Title: What Lies Within…
By: An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin
Rated: PG-13, just to be safe. For Language and Suggestive themes
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter that's J.K. Rowling's, Scholastic, and Warner Bros. All I own is Genevieve. Hope you enjoy my fanfic!
Plot: Only a magical jewel can stop Voldermort's reign. But when the jewel is broken and sent to the corners of the of the world, only a young girl with a scarred past can find them in time, and must come to except herself in the process.
Dedication: This is to everyone whose felt alone and discriminated. You are not alone and there are people who love you even if you don't know it. Also, a warm thank you to Emily Wallinger, my beta, who's just the best Beta any writer could obtain really she's awesome! (Gives her the Soul Crystal!) And my two reviewers! (Gives them other soul crystals)
Author's Note:
Tweetyiscool: Wow you reviewed at 12:00 a.m.? Kewl! I have two ultimate fans! Woo hoo! Ahem, uh thank you again for your review hehe.
Cookie6: Hahaha, yeah at first I thought it was sad but then I thought if there's romance there's a better change for my character to be a Mary Sue…but there might be a different pairing…you can be happy with that can't you? I hope so hahaha. Thank you for your review!
Chapter Six: One By One
Halloween was only a weekend away and Sabby had finally convinced Genevieve to compete in the contest along with Cho and Damien. The four students divided the work into four sections. Cho was going to sketch the designs, Damien was going to colour the complex lines with a dark, black marker, Genevieve and Sabby were going to colour in the white parts and shade.
One day inside the Library, Sabby was pouring over the Potions book, Damien was talking with another Ravenclaw, Cho was drawing the designs and Genevieve was playing with her dragon pendant in which she had placed the shard she had found in inside he mysterious book. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger came up to their table.
"Hey aren't you the new student?"
"Yeah, and hey! Aren't you Harry Potter? Boy-Who-Lived?"
"Um, yeah."
"Hmm, thought so. My name's Genevieve so, what are you chums doing hanging around us?"
"We want to say hi and--" Started Hermione then Ron interrupted her.
"Hermione's mad at you for beating her record."
"What?" asked Sabby?
"Well, I've noticed you're intellectual, really smart and I wanted to see if we could pair up some time. I'm not mad and you haven't beat any record I've just noticed you're really smart that's all you know we could ---"
"Share wisdom." Ron finished.
Genevieve laughed quietly.
"Are you guys serious? I'm not smart, I've seen you in class, Hermione; you're way smarter than me. I have to go and see someone about this book, no it's not about class, cheers!"
All of them said their good byes and Genevieve left three very baffled Gryffindors behind. Genevieve had to talk to Professor Dumbledore.
If my calculations are right, and I hope they're not, then that means…Her thoughts were disrupted when she bumped into someone.
"Oh sorry Professor Lupin I didn't see you there."
Professor Lupin was bending down to pick up some random sheets of
paper.
"Oh, it's not trouble at all. Where are you going at such a fast pace?"
"Oh, I'm just going to visit Professor Dumbledore. I'm going to ask him about this book I found in the library."
"Hmm, really? What's this book about?"
"Uh, it's about…" Think fast, she thought, he can't know the truth.
"Kneazles. Yeah, quite interesting. I have to tell Professor Dumbledore it's…urgent."
"All right. If you don't mind would you like to have dinner with Sirius and me? We haven't talked in a while."
"Sure, I'd love that!"
"Perfect. See you later then, Ms. Coronet."
As he started to walk away, a strange thought came to Genevieve's mind. If anyone saw this they would think it were a date, she shuddered. Now that would be frightening.
She practically ran to Dumbledore's room.
"Mars Bars."
Up the twisting stairs and she arrived at the grand oak doors. She knocked twice and awaited her answer.
"Come in, Genevieve."
"How did you know it was me, sir?" She asked as she opened the door.
"That's my little secret. Lemon drop?"
He offered her one and she politely accepted. She always enjoyed Dumbledore's presence, since he always had some sort of sweet or a way to make her smile.
"What do I owe this quaint visit?"
"Well, I sort of found this book in the library a few days ago and it was about the Soul Crystal. It sort of explained what it is and stuff like that. Um, another thing a shard, of the Crystal fell out of the book."
She took the shard out of her necklace.
"Um, what does this all mean, sir?"
Dumbledore, gravely, stood up and stood by his window.
"Do you remember when we first met?"
She nodded.
"Your caretaker, Adeline Coronet, was the keeper of the Soul Crystal, a powerful jewel that gives their owner long lives and immense power but at a great cost. Adeline was the guardian of the jewel. Her family has always protected it since it was first created. But on that day, when we met, Death Eaters found her and were about to steal the jewel.
In the heat of the battle, the Crystal shattered and went to the Four Corners of the Earth. The Dark Lord, Lord Voldermort, is now after the shards. Only a few selected people can see the shards. Those people are: Lord Voldermort, Harry Potter, you and me.
The people who can see the shards are able to control the jewel once they are back into their original form. It was time for the jewel to be destroyed. Adeline knew and that is why she decided to hold the jewel in her soul and pass it into the Great Beyond. But complications arose and now it is back into the Mortal Realm.
What I am about to say may or may not shock you but…Lord Voldermort is after you and Harry since you two can see the shards but you are the only one who can actually touch the shards without being sucked in. Harry can see them, yes, but he can't touch them or protect them. Only you. That is why Adeline took you in.
She was going to train you on the history of the Crystal but…well let us not dwell on the past. All you have to do is stay at Hogwarts and stay clear out of danger."
Genevieve was indeed shocked.
She was a guardian of the Soul Crystal, she thought, but I'm not that important. Voldermort wants me? Am I so important that the Dark Lord wants to kidnap me?
She glanced at Dumbledore and noticed his usual twinkling eyes were filled with weariness and grief.
"Do not fret. You are safe within the walls of Hogwarts. Now, I would suggest you go and find Sabetha and work on the contest. It would be a great joy to see your House win the House Cup, dare I say any more?"
Genevieve nodded,
"Thank you, sir. For…explaining this situation ja ne."
She got up and walked out. She went to the Common Room and found Sabby playing chess with a first year.
"Am I actually this bad? Dang, you're so winning! Hey, Genevieve you left me alone with those Gryffindors! That was mean."
"Why, you didn't like them?"
"Nah, it's just that I had to make small talk and I really don't know them to jump to their level of Quidditch blabber and grades. What did you do?"
"Oh, I talked with Professor Dumbledore about a book. Not something you'd like to hear.
"Oh yeah, what was the conversation about?"
"Kneazles."
"Hmm, cat thingies all right. Never mind. It's your turn with the Potions book. I was working on that five-foot essay for Snape and that book had a lot of the answers in it. With that book, I'll pass Potions with flying colours!"
Genevieve laughed and went up to her room to study.
Soon, dinner came and Genevieve said good-bye to Sabby and made her way to Professor Lupin's private chambers. She knocked and looked up at the smiling face of…
"Sirius! Hey, how are you?"
She hugged him and felt his strong arms wrap themselves around her.
"Hey, Genevieve. I've been great. What about you? Do you have any friends? Girl friends? Boy friends? Dog friends?"
She laughed,
"No girl friends. I do have a friend though her name is Sabetha Anderson she's just great. No boy friends. And of course there's Snuffles. I've been pretty good."
Suddenly, Remus appeared from behind a door.
"Hello Genevieve. Sirius let her in. Where are your manners?"
"Yes, mother." Retorted Sirius.
Genevieve went to the dinning area and sat down. Many pleasant memories rushed at her. When she first came here, when she was so scared and alone.
"Where've you been all this time, Sirius?"
"Oh, here, there, everywhere."
"Up, down, all around?"
He nodded.
"Didn't know you were related to Winnie the Pooh."
Sirius chuckled and sat down in front of her. Remus came in with a hot plate of food,
"All right everyone dig in."
Remus sat on Sirius's other side and started to serve himself. Genevieve wasn't really hungry so she didn't eat much. She took a small portion of spaghetti and meatballs and looked up to see Remus smiling.
"What?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I've noticed you still eat very little."
"I don't like to eat a lot. Makes me kind of sick."
"Well, more for me."
Said Sirius as he grabbed a bunch of food and spattered it on his plate. Genevieve laughed as Remus hit Sirius on the head.
"Pig."
Once they were finished, Remus and Sirius asked Genevieve how her other classes were. How the students were treating her and if she was enjoying her school year so far and if she was excited with the Halloween ball so close.
"Oh, classes are great. I really like Care of Magical Creatures with all those strange animals it's so fascinating to learn about. The other kids are all right. I mean, it's not like all of them are Slytherin wanna-bees."
Sirius laughed.
"I love school, it's so much fun. Yeah, I'm really excited. I wish Halloween would get here faster."
"Patience. So are you going with a date?" asked Remus.
"No, me and Sabby are going together we agreed we're only going to have some drinks and laughs."
"Hmm, great to hear. You in the contest?"
"Yeah, me and Sabby are doing the colouring and shading while as Cho Chang is designing the theme and Damien MacLellan is darkening the lines. I hope we win."
"Yeah, more power to you." Said Sirius.
"Oh, look, it's almost past curfew. Would you like us to escort you to the Common Room?"
"No, it's ok, I can probably make it there and if someone asks I'll tell them the truth. I was with the two coolest guys at Hogwarts."
Both Remus and Sirius beamed and said their good byes.
As she walked to the Common Room she suddenly couldn't stop thinking about the shards, Voldermort, Adeline Remus, Sirius and Harry.
So many people were in danger just because of a stupid jewel. And one person has all ready lost her life…no, she thought, no one else is going to die.
She reached the entrance and looked at the tapestry. She looked at the words on the cloth and then out of the blue it hit her. She knew where another shard was. She quickly said the password and ran to her room.
In the process, she knocked Sabby over.
"Hey, where's the fire? Genevieve?"
Sabby followed Genevieve into the girls' bedrooms when she saw Genevieve was leaning out of the window.
"Genevieve it's not worth it!"
"What?"
Genevieve had her hand clasped together and jumped back in the room.
"You weren't going to jump?"
"No, I was going to get something why?"
"Oh, good. Because then I would do all the colouring and shading and that's not the best way to leave a friend."
"Baka*."
Sabby left to get the Potions book while Genevieve laughed and went to her trunk. She took out her jewellery box. She then took off her locket and placed the new shard in next to the first one. Both quivered and flickered and transformed into a bigger piece.
One by one, she thought, I'll have to collect the shards before old Tommy boy does.
Another Author's Note: * = Idiot in Japanese. Yes, I am aware that the whole world knows this word but there are some chums out there that don't believe you me! Anyways in the next chapter, Fire and Ice, we find out why some cats have nine lives. The Halloween ball finally comes and Malfoy gets a beating yay!
~An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin
