Destined For Greatness
Child of the new Dawn
Disclaimer: don't own don't sue
Thanks to my beta Kemenran
A/N sorry again for the long wait. I'm having a lot of trouble with this fic for some reason.
The Start
Al was woken abruptly by a pillow in the face, thrown by Eaton, and spent a good quarter of an hour in a huge pillow fight with the other boys in his dorm room.
Still pulling feathers out of his hair, Al pulled on his robes and hurried to the Great Hall grabbing his books as he went. He had double potions that morning and, since it was Friday, he had the afternoon off. He and Kent had planned to explore the castle more.
Gryffindor had potions with Ravenclaws down in the dungeons, so Al and Kent walked down together, rubbing their hands together to keep them warm as they passed into the damp, cold, stone corridors.
"There's going to be ice on the walls in winter," Kent muttered as he pulled his robes tighter around him for warmth.
Al, whose teeth were chattering, could only nod his agreement as he pulled the door to the potions room with numb fingers.
Professor Ramsis looked over the class as they all took their seats. He was tall and thin, with thick black hair and deep brown eyes that took in each student. Finally he spoke, "Potions is a delicate art. One mistake could make the whole thing worthless, so I suggest you all pay careful attention in this class. You will all be assigned a partner who will be changed at the time of my choosing. No complaining."
He then proceeded to sweep through the rows of tables and divide the students into pairs. Al and Kent shared a hopeful look, but Kent was soon paired with a fellow Ravenclaw. Al waited nervously before being paired with a girl from Ravenclaw.
She smiled nervously and said, "Hi, I'm Katie Carine. Do you know anything about potions? I'm a muggle-born so this is all kind of new."
Al smiled back, "I'm Albus Dumbledore, but you can call me Al. Potions isn't really my best subject, my brother and I spent most of our time trying to purposely make them explode." Al admitted sheepishly.
Katie giggled softly, "Any luck?"
"Not really, my parents knew enough to keep the explosive potions away from us."
Professor Ramsis waving his wand causing potion ingredients and materials appeared on the table, interrupting any further conversation between the two as they worked on their shrinking solution.
After corking a sample of their potion ('which wasn't that badly done' Al thought) Katie and Al cleaned up their supplies before the bell rung.
"Um, see you later Al." Katie called before hurrying off to meet another student, a girl with black hair in pigtails.
"How'd your potion go Kent?" Al asked as he and Kent made their way up to the Entrance Hall.
"Not that bad. They were supposed to be really thick right?"
"Errrr sure.........umm.... Lets go look around outside."
A few weeks past and Albus was already feeling like he was home. However he did notice that Katie, whom he had become good friends with, started to act strange. Her normally blue eyes were red and there were bags under them. She was jumpy and almost nodded off a few times in class.
Albus was starting to become really worried about her and cornered her after class.
"Katie, what wrong? You look exhausted!"
"Oh Al!" Katie sniffed and then threw herself at Al sobbing.
Al hardly expecting that awkwardly patted her on the back and breathed a soft sigh of relief when she pulled back.
"Al, its Oliana! She's gotten so sick!"
"That's alright Katie, just have her go to the hospital wing-"
But Katie shook her head violently sending her blonde hair flying over her face, "No, she only gets sick around me!"
Al just stared at her, "Around you? You can't be making her sick."
Katie sniffed, "But its true! She got so sick when we started to study together, she turned so pale and was so dizzy she couldn't walk straight but when I left her color came back and everything. And a little while after I got back she started to get sick again!"
More tears leaked out of Katie's eyes, "The girls in my dorm keep saying I'm making her sick on purpose and that I'll do it to them if they don't stay away from them."
"Katie-"
"Al! Katie!"
They both turned and say Kent running full out to them, "Katie! It's Oliana! She fainted and they took her to the hospital wing."
Katie gasped and ran out of the potions room. Al turned to Kent, "Have you heard about-?"
"The rumors that Katie is making Oliana sick? Yeah, but Oliana wasn't with her this time was she? She was with Zinia Storm, a Ravenclaw fifth year."
"Ha! I knew it couldn't have been Katie!"
But Kent didn't smile, "If, and I'm not saying I believed any of those rumors, Katie didn't do it, then what IS making Oliana sick?"
Al shrugged, "I dunno, but I'm sure the teachers will figure it out."
"Yeah," Kent agreed smiling slightly, "There bound to figure it out."
~1 week later~
"Another student is in the hospital wing." Eaton told Al grimly as he sat down for breakfast, "Makes a total of six now. Two Gryffindor, Two Ravenclaw, and Two Hufflepuff."
"And no one still doesn't know what it is?" Al asked incredulously, "I thought that they were consulting St Mungo's?"
"They did," Garrick commented, "But St Mungo's hasn't seen anything like it. They can't seem to find out what caused it, they can only give those who got sick a few potions and keep them away from the other students."
"They marked off a corridor for those who got infected with....... whatever it is." Hadden said.
"Ouch!" Al looked down to see his family owl hooting impatiently giving his hand a peck when he continued to ignore it.
Al opened the letter from his parents which had the usual praise for his good marks, a few warnings for Alber, and of course some health precautions for both of them. Looking up the table he saw Alber glance over his letter then stuff it into his bag and return to his conversation. Feeling a little better Al did the same.
"Al?" A timid voice called softly.
Albus looked up and grinned at Katie, "Hey Katie."
"Could you and Kent meet me after breakfast in the old Transfiguration room? Please its important."
"Sure Katie." Al said looking worriedly at her.
Katie gave him a strained smile and scampered off.
Losing his appetite he stuffed the rest of his toast into his mouth and took a swing of pumpkin juice before getting up and walking over to the Ravenclaw table.
A few minutes later Kent and Al walked into the old Transfiguration room. Desks were pilled up haphazardly on one side of the room, the chalkboard was cracked down the middle with Peeves' handwriting spelling rude words all over it, and Katie was standing with her back to them staring out the window with a crumpled piece of parchment in her hand.
She smiled wearily, "Thanks for coming."
"What's wrong Katie?" Al asked.
She sighed and looked around staring at anything but them, "Have you noticed anything weird about the people who got sick?"
Al and Kent exchanged a look, neither one understanding.
"Weird?" Kent prodded after a moment of silence.
"They're all pure or half-bloods."
"So?" Kent prodded again.
She turned her eyes filled with tears again, "The only people who got sick were those who spent time with muggle-borns."
"Katie what-"
She extended her hand holding out the crumpled piece of parchment.
Al took it and smoothed it out and read, Kent reading over his shoulder, "MUDBLOODS ARE NOTHING BUT FLITHY CREATURES, GET OUT BEFORE YOUR DISEASE SPREADS!" in a red-black bold print.
Katie sniffed and wiped at her eyes desperately, "And I heard the teachers talking, they were already thinking of getting rid of the muggle-borns if they find this.........."
"I'll help." Al said.
Katie looked up.
"I'll figure out who's doing this and stop them." Al continued determinedly.
"Me too." Kent added, "Don't worry Katie, we won't let you get kicked out."
Katie gave a watery smile.
"Thank you."
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A/N review please! I know its not that long, but the more reviews the faster the update!
Thanks to~
EriEka127- thanks!
Scarysecrets- wow an update can you believe it! Sorry it took so long its hard writing a fic with almost no back round but oh well! I love a challenge! Lol are you a morning person? Lol do you really need that for choosing McGonagall? Lol DAWN! Sorry........ my name's too long to write out in all caps oh yeah I'll have to keep Al out of the dungeon lol I don't think I have a fat teacher reminds me too much of Umbridge! Lol what if I did one of her relatives!!! As long as we're clear on SHARING lol I think you migt have mentioned how much you like her........ once......... twice.........in every review?..........
Melwasul- wow I think I blew it on the update soon bit sorry! No Al's younger Alber's in third year I think I haven't decided yet but he is the older sibling
Child of the new Dawn
Disclaimer: don't own don't sue
Thanks to my beta Kemenran
A/N sorry again for the long wait. I'm having a lot of trouble with this fic for some reason.
The Start
Al was woken abruptly by a pillow in the face, thrown by Eaton, and spent a good quarter of an hour in a huge pillow fight with the other boys in his dorm room.
Still pulling feathers out of his hair, Al pulled on his robes and hurried to the Great Hall grabbing his books as he went. He had double potions that morning and, since it was Friday, he had the afternoon off. He and Kent had planned to explore the castle more.
Gryffindor had potions with Ravenclaws down in the dungeons, so Al and Kent walked down together, rubbing their hands together to keep them warm as they passed into the damp, cold, stone corridors.
"There's going to be ice on the walls in winter," Kent muttered as he pulled his robes tighter around him for warmth.
Al, whose teeth were chattering, could only nod his agreement as he pulled the door to the potions room with numb fingers.
Professor Ramsis looked over the class as they all took their seats. He was tall and thin, with thick black hair and deep brown eyes that took in each student. Finally he spoke, "Potions is a delicate art. One mistake could make the whole thing worthless, so I suggest you all pay careful attention in this class. You will all be assigned a partner who will be changed at the time of my choosing. No complaining."
He then proceeded to sweep through the rows of tables and divide the students into pairs. Al and Kent shared a hopeful look, but Kent was soon paired with a fellow Ravenclaw. Al waited nervously before being paired with a girl from Ravenclaw.
She smiled nervously and said, "Hi, I'm Katie Carine. Do you know anything about potions? I'm a muggle-born so this is all kind of new."
Al smiled back, "I'm Albus Dumbledore, but you can call me Al. Potions isn't really my best subject, my brother and I spent most of our time trying to purposely make them explode." Al admitted sheepishly.
Katie giggled softly, "Any luck?"
"Not really, my parents knew enough to keep the explosive potions away from us."
Professor Ramsis waving his wand causing potion ingredients and materials appeared on the table, interrupting any further conversation between the two as they worked on their shrinking solution.
After corking a sample of their potion ('which wasn't that badly done' Al thought) Katie and Al cleaned up their supplies before the bell rung.
"Um, see you later Al." Katie called before hurrying off to meet another student, a girl with black hair in pigtails.
"How'd your potion go Kent?" Al asked as he and Kent made their way up to the Entrance Hall.
"Not that bad. They were supposed to be really thick right?"
"Errrr sure.........umm.... Lets go look around outside."
A few weeks past and Albus was already feeling like he was home. However he did notice that Katie, whom he had become good friends with, started to act strange. Her normally blue eyes were red and there were bags under them. She was jumpy and almost nodded off a few times in class.
Albus was starting to become really worried about her and cornered her after class.
"Katie, what wrong? You look exhausted!"
"Oh Al!" Katie sniffed and then threw herself at Al sobbing.
Al hardly expecting that awkwardly patted her on the back and breathed a soft sigh of relief when she pulled back.
"Al, its Oliana! She's gotten so sick!"
"That's alright Katie, just have her go to the hospital wing-"
But Katie shook her head violently sending her blonde hair flying over her face, "No, she only gets sick around me!"
Al just stared at her, "Around you? You can't be making her sick."
Katie sniffed, "But its true! She got so sick when we started to study together, she turned so pale and was so dizzy she couldn't walk straight but when I left her color came back and everything. And a little while after I got back she started to get sick again!"
More tears leaked out of Katie's eyes, "The girls in my dorm keep saying I'm making her sick on purpose and that I'll do it to them if they don't stay away from them."
"Katie-"
"Al! Katie!"
They both turned and say Kent running full out to them, "Katie! It's Oliana! She fainted and they took her to the hospital wing."
Katie gasped and ran out of the potions room. Al turned to Kent, "Have you heard about-?"
"The rumors that Katie is making Oliana sick? Yeah, but Oliana wasn't with her this time was she? She was with Zinia Storm, a Ravenclaw fifth year."
"Ha! I knew it couldn't have been Katie!"
But Kent didn't smile, "If, and I'm not saying I believed any of those rumors, Katie didn't do it, then what IS making Oliana sick?"
Al shrugged, "I dunno, but I'm sure the teachers will figure it out."
"Yeah," Kent agreed smiling slightly, "There bound to figure it out."
~1 week later~
"Another student is in the hospital wing." Eaton told Al grimly as he sat down for breakfast, "Makes a total of six now. Two Gryffindor, Two Ravenclaw, and Two Hufflepuff."
"And no one still doesn't know what it is?" Al asked incredulously, "I thought that they were consulting St Mungo's?"
"They did," Garrick commented, "But St Mungo's hasn't seen anything like it. They can't seem to find out what caused it, they can only give those who got sick a few potions and keep them away from the other students."
"They marked off a corridor for those who got infected with....... whatever it is." Hadden said.
"Ouch!" Al looked down to see his family owl hooting impatiently giving his hand a peck when he continued to ignore it.
Al opened the letter from his parents which had the usual praise for his good marks, a few warnings for Alber, and of course some health precautions for both of them. Looking up the table he saw Alber glance over his letter then stuff it into his bag and return to his conversation. Feeling a little better Al did the same.
"Al?" A timid voice called softly.
Albus looked up and grinned at Katie, "Hey Katie."
"Could you and Kent meet me after breakfast in the old Transfiguration room? Please its important."
"Sure Katie." Al said looking worriedly at her.
Katie gave him a strained smile and scampered off.
Losing his appetite he stuffed the rest of his toast into his mouth and took a swing of pumpkin juice before getting up and walking over to the Ravenclaw table.
A few minutes later Kent and Al walked into the old Transfiguration room. Desks were pilled up haphazardly on one side of the room, the chalkboard was cracked down the middle with Peeves' handwriting spelling rude words all over it, and Katie was standing with her back to them staring out the window with a crumpled piece of parchment in her hand.
She smiled wearily, "Thanks for coming."
"What's wrong Katie?" Al asked.
She sighed and looked around staring at anything but them, "Have you noticed anything weird about the people who got sick?"
Al and Kent exchanged a look, neither one understanding.
"Weird?" Kent prodded after a moment of silence.
"They're all pure or half-bloods."
"So?" Kent prodded again.
She turned her eyes filled with tears again, "The only people who got sick were those who spent time with muggle-borns."
"Katie what-"
She extended her hand holding out the crumpled piece of parchment.
Al took it and smoothed it out and read, Kent reading over his shoulder, "MUDBLOODS ARE NOTHING BUT FLITHY CREATURES, GET OUT BEFORE YOUR DISEASE SPREADS!" in a red-black bold print.
Katie sniffed and wiped at her eyes desperately, "And I heard the teachers talking, they were already thinking of getting rid of the muggle-borns if they find this.........."
"I'll help." Al said.
Katie looked up.
"I'll figure out who's doing this and stop them." Al continued determinedly.
"Me too." Kent added, "Don't worry Katie, we won't let you get kicked out."
Katie gave a watery smile.
"Thank you."
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A/N review please! I know its not that long, but the more reviews the faster the update!
Thanks to~
EriEka127- thanks!
Scarysecrets- wow an update can you believe it! Sorry it took so long its hard writing a fic with almost no back round but oh well! I love a challenge! Lol are you a morning person? Lol do you really need that for choosing McGonagall? Lol DAWN! Sorry........ my name's too long to write out in all caps oh yeah I'll have to keep Al out of the dungeon lol I don't think I have a fat teacher reminds me too much of Umbridge! Lol what if I did one of her relatives!!! As long as we're clear on SHARING lol I think you migt have mentioned how much you like her........ once......... twice.........in every review?..........
Melwasul- wow I think I blew it on the update soon bit sorry! No Al's younger Alber's in third year I think I haven't decided yet but he is the older sibling