Weavers of Light & Darkness
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 9
Sunday mornings Sasporilla Bucket liked to wake up early and go for walk by the Black Lake. A slow walk in the cool fall air helped to shake off a weeks worth of cobwebs. Especially after the turbulent week she'd had.
Sassy liked to stand by the waters edge and watch the Francis the giant squid swim lazily across in the morning sun. It was here that she could practice the natural arts she'd been taught by the house elves the year before without the prying eyes of most other students.
As she spun earth, air and water around her she let her flame out to eat freely in a stone fire pit Drooble and the house elves had constructed for her.
That was when she first saw him peeking out from the dark forest. A young male centaur with long dark hair and wearing a leather quiver on his back looked distantly at the school.
Sasporilla allowed the elements to flow back into their natural places and brought her flame back into her palm. She walked slowly up to the centaur as not to scare him off. She knew the books said they could be fierce and dangerous but Sasporilla got neither of those impressions from him. He seemed distant and sad. What he spoke seemed like gibberish at first.
"Darkness rises in conjunction with Leo this morn. Of Mice and men we seek the mother of dragons before Cancer falls in retrograde."
"What?" Sasporilla asked. "I don't understand."
"Listen not to me with human ears but with the ears of a beast." The centaur said as he repeated his rambling.
Some where, behind the english, Sassy heard it. Though it sounded very much like our language, all mysterious and mystical, it was not. In the back was another language. An animal language she could hear. It took some time to filter out the human muck but eventually she heard him clearly and understood him.
"There are strange men in the forest trying to push out my heard. We need to find Hagrid and ask him why?"
"I'm sure Hagrid doesn't know but I'll run and get him if you wait right here."
"Agreed foal." The Centaur said. "I am Talton the younger."
"I am Sasporilla Bucket, the outsider." Sassy smiled. "I'll go as fast as I can."
Hagrid wasn't in his hut but she found him just inside the school entrance headed for breakfast.
"Hagrid!" Sassy called out turning some heads.
"Good mornin' miss Sasporilla!" Hagrid smiled. "Care to join me fer some breakfast?"
She waved for him to bend down and she whispered in his ear.
"Oh dear." Hagrid said. "There should'n be no men in the forest! Ah cods wallup! Care to accompany me to talk with'm?"
"Of course." Sasporilla smiled.
Hagrid moved as fast as his big frame allowed. When they arrived at the edge of the dark forest two men had ropes around Taltons neck and were trying to hold him as he struggled.
"Let him go!" Sasporilla said snapping her fingers. The ropes magically fell empty as Talton appeared beside her confused.
"Who are you an' wha'r ye doin' on Hogwarts land?" Hagrid demanded.
"The dark forest is now under the control of the Ministry of magics Natural affairs and magical beasts department." One of the men smiled.
"We been ordered to round up all centaurs and place them in a safe reserve further north for their safety and protection." The other man said.
"Protection from what?" Sasporilla asked. "The only threat to them I see is you lot!"
"Now look here little girl." The one man sneered pulling his wand out slowly. "If you don't shut it and let the adults talk I'll have to..."
Vines rapped around both mens hands and feet. The trees beat them with their brances. Small stones pelted them from all directions. Wands fell to the forest floor as Sasporilla walked forward and picked them up.
"Or you'll what?" Sasporilla asked. With a bit of effort she snapped each one causing the maple and elm wands to spark and fizzle.
"They're repairable but you'll harm no one with them today."
"Blimey Sasporilla", Hagrid said amazed, "did you do all tha'?"
"Yes sir." Sassy smiled and winked. "I don't like bullies."
"Rightly so miss Bucket." Professor Dumbledore said wandering up. "If you would be so kind to let these gentlemen down I believe that I can sort out this matter for the time being."
Sasporilla had the dark forest drop the men who landed hard on the forest floor.
"Oops." Sasporilla smiled.
"Now then gentlemen." Professor Dumbledore smiled pulling out a very old map that unrolled in the air and showed the Hogwarts grounds and how far they stretched into the dark forest. It even showed the centaur colony and the men in the forest hunting them. "As you can clearly see the centaur colony is well within the confines of our schools borders as agreed upon in the land grant 1000 years ago."
"Doesn't matter the ministry wants..." one man began.
"What the ministry wants and what the ministry has the right to control are far different things." Professor Dumbledore said. "As headmaster of this school I order you off all school property and order you to cease and desist harassment of the centaurs."
"I have my orders." The man smiled. It was evident these men enjoyed their work hurting beasts and separating them from their herds.
"Oh I know you do but you see." Professor Dumbledore said laying his wand on the map. "I give the orders here."
Men began flying out of the dark forest and collecting in front of the Headmaster.
"You may return to your heard and tell them that as long as Albus Dubledore is in charge of Hogwarts that they will be safe on our grounds. I can't guarantee your safety past that."
Talton thanked the Headmaster with a bow, turned to Hagrid and smiled then walked over to young pink haired witch.
"You have helped me and my heard." Talton said bowing. "Your name will be remembered in our stories a a friend of the centaur Sasporilla Bucket. Thank you to you all."
Sassy hugged his thick chest. "You're very welcome Talton."
The centaur ran off into the dark forest to reunite with his heard.
Sasporilla smiled and turned back around to see Dumbledore and the group of men were gone.
"Where did everyone go?" Sasporilla asked.
"Professor Dumbledore said som'fin abou' takin'm all to breakfast at Minuster Fudges house."
Sasporilla and Hagrid laughed as Hagrid gave the young witch a piggy back ride, back to.the castle.
"I did'n know ya could do tha' with yer fingers?" Hagrid said. "Never seen a witch do tha' b'fer."
"Do what?" Sasporilla asked.
"Ya know." Hagrid said. "Snapin' yer fingers like an elf an' brinin' the centaur to ya like tha'."
"I did?" Sasporilla was amazed. She looked at her hand for a second and snapped her fingers. Nothing happened. "Didn't realize. I guess I just reacted."
"Yer'n amazin' one Sasporilla Bucket." Hagrid said.
It wasn't long after Dumbledores return that the Ministry of Magic posted it's first decree on the walls of Hogwarts.
Proclamation 23
Deloris Jane Umbridge has been appointed to the post of Educational High Inquisitor at Hogwarts.
Sunday mornings Sasporilla Bucket liked to wake up early and go for walk by the Black Lake. A slow walk in the cool fall air helped to shake off a weeks worth of cobwebs. Especially after the turbulent week she'd had.
Sassy liked to stand by the waters edge and watch the Francis the giant squid swim lazily across in the morning sun. It was here that she could practice the natural arts she'd been taught by the house elves the year before without the prying eyes of most other students.
As she spun earth, air and water around her she let her flame out to eat freely in a stone fire pit Drooble and the house elves had constructed for her.
That was when she first saw him peeking out from the dark forest. A young male centaur with long dark hair and wearing a leather quiver on his back looked distantly at the school.
Sasporilla allowed the elements to flow back into their natural places and brought her flame back into her palm. She walked slowly up to the centaur as not to scare him off. She knew the books said they could be fierce and dangerous but Sasporilla got neither of those impressions from him. He seemed distant and sad. What he spoke seemed like gibberish at first.
"Darkness rises in conjunction with Leo this morn. Of Mice and men we seek the mother of dragons before Cancer falls in retrograde."
"What?" Sasporilla asked. "I don't understand."
"Listen not to me with human ears but with the ears of a beast." The centaur said as he repeated his rambling.
Some where, behind the english, Sassy heard it. Though it sounded very much like our language, all mysterious and mystical, it was not. In the back was another language. An animal language she could hear. It took some time to filter out the human muck but eventually she heard him clearly and understood him.
"There are strange men in the forest trying to push out my heard. We need to find Hagrid and ask him why?"
"I'm sure Hagrid doesn't know but I'll run and get him if you wait right here."
"Agreed foal." The Centaur said. "I am Talton the younger."
"I am Sasporilla Bucket, the outsider." Sassy smiled. "I'll go as fast as I can."
Hagrid wasn't in his hut but she found him just inside the school entrance headed for breakfast.
"Hagrid!" Sassy called out turning some heads.
"Good mornin' miss Sasporilla!" Hagrid smiled. "Care to join me fer some breakfast?"
She waved for him to bend down and she whispered in his ear.
"Oh dear." Hagrid said. "There should'n be no men in the forest! Ah cods wallup! Care to accompany me to talk with'm?"
"Of course." Sasporilla smiled.
Hagrid moved as fast as his big frame allowed. When they arrived at the edge of the dark forest two men had ropes around Taltons neck and were trying to hold him as he struggled.
"Let him go!" Sasporilla said snapping her fingers. The ropes magically fell empty as Talton appeared beside her confused.
"Who are you an' wha'r ye doin' on Hogwarts land?" Hagrid demanded.
"The dark forest is now under the control of the Ministry of magics Natural affairs and magical beasts department." One of the men smiled.
"We been ordered to round up all centaurs and place them in a safe reserve further north for their safety and protection." The other man said.
"Protection from what?" Sasporilla asked. "The only threat to them I see is you lot!"
"Now look here little girl." The one man sneered pulling his wand out slowly. "If you don't shut it and let the adults talk I'll have to..."
Vines rapped around both mens hands and feet. The trees beat them with their brances. Small stones pelted them from all directions. Wands fell to the forest floor as Sasporilla walked forward and picked them up.
"Or you'll what?" Sasporilla asked. With a bit of effort she snapped each one causing the maple and elm wands to spark and fizzle.
"They're repairable but you'll harm no one with them today."
"Blimey Sasporilla", Hagrid said amazed, "did you do all tha'?"
"Yes sir." Sassy smiled and winked. "I don't like bullies."
"Rightly so miss Bucket." Professor Dumbledore said wandering up. "If you would be so kind to let these gentlemen down I believe that I can sort out this matter for the time being."
Sasporilla had the dark forest drop the men who landed hard on the forest floor.
"Oops." Sasporilla smiled.
"Now then gentlemen." Professor Dumbledore smiled pulling out a very old map that unrolled in the air and showed the Hogwarts grounds and how far they stretched into the dark forest. It even showed the centaur colony and the men in the forest hunting them. "As you can clearly see the centaur colony is well within the confines of our schools borders as agreed upon in the land grant 1000 years ago."
"Doesn't matter the ministry wants..." one man began.
"What the ministry wants and what the ministry has the right to control are far different things." Professor Dumbledore said. "As headmaster of this school I order you off all school property and order you to cease and desist harassment of the centaurs."
"I have my orders." The man smiled. It was evident these men enjoyed their work hurting beasts and separating them from their herds.
"Oh I know you do but you see." Professor Dumbledore said laying his wand on the map. "I give the orders here."
Men began flying out of the dark forest and collecting in front of the Headmaster.
"You may return to your heard and tell them that as long as Albus Dubledore is in charge of Hogwarts that they will be safe on our grounds. I can't guarantee your safety past that."
Talton thanked the Headmaster with a bow, turned to Hagrid and smiled then walked over to young pink haired witch.
"You have helped me and my heard." Talton said bowing. "Your name will be remembered in our stories a a friend of the centaur Sasporilla Bucket. Thank you to you all."
Sassy hugged his thick chest. "You're very welcome Talton."
The centaur ran off into the dark forest to reunite with his heard.
Sasporilla smiled and turned back around to see Dumbledore and the group of men were gone.
"Where did everyone go?" Sasporilla asked.
"Professor Dumbledore said som'fin abou' takin'm all to breakfast at Minuster Fudges house."
Sasporilla and Hagrid laughed as Hagrid gave the young witch a piggy back ride, back to.the castle.
"I did'n know ya could do tha' with yer fingers?" Hagrid said. "Never seen a witch do tha' b'fer."
"Do what?" Sasporilla asked.
"Ya know." Hagrid said. "Snapin' yer fingers like an elf an' brinin' the centaur to ya like tha'."
"I did?" Sasporilla was amazed. She looked at her hand for a second and snapped her fingers. Nothing happened. "Didn't realize. I guess I just reacted."
"Yer'n amazin' one Sasporilla Bucket." Hagrid said.
It wasn't long after Dumbledores return that the Ministry of Magic posted it's first decree on the walls of Hogwarts.
Proclamation 23
Deloris Jane Umbridge has been appointed to the post of Educational High Inquisitor at Hogwarts.
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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.