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I'm sorry it took so long for me to update! I was on vacation, and I didn't have any of my fan fic stuff, so I hope you can forgive me. Anyway, here's the chapter.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
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A few weeks later, near the end of the month of October, the Gryffindors were in their Defense Against the Dark Arts class; Lupin was putting the imperious curse on each of them in turn. Most of Ron's classmates were having much difficulty in throwing off the curse, in fact, all of them were having difficulty with it.
Kelsey almost succeeded in throwing it off, but at the last minute, succumbed, and was made to sing the national anthem, which, in everyone's opinion, she did quite beautifully. Greg Lustave was made to hop around the room, imitating a chimpanzee. It was quite remarkable, really, and Derrick made the suggestion that Lupin turn Greg into a real chimpanzee, because he did such a good impression.
"You think so?" said Lupin with an evil grin. Derrick nodded, and Lupin took the curse off Greg. He then pointed his wand at Derrick.
"Hey, what are you doing?" said Derrick. "Hey-" he didn't get to finish his sentence, or rather, the rest of his sentence came out in the language of chimpanzees, for that was what he had been turned into. The entire class burst into laughter, and Derrick was restored to his normal form. When he was, he too joined in laughing.
"Ron, you next."
Ron stepped reluctantly forward, wondering what Lupin was going to make him do. He hoped it wouldn't be anything too embarassing, though he could always have someone put a memory charm on him, if what he did was too embarassing. Ron faced Lupin.
"Imperio," said Lupin, with his wand pointed at the person in front of him.
Ron felt the most wonderful sensation...contentment, and he was only just aware of everyone watching him. It was as if there wasn't anyone around, as if he was the only person in the room. Then he heard a voice in his head. 'Bend down'. Ron bent down, but then a voice in his head protested, so he stared to stand back up. 'BEND DOWN', said the voice in his head. Ron bent down, and then the voice said, 'Do a somersault'. Ron tried as hard as he could to resist doing this, but he didn't succeed.
After Ron had had the curse lifted, he stood back with the other students, and watched the rest of the students do extraordinary things under the influence of the Imperious Curse. He wasn't really watching though, but it might have seemed like it to any other individual. He was thinking about how he couldn't throw off the curse. His dad could throw it off, but why couldn't he? Ron supposed he would have to work at it, but he was worried that if a Death Eater cast the Imperious Curse on him, he wouldn't be able to throw it off. The Death Eater would probably make him do something horrible, like kill someone. Then Ron wondered if he was being paranoid. A voice brought him out of these thoughts.
"Ron?" Kelsey was saying.
Ron shook his head, and looked around the class room. Lupin had obviously just dismissed the class, because they were filing out the door, eager to get down to the Great Hall for lunch. Lupin was at his desk, putting something away in his briefcase. Ron decided that he'd talk to him, and ask him why he had such a hard time with the Imperious curse.
"Ron, are you all right?" said Kelsey.
"What? Oh...yeah.."
"Then come on, let's go down to the Great Hall."
"Um...I need to talk to Professor Lupin. I'll meet you down in the Hall."
"I'll wait for you." said Kelsey. "I'll wait for you outside the class room."
"You don't have to," said Ron.
"I want to," said Kelsey, and she left the room to wait in the corridor.
After Kelsey had left, Ron went up to Lupin's desk.
"Um...Professor?"
"Yes, Ron?"
"Um...I was just wonder why...why I had so much trouble with the Imperious Curse...I mean...why couldn't I throw it off?"
"It is a very difficult curse to throw off. Just ask your father."
"I have."
"And what did he say?"
"The same thing you did."
Lupin smiled. "Yes, I seem to remember him telling me that he had trouble with it, but then his DADA teacher put the Imperious Curse on your father a few times more until he could finally overthrow it."
"Do you think you could do that?"
"What, cast Imperious on you until you can overthrow it?" Ron nodded. Lupin sighed. "I'm afraid I can't."
"What? Why?"
"Because I was only given permission to cast the curse one time on each person."
"But you could pretend that you haven't cast it on me!"
Lupin looked apologetic. "I'm afraid that won't work out. You'd be surprised how much Dumbledore knows about what is going on in this castle." Ron looked down at his feet. "I must be getting down to lunch now. I hear the Elves have made a new dish. It's supposed to be very good. Good bye for now."
"Yeah, bye..."
Ron watched as his DADA professor left the class room, and then leaned against a wall. He would have stayed there, but then he remembered that Kelsey was waiting for him, so he, too, exited the class room, and found that Kelsey was waiting right outside the room. Ron wondered if she had heard any of the conversation.
"No, I didn't," said Kelsey, when Ron asked her about it. "Why don't you tell me about it?"
So Ron told Kelsey all about the conversation between him and Lupin.
"But I'm worried," said Ron dispiritedly. "I mean, I'm disappointed. I was hoping to be able to throw the curse off."
"Ron," said Kelsey, looking him straight in the eye. "It's a very difficult curse to throw off, according to my dad."
"That's what my dad said," said Ron, straightening his round glasses. "And it's also what Lupin just said."
Kelsey sighed. "Ron, don't be disappointed. Lots of people have trouble with it."
"Yeah..." said Ron, but he never finished his sentence, because Kelsey did something that she had never done before, which surprised him greatly. Kelsey kissed him on the lips.
"I'm sorry!" said Kelsey, drawing back. She had a horrified expression on her face. "I shouldn't've done that, I'm sorry!"
Kelsey made to turn away, but Ron put his hand on her shoulders. Kelsey looked apprehensive.
"Kelsey, it's ok." Ron brushed a strand of her hair out of her face, and looked deep into her light blue eyes. "I know I said this on the train, but you really are the most beautiful girl I know."
And like he had on the train, he ran his fingers through her hair, and stopped his hand when it was right below her ear. He leaned forward, and closed his eyes...he could feel her warm breath...their lips connected, and were locked in a kiss. Kelsey wrapped her arms around him. Ron placed his other hand on the side of her face, and they kissed even more passionately. They slowly drew apart; Kelsey, with a small smile playing around her lips.
"That was nice," she said.
"Yeah..." said Ron. There was a slight pause. "Let's get down to the Great Hall. Lunch time, you know..."
And so that's what they did- they walked all the way to the Great Hall- in silence. They would have said something, but each was going over what had just happened, wondering if it would happen again.
Ron and Kelsey sat down at the Gryffindor table, and began eating lunch. They kept looking at eathother. Neville was watching this, and he wondered. He decided to ask them about it after Herbology the next day.
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Please review!
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I'm sorry it took so long for me to update! I was on vacation, and I didn't have any of my fan fic stuff, so I hope you can forgive me. Anyway, here's the chapter.
.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter
.
A few weeks later, near the end of the month of October, the Gryffindors were in their Defense Against the Dark Arts class; Lupin was putting the imperious curse on each of them in turn. Most of Ron's classmates were having much difficulty in throwing off the curse, in fact, all of them were having difficulty with it.
Kelsey almost succeeded in throwing it off, but at the last minute, succumbed, and was made to sing the national anthem, which, in everyone's opinion, she did quite beautifully. Greg Lustave was made to hop around the room, imitating a chimpanzee. It was quite remarkable, really, and Derrick made the suggestion that Lupin turn Greg into a real chimpanzee, because he did such a good impression.
"You think so?" said Lupin with an evil grin. Derrick nodded, and Lupin took the curse off Greg. He then pointed his wand at Derrick.
"Hey, what are you doing?" said Derrick. "Hey-" he didn't get to finish his sentence, or rather, the rest of his sentence came out in the language of chimpanzees, for that was what he had been turned into. The entire class burst into laughter, and Derrick was restored to his normal form. When he was, he too joined in laughing.
"Ron, you next."
Ron stepped reluctantly forward, wondering what Lupin was going to make him do. He hoped it wouldn't be anything too embarassing, though he could always have someone put a memory charm on him, if what he did was too embarassing. Ron faced Lupin.
"Imperio," said Lupin, with his wand pointed at the person in front of him.
Ron felt the most wonderful sensation...contentment, and he was only just aware of everyone watching him. It was as if there wasn't anyone around, as if he was the only person in the room. Then he heard a voice in his head. 'Bend down'. Ron bent down, but then a voice in his head protested, so he stared to stand back up. 'BEND DOWN', said the voice in his head. Ron bent down, and then the voice said, 'Do a somersault'. Ron tried as hard as he could to resist doing this, but he didn't succeed.
After Ron had had the curse lifted, he stood back with the other students, and watched the rest of the students do extraordinary things under the influence of the Imperious Curse. He wasn't really watching though, but it might have seemed like it to any other individual. He was thinking about how he couldn't throw off the curse. His dad could throw it off, but why couldn't he? Ron supposed he would have to work at it, but he was worried that if a Death Eater cast the Imperious Curse on him, he wouldn't be able to throw it off. The Death Eater would probably make him do something horrible, like kill someone. Then Ron wondered if he was being paranoid. A voice brought him out of these thoughts.
"Ron?" Kelsey was saying.
Ron shook his head, and looked around the class room. Lupin had obviously just dismissed the class, because they were filing out the door, eager to get down to the Great Hall for lunch. Lupin was at his desk, putting something away in his briefcase. Ron decided that he'd talk to him, and ask him why he had such a hard time with the Imperious curse.
"Ron, are you all right?" said Kelsey.
"What? Oh...yeah.."
"Then come on, let's go down to the Great Hall."
"Um...I need to talk to Professor Lupin. I'll meet you down in the Hall."
"I'll wait for you." said Kelsey. "I'll wait for you outside the class room."
"You don't have to," said Ron.
"I want to," said Kelsey, and she left the room to wait in the corridor.
After Kelsey had left, Ron went up to Lupin's desk.
"Um...Professor?"
"Yes, Ron?"
"Um...I was just wonder why...why I had so much trouble with the Imperious Curse...I mean...why couldn't I throw it off?"
"It is a very difficult curse to throw off. Just ask your father."
"I have."
"And what did he say?"
"The same thing you did."
Lupin smiled. "Yes, I seem to remember him telling me that he had trouble with it, but then his DADA teacher put the Imperious Curse on your father a few times more until he could finally overthrow it."
"Do you think you could do that?"
"What, cast Imperious on you until you can overthrow it?" Ron nodded. Lupin sighed. "I'm afraid I can't."
"What? Why?"
"Because I was only given permission to cast the curse one time on each person."
"But you could pretend that you haven't cast it on me!"
Lupin looked apologetic. "I'm afraid that won't work out. You'd be surprised how much Dumbledore knows about what is going on in this castle." Ron looked down at his feet. "I must be getting down to lunch now. I hear the Elves have made a new dish. It's supposed to be very good. Good bye for now."
"Yeah, bye..."
Ron watched as his DADA professor left the class room, and then leaned against a wall. He would have stayed there, but then he remembered that Kelsey was waiting for him, so he, too, exited the class room, and found that Kelsey was waiting right outside the room. Ron wondered if she had heard any of the conversation.
"No, I didn't," said Kelsey, when Ron asked her about it. "Why don't you tell me about it?"
So Ron told Kelsey all about the conversation between him and Lupin.
"But I'm worried," said Ron dispiritedly. "I mean, I'm disappointed. I was hoping to be able to throw the curse off."
"Ron," said Kelsey, looking him straight in the eye. "It's a very difficult curse to throw off, according to my dad."
"That's what my dad said," said Ron, straightening his round glasses. "And it's also what Lupin just said."
Kelsey sighed. "Ron, don't be disappointed. Lots of people have trouble with it."
"Yeah..." said Ron, but he never finished his sentence, because Kelsey did something that she had never done before, which surprised him greatly. Kelsey kissed him on the lips.
"I'm sorry!" said Kelsey, drawing back. She had a horrified expression on her face. "I shouldn't've done that, I'm sorry!"
Kelsey made to turn away, but Ron put his hand on her shoulders. Kelsey looked apprehensive.
"Kelsey, it's ok." Ron brushed a strand of her hair out of her face, and looked deep into her light blue eyes. "I know I said this on the train, but you really are the most beautiful girl I know."
And like he had on the train, he ran his fingers through her hair, and stopped his hand when it was right below her ear. He leaned forward, and closed his eyes...he could feel her warm breath...their lips connected, and were locked in a kiss. Kelsey wrapped her arms around him. Ron placed his other hand on the side of her face, and they kissed even more passionately. They slowly drew apart; Kelsey, with a small smile playing around her lips.
"That was nice," she said.
"Yeah..." said Ron. There was a slight pause. "Let's get down to the Great Hall. Lunch time, you know..."
And so that's what they did- they walked all the way to the Great Hall- in silence. They would have said something, but each was going over what had just happened, wondering if it would happen again.
Ron and Kelsey sat down at the Gryffindor table, and began eating lunch. They kept looking at eathother. Neville was watching this, and he wondered. He decided to ask them about it after Herbology the next day.
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Please review!