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.
Fiery Nodin
Last Chapter
Alexian turned around and sprinted up the stairs, once again taking them three at a time.
Chapter Four
Professor Snape was waiting outside her room when Alexian came skidding to a halt by the door. He looked up and raised an eyebrow at her.
"Don't tell me, you went back to the great hall, after changing to finish eating breakfast."
"No. What gave you that idea?" The red head asked him.
"Well, the fact that you are changed says you came to your rooms. And as I see that you are still eating and were not here when I arrived I thought you had returned to the great hall."
"Why would I do that? I brought this with me." Alexian gave him a lopsided smile and raised an eyebrow. "Shall we go?"
"Alright, Lexy, If you would follow me?" The potions master started down the hall in the direction of the dungeons.
"I thought you weren't going to call me that any more. You know the conversation about the other students thinking I was privileged." He stopped and gave her an annoyed expression. Alexian just laughed at him. "Ok, ok, I won't ask any more questions till we get to your lab." She snickered when he grumbled in response.
'First Draco now Lex, will I ever be respected. If its not Har… err …Potter, then its bound to be somebody else.' Snape's thoughts were slowly but surly depressing him. 'I'll just have to find a few wayward students to give detention. That always makes me feel better.'
They managed to get as far as the mane floor when they were brought to an immediate halt by a bunch of students. This, of course, gave the potions master the chance to vent a bit of his frustration. Just as he sent them scurrying off in the opposite direction, Alexian began snickering. When he inquired she only shook her head and waved him on. Snape frowned, but continued, leading the shaking young woman down the hall.
Draco had moved his things to his godfather's lab after Professor Snape left the room. He had tried to get back to work, but could not concentrate. 'What will she be like, I wonder. Sev likes her, so she must have some intelligence, but then he seams to like Potter as well. No use thinking a bout it right now. I will have to wait till she and Sev get here.' Draco didn't have to wait long, when his godfather and Alexian arrived. Snape was scowling and Alexian looked like she was going to burst out laughing.
"May I ask as to what's so funny?" Draco turned to his Professor when all the redhead did was double over in laughter.
"I would have no idea. You will have to wait and ask Lexy when she recovers," came his answer. "But I do believe that I will wait as well, for I would like to know what she finds so amusing." It was several minutes later when Alexian could breath again that she was able to fill them in.
"Ok, you remember when we went past that group of Hufflepuffs?" She paused here to stifle another giggle. Snape nodded to this. "Well, after you scared them and we rounded the corner you turned to me and laughed. I just happened to see Harry Potter coming out of a classroom just down the hall. When he saw you laughing he turned bright red and dropped his books. Then, after he picked them up, he walked in to the door. He was trying to get back in the same class room he had just come out of." She sat down on the nearest chair and fought back the laughter that threatened to spill out again. "The look on his face was priceless… (giggle)...he's probably still standing there…(snicker)…sharing at nothing, with that look on his face. Potter is so adorable when he's brainless."
"This is not good. I have probably shocked him beyond repair." The potions master feint a look of displeasure.
"O, come on, Sev, you know you like the idea of Potter going brainless because of you." Draco now had to hold back laughter.
"Now Draco, that is not a topic one should discuss if front of a lady." This only made Alexian snort.
"A lady, me? Since when?" She questioned.
"That's not the point." He sighed in frustration. "I think we should get to work." With a wave of his wand ingredients started floating out of the store room and landing on the work bench on the corner.
Alexian, not wanting to get her new robes dirty, removed them, folding them neatly over the back of a chair. This brought Draco's attention back to her. 'She looks good in that outfit, or whatever it is.' Out loud he asked her. "I guess that's a skirt, but why does it have slits in it? And why are you wearing pants underneath? Isn't the idea of a skirt to not have to wear pants?" Alexian looked down at her outfit. She had picked a silver skirt with black and green designs on it, a green silk collared shirt, and black form fitting pants. She didn't see the problem.
"No, it's to look good. And the pants are there so I can have the slits up this far and not show my tighty whiteys."
"Your what?" His face contorted in confusion.
"Underwear. Sometimes I think wizards aren't any smarter than muggles."
"You could have said that." He huffed. "I do like the colors though."
"Thanks. I guess we get to work over here?" She asked, pointing to the corner that had cauldrons and ingredients set up on a table.
"That would be my guess. After you." Draco gestured her ahead.
They walked over to the table and began working, each picking a potion off the list Professor Snape left. After about two hours, Alexian couldn't stand the silence anymore. She let her potion simmer and walked over to her robes, searching around the pockets awhile, before pulling out a CD walkman, and headed back to the table. Draco watched in confusion as she put the ear peaces in and turned it on. It wasn't long before he could hear very quiet, muffled music. Alexian started moving slightly to the song when she frowned and turned her wand on the chair. Draco was going to ask what she was up to when she said a spell he didn't know, but the chair changed shape. She then smiled and went back to her potion, slowly swiveling the chair back and forth, humming softly.
Severus looked up as Alexian began walking around. He then noticed Draco's confusion, and motioned him over.
"You have a question?"
Draco's brow furrowed. "I was just going to ask about that thing she has hanging from her ears."
"Ahh…that. That would be a portable music player, muggles use them a lot. Anything else?"
"What kind of spell did she use to change the chair?"
"That, you would have to ask Professor McGonagall. Lexy knows more about transfiguration than most adult wizards." Snape confessed. Draco raised a silvery blond eyebrow.
"Surely not you, Sev."
"Unfortunately, Yes, she does."
"That would make her smarter than Granger. Hasn't Granger tested out of Transfigurations?" The Slytherin asked his godfather.
"If I am not mistaken, Lexy scored high enough on her placement exam to test out of Transfigurations as well as Potions, and Herboligy. Although you could always ask Lexy herself. I am sure she would be only to happy to answer your question."
"I think I might do just that." With this last statement, Draco turned and headed back to the corner of the room. He slid back on to his stool, deciding to pick an other potion from the list. He looked up to see what potion Alexian was working on. She had a book open in front of her. She was hunched over the book, absorbed in the text. She stuck out her tongue in concentration as she measured out an ingredient and pored it in the bubbling cauldron.
Draco sat in stunned amazement. Alexian had not brought her head up from the book while measuring, poring, or stirring the ingredient in to the potion in front of her. Alexian's eyes would dart up from the book every so often to keep an eye on the concoction, but her attention never left the words on the page for long. The only other person Draco knew that was this comfortable with potions was Professor Snape. He shook his head and looked back at the paper. There were several potions that were already crossed off the list. Deciding to ask witch one Alexian was working on so as to not waste time, Draco looked up, and taped her on the shoulder.
Alexian jumped slightly and pulled the ear peace from her ear. "Gaahhhh! Don't do that."
"I wanted to know witch potion you are working on. No need to repeat one you are already making."
"Oh. Its not one from the list. I have been working on this one for a wile now and I think I have perfected it. Its called Comprimere Tempus."
"I haven't heard of that one before. What's it mean?" Draco was truly interested at this point.
"It means 'to put a stop to time'." Alexian answered.
Draco cocked his head to the side in confusion. "So what's it used for?"
"I found that most charms or potions that keep objects from breaking all work form the same concept. They basically slow down the molecules in the chosen object. So more energy must be used to break them or move the molecules. This potion is just the next step. It stops the molecules all together, making the object truly unbreakable." Alexian explained.
"And why would you be working on this to begin with?" He asked.
"Well, it started out as an accident. I was trying to make a potion that would undo an unbreakable charm. . I figured that if I could make a potion that would bring an object back to its original state, I could use it when I wasn't at school when I couldn't use magic. What I ended up with was too strong and every thing I used it on would break"
"What do you mean too strong?"
"The molecules would be sped up to far. And the object would break or melt. Most things turned in to a powder." She shook her head and smiled.
"So how did that get you to work on this potion?" Draco was still confused. He stopped her before she could speak. "One more question, what's the other potion called?"
"It's called perdere tempus obturamentum or 'to undo time stopper'. I was thinking that if I could make one that would speed up the molecules, I could make one that would slow them down or even stop them, and so far so good. I have now created a potion that is the exact opposite of the first one. All that is left is to test it. You want to help?" Alexian wiggled an eyebrow at him.
Draco looked at the young woman before him skeptically. "Are you sure it's safe?"
"There's only one way to find out."
"I think you should wait till you are somewhere else. Sev won't like it if you blow up his lab."
"Mmm… Good point. I'll wait till latter." Alexian started bottling the potion, arranging them neatly in her bag.
Draco looked back at the list. Half of the potions were crossed off. 'There is no way she did all these. I only finished three. There are nine crossed off.' He looked up at the red head before him. "Did you finish all these?"
Alexian leaned over. "Yup."
"How? Some of these take at least a half hour."
"You were really paying attention to your work. You didn't see me set up three more cauldrons."
Draco's eyes got big. His face was the picture of astonishment. "I'd like to see that." Then he smirked at her. "Not even Sev could do that."
"If you insist." She stood, walked over to the potions cabinet, opened the door and swept her hand in front of the shelves the way Vanna White would do a prize. "See? All there. Now what do you have to say?" The Malfoy heir's mouth dropped open. "That's what I thought." At that she turned and walked over to the Professor, spoke softly with him a moment and then gathered her things and left the room. Draco still sat gapping at the cupboard.
Severus smiled as Alexian left the room. She definitely knew how to handle Draco. He needed to be brought down sometimes. The potions master knew that she would be perfect for his godson. He shook his head, still smiling, went back to work. Draco eventually managed to regain his train of thought and went back to work as well as trying hard to not allow his mind to wonder about a tall red head with violet colored eyes.
Alexian was mift. Not only did Draco not believe her about the potions, but she was sure he also had no idea what she was talking about during their discussion. She headed back up to her room, once again not looking where she was going. And of course the presiding deity had it in for our favorite absent-minded red head. (Or just the author, he he he) She got not more that half way before she slammed in to someone. A sprawling body was seen for the second time that day. This time however it was Harry she hit, Ron and Hermione were spared.
"Erg… this day just keeps getting better and better." Alexian turned and lifted Harry off the floor.
"What's wrong? You seam upset." Asked the ever-observant Hermione.
"Just trying to work with the incompetence that is one Draco Malfoy." She sighted. "He is suppose to be one of the better students and I had to explain the concept of an unbreakable charms to him. And you know the sad part is that I think he still doesn't get it."
"Don't mind him. He's just a blond git." Ron's comment made Harry smile and Hermione frown at him. Ron suddenly gets cuffed on the side of his head.
"Knock it off Ron, even though we all hate him you shouldn't say things like that."
"I can see why you wouldn't like him but hate him that's a little strong, isn't it?" Alexian asked the three students before her.
"No, you didn't see all the things he has done to us. Last year he was getting better, but that just one year. Before that he was terrible. Always making comments about something, like my family's money, Harry's Parents, and Hermione being a muggle born. Malfoy will never change." Ron's ears were now the color of his hair, making his freckles stand out even more.
"Ron, really. Would you please grow up?"
"I don't know he wasn't all that bad. He just needs to get it through his head that he doesn't know every thing, but then most men are like that." Alexian smiled then got this evil glint in her eyes. "I think I will have to be the one that teaches him a lesson. What do you think Ali?" She tilted her head to the side, listening.
"Who are you talking to?" Harry questioned her.
"I don't know. You think we are up to it?" Was Alianna's answer.
"Defiantly. I think it's time to try out that potion." The willowy young woman turned and looked at Hermione. "You said that today was a Hogsmead week end. Right? Just what does that mean?"
"That means that we get to go to the village of Hogsmead. It's the only all wizarding village in Europe." Hermione informed her.
"So is your invitation still open?"
"Of course you are still invited." Harry was quick to respond.
Alexian followed Harry, Ron and Hermione out the side door and to the waiting carriages.
Next chapter Hogsmead visit, class starts, pranks and mayhem. I would like to know what house I should put Alexian in. review and let me know.
This may seam strange, but I had to ask… why do people write stories saying that in their first year Harry was after the Philosopher's Stone? I have a copy of the book right here and that's not what it's called. Sorcerer's Stone makes more sense and its easer to spell than Philosopher. I try not to make the spelling in my story harder that necessary.
O-Well, Just a thought. Sorry for the stupid ramblings.
I wanted to just say a BIG THANK YOU to my sister, Anna and her boyfriend, Alex for all the ideas and the help with Spelling, grammar, and plot.
Wanted to say that I am sorry this took so long to post. I have a lot of trouble spelling. Not one of my strong points. I have so much of a problem with it that the computer's spell check doesn't recognize a lot of words.