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! And my two main reviewers Tweetyiscool and Cookie6 (Gives them…air hehe!)
Author's Note: Nothing much to say except…YADA! And I can't do Hagrid's
accent if you paid me in sodies so yeah just pretend!
Frini: Yeah, here's your crystals pfft hehe thanks for your review! Yeah they're friendships going to get even stronger for the finale, which is very, very close! **Hint, hint**
Cookie6: Thank you! **Throws confetti at you** hahaha!
Eloquent-Fighter: Yes! I have the imagination! Thanks and I hope you get around to reading the other chapters!
Chapter Thirteen: Fallen Embers
Genevieve was shocked to see she was invited to the Andersons' funeral. She didn't even think of going since she thought family members were only invited, but Sabetha said it didn't matter.
"As long as people go and mourn along with us. As long as somebody cares." She said with tears in her eyes.
A week before Genevieve's birthday, Sabetha, Genevieve, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the school, who could go, went to visit the Andersons' graves. Throughout the sermon Sabetha cried and kept avoiding the graves. The whole sermon lasted about an hour but to Genevieve it seemed to be years.
Genevieve was so terrified of death. With her experience of pain and her terrible loneliness it was enough for her to gag. Once it ended Genevieve walked away from the crowd mourning for the death of the unfortunate family.
As she walked she noticed Harry kneeling between two marked graves. On two majestic headstones read,
Here lays James William Potter 1960-1981 loving father, caring husband, master prankster he will live forever in our hearts.
Here lays Lillian Marie Potter 1959-1981 devoted mother, compassionate wife, Proficient Charmer her lovely spirit will never fade.
She noticed Harry's shoulders shuddered as he sobbed in his hands. Genevieve slowed placed her hand on his shoulder. He spun quickly looking at her with tear stricken emerald eyes. She hugged him awkwardly and tapped his back he hugged her back and wept into her shirt.
"You all right?" she asked after a few minutes of holding Harry.
"Yeah, I'm sorry for crying."
"You shouldn't apologize its normal for someone to cry over their loved ones even if they passed away."
"What about your parents are they here?"
Genevieve stiffened. All her knew about her parents was that they died after taking too much tortured she didn't even know if the men buried her parents.
"No…they're far away. Maybe I should go. Remember at lunch go to the meeting ok? Again I am so sorry for you loss."
"Thank you and I am sorry for yours."
Harry wiped the tears from his eyes and continued looking at his parents' grave. Genevieve fought back tears at the sounds of his sobs as she walked away. Where are you mom? Dad? Where did they toss you away? She thought. She walked to a nearby tree and sat under it grabbing some leaves and tearing them angrily.
"What's on your mind, Genevieve?" asked Remus as he sat next to her.
"I wonder where my parents are. I never knew if they were simply burned and thrown in the trash or if they were even placed in any burial. Even though I barely remember them I miss them. They way my mother always told me things would get better and bring false hope and how my dad fought to at least protect me the best he could. Its not fair."
Remus nodded and looked at the sky he seemed to be lost in thought.
"I had a similar problem except I questioned myself on why I was bitten. It didn't seem fair and it still doesn't I wonder to this day why am I cursed with this? To go through horrible, indescribable pain month after month why people run from me just for what I am instead of what I act like to not know what love is since you've been shunned all your life for something you never had control over."
Genevieve patted his hand and leaned more against the tree.
"Guess we're both just wretched, dreary dots in this cruel, sadist world."
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Genevieve was sitting outside studying for her Boadicea test. She didn't even know they had tests in that class! She kept absentmindedly sweeping the leaves out of her way. She sat under a mammoth sized oak tree with its magnificent leaves falling gracefully once in a while onto the green, stiff ground. She kept reciting in her head the ten ways to release stress when a gigantic, black dog attacked her with licks.
"Hey get off me Snuffles! No you bad dog give me my book back! Hey!"
Genevieve chased Snuffles toward Hagrid's hut to get her book back she noticed he went inside the hut and disappeared from site. Genevieve cautiously went inside and looked around. She noticed two things one Hagrid and Fang weren't there and two that Snuffles was on the bed with her Boadicea book.
"Haha nice doggie now gives me my book back! Now!" She screamed.
Suddenly Snuffles transformed into…
"Sirius! You're Snuffles?" she cried in disbelief.
"Yes ma'am. And by the way, that's no way to speak to a dog especially an Animagus dog like myself."
He threw Genevieve her Boadicea book and laid spread eagle on top of Hagrid's bed.
"Stop getting Hagrid's bed dirty and let's go outside. The weather's fine enough to sit and be lazy."
"I don't need the weather to be lazy I am lethargic twenty four seven."
With that said he flopped back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. Genevieve knew he wasn't going to get up without a fight so she drew out her want and uttered a tickling charm.
Sirius suddenly burst out laughing and fell to the floor with tears in his eyes.
"Hey…no fair…don't…have…wand!" he said in between laughs.
Genevieve took the charm off and then was trampled by Sirius as he hugged her and talked her to the floor. He petrified her body and uttered the same tickling charm. Genevieve was laughing so hard she was afraid of urinating her knickers.
"SIRIUS! STOP!" she screamed.
He laughed malevolently and took the tickling charm off but not the petrifying one. He sat in a chair and drew himself a cup of tea.
"So…how's the weather down there?" he asked.
"Haha very funny get me up."
"No…this is pay back for the tickling."
"Hey you did it to me."
"Well…I'm older so whatever I say goes so you're staying there and I'm going to bed hope those nasty buggers don't disturb you."
"What 'nasty buggers'?"
"Those."
He un-petrified Genevieve's head and she turned around to see giant red ants the size of house cats.
"Oh no you don't Sirius get me up. Sirius? SIRIUS!" she screamed herself hoarse until Hagrid came.
"What's the meaning of this, Sirius? Bounding her to the floor?"
"She deserves it she tickled me. Me? For pity's sake no one does that."
"Except your heterosexual life partner, Remus!" said Genevieve.
Sirius took the charm off and punched Genevieve lightly on her shoulder.
"He doesn't even get that treat yeah well I guess I'll be leaving if any of you need me I'll be with my true love…FOOD!" He transformed into Snuffles and ran out the door.
"That was disturbing so Hagrid what is going on with you?" asked Genevieve as she picked up her book.
"Well I was wondering if anyone wanted to help me catch some rare animals for our next lesson. You wouldn't mind volunteering?"
"Are the animals big?"
"Not exactly…"
"Okay I'll do it!"
"Good! Come back at around 8:00 and we'll go over the plan fine by you?"
"No problem."
She waved good-bye and walked back to her tree and continued to memorize her ten facts with great difficulty since she kept thinking back at her new job with Hagrid.
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At exactly eight o'clock sharp Genevieve walked to Hagrid's hut. She kept cracking her knuckles in nervousness. She kept wondering what kind of animals she had to catch. Even though Hagrid said they were small she didn't doubt they would be dangerous.
Oh Hagrid, she thought, you're so infatuated with strange creatures…when will you learn?
She knocked three times and waited. Hagrid opened the door wearing a fur coat and hunting boots.
"All right let's go." He said as he got out his bow and arrows.
"Why do we need those?" Genevieve asked as she pointed to the arrows.
"Safety rules."
"Oh what exactly are we catching?"
"You'll see don't want to ruin the surprise."
Genevieve walked behind Hagrid and cautiously looked around. She never liked the Forrest she always felt horrible, spiteful energy coming from the trees, the earth, and the very animals that lived in that malevolent cluster of trees. She stayed very close to Hagrid as they made their way deeper, and deeper into the forest.
"Are you sure its wise to go in this far? What if we…find something?" she asked with a trembling voice.
"There's nothing to worry about I'll scare anything away and I know this forest better than anyone except of course Dumbledore."
Genevieve nodded and continued walking. Soon they immerged into a small clearing where little furry fairies were buzzing about and chatting amongst themselves. Once seeing Hagrid they stopped what they were doing and flew near him bombarding him with questions.
"Now Hagrid where have you been? It's been ages since you've seen us!" said a female fairy.
"Aye Hagrid. Good to see you again, mate!" said a male.
"Yes, all right now. I need you all to tell me where the Si'ûn are. I need a few of them for my next lesson."
Suddenly the fairies erupted in shouts of protest and irritation.
"Hagrid you know perfectly well those creatures are not suitable for classes they're for studying in a classroom." Said an elderly fairy.
"I came here to get answers not lectures." Said Hagrid a tad annoyed.
"Fine, fine. Have it your way the last heard of them went north that way." She pointed behind her through some menacing looking trees.
"Thank you." He replied and walked in the direction the fairy said.
Genevieve arched her eyebrow in anxiety and looked back at the fairies some were shaking their heads in disapproval and some looked as nervous as she felt. Suddenly, Genevieve wasn't sure she wanted to catch these Si'ûn even if it meant for Hagrid.
She, out of the blue, caught sight of Hagrid and ran straight for him. That wasn't the smartest plan for you see a few seconds later a gigantic creature stepped in front of her it's jaws opened wide ready to strike.
It had long, sharp fangs, yellow and red glistening eyes, elongated nails, which looked like their purpose was to cut open their prey. And it's tail looked like a lion's slender with a patch of fur at the end. But this beast looked at best 10 feet long and 5 feet tall.
"Genevieve don't move." Said Hagrid.
She kept shaking and averting her eyes away from the Si'ûn's she remembered now what they looked like and how they acted from Defence Against the Dark Arts class. She started to sweat and shake even more. The animal, suddenly, pounced on her and bit her on her left arm. She screamed and was surprised to see Hagrid shoot it with his arrows. The Si'ûn let Genevieve go and ran after Hagrid Genevieve didn't know how he did it but Hagrid finally killed it.
"Come on we have to go to the Hospital Wing to see your wound." Said Hagrid his voice shaking.
As soon as they got into the castle Hagrid heard the distinct howling of the Si'ûn.
"They're getting too close. You'll have to find someone to help you and tell some of the teachers to get here quick!"
He suddenly ran back into the forest.
Genevieve leaned against the walls and made her way to the Great Hall where everyone was having dinner. Her pain kept diminishing until she felt a tingling sensation in her arm she looked at it and noticed it was healing quickly. She opened the doors to the Great Hall and felt her world spinning.
She ran and landed in front of Professor Dumbledore. She lifted her hand as if to grab his hand when she shuddered and uttered a small scream. Genevieve looked at herself and saw her scars returning. No! The bite must have reversed the potion, she thought.
"No!" she screamed.
Everyone looked at her with mixed emotions. She had tears in her eyes she felt herself changing. She felt her feet burning uncomfortably in her shoes, her face felt as if it had tightened, and her arms itched. Then she felt nothing but the horrible, sick feeling of everyone's eyes. She looked at her arms and they were ugly, blue and black. The horrible colour of a burned piece of wood she heard someone say,
"Oh look at her! She's absolutely hideous!"
At this she ran. Genevieve didn't know how she did it with her deformed feet but she did it. She heard the familiar barking of a dog and the pitter-patter of feet trotting in mud. She stopped near the edge of the Forbidden Forest and looked behind her. Snuffles came up to her and licked her hand. She collapsed and hugged him fiercely.
Everyone's going to look at me and make fun of me, she thought, not even Sabetha will like me now. I might, as well leave there's no room for me here.
She patted Snuffles head and took a hold of her pendant and started walking toward the forest.
She heard Snuffles barking,
"Sirius there's no reason for me to go back. They'll hate me, make fun of me, no one understands I have to go. Nothing is going to change my mind!"
Genevieve unexpectedly ran into the forest. She kept running until the stitch in her chest was unbearable. She looked around. She saw she was in a clearing, tall, meaning looking trees surrounded her. She felt cold, scared and lonely. Genevieve also sensed something else.
A shard is coming at me quickly, she thought, I have to hide. She was about to hide when three hooded men came out of the trees.
"Hello my little shard collector. Did you enjoy my Si'ûn I made them especially for you." Said a Death Eater optimistically.
"So it was you! Where's Hagrid?" she screamed.
"No need to worry about that great oaf now come here the Dark Lords needs a word with you!" He suddenly took out his want and aimed it at her.
Genevieve screamed and tried to run away but then the man spoke a few ill choice Latin words and Genevieve fell into a painful, murky darkness.
Meanwhile, back at Hogwarts the teachers sent the children to the Common Rooms and began searching the grounds for Genevieve.
"Sirius, did you see where Genevieve went?" said Remus worriedly.
"Yeah she went into the forest. She was really upset."
The rest of the teachers came and were about to enter when they heard a scream.
"It's Genevieve." Said Sirius.
He suddenly bolted into the forest with the teachers behind him. Once they reached the source of the scream they saw three hooded men. One was carrying a child.
"Death Eaters." Whispered Severus.
The teachers began shooting spells at each other and in the end the Death Eaters Disapparated.
"No, Genevieve!" screamed Sirius.
Remus held Sirius from causing harm to himself.
"Don't you worry we'll find her."
"I want to help. I need to help in some way. If only we were more cautious, if we looked over her more this would have never happened." Said Sirius manically.
"Sirius, do not fret. We will all try and find her. Let us go. We have the students to inform of the recent news." Said Dumbledore.
"Is it wise to tell the children that Genevieve was kidnapped?" asked McGonagall.
"No, that would not be wise. I was talking about Genevieve's demons."
"Her what?" asked Flitwick.
"Her scars. And also her power to see the shards of the Soul Crystal we have to find her and the shards before Voldermort or else the world will be in grave peril."
Author's Note: Again, nine freaking pages that's a whole lot of writing! I wonder if this is a cliffy? **Shrugs** my updates won't be as frequent as before but I will still update hahaha! **Cough, cough** in our next chapter, Marble Halls, another ROAD TRIP, MORE ACTION, and we find out who were Genevieve's parents! Read and Review please!
~An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin
