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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on Mar 22, 2012 20:00:01 GMT -5
Gemma was up in her room getting ready to visit her parents back home. How she missed being home sometimes, but she did enjoy the wizarding world a bit more. She was just putting the last of her belongings into her case when she had seen an owl appear at her window. She walked over to the window and opened it. There was the owl sitting there with a letter hanging out of it's mouth. She reached to it's beak and grabbed the letter and opened it right away. It read:
My dearest Gemma Lee,
How are you my darling? I have to let you know that we have had to leave here today and go to Australia, as your Uncle Patrick has passed. I'm so sorry that we couldn't wait for you but we had to leave as soon as possible.
We will send you another owl when we return. Love you my darling Gemma
Love Mummy and Daddy
She became quite upset...very upset actually. She dropped the letter and it fell to the floor and she was looking directly at the vase on her little table. She kept staring at it an anger and then in about 5 seconds it had shattered all over her room. She wanted to leave, and that's what she was going to do.
She had made her way to Diagon Alley. She knew there were alot of shopps there and was looking quite forward to spend a little money on herself. It was quite nice not having any grown-ups telling her when and where and what she could do.
She had found herself infront of what seemed to be a a little let store. How she missed having a pet and she often wanted one to sleep with at night when she was lonley. "That's it!" she thought to herself with a smile. "I will buy myself a pet". She padded herself all over and looked in her bag, and realized she had no money.
She then realized as well that she would have to go to Gringott's the wizard bank to pull out some of her money out from her vault. It wasn't going to be a problem since she always wore her key around her neck."This will have to wait a bit" she thought as she headed towards Gringott's.
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Post by Crispin Delacriox on Mar 23, 2012 22:37:06 GMT -5
Crispin was not expecting to see anyone he knew today. That was part of the reason he had come to Diagon Alley. He had figured that even though it was a weekend, the students would prefer to stay closer to the school and therefore would go to Hogsmeade.
He himself was heading home for a little R and R. He needed break even if it would only be a short one. But before he could go home, Crispin needed a few very things. And so, he was heading to Gringotts to take some money out of his vault. He walked along the cobblestone road and glanced at store displays as he passed.
There were other people shopping this evening and they moved around him. Crispin was not really paying attention to much until his eyes fell on the young female a little more than a block ahead of him. Surely not... Crispin thought to himself. What would she be doing this far from the school seemingly alone?
Crispin did not call out to her. He continued to follow until she had reached the bank and then with vampire speed, passed her and pulled open one door. "Miss Gafferty." He said to the child with an almost unreadable look on his face. He motioned for her to enter with one hand. "After you."
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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on Mar 24, 2012 13:19:41 GMT -5
Gemma couldn't stop thinking about what pet she was going to buy, as she was heading towards Gringott's. She was so happy that she was grinning from ear to ear,.. you couldn't even wipe it off her face even if you tried.
"Finally" she thought to herself as she saw the bank just up ahead. There were alot of people around and it was quite busy for this time of day, but that didn't matter to her much. She started to walk up the staircase to the enterance at Gringotts and with a blink of an eye there stood Professor Delecroix holding the door open. Well that smile of hers turned upside down pretty quick.
She stopped rather quickly and gulped as she glanced at him. She was going to play this calm, so she walked and entered through the door. "Thank you, Professor" she said to him as she walked in and headed towards the desks. She was quite short and had to stand on a stool as she handed the elf her key to her vault. She looked behind herself often, just to see what the Professor was doing.
As she was waiting for her withdrawl, she had begun to think about how much she had just wanted this day for herself. She didn't want to be bothered by anyone. She had quite strong feelings about this, as it was quite an emotion for such a young child. She kept looing behind her out of couriosity.
The elf was back and handed Gemma 4 gold coins, more than enough for her age. "Thank you" she said to him with a smile as she took the coins, her key and turnned around and headed for the doors. As she ws leaving she glanced one more time at the Professor. Why did she keep doing this?. Something about him was starting to take hold of her.. but what?.
She looked forward and headed outside and back towards that pet shoppe. "I hope that he doesn't follow me and he leave's me alone, and doesn't start asking questions" she mumbled to herself as she walked briskly towards the shoppe.
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Post by Crispin Delacriox on Mar 25, 2012 19:36:43 GMT -5
Crispin said nothing as she stepped past him and into the bank. He knew that she knew that he knew that she was not supposed to be here. "Thank you, Professor" She told him and Crispin nodded slowly. He walked inside after her. Crispin watched as she moved to stand on a stool at the counter. Crispin moved to another free goblin.
He made his with drawl and as he turned, the girl was already leaving the bank. Crispin followed. He did not know really why he bothered with the girl. Of course there was the fact that she was smart. A talented witch. But at the same time, he could easily send an owl to Snape and have the girl expelled.
And yet, Crispin followed behind her as she left the building. He kept a distance behind her. Crispin did not want to freak the girl out. Really, he was just curious. Curious t see where she was going and what she was planning to do with herself. He watched with a smirk as she kept looking back at him. Well at least she was aware of the fact that he was there.
When she entered the pet shop, the shop keeper seemed surprised to have such a young and unchaperoned student in his store. Crispin entered not long after. It was obvious by the look on the shop keepers face that he was about to start asking questions. He looked relieved when the adult male entered as well.
"Is she with you?" The shop keeper asked Crispin. The vampire looked at the student and a number of different replies went through his head. "Yes." He finally told the man. Once Crispin was sure he would not be over heard, he asked Gemma "What are you doing here, Miss Gafferty?"
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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on Apr 23, 2012 20:25:12 GMT -5
Gemma walked up to the storekeep and was about to ask him a question, as he beat her to the punch. "Are you in here all by yourself?", he asked her quite confused because it's not everyday young witches and wizards come into the store un-chaparoned. Gemma didn't know what to say as she knew quite well that she wasn't supposed to be out all by herself.
She was about to answer him until she seen him look up "Is she with you?". Gemma turned around and noticed that the Professor was right behind her. She looked back at the storekeep and then back at the Professor and gave him a bit of a coaxing look.
After quite a long pause he finally answerd the storekeep with a "Yes". Gemma then turned back to the storekeep and gave him a sneaky smile and flipped her hair and walked over to some animals that were all alone in their cages. She noticed that the Professor was now right beside her, and she just pretened that he wasn't there.
"What are you doing here, Miss Gafferty?" she heard him ask her, as she ponderd to herself what her answer would be. "Why have you been following me?" she asked him quite snarky, as she then turned around and continued to look at the animals, while she completely ignored his question.
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Post by Crispin Delacriox on Apr 26, 2012 19:36:53 GMT -5
Crispin was willing to let this disobedient pass without much being said. He was sure that there was a reason for it. Crispin would listen to her reasoning and then send her back to school and no one would be the wiser. He had no intention at this point in telling anyone what had happened today.
Then she spoke, and that changed everything. "Why have you been following me?" She asked him and the question would have been fine if not for her tone. It got under she skin and Crispin frown slightly. It made his fangs extend slightly and Crispin snarled softly. His eyes darkened slightly.
He did not answer right away. Crispin was trying to hide his emotions. He was normally very good at that. "I," He told her " I am a professor and can leave the castle anytime I please. And when there is a first year student out of the castle on her own, I wounder why." His voice was calm and soothing but behind it was the hint of something dark. "However, I do not need any childish behavior. I will just head back to the post office and send an owl to Severus before I head home for the weekend."
He tuned and made his way back towards the door of the shop. "Shes not with me." Crispin told the store owner with a wave and then exited out onto the street. He was serious about the owl. Severus would come and pick her up. She was going to learn one way or the other that he was the person she was going to want to be good to.
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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on Apr 30, 2012 14:21:28 GMT -5
Gemma turned towards the Professor when she started to hear him speak, and to her knowledge he didn't seem in the very best of moods. Gemma listened, but in her mind she really didn't care what he had to say...that was just the way she was, she really didn't care about anything. She was quite cold for such a little girl, more so than any human should be quite frankly.
Gemma stood there and observed the Professor. "I... I am a professor and can leave the castle anytime I please. And when there is a first year student out of the castle on her own, I wounder why... However, I do not need any childish behavior. I will just head back to the post office and send an owl to Severus before I head home for the weekend."
Gemma noticed at that very moment something dark, something evil and someting that she really didn't want to mess with at the moment. She heard a change in his voice, the difference of the look in his eyes, and what she noticed the most was the slight growing of his teeth...who could miss that?. She watched and said nothing as he walked towards the door. "Shes not with me." , he said to the storeclerk, as she watched him walk out of the shop. She stood there a bit due to the fact that one of the Professors of Hogwarts was indeed a vampire. Gemma looked back at the store clerk and shrugged her shoulder's, turned towards the door and followed the professor as she had something on her mind.
She got outside and saw that he wasn't too far up ahead, and being as stuborne as she was she spoke without hesitation. " You can go ahead and report me to Professor Snape if you want to...but what would all the staff have to say about a vampire teaching students?" she said to him with her arms crossed and a smirk on her face. She wasn't sure about the school rules, but she had a pretty good idea that it was against school law.
"Wasn't there a teacher a few years ago that was asked to leave due to him being a werewolf Professor?, how different is it really? she spoke to him again in quite a snarky and childesh tone.
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Post by Crispin Delacriox on Apr 30, 2012 18:05:07 GMT -5
Crispin knew she was there before she spoke. He could smell her. " You can go ahead and report me to Professor Snape if you want to...but what would all the staff have to say about a vampire teaching students?" She challenged in a snotty tone. Crispin turned on her in a snarl. This girl pushed her luck way too much. "Wasn't there a teacher a few years ago that was asked to leave due to him being a werewolf Professor?, how different is it really?" She continued.
Crispin took her roughly now by the arm and pulled her into an alley way. His other hand snapped forward and he snatched her wand from her. "You need to learn to watch your tongue little girl. I am not a man you want to anger." He shook her a little as he spoke. "I assume the werewolf you are speaking of was brought to Hogwarts with Dumbledore knowing he was a wolf. And the Headmaster, he knows what I am quite well. Who do you think you are threatening?" Crispin pushed her back against the wall.
"You are a spoiled little brat. I am sick and tired of your shit. If you think you are going to hone your abilities on your own than good luck to you. Not only am I going to report you to the Headmaster but I am also going to see to it you are expel ed from Hogwarts. We'll see how your parents take to that." Crispin was tired of her snappy little comments. There was a reason he was a deatheater and it was the fact that he was a ruthless man. This girl would learn that soon enough.
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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on Apr 30, 2012 19:46:05 GMT -5
She knew she did it, just by his reaction after her snotty statement. He grew very angry at her and snatched her by the arm and took her to the alley way to have a little chat. She went willingly with him as he then pushed her against the wall with his finger pointing at her.
"You need to learn to watch your tongue little girl. I am not a man you want to anger. I assume the werewolf you are speaking of was brought to Hogwarts with Dumbledore knowing he was a wolf. And the Headmaster, he knows what I am quite well. You do you think you are threatening?" Gemma looked at him with a frown and started to get teary eyed, she was still a child after all.
"You are a spoiled little brat. I am sick and tired of your shit. If you think you are going to hone your abilities on your own than good luck to you. Not only am I going to report you to the Headmaster but I am also going to see to it you are expel ed from Hogwarts. We'll see how your parents take to that."
Gemma grew a bit frighted with his words as he was yelling at her with his threats. She didn't want to be expelled or in any sorts of trouble, she just wanted to have some alone time to deal with her parents breaking off their visit with her.
"Ok..I am sorry if I pushed my luck..I just wanted to be off by myself with no one I knew around." she said to him with intensity. "Please don't expell me..I will do anything..you name it..I'll scrub the lou..I will clean the floors with my toothbrush..please..I'm sorry professor..I'll be good" she said to him with a smile, in hope's that he wouldn't get her in trouble.
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Post by Crispin Delacriox on May 1, 2012 18:30:20 GMT -5
Crispin saw the tears form in her eyes and he scowled. He did not need this crap. At least he was breaking through her stupid little facade. "Ok..I am sorry if I pushed my luck..I just wanted to be off by myself with no one I knew around." Crispin was silent for a long moment and he released her abruptly. "Please don't expel me..I will do anything..you name it..I'll scrub the lou..I will clean the floors with my toothbrush..please..I'm sorry professor..I'll be good" She added and he smirked.
"Good..." He repeated. "I don't want to be good." He spat at her. He moved his face closer to hers and his voice became low and dark. "Do you realize what can be done with the powers you have?" His eyes bore into hers. "Either you will listen to me and do as I say or I will make sure that you never get the chance to develop your magic. You will grow up a pathetic muggle like your parents everyone else you have known growing up. There is quite a war coming and coming fast."
He stepped back from her and stood up straight. "I am going home and you are going back to Hogwarts. Your sweet little girl routine does not work with me." Crispin did not even turn to look back at her as he left the alley now. He straightened his clothes as he walked along the cobblestone road towards the post office.
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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on May 1, 2012 21:13:44 GMT -5
Gemma listened carefully to the Professor now as she did not want to get in trouble of any kinds. She moved backwards slightly when he spoke to her again. "Good" he said to her in a horrible tone that no child likes.
He slowly moved his face inwards towards hers and replied to her very seriously. "Do you realize what can be done with the powers that you have?" he asked her in a very deep dark tone. "Either you will listen to me and do as I say or I will make sure that you never get the chance to develop your magic. You will grow up a pathetic muggle like your parents everyone else you have known growing up. There is quite a war coming and coming fast." he scowled at her.
Gemma tried to take all this in as she didn't realize that she was that powerful, expecially when a Professor approaches you about it. She knew that she was different from other students, but really thought nothing of it until now. "My powers...what about my powers sir?" she asked him with confusion and curiosity. She knew right then and there that he seemed quite interested in her...but for what?.
"I am going home and you are going back to Hogwarts. Your sweet little girl routine does not work with me", the professor scowled at her again as he turned and headed for the post office. "Wait!!!" she yelled at him. "Please don't go to the post office an report me to my parents or professor Snape...i'm begging you sir", she cried to him in despiration.
She walked up to him and looked at him straight in the eye. "How about this instead...why don't we go somewhere and you can show me what you were talking about with my powers....what do you know that I don't sir?" she asked him hoping it would take his mind off punishing her.
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Post by Crispin Delacriox on May 2, 2012 19:23:19 GMT -5
When she yelled for him to wait Crispin paused. He did not turn back to her at first. Crispin had really just wanted to head home but this girl just seemed to pester him. "Please don't go to the post office an report me to my parents or professor Snape...i'm begging you sir" he heard her plead and Crispin turned back to her when he heard her footsteps moving in his direction.
"How about this instead...why don't we go somewhere and you can show me what you were talking about with my powers....what do you know that I don't sir?" Crispin scoffed. "Go where child?" He spat at her. "Do you expect me to take you home with me? Then what let you loose on my house so that you can decide to throw a childish said to much about whatever power you posses. But I know a great deal more than you could ever know."
Crispin was at a loss with what to do. But at the same time he knew what he wanted to do. He wanted to take her home for the weekend and put her through a few tests. He wanted to see just how strong she was. But he knew that he shouldn't. Crispin should do just what he had threatened. He should send her back to school and then go home and relax.
He met the girls eyes. "You'll need clothes if you are coming with me." He almost growled at the girl. "If you so much as step out of line my first choice will stand." Crispin had a feeling this might end badly. "Where are your parents?" Crispin figured they were not around this weekend or she would not be here alone. "Do you have clothes? Do you... Where do you live?"
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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on May 3, 2012 20:56:09 GMT -5
Gemma wondered again what he knew about her, that she didn't already know about herself. She snickered a bit as he was talking about her throwing a childesh tantrum, as he must have thought that she was about four years old by the was he was talking to her. He obviously didn't know much about kids.
"You'll need clothes if you are coming with me... and If you so much as step out of line my first choice will stand." She looked at him an smiled and gave him a wink "It's a deal Professor" she said to him with relief. "Where are your parents?...do you have clothes? Do you... Where do you live?" he asked her all flabber-gasted.
Gemma raise one eybrow in straight confusion. "Where do I live?" she asked him and then paused. "I live in London...my clothes are there professor....are you feeling alright?" she asked with a nod of her head. She totally ignored his question about her parents, she didn't feel like talking about them at all. "Well I guess we have to go back there to get them ...whatever you prefer professor", she said to him with a dark and sly look in her eyes.
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Post by Crispin Delacriox on May 8, 2012 21:51:10 GMT -5
When she laughed and then said that she lived at Hogwarts, Crispin scowled. "You frustrating little twit." He growled at her. "You do not live at Hogwarts you go to school at Hogwarts!" Crispin's temper was really running thin. "Where is your home?" After a few moments he had he information he needed and they were heading sown the street towards The Leaky Cauldron.
Because of her age, Gemma could not appariate. That left floo travel. The Leaky Cauldron was not a place Crispin was very fond of. He tightened his cloak around himself as they entered. The place had the under odor of beer and greasy food. Crispin took Gemma by the elbow and steered her to the large fireplace. The flames were small right now. Crispin had the girl's address.
He took a bit of the floo powder from the mantel, tossed it in. The flames grew tall and changed color and the Crispin stepped with the girl inside. He stated their destination and then they were gone. It was like being inside a tornado. They spun and were pushed together. When the spinning stopped, Crispin who was used to this sort of travel, stepped out of the new fireplace and into what seemed to be a fair sized living room. "Get what you need." He told her now.
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Post by Gemma Lee Gafferty on May 9, 2012 18:32:25 GMT -5
Gemma answered that Professor very promptly, as she seemed quite serious. "I live in London sir...I live at 343 Willow Ave" she explained to him. Once she gave him that information her turned around and started walking away, and she quickly followed behind him. "Where are you going?" she asked with curiosity. The silence was boring when they were walking together, but she couldn't heelp but wonder to herself why he was so interested in her. They then stopped infront of a tavern of somekind. "The leaky Cauldren" she squeeked. She entered inside and seen people sitting there and drinking and eating, but yet it smelled yummy to her as she was quite hungry. "Are we here to eat before we go sir?" she asked, knowing that he peobably wouldn't answer her. She then felt a tug at her arm as he had grabbed her and started to pull her towards a fire place. He shoved her in when the flames were small, as she watched him then grab a powder of somekind. "Professor was this a trick...are you going to kill be or something?" she said with fright as she had no clue what he was about to do. All of a sudden she was whissped away in a tornado, and she was spinning fast in circles and then she was in her living room back in London. "Wow!!...what was that...that was fun...can we do it again?, she said to him with a smerk. "Get what you need" he said to her in no joking matter. "I'll be back in a second", she said to the professor as she quickly scattered to her room and packed a few items. A few moments went by, and then a large shout came from up the stairs. " HEY PROFESSOR!, DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY ROOM!, she screeched , in hopes that he would be interested in seeing some of her prize posessions. Gemma's House: www.dicamillocompanion.com/images/Houses/database/C_Fenton_House_Gardens_1.jpgInside the house: chictraveler.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/20100209091706.jpg
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