"A Child's Hope" by Canopus Carina
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
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Updated every Saturday Morning! Everyone reading, please read the paragraphs after the story and answer the question.
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Chapter Ten: Forms and Musings
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"Sorry that I didn't tell you about the quick shock that you would experience, but I added it sot that it because it speeds up the process of actually transforming," Hermione informed them.
He never knew how long he stood there, in shock by the quick attack. In the background, you could hear the rest talking happily about what they would change into. Confused, he turned around to pick up the Calculosos.
What met him face to face caused him to shout out and back away as quickly as he could until he hit the wall.
"You see the ghost like creature that is staring at you?" Harry could hear from Hermione. Of course he could see it! It was glaring at him! "Well, that is what you will look like when you transform."
"That will be me?" you could hear a very distant voice of Neville through the cell phone, "Wow!"
"I'm actually surprised by mine," Hermione said softly, "I thought I would be an owl, but it seems as if I'm not... close though..."
Harry turned his friends out as he thought of what to do about the ghostly figure before him. It paced on four legs, eyeing the human, causing Harry to worry a bit about his safety. The major parts that he forgot about were that the creature was (a) him in an animal form and (b) a form made of smoke that can't hurt anyone.
"What did you get, Harry," Ron's excited voice cut through his staring contest with the ghost figure.
"I'm.... I look like a black panther..."
"That's actually good because they are hard to find in the dark," Hermione informed, "It will be a very good advantage for us if we ever go into battle."
"We're going into battle?" Luna asked fearfully, "I don't think I'm ready for that."
"We might not have a choice," Ron answered, "the war is starting and they won't stop for us."
Silence fell as everyone thought about the beginning of the war and what they saw in the Department of Mysteries. It really was a scary thought that they are almost out of school, only two more years, and then they're out into the "real world" people always talk about.
"So who else is what?" Harry asked, breaking the silence, "You're not an owl, Hermione?"
"No, actually I'm an eagle," she answered undaunted, "I don't know why, because I really hate flying. It looks like a regular eagle, but it has golden streaks in its wings."
"I'm an owl though," Luna put in, "a barn owl, which will be good for camouflage, another good form for battle."
"Yeah, if they don't shoot you down, thinking that you are a messenger," Neville argued.
"I'll be careful," Luna shot back, "what did you become than?"
"A black dog, just like Sirius!" He cried aloud, "When we get Sirius out from behind the veil, they will think that it is me instead of Sirius when he goes out."
"It will be dangerous, but that will work," Hermione said thoughtfully, "but how do know what Sirius looks like?"
"Ron gave me a picture of Harry with Sirius in his dog form."
"I'm a wolf," Ron added, "it's all a reddish brown, only a little white in the feet. It seems as if we all have good forms that will blend in."
"Just because you could see her, doesn't mean I can," Harry said, "what is Ginny?"
"Oh, I'm a cat! An Abyssinian cat; they're the ones that are red and are originated in Egypt."
"They're expensive though, I wonder how we'll be able to pull it off that someone has that type of cat," Luna informed.
"We'll deal with that later, though," Hermione said quickly, "let's see what we all are. It's a simple spell that isn't detected by the Ministry. You just point your wand at the figure you want to picture and say 'transportus image' and then who you want it to go to."
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{End of Dream Sequence}
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Harry took off the red wrapping paper quickly and opened the box to see an ebony figurine that had carvings of the six student's animagus forms...
The black panther was in the middle with the eagle and owl flying above and the dog and wolf next to him and a cat right in front. There was a plate on the bottom of the figurine as if it was to label the creatures' names, which haven't been created.
"Thanks Neville, thanks Luna, they look great."
"What are they?" Little Professor Flitwick asked.
"They're my favorite animals," Harry hastily, knowing that Dumbledore was looking with his ever twinkling eyes, "The eagle stands for flying... the owl stands for Hedwig... the dog stands for Sirius, and the wolf is Remus... well, the cat reminds me of my childhood when I would visit Mrs. Figg... and the panther... well, I don't know what it stands for... I just think it's cool."
"Ah," Dumbledore said, even though he still had the twinkling eyes showing Harry that he knew the truth.
"What do we do now?" Hermione asked.
"Well, we were thinking that we could have a Quiditch match," Madam Hooch said since it was her sport, "it will be kids against teachers."
"Meaning I have to fly?" Hermione asked, but already knowing the answer.
"Meaning you have to fly," Harry answered firmly.
"Well then let's get this over with."
Every ban and rule that Umbridge created was taken out thankfully and Harry was once again on his broom, souring high into the sky.
Harry was going to play Seeker (obviously), while Ginny, Hermione, and Neville were Chasers. It turned out that Ginny didn't like all of the pressure that goes onto a Seeker when they are playing and quickly quit playing Seeker once she heard the ban was off. Ron was again the Keeper and since they were there, the Weasley twins were causing trouble as Beaters.
Professors Flitwick, Hooch, and surprisingly McGonagall were Chasers for the teacher's side. Professor Sinstra was a really good Keeper and Professor Snape was an excellent Seeker. Because there weren't anymore teachers that wanted to play, Bill and Charlie became the Beaters.
The game was really close, but of course the kids won 365-230. Professor Snape was so good at being a Seeker, that Harry thought that he would have lost the Snitch! Isn't that crazy?!?
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From Canopus: Another chapter, yay! How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
You know now what animals the six students are going to become. With the points, if they look a bit weird, I gave ten points if someone got the animal correct with the person, but only five points if it wasn't with the correct person.
Thank you for those who answered the question last chapter... I won't be adding points yet since it hasn't happened as of now. When Severus finds out, which is soon, points are going out, okay?
Scores stay the same for now:
Hufflepuff- 5
Ravenclaw- 120
Slytherin- 130
Gryffindor- 150
Question for Chapter Eleven: How do you think Severus will find out about Harry's parentage? (tough one so it is ten points)
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288.
Thank you Butler for the information on the ashwinder (I think I'll just change a few parts of the ashwinder, so that they're not that bad, but thank soooo much.) and dragonbrat for telling me how to get the bold and italic ones, I'll probably change a lot in this story so that I can use them! And I didn't tell you before, but thank you Ariana Dumbledore for telling me about my mistake in the OWL scores, I've fixed it; its good to know that someone is looking out for me!
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Key: "speech" 'thought' /emphasis/ *parceltongue* ~Letter~
Disclaimer: I do not own anything Harry Potter or Severitus Challenge.
* * * * *
Updated every Saturday Morning! Everyone reading, please read the paragraphs after the story and answer the question.
* * * * *
Chapter Ten: Forms and Musings
* * * * *
"Sorry that I didn't tell you about the quick shock that you would experience, but I added it sot that it because it speeds up the process of actually transforming," Hermione informed them.
He never knew how long he stood there, in shock by the quick attack. In the background, you could hear the rest talking happily about what they would change into. Confused, he turned around to pick up the Calculosos.
What met him face to face caused him to shout out and back away as quickly as he could until he hit the wall.
"You see the ghost like creature that is staring at you?" Harry could hear from Hermione. Of course he could see it! It was glaring at him! "Well, that is what you will look like when you transform."
"That will be me?" you could hear a very distant voice of Neville through the cell phone, "Wow!"
"I'm actually surprised by mine," Hermione said softly, "I thought I would be an owl, but it seems as if I'm not... close though..."
Harry turned his friends out as he thought of what to do about the ghostly figure before him. It paced on four legs, eyeing the human, causing Harry to worry a bit about his safety. The major parts that he forgot about were that the creature was (a) him in an animal form and (b) a form made of smoke that can't hurt anyone.
"What did you get, Harry," Ron's excited voice cut through his staring contest with the ghost figure.
"I'm.... I look like a black panther..."
"That's actually good because they are hard to find in the dark," Hermione informed, "It will be a very good advantage for us if we ever go into battle."
"We're going into battle?" Luna asked fearfully, "I don't think I'm ready for that."
"We might not have a choice," Ron answered, "the war is starting and they won't stop for us."
Silence fell as everyone thought about the beginning of the war and what they saw in the Department of Mysteries. It really was a scary thought that they are almost out of school, only two more years, and then they're out into the "real world" people always talk about.
"So who else is what?" Harry asked, breaking the silence, "You're not an owl, Hermione?"
"No, actually I'm an eagle," she answered undaunted, "I don't know why, because I really hate flying. It looks like a regular eagle, but it has golden streaks in its wings."
"I'm an owl though," Luna put in, "a barn owl, which will be good for camouflage, another good form for battle."
"Yeah, if they don't shoot you down, thinking that you are a messenger," Neville argued.
"I'll be careful," Luna shot back, "what did you become than?"
"A black dog, just like Sirius!" He cried aloud, "When we get Sirius out from behind the veil, they will think that it is me instead of Sirius when he goes out."
"It will be dangerous, but that will work," Hermione said thoughtfully, "but how do know what Sirius looks like?"
"Ron gave me a picture of Harry with Sirius in his dog form."
"I'm a wolf," Ron added, "it's all a reddish brown, only a little white in the feet. It seems as if we all have good forms that will blend in."
"Just because you could see her, doesn't mean I can," Harry said, "what is Ginny?"
"Oh, I'm a cat! An Abyssinian cat; they're the ones that are red and are originated in Egypt."
"They're expensive though, I wonder how we'll be able to pull it off that someone has that type of cat," Luna informed.
"We'll deal with that later, though," Hermione said quickly, "let's see what we all are. It's a simple spell that isn't detected by the Ministry. You just point your wand at the figure you want to picture and say 'transportus image' and then who you want it to go to."
* * * * *
{End of Dream Sequence}
* * * * *
Harry took off the red wrapping paper quickly and opened the box to see an ebony figurine that had carvings of the six student's animagus forms...
The black panther was in the middle with the eagle and owl flying above and the dog and wolf next to him and a cat right in front. There was a plate on the bottom of the figurine as if it was to label the creatures' names, which haven't been created.
"Thanks Neville, thanks Luna, they look great."
"What are they?" Little Professor Flitwick asked.
"They're my favorite animals," Harry hastily, knowing that Dumbledore was looking with his ever twinkling eyes, "The eagle stands for flying... the owl stands for Hedwig... the dog stands for Sirius, and the wolf is Remus... well, the cat reminds me of my childhood when I would visit Mrs. Figg... and the panther... well, I don't know what it stands for... I just think it's cool."
"Ah," Dumbledore said, even though he still had the twinkling eyes showing Harry that he knew the truth.
"What do we do now?" Hermione asked.
"Well, we were thinking that we could have a Quiditch match," Madam Hooch said since it was her sport, "it will be kids against teachers."
"Meaning I have to fly?" Hermione asked, but already knowing the answer.
"Meaning you have to fly," Harry answered firmly.
"Well then let's get this over with."
Every ban and rule that Umbridge created was taken out thankfully and Harry was once again on his broom, souring high into the sky.
Harry was going to play Seeker (obviously), while Ginny, Hermione, and Neville were Chasers. It turned out that Ginny didn't like all of the pressure that goes onto a Seeker when they are playing and quickly quit playing Seeker once she heard the ban was off. Ron was again the Keeper and since they were there, the Weasley twins were causing trouble as Beaters.
Professors Flitwick, Hooch, and surprisingly McGonagall were Chasers for the teacher's side. Professor Sinstra was a really good Keeper and Professor Snape was an excellent Seeker. Because there weren't anymore teachers that wanted to play, Bill and Charlie became the Beaters.
The game was really close, but of course the kids won 365-230. Professor Snape was so good at being a Seeker, that Harry thought that he would have lost the Snitch! Isn't that crazy?!?
* * * * *
From Canopus: Another chapter, yay! How do you like it so far? My AIM is K091288, feel free to IM me (but tell me who you are). If you want me to tell you when a new chapter is up, just tell me in a review.
You know now what animals the six students are going to become. With the points, if they look a bit weird, I gave ten points if someone got the animal correct with the person, but only five points if it wasn't with the correct person.
Thank you for those who answered the question last chapter... I won't be adding points yet since it hasn't happened as of now. When Severus finds out, which is soon, points are going out, okay?
Scores stay the same for now:
Hufflepuff- 5
Ravenclaw- 120
Slytherin- 130
Gryffindor- 150
Question for Chapter Eleven: How do you think Severus will find out about Harry's parentage? (tough one so it is ten points)
Houses: If you don't know what house you should be in, I found a sorting that actually has questions that matter (unlike harrypotter.com). I have the web address on my bio, it's really good!
Contact: If you want me to send you a notice when I update the story, please put your email address on a review. Anyone who wants to talk, whether it's just a 'hi' or you don't understand something, my AIM is K091288.
Thank you Butler for the information on the ashwinder (I think I'll just change a few parts of the ashwinder, so that they're not that bad, but thank soooo much.) and dragonbrat for telling me how to get the bold and italic ones, I'll probably change a lot in this story so that I can use them! And I didn't tell you before, but thank you Ariana Dumbledore for telling me about my mistake in the OWL scores, I've fixed it; its good to know that someone is looking out for me!