All right. I've finally gotten around to finishing this chapter, though
I'm sure you've already read most of it, and the remaining part is going to
probably be disappointing to you, as it's nothing you couldn't figure out
for yourselves. In defense for my very life, I've been super busy, working
about 40 hrs a week since the beginning of July, and in my free time,
haven't been wanting to write. But hopefully this will tide you over until
next chapter, with Snape's POV. Thanks so much to all my reviewers. I love
you all. To discordchick, thanks! And I'm working on it!!! To Sailor J-
chan...yep! Next chapter. ( To Moongem, Koraleigh seems to get hurt quite
a bit in this story. And I just did. To frizz, well, Snape has had to
deal with quite a few things that have impacted him and since we've never
had a Snape with a child before, well, weirder things have happened. But if
you do have any suggestions about things I could do to keep Snape in
character, let me know. To RandiWeasley, I'm glad you like my new plot
twist. I know most of you never read the original version of Koraleigh,
which was essentially like this story, just much badlyer (yes, I know
that's not a real word, or if it is, I misspelled it terribly.) written.
To No Name LOL, glad you like this version, and so sorry for my mistake.
(( Ok, now that I've attempted to make it up to all of you, you can read
now. And if I missed someone, I'm sorry!!!
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Koraleigh woke up the next morning with a bit of nervousness fluttering around in her stomach. It was the first full day of classes and she was terrified she wouldn't be any good.
After she'd had arrived in the dorms last night with Harry, she'd gone straight up to her room, expecting to go directly to sleep. It had been a rather long day. However, her roommates seemed to have no such intentions. Along with Henny and Gretchen, there were two other girls, a girl who was slightly overweight and had long medium brown hair named Caroline Halestin, and a tall wiry girl with black hair named Elise Nurinski. Koraleigh could tell that Elise and Caroline were already good friends, as she was with Henny and Gretchen. While they were nice, Koraleigh couldn't see herself becoming very good friends with either of them. They had sat up and talked for awhile about Hogwarts and their lives previous to this. Finally, about 3 in the morning, to Koraleigh's immense relief, they finally agreed to go to sleep.
Koraleigh quickly got ready, and then went to sit in the common room where Henny, Gretchen, and Koraleigh had agreed to meet so when they were lost on the way to breakfast, at least they'd be lost together. Henny was already waiting, but they had to wait a few minutes more for a not too awake Gretchen.
It turned out that Henny was incredibly good at remembering directions and they managed to make it to the Great Hall without any major mishaps. They sat down at the Gryffindor table and served themselves.
Professor McGonagall was walking around, handing out pieces of papers. Koraleigh took hers and examined it. "We have Transfiguration today, and then Herbology and History of Magic after lunch." Gretchen and Henny both glanced down at their schedules to confirm.
"Maybe, since we're all through, we should go now, in case we get lost on the way." suggested Henny. The others agreed to what turned out to be a very wise decision.
The three first years grabbed their things and started toward the Transfiguration classroom which was clearly labeled on the Hogwarts map they had received with their schedules. They were almost there when a staircase moved, putting them across the castle from where they wished to be.
"Hehe!" called a voice from above. "The Ickle Firsties are going to be late!" All three girls craned their heads upward but there was no one there.
"Probably Peeves." said Koraleigh with an exasperated sigh. "All right. Now where are we." She studied the map.
"Not near Transfiguration." said Henny with a sigh.
A group of older students came walking up from the opposite direction. "Maybe we can ask them." suggested Gretchen hopefully.
But their plans were abruptly dashed when one pointed their wand at Koraleigh, muttered something, and Koraleigh was thrown through the air to hit the wall with a thud. The students laughed as they passed by. "That's for being related to that git!" shouted one.
Henny and Gretchen ran over to Koraleigh who lay on the floor groaning.
"Are you okay, Koraleigh?" asked Gretchen urgently.
"We should probably get you to the hospital wing." said Henny. "I'll get a teacher."
"No." said Koraleigh in a very small voice. She tried to sit up, but fell back down when a throb of pain ran through her upper torso. . She grunted in pain involuntarily.
"Koraleigh!" shouted a voice from a distance, and then there was the sound of many running feet which echoed painfully through Koraleigh's throbbing head.
Koraleigh blinked hard to focus on the new faces that appeared next to Henny's and Gretchen's. Harry was there now, and so was his friend, Hermione, both looking very concerned. Koraleigh thought perhaps Ron was that shape standing back a bit, but then the world spun madly and she was no longer sure of anything.
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"What happened?" asked Harry urgently, staring down at the now limp form.
"Well, we were trying to get to Transfiguration." started Gretchen uneasily.
"And then a group of students passed by, and one of them cast some sort of spell on Koraleigh, we couldn't hear what they said, then Koraleigh flew through the air and hit the wall. The other students were laughing and one of them yelled, 'That's for being related to that git.'" finished Henny tearfully.
"We need to get her to Madam Pomfrey." said Harry decisively. He turned to Ron, standing away from the group. "Why don't you go on to Herbology? You'll be late otherwise. Hermione and I have Potions, so I'm fairly confident we'll be excused."
Ron nodded and walked off. "You two can go on to Transfiguration." Hermione told the two first years. "Harry and I can take care of Koraleigh. You don't want to miss your first class."
"I want to stay with her." replied Henny firmly. Gretchen nodded furiously in agreement.
"Let them stay." said Harry absent-mindedly, as he was busy conjuring a stretcher. "You'd want to stay if it was me or Ron who was hurt."
Hermione looked as though she was about to protest, but then thought better of it, and nodded stiffly.
Harry carefully levitated Koraleigh onto the stretcher and began floating her to the hospital wing, which, luckily, was nearby.
He floated her carefully onto the closest bed to the door and went to inform Madam Pomfrey while Hermione and the two first years stood by the bed containing Koraleigh, no one speaking.
Madam Pomfrey rushed out of her office and over to Koraleigh. "Thank you." she said briskly to the three girls. "Now, everything is under control. You may go to class now." She nodded to the door in a way that made everyone present realize it was an order, not a suggestion despite the phrasing.
The four quietly left. After giving quick directions to the first years, Harry and Hermione departed to go down to the dungeons, dreading telling Snape what had happened.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Koraleigh woke up the next morning with a bit of nervousness fluttering around in her stomach. It was the first full day of classes and she was terrified she wouldn't be any good.
After she'd had arrived in the dorms last night with Harry, she'd gone straight up to her room, expecting to go directly to sleep. It had been a rather long day. However, her roommates seemed to have no such intentions. Along with Henny and Gretchen, there were two other girls, a girl who was slightly overweight and had long medium brown hair named Caroline Halestin, and a tall wiry girl with black hair named Elise Nurinski. Koraleigh could tell that Elise and Caroline were already good friends, as she was with Henny and Gretchen. While they were nice, Koraleigh couldn't see herself becoming very good friends with either of them. They had sat up and talked for awhile about Hogwarts and their lives previous to this. Finally, about 3 in the morning, to Koraleigh's immense relief, they finally agreed to go to sleep.
Koraleigh quickly got ready, and then went to sit in the common room where Henny, Gretchen, and Koraleigh had agreed to meet so when they were lost on the way to breakfast, at least they'd be lost together. Henny was already waiting, but they had to wait a few minutes more for a not too awake Gretchen.
It turned out that Henny was incredibly good at remembering directions and they managed to make it to the Great Hall without any major mishaps. They sat down at the Gryffindor table and served themselves.
Professor McGonagall was walking around, handing out pieces of papers. Koraleigh took hers and examined it. "We have Transfiguration today, and then Herbology and History of Magic after lunch." Gretchen and Henny both glanced down at their schedules to confirm.
"Maybe, since we're all through, we should go now, in case we get lost on the way." suggested Henny. The others agreed to what turned out to be a very wise decision.
The three first years grabbed their things and started toward the Transfiguration classroom which was clearly labeled on the Hogwarts map they had received with their schedules. They were almost there when a staircase moved, putting them across the castle from where they wished to be.
"Hehe!" called a voice from above. "The Ickle Firsties are going to be late!" All three girls craned their heads upward but there was no one there.
"Probably Peeves." said Koraleigh with an exasperated sigh. "All right. Now where are we." She studied the map.
"Not near Transfiguration." said Henny with a sigh.
A group of older students came walking up from the opposite direction. "Maybe we can ask them." suggested Gretchen hopefully.
But their plans were abruptly dashed when one pointed their wand at Koraleigh, muttered something, and Koraleigh was thrown through the air to hit the wall with a thud. The students laughed as they passed by. "That's for being related to that git!" shouted one.
Henny and Gretchen ran over to Koraleigh who lay on the floor groaning.
"Are you okay, Koraleigh?" asked Gretchen urgently.
"We should probably get you to the hospital wing." said Henny. "I'll get a teacher."
"No." said Koraleigh in a very small voice. She tried to sit up, but fell back down when a throb of pain ran through her upper torso. . She grunted in pain involuntarily.
"Koraleigh!" shouted a voice from a distance, and then there was the sound of many running feet which echoed painfully through Koraleigh's throbbing head.
Koraleigh blinked hard to focus on the new faces that appeared next to Henny's and Gretchen's. Harry was there now, and so was his friend, Hermione, both looking very concerned. Koraleigh thought perhaps Ron was that shape standing back a bit, but then the world spun madly and she was no longer sure of anything.
()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
"What happened?" asked Harry urgently, staring down at the now limp form.
"Well, we were trying to get to Transfiguration." started Gretchen uneasily.
"And then a group of students passed by, and one of them cast some sort of spell on Koraleigh, we couldn't hear what they said, then Koraleigh flew through the air and hit the wall. The other students were laughing and one of them yelled, 'That's for being related to that git.'" finished Henny tearfully.
"We need to get her to Madam Pomfrey." said Harry decisively. He turned to Ron, standing away from the group. "Why don't you go on to Herbology? You'll be late otherwise. Hermione and I have Potions, so I'm fairly confident we'll be excused."
Ron nodded and walked off. "You two can go on to Transfiguration." Hermione told the two first years. "Harry and I can take care of Koraleigh. You don't want to miss your first class."
"I want to stay with her." replied Henny firmly. Gretchen nodded furiously in agreement.
"Let them stay." said Harry absent-mindedly, as he was busy conjuring a stretcher. "You'd want to stay if it was me or Ron who was hurt."
Hermione looked as though she was about to protest, but then thought better of it, and nodded stiffly.
Harry carefully levitated Koraleigh onto the stretcher and began floating her to the hospital wing, which, luckily, was nearby.
He floated her carefully onto the closest bed to the door and went to inform Madam Pomfrey while Hermione and the two first years stood by the bed containing Koraleigh, no one speaking.
Madam Pomfrey rushed out of her office and over to Koraleigh. "Thank you." she said briskly to the three girls. "Now, everything is under control. You may go to class now." She nodded to the door in a way that made everyone present realize it was an order, not a suggestion despite the phrasing.
The four quietly left. After giving quick directions to the first years, Harry and Hermione departed to go down to the dungeons, dreading telling Snape what had happened.