Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing. If I did, well...you get the point of why I wrote this in the first place, right? Okay, I actually only really wrote this cause I wanted a 1x2 fic...lolz.
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Memories of the Past
Chapter 2
by Hikaru
The sun rose and everyone slowly, and reluctantly, rose up from each of their beds. Harry groaned as he slowly got dressed and prepared for the first day of school...again...
He met up with Ron and Hermoine later and the three all walked down to breakfast together and to get their schedules of course, which led to many complaints...
"NOT AGAIN!" Ron shouted. "Why the bloody hell do we keep on getting Double Potions with those bloody Slytherins every single first day?"
"Ron, just deal with it..." Harry was now poking at his breakfast which consisted of slushy omelets and bacon.
Just then, the owl post arrived and they all watched as an owl tiredly dropped off a large package in front of Neville, again.
"What did you forget this time?" Dean asked.
They all leaned in to see...before everyone burst out laughing.
"Hahahahahahaha-how'd-hahahaha-did-hahahahahahahahahahahaha!" Dean and Seamus couldn't stop laughing long enough to ask a proper question.
Hermoine shook her head sympathetically. "Poor Neville..." She watched as Neville's ears and face slowly turned a bright pink.
"Hahahahahahahaha-how'd ya-hahaha-manage-hahaha-ta leave your-hahahahaha-underwear behind-hahahahahahahahahahahahahha!" Ron laughed loudly.
Harry calmed down after a while to snickers. "It's okay Neville. It's just that the situation seems really funny to us. snicker If this happened to someone else, wouldn't you find it funny too?"
Neville slowly smiled and started to slightly laugh. "Yeah...haha...now that you think about it, it does seem pretty funny...:"
"Well, now that that's settled, we need to get to class before we're late!" Hermoine scolded.
The door to the potions dungeon room slammed open as Professor Snape strode in with his robes billowing. He waved his wand at the chalkboard and a set of instructions appeared.
"You'll be working in pairs today, with amember of a different house." Groans were heard as this was announced.
"Well? What are you waiting for! Get to work!" Snape snapped at the students when they didn't move.
Harry found himself partnerless at the end of a minute as everyone grudgingly paired up with a member of the opposite house.
"Potter! Find yourself partner and get to work!" Snape glared.
As Harry looked around the room, the only person he could see who didn't have a partner was Malfoy. He sighed as he walked over to the other boy.
"I guess we're stuck with each other." Harry said quietly.
Malfoy only shrugged and left to get the ingredients for the potion.
'What's with him? He's been different ever since we've gotten back from the summer holidays...' Harry thought to himself.
"Go grind the ginger roots to a fine powder over there, I'll take care of the cutting for now." Malfoy instructed. Harry, having nothing better to do, did as told, guessing that Malfoy wouldn't sabotage him since it would mean that he would also get a lowered grade, as slight as it would be.
As Harry ground the roots, he studied his partner. There were more red glinting strands and some of the other ones were slightly darker also. He was just as pale and short as ever, but his eyes had deepened slightly so that they seemed more blue than gray now. His cutting was also more precise and accurate than usual.
"Potter, keep your eyes on your work, not me." Malfoy sounded amused this time, although his facial expression hadn't changed one bit.
Harry opened his mouth to object, but decided to leave it be. Potions had actually passed pretty quiet with no incidents except that Neville had blown up his cauldron again. Even Snape didn't really do anything except take points off of Neville.
As the bell rang and they all filed out slowly to go to their next class, Ron and Hermoine caught up with Harry.
"Harry! How'd it go?" Hermoine asked.
"Yeah, there weren't any arguments or anything. You sure you're okay?" Ron asked.
"Yeah...he was actually civil to me..." Harry answered.
Both of his friends gaped in shock. "No..way..." Ron breathed. "You mean he didn't try anything?"
"Nope...it was his grade, too, you know..." Harry didn't notice Ron and Hermoine glancing at each other. "C'mon, we'd better get going before we're late to Divination."
The trio broke off at an intersection and Ron and Harry headed up the North Tower for their next class.
"How much you wanna bet that she's gonna predict that you're gonna suffer a horrible death again this time?" Ron asked smirking.
Harry rolled his eyes. "I don't take bets that I know that I'm going to lose for sure."
However, surprisingly, Trelawny didn't predict anything about Harry's death this time. "My inner eye has seen that we would be practicing fire-gazing today. It is one of the hardest parts of divination to do. You must let your inner eye show to its fullest extent. Everyone gather around the fireplace please." As everyone huddled around the fireplace, Trelawny whispered dramatically, "Watch closely, and let your inner eye open to its fullest extent!"
Dean and Seamus snorted quietly. Ron rolled his eyes, but Harry stared intently into the fire, hypnotized by the dancing flames.
Glimpses of giant shadows fighting, and shooting out beams at other ones.
'Noooo!' A giant shadow, larger than any of the other ones exploded. Anguish tore through him as he watched.
'Why did it have to come out this way!'
"-arry! Harry!" Harry woke up to Ron shaking him. "Class is over already! What were you doing?"
Harry shook his head, "Must've dozed off..."
"C'mon, let's get to Transfigurations already, McGonagall's gonna throw a fit if we're late again!" Ron said.
"Today, you're all in for a special treat." She smiled. "You'll be transfiguring your block of clay in front of you into whatever your animigus form is."
"The class only blinked before whispers broke out.
"Is that even possible?"
"I can't wait to see what animal I am!"
"I don't think I want to know...'"
"What happens if we mess up?"
"Now, repeat after me, animigus transformus! It is not a very difficult spell to cast, and there are practically no possible ways for one to mess up because your block will either come out correctly, or it will be very deformed. Now get to work everyone!"
"Whoa, I didn't think we'd be able to do this..." Ron was in awe of what some other students were getting.
"Hmm..." Hermoine was concentrating on her own block of clay. "Animigus transformus!" her block of clay turned into a orange tabby cat, much like the one Professor McGonagall turned into.
"Wow! My turn!" Ron's block turned into an eagle. He blinked. "Whoa...You try, Harry!"
Harry shrugged and cast the spell. His block of clay slowly morphed into a large chocolate brown wolf. "Whoa...now that's cool!" Ron commented.
Hermoine was scrutinizing the figure. "Harry, why does it have blue eyes?"
"What?" They all bent lower and stared intently at the small figure.
"Hey, you're right..." Ron said, confused.
"That's weird..." Harry didn't understand why.
"Hmm, that's a very nice form you have there, Mr. Potter." McGonagall had came around to their table to take a look at them.
"Professor? Can animigus forms have different eye colors than the person?" Hermoine asked.
"Well, no, they usually stay the same. There's never been an account of someone having a different eye color when they've changed." McGonagall answered.
A series of shouts from the other side of the room drew their attention.
"Draco, honey, why don't you let us see your magnificent animigus form?" Parkinson's voice dripped with honey.
"Yeah, Malfoy, you chicken or something?" Some of the other Gryffindors were taunting him.
McGonagall walked over to the group and demanded, "What is going on here?"
One of the Gryffindors answered. "Malfoy here doesn't want to perform the spell. Probably thinks that he's too good to show us his animigus form." He sneered.
McGonagall frowned. "Mr. Malfoy, why don't you just cast the spell so they'd leave you alone?"
"I don't want to." Malfoy answered.
"Chicken." This time, one of his fellow Slytherins insulted him.
"Hey, bouncing ferret, you afraid or something?" Ron taunted.
"Mr. Weasley! Mind your manners!" the professor scolded.
"Hey, maybe he is a ferret."
"Or maybe he's a rat."
"Nah, maybe something embarrassing like a donkey." Snickers went around the room at this.
"I don't have to stay here and be insulted by all of you." Malfoy let his cool gaze settle on the class before packing up his things and leaving.
"Professor, you're just going to let him go?" Lavender asked.
"Yes, judging from how you students have been acting, I understand his predicament. Everyone involved in this get a detention with me tonight and 5 points off of their house!" McGonagall stated. With this, the bell rang and everyone left for lunch.
"I can't believe that Malfoy refused to do it even though we insulted him!" Ron exclaimed.
"Correction, you insulted him, we did nothing." Hermoine corrected as they walked down to the Great Hall for lunch.
"Well, nevermind about that, wonder what Hagrid's got up his sleeve this time..." Harry muttered to himself.
"Well! Welcome class! This year's gonna be interesting. Anyone want to guess what I've found for us this time?" Hagrid grinned. (A/N: I don't know how to write down that accent of his...sorry...)
"Unicorns?" A girl asked hopefully.
"Tree sprites?"
"Snakes!"
"Vampires!"
"Spiders!" Ron shivered at this.
"Delta Wolves..." came a whisper. Everyone stared at Malfoy.
"Right you are there! Come on out little ladies!" Hagrid started gesturing at the forest. Three wolves, slightly larger than usual, came out of the forest. They were all light colored: auburn, chestnut, and amazingly, platinum blonde.
"Now can anyone tell us anything about them?" Hagrid asked.
Hermoine's hand shot up. "Their species are all male, with the ones in the delta class being able to carry and give birth to young. The ones in the alpha class are known to be sires."
"Ten points to Gryffindor! I'd have gotten a few alphas for us too, but they're known to be more aggressive and more likely to attack any male that goes near their mate. Anyways, the deltas are more lightly colored than the alphas, and they're all much bigger than normal wolves, including werewolves." Hagrid announced. "Now, how about you people come up and pet them? Mind you, you'll have to be very polite. The fur of a delta wolf is usually very soft. C'mon, try!"
Harry, Ron, and Hermoine looked at each other before walking forward towards the wolves.
"Good! Now bent down into a crouch on your knees, and just wait for them to come to you." Hagrid encouraged.
The wolves all started towards the trio. The auburn one went towards Hermoine and sniffed gently before nuzzling its snout into her hands. The chestnut one walked up to Ron and did the same. Harry and the last one just stared at each other for a while. The wolf slowly made its way towards him and gave him the same treatment, but when it took one sniff of him, it immediately jumped back several feet and laid down, whimpering.
"Huh. Well, that was weird." Hagrid and Harry were both confused. "It don't usually do that to humans...maybe you ate something earlier that's repelling it."
After this incident, everyone calmed down and started towards the wolves, all taking a turn at petting them.
"'ey Malfoy! Why don't you come over here and pet one?" Hagrid gestured towards the 3 wolves that had come back to him. Class was almost over and most of the students were already leaving.
"I don't want to." Malfoy stated. Harry, Ron, and Hermoine turned and watched the scene unfold.
"C'mon, you'll need to know what the fur of one feels like." Hagrid said.
"No, I don't." He retorted back. He turned and started to walk away too, but there was a flurry of movement and Malfoy ended up laying on the ground with 3 wolves licking his face with their tails wagging furiously.
"Ugh! Not again! Damnit, I was hoping I didn't have to wash these again for a while..." Malfoy muttered as he sat up. "Alright already, you mangy mutts! I get the point! Sheesh..."
Harry stared as Hagrid, Ron, and Hermoine gaped. "B-but I thought you had to be polite to them!" Hermoine said, shocked.
"Well, in all the cases were a human insulted them, especially a male, they've all been torn to shreds."
"What?" Ron squeaked. "And you brought them to class? Are you nuts?"
Malfoy just sat there surrounded by the wolves until the bell rang for them to go to their next class. The trio, being the last to leave, overheard Malfoy's last words.
"Alright already...I've got to go to class. I'll come back for you later if you really want me to so much..." The 3 wolves sat in a row and watched the Slytherin leave for his class silently as Hagrid came up behind them.
Whew...I'm going on a writing rampage/spree these few days...R&R please! Got any suggestions to further the plot?
This is probably the last time I'm posting up a chapter the next day...summer school starts for me the day after tomorrow...so I'll have a LOT less time to do anything...anyways, as for the people who actually reviewed,...:
Brenna8: Thanks for thinking its interesting! After that first chapter episode thing, especially since my friend was the only one who reviewed, I thought that it must've been boring for everyone since no one reviewed...lolz, I'm trying to figure out as to how to go about to the part of the plot where Harry discovers the truth about everything...but I'm at a loss as to what to write now...looks lost got any suggestions? Anything would be useful...
Krystal J: Uhm...this is probably the last time I'm posting up a chapter the next day...summer school starts for me the day after tomorrow...so I'll have a LOT less time to do anything...sorry...and thank you for thinking that its interesting! I'll try to update as soon as possible, but I daresay that unless I go on an 'obsessive-compulsive disorder rampage of needing to write another chapter or I'll go crazy' type of thing, my updates will probably be weekly starting after this chapter...sorry...looks sad
Bishylover: THANK YOU! You're the first official person that I don't know to have reviewed! And yes he is to the first question, and as for the highlights stuff, you'll understand when Harry finds out the truth about everything...and besides, the hair color will be how I've always imagined it...even if its not true in the anime...sigh such a pity...lolz...unless u like that brown he has...'cause in that case, I apologize. And no, Duo is NOT going to be a redhead...
Lady Wisiaden: ...no comment...lolz! but seriously, I have no clue what to say...lolz...oh wells...I'll tell you when I figure out a reply to your reivew...lolz! snicker I remember the slash sign thingy...lolz...hahahahaha! maybe you should kick her off the comp when your typing up reviews and such...
And once again, THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING! I'll try to post up the next chapter as soon as possible! Again, ANY suggestions at all WILL be helpful! And please R&R!