Harry tried for hours to find either Marie or Chris, but failed, they both vanished. He was also trying desperately to avoid Ginny, who seemed determined to get through him & talk senses into him.
Both Ron & Hermione, though sitting next to each other, were avoiding eye contact, and just nodding when Harry or Luna said anything. It was the longest trip to Hogwarts ever... and he was out of alcohol. Shame.
When they reached Hogwarts it was a cloudy day, pretty much like the mood in all of the friends, and also the foregneirs, who spent most of the trip in Minerva's compartment, where no other students had access to, not even Head Girl Granger.
When the train finally stopped a soft drift was falling, pretty much like the one Maggie kept on feeling in her face when she saw things, it was odd & only helped her to be sadder. She waited until all of the students headed to the coaches & boats & then came out of the train. She drank a potion from a little bottle Minerva left for her before leaving the compartment. It tasted like rancid chocolate cake but she had to take it. It was the only way to finally be at Hogwarts. She walked out, sobbing slowly & got into Hagrid's coach.
"Good lord, you look more and more like your mother" it's amazing how love can get grammar into a man... "Thank you Hagrid, I see you're still with that principal" and she giggled among her sobbings. Hagrid was sad for her "It's called Headmaster here... I'm sorry about all this Maggi- I mean Marie, this is not fair for you". That was also odd, Hagrid would never question Dumbeldore's decisions, but I guess things were changing at Hogwarts.
Both Ron & Hermione, though sitting next to each other, were avoiding eye contact, and just nodding when Harry or Luna said anything. It was the longest trip to Hogwarts ever... and he was out of alcohol. Shame.
When they reached Hogwarts it was a cloudy day, pretty much like the mood in all of the friends, and also the foregneirs, who spent most of the trip in Minerva's compartment, where no other students had access to, not even Head Girl Granger.
When the train finally stopped a soft drift was falling, pretty much like the one Maggie kept on feeling in her face when she saw things, it was odd & only helped her to be sadder. She waited until all of the students headed to the coaches & boats & then came out of the train. She drank a potion from a little bottle Minerva left for her before leaving the compartment. It tasted like rancid chocolate cake but she had to take it. It was the only way to finally be at Hogwarts. She walked out, sobbing slowly & got into Hagrid's coach.
"Good lord, you look more and more like your mother" it's amazing how love can get grammar into a man... "Thank you Hagrid, I see you're still with that principal" and she giggled among her sobbings. Hagrid was sad for her "It's called Headmaster here... I'm sorry about all this Maggi- I mean Marie, this is not fair for you". That was also odd, Hagrid would never question Dumbeldore's decisions, but I guess things were changing at Hogwarts.
***
"Harry, what's wrong with you?" Harry simply stared at Hermione for 5 minutes and then walked away. She knew she got into the compartment at the worst time. Harry took his quartz stone & held it very tight in his pocket, made him feel a little bit better.
He almost drops it to the floor when Chris bumped into him, chasing for Ginny "Oh, sorry dude", Harry looked astonished. "Hey, mate, wait, where is your sister?" Chris looked puzzled and upset. He didn't want Potter around her "If I know my sister, she's chasing a dragon or a demon, see ya dudes". Ron and Hermione looked at each other and Harry kept on walking further and further away from them.
"Oh, they are full of -" Hermione looked worried "No student can go around looking for demons, come on". And then it hit him, the same thing that hit Hermione "She might not be a student Ron".
Unfortunately, Harry wasn't thinking that.
***
The Great Hall looked gloomy also. All students sat down in their respective tables, except for the First Years & Chris, who stood by them. The four friends were quiet, though it was normal in Luna being like that.
Hermione was intrigued about the extra chair between Prof. Dumbledore & Prof. McGonagall, odd enough considering she is co-Headmistress with Dumbledore & has always sat beside him. This was only another confirmation that there was more to Marie Matthews than what she had said.
Harry was afraid of thinking what his friends knew already. She didn't come up with his brother and the first years for the sorting ceremony & Dumbledore said nothing. That was quite unusual. He seemed to be waiting for someone.
After a few minutes, Hagrid came through the door and behind him Marie, who oddly enough, looked older than that same morning. She was wearing a black cloak, had her hair tight up. Her face looked all red, as if she was crying during the whole trip. She nodded at the Gryffindor table and smiled shily at Harry, looking away soon enough. She walked right beside her brother and gave him a broad smile, then went right ahead to the teacher's table, took of her cloak & walked away, behind the Slytherin's table. Harry slipped through his own table & no one paid attention to him with all the noise from the Sorting.
Only other person was starting at Marie in the same way he was: Severus Snape.
***
"Your attention please" Dumbledore got up & waved his hands, closing the door right behind Harry. "Allright then, the person that just walked out of the room is Prof. Marie Matthews, your new defense against the dark arts teacher. Also, she'll be in chage of taking the NEWTs, along with Prof. McGonagall, Prof Snape & myself this year." A silent filled up the room & both Ron & Hermione realized Harry had taken off behind Marie.
"Also, the security measures are stronger than ever. No student is allowed in the Forbidden Forest, nor in the surroundings of schools after 6 pm withouth professor's supervision" Dumbledore coughed a bit and zipped some water Minerva gave him. "Excuse me, also, each house will have a co-head. Now, without further ado, let the feast begin!". Hermione got up quite upset & asked out loud why wasn't she informed about these measures (being a Head Girl she should have). "Head Girl & Head Boy & all Prefects will be informed about these measures later today". He went back and took his seat.
"Also, the security measures are stronger than ever. No student is allowed in the Forbidden Forest, nor in the surroundings of schools after 6 pm withouth professor's supervision" Dumbledore coughed a bit and zipped some water Minerva gave him. "Excuse me, also, each house will have a co-head. Now, without further ado, let the feast begin!". Hermione got up quite upset & asked out loud why wasn't she informed about these measures (being a Head Girl she should have). "Head Girl & Head Boy & all Prefects will be informed about these measures later today". He went back and took his seat.
***
"So, you're a teacher. Why all the lying?" Maggie stood still and turned around. She did looked older, she was in her 20s for sure... Why hadn't he noticed it before. "So, you lied to me just for kicks? Was it fun?"
She looked guilty and worried. "Harry, please go back, there's a Sucubus on the loose and I need to get to it" Harry wasn't moving anywhere. "You don't get it Harry, this thing is dangerous and I cannot risk you, please go back", this last part was almost a whisper. Her eyes were red of having cried, but he was too upset to notice them.
"So, the teacher can't spare me. I want an answer.. Professor. And I want it now" She couldn't explain now. A sucubus was reported inside the school perimeter and she needed to get to it before that thing got to them. She came closer from him and spread her right hand close from his chest "I'm really sorry about this Harry, but is for your own good". Blue light came out right from the middle of her hand & hit him, knocking him unconscious. She grabbed him in the air and carefully laid him down there, leading some energy towards him so he'd be protected.
She started walking away, but she knew that was wrong. She knew (or thought she did) why she was there as a teacher. Allright, she thought. And walked closer from him, sitting at his side. "Allright Potter, I didn't hit you that hard" she was caressing his face slowly and he walked up with a startle, pointing his wand towards her. "YOU ATTACKED ME, You are out of your mind! I'm turning you in right now" She tried to explain what she had to do and why he needed to go back to the Great Hall, but he wouldn't listen. He tried to curse her, but she derived the curse. He was pointing the wand again towards her when they heard footsteps... big footsteps.
Harry grabbed her from the arm and tried to take her away, forgetting that he had tried to curse her two minutes ago. "Harry, what are you doing? That thing is heading directly towards the Great Hall, the whole point is to keep it away from it!" Harry stared at this big muddy-like creature, over 7 ft tall, that smelt pretty bad. "CRUTIO!" but the curse did nothing to the creature, it only started smelling worse. "Oh no, Harry, Harry listen to me, he just threw a lot of, fero-something, LISTEN Harry, fight it, you're gonna fall asleep otherwise and that thing will gain control, Harry, oh no, Harry!" but Harry had passed out, once again.
Maggie thought of cursing the creature the right way, like Remus had taught her, but that could leave Harry in a permanent comma. She laid next to Harry "Allright, let's see if this works, Harry, you have to let me in your dream please? I'm really sorry I had to lie, I had no choice, please" and she started feeling sleepy herself. She just hoped she got into his dream instead of her own.
***
"Arrrrghh!!" She woked up with a startle, but she wasn't in reality. An awful dementor was holding her restrained hurting her arm in the process. Through the cloudy midst she could see Harry's figure, talking cheerfully with someone else. "Harry, don't buy it, is a dream, is not even your dream!".
Harry looked at her for a second and then went back looking to what was in front of him. "Oh, Harry, is so great to see you son", Lily Potter held him tight and he felt happy, though he kept on hearing Maggie's plead for help.
"Mom, I've missed you so much". He was feeling lonely and dissapointed. "Harry, please, this is a D R E A M! Your mother is dead, she's been dead for years, please help me! Argh!" her arm started bleeding heavily. Harry looked at her worried and tried to go towards her, but his mother wouldn't let go of him. When he looked back at her, her face had shifted and was no other than Wormtail's. He was finally able to let go and come close from Mags.
He was holding his wand up and casted a patronus to release her from the dementor. He didn't really know whether that was going to work or not, but it was worth the shot. Still, lily/wormtail figure was still around and getting closer from them. Mags arm kept bleeding. "Now what do I do?" he was afraid of Wormtail's ghost back in his life.
"I dunno Harry, this is your dream, you choose, the sucubus is merely a guest like me, your call". Harry then closed his eyes and the fog got ticker, causing Wormtail's figure to vanish in ashes. The chains in Maggie's arms dissapeared as well.
"Thank you for that Harry" and she smiled. "We have to leave now, this is no safe place", she looked worried and in pain. Her arm kept on bleeding bad.
Harry was back to be upset "Allright then, show me the way out and I'll be happy to leave", he then thought how bizarre it all was. "Well, is not bizarre if you think of it Harry, i mean, you miss your mother and you're terrified of that short guy there, is pretty obvious that they're gonna be in your dreams". Harry looked at her puzzled and with contempt, and she was sounding more and more like Hermione.
"So, Miss, You can read my mind now?" she smiled naughtily "Wish I could... Nope, I can't, but this is Your dream inside Your head, you let both the sucubus and me in" then she added, looking at his wand, "im not the sucubus Harry, i'm bleeding okay? when you passed out I passed out right after you, and if you wouldnt had let me in, I couldnt have got in. I guess a part of you is determined to trust me." And she smiled again, knowing she was right.
"Well, after all, you are the one bleeding so, I'll just have to wake up then, cheers" and he closed his eyes, forcing himself to wake up, when she stopped him. If Harry woke up without helping her out of his head, she'd be the one in a permanent comma.
"Can't you just blink us out of here like you did on the train?" He was getting frustrated, and so was she "Nope, sorry, it only works in the earth plane... but... wait... you can blink us out of here!" He looked puzzled. "Look" she sat down and he sat beside her. "The only way for me to get outta here is if you get me out. So, you just need to give it a shot, believe that you can blink us out of here." he had a puppy look on his face now. "Harry, please, after all is just a dream, give it a shot... I mean, you can do anything in a dream, can't you?"
Harry got up and held her hand while she was getting up. "Unfortunately I can't Marie". He slipped his arm around her waist, like in the train, looked straight into her eyes and took them out of there.
Harry looked at her for a second and then went back looking to what was in front of him. "Oh, Harry, is so great to see you son", Lily Potter held him tight and he felt happy, though he kept on hearing Maggie's plead for help.
"Mom, I've missed you so much". He was feeling lonely and dissapointed. "Harry, please, this is a D R E A M! Your mother is dead, she's been dead for years, please help me! Argh!" her arm started bleeding heavily. Harry looked at her worried and tried to go towards her, but his mother wouldn't let go of him. When he looked back at her, her face had shifted and was no other than Wormtail's. He was finally able to let go and come close from Mags.
He was holding his wand up and casted a patronus to release her from the dementor. He didn't really know whether that was going to work or not, but it was worth the shot. Still, lily/wormtail figure was still around and getting closer from them. Mags arm kept bleeding. "Now what do I do?" he was afraid of Wormtail's ghost back in his life.
"I dunno Harry, this is your dream, you choose, the sucubus is merely a guest like me, your call". Harry then closed his eyes and the fog got ticker, causing Wormtail's figure to vanish in ashes. The chains in Maggie's arms dissapeared as well.
"Thank you for that Harry" and she smiled. "We have to leave now, this is no safe place", she looked worried and in pain. Her arm kept on bleeding bad.
Harry was back to be upset "Allright then, show me the way out and I'll be happy to leave", he then thought how bizarre it all was. "Well, is not bizarre if you think of it Harry, i mean, you miss your mother and you're terrified of that short guy there, is pretty obvious that they're gonna be in your dreams". Harry looked at her puzzled and with contempt, and she was sounding more and more like Hermione.
"So, Miss, You can read my mind now?" she smiled naughtily "Wish I could... Nope, I can't, but this is Your dream inside Your head, you let both the sucubus and me in" then she added, looking at his wand, "im not the sucubus Harry, i'm bleeding okay? when you passed out I passed out right after you, and if you wouldnt had let me in, I couldnt have got in. I guess a part of you is determined to trust me." And she smiled again, knowing she was right.
"Well, after all, you are the one bleeding so, I'll just have to wake up then, cheers" and he closed his eyes, forcing himself to wake up, when she stopped him. If Harry woke up without helping her out of his head, she'd be the one in a permanent comma.
"Can't you just blink us out of here like you did on the train?" He was getting frustrated, and so was she "Nope, sorry, it only works in the earth plane... but... wait... you can blink us out of here!" He looked puzzled. "Look" she sat down and he sat beside her. "The only way for me to get outta here is if you get me out. So, you just need to give it a shot, believe that you can blink us out of here." he had a puppy look on his face now. "Harry, please, after all is just a dream, give it a shot... I mean, you can do anything in a dream, can't you?"
Harry got up and held her hand while she was getting up. "Unfortunately I can't Marie". He slipped his arm around her waist, like in the train, looked straight into her eyes and took them out of there.
***
Harry woke up with a startle and saw her head over his chest. Her long black hair smelt so good. Slowly she got up as well. They heard Professor Snape coming towards them screaming "Finito Incantatio" and the sucubus (who had shapedshifted into a huge grey tiger) smashed in a million pieces, leaving them filled with a mud like substance all around them.
They got up and Harry realized Maggie was still bleeding. Snape also looked worried. "I should have imagined, Potter got in your way, didn't he? Are you allright? You need to see that cut checked, I'll take you to the hospital wing". Harry finally found someone who obviously hated Snape more than himself.
"Potter helped me, we didn't need you here and I dont need any doctor. I gotta talk to Albus. And you better get out of my face Snape" Maggie looked at Harry and asked him to go with her "Sure miss". He tried not to laugh in his face.
That was the first time Snape looked worried about someone and the first time he noticed anyone despising him as much as they did. They didn't talk until the Great Hall's door. Her arm was still bleeding and she looked messed up. "You should get that checked Marie, here" he took off his tie and bandaged her arm with it. She looked grateful though she refused to go to the Hospital Wing. She closed her eyes, and though in pain said some words in sanscrit while holding his arm. Amazingly enough, their clothes were cleaned. "That's a trick my mom used to do all the time" and she walked into the Great Hall for the second time that night.
He followed her in, thinking she was one scary witch.
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