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Harry Leferts
It was four somewhat annoyed and frazzled Second Years who walked out of the DADA class once it was done. After a few moments, Hermione let out a deep breath before closing her eyes and relaxing some. Glancing at her, Harry raised his eyebrow. "Let me guess, hard to hold back?"
Slowly, Hermione nodded as she let out said breath. "Yes, especially when those Pixies started pulling at my hair."
Hands behind his head, Ron shook his head in some amusement. "Well, it may have been a bust, though there was one thing that made my day." At the looks, he grinned and nodded towards Hermione. "When they saw her getting bloody pissed off, they all sort of ran for one corner of the room."
Rolling her eyes, Hermione huffed a bit. "Language, Ron." Then the Cruiser frowned some. "I'm rather amazed that Professor Lockhart stuck around and tried to put them back in their cages..."
Lips twitching, Neville snickered. "Yeah, though I guess it was worth it due to seeing him so frazzled." Then he grimaced. "Though the whole bit about this teaching us that even small things can be dangerous was a bit much."
His voice coming out in a drawl, Harry looked at him. "Never get into a arm wrestling contest with a shipgirl fairy then. You'll lose." That got him an interested look before the black haired wizard let out a sigh and turned towards Hermione. "I'm honestly surprised though that you're not confronting Royal Sovereign yet."
Blinking, Neville looked between them in confusion. "Royal Sovereign? Who's that? Some shipgirl?"
Softly snorting, Ron nodded some and pointed back at the room that they left. "You know that woman who was in there with Lockhart? That tall one that in the end threw the fishing net to catch all the pixies." Neville was partway through nodding when his eyes widened. "Yeah, she's actually Royal Sovereign, a Royal Navy Battleship."
Only frowning, Hermione slowly sighed. "I'd like to talk with her some, I'll admit. Mainly to see why she has not at least contacted anyone to let us know that she's been summoned. Her sisters have all been wondering about her." Frown deepening, Hermione scowled a bit. "We thought that she was not coming back because of how the Soviets treated her."
Now confused, Neville looked at Hermione in befuddlement. "The Soviets? You mean the Russians? But I thought that you said that she was a Royal Navy Battleship?"
Grimacing as it reminded him of Hibiki, Harry scratched the back of his head. "Um, during World War Two, she was lended to the Soviets to fight and they renamed her Arkhangelsk. They... didn't treat her well. When they finally gave her back, she was so bad in shape they had no choice but to scrap her." Wincing, he shook his head. "Not really all that surprising she didn't show up for the Royal Navy."
With a sigh, Hermione nodded some. "Which is why I'm waiting to talk with her." Seeing the looks, she rubbed the side of her head. "I would rather not get into a confrontation with her in the class. This would be best handled in private, though, um... I don't know if I want any of you there just in case."
That got her narrowed eyes looks from the other three before Harry spoke up. "Think again, Hermione. We're not going to let you go on your own."
Unable to help the flush that spread across her cheeks, Hermione smiled a bit even as she heard laughter from some of her crew and got nods from other members of her fairies. "Thanks." Quickly shaking it off, she looked at her watch and nodded. "Anyways, since we got time I got something to do."
Bemused, Ron raised an eyebrow at her. "I'll take a wild guess and think... You want to go to the library. Am I right?"
Giving him a swat to the shoulder, Hermione shook her head as she rolled her eyes. "Oh, shut up. I got a reason for the library anyways." Ignoring the amused looks, she continued to stride forward as her friends snickered before following. By the time they caught up, Hermione was already within the shelves of the library. They had just sat down when Hermione reappeared with a book and shook her head. "No, not here." Glancing around, she motioned for them to follow. Curious, they finally found themselves in a small alcove out of view of the rest of the library. "Okay, we're good."
Just sitting down, Harry glanced around in interest and blinked. The alcove was mostly that of a couch with large, squishy pillows. Up in what was a cubby hole, Harry could just see a blanket hanging out. "Huh, never knew that this place was even here."
With a small smile on her face as she looked up at him, Hermione nodded some. "I'm not surprised. It is rather well hidden after all, but that makes it for the perfect spot to keep out of sight of the rest of the library."
All Ron did was sit down on the cushioned couch though he looked around. "Wierd." Then he turned his gaze onto the book in Hermione's hands and snorted as she set it down and opened it. "A bit of light reading?"
Hermione gave him a look and then turned back to her book. Flipping through the pages, she grinned some. "And something else besides."
Raising an eyebrow, Neville examined the book and then blinked. "I've seen that book before! Gran owns a copy." At the looks, Neville gave a shrug. "It's a book on ancient magical sites in the British Isles. Gran said she got it during her 'Hairy Days' of when she was younger."
Slowly nodding, Hermione's grin grew until it reminded Harry of one of Revina's. "Correct, it has locations of various magical sites here in the British Isles. But more important, this is a way for me to get those blasted Submarines off my back! It's something that came to me after hearing what happened with my grandfather!"
For several moments there was silence before Harry and Ron shared a look. The red head then cleared his throat some. "Hermione?" Having gotten her attention, he continued. "Uh... how is this supposed to help?"
A grin still on her face, Hermione stopped and turned the book around so that they could see it. "Look right here." Pointing at a section, she began to laugh. "See what it is?"
Leaning forward as he was the bravest, Harry blinked a bit and then reached into his pocket. Moments later, he pulled out the case for his glasses and took them out before placing them on his nose. "Um, some place called Lyonesse? I don't really know how this helps you..."
Only chuckling, Hermione patted him on the shoulder and then gave him a large smirk. "Lyonesse is a legendary land, Harry. It's even mentioned in Arthurian Legend! But according to myth, it sank beneath the waves centuries ago... And here is a book that has it's location! Not just that either, but of a few other places as well! It mentions the location of the City of Ys and other places. Don't you see?!"
Utterly confused, Harry shared a look with the others before turning back to Hermione. "Uh... Not really, no."
Rolling her eyes, she sighed a bit. "Harry, Upholder and the others have declared themselves 'The Knights of the Undersea'. The only thing that they are more obsessed with besides me... for some reason... Is being adventurers! Just think for a moment, a sunken land, untouched by human hands for centuries..."
Slowly, Neville raised his hand. "Uh, not really? I mean, I know that some magicals have gone there and used bubble headed charms to explore the ruins."
In reply, Hermione waved him off. "Doesn't matter. What does matter is that this would call out to them! If they start bothering me again, I can send them on a 'Quest' to these lands for adventure."
Just sharing a look with Harry, Ron rubbed the back of his neck. "And, um... how exactly are you going to do this?"
To his surprise, Hermione reached into her cloak and pulled out what looked like a wand-like object that was obviously technological. "With this! It's a portable scanner so I can scan books. Turns out that keeping it in my hull protects it from the usual issues with Hogwarts and electricity. So I scan these pages and then hand them over to those Submarines. It'll tie them up on their breaks between missions for a while until they get bored. Then I just hand over another quest! It's completely foolproof."
Coughing into his fist, Harry looked away. 'This is going to backfire on you, Hermione. I can just feel it...'
It was four somewhat annoyed and frazzled Second Years who walked out of the DADA class once it was done. After a few moments, Hermione let out a deep breath before closing her eyes and relaxing some. Glancing at her, Harry raised his eyebrow. "Let me guess, hard to hold back?"
Slowly, Hermione nodded as she let out said breath. "Yes, especially when those Pixies started pulling at my hair."
Hands behind his head, Ron shook his head in some amusement. "Well, it may have been a bust, though there was one thing that made my day." At the looks, he grinned and nodded towards Hermione. "When they saw her getting bloody pissed off, they all sort of ran for one corner of the room."
Rolling her eyes, Hermione huffed a bit. "Language, Ron." Then the Cruiser frowned some. "I'm rather amazed that Professor Lockhart stuck around and tried to put them back in their cages..."
Lips twitching, Neville snickered. "Yeah, though I guess it was worth it due to seeing him so frazzled." Then he grimaced. "Though the whole bit about this teaching us that even small things can be dangerous was a bit much."
His voice coming out in a drawl, Harry looked at him. "Never get into a arm wrestling contest with a shipgirl fairy then. You'll lose." That got him an interested look before the black haired wizard let out a sigh and turned towards Hermione. "I'm honestly surprised though that you're not confronting Royal Sovereign yet."
Blinking, Neville looked between them in confusion. "Royal Sovereign? Who's that? Some shipgirl?"
Softly snorting, Ron nodded some and pointed back at the room that they left. "You know that woman who was in there with Lockhart? That tall one that in the end threw the fishing net to catch all the pixies." Neville was partway through nodding when his eyes widened. "Yeah, she's actually Royal Sovereign, a Royal Navy Battleship."
Only frowning, Hermione slowly sighed. "I'd like to talk with her some, I'll admit. Mainly to see why she has not at least contacted anyone to let us know that she's been summoned. Her sisters have all been wondering about her." Frown deepening, Hermione scowled a bit. "We thought that she was not coming back because of how the Soviets treated her."
Now confused, Neville looked at Hermione in befuddlement. "The Soviets? You mean the Russians? But I thought that you said that she was a Royal Navy Battleship?"
Grimacing as it reminded him of Hibiki, Harry scratched the back of his head. "Um, during World War Two, she was lended to the Soviets to fight and they renamed her Arkhangelsk. They... didn't treat her well. When they finally gave her back, she was so bad in shape they had no choice but to scrap her." Wincing, he shook his head. "Not really all that surprising she didn't show up for the Royal Navy."
With a sigh, Hermione nodded some. "Which is why I'm waiting to talk with her." Seeing the looks, she rubbed the side of her head. "I would rather not get into a confrontation with her in the class. This would be best handled in private, though, um... I don't know if I want any of you there just in case."
That got her narrowed eyes looks from the other three before Harry spoke up. "Think again, Hermione. We're not going to let you go on your own."
Unable to help the flush that spread across her cheeks, Hermione smiled a bit even as she heard laughter from some of her crew and got nods from other members of her fairies. "Thanks." Quickly shaking it off, she looked at her watch and nodded. "Anyways, since we got time I got something to do."
Bemused, Ron raised an eyebrow at her. "I'll take a wild guess and think... You want to go to the library. Am I right?"
Giving him a swat to the shoulder, Hermione shook her head as she rolled her eyes. "Oh, shut up. I got a reason for the library anyways." Ignoring the amused looks, she continued to stride forward as her friends snickered before following. By the time they caught up, Hermione was already within the shelves of the library. They had just sat down when Hermione reappeared with a book and shook her head. "No, not here." Glancing around, she motioned for them to follow. Curious, they finally found themselves in a small alcove out of view of the rest of the library. "Okay, we're good."
Just sitting down, Harry glanced around in interest and blinked. The alcove was mostly that of a couch with large, squishy pillows. Up in what was a cubby hole, Harry could just see a blanket hanging out. "Huh, never knew that this place was even here."
With a small smile on her face as she looked up at him, Hermione nodded some. "I'm not surprised. It is rather well hidden after all, but that makes it for the perfect spot to keep out of sight of the rest of the library."
All Ron did was sit down on the cushioned couch though he looked around. "Wierd." Then he turned his gaze onto the book in Hermione's hands and snorted as she set it down and opened it. "A bit of light reading?"
Hermione gave him a look and then turned back to her book. Flipping through the pages, she grinned some. "And something else besides."
Raising an eyebrow, Neville examined the book and then blinked. "I've seen that book before! Gran owns a copy." At the looks, Neville gave a shrug. "It's a book on ancient magical sites in the British Isles. Gran said she got it during her 'Hairy Days' of when she was younger."
Slowly nodding, Hermione's grin grew until it reminded Harry of one of Revina's. "Correct, it has locations of various magical sites here in the British Isles. But more important, this is a way for me to get those blasted Submarines off my back! It's something that came to me after hearing what happened with my grandfather!"
For several moments there was silence before Harry and Ron shared a look. The red head then cleared his throat some. "Hermione?" Having gotten her attention, he continued. "Uh... how is this supposed to help?"
A grin still on her face, Hermione stopped and turned the book around so that they could see it. "Look right here." Pointing at a section, she began to laugh. "See what it is?"
Leaning forward as he was the bravest, Harry blinked a bit and then reached into his pocket. Moments later, he pulled out the case for his glasses and took them out before placing them on his nose. "Um, some place called Lyonesse? I don't really know how this helps you..."
Only chuckling, Hermione patted him on the shoulder and then gave him a large smirk. "Lyonesse is a legendary land, Harry. It's even mentioned in Arthurian Legend! But according to myth, it sank beneath the waves centuries ago... And here is a book that has it's location! Not just that either, but of a few other places as well! It mentions the location of the City of Ys and other places. Don't you see?!"
Utterly confused, Harry shared a look with the others before turning back to Hermione. "Uh... Not really, no."
Rolling her eyes, she sighed a bit. "Harry, Upholder and the others have declared themselves 'The Knights of the Undersea'. The only thing that they are more obsessed with besides me... for some reason... Is being adventurers! Just think for a moment, a sunken land, untouched by human hands for centuries..."
Slowly, Neville raised his hand. "Uh, not really? I mean, I know that some magicals have gone there and used bubble headed charms to explore the ruins."
In reply, Hermione waved him off. "Doesn't matter. What does matter is that this would call out to them! If they start bothering me again, I can send them on a 'Quest' to these lands for adventure."
Just sharing a look with Harry, Ron rubbed the back of his neck. "And, um... how exactly are you going to do this?"
To his surprise, Hermione reached into her cloak and pulled out what looked like a wand-like object that was obviously technological. "With this! It's a portable scanner so I can scan books. Turns out that keeping it in my hull protects it from the usual issues with Hogwarts and electricity. So I scan these pages and then hand them over to those Submarines. It'll tie them up on their breaks between missions for a while until they get bored. Then I just hand over another quest! It's completely foolproof."
Coughing into his fist, Harry looked away. 'This is going to backfire on you, Hermione. I can just feel it...'