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. It also incorporates ideas borrowed from the White Wolf storyteller game system. This is the second story in our series and our plot weaves around the original plot of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. 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:) Part 2 of the disclaimer: All gaming terms, references, settings and characters relating to Werewolf: The Apocalypse are owned by White Wolf (Martyn, Macha, Dave, and Lizzy are our own characters however), no copyright infringement is intended. BTW, we are not making a penny off this.
We also want to take this opportunity to acknowledge our good friend, Jason. He created Amadeus and the Werewolf chronicle from which our characters, Martyn and Macha, were based. Without his creative input, Martyn and Macha, and their subsequent development, would never have existed.
Kudos to our Beta Reader RemusisMine: aka JAX
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The Lord, the Lady, and Luna, Year Two
Chapter 2: The Knock at the Door or See, Tole You
Hearing a knock at her lab door, Lizzy adjusted the photo of Professor Snape on her desk and opened the door.
"Hi," came a voice from somewhere nearer her knees. She looked down to see a small boy standing there, grinning at her and holding his arms up.
"Hello, little boy," she replied. "Who are you?"
"I Lil' Billy," he said, sticking his arms up more.
"William, that's a nice name," Lizzy said. "Why are you holding your hands up?"
"I Lil' Billy! Wan' up," he said. Lizzy smiled indulgently and picked him up.
"Where's your Mummy?" she asked him.
"In house," he replied. Sure enough, as Lizzy poked her head out of her lab, she saw her parents and Gran coming towards the lab with a man, a woman, and a boy she'd never seen before.
"Is that your Mummy and Daddy?" she asked Lil' Billy.
"Uh-huh." He wrapped his arms around her neck and squeezed. At that point, the group came up to the lab. Without missing a beat, Lil' Billy began the introductions, pointing at each person as he said their name, "Mummy, Daddy, Lorne, this Passor Fox, Mirz Fox, Gran, Sammy-Giles," this while pointing at the two boys, "Wicky, and Fruffy-Lizzy." There were handshakes and greetings all around. Lil' Billy toddled over to his mother, grinned at her and said, "See, tole you!" They sat down by the patio table and started chatting. Lil' Billy's parents introduced themselves as Mr. and Mrs. Richards and told the Fawkes that Lil' Billy was two-and-a-half and his older brother, Lorne, was eight. They had just moved into the neighbourhood, next door to Gran, as a matter of fact. Lizzy could see that Lorne appeared to be very fond of his little brother. A thought struck her and she turned to the little boy.
"Lil' Billy," she said. "How did you know our names? My parents tell you before you came outside?"
"No, dear," her Gran said. "He ran outside to see you almost as soon as he got here. He was out the back door as we started the introductions."
"So, how did you know, Lil' Billy?" Lizzy persisted.
"Jus' do!" he grinned at her and ran off to play with Lorne. After a few minutes, he ran back to Lizzy. "You got wisitor comin'," he said.
"A visitor? Who?" she asked him, looking to her parents to see if they were expecting company. They shook their heads, as confused as she was. Lil' Billy just stuck his tongue out and made hissing noises. Lizzy looked even more confused, wondering why Lil' Billy was blowing raspberries at her. Moments later, there was a ring at the doorbell.
"See, tole you!" Lil' Billy said again, and made more hissing sounds with his tongue out. Lizzy's Dad went to open the door. He saw a rather sour-looking man, dressed in black, obviously wizarding clothes.
"Hello, sir, are you Reverend Fawkes?" the man asked.
"Yes, who might you be?"
"I am Professor Severus Snape. I teach Potions at Hogwarts," Snape replied. "May I speak to your daughter?"
"Oh, pleased to meet you. Please come in through to the back, everyone is out there today. A word of warning though, we have some neighbours over who are Muggles," Lizzy's Dad said.
"Very well, I will be Miss Fawkes' Chemistry professor," Snape said. Lizzy's Dad nodded and led the way to the back yard. Lizzy was rather startled to see Professor Snape emerge from the house behind her Dad.
"Hello, Professor," she said as she stood to greet him.
"Miss Fawkes," he nodded at her. Lizzy quickly introduced him to the rest of her family as well as the Richards. Lil' Billy came running over, stuck his tongue out, hissed again, then ran off, giggling. Snape was about to comment on that when his eye caught the greenhouse and 'shed'. "Miss Fawkes, that is not your mother's greenhouse, is it?" he asked quietly so the others couldn't hear. "The style is similar to some of the more modern ones Professor Sprout has."
"That's my greenhouse, sir," Lizzy replied. "Would you care to see it?" He nodded and she led the way over. He saw her unlock the door with a subtle motion of her wand. He was about to comment on her use of magic outside school when, once again, his train of thought was derailed as he stepped through the doorway. Inside, he stopped in shock.
"When and how did you obtain a Potions lab?"
"Just a couple days ago, Professor," she replied. "As to how, well, that was Dave's doing."
"Mr. Murray?"
"Yes, he had everything commissioned and paid for, including all the equipment and supplies," Lizzy said.
"May I?" he asked, gesturing to the cabinets. She nodded and he started looking through her potions ingredients, nodding approvingly occasionally as he saw that everything was organized much the same way his were. He refrained from scolding her about her use of magic once he saw the framed permission form on the wall. Lizzy watched, grinning. He hadn't yet seen her desk and she was waiting for it. As Snape turned, Lizzy was standing in front of her desk and so he saw the picture on the door first. He stopped. "Where did you acquire that?" he asked, gesturing to his life-sized picture.
"Dave sent that," Lizzy said with a grin. "Figured it might make the lab seem more like the classroom."
"Indeed," was all Snape said and Lizzy's grin grew wider. As Snape moved towards the doors to the greenhouse, Lizzy moved away from her desk. As Snape was about to pass, his eyes fell on the picture on the desk. "Where did you get that?" he asked, a look of horror on his face. Lizzy grinned yet wider and, seeing his hand reach for it, grabbed the picture before replying.
"That's from Dave, too," she said, preventing him from taking it from her.
"I had not given permission for that picture to be taken. Therefore, I'll have it back," he said, hand outstretched. Lizzy turned her grin into an artful, pleading smile.
"But, Professor, I really like it," she said, almost simpering, knowing the effect she'd have. "I'd really like to keep it." For a moment, Snape appeared to struggle within himself to try and resist her plea, then sagged slightly.
"Very well, Miss Fawkes," he said. "You may keep the portrait. But be sure to let no one else see it!"
"Thank you, sir," she said, once again grinning, and replaced the picture on the desk. Snape, still looking slightly disgruntled, walked through the glass double doors into the greenhouse. Seeing the rather large amount of plants growing in there, Snape again nodded approvingly.
"Very good, Miss Fawkes," Snape said. "You have a number of quality plants from which I will expect you to have fresh potions ingredients rather than buying them dried."
"Yes, Professor," Lizzy replied. After a while, Snape left the greenhouse into the lab and took a pouch out of his pocket that was filled with what Lizzy recognised to be Floo powder.
"Is your fire hooked up to the Floo network?" he asked. Lizzy nodded. "Very well, Miss Fawkes. I will see you in September. Oh, before I forget, here is an advanced Potions book for you to read. I had merely expected you to be familiar with the instructions for some of them, but seeing as you now have your own lab, I would expect you to have a few of the potions in it completed by the time term starts. And with the added practice you will be gaining, I will also be expecting your work to be even better this coming year."
"Yes, Professor, thank you," Lizzy replied. Snape nodded, threw a pinch of Floo powder into the fireplace, stepped into the green flames, and vanished.
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Here ends chapter two of our second story. We will try not to take quite so long in writing this one, but of course, with kids and work, we can't make any promises. Please review and tell us what you think.