In Through the Out Door
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 19
"Expeliarmus!" Penny Lane-Warrol knocked the wand from Jillian Hoodwink.
"Point and Win!" Professor McGonagall called.
The dueling club cheered! Everyone was excited and ready for the tournament next week.
"Ok gather round." Professor Lee-Ashwolf. "In three days we go to the tournament."
"We will dominate the tournament!" Zac imitated the Red Wolf.
"Indeed." Professor McGonagall said. "We will be traveling to Geneva by train. I want all of you to gather in the main hall with your gear and a two changes of clothes including your cleanest robes."
"Headmistress may I wish the team good luck before they go?" Sasporilla asked.
"Why miss Bucket?" Professor McGonagall asked. "Do you not intend to come with us?"
"Well I'm not part of the team anymore?" Sasporilla said.
"The heck you ain't!" Lyra said. "You're the EQM! Who do you thinks gonna schlep the equipment?"
"As strange as Professor Lee-Ashwolfs statement was," the Headmistress said, "She is very correct. You are a member of this team and we would not be the same with your absence."
"Thank you!" Sasporilla beamed.
The Hogwarts Express had the ability to travel to many places. It played the key role for the travel and housing when attending tournaments at other schools. Secret rail lines crisscrossed the globe and joined with tunnels and muggle rail lines. Many rails deemed out of service were truly used for Magical train transpiration.
Travel compartments were converted to births so as each student and teacher had their own room. Of course very few of the team members were in their own rooms studying or resting for the tournament like they were suppose to be.
Sasporilla hung out in the club car with Karry and Zac. Penny danced with Maxamillian Shaw to music Ginger Marjolaine had brought from home.
"You have to be kidding me?" Karry Curtiss yelled when Sasporilla Bucket told her best friend the news. "You are not having your hand cut off!"
"Well I can't go through life with this thing on, can I?" Sassy asked.
Karry walked over and sat next to her friend. "Look, You are my best friend Sassy and I can't just sit back and watch you make mistake like this. Didn't the weaver elf say there was a key?"
"Yes." Sasporilla said. "But no one ever found one and there simply is no other option."
Karry started crying and Sasporilla hugged her. It wasn't long before Sassy was also in tears. They cried for quite a while until they got most of the hurt out.
"When?" Karry asked.
"It's going to be several weeks before uncle Nick surfaces and makes contact with the department. He's in some deep cover thing. They can't do the surgery until he gives permission because he's my guardian."
"So you have a few weeks with your hand anyway." Karry smiled.
"I just want one thing." Sassy said. "To play my moms guitar one last time."
"I'm sure we can get Mrs.Curtiss to send the guitar on." Zac smiled.
"Ya my mom's got the spare key." Karry smiled. "I'll send her an owl as soon as we get back to Hogwarts and ask her to send it."
"Thanks that would be great." Sassy said.
The train passed under the English channel and through to the continent. Sasporilla had never been out of England before. One day she hoped to see every place in the world. For now she was satisfied with seeing Paris passing by her window. The train moved on through the evening and didn't arrive in Geneva until late into the night. It switched from the main line onto a track that lead under ground and onto a secret platform in the SEG Geneva Arena & Palexpo convention center.
When Sasporilla awoke she realized the train had stopped and she peeked past the blind. The platform was alive with activity. Half the team was already awake and off the train. The door to her compartment opened and Professor Lee-Ashwolf stood in the door way.
"Finally up sleepy head?" Lyra said. "Get it together girl, we leave for the first day of the tournament in an hour."
"Give me twenty minutes and I'll be ready." Sasporilla said.
"There's food in the club car." Lyra smiled. "Grab something to eat too, it's going to be a long day."
The Hogwarts dueling team was lead by the headmistress and the two professors to the registration table on the first floor of the convention center. Sasporilla pushed a trolly with all of the clubs equipment behind.
"Hello." Professor McGonagall smiled. "We are the team from Hogwarts."
The woman looked through the book and smiled. "Wonderful! Here are your I'd badges, please don't loose them, you may continue on to the arena."
A young elf appeared at the table. "I am Mabel. I will assist you during the competition. Please come with me."
The arena had several dueling stages set up with a large number of officials preparing for the first days trials.
"This way to the Hogwarts area." Mabel smiled. "Come, come."
The Hogwarts area had fifteen seats, an equipment area and three dueling stages. Mabel showed Sasporilla to the equipment area.
"Thank you very much Mabel." Sassy smiled getting the equipment from the trolley and arranging it.
"You thanked Mabel?" The young elf said shocked. "Witches never thank elves?"
"I am also part elf." Sassy smiled. "I am of the Stilskin blood line."
"Oh!" Mabel smiled. "You are of Royal blood!"
"Royal blood?" Sasporilla laughed. "No, my ancestors were house elves."
"The ones you know yes." Mabel said. "But the Stilskins were eleven royals until the evil one came about."
"Evil one?" Sassy asked.
"Rumple Stilskin." Mabel couldn't believe the young witch knew so little about her lineage.
"I didn't know." Sasporilla said. "My grand aunts name was Daisy."
"Daisy of Avonshire?" Mabel asked. "Princess Daisy was a very gracious woman indeed." Mabel smiled. "So if she was your grand aunt that would make you a Bucket?"
"Yes." Sassy smiled. "Sasporilla Bucket."
"I am very please to meet you Princess Sasporilla." Mabel curtsied.
Sasporilla curtsied in return laughing. "Thank you Mabel but I'm no princess." Sassy said. "I'm just plain old Sasporilla Bucket."
People started to trickle in, but very few were interested in the first day trials. They were essentially just elimination matches designed to find the best duelers from each school to go head to head in the next round of elimination's.
"Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, teachers and duelers to the one hundred and seventy first European School Wizarding Duel Round Robin!" The announcer cheered trying to work up the very small crowd. "Today's events will see duelists from Hogwarts, Dermstrang, Baux Battons, Droorlily, Velascases, & Değneklerini will face off to see who moves on to the next level in tomorrows competition. The rules are simple, duels are standard best of three point rounds. The losers of each duel are eliminated and the winners move on to the next round and eventually to the finally tomorrow night."
Everyone cheered, duelists, teachers and spectators alike.
"Officials check your lists!" The announcer yelled. "The first round schedules are revealed. Everyone duel safely and have fun!"
First up from Hogwarts were Gideon Barnswagle vs Iggor Marvirock from Dermstrang. Mavirock went down fast, no match for the faster Barnswaggle. Robyn Sizzamore fell to the talents of a younger girl from Baux Battons. Adam Lasheedah, Maxamillian Shaw, Owen Holland, Jillian Hoodwink, Ginger Marjolaine were all knocked out of the tournament first round. Half the duelers were out and the remaining would go on to the main round tomorrow.
"Expeliarmus!" Penny Lane-Warrol knocked the wand from Jillian Hoodwink.
"Point and Win!" Professor McGonagall called.
The dueling club cheered! Everyone was excited and ready for the tournament next week.
"Ok gather round." Professor Lee-Ashwolf. "In three days we go to the tournament."
"We will dominate the tournament!" Zac imitated the Red Wolf.
"Indeed." Professor McGonagall said. "We will be traveling to Geneva by train. I want all of you to gather in the main hall with your gear and a two changes of clothes including your cleanest robes."
"Headmistress may I wish the team good luck before they go?" Sasporilla asked.
"Why miss Bucket?" Professor McGonagall asked. "Do you not intend to come with us?"
"Well I'm not part of the team anymore?" Sasporilla said.
"The heck you ain't!" Lyra said. "You're the EQM! Who do you thinks gonna schlep the equipment?"
"As strange as Professor Lee-Ashwolfs statement was," the Headmistress said, "She is very correct. You are a member of this team and we would not be the same with your absence."
"Thank you!" Sasporilla beamed.
The Hogwarts Express had the ability to travel to many places. It played the key role for the travel and housing when attending tournaments at other schools. Secret rail lines crisscrossed the globe and joined with tunnels and muggle rail lines. Many rails deemed out of service were truly used for Magical train transpiration.
Travel compartments were converted to births so as each student and teacher had their own room. Of course very few of the team members were in their own rooms studying or resting for the tournament like they were suppose to be.
Sasporilla hung out in the club car with Karry and Zac. Penny danced with Maxamillian Shaw to music Ginger Marjolaine had brought from home.
"You have to be kidding me?" Karry Curtiss yelled when Sasporilla Bucket told her best friend the news. "You are not having your hand cut off!"
"Well I can't go through life with this thing on, can I?" Sassy asked.
Karry walked over and sat next to her friend. "Look, You are my best friend Sassy and I can't just sit back and watch you make mistake like this. Didn't the weaver elf say there was a key?"
"Yes." Sasporilla said. "But no one ever found one and there simply is no other option."
Karry started crying and Sasporilla hugged her. It wasn't long before Sassy was also in tears. They cried for quite a while until they got most of the hurt out.
"When?" Karry asked.
"It's going to be several weeks before uncle Nick surfaces and makes contact with the department. He's in some deep cover thing. They can't do the surgery until he gives permission because he's my guardian."
"So you have a few weeks with your hand anyway." Karry smiled.
"I just want one thing." Sassy said. "To play my moms guitar one last time."
"I'm sure we can get Mrs.Curtiss to send the guitar on." Zac smiled.
"Ya my mom's got the spare key." Karry smiled. "I'll send her an owl as soon as we get back to Hogwarts and ask her to send it."
"Thanks that would be great." Sassy said.
The train passed under the English channel and through to the continent. Sasporilla had never been out of England before. One day she hoped to see every place in the world. For now she was satisfied with seeing Paris passing by her window. The train moved on through the evening and didn't arrive in Geneva until late into the night. It switched from the main line onto a track that lead under ground and onto a secret platform in the SEG Geneva Arena & Palexpo convention center.
When Sasporilla awoke she realized the train had stopped and she peeked past the blind. The platform was alive with activity. Half the team was already awake and off the train. The door to her compartment opened and Professor Lee-Ashwolf stood in the door way.
"Finally up sleepy head?" Lyra said. "Get it together girl, we leave for the first day of the tournament in an hour."
"Give me twenty minutes and I'll be ready." Sasporilla said.
"There's food in the club car." Lyra smiled. "Grab something to eat too, it's going to be a long day."
The Hogwarts dueling team was lead by the headmistress and the two professors to the registration table on the first floor of the convention center. Sasporilla pushed a trolly with all of the clubs equipment behind.
"Hello." Professor McGonagall smiled. "We are the team from Hogwarts."
The woman looked through the book and smiled. "Wonderful! Here are your I'd badges, please don't loose them, you may continue on to the arena."
A young elf appeared at the table. "I am Mabel. I will assist you during the competition. Please come with me."
The arena had several dueling stages set up with a large number of officials preparing for the first days trials.
"This way to the Hogwarts area." Mabel smiled. "Come, come."
The Hogwarts area had fifteen seats, an equipment area and three dueling stages. Mabel showed Sasporilla to the equipment area.
"Thank you very much Mabel." Sassy smiled getting the equipment from the trolley and arranging it.
"You thanked Mabel?" The young elf said shocked. "Witches never thank elves?"
"I am also part elf." Sassy smiled. "I am of the Stilskin blood line."
"Oh!" Mabel smiled. "You are of Royal blood!"
"Royal blood?" Sasporilla laughed. "No, my ancestors were house elves."
"The ones you know yes." Mabel said. "But the Stilskins were eleven royals until the evil one came about."
"Evil one?" Sassy asked.
"Rumple Stilskin." Mabel couldn't believe the young witch knew so little about her lineage.
"I didn't know." Sasporilla said. "My grand aunts name was Daisy."
"Daisy of Avonshire?" Mabel asked. "Princess Daisy was a very gracious woman indeed." Mabel smiled. "So if she was your grand aunt that would make you a Bucket?"
"Yes." Sassy smiled. "Sasporilla Bucket."
"I am very please to meet you Princess Sasporilla." Mabel curtsied.
Sasporilla curtsied in return laughing. "Thank you Mabel but I'm no princess." Sassy said. "I'm just plain old Sasporilla Bucket."
People started to trickle in, but very few were interested in the first day trials. They were essentially just elimination matches designed to find the best duelers from each school to go head to head in the next round of elimination's.
"Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, teachers and duelers to the one hundred and seventy first European School Wizarding Duel Round Robin!" The announcer cheered trying to work up the very small crowd. "Today's events will see duelists from Hogwarts, Dermstrang, Baux Battons, Droorlily, Velascases, & Değneklerini will face off to see who moves on to the next level in tomorrows competition. The rules are simple, duels are standard best of three point rounds. The losers of each duel are eliminated and the winners move on to the next round and eventually to the finally tomorrow night."
Everyone cheered, duelists, teachers and spectators alike.
"Officials check your lists!" The announcer yelled. "The first round schedules are revealed. Everyone duel safely and have fun!"
First up from Hogwarts were Gideon Barnswagle vs Iggor Marvirock from Dermstrang. Mavirock went down fast, no match for the faster Barnswaggle. Robyn Sizzamore fell to the talents of a younger girl from Baux Battons. Adam Lasheedah, Maxamillian Shaw, Owen Holland, Jillian Hoodwink, Ginger Marjolaine were all knocked out of the tournament first round. Half the duelers were out and the remaining would go on to the main round tomorrow.
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I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.
I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.