[AN- This chapter is the edited chapter 6...as we speak I'm writing out chapter 7...and I'm incredibly stuck. So it might take a little longer for me to get chapters 7 and on out. Just letting y'all know that. I don't own HP.
Anywho...here's chapter 6. Hope you review]
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Harry Potter and the Song of the Mermaid
Chapter 6- Into the Swing of Things
The year started off pretty good, but as the weeks passed, it was obvious things were going to be harder. At least where Snape was concerned. His hatred for Harry seemed to grow more and more with each summer. It was the first week in October, and he had already threatened Harry with suspension six times, and expulsion three.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting at lunch after potions class one day after the latest incident.
"What on earth is his problem?" Hermione fumed as she threw her bags down and grabbed a sandwich. "All you did was knock over your ink bottle. And it was easy to clean as well."
"Hermione, this is Snape we're talking about. He'll find any reason what so ever to try and get Harry into trouble." Ron said.
Hermione just grumbled as she sat up and ate her sandwich. She looked up as Danniella was approaching them. "Look who's coming." she muttered.
Harry and Ron turned just as the new teacher reached them. Both gulped as she smiled.
"Hi." she said, "I've talked to most of the students but I haven't met you three yet. Do you mind if I sit with you?"
"Not at all." Harry and Ron said in unison as they made room for Danniella to sit.
"Well, I'm Danniella. Nice to meet you." she said with a smile once she was comfortably seated.
"I'm Hermione." Hermione said flatly.
"Don't mind her. She's in a foul mood." Ron said, causing Hermione to roll her eyes. "My name's Ron Weasley."
Danniella's eyes widened. "I thought you were a Weasley. Must be rather aggravating having Fred and George as brothers. I've seen first hand the trouble they can get into. Then again, I was with them on a few of their pranks." she said with a laugh.
"You know Fred and George?" Ron asked, surprise written all over his face.
Danniella laughed. "Of course I know those two. They were only in their second year when I graduated early. I played quidditch with them. I was the seeker."
"Yeah. We know." Hermione said.
"Harry's the seeker now. We came the year after you graduated." Ron said.
Danniella turned her gaze to Harry. "So you're Harry Potter." she said with a smile. "You've become a seeker, just like your father."
Harry nodded with a smile. "All thanks to you, in a way."
"I guess you're right." Danniella said with a laugh. "If I hadn't left early, I still would have been the seeker when you came. Are you looking forward to this years games?"
Harry nodded excitedly. "Yes! And I'm really glad that Wood is back. Even if he's only the coach. It wouldn't have been the same with out him."
Danniella smiled, and Ron and Harry saw something in her emerald eyes change.
"Yes...Oliver is a very great player. We made an awesome team. It's very good to see him again." she said.
As if on cue, they saw Wood walk into the great hall and make his way up to the teachers table. They saw his eyes flicker their way and he seemed to falter a moment, but he continued walking. A small smile was on his face as he waved. Harry and Ron smiled and waved back.
There was silence a moment as they watched him sit down.
Danniella looked over at Hermione, who sat scowling.
"Why are you in such a bad mood Hermione?" Danniella asked.
Hermione remained silent and just shrugged her shoulders as she stared at the table.
"Come on," Danniella said with a smile, "you can tell Dannie. Maybe I can help."
Hermione just snorted before grabbing her things and leaving.
"Snape's being a...uh, well...let's just say he likes giving Harry a hard time and it's starting to bug her." Ron said.
Danniella let out a peel of laughter when Ron said that. "No way I can help there. He positively hates Gryffindors. I was probably the only one he could actually stand. Aside from quidditch, I loved potions and got perfect marks for that class. Snape's not as bad as you think. You just have to tolerate him and know what he likes."
Harry and Ron nodded when she said this.
"If it's bugging Hermione so much and not you Harry, she must have strong feelings for you." Danniella said after a moment.
When she said that, Harry spit out the pumpkin juice he was drinking. "What are you talking about?" he said when he recovered. "Hermione and I are just really good friends."
Danniella looked at him a moment with a raised eyebrow. "You sure? Trust me Harry, I know a crush when I see one." she said, her eyes flickering to the teachers table a moment, then back to the two boys and smiled. "Anyway, I've got things I gotta do. I'll see you two later." she said before grinning at Harry and saying, "You can count on me being at every quidditch practice." And in the blink of an eye, she walked down to rows of tables and left the great hall, her robe billowing behind her.
"Well, she's really nice." Ron said after a moment as he grabbed a sandwich. "Don't see what Hermione has against her."
Harry silently nodded as he thought about what Danniella had said. Could Hermione really...
"Nah." Harry muttered as he grabbed something to eat.
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Harry was overly excited when quidditch had started. When he got to the pitch for the first practice, he grinned when he saw the whole of the team gathered around a smiling Wood. Everyone talked at once, and you couldn't help but feel hyped.
"And here comes everyone's faaaaaaaaavorite seeker." Oliver called when he saw Harry approach.
The two clasped hands before pulling into a small hug and patted each other on the back.
"It's awesome that you're back. Quidditch just wouldn't be the same without you." Harry said.
Oliver nodded with a grin then turned his attention to the rest of the team. "Now that I'm a coach, I'm going to have to push you guys..."
"And girls." Alicia's voice ran out.
"And girls." Oliver corrected, "I'm going to have to push you a lot harder than when I was captain."
A small groan escaped some of the team (i.e.- Fred and George), but they all continued to listen.
Oliver grinned and was about to say something when he looked up and his eyes widened slightly in surprise.
Confused, the team turned to see Danniella standing just behind them.
"Oh, don't mind me." she said with a smile, "I just came to watch the practice. There's no way you could keep me away."
Oliver threw his head back and laughed, then smiled at her. "You're right. There never has been." he turned back to the team. "You lot may or may not know, Danniella was the seeker for the Gryffindor team before we found Mr. Potter. She herself was a wonderful player."
Danniella blushed as she tossed her blonde braid over her shoulder. "Though nowhere near as good as the great Oliver Wood."
This time it was Oliver's turn to blush, though all he could do was smile and shake his head.
As the two talked, Harry looked back and forth between them. He raised his eyebrow when Oliver blushed. That was something he had never seen the former quidditch captain do.
"Well, I came to watch the quidditch practice, but it seems I'm only being a distraction." Danniella said, bringing Oliver back to his senses. A moment later he told the team what they were to do and got them off.
Harry flew over to Fred and George who were acting like idiots trying to knock each other off their brooms.
"Guys," Harry said, causing the twins to stop. "that was strange. What would have caused Wood to blush like that?"
Fred and George looked at each other, then at Harry and burst out laughing.
"You mean you don't know?" Fred asked.
Harry raised a confused eyebrow at them. "Know what?" he asked.
George flew closer to Harry so no one could hear him. "Wood and Dannie used to be boyfriend and girlfriend. They officially started going out after they won their first quidditch game together. Wood was in his second year, Dannie was in her third."
Harry's eyes opened wide in surprise. "Are you serious?" he asked as he looked down to see Wood and Danniella talking. He could sense the discomfort between them.
"It's true." Fred said. "They were really close. Inseparable. They were so in love, everyone thought they would get married when they both graduated."
"What happened?" Harry asked.
The two twins shrugged their shoulders.
"We don't know the whole story." George replied. "Dannie was very advanced in her magic, which could only be expected seeing as she's Dumbledore's daughter. The ministry gave her a chance to take some test. After she passed it with flying colours, they told her that she was able to graduate with the seventh years that year."
"She was very happy." Fred said, "I mean, when you get a chance like this you can't help but take it, right? Anyway, poor Dannie suddenly realized what this meant. She'd have to leave Wood behind. She became very upset and distraught. You could tell that she was being torn apart. She almost completely stopped eating, she became very quiet, and you could tell that she cried herself to sleep every night. At breakfast her eyes would be all red and puffy, it was even affecting her quidditch. This had gone on for about a month, and Wood was becoming very worried."
"Terrified even." George cut in before ducking as the quaffle went over his head. "When Fred and I would sneak out of the dorm late at night, we'd hear then in the common room. Wood would be pleading with her, asking what was wrong, but all she'd say was that nothing was wrong. I guess she couldn't take it anymore. It was the last quidditch game of the year. We were going up against Slytherin. Before the game started Dannie pulled Wood aside and she told him what was going on. I forgot everything she said..."
"I remember." Fred piped up. "I was near them listening in. She told him that would be the last game she was going to be playing with him. When he asked why, she told him about the test, and how she was going to be graduating that year, that she wouldn't be coming back. Both she and Wood were on the verge of tears. That's when they broke it off. They'd play this last game together, a few days later she'd graduate, and then they went their separate ways. They never spoke nor saw each other again."
"And Wood was so upset when they broke up." George added, "It was really cruddy of her to tell him what was happening right before the game. It was all he could think about. That's why Slytherin beat us so bad. Wood wasn't able to concentrate on keeping. That's why he totally focused on quidditch his last few years here. So he wouldn't be able to think about Dannie." he finished.
"Do you think they still love each other?" Harry asked.
"We know they still love each other." Fred said. "Wood still has a picture of them together at the fourth and fifth year valentines ball. When you love someone as much as they loved each other, well, you never stop loving that person."
There was silence for a few moments before...
"Harry, Fred, George." Oliver's voice yelled to them, as if he knew what they were talking about. "Get practicing or you'll have double laps."
Without another word the three of them flew off to do their practice.
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[Well, there's chapter 6. I hope you all liked. Now you know some of Dannie's history at Hogwarts. Seems there was a little romance in the air. Just to let you all know, I'm planning on doing a sequel/prequel in Dannie's and Wood's POV's. It's going to explain all about Dannie's past and her years at Hogwarts and how she and Oliver met and how they felt about each other. It's going to be called `Danniella and Oliver's Story'. But don't expect that for a LOOOOOOOOOONG time. I don't plan on writing that one till after I finished the sequel to HP: SotM. Yes, there is going to be a sequel to Harry Potter and the Song of the Mermaid. It's going to have Harry and his friends in their final year at Hogwarts, with some unexpected surprises. But that one's not going to come around till This one is finished. Sorry peeps...^^. Well...thas all for now. Review the chapter telling me how you liked it.]
Anywho...here's chapter 6. Hope you review]
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Harry Potter and the Song of the Mermaid
Chapter 6- Into the Swing of Things
The year started off pretty good, but as the weeks passed, it was obvious things were going to be harder. At least where Snape was concerned. His hatred for Harry seemed to grow more and more with each summer. It was the first week in October, and he had already threatened Harry with suspension six times, and expulsion three.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting at lunch after potions class one day after the latest incident.
"What on earth is his problem?" Hermione fumed as she threw her bags down and grabbed a sandwich. "All you did was knock over your ink bottle. And it was easy to clean as well."
"Hermione, this is Snape we're talking about. He'll find any reason what so ever to try and get Harry into trouble." Ron said.
Hermione just grumbled as she sat up and ate her sandwich. She looked up as Danniella was approaching them. "Look who's coming." she muttered.
Harry and Ron turned just as the new teacher reached them. Both gulped as she smiled.
"Hi." she said, "I've talked to most of the students but I haven't met you three yet. Do you mind if I sit with you?"
"Not at all." Harry and Ron said in unison as they made room for Danniella to sit.
"Well, I'm Danniella. Nice to meet you." she said with a smile once she was comfortably seated.
"I'm Hermione." Hermione said flatly.
"Don't mind her. She's in a foul mood." Ron said, causing Hermione to roll her eyes. "My name's Ron Weasley."
Danniella's eyes widened. "I thought you were a Weasley. Must be rather aggravating having Fred and George as brothers. I've seen first hand the trouble they can get into. Then again, I was with them on a few of their pranks." she said with a laugh.
"You know Fred and George?" Ron asked, surprise written all over his face.
Danniella laughed. "Of course I know those two. They were only in their second year when I graduated early. I played quidditch with them. I was the seeker."
"Yeah. We know." Hermione said.
"Harry's the seeker now. We came the year after you graduated." Ron said.
Danniella turned her gaze to Harry. "So you're Harry Potter." she said with a smile. "You've become a seeker, just like your father."
Harry nodded with a smile. "All thanks to you, in a way."
"I guess you're right." Danniella said with a laugh. "If I hadn't left early, I still would have been the seeker when you came. Are you looking forward to this years games?"
Harry nodded excitedly. "Yes! And I'm really glad that Wood is back. Even if he's only the coach. It wouldn't have been the same with out him."
Danniella smiled, and Ron and Harry saw something in her emerald eyes change.
"Yes...Oliver is a very great player. We made an awesome team. It's very good to see him again." she said.
As if on cue, they saw Wood walk into the great hall and make his way up to the teachers table. They saw his eyes flicker their way and he seemed to falter a moment, but he continued walking. A small smile was on his face as he waved. Harry and Ron smiled and waved back.
There was silence a moment as they watched him sit down.
Danniella looked over at Hermione, who sat scowling.
"Why are you in such a bad mood Hermione?" Danniella asked.
Hermione remained silent and just shrugged her shoulders as she stared at the table.
"Come on," Danniella said with a smile, "you can tell Dannie. Maybe I can help."
Hermione just snorted before grabbing her things and leaving.
"Snape's being a...uh, well...let's just say he likes giving Harry a hard time and it's starting to bug her." Ron said.
Danniella let out a peel of laughter when Ron said that. "No way I can help there. He positively hates Gryffindors. I was probably the only one he could actually stand. Aside from quidditch, I loved potions and got perfect marks for that class. Snape's not as bad as you think. You just have to tolerate him and know what he likes."
Harry and Ron nodded when she said this.
"If it's bugging Hermione so much and not you Harry, she must have strong feelings for you." Danniella said after a moment.
When she said that, Harry spit out the pumpkin juice he was drinking. "What are you talking about?" he said when he recovered. "Hermione and I are just really good friends."
Danniella looked at him a moment with a raised eyebrow. "You sure? Trust me Harry, I know a crush when I see one." she said, her eyes flickering to the teachers table a moment, then back to the two boys and smiled. "Anyway, I've got things I gotta do. I'll see you two later." she said before grinning at Harry and saying, "You can count on me being at every quidditch practice." And in the blink of an eye, she walked down to rows of tables and left the great hall, her robe billowing behind her.
"Well, she's really nice." Ron said after a moment as he grabbed a sandwich. "Don't see what Hermione has against her."
Harry silently nodded as he thought about what Danniella had said. Could Hermione really...
"Nah." Harry muttered as he grabbed something to eat.
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Harry was overly excited when quidditch had started. When he got to the pitch for the first practice, he grinned when he saw the whole of the team gathered around a smiling Wood. Everyone talked at once, and you couldn't help but feel hyped.
"And here comes everyone's faaaaaaaaavorite seeker." Oliver called when he saw Harry approach.
The two clasped hands before pulling into a small hug and patted each other on the back.
"It's awesome that you're back. Quidditch just wouldn't be the same without you." Harry said.
Oliver nodded with a grin then turned his attention to the rest of the team. "Now that I'm a coach, I'm going to have to push you guys..."
"And girls." Alicia's voice ran out.
"And girls." Oliver corrected, "I'm going to have to push you a lot harder than when I was captain."
A small groan escaped some of the team (i.e.- Fred and George), but they all continued to listen.
Oliver grinned and was about to say something when he looked up and his eyes widened slightly in surprise.
Confused, the team turned to see Danniella standing just behind them.
"Oh, don't mind me." she said with a smile, "I just came to watch the practice. There's no way you could keep me away."
Oliver threw his head back and laughed, then smiled at her. "You're right. There never has been." he turned back to the team. "You lot may or may not know, Danniella was the seeker for the Gryffindor team before we found Mr. Potter. She herself was a wonderful player."
Danniella blushed as she tossed her blonde braid over her shoulder. "Though nowhere near as good as the great Oliver Wood."
This time it was Oliver's turn to blush, though all he could do was smile and shake his head.
As the two talked, Harry looked back and forth between them. He raised his eyebrow when Oliver blushed. That was something he had never seen the former quidditch captain do.
"Well, I came to watch the quidditch practice, but it seems I'm only being a distraction." Danniella said, bringing Oliver back to his senses. A moment later he told the team what they were to do and got them off.
Harry flew over to Fred and George who were acting like idiots trying to knock each other off their brooms.
"Guys," Harry said, causing the twins to stop. "that was strange. What would have caused Wood to blush like that?"
Fred and George looked at each other, then at Harry and burst out laughing.
"You mean you don't know?" Fred asked.
Harry raised a confused eyebrow at them. "Know what?" he asked.
George flew closer to Harry so no one could hear him. "Wood and Dannie used to be boyfriend and girlfriend. They officially started going out after they won their first quidditch game together. Wood was in his second year, Dannie was in her third."
Harry's eyes opened wide in surprise. "Are you serious?" he asked as he looked down to see Wood and Danniella talking. He could sense the discomfort between them.
"It's true." Fred said. "They were really close. Inseparable. They were so in love, everyone thought they would get married when they both graduated."
"What happened?" Harry asked.
The two twins shrugged their shoulders.
"We don't know the whole story." George replied. "Dannie was very advanced in her magic, which could only be expected seeing as she's Dumbledore's daughter. The ministry gave her a chance to take some test. After she passed it with flying colours, they told her that she was able to graduate with the seventh years that year."
"She was very happy." Fred said, "I mean, when you get a chance like this you can't help but take it, right? Anyway, poor Dannie suddenly realized what this meant. She'd have to leave Wood behind. She became very upset and distraught. You could tell that she was being torn apart. She almost completely stopped eating, she became very quiet, and you could tell that she cried herself to sleep every night. At breakfast her eyes would be all red and puffy, it was even affecting her quidditch. This had gone on for about a month, and Wood was becoming very worried."
"Terrified even." George cut in before ducking as the quaffle went over his head. "When Fred and I would sneak out of the dorm late at night, we'd hear then in the common room. Wood would be pleading with her, asking what was wrong, but all she'd say was that nothing was wrong. I guess she couldn't take it anymore. It was the last quidditch game of the year. We were going up against Slytherin. Before the game started Dannie pulled Wood aside and she told him what was going on. I forgot everything she said..."
"I remember." Fred piped up. "I was near them listening in. She told him that would be the last game she was going to be playing with him. When he asked why, she told him about the test, and how she was going to be graduating that year, that she wouldn't be coming back. Both she and Wood were on the verge of tears. That's when they broke it off. They'd play this last game together, a few days later she'd graduate, and then they went their separate ways. They never spoke nor saw each other again."
"And Wood was so upset when they broke up." George added, "It was really cruddy of her to tell him what was happening right before the game. It was all he could think about. That's why Slytherin beat us so bad. Wood wasn't able to concentrate on keeping. That's why he totally focused on quidditch his last few years here. So he wouldn't be able to think about Dannie." he finished.
"Do you think they still love each other?" Harry asked.
"We know they still love each other." Fred said. "Wood still has a picture of them together at the fourth and fifth year valentines ball. When you love someone as much as they loved each other, well, you never stop loving that person."
There was silence for a few moments before...
"Harry, Fred, George." Oliver's voice yelled to them, as if he knew what they were talking about. "Get practicing or you'll have double laps."
Without another word the three of them flew off to do their practice.
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[Well, there's chapter 6. I hope you all liked. Now you know some of Dannie's history at Hogwarts. Seems there was a little romance in the air. Just to let you all know, I'm planning on doing a sequel/prequel in Dannie's and Wood's POV's. It's going to explain all about Dannie's past and her years at Hogwarts and how she and Oliver met and how they felt about each other. It's going to be called `Danniella and Oliver's Story'. But don't expect that for a LOOOOOOOOOONG time. I don't plan on writing that one till after I finished the sequel to HP: SotM. Yes, there is going to be a sequel to Harry Potter and the Song of the Mermaid. It's going to have Harry and his friends in their final year at Hogwarts, with some unexpected surprises. But that one's not going to come around till This one is finished. Sorry peeps...^^. Well...thas all for now. Review the chapter telling me how you liked it.]