okay guys, here's the deal. I'm goig to switch off from My Darling Emiko II to Enter the Little Potter witch updating. Im trying to update a chapter every week, and I have Mid-Year Exams coming up, so I have a lot of studying to do. I wont update this chapter until the next one of MDE II is up, okay? thanks for reviewing, and if you want to read another story about Asia, then i recommend "Feeling for You" by js140deg!
Chapter 5: Malfoy's Mistake
Asia awoke on Sunday morning a little later than yesterday like usual. She dressed in a pair of black jeans and a blood red shirt. Hermione was just stirring when Asia was leaving to the grounds. She sat out by the lake in peace. She turned around suddenly when she heard a branch crack. She turned to see Dumbledore walking with Angel.
"Hello Ms. Potter." he said smiling
"Morning professor." she said back. "Beautiful morning"
"Yes, it is. How was your first day?"
"Peaceful. I'm just going to have to get used to there being so many people."
"I've been here so long, I hardly notice...I have something to give you." He pulled out a velvet dark blue box from his pocket. Asia took it and opened it to see that it was an emotional eye pendent on a silver chain. In the center of the eye was an emerald diamond with a hollow center. Asia could feel her mother's power within it.
"Shouldn't you give this to Harry? I mean, I already have something to remember her by." Asia said.
"Maybe, it belongs to the both of you. It was addressed to her 'children'." he said, and left. Asia and Angel went back to Gryffindor tower. When she got to the common room, an owl was waiting for her with a large package. Asia walked over to the large brown owl and patted it gratefully while taking her package. As expected, it was her Nimbus 2002. A small note was wrapped to the handle:
Asia, it's Prue.
Please be careful on the field. Do remember your shattered ribs! Good luck with tryouts and tell Harry we said hello!
Love - Prue
Asia put the letter and paper in the trash, and put her broom in her dormitory. By the time she got up to her dormitory, Hermione was dressed, and had stated that she was just going to find her. They met the boys in the in the common room and the 5 (including Angel) went to breakfast. Afterwards, they all went backup to Gryffindor tower to get their brooms, and head out to the field.
Asia was introduced to the team. Alicia Spinnet and Katie Bell were chasers, the twins were beaters, Ron was keeper, and Harry is the seeker. Everyone else mounted their brooms and took their positions except Harry and Asia.
"Don't be nervous, you'll do fine" he said. Asia cursed herself. She was nervous, but she didn't want anyone to know about it! Darn eyes!!!
They ran drills that Asia had done and seen before. Even some of the ones she suggested, they've never even heard of.
Dumbledore watched from his view at the school. Asia was flying like she had been on the team her entire life, and the best part was that she looked like she was having fun. She was fast, alert, accurate, and ready to take the ball at all times. Her passes were strong and sure, and she careful to dodge the other players. She looked just like her mother, who had joined the team in her last year.
The twins had then brought out the buglers, and continued the drills. One of the chasers passed her the ball, and she brought it straight passed the other players, and put it right past Ron. About 10 minuets later, the 2 chasers thanked Asia for coming out, and she landed on the ground, heading back to the castle. She met Hermione in the library until Harry and Ron had come back from practice. When lunch came around, Fred and George had complimented Asia on her performance, and Ron let the slip that Alicia really liked Asia's passes, something Angelina lacked. The paper would be posted at 5 on the main bulletin board. With high spirits, the gang traveled up to Gryffindor tower. At exactly 5:01, the 4 of them were racing down to the bulletin board, and saw that Asia had made the team!
"Brilliant Asia" Ron said
"Welcome to the team sis'" Harry said. Asia began to blush a little.
They all agreed to go down to Hagrid's hut for a celebration. As they walked through the Entrance Hall, the heard "Hey Potter, don't feel bad that your Quidditch glory is gone now!" It was, you guessed it, Malfoy.
"What?" said Harry, caught completely off-guard.
"I know how you have to lose your adoring fans." Malfoy drawled on, making the group of Slytherins behind him laugh out loud.
"Malfoy, there's no glory to steal. Why don't you buzz off and quit being a jerk!" Hermione yelled at him.
"Don't you ever talk to me you poor filthy excuse for a magical being! Your nothing but the magical scum they scraped up from the dungeons of magic!" Malfoy's said with pure venom.
"HOW DARE YOU!!" Asia yelled at him. Her eyes were a bottomless black and her aura was growing stronger. "Who do you think your are? Your blood may be pure Draco Malfoy, but I'm looking at you right now, and I have never seen anything more filthy and impure! The only reason you try to look down upon Hermione is because you can't stand the fact that she excels in every subject! If anything is the disgrace to the wizarding world, then it's you!" The Slytherins were speechless. No one moved or even blinked. "And as I do recall someone telling me, it was you who bought their way to the same place as Harry with your father's money!"
"At least I have a father!" Malfoy said in a weak comeback. He looked around to all his Slytherin supporters to expect to see them laughing, but they were not. They were backing away as I Malfoy was going to explode. He looked back around to see Asia's eyes had grew an even deeper black, and her aura was now pulsing. Her hair was floating around her gently, and she made a move towards Malfoy. Harry, who would have normally jumped on Malfoy already, had to grabbed Asia's robes along with Ron and Hermione. Even with Hermione and Ron holding her arms, and Harry holding her back, Asia was still putting up a good struggle. Asia suddenly stopped struggling when the tall oak Entrance Hall doors flew open, and outside the sky grew dark. A powerful wind stampeded into the hall, and sent Malfoy flying since his gang of Slytherins was long gone. The bang of the doors carried down to the dungeon, where Professor Snape was just coming from. He saw the scene and immediately went for Asia. In his fret, he knocked over Ron, Hermione, and Harry, but got shocked backwards as soon as he touched her. Harry moved in front of Asia and saw that her eyes were still black, but blood red was slowly leaking into them, making them maroon.
"Asia, stop!" he shouted over the blasting wind.
"He deserves it" she seemed to be in a kind of trance. Suddenly, as she was walking forward, past Harry towards Malfoy, she illuminated red and fell forward unconscious. Harry caught her before she fell and saw that standing where he was blasted, was Snape.
"What did you do!" Harry shouted at him. Asia wasn't moving and he didn't like it.
"Follow me and bring her, it's a stun." he said coldly. With Ron's help, they carried Asia to follow Snape to Dumbledore's office, while Hermione took Draco to the Hospital wing.
Dumbledore was behind his desk when Snape came right in after a short knock. When they laid Asia in a long chair, Snape and Ron left.
"Harry, what happened?" Dumbledore asked in his famously calm tone.
"You see sir, we were going to visit Hagrid, when Malfoy came and insulted me, then Hermione stood up for me but then he called her magic filth, and then Asia got mad, and the he made a mark about our father and Asia made a wind from outside. Professor Snape stunned her." Harry explained quickly. Dumbledore nodded, and told Harry to leave. Hesitating slightly, he left, and hoped Asia wouldn't get in much trouble. Dumbledore took out his wand and pointed towards Asia. "Enervate" he said gently. Asia shot up and looked around. "Calm yourself Asia, you've been stunned and brought to my office."
"Why?" she asked dizzily.
"Asia, what do you remember?"
"Um, going to Hagrid's, Malfoy, and that's it."
"You
don't remember using your powers?"
"Yes, I do, but only
vaguely." Dumbledore nodded
"How did you loose control?"
"Malfoy said something he shouldn't have said. But I never meant to hurt him professor, honest!" Asia pleaded.
"I believe you Asia, but you've got to be more careful. Your powers are highly sensitive to your emotions, and the ministry knows that. Remember what they wanted to do, and still want to do. Don't give them a reason to do it."
"I understand." she said quietly. Dumbledore dismissed her. As soon as she was gone, Snape and McGonagall came out the fire.
"That's it?" Snape said with a hint of disbelief.
"Severus, such power is not easy to control. She's a 14-year-old girl, not a miracle. No matter how much schooling you've had, there are still some things that you just have to learn by experience only."
"I understand Headmaster, but at least a punishment is required. Malfoy is knocked out cold, and if I didn't stun her, there would have been broken bones to deal with."
"It could've been worse, much worse. Even though Asia lives a happy life with her mother's best friends, and godmothers, it still doesn't erase the pain. She still grew up with something missing, and probably learned to suppress the emptiness instead of coping with it. Her parents are obviously a sensitive topic to her, punishing her for that just isn't right."
"But how will she learn? Using her parents as and excuse won't make up for blasting holes in the walls when someone mentions them!"
"He does have a point Severus, if she's not dealing with the subject, then her powers will react on the matter." McGonagall said.
"Minerva, I want you to keep an eye on her." Dumbledore said. "In the mean time, I'm sure Harry will teach her to deal with her past, since he has come to a truce with his. But I fear that until then, she's in danger. I saw red in her eyes when she awoke. I'm afraid that that much hate could have put her on Voldemort's radar."
Asia walked down the hallway quietly. Her expression was emotionless and her walk was swift. She ran into Pansy Parkson on the way, who quickly ran into the girls bathroom as fast of her legs could carry her. When Asia got to the common room, word must've spread fast, because Fred and George Wesley congratulated her on getting to do what everyone else has been dying to do for some time. Asia walked straight past them, and right up to her dorm. Angel was resting on her bed, and made to greet her happily until she saw the sad look on Asia's face. Asia went right past her and to her trunk, and pulled out a picture that Prue gave her in a heart frame. It was her mom and dad smiling and waving at her happily. Asia sat on her bed and looked at the picture. She saw the same pendent around her mother's neck that she was wearing. She reached into her own robes and pulled out the pendent and held it in her hand. Tears ran unchecked down her face. Angel came over to her and laid down so Asia could use her as a pillow. Asia hugged Angel's fluffy neck and cried softly into it. Angel put her wing like a consoling arm around Asia, as she cried herself to sleep.
Somewhere
"Wormtail, I've found her." hissed a name unknown.
