Chapter 18: More Changes

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A/N: We are sooooooooooooo sorry Jake had 2 do that but we had plans that we didn't do w/ him...don't worry, he'll be back

Draco's P.O.V.

I was watching Emma from a distance when I saw her look into a closet and run away crying. I ran to the closet to catch one of the Patil twins and a boy from the other school.

"Patil, I'm going to have to report you for being up past curfew and being in the closet with another student from the other school" I said "And, Jake, is it? I will have to report you to your headmaster. Now both of you go to your common room, and I will know if you make any stops." I said.

They ran off. Of course I knew that I just made an empty statement, but they didn't. I walked back to the dungeons to get to sleep.

The Next Morning

Hermione's P.O.V.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"I heard from the other side of the room. I opened my curtains to see what was going on. There was a lot of noise

in the dorm, but I didn't leave my bed.

"What happened?" I heard Lavender ask.

I heard Parvati stutter. It must have been her who screamed. Good, she deserved to be scared. I looked out of the curtains again and saw her pointing at my bed.

"S-s-s-s-snAKE!!!!!" She screamed, still pointing at my bed

"Shut the fuck up whore, it was just Artemis" I yelled at her as I pulled open my curtain.

She stole the guy that liked me, she woke me up, the bitch wasn't going to rest until I committed suicide!

"No! Your 'animals' (she said it in a disgusted voice) are on the couch, I saw a snake right where you're sitting! But that wasn't the scary thing, oh no. The scary thing was that THE SNAKE WAS CHANGING!" everyone in the room gasped.

"Yea, it was going through puberty" I said sarcastically.

"NO! It was changing! Like from garden snake to rattle snake to KING COBRA! And other types! First the hair, next the parseltongue, then the eyes! What's next! Are you gonna turn into You-Know-Who?" Everyone looked terrified.

"Shut up! First of all, if I was an animagous, which I'm not, I think I would know.

Second, even if I was an animagus, which I repeat, I AM NOT(!), I can only be one animal, NOT SPECIE!!! OK? SO BACK OFF BITCH!!!!!!" I jumped up and ran to where the girls from the other school were sleeping. I ran to Judy, tears running down my face, and shook her, but there was nobody in the bed, instead there was a letter, which was written very quickly.

'Dear Crabby,

We all heard about what happened last night. We are so wishing that we could be with you right now, but because of it, we have to leave so Madame Lenoir (A/N shaddup) could punish Jake. I hate to admit it, but we should have listened to my bro. He is looking over my shoulder right now and grinning so much that he now looks like Arnold from "Hey Arnold", lol. Go ol ASAP!!!!! Mwazies!

JooD'

I looked up and realized that all of the beds were empty and the room was vanishing. I wanted to vanish with it, away from everything and one, but that would be the coward's way out. I stood up, wiped my eyes and walked to my bed. I put on my baggy, torn jeans and my loose, black belly-shirt. I kept my highlights gray, but I added some black and a darker gray. I didn't wear any jewelry except the ring, which I never took off. I put on a pair of sneakers and walked to Dumbledore's office.

I got to the entrance, but the staircase was already at the top. I climbed the stairs and heard a bunch of girls.

"I walked over to her bed to apologize for last night, her friend told me why she was so upset, BUT I SWEAR THAT I DIDN'T KNOW, I MEAN" I heard Parvati say

"Continue with the story please" Dumbledore said in a calm voice

I leaned in to so that I would be able to hear better.

"So anyways, I went to her bed and I heard some hissing. I thought that it was her wretched snake, but then I heard it downstairs, so I opened her curtain and saw SNAKES! But not a bunch of them, no! One changing into another, and another, and another! I stood there petrified until I came to my senses and ran to the other side of the room, screaming." Parvati finished

"And that's when we woke up" Lavender said

"It must be a side affect of the potion, I knew she wasn't completely healed. Now if you will excuse me, I have another student waiting for me," Dumbledore said. I knew that he knew that I was there. "You may come in, and you girls are dismissed, and I would appreciate it if this was not mentioned to anyone." Dumbledore said. The girls walked out as I walked in. I kept my head down so they would not recognize me. The door closed behind them. I looked up. Dumbledore looked worried.

"I am sorry about last night, but that is no excuse for what just happened" his voice was worried.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN! I DID NOT CHANGE INTO A BUNCH OF SNAKES, LET ALONE A SNAKE!" I screamed! How could he accuse me of doing such a thing!?

"I know it was not on purpose, but-"

"But what! I am now feared by my entire house! Not to mention that they're starting to suspect who I am!" I yelled!

"Please calm down."

"HOW CAN I? WHAT, AM I JUST SUP..."

"Silencio!" I tried to speak, but no sound came out of my mouth. I mouthed a ton of curses at him, but he just stared at me/into space.

"You are so much like your parents. Fiery tempers, rebels, unique..."

I knocked a pile of papers on the floor.

"I am sorry, I drifted into the past. Where was I? Ah yes. You shall have to stay in the infirmary for today, to keep up the appearance that you are still suffering from the 'potion'. I do not know how you became the snakes that you became, but you did and you did not control it."

I looked at him with a 'WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT' look.

"Yes, Miss Riddle, you did. And the worst part of it is that the Minister of Magic will be coming to the school for a meeting with me. I do not know what about, but I have a feeling that it is about extra protection in the school, after all, we all now know that your father is back and Fudge will do anything to be sure that everyone is watched over."

His eyes were full of concern.

"I shall escort you to the infirmary and have Professor Snape come to see if there is a potion that you may take to help to control your changes."

We walked out of the office and to the infirmary in silence.

Dumbledore's POV

I walked the girl to the infirmary. She was silent all the way there. I was worried that her father might be able to tap into her and find out who she is. What would happen if he knew that his Emma was in Hogwarts. He would be astounded to even know what had become of her.

We got to the infirmary. I told her to sit on the bed at the far corner of the room and to pull the curtains shut.

She did as told and walked away from me in silence. I turned and walked to Poppy's office.

"Headmaster, what are you doing here?" She said, uptight as usual.

"My dear Poppy, I am distraught to tell you that we must keep Miss Riddle here until further notice"

"May I ask why?"

"Yes you may" I paused, waiting for her to get my joke.

"Yes?" she urged. Poppy never had much of a sense of humor.

"She takes after her father in some ways, this morning Miss Parvati Patil found her changing into snakes"

Poppy gasped.

"Yes my dear, and we must keep her here until Severus finds a way to help her until she is able to control it. We must also keep her hidden from the Minister while he is visiting"

Poppy nodded her head and walked to where I sent Miss Riddle

I turned and headed out of the infirmary. On my way out, the minister walked in.

"Ah, Dumbledore. I was looking for you. Minerva said that you would be here," he said

"My dear Fudge, on time as usual" I said as I checked my pocket-watch. "Shall we go to my office?"

"Yes, lead the way"

We walked to my office, before I had left, I told Poppy to tell Severus what we needed.

When we got to my office, I whispered the password.

"Dumbledore, as you know, You-Know-Who is once again at large and is stronger than ever. We must take a course of action! (he slammed his fist onto my desk) The first place he will send spies is in this very school" Fudge began

"And how will he do this, might I ask?"

"The children of the Death-Eaters will report to their parents what they find out and what they know, and what's going on and etcetera! Also, this will be the first place, aside from the ministry, that he will try to destroy. (another pound on my desk) We must do what we can to protect the youth so they know how to fight him when they must! I have come here to inform you that we at the ministry will be placing creatures on the grounds to protect the school. We should also have students checked out, you know, like their backgrounds, so we know who to keep a close eye on. I would also like to observe the classes and students throughout the week so that I may get a sense for what else we shall be needing" He said.

This man always annoyed me so much that I want to strangle him until his head popped off, not fall of though, because that hurts so much less (...that is such a beautiful thought...lol...we're such angels).

"That is fine with me, but I must inform you that we, the staff, have everything covered, but we would be honored to have you stay as our guest" what a moron, if you suck up to him even in the tiniest bit, his head swells up bigger than a hot air balloon and he'll do whatever you want and become the world's biggest pushover. I still cannot believe that a man as gullible as this is our minister.

We walked out of the office.

"Well, Dumbledore, I shall walk about the students to begin my observations" The nitwit said in his "this is important business that only I am able to do" pompous voice. He and Percy Weasley sometimes acted like they shared a brain.

We walked down the hallway together and then went our separate ways. I made my way to the infirmary as fast as I could and he went to observe the student body. I prayed that he would not find out about the recent occurrences.