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Disclaimer: All I own is Kyara, no-one else!! J. K. Rowling owns all of the Harry Potter people and places and Tamora Pierce owns the Gift.
Chapter 3 The Trip
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* "Ah. I see you have the Gift." *
"The Gift?" Kyara asked, puzzled.
"The Gift is a form of magic; it allows you to perform magic without the use of a wand. Extremely useful in duels, the Gift is usually used for destruction only. You have to be born with it. It also is very useful for healing; if you are in need of a healer one with the gift is often best. "You probably didn't receive an invitation to a school for witchcraft because they didn't detect her Gift." Dumbledore sighed and put his wand away. "For the safety of the students and yourself you need to train you ability to use your Gift, if you remain untrained long enough a major accident may come about. If you will meet me in here everyday at 10:00 then I will help you train your Gift. I will have a bed made for you in the 6th year girls dormitories; I am sure Hermione will give you a tour of the castle and help you if you are in need. Rest up. I expect you and Hermione to visit Diagon Alley in the morning and be back in time for classes."
"Thank you," Kyara mumbled as she, Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked out of the room.
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Then next day Hermione woke Kyara up around 6:00.
"Why'd you wake me up?" Kyara asked, confused.
"Professor Dumbledore wants me to take you to get some robes today, we have to go now or else we won't be back in time for classes. We'll eat breakfast at Diagon Alley. C'mon, I'll meet you in the Common Room."
Kyara slowly got up and ran her fingers through her hair before heading down stairs. Harry and Ron were already in the Common Room playing chess.
"Um. Hermione, how are we going to get to this. Whatchamacallit Alley?" Kyara asked.
"It's Diagon Alley, we'll get there by Floo Powder; all you have to do is throw a handful of Floo Powder into the fire, step in it, then say where you want to go. It's easy." Hermione explained. "Here, I'll go first."
Hermione stuck her hand in a purple bag and pulled out a handful of green powder. She handed the bag to Harry and threw the powder into the fire; it turned green. She stepped into it and said, "Diagon Alley!"
Kyara watched as Hermione's body disappeared in an explosion of green flames. "Oh my God."
Harry looked up as his queen got ambushed by a pawn, "Don't worry about it, you'll be fine just if you get dizzy easily close your eyes." As he looked back down at the chess board he cursed, "My queen, taken by a pawn!"
Ron grinned, "Check mate!" He had surrounded Harry's king with his pawns. He laughed as Harry cursed again.
Kyara cautiously took a handful of the powder and held it tight in her hand. She walked up to the fire place and threw it in; the fire turned green. "Okay, I can do this," she stepped into the fire and said, "Diagon Alley!" Her lungs filled up with smoke and she coughed; she opened her eyes and became suddenly dizzy. She was spinning in fast circles and her elbows were just brushing the sides of the chimney. She closed her eyes again and tucked her elbows in.
It seemed like hours before she finally slid out of the chimney and onto the floor of an unfamiliar shop. As she looked up her first guess was that it was a cleaning shop, but then as she got a better look she saw posters of people sitting on the brooms zooming around a stadium. She headed for the door as she wiped soot from her clothes. She opened the door and stepped onto a busy street full of odd looking people with large pointy hats and long billowing robes. She spotted Hermione over by some cages that held an assortment of owls.
"There you are! I've been looking all over for you. We need to buy one book and four pairs of robes. Follow me."
Hermione and Kyara weaved in-between people until they reached a shop with different types of robes in the front windows. They walked in, a bell rang as they opened the door and a plump woman walked up.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Hi, I need four pairs of Hogwarts robes and one winter cloak for my friend here." Hermione said.
"Alright dear, come over here and stand on this platform so we can take some measurements."
Kyara stepped up onto the platform and the woman pulled out a tape measurer. She did some quick measurements and then disappeared behind a wall. Kyara leaned back and could see her walking down a long line of black robes. When she returned she handed the robes to Kyara and pointed to a screen behind which she could try on the robes.
When she got them on they fit perfectly. She walked out and showed the woman who said, "So you need four pairs of robes? That will be two galleons and three sickles."
Hermione counted out two giant gold coins and three small silver ones. "Here," She handed the money over.
The woman threw a bag full of clothes into Kyara's hands and walked back behind the wall.
"Thank you!" Kyara yelled as they left the shop.
"Okay," Hermione said, "we need to go to Flourish and Blotts and get you your book on wizards and witches with the Gift; after that we can have a bite to eat at the Leaky Cauldron and then we'll head back to Hogwarts."
Hermione led Kyara to another shop with books in the front windows. They walked in; a man at the front desk greeted them.
"We need a book called," Hermione looked down on her strip of parchment, "The Gift and How to Use It by Melissa Jenkins."
The bookshop-keeper walked into the back of the store, ran his finger along a few of the books then pulled out a rather large book with a silver embossed title. "Here you are, that will be one galleon. Thank you!"
Hermione handed the money to him and took the book. Together Kyara and Hermione walked from the shop and started for a big black building on the other side of a brick arch.
Inside there was a big smoky room with a bar at the back. Hermione headed up to the bar and asked for two butterbeers and some biscuits.
They sat down at a table and at the biscuits. Kyara eyed the drink and smelled it.
"Drink, it's good." Hermione said before taking a sip of her own drink.
Kyara slowly lifted the bottle up to her lips and let a drop of the liquid fall onto her tongue. "It's okay." she said. She took a bigger gulp and sat back as the warm liquid ran down her throat. "Oh, that really is good!" She exclaimed.
"I told you." Hermione said with a grin.
After they had finished their drinks Hermione and Kyara walked over to the fire. Hermione took a handful of flu powder from her pocket and motioned for Kyara to do the same. Hermione threw the powder into the flame and shouted, "Hogwarts Castle!" Kyara did the same.
She slid out into the Gryffindor common room and stood up, brushing the soot of her clothes for the second time. She took her bag and went upstairs to change. When she came back down Harry was waiting for her.
"I thought you might want some company."
Harry led Kyara around the castle, showing her the different classrooms and the secret passageways. As the stepped out onto the grounds Kyara looked over at Harry.
He looks lonely, Kyara thought, maybe if I just held his hand, would that mean anything?
Kyara took Harry's hand in hers and looked at him, she gave it a squeeze. He squeezed back and they continued walking around the lake, hands entwined together.
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Hope you like it!! I somehow got it to be really long! YAY!!! Okay, please, PLEASE R/R! Thanks so much for reading! I will have another chapter up soon!
Disclaimer: All I own is Kyara, no-one else!! J. K. Rowling owns all of the Harry Potter people and places and Tamora Pierce owns the Gift.
Chapter 3 The Trip
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* "Ah. I see you have the Gift." *
"The Gift?" Kyara asked, puzzled.
"The Gift is a form of magic; it allows you to perform magic without the use of a wand. Extremely useful in duels, the Gift is usually used for destruction only. You have to be born with it. It also is very useful for healing; if you are in need of a healer one with the gift is often best. "You probably didn't receive an invitation to a school for witchcraft because they didn't detect her Gift." Dumbledore sighed and put his wand away. "For the safety of the students and yourself you need to train you ability to use your Gift, if you remain untrained long enough a major accident may come about. If you will meet me in here everyday at 10:00 then I will help you train your Gift. I will have a bed made for you in the 6th year girls dormitories; I am sure Hermione will give you a tour of the castle and help you if you are in need. Rest up. I expect you and Hermione to visit Diagon Alley in the morning and be back in time for classes."
"Thank you," Kyara mumbled as she, Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked out of the room.
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Then next day Hermione woke Kyara up around 6:00.
"Why'd you wake me up?" Kyara asked, confused.
"Professor Dumbledore wants me to take you to get some robes today, we have to go now or else we won't be back in time for classes. We'll eat breakfast at Diagon Alley. C'mon, I'll meet you in the Common Room."
Kyara slowly got up and ran her fingers through her hair before heading down stairs. Harry and Ron were already in the Common Room playing chess.
"Um. Hermione, how are we going to get to this. Whatchamacallit Alley?" Kyara asked.
"It's Diagon Alley, we'll get there by Floo Powder; all you have to do is throw a handful of Floo Powder into the fire, step in it, then say where you want to go. It's easy." Hermione explained. "Here, I'll go first."
Hermione stuck her hand in a purple bag and pulled out a handful of green powder. She handed the bag to Harry and threw the powder into the fire; it turned green. She stepped into it and said, "Diagon Alley!"
Kyara watched as Hermione's body disappeared in an explosion of green flames. "Oh my God."
Harry looked up as his queen got ambushed by a pawn, "Don't worry about it, you'll be fine just if you get dizzy easily close your eyes." As he looked back down at the chess board he cursed, "My queen, taken by a pawn!"
Ron grinned, "Check mate!" He had surrounded Harry's king with his pawns. He laughed as Harry cursed again.
Kyara cautiously took a handful of the powder and held it tight in her hand. She walked up to the fire place and threw it in; the fire turned green. "Okay, I can do this," she stepped into the fire and said, "Diagon Alley!" Her lungs filled up with smoke and she coughed; she opened her eyes and became suddenly dizzy. She was spinning in fast circles and her elbows were just brushing the sides of the chimney. She closed her eyes again and tucked her elbows in.
It seemed like hours before she finally slid out of the chimney and onto the floor of an unfamiliar shop. As she looked up her first guess was that it was a cleaning shop, but then as she got a better look she saw posters of people sitting on the brooms zooming around a stadium. She headed for the door as she wiped soot from her clothes. She opened the door and stepped onto a busy street full of odd looking people with large pointy hats and long billowing robes. She spotted Hermione over by some cages that held an assortment of owls.
"There you are! I've been looking all over for you. We need to buy one book and four pairs of robes. Follow me."
Hermione and Kyara weaved in-between people until they reached a shop with different types of robes in the front windows. They walked in, a bell rang as they opened the door and a plump woman walked up.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"Hi, I need four pairs of Hogwarts robes and one winter cloak for my friend here." Hermione said.
"Alright dear, come over here and stand on this platform so we can take some measurements."
Kyara stepped up onto the platform and the woman pulled out a tape measurer. She did some quick measurements and then disappeared behind a wall. Kyara leaned back and could see her walking down a long line of black robes. When she returned she handed the robes to Kyara and pointed to a screen behind which she could try on the robes.
When she got them on they fit perfectly. She walked out and showed the woman who said, "So you need four pairs of robes? That will be two galleons and three sickles."
Hermione counted out two giant gold coins and three small silver ones. "Here," She handed the money over.
The woman threw a bag full of clothes into Kyara's hands and walked back behind the wall.
"Thank you!" Kyara yelled as they left the shop.
"Okay," Hermione said, "we need to go to Flourish and Blotts and get you your book on wizards and witches with the Gift; after that we can have a bite to eat at the Leaky Cauldron and then we'll head back to Hogwarts."
Hermione led Kyara to another shop with books in the front windows. They walked in; a man at the front desk greeted them.
"We need a book called," Hermione looked down on her strip of parchment, "The Gift and How to Use It by Melissa Jenkins."
The bookshop-keeper walked into the back of the store, ran his finger along a few of the books then pulled out a rather large book with a silver embossed title. "Here you are, that will be one galleon. Thank you!"
Hermione handed the money to him and took the book. Together Kyara and Hermione walked from the shop and started for a big black building on the other side of a brick arch.
Inside there was a big smoky room with a bar at the back. Hermione headed up to the bar and asked for two butterbeers and some biscuits.
They sat down at a table and at the biscuits. Kyara eyed the drink and smelled it.
"Drink, it's good." Hermione said before taking a sip of her own drink.
Kyara slowly lifted the bottle up to her lips and let a drop of the liquid fall onto her tongue. "It's okay." she said. She took a bigger gulp and sat back as the warm liquid ran down her throat. "Oh, that really is good!" She exclaimed.
"I told you." Hermione said with a grin.
After they had finished their drinks Hermione and Kyara walked over to the fire. Hermione took a handful of flu powder from her pocket and motioned for Kyara to do the same. Hermione threw the powder into the flame and shouted, "Hogwarts Castle!" Kyara did the same.
She slid out into the Gryffindor common room and stood up, brushing the soot of her clothes for the second time. She took her bag and went upstairs to change. When she came back down Harry was waiting for her.
"I thought you might want some company."
Harry led Kyara around the castle, showing her the different classrooms and the secret passageways. As the stepped out onto the grounds Kyara looked over at Harry.
He looks lonely, Kyara thought, maybe if I just held his hand, would that mean anything?
Kyara took Harry's hand in hers and looked at him, she gave it a squeeze. He squeezed back and they continued walking around the lake, hands entwined together.
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Hope you like it!! I somehow got it to be really long! YAY!!! Okay, please, PLEASE R/R! Thanks so much for reading! I will have another chapter up soon!