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Ron and Kylie exchanged nervous looks, and, with green faces and pounding hearts, they dashed outside. Other people had done the same, looking apprehensive and confused. Most of them seemed to think it was a prank and headed back inside. Yet, Ron dragged Kylie up the hill.
"Trust me that was no joke. That was a scream of pure terror; I know what it sounds like. I've heard people under the Cruciatus Curse, and that is as close as you can get to it," he growled. Kylie trusted him completely and clung to him. She was never courageous like her brother.
They found Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown teetering on the top of the fence, whimpering and casting nervous glances at the Shrieking Shack behind them. Ron sprinted over and spoke calmly to them, helped them off of the fence, and asked them to explain what happened. Kylie hung back, not wanting to hear the gruesome details. 'There's a reason I never could watch horror movies,' she thought. After the pair finished explaining what had happened, Ron let out a sigh, and then looked exasperated. He trotted over to Kylie, and told her Lavender had seen a mouse and that it had "chased" her up the fence. Lavender looked hurt.
"It was a *big* mouse! It was grey and had all these bald spots! I swear it chased me!" she squealed. Ron, instead of telling her she was exaggerating, turned the color of porridge.
"What did the mouse look like? Pale grey with lots of bald spots and a fat, bald tail?" he asked hoarsely. Lavender nodded. Ron suddenly grabbed Kylie and Lavender and sprinted back down the hill, Parvati behind.
"Ron! What are you doing? It's just a stupid mouse, it's not like its in league with You-Know-Who!" Kylie shrieked. Ron kept running until they returned to the castle. Lavender and Parvati headed back to the village, grumbling about forceful people. Ron turned and faced Kylie, his face white.
"As a matter of fact, Kylie, that mouse *is* in league with You-Know-Who! It's an Animagus by the name of Peter Pettigrew. Don't say that he's dead because he's not! It's a long story, you'll hear later. Anyways, Peter is in league with You-Know-Who, so wherever Peter is, You-Know-Who will be there too!" Ron whispered. By the look in his eyes, Kylie could tell he wasn't lying.
Suddenly, Kylie's insides turned to ice. If that rat was Peter, then she had been seeing him all over the school! She decided to watch herself from now on.
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A few months passed in school uneventfully. Kylie saw no more of her furry stalker and Ginny was back to normal. All was going well until one day in Divination. They were studying bamboo shoots for signs of misfortune or anything really. Suddenly, Professor Trelawney, who had been telling Harry that his bamboo shoot clearly showed that he would be dying soon, went rigid in her chair. Her eyes rolled around in her head and a rope of spit dangled from her mouth. Several people screamed and Hermione was halfway to the trapdoor to fetch Madam Pomfrey when Professor Trelawney spoke in a loud, harsh voice.
"An unexpected arrival has changed the course of the future. The Dark Lord and the child born in the end of the seventh month will not be the only ones in the battle. He contains only half of the power needed to defeat the Dark Lord. Another child contains the other half. Only when they work in harmony together shall the Dark Lord be vanquished, or they shall be vanquished themselves. Remember.the altering.of.the future."
The Professor made many gagging noises before her head snapped up and she smiled dazedly.
"So sorry, dozed off. Why are you all staring at me like I just had a seizure?" she said in a misty voice.
Harry leaped to his feet, grabbed his bag, shouted, "I know what this means!" tramped to the trapdoor, kicked it open, and flew down the ladder. The class sat in a confused daze. Nobody knew what had happened, and nobody seemed to be ready to explain. Kylie's mind seemed even more clouded then it usually was in the scented room. What had Professor Trelawney done? And what did Harry know? Her head was buzzing as she packed up her things and left the tower with the rest of the Gryffindors. She didn't even notice where she was going until she found herself in front of the Fat Lady. She opened the portrait hole, (puffapod) and found a swarm of people around the notice board.
"Hogsmeade weekend," Ginny said. "How about going up to the cave this time?"
Kylie sighed. Ginny hadn't brought that up for two months, and now she would bug them all about it again.
"Alright! Geez, I don't know why you're so hung up on the stupid cave but I guess we could go," Kylie said
"No." Harry's voice rang out through the common room. People stopped talking to look up at him and listen. "No Ginny, I already told you. If you want to go to the cave so badly, go by yourself. But I won't go, there's too many memories of Snuffles there!" he yelled.
Ginny gazed up at Harry, then burst into tears and flung herself up the girls' staircase. Harry flopped down next to Kylie and hung his head.
"I just don't know what's gotten into her. She's been acting strangely ever since that first Hogsmeade weekend. I think I'll go to bed." Harry said heavily.
He seemed to have done some serious thinking, his brow showed marks from where it was wrinkled in concentration and his hair was even more untidy as if he had run his fingers through it many times. Kylie watched him go up the staircase then pulled out her homework. 'I really have to stop procrastinating,' she thought. 'I'll fail all my classes.' After a few hours of desperately trying to finish, Kylie gave up and slowly trudged up the staircase. She had a troubled sleep that night, full of dreams about flashes of green light and a high pitched cackle, always awaking in a cold sweat and her scar burning. The next morning, she was awoken by Hermione's urgent shakes.
"Wake up! There's a meeting in the common room. Ginny's missing."
Ron and Kylie exchanged nervous looks, and, with green faces and pounding hearts, they dashed outside. Other people had done the same, looking apprehensive and confused. Most of them seemed to think it was a prank and headed back inside. Yet, Ron dragged Kylie up the hill.
"Trust me that was no joke. That was a scream of pure terror; I know what it sounds like. I've heard people under the Cruciatus Curse, and that is as close as you can get to it," he growled. Kylie trusted him completely and clung to him. She was never courageous like her brother.
They found Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown teetering on the top of the fence, whimpering and casting nervous glances at the Shrieking Shack behind them. Ron sprinted over and spoke calmly to them, helped them off of the fence, and asked them to explain what happened. Kylie hung back, not wanting to hear the gruesome details. 'There's a reason I never could watch horror movies,' she thought. After the pair finished explaining what had happened, Ron let out a sigh, and then looked exasperated. He trotted over to Kylie, and told her Lavender had seen a mouse and that it had "chased" her up the fence. Lavender looked hurt.
"It was a *big* mouse! It was grey and had all these bald spots! I swear it chased me!" she squealed. Ron, instead of telling her she was exaggerating, turned the color of porridge.
"What did the mouse look like? Pale grey with lots of bald spots and a fat, bald tail?" he asked hoarsely. Lavender nodded. Ron suddenly grabbed Kylie and Lavender and sprinted back down the hill, Parvati behind.
"Ron! What are you doing? It's just a stupid mouse, it's not like its in league with You-Know-Who!" Kylie shrieked. Ron kept running until they returned to the castle. Lavender and Parvati headed back to the village, grumbling about forceful people. Ron turned and faced Kylie, his face white.
"As a matter of fact, Kylie, that mouse *is* in league with You-Know-Who! It's an Animagus by the name of Peter Pettigrew. Don't say that he's dead because he's not! It's a long story, you'll hear later. Anyways, Peter is in league with You-Know-Who, so wherever Peter is, You-Know-Who will be there too!" Ron whispered. By the look in his eyes, Kylie could tell he wasn't lying.
Suddenly, Kylie's insides turned to ice. If that rat was Peter, then she had been seeing him all over the school! She decided to watch herself from now on.
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A few months passed in school uneventfully. Kylie saw no more of her furry stalker and Ginny was back to normal. All was going well until one day in Divination. They were studying bamboo shoots for signs of misfortune or anything really. Suddenly, Professor Trelawney, who had been telling Harry that his bamboo shoot clearly showed that he would be dying soon, went rigid in her chair. Her eyes rolled around in her head and a rope of spit dangled from her mouth. Several people screamed and Hermione was halfway to the trapdoor to fetch Madam Pomfrey when Professor Trelawney spoke in a loud, harsh voice.
"An unexpected arrival has changed the course of the future. The Dark Lord and the child born in the end of the seventh month will not be the only ones in the battle. He contains only half of the power needed to defeat the Dark Lord. Another child contains the other half. Only when they work in harmony together shall the Dark Lord be vanquished, or they shall be vanquished themselves. Remember.the altering.of.the future."
The Professor made many gagging noises before her head snapped up and she smiled dazedly.
"So sorry, dozed off. Why are you all staring at me like I just had a seizure?" she said in a misty voice.
Harry leaped to his feet, grabbed his bag, shouted, "I know what this means!" tramped to the trapdoor, kicked it open, and flew down the ladder. The class sat in a confused daze. Nobody knew what had happened, and nobody seemed to be ready to explain. Kylie's mind seemed even more clouded then it usually was in the scented room. What had Professor Trelawney done? And what did Harry know? Her head was buzzing as she packed up her things and left the tower with the rest of the Gryffindors. She didn't even notice where she was going until she found herself in front of the Fat Lady. She opened the portrait hole, (puffapod) and found a swarm of people around the notice board.
"Hogsmeade weekend," Ginny said. "How about going up to the cave this time?"
Kylie sighed. Ginny hadn't brought that up for two months, and now she would bug them all about it again.
"Alright! Geez, I don't know why you're so hung up on the stupid cave but I guess we could go," Kylie said
"No." Harry's voice rang out through the common room. People stopped talking to look up at him and listen. "No Ginny, I already told you. If you want to go to the cave so badly, go by yourself. But I won't go, there's too many memories of Snuffles there!" he yelled.
Ginny gazed up at Harry, then burst into tears and flung herself up the girls' staircase. Harry flopped down next to Kylie and hung his head.
"I just don't know what's gotten into her. She's been acting strangely ever since that first Hogsmeade weekend. I think I'll go to bed." Harry said heavily.
He seemed to have done some serious thinking, his brow showed marks from where it was wrinkled in concentration and his hair was even more untidy as if he had run his fingers through it many times. Kylie watched him go up the staircase then pulled out her homework. 'I really have to stop procrastinating,' she thought. 'I'll fail all my classes.' After a few hours of desperately trying to finish, Kylie gave up and slowly trudged up the staircase. She had a troubled sleep that night, full of dreams about flashes of green light and a high pitched cackle, always awaking in a cold sweat and her scar burning. The next morning, she was awoken by Hermione's urgent shakes.
"Wake up! There's a meeting in the common room. Ginny's missing."