Author's notes: Well, here I am... Finally. Sorry it took so long for me to
update but I got caught up in school then work then school then... the 5th
Harry Potter book!!!! YAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAY!!!!!! I about died when I
finished it! I thought "No, I finished it! Now I have to wait two more
years (or maybe more) for the next one!!!!!!"
Anyway, I've already got the next chapter handwritten out so when I find the time to type it up, I will. *laughs loudly* Like that will happen in the near future! No, seriously..I am trying my hardest, I promise. *sigh* Oh well. But it is going to happen! I promise!!!
I no own Harry Potter but I do own the Woodsons!!! Yay!!! All mine!! Jake is all mine!!! *clears throat* Riiiiiight. read on!!!
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(Cool, ne? Little anime thingy I decided to add)
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Now, like every woman who grew up in a middle class family, Jenny thought that almost any living creature that was small and wasn't aggressive was cute. Almost is the keyword. Cockroaches were definitely out and there are always those little insects that just creep people out.
But when she walked into the kitchen she didn't expect to see... well, the things that were in there. Her first thought was, "Awww, how cute!" But that abruptly left her mind when she got a good look at them. They weren't cute but they weren't really ugly. They were kind of in between. And they were running up to her and Jake with their wide eyes and big ears.
"What can Dobby do for the new Muggle professors?"
Jenny then felt the urge to pick this one up (was that a tea cozy on his head?) and hug him. He reminded her of (believe it or not) of a little kid that she student taught last year. The kid wasn't the normally cute 8 year- old you see. He was in between, just like these creatures and he had the biggest heart imaginable. His wide, innocent eyes always seemed to sparkle with excitement and hope.
"What do you want, Jenny?"
She blinked and looked at her husband, embarrassed that he caught her not paying attention.
He winked. "They'll get you whatever you want."
"Um," Jenny looked back at the creatures gathered around her, their eyes seeming even wider than before and filled with eagerness. "Just a cup of tea," she said softly.
Jake sighed and took her hand. "Jenny, I know you're hungrier than that. They live to serve. What do you want to eat?"
Jenny licked her dry lips and took a deep breath. "I guess I could eat a ham and cheese sandwich."
Suddenly, the creatures started moving, running in all directions to fulfill their wishes.
"Jake, what are they?"
"House elves." He put his arm around her. "They work here at the school like a maid or butler would at a house."
"And they get paid?"
"I don't think so. From what Paula told me, it seems they don't want to get paid."
"Oh."
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Harry looked at Ron. Ron looked at Hermione and Hermione looked at Harry.
"They went in the secret way to the kitchen," Ron whispered. "Now what?"
Silence.
"I guess we go back," Harry stated.
Hermione turned to look at the picture of fruit and started thinking. If they went in now two professors would catch them up and about after the curfew. But the professors were out and in the kitchen. But would it matter if they saw them? The professors seemed very nice and easy going.
"I say we go in anyway."
Ron and Harry turned to stare at her in shock. "What?" they both said at once.
Hermione looked back at the painting then turned to the boys. "I mean, I am kind of hungry and they just went through the secret passage to get to the kitchen. Besides, they probably won't care."
"I can wait on the food, 'Mione," Harry said.
"Me, too," Ron said but then clutched his stomach as it let out a huge grumble.
Hermione smirked. "Come on you two."
Harry just stared at her. "Are you actually begging us to do something against the rules?"
"Um, maybe." Hermione blushed, thankful for the darkness around them.
"Well, I say we take advantage of it, mate," Ron exclaimed. "Come on."
He started forward and the two friends followed, one eager to meet the professors and the other still in shock.
"B-but,"
"Shush, Harry," Hermione said. "It's two against one."
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"We has heard so much about you," Dobby said as Jenny and Jake sat in the chairs offered to them.
"Really?" Jake asked, one eyebrow raised. "And what have you heard?"
"Just that you is nice and laugh a lot." Dobby answered.
Jenny felt herself blush. "That was nice," she whispered.
"And it is true!!" Dobby exclaimed.
"Well, thank you, er....what is your name?" Jake asked.
"Dobby, sir."
Jake grinned. "Thank you, Dobby."
"You are welcome, sir."
Jenny smiled and took a bite of her sandwich. Right as she started chewing she was amazed at how well it tasted.
"Wow," she said after she swallowed. "This is wonderful! I haven't had one that tasted this good since my mom died!!"
Little whispers went up among the house elves and Dobby nodded. "Thank you, ma'am. You is very nice to say that."
Jake and Jenny just smiled at the tiny creatures. And as Jake was about to say something Dobby suddenly let out an excited little gasp.
"It is Harry Potter and his friends!!"
Jenny quickly stood up, cup of tea and sandwich in her hands, and turned around, heart thumping wildly against her rib cage. Someone saw her and Jake in the hallway and they were about to get in trouble.
But a teacher wasn't standing there. Instead, the two young boys and the bushy brown-haired girl she noticed at dinner were there, looking right back at her.
"Uh," she started.
"Good evening, Professors," the girl said, nodding to both of them.
"Good evening," Jake and Jenny said in unison.
Jake finally got control of his shock and said something. But not what any of the people or creatures in the kitchen expected him to say. "To whom do we owe this pleasure?"
That's when Jenny felt herself relax. Jake always had a way of doing that.
The first of the students to recover from the surprise of a professor actually being really polite to them was the girl, who quickly took control. "I am Hermione Granger, this," she pointed to the red head, "Is Ron Weasley and this is Harry Potter."
Jenny smiled. "It is nice to meet all of you. You probably know the two of us." At their nods she sat back down and took a sip of her tea. "Well then, grab something to eat and let's learn about each other."
To be continued.........
Anyway, I've already got the next chapter handwritten out so when I find the time to type it up, I will. *laughs loudly* Like that will happen in the near future! No, seriously..I am trying my hardest, I promise. *sigh* Oh well. But it is going to happen! I promise!!!
I no own Harry Potter but I do own the Woodsons!!! Yay!!! All mine!! Jake is all mine!!! *clears throat* Riiiiiight. read on!!!
^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_~_^_~_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^
(Cool, ne? Little anime thingy I decided to add)
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Now, like every woman who grew up in a middle class family, Jenny thought that almost any living creature that was small and wasn't aggressive was cute. Almost is the keyword. Cockroaches were definitely out and there are always those little insects that just creep people out.
But when she walked into the kitchen she didn't expect to see... well, the things that were in there. Her first thought was, "Awww, how cute!" But that abruptly left her mind when she got a good look at them. They weren't cute but they weren't really ugly. They were kind of in between. And they were running up to her and Jake with their wide eyes and big ears.
"What can Dobby do for the new Muggle professors?"
Jenny then felt the urge to pick this one up (was that a tea cozy on his head?) and hug him. He reminded her of (believe it or not) of a little kid that she student taught last year. The kid wasn't the normally cute 8 year- old you see. He was in between, just like these creatures and he had the biggest heart imaginable. His wide, innocent eyes always seemed to sparkle with excitement and hope.
"What do you want, Jenny?"
She blinked and looked at her husband, embarrassed that he caught her not paying attention.
He winked. "They'll get you whatever you want."
"Um," Jenny looked back at the creatures gathered around her, their eyes seeming even wider than before and filled with eagerness. "Just a cup of tea," she said softly.
Jake sighed and took her hand. "Jenny, I know you're hungrier than that. They live to serve. What do you want to eat?"
Jenny licked her dry lips and took a deep breath. "I guess I could eat a ham and cheese sandwich."
Suddenly, the creatures started moving, running in all directions to fulfill their wishes.
"Jake, what are they?"
"House elves." He put his arm around her. "They work here at the school like a maid or butler would at a house."
"And they get paid?"
"I don't think so. From what Paula told me, it seems they don't want to get paid."
"Oh."
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Harry looked at Ron. Ron looked at Hermione and Hermione looked at Harry.
"They went in the secret way to the kitchen," Ron whispered. "Now what?"
Silence.
"I guess we go back," Harry stated.
Hermione turned to look at the picture of fruit and started thinking. If they went in now two professors would catch them up and about after the curfew. But the professors were out and in the kitchen. But would it matter if they saw them? The professors seemed very nice and easy going.
"I say we go in anyway."
Ron and Harry turned to stare at her in shock. "What?" they both said at once.
Hermione looked back at the painting then turned to the boys. "I mean, I am kind of hungry and they just went through the secret passage to get to the kitchen. Besides, they probably won't care."
"I can wait on the food, 'Mione," Harry said.
"Me, too," Ron said but then clutched his stomach as it let out a huge grumble.
Hermione smirked. "Come on you two."
Harry just stared at her. "Are you actually begging us to do something against the rules?"
"Um, maybe." Hermione blushed, thankful for the darkness around them.
"Well, I say we take advantage of it, mate," Ron exclaimed. "Come on."
He started forward and the two friends followed, one eager to meet the professors and the other still in shock.
"B-but,"
"Shush, Harry," Hermione said. "It's two against one."
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"We has heard so much about you," Dobby said as Jenny and Jake sat in the chairs offered to them.
"Really?" Jake asked, one eyebrow raised. "And what have you heard?"
"Just that you is nice and laugh a lot." Dobby answered.
Jenny felt herself blush. "That was nice," she whispered.
"And it is true!!" Dobby exclaimed.
"Well, thank you, er....what is your name?" Jake asked.
"Dobby, sir."
Jake grinned. "Thank you, Dobby."
"You are welcome, sir."
Jenny smiled and took a bite of her sandwich. Right as she started chewing she was amazed at how well it tasted.
"Wow," she said after she swallowed. "This is wonderful! I haven't had one that tasted this good since my mom died!!"
Little whispers went up among the house elves and Dobby nodded. "Thank you, ma'am. You is very nice to say that."
Jake and Jenny just smiled at the tiny creatures. And as Jake was about to say something Dobby suddenly let out an excited little gasp.
"It is Harry Potter and his friends!!"
Jenny quickly stood up, cup of tea and sandwich in her hands, and turned around, heart thumping wildly against her rib cage. Someone saw her and Jake in the hallway and they were about to get in trouble.
But a teacher wasn't standing there. Instead, the two young boys and the bushy brown-haired girl she noticed at dinner were there, looking right back at her.
"Uh," she started.
"Good evening, Professors," the girl said, nodding to both of them.
"Good evening," Jake and Jenny said in unison.
Jake finally got control of his shock and said something. But not what any of the people or creatures in the kitchen expected him to say. "To whom do we owe this pleasure?"
That's when Jenny felt herself relax. Jake always had a way of doing that.
The first of the students to recover from the surprise of a professor actually being really polite to them was the girl, who quickly took control. "I am Hermione Granger, this," she pointed to the red head, "Is Ron Weasley and this is Harry Potter."
Jenny smiled. "It is nice to meet all of you. You probably know the two of us." At their nods she sat back down and took a sip of her tea. "Well then, grab something to eat and let's learn about each other."
To be continued.........