Chapter 2: In her blood
Author: I hope it hasn't changed! I think I'm still me! looking over self to see if she's still her Yeah! It's still me! Wow, I was so scared that I might have changed!
Genre: Romance
Rating: It didn't change
Key words for this chapter: Harry, Hermione, Perdita, confusing
Summary: Harry begins to think about what Perdita says and Perdita begins to have a mix of what her parents went through!
Disclaimer: Now MY characters are going to dominate a bit more although the goddess J.K.'s are still around!
Thanx SO much for the reviews! I mean really! I really appreciate them all! grins Oh, and if any of you are wondering about Perdita's name, you'll find out why and where it's from, I promise. ENJOY!
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"Hey Perdita!" Jeremy called out as Perdita entered the Common Room.
"Hey!" She called back. She approached her friends, who were sitting by the fire.
"Ready for another day?" Kelly asked. Perdita just shrugged.
"Why wouldn't she be? She's the smartest person so far!" Sam exclaimed.
"Am not!" Perdita replied modestly.
"You answered every question in every class yesterday! The professors must LOVE you already!" Jeremy said. Perdita just rolled her eyes.
"So what? My mum used to read me every Standard Book of Spells books that we owned when I was a kid. Then she'd teach me other things in other subjects, too. She just wanted me to be ready." Perdita explained. The others just looked at her.
"Whatever, Perdita." Kelly said with a laugh. The four went off to breakfast together, laughing.
Perdita was very happy to have made friends so quickly with Sam and Kelly. Sam and Jeremy had meet a few times before and Sam sat with them on the train there. Kelly had entered their compartment in the middle of the ride talking about how stupid her older brother was. Perdita and Kelly became instant friends, and as soon as they arrived at Hogwarts and were sorted together into Gryffindor, they were even tighter. Kelly and Perdita were the only two in their room that they liked, although they hadn't really talked to the other girls. They all seemed very different from them. Sam and Jeremy knew a few of the other boys in their dorm and talked to them, but they weren't 'best friends'.
"I can't believe that we already had homework last night. The first day and Professor Snape gives us homework! And an essay, at that!" Jeremy groaned.
"Did you do yours?" Perdita asked.
"Of course not! Are you crazy? We have until tomorrow!" Jeremy told her.
"We may have until tomorrow, but that doesn't mean that our other professors won't give us work to do tonight." Perdita told him. "I, on the other hand, did mine last night and read the next six chapters in each our books. That way I won't be so surprised when we get a load of work and have to spend time reading everything fifty times. Instead I'll only need to read everything three times over to make sure I've got the proper amount of information in my work." She smiled proudly.
"Seriously Perdita, you're the smartest witch in this school." Kelly replied.
"Oh, no I'm not. Mum just gave me plenty of suggestions of how to get through school and pass every subject, like she did." Perdita replied.
"She didn't pass Flying." Jeremy said.
"Mum hates flying, although I never understood why. Personally, I love flying." Perdita said, smiling to herself.
"Would you look at that, boys? A half-blood. They make me sick. They're the sorry result of a mudblood and a pure blood. How anyone could ever stain their name by being with a mudblood is beyond me." Hunter sneered as he walked past Perdita.
"Was that directed towards me or am I just hearing things?" Perdita asked, snapping around.
"Wow, she can actually speak intelligently! This is a discovery that's worth marking down!" Hunter said, his two sidekicks laughing. They happened to be Dennis Crabbe and Marcus Goyle. The three had grown up together and their fathers were pleased to see them following in their footsteps as the classic Slytherin Trio.
"Lay off her, Malfoy." Jeremy said.
"Look, her boyfriend is standing up for her! How cute!" Hunter teased. Jeremy turned completely red at the comment. He hated it when people thought of him and Perdita as a couple. He thought of her as a sister and never anything more!
"Shove off, Malfoy! We haven't done anything to you!" Kelly said. Hunter turned to her and smiled as he looked her up and down.
"Maybe you could stop by my dorm later." He said. Kelly made a disgusted face.
"Pervert!" Kelly and Perdita cried out at the same time. Hunter only laughed and walked away.
"I hate those Malfoy's." Jeremy muttered.
"I know. They think they're so good. Dad told me about how his time in Hogwarts was with a Malfoy. Apparently, they're known for being jerks." Sam said.
"His sister is in the same year as my brother. I heard she's actually nice." Kelly said. She turned her head to where a boy with brown hair and green eyes stood talking to a beautiful girl with long, straight bleach blonde hair and blue eyes. Hunter walked by her and shot her a nasty look, although she just rolled her eyes and let out a musical laugh.
"Too bad her brother can't be the same." Perdita added.
"Apparently, she wasn't raised by Draco Malfoy, but instead a nurse maid who was very kind to her. Her parents never spent time with her and therefore she turned out to be very nice. They loved Hunter, though, and treated him like a traditional Malfoy. Some people say that the reason Draco didn't raise his daughter is because the Malfoy's usually only have boys and hardly any girls, which is why you never hear of a female Malfoy getting married to someone. He was ashamed to have a daughter and figured that if he didn't raise her then maybe she wouldn't be considered a Malfoy in everyone's eyes." Kelly explained.
"How do you know all of this when I even don't?" Jeremy asked.
"My parents are very social." Was her only reply.
"I can't wait for our next class!" Sam said as they continued eating.
"What is it?" The other three asked.
"What else but Flying!" Sam said. They all exchanged excited glances.
When the bell sounded, the four bolted up and walked quickly to the courtyard where their Flying lessons would be taught. As the students arrived, Madam Hooch instructed the students to stand next to a broom in a row with their house.
"Great, we're having it with Slytherin." Jeremy muttered as he saw Hunter walking, surrounded by at least half of the students in his year, mostly all girls fawning over his handsome looks.
"Now, put you hands over your brooms and say 'up'," Madam Hooch commanded, the speech very familiar and tired to her.
"Up," Perdita said simply. Her broom flew into her awaiting hand instantly, her friends all turning and looking at her.
"It figures as much," Jeremy said, rolling his eyes and commanding his resisting broom once more.
"Up," Hunter said his second time, the broom rising into his own hand. He sneered across at Perdita, who just rolled her eyes.
"Up. Up! Up!" The students around Perdita called, annoyed with their resisting brooms. After a few minutes, all of the students had hold of their brooms, although some were very annoyed.
"Now, mount you brooms. When I blow my whistle, I want you all to kick off and hover in the air until I give you further instructions. Ready?" Madam Hooch asked. All of the students nodded and kicked off at the sound of the high-pitched whistle. Perdita accidently went up at least ten feet too high, much to her own delight.
"Miss Granger, please," Madam Hooch called.
"Oh, alright," Perdita said, allowing her broom to ease down the extra ten feet she went.
"Nice going, Perdita," Sam muttered to her. She only shrugged.
"Good job, everyone," Madam Hooch said after class was over, collecting the brooms from everyone. On her way back to the professors lounge for a quick cup of coffee, she ran into Harry.
"What year did you just have?" Harry asked her, joining her in her walk.
"Gryffindor and Slytherin first years," Madam Hooch replied.
"Hufflepuff and Gryffindor fifth years for me," Harry replied with a slight groan. The fifth, first, and seventh year students always seemed like the hardest to handle and no one really knew why.
"One of my students is wonderful. I think she had Quidditch in her blood," Madam Hooch commented when they entered the lounge.
"Oh?" Harry replied. "Which one? I haven't had any of my first years yet today."
"Perdita Granger," Madam Hooch replied simply. Harry couldn't help the proud grin that was appearing on his face. His own daughter with Quidditch in her blood. How he suddenly longed that he would have raised her to be like him in his first year and possibly get onto the team.
"Do you think she could get onto the team?" Harry asked, voicing his thoughts slightly.
"If we had an opening, I swear she'd be the next you. She really seems to have some talent," Madam Hooch said. That only made Harry prouder.
"Well, I better get going. I have third year Ravenclaw and Slytherin for two hours next. I'll be needing this," Harry said, grabbing his large cup of coffee and walking proudly out of the lounge. Madam Hooch smiled.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Harry may be the child's father by the way he's acting," Madam Hooch said to herself.
End of chapter!
Sorry it's SO short, but I had to update soon! I was meaning for this chapter to be one where Harry and Perdita got to know each other, but I just decided that it would end up being as long as the first one if I continued so I sort of just left it off as it was. Please review! Thanks!
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