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Gains and Losses
Chapter 18
No Longer Riding The Merry-Go-Round
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People say I'm crazy
Doing what I'm doing,
Well they give me all kinds of warnings
To save me from ruin,
When I say that I'm o.k.
They look at me kind of strange,
Surely your not happy now
You no longer play the game,
People say I'm lazy
Dreaming my life away,
Well they give me all kinds of advice
Designed to enlighten me
When I tell that I'm doing fine
Watching shadows on the wall,
Don't you miss the big time boy
You're no longer on the ball?
Harry followed Remus into a large room decorated my pictures of all sorts of dark creatures. Harry noticed that most of them were werewolves. 'Remus must really like werewolves' he thought.
"You really love werewolves, don't you Remus?"
Remus suddenly got very nervous.
"Erm…yeah. Anyway, these are the redcaps" he said as he grabbed a jar from his desk.
The jar was full of tiny red creatures that seemed to be jumping all over the place. Remus placed the jar back on his desk and picked up a large book.
"Just need to get ready for you class"
"What are you going to teach us about today?"
"Cornish Pixies"
"Cornish Pixies? I thought the second years were learning about those, why are we?"
"Dumbledore wants everybody to be able to fight them. They have been reproducing a lot lately and could be just about anywhere. And believe me, you don't want to come across a pixie and not be able to defend yourself"
"Okay, cool"
Suddenly the door burst open and a group of chattering students entered. Among these students were Romulus. He pushed his way through the crowd and made his way up to Harry. He patted him on the back.
"Bloody hell Harry, that was brilliant! I would never be brave enough to do that, especially not to Snape!"
Suddenly Morticia joined them.
"You should have seen the look on my father's face, it was priceless! He looked so angry"
Harry, Romulus and Morticia went sit down in the three remaining front row seats. They began to take out their books. Suddenly they heard the noise of stern footsteps and saw a shadow over them. The turned their heads. It was Serpientus.
"Potter, I heard about what you said to my father"
"So you did, what are you going to do about it?"
"I'm going to get you for it, you're going to pay"
"Just try to do something and I swear you'll end up a bloody black and blue lump in a garbage can"
"That's what you think Potter, You'll get it when you least expect it"
"Oh shut up and go wash your hair!"
Serpientus scowled and stomped away. He took a seat between Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson in the back of the classroom. Remus walked from his desk to the front of the classroom. Everyone went silent.
"Good morning class! I am your Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lupin"
"Good morning Professor Lupin" said the class
"Today I will be preparing you to fight Cornish Pixies, little creatures that cause loads of trouble. All I need is for you to remain calm"
Remus opened a large drawer of his desk and pulled out a large covered cage.
"I must ask you not to scream, it may provoke them"
Remus quickly pulled off the cover that was covering the cage. Inside the cage were a bunch of eight-inch long electric blue creatures. All of the Slytherins burst out laughing. Harry shit them death glares.
"Are they dangerous?" asked Harry
"Devilish little creatures they can be. Now as soon as I open the cage you must try to capture them and get them back in"
Remus opened the cage. The little pixies shot in every direction like rockets. The student shot spells and hexes trying to stop the pixies but they were to fast. The pixies started smashing as breaking everything that came in contact with them.
Remus pulled out his wand and pointed in the air.
"Peskipiski Pesternomi" he bellowed
All of the pixies froze on the spot. Suddenly they all went shooting back into the cage.
"Okay, you definitely need to work on this" said Remus "But we still have two classes left on this subject and I'm sure you'll improve"
Remus put the cover back on the cage and put the cage back on his desk.
"That's all for today class! See you tomorrow and remember to work on your charms"
The class began to leave. As Harry was leaving the room he caught Remus winking at him. Harry smiled back.
The rest of the day was a breeze. At the dinner feast Harry, Romulus and Morticia jinxed the Slytherins' food to attack them. Luckily they didn't get detention. Just before going to sleep they started a book full of ideas for pranks.
Harry loved Hogwarts, it was where he belonged. Yet he still missed Sirius.
Watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go,
People asking questions lost in confusion,
Well I tell them there's no problem,
Only solutions,
Well they shake their heads and they look at me
As if I've lost my mind,
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time,
I'm just sitting here
Watching the wheels go round and round,
I really love to watch them roll,
No longer riding on the merry-go-round,
I just had to let it go
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Disclaimer: I can't wait until chapter 22 something interesting happens…hee hee hee.
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