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Chapter 22
A new face
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Stacy was digging around her trunk.
Lily entered the girl's dorm. "Whatcha looking for?"
"Candy or at least something to eat. I'm hungry."
"Let's go down to the kitchens." Said Lily.
They went down to the common room.
"Where are you going?" asked Maria.
"Kitchens." Both of them replied.
"I'm coming with you." Maria said, "I'm hungry."
They went down to the kitchens and gaped.
"Hey, what's up?" asked Sirius, chewing on some cauldron cakes.
"Remus, where are the pumpkin pastries?" asked James.
"I dunno, you tell me." Said Remus, eating something that looked like a chicken drumstick.
"What are you three doing here?" asked the girls.
"Eating."
"Well then, gimme some of your cauldron cakes." Said Stacy, sitting herself down in Sirius' lap and grabbing a cauldron cake.
"Want some of my pumpkin pastries?" asked James.
Lily scowled. "No thank you."
James shrugged.
"So..........is there anything in this kitchen besides candy?" asked Maria.
"Look around. Maybe you'll find something." Remus said with his mouth full.
Maria started checking around the cabinets.
"Where are the house-elfs?" asked Lily.
"On a break. Or cleaning the whole castle, I dunno." Said Remus.
Maria found some fruit and gave an apple to Lily.
After a bit of eating, the group went outside. I know, please don't hate me for the amateur writing
They found their favorite tree and sat under it. They talked for a while until they saw a blurry figure coming from the gate that separated Hogwarts and Hogsmeade.
The human figure advanced nearer. They could make out that it was a girl, probably about 16 or 17, carrying, more like dragging, 3 large trunks. She came nearer and nearer until she was in talking range of the group.
"Hey Maria, can you tell me where's......um........Dumbel—the headmasters office or the vice-headmaster?"
Maria gaped at the girl.
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"What's going on?" asked Lily.
"Do you two know each other?" asked Stacy.
"Yes." Said Maria, with much dislike.
"Well don't be a stranger, introduce her to us." Said Remus.
"Everyone, this is Abby, Abby, this is everyone. Abby's my cousin from Beauxbaton or whatever school you went last."
"You look nothing alike." Commented Sirius.
"And I'm glad." Maria muttered.
"Sorry, what was that?" asked Abby.
"Nothing. I said I'll be sad when you leave. Which will be when exactly? Not that I care or anything but I'm just wondering."
"I dunno know and don't care." Replied Abby.
"Hmmm......Let me guess. You either blew up a toilet and flooded the whole castle, ruined all the carpet, threw rotten eggs on the rooftop, or shaved all the owls." Said Maria sarcastically.
"Nope. All I did was establish a club with dirty music, alcohol, and strippers. And they kicked me out of the school for some reason. I wonder why." Said Abby.
"So how long will you stay here?"
"Probably 'til the end of this year."
Maria flinched. "Here? For the rest of the year? But why? I mean, wouldn't you miss your old school?"
"No. They have rules there."
"Oh wow. Yeah, this school has rules too. Maybe you should just drop out of school altogether."
"Wanted to do that but Yolanda wouldn't let me."
"Who's Yolanda?" asked James blankly.
"My aunt, her mother." Replied Maria.
"You call your mother by her first name?" asked Lily.
"Yeah, it ain't a big deal ya know."
"Are you British?" asked Stacy.
"Nope. I'm American." Said Abby proudly.
"American? Then why did you go to Beaxbaton?"
"They kicked me out of the Wizarding School in Chicago."
Maria made an odd noise. "They didn't kick you out; they threw you out after you practically burned down the whole forest since you were 'cold' and wanted a small fire."
"I WAS cold." Abby protested.
"Mmhm."
"Anyways, I need to get to the headmasters office to check in. Can anyone show me where it is?" asked Abby.
"I will." Said Remus. "And afterwards should I show you around Hogwarts?"
"Sure."
"And then maybe we can go to Hogsmeade for some drinks."
"Sure."
"And then maybe—
"Um, I think you better go and show her where Dumbledore's office is." Said Lily, casting a sideways look on Maria.
"Uh, sure." Remus helped with some of Abby's luggage. They left for Dumbledore's office, Remus talking and explaining about Hogwarts.
Maria was watching the two with dissatisfaction.
"Maria, what's wrong?" asked Stacy.
"Nothing. I gotta go. I have....um.......potions homework to complete." She left.
"We had potions homework?" asked Sirius.
"We did?" asked James.
"I thought we didn't." said Stacy.
The three turned to Lily.
"Well...."
"I don't know, why you asking me?" asked Lily.
"You're the only one of us that actually listens in class." Said Stacy.
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Remus and Abby were walking in silence.
"So...why did Maria seem less-than-happy to see you?"
Abby shrugged. "I think she's jealous of me. I mean, I got all the looks, the fun, and the guys."
"Uh.....sure. Maybe that's it." Remus wasn't satisfied with the answer. Anyone could say that someone was jealous of them to cover up the truth. He would probably not get anything out of Abby except the thought of Maria being jealous. He was gonna have to dig deeper. He was going to spy.
They reached Dumbledore's office.
"Um.....vampire-tasting lollypops? Sugar quills? Moon Cakes? Chocolate frogs? Um...."
"Try Muggle candy." Suggested Abby. "Skittles, M&M's, snickers, 3 musketeers, blow pops, candy cane..."
The Gargoyle leaped aside, revealing a long spiral staircase.
"Candy Cane?" said Remus disbelievingly. "I knew that."
"Uh huh. Sure."
They climbed the steps and reached the door. Remus knocked on it and called, "Professor? Are you there?" he knocked again.
"Let's just go in." said Abby, grabbing the doorknob and opening the door. She went in, Remus following behind her. "Whoa, look at all this stuff." Abby grabbed a ruby-red quill and put it in her robe pocket. She went into his desk and grabbed some quill bottles, a few coins, and other small objects.
"Abby, what are you doing?" asked Remus.
"Swiping things." She replied.
"Swiping? Oh, you mean stealing. Why?"
"It's just fun. Want some extra quills?"
"No thank you. I can buy my own." Replied Remus.
Dumbledore came in. "Ah, Miss Abby Flyers, you're here already. I had just received your school record. Hopefully you'll manage to stay in this school for more than 3 months before I have to transfer you. Ok, the sorting hat is being grouchy right now so it won't do its job and sort people. For now, based on your cousins sorting, I'll put you in Gryffindor. Remus, can you show her where the Gryffindor tower is?"
"Sure Professor."
"And here's your class schedule." He handed Abby a sheet.
"Ok." Abby took it and put it in her robe.
"Excellent. And Miss Flyers, I would like my ruby-red quill back, I've grown quite attached to it."
Abby handed back the quill to Dumbledore.
"Abby, lets go. I'll show you the Gryffindor tower and then I can show you the grounds, it is quite interesting here you know."
Abby shrugged and headed for the door. Remus was starting to follow her when Dumbledore called him back.
"Mr. Lupin, a word please. In private."
Abby left as Remus approached Dumbledore. Dumbledore soundproofed the room.
"Remus, I suggest you don't get too attached to her. There are plenty of other girls that are actually worth it. She's trouble, I can tell you that. Oh, and also, from now on, please alert the Gryffindor Tower to keep their belongings close by or locked up. There could be some thefts."
"But Professor, I'm not sure if you have a right to tell me who I can like and not like."
"I don't have that right. But here, if you don't trust my word about her, look into this file sometime." He handed him a file.
Remus opened it and looked. It was Abby's school record.
"Be sure to not show it to anyone else. I don't usually give personal advice, but I see you're gonna need it. Dismissed." (Yes, it's cheesy but I need some dirt, I mean, good stuff, on her)
Remus minimized the file with a spell and put it in his back pocket. He opened the door and gave one last glance to Dumbledore. He stepped out and closed the door. He started climbing back down the stairs.
"Well, what happened? Did you get in trouble?" a very eager Abby asked him.
"No, he just wanted a word about my classes."
"Ok."
"Now how about that tour?"
"Can I at least first get settled in?"
"Sure."
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Remus lay on his bed in thought. Today was a good day. He showed Abby around Hogwarts. She seemed an interesting person. Sure maybe she cussed a bit too much but she was a good person at heart. Right? Then why did he feel like he was lying to himself? She was a good person, a good person with an attitude, but a good person never-the-less.
He thought about Dumbledore's warning. Don't get too attached to her. What did Dumbledore know anyways? He needed a girlfriend and she seemed at least a little interested in him. She did eye quite a lot of other boys but they weren't a couple yet so it was okay. Right?
He took out the file from his pocket and stared at it. Finally making a decision, he opened it.
Abby Katherine Flyer
Born in New York, U.S.A.
He closed the file. It just didn't feel right. It wasn't his file; he had no right to read it. He opened a drawer and put it in. It wasn't going to be opened by him ever. Or maybe just not now.
"Remus?" Lily knocked on the door.
"Yeah?" Remus called.
"You wanna go downstairs? James and Sirius are throwing a party in honor of a new addition to the Gryffindor House."
Remus got up and opened the door. "Okay." They went downstairs.
"You made it!" Abby hugged him. "I thought you were already asleep."
"I don't go to sleep this early." Said Remus, hugging back.
Maria bit her lip as she glared at Abby. That bitch just couldn't keep to herself could she?
"Maria, are you okay?" asked James.
"Yeah. Why?"
"You're making your lip bleed and flames are currently flying from your nostrils. My guess is you're really pissed off at someone."
"Well no—Yeah."
"Why?"
"I have my reasons."
"Po-James! Do you know what day it is?" asked Lily.
"um....yeah. It's October 24th."
"And—
"And what?"
"You forgot?"
"No."
"Then— Lily was staring at James, exasperated.
"The festival! We haven't covered everything yet!"
"Now he gets it. No more partying for today. We need to get everything done then give the planned attractions and report to Dumbledore so he can get the stuff."
"CONGA LINE!!!" shouted Sirius at the top of his lines.
Gryffindors lined up behind Sirius and started doing the conga line.
"Oooh, sorry, the conga line is waiting." James dashed to the end of the line.
"What an immature boy. Sheesh!"
Maria laughed.
"Glad to see you laughing. Wanna get some drinks or food?"
"Sure."
They got a bottle of butterbeer each and some food. They soon came for refills and joined in on the dancing. Maria almost forgot about her little 'problem'.
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