J.Stone- Don't speak too soon, I've always planned to include Luke in this story, as well as Tristan, Jess, Taylor, Kirk, Paris, Miss Patty and a few others
FairyGirl07- You are right about Hagrids dad, he was a wizard I checked it up last night.
sugary sweet and sour- Tristan will be in this story but I'm not sure wether I'm going to make it a Rory/Jess or a Rory/Tristan yet
And thanx to everyone else who reviewed keep it up.
Chapter two- in the kitchen and the LibraryLorelai turns over in her sleep and her eyes open. Blearily she makes out that Rory is not in bed. She figures that she's probably out getting some coffee. 'Which is I what I could use a dose of' Lorelai admits as she throws her legs over the side of the bed. She couldn't really get over just how comfortable the bed had been. It was brilliant, so soft and cosy. She hadn't woken up in the middle of the night either, and she was less tired than she usually was when she got up at this time. What time was it anyway? She looked at her watch, which had obviously stopped working. Rory had said that muggle objects go haywire around Hogwarts.
Lorelai walked over to the small kitchenette on the other side of her room. She opened one cupboard-no coffee. And the next- no coffee. And the next-still no coffee. When she had safely established that there wasn't a drop of coffee in her room she pondered what to do next. That's when she spotted the two notes on the counter.
Mom, I've gone out exploring the castle, I really want to know what the library looks like, and see what type of books they have…. love Rory
Great, Lorelai thought just when I need a witch to get me coffee, she's gone. Then she saw the other note,
Miss Gilmore, I apologise for the lack off food in your rooms but I wanted you to arrange what was best for your tastes, I have left you a map of the castle on the table near the door please find a moment to go to the kitchens, Luke- Head of our Kitchen Staff will help arrange what suits you best. Please don't hesitate to owl me or floo to my office if there are any problems, yours sincerely, Albus Dumbledore.
Lorelai looked over to the table near her door. There was indeed a folded piece of heavy looking parchment there. She resolved that she would go down to the kitchen now as there would be nothing better to do before getting ready for the start of year feast. She quickly had a wash, and then dressed in her muggle clothes. She did have some robes that she brought for teaching, they were light blue with the Hogwarts crest and they were beautiful. She wouldn't wear them until tonight though.
She then set out for the kitchens. As lorelai examined the map she realised they were many hidden passages and short cuts around the building, Lorelai began to think she would never truly get used to living in a place like this. Her first major shock came when she saw a staircase move so that it led to somewhere completely different. But she adored the paintings, she knew that they moved and spoke (Rory had told her) but she found them totally adorable. She eventually reached what was marken on the map as the entrance to the kitchens, there wasn't however a door, just a small painting of a bowl of fruit. She wondered if the headmaster was pulling her leg or weather she had read the map correctly (her sense of direction was never very good). Then she spotted in miniature writing at the bottom of the page 'Tickle the pear'. Lorelai's first thought was 'he has to be kidding' but by now her need for caffeine was beginning to take over her body. So she slowly extended her arm and reached out and rubbed the pear. To her astonishment the pear actually chuckled and then turned into a door handle. Lorelai turned it and pushed into the room.
It was the largest kitchen she'd ever seen. And there were little animals of about waist height with big round eyes and bat like ears running around the place grapping things and cleaning and preparing food ready to be cooked for tonight's feast. Lorelai jumped slightly when a voice behind her said…
"Can I help you?"
She turned to see a guy of around her age with brown hair and a nice smile, he was wearing jeans and a flannel shirt and his head was topped with a backwards baseball hat. This must be Luke, she thought.
"Yes I'm in dire need of coffee" she said.
"No problem, here" he said pointing behind her where a little creature stood with a cup of coffee already.
"Wow, what are they?" she asked Luke.
"House elves. They do the dirty work around here. Cooking, cleaning, etc of course the Caretaker Taylor Doose and his little sidekick Kirk like to make you think they do it all but really it's all down to these lot." He said smiling fondly at the little elves. Lorelai smiled she was reminded strongly of umpa loompas. "So I guess you are the new teacher?" Luke enquired as Lorelai greedily sipped her coffee.
"Yeah that's right, Muggle studies. Only thing I'm qualified to teach in this place though being a muggle and all" she said.
"Yeah Dumbledore did mention that. He said you had a daughter who's a witch though."
"Yep, she's off exploring. Wants to see what the library is like." Lorelai said. Taking a seat at the kitchen counter.
"Oh, she might run into my nephew then. He's student here too. I let him stay with me during the summer seeing as it's him who got me this job. He just loves the library. He's always up there buried in one book or another."
"Sounds like he'll get on with Rory great" Lorelai said "So can I discuss the things I want in my kitchen now?" she asked.
"Sure fire ahead" said luke grabbing a notepad and pen.
"Well pop tarts are a must and then it'd be nice to have….."
x x x x x
Rory finally found the library, and she knew instantly as she walked in that this was going to be one of her favourite places in the castle. She could smell knowledge; the aroma of old paper and words enticed her. Books practically burst from every shelf and upon closer inspection not all of these books were magic, there were various muggle titles she knew of here as well. Edging close she took down a book entitled 'All is not as it seems' a wizard fiction and decided she'd take a quick look at it. Walking over to the fire, she took out her wand. Dumbledore had given her permission to use her magic since it was almost the start of term. She lightly flicked her wand and a large comfy beanbag chair settled itself next to the fire. Another flick and a mug of strong looking coffee appeared beside the chair. She sat down and within minutes was absorbed by the book.
x x x x x
He'd been watching her from behind a bookshelf since she came into the room. He had no idea who she was. She was wearing muggle clothing but that didn't help as most students did when not during term time. He saw her take down a book and settle down by the fire he decided to go over and see who she was.
"Hi, I'm Jess" he said.
The girl jumped at the sound "oh, hi, im Lorelai but call me Rory"
"So you new here? Never seen you before?"
"Yeah, my mums the new professor of Muggle Studies, we just got here yesterday." She told him. He recognised that accent.
"Your from the states?"
"Yeah, Connecticut" She answered. "What about you?"
"New York, until I got in here, now I live in the castle with my Uncle. He's a muggle, He's head of the kitchens, he loves being in charge."
"Oh" she didn't know what to say to that.
"So what you reading" he asked. She held the book up so he could see the title.
"Oh that's really good, you have to let me know what you think when your finished"
"Yeah sure" she said.
At this point Jess took his own wand and got himself a chair then promptly sat down. Pointing his wand at the shelves said "Accio book" the book he wanted flew over to him and he and Rory sat and read in companionable silence for hours.
x x x x x
It wasn't until five o'clock that Rory realised just how long she'd been there. She jumped up suddenly, the book falling to the floor and ran out of the library muttering a quick "Bye Jess" as she went.
She got back to her mum's room 15 minutes before the students were due to arrive. She quickly put on her uniform and robes; she observed the blank house badge on the front of her robes. In less than half an hour it would change into either a lion, snake, raven or badger.
She met her mum outside the room and they headed off to the Great Hall together. Lorelai and Rory had been in some very large rooms before but neither of them had entered a room remotely close to this size. The ceiling towered above them, not that you could actually see it because it was bewitched to take on the appearance of the sky outside. And four long tables (one for each house) stretched out along the hall to the end where another table sat horizontally (the staff table) this table had a large chair in the middle signifying it's importance 'it must be Dumbledore's' Rory thought.
At that moment a strict looking witch whose black hair was tied back into a tight bun approached them. "Hello Lorelai" she greeted the older woman, then she turned to Rory "Rory, if you follow me I'll take you to where the first years go before sorting" and with that she led Rory out of the room through a door on the right hand side of the staff table.
Lorelai figured she might as well sit down, she looked at the table so she could decide where to sit. Then she spotted Luke on the end, and thought that at least she'd have someone to talk to and sat next to him. As the students piled into the hall Lorelai began to get nervous, she'd be teaching some of these kids in less than 24 hours "Oh god!" she said.
So that's it. Please let me know what you think. Next Chapter up soon. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire out tomorrow, I'm taking my mum to see it coz ive got the day off college.YAY!