ok everyone heres chpt 5 (finally). i really like this chapter for some reason.....it doesnt have much rising action though, except at the end. baah, but im too lazy to edit it now and put more stuff in
Chapter 5: The Light
It was the day before the start of the Hogwarts school year and the gang still hadn't bought their new school supplies. Harry, Ron, and Hermione's Hogwarts letters seemed longer than ever; plus both Harry and Ron needed new robes since both of them outgrew last year's. Mrs. Weasley tried to give them both Fred and George's new robes, but Ron threw a fit-wisely, before Ron killed his mum, Harry offered to pay for the new robes.
"Get ready you four, we're leaving to Diagon Alley in two minutes." Mrs. Weasley said to Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny as they sat in Ron's room talking. They all nodded and continued with their conversation.
"So, who do you think is the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher?" Ginny wondered.
"Maybe it's Professor Lupin!" Ron said excitedly.
"No, it couldn't be him, he's helping out with the Order remember? Besides, many thick-headed parents still don't like werewolves, even if he is harmless." Hermione told him frankly.
"Hey! Maybe I could teach it!" Harry exclaimed suddenly. The other three goggled at him like he had gone mad.
"Er…I was just…kidding…" Harry mumbled. Hermione and Ginny laughed heartily, remembering when Harry had taught the secret Defense of Dark Arts class last year.
"Really, Harry! That's a great idea! Why don't you apply?" Ron said, excited again.
"Don't be thick, Ron. Harry needs to GRADUATE first." Ginny said to Ron. Hermione nodded and agreement and Harry laughed at the disappointed look on Ron's face.
"Well, we better be off or Mrs. Weasley will have our heads." Hermione said, and the four put on their shoes and went downstairs. As they came into the small family room, they saw Bill standing and being engulfed by flames in the fireplace. When he disappeared, Charlie stepped in and as he threw a powder at his feet screamed, "Diagon Alley!" and was gone, too.
"Come on! Your brothers are already there, Ron! You next!" Mrs. Weasley rushed him. After Ron, Hermione disappeared, followed by Ginny, Harry, and Mrs. Weasley. As they stepped out into the busy alley, Ron's mum instructed them.
"OK-go where you want but make sure you buy everything you need"-she handed Ron and Ginny each a small bag of coins-"and meet right here so we can get Harry and Ron's robes fitted at 1 o'clock."
"Ginny! Over here!" a blonde girl squealed from a distance, waving.
"Thanks, mum!" Ginny shouted over her shoulder as she gleefully ran to her friend. Harry, Hermione, and Ron all said goodbye to Mrs. Weasley and went to buy their books. Unfortunately, they each had so many books, they had to find Mrs. Weasley and leave them in her possession. The three then bought ice cream and chatted as they walked the alley.
"NO WAY." Ron said loudly and stopped walking. His eyes were wide and his ice cream was dripping out of this mouth.
"Ron! You're DROOLING!" Hermione exclaimed, throwing a napkin at this face.
"Hermione…Hermione…Hermione…" Harry said offhandedly, poking Hermione.
"HARRY! You're drooling, too! What in the bloody hell…Oh…" Hermione saw the posted flyer and knew what caused the boys' stupidity.
"Well, if you need me, I'll be over there." Hermione said and went back into the bookstore. Harry and Ron stood there for another minute, exchanged glances, and dashed off.
"THERE IT IS!" Ron bellowed as they reached the window. There was a considerable crowd of boys there already so Ron and Harry went inside.
"Sir? Can I-" Harry began to ask the owner.
"NO! No one can…I've had the bloody kids HOLDING it all morning…I sell other stuff you know…" he answered irritably.
"But, PLEASE, we just want to see it for ONE-" Ron pleaded.
"MOMENT?! No! Now unless you're buying, get-"
"I'M BUYING!"
Ron and the owner turned and stared at Harry. Before either of them could speak, Harry dashed to the door.
"Just let me go to Gringott's really quickly…" he said as he rushed out. He ran as fast as he could and asked to go to his vault. He made the poor little goblin go as fast as he could, grabbed loads of Galleons and hurried back to his purchase.
"BACK!" Harry yelled as he burst in. The crowd of boys outside now surrounded Ron-he had obviously told them all what Harry was doing.
"Here…" Harry shoved a bunch of Galleons at the owner.
"Er…you gave me too much…" he handed Harry back a little.
"Just get it! Please!" Harry said anxiously. The owner disappeared in the back for a few moments then came back carrying a long package. Harry grabbed it and said a quick "thanks" then went outside with Ron. The wide-eyed and murmuring crowd followed them.
"Go on, open it." A boy said. Harry opened the box and took out his newest wonder. The group gasped and froze. Then Ron spoke.
"Yep! The greatest broomstick every made! Weighs practically nothing! Not only does it move at your slightest touch, but it moves at your slightest THOUGHTS. It's sleek design cuts through the air better than any other broomstick. And, its seat is charmed so you'll never fall off your broomstick at a dangerous height. And…my friends, this is the boy who owns the Light." Ron said, clapping Harry proudly on the back. Ron was merely quoting what the flyer had said, but everyone seemed impressed anyway. Harry grinned as he stroked the neck of the broom.
"You better let us have a go at school, Harry!" said Dean, one of the boys in the crowd. Harry assured them all they could ride it as he put it away. The group of boys started to thin. Ron checked his watch.
"Better get back, it's five till one." He told Harry and they went off to meet Mrs. Weasley.
~
At 5:00, the Weasleys, Hermione, and Harry arrived back at the Burrow. The kids had the greatest time. After Harry and Ron bought their robes, they met Fred, George, and Ginny and showed them Harry's new broom (they were of course speechless). Then Fred and George went off to spy on Bill and Charlie so Harry, Ron, and Ginny went off to find Hermione. They found her talking to Hagrid, whom they all greeted joyfully. The four followed Hagrid everywhere, having the best time, until Mrs. Weasley spotted them at forced them to go buy their Potion's supplies. They said bye to Hagrid then bought their things, and went home.
Harry and all the Weasley children were crowded in Ron's bedroom, watching Harry take out his broom. They chattered noisily about it as Harry wiped a few fingerprints off of the handle. Even Hermione came over and mouthed a "wow" when she saw it.
"KIDS! Come help with supper!" Mrs. Weasley screamed upstairs. They all groaned loudly (even Hermione).
"Mum, no! Harry was just about to take the Light out!" Fred yelled back. Mrs. Weasley replied she didn't care and that they needed some food in our stomachs.
"Don't worry, we'll handle this." Charlie said to the kids as he and Bill went downstairs. There were several poofs and blasts of light form downstairs then Bill called them all down. They all went downstairs to the dining room and found the table all set and full of delicious-looking food.
"Magic rocks." Charlie said as he grinned at all of them. "Mum, we'll be out for only a few minutes, OK?"
"Fine." She said disapprovingly. "Tempus Remain!"
She cast a spell on the food, making it stay warm. The kids all happily thanked her and ran outside where they argued who would ride after Harry. Ginny cried it should be shortest to tallest and Ron ranted it should be best friends to least best friends of Harry. In the end, Charlie told them all to let Harry decide.
"Er…" Harry said uneasily, not wanting to upset anyone. "How about youngest girls to oldest then youngest boys to oldest?"
"Alright, then." Bill said maturely. Harry knew the older ones could wait.
"Great! I get to go second!" Ron said triumphantly, punching his fist into the air.
"No you don't, you're third." Hermione said to him, smiling. Ron's jaw dropped, as did everyone else's.
"Her…mi…one?" Harry said slowly. "Are you OK?"
"I WANT TO RIDE THE BLOODY BROOMSTICK!" she exploded. "I can have some fun sometimes, I'm not a freak!"
Ron snickered at that and received a whack on the head from Ginny.
"Shut up, you git. OK, I'm first after Harry, then Hermione, then you Ron, then…uh…which one of you was born first?" she asked the twins. Fred said he was so it was him, George, Charlie, then Bill.
Harry mounted his broom. He looked at a tree ahead of him and thought it would be nice to grab the topmost leaf…then suddenly, without him doing anything, the broom shot off the ground and glided him at lightening speed to the tree, where he just in time grabbed the leaf he wanted and zoomed back towards the others. He landed perfectly and got off the broom. It hovered just by Harry's side as he walked towards them, making itself ready for Harry to jump on at any moment.
"BRILLIANT!" They all screamed at once. They were amazed at the Light's speed and agility.
"…and the COOLEST thing was, I didn't even touch the broom, I just thought about flying and I FLEW!" Harry finished telling them. Ginny squealed in excitement as Harry handed her his Light.
"Listen everyone, watch me-I'm not going to touch the broom. I'm going to think of flying upwards then diving back to the ground and picking up the Quaffle." She told them before she mounted the broom. It seemed a bit difficult, diving towards the ground and pulling back up so late, but they all nodded and watched her get on the broom.
With a cloud of dust, she blasted off of the ground, high into the air. She was going so fast, it took her only a few seconds to get so high they had to squint to see her. Then, suddenly she was zooming back towards the ground. They all gasped in fear as they thought she had too much speed and was sure to crash, but at an inch from the ground, the broom made a 90 degree angle and brought Ginny back to them in one piece. She got off the broom carrying the Quaffle and stunned. Speechless, she handed Hermione Harry's Light.
"Well, here I go." She said as if her flying a broom was nothing out of ordinary. The group watched her as she uneasily got on the broom. Ron started laughing and said he couldn't believe what he was seeing; and frankly, no one could believe it either. With a smile, Hermione flew straight upwards and hovered about 30 feet above them.
"This is great!" she screamed at them, still smiling. She tilted forward and did three loop-de-loops and a bunch of barrel rolls then came drifting smoothly back to the ground. She laughed as she saw the dumbfounded looks on all their faces.
"I usually hate flying, but this wicked broom makes me feel like I'm actually FLYING, not flying it! Thanks, Harry!" she said merrily and then handed the broom over to Ron. Everyone was still gaping at her but finally they started laughing uncontrollably. When their laughs subsided, Ron flew around (and took much longer than anyone else) and then the rest of the Weasleys had a turn. After Bill landed, they all went inside, talking loudly about the best features of the Light. Mrs. Weasley couldn't get them to quiet down, so they ate a loud, happy dinner. George even tried to persuade his mother to try out the broom but with no success.
When dinner was finished, Fred, George, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were all forced upstairs to bed. Mrs. Weasley insisted they had a long day and needed rest.
"Well, today was fun, eh?" Ron said to Harry as he laid down in his bed. Before Harry could answer, a loud snap burst in his ears and a knee came from nowhere, crushing his ribs.
"Oops, sorry, mate. Just wanted to drop in." Fred said, climbing off Harry's bed. George Apparated next to Fred with another snap. Ron and Harry looked at each other and rolled their eyes-Fred and George obviously hadn't grown out of Apparating everywhere they could.
"What do you want?" Ron said, frustrated.
"Now, now, don't be like that. It makes us think you're ungrateful." George said to Ron as he and Fred took their Extendable Ears out of their pockets.
"Why do you think Mum forced us to bed? Obviously, Charlie and Bill had a little business in Diagon Alley today." Fred said.
"Probably something to do with Voldemort." George continued.
"Thought you might like to hear."
"But if you don't WANT us here…"
"No!" Ron protested. "Sorry, didn't know what was going on. You in, Harry?"
Harry said "yes" and Fred handed them each a pair of Ears. They snuck down the stairs and extended the Ears under the family room door.
omg that took forever to write X_X. alright everyone, keep reviewing and props to everyone whos already reviewed! *scurries away*
Chapter 5: The Light
It was the day before the start of the Hogwarts school year and the gang still hadn't bought their new school supplies. Harry, Ron, and Hermione's Hogwarts letters seemed longer than ever; plus both Harry and Ron needed new robes since both of them outgrew last year's. Mrs. Weasley tried to give them both Fred and George's new robes, but Ron threw a fit-wisely, before Ron killed his mum, Harry offered to pay for the new robes.
"Get ready you four, we're leaving to Diagon Alley in two minutes." Mrs. Weasley said to Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny as they sat in Ron's room talking. They all nodded and continued with their conversation.
"So, who do you think is the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher?" Ginny wondered.
"Maybe it's Professor Lupin!" Ron said excitedly.
"No, it couldn't be him, he's helping out with the Order remember? Besides, many thick-headed parents still don't like werewolves, even if he is harmless." Hermione told him frankly.
"Hey! Maybe I could teach it!" Harry exclaimed suddenly. The other three goggled at him like he had gone mad.
"Er…I was just…kidding…" Harry mumbled. Hermione and Ginny laughed heartily, remembering when Harry had taught the secret Defense of Dark Arts class last year.
"Really, Harry! That's a great idea! Why don't you apply?" Ron said, excited again.
"Don't be thick, Ron. Harry needs to GRADUATE first." Ginny said to Ron. Hermione nodded and agreement and Harry laughed at the disappointed look on Ron's face.
"Well, we better be off or Mrs. Weasley will have our heads." Hermione said, and the four put on their shoes and went downstairs. As they came into the small family room, they saw Bill standing and being engulfed by flames in the fireplace. When he disappeared, Charlie stepped in and as he threw a powder at his feet screamed, "Diagon Alley!" and was gone, too.
"Come on! Your brothers are already there, Ron! You next!" Mrs. Weasley rushed him. After Ron, Hermione disappeared, followed by Ginny, Harry, and Mrs. Weasley. As they stepped out into the busy alley, Ron's mum instructed them.
"OK-go where you want but make sure you buy everything you need"-she handed Ron and Ginny each a small bag of coins-"and meet right here so we can get Harry and Ron's robes fitted at 1 o'clock."
"Ginny! Over here!" a blonde girl squealed from a distance, waving.
"Thanks, mum!" Ginny shouted over her shoulder as she gleefully ran to her friend. Harry, Hermione, and Ron all said goodbye to Mrs. Weasley and went to buy their books. Unfortunately, they each had so many books, they had to find Mrs. Weasley and leave them in her possession. The three then bought ice cream and chatted as they walked the alley.
"NO WAY." Ron said loudly and stopped walking. His eyes were wide and his ice cream was dripping out of this mouth.
"Ron! You're DROOLING!" Hermione exclaimed, throwing a napkin at this face.
"Hermione…Hermione…Hermione…" Harry said offhandedly, poking Hermione.
"HARRY! You're drooling, too! What in the bloody hell…Oh…" Hermione saw the posted flyer and knew what caused the boys' stupidity.
"Well, if you need me, I'll be over there." Hermione said and went back into the bookstore. Harry and Ron stood there for another minute, exchanged glances, and dashed off.
"THERE IT IS!" Ron bellowed as they reached the window. There was a considerable crowd of boys there already so Ron and Harry went inside.
"Sir? Can I-" Harry began to ask the owner.
"NO! No one can…I've had the bloody kids HOLDING it all morning…I sell other stuff you know…" he answered irritably.
"But, PLEASE, we just want to see it for ONE-" Ron pleaded.
"MOMENT?! No! Now unless you're buying, get-"
"I'M BUYING!"
Ron and the owner turned and stared at Harry. Before either of them could speak, Harry dashed to the door.
"Just let me go to Gringott's really quickly…" he said as he rushed out. He ran as fast as he could and asked to go to his vault. He made the poor little goblin go as fast as he could, grabbed loads of Galleons and hurried back to his purchase.
"BACK!" Harry yelled as he burst in. The crowd of boys outside now surrounded Ron-he had obviously told them all what Harry was doing.
"Here…" Harry shoved a bunch of Galleons at the owner.
"Er…you gave me too much…" he handed Harry back a little.
"Just get it! Please!" Harry said anxiously. The owner disappeared in the back for a few moments then came back carrying a long package. Harry grabbed it and said a quick "thanks" then went outside with Ron. The wide-eyed and murmuring crowd followed them.
"Go on, open it." A boy said. Harry opened the box and took out his newest wonder. The group gasped and froze. Then Ron spoke.
"Yep! The greatest broomstick every made! Weighs practically nothing! Not only does it move at your slightest touch, but it moves at your slightest THOUGHTS. It's sleek design cuts through the air better than any other broomstick. And, its seat is charmed so you'll never fall off your broomstick at a dangerous height. And…my friends, this is the boy who owns the Light." Ron said, clapping Harry proudly on the back. Ron was merely quoting what the flyer had said, but everyone seemed impressed anyway. Harry grinned as he stroked the neck of the broom.
"You better let us have a go at school, Harry!" said Dean, one of the boys in the crowd. Harry assured them all they could ride it as he put it away. The group of boys started to thin. Ron checked his watch.
"Better get back, it's five till one." He told Harry and they went off to meet Mrs. Weasley.
~
At 5:00, the Weasleys, Hermione, and Harry arrived back at the Burrow. The kids had the greatest time. After Harry and Ron bought their robes, they met Fred, George, and Ginny and showed them Harry's new broom (they were of course speechless). Then Fred and George went off to spy on Bill and Charlie so Harry, Ron, and Ginny went off to find Hermione. They found her talking to Hagrid, whom they all greeted joyfully. The four followed Hagrid everywhere, having the best time, until Mrs. Weasley spotted them at forced them to go buy their Potion's supplies. They said bye to Hagrid then bought their things, and went home.
Harry and all the Weasley children were crowded in Ron's bedroom, watching Harry take out his broom. They chattered noisily about it as Harry wiped a few fingerprints off of the handle. Even Hermione came over and mouthed a "wow" when she saw it.
"KIDS! Come help with supper!" Mrs. Weasley screamed upstairs. They all groaned loudly (even Hermione).
"Mum, no! Harry was just about to take the Light out!" Fred yelled back. Mrs. Weasley replied she didn't care and that they needed some food in our stomachs.
"Don't worry, we'll handle this." Charlie said to the kids as he and Bill went downstairs. There were several poofs and blasts of light form downstairs then Bill called them all down. They all went downstairs to the dining room and found the table all set and full of delicious-looking food.
"Magic rocks." Charlie said as he grinned at all of them. "Mum, we'll be out for only a few minutes, OK?"
"Fine." She said disapprovingly. "Tempus Remain!"
She cast a spell on the food, making it stay warm. The kids all happily thanked her and ran outside where they argued who would ride after Harry. Ginny cried it should be shortest to tallest and Ron ranted it should be best friends to least best friends of Harry. In the end, Charlie told them all to let Harry decide.
"Er…" Harry said uneasily, not wanting to upset anyone. "How about youngest girls to oldest then youngest boys to oldest?"
"Alright, then." Bill said maturely. Harry knew the older ones could wait.
"Great! I get to go second!" Ron said triumphantly, punching his fist into the air.
"No you don't, you're third." Hermione said to him, smiling. Ron's jaw dropped, as did everyone else's.
"Her…mi…one?" Harry said slowly. "Are you OK?"
"I WANT TO RIDE THE BLOODY BROOMSTICK!" she exploded. "I can have some fun sometimes, I'm not a freak!"
Ron snickered at that and received a whack on the head from Ginny.
"Shut up, you git. OK, I'm first after Harry, then Hermione, then you Ron, then…uh…which one of you was born first?" she asked the twins. Fred said he was so it was him, George, Charlie, then Bill.
Harry mounted his broom. He looked at a tree ahead of him and thought it would be nice to grab the topmost leaf…then suddenly, without him doing anything, the broom shot off the ground and glided him at lightening speed to the tree, where he just in time grabbed the leaf he wanted and zoomed back towards the others. He landed perfectly and got off the broom. It hovered just by Harry's side as he walked towards them, making itself ready for Harry to jump on at any moment.
"BRILLIANT!" They all screamed at once. They were amazed at the Light's speed and agility.
"…and the COOLEST thing was, I didn't even touch the broom, I just thought about flying and I FLEW!" Harry finished telling them. Ginny squealed in excitement as Harry handed her his Light.
"Listen everyone, watch me-I'm not going to touch the broom. I'm going to think of flying upwards then diving back to the ground and picking up the Quaffle." She told them before she mounted the broom. It seemed a bit difficult, diving towards the ground and pulling back up so late, but they all nodded and watched her get on the broom.
With a cloud of dust, she blasted off of the ground, high into the air. She was going so fast, it took her only a few seconds to get so high they had to squint to see her. Then, suddenly she was zooming back towards the ground. They all gasped in fear as they thought she had too much speed and was sure to crash, but at an inch from the ground, the broom made a 90 degree angle and brought Ginny back to them in one piece. She got off the broom carrying the Quaffle and stunned. Speechless, she handed Hermione Harry's Light.
"Well, here I go." She said as if her flying a broom was nothing out of ordinary. The group watched her as she uneasily got on the broom. Ron started laughing and said he couldn't believe what he was seeing; and frankly, no one could believe it either. With a smile, Hermione flew straight upwards and hovered about 30 feet above them.
"This is great!" she screamed at them, still smiling. She tilted forward and did three loop-de-loops and a bunch of barrel rolls then came drifting smoothly back to the ground. She laughed as she saw the dumbfounded looks on all their faces.
"I usually hate flying, but this wicked broom makes me feel like I'm actually FLYING, not flying it! Thanks, Harry!" she said merrily and then handed the broom over to Ron. Everyone was still gaping at her but finally they started laughing uncontrollably. When their laughs subsided, Ron flew around (and took much longer than anyone else) and then the rest of the Weasleys had a turn. After Bill landed, they all went inside, talking loudly about the best features of the Light. Mrs. Weasley couldn't get them to quiet down, so they ate a loud, happy dinner. George even tried to persuade his mother to try out the broom but with no success.
When dinner was finished, Fred, George, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were all forced upstairs to bed. Mrs. Weasley insisted they had a long day and needed rest.
"Well, today was fun, eh?" Ron said to Harry as he laid down in his bed. Before Harry could answer, a loud snap burst in his ears and a knee came from nowhere, crushing his ribs.
"Oops, sorry, mate. Just wanted to drop in." Fred said, climbing off Harry's bed. George Apparated next to Fred with another snap. Ron and Harry looked at each other and rolled their eyes-Fred and George obviously hadn't grown out of Apparating everywhere they could.
"What do you want?" Ron said, frustrated.
"Now, now, don't be like that. It makes us think you're ungrateful." George said to Ron as he and Fred took their Extendable Ears out of their pockets.
"Why do you think Mum forced us to bed? Obviously, Charlie and Bill had a little business in Diagon Alley today." Fred said.
"Probably something to do with Voldemort." George continued.
"Thought you might like to hear."
"But if you don't WANT us here…"
"No!" Ron protested. "Sorry, didn't know what was going on. You in, Harry?"
Harry said "yes" and Fred handed them each a pair of Ears. They snuck down the stairs and extended the Ears under the family room door.
omg that took forever to write X_X. alright everyone, keep reviewing and props to everyone whos already reviewed! *scurries away*