Chapter 16: Zoey's Day
"There look! Next to the tall kid with red hair."
"Wearing the glasses?"
"Did you see his face? His scar?"
Zoey heard people whispering as she passed by the Gryffindor Tower. She was hoping to catch sight of the twins but instead encountered a group of students surrounding the area ogling at The Harry Potter. Zoey shook her head as she hugged her books to her chest. She doubted she would be able to find the twins so she headed off to a random direction.
"First Echo and Bridgit are nowhere to be seen and now I can't even catch sight of the twins," Zoey mumbled to herself as she headed down on e of the hundred and forty-two staircases in Hogwarts, "The universe wants me to be alone I know it."
Zoey briskly walked with her head down as she tried to dodge the other students who came to see the Gryffindor boy.
"Just leave him alone. Giving him that much attention won't do him any good," Zoey muttered as she picked up her pace. She picked up her pace when she heard the clacking of shoes. Her eyes grew wider. She sucked in a breath as she made a quick turn down a corner and bumped into a hard yet soft surface.
She stumbled back.
"It does not do well to walk with one's head down, Miss Emeraude,"
Zoey gasped as she looked up to see a tall, thin man with a sliver beard so long that it could be tucked into his belt.
"Professor Dumbledore!" she squeaked, "I'm so sorry. I-I didn't realize-"
She paused when Dumbledore raised his hand.
"No blood no foul Miss Emeraude," he said with a smile, "Now would you tell me why where you in such a hurry? I believe classes don't start in half an hour so you're in no danger of being late."
Zoey blushed, "I- er- I was just going for a walk… It's such a beautiful day and… yeah."
Dumbledore nodded, "I believe so. It's not too hot and not too cold. The sun isn't blazing either but," he paused, "How would you know? Your head was down."
"I…I…I lied…," Zoey confessed as she looked down. Her hair was not tied so it fell to cover her face.
"But why?"
Zoey looked back up to see Dumbledore's blue eyes studying her. It looked like he could see straight into her soul.
"I'm not sure," she said very quietly. She was afraid of getting in trouble with the wise old wizard.
As if hearing her thought Dumbledore spoke, "You are in no trouble Miss Emeraude. I say in such times when encountering someone you do not know well and can see they are your, please excuse me for my lack for a better word, superior you feel the need to lie to not get in trouble," he said with a twinkle in his eye.
Zoey nodded her head for she didn't really know how to respond.
"Now, if you don't mind me asking but where are your friends Miss Beaumont, Miss Smith and the two Mr. Weasley's?"
"I don't know, Sir," Zoey responded, "I was hoping to see Fred and George but the Gryffindor Tower seems to be…. Very busy at the moment and I haven't been able to catch sight of Echo and Bridgit yet…"
"I see…I see," Dumbledore nodded in understanding, "If you don't mind me asking-"
"Not at all Sir!" Zoey interrupted before blushing, "Sorry… go on"
"But don't you have any friends in your own house? It's good to have friends from all houses but what about from your own?" Dumbledore asked as he stared into her gray eyes.
"I…don't want to be a bother to them, sir." Zoey said
"And why would you be? Miss Black," Dumbledore asked as he pushed his half-moon glasses up his long and crooked nose.
Zoey did not respond. She was frozen in her spot staring wide eyed and open mouthed at her headmaster. Flashes of her broken home and hear evil aunt appeared before her eyes before disappearing and being replaced by a darkly handsome man with the same gray eyes as herself.
"I think I just caught sight of young Mister Weasley," Dumbledore said acting like he did not notice Zoey's shocked state, "I believe he may point you to the direction of his brother's. Maybe you can also get well acquainted with young Mister Potter."
Zoey blinked.
"Well, I better head back to my office," Dumbledore said before turning around, "Please feel free to come by if you have any questions or problems Miss Black. Oh, and I'm particularly fond of the Muggle sweet called 'Sherbet Lemon'," and with a twinkle in his eye, Professor Dumbledore left.
Zoey sat on a large rock near Hagrid's hut as she read a particularly large book. She still had not caught sight of any of her friends so she decided to take this opportunity to catch up on her reading, after all with the twins around you could never go as far as a single sentence before your book was chucked out and you were being teased by the Weasley pranksters.
Zoey booked marked her page before looking up only to see Ron and Harry heading towards her. Ron waved.
"Hey Zoey," he said as he stopped by in front of her. Harry stood rather awkwardly at his side.
"Hi Ron," Zoey smiled, "How have your classes been so far?"
"Fine I suppose. History of Magic is a bore though"
Zoey laughed.
"Oh! Do you have any idea what's up with Quirrell's turban?" Ron asked slightly eager. Quirrell had said it was given to him as a thank-you for getting rid of a troublesome zombie.
"Professor Quirrell," Zoey corrected as she stood up to her full height, "And wasn't it given to him by an African Prince?"
"But do you actually believe that? It smells funny and all"
"Well, from what the twins said it's most likely stuffed with garlic. I wouldn't really know," she said with a shrug. She then faced Harry, "Hello. I don't believe we've met. I'm Zoey"
She held out her hand. Harry studied her for a moment half-expecting her to act like most of the people he's met so far. After a few moments he shook her hand.
"Harry. Harry Potter."
"Well, Harry. How have your classes been?" she asked politely.
"Wow, Zoey. You're acting much like a mother right now," Ron snickered.
Zoey rolled her eyes and smiled. She waited patiently for Harry to answer.
"Pretty much the same as Ron's…but… Zoey can I ask you a question?"
"Alright"
"Does Snape always interrogate students in front of the class with questions they can't possible know?" Harry asked.
Zoey paused for a moment as she recalled her first class with Snape back in her first year.
"Tell me Miss Emeraude," Snape said as he lowered his parchment with the students' names. He was calling out the attendance, "What is the difference of an Animagus and a Werewolf?"
'This is potions isn't it? That was a Defense Against the Dark Arts type of question…,' Zoey thought to herself before whispering an "I don't know"
"What is the usage of a Bezoar?"
"I don't know, sir"
Snape looked like he was enjoying the fact that Zoey did not know the answers to his questions.
"Err- I don't think he does it to all students," Zoey said
"Only me?"
"No! He did it to me as well. Asking all sorts of questions like what the Bezoar was for and all that. He even asked me a Defense Against the Dark Arts question," Zoey added.
"Can he do that?" Harry asked
"He's Snape he can do whatever he wants," Ron said, "That and he's been wanting that position for ages. That's most likely why he asked you that question Zoey"
"Anyways, just try to stay on his good side"
"The only people who are on his good side are the Slytherin's" Ron muttered.
"He does seem to favor them," Zoey agreed.
"Wish McGonagall favored us," Harry said.
"Getting of the topic of favoritism," Zoey said with a clap of her hands, "By any chance, Ron, have you seen your brothers?"
"Which one?"
"Fred and George"
Ron paused to think for a moment, "No I haven't. I don't think I saw Echo either."
"Oh, well thank anyway. So where were you two heading before talking to me?" Zoey asked when she realized that the two First years couldn't possibly be planning on spending the rest of the day with her.
"We were heading off to Hagrid's," Harry said jerking his head towards the hut, "Would you care to join us?"
"No, it's alright. I better get going. Say 'Hi' to Hagrid for me!" Zoey said as she started to head back towards the castle. With a final wave, she left.
The next day, Zoey finally caught sight of the twins and made a bee line towards them. She was just a few feet behind them when she caught sight of Harry and Ron. They were having a conversation on brooms.
"Good Morning," Zoey said politely as she approached the four boys.
"Good Morning," Harry replied with the same politeness while the three Weasley's made due with a simple "Morning" greeting.
"So what are on the agendas for you two?" Zoey asked Ron and Harry.
"At three-thirty we have Flying lessons," Ron said, eager written on his face.
"That's nice," Zoey smiled.
"Nice on a count that the school brooms are horrible," Fred said.
"What makes you say that?" Harry asked
"Well, they tend to vibrate when you fly to high," George said as he pushed his hands into his pockets.
"That and they always fly slightly to the left," Fred added
"You're over exaggerating," Zoey said as she placed her hands behind her back.
"And what makes you say that?" Fred asked, "From what I saw, your flying was dreadful"
"That wasn't the fault of the broom," Zoey blushed, "My flying skills naturally suck."
"It can't be that bad," Harry said
"Oh it is. She couldn't even get down from her broom when we went flying last summer," George snickered.
"You played Quidditch without me?" Ron asked slightly angry.
"We do a lot of things without you, ickle Ronnie," Fred said.
Zoey bit her lip before hooking her arms with both Fred in George in hopes that they would drop the subject.
"Well, we better be heading to class right now," Zoey said, "Good luck with flying! Bye!"
Zoey dragged the twins far enough that they already lost sight of the two First year boys.
"What are you talking about Zoe?" Fred asked
"We don't have classes yet," George said.
"I know. I just didn't want you two to cause any trouble," Zoey said
"Us trouble? Never," the twins said in unison.
Zoey rolled her eyes
Zoey sat in between Fred and George the day Harry Potter had received his Nimbus 2000. She was eating silently for she didn't really know what to say to the twins right now and Echo and Bridgit were still nowhere to be seen. She had checked the library and the Black Lake but they weren't there. She even took a quick walk by the Ravenclaw Table but they weren't there either.
Zoey sighed.
"What do you suppose that is?" she heard Fred ask George.
Zoey and George looked at where Fred was pointing and saw six owls carrying a long package and an owl following behind them with a letter in its beak.
The owls dropped the package in front of Harry knocking his bacon to the ground.
"Maybe it could be a broom?" George guessed when she estimated the length of the box to a normal broom.
"Can't be," Fred said as he ate a spoonful of oatmeal, "First years aren't allowed to have brooms," Fred explained when Zoey gave him a confused look.
"But then what would he use to fly on?" Zoey asked, "He is on the team isn't he?"
"What?" George asked in surprise.
"Harry made the team. Ron said something about Harry catching a Remembrall, Professor McGonagall seeing him, other events happening, and him joining the team as the new Seeker," Zoey said as she drank her glass of Pumpkin juice.
"Blimey," the twins said in unison.
"Well we better congratulate him," Fred said as he stood up at the same time George did.
"Oh don't bother him," Zoey pleaded.
The twins didn't appear to hear her for they walked off to the direction of Harry and Ron.
And here's a small update. I titled it "Zoey's Day" because well, not much is happening here. It's almost like a filler chapter.
Sigh... so much homework. I have a Filipino Oral test to make and a math research/project to do... there might be more that I just forgot to do. My gawd! I want to die.
Anyway, Question and Answer time!
"ZoomSkater14" asked "Does Dombledore know about Zoey's past?" Well, as you can see that question was slightly answered at the beginning of the chapter.
"BookKailei" was asking about Bridgit's past. My answer to that is "You'll have to wait and see :)" Bridgit's past will be revealed in the near future... or something... Sorry for my vague answer. Just be patient. I will soon reveal who she really is. "BookKailei" also asked who among the three girls would end up with the twins. I would have to say Fred and Zoey and Echo and George :)
(Was that a spoiler? No... not really... maybe?)
Anyway (again) this doesn't show any Fred/Zoey moments and Bridgit and Echo don't even appear in this chapter. I'm sorry. I just wanted to show that Zoey is now acquainted with Harry and that she is on good terms with Ron.
Also, I apologize if the events aren't in proper order. I know that Harry get's his Nimbus 2000 some time after Fred and George tell him that they're Beaters and all that. Here, in this story, I made it that he received his broom before that they tell him. Sorry. I just wanted to wrap that scene up before the "TROOOLL IN THE DUNGEON!" part. There's a little sneak peak for you all ;)
I might update later today that is if I am able to complete my requirements in time.
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