crabbe was running along, anyway Ginny would kill me if...er-" Hermione went quiet after a 'if look's could kill' look crossed Ron's face.
"Can we please change the topic, while when I was sixteen years old I might have found it incredibly funny I believe I'm starting to feel sick..." Sirius said shaking his head.
"Right!" Hermione exclaimed "Next entry."
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Dear Diary
Ali, I have no idea where you are but I saw that last entry, and I went in the crystal, and trust me you are now doomed. There are two reasons for this outcome:
No.1 being: YOU WERE SPYING ON ME AND JAMES!
No.2 being: YOU KISSED SIRIUS BLACK. Lets recap and think about what's wrong with this scenario, maybe its just because you've spent the last four years at Hogwarts HATING him. Just you wait till I get a minute alone with you
Lily
~ ~ ~
Hey, it's me, same day as above thus I'm just writing here. This is just a quick message for Lily, for when she gets back. (She's somewhere snogging with James) Lil, I'm out with Sirius, and no, I am not spying on you. I just want to talk to him about the other night. Tell you all about it later.
Ali.
~ ~ ~
Hi again, She caught me; it's both of us this time.
Out with Sirius?????? Aliandra you have a bit of explaining to do.
Yes Mum, what about.
About why you spent the other night making out with Sirius.
WHAT!! What the hell do you mean making out! It was one kiss Lily, you know short and sweet, if I'd spent the whole night snogging with Sirius you would of heard about it straight away.
Oh. Well what about tonight?
Umm, well that's another story, you can probably accuse me for that one, but before you do I've made a crystal and I was planning on putting it in here... But excuse me your one to talk!! How dare you accuse me, your the one running around with James, and as I remember it you were about as fond as him as I was of Sirius.
Er- Yes, well what about this crystal of yours...
*laughs*, all right Lily, but you had better put one of James and your dates in later....
Yeah yeah... *sighs* I'm going to regret this...
Nah your not! Smile Lily, you wouldn't want the wind to change and have your face stuck that way, would you now.
I thought that was a muggle saying.
*shruggs* I picked it up somewhere.
Okay well.
Bye Lily & Ali
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The door creaked open. "We don't get a break do we" Harry said his head hitting the table with a thump.
Aliandra smiled at Harry's comment, "Sorry guys, but I'm going to need Sirius and the Diary" she said lightly.
"Why now...OUCH" Ron asked but Hermione kicked him then smiled politely at Aliandra.
"Sorry about him, your welcome to borrow the diary, we have tons of homework to do anyway" She said and Aliandra's brow furrowed slightly,
"You three aren't neglecting your studies because..."
Harry held up his hand to stop her, "You can't neglect your studies, even if you want to, when you have Hermione as a friend" he said and Ron nodded in agreement. Hermione blushed slightly.
She smiled "Don't neglect them, Lily would kill me if she knew you three weren't studying because you were reading her and my diary. Which reminds me" She said turning to look at Sirius. "Who gave you permission to read it?"
Sirius grinned at her, "You did love" he said surprising them both. Aliandra gaped at him as he woke up to what he had said a hand moved to his mouth in shock, and he carefully got up and walked out of the room shaking his head at himself silently.
"Right" She said staring after him holding the diary in her hand. "Well have fun with your homework, oh if you need a hand..." she said distractedly.
"We'll be fine" Hermione interrupted. Aliandra nodded and left.
"We have no homework, you made us do *ALL* of it, including four essays earlier, so why'd you lie?" Ron asked
"We have research to do," She said as she dragged them towards the library.
"Er- Hermione why?" Harry asked as he tried to get her to loosen his grip on his arm.
"Are you two really that dense! I mean they just run of with the book, Snape gets edgy about it being given to us, Aliandra's award for services to the school," Hermione said looking at the two boys who stared at her blankly. She sighed "You guys, I think she's Merlin's heir, and further more, I think the Diary is Merlin's book"
Harry raised and eyebrow and Ron's jaw dropped, "Are you sure?" Ron said carefully.
"No Ron, that's why we're going to the library" She said shaking her head at him.
"I don't know, I mean Aliandra being Merlin's heir would explain a bit, but the diary being his book of spells I'm not sure I can understand, I mean wouldn't we know... or something" Harry said
"Well I, I'm not sure, I mean she said it... She said that the book was looked after by Merlin's relatives..."
"Yeah, but." Harry said not sure if he had an argument against that.
"Hermione, you've gone mad," Ron said
Hermione was about to argue when Harry cut in "Don't bother, he just thinks everyone else has gone mad because he's gone mad and everyone around him is normal." Harry explained causing Hermione to giggle as Harry avoided being punched by his best friend.
"Lucky we started early tonight" Harry said as they walked into the library that was still filled with students, "otherwise this probably would have closed by now"
"So what exactly are we looking for?" Ron asked as he and Harry followed Hermione as she browsed through the shelves.
"Books on Merlin, particularly old ones" She said and the two boys nodded then went to search other sections in the library.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and his magical world belong to his respective owners and creators.
"I can't believe that slimy git gave us detention" Ron groaned as he polished James Potter's name on the head boy shield of 1979. "Argh - No offence Harry, but I wish your dad had never become Head Boy!"
Harry laughed, " None taken, I'm starting to wish my mum had never become Head Girl," He said as he polished his mothers shield in for the fifth time. "This would be so much easier if we could use magic" he muttered
"Yeah but it would totally demean the point of detention if it was that easy" Ron said stating the obvious.
"He's such a stuck up prat, I mean it's not as if we were doing anything wrong, and Sirius was with us" Hermione curse and the two boys gaped at her,
"Hermione, did you just call a professor, a prat?" Ron asked staring wide eyed at the bushy haired girl that was currently polishing the quidditch cup that Gryffindor had won two years ago.
"Well he is a slimy git, you said it yourself" She muttered and Ron looked at Harry who shrugged. 'P. M. S.' Ron mouthed to Harry who snickered. It had been last night that Snape had given them detention for not being in bed after curfew, and as a result they were stuck cleaning trophies and shields in the trophy room.
"It's not like we have the diary anyway" Harry noted in barely more than a whisper as he noticed Filch's cat had just entered the room.
Hermione shrugged and pulled down a shield and flinched 'Tom Riddle - Award for Services to the school" was written across the front. "That's it!" She cried "I cannot be bothered anymore!" She cried and glared back at Mrs Norris as she went to leave the room.
"Er- Hermione, I wouldn't, if I were you" Harry said slowly, "It's not worth it"
"Hey, you guys, check this out" Ron interrupted before Hermione could shout and scream at Harry. They looked at Ron then down at the shield in his hands. 'Aliandra Lights - Award for Services to the School' was lettered beautifully along the front.
"I wonder what she did" Hermione said slowly as the three stared at the shield in awe.
"Does it take three of you to polish one shield" said Professor McGongall from behind them. The three students turned sharply to face the transfiguration professor who stood their an eyebrow raised at them.
"We er- were just looking at my mum and dad's awards" Harry said quickly, deciding that he was getting quite good at lying. The professor's eye's softened as she looked at Harry.
"Well it's time for you three to finish up," She said and the three followed her out of the room relieved and looking forward to bed.
* * *
Hermione had been pacing across the room for the last half an hour and Harry could almost swear that he was getting dizzy from watching her, but then he'd shake his head and mutter something about she wasn't even going in circles. Ron was lying across the couch staring at the roof and Harry was sitting on a chair opposite him. "Oh for Merlin's sake Hermione, sit down!" Ron cried causing both Harry and Hermione to jump.
"I didn't even know you were paying attention" Harry said to Ron slowly.
"Yeah well I see this flick of hair fly past every few seconds and its really out of place when your trying to count the wooden planks that make up the roof." Ron explained and Hermione fell back into a seat and sighed
"Do you think we're ever going to get it back??" Hermione asked
"Well it's not as if it belongs to us, I mean it is hers" Harry answered slowly "But she said she would, and I don't think she'd break her word."
"This is sort of distressing" Ron said sitting up "I mean our entire entertainment for the majority of this year has been someone else's life..."
"Talking about distressing things, can you please not make comments about my godfather's appearance please, I had nightmares last night" Harry said looking at Hermione shuddering.
"Way too much information there Harry" Ron said earning a glare from his best friend
"I didn't mean that and you know it!" He cried disgusted.
"Whatever Harry" Ron muttered and Harry rolled his eyes.
"YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!" Snape roared from outside the Gryffindor common room and all three students jumped
"What have we done now?" Ron muttered staring at the closed entrance to the common room.
"Shut up Severus" Aliandra replied bluntly. "Hello"
"Aliandra, it has been a while? How are you?" The fat Lady replied "I'm so sorry about Sirius, turning out the way he did and all, I mean I know he always used to be a pain and all sneaking out at all hours or the night, but I never thought he would do that."
A sigh could be heard, "Is it possible for me to return this to some of the students?" Aliandra asked.
"Do you have the password?" the fat lady asked
"I'm currently working on that" She replied and a swish of a cloak could be heard as someone turned.
"Do you really think *that* should be in the hands of three students, including none other than Harry Potter?" McGonagall said sharply.
"Are they talking about the diary?" Ron asked confused.
"The worlds gone mad," Harry said nodding in answer to Ron's question
"Yes, I really think that it should be in the hands of three students," Aliandra said stubbornly "Oh for Merlin's sake, Lily and I were younger than them"
"Yes, but Potter tends to attract trouble" Snape snarled
"It's just a diary," Aliandra said and everyone went silent.
McGonagall sighed loudly "Severus Snape should wash his hair" she said
"WHAT!!" Snape cried but then the painting swung open and Harry, Ron and Hermione were currently facing a fuming Snape.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor," He said before turning on his heel and stalking off.
Aliandra walked in smiling, "Sorry it took a while, I just had a flick through it" She said,
"What did S-er- Professor Snape and Professor McGongall mean?" Hermione asked looking past Aliandra at the Gryffindor head of house who was currently changing the password.
"Oh you heard did you?" Aliandra said biting her lip, "Don't think about it too much, they just wanted to have a look... but I'm not sure Lily would be as approving of that as letting her son and his friends, er- anyway I'm rambling, well enjoy it" She said slowly "And I currently have somewhere else I'm meant to be"
Harry, Ron and Hermione all gave her bemused looks as she shook her head at herself. "Never mind me, I need more sleep" she laughed smiling, "Anyway I do have to go and talk to a whole lot of people, so I'll see you three later I suppose"
"Bye" Hermione said
"Seeya!" Ron and Harry chorused laughing. Aliandra turned and left saying a short goodbye to the Fat Lady as she left. "She's a strange one, that one" Ron said staring at the closed entrance that the blonde haired young woman had just walked out of.
"Probably why Sirius likes her" Harry said.
"Thanks Harry" Sirius said from behind them and they all jumped about a metre and a half into the air.
"Where did you come from?" Ron asked.
"Behind you" Sirius said sarcastically. He laughed at the look he received, "I was quietly stalking them, I don't like being in Snapes line of fire, I really don't have the patience that she has." He looked down the passage way to the closed entrance. "Anyway I'm here to read along"
* * *
Finding an empty room seemed to be getting harder and harder, they had already walked in on McGonagall and Snape who were arguing about something, something that Ron was sure included the words "not good enough" and "takes too long", but the mental images were just so wrong that they were *almost* glad to see Crabbe running off with Malfoy's boxer shorts, being chased by a very pissed off Ginny... Almost.
They did find one, after walking in on a evening catch-up class of Flitwicks and one with Hagrid looking very guilty as he tried to hide what looked a giant duck behind him.
"The world has gone mad... completely and utterly nuts. I'm going to kill Ginny, I don't even want to imagine how she knew they were Malfoy's boxers" Ron growled
"Well it wasn't hard to guess... I mean they had Draco Malfoy written in green across the back" Hermione said matter of factly
"How do you know that?" Harry asked his expression showing how disgusted he was. "No, actually I don't want to know how much attention you pay to Malfoy's Boxer shorts."
"Wrong" Sirius muttered giving both Harry and Hermione disgusted looks.
"Your disgusting Harry!" Hermione exclaimed "I just happened to notice it as Crabbe was running along, anyway Ginny would kill me if...er-" Hermione went quiet after a 'if look's could kill' look crossed Ron's face.
"Can we please change the topic, while when I was sixteen years old I might have found it incredibly funny I believe I'm starting to feel sick..." Sirius said shaking his head.
"Right!" Hermione exclaimed "Next entry."
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Dear Diary
Ali, I have no idea where you are but I saw that last entry, and I went in the crystal, and trust me you are now doomed. There are two reasons for this outcome:
No.1 being: YOU WERE SPYING ON ME AND JAMES!
No.2 being: YOU KISSED SIRIUS BLACK. Lets recap and think about what's wrong with this scenario, maybe its just because you've spent the last four years at Hogwarts HATING him. Just you wait till I get a minute alone with you
Lily
~ ~ ~
Hey, it's me, same day as above thus I'm just writing here. This is just a quick message for Lily, for when she gets back. (She's somewhere snogging with James) Lil, I'm out with Sirius, and no, I am not spying on you. I just want to talk to him about the other night. Tell you all about it later.
Ali.
~ ~ ~
Hi again, She caught me; it's both of us this time.
Out with Sirius?????? Aliandra you have a bit of explaining to do.
Yes Mum, what about.
About why you spent the other night making out with Sirius.
WHAT!! What the hell do you mean making out! It was one kiss Lily, you know short and sweet, if I'd spent the whole night snogging with Sirius you would of heard about it straight away.
Oh. Well what about tonight?
Umm, well that's another story, you can probably accuse me for that one, but before you do I've made a crystal and I was planning on putting it in here... But excuse me your one to talk!! How dare you accuse me, your the one running around with James, and as I remember it you were about as fond as him as I was of Sirius.
Er- Yes, well what about this crystal of yours...
*laughs*, all right Lily, but you had better put one of James and your dates in later....
Yeah yeah... *sighs* I'm going to regret this...
Nah your not! Smile Lily, you wouldn't want the wind to change and have your face stuck that way, would you now.
I thought that was a muggle saying.
*shruggs* I picked it up somewhere.
Okay well.
Bye Lily & Ali
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The door creaked open. "We don't get a break do we" Harry said his head hitting the table with a thump.
Aliandra smiled at Harry's comment, "Sorry guys, but I'm going to need Sirius and the Diary" she said lightly.
"Why now...OUCH" Ron asked but Hermione kicked him then smiled politely at Aliandra.
"Sorry about him, your welcome to borrow the diary, we have tons of homework to do anyway" She said and Aliandra's brow furrowed slightly,
"You three aren't neglecting your studies because..."
Harry held up his hand to stop her, "You can't neglect your studies, even if you want to, when you have Hermione as a friend" he said and Ron nodded in agreement. Hermione blushed slightly.
She smiled "Don't neglect them, Lily would kill me if she knew you three weren't studying because you were reading her and my diary. Which reminds me" She said turning to look at Sirius. "Who gave you permission to read it?"
Sirius grinned at her, "You did love" he said surprising them both. Aliandra gaped at him as he woke up to what he had said a hand moved to his mouth in shock, and he carefully got up and walked out of the room shaking his head at himself silently.
"Right" She said staring after him holding the diary in her hand. "Well have fun with your homework, oh if you need a hand..." she said distractedly.
"We'll be fine" Hermione interrupted. Aliandra nodded and left.
"We have no homework, you made us do *ALL* of it, including four essays earlier, so why'd you lie?" Ron asked
"We have research to do," She said as she dragged them towards the library.
"Er- Hermione why?" Harry asked as he tried to get her to loosen his grip on his arm.
"Are you two really that dense! I mean they just run of with the book, Snape gets edgy about it being given to us, Aliandra's award for services to the school," Hermione said looking at the two boys who stared at her blankly. She sighed "You guys, I think she's Merlin's heir, and further more, I think the Diary is Merlin's book"
Harry raised and eyebrow and Ron's jaw dropped, "Are you sure?" Ron said carefully.
"No Ron, that's why we're going to the library" She said shaking her head at him.
"I don't know, I mean Aliandra being Merlin's heir would explain a bit, but the diary being his book of spells I'm not sure I can understand, I mean wouldn't we know... or something" Harry said
"Well I, I'm not sure, I mean she said it... She said that the book was looked after by Merlin's relatives..."
"Yeah, but." Harry said not sure if he had an argument against that.
"Hermione, you've gone mad," Ron said
Hermione was about to argue when Harry cut in "Don't bother, he just thinks everyone else has gone mad because he's gone mad and everyone around him is normal." Harry explained causing Hermione to giggle as Harry avoided being punched by his best friend.
"Lucky we started early tonight" Harry said as they walked into the library that was still filled with students, "otherwise this probably would have closed by now"
"So what exactly are we looking for?" Ron asked as he and Harry followed Hermione as she browsed through the shelves.
"Books on Merlin, particularly old ones" She said and the two boys nodded then went to search other sections in the library.
