-1A/N: I own Kayla, Arden and Melody. Sadly I must admit that I am not J.K Rowling (or even anyway related to her). Everything, including Diggory (sniffle), belongs to her. Everything. Plot and my own characters are mine. Oh yeah F.Y.I this takes place in Harry's third year. Confusing I know. Happy Holidays everyone! (and Merry Christmas C just for you I'm putting this up at like 2).

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"Wishes are sometimes better left unsaid"

Chapter Three: The Terror of the Goose

Arden's P.OV

Dumbledore is a lot like my Grandfather. Happy but serious, and never straight to the point. But alwaysgiving wise when it comesto the important stuff-the food. Dumbledore was practically shoving food down our throats by the time we reached his office, ladled down with food from the kitchens.

"This is like some messed up dream." whispered Melody her blue eyes wide as she watched Kayla gobble down yet another sugary doughnut, or something that looked like one.

"Oh, but it is a good dream." said Kayla grinning as she wiped the excess sugar off her lips with the back of her hand, "Did you not see that guy? He is one hot mama-"

"Ick, remember I'm still here." I said shuddering as Kayla merely laughed.

"If there was a hot girl there you'd be saying the same thing." she said running a hand through her now brushed brown locks. "Anyone know where this office of his is?"

Shaking our heads we continued to follow Dumbledore down yet another hallway. The place was like a bloody maze, it made my manor look like a tiny little shed. Even the paintings were grander then the ones that are hanging in the downstairs library, the ones that were my Great grandparents pride and joy.

"I love their accents though. Despite the fact that they do all sort of have terrible dress habits." remarked Melody nodding toward Dumbledore's robes.

"He probably can hear you Mel. I wouldn't say all that bad of stuff around one of the greatest wizards their world has ever known." said Kayla as she looked over her treats, as if to decide on what to devour next. "Then again wouldn't that be our world now?"

"Hey as soon as we find a way home we are taking it. I am so not missing Christmas just so we can go gallivanting about in some book guys." I said moodily as I stole a cracker from Melody's pocket.

"You just want to open your presents, or rather open that Ipod you've been begging for centuries for." said Melody glaring at me as I ate the cracker.

"Actually I don't think it is even close to Christmas here. Haven't you guys looked out the windows at all? Its like the middle of summer!"

"Actually it's the first week of March." said Dumbledore stopping suddenly and turning to us. Melody gulped.

"We missed Christmas? How is that possible? I thought we were only out for a little while.." said Melody.

"You three best come in and explain all that has happened to me." said Dumbledore before he turned to a statue of what looked like a bird type thing.

"Sugar Cane." he said smiling as a stairway appeared.

"We need one of those for the manor." I said sighing as Kayla shook her head and dragged me up the stairs after Dumbledore.

We reached the top of the stairs where a door was and went in sitting in a sofa seat in front of a desk.

"Now then, will someone please explain this all to me?" asked Dumbledore.

He would have had more luck with a class of Kindergarteners then getting my attention. Luckily Melody was able to explain everything while me and Kayla looked about in awe.

The place was huge and put my father's office to disgrace. Even Alex's room that's filled with all sorts of gadgets and things would be no match compared to the stuff Dumbledore had in there. Everywhere you looked there were things that you just itched to touch and to feel. But what really caught our attention was a bird. A fiery red bird with feathers that were long and beautiful.

"Wow! That's even cooler then it was in the movies." said Kayla in surprise.

Of course Dumbledore at this looked at us with a raised eyebrow.

Melody in annoyance sighed, "Where we came from all of this is a book series, that are made into movies and stuff. So can you help us?"

"This game that you talked of- You say the directions disappeared right after you three made your wishes?" asked Dumbledore his voice almost as old sounding as he looked.

"Yes." we all said in unison though Kayla was still staring at the bird in awe.

"Then, maybe this is a game where you must first complete your wishes to end it. The only way I can reason you can go home, is if you first complete all that you have wished." said Dumbledore.

"What?" we all cried turning to him.

"All three wishes must be completed for you to go home. That is how the game should work, unless there are any loopholes-" said Dumbledore as we all sat in shock staring at him.

"How exactly are we supposed to find true love? We could be stuck here for the rest of our lives!" gasped Melody in shock, her blue eyes nearly popping out of her head in shock.

"Why couldn't we have just wished for a new puppy?" said Kayla groaning as she sank into her chair as Dumbledore nodded.

"Isn't there a spell you can do? Or some magical thing that will reverse what we did?" I asked sinking lower in my seat.

"No spell or potion that I know of has the power that you speak." said the elderly man standing, "Until I can find something though, I believe it would be best if you three stayed in a separate wing of the castle, until we figure this all out."

"Alright." said Melody getting up, her face still as pale as snow.

Kayla also got up her eyes still downcast. The only other time I have seen her this dishearten was years ago, when her little sister decided to give their fish 'Goldie' a shower. Lets just say fish weren't meant to have a shampooing like at a salon.

We followed Dumbledore out of the study and down the stairway all in silence. We walked past where the infirmary was and down more long hallways, twisting and turning so much that I was sure we'd never find our way around again. At least when we had visited the kitchens we had gone through a portrait stairway. This was just plain madness.

Kayla, who was ahead of us three gasped stopping at the doorway of somewhere.

Melody also made a sound of awe and the minute I caught up with them I knew why.

We were standing in the doorway leading to what looked like a large stairway, except the fact that it was many stairways put into one. It winded upward seemingly to nowhere, at the very top a sky light was just barely noticeable from where we stood.

"I don't feel so tall anymore." I mumbled before Kayla dragged me onto the stairway.

We all gave a squeak when the stairway began to move, causing Dumbledore to laugh heartily.

"I didn't actually think we'd move like this, if we were ever here like we are." said Melody looking down at the stairway edgily. "Hope this thing is sturdy."

"Melody we're hovering over the ground. There isn't anything sturdy about this, the whole thing isn't connected to anything." said Kayla laughing.

"Still, I hope this stair thingy doesn't drop or anything." mumbled Melody just as the stairway met what looked to be a hall like thing jutting out from the north wall.

We got off the stairway, the moment I stepped off the stairway returned to where it had been before. Then we went down yet another hall toward a doorway, then up another pair of stairs. It was like a twisted game of follow the leader, by the time we actually got to our destination I was practically falling asleep on my feet. It was like three in the morning in our time, or something like that.

"This should be to your liking," remarked Dumbledore stopping suddenly outside of a portrait. "We haven't used this wing in years."

We all looked up at the portrait of a- Well lets call it a centaur. At least that's what I think its called. He was big, bigger then even King Kong I bet. Long brown hair covered his head and fell past his shoulders in big locks. And I'd like to also note the brown horse guy didn't have any shirt on.

"So much for keeping this G." I said laughing at the girls, who were staring at the man open mouthed. I swear I saw Kayla drooling.

"Oxford Lions." said Dumbledore in his old raspy voice.

The portrait swung open and the girls snapped out of the spell they had been under blinking a lot. Then they both practically ran in ahead of us.

After the shrieking had stopped I followed the others in and had to fight the urge to shout myself. The place was great, huge like any dorm should be.

The main room was only one story, but with a ceiling that was at least fifty feet in the air. There was two stories on one side of the room, with what looked like three rooms overlooking the living room at the top of a large staircase that looked like the one from Titanic (which the others dragged me to). Kayla was already jumping on the sofa, a large almost bed like looking thing, while Melody had practically sprinted to what looked like a kitchen.

"I hope you find this to your convenience. You'll find the bathroom over there in the corner," said Dumbledore pointing toward a door to the right of the way we had come in, "If you need anything merely tell the portrait outside."

With that the man left, leaving me with the two crazy girls.

"At least its all blue," I said smirking as Melody gave a squeak, most likely from finding the huge pot she was now hugging to her chest, "And at least they like it."

I went ahead of the others up the stairs, as they seemed preoccupied with what they were doing. Reaching what looked to be the only boy looking room (the others were red and pink mine was of course green) I entered and grinned.

The place was huge and heavily furnished. On one wall there was a book case, on the other a large window. The bed was huge and a deep green. Even the wardrobe was huge-

"OH MY GOSH! WHAT THE FRIGGEN HECH IS THAT!"

Shouting still I barely heard the girls come into the room, but I did hear them start laughing madly.

"I think it's a goose." said Melody when my fit had subsided to a grumble.

"A GOOSE? WHAT IS A GOOSE DOING ON MY BEDSTEAD!"

"Maybe laying a egg?" suggested Kayla snorting with laughter.

It was a goose alright, but it wasn't laying any egg. It looked like a lamp, but the goose was huge, taking up the whole stand and staring at me with big black eyes. The whole thing was a awful black, and terrifying I must say. The neck was really long, at least a yard. That's probably why I hadn't noticed in right when I came in, the head was practically at the top of the bed curtains.

"I can't sleep with that in here!" I cried angrily stomping my foot.

Kayla was still snorting with laughter even as she left with Melody shortly on her heals saying, "Throw a blanket or something over it."

I groaned again as they left closing the door, though their laughter could still be heard.

"This is one messed up Christmas." I mumbled before following their directions, and yanking off one of the blankets.

After throwing it over the goose lamp I realized that made it even worse. Now it looked like a goose lamp ghost. So sighing I laid down on the bed, any thoughts of sleep leaving my mind.

But of course as always my mind wasn't totally in control and within seconds I was conked out, dreaming of home cooked pie and all those presents at that moment I was missing.

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