Raijen- I know I need to fix the first several chapters. I will do that
whenever I have time.
Bloody high school people making me get up at 5 am . . . My new hobby is sleeping . . .
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Harry shifted in his chair uncomfortably. Dumbledore sat as his desk, McGonagall stood in the corner, and Snape leaned against the wall beside Harry. They had been sitting in silence for a few minutes now, but it seemed like hours to both Harry and Snape.
"Serverus? Would you mind if I switched Ms. Riddle into Slytherin? I feel both she and Harry would be safest that way." Dumbledore asked. Harry shot up from his seat.
"What? It was only once! It's not like she hurt me, and plus she fought it! She shouldn't have to go to Slytherin because of something she had no control over! Why don't you have her try Occlumency first like you did for me?" He stood gripping the edge of Dumbledore's desk. McGonagall put a hand on Harry's shoulder and made him sit back down.
"Harry, this is different. If you had learned Occlumency last year it could have prevented the dreams, but she isn't like you. Voldemort's blood runs through her veins. She won't just get dreams or feel how he feels occasionally. He can control her. I'm surprised she was able to fight him to the extent she did, but each time he tries to take control it will be harder to defeat him. By placing her in Slytherin the two of you will have less contact, and it will be safer for us all." Dumbledore said softly. "Now, Serverus, if you would be kind enough to inform Ms. Riddle when she awakes and, Minerva, could you give her things to Serverus to place in the Slytherin dorms?" The two nodded and left. Harry couldn't help glaring at the old man, and before anything else could be said he left the room as well.
Snape sat in the hospital wing talking to Serenity when Lupin came in.
"Snape? Where is the potion?" He asked, glancing out the window.
"Potion? Oh yes! Terribly sorry, it slipped my mind. You know with every thing that has been happening I just haven't had the time . . .Speaking of time. Don't you have a class to teach about now?" He smirked and watched as Lupin left.
"What kind of potion did he need?" Serenity asked as she watched Lupin run from the hospital wing so not to be late for his own class.
"Nothing important. I usually make him a potion once a month, but I have been a little preoccupied lately." He smiled at her, and leaned back in his chair. "Now you go back to back to sleep."
A few days later the whole school had heard about what happened and almost every one, with the exception of the Slytherin's and Harry, had began to avoid coming anywhere near Serenity. The teachers, with the exception of Snape, had gone out of their way to keep Harry and Serenity as far from each other as possible. Snape had done this at first as well, but after many pleading looks and tears Snape gave in and allowed Serenity to sit beside Harry in potions occasionally. Though this had only lasted a day or so because Dumbledore had walked in and saw them together, after that Servers had no choice but to keep them separated at all times.
Serenity walked outside looking at the forgotten hills of snowballs, snow angels, and snowmen that were scattered all around. The sun was just setting and it had turned the sky many beautiful shades of oranges, pinks, and purples. She smiled and made her way toward the Whomping Willow only stopping when the branches began to move violently in an attempt to keep her away. She laid down in the grass and sighed. Despite how cold it was that night she pulled her cloak and Slytherin scarf off, revealing a long sleeved golden dress with scarlet trimmings. She smiled and stared upward, the sun finnaly having set and the full moon slowly rising over the horizon. The sound of hurried footsteps caught her attention. She sat up and saw Professor Lupin running to the base of the willow, discarding a rather large stick as he did so. Serenity got up and followed, unaware of what she was getting herself into.
Serenity looked around curiously for Professor Lupin. A large thud echoed through the abandoned shack, followed by a loud howl. Serenity instantly ran in the direction the noises had come from thinking that the professor was hurt. When she reached Lupin, however, she screamed and fell backwards in surprise. No longer did the ever-jovial teacher stand before her, but instead a werewolf towered over her the moonlight shining down on them through hole in the ceiling.
Moony lunged at her as she scrambled backwards. Serenity inched backwards as fast as she could, not daring to do anything more as Lupin advanced slowly as if stalking prey. Only when Serenity hit the wall and could go no farther did Lupin attack. She screamed and shrunk back, wishing she could just disappear. An inch away from her, Lupin was suddenly knocked backwards. A golden crescent shown brightly on Serenity's for head and she vanished from sight.
Harry looked up at the staff table for a moment then turned to Hermione.
"Hey Hermione? Is tonight a full moon?" Harry asked. Ron hit Harry upside the head and pointed up. "Ouch! What? Oh . . ." He looked up to the ceiling and saw the full moon floating above them. He sighed and finished off the food on his plate. Just as everyone began to file out of the great hall a flash of light filled the room. Serenity appeared high above the staff table and fell downwards. Harry ran forward, being one of the first people to see her. She crashed into the table right in front of Dumbledore. The old headmaster stared wide-eyed for a moment completely shocked, and only to come out of his daze when Harry pulled Serenity off the table and ran away.
"Harry!" Dumbledore yelled as he and the rest of the teachers took off after him. McGonagall stayed behind and shooed the students away, making sure none of them followed the other teachers.
Harry practically flew into the hospital wing and sat Serenity down on a bed. He leaned forward and shook Serenity slightly in an attempt to wake her. Madam Pomfrey hurried forward and began fussing over her. When the teachers finally entered the infirmary Poppy had already healed the few wounds Serenity received, and told Harry that all she needed was rest.
"Harry what do you think you were doing? Go wait outside with -"
"No. I am staying right here until she wakes up." Harry glared at Dumbledore.
"How about after I wake up?" Serenity asked softly as she wrapped her arms around Harry's. Harry smiled down at her though his expression quickly changed as he noticed the golden crescent on her forehead fade away.
"Harry! Lupin is a werewolf!!" Harry smiled and nodded.
"Yeah I know . . . Wait. How did you find out?" Harry asked oblivious to the fact that the professors were all still standing there.
"I went outside for a walk, and I saw him running towards the whomping willow. So I followed him and we went through this tunnel to an abandoned shack where I saw him. He turned into a werewolf, and attacked me!" She looked down with a confused expression. "Then something happened . . . I wished that I could just disappear, and the next thing I know I'm here . . ."
"You apparated?" Professor Flitwick stepped forward, and stared at her. "But that's impossible! You haven't the training! Not only that, but you can't apparate on Hogwarts grounds!"
Serenity only shrugged and turned back towards Harry with a tired expression. He smiled warmly at her again, and she did the same while hugging him tighter whispering 'I've missed you' so only Harry could hear. Dumbledore interrupted.
"Harry I think it's best that you go up to bed now. I need to speak with Ms. Riddle." He said gazing down at him through the half moon spectacles. Serenity's grip on Harry tightened, silently begging him not to leave. Harry shook his head.
"No, I think I'll stay here." He replied. "I'm sure Serenity doesn't mind." Snape opened him mouth as if to say something, but stopped and stared down at Serenity. Usually he would yell at Potter for talking back to the headmaster, but the look on Serenity's face and the way she held Harry's arm like her life depended on it made him think twice.
"Harry, please. I need to speak with her privately, and besides you shouldn't be here anyways." Albus replied calmly. Harry just glared at him.
"And why not? She isn't going to attack me!" At this Serenity buried her face in Harry's arm. Dumbledore frowned and paid no attention to her.
"You don't know that Harry. Vold . . ."
"Voldemort isn't going to do it again! I know he won't!" Harry interrupted. "I had a dream two nights afterwards, and Voldemort cursed Wormtail for even suggesting it! He said that he only did that so she wouldn't become to close to me, he knew you wouldn't want her any where near me after that! He said that he wouldn't ever do anything like that again! He may be the darkest wizard there has ever been, but I know how he felt! He loves her, and I think he was worried maybe even frightened that if she became to close to me she wouldn't want anything to do with him. " Dumbledore waved a hand signaling for him to stop. Serenity looked up at the headmaster.
"I promise. I . . . I would never hurt Harry." Serenity added quietly. Dumbledore sighed and nodded.
"You may stay with her tonight, Harry, but I'll need to speak with you in the morning." Dumbledore turned to leave. "Serverus? Could you stay here, and watch them?" He asked quietly. Snape nodded and sat down beside Serenity, opposite to Harry. It was well past midnight when the three finally fell asleep.
Bloody high school people making me get up at 5 am . . . My new hobby is sleeping . . .
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Harry shifted in his chair uncomfortably. Dumbledore sat as his desk, McGonagall stood in the corner, and Snape leaned against the wall beside Harry. They had been sitting in silence for a few minutes now, but it seemed like hours to both Harry and Snape.
"Serverus? Would you mind if I switched Ms. Riddle into Slytherin? I feel both she and Harry would be safest that way." Dumbledore asked. Harry shot up from his seat.
"What? It was only once! It's not like she hurt me, and plus she fought it! She shouldn't have to go to Slytherin because of something she had no control over! Why don't you have her try Occlumency first like you did for me?" He stood gripping the edge of Dumbledore's desk. McGonagall put a hand on Harry's shoulder and made him sit back down.
"Harry, this is different. If you had learned Occlumency last year it could have prevented the dreams, but she isn't like you. Voldemort's blood runs through her veins. She won't just get dreams or feel how he feels occasionally. He can control her. I'm surprised she was able to fight him to the extent she did, but each time he tries to take control it will be harder to defeat him. By placing her in Slytherin the two of you will have less contact, and it will be safer for us all." Dumbledore said softly. "Now, Serverus, if you would be kind enough to inform Ms. Riddle when she awakes and, Minerva, could you give her things to Serverus to place in the Slytherin dorms?" The two nodded and left. Harry couldn't help glaring at the old man, and before anything else could be said he left the room as well.
Snape sat in the hospital wing talking to Serenity when Lupin came in.
"Snape? Where is the potion?" He asked, glancing out the window.
"Potion? Oh yes! Terribly sorry, it slipped my mind. You know with every thing that has been happening I just haven't had the time . . .Speaking of time. Don't you have a class to teach about now?" He smirked and watched as Lupin left.
"What kind of potion did he need?" Serenity asked as she watched Lupin run from the hospital wing so not to be late for his own class.
"Nothing important. I usually make him a potion once a month, but I have been a little preoccupied lately." He smiled at her, and leaned back in his chair. "Now you go back to back to sleep."
A few days later the whole school had heard about what happened and almost every one, with the exception of the Slytherin's and Harry, had began to avoid coming anywhere near Serenity. The teachers, with the exception of Snape, had gone out of their way to keep Harry and Serenity as far from each other as possible. Snape had done this at first as well, but after many pleading looks and tears Snape gave in and allowed Serenity to sit beside Harry in potions occasionally. Though this had only lasted a day or so because Dumbledore had walked in and saw them together, after that Servers had no choice but to keep them separated at all times.
Serenity walked outside looking at the forgotten hills of snowballs, snow angels, and snowmen that were scattered all around. The sun was just setting and it had turned the sky many beautiful shades of oranges, pinks, and purples. She smiled and made her way toward the Whomping Willow only stopping when the branches began to move violently in an attempt to keep her away. She laid down in the grass and sighed. Despite how cold it was that night she pulled her cloak and Slytherin scarf off, revealing a long sleeved golden dress with scarlet trimmings. She smiled and stared upward, the sun finnaly having set and the full moon slowly rising over the horizon. The sound of hurried footsteps caught her attention. She sat up and saw Professor Lupin running to the base of the willow, discarding a rather large stick as he did so. Serenity got up and followed, unaware of what she was getting herself into.
Serenity looked around curiously for Professor Lupin. A large thud echoed through the abandoned shack, followed by a loud howl. Serenity instantly ran in the direction the noises had come from thinking that the professor was hurt. When she reached Lupin, however, she screamed and fell backwards in surprise. No longer did the ever-jovial teacher stand before her, but instead a werewolf towered over her the moonlight shining down on them through hole in the ceiling.
Moony lunged at her as she scrambled backwards. Serenity inched backwards as fast as she could, not daring to do anything more as Lupin advanced slowly as if stalking prey. Only when Serenity hit the wall and could go no farther did Lupin attack. She screamed and shrunk back, wishing she could just disappear. An inch away from her, Lupin was suddenly knocked backwards. A golden crescent shown brightly on Serenity's for head and she vanished from sight.
Harry looked up at the staff table for a moment then turned to Hermione.
"Hey Hermione? Is tonight a full moon?" Harry asked. Ron hit Harry upside the head and pointed up. "Ouch! What? Oh . . ." He looked up to the ceiling and saw the full moon floating above them. He sighed and finished off the food on his plate. Just as everyone began to file out of the great hall a flash of light filled the room. Serenity appeared high above the staff table and fell downwards. Harry ran forward, being one of the first people to see her. She crashed into the table right in front of Dumbledore. The old headmaster stared wide-eyed for a moment completely shocked, and only to come out of his daze when Harry pulled Serenity off the table and ran away.
"Harry!" Dumbledore yelled as he and the rest of the teachers took off after him. McGonagall stayed behind and shooed the students away, making sure none of them followed the other teachers.
Harry practically flew into the hospital wing and sat Serenity down on a bed. He leaned forward and shook Serenity slightly in an attempt to wake her. Madam Pomfrey hurried forward and began fussing over her. When the teachers finally entered the infirmary Poppy had already healed the few wounds Serenity received, and told Harry that all she needed was rest.
"Harry what do you think you were doing? Go wait outside with -"
"No. I am staying right here until she wakes up." Harry glared at Dumbledore.
"How about after I wake up?" Serenity asked softly as she wrapped her arms around Harry's. Harry smiled down at her though his expression quickly changed as he noticed the golden crescent on her forehead fade away.
"Harry! Lupin is a werewolf!!" Harry smiled and nodded.
"Yeah I know . . . Wait. How did you find out?" Harry asked oblivious to the fact that the professors were all still standing there.
"I went outside for a walk, and I saw him running towards the whomping willow. So I followed him and we went through this tunnel to an abandoned shack where I saw him. He turned into a werewolf, and attacked me!" She looked down with a confused expression. "Then something happened . . . I wished that I could just disappear, and the next thing I know I'm here . . ."
"You apparated?" Professor Flitwick stepped forward, and stared at her. "But that's impossible! You haven't the training! Not only that, but you can't apparate on Hogwarts grounds!"
Serenity only shrugged and turned back towards Harry with a tired expression. He smiled warmly at her again, and she did the same while hugging him tighter whispering 'I've missed you' so only Harry could hear. Dumbledore interrupted.
"Harry I think it's best that you go up to bed now. I need to speak with Ms. Riddle." He said gazing down at him through the half moon spectacles. Serenity's grip on Harry tightened, silently begging him not to leave. Harry shook his head.
"No, I think I'll stay here." He replied. "I'm sure Serenity doesn't mind." Snape opened him mouth as if to say something, but stopped and stared down at Serenity. Usually he would yell at Potter for talking back to the headmaster, but the look on Serenity's face and the way she held Harry's arm like her life depended on it made him think twice.
"Harry, please. I need to speak with her privately, and besides you shouldn't be here anyways." Albus replied calmly. Harry just glared at him.
"And why not? She isn't going to attack me!" At this Serenity buried her face in Harry's arm. Dumbledore frowned and paid no attention to her.
"You don't know that Harry. Vold . . ."
"Voldemort isn't going to do it again! I know he won't!" Harry interrupted. "I had a dream two nights afterwards, and Voldemort cursed Wormtail for even suggesting it! He said that he only did that so she wouldn't become to close to me, he knew you wouldn't want her any where near me after that! He said that he wouldn't ever do anything like that again! He may be the darkest wizard there has ever been, but I know how he felt! He loves her, and I think he was worried maybe even frightened that if she became to close to me she wouldn't want anything to do with him. " Dumbledore waved a hand signaling for him to stop. Serenity looked up at the headmaster.
"I promise. I . . . I would never hurt Harry." Serenity added quietly. Dumbledore sighed and nodded.
"You may stay with her tonight, Harry, but I'll need to speak with you in the morning." Dumbledore turned to leave. "Serverus? Could you stay here, and watch them?" He asked quietly. Snape nodded and sat down beside Serenity, opposite to Harry. It was well past midnight when the three finally fell asleep.