Chapter 20: Sorry, who are you?
A.N. I don't Harry Potter because it all belongs to the one and only J., and this is my 20th Chapter and it means a lot, thanks to everyone for giving me advice!
It became 1am and someone came up to Ash and shook her, she wasn't waking up, but the person still shook her. Eventually, Ash finally woke up and then realised her legs were trapped like they were before, because of Chloe A… She then saw a person next to her kneeling down, but that person was hooded. She couldn't see that person's face, it looked as if it was pitch black inside the hood, Ash moved around in different angles to see whether she could recognise the persons face shape, but because the hood being loose around the head, she couldn't see anything! The person was trying to free Ash from the spell so then she could go back to the common room, but as hard as the person was trying, the person couldn't! Ash didn't know whether the person trying to save her was a man or was a woman, and didn't know if it was the SAME person who wrote her name in the snow and the person who gave the bracelet. But then it would be James, but James didn't seem as tall as the person trying to help Ash. And James wouldn't ever go out and help Ash like this… Or would he? As the person was trying and trying to free Ash from the spell, Ash said 'Who are you and why are you trying to help me?'
The person with the hood on looked up at Ash but then looked down again. Ash went as low as she could and then said 'Can't you speak? Why are you trying to help me?'
The hooded person looked up again, but still didn't say anything. Obviously the person didn't want to speak, this was probably to keep their identity safe, so Ash wouldn't know anything. Ash knew the person wouldn't say anything, so she gave up and then sat down casually looking around while her 'saviour' was getting her out of this spell. The hooded person took out their wand but it looked similar, Ash thought she had seen a similar wand somewhere but she didn't know where. The wand was an ash brown colour and it had lines coming down from where you had to hold the wand. Ash then looked back at the hooded person and said 'Sorry to ask but… Who are you?'
'I'm A.J' Said the hooded person (finally he spoke!)
'A.J?' Said Ash sounding very confused
'Yes, A.J. Do you have a problem with that?'
'No, when did I say I had a problem?'
'You sounded as if you had a problem'
'I had a problem that you didn't speak to me, that's why I sounded as if I had a problem!'
'Why do you want to know who I am?'
'Because you're saving me from something which I CAN'T be saved from, and I THINK you're the person who wrote my name in the snow and gave me this bracelet'
'Yes, I am the person who wrote your name and gave you the bracelet, is that a problem?'
'No, I just think it's… Sweet I guess…'
'Thanks, happy to be at your service Miss Phoenix'
'Oh don't sound so formal, call me Ash'
'Obviously, it's not like I'm going to call you 'Miss Phoenix' ALL THE TIME!'
'Whatever, but why are you doing all this for me, you hardly know me!'
'I'm doing this for you Ash, and you may think I don't know you, but I know more about you than you think I know'
Suddenly, the hooded person got up and then walked away, leaving Ash by herself in the corridor, who was the person that had just talked to her, it wasn't James, the person was far too tall for James, and Ash thought James had a different wand. Ash still felt as if her legs were numb when she started to move them more, she realised that her legs weren't in a spell anymore and that the person had saved her from Chloe, but who was the person. Before the prefects came in the corridors for the morning inspection, Ash quickly ran to the common room where the fat lady was in her painting, and as she saw Ash she asked 'Password?'
'Fizzbombpie' Said Ash.
The fat lady opened the entrance and the Ash ran in, to see the usual common room, where she wanted to be, she hoped she could tell one of the professors but none of the professors would probably believe her. Ash knew everyone was going to be asleep because the next day some people were helping in decorating the hall for the yule ball. The next day was the 17th December which meant it was Ash's birthday the next day and her family and her friends which were on her street would be sending their birthday wishes and their birthday presents for Ash. Her friends on her street didn't know about Ash going to Hogwarts, they just gave the presents to Romilda who sent it all to Hogwarts for Ash. Ash was in the common room and it was now 2:15am and Ash was EXTREMELY tired, she had been awake for half the night and she had been stuck in the same place for half a day! Then as Ash was going up to the Girls Dorm's she saw someone sleeping on the sofa, the person looked like they had been waiting for someone, but who? Ash got down from the stairs and then went up to the sofa, where she saw a person covered in a blanket. She then slowly moved the blanket and then she saw it was James!
He was asleep, and he didn't look very comfortable where he was sleeping, obviously because it was on the sofa, although Ash found it quite comfortable. James was a light sleeper so as soon as Ash moved the blanket, he woke up straight after.
'Oh Ash, didn't know you were here!' Whispered James
'Oh I'm here, why were you sleeping on the sofa?' Whispered Ash
'Because I was waiting for… someone…'
'Who's this 'someone' you're waiting for?'
'I guess… I guess it was you?'
'Why were you waiting for me?' Said Ash smiling
'Because you hadn't been seen by ANYONE since this afternoon , after you went to the library'
'I didn't even get to go to the library' said Ash with her smile fading
'What even happened Ash?' Said James, getting closer to Ash and holding her hand
'It was Chloe. Somehow she found out we were talking about her and then she forced me not to go into the library and then all of a sudden she casted 'Locomotor Mortis' for me and I was stuck all afternoon, evening and half the night and I'm so tired!' Said Ash, trying to keep it as hushed as possible
'Then how did you get out of the spell? Chloe wouldn't have freed you and none of the professors really come down the corridor either!'
'Someone saved me…' Whispered Ash, her face went very serious
'Who saved you?' Said James
'I don't know, I couldn't see his face… He was hooded, but if I see his wand, ill recognise him'
'Oh alright, anyway I think you should go to bed, you look really tired and you seem like you really need a good nights sleep'
'I do, and it's not going to be a good night's sleep! I've got 6 or 7 hours to sleep, and to me that ISN'T enough!'
'Okay… Just go to bed, it's better having 6 or 7 Hours of sleep than having none!'
'Yeah your right, goodnight James' Said Ash
'Goodnight' Said James smiling
Ash then was about to go but then James stopped her by holding her hand. Ash looked back and then saw James was still holding her hand.
'James, let go of my hand!' Whispered Ash, starting to smile
'No, I don't want to!' Whispered James laughing
'Let go James! I don't want to get in trouble tomorrow! I don't want Professor McGonagall waking me up because I went to sleep VERY late!'
James then got up and then let go of her hand and then looked at her for a while.
'What are you looking at?' Said Ash tying her hair back for bed
'Nothing really… Nothing…' Said James
Ash smiled and then started to walk again but then James quickly went up to Ash and then slowly kissed her on the cheek and then ran of, as if NOTHING had ever happened. Ash blushed and then ran up to the common room where she found Lia, Rachel, Rhea, Zee, Fi, Rose and everyone else still awake.
'ASSSHHHHHHH!' Screamed all of them
'Hey what's happened?' Said Ash
'You were gone for ages and ages that's what happened!' Shouted Lia
'I'm sorry, I guess I was TRAPPED!' Said Ash
'How were you trapped?' Said Rhea
'Chloe casted Locomotor Mortis on me, and I didn't get free until now' Replied Ash
'She's just being silly; I think you should tell someone… Before it gets any worse!' Said Rachel
'Yeah but then Chloe and Lea could do ANYTHING, and they could 'persuade' the teachers to like them' Said Zee
'True, but you don't know, it's horrible to trap someone, and I think one professor SHOULD know that, for your own safety!' Said Fi
'You don't know what professor's can do though!' Said Ash
'But they do it for your own good!' Said Rose
'I know but to be honest with you, sometimes Professors can go OVER THE TOP with things and its not really nice, and you can get in even more trouble!' Said Ash
'So? At least your going to have EVERYONE on your side, and I bet you one day ALL the professors are going to be with you, thick and thin!' Said Rhea
'BUT WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE?' Shouted Lia
'No, not you Lia, Ash!' Said Rhea
'Oh! Sorry Ash! Didn't mean to' Said Lia
'It's fine Lia, not your fault! And Lia's right, when is that going to be when everyone is on my side?' Said Ash
'It could be when you have a BIG BATTLE!' Said Rachel
'Or a BIG FIGHT with Chloe and Lea' Said Zee
'But I'm a girl, its not like im going to have a battle or a fight right?' Said Ash
'TRUE!' All the girls said together
But then someone was sleeping, and all the girls had disturbed her, there was silence at first but then Ash heard someone breathing, who was it? Ash then saw, from behind Lia there was a girl with curly, blonde hair waking up from a deep sleep. All the girls looked at her and all she said was 'What?'
'Sorry, didn't mean to disturb you!' Said Lia
'It's fine, I wanted to be disturbed anyway!' Said the girl
'Why did you want to be disturbed' Asked Ash
'Because I sometimes HATE sleeping you know!' Said the girl
'Oh I get what you mean, sometimes happens to me too!' Said Fi
The girl looked at Fi and then smiled and then looked back at Ash (who was straight ahead of her) and said 'Oh before I forget, my name is Claire, Claire Francis'
'Oh hey Claire I'm Ash' Said Ash
'I'm Lia' Said Lia
'I'm Rhea' Said Rhea
'I'm Rachel' Said Rachel
'I'm Zee' Said Zee
'I'm Rose' Said Rose
'And I'm Fi' Said Fi (Lastly)
'Nice to meet all of you! And have any of all of you got a boy to the Yule Ball yet?' Said Claire
'Nope not yet' Said Ash
'Not really, planning to give love potion to one of the Bulgarian Bon-Bon's' Said Lia winking
'No, I was planning to go with Sid, but he already has someone to go with!' Said Rhea
'Yeah, Andy asked me in the most AMAZING way a boy could ask anyone to the Yule Ball' Said Rachel
#FLASHBACK MOMENT OF RACHEL#
It was 2 days before and everyone was having lunch in the great hall and everyone was loud and there was Rachel sitting on one side of the table of Gryffindor and Andy sitting on the other, Andy kept looking at Rachel, and Rachel couldn't stop looking at Andy. Andy had something in mind, but about what? Rachel then started talking to her friends Rebecca and William and then all of a sudden someone shouted. But Rachel didn't get what the person said. Then she saw Andy was standing on the table, as if he was going to give out a big announcement, but about what?
'RACHEL! YOU THERE!' Said Andy pointing at Rachel
Rachel blushed and then looked down as everyone in the hall looked at her.
'RACHEL… WILL YOU GO WITH ME TO THE YULE BALL' Said Andy, now holding roses and lilies in his hand in Rachel's favourite colour. Rachel looked up and saw Andy walking up to her, everyone was now waiting for her reply and everyone was looking at her and blinking and everything was SILENT.
'Andy I don't know what to say…' Said Rachel
'I do, say yes!' Whispered Andy
'Okay Andy… I'll go with you to the Yule Ball' Said Rachel
She then got up and then received a big hug from Andy and for Rachel this was an important memory, a wonderful memory!
#BACK TO REALITY FOR RACHEL!#
Rachel put her head in its original position and she was back on earth.
'Nope, but I think Kian (Pronounced Keen) Baxter is going to ask me' Said Zee
'Nope, but I'm planning to make Scorpious Malfoy a better person!' Said Rose
'Yes, I'm going with Albus Potter' Said Fi
Ash then started looking down and then went bright red, at the thought of her and James Potter going to the Yule Ball together, how would it be and what would he think of her dress. No one had seen Ash's dress yet, but Ash had seen everyone else's.
'Anyway, I've been awake all night and all day yesterday and its already 3:30am so I better get to bed' Said Ash
'True, goodnight everyone' Said Rachel
'Goodnight!' Said Claire
'Night Night!' Said Zee
'Have a good night everyone!' Shouted Rose as she got into bed
'Goodnight my friends!' Said Fi as she got her orange blanket out
That time when everyone went to sleep, all Ash could think about was the hooded person who saved her from Chloe. It was now the 17th December, just a day away from Ash's birthday! Ash eventually fell asleep 10 minutes after everyone else had fallen asleep…
James was in the boy's dorms and he was deeply thinking about something. He wasn't listening to anyone else, he was only thinking about things which only he knew about. James took out his wand, to light the room up, as everyone else was now asleep and he was the only one awake. He said 'Lumos' And from the end of his wand was a light, his wand… His wand was an ash brown colour and it had lines coming down from where you held the wand. Strange isn't it?
Who is the hooded person? Who do you think it is?