Water on the Brain
Authoress: So…..
Zoe & Jareth: (asleep)
Authoress: HEY!!
Zoe: (wakes up) THE JELLO KNOWS THE TIGHTS!
Jareth: (wakes up) I'M NOT REALLY A MAN?!
Authoress: OO
Zoe: yawn What's going on?
Jareth: scowling Disregard anything I just said.
Authoress: Yeah…
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter and/or Labyrinth. Yadda, yadda, yadda, and all that jazz. You know the drill
Chapter 3
Actually Getting There
"Here's one!" Alexandria called as she opened the door to a vacant compartment. The trio went into the compartment and got comfortable. The train started up and jerked slightly as it began to move. Alexandria stared out the window as the train got out of the station.
"Well, we're off," Linzel sighed. Suddenly the door to the compartment opened and three teenage faces looked in. One boy jet black hair and light green eyes. The girl had bushy light brown hair and brown eyes. The taller boy had bright red hair and brown eyes. (AN: Don't know if I got the hair color right. And frankly don't care). The boy with jet black hair had a lightning shaped scare on his forehead.
"Excuse us, but the other compartments are full," the girl said.
"Sure, there's enough room," Linzel said and smiled. Jareth sat next to Alexandria and the red head sat down next to him. The girl sat next to Linzel and the dark haired boy next to the girl.
"Hi, I'm Alexandria Spiritello and this is my father Jareth," she said and pointed to the man next to her. "I'm stating at Hogwarts a little late, but I know my way around magic," she said. Jareth smiled proudly. Linzel rolled her eyes.
"I'm Linzel Trannen, I'll be a new teacher at Hogwarts," she said with a smile.
"You're teaching DADA?" the girl asked.
"No that's Jareth job, I'm teaching the new optional class at Hogwarts. The art of Magic. Stupid name, I know, but it's a class that teachers student to use magic in art," she explained. "So what are your names?"
"I'm Hermione Granger," she said and shook hands with Linzel.
"Ron Weasley," Ron also shook the woman hand.
"Harry Potter," the dark-haired boy said and shook her hand. He had expected some sort of reaction but nothing came.
"Excuse me for asking Professor, but why do you have that birthmark?" Hermione asked curiously. Linzel's hand went to the mark on her head.
"Oh I forgot to cover that up, oh well, can't now," she said, "Might as well tell you," she took a deep breath. "It's a family birthmark," she lied. "My whole family has one," she said.
"So are you of some special pureblood family?" Ron asked.
"I guess, but anyone of magic is special pureblood or not," she said at noticing the sad look on Hermione's face.
'Telling lies already, Linzel? We haven't even left London,' Jareth told her. He heard a laugh ring through his head.
'Jareth, you try telling them your fae and see what happens. I'm not going to tell a bunch of under-aged wizards that I'm a lady of water and I come from the Underground! Can you imagine the look on their faces?' she responded
'It would probably be the same look dad gets when someone sees the goblin king in their room. Just another wished away child and still the same surprised face,' Alexandria thought to the two other telepaths in the compartment.
The three students noticed the silence. "So you are teaching DADA this year?" Hermione inquired to the monarch sitting across from her. Jareth nodded.
"Dumbledore asked me at the last minute," he answered. A sigh. "I also had to find the other teacher and I knew Linzel personally," he said and looked to the woman staring out the window.
"I got to tag along and see what Hogwarts is really like," Alexandria said with a smile. The trolley then rolled by and the three students plus one newbie all bought various candies. Linzel would steal some from Alexandria sometime.
"Hey Alexandria can I see your wand?" Harry asked.
"Sure," Alexandria took out her wand and handed it to Harry.
"Cool, what's got in it?" he asked.
"A goblin hair," she told him. "What's in yours?"
"A phoenix feather," he answered.
"Beautiful creatures phoenixes," Linzel said not really paying attention. "Their repetition of life always reminds me of something," she said aloud. 'The Underground,' she then thought to herself.
The train rode on towards it's destination and the people in the compartment conversed with each other. It wasn't long before it pulled into the station and students were piling out.
"Bye you guys, I have to go check in with my father!" Alexandria called then followed Linzel and Jareth towards Dumbledore, who was standing at the other end of the platform, away from the rest of the students.
"Jareth," Dumbledore said and bowed slightly. Jareth also bowed in returned. Dumbledore then turned to Linzel. "Ah, I see we have found our other teacher, you my dear are?"
"Linzel Trannen," she said and bowed too.
"Dumbledore, I brought my daughter along to get a taste of Aboveground magic if you don't mind," Jareth asked.
"Oh not at all!" Dumbledore exclaimed and smiled down at the girl. "Welcome princess, I hope you enjoy your stay," he said. She smiled back at him. "Now we must get to the great hall, before I am missed," they headed inside and took a side door into the great hall.
As soon as they were seated Professor McGonagall started the sorting of the first years. Jareth sat to the headmaster's right, next to him his daughter, and Linzel sat next to Alexandria. The students whispered a littler at spotting the new people. Alexandria waved to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They waved back enthusiastically.
"Zellith, Terry," called McGonagall. This was the last first year.
"Hufflepuff!" yelled the raggedy hat. Linzel looked to Jareth.
'Talking hats? Geez, I though I've seen it all in your Labyrinth,' she sent him. It was her turn to hear laughter.
'What about the old man and his talking hat?' he questioned. Linzel stifled a laugh. 'Forgot about him, didn't you?' Linzel nodded.
She then noticed two people standing in the back. One was a battered man, who looked like he'd been working a long time (Filtch) . The other was a woman to be about mid-twenties. She had long dark brown hair. She was talking to the caretaker at the moment and Linzel couldn't see her face.
McGonagall was starting to take the sorting hat away when Dumbledore stopped her, "I have a few announcements before we start the feasting. First we have two new teachers this year. One for the Defense Against the Dark Arts and the other for the weekend optional class, The Art in Magic," he announced.
'Thanks Jareth, you made me think it was a stupid name, GRR, now I have to remember the name,' Linzel vented in Jareth's mind. He shrugged and apologized to her.
"Jareth Spiritello will be taking the DADA position and Miss Linzel Trannen," they both stood and nodded to the clapping students. "Professor Spiritello has also brought his daughter along to witness Hogwarts fine magic school. So every student will be on his/her best behavior. The rules are the same as always. Now, I think it proper that Miss Spiritello be sorted, for if she were to get points her house should get points also," Dumbledore suggested. The students cheered.
"Go for it, princess," Linzel whispered to Alexandria. Alexandria stood and went around the table to the sorting hat. She picked it up, sat down on the stool, and put the old hat on her head.
'Mm, Fae royalty here's a new one,' the hat spoke in her head. 'Pureblood Fae too, how about,' "SLYTHERIN!" the hat shouted and the Slytherin table erupted in cheers. She mouthed a 'sorry' to the golden trio sitting at the Gryffindor. She took off the hat handed it to Professor McGonagall and sat down next to her father again.
"Now that, that's settled I'd also like to introduce you to our new nurse, Miss Sarah Williams," Dumbledore announced and pointed to the woman in the back. Jareth stopped breathing and Alexandria had to hold herself from laughing. Linzel raised her eyebrow as she looked at Sarah's face. She was surprised to say the least, but not scared. For one reason, the Goblin King had married her best friend.
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Authoress: HAHAHAHA rolling on floor with laughter
Jareth: What's so funny?!
Authoress: I wish I could see that look on your face in that scene.
Zoe: FYI you might want to read her other story 'Cold Winter' where it explains all.
Authoress: In that story the main character is Ginny (Not HP character). She was a bounty hunter, who was assigned by Jareth to watch over Sarah. In time she became best friends with Sarah. Sarah got married, Ginny's job was terminated, and she then went to work in Jareth's castle at the nursery. They slowly fell in love and Sarah was somehow not invited to the wedding. I kinda ended the whole story at where Jareth and Ginny say the love each other. So I didn't get to the wedding. Now you know the rest of the story! GOODAY!
Zoe: Oh thanks for the ONE REVIEW!! GEEZ!! You people don't always have to have J/S pairings!
Authoress: As for the one reviewer thanks, you at least got me to keep the story.
Jareth: Pairings so far:
Alexandria/Harry 0
Alexandria/Draco 0
Alexandria/Neville 1 (YOU GO BOY!)
Authoress: You guys are getting beat by Neville!
Draco & Harry: (Glare) Shut up
Linzel/Snape 0
Linzel/Sirius 0
Linzel/Lupin 1 (ALRIGHT!)
Authoress: REVIEW PLEASE! I'M BEGGING!!
Zoe: You don't do that often enough
Authoress: Shut up