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One week later, Kelsey and Ron found themselves on the way to Hagrid's cabin for a visit. Dinner had just ended, and so Kelsey and Ron could be out until nine o'clock.
The sun was just setting, casting everything in almost a semi-darkness. Shadows from the trees were cast upon the ground, as was the shadow of Hogwarts itself. Every now and then an owl would swoop by overhead, on it's way to do a night's hunting. There were a few stars sparkling in the semi-dark blue sky, and they twinkled whenever Ron looked at them, as if they were calling to him.
"You really enjoy looking at the stars, don't you?"
Ron looked over at Kelsey. "Yeah, I do," he said. "They're so mysterious...so much mystery about them."
"And I'm guessing that's why Astronomy is one of your favorite subjects?"
"Yeah, that's why," said Ron.
They reached Hagrid's cabin, and knocked on the door, and were greeted by several loud, booming barks.
"Back, Fang," came Hagrid's voice from inside. The door opened, and Hagrid's smiling face appeared. "Hello, you two!" Hagrid opened the door wider to allow Ron and Kelsey to come in. "How's school been for yeh so far?"
"It's been pretty good, Hagrid," said Ron, as Hagrid closed the door. Hagrid sat down at the small, scrubbed wooden table, and Ron and Kelsey did the same.
""What've you two been up to? Having fun in all yer classes?"
"I don't really know about fun," said Ron.
"In DADA, we learned about the three Unforgivable Curses," said Kelsey. "And Professor Lupin had three mice which he demonstrated the curses on."
"And he says he's going to put the Imperious Curse on us, so we can know how it feels, and so we can attempt to learn to throw it off," Ron added.
"Does Dumbledore know he's going to do that?" Hagrid asked.
"Well, most likely, or Lupin would be casting the curse on us," said Ron.
"Yeh, that's true," agreed Hagrid. "Anythin' else interesting?"
"No, not really," said Kelsey. "Unless...never mind."
"What?" asked Hagrid.
"Hagrid, did you see the article in the Daily Prophet a week ago?" said Ron. "About the Death Eaters who are still on the loose?"
"No, don't reckon I did. I don't get the Prophet delivered. Why don't you tell me about it?"
Ron told Hagrid all about the article, including the names of the Death Eaters.
Hagrid spat out the water he had in his mouth when Ron mentioned Bellatrix Lestrange's name. "Yer father's met her," said Hagrid in a growl. "Yeh'd do best to watch out for her."
"Well, obviously," said Ron. "I mean, she's a Death Eater...a dangerous one from what I've heard."
"Is that all yeh've heard about her?" Hagrid asked.
"Well, yeah..." Ron saw the look on Hagrid's face. "Why? Is there something about her that Kelsey and I don't know?"
"Not something just about her," said Hagrid, "but about her and the other three Death Eaters."
"What about them?"
"When yer father defeated You-Know-Who, many of the Death Eaters were caught, and prosecuted. There were four Death Eaters, who escaped the clutches of the Aurors."
"Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, and Anton Dolohov," whispered Ron.
"Tha's right," said Hagrid. "Word is, they're out to seek revenge on yer father for defeating their master. Word is, they'll do anything for revenge."
Ron's jaw dropped in horror. He didn't know this. Did his father know about this? Ron voiced his question to Hagrid.
"Yer father knows, but I suppose he never told you because he didn't want you to feel afraid."
Ron thought that this was probably true, but he didn't say anything about it. Soon it was almost nine o'clock, so Ron and Kelsey bade Hagrid good night, and started on their way back up to the castle. When they reached the common room, Ron, who hadn't yet finished his Defense Against the Dark Arts homework, the essay about the Unforgivable Curses, went up to his dorm, to get what he needed to complete the assignment. It would be due when Lupin put the Imperious Curse on them, and that wouldn't be for another few weeks. Kelsey, who had already done the assignment, was waiting down in the common room when Ron got back.
"Still haven't finished that, have you?" said Kelsey as Ron sat down beside her in front of the fire.
"Haven't even started it."
"What?! You haven't even...?" Kelsey sighed and shook her head. "If you need any help, let me know."
"Don't worry," said Ron, grinning. "I will."
Ron began writing his essay, and he wrote very quickly because he wanted to get all the information he knew about the Unforgivable Curses - which was quite a lot - down on the parchment. When he was done, which was about an hour later, he found that he had already filled up a roll of parchment. He smiled to himself; sometimes he reminded himself of his mother, who had been the top student of her year. Ron, of course, wasn't the top student of his year, that honour went to a student from Ravenclaw, but he got pretty good marks all the same.
Ron put his finished DADA homework in his school bag, and looked around the common room. Greg and Westley were putting on a dueling show for some of the first years, and a bit farther away, Derrick and Michael were making paper aeroplanes, and making them fly all over the room. Then Ron's gaze wandered to Kelsey, who was sitting next to him on the couch, gazing dazedly into the fire.
"Uh...Kelsey?" Kelsey didn't do anything. "Kelsey?" Ron waved his hand in front of her face.
"Yes, I see your beautiful hand, Ron," she said.
"Why are you staring into the fire?"
"I'm not really staring into it...well, all right, I am, but I'm just thinking..."
"What about?"
"About what Hagrid said..."
"What do you mean?"
Kelsey sighed. "Did your dad ever tell you that the Death Eaters who were mentioned in the article were out to seek revenge on him?"
"You mean for killing Voldemort?" Kelsey nodded. "No, he didn't. But like Hagrid said, Dad probably just didn't want me to be scared."
"Are you scared, Ron?"
"A little, yes," said Ron, also staring into the fire. "I'd be a fool not to be scared...I mean, I'm not going to let a bunch of Death Eaters ruin my life because I am scared of them...It's just that...I dunno..."
"You're worried?"
"Yes."
"Ron, nothing is going to happen. I'm sure the Death Eaters aren't going to go after me, or any of your family."
"I suppose you're right," said Ron. He looked at his watch. "It's nearly 10:30," he said, smiling at Kelsey. "You need to get your beauty sleep...as if you need any..."
Kelsey blushed. "Good night, Ron. See you in the morning."
Ron bade his friend good night, and his eyes followed her as she walked up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
Ron sighed, and stared back into the fire. All of the younger students had already gone to bed, and a few of the older students still remained. Greg and Westley had stopped entertaining people, and had gotten out a chess set, and had just started on a game. Ron wasn't really tired at the moment, so he got up from the couch and went over to his fellow Gryffindor fifth years, thinking that he'd watch the chess game before going to bed.
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TheGreatFox2000= Don't worry, you didn't offend me. I knew that I had basically recreated that part, but I couldn't think of anything else for the DADA class. grins sheepishly :-)
Disclaimer: Guess what's supposed to go here. Go on, I dare you.
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One week later, Kelsey and Ron found themselves on the way to Hagrid's cabin for a visit. Dinner had just ended, and so Kelsey and Ron could be out until nine o'clock.
The sun was just setting, casting everything in almost a semi-darkness. Shadows from the trees were cast upon the ground, as was the shadow of Hogwarts itself. Every now and then an owl would swoop by overhead, on it's way to do a night's hunting. There were a few stars sparkling in the semi-dark blue sky, and they twinkled whenever Ron looked at them, as if they were calling to him.
"You really enjoy looking at the stars, don't you?"
Ron looked over at Kelsey. "Yeah, I do," he said. "They're so mysterious...so much mystery about them."
"And I'm guessing that's why Astronomy is one of your favorite subjects?"
"Yeah, that's why," said Ron.
They reached Hagrid's cabin, and knocked on the door, and were greeted by several loud, booming barks.
"Back, Fang," came Hagrid's voice from inside. The door opened, and Hagrid's smiling face appeared. "Hello, you two!" Hagrid opened the door wider to allow Ron and Kelsey to come in. "How's school been for yeh so far?"
"It's been pretty good, Hagrid," said Ron, as Hagrid closed the door. Hagrid sat down at the small, scrubbed wooden table, and Ron and Kelsey did the same.
""What've you two been up to? Having fun in all yer classes?"
"I don't really know about fun," said Ron.
"In DADA, we learned about the three Unforgivable Curses," said Kelsey. "And Professor Lupin had three mice which he demonstrated the curses on."
"And he says he's going to put the Imperious Curse on us, so we can know how it feels, and so we can attempt to learn to throw it off," Ron added.
"Does Dumbledore know he's going to do that?" Hagrid asked.
"Well, most likely, or Lupin would be casting the curse on us," said Ron.
"Yeh, that's true," agreed Hagrid. "Anythin' else interesting?"
"No, not really," said Kelsey. "Unless...never mind."
"What?" asked Hagrid.
"Hagrid, did you see the article in the Daily Prophet a week ago?" said Ron. "About the Death Eaters who are still on the loose?"
"No, don't reckon I did. I don't get the Prophet delivered. Why don't you tell me about it?"
Ron told Hagrid all about the article, including the names of the Death Eaters.
Hagrid spat out the water he had in his mouth when Ron mentioned Bellatrix Lestrange's name. "Yer father's met her," said Hagrid in a growl. "Yeh'd do best to watch out for her."
"Well, obviously," said Ron. "I mean, she's a Death Eater...a dangerous one from what I've heard."
"Is that all yeh've heard about her?" Hagrid asked.
"Well, yeah..." Ron saw the look on Hagrid's face. "Why? Is there something about her that Kelsey and I don't know?"
"Not something just about her," said Hagrid, "but about her and the other three Death Eaters."
"What about them?"
"When yer father defeated You-Know-Who, many of the Death Eaters were caught, and prosecuted. There were four Death Eaters, who escaped the clutches of the Aurors."
"Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, and Anton Dolohov," whispered Ron.
"Tha's right," said Hagrid. "Word is, they're out to seek revenge on yer father for defeating their master. Word is, they'll do anything for revenge."
Ron's jaw dropped in horror. He didn't know this. Did his father know about this? Ron voiced his question to Hagrid.
"Yer father knows, but I suppose he never told you because he didn't want you to feel afraid."
Ron thought that this was probably true, but he didn't say anything about it. Soon it was almost nine o'clock, so Ron and Kelsey bade Hagrid good night, and started on their way back up to the castle. When they reached the common room, Ron, who hadn't yet finished his Defense Against the Dark Arts homework, the essay about the Unforgivable Curses, went up to his dorm, to get what he needed to complete the assignment. It would be due when Lupin put the Imperious Curse on them, and that wouldn't be for another few weeks. Kelsey, who had already done the assignment, was waiting down in the common room when Ron got back.
"Still haven't finished that, have you?" said Kelsey as Ron sat down beside her in front of the fire.
"Haven't even started it."
"What?! You haven't even...?" Kelsey sighed and shook her head. "If you need any help, let me know."
"Don't worry," said Ron, grinning. "I will."
Ron began writing his essay, and he wrote very quickly because he wanted to get all the information he knew about the Unforgivable Curses - which was quite a lot - down on the parchment. When he was done, which was about an hour later, he found that he had already filled up a roll of parchment. He smiled to himself; sometimes he reminded himself of his mother, who had been the top student of her year. Ron, of course, wasn't the top student of his year, that honour went to a student from Ravenclaw, but he got pretty good marks all the same.
Ron put his finished DADA homework in his school bag, and looked around the common room. Greg and Westley were putting on a dueling show for some of the first years, and a bit farther away, Derrick and Michael were making paper aeroplanes, and making them fly all over the room. Then Ron's gaze wandered to Kelsey, who was sitting next to him on the couch, gazing dazedly into the fire.
"Uh...Kelsey?" Kelsey didn't do anything. "Kelsey?" Ron waved his hand in front of her face.
"Yes, I see your beautiful hand, Ron," she said.
"Why are you staring into the fire?"
"I'm not really staring into it...well, all right, I am, but I'm just thinking..."
"What about?"
"About what Hagrid said..."
"What do you mean?"
Kelsey sighed. "Did your dad ever tell you that the Death Eaters who were mentioned in the article were out to seek revenge on him?"
"You mean for killing Voldemort?" Kelsey nodded. "No, he didn't. But like Hagrid said, Dad probably just didn't want me to be scared."
"Are you scared, Ron?"
"A little, yes," said Ron, also staring into the fire. "I'd be a fool not to be scared...I mean, I'm not going to let a bunch of Death Eaters ruin my life because I am scared of them...It's just that...I dunno..."
"You're worried?"
"Yes."
"Ron, nothing is going to happen. I'm sure the Death Eaters aren't going to go after me, or any of your family."
"I suppose you're right," said Ron. He looked at his watch. "It's nearly 10:30," he said, smiling at Kelsey. "You need to get your beauty sleep...as if you need any..."
Kelsey blushed. "Good night, Ron. See you in the morning."
Ron bade his friend good night, and his eyes followed her as she walked up the stairs to the girls' dormitory.
Ron sighed, and stared back into the fire. All of the younger students had already gone to bed, and a few of the older students still remained. Greg and Westley had stopped entertaining people, and had gotten out a chess set, and had just started on a game. Ron wasn't really tired at the moment, so he got up from the couch and went over to his fellow Gryffindor fifth years, thinking that he'd watch the chess game before going to bed.
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