A/N: Ha! It's long! Booya! Don't forget to read Puck's children, another
story in my profile. But this one's by my brother and me. It's good.
Dumbledore*******
As the elevator went down, the lights flickered. It seemed to Jessica that they weren't just going down. They were going somewhere; up, down, sideways, whatever it took to get there.
Suddenly there was a draft of freezing cold air. The elevator doors had opened. Jessica, Courtney, and Kitty stepped out into what appeared to be...a dungeon.
*
Mr. Scots continued ahead with the other teachers, Ms. Manor and Mr. Luke. Following them, the girls barely had enough time to take in their surroundings. They were indeed in a dungeon. Everything was dark, cold and made of stone. Thick wooden doors led off into other rooms.
After a few staircases and about a billion different hallways, the group stopped in front of a stone gargoyle. "Pumpkin pie" muttered Ms. Manor. The gargoyle sprang to life and moved aside, revealing another staircase. They rode up the staircase, for the steps moved (like an escalator Jessica thought), up to a large oak door. One sharp knock and it opened.
The teachers went in first. When they had cleared away, the three girls stood in the doorway looking up at the smiling face of Albus Dumbledore.
Courtney gasped, while Kitty and Jessica just stared. "Come in," he said. "If I am not mistaken, I believe you three are Miss Smith, Miss James, and Miss Vissari?"
All three nodded and went into his office. Still awestruck, they blindly made their way to some chairs and sat down.
And at this moment our three leading ladies are thinking:
Jessica: 'Wow. This is awesome. I can't wait to tell Emily. But why are we here?'
Courtney: 'This is not what I imagined, but it's still cool! Wonder what they wanted us (then remembering that she originally hadn't been part of this): grumble: Jessica to do.'
Kitty: 'He said my last name right! Wow!'
And back to the action...
When they were all settled, Dumbledore conjured up a large poufy armchair and sat. "Good day, all of you. I hope everyone is well at the school?"
Ms. Manor answered him. "Yes, headmaster. It's going well. But how much longer do you believe we'll be staying there?"
Dumbledore's eyes twinkled. "Oh, not too much longer. I would hate to deprive the young students of their proper teachers for too long." He looked at the girls and winked.
Jessica laughed silently, but part of it was nerves. This was awesome, but she still wasn't exactly sure why she was here, or what she would be doing. Mr. Scots had been rather vague.
Then Mr. Scots spoke up. "Dumbledore, sir, this seemed like a opportunity to bring Miss Smith here, for you to meet. But the other two students, that was quite by accident."
But the old man continued to smile. "Thank you, Severus. But I assure you, Miss James and Miss Vissari are just as welcome here as Miss Smith." He then became slightly more serious. "Now, down to business."
Jessica's ears were at full attention. She was sure this was something big, something that would end up concerning her somehow.
"The headmaster of Avalon has information about some possible wizarding attacks in the States, some on Muggles. Right now, most of their men are working on a problem in the West. Something about 51? Anyways, he has requested that I send out a small team to investigate this problem."
There was silence for a moment. Ms. Manor then said, "Who are you considering sending, Albus?"
His eyes quickly scanned the group before him. "You."
"Me?" Ms. Manor said, slightly confused.
"Yes, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you." He pointed to Ms. Manor, Mr. Scots, Mr. Luke, Jessica, Courtney, and Kitty each in turn. The girls were surprised.
"Us?" Kitty and Courtney said in unison.
Dumbledore smiled. "Yes, all of you. You three know the lifestyle of Muggles better then anyone here. And who knows, maybe you'll develop some magical ability of your own." At this last part, Jessica noticed he seemed to be looking right at her. But the moment passed and he went on. "Now, you'll need supplies, and a couple cover stories. The other teachers can cover your classes and we'll get these three excused. Thankfully, we have Thanksgiving and the holidays to work with, so you will only miss about a week or so-"
"Headmaster," Mr. Scots interrupted him. "Where are we going to be?"
"Pardon?"
Jessica, who had been wondering the same thing, repeated it for him. "Where are we going to be working? What city?"
"A number of places, mainly DC." His eyes twinkled and he looked in Courtney and Kitty's direction. "And New York."
The girls squealed quietly. That'd be exciting, Jessica thought, but this is not going to be regular class field trip, I can tell.
"And now, your main cover story!"
(Drum roll please!)
Dumbledore pointed to Mr. Luke and Ms. Manor. "You two are married, and those two", he pointed to Courtney and Kitty, "are your daughters." Kitty and Courtney giggled, while their new parents looked uncertainly at eachother. But the headmaster continued, pointing to Mr. Scots. "You are a widower, and you" now pointing to Jessica, "are his daughter."
Jessica looked up at Dumbledore, her mouth open. But he continued to smile as the other girls laughed out loud. The "new couple" also appeared to be holding in laughs, more at Mr. Scots' expense than hers. When she looked over at him, he looked just as happy as she did about this arrangement.
This was going to be interesting...
A/N: In my opinion, if you read, you are obligated to review.
Dumbledore*******
As the elevator went down, the lights flickered. It seemed to Jessica that they weren't just going down. They were going somewhere; up, down, sideways, whatever it took to get there.
Suddenly there was a draft of freezing cold air. The elevator doors had opened. Jessica, Courtney, and Kitty stepped out into what appeared to be...a dungeon.
*
Mr. Scots continued ahead with the other teachers, Ms. Manor and Mr. Luke. Following them, the girls barely had enough time to take in their surroundings. They were indeed in a dungeon. Everything was dark, cold and made of stone. Thick wooden doors led off into other rooms.
After a few staircases and about a billion different hallways, the group stopped in front of a stone gargoyle. "Pumpkin pie" muttered Ms. Manor. The gargoyle sprang to life and moved aside, revealing another staircase. They rode up the staircase, for the steps moved (like an escalator Jessica thought), up to a large oak door. One sharp knock and it opened.
The teachers went in first. When they had cleared away, the three girls stood in the doorway looking up at the smiling face of Albus Dumbledore.
Courtney gasped, while Kitty and Jessica just stared. "Come in," he said. "If I am not mistaken, I believe you three are Miss Smith, Miss James, and Miss Vissari?"
All three nodded and went into his office. Still awestruck, they blindly made their way to some chairs and sat down.
And at this moment our three leading ladies are thinking:
Jessica: 'Wow. This is awesome. I can't wait to tell Emily. But why are we here?'
Courtney: 'This is not what I imagined, but it's still cool! Wonder what they wanted us (then remembering that she originally hadn't been part of this): grumble: Jessica to do.'
Kitty: 'He said my last name right! Wow!'
And back to the action...
When they were all settled, Dumbledore conjured up a large poufy armchair and sat. "Good day, all of you. I hope everyone is well at the school?"
Ms. Manor answered him. "Yes, headmaster. It's going well. But how much longer do you believe we'll be staying there?"
Dumbledore's eyes twinkled. "Oh, not too much longer. I would hate to deprive the young students of their proper teachers for too long." He looked at the girls and winked.
Jessica laughed silently, but part of it was nerves. This was awesome, but she still wasn't exactly sure why she was here, or what she would be doing. Mr. Scots had been rather vague.
Then Mr. Scots spoke up. "Dumbledore, sir, this seemed like a opportunity to bring Miss Smith here, for you to meet. But the other two students, that was quite by accident."
But the old man continued to smile. "Thank you, Severus. But I assure you, Miss James and Miss Vissari are just as welcome here as Miss Smith." He then became slightly more serious. "Now, down to business."
Jessica's ears were at full attention. She was sure this was something big, something that would end up concerning her somehow.
"The headmaster of Avalon has information about some possible wizarding attacks in the States, some on Muggles. Right now, most of their men are working on a problem in the West. Something about 51? Anyways, he has requested that I send out a small team to investigate this problem."
There was silence for a moment. Ms. Manor then said, "Who are you considering sending, Albus?"
His eyes quickly scanned the group before him. "You."
"Me?" Ms. Manor said, slightly confused.
"Yes, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you." He pointed to Ms. Manor, Mr. Scots, Mr. Luke, Jessica, Courtney, and Kitty each in turn. The girls were surprised.
"Us?" Kitty and Courtney said in unison.
Dumbledore smiled. "Yes, all of you. You three know the lifestyle of Muggles better then anyone here. And who knows, maybe you'll develop some magical ability of your own." At this last part, Jessica noticed he seemed to be looking right at her. But the moment passed and he went on. "Now, you'll need supplies, and a couple cover stories. The other teachers can cover your classes and we'll get these three excused. Thankfully, we have Thanksgiving and the holidays to work with, so you will only miss about a week or so-"
"Headmaster," Mr. Scots interrupted him. "Where are we going to be?"
"Pardon?"
Jessica, who had been wondering the same thing, repeated it for him. "Where are we going to be working? What city?"
"A number of places, mainly DC." His eyes twinkled and he looked in Courtney and Kitty's direction. "And New York."
The girls squealed quietly. That'd be exciting, Jessica thought, but this is not going to be regular class field trip, I can tell.
"And now, your main cover story!"
(Drum roll please!)
Dumbledore pointed to Mr. Luke and Ms. Manor. "You two are married, and those two", he pointed to Courtney and Kitty, "are your daughters." Kitty and Courtney giggled, while their new parents looked uncertainly at eachother. But the headmaster continued, pointing to Mr. Scots. "You are a widower, and you" now pointing to Jessica, "are his daughter."
Jessica looked up at Dumbledore, her mouth open. But he continued to smile as the other girls laughed out loud. The "new couple" also appeared to be holding in laughs, more at Mr. Scots' expense than hers. When she looked over at him, he looked just as happy as she did about this arrangement.
This was going to be interesting...
A/N: In my opinion, if you read, you are obligated to review.