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Crater212: well I thought they were good. But unto each their own.
Harry Potter and the Warriors of Zelcara
Practices
"Maybe I should show you both to the practice room we use." Harry said
"Fine," said Blaise. Harry began their trip to the Room of Requirement. He began to explain how to find it, and how to access it. He was about to begin the three passes, when he noticed that the door was not only already visible, but open. Hey went in, and found Hermione, Neville, Ron, Padma, Luna, Ginny, Seamus, Cho, and Parvati already in the room.
"Harry," Hermione rushed to greet him. She gave him a hug and a peck on the cheek. "You must be Blaise and Korana," she said to the two Slytherins.
Seamus was the first to notice the two newcomers. He had been talking to Parvati, trying to get a date, facing the door, behind her, when he saw them. "Oye," he called, "Scatter, Slytherins!"
Parvati, Cho, and Ginny began to run, but Luna, with a look so dreamy that one might think she hadn't even heard him, simply watched Neville practice. Harry blocked the exit and said, "They are new members."
"Are you crazy Harry?" asked Parvati, "They are Slytherins, they are the reason you got caught by Umbridge last year."
"Blaise and his sister are welcome," Harry said with finality. It seemed that an impromptu meeting of the D.A. began taking place, as more and more members started showing up. Almost all of them gave Blaise and Korana the evil eye. The exception was Dennis Creevey. He smiled unknowingly at both.
Blaise watched as Hermione taught Korana a few basic defense spells, she learned well. Harry stood beside him and said, "So what is the deal? First five years you are Mr. Slytherin, now you are the black sheep. What happened?"
"My favorite dirty little secret came. When I was little my dad divorced my mum. Then a year later he married a muggle woman and had Korana. As I grew up, I became obsessed with protecting her. My dad still ran in pure- blood circles, me and him both are, so his friends' kids tried to pick on her. I had no choice but to stand up for her. Dad stopped runnin' in those circles, but I knew I still had to protect her. so I became ambitious for the power to do so. I got here and liked being liked, and forgot a little. This year Malfoy, in an attempt to take attention away from his pop, blows my secret wide open. He harps on her like a dog with a bone. She thinks I am ashamed of her. I am not. It just isn't easy." Blaise looked Harry right in the eyes, "We cant all be heroes of the world."
"But some of us do better, you became a real hero." Harry didn't even look at Blaise as he said it. Blaise looked at Harry, and for the first time, he didn't see the scar, or the reputation or the propaganda. For the first time he saw the beginnings of a friend.
After a couple of hours, in which Blaise managed to produce copious amounts of silver mist, everyone retried. Harry sat at his desk, and watched Lily and Hedwig come flying into the room, as if they knew he would need them. Harry took out his quill, and thought. Orion slithered out and basked in the warmth of the oil lamp.
Dear Mafalda Hopkirk
How are you? I don't know you very well, but I would like to. Please tell me about yourself. I am well, although there is a decision I am not sure I want to tell people I've made. I think most people will think I've gone daft. Please respond if you have time.
Your friend
Harry Potter
Harry looked at the letter. He liked it; he gave it to Hedwig and sent her off. Then he wrote a letter to Remus asking if he was alright. When he finished he gave it to Lily and sent her. he told her, "I am trusting you. You go there and come right back okay?" Lily nodded her small head once and flew off.
The rest of Harry's day was uneventful. The next day however . . . well that was another story. At breakfast all the gang from Grimmauld Place got a pleasant surprise when Prof. Dumbledore stood and said, "In accordance with yet another educational decree, it has been mandated that an auror be placed at Hogwart's. So it is now my honor to introduce to you Auror Nyphadora Tonks." Tonks walked in from the rear door with her head held high, and her hair sifting between orange and violet. She winked at Harry and his friends and continued up to Prof. Dumbledore. She knelt in front of him and said, "Prof. Dumbledore, you have my word that I shall do all that I can to protect this school and it's inhabitants." She stood and took her seat next to Hagrid.
Malfoy was complaining through Potions the next morning about how idiotic it was to have a woman come and "try to protect". In his opinion she was impotent. Harry couldn't wait to see Malfoy find out how wrong he was.
The next great event came in Defense Against the Dark Arts. They arrived at the classroom and everyone settled down rather quickly. Blaise still sat off by himself, but it was understood he was welcome to sit with the rest. Harry sat next to Hermione, Ron was on Harry's other side and Padma was on Hermione's open side with Neville behind them, whispering jokes.
Himura-sensei walked in and all the noise that had remained, stopped. "What is the best course of action," asked Himura-sensei asked, "when you have your back to an empty ally, a broom and wand in hands, and twelve angry faces in front of you, with no hope of help coming?"
Everyone was silent for a couple of minutes. Malfoy said smugly, "You fight them off any way you can, beat them with the broom if you have to."
"Iie, wrong Dureiko-san."
Neville's hand was up next. Sensei pointed at him and Neville said, "Run." Almost everyone laughed at him. And then Himura-sensei said, "Hai. The best course of action is to run. Or in this case fly. Which brings us to today's exercise. Leave your things I will lock the door. They did as instructed and he led them down to the quidditch pitch.
Once there they saw brooms for everyone. Malfoy skimmed the brooms and noticed something he objected to, as usual, "These are all Comet 2- 60's. Where is my Nimbus 2001?"
"You will all have level playing field," said Himura sensei. Some of the students started looking up and they saw things floating up there, and two people. "You will get into teams of three, and fly fifty laps around the pitch. The first full team to complete fifty laps will earn extra thirty points. To make things more . . . stressful we have enlisted the efforts of two beaters, who will aim at everyone. Isn't that right?" the two people who had been in the air landed on either side of Himura sensei and said, "No problem. We'll hit every one from Malfoy to Ickle- Ronnikins."
Ron, Harry and the rest stared at Fred and George who, as usual, were in there WWW robes. They took off once again with their clubs in hand. Sensei continued, "Professor Flitwick has enchanted several objects to act as bludgers on their own. Your task is just to complete your fifty laps and land. Each broom will display how many laps you have left on your handle." Everyone blobbed together and slowly strained out into teams. Harry decided to go with Hermione and Padma, while Ron worked with Neville and Blaise, who said he was a fairly decent flyer.
Himura-sensei blew a whistle and they were off. Harry's team took a quick lead followed closely by Ron and Malfoy's teams. Fred and George were knocking people around with ease as they had three bludgers and a whole mess of other items flying around. Malfoy decided to make a desperate move, he slammed against Harry hard in his twelfth lap. he didn't stop, when he could be right next to Harry he would kick all the items he could at him. This wasn't just slowing Harry down, this was close to knocking him from his broom. Then with one hard slam, Malfoy succeeded in unseating Harry. he was falling fast, and then a blur streaked towards him, and Harry found himself stopped ten feet above the ground, being supported by a straining Neville Longbottom, the only one who had seen what Malfoy was up to. Ron was quickly helping Neville hold on to Harry, as Blaise retrieved Harry's broom. Harry was back in the saddle and pissed.
He thanked Neville, Ron, and Blaise and tore like a rocket after Malfoy. Malfoy may have been a seeker, but he sure didn't fly like one. he kept getting beat about. He also kept looking at the six riders blazing through the pack. Harry and Blaise would block traffic while Ron, Neville, Padma, and Hermione moved up. Soon they were closing in on Malfoy and his cronies. Malfoy's attention was being devoted to the path ahead in the forty-fifth lap, when Harry yelled out, "Malfoy! Look out!"
"Nice try Potter," Malfoy spat back without even turning. "If you think I am going to fall for that one you are . . ." he never finished his sentence as he wa struck in the back of the head by a bludgers and fell, only to be caught by Fred, whose twin brother had aimed the bludgers so perfectly. With Malfoy down it was now up to the two teams. Harry and Blaise were still holding up traffic and way behind their team mates. Once they realized their team mates were all across, they traded a look and a devilish smile. They both poured on the speed and were like lightening bolts. Nothing could touch them. Fred and George were aiming bludgers at them like mad, but not a single one found their target. It was possibly because Harry would yell when he noticed one approaching Blaise, and vice versa. What ever it was, when it came to the last lap, Harry and Blaise were neck and neck. Both pushing, both fighting, but also both helping each other.
In the end, Harry crossed first, with Blaise only a moment behind. Both had been going so fast that as they landed they tumbled from their brooms in a fit of laughter. Himura-Sensei stood at the end to present the points, "To Gryffindor house sixty points for both Hari-kun and Hamaioni- san. Ravenclaw gets thirty points for Padama-san.
"Also, twenty points to both Neburu-kun and Ron-kun, and also Bureisu- kun for selflessly rescuing Hari-kun. But thirty points from Slytherin for Dureiko-san attacking Hari-kun. That is all."
The students left energized and excited. It had certainly been the most exciting class so far. The D.A. began meeting virtually every night. For the most part it was still a training session, but it was also a chance to hang out with friends from other houses. It was a rather remarkable day when Blaise first conjured a corporeal patronus. Everyone looked as it took on the shape of a young woman. Blaise was almost in tears as he saw the face.
"Who is she?" asked Harry once they were alone.
"My older sister. She died two years before I started Hogwart's. she was eighteen, and a squib. She never seemed ashamed of it. In fact she always said that she would protect me. But I thought patronai were supposed to be animals."
"Ever seen Neville bring his out," Harry asked.
"No, why?"
"His take on the form of his parents," Harry was looking around, anywhere but in his eyes. "The patronus takes on the form of what we think will protect us best. I have the stag, well because it means something to my family. You have your sister, because she said she would always protect you. It really is unique to each person."
Blaise processed this information and stored it. Orion came out and was slithering around, he and Blaise got along well. "So Harry," Blaise asked finally, "What are you going to be for the Autumn ball?"
Harry thought, "I am going to freak everyone out." he said simply.
Blaise nodded. He still had to figure his costume out.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
okay, next chap we get into costumes, our first major time lapse. Whoo hooo!
A.M. Bookworm: always a pleasure, well Padma is keeping secrets and one of them is the reason her romance will be so angsty
Linky2: um . . . . . bump to you too.
Samayan: thank you for reviewing and I hope you continue to enjoy!
Crater212: well I thought they were good. But unto each their own.
Harry Potter and the Warriors of Zelcara
Practices
"Maybe I should show you both to the practice room we use." Harry said
"Fine," said Blaise. Harry began their trip to the Room of Requirement. He began to explain how to find it, and how to access it. He was about to begin the three passes, when he noticed that the door was not only already visible, but open. Hey went in, and found Hermione, Neville, Ron, Padma, Luna, Ginny, Seamus, Cho, and Parvati already in the room.
"Harry," Hermione rushed to greet him. She gave him a hug and a peck on the cheek. "You must be Blaise and Korana," she said to the two Slytherins.
Seamus was the first to notice the two newcomers. He had been talking to Parvati, trying to get a date, facing the door, behind her, when he saw them. "Oye," he called, "Scatter, Slytherins!"
Parvati, Cho, and Ginny began to run, but Luna, with a look so dreamy that one might think she hadn't even heard him, simply watched Neville practice. Harry blocked the exit and said, "They are new members."
"Are you crazy Harry?" asked Parvati, "They are Slytherins, they are the reason you got caught by Umbridge last year."
"Blaise and his sister are welcome," Harry said with finality. It seemed that an impromptu meeting of the D.A. began taking place, as more and more members started showing up. Almost all of them gave Blaise and Korana the evil eye. The exception was Dennis Creevey. He smiled unknowingly at both.
Blaise watched as Hermione taught Korana a few basic defense spells, she learned well. Harry stood beside him and said, "So what is the deal? First five years you are Mr. Slytherin, now you are the black sheep. What happened?"
"My favorite dirty little secret came. When I was little my dad divorced my mum. Then a year later he married a muggle woman and had Korana. As I grew up, I became obsessed with protecting her. My dad still ran in pure- blood circles, me and him both are, so his friends' kids tried to pick on her. I had no choice but to stand up for her. Dad stopped runnin' in those circles, but I knew I still had to protect her. so I became ambitious for the power to do so. I got here and liked being liked, and forgot a little. This year Malfoy, in an attempt to take attention away from his pop, blows my secret wide open. He harps on her like a dog with a bone. She thinks I am ashamed of her. I am not. It just isn't easy." Blaise looked Harry right in the eyes, "We cant all be heroes of the world."
"But some of us do better, you became a real hero." Harry didn't even look at Blaise as he said it. Blaise looked at Harry, and for the first time, he didn't see the scar, or the reputation or the propaganda. For the first time he saw the beginnings of a friend.
After a couple of hours, in which Blaise managed to produce copious amounts of silver mist, everyone retried. Harry sat at his desk, and watched Lily and Hedwig come flying into the room, as if they knew he would need them. Harry took out his quill, and thought. Orion slithered out and basked in the warmth of the oil lamp.
Dear Mafalda Hopkirk
How are you? I don't know you very well, but I would like to. Please tell me about yourself. I am well, although there is a decision I am not sure I want to tell people I've made. I think most people will think I've gone daft. Please respond if you have time.
Your friend
Harry Potter
Harry looked at the letter. He liked it; he gave it to Hedwig and sent her off. Then he wrote a letter to Remus asking if he was alright. When he finished he gave it to Lily and sent her. he told her, "I am trusting you. You go there and come right back okay?" Lily nodded her small head once and flew off.
The rest of Harry's day was uneventful. The next day however . . . well that was another story. At breakfast all the gang from Grimmauld Place got a pleasant surprise when Prof. Dumbledore stood and said, "In accordance with yet another educational decree, it has been mandated that an auror be placed at Hogwart's. So it is now my honor to introduce to you Auror Nyphadora Tonks." Tonks walked in from the rear door with her head held high, and her hair sifting between orange and violet. She winked at Harry and his friends and continued up to Prof. Dumbledore. She knelt in front of him and said, "Prof. Dumbledore, you have my word that I shall do all that I can to protect this school and it's inhabitants." She stood and took her seat next to Hagrid.
Malfoy was complaining through Potions the next morning about how idiotic it was to have a woman come and "try to protect". In his opinion she was impotent. Harry couldn't wait to see Malfoy find out how wrong he was.
The next great event came in Defense Against the Dark Arts. They arrived at the classroom and everyone settled down rather quickly. Blaise still sat off by himself, but it was understood he was welcome to sit with the rest. Harry sat next to Hermione, Ron was on Harry's other side and Padma was on Hermione's open side with Neville behind them, whispering jokes.
Himura-sensei walked in and all the noise that had remained, stopped. "What is the best course of action," asked Himura-sensei asked, "when you have your back to an empty ally, a broom and wand in hands, and twelve angry faces in front of you, with no hope of help coming?"
Everyone was silent for a couple of minutes. Malfoy said smugly, "You fight them off any way you can, beat them with the broom if you have to."
"Iie, wrong Dureiko-san."
Neville's hand was up next. Sensei pointed at him and Neville said, "Run." Almost everyone laughed at him. And then Himura-sensei said, "Hai. The best course of action is to run. Or in this case fly. Which brings us to today's exercise. Leave your things I will lock the door. They did as instructed and he led them down to the quidditch pitch.
Once there they saw brooms for everyone. Malfoy skimmed the brooms and noticed something he objected to, as usual, "These are all Comet 2- 60's. Where is my Nimbus 2001?"
"You will all have level playing field," said Himura sensei. Some of the students started looking up and they saw things floating up there, and two people. "You will get into teams of three, and fly fifty laps around the pitch. The first full team to complete fifty laps will earn extra thirty points. To make things more . . . stressful we have enlisted the efforts of two beaters, who will aim at everyone. Isn't that right?" the two people who had been in the air landed on either side of Himura sensei and said, "No problem. We'll hit every one from Malfoy to Ickle- Ronnikins."
Ron, Harry and the rest stared at Fred and George who, as usual, were in there WWW robes. They took off once again with their clubs in hand. Sensei continued, "Professor Flitwick has enchanted several objects to act as bludgers on their own. Your task is just to complete your fifty laps and land. Each broom will display how many laps you have left on your handle." Everyone blobbed together and slowly strained out into teams. Harry decided to go with Hermione and Padma, while Ron worked with Neville and Blaise, who said he was a fairly decent flyer.
Himura-sensei blew a whistle and they were off. Harry's team took a quick lead followed closely by Ron and Malfoy's teams. Fred and George were knocking people around with ease as they had three bludgers and a whole mess of other items flying around. Malfoy decided to make a desperate move, he slammed against Harry hard in his twelfth lap. he didn't stop, when he could be right next to Harry he would kick all the items he could at him. This wasn't just slowing Harry down, this was close to knocking him from his broom. Then with one hard slam, Malfoy succeeded in unseating Harry. he was falling fast, and then a blur streaked towards him, and Harry found himself stopped ten feet above the ground, being supported by a straining Neville Longbottom, the only one who had seen what Malfoy was up to. Ron was quickly helping Neville hold on to Harry, as Blaise retrieved Harry's broom. Harry was back in the saddle and pissed.
He thanked Neville, Ron, and Blaise and tore like a rocket after Malfoy. Malfoy may have been a seeker, but he sure didn't fly like one. he kept getting beat about. He also kept looking at the six riders blazing through the pack. Harry and Blaise would block traffic while Ron, Neville, Padma, and Hermione moved up. Soon they were closing in on Malfoy and his cronies. Malfoy's attention was being devoted to the path ahead in the forty-fifth lap, when Harry yelled out, "Malfoy! Look out!"
"Nice try Potter," Malfoy spat back without even turning. "If you think I am going to fall for that one you are . . ." he never finished his sentence as he wa struck in the back of the head by a bludgers and fell, only to be caught by Fred, whose twin brother had aimed the bludgers so perfectly. With Malfoy down it was now up to the two teams. Harry and Blaise were still holding up traffic and way behind their team mates. Once they realized their team mates were all across, they traded a look and a devilish smile. They both poured on the speed and were like lightening bolts. Nothing could touch them. Fred and George were aiming bludgers at them like mad, but not a single one found their target. It was possibly because Harry would yell when he noticed one approaching Blaise, and vice versa. What ever it was, when it came to the last lap, Harry and Blaise were neck and neck. Both pushing, both fighting, but also both helping each other.
In the end, Harry crossed first, with Blaise only a moment behind. Both had been going so fast that as they landed they tumbled from their brooms in a fit of laughter. Himura-Sensei stood at the end to present the points, "To Gryffindor house sixty points for both Hari-kun and Hamaioni- san. Ravenclaw gets thirty points for Padama-san.
"Also, twenty points to both Neburu-kun and Ron-kun, and also Bureisu- kun for selflessly rescuing Hari-kun. But thirty points from Slytherin for Dureiko-san attacking Hari-kun. That is all."
The students left energized and excited. It had certainly been the most exciting class so far. The D.A. began meeting virtually every night. For the most part it was still a training session, but it was also a chance to hang out with friends from other houses. It was a rather remarkable day when Blaise first conjured a corporeal patronus. Everyone looked as it took on the shape of a young woman. Blaise was almost in tears as he saw the face.
"Who is she?" asked Harry once they were alone.
"My older sister. She died two years before I started Hogwart's. she was eighteen, and a squib. She never seemed ashamed of it. In fact she always said that she would protect me. But I thought patronai were supposed to be animals."
"Ever seen Neville bring his out," Harry asked.
"No, why?"
"His take on the form of his parents," Harry was looking around, anywhere but in his eyes. "The patronus takes on the form of what we think will protect us best. I have the stag, well because it means something to my family. You have your sister, because she said she would always protect you. It really is unique to each person."
Blaise processed this information and stored it. Orion came out and was slithering around, he and Blaise got along well. "So Harry," Blaise asked finally, "What are you going to be for the Autumn ball?"
Harry thought, "I am going to freak everyone out." he said simply.
Blaise nodded. He still had to figure his costume out.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
okay, next chap we get into costumes, our first major time lapse. Whoo hooo!