Why Not
Numb
I'm just a Kid
Ch.5
*Danielle Where are you? *
*I'm heading back to the common room, why? *
*I want to meet now! I have a plan for tonight. *
*All right where do you want to meet? *
*Do you know anywhere private? *
*Actually Ginny showed me a private place behind the picture of one-eyed Wizard. It's on the third floor, meet me there. *
*Ok on my way. * And max ran up to the third floor and found the portrait. *How do I get in D? *
*Say the password, its Lakeview. *
"Lakeview" Max said and he portrait opened p into a nice size room. "Nice, so I thought u could do the keyboard thing you do when you sound like a full band! And I know exactly what songs."
"What Songs?" D asked
"Why Not by Hillary Duff, Numb by Linkin Park, and I'm just a Kid by simple plan. I figure Why not will give these kids the fun to do something! Numb because it's our song! And you know why the last one."
"Actually that sounds cool, and simple we know them all." D said smiling
"Great so go to Dumbledore and ask for a keyboard and a mike and I'll practice a bit because you know I only like to sing in large loud parties when I'm stoned or drunk. That's it. You think I could find something to drink?" Max asked laughing
"Very funny! You better not mess this up." D said laughing. "Ok I'm going to Dumbledore I'll see you in Lunch?"
"Actually I ate so much breakfast I'm really not hungry. I'll practice instead." Max said
"All right see ya later." D said leaving while max practiced some singing. She sang all through lunch and headed over to Transfiguration.
"Hello Class, I am Professor McGonagall as most of you already know. This is year six of Transfiguration for you all. Today we shall start a project, turning the actual table into whatever you want you have to decide what to turn it into. You shall choose a partner and decide what to change the table into. The harder the object is to change into the better the grade obviously. Please choose a partner and start on this project. It shall be due to hand in, in 3 weeks. I want a paper written also why you chose to turn the table into the object and why you chose the spell you choose. Begin." Professor said and went to sit down and did work as she watched the class.
"Max, we together?" D asked
"Of course, so let's change the table into something really cool like a panther! Yeah a panther."
"Animals are the trickiest things to change form a object, especially a big animal like a panther." Ron said smiling
"I like a challenge" Max said
"Panther sounds cool." D said
"Harry! We are working together?"
"Sure," Harry said sounding a bit disappointed because he wanted to work with D. but D gave him a come on look and sat with Max. Hermione was zoning out so everyone was partnered by the time she realized it.
"Professor I don't have a partner." Hermione said and just as the Professor was going to answer Draco walked in.
"Sorry Professor that I am late I got a pass." Draco said
"Now you do have a partner Ms. Granger Mr. Malfoy you and Hermione shall work together." Professor said knowing very well the two hated each other and hoped this may help there little vicious fighting.
"Sure, Whatever" Hermione said
"No protests?" Professor said surprised
"I really could care less." Hermione said
"Excuse me?" "Hermione meant she could care less about who she partners with because it's all about school not about socializing." Draco said "Now let's get to work Granger." He said grabbing her to a seat in the back.
"What is with the attitude?"
"Nothing I am just not in the mood. So what you want to change it into?"
"Change what?"
"Project is to change a desk into something."
"How about. Fire mixing with the elements is a easy A." Draco said
"Sure sounds fine."
"Or how about we change it into Blueberry muffins with green slime on top and a cigar?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Are you listening to anything I say?" Draco said madly.
"What, o yeah I just have a lot on my mind all right?"
"Fine it's no problem. Is everything ok?" Draco asked realizing why did he care! He shouldn't care but he did.
"Everything fine, I just have a lot to think about." Hermione said. Then they went on researching changing elements. Max and D were reading through books trying to understand. Ron and Harry couldn't decide but ended in deciding on changing it to an England Quidditch Broom.
"All right students remember to work on your assignments goodbye." Professor McGonagall said dismissing the class.
Everyone headed to DADA and was all excited to meet their new teacher.
As everyone walked in they noticed no one was here. They al took their seats. Max decided to sit next to Draco, D next to Harry, and Ron next to Hermione. Draco sat in the back with Malcolm. Then she walked in, she didn't look older then 18 and had long blond hair with light blue eyes and a large smile.
"Welcome Class I am your Teacher Professor Cardellini and shall be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." She said sweetly smiling. "I have been fighting evil my entire life and though I look young and am I have had experience since I was 6 fighting Vampires, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and capturing Werewolves to help them, and much more. Though I am only 17 this class shall be serious because this is a serious topic, fighting evil. I shall teach you all I can to learn and defend yourselves." The class listened carefully and were all surprised that she was so young but behaved so mature.
"I figured we would start off the first class a little relaxed. I shall ask you guys some questions and see how far you guys are and then you guys can leave. SO what is the curse used to get rid of a dementor?"
"Yes, Mr." She said looking at her paper "Mr. Potter."
"The spell is Expecto Patronum." Harry answered
"Good, job Mr. Potter 10 points to Gryffindor. What is the spell against Vampires?"
"Yes, Mr." She said looking at her paper "Mr. Malfoy."
"The spell is Vampireus"
"Very nice." Ands he went on. Draco seemed to have notice Hermione didn't answer one. "Great job but some of you haven't answered any. "You Ms. Granger what is the spell to make light?"
"What, O I don't know." Hermione said.
"What about you Ms. Ferrell?"
"Lumos." She answered
"Very good, well that is all you may leave."
"Hermione come on you knew that one! Why didn't you answer it?"
"O I just forgot."
"How could you forget Lumos? I mean I even know it! What is up with you lately its like you are becoming dumber everyday?"
"Thanks A lot Weasley." Hermione said. She had never called Ron that. He was shocked and so was Harry.
"Hermione! Hey how was Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Ginny asked
"O, she was nice. It was cool."
"Great, so you are coming to Dinner?"
"Sure, I'm really hungry." Hermione said as she walked off with Ginny to eat.
"What was that about?" Ron said
"I don't know." Harry said
"It's probably just some girl thing she'll be fine." Ron said
"Yeah you're right, let's go eat. You coming D?" Harry said holding her hand.
"Actually No I'll meet you there." D said smiling and they all headed to go eat.
"Where you going?" Harry asked
"You'll See" D said and Smiled. She gave Harry a kiss on the cheek and headed out.
*Max you ready? *
*Yeah meet me 3rd floor near the portrait. *
*Ok I'll be there in a second. * D said running up the stairs and got there. "Hey! So you ready? Dumbledore has got the keyboard and microphone set up."
"Great, let's go show them some American kick ass music!" Max said
*Great Hall*
"Attention students, as you know we have 2 new students. Max and Danielle, One in Slytherin one in Gryffindor, and they are from America. I asked them to perform tonight because I found out that Danielle is an excellent keyboard player and Max is an amazing singer. Since I always love hearing new music they have chosen 3 songs to sing to us." Dumbledore said, as everyone looked excited to hear them. Max got up to the microphone and D to the keyboard.
"Thank you Dumbledore and tonight we will start off with Why not? And this is a song in honor of a friend of mine, this is to you James." Max said. D started up by playing the music.
"Think you're going nowhere when you're walking down the street acting like you just don't care when life could be so sweet, Why you wanna be like that Cause if there's nothing new You're not fooling no one You're not even fooling you. So walk a little slower and open up your eyes Sometimes it's so hard to see the good things passing by there might never be a sign No flashing neon light, telling you to make your move when the time is right. Why not take a crazy chance, Why not do a crazy dance. If you lose a moment you might lose a lot so why not? Why not? Why not Take a crazy chance Why not Take a crazy chance You always dress in yellow, When you wanna dress in gold Instead of listening to your heart You do just what you're told You keep waiting where you are What you'll never know, Let's just get into your car And go baby go so Why not Take a crazy chance Why not? Do a crazy dance. If you lose a moment you might lose a lot so why not? Why not? Oh! I could be the one for you Oh! Yeah Maybe yes, maybe no Oh! It could be the thing to do what I'm saying is you gotta let me know. You'll never get to heaven or even to a lane if you don't believe there's a way Why not take a star from the sky. Why not Spread your wings and fly. It might take a little and it might take a lot but why not? Why not? Why not take a crazy chance? Why not do a crazy dance? If you lose a moment You might lose a lot So why not Why not!" Then everyone clapped and cheered.
"Thank you," D said, "That was Why Not! And we hope it inspires you."
"Next song is called Numb." Max said, "I'm tired of being what you want me to be. Feeling so faithless lost, under the surface. Don't know what you're expecting of me. Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes. (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)) every step that I take is another mistake to you. (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow) I've become so numb I can't feel you there I've become so tired so much more aware! I'm becoming this! All I want to do is be more like me and be less like you. Can't you see that you're smothering me, holding too tightly afraid to lose control, cause everything that you thought I would be, has fallen apart right in front of you (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)) Every step that I take is another mistake to you! (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)) And every second I waste is more than I can take! I've become so numb I can't feel you there I've become so tired so much more aware! I'm becoming this all I want to do is be more like me and be less like you! And I know I may end up failing too, but I know you were just like me with someone disappointed in you! I've become so numb, I can't feel you there I've become so tired so much more aware I'm becoming this all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you I've become so numb I can't feel you there Tired of being what you want me to be I've become so numb I can't feel you there. Tired of being what you want me to be." Everyone clapped again! But their eyes were more intense then before. Before was a fun pop song and this one was serious, but everyone loved it.
"Thank you very much that was "Numb" by Linkin Park! And next is "I'm just a kid" by simple plan and this one is for Max! This is your song!" D screamed "And everyone feel free to sing along! And scream out!" D said smiling and she started playing it very loud.
Then Max grabbed the microphone and started singing.
"I Woke up it was 7, I waited till 11 just to figure out that one would call. I think I got a lot of friends but I don't hear from them what's another night all alone, when your spending everyday on your own! And here it goes!" then she started singing very loudly "I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair! Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me." "And maybe when the night is dead, I'll crawl into my bed Staring at these 4 walls again I'll try to think about the last time, I had good time. Everyone's got somewhere to go. And their going to leave me here on my own... and here it goes...! I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare! I'm just a kid. I know that it's not fair! Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me. What the hell is wrong with me? Don't fit in with anybody, how did this happen to me? Wide- awake I'm bored and I can't fall asleep and every night is the worst night ever. I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare, I'm just a kid I know that it's not fair! Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me. I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Nobody wants to be alone in the world. I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Nobody wants to be alone in the world. Nobody care cuz I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me! Tonight! I'm all alone tonight! Nobody cares! Tonight, Cause I'm just a kid tonight!" A ton of people were screaming and got up and were laughing. Everyone screamed and clapped their hands really loud.
"MORE! MORE! MORE!" The kids were chanting. All houses loved it and were chanting together.
"That was amazing, American music is quite interesting." Dumbledore said. "Settle down. Settle Down." Dumbledore said and everyone got quite "It seems they want more so I shall allow one more song if you guys want to?" Dumbledore asked.
Max and D smiled "Sure" they both said
"D, let's show them a song from our block "Ride"!"
"Ok" D said smiling
"This is a song from our old neighborhood and its called "Ride"."
Then D started playing music. And max started rapping
"Niggaz ain't gon' be happy till I click on a rage Pick up a gauge, and it's my face, that they stick on front page
Gotta be careful, I could pull a thick of the age
Chick on the stage, and winde up, sick in a cage
When I come through, it's usually in Dickies that's beige
Pushing a "Eleanor", like I'm Nicholas Cage
And it's funny how a few bucks can
Get you put under a white sheet, like you in the Ku Klux Klan
It's Street Fam' for life, we ride to the death
We play hard dog, don't cry to the rest
I don't know you, please move to the left
Or stay here and get introduced to the tefs
I'm riding till the wheels come off it (yeah)
Grindin till a mil' come off it (yeah)
This is my plate, I eat every meal from off it
Why y'all try and steal crumbs off it, jump!
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)
Now when I spray wit the sauer, I gotta spend a day wit the lawyer
Worryin bout, who say that saw ya
Keep yay wit the oyers, two kids on the block
Like when Mourning and Mutumbo, used to play wit the Hoyas
I'm a boss, that you can never upstand
Or get a red dot on you, like a 7Up can
Some of y'all caught feelings from way back
Others waited till I came through, short willing the Maybach
But I'm still bucking like, five, duce, four, trey
Still tucking and letting the fo' spray
Still ducking where ever the po's lay
And still fucking, and making them hoes say, WHOA!
...And I know Fed's seen
The old school Chevy, with the dope head lean
Y'all love the way I R-I-D-E
Call my D.E., and put you on a R.I.P.T., ghetto
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)" Everyone clapped and were all surprised because most of them hadn't heard music like this before. "That was a song from the hood!" Max said laughing.
"The hood?" Dumbledore asked
"O well it's what you called where we lived. We were the only white girls there it was funny." Max said and D smiled remembering. "Thank you for your beautiful singing and I hope to hear more in the future!" Dumbledore said. "Now you two should join your classmates to eat."
"I have to use the bathroom, and I'm going to sit at my table tonight ok?"
"O sure I get it, you should get to know them. I'll see ya later then?" D said smiling. Max nodded and left.
*Those were, interesting songs. I wonder where she is going? She hasn't truly eaten anything all day. The kids loved them because they were fun but I listened closely to them. The first one was interesting and youthful while the other two were very down and low songs, depressing, and upsetting. I did like them though she has an amazing voice and the Gryffindor does have talent on the instrument. I wonder where my student is going off to as the head of her house I should go and find out. It is my responsibility after all. * Snape thought getting up and excusing himself from the table as he left.
** "Wow max that was awesome! Amazing and fantastic I loved those songs! And you are great on the keyboard! So where's max?" Harry asked
"Sitting with her own table wanting to get to know them better." D said smiling
"You were bloody brilliant." Ron said
"Those were great! Songs! Especially Why not take a crazy chance?" Ginny said.
"You better not are taking any crazy chances?" Ron said
"How do you know I'm not already taking crazy chances?" Ginny said smiling.
"What crazy chances? Are you talking about BOYS?" Ron said freaked
"Well I am year 5 how far had you gone?" Ginny asked and Ron thought for a second and turned red.
"You better not be!"
"How far did you go?" Ginny asked laughing
"Only Kissing! Nothing else no touching!" Ron said strictly then Ginny smiled widely.
"So you're just a chaser," Ginny said "Well I'm on a different position." Gunny said laughing.
"What are you guys talking about?" D said
"There are 4 Quidditch positions Chasers, Beaters, keeper, seeker and they represent in that order how far you've gone like kissing, above waste, below waist, and well you know what the last one is."
"Ok, we had saying like that but 4 bases like in baseball. Muggle sport" D added in seeing Ginny and Ron confused.
"So Hermione how far you gone?" D asked laughing.
"What?" Hermione added confused she wanst-paying attention.
"How far have u gone with a guy?"
"O," Hermione said. Over the summer she made it to keeper but should she tell them. "Well."
"O come on don't be embarrassed I mean just getting to Chaser is nothing bad." Ron said
Why would he assume chaser! Ha fine she'd tell them "Keeper over the summer I got to keeper." Hermione said
"What? And you didn't tell me?" Ginny said
"It was nothing."
"Nothing, you didn't tell us you had some boyfriend?" Harry said
"I didn't I was out all night at this party my friend took me to cheer me up. Because I was just in a bad mood and I met this cute Irish guy and we hit it off. I stayed at this all weekend long part with him and we reached keeper."
"You sound like you all most have reached seeker?" D said
"We all most did but by the time we were going to we were so drunk we passed out." Hermione said
"You have to tell me all he little details later."
"Hermione you! Keeper." Ron said shocked
"What about you, puddings how far have you gone?"
"Me, well to beater I guess or in-between beater and chaser." D said smiling
"What about max?" Hermione asked
"Max, well she has gotten to seeker but please don't mention it." D said a bit upset. "She doesn't mind people knowing she has reached ah seeker but she doesn't like to talk about her first time so don't ask."
"Why not?" Ron asked
"Completed and long story but it wasn't pleasant and it was my fault."
"How was it your fault?" Harry asked
"I don't want to talk about it!" D yelled "I'm not hungry I'm out." She said and left.
"Whoa," Ron said, "what was that about?"
"I don't know." Harry said, "I wish I could find out."
"Hermione, do you know spell to look into a persons memories?" Ron asked
"What, O yes you need one of her eye lashes and say the spell Memoriam and that's it." Hermione said quickly and looked back down as if she were concentrating on her plate she just ate a ton of food off of.
"No Ron! That is invasion."
"Come on, I want to know some stuff about their past I think she's hiding stuff from you. Just for safety we wont look up anything personal." Ron said totally lying
"All right, I can get her eyelash and we shall meet in the common room in 15 minuets." Harry said as he ran off. "D, D are you here?"
"What do you want?" he heard her ask coming out of the loo.
"I am so sorry I shouldn't have pushed." Harry said getting closer and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "You have something right there." He said and grabbed an eyelash "Got it." He felt so bad he dint want to do this he could change his mind but just for safety maybe he should find out just a little bit about her past. He ran to the common room and Ron was there. They both sat on Harry's bed and put he eyelash down on his bed on top of a book. Harry took out his wand and said "Memoriam". Flashing blue light came and a door appeared, Ron and Harry walked in and they heard someone behind them and they turned around.
"Ginny! What are you doing here? This is the boys dorm!" Ron yelled
"I had to make sure you guys don't do anything stupid. So this is her memory. Pretty blank." She looked around it was all white except for the blue door behind them.
"Harry, how do we find out why Max sleeping with someone is D's fault?" and as Ron asked this a memory popped up it was full of colour and they were watching like on TV unlike the one Harry was in they weren't in it.
*Memory*
"D, What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you these people are dangerous?" Max was yelling
"These people are not dangerous they are fun." D said obviously something wrong with her. "They give me the stuff unlike you! They give me the heroine." She said laughing.
"What I told you to stop that it! I am sending you home and to get help." Max grabbed D and carried her out of the club. "Taxi!" max yelled and taxi pulled up. They went into the Taxi and back to a small apartment. "Were here, my place for now."
"Hey Max LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!" D said completely out of it. "You live with me!"
"Yeah, but my friend lives here for 2 more weeks so I have this place because she moved."
"COOOL" D said and they walked inside and sat down. Suddenly 5 Tall men walked in, 2 looked 20 years old, one 15, and the other 19. They were the guys from the place D was at.
"Hey! You forgot the money!" The 19 year old yelled he seemed to be the only one not stoned.
"O right! He ha he" D said and paid them.
"You have your money now get OUT!" Max yelled
"O and who are you?" He asked
"No one!" Max said
"The money is not all I feel like" he said n grabbed her she kicked him off but he grabbed a needle he had and stuck her.
"AH!" Max screamed and then was all drowsy. "NO!" she screamed but he grabbed her into the bedroom and closed the door. Max and D looked 13, at the most 14.
"Max you OK?" D asked
"Danielle come here more I got more." The 15 year old said.
"Ah more yes." She said and injected herself with more.
"O my god!" Ginny said shocked.
"I can't believe it, D" Harry said, "How did she get started?"
"D, Come here you Bitch! You fucking bitch!" There was man chasing her and he looked kind of like her.
"Uncle Lambeth! Stop" she said running and hiding under her bed. Then he grabbed her.
"This is mine! Mine! You want it? Ha you want it?" He said holding a needle and he grabbed her and pricked her with it
"Ah! No Lambeth I had to dump it!" She said
"You idiot!" He screamed, "Dumping my shit! Its mine and I need it! And now you will know why." He left her there and she sat down. She started throwing up and by morning she needed it.
"More" Was the first thing she said as she woke up.
"That bastard! If anyone ever tried to hurt D now and I found out I'd KILL THEM! Better yet I'd do much worse I'd torture them enough to be in Azkabam for the rest of my life!" Harry yelled mad.
"What changed? How is she so stable now? So happy?" Ron asked
Suddenly someone Slapped D. It was Max "D, D Wake up!"
"Yeah, what?"
"Don't you remember last night? You idiot you brought these stupid men into the apartment and they thrashed it!" Max yelled
"No more! No more of this shit you are never to touch that stuff again!"
"Why not!"
"Because it is ruining your life!"
"Really, who cares about my life?" Max slapped her again.
" I fucking do care and you know it! I always have and so do your parents and you have to stop!" She yelled, "It's killing me! If you don't stop I'll die." Max said
"What?" D said
"You causing this pain to yourself is killing me! stop please I love you." Max said, "I'll give you another chance." Then she held her hand out and D screamed for a second and you could se fluids going from D to Max. Max collapsed and so did D. When they woke up Max was shaking.
"Max?" D asked.
"I am fine I can fight this but taking in that much must of done something because I cant stop shaking." Max said
Then they were in the ER.
"Is she going to be OK?"
"She will be fine," the doctor said "but the amount of drug in her system has caused her brain to make less amino-acids and hit the wrong neurons so now she shall be getting regular seizures. Give her these." He said handing her pills. "3 to 8 pills depending how bad the seizures are. She is lucky she isn't dead though." Doctor said walking away.
D walked over to max and saw her in the bed. "I promise from now on I'll fight! And I won't let anything take over me like that. I will listen to you and stay away from the things you say. I just was going places you were going. I wanted to be cool and fun like you."
"You are fun and cool without going to those clubs. Plus I can handle my own and I don't go to Heroine clubs I go to other type of clubs. I will be careful where I go too ok?" Max said
"Ok, Never again."
"Never again." They held hands
"And Max happy 14th Birthday." D said and Max smiled and looked up at the clock. It was 12:01 she was 14.
"Thanks." And Max fell asleep
"Whoa, I'll never complain about my birthdays anymore." Ginny said
"Neither will I, and I always thought mine was bad. She topped it." Harry said
Ch.5
*Danielle Where are you? *
*I'm heading back to the common room, why? *
*I want to meet now! I have a plan for tonight. *
*All right where do you want to meet? *
*Do you know anywhere private? *
*Actually Ginny showed me a private place behind the picture of one-eyed Wizard. It's on the third floor, meet me there. *
*Ok on my way. * And max ran up to the third floor and found the portrait. *How do I get in D? *
*Say the password, its Lakeview. *
"Lakeview" Max said and he portrait opened p into a nice size room. "Nice, so I thought u could do the keyboard thing you do when you sound like a full band! And I know exactly what songs."
"What Songs?" D asked
"Why Not by Hillary Duff, Numb by Linkin Park, and I'm just a Kid by simple plan. I figure Why not will give these kids the fun to do something! Numb because it's our song! And you know why the last one."
"Actually that sounds cool, and simple we know them all." D said smiling
"Great so go to Dumbledore and ask for a keyboard and a mike and I'll practice a bit because you know I only like to sing in large loud parties when I'm stoned or drunk. That's it. You think I could find something to drink?" Max asked laughing
"Very funny! You better not mess this up." D said laughing. "Ok I'm going to Dumbledore I'll see you in Lunch?"
"Actually I ate so much breakfast I'm really not hungry. I'll practice instead." Max said
"All right see ya later." D said leaving while max practiced some singing. She sang all through lunch and headed over to Transfiguration.
"Hello Class, I am Professor McGonagall as most of you already know. This is year six of Transfiguration for you all. Today we shall start a project, turning the actual table into whatever you want you have to decide what to turn it into. You shall choose a partner and decide what to change the table into. The harder the object is to change into the better the grade obviously. Please choose a partner and start on this project. It shall be due to hand in, in 3 weeks. I want a paper written also why you chose to turn the table into the object and why you chose the spell you choose. Begin." Professor said and went to sit down and did work as she watched the class.
"Max, we together?" D asked
"Of course, so let's change the table into something really cool like a panther! Yeah a panther."
"Animals are the trickiest things to change form a object, especially a big animal like a panther." Ron said smiling
"I like a challenge" Max said
"Panther sounds cool." D said
"Harry! We are working together?"
"Sure," Harry said sounding a bit disappointed because he wanted to work with D. but D gave him a come on look and sat with Max. Hermione was zoning out so everyone was partnered by the time she realized it.
"Professor I don't have a partner." Hermione said and just as the Professor was going to answer Draco walked in.
"Sorry Professor that I am late I got a pass." Draco said
"Now you do have a partner Ms. Granger Mr. Malfoy you and Hermione shall work together." Professor said knowing very well the two hated each other and hoped this may help there little vicious fighting.
"Sure, Whatever" Hermione said
"No protests?" Professor said surprised
"I really could care less." Hermione said
"Excuse me?" "Hermione meant she could care less about who she partners with because it's all about school not about socializing." Draco said "Now let's get to work Granger." He said grabbing her to a seat in the back.
"What is with the attitude?"
"Nothing I am just not in the mood. So what you want to change it into?"
"Change what?"
"Project is to change a desk into something."
"How about. Fire mixing with the elements is a easy A." Draco said
"Sure sounds fine."
"Or how about we change it into Blueberry muffins with green slime on top and a cigar?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Are you listening to anything I say?" Draco said madly.
"What, o yeah I just have a lot on my mind all right?"
"Fine it's no problem. Is everything ok?" Draco asked realizing why did he care! He shouldn't care but he did.
"Everything fine, I just have a lot to think about." Hermione said. Then they went on researching changing elements. Max and D were reading through books trying to understand. Ron and Harry couldn't decide but ended in deciding on changing it to an England Quidditch Broom.
"All right students remember to work on your assignments goodbye." Professor McGonagall said dismissing the class.
Everyone headed to DADA and was all excited to meet their new teacher.
As everyone walked in they noticed no one was here. They al took their seats. Max decided to sit next to Draco, D next to Harry, and Ron next to Hermione. Draco sat in the back with Malcolm. Then she walked in, she didn't look older then 18 and had long blond hair with light blue eyes and a large smile.
"Welcome Class I am your Teacher Professor Cardellini and shall be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." She said sweetly smiling. "I have been fighting evil my entire life and though I look young and am I have had experience since I was 6 fighting Vampires, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and capturing Werewolves to help them, and much more. Though I am only 17 this class shall be serious because this is a serious topic, fighting evil. I shall teach you all I can to learn and defend yourselves." The class listened carefully and were all surprised that she was so young but behaved so mature.
"I figured we would start off the first class a little relaxed. I shall ask you guys some questions and see how far you guys are and then you guys can leave. SO what is the curse used to get rid of a dementor?"
"Yes, Mr." She said looking at her paper "Mr. Potter."
"The spell is Expecto Patronum." Harry answered
"Good, job Mr. Potter 10 points to Gryffindor. What is the spell against Vampires?"
"Yes, Mr." She said looking at her paper "Mr. Malfoy."
"The spell is Vampireus"
"Very nice." Ands he went on. Draco seemed to have notice Hermione didn't answer one. "Great job but some of you haven't answered any. "You Ms. Granger what is the spell to make light?"
"What, O I don't know." Hermione said.
"What about you Ms. Ferrell?"
"Lumos." She answered
"Very good, well that is all you may leave."
"Hermione come on you knew that one! Why didn't you answer it?"
"O I just forgot."
"How could you forget Lumos? I mean I even know it! What is up with you lately its like you are becoming dumber everyday?"
"Thanks A lot Weasley." Hermione said. She had never called Ron that. He was shocked and so was Harry.
"Hermione! Hey how was Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Ginny asked
"O, she was nice. It was cool."
"Great, so you are coming to Dinner?"
"Sure, I'm really hungry." Hermione said as she walked off with Ginny to eat.
"What was that about?" Ron said
"I don't know." Harry said
"It's probably just some girl thing she'll be fine." Ron said
"Yeah you're right, let's go eat. You coming D?" Harry said holding her hand.
"Actually No I'll meet you there." D said smiling and they all headed to go eat.
"Where you going?" Harry asked
"You'll See" D said and Smiled. She gave Harry a kiss on the cheek and headed out.
*Max you ready? *
*Yeah meet me 3rd floor near the portrait. *
*Ok I'll be there in a second. * D said running up the stairs and got there. "Hey! So you ready? Dumbledore has got the keyboard and microphone set up."
"Great, let's go show them some American kick ass music!" Max said
*Great Hall*
"Attention students, as you know we have 2 new students. Max and Danielle, One in Slytherin one in Gryffindor, and they are from America. I asked them to perform tonight because I found out that Danielle is an excellent keyboard player and Max is an amazing singer. Since I always love hearing new music they have chosen 3 songs to sing to us." Dumbledore said, as everyone looked excited to hear them. Max got up to the microphone and D to the keyboard.
"Thank you Dumbledore and tonight we will start off with Why not? And this is a song in honor of a friend of mine, this is to you James." Max said. D started up by playing the music.
"Think you're going nowhere when you're walking down the street acting like you just don't care when life could be so sweet, Why you wanna be like that Cause if there's nothing new You're not fooling no one You're not even fooling you. So walk a little slower and open up your eyes Sometimes it's so hard to see the good things passing by there might never be a sign No flashing neon light, telling you to make your move when the time is right. Why not take a crazy chance, Why not do a crazy dance. If you lose a moment you might lose a lot so why not? Why not? Why not Take a crazy chance Why not Take a crazy chance You always dress in yellow, When you wanna dress in gold Instead of listening to your heart You do just what you're told You keep waiting where you are What you'll never know, Let's just get into your car And go baby go so Why not Take a crazy chance Why not? Do a crazy dance. If you lose a moment you might lose a lot so why not? Why not? Oh! I could be the one for you Oh! Yeah Maybe yes, maybe no Oh! It could be the thing to do what I'm saying is you gotta let me know. You'll never get to heaven or even to a lane if you don't believe there's a way Why not take a star from the sky. Why not Spread your wings and fly. It might take a little and it might take a lot but why not? Why not? Why not take a crazy chance? Why not do a crazy dance? If you lose a moment You might lose a lot So why not Why not!" Then everyone clapped and cheered.
"Thank you," D said, "That was Why Not! And we hope it inspires you."
"Next song is called Numb." Max said, "I'm tired of being what you want me to be. Feeling so faithless lost, under the surface. Don't know what you're expecting of me. Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes. (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)) every step that I take is another mistake to you. (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow) I've become so numb I can't feel you there I've become so tired so much more aware! I'm becoming this! All I want to do is be more like me and be less like you. Can't you see that you're smothering me, holding too tightly afraid to lose control, cause everything that you thought I would be, has fallen apart right in front of you (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)) Every step that I take is another mistake to you! (D sang (Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)) And every second I waste is more than I can take! I've become so numb I can't feel you there I've become so tired so much more aware! I'm becoming this all I want to do is be more like me and be less like you! And I know I may end up failing too, but I know you were just like me with someone disappointed in you! I've become so numb, I can't feel you there I've become so tired so much more aware I'm becoming this all I want to do Is be more like me and be less like you I've become so numb I can't feel you there Tired of being what you want me to be I've become so numb I can't feel you there. Tired of being what you want me to be." Everyone clapped again! But their eyes were more intense then before. Before was a fun pop song and this one was serious, but everyone loved it.
"Thank you very much that was "Numb" by Linkin Park! And next is "I'm just a kid" by simple plan and this one is for Max! This is your song!" D screamed "And everyone feel free to sing along! And scream out!" D said smiling and she started playing it very loud.
Then Max grabbed the microphone and started singing.
"I Woke up it was 7, I waited till 11 just to figure out that one would call. I think I got a lot of friends but I don't hear from them what's another night all alone, when your spending everyday on your own! And here it goes!" then she started singing very loudly "I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair! Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me." "And maybe when the night is dead, I'll crawl into my bed Staring at these 4 walls again I'll try to think about the last time, I had good time. Everyone's got somewhere to go. And their going to leave me here on my own... and here it goes...! I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare! I'm just a kid. I know that it's not fair! Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me. What the hell is wrong with me? Don't fit in with anybody, how did this happen to me? Wide- awake I'm bored and I can't fall asleep and every night is the worst night ever. I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare, I'm just a kid I know that it's not fair! Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me. I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Nobody wants to be alone in the world. I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is Nobody wants to be alone in the world. Nobody care cuz I'm alone and the world is having more fun than me! Tonight! I'm all alone tonight! Nobody cares! Tonight, Cause I'm just a kid tonight!" A ton of people were screaming and got up and were laughing. Everyone screamed and clapped their hands really loud.
"MORE! MORE! MORE!" The kids were chanting. All houses loved it and were chanting together.
"That was amazing, American music is quite interesting." Dumbledore said. "Settle down. Settle Down." Dumbledore said and everyone got quite "It seems they want more so I shall allow one more song if you guys want to?" Dumbledore asked.
Max and D smiled "Sure" they both said
"D, let's show them a song from our block "Ride"!"
"Ok" D said smiling
"This is a song from our old neighborhood and its called "Ride"."
Then D started playing music. And max started rapping
"Niggaz ain't gon' be happy till I click on a rage Pick up a gauge, and it's my face, that they stick on front page
Gotta be careful, I could pull a thick of the age
Chick on the stage, and winde up, sick in a cage
When I come through, it's usually in Dickies that's beige
Pushing a "Eleanor", like I'm Nicholas Cage
And it's funny how a few bucks can
Get you put under a white sheet, like you in the Ku Klux Klan
It's Street Fam' for life, we ride to the death
We play hard dog, don't cry to the rest
I don't know you, please move to the left
Or stay here and get introduced to the tefs
I'm riding till the wheels come off it (yeah)
Grindin till a mil' come off it (yeah)
This is my plate, I eat every meal from off it
Why y'all try and steal crumbs off it, jump!
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)
Now when I spray wit the sauer, I gotta spend a day wit the lawyer
Worryin bout, who say that saw ya
Keep yay wit the oyers, two kids on the block
Like when Mourning and Mutumbo, used to play wit the Hoyas
I'm a boss, that you can never upstand
Or get a red dot on you, like a 7Up can
Some of y'all caught feelings from way back
Others waited till I came through, short willing the Maybach
But I'm still bucking like, five, duce, four, trey
Still tucking and letting the fo' spray
Still ducking where ever the po's lay
And still fucking, and making them hoes say, WHOA!
...And I know Fed's seen
The old school Chevy, with the dope head lean
Y'all love the way I R-I-D-E
Call my D.E., and put you on a R.I.P.T., ghetto
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)
(Now ride) Top down, chrome rims spinnin and
(Now ride) Gun cock, hollows in the clip now
(Now ride) Chop rocks, put it on a strip now
(Now ride) Y'all know Street Family gon' (ride)" Everyone clapped and were all surprised because most of them hadn't heard music like this before. "That was a song from the hood!" Max said laughing.
"The hood?" Dumbledore asked
"O well it's what you called where we lived. We were the only white girls there it was funny." Max said and D smiled remembering. "Thank you for your beautiful singing and I hope to hear more in the future!" Dumbledore said. "Now you two should join your classmates to eat."
"I have to use the bathroom, and I'm going to sit at my table tonight ok?"
"O sure I get it, you should get to know them. I'll see ya later then?" D said smiling. Max nodded and left.
*Those were, interesting songs. I wonder where she is going? She hasn't truly eaten anything all day. The kids loved them because they were fun but I listened closely to them. The first one was interesting and youthful while the other two were very down and low songs, depressing, and upsetting. I did like them though she has an amazing voice and the Gryffindor does have talent on the instrument. I wonder where my student is going off to as the head of her house I should go and find out. It is my responsibility after all. * Snape thought getting up and excusing himself from the table as he left.
** "Wow max that was awesome! Amazing and fantastic I loved those songs! And you are great on the keyboard! So where's max?" Harry asked
"Sitting with her own table wanting to get to know them better." D said smiling
"You were bloody brilliant." Ron said
"Those were great! Songs! Especially Why not take a crazy chance?" Ginny said.
"You better not are taking any crazy chances?" Ron said
"How do you know I'm not already taking crazy chances?" Ginny said smiling.
"What crazy chances? Are you talking about BOYS?" Ron said freaked
"Well I am year 5 how far had you gone?" Ginny asked and Ron thought for a second and turned red.
"You better not be!"
"How far did you go?" Ginny asked laughing
"Only Kissing! Nothing else no touching!" Ron said strictly then Ginny smiled widely.
"So you're just a chaser," Ginny said "Well I'm on a different position." Gunny said laughing.
"What are you guys talking about?" D said
"There are 4 Quidditch positions Chasers, Beaters, keeper, seeker and they represent in that order how far you've gone like kissing, above waste, below waist, and well you know what the last one is."
"Ok, we had saying like that but 4 bases like in baseball. Muggle sport" D added in seeing Ginny and Ron confused.
"So Hermione how far you gone?" D asked laughing.
"What?" Hermione added confused she wanst-paying attention.
"How far have u gone with a guy?"
"O," Hermione said. Over the summer she made it to keeper but should she tell them. "Well."
"O come on don't be embarrassed I mean just getting to Chaser is nothing bad." Ron said
Why would he assume chaser! Ha fine she'd tell them "Keeper over the summer I got to keeper." Hermione said
"What? And you didn't tell me?" Ginny said
"It was nothing."
"Nothing, you didn't tell us you had some boyfriend?" Harry said
"I didn't I was out all night at this party my friend took me to cheer me up. Because I was just in a bad mood and I met this cute Irish guy and we hit it off. I stayed at this all weekend long part with him and we reached keeper."
"You sound like you all most have reached seeker?" D said
"We all most did but by the time we were going to we were so drunk we passed out." Hermione said
"You have to tell me all he little details later."
"Hermione you! Keeper." Ron said shocked
"What about you, puddings how far have you gone?"
"Me, well to beater I guess or in-between beater and chaser." D said smiling
"What about max?" Hermione asked
"Max, well she has gotten to seeker but please don't mention it." D said a bit upset. "She doesn't mind people knowing she has reached ah seeker but she doesn't like to talk about her first time so don't ask."
"Why not?" Ron asked
"Completed and long story but it wasn't pleasant and it was my fault."
"How was it your fault?" Harry asked
"I don't want to talk about it!" D yelled "I'm not hungry I'm out." She said and left.
"Whoa," Ron said, "what was that about?"
"I don't know." Harry said, "I wish I could find out."
"Hermione, do you know spell to look into a persons memories?" Ron asked
"What, O yes you need one of her eye lashes and say the spell Memoriam and that's it." Hermione said quickly and looked back down as if she were concentrating on her plate she just ate a ton of food off of.
"No Ron! That is invasion."
"Come on, I want to know some stuff about their past I think she's hiding stuff from you. Just for safety we wont look up anything personal." Ron said totally lying
"All right, I can get her eyelash and we shall meet in the common room in 15 minuets." Harry said as he ran off. "D, D are you here?"
"What do you want?" he heard her ask coming out of the loo.
"I am so sorry I shouldn't have pushed." Harry said getting closer and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "You have something right there." He said and grabbed an eyelash "Got it." He felt so bad he dint want to do this he could change his mind but just for safety maybe he should find out just a little bit about her past. He ran to the common room and Ron was there. They both sat on Harry's bed and put he eyelash down on his bed on top of a book. Harry took out his wand and said "Memoriam". Flashing blue light came and a door appeared, Ron and Harry walked in and they heard someone behind them and they turned around.
"Ginny! What are you doing here? This is the boys dorm!" Ron yelled
"I had to make sure you guys don't do anything stupid. So this is her memory. Pretty blank." She looked around it was all white except for the blue door behind them.
"Harry, how do we find out why Max sleeping with someone is D's fault?" and as Ron asked this a memory popped up it was full of colour and they were watching like on TV unlike the one Harry was in they weren't in it.
*Memory*
"D, What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you these people are dangerous?" Max was yelling
"These people are not dangerous they are fun." D said obviously something wrong with her. "They give me the stuff unlike you! They give me the heroine." She said laughing.
"What I told you to stop that it! I am sending you home and to get help." Max grabbed D and carried her out of the club. "Taxi!" max yelled and taxi pulled up. They went into the Taxi and back to a small apartment. "Were here, my place for now."
"Hey Max LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!" D said completely out of it. "You live with me!"
"Yeah, but my friend lives here for 2 more weeks so I have this place because she moved."
"COOOL" D said and they walked inside and sat down. Suddenly 5 Tall men walked in, 2 looked 20 years old, one 15, and the other 19. They were the guys from the place D was at.
"Hey! You forgot the money!" The 19 year old yelled he seemed to be the only one not stoned.
"O right! He ha he" D said and paid them.
"You have your money now get OUT!" Max yelled
"O and who are you?" He asked
"No one!" Max said
"The money is not all I feel like" he said n grabbed her she kicked him off but he grabbed a needle he had and stuck her.
"AH!" Max screamed and then was all drowsy. "NO!" she screamed but he grabbed her into the bedroom and closed the door. Max and D looked 13, at the most 14.
"Max you OK?" D asked
"Danielle come here more I got more." The 15 year old said.
"Ah more yes." She said and injected herself with more.
"O my god!" Ginny said shocked.
"I can't believe it, D" Harry said, "How did she get started?"
"D, Come here you Bitch! You fucking bitch!" There was man chasing her and he looked kind of like her.
"Uncle Lambeth! Stop" she said running and hiding under her bed. Then he grabbed her.
"This is mine! Mine! You want it? Ha you want it?" He said holding a needle and he grabbed her and pricked her with it
"Ah! No Lambeth I had to dump it!" She said
"You idiot!" He screamed, "Dumping my shit! Its mine and I need it! And now you will know why." He left her there and she sat down. She started throwing up and by morning she needed it.
"More" Was the first thing she said as she woke up.
"That bastard! If anyone ever tried to hurt D now and I found out I'd KILL THEM! Better yet I'd do much worse I'd torture them enough to be in Azkabam for the rest of my life!" Harry yelled mad.
"What changed? How is she so stable now? So happy?" Ron asked
Suddenly someone Slapped D. It was Max "D, D Wake up!"
"Yeah, what?"
"Don't you remember last night? You idiot you brought these stupid men into the apartment and they thrashed it!" Max yelled
"No more! No more of this shit you are never to touch that stuff again!"
"Why not!"
"Because it is ruining your life!"
"Really, who cares about my life?" Max slapped her again.
" I fucking do care and you know it! I always have and so do your parents and you have to stop!" She yelled, "It's killing me! If you don't stop I'll die." Max said
"What?" D said
"You causing this pain to yourself is killing me! stop please I love you." Max said, "I'll give you another chance." Then she held her hand out and D screamed for a second and you could se fluids going from D to Max. Max collapsed and so did D. When they woke up Max was shaking.
"Max?" D asked.
"I am fine I can fight this but taking in that much must of done something because I cant stop shaking." Max said
Then they were in the ER.
"Is she going to be OK?"
"She will be fine," the doctor said "but the amount of drug in her system has caused her brain to make less amino-acids and hit the wrong neurons so now she shall be getting regular seizures. Give her these." He said handing her pills. "3 to 8 pills depending how bad the seizures are. She is lucky she isn't dead though." Doctor said walking away.
D walked over to max and saw her in the bed. "I promise from now on I'll fight! And I won't let anything take over me like that. I will listen to you and stay away from the things you say. I just was going places you were going. I wanted to be cool and fun like you."
"You are fun and cool without going to those clubs. Plus I can handle my own and I don't go to Heroine clubs I go to other type of clubs. I will be careful where I go too ok?" Max said
"Ok, Never again."
"Never again." They held hands
"And Max happy 14th Birthday." D said and Max smiled and looked up at the clock. It was 12:01 she was 14.
"Thanks." And Max fell asleep
"Whoa, I'll never complain about my birthdays anymore." Ginny said
"Neither will I, and I always thought mine was bad. She topped it." Harry said