Misplaced Trust 2

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Chapter 15

It was early the next morning as Rosemary was asleep still while Phoebus was her only roommate. Thanks to Sev this was allowed til they got out of school. Otherwise Phoebus would more than likely have to stay with the other girls. Phoebus sat down next to Rosemary gently shaking her.

"Rosie wake up please..." Rosemary blinked and sat up slowly.

"Phoebus?"

"Morning." Phoebus smiled brightly.

"It's time to get up and go to breakfast." Phoebus was already dressed in his girls uniform looking just like a girl.

Rosemary smiled and quickly got dressed.

"You look pretty." she said, smoothing his hair over his shoulder.

Phoebus giggles.

"You think so..." he does a couple of turns.

Rosemary nods emphatically.

"The uniform really suits you." she opened her mouth to say more, but her stomach interrupted her with a loud growl.

She blushed, but grinned.

"I guess it's time for breakfast." she said with a little chuckle.

Phoebus giggles and takes his sisters hand walking down tto the Great Hall seeing Hydra at the Ravenclaw table and Kaleb at the Slytherin one. Hydra has taken to his role like a true Malfoy. All the first year Ravenclaws and several of the upper years are gathered around him, listening with rapt attention to every word he says. He flashes a wink to Rosemary and Phoebus and behind him, Kaleb rolls his eyes. He seems to have fit in alright, with a few new friends around him, but his small group is somewhat isolated from the rest of the house. Rosemary glares at Hydra before looking over at Kaleb silently happy he has friends. Phoebus took her hand and walked over to the Gryfindoor table. At the other end of the table was a couple of girls in Gryfindoor who were more suited for Slytherin.

Being only in 2nd year they already were known to be the wheelers and dealers of the school. Even 7th years answered to them. By their 7th year they would rule the school. Ryna, a red haired girl with cat eye glasses was writing down the names of all the new 1st years and puting stars by the names of those they could exploit. Next to her was Bella, a girl with chocolate brown hair was transfiguering her goblet of pumpkin juice into a diet drink. Across from Bella and Ryna were Selish and Fidelia. Selish was from Africa including her dark skin and even darker hair. Her features were very cat like as she gently braided Fidelia's golden blonde hair. Fidelia was the leader her eyes an ice blue as she examined the room for potental people she could used to claw her girls to the top. Hydra's smile didn't falter at Rosemary's glare. Instead, he excused himself from his table and walked confidently over to them. The room got quiet as the students realized a Malfoy was approaching the Potter children, not realizing the established relationship among them.

"Rosemary." He said quietly. "I came to apologize for my behavior yesterday." and though he was smiling softly as he said it, there was no doubt he was sincere.

Kaleb watched until a glint at the end of the table caught his eye. He turned his curious gaze to the four girls at the end of the table, his eyes narrowing as he realized they were watching the episode with his friends avidly. Rosemary looks at him.

"Uh huh..." Phoebus looked at Hydra smiling softly.

Rosemary sighed.

"I accept your apology Hydra." Hydra offers her a brilliant smile that would eventually have all the girls in the school panting and hugged Rosemary briefly.

"Good!" He hated fighting with his friends and despite his immediate popularity, he missed all three of them.

Rosemary pats his hand as Phoebus looked over.

"Morning Hydra." Hydra gave Phoebus the same smile and took his hand, bending over it to kiss it gallantly.

"My Lady." he said with a flourish.

Phoebus blushed and giggled happily. How he was born a guy was beyond Rosemary. To her it was obvious she liked Hydra but her brother could live in denial all he liked.

"Why dont you go back to your seat Hydra and eat your breakfast before it gets cold." Hydra merely nodded and resumed his seat.

Once there, however, Kaleb leaned across the gap between the Ravenclaw and Slytherin tables and tapped him on the shoulder.

"Who're they?" the dark boy asked, indicating the girls who were still watching the Potter children.

Hydra frowned and watched them for a moment before shrugging.

"I don't know, but I'll find out, alright?" Kaleb nodded.

Both of the boys had strong protective instincts when it came to their friends. Fidelia looked at Phoebus then Hydra. There was something there. Well she wasnt about to see another Malfoy marry yet another Potter. Phoebus bit his lip watching before turning back to breakfast. Hydra made several quiet inquiries among the ravenclaws, gleaning information on the foursome and getting more and more unhappy with everything he learned. He returned to Kaleb with a grim look.

"They're a cross between Uncle Harry's Cho and that Skeeter woman. They find out secrets and use them to control people." Fidelia watches as she looked to the Malfoy.

When he manages to look over she sends him a seductive wink. Only by training and sheer force of will was Hydra able to keep himself from wrinkling his nose in distaste.

"I've no idea what they're up to, but we'd best keep an eye out." Kaleb only nodded, sending them all a dark look.

Seliha looks at Kaleb and grins sending him a kissy face.

Kaleb merely raises an eyebrow, not smiling. Soon breakfast was over and Phoebus and Rosemary were going over their time tables. Phoebus and Rosemary had Potions, DADA, Charms and Broom stick trainning which made Rosemary's stomach twist. She was terrified of hieghts. Her father had tried to teach her to fly but she just wasnt having it. She would rather see hieghts through her visions than experience hieght on her own. The slytherins shared Potions and DADA with the Gryffindors, while the Ravenclaws shared their time in Charms and Broomstick training. Hydra was very much looking forward to showing off what his father and Harry had taught him. Phoebus was abit nervous about flying since he had always straddled the broomstick like a boy. He knew for Quidditch girls sat like boys but just for hovering girls tended to sit side ways. As the Great Hall emptied and students headed to their respective classes, Kaleb made his way to the twins' sides.

"Would you like to walk together?" He asked politely.

Rosemary smiels and stands up.

"That sounds wonderful." Phoebus bites his lip then walks over to Hydra.

"Do you want to walk to the class? Where's your class?" Hydra shakes his head.

"My first class is History of Magic." He glances down to his syllabus again.

"We'll have charms together, though." He quickly goes over Hogwarts layout in his head.

He'd studied Harry's map dilligently when he could- he wasn't about to be caught wandring lost in the corridors.

"I can meet you after your second class, DADA, right? Yes, I can meet you in the hall outside the DADA classroom. It's on my way and we can walk to Charms together, okay?" Phoebus smiles sweetly.

"I would like that... ill talk to you then." Phoebus quickly walks over to Rosemary and Kaleb.

Hydra nods, his shoulders slumping a bit as his friend walks away. He wishes they had all their classes together... Rosemary walked with Phoebus and Kaleb as Fidelia and the girls step in front of them.

"Well well well if it isnt the Potter kids and the Headmasters son i must say you all look about as good as i expected." Fidelia smiled sweetly as Phoebus slightly hide behind his sister.

Kaleb's cold stare doesn't falter.

"Is there something you want, or may we proceed to class?" he asks acidly.

Selish grins and winks at him.

"We simply wanted to come and welcome you to Hogwarts." she steps close to Kaleb as Rosemary grabbed Selish's hand.

"Touch him and you will lose this hand." Fidelia gently pulled Selish back.

"Now now there is no need for violence. We heard that you two ladies were coming here and we wanted to introduce ourselves.

"I am Fidelia Nixon." Rosemary glares at her.

"If you know us so well then you should know our names or is that blonde hair causeing your brain to melt." Phoebus giggled slightly causing Fidelia to glare at her.

"I heard that the Potters had two sons." Phoebus moved away from Rosemary.

"Then you heard wrong. Riven is the only male Potter hier." Kaleb's glare turns from icy to molten.

"You will remove yourselves from our presence or we will remove you. The choice, " he said darkly. "is yours." He fingers his wand, now shooting deadly looking green sparks.

Rosemary puts her hand on his.

"Kaleb... calm down." Fidelia giggles.

"A little over protective arnt you Snape."

"I am." Kaleb said with a slight shrug. "But then, so is my father." He stated in obvious warning.

Fidelia crossed her arms.

"Which one the cross dressing homo or the homo of a headmaster we have?" Both Phoebus and Rosemary's jaw dropped.

No one knew about Phasma being a cross dresser then how did this bitch find out. Kaleb calmly tilts his wand forward.

"Aduro." he states quietly and every nerve in Fidelia's body seems to ignite with searing pain with a spell very closely related to the Cruciatus but never ruled dark.

Fidelia cries out as the girls catch her. Rosemary and Phoebus grab his hands pulling him towards the potion class. Rosemary looks at him.

"Are you out of your mind Kaleb you could get expelled for attacking a student like that no matter who your father is." Rosemary hissed as Phoebus bit his lip.

Kaleb's cheeks are flushed with anger.

"How dare she say such things about my family!" he growled, no longer hiding his emotions when the enemy wasn't around to see them.

Rosemary gently wraps her arms around Kaleb. It was a sure fire way to calm him down. Phasma was a hugger and when ever little Kaleb would cry instantly a hugging session would happen.

"It's ok Kaleb she is just a bitch." Phoebus nodded still holding Kaleb's hand.

Kaleb slowly caught his breath, hugging his friend and squeezing Phoebus' hand. Soon enough, he calmed and smoothed his unruly curls into some semblance of order. He tilted his chin back and, looking much more himself, walked proudly the rest of the way to class.

"Thank you." He murmured to his best friends.

Rosemary and Phoebus both smiled and wrapped an arm around Kaleb. To the casual onlooker it would seem that KAleb had two Gryfindoor girlfriends on either arm. Kaleb faltered at the door. The class had already filled wth most of the students and he noticed the Slytherins and Gryffindors were seperated on either side of the room. He pursed his lips. He wanted to sit with his friends, but he didn't want to abandon his new Slytherin friends either. Rosemary gently pushed Kaleb to the Slytherin side and sat in a chair in the back with Phoebus. Pansy stood in the front of the class her black hair now down to her lower back. She turned showing the slight bubble in her robes. After 15 years of marriage to Ron they had finally decided to start a family. Ron being so paranoid about getting pregnant too soon made him always had a protection charm on her to make sure they couldnt get pregnant til they were ready. First night they screwed with it off she was pregnant. She was happy to finally start a family.

"Welcome first years. I am Pansy Weasley your Potions Mistress. In this year you will learn the basics of brewing techinque and brewing your own potions at a level one stage. Those of you who remember the Potion Master before me is our Headmaster Severus Snape, know that his son is in this class. Kaleb? I expect high marks from you." Kaleb nodded, confidence in his eyes.

Growing up with a Potions Master for a father certainly had it's benefits. He wasn't instinctively good like his father, but he learned well. Pansy goes on with her first lecture as Phoebus listened intently but in reality she wanted to be near Hydra. He looked so sad when they had parted it made him want to hug him tight. After class, Kaleb went to Phoebus' side and gave him a duplicated copy of his notes.

"It didn't look like you took any." He said quietly in explanation.

Phoebus blinked then sighed.

"Sorry i feel kinda bad for Hydra. He looked really lonly." Rosemary shrugs.

"He's a big boy he can take care of himself." Kaleb nodded but there was the glint of sympathy in his eyes.

He knows he'd feel utterly lost in Hydra's situation, but then he was much less socially adept than his friend. Rosemary stood up with Phoebus as they walked to DADA. Even after their parents left school the Dark Art's position was a revolving door of teachers. On entering, the trio found that the class had been set up in a checkerboard pattern of green and red. The students were all seated in a Gryffindor-Slytherin-Gryffindor pattern, so Kaleb took a seat close to the middle with a twin on either side of him. There were instructions to this end printed in neat, curly handwriting on the board, but no teacher.

The desk was perfectly clean with a small stack of papers, a file, a yardstick and a very large red apple on it. Rosemary looked around and raised an eyebrow as Phoebus bit his lip. He locked his ankles under his seat. After a few moments, a young woman with rich brown wavy hair came in. She looked a bit flustered, her shoulder-length hair held back with a black headband and a string of pearls shining around her neck. Her clear blue eyes swept over the students and she offered them a sweet smile. "Sorry for the wait, children. This is only my second class teaching and I'm afraid I'm still getting the hang of it." Her tiny pumps clicked on the stone floor of the classroom as she stepped forward. The flared skirt of her black '50's style dress swaying around her calves.

"I'm Rosemary Glenn, but you may call me Miss Glenn. I hope we'll all get along and that you all learn some new and interesting things in my class." her accent was unmistakably a product of the Northern US. She offered a wink to Rosemary and offered her hand, the slender wrist supporting another small string of pearls. "Looks like we've something in common, Miss Potter." she stated sweetly.

Rosemary blinks.

"My friends call me Rosie." Phoebus giggled.

"She only lets certin people call her Rosemary." Rosemary looked at her brother.

"Phoebe..." Miss Glenn smiled.

"Well, hello Rosie." she said, backing away again to look over the class room. Several of the boys couldn't seem to draw their eyes up from her ample chest. "Now. Who can tell me what a Kappa is?" she asked, beginning the lesson. Kaleb's hand twitches, but he doesn't raise it. Phoebus looks at Kaleb before raiseing his hand. "Miss Potter?" the teacher asks, the blinks. "Well, looks like we're going to have to call one of you by your given name or we'll have confusion all around, won't we?" She smiles and gestures for Phoebus to answer the question.

"It's a water demon with a bowl like head. Its kinda like a hippogriff in the way you can get near it by bowing which would make the water in it's bowl like head fall." Phoebus bit his lip.

Miss Glenn looked delighted.

"Very good! Five points to Gryffindor. Now today we'll be studying the Kappa's natural en-" Miss Glenn's kind blue eyes turned to chips of ice as she turned to a Slytherin boy in the back who was trying to set the hair of the Gryffindor girl in front of him on fire. "Mister Bartlett!" She stated coldly. "Do you know what a Dryad is?" when the boy jumped, then shook his head, she continued. "It is a very dangerous magical creature who is very frightened of fire. When frightened, Dryads frequently defend themselves by killing the assailant. I will have a great many creatures if different types in this classroom and I expect you to behave around them. If you are killed here, it will be of your own stupidity. Now sit back and listen to the lesson or get out of my classroom." With a blink, the warm kindness was back in her eyes and she continued the lecture on the natural habitat of Kappas.

Phoebus listened intently as Rosemary was slightly upset that she would have to be in two classes with Hydra after this one. It wasnt that she hated the boy it was jsut he was so arrgant. Miss Glenn was surprised by the bell.

"Well, I suppose that's all the time I have for today. Study your notes carefully tonight. I've made arrangements with the Care of Magical Creatures Professor and we'll be attending class outside tomorrow and meeting some Kappas in person." Phoebus and Rosemary gather up their stuff.

Rosemary turned to Kaleb.

"Lunch then?" Kaleb nods.

His admiration for the DADA Professor went up exponentially with her little display of temper. If anyone could keep unruly Gryffindors and sneaky Slytherins in line, he suspected it was her. He took Rosemary's and Phoebus' bags, slinging them both over his shoulder.

"Perhaps I feel a bit gallant at the moment." He said with a small smile.

Phoebus and Rosemary giggled and locked arms with him and walked with him to the Great Hall.


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