Disclaimer: I own none of the characters or settings from the Harry Potter
books; they belong to the wonderfully talented J.K. Rowling. Maddie is mine
though. I'm going to claim her because at the moment, she's my only close
claim to fame. :o)
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Harry stepped out onto the platform. A huge gust of wind caught him off guard. He covered his head and walked quickly to a carriage. He climbed in with Hermione and Ron. Maddie had somehow gotten separated and the carriage set off in a huge lurch without her. Harry looked up at Hermione and Ron and felt a feeling of guilt course through him. "Look guys, I'm really sorry about being such a jerk."
"It's ok," Hermione said. "It's understandable, after all that happened last year."
"Yeah, mate. No hard feelings," Ron said.
The carriage stopped and they ran into the school's front hall. Ron and Hermione were pulled a side by two people that Harry could only assume were this years Head Boy and Head Girl. He continued into the Great Hall alone. To his great surprise, Maddie was already sitting at the Gryffindor table. As he walked in, many of the people around him smiled and waved at him. He walked over quickly to Maddie with his head down. "Anyone sitting here?" he asked.
Her eyes wandered up at him over the book she was reading, and looked at him for a second. Then said, "Yeah," she said, and as his face began to fall she added, "I meant you, you know."
He looked at her and vaguely smiled and sat down across the table from her. He began to look around trying to see people he recognized. He turned to the teacher's table in the front of the hall and saw Dumbledore watching him with a glum look on his face. He turned back to Maddie and said, "That's Dumbledore," he told her shaking his head towards him.
"Good to know," she said without looking up from her book. This girl was definitely different and she obviously didn't know who Dumbledore was to just simply say, 'Good to know.'
"Do you know who Dumbledore is?" Harry questioned, "Because,"
"Look," she said putting down her book and looking over at Harry. "As much as you and dear ole Dumblee may be pals, I really don't care anything about him. Ok? So just drop it, please." At that, she picked up her book and started to read again.
Harry looked at her, totally taken aback. He was totally in awe by someone who didn't care who Dumbledore was or what he was trying to do, not that he thought she should know what Dumbledore was doing, but none the less it bothered him. After a few minutes of silence between the two of them, Harry looked up at her; understanding had just dawned on him. "Can I ask you something?"
"You just did." She replied without looking up.
"Well," he decided to ask anyways, "Is the reason you don't like Dumbledore because you weren't able to come here, to school I mean, until now?"
Maddie studied Harry again from over her book. The hall was getting very noisy because just about the whole school was in there by now. Neville had settled himself next to Harry and only have just caught Harry's last question, looked over at Maddie too.
"Sure, why not," was Maddie's reply.
"Who are you?" Neville asked quietly.
"I'm Maddie and you must be," she paused for a moment and looked as if she was trying to place a name with Neville's face, but Harry could tell she was just faking it. "You must be Neville Longbottom, hmm?"
Neville looked shocked. "Uh, uh, yes," he finally managed to get out.
"Well, nice to meet you. I'm Madeline." Neville just nodded. Maddie picked up her book and continued to read.
Ron and Hermione finally came to join them taking seats on either side of Maddie. Ron looked rather annoyed, but neither of them had a chance to say anything because just then Dumbledore stood up and the hall grew quiet. Maddie even put down her book.
"May I say hello to all our new arrivals and welcome back to all our returning students. There is no greater joy than having you all here, safe and sound." He paused for a moment and scanned the hall slowly. Finally, but not until after Ron's stomach growled loud enough for the surrounding people to hear and Hermione to give him a disapproving glare, did Dumbledore say, "Let's eat!"
The food magically appeared. Everyone dug in. Once they had finished and the tables were clear, Dumbledore stood again and dismissed everyone.
"Come 'on," Harry called to Maddie. All five of them made it up to the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Password?" she asked.
"Aprail Portello."
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville turned and stared at Maddie.
"How did you know that?" Ron gaped.
"A hunch," She said climbing into the large common room.
"Well, 'night," Maddie said as they reached the stairways. She turned and looked remorsefully up the steps. She heaved a sigh and started up the steps. Hermione said her goodnights and followed.
Harry made his way up to the 6th year room and after changing and telling his roommates goodnight he climbed into bed. He could tell Ron and Neville had fallen asleep almost immediately because he could hear soft snoring coming from both side of his bed. He thought over his day, meeting Maddie, and how much she reminded him of someone, but whom? It made his head hurt to think about it. It was like she was a part of one of his dreams and suddenly she was real. He eventually drifted off to sleep with Maddie still on his mind.
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Harry stepped out onto the platform. A huge gust of wind caught him off guard. He covered his head and walked quickly to a carriage. He climbed in with Hermione and Ron. Maddie had somehow gotten separated and the carriage set off in a huge lurch without her. Harry looked up at Hermione and Ron and felt a feeling of guilt course through him. "Look guys, I'm really sorry about being such a jerk."
"It's ok," Hermione said. "It's understandable, after all that happened last year."
"Yeah, mate. No hard feelings," Ron said.
The carriage stopped and they ran into the school's front hall. Ron and Hermione were pulled a side by two people that Harry could only assume were this years Head Boy and Head Girl. He continued into the Great Hall alone. To his great surprise, Maddie was already sitting at the Gryffindor table. As he walked in, many of the people around him smiled and waved at him. He walked over quickly to Maddie with his head down. "Anyone sitting here?" he asked.
Her eyes wandered up at him over the book she was reading, and looked at him for a second. Then said, "Yeah," she said, and as his face began to fall she added, "I meant you, you know."
He looked at her and vaguely smiled and sat down across the table from her. He began to look around trying to see people he recognized. He turned to the teacher's table in the front of the hall and saw Dumbledore watching him with a glum look on his face. He turned back to Maddie and said, "That's Dumbledore," he told her shaking his head towards him.
"Good to know," she said without looking up from her book. This girl was definitely different and she obviously didn't know who Dumbledore was to just simply say, 'Good to know.'
"Do you know who Dumbledore is?" Harry questioned, "Because,"
"Look," she said putting down her book and looking over at Harry. "As much as you and dear ole Dumblee may be pals, I really don't care anything about him. Ok? So just drop it, please." At that, she picked up her book and started to read again.
Harry looked at her, totally taken aback. He was totally in awe by someone who didn't care who Dumbledore was or what he was trying to do, not that he thought she should know what Dumbledore was doing, but none the less it bothered him. After a few minutes of silence between the two of them, Harry looked up at her; understanding had just dawned on him. "Can I ask you something?"
"You just did." She replied without looking up.
"Well," he decided to ask anyways, "Is the reason you don't like Dumbledore because you weren't able to come here, to school I mean, until now?"
Maddie studied Harry again from over her book. The hall was getting very noisy because just about the whole school was in there by now. Neville had settled himself next to Harry and only have just caught Harry's last question, looked over at Maddie too.
"Sure, why not," was Maddie's reply.
"Who are you?" Neville asked quietly.
"I'm Maddie and you must be," she paused for a moment and looked as if she was trying to place a name with Neville's face, but Harry could tell she was just faking it. "You must be Neville Longbottom, hmm?"
Neville looked shocked. "Uh, uh, yes," he finally managed to get out.
"Well, nice to meet you. I'm Madeline." Neville just nodded. Maddie picked up her book and continued to read.
Ron and Hermione finally came to join them taking seats on either side of Maddie. Ron looked rather annoyed, but neither of them had a chance to say anything because just then Dumbledore stood up and the hall grew quiet. Maddie even put down her book.
"May I say hello to all our new arrivals and welcome back to all our returning students. There is no greater joy than having you all here, safe and sound." He paused for a moment and scanned the hall slowly. Finally, but not until after Ron's stomach growled loud enough for the surrounding people to hear and Hermione to give him a disapproving glare, did Dumbledore say, "Let's eat!"
The food magically appeared. Everyone dug in. Once they had finished and the tables were clear, Dumbledore stood again and dismissed everyone.
"Come 'on," Harry called to Maddie. All five of them made it up to the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Password?" she asked.
"Aprail Portello."
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville turned and stared at Maddie.
"How did you know that?" Ron gaped.
"A hunch," She said climbing into the large common room.
"Well, 'night," Maddie said as they reached the stairways. She turned and looked remorsefully up the steps. She heaved a sigh and started up the steps. Hermione said her goodnights and followed.
Harry made his way up to the 6th year room and after changing and telling his roommates goodnight he climbed into bed. He could tell Ron and Neville had fallen asleep almost immediately because he could hear soft snoring coming from both side of his bed. He thought over his day, meeting Maddie, and how much she reminded him of someone, but whom? It made his head hurt to think about it. It was like she was a part of one of his dreams and suddenly she was real. He eventually drifted off to sleep with Maddie still on his mind.
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