1) I don't own Harry Potter or any of the other characters in J.K. Rowling's books (sniff sniff)
2) I do own the Nodins and Shytorks so if you want to use them you have to ask me first.
3) Thoughts are in 'thoughts' and Shytork thoughts are like this "Shytork thoughts"
4) The only one that can hear Alianna talking is Alexian, although if Alianna wanted to she could use Alexian's voice. It would just sound a little different, because she is metal.
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Fiery Nodin
Last chapter Professor Snape looked down at Alexian to answer her question when something caught his eye.
Chapter Three
"Alexian, my dear, you seem to have a hole in the back of your neck and there appears to be something under the skin." His said in a soft voice, not wanting to upset her or the thing in her neck.
"What!" Alexian slid her hand up to her neck. "O, that. That's just Alianna. It's supposed to look like that. So do they serve coffee here or do I have to go to the kitchen and find out myself?" She shifted her hair over her shoulder affectively hiding the mark. Professor Snape was silent for a moment, letting her comment sink in. He thought about asking Alexian for more information, but thought better of it because she was sitting next to Hagread. And everyone knew the half giant was not good at keeping quiet. He directed his answer to getting her the coffee she wanted so badly.
"Yes, they serve coffee here. You only have to ask a house elf."
"And how do I do that? There is no one here." She asked pointedly.
"You just tap your wand on the table like this..." Snape tapped his wand on the middle of the table in front of them. "And when a house elf appears, you tell them what you want. Miss Edion would like coffee, cream, and sugar," he informed the scrawny elf that appeared. It vanished with a pop and a second later reappeared with a try with a pot of coffee, cream, and a sugar bowl.
"COFFEE! SCORE!!" The potion's master had to smile at the redhead's enthusiasm. He watched as she pored a cup, adding a small amount of cream and sugar, blowing softly on the cup before talking a tentative sip.
"Mmm, coffee is wonderful." Alexian mumbled. After she had finished the first cup and was half way through the second she spoke again. "So what do people do for fun around here? I mean when they don't have school work that is."
"Well, I doubt you would find what I do in my free time fun. And I am not versed in the modern stupidity witch the young people seem to enjoy." The professor could not help but smile at her amused expression.
"Really? It can't be that bad. You can tell me." Alexian looked up at him trying hard to look innocent and failing miserably. "I am afraid that all I do in my spare time pertains to school. I make potions for the infirmary, plan lessons, or grade papers. Seeing witch we haven't had class as of late, I have no lessons or papers."
"I could help with potions. I haven't made one in ages. It's driving me nuts." A thought popped into her head. Alexian turned in her chair, flipped her blood red hair over her shoulders and gave him her most mischievous smile. "You could always invite Draco Malfoy to join us. You did promises to introduce us last night. You wouldn't want me to think that you don't keep your promises would you?"
Snape chuckled softly. Alexian reminded him of Draco. 'She really should be in Slytherin.' He thought.
"All right, I will allow you to assist me in my lab. I will speak with Draco and then meet you outside your rooms at, say, 10:30. That should give you plenty of time to finish breakfast and change into something presentable. I ment to ask you earlier, what is that you are wearing?"
Alexian looked down then started laughing. "I wasn't awake this morning when Professor McGonagall made me come down for breakfast. I just grabbed the first clean thing I laid my hands on."
"So you are telling me you took the time to put on purple tights when you were not a wake enough the see what it was you were wearing?" The potions master raised an eyebrow skeptically.
"No. Those I had on already I just didn't have the energy to take them off. I did put on the navy shorts this morning."
"That I believe. What do you call that hideously flowered thing you're wearing for a robe?"
"This is a kimono, and its not that bad." Alexian huffed.
"O no? Royal blue with large violet and burgundy flowers."
"You just say that because it doesn't mach the tights. I could always take it off and just show off my Gir shirt."
"Your what?" Snape asked in confusion.
"My Gir shirt. See?" She opened the front of her kimono to show off a light blue fitted shirt with a green dog like thing on it. "This is Gir, from the muggel cartoon Invader Zim. He's so cute."
"If you say so I will take your word for it. I should go. I have to speak with Draco. I expect to see you at your door at ten thirty." At that he set down his napkin and left the table.
"That went well. Way to not seem eager. Sometimes you are so blond, Lex." Alianna couldn't hold her comments any longer.
'I'm not that bad. I just want to see what he is like. Ok?'
"You do remember the conversation about ugly or gay. Will you ever learn. Remember what happened last time?"
'This is nothing like last time, Ali. I am sure Draco is nothing like Michael.' Alexian grimaced at the thought.
"Whatever. I still think he got what he deserved though. You have to admit it was kind of funny."
'Well, yes it was, in a sick twisted way, but it still kinda hurt though. I just hope Draco doesn't act like that when he finds out about you.'
"Then we will have to make sure he doesn't find out to soon. Let him get use to you and then slowly explain where and how you got me. That simple. O, look at the time; if you want to change we better be getting back to our rooms."
'Good point. It'll take me long enough to pick something out as it is.' Alexian gathered up some fruit and left the Great Hall, heading for the third floor, where her rooms are located
Professor Snape headed straight to his office. It was his first guess as to where Draco might be hiding. His godson would often go there to escape the noise and confusion of the common room, and if the look on Draco's face this morning at breakfast was anything to go by he would most likely be there all day. The potions master opened the door to see his hunch was right. Draco was curled up on one of his many armchairs, with a large book in his lap.
"O, good you're here. I won't have to search the whole school." The blond looked up at his godfather's announcement.
"You were looking for me?" He asked skeptically. "On a Saturday morning? To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"I wanted to ask you if you had plans..."
"You want my help with something. Nothing that will get my new robes dirty I hope." Draco cut in.
"... Or if you would be willing to help Alexian and I brew potions for the infirmary? Would you please refrain from interrupting me its rude and it gets on my nerves."
"Witch is precisely why I do it, Sev."
"Are you going to answer the question or not?" Snape asked in annoyance.
"Yes, I would be delighted to help you." Draco tolled him with a smile.
"Good. I will go retrieve Alexian and meet you in my lab. Till then, Draco." He then turned around and swept out of the room, his robes billowing around him.
Alexian headed back up the stairs taking them three at a time. She and Alianna were deep in an argument, and whenever they argued Alexian would be distracted and forget to speak in her head. Making it look to outsiders that she was talking to her self.
"I can't believe you forgot your stick. You would forget your head if it wasn't attached."
"It's not a stick. It's a wand. And I don't forget every thing, just a lot of stuff." Alexian said as she bit into an apple left from her breakfast.
"And that's an improvement?"
"Yes. I could forget every thing and then you would have to do all the thinking." This said around the apple.
"I do believe that may be for the better. And don't talk with your mouth full." Alianna scolded.
"I'll talk with my mouth full if I want. It's my mouth and my food." Alexian took another bite.
"You are going to choke one of these days."
Alexian growled. "Like you really care."
A second later she slammed right in to someone sending them flying back into two other people. Alexian started choking on the apple piece.
"What did I tell you?" Alianna's smug voice echoed through Alexian's head.
"Shut up!" Alexian managed to shout between coughs. She straighten up, her eyes watering, to help the person she knocked over.
"Sorry about that. I should be more careful." She reached down and lifted the tall redhead off the others laying on the step in front of her. The others gaped at her.
"You picked him up like he weighed nothing." The girl with extremely busy hair said in awe.
"Well, yes I did, didn't I?" Alexian blushed the color of the young man's hair. "I have got to remember to not do that." This was said more to herself. "I am sorry about that I wasn't looking where I was going."
"You're the new girl right? My name's Hermione and that's Ron and Harry. We were on our way outside. It's a Hogsmead weekend. You should come with us. I wanted to ask you about the sorting Hat. It's never done that, not housed someone I mean. Do you have any idea why it did that? You were talking to it so you must have some idea, right?" At this point Hermione posed to breath.
"Slow down! I can't process info that fast. Yes I am new. My name is Alexian Alianna Edeon. I didn't catch you names though. And I am not supposed to talk about why I couldn't be housed. Dumbledore said it would freak people out." At that Hermione started up again. Alexian looked over at Ron and asked, "Does she always talk this much?" Ron laughed and nodded. Hermione sputtered, blushed, and finally ended her shpeel.
"I'm Ron and she is Hermione." The tall red headed young man tooled Alexian.
"My name is Harry Potter, but you probably already knew that." The other young man told her.
Alexian frowned, "Why would I know that?" She questioned.
"You did, right?" She nodded. "That's ok, everyone knows my name, even if I don't want them to."
"I only know because Sev... ahh Professor Snape talks about you a lot. I didn't fallow the news much so if you did something big I still wouldn't know you from Adam. Sorry" Harry was the only one that caught the slip she made.
"Really?" This coming from Ron.
"Yah, why?" She looked at him in confusion. "Should I know him from somewhere else?" Hermione stared at her in skepticism.
"Well that's a first." Harry smiled at her.
"I kinda feel stupid now."
"Harry defeated you know who." Ron informed her.
"Who?" Alexian asked. By now she was feeling really stupid.
"Lord Voldimort," Hermione notified her.
Alexian frowned, "I still don't have any idea who you talking about."
Hermione turned her head to the side thinking. "Were your parents muggles?" She asked.
"Aahh... No, not that I know of." This time Hermione frowned.
"How could you not know?"
"Well I never knew my Dad. He died when I was only three. Mom didn't talk about him much. Just odd comments, like when I would do something strange, she would say 'your father used to do that', but that's it." Alexian's shoulders dropped. She felt her eyes sting. She would not cry. She promise herself she wouldn't. Thoughts of her mother always made her feel like crying. Hermione saw this and decided to change the subject.
"Whom were you talking to when you bumped into Ron?"
"Aahh... my... self?" This cane out as more of a question than an answer. "I don't want to be mean or rood or anything, but I have to go. I'm meeting Professor Snape in a bit and I'm gona be late. I'll talk to you guys later. K?" At that she turned around and sprinted up the stairs, once again taking them three at a time.
Thanks to Captan Pilar for my first written review ever. THANK YOU!!!! I send you a virtual cookie.
I all so wanted to say that I am sorry this took so long to be posted. First I had writers block, then the computer was being a butt. Then the disk I saved the story on wouldn't open. The computer kept telling me the I had to reformat the disk. Not good, Right? Next I had to retype the whole chapter, witch wouldn't be so bad except I only had notes written down. Next time I'll be sure to write every thing down first.
Anyway thanks to everyone for your patients with me and my bumbling attempts.