Chapter Eight
Intruder at Hogwarts
Peeves was floating around the corridors in the middle of the night, looking for students out of their beds to create some havoc. He missed last year's antics drastically - annoying Umbridge had been his favorite job ever since he could remember. He would also miss the Weasley twins, although he'd never mention this to anyone. Some of their antics had made him laugh or had given him ideas. He sighed to himself. The last time there had been anyone like them at Hogwarts had called themselves "The Marauders." He wondered how long he'd have to wait until another group of students showed the same skills and intelligence levels - probably years and years. This thought depressed him so much that he shook himself out of those thoughts and continued with his search.
He heard noises coming from one of the rooms and went to investigate. He found that it was Moaning Myrtle's bathroom and smirked thinking of how he could annoy her; he was in just the right mood to do so. As he ventured further into the bathroom he noticed that Myrtle wasn't there. He floated from cubicle to cubicle searching for some movement. He stopped by the sinks when all of a sudden he was drenched with tons of water being dumped on him from above. He saw whoever it was leave the bathroom and immediately followed.
As he followed, only seeing a figure just going around corners, he sang to himself, "Myrtle, you're going to pay for this, pay for this, pay for this." The figure moved into a passageway, but before it disappeared, Peeves managed to see who it was. It wasn't Myrtle at all, it was another poltergeist!! He stopped in his tracks completely stunned.
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The gang, minus Luna, was sitting in the deserted common room by the fire. They were chatting about the events of the first visit to Hogsmeade and on the two issues that had arisen. On the next trip how could Rose go with them, as Rose and not as Tigress? She had stayed in cat form on Harry's shoulders the whole time they had been there, apart from when they were in The Three Broomsticks. Harry had taken his invisibility clock with him, and Rose had used that and sat with them in seats at the back so they would be less obvious. It had been a close call as some members of the DA had come over briefly for a chat and to ask if the DA was to continue. The other issue was the DA itself; could it continue, did they want it to continue, would Harry continue it or should a teacher take over, and should they make it available to other students since it no longer needed to be secret.
Ginny was also Harry/Rose watching. She wasn't sure if it was all just friendship on both parts, or if there something else. Since Harry had joined them at the Burrow, she could have sworn that he had been flirting with her, but then there was Rose. She knew that Rose was there for Harry's protection, but she was only 3 years older than Harry, and while she liked Rose a lot, she kept remembering Harry's first crush - Cho Chang. He seemed to go for the older girls.
It was decided that they should ask Professor Dumbledore and/or Professor McGonagall, and then discuss the issues again. As they said their goodnights, Harry remembered that Quidditch tryouts were the following afternoon, and said to Ron and Ginny that they'd best be there early and hope that Katie wasn't going to start channeling Oliver's spirit, as Angelina had the previous season. Ginny muttered that she wasn't on the team for definite yet, but both Harry and Ron told her not to be silly. Even Hermione said that Katie would be silly to get rid of her after her amazing performance last year.
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Rose was seated in the Room of Requirement, watching Harry try to overcome the bubble of rage that was now pitted in his stomach. Rose's mentor had invented the spell "Fureur Incendus," which would send a Pyromagus into a state of rage. All around the room were dimly lit torches, leaving the blazing fire in the center of the room to cast most of the light. Along one wall was a small bookshelf filled with books on Pyromagi. Harry's hands had begun to glow red. Rose, seeing that he was about to lose control sighed and pulled out her wand, preparing to perform the spell that would counter the previous one. Harry yelled out loud and the fire in the center of the room roared twenty feet in the air. Rose waved her wand and said, "Baisser Fureur."
Rose stood and looked grimly at Harry. "Your temper is appalling. That is what is keeping you from making any progress. Instead of continuing with your rage training, we're going to try some relaxation exercises, but not tonight. We had best get back to the Gryffindor common room." She smiled inward. He reminds so much of myself when I was first training. I, too, had an uncontrollable temper that delayed much of my progress. The memory of her past sent a rush of uncomfortable prickles across her skin. Rose shut her eyes and began to breathe deeply, suppressing the anxiety that came along with the memories of her childhood.
Absentmindedly, Rose moved towards the fire, reaching out her hand and grasping a tuft of fire within it. She began to play with the fire, making it dance in her hand. Rose closed her hand around the fire, and noticed that Harry was watching her. "Your rage and temper are like that fire I had in my hands. If you concentrate hard enough, you can make it do what you want, and then suppress it. You only have to learn how to control it and you can do amazing and wonderful things with it. Once you master that skill, you won't need to concentrate hard, because it will come naturally to you."
A/N: Just to let you know, I didn't just pull the words for that spell out of thin air. "Incendie" is French for fire, "Fureur" is French for rage, and "Baisser" is French for put out. I know we haven't been adding that many notes and thanks, etc., to our chapters, but I suppose we just didn't. To answer a question, Rose stays as Tigress most of the time so no one will recognize her. We never mentioned this, but Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters know that Rose was hired by the Order, but they don't know that she is an animagus. Also, this story is on two other sites as well. It's on Sink Into Your Eyes under TigerLily, and Checkmated under Lannah.
Intruder at Hogwarts
Peeves was floating around the corridors in the middle of the night, looking for students out of their beds to create some havoc. He missed last year's antics drastically - annoying Umbridge had been his favorite job ever since he could remember. He would also miss the Weasley twins, although he'd never mention this to anyone. Some of their antics had made him laugh or had given him ideas. He sighed to himself. The last time there had been anyone like them at Hogwarts had called themselves "The Marauders." He wondered how long he'd have to wait until another group of students showed the same skills and intelligence levels - probably years and years. This thought depressed him so much that he shook himself out of those thoughts and continued with his search.
He heard noises coming from one of the rooms and went to investigate. He found that it was Moaning Myrtle's bathroom and smirked thinking of how he could annoy her; he was in just the right mood to do so. As he ventured further into the bathroom he noticed that Myrtle wasn't there. He floated from cubicle to cubicle searching for some movement. He stopped by the sinks when all of a sudden he was drenched with tons of water being dumped on him from above. He saw whoever it was leave the bathroom and immediately followed.
As he followed, only seeing a figure just going around corners, he sang to himself, "Myrtle, you're going to pay for this, pay for this, pay for this." The figure moved into a passageway, but before it disappeared, Peeves managed to see who it was. It wasn't Myrtle at all, it was another poltergeist!! He stopped in his tracks completely stunned.
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The gang, minus Luna, was sitting in the deserted common room by the fire. They were chatting about the events of the first visit to Hogsmeade and on the two issues that had arisen. On the next trip how could Rose go with them, as Rose and not as Tigress? She had stayed in cat form on Harry's shoulders the whole time they had been there, apart from when they were in The Three Broomsticks. Harry had taken his invisibility clock with him, and Rose had used that and sat with them in seats at the back so they would be less obvious. It had been a close call as some members of the DA had come over briefly for a chat and to ask if the DA was to continue. The other issue was the DA itself; could it continue, did they want it to continue, would Harry continue it or should a teacher take over, and should they make it available to other students since it no longer needed to be secret.
Ginny was also Harry/Rose watching. She wasn't sure if it was all just friendship on both parts, or if there something else. Since Harry had joined them at the Burrow, she could have sworn that he had been flirting with her, but then there was Rose. She knew that Rose was there for Harry's protection, but she was only 3 years older than Harry, and while she liked Rose a lot, she kept remembering Harry's first crush - Cho Chang. He seemed to go for the older girls.
It was decided that they should ask Professor Dumbledore and/or Professor McGonagall, and then discuss the issues again. As they said their goodnights, Harry remembered that Quidditch tryouts were the following afternoon, and said to Ron and Ginny that they'd best be there early and hope that Katie wasn't going to start channeling Oliver's spirit, as Angelina had the previous season. Ginny muttered that she wasn't on the team for definite yet, but both Harry and Ron told her not to be silly. Even Hermione said that Katie would be silly to get rid of her after her amazing performance last year.
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Rose was seated in the Room of Requirement, watching Harry try to overcome the bubble of rage that was now pitted in his stomach. Rose's mentor had invented the spell "Fureur Incendus," which would send a Pyromagus into a state of rage. All around the room were dimly lit torches, leaving the blazing fire in the center of the room to cast most of the light. Along one wall was a small bookshelf filled with books on Pyromagi. Harry's hands had begun to glow red. Rose, seeing that he was about to lose control sighed and pulled out her wand, preparing to perform the spell that would counter the previous one. Harry yelled out loud and the fire in the center of the room roared twenty feet in the air. Rose waved her wand and said, "Baisser Fureur."
Rose stood and looked grimly at Harry. "Your temper is appalling. That is what is keeping you from making any progress. Instead of continuing with your rage training, we're going to try some relaxation exercises, but not tonight. We had best get back to the Gryffindor common room." She smiled inward. He reminds so much of myself when I was first training. I, too, had an uncontrollable temper that delayed much of my progress. The memory of her past sent a rush of uncomfortable prickles across her skin. Rose shut her eyes and began to breathe deeply, suppressing the anxiety that came along with the memories of her childhood.
Absentmindedly, Rose moved towards the fire, reaching out her hand and grasping a tuft of fire within it. She began to play with the fire, making it dance in her hand. Rose closed her hand around the fire, and noticed that Harry was watching her. "Your rage and temper are like that fire I had in my hands. If you concentrate hard enough, you can make it do what you want, and then suppress it. You only have to learn how to control it and you can do amazing and wonderful things with it. Once you master that skill, you won't need to concentrate hard, because it will come naturally to you."
A/N: Just to let you know, I didn't just pull the words for that spell out of thin air. "Incendie" is French for fire, "Fureur" is French for rage, and "Baisser" is French for put out. I know we haven't been adding that many notes and thanks, etc., to our chapters, but I suppose we just didn't. To answer a question, Rose stays as Tigress most of the time so no one will recognize her. We never mentioned this, but Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters know that Rose was hired by the Order, but they don't know that she is an animagus. Also, this story is on two other sites as well. It's on Sink Into Your Eyes under TigerLily, and Checkmated under Lannah.