Author's Note: First and foremost I would like to thank my first reviewer,
SherbertLemon2. Thanks for your great review! And my second reviewer,
sexiglassesSNOG. I realize that Kate does seem to be a little too perfect
. . .that'll get changed. Mwhahahaaaaa! Okay, yeah.
On with the story.
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The next morning found a very sleepy Kate sitting off alone at breakfast. Eager to make friends with the girl, Hermione found her way over, pulling a slightly reluctant Harry and Ron with her.
"Good morning!" Hermione chirped as she sat down across from Kate.
"Morning?" asked Kate, stifling a yawn. "What is this . . .morning you speak of?"
Hermione laughed and nodded towards Ron. "That's Ron Weasley." She turned to her other side. "And Harry Potter."
"Hey," she replied stifling another yawn and reaching for the pumpkin juice.
Harry was surprised. Not only had she barely acknowledged him, but also her eyes had not done the traditional upward flick to check out his scar. Either she just didn't care or was more tired than she looked.
Kate glanced up at the three of them. "Any chance of getting something with caffeine around here?"
Harry shook his head. "Doubtful, I don't think they've ever served coffee or anything like that."
Kate sighed. "Alright, then." Very carefully she turned her back on the teacher's table, as if she was shielding her glass of pumpkin juice from them. Then, when she was sure that no one was looking, she pulled out her wand and tapped her glass. Almost instantly, a steaming brown liquid, with whipped cream on top, appeared in place of the pumpkin juice.
"What is that?" Ron asked, leaning forward and sniffing it.
"Espresso." Kate said, taking a sip and grinning. "Want some?"
Harry, Ron, and Hermione shook their heads.
"My friend Steph taught me to do that." Kate said, with a faraway look. "She was such a wiz at transfiguration, while I was so horrible. She was the only reason I passed exams."
"Hey has anyone looked at our schedules yet?" Harry asked, picking one up off the table.
"Nope" Kate replied, looking cheerier now that she had some caffeine in her.
"Hmmm, double potions with the Slytherins . . .that's nothing new." Ron sighed. "Why can't we just kick them all out?"
"Transfiguration today too." Kate sighed. "I was hoping to put that off as long as possible."
"We'd better get going." Harry said looking at his watch. The others nodded and they left the Great Hall together.
The day went by normally for the Gryffindors until double potions. What else is new?
"Settle down, settle down, SHUT UP!" Professor Snape shouted, walking into the classroom. He peered over his desk, his eyes sweeping over them all until they came to rest on Kate.
"Ah, Miss Evans." He said softly. "Our new," -for a second Harry thought he would say celebrity but, no- ". . .student." Snape finished.
"Yup," Kate said, propping her feet up on the table in front of her.
Snape swept over and came to rest in front of her. "And I suppose you think you're a celebrity, do you?" He spat out.
Kate raised an eyebrow. "Um, no?"
"Well, your surname is the same as Mr. Potter's mother's once was is it not? I suppose being so close in name makes you nearly cousins surely?"
"Um, no." Kate responded again.
"Then you're not a celebrity?" Snape asked in mock sadness.
"Hate to bust your bubble pal, but no." Kate responded. The Gryffindor's laughed.
"Then get your feet off of that table. NOW!" Snape barked angrily. "And twenty points from Gryffindor"
Kate snorted. "Ever thought of anger management?"
"Ten more points from Gryffindor!" Snape shouted, leaning closer to her. "And watch your tone, or I'll make it fifty and a weeks worth of detentions."
"Yes, sir." Kate replied, taking her feet off the desk and leaning back in her chair.
"Detention!" Snape hissed, before swirling back to his desk and sitting down.
Quite a few Gryffindors grinned in Kate's direction. Nobody had ever tried to stand up to Snape before.
The rest of the class passed without incident, except for Snape's constant glaring in Kate's direction. Apparently her act of bravery was not appreciated. Kate, however, didn't seem to care, either that or she didn't notice. The latter was more likely, because she was totally absorbed in creating a perfect sleeping draft. The result was one to rival Hermione's.
"That looked like a really good potion you made back there." Hermione commented as she and Kate headed off to the Great Hall for lunch.
"Thanks." Kate grinned. "Potions have always been my thing."
"I'm afraid they won't be anymore, not if Snape's around anyway." Hermione replied.
"Nah, you just gotta show him a bit more attitude. He's got to figure out that he can't get away with that crap."
"Trust me, Kate. He can, and he will." Hermione said grimly. "Plus, now you've gotten on his bad side. He's going to make things rough for you. Really rough."
"Come on, it's not that bad!" Kate laughed. "I mean, what can he do?"
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Dun da DUN! LOL.
New chapter finished!!!!
Alright, so things are looking a bit more . . .normal. Except they won't be normal say by . . .chapter four? Maybe? You'll just have to wait and find out!!!
Thanks again to my two reviewers!!! The rest of ya, READ AND REVIEW!!!
On with the story.
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The next morning found a very sleepy Kate sitting off alone at breakfast. Eager to make friends with the girl, Hermione found her way over, pulling a slightly reluctant Harry and Ron with her.
"Good morning!" Hermione chirped as she sat down across from Kate.
"Morning?" asked Kate, stifling a yawn. "What is this . . .morning you speak of?"
Hermione laughed and nodded towards Ron. "That's Ron Weasley." She turned to her other side. "And Harry Potter."
"Hey," she replied stifling another yawn and reaching for the pumpkin juice.
Harry was surprised. Not only had she barely acknowledged him, but also her eyes had not done the traditional upward flick to check out his scar. Either she just didn't care or was more tired than she looked.
Kate glanced up at the three of them. "Any chance of getting something with caffeine around here?"
Harry shook his head. "Doubtful, I don't think they've ever served coffee or anything like that."
Kate sighed. "Alright, then." Very carefully she turned her back on the teacher's table, as if she was shielding her glass of pumpkin juice from them. Then, when she was sure that no one was looking, she pulled out her wand and tapped her glass. Almost instantly, a steaming brown liquid, with whipped cream on top, appeared in place of the pumpkin juice.
"What is that?" Ron asked, leaning forward and sniffing it.
"Espresso." Kate said, taking a sip and grinning. "Want some?"
Harry, Ron, and Hermione shook their heads.
"My friend Steph taught me to do that." Kate said, with a faraway look. "She was such a wiz at transfiguration, while I was so horrible. She was the only reason I passed exams."
"Hey has anyone looked at our schedules yet?" Harry asked, picking one up off the table.
"Nope" Kate replied, looking cheerier now that she had some caffeine in her.
"Hmmm, double potions with the Slytherins . . .that's nothing new." Ron sighed. "Why can't we just kick them all out?"
"Transfiguration today too." Kate sighed. "I was hoping to put that off as long as possible."
"We'd better get going." Harry said looking at his watch. The others nodded and they left the Great Hall together.
The day went by normally for the Gryffindors until double potions. What else is new?
"Settle down, settle down, SHUT UP!" Professor Snape shouted, walking into the classroom. He peered over his desk, his eyes sweeping over them all until they came to rest on Kate.
"Ah, Miss Evans." He said softly. "Our new," -for a second Harry thought he would say celebrity but, no- ". . .student." Snape finished.
"Yup," Kate said, propping her feet up on the table in front of her.
Snape swept over and came to rest in front of her. "And I suppose you think you're a celebrity, do you?" He spat out.
Kate raised an eyebrow. "Um, no?"
"Well, your surname is the same as Mr. Potter's mother's once was is it not? I suppose being so close in name makes you nearly cousins surely?"
"Um, no." Kate responded again.
"Then you're not a celebrity?" Snape asked in mock sadness.
"Hate to bust your bubble pal, but no." Kate responded. The Gryffindor's laughed.
"Then get your feet off of that table. NOW!" Snape barked angrily. "And twenty points from Gryffindor"
Kate snorted. "Ever thought of anger management?"
"Ten more points from Gryffindor!" Snape shouted, leaning closer to her. "And watch your tone, or I'll make it fifty and a weeks worth of detentions."
"Yes, sir." Kate replied, taking her feet off the desk and leaning back in her chair.
"Detention!" Snape hissed, before swirling back to his desk and sitting down.
Quite a few Gryffindors grinned in Kate's direction. Nobody had ever tried to stand up to Snape before.
The rest of the class passed without incident, except for Snape's constant glaring in Kate's direction. Apparently her act of bravery was not appreciated. Kate, however, didn't seem to care, either that or she didn't notice. The latter was more likely, because she was totally absorbed in creating a perfect sleeping draft. The result was one to rival Hermione's.
"That looked like a really good potion you made back there." Hermione commented as she and Kate headed off to the Great Hall for lunch.
"Thanks." Kate grinned. "Potions have always been my thing."
"I'm afraid they won't be anymore, not if Snape's around anyway." Hermione replied.
"Nah, you just gotta show him a bit more attitude. He's got to figure out that he can't get away with that crap."
"Trust me, Kate. He can, and he will." Hermione said grimly. "Plus, now you've gotten on his bad side. He's going to make things rough for you. Really rough."
"Come on, it's not that bad!" Kate laughed. "I mean, what can he do?"
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Dun da DUN! LOL.
New chapter finished!!!!
Alright, so things are looking a bit more . . .normal. Except they won't be normal say by . . .chapter four? Maybe? You'll just have to wait and find out!!!
Thanks again to my two reviewers!!! The rest of ya, READ AND REVIEW!!!