Once again: The plot of this story is based on JKR's Harry Potter series. Our plot weaves in 2 new characters: David Murray and Elizabeth Fawkes. While Lizzy is an addition, Dave replaces Seamus Finnigan. It also incorporates ideas borrowed from the White Wolf storyteller game system (we won't mention which game as it will give away a big surprise, but it is wicked fun to play). Many new characters will appear in following chapters which are our characters based on the game system we played. Our plot weaves around the original plot of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. We own only our own characters and our plot. All other characters and the original plot belong to JK Rowling. Please don't sue us! :)
We must now acknowledge our new bestest buddy Miss Marauder. Beta reader who can appreciate inflationary language. (See our other stories, Fractured Fairytales and Nursery Rhymes.) Now on three the chapter.
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The Lord, the Lady, and Luna
Chapter 8: A Freaky Fright on Hallowe'en Night
The rest of September and most of October went by rather uneventfully, except for Harry making the Quidditch team. Lizzy, try as she might to convince them otherwise, still attracted the boys to her with offers to 'help'. It was Fred and George who helped her fend them off the most. Lizzy did begin to feel a bit estranged from Dave. He had seemed tired every day and did not say much outside of class, although Lizzy made an effort to always say 'hi' to him whenever either of them entered a room. It was not Dave who cracked from pressures of a new school however, it was Hermione. On Hallowe'en day in Charms class, she had, as usual, perfectly cast the levitating charm and Ron was at the end of his rope with her. After class he said something Dave and Lizzy did not quite hear, but she shoved passed them, crying. Later that night at dinner, Dave noticed she was absent.
"Elizabeth, do you know where Hermione is?"
"I just heard Neville telling Harry she's in the girls' toilet, crying." Lizzy replied.
"I'll go see if I can cheer her up and bring her out. Maybe she'd like something to eat..."
Dave left the Great Hall in search of Hermione's hiding spot. He was heading for a toilet farthest away from the Great Hall, figuring she would probably want to be as far away from people as possible. Dave turned a corner and saw through the window the full moon. He was not able to dally as he saw out of the corner of his eye the strangest thing he'd ever seen. Stepping out of what appeared to be nowhere was a very confused and frightening creature. The ten foot tall beast stood on two legs, had a muscular build, a short tail, and a fairly long snout with sharp teeth. It appeared to sneer at Dave, then advanced on him.
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Short chapter but sets up the next two quite well. We love cliffhangers. Oh yes, and sometwo does die.