When It Rains
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Author's Notes: Thank you my wonderful reviewers! I've never seen so many reviews! I love you all! Mwahah!
'If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
Well, I'd buy you a fur coat
But not a real fur coat, that's cruel
And if I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
I'd buy you an exotic pet
Yep, like a llama or an emu' --If I Had a Million Dollars
Greasy Haired Boys and Chocolate
Kiora sat down in the front row of her Potions class. She just couldn't wait for it to begin. She was sure she would have the best time. Kids began filing in and she ended up sitting next to Sadie Zelfing. Sadie had brown hair that fell shortly past her shoulders and was curly. She wore a ton of makeup, Kiora didn't know how she even moved her face with that much on.
"Hello," Kiora smiled. Sadie turned her head to Kiora and tilted it a little, staring at her like a deer caught in headlights. Kiora laughed slightly and then turned to look at the desk in front of her. Sadie was beginning to seem like a real ditz.
"Class!" a voice boomed across the dungeon, making the class go completely silent. A man stood in front of the classroom, his hands linked behind him as he stood there, his dark aura very intimidating. He had broad shoulders and curly black hair, with the thickest eyebrows Kiora had ever seen. It was as if he was a pair of eyebrows with legs. "I am Professor Madrid. And this is Potions."
Suddenly, he grabbed Kiora's wand from atop her desk and held it tightly in his fist. She took a deep breath and looked up at him. He wasn't scowling or anything, he was simply holding her wand. Then he dropped it.
"We will use no wands in this classroom, only our minds, ingredients, and cauldrons." The class pretty much went on like this, Professor Madrid gazing over student's shoulders as he explained the class curriculum and rules. Each class went this way, the professors using the new student's first days to explain what each class was for and the rules for each. Sooner than she thought, it was lunch time.
"Oh, Miss Harris!" someone called from behind her as she walked towards the Great Hall. She stopped and turned around, seeing Dumbledore.
"I am sorry to keep you from lunch, but could I speak to your for a second? Just inside this classroom is fine," and he led her into the Charms classroom. "Ah, you look just like your mother." Kiora was nervous. She was talking to the Headmaster after all! What if she said something stupid? Would he kick her out of Hogwarts? Oh, she would hate that! And what would Ella Mae say if she came home on the doorstep, carrying a broken wand?
"Th-thank you sir," she managed to mumble out. He gave a hearty chuckle and patted her shoulder.
"No need to be nervous now, dear. You see, I knew your mother. She was a wonderful lady, was she not? Ah, I had her as one of my students when I still taught Transfiguration. She was the brightest of them all, but she was the most modest person as well. There was nothing you could ask her that she wouldn't know the answer of. Except, perhaps, why it rained," he said. He had finished in such an odd way. Why it rained? That was an odd question, wasn't it? Kiora loved the rain, herself. She liked seeing it and feeling it and smelling it.
"I love the rain," she commented.
"Yes, your mother did as well. That is why, when asked that question, she would never respond. Not even I knew exactly why she didn't answer. She just didn't. Well, I shouldn't be keeping you from your lunch. Have a good day, Miss Harris. And if you ever need to talk, my office isn't too far," he smiled a goodbye to her and he left the classroom. 'That was an odd conversation…' Kiora noted. The Headmaster was just being friendly, she knew. He was a caring person after all. And he had known her mother.
Kiora had known her, too. She was a beautiful woman. Inside and out. Her hair was a reddish brown color and it swept to her waist. She had amazing blue eyes that looked like the sky on a clear night. And she laughed a lot. That was one thing Kiora remembered, her laugh. She was so intelligent and so lovable…things just aren't fair sometimes.
She walked back out into the hallway and began her trek to lunch again. However, before she arrived there, she bumped into yet another person. Literally.
"Watch where you're going you little sli-- Oh, I'm sorry," Snape said, stepping back and helping Kiora straighten up apologetically.
"No, it's my fault. I really should have been watching where I was going," she smiled. And then she remembered she wasn't supposed to be talking to this boy. Oh well, what James and Sirius don't know won't hurt them.
"What were you doing out here? Aren't you supposed to be eating lunch with your…your friends?" he asked, sneering to himself at the last bit.
"The Headmaster wanted to talk to me," she explained, ignoring his distress at the word 'friends'.
"Getting in trouble on your first day?" he raised an eyebrow.
"No," she said, rolling her eyes slightly. "Just friendly chatter. He knew my mom."
"Oh," Snape nodded. "You should really get a new pair of shoes." Kiora blushed and looked down at her shoes. They weren't perfect but she didn't think they were so bad. Yeah, they were a little torn up and very worn, but they fit nicely and were comfortable. And where had that come from anyway? She looked back up and was about to retort, but Snape was walking away.
She just shrugged and walked to lunch, trying to hide her shoes as she went (which proved to be useless as she tripped a good few times). She finally reached the Great Hall and she sat down next to Remus.
"Why so late?" he asked. James, Sirius, and Peter were nowhere in sight.
"Had to talk to the Headmaster," she said, smiling warmly. She wasn't about to tell Remus about talking to Snape. She knew she could trust Remus, it was just the fact that he was also friends with James and Sirius. In fact, she really wanted to tell Remus. She just couldn't bring herself to do it. 'Chicken…' she scolded herself in her mind.
"What about?" he said, interestedly. She took a sip from her goblet and began explaining to Remus what the Headmaster had said.
"I like rain too, you know," she said. She tilted her head slightly and smiled. "Rainy days are my favorite."
"I like nights," he said. "Clear nights so you can see the stars. And the moon when it's a crescent shape."
"You don't like full moons?" she inquired. A faint blush tinted his cheeks and he fidgeted slightly.
"Er…not really… Too bright," he laughed nervously.
"Yeah, I agree. I like darker places," she smiled up at him encouragingly. He seemed frightened of what she might think when he told her he didn't like the full moon. Why was that? It just seemed strange to her but she shook it off. She liked it when people valued her opinion.
"Really?" he asked. She nodded. "I've got no afternoon classes, what about you?"
"Nope," she replied, checking her schedule.
"Good," he smiled, grabbing her hand, "Come with me." He stood up and ran out of the Great Hall (at a slow speed, he didn't want to break any rules). She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
"Where are we going?" she asked as he slowed his run into a walk.
"To this place I found last year. It's absolutely perfect. I think you'd like it," he said, smiling brightly at her.
"Oh, alright," she said, still curious as to exactly what this place was. They walked in silence until they arrived at a wall where there were portraits of fine ladies and gentlemen in top hats. Except for one area which was oddly bare.
"Here's how it works," he said, "You and I have to walk past here three times, concentrating only on what we want the room to be. And then a door appears. Simple as that."
"Wow, really?" she said and she turned to look at the blank area on the wall. The things you could do with that room! It would be a great place to study, away from all the other kids. "What do you want it to be?"
"I don't know. Maybe just a place with a few books and some comfortable chairs. That fine with you?" he asked.
"Sounds perfect," she sighed happily. She'd get time to relax and study up on all the classes. And she'd get time to talk with Remus who had proved most worthy of conversation. She didn't know what it was about him, but he just seemed so different from everyone else. He was always quiet and respectable. And he was so intelligent and kind. And a little cute at that.
They walked back and forth past that spot with their eyes closed. Kiora imagined a small little room with a rug and a few lamps and books. And chocolate. She giggled lightly at that. Remus held his hand to her shoulder, signaling her to stop and she obliged. When she opened her eyes, a door had appeared where there once was just blank wall.
"That's amazing…" she whispered, staring at the door. She knew all this magic and everything, but it was hard getting used to seeing it.
Remus opened the door and they stepped into a little room that was only lit by one lamp and a fireplace. There was a rug and a few poufs and books scattered here and there. In the middle of it all, a box of chocolates.
"Where'd the chocolates come f…" Remus turned his head to Kiora who was stifling her giggles. "I love chocolate." He grinned.
"I do too," she confessed, "I thought it would be a nice addition."
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Schnebz: I shall hurry as fast as my ten little fingers can take me!
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Becca: Mine too! I can really relate to Remus, I guess that's why he's my favorite character. He's just so…me.
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