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Chapter 10: Wizard Hitler

"I must admit I am quite jealous of you." Ky looked over at Minnie as she threw another sweater in the bag. She and Mona where sitting on the bench of her vanity.

"I can't imagine why! What with your lovely high cheekbones and billowing black hair, I say age only pronounced your beauty. And let's not forget the sexy Scottish accent." She winked at her teacher whilst Mona chuckled.

Minnie just gave her that usual stern look, "I think I might just accompany Severus when he pushes you off that cliff." She muttered.

"Haha, go ahead, Nonno would just catch me. Why jealous though?"

"Minnie is a huge fan of quidditch. She played for her house team when she was in school. She was brilliant of course."

"Mona exaggerates, about my skill, not about me being a fan. Oh, Bane you're going to love it." Ky smirked at the new nickname Sev picked for her. Minnie seemed to take a liking to it. "There's little in this world that brings one such joy as a good game of quidditch. I don't want to spoil it too much, but you're blessed to have a professional match to be your first game. And a World Cup final no less! You must thank Arthur and Molly for inviting you."

Minnie seemed to have lost years in her face just talking about the game.

"Of course, you're in good hands. A lot of the Weasleys have been on our team. Well, my team, not ours…yet." She had this sinister smile on her face at that, and paused for a second, lost in thought. Ky had a feeling she was thinking of Sev. Mona told her they had a bet going on about her placement in a house. "Charlie was captain in his year, he was very good. Could have gone professional. And the Twins, they've been on the team for years. And I'm sure Mr Potter is going as well, he is one of the best flyers I have seen in my life, and I watched Fabian Watkins fly for the Montrose Magpies in the seventies!"

Ky blushed slightly when she mentioned 'Mr Potter' and tried to hide it by ruffling through her bag. She was kept busy these past few weeks, but his face kept popping up in her head every so often. He seemed so intense, and mysterious. She'd heard bits and pieces of his story of course, she'd even seen his name in a few books she had been reading. Mona had been giving Ky a knowing look, and she ducked her head down, here she thought she was being so inconspicuous.

"…but that was the game before his last in '75. He was a right loss to quidditch, and so young too. I don't know how he didn't see that helicopter."

"Now now Minnie, let's let the young lass continue with her packing. I'm sure the young un's will explain all she needs to know about the game. See you later pet."

"Right you are Mona. Don't forget to pack extra scarves; they tend to fly off in the stands what with the wind and altitude. And Linus wrote me and told me to make sure you carry your Parch in case anything happens. That boy worries too much, but can you blame him? Well stop staring at me and continue packing, it's rude to show up late."

A few minutes later Ky placed her bag onto the floor of the Great Hall. Sev looked up at her from his seat at the table, placing down his napkin. She hadn't seen him all day, no wonder he had such a smile on his face. He stood, as did Minnie, Mona, and Fil.

"It seems today is my lucky day, that bag seems heavier than a two-day trip." He said lifting up her bag, "Please tell me you plan on not coming back."

"No such luck Sensei, I'm a girl…we don't pack light. So…" She stated awkardly, "I'll be leaving now…"

Ky would be staying the remainder of the holiday at the Burrow. Nonno said it would be nice for her to have the exciting experience of arriving to the Castle by train, and she agreed, but that meant come Monday, these lot were going to go form her zias and zio and Sev, to Professors McGonagall, Sprout, Flitwick and Snape.

"Have a wonderful time Ky. I can't believe it, World Cup final tickets. You are a lucky girl." Fil said.

"Thank you, Zio Fil."

"And take lots of pictures pet. Some moments the mind's eye just won't do. And take good care of yourself won't you." Mona said as she hugged her.

"I can't make any promises." Ky said as she reciprocated the embrace.

"And I expect a full match report when I see you on Monday night. Expect a quiz." Minnie said and gave her a tight hug. It's like she sensed Ky's fear that they would become distant and was trying to console her.

She looked at Sev.

"Don't even think about it." She cocked her eyebrow at him, still contemplating ambushing him with a hug. "Here." He said, taking out a stylish rectangular box. It was white, with a black bow. "Minerva and this lot saw it fitting to buy you a congratulatory gift for passing third year, because heaven knows that's never been done before and it's such an achievement. Of course, I had to go and fetch it from the shop." Sev continued muttering to himself, a defensive act he put up when he was doing something kind, or caring, un-Sev like.

Ky undid the bow and the top of the box floated off. Inside was a palm length piece of shiny black metal. It was designed in an intricate pattern.

She took it out, "It's a fondina. They're very popular in Italy. They're wand holsters, just fit it on the end of your wand, you'll see." Minnie said.

Ky did so, and she gasped in surprise. The black metal matched the engravings of the Blackthorne wood perfectly. She looked up at them all, three of them beaming at her. She looked again at the metal and there twinkling up at her were four glittering jewels bordering one end, sapphire, yellow diamond, emerald and ruby. And underneath the jewels was the inscription, 'Bane'.

The fondina left her hand and magically attached at her hip, as if hanging on an invisible belt. Ky looked up again lost for words but two, "Thank you."

-x-x-x-

Ky jumped out of the Weasleys' fireplace. Mr Weasley was the only soul in the kitchen, busy carrying wine glasses.

"Oh! Ky! Hello. Come on outside, we're having dinner in the garden."

"Need help with those Mr Weasley?"

"Nope, nothing a little levitation charm can't handle."

She walked outside to be greeted by the most warming sight. There was a long table groaning under tons of food and not a single person noticed her enter. They were all too deep in loud conversation. This whole situation just breathed life.

As she stood at the edge, taking it all in, she found the familiar untidy black hair.

Ky never had much interaction with boys her own age, seeing as she was home schooled. And when she did go out it was with Linus and Lenzo and those two were walking, talking boy repellent. But it never bothered her, because she never really saw a boy that she wanted to talk to.

She of course had the customary sports or Hollywood crushes, just nobody that caught her attention in real life. Was this a crush? Or was this just her first personal interaction with a boy her age. She didn't find Ron as interesting as Harry, but he was so obviously crushing on Mi. See, how did she know that but couldn't figure out if she had a crush on Harry. She knew she found every excuse to be near him or touch him, but he never did the same. What if she was weirding him out? And of course she was inquisitive about him, she always liked challenges, the depth in his eyes spoke of loss and confusion, and he always had a look of concentration on his face as if constantly in thought.

And he is objectively good looking, it doesn't really mean anything that she sometimes imagined what it would be like to kiss him, or even that she would sometimes recollect how it felt hugging him just before she falls asleep….

"Ky! Don't just stand at the door like a stranger." Mi gestured for her to join them at their end, cutting through her thoughts. As she passed, she stopped by Mrs Weasley who was arguing with Bill about something. He saw her hovering behind them and leapt at the distraction,

"Ky, you made it." And once his mother turned around, he joined the conversation Charlie was having.

"Hi Mrs Weasley, no need to stand up, I'm going over to Mi now. I just stopped to give you this, and Nonno says I should thank you again. Well, he didn't have to tell me to, I would have anyway, I'm not completely lacking in etiquette."

"Oh, you shouldn't have brought anything love. There's plenty." She said accepting the container.

"Yeah, I thought so too but then Minnie insisted and said that it's wrong to show up to a dinner empty handed. She's been trying to make me into a 'proper young lady'. I've been failing miserably though. That's probably horrible, but it's the only thing that I managed to finish. You don't even want to know what happened to the chocolate cake, or should I say chocolate rock. I think Minnie was going to step in and do it herself until she gave this one an acceptable. You don't have to put it on the table."

"Nonsense Ky, I'm sure it's delicious, but next time don't go through all that trouble. You're here to have fun."

"Have fun she says! You've been working us like slaves all afternoon!"

"Hi Fred. Hi George!" Ky winked at them.

"Hi Princess." They said in unison and laughed, eyeing Percy.

He looked up and glared at them and then turned to her, "Need an umbrella? Moonlight not too harsh on your skin, your Highness?"

She knew he had a sense of humour hidden in there somewhere. He can't possibly live with these two and be able to hold a grudge. That thought made her look at Ginny, who happened to be staring at her too. Ky smiled and Ginny smiled back. Isaac Newton would have been proud seeing his Force theory being put to such good use.

She made her way to Mi, and took the empty seat next to her, placing her at the edge of the table and furthest away from Harry.

Now where did that thought come from… and she thought she was doing so well at not pointedly staring at him. Ky managed to keep her eyes trained on different people as she walked to her place, so they didn't end up on him like they usually do. She didn't want to scare the boy, and her first prospect of friends, in the process.

She was sat across from Charlie, who was going on about some match in Transylvania, it just so happened he was talking to Harry who was enraptured by the conversation. From what Minnie said, he liked quidditch. Harry hadn't even acknowledged her yet…Oh gosh, get a grip of yourself Ky.

"Is that a fondina on your hip?" Mi reached down and ran her hand on the metal, "It's beautiful. Bane?"

"It's a term of endearment. Sev." She said, smiling at her in explanation.

Mi laughed. "And now it makes sense. Did he get you this?" She said full of surprise.

"Not by himself, Minnie, Mona and Fil chipped in. I probably should start working on calling them professors."

"No, please don't Ky. That tick Snape gets when you call him Sensei, I don't want it to ever go away." Ron said, frowning at her. She laughed at him. That seemed to finally get Harry's attention. He looked at her and gave her a crooked grin.

She though she might be swooning, whatever that was. He then turned and started dishing out dessert.

"Ice cream?" It was Charlie.

"No thanks. So, a Ukrainian Ironbelly and Heridian Black get into a fight, who comes out the victor?"

He laughed, "Know a bit about dragons, do you? A lot of people say the Ironbelly is the most fearsome dragon, but it's mighty slow and it has never taken on a quidditch team like the Heridian has. The Heridian likes to eat people, the Ironbelly likes to break houses. Depends on which you fancy more."

Ron, Harry, and Mi were in a whispered conversation and she didn't want to disturb them, so she continued the chat with Charlie. She didn't have to make an effort because he went on, "But you haven't lived till you've seen an Antipodean Opaleye. I went down to New Zealand last year, ahhhh breath-taking and their eyes are hypnotic. But the-"

He was interrupted when Mrs Weasley commented on the time and instructed them to go to bed. Ky smiled at him, she wasn't bored, and it must be amazing doing something you had such passion for.

As they started filing into the house Harry stopped the Weasley Matriarch and said, "I'm probably not going to fit into my jeans tomorrow, Mrs Weasley. That was delicious. And you outdid yourself with the Treacle Tart. I had three slices."

She laughed at him, and Ky turned her head to hide her idiotic blushing, "It was my pleasure love, but the Treacle Tart wasn't my doing. I told you it would be delicious, didn't I?" She said warmly to the girl.

Ky turned around and Harry was staring at her, a look of shock on his face. "What, a girl who throws a good punch can't bake?"

"It was a kick and I never said that you can't bake, I'm just shocked I survived that meal."

"Don't sigh just yet Potter, poison sometimes takes a while to kick in."

She turned and walked into the house but she was sure she heard him say, 'It sure does.'

-x-x-x-

Ky was rooming with Mi. And Ginny…Joy. It dawned on her this was the first time she shared a room with someone other than Linus or Lenzo. She took out her shorts and tee to change into after Ginny got out of the bathroom. Mi walked in, wearing a set of pyjamas that were long and striped and very Hermione. She smiled at her as she walked in, Ky's shorts and tee in her hand,

"That's very Ky of you not to invest in pyjamas." She grabbed the tee and held it open, "Is this Pikachu? You have a Pokémon shirt."

"Of course, I do. Let's not pretend you were not into it too."

"Yes, like six years ago. Which seems about the same time you bought this shirt, isn't he yellow, not white!"

"Hey, don't hate on the classics. Plus, I wear my clothes right till they don't fit anymore. It's like my personal war against age. Speaking of age," Ky pulled out a giant tome from her bag and handed it to Mi. "Found it in Nonno's personal library, thought you might like a go at it. Minnie said you're the best in transfiguration."

"She said that!" Mi said a huge blush on her face and took the book.

"Yup, right after she said that I should take a leaf out of your book and act more ladylike. She disapproves of my pj choices as well. She also said…"

"Great Godric, Ky this is Hesper Gamps diary." She started flipping through the pages, "This has the theorems she postulated when she was defining the Laws of Elemental Transfiguration. All her working out is here."

"Yup and her working out on Sirius Black."

Mi jerked her head up at Ky's comment, her eyes comically large, "What?"

She laughed at her; she was such a prude! "It's fine Mi, sex between husband and wife is far from scandalous. Not that she goes into lots of details but look at the page in the middle…who would have thought she found out exception number three like that." Mi's face was completely red and closed the book.

"I forgot that Hesper Gamp married Sirius Black the second. I thought the Blacks were supposed to be a dignified pureblood family."

"Ok, not that I know what that's supposed to mean, but isn't it always like that. I guess Hesper was a lady in the street and a freak in the bed."

She laughed at that and then said, "Well whatever she was in the bed, she was an excellent mistress of transfiguration."

"Oooh oooh speaking of mistress, turn to the next page. Seems Mr Black had a wandering eye. 'I find myself on the verge of hysteria. Upon noticing Sirius was not at the club like he said he would be, my suspicions grew pronounced and I followed him out the door. I grew curious as he did not, in fact, apparate, but continued his walk down the street. He turned and knocked on the door of a house that I was almost certain was muggle. The certainty grew when the blonde bitch opened the door; he pushed her inside with a passion I had never seen from him. I turned and walked away, fury in my veins. I transfigured Vermin's ears three times, and, in my anger, I messed up on the third. I, Hesper Gamp! Mess up a transfiguration spell! Now I'm left with a deaf house elf. Elladora would have been happy to know another head was added to her collection in Black Manor tonight. But not even that dulled the anger writhing through my body. I don't know how long it has been going on and I am wracked with disgust. Why can't he take a half-blood whore like a normal purebred male? I would have even consented to the use of our bed! But a muggle, a muggle whore! Filthy muggle lips…I feel soiled. I will close myself to him, never again will I touch that defiled wretched man." Ky stopped reading, utterly confused. "I don't get it. She's not angry that he screwed someone else, she's angry that he banged a non-magic person."

"You haven't read much about modern Wizarding history, have you? Of course not, you've only had two weeks to catch up on all that work, where would you have the time." Mi's face was blotchy, and she had a faraway look. She didn't even turn her head when Ginny walked in.

Ky sat down on the bed, next to her.

"Mi?"

"Sorry Ky. I'm just disappointed. What's your favourite rock band?"

"Green Day…at the moment."

"Well, imagine you found out Billie Joe Armstrong was an avid supporter of Hitler. And that you were Jewish."

"Well Billie is awesome and everything but I'm into Tré Cool, drummers don't get enough love. And if I was Jewish, I'd probably be a lot funnier…"Ky stopped, got off the bed and picked the book up. She tore the page out.

"Ky what are you doing! Stop! Ky!" She stopped as Mi pulled the book away from her, her face pale. "Are you insane? This is Hesper Gamps diary…."

"I know that…Mi you're the Jew in this situation. She's a Nazi right? She believed she was better than others because she was 'pure blood'. That she was better than her servant to the extent that she killed him and chopped off his head because he was deaf. Because SHE made him deaf. I'm not sorry that I showed you this. People like this should be ousted for their Neanderthalic views on the world."

"Destroying the diary is not going to change the fact that the woman who was practically the mother of Transfiguration was a…"

"Vile monster with a deluded vision of the world. I wasn't destroying the book. I was tearing that page out for you; you should keep it. "

"What? To remind me that I was stupid enough to admire a woman that despised my existence."

"NO. To remind you that this is what ignorance does to the world. What it breeds and festers. This hatred. I saw the look in your eye, this has happened to you before. Hundreds of years ago Hesper Gamps was a bigoted bitch, and it seems there's still a few out there that look down on you. This is not to symbolise that those 'pureblood' prejudiced pricks are cretins in civilised clothes. So, the next time they try to make you feel inferior, all you need is to look at this and remember that they're not in the same species, let alone league as you." Ky finished, breathing heavily. She was so angry, when the realisation hit her that this was happening to Mi, in the twentieth century! In a place that was supposed to be wondrous and magical, that evil still managed to seep in!

That there were people out there that looked down on a person like Mi, someone who was intelligent and good and caring.

Ky sat on the floor, leaned her back against their bed and rested her head next to Mi's knee and looked up into her disappointed brown eyes, "It seemed that I've been wearing rose coloured glasses, take them off for me Mi. Tell me about Wizard Hitler, tell me about the man that tainted this world."

A/N: Thank you so much for reading!