Once Upon A Wizard's Dream
The characters all belong to J.K. Rowling and the plot is based on
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. Especially Emma-Lee14 and Divagurl277. I didn't expect to get any at all, so I'm really happy now. Thank you for all the good advice. I'm sorry about the paragraph thing. I promise to do better. :)
Chapter Two
Of Sneaking Around and Mix-Ups
It took several days for Professor's McGonagall and Dumbledore to collect the ingredients needed for the potion. But finally they managed to gather the Snellder Snall's tail and a giant's toenails. They brewed the mixture in a cauldron in Dumbledore's office and had to sneak in between classes to make sure it was undisturbed.
Finally it was ready. Minerva held a small green flagon while Albus poured the potion into it. He set the cauldron down and placed the stopper in the flagon.
"Well now. That's done." Minerva smiled at Albus and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Now what are we going to do?"
"Lay it in Peeves' hands." Albus peered over his glasses at the green flagon. He checked the stopper and ran his hands over the bottle, checking for leaks or breaks in the bottle. It had taken them a long time to find all the ingredients and to brew the potion and he didn't want anything to spoil his plans now.
Minerva shook her head. "Albus dear, I still don't see how Peeves plays a role in this. How can he make four teenagers fall in love with the right person." She sat down wearily in a near by chair.
Albus set the flagon on the table and took a seat next to her. "Well you see my dear. Peeves can get into the dorms. Think about it, who would suspect Peeves of doing anything but playing a prank on another student." He leaned back in his chair, smiling a little bit.
A look of understanding overtook Minerva's face. "Ah, I think I see it now. Peeves will get into their dorms, apply the potion and no one would think anything of seeing him there." She sat back and nibbled on a fingernail. "Albus, darling, you simply are brilliant."
Dumbledore leaned back a large grin on his face. He pulled his wand out and summoned tea for the two of them. "Yes my dear, I am good, but not brilliant." He took a sip of tea, grimaced and placed another sugar cube in it.
Minerva took her own cup and added milk. "Are you going to give the potion to Peeves tonight?" She grabbed a sugar cookie off the plate, but made no move to eat it.
"Yes, right now in fact." Dumbledore set his tea cup down, picked up his wand, pointed it at a large gilded mirror on the wall and muttered, "Norvus Leximus". The surface of the mirror swirled and cleared to show Peeves whizzing about a class room with a roll of toilet paper. "Peeves, in my office now," Dumbledore commanded.
The tiny man startled by the sudden sound of Dumbledore's voice, looked around the room, then bowed. "On my way, on my way. No need to shout," he said in a sing-songy voice.
In just a few moments, the tiny man was flying into Dumbledore's office and sat himself down on one of the book shelves and stared down at Minerva and Albus.
"What does the Headmaster want from Peeves? Peeves didn't do nothing. He wasn't doing nothing. Peeves is innocent." His voice was sniveling and he crouched down on the shelf with his hands over his head.
"Peeves, stop that. I want you to do something special for me." Dumbledore stood up, snatched the potion off the table and walked over to stand under Peeves. "I want you to take this potion and sprinkle it over Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter. You must do this without waking any one up. And you must use this potion only on Mr.'s Weasley and Potter. If I find you used it on someone else, I will chain in Mr. Filch's dungeons for the rest of your measly life."
Peeves cowered once more, but peeked over the edge of the bookcase. "Yes sir, Headmaster. Peeves will do this. Only Potty and Weasel. Only Potty and Weasel." He reached down and took the flagon from Dumbledore's hand and flew out the door without a backward look.
Dumbledore sighed and sat back down.
Minerva turned to look at him. "What do we do now?"
Dumbledore stirred his cup of tea and looked at her. "What else can we do? We wait." It was dark in the boy's dorm and Peeves cursed as he could see nothing. But he had promised Dumbledore that he would do this mission and he would. By some chance of fate or maybe luck, Peeves managed to make his way into the seventh year boy's dorm and now hovered above Ron. He unstopped the flagon, tilted it and let the cool liquid flow into his hand.
He leaned farther over the sleeping boy and sprinkled the potion over the dark form. "Hee hee hee. Peeves is playing a trick on you." He stopped short as Ron sighed and shifted in his sleep. Peeves decided Ron had been sprinkled enough and floated over to Harry. He did the same thing to Harry, but this time he kept his mouth shut. Once he was done, Peeves stoppered the flagon and floated out the door, closing it behind him and then raced down the stairs.
"Dumblydore and McGongally are playing tricks. Playing tricks without Peeves." He grumbled and flew about the common room, looking down on the chairs, tables, and the fireplace and mantle. He suddenly stopped in mid flight and grinned. "Peeves is going to play his own trick."
He flew into a corner, contorted his hands and drew in a breath. "EVERYONE GET UP NOW!!! THIS IS AN EMERGANCY. EVERYONE GET UP NOW!!!!" His voice was magically broadcasted in every room in Gryffindor Tower.
Sleeping students were pulled from dreams and rudely awakened. They sat up in bed, cursing the voice that had gotten them up.
Ginny sat up in bed and listened to the voice. "Come on Hermione, something's wrong, we have to go." She jumped out of bed and rushed down the stairs and into the common room.
Harry and Ron both awoke at the same time, looked at each other and bolted out of bed. They flew down the stairs and landed in a tangle at the bottom. The both struggled to get up and both of them glimpsed Ginny standing there, in her purple nightgown, her hair tousled from sleep.
"Oh goddess," Harry breathed, staring at the girl.
Ron sat up. "Nymph...." He stared at his sister as if he had never seen her before.
Harry struggled to push Ron away. "Oh perfect Ginny." He held his arms, wanting to take her in them and never let her go.
Ron pushed himself off of the floor and took a step towards his astonished looking sister. "Ginny divine. Divine Ginny." He looked sad, passionate and madly in love......
((Well here's chapter two. I tried to be better at the paragraph thing and I hope I did. Hope you like it, but don't let it keep you from reviewing)) ((BTW Harry and Ron's lines there are variations of the lines in Shakespeare's play Once Upon A Midnight Dream))
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. Especially Emma-Lee14 and Divagurl277. I didn't expect to get any at all, so I'm really happy now. Thank you for all the good advice. I'm sorry about the paragraph thing. I promise to do better. :)
Chapter Two
Of Sneaking Around and Mix-Ups
It took several days for Professor's McGonagall and Dumbledore to collect the ingredients needed for the potion. But finally they managed to gather the Snellder Snall's tail and a giant's toenails. They brewed the mixture in a cauldron in Dumbledore's office and had to sneak in between classes to make sure it was undisturbed.
Finally it was ready. Minerva held a small green flagon while Albus poured the potion into it. He set the cauldron down and placed the stopper in the flagon.
"Well now. That's done." Minerva smiled at Albus and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Now what are we going to do?"
"Lay it in Peeves' hands." Albus peered over his glasses at the green flagon. He checked the stopper and ran his hands over the bottle, checking for leaks or breaks in the bottle. It had taken them a long time to find all the ingredients and to brew the potion and he didn't want anything to spoil his plans now.
Minerva shook her head. "Albus dear, I still don't see how Peeves plays a role in this. How can he make four teenagers fall in love with the right person." She sat down wearily in a near by chair.
Albus set the flagon on the table and took a seat next to her. "Well you see my dear. Peeves can get into the dorms. Think about it, who would suspect Peeves of doing anything but playing a prank on another student." He leaned back in his chair, smiling a little bit.
A look of understanding overtook Minerva's face. "Ah, I think I see it now. Peeves will get into their dorms, apply the potion and no one would think anything of seeing him there." She sat back and nibbled on a fingernail. "Albus, darling, you simply are brilliant."
Dumbledore leaned back a large grin on his face. He pulled his wand out and summoned tea for the two of them. "Yes my dear, I am good, but not brilliant." He took a sip of tea, grimaced and placed another sugar cube in it.
Minerva took her own cup and added milk. "Are you going to give the potion to Peeves tonight?" She grabbed a sugar cookie off the plate, but made no move to eat it.
"Yes, right now in fact." Dumbledore set his tea cup down, picked up his wand, pointed it at a large gilded mirror on the wall and muttered, "Norvus Leximus". The surface of the mirror swirled and cleared to show Peeves whizzing about a class room with a roll of toilet paper. "Peeves, in my office now," Dumbledore commanded.
The tiny man startled by the sudden sound of Dumbledore's voice, looked around the room, then bowed. "On my way, on my way. No need to shout," he said in a sing-songy voice.
In just a few moments, the tiny man was flying into Dumbledore's office and sat himself down on one of the book shelves and stared down at Minerva and Albus.
"What does the Headmaster want from Peeves? Peeves didn't do nothing. He wasn't doing nothing. Peeves is innocent." His voice was sniveling and he crouched down on the shelf with his hands over his head.
"Peeves, stop that. I want you to do something special for me." Dumbledore stood up, snatched the potion off the table and walked over to stand under Peeves. "I want you to take this potion and sprinkle it over Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter. You must do this without waking any one up. And you must use this potion only on Mr.'s Weasley and Potter. If I find you used it on someone else, I will chain in Mr. Filch's dungeons for the rest of your measly life."
Peeves cowered once more, but peeked over the edge of the bookcase. "Yes sir, Headmaster. Peeves will do this. Only Potty and Weasel. Only Potty and Weasel." He reached down and took the flagon from Dumbledore's hand and flew out the door without a backward look.
Dumbledore sighed and sat back down.
Minerva turned to look at him. "What do we do now?"
Dumbledore stirred his cup of tea and looked at her. "What else can we do? We wait." It was dark in the boy's dorm and Peeves cursed as he could see nothing. But he had promised Dumbledore that he would do this mission and he would. By some chance of fate or maybe luck, Peeves managed to make his way into the seventh year boy's dorm and now hovered above Ron. He unstopped the flagon, tilted it and let the cool liquid flow into his hand.
He leaned farther over the sleeping boy and sprinkled the potion over the dark form. "Hee hee hee. Peeves is playing a trick on you." He stopped short as Ron sighed and shifted in his sleep. Peeves decided Ron had been sprinkled enough and floated over to Harry. He did the same thing to Harry, but this time he kept his mouth shut. Once he was done, Peeves stoppered the flagon and floated out the door, closing it behind him and then raced down the stairs.
"Dumblydore and McGongally are playing tricks. Playing tricks without Peeves." He grumbled and flew about the common room, looking down on the chairs, tables, and the fireplace and mantle. He suddenly stopped in mid flight and grinned. "Peeves is going to play his own trick."
He flew into a corner, contorted his hands and drew in a breath. "EVERYONE GET UP NOW!!! THIS IS AN EMERGANCY. EVERYONE GET UP NOW!!!!" His voice was magically broadcasted in every room in Gryffindor Tower.
Sleeping students were pulled from dreams and rudely awakened. They sat up in bed, cursing the voice that had gotten them up.
Ginny sat up in bed and listened to the voice. "Come on Hermione, something's wrong, we have to go." She jumped out of bed and rushed down the stairs and into the common room.
Harry and Ron both awoke at the same time, looked at each other and bolted out of bed. They flew down the stairs and landed in a tangle at the bottom. The both struggled to get up and both of them glimpsed Ginny standing there, in her purple nightgown, her hair tousled from sleep.
"Oh goddess," Harry breathed, staring at the girl.
Ron sat up. "Nymph...." He stared at his sister as if he had never seen her before.
Harry struggled to push Ron away. "Oh perfect Ginny." He held his arms, wanting to take her in them and never let her go.
Ron pushed himself off of the floor and took a step towards his astonished looking sister. "Ginny divine. Divine Ginny." He looked sad, passionate and madly in love......
((Well here's chapter two. I tried to be better at the paragraph thing and I hope I did. Hope you like it, but don't let it keep you from reviewing)) ((BTW Harry and Ron's lines there are variations of the lines in Shakespeare's play Once Upon A Midnight Dream))