Author's note: *yawn* we're actually at my house for once. Scary... Listening
to Slipknot, who by the way, kick ass! I know my tastes in music are all
over the place. It's not my fault; it's my open minds fault. This chapter
is dedicated to all our fans!!! *applauds you for having the patience for
each chapter* Read on dear reader, read on...
P.S. Hamilton is in Ontario, Canada.
P.P.S. We are no longer pickles!! This chapter is very long!!!!!! (7 pages!!)
Carleen: 7 pages rule! But I only wrote the beginning *whimper* *****
"Flight 472, Hamilton to London, is now landing," the calm voice of a lady rang throughout the London City Airport.
Outside a plane was landing in the pouring rain. The sky was charcoal, with little sign of clearing. A few minutes later, a young girl of about 16 came through the sliding doors that entered the airport. She had a black raincoat on that was completely drenched in rain. She removed her hood to reveal shoulder length chestnut hair. Kaida Takahashi made her way to the tall grey haired lady that stood by the door.
"Kaida, my dear," she said warmly, "we have a taxi waiting outside. You have a lot to catch up on, my dear. We're sorry we didn't send you the letter earlier. I must have missed you while I was sending owls to the other students."
"That's okay," Kaida said following the woman to the door. "I had subway!"
"A subway? You ate a whole train?"
Kaida shook her head. "No! Of course not! It's an expression we have in Canada... What did you say your name was again?"
"Oh dear, I'm sorry. I am Professor McGonagall. Do you have all your supplies yet?"
Kaida nodded and followed McGonagall out the door.
******
"YOU'RE WHAT?!?!?"
"It's not like you didn't see it coming! Draco, what will we do?" Hermione fought back tears as she confided to her boyfriend.
Draco's face had turned whiter than it usually was; which was pretty scary. "We?" he snapped. "I didn't do anything! It's your fault!"
"You're right you didn't do anything! You didn't keep it in your pants!"
"I'll be going now," Ginny said, getting up from her seat beside Hermione.
"No you won't!" Hermione grabbed her arm and shoved her back down.
"Or not..."
Draco paced back and forth in the dorm. His arms were folded in front and his brow was furrowed. "
"So what's going to happen?" Draco asked, sounding completely exhausted.
"I don't know," Hermione whispered. Her eyes were puffy and red, making her look old and tired.
Draco opened his mouth to say stuff a couple of times before he actually did. "I need to think," he finally said flatly and left a sobbing Hermione with Ginny, who didn't know why she was getting caught up in this.
"You're her best friend! Duh!" She told herself. And she was Hermione's best friend, and she needed to be there for her, no matter what she had said and done in the past. And with that thought, she hugged Hermione tightly and prayed that everything would be alright.
Hermione prayed that Draco would still love her. But then again, it was Draco and the next morning he was already doing the pug-faced Pansy Parkinson.
******
"Kill me please," Hermione said as she dropped down beside Ginny that same morning Draco was off with Pansy.
Hermione poked at her waffles with a fork.
"You've got to eat!" Ginny insisted, but Hermione just shook her head.
"Oh Jesus, Hermione!" Ginny thought. But then again, she didn't want to eat either. All that was on her mind was Harry.
She gazed across the Great Hall. Tons of people, happy and unfazed by life's problems occupied the cheery space. And here she was, her best friend pregnant, her boyfriend (ex-boyfriend, that is) an asshole, her brother a depressing lump of nothing and her stuck in the middle. Suddenly Ginny caught Harry's eyes. And once again, like at the beginning of the year, they gazed into each others eyes longingly, but in vain. After what they had said to each other... Nothing would ever, ever be the same.
Suddenly, the strong yet sensitive voice of Albus Dumbledore rang throughout the hall. "Attention students, attention. Today, I have a most pleasant surprise!"
Murmurs of excitement came from all the tables in the grand hall.
"Today, my dear friends, we have a new student! She hasn't had any previous wizarding experience, so please be kind and help her out." Dumbledore nodded to McGonagall who was standing off to the side with a very pretty Asian girl. The professor led her to where Dumbledore was standing.
"I would like you all to meet Kaida Takahashi! She will be in Slytherin!"
Some students applauding and some shouted a friendly "Hullo!"
"Now," Dumbledore said, with that familiar twinkle in his eyes, "Let us welcome her with the school song! Pick your favourite tune and off we go!" Sparkles and ribbons shot out of Dumbledore's wand. One ribbon remained and it shaped the words as they sang.
The whole school sang:
Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy, Warty Hogwarts!
Teach us something please!
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees!
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff!
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff!
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot.
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot!
(a/n that song.. was in the first book!! Which means I didn't write it)
Dumbledore laughed heartily as Crabbe and Goyle sang along to an Irish drinking song and danced on the Slytherin table with pints of Pumpkin juice. Harry was singing along in the tune of "Love Will Keep Us Together" (A/N How ironic!) until he really got a good look at Kaida. She was gorgeous and his stomach churned with affection. But, what was that look in her eye. That flicker, like a flame...
Harry snapped back to reality just as the students finished at different times. The last singing was Dumbledore, who, in memory of the former students Fred and George, sang to a slow mournful funeral march.
"And now," Dumbledore said, smiling as wide as humanly possible, "because I'm in such a good mood, no classes today!"
******
Fluffy white snowflakes, pure and young drifted down onto the Hogwarts Castle, creating a picture perfect scene. The gloomy months of autumn had faded into winter. Hermione was back to her normal self because it had all been a false alarm. She wasn't pregnant. She went back to hating Draco, but unlike before, she hated all the other men as well. So mostly she just hung with Ginny who, despite her heart breaking break-up, didn't hesitate to find another boyfriend. And it was Dean Thomas. Harry didn't hesitate to find another either. The only problem was, was that no one wanted him after hearing what he had said to Ginny. Not even Lavender Brown, the deranged psychotic Gryffindor, wanted him.
"Harry," she sighed to the desperate Potter boy one day while they were walking to Defense Against the Dark Arts class, "I said no. And I won't lie to you. I don't have a date to the dance, it just I don't want to go with you."
The roles had been switched completely. She no longer desperately wanted him, he wanted her. Or rather, he wanted someone to replace Ginny.
"But Lavender!" Harry grabbed her wrist to prevent her from walking away.
"Leave me alone, Harry!" She shook her head and entered the half full classroom.
Harry slumped against the stone wall beside the door. What had he done? Everyone just hated him now! Harry combed his fingers through his untamable jet black hair.
"You stupid, idiotic-"
"Ugly, womanizing, sexist, player?" Draco Malfoy, the slimy, yet sexy Slytherin sixth year finished for him.
Draco smirked at him then turned to Kaida and smiled sweetly. She was holding his hand and glaring at Harry as though he was the lowest life force on Earth. But Harry didn't care. He felt like he was.
After a quick glance into the classroom, Harry decided he better just skip Defense Against the Dark Arts that day. He needed time alone and time to come up with a damn good apology for Ginny.
******
"In your seats, in your seats!" Professor Severus Snape harshly instructed his students. "I am not in the greatest of moods and-" He shifted his gaze to an empty seat. "Where is Mr. Potter?"
Draco once again smirked and called out ever so innocently, "He was just outside the classroom professor! I think he might be skipping class!"
"Oh, you've done it now Potter!" Snape spat out his words with such intense hatred, that the class exchanged worried looks. With his final remark, Snape stormed out of the classroom. He was on a manhunt.
******
Harry entered the common room, expecting to find no one. Instead, he found the one person who he wanted to see so badly, yet didn't want to see at all.
"Ginny!" He gasped, staring at the redhead.
Instead of wearing her normal school attire, Ginny was dressed in a black tank top that said "People=Shit" and calve length camouflage capris with many pockets and chains.
"Hullo Potter," she said flatly, barely looking up from her nails which she was painting a dark red.
"Ginny, what are you wearing?"
She sighed and actually looked up. "What I usually would wear if we didn't have uniforms!"
"Ginny, I can't explain what came over me. I've been so stressed lately and- "
"What's been stressing you? Not enough action?"
"No Ginny, I-"
"You wanted to do me! You're just like the rest of them, Harry and you don't realize it!" Tears were forming in Ginny's eyes.
Harry sighed. "I'm a bastard, I know! But Ginny, if you'd only-"
Ginny got up from the red couch and walked towards Harry. "Only what?" she said quietly, her voice shaking. "Only listen? I've done enough listening, Harry! And enough is enough!" She grabbed his shirt bringing him towards her and kissed him suddenly. Then she pushed him away hard and collapsed on the couch in tears.
"Ginny, what the fuck happened to you?"
"He said he loved me! He said everything was okay! But damn, Harry, he was forceful! 'You'll do it if you love me!' he says. Harry, do you know what it's like to be forced into something that you didn't want to do? Do you know how it eats at your soul?"
Ginny stopped crying and talking almost suddenly. Someone was coming down the stairs.
"He's coming, oh God Harry, he's coming! Don't let him do it again!" Ginny curled into a ball on the couch as Dean appeared from the staircase.
"You fucking bastard!" Harry screamed at him.
"What the bloody-" Dean was knocked in the stomach by Harry
"What are you doing? Have you gone mad?" Once again Dean was punched by Harry. This time he hit him in the nose.
"You took advantage of her!" Harry screamed. His striking green eyes had taken on a rage that no one had ever seen from him.
Dean wiped the blood from his face. "Hah! I heard that she was easy! Thought I might have some fun!"
Harry called him a bastard again and shoved him against the wall. "If you ever touch her again, I swear I'll fucking kill-"
"MR.POTTER!" Snape yelled frantically from across the room.
Harry reluctantly dropped Dean, who was shaking in fear and anger.
"All of you, even you Ms. Weasley, follow me!" He glared at the three Gryffindors. "NOW!"
******
After Snape had left his class, the classroom erupted in conversation.
"So, what was your story again darling?" Draco asked Kaida as they took a breather from making out in the back of the classroom.
"Well, when McGonagall, like, wrote down those names and stuff, she forgot to send a letter to me, 'cause my name wasn't in alphabetical order, 'cause I live in Canada. Draco?"
"Mm hm?" he mumbled as he kissed down her neck.
"Haven't I told you this before?"
Draco stopped his kissing. "Well if you're going to question my doings-"
"Oh, I'm sorry! Don't worry about it. I guess I'm just grumpy and stuff." She pushed him away. "Can we finish this later? 'Cause it's in the middle of class and all..."
Draco huffed and strolled to the front of the classroom.
"Okay, everybody listen up! Since Snape is gone, it's obvious someone should take over!"
"Who?" Vincent Crabbe asked dumbly.
"Me, you incompetent fool!" Draco snapped at him.
"Or not! Why can't we just talk?" Neville protested.
"Because we need to learn this shit, okay? Now, starting off, let's review how to resist the Crucio curse. Neville, why don't you volunteer?" Neville shook his head violently but Draco raised his wand anyways.
"CRUCIO!"
Neville fell to the floor, twitching as Draco smiled with bloodlust. He tortured him for only a minute more because suddenly, out of nowhere, Ron tackled him and knocked him out with one single punch to the temple.
P.S. Hamilton is in Ontario, Canada.
P.P.S. We are no longer pickles!! This chapter is very long!!!!!! (7 pages!!)
Carleen: 7 pages rule! But I only wrote the beginning *whimper* *****
"Flight 472, Hamilton to London, is now landing," the calm voice of a lady rang throughout the London City Airport.
Outside a plane was landing in the pouring rain. The sky was charcoal, with little sign of clearing. A few minutes later, a young girl of about 16 came through the sliding doors that entered the airport. She had a black raincoat on that was completely drenched in rain. She removed her hood to reveal shoulder length chestnut hair. Kaida Takahashi made her way to the tall grey haired lady that stood by the door.
"Kaida, my dear," she said warmly, "we have a taxi waiting outside. You have a lot to catch up on, my dear. We're sorry we didn't send you the letter earlier. I must have missed you while I was sending owls to the other students."
"That's okay," Kaida said following the woman to the door. "I had subway!"
"A subway? You ate a whole train?"
Kaida shook her head. "No! Of course not! It's an expression we have in Canada... What did you say your name was again?"
"Oh dear, I'm sorry. I am Professor McGonagall. Do you have all your supplies yet?"
Kaida nodded and followed McGonagall out the door.
******
"YOU'RE WHAT?!?!?"
"It's not like you didn't see it coming! Draco, what will we do?" Hermione fought back tears as she confided to her boyfriend.
Draco's face had turned whiter than it usually was; which was pretty scary. "We?" he snapped. "I didn't do anything! It's your fault!"
"You're right you didn't do anything! You didn't keep it in your pants!"
"I'll be going now," Ginny said, getting up from her seat beside Hermione.
"No you won't!" Hermione grabbed her arm and shoved her back down.
"Or not..."
Draco paced back and forth in the dorm. His arms were folded in front and his brow was furrowed. "
"So what's going to happen?" Draco asked, sounding completely exhausted.
"I don't know," Hermione whispered. Her eyes were puffy and red, making her look old and tired.
Draco opened his mouth to say stuff a couple of times before he actually did. "I need to think," he finally said flatly and left a sobbing Hermione with Ginny, who didn't know why she was getting caught up in this.
"You're her best friend! Duh!" She told herself. And she was Hermione's best friend, and she needed to be there for her, no matter what she had said and done in the past. And with that thought, she hugged Hermione tightly and prayed that everything would be alright.
Hermione prayed that Draco would still love her. But then again, it was Draco and the next morning he was already doing the pug-faced Pansy Parkinson.
******
"Kill me please," Hermione said as she dropped down beside Ginny that same morning Draco was off with Pansy.
Hermione poked at her waffles with a fork.
"You've got to eat!" Ginny insisted, but Hermione just shook her head.
"Oh Jesus, Hermione!" Ginny thought. But then again, she didn't want to eat either. All that was on her mind was Harry.
She gazed across the Great Hall. Tons of people, happy and unfazed by life's problems occupied the cheery space. And here she was, her best friend pregnant, her boyfriend (ex-boyfriend, that is) an asshole, her brother a depressing lump of nothing and her stuck in the middle. Suddenly Ginny caught Harry's eyes. And once again, like at the beginning of the year, they gazed into each others eyes longingly, but in vain. After what they had said to each other... Nothing would ever, ever be the same.
Suddenly, the strong yet sensitive voice of Albus Dumbledore rang throughout the hall. "Attention students, attention. Today, I have a most pleasant surprise!"
Murmurs of excitement came from all the tables in the grand hall.
"Today, my dear friends, we have a new student! She hasn't had any previous wizarding experience, so please be kind and help her out." Dumbledore nodded to McGonagall who was standing off to the side with a very pretty Asian girl. The professor led her to where Dumbledore was standing.
"I would like you all to meet Kaida Takahashi! She will be in Slytherin!"
Some students applauding and some shouted a friendly "Hullo!"
"Now," Dumbledore said, with that familiar twinkle in his eyes, "Let us welcome her with the school song! Pick your favourite tune and off we go!" Sparkles and ribbons shot out of Dumbledore's wand. One ribbon remained and it shaped the words as they sang.
The whole school sang:
Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy, Warty Hogwarts!
Teach us something please!
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees!
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff!
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff!
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot.
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot!
(a/n that song.. was in the first book!! Which means I didn't write it)
Dumbledore laughed heartily as Crabbe and Goyle sang along to an Irish drinking song and danced on the Slytherin table with pints of Pumpkin juice. Harry was singing along in the tune of "Love Will Keep Us Together" (A/N How ironic!) until he really got a good look at Kaida. She was gorgeous and his stomach churned with affection. But, what was that look in her eye. That flicker, like a flame...
Harry snapped back to reality just as the students finished at different times. The last singing was Dumbledore, who, in memory of the former students Fred and George, sang to a slow mournful funeral march.
"And now," Dumbledore said, smiling as wide as humanly possible, "because I'm in such a good mood, no classes today!"
******
Fluffy white snowflakes, pure and young drifted down onto the Hogwarts Castle, creating a picture perfect scene. The gloomy months of autumn had faded into winter. Hermione was back to her normal self because it had all been a false alarm. She wasn't pregnant. She went back to hating Draco, but unlike before, she hated all the other men as well. So mostly she just hung with Ginny who, despite her heart breaking break-up, didn't hesitate to find another boyfriend. And it was Dean Thomas. Harry didn't hesitate to find another either. The only problem was, was that no one wanted him after hearing what he had said to Ginny. Not even Lavender Brown, the deranged psychotic Gryffindor, wanted him.
"Harry," she sighed to the desperate Potter boy one day while they were walking to Defense Against the Dark Arts class, "I said no. And I won't lie to you. I don't have a date to the dance, it just I don't want to go with you."
The roles had been switched completely. She no longer desperately wanted him, he wanted her. Or rather, he wanted someone to replace Ginny.
"But Lavender!" Harry grabbed her wrist to prevent her from walking away.
"Leave me alone, Harry!" She shook her head and entered the half full classroom.
Harry slumped against the stone wall beside the door. What had he done? Everyone just hated him now! Harry combed his fingers through his untamable jet black hair.
"You stupid, idiotic-"
"Ugly, womanizing, sexist, player?" Draco Malfoy, the slimy, yet sexy Slytherin sixth year finished for him.
Draco smirked at him then turned to Kaida and smiled sweetly. She was holding his hand and glaring at Harry as though he was the lowest life force on Earth. But Harry didn't care. He felt like he was.
After a quick glance into the classroom, Harry decided he better just skip Defense Against the Dark Arts that day. He needed time alone and time to come up with a damn good apology for Ginny.
******
"In your seats, in your seats!" Professor Severus Snape harshly instructed his students. "I am not in the greatest of moods and-" He shifted his gaze to an empty seat. "Where is Mr. Potter?"
Draco once again smirked and called out ever so innocently, "He was just outside the classroom professor! I think he might be skipping class!"
"Oh, you've done it now Potter!" Snape spat out his words with such intense hatred, that the class exchanged worried looks. With his final remark, Snape stormed out of the classroom. He was on a manhunt.
******
Harry entered the common room, expecting to find no one. Instead, he found the one person who he wanted to see so badly, yet didn't want to see at all.
"Ginny!" He gasped, staring at the redhead.
Instead of wearing her normal school attire, Ginny was dressed in a black tank top that said "People=Shit" and calve length camouflage capris with many pockets and chains.
"Hullo Potter," she said flatly, barely looking up from her nails which she was painting a dark red.
"Ginny, what are you wearing?"
She sighed and actually looked up. "What I usually would wear if we didn't have uniforms!"
"Ginny, I can't explain what came over me. I've been so stressed lately and- "
"What's been stressing you? Not enough action?"
"No Ginny, I-"
"You wanted to do me! You're just like the rest of them, Harry and you don't realize it!" Tears were forming in Ginny's eyes.
Harry sighed. "I'm a bastard, I know! But Ginny, if you'd only-"
Ginny got up from the red couch and walked towards Harry. "Only what?" she said quietly, her voice shaking. "Only listen? I've done enough listening, Harry! And enough is enough!" She grabbed his shirt bringing him towards her and kissed him suddenly. Then she pushed him away hard and collapsed on the couch in tears.
"Ginny, what the fuck happened to you?"
"He said he loved me! He said everything was okay! But damn, Harry, he was forceful! 'You'll do it if you love me!' he says. Harry, do you know what it's like to be forced into something that you didn't want to do? Do you know how it eats at your soul?"
Ginny stopped crying and talking almost suddenly. Someone was coming down the stairs.
"He's coming, oh God Harry, he's coming! Don't let him do it again!" Ginny curled into a ball on the couch as Dean appeared from the staircase.
"You fucking bastard!" Harry screamed at him.
"What the bloody-" Dean was knocked in the stomach by Harry
"What are you doing? Have you gone mad?" Once again Dean was punched by Harry. This time he hit him in the nose.
"You took advantage of her!" Harry screamed. His striking green eyes had taken on a rage that no one had ever seen from him.
Dean wiped the blood from his face. "Hah! I heard that she was easy! Thought I might have some fun!"
Harry called him a bastard again and shoved him against the wall. "If you ever touch her again, I swear I'll fucking kill-"
"MR.POTTER!" Snape yelled frantically from across the room.
Harry reluctantly dropped Dean, who was shaking in fear and anger.
"All of you, even you Ms. Weasley, follow me!" He glared at the three Gryffindors. "NOW!"
******
After Snape had left his class, the classroom erupted in conversation.
"So, what was your story again darling?" Draco asked Kaida as they took a breather from making out in the back of the classroom.
"Well, when McGonagall, like, wrote down those names and stuff, she forgot to send a letter to me, 'cause my name wasn't in alphabetical order, 'cause I live in Canada. Draco?"
"Mm hm?" he mumbled as he kissed down her neck.
"Haven't I told you this before?"
Draco stopped his kissing. "Well if you're going to question my doings-"
"Oh, I'm sorry! Don't worry about it. I guess I'm just grumpy and stuff." She pushed him away. "Can we finish this later? 'Cause it's in the middle of class and all..."
Draco huffed and strolled to the front of the classroom.
"Okay, everybody listen up! Since Snape is gone, it's obvious someone should take over!"
"Who?" Vincent Crabbe asked dumbly.
"Me, you incompetent fool!" Draco snapped at him.
"Or not! Why can't we just talk?" Neville protested.
"Because we need to learn this shit, okay? Now, starting off, let's review how to resist the Crucio curse. Neville, why don't you volunteer?" Neville shook his head violently but Draco raised his wand anyways.
"CRUCIO!"
Neville fell to the floor, twitching as Draco smiled with bloodlust. He tortured him for only a minute more because suddenly, out of nowhere, Ron tackled him and knocked him out with one single punch to the temple.