Title: A Fairy's Good Deed
Author: DR asia
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I only do this for fun, don't sue me!
Feedback: Greatly welcomed
Pairing: None
Categories: Humour/General
Summary: For a fairy who was still short of one good deed, it seemed that resolving Harry and Draco's long-standing rivalry would be a fulfilling project for the year.
A/N: I can't do Hagrid's accent. In this chapter, he'll just have to speak like a normal person. And, sorry for the long wait, RL makes time flies even when I'm not having fun!
Chapter 2 – Decisions (in which Lisa decides to go to Hogwarts to find more about the two boys)
Fairies have long been thought to be extinct as they have not been seen by the outside world for nearly a century. However, the truth was that they had gone into hiding from the rest of the world. They were a species often captured by power-hungry wizards as their slaves or by some muggles for their never-ending experiments.
Why? As mentioned, they were possessed with many abilities. For example, grad a hold of one and your wish would be granted, that is if your wish is not harmful to mankind. Nevertheless, many dark wizards had tired to snatch and raise then from young and brainwash them into thinking that their evil deeds were actually beneficial. And well, muggles were always fascinated about supernatural beings and when they were fortunate enough to spot one, who could resist doing some experimenting?
Hence, the fairies had decided to fake their extinction many decades ago and seek life somewhere else, mostly in some hills or mountains. However, just because they didn't communicate with the outside world anymore does not mean that they do not care about the affairs of the world. Indeed, that was why the Queen Fairy decided to step in and interfere with the up-coming war in the wizarding world – by forming a friendship between the two most unlikely people, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy.
And this prestigious job went to Lisa, a young fairy who has only four months, before the end of December.
The lucky fairy went back to her cosy hut after her little talk with Serene. She was at a loss of what to do with her two charges. Could she be the one to dissolve their mutual hatred for each other? Could anyone actually accomplish that?
Lisa paced around her living room, taking care not to bump into any of the over-filled chairs and cupboards. She thought it over, what did she know about the two of them? The answer was unsurprisingly little. All her information came from Serene. Fairy school definitely need to include more current topics. 'How to Avoid being Seen' was not enough to deal with this kind of situation.
Her endless pacing eventually slowed down and she stopped in front of her coffee table. Pushing away the magazines that had accumulated on the sofa, Lisa sank down on it. She closed her blue eyes and massaged her forehead with her hands to help her think better. 'There isn't enough information for me to do anything. What I need is more data. Perhaps on why they hate each other so much. But how?' Lisa suddenly bolted upright and her eyes went wide. "The letter!"
Serene had passed her a letter regarding this job. Usually, Lisa would just go out to the outside world and find a chance to perform her kind deeds. But this time, the letter told her what to do specifically. It had a brief paragraph concerning Harry and Draco. That was how she had managed to find them at Platform 9¾.
The letter was lying on top of the pile of assorted junk mail that she had been too lazy to throw away. She grabbed it and read its contents again.
"The two above mentioned teenagers are currently studying at Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry As of September 1st'1996, both of them will be sixth-year students…" the fairy paused in her reading. "Hogwarts…this means that they are at school right now, surrounded by friends who would know what had happened between them and what better way for me to find out than be there myself!"
"What should I go to Hogwarts as? A student?" she mused out loud, "Nah, too much trouble. Besides, studying isn't my forte. I obviously can't go there as a fairy. Even invisible, it takes up a lot of my energy. I need a disguise, what should it be?"
Lisa has quite a few alternate forms. It was the only subject in school she was good at. She could turn into a full-grown human or animals. Of them all, she liked her cat form the best. It was a pure white Persian, except for the black tip at the end of her tail, with dazzling blue eyes like her own. She even picked a name for it. Artemis, named after the Goddess of the Hunt.
And it was settled. Hogwarts was going to gain an addition cat among the pets roaming around its premises.
The small white cat lay in front of the welcoming fireplace. She stretched, enjoying the heat the fire was providing her. She had journeyed to Hogwarts in the midst of a raining season and a kind giant had picked her up to his hut to warm up, thinking that she was one of the pets of the students. Through his cheerful chatter, Lisa had gathered that his name was Hagrid and he worked at the castle as a teacher and was also the Keeper of Keys and the Grounds at Hogwarts.
A loud voice boomed from the kitchen where Hagrid was making tea, "I'm having a few friends over later on for tea. So I'd ask them to bring you back to the castle. You can run along now, I'll call you out later when Harry and the others are ready to go back."
She froze. Harry and the others? Could he be referring to Harry Potter? How many Harrys are there in the school anyway?
Just as she was pondering on whether her luck could be that good, a series of knocks was heard and was followed by a voice muffled by the door, Hagrid! Are you in there? We're here!"
"Oh dear, they're earlier than I thought." Hagrid stood up and went to open the door. "Good to see you, Ron! Hello, Harry! And Hermione! Looking even lovelier today. Come in. I'll have hot tea ready in a few more minutes. Make yourselves comfortable."
The cat looked up at the three new arrivals. Her eyes immediately zoomed in onto one of them. He was the shorter of the two boys, has back messy hair and most importantly – a thin scar on his forehead which was shaped like a lightning bolt.
It's him!
Glancing at the teenager who was said to be the saviour of the world, Lisa couldn't help but feel that he looked quite normal. She went up to him and gently bumped her head against his robes, hoping to be picked up do that she could have a closer look.
Harry looked down when he felt something touching him, out of the strange and exotic creatures Hagrid usually bring home, he was somewhat surprised when he discovered a white cat instead. He bent down and gave it a scratch behind its ears. "Hagrid, did you bring home a cat?"
Hagrid came out of the kitchen, carrying a tray with four mugs and a pot, "No, but I found her wandering outside the school. I figured that she must be one of the first-year's. Can you three do me a favour and bring her back to Hogwarts later? I suppose she can find her owner there."
Upon hearing Hagrid's remarks, Ron and Hermione came closer to have a look. "She's adorable," Hermione said, "I wonder who her owner is?"
"Definitely not a Slytherin," Ron decided. His friends looked puzzled. "I mean, can you imagine one of them cuddling and cooing over a white cat? Maybe one of the new Hufflepuffs."
They all chuckled.
After settling down and when he was drinking the hot brew, Hagrid casually remarked, "Say Harry, what's all the racket at King's Cross about? I heard that Malfoy tried to create trouble."
Ron snorted, "When didn't he try to make trouble for us…"
"Oh that, Malfoy claims that he would not bother me anymore if I stay out of his way," Harry explained to Hagrid, "Actually, I think that he's just faking it. But I rather hope that he would be true to his words. Our plans screwed up every time because of him always poking his nose into where it doesn't belong!"
Lisa's ears twitched. Finally, some related information!
"I agree with you, mate," Ron said, "It was so obvious that he was trying to trick us. I bet that he will be up to no good in a few days' time again. Did you see how angry he was at the feast?"
Hermione huffed. She felt that talking behind one's back is wrong. "Well, aren't you people not tired of hearing Malfoy's name day in and day out? I am. Let's talk about something else."
Lisa heaved a sigh as the conversation steered away from her desired path. Just when she was getting close to something, the girl had to spoil it. Oh well, she still had a few weeks to work out everything before deciding on her plan.
An hour later, they bide farewell to the half-giant and made their way back to the castle. Lisa sauntered besides them. She was just wondering where Draco Malfoy was when the humans stopped.
She looked up,
The object of her thoughts was right in front of them.
AN: I know this chapter is a bit brief but school's really killing my time right now and I really wanted to put something up before HBP comes out next week. Next week! Anyway, next update isalso likely to wait for quite some time. I really really hate school right now... -- Remember to leave feedback! Thanks!