Emma Melody Vane: Harry Potter Fanfic

1992 Halloween

Emma's POV

It's finally Halloween. A lot has happened since my first DADA lesson. Lockhart feeling sorry got me all his books in Braille. Hermione thought it was so sweet of him to do so. I personally think he was doing it for his image. He had some guy take a photo of us and there was an article in the Prophet about him helping out a blind student. It made me want to burn the books. But instead I put them in my trunk and have not touched them since.

Anyway another thing that has happened is that Malfoy joined the Slytherin quidditch team and is their new Seeker. Apparently his dad brought the whole team Nimbus 2001s. The best racing broom out at the moment. Hermione had dragged me along so that she coul watch the Gryffindors practice.

But instead there was a minor disagreement between Slytherin and Gryffindor. Until Malfoy called Hermione a Mudblood. I had glared in his direction as Coal growl. I mean, how dare he call my best friend such a fowl name. Ron tried to hex him, but his spell backfired with his broken wand. So he ended up vomiting slugs and not Draco. Slytherin had laughed as Hermione and Harry escorted Ron away. While the Gryffindor team escorted me back to the castle.

Anyway as I was saying tonight is Halloween. I'm at the feast with Fay. Coal laying under the table searching for scrapes. I would be with Hermione and the other two. But they were invited to Sir Nicholas' Death Day party. So was I, but after what happened last with the troll. I felt safer being in the great hall. So I politely declined the invitation.

"Here you go Emma, roast pork, potato bake and roast veggies. Your favourite" Fay says.

"Thank you" I say politely as I grab a fork. She had served the food and chomped it up. I find the plate and start to eat using my fork. At one point I find a piece of crackling, which I moaned at. I love crackling, it's the best part of roast pork.

"Knew you'd like your surprise" Fay says happily.

"Thank you, I love crackling" I tell her.

"Better then last year?" she asks me.

"A hundred times better" I assure her. "When dessert comes, can you please get me a slice of chocolate cake?" I ask her hopeful.

"Of course, only if we can share it" she tells me.

"Deal" I say with a smile. I doubt I'd be able to ate a whole slice anyways. Soon dessert arrives and Fay feeds me my half of the cake. As I was feeling to lazy to do it myself. "You're a great friend" I tell her as we finish the cake slice.

"And don't you forget it" she tells me smugly.

"By the way, have Hermione and the other two arrived yet?" I ask her curious.

"No, strange. I thought they would of at least been here for dessert" she states confused. "Do you think they went back to the common room?" she asks.

"Doubtful, they should be starving. Especially Ron" I tell her. "I do hope nothing has happened to them" I mumble.

"I'm sure they're fine" she assures me. "The feast is ending, lets go search for them" she suggests. I nod my head and turn around to face the aisle. I feel Coal's harness hit my hand and grab it standing up. He and Fay escort me out of the hall.

As we enter the entrance hall I hear a tone of voices murmuring to each other. "What's going on?" I ask Fay confused.

"No idea, a crowd seems to be covering by the stairs that lead to the dungeons" she states. "Lets check it out" she states and guides me over. As we draw closer I smell blood. I hear Fay gasp in horror.

"What is it? Is someone hurt? I smell blood" I say concerned.

"My cat! What's happened to Mrs. Norris?" Mr Filch shrieks. "You ! You've murdered my cat! You've killed her! I'll kill you!" he shouts. I wonder who he's accusing.

"Argus!" the headmaster says firmly. Fay nudges me to the side a bit and I hear several people walk past us. Must be Dumbledore and some of the teachers. "Come with me Argus. You, too, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger" he says.

"My office is nearest, Headmaster - just upstairs - please feel free" Lockhart says.

"Thank you Gilderoy" Dumbledore says. "Prefects, please lead your house back to your dormitories immediately" he orders. Fay and Coal lead me away from the smell of blood.

"What happened to Mrs Norris?" I demand.

"She was hanging from a torch all stiff. There was a message written in blood next to her. It said: THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE" she tells me.

"Who was Mr Filch accusing?" I ask.

"Harry, he and the other two were standing right next to Mrs Norris and the wall" she states.

"I doubt they did it. Harry, couldn't hurt a fly. Besides none of them were covered in blood were they?" I ask her.

"Not that I could see" she states. "Sorry" she says sheepishly.

"It's fine, I'm use to it" I assure her. "Besides whoever hurt Mrs Norris, must of used dark magic. No second would know any such spells" I state.

"Agreed" she says. We reach the common room and sit by the fire. Waiting for the others to appear. But she soon grew tired and went up to bed. As the clock chimed midnight I went to go to bed myself. But the portrait hole opened.

"Emma, how come you're still up?" Hermione asks.

"Waiting for you lot, what happened?" I ask.

"I'll explain everything, good night Harry and Ron" she says. They say good night back and I hear them leave. I sit back down and feel Hermione sit beside me. She tells me in a whisper about what happened at the Death Day party, the entrance and Lockhart's office. "But Dumbledore says once the mandrakes are full grown a potion can be made to revive Mrs Norris. Though Filch was angry none of us was punished" she finishes.

"Well now I understand his strong dislike for us students. Him being a squib. Though you have to feel sorry for him. I don't know what I would do if Coal had been petrified" I state as I pat his head. "We should get to bed" I tell her. She agrees and we go upstairs. I change into a nightie and brushed my teeth. Before calling it a night.