Desert Rose v2: Look at who I found cowering in the closet. *throws Mother of Kiosk at computer* Update now!
MOK: I don't wanna! *tries to crawl back to closet*
*DR pulls out the blow torch* Are you sure? *fire comes from the nozzle*
MOK: Grumble, grumble, Alright I'll update! *sulks back to the computer.* Just don't flame my hair!
*DR acts innocent* I wouldn't do a thing like that. *Goes in search of something to burn.*
MOK: Yeah right, *sigh* any way I don't own any of the HP Characters except for Amber and her owl. BTW some might be a little ooc but hey if they weren't it wouldn't be fanfiction.
*voice* is this canister full of gasoline? *moment of silence* Cool the street is on fire.
MOK: Oh no! well I'll see you next time on with the story enjoy and please review, no flames please got enough of those already. *runs off to stop friend from burning down the house*
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Time past and the first Quidditch match upon us. It was Huffelpuff against Slytherin. It was going to be a little while before Gryffindor was going to play. I was also a back up at the moment. We all watched as Slytherin steamed rolled the Huffelpuffs. Harry and Ron were glaring at Malfoy half the time.
"I still can't believe that he is on the team," Harry said.
"No kidding the only reason he is on is because of his precious father," Ron grumped.
"Oh well not like he can do anything against Harry," Hermione said smiling. I just sat there listening to the three of them. As the game ended, with the Huffelpuff seeker getting the snitch but Slytherin was to far ahead and won the game. As the four of us were filtering out of the stands Cho ran up to Harry and dragged him off somewhere.
"I really don't like her," Hermione muttered under her breath as Lavender Brown dragged Ron off in another direction. I just agreed with Hermione as we both walked back up to the Gryffindor tower.
The last few weeks before Christmas break Ron, Harry and Hermione were all able to change. Harry turned into a black wolf that had a faint lighting bolt above his left eye. You could only see it if you were close to him. Hermione turned into a light brown wolf, with a white patch on her forehead and her paws were tinted black. Ron turned into a rabbit which was white with an overtone of red. The red was most noticeable on top of his head. Hermione was named cuddles and Ron named Peeps, by Hagrid who didn't realize that he had named Ron and Hermione. Harry was now called bolt, and Ron so wisely named me sliver. After he named me I told him that was a nickname of mine. We didn't use them much though unless it was Ron and Hermione taunting each other or when we were in animal form.
"Hey Cuddles," Ron called to Hermione as she and Harry walked into Transfiguring class. I was sitting next to Ron wondering where our teacher was. It was our second to the last day of classes before Christmas break. Ron, Hermione, Harry and I were staying.
"Shut up PEEPS!" Hermione called back to him as they walked over to us. Harry and I just shook our heads. These two had been needling each other for days. Half the time though Ron wouldn't get Hermione's peeps jokes but I would just crack up laughing at them. She was almost always referring to the muggle candy of marshmallow peeps. This annoyed Ron even more so then he would make some cuddles joke. Mostly about her cuddling up with Bolt, but he would only say this when I was in earshot. Both Harry and Hermione would have killed him for those, mostly because of Harry's girlfriend Cho. Even though Harry spent more then half his time with Cho, she still was bugging Hermione and me as to what he was doing every time he was with us. Cho even went as far as to owled us a few times asking us about it.
I looked up from Hermione, Ron and Harry to meet the gray eyes of my cousin, who was sitting across the room.
"Ahh look at that, cousins making eyes at each other," Hermione chimed teasingly barely saying the word cousin.
"Can it! Like that would ever happen!" I yelled, not realizing that the teacher was there.
"Would you like to explain what would never happen Miss, Lanobi?" Professor McGonagall questioned. I just turned bright red as the rest of the class chuckled.
"Um…" I started but couldn't find an excuse.
"She was just saying that she wouldn't be caught cheating," Hermione covered for me quickly. Malfoy and other Sitherins just snickered some more.
"Unlike you mudblood," Malfoy sneered.
"Shut up inbreeder!" Ron hissed at him. "Shove it Malfoy," I thought while I thought I heard Harry said it also.
"Five points from Slytherin," McGonagall said then turned to us. "And detention for both Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Weasley."
I thought for sure she was going to say Harry too. I looked over at him. "I thought you told him too?" I mouthed. He shook his head as McGonagall started class. He wrote something, to me it looked like notes, but then he shoved it over so I could see it.
"I just thought it. I thought I heard you tell him to "Shove it," Harry wrote.
I wrote back. "No, I just thought it." Harry just looked back up at me we both had questions that needed answered.
I looked at Hermione to see that she was also looking at me, confusion in her eyes to. We needed to talk but we had to wait till after class.
"What was that? I could have sworn that you three were going to get detention, not just Ron!" Hermione commented as we entered an empty Gryffindor common room after class.
"Yeah I thought so to," Ron said pouting a little.
"I didn't say anything I just thought it," I replied.
"Me too," Harry replied as he sat in one of the chairs. We sat and talked for a while coming up with nothing as to what had happened. I finally couldn't stand it any longer and I was getting cold even with the fire burning, so I turned into my animagus form.
"Cold Sliver?" Harry questioned as I curled up at Ron's feet. Ron was the closest to the fire. I just looked at him and bobbed my head yes.
"Lanobi, Potter, Wesley!" McGonagall called as she walked into the room. I tried to change but it was too late McGonagall was already in and would have seen me. I just hid.
"Yes Professor?" Harry questioned.
"Professor Trelawney would like to speak to you, and where is Lanobi?"
"She is in her room I'll get her," Hermione said standing. McGonagall nodded then turned and left the room.
"My, that was close," I said standing surprising Ron.
"Well let's go see what Trelawney wants," Harry said. Ron and I just nodded as we headed out the door.
"See you guys at dinner," Hermione called as she sat back down and pulled out some homework.
"Maybe if we changed we could get there faster?" I questioned pondering if I should or not.
"We can't there are too many people around Amber," Harry answered.
"She's right it would be bloody easier to take Trelawney," Ron said. We all snickered at that as we finally reached her ladder to the classroom.
"Ahh Mr. Potter, Wesley, and Miss Lanobi I wanted to talk to you about your last homework assignment," she started. She wanted to discuses that it didn't look like we were taking the class seriously. Ron, Harry and I just tuned her out. Suddenly her head fell back and her eyes rolled back. When she faced us again her voice was slightly deeper and sounded ominous.
"The four strains will become stronger and their friendships will deepen all in preparation for the dark lord. Love will blossom and grow. Love will help over come, but not alone will this be done. Strangers will arrive evil, good? Only the heart will decide if so. Dark over come dark? Good dark over come dark? Inside is what will decide," is what she said. Harry, Ron and I were shocked. Suddenly Harry grabbed a quill and parchment and started writing what Trelawney had just said, word for word. Trelawney's head fell forward this time and stayed there for a moment.
"Harry what are you doing?" I asked Harry as he continued to write.
"What are you three still doing here?" Trelawney suddenly asked. We just shook our heads and walked out of the room. Harry was carrying the parchment he had written on.
"Come on we have to go to Dumbledore," Harry said pulling Ron and me towards the headmaster's office. We were outside Dumbledore's office when Dumbledore walked out.
"Harry what brings you here? With Lanobi and Wesley?" he asked looking at each of us before turning back to Harry.
"We were just up with professor Trelawney. She did what she did in my third year. I thought that you should know about it," Harry said handing the parchment over to Dumbledore. Dumbledore looked at it for a long moment then nodded.
"Wise choice, now if I'm not mistaken it's dinnertime," he said.
"But sir what do you…" I started but he stopped me.
"Don't worry about it now. When things happen then worry," Dumbledore said. Harry, Ron and I nodded then headed down to the great hall for dinner. At dinner we told Hermione what had happened. She was shocked and started to work out theories, like I was in my head. I looked down the table and saw Ginny, Ron's little sister, along with Colin and a few others were throwing food back and forth.
"But then what about the four strains will become stronger," Ron said holding up a spoon loaded with mash potatoes. Hermione just looked at him then turned to Harry and didn't notice Ron stuff the spoon in his mouth. Just then Hermione was hit on the side of the head with a huge blob of mash potatoes. I looked back down the table and saw Ginny smiling evilly.
"Ron," Hermione growled as she picked up a clump of rice and threw it at him. Ron ducked just in time and the rice hit a student from Huffelpuff. That student turned and tried to hit us but over shot and hit Cho Chang. She had potatoes sliding down her straight black hair. Hermione, Ron and I were laughing while Harry was trying to look mad but it wouldn't work he was also laughing. Cho apparently thought that it was us that had thrown it so more mash potatoes came flying towards us. This time it really over shot and hit Malfoy smack in the face.
"NOW THERE'S AN IMPOVEMENT!" Ron hollered through his laughter. Then as if a switch had been pulled the ones that had started it, Ginny and Colin, threw more food at other tables starting an all out food fight. I looked up for a second at the teacher's table. McGonagall was starting to stand but Dumbledore stopped her, he was smiling brightly as he put up a protection spell.
"Splat!" I was hit upside the head by a very sticky dessert bringing me completely into the food fight. Food was flying every where there was even some that the students had charmed to follow other students around.
A few hours later and not a clean sole, except the teachers, walked out of the great hall. Most of the students were laughing talking about the food fight. Some Slytherins though were grumbling among them was my cousin. I just laughed at him.
"Now that's a food fight," I said thinking about the small one I had gotten into at public school, before I went to Wizarding School.
"I can't believe that the teachers allowed it," Hermione said as she attempted to push some of her hair behind her ear but it was glued to her check.
"Oh Harry, you look so cute!" Cho said suddenly popping up in front of him. Before he could say anything she kissed him. Hermione was upset. Not that I could say that I was happy either.
"What a slut," I thought I heard her say. I looked at her.
"What did you say?" I asked as I ignored the scene in front of me.
"I didn't say anything," Hermione replied.
"Yeah you did," Ron piped up. We looked at each other then pulled back away from Harry and Cho who were now talking.
"I didn't say any thing. I thought 'what a slut," Hermione said in a whisper.
"Why do you say that?" Ron asked concern written all over his face.
"I don't know…Cho just seems to be playing with him. I don't have any proof that she is doing anything," Hermione explained.
"Drat, I half wish we did. She keeps bugging me accusing me of playing with Harry's emotions," I said as I leaned against the wall.
"Yeah I know what you mean," Hermione said.
"By the way who has been sending you those owls? I want to know. Do you guys have admirers?" Ron asked half changing the subject.
"We wish!" Hermione and I sighed at the same time.
"Huh?"
"Those owls are…" I started.
"From Cho," Hermione finished. Ron just stared at us for a long time.
"Hey Ron if you don't stop doing that you might start drooling," Harry said lightly hitting Ron on the back. Hermione and I laughed as Ron turned on Harry.
"Come on peeps he was telling the truth," Hermione said through her laughter.
"Shut up cuddles!" Ron yelled back as Hermione, Harry and I started for the Gryffindor common room. After we had all cleaned up we sat in the common room talking about what the professor had said before dinner.
"I wonder if the dark that is to be over come is Voldemort," I wondered out loud.
"Don't say that name!" Ron hissed at me.
"Why not? The fear comes from not saying it," I said looking back at him. Hermione just looked nervous while Harry just nodded.
"Please just don't say it," Ron said.
"Fine I won't…Peeps," I said smiling as he glared at me.
"Hey I have an idea," Hermione suddenly said.
"What?" Harry, Ron and I questioned.
"Give him a nickname."
"Give who a nickname?" Ron asked bewildered.
"Vol..." I started then got an idea. "Morty," I said.
"Who's Morty?" Ron questioned even more lost then before.
"Now that is a good one Amber! Morty," Harry said as he tried not to laugh but failed miserably. Ron was lost and we weren't helping any by laughing.
"Morty is what we are going to call he-who-must-not-be-named," Hermione said as she finally was able to stop laughing. Ron's face lit up and he soon was also laughing. It was late in the night before any of us started to fall asleep. Hermione had her head on Harry's shoulder half asleep. Ron was completely asleep with his head was in my lap.
"Well as nice as this is I don't want to wake up with a kink in my neck," I said yawning. Harry just grinned at me.
"We could just leave them here," Harry said smiling.
"Nah," I said smiling. I was about to say more but Ron started tickling me.
"RON!" I tried to say but I was laughing too hard. I started to tickle him back. Harry was doubled over with laughter all this commotion woke Hermione completely up and soon she was laughing along with Harry.
With in a few moments Ron was on the floor his hands trapped by me sitting on him. I had flipped him as he was tickling me.
"Give?" I questioned him.
"Yes!" he said and I let him up. "Bloody hell where did you learn that?" He asked as he stood. Hermione and Harry were still trying to clam their laughter. They were both half laying on each other.
"America in school, they wanted us to know how to defend our selves against anything, which also meant physical attacks," I said as I started for the stairs to the girls' dorm rooms. Hermione wasn't far behind me still laughing.
DR: That was a good chapter. *watches firemen put out the street and a few houses*
MOK: You're just lucky that they didn't find the blow torch.
DR: Blow torch? What blow torch?
MOK: *sigh* I've really got to hide that thing. *walks back to closet to hide*
DR: Oh no you don't! Start working on that next chapter. I may not have my blow torch but I still have my duct tape.
MOK: AHHHH!!!! I am working on it! Honest!!
DR *sits by MOK and watches her type* The next chapter will be up soon. MOK is stuck to her chair. *pulls out roll of duct tape*