Two chapters in one day! After months of nothing, that's a personal success, let me tell you. I know, this one is extremely short. But hey- I've already written the next one (I write them, then type them- it helps them flow for me, but it also then takes a lot longer for them to get here), and I lovelovelove it. I hope you will too. But I still have to type it. In the meantime, read this one! We'll get there!
Oh, first- I got a review a while back asking if Legolas was a spice. NO. For all of you poor souls that have not read the Lord of the Rings or seen the movies, Legolas is an elf, and I love him. See, my friend got a bunch of reviews from someone called chickenwingjasperishot. So, when I made my account, I became chickenwinglegolas as a joke for my friend. I get a fair amount of comments on it... but Legolas as a spice was my favorite. XD
Anyways! Onwards!
Harry stared at the doors of Hogwarts castle. "Here goes," he said doubtfully. He knocked his fist against the heavy door and stepped back. After a few moments of silence, Harry began to feel rather stupid. No one had heard him, of course.
Just as he was about to turn and ask, "Now what?" the doors began to ease open. Soon, the group was craning their necks to get a look at the familiar entrance hall. However, a gruff-looking man blocked their view. He was tall and thin, with soft grey hair and fluffy eyebrows of the same color that overshadowed his bright blue eyes.
The man said bluntly, "Who're you?"
Ginny stepped forward and said boldly, "I'm Ginny Weasley. This is Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, and my brother Ron." She pointed to each of them in turn, and then hesitated. "Where's Jack?" she asked in confusion.
The others looked around anxiously. Where had the pirate slipped off to?
After a moment, the tall man in the doorway pointed off to his left. Is that him there?" he rumbled.
Five heads turned, and five pairs of lungs huffed out sighs. Jack was hiding behind a tree that was slightly too small to effectively cover him. Hermione edged towards him and peered cautiously around the tree. The captain's head was tilted back against the tree, his eyes were closed, and he was mumbling something under his breath that sounded like 'Please' over and over again.
Hermione bit her lip, then drew her hand back and slapped Jack across the face. His black eyes flew open, and his brows drew together. He stared down at Hermione, looking as though he wanted to send her to the nuthouse. "What was that for?" he asked in a loud whisper.
Hermione glared at him. "We came here for you," she said hotly. "If you don't want to learn how to use your magic, then fine. We'll leave you here. Good luck getting your Pearl back then."
The corner of Jack's mouth twitched. He looked like he was going to smile, but then he swallowed it and said, "Fine. I'll go into… the witch-lair."
Hermione rolled her eyes in exasperation. "It's a castle," she hissed through gritted teeth. "And don't go calling it a witch-lair once we're inside. Please. You'll get blasted to cinders. Now come on!"
She grabbed Jack's arm and yanked. He stumbled after her, muttering, "Bloody witches."
I can't wait for the next chapter... I love the headmaster. I had fun creating him, so I hope you'll like him. He's quite a character. :D
~chickenwinglegolas