A/N: As usual I own the plot, some character names and one kennel name. Nothing else.
Hope you all enjoyed my first chapter.
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Chapter 2: Who Let the Dogs Out?
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Hagrid grabbed up most of her luggage. "So, Hagrid, Dumbledore told me that you have a dog. What kind do you have?" Ashley asked in hopes of striking up a conversation.
"Ah, yes......ermmm Fang is big but I don't know what 'e is really."
"Cool...I'll check him out. Hopefully he is big enough to deal with me three Danes."
Hagrid lead Ashley up to he quarters and left after he dropped off her boxes. She began to unpack her things. The first box she came to had "Dog Stuff" written with a large black Sharpie on the top. Ashley sliced the tape off with a flick of her wand. On the top of the box, there were many multi-colored ribbons. She picked each ribbon out and purposely placed them in various areas on her wall. Under the ribbons, were pillows of three different sizes and colors. The first two pillows were red with a name on each: Jamie and Nina, she placed the two dog beds at the foot of her bed. The next three pillows were blue with a name on each: Newton, Magi, and Shiloh, she placed them next to her bed. Down in the bottom of the box, were three giant black pillows with a name on each: Mars, Jazz, and Dolly, she placed those in the middle of the floor, almost as if she knew that they would be moved in a different spot later.
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A week later, Ashley was sitting at her desk apparently writing music, when there was a knock at the door. "Come in." she answered. Severus Snape opened her door, "Dumbledore told me to help you because your eight crates have arrived." Ashley nearly jumped out of her chair.
"Thanks.... I can't wait. And you would be?"
"Severus Snape, I know that you are Ashley Hammock, but I had no idea that you are an American."
"Really.... Erm yup...I am from Midlothian, which is in the dull state of Virginia."
With that they left and began walking toward the Great Hall, where the crates were. Ashley kept on playing with things in her pockets the whole way there. Which did not go unnoticed by Snape. He simply sneered and thought. "Americans just can't keep still.... Maybe it is just the musician bit too." They got to the Great Hall and there were eight wooden crates with holes in the sides. Ashley could hardly contain herself and dove on to one of the largest crates. Severus looked skeptically at the blonde-haired American nearly crying at the sight of the eight boxes. "Ermmm... would you mind telling me what exactly are in these crates? I would like to know before we open them."
"Oh...sorry. I thought you knew my dogs are in these crates."
"Dogs...Eight of them?"
Ashley just smiled and began to open the largest crate. She got the front open and an enormous fawn colored male Great Dane bounded out and dove happily on his owner. "Mars! MARS! MARS! I missed you so much.... My little baby puppy." Ashley said as she got up and attached a collar and leash on the dog's neck.
"Baby puppy? He definitely looks nothing like a puppy to me."
"Well, he is my youngest and yet my largest dog. Another bit of the irony is that he still needs to gain 20 more pounds before I will have any chance at showing him. So he will get bigger. Would you mind hanging on to him while I get out the other two big ones? I promise he won't kill you." Ashley added noting the quizzical look she was getting from Severus.
"All right...sure." With that Ashley handed Mars' leash to Severus. Ashley bent down again and opened the two larger crates at the same time. Only the two dogs did not bound out, the two female Great Danes just walked forward and looked around. Ashley scratched them on their heads "Hey Jazz. Hey Dolly. I missed you. I am sorry I left you alone with Mars, the psycho, for a week." She attached their leashes to one of the tables. Ashley took Mars from Snape and tied him up on the other side of the Great Hall.
"Now that was the easy part. I know that I will need you help in calming down the other five." Severus just arched one eyebrow and began to help her with another crate. Ashley handed him a leash out of her pocket. "Here you will need this. I don't know what dog might come out." As they both opened the front of the crates two large-bodied white dogs plodded out and encircled their owner.
"Clumber Spaniels? How did you get your hands on one of these let alone two?" Severus Snape said in amazement.
"Well, well, well.... You know your dog breeds Mr. Snape. I waited a long time for these two. They come from the Clussexx kennel and have very respectable pedigrees." Ashley said half in shock, upon her meeting a dog lover.
"Clussexx.... Really amazing. Westminster winning kennel.... Simply amazing." Severus said letting his inner love for dogs show.
Ashley stood in shock. "Yeah...Ch. Clussexx Country Sunrise...he is Jamie is his nephew." Ashley pointed to the larger of the two. She then attached them to the same table with Jazz and Dolly. Severus had already begun to try and open one of the last three. Ashley went to work with the last of the crates. Severus opened up his crate and the most adorable beagle bounded out of the crate and jumped on him. Severus Snape was on the floor before he knew what hit him. "Geroff me. Geroff me." He mumbled as the beagle licked his face. Ashley picked up the beagle and began to laugh.
"I am sorry, Newton loves people. Don't ya Newt?" Ashley said and the beagle began to bey at the top of his little lungs. She put him down and the beagle just stood there looking up at his owner and went "Aroooouuuuu...Ruuuoouuuu...Aroooooouuuuu". Ashley just let him walk around the Great Hall as she got out the last two dogs, beagles with the same personality as Newton, but females named Shiloh and Magnolia.
"What is that noise that they are making?" Severus said in amazement.
"Oh...that is what fanciers like myself call the 'Beagle Bey' they only do it when they are really happy. Every day my dogs do something that makes me smile." Ashley said with a smile. She bent down and pulled a large bag of peanut butter from her pocket and the beagles ran toward her acting like they haven't ever been fed in their lives. "Oh.... Stop being hogs...your throats have not been cut.... Sheesh." She said as the beagles shoved and fought over the peanut butter. Finally Ashley got the leashes around their little heads.
Severus picked up one of the beagles and looked at her collar. "I thought you said that her name is Shiloh. It says 'Ch. Foxgrove's Mirror Image'.... Not Shiloh."
"Oh...That is her registered name. The 'Ch.' means that she is a champion show dog. 'Foxgrove's' means she comes from my kennel, which is, named Foxgrove because my first dogs were English Foxhounds. The 'Mirror Image' bit is because she looks like my first beagle who was also named Shiloh. I need to get them back to my quarters now."
"Right." Severus grabbed four leashes and Ashley grabbed four leashes. Ashley noticed that Severus stayed away from the Great Danes and took the smaller dogs while she was stuck with Mars, Jazz, Dolly, and Newton. They reached her quarters and they unhooked the dogs' leashes and let them roam around.
"Thanks for your help. It was nice meeting you Mr. Snape. See you soon." Ashley said politely.
"No problem. I hope you are as good of a teacher that Dumbledore says you are. It was nice meeting you too Ms. Hammock. Call me Severus by the way. Bye."
"Ermmm...You can call me Ashley. Bye." Ashley said while trying to hide the fact that she was blushing at what Severus had said.
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A/N: More to come soon. Yes for all of you that are wondering Mars and Newton are based on two of my four-legged friends. The other dogs are fictional. I do not have a dog that is related to a Westminster Best in Show winner. HA! I wish!
Clussexx is a real kennel that breeds wonderful Clumber Spaniels and Sussex Spaniels. They also have a Westminster Winner.... It is Ch. Clussexx Country Sunrise.
"Every day my dogs do something that makes me smile" is a quote from David Frei, he said it during the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving.
Please send me some ideas on what instruments you would like to see the Harry Potter characters playing.
Thanks to all of the reviews:
JoeyLovesash: I like the pen name. You know I love you too. We need to talk about something that has to do with this fanfic. Hehehe. Don't worry....it is a good thing. I think.
Kemenran: Don't worry I am going to continue it.
Hope you all enjoyed my first chapter.
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Chapter 2: Who Let the Dogs Out?
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Hagrid grabbed up most of her luggage. "So, Hagrid, Dumbledore told me that you have a dog. What kind do you have?" Ashley asked in hopes of striking up a conversation.
"Ah, yes......ermmm Fang is big but I don't know what 'e is really."
"Cool...I'll check him out. Hopefully he is big enough to deal with me three Danes."
Hagrid lead Ashley up to he quarters and left after he dropped off her boxes. She began to unpack her things. The first box she came to had "Dog Stuff" written with a large black Sharpie on the top. Ashley sliced the tape off with a flick of her wand. On the top of the box, there were many multi-colored ribbons. She picked each ribbon out and purposely placed them in various areas on her wall. Under the ribbons, were pillows of three different sizes and colors. The first two pillows were red with a name on each: Jamie and Nina, she placed the two dog beds at the foot of her bed. The next three pillows were blue with a name on each: Newton, Magi, and Shiloh, she placed them next to her bed. Down in the bottom of the box, were three giant black pillows with a name on each: Mars, Jazz, and Dolly, she placed those in the middle of the floor, almost as if she knew that they would be moved in a different spot later.
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A week later, Ashley was sitting at her desk apparently writing music, when there was a knock at the door. "Come in." she answered. Severus Snape opened her door, "Dumbledore told me to help you because your eight crates have arrived." Ashley nearly jumped out of her chair.
"Thanks.... I can't wait. And you would be?"
"Severus Snape, I know that you are Ashley Hammock, but I had no idea that you are an American."
"Really.... Erm yup...I am from Midlothian, which is in the dull state of Virginia."
With that they left and began walking toward the Great Hall, where the crates were. Ashley kept on playing with things in her pockets the whole way there. Which did not go unnoticed by Snape. He simply sneered and thought. "Americans just can't keep still.... Maybe it is just the musician bit too." They got to the Great Hall and there were eight wooden crates with holes in the sides. Ashley could hardly contain herself and dove on to one of the largest crates. Severus looked skeptically at the blonde-haired American nearly crying at the sight of the eight boxes. "Ermmm... would you mind telling me what exactly are in these crates? I would like to know before we open them."
"Oh...sorry. I thought you knew my dogs are in these crates."
"Dogs...Eight of them?"
Ashley just smiled and began to open the largest crate. She got the front open and an enormous fawn colored male Great Dane bounded out and dove happily on his owner. "Mars! MARS! MARS! I missed you so much.... My little baby puppy." Ashley said as she got up and attached a collar and leash on the dog's neck.
"Baby puppy? He definitely looks nothing like a puppy to me."
"Well, he is my youngest and yet my largest dog. Another bit of the irony is that he still needs to gain 20 more pounds before I will have any chance at showing him. So he will get bigger. Would you mind hanging on to him while I get out the other two big ones? I promise he won't kill you." Ashley added noting the quizzical look she was getting from Severus.
"All right...sure." With that Ashley handed Mars' leash to Severus. Ashley bent down again and opened the two larger crates at the same time. Only the two dogs did not bound out, the two female Great Danes just walked forward and looked around. Ashley scratched them on their heads "Hey Jazz. Hey Dolly. I missed you. I am sorry I left you alone with Mars, the psycho, for a week." She attached their leashes to one of the tables. Ashley took Mars from Snape and tied him up on the other side of the Great Hall.
"Now that was the easy part. I know that I will need you help in calming down the other five." Severus just arched one eyebrow and began to help her with another crate. Ashley handed him a leash out of her pocket. "Here you will need this. I don't know what dog might come out." As they both opened the front of the crates two large-bodied white dogs plodded out and encircled their owner.
"Clumber Spaniels? How did you get your hands on one of these let alone two?" Severus Snape said in amazement.
"Well, well, well.... You know your dog breeds Mr. Snape. I waited a long time for these two. They come from the Clussexx kennel and have very respectable pedigrees." Ashley said half in shock, upon her meeting a dog lover.
"Clussexx.... Really amazing. Westminster winning kennel.... Simply amazing." Severus said letting his inner love for dogs show.
Ashley stood in shock. "Yeah...Ch. Clussexx Country Sunrise...he is Jamie is his nephew." Ashley pointed to the larger of the two. She then attached them to the same table with Jazz and Dolly. Severus had already begun to try and open one of the last three. Ashley went to work with the last of the crates. Severus opened up his crate and the most adorable beagle bounded out of the crate and jumped on him. Severus Snape was on the floor before he knew what hit him. "Geroff me. Geroff me." He mumbled as the beagle licked his face. Ashley picked up the beagle and began to laugh.
"I am sorry, Newton loves people. Don't ya Newt?" Ashley said and the beagle began to bey at the top of his little lungs. She put him down and the beagle just stood there looking up at his owner and went "Aroooouuuuu...Ruuuoouuuu...Aroooooouuuuu". Ashley just let him walk around the Great Hall as she got out the last two dogs, beagles with the same personality as Newton, but females named Shiloh and Magnolia.
"What is that noise that they are making?" Severus said in amazement.
"Oh...that is what fanciers like myself call the 'Beagle Bey' they only do it when they are really happy. Every day my dogs do something that makes me smile." Ashley said with a smile. She bent down and pulled a large bag of peanut butter from her pocket and the beagles ran toward her acting like they haven't ever been fed in their lives. "Oh.... Stop being hogs...your throats have not been cut.... Sheesh." She said as the beagles shoved and fought over the peanut butter. Finally Ashley got the leashes around their little heads.
Severus picked up one of the beagles and looked at her collar. "I thought you said that her name is Shiloh. It says 'Ch. Foxgrove's Mirror Image'.... Not Shiloh."
"Oh...That is her registered name. The 'Ch.' means that she is a champion show dog. 'Foxgrove's' means she comes from my kennel, which is, named Foxgrove because my first dogs were English Foxhounds. The 'Mirror Image' bit is because she looks like my first beagle who was also named Shiloh. I need to get them back to my quarters now."
"Right." Severus grabbed four leashes and Ashley grabbed four leashes. Ashley noticed that Severus stayed away from the Great Danes and took the smaller dogs while she was stuck with Mars, Jazz, Dolly, and Newton. They reached her quarters and they unhooked the dogs' leashes and let them roam around.
"Thanks for your help. It was nice meeting you Mr. Snape. See you soon." Ashley said politely.
"No problem. I hope you are as good of a teacher that Dumbledore says you are. It was nice meeting you too Ms. Hammock. Call me Severus by the way. Bye."
"Ermmm...You can call me Ashley. Bye." Ashley said while trying to hide the fact that she was blushing at what Severus had said.
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A/N: More to come soon. Yes for all of you that are wondering Mars and Newton are based on two of my four-legged friends. The other dogs are fictional. I do not have a dog that is related to a Westminster Best in Show winner. HA! I wish!
Clussexx is a real kennel that breeds wonderful Clumber Spaniels and Sussex Spaniels. They also have a Westminster Winner.... It is Ch. Clussexx Country Sunrise.
"Every day my dogs do something that makes me smile" is a quote from David Frei, he said it during the National Dog Show on Thanksgiving.
Please send me some ideas on what instruments you would like to see the Harry Potter characters playing.
Thanks to all of the reviews:
JoeyLovesash: I like the pen name. You know I love you too. We need to talk about something that has to do with this fanfic. Hehehe. Don't worry....it is a good thing. I think.
Kemenran: Don't worry I am going to continue it.
