Man in the Mirror
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 4
The students were brought into the great hall by years. Seventh years first followed by the sixth years. Karry gave Zac a kiss as he walked off to the Slytherin table as Sasporilla and Karry went to join the other Hufflepuffs. The fifth, fourth and third years marched in taking their seats at the house tables. Those who knew Karry and Sasporilla were inseparable wondered where the pink haired witch was and who the pink haired wizard was?
Sassy looked around for Penny but there was no sign of her corpulent friend at the Raven claw table. As the second years came in Sasporilla caught sight of Melvin Lazarus. He looked over at the Hufflepuff table and caught site of the young man with pink hair who smiled and waved at him. Poor Melvin went pale as he tripped over his own feet falling, knocking over Gryffindors like dominos.
The sorting ceremony was relatively uneventful. Sasporilla wondered if she had looked that young when she was sorted. It all seemed like a life time ago now. Sassy hated the pants she wore. A quick search of the room of requirement had found pants that fit her new male form suitably well. The only problem was she found they pinched horribly in a very tender spot.
"Do all boys suffer this crushing and pinching in the crotch?" Sassy whispered.
"If you listen to Zac and Korry?" Karry said. "Then yes, some times."
"I don't know how they do it?" Sasporilla said shifting. With a gasp she went pale, bit her lip from pain and banged her head lightly on the table.
"Students?" The Headmistress smiled standing at the podium. "Before the customary feast I'd like to address a few issues about this year. First of all I would like to introduce our new Defence against the dark arts teacher. Professor Amari."
Professor Amari stood and smiled as she waved graciously. The older middle eastern woman had a smoldering intensity to her gaze that made even the most honest witch or wizard feel uneasy.
"Next I'd like to ask all students, to ask your loved ones when you write home, if they know of any wizards or witches who have recently lost their magical abilities." Headmistress McGonagall said. "One of our own students, Miss Sasporilla Bucket, has been the victim of heinous dark magic. The perpetrator has turned her into a young man."
Sassy was dying of embarrassment as she heard the murmurs and laughter.
"Now lastly I'd like to announce that this year we will be taking applications for a school exchange program. Two dozen Hogwarts students will have the chance to trade places with students from Baux Batons, Durmstrang, Ilvermore and Droorlily. If you're interested you can get a form from my office as of tomorrow after classes." Professor McGonagall smiled. "First years are sadly excluded from this program. All forms must be signed by a parent or guardian. Lastly a note to all students living in Hogsmead. The front gates open at six a.m. and are closed for the night at eight p.m. Please do not be late for classes nor stuck inside the school after hours or your you will force me to review your off site status. Please everyone enjoy the feast."
With a wave of the Headmistresses wand, food filled the tables and everyone tucked in.
"Sasporilla?" A voice said from behind her. Sassy looked up to see Melvin Lazarus looking at her shaking. "Is it really you?"
"Hello Melvin." Sasporilla said sadly. "Yes it is really me."
"Oh my gosh are you ok?" Melvin asked.
"Other than feeling a hat in a boot cupboard I'm doing as well as I can." Sassy smiled.
"Well I just wanted you to know that I'm here for you if you want to talk." Melvin said taking his hand causing people to start murmuring again.
"Melvin," Sassy smiled, "I appreciate it but aren't you worried about what people will say about you standing here holding another boys hand?"
Melvin looked at his own hand holding Sasporillas larger boy hands and pulled away a bit to quickly.
"Never thought of that." Melvin said. "I'm afraid I still see the girl in there and forgot."
"Thank you Melvin." Sassy smiled needing to hear that.
"I'm still here for though," Melvin insisted, "absolutely any time you need me ok?"
"Ok." Sassy said a tear sliding from the corner of her eye and down her cheek. "Still want to take me out some time?"
"You know what?" Melvim said stiffening. "Yes I would! And I will be honoured to any time you want."
"You're sweet Melvin." Sasporilla smiled. "But I couldn't inflict that on you. It would make you feel awkward and uncomfortable."
"Yes." Melvin nodded. "It would, but I would still do it if it made you happy."
Sasporilla almost hugged Melvin but she thought the better of it and shook his hand instead with a grin and a wink.
Penny flew her broom through the doors of the great hall and slid to a stop at the Ravenclaw table. She was wearing a Seraphim vest over her robes.
"Sorry!" Penny laughed. "I missed the Express! I didn't want to miss dinner."
"Sit down miss Lane-Warrol." The Headmistress said.
"Just Lane now mum." Penny said.
"Noted." Professor McGonagall said fully unamused.
After dinner Sasporilla played catch up with Penny. Zac and Karry walked off home. The students filed off to their common rooms to find out dorm assignments. Sassy stood in the common room while Professor Sprout and the Headmistress discussed just what to do with with the pink haired wizard.
"We can't put him with the girls!" Professor Sprout insisted, "even if he is still a girl inside. It will cause chaos!"
"I understand Professor." The Headmistress said. "But we can't exactly put her with the boys? Can we?"
"I don't see much other choice Minerva." Professor Sprout said. "We have no single rooms this year."
"I don't want to cause all of this trouble." Sasporilla said. "Perhaps it would be better if I just lived in my brooms caravan."
"That young man..." The Headmistress said. "... um young lady is a bloody brilliant solution."
Sasporilla got full permission to set up her caravan in the secret court yard off the great hall. With a quick cast of Ocasum Sequor, her caravan popped out of the brass tip of her broom and set up before her. She could easily take off and land here any time she wanted from here however at this time she only wanted a good nights sleep after a very trying day.
The students were brought into the great hall by years. Seventh years first followed by the sixth years. Karry gave Zac a kiss as he walked off to the Slytherin table as Sasporilla and Karry went to join the other Hufflepuffs. The fifth, fourth and third years marched in taking their seats at the house tables. Those who knew Karry and Sasporilla were inseparable wondered where the pink haired witch was and who the pink haired wizard was?
Sassy looked around for Penny but there was no sign of her corpulent friend at the Raven claw table. As the second years came in Sasporilla caught sight of Melvin Lazarus. He looked over at the Hufflepuff table and caught site of the young man with pink hair who smiled and waved at him. Poor Melvin went pale as he tripped over his own feet falling, knocking over Gryffindors like dominos.
The sorting ceremony was relatively uneventful. Sasporilla wondered if she had looked that young when she was sorted. It all seemed like a life time ago now. Sassy hated the pants she wore. A quick search of the room of requirement had found pants that fit her new male form suitably well. The only problem was she found they pinched horribly in a very tender spot.
"Do all boys suffer this crushing and pinching in the crotch?" Sassy whispered.
"If you listen to Zac and Korry?" Karry said. "Then yes, some times."
"I don't know how they do it?" Sasporilla said shifting. With a gasp she went pale, bit her lip from pain and banged her head lightly on the table.
"Students?" The Headmistress smiled standing at the podium. "Before the customary feast I'd like to address a few issues about this year. First of all I would like to introduce our new Defence against the dark arts teacher. Professor Amari."
Professor Amari stood and smiled as she waved graciously. The older middle eastern woman had a smoldering intensity to her gaze that made even the most honest witch or wizard feel uneasy.
"Next I'd like to ask all students, to ask your loved ones when you write home, if they know of any wizards or witches who have recently lost their magical abilities." Headmistress McGonagall said. "One of our own students, Miss Sasporilla Bucket, has been the victim of heinous dark magic. The perpetrator has turned her into a young man."
Sassy was dying of embarrassment as she heard the murmurs and laughter.
"Now lastly I'd like to announce that this year we will be taking applications for a school exchange program. Two dozen Hogwarts students will have the chance to trade places with students from Baux Batons, Durmstrang, Ilvermore and Droorlily. If you're interested you can get a form from my office as of tomorrow after classes." Professor McGonagall smiled. "First years are sadly excluded from this program. All forms must be signed by a parent or guardian. Lastly a note to all students living in Hogsmead. The front gates open at six a.m. and are closed for the night at eight p.m. Please do not be late for classes nor stuck inside the school after hours or your you will force me to review your off site status. Please everyone enjoy the feast."
With a wave of the Headmistresses wand, food filled the tables and everyone tucked in.
"Sasporilla?" A voice said from behind her. Sassy looked up to see Melvin Lazarus looking at her shaking. "Is it really you?"
"Hello Melvin." Sasporilla said sadly. "Yes it is really me."
"Oh my gosh are you ok?" Melvin asked.
"Other than feeling a hat in a boot cupboard I'm doing as well as I can." Sassy smiled.
"Well I just wanted you to know that I'm here for you if you want to talk." Melvin said taking his hand causing people to start murmuring again.
"Melvin," Sassy smiled, "I appreciate it but aren't you worried about what people will say about you standing here holding another boys hand?"
Melvin looked at his own hand holding Sasporillas larger boy hands and pulled away a bit to quickly.
"Never thought of that." Melvin said. "I'm afraid I still see the girl in there and forgot."
"Thank you Melvin." Sassy smiled needing to hear that.
"I'm still here for though," Melvin insisted, "absolutely any time you need me ok?"
"Ok." Sassy said a tear sliding from the corner of her eye and down her cheek. "Still want to take me out some time?"
"You know what?" Melvim said stiffening. "Yes I would! And I will be honoured to any time you want."
"You're sweet Melvin." Sasporilla smiled. "But I couldn't inflict that on you. It would make you feel awkward and uncomfortable."
"Yes." Melvin nodded. "It would, but I would still do it if it made you happy."
Sasporilla almost hugged Melvin but she thought the better of it and shook his hand instead with a grin and a wink.
Penny flew her broom through the doors of the great hall and slid to a stop at the Ravenclaw table. She was wearing a Seraphim vest over her robes.
"Sorry!" Penny laughed. "I missed the Express! I didn't want to miss dinner."
"Sit down miss Lane-Warrol." The Headmistress said.
"Just Lane now mum." Penny said.
"Noted." Professor McGonagall said fully unamused.
After dinner Sasporilla played catch up with Penny. Zac and Karry walked off home. The students filed off to their common rooms to find out dorm assignments. Sassy stood in the common room while Professor Sprout and the Headmistress discussed just what to do with with the pink haired wizard.
"We can't put him with the girls!" Professor Sprout insisted, "even if he is still a girl inside. It will cause chaos!"
"I understand Professor." The Headmistress said. "But we can't exactly put her with the boys? Can we?"
"I don't see much other choice Minerva." Professor Sprout said. "We have no single rooms this year."
"I don't want to cause all of this trouble." Sasporilla said. "Perhaps it would be better if I just lived in my brooms caravan."
"That young man..." The Headmistress said. "... um young lady is a bloody brilliant solution."
Sasporilla got full permission to set up her caravan in the secret court yard off the great hall. With a quick cast of Ocasum Sequor, her caravan popped out of the brass tip of her broom and set up before her. She could easily take off and land here any time she wanted from here however at this time she only wanted a good nights sleep after a very trying day.
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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.