//------------------------------// // The Janitor of Hogwarts (Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) // Story: Cinematic Adventures: The Deleted scenes // by Tim Ribbert //------------------------------// Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry… When you hear that name, naturally you think, ‘Oh boy, what kind of idiot thought of that name?’. But oh dear readers, trust me. This place truly exists, the most magical place you’ll ever see in your entire life. In this very school stood six magical creatures, all from another universe. There was Sandbar, Smolder, Gallus, Yona, Ocellus, and Silverstream. All different in species, yet they came together to attend Hogwarts upon feeling they weren’t learning anything new back home. That fateful day, Dumbledore offered them to join Hogwarts, an offer of which they immediately accepted. Upon arriving at this school, they met a young boy named Harry Potter a.k.a. ‘The Boy Who Lived’… but that’s a tale for another day. Instead, I’m here to tell you a tall of another boy, who let’s just say… has a unique job. And how do I know of this boy you ask? Let’s just say that would be telling. But for now… I am here to tell you the story of… The Janitor of Hogwarts Set during Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone In the corridors of Hogwarts itself, music could be heard from a pair of headphones attached to a small cassette player. Now you’re probably wondering just who it belongs to. Well, since you asked, the player in question happens to belong to the janitor of Hogwarts himself, the guy who takes care of all the messes that occur around the school… Doesn’t sound all that important, to be honest. Yes, I know it doesn’t sound cool. But just hear me out… *Clears throat* The Janitor himself was a male teenager around sixteen years old. He had short black hair, crimson eyes, a scar along his left cheek, and wore a white Janitor’s outfit complete with a mop and bucket set. Finally, he had a small tag on the right side of his chest which read ‘Leaper’ on it. Pay close attention, I’m going to test you later… The boy dipped the mop into the bucket and began to clean the girl’s toilets, which was recently destroyed by a troll. “What kind of idiot puts a massive troll inside the girls’ bathroom?” He asked himself. “I mean if I got discovered pulling a stunt like that I’d get the sack before you can say ‘Yellow Submarine’.” Suddenly, the lights began to flicker on-and-off which really took his attention. “Guess Hogwarts needs to fix its electricity, otherwise the place will—” Before he could finish his sentence, Leaper felt pain in his head. So bad he dropped his mop and clutched his head in utter agony. And all at once, he began to see the whole room glitching as objects around him began to shift in strange ways as if he was part of an unfinished video game with multiple glitches. He soon began to hear voices in his head. “I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and for justice! I am Sailor Moon! And now, in the name of the moon, I’ll punish you!” “Autobots, transform and roll out!” “This is Sparta!” “Kill her, Mommy! Kill her!” “The fear of death is far greater than death itself. But the fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all!” “JUST STOP!!!!” Shouting in pain, Leaper looked around only to find the whole room appeared normal again… as if nothing happened. This made Leaper even more confused. “What was that?” Leaper asked himself. Just then, he began to hear the voices of children walking along the corridors and when he took a look he saw 3 human children, two boys and a girl, along with seven creatures. The creatures consisted of a dragon, a yak, a griffon, a Changeling, a hippogriff, and two ponies, one green Earth pony and a purple alicorn. The alicorn in question was searching through one of her books for answers. “Who let a troll inside a school of all places?” Ron asked bewildered. “I mean if this is someone’s idea of a joke I don’t see the funny part.” “Neither do I,” Ocellus agreed. “Maybe it’s like a surprise joke where you don’t expect it,” Smolder suggested. “Oh yeah, that makes so much sense,” Gallus said sarcastically. “Something strange is certainly going on here,” Harry said. “Somehow had to let that troll in. “I know Harry, but trust me,” Twilight reassured. “Me and the other teachers are looking into this right now. We’ll find out who did this.” It was then Hermione noticed Leaper near the entrance of the girls’ bathroom. “Excuse me sir, but boys are not allowed in the girls’ bathroom!” She spoke in annoyance. Leaper apologetically stepped away from the room with an embarrassed grin on his face. “Sorry about that miss,” He apologized. “But I did have permission from Dumbledore to clean this bathroom after the troll incident. I mean who let’s a troll in a school? Let alone the girls’ bathroom, you know?” “Wait a second… you the cleaner?” Yona asked, raising an eyebrow. “Yep,” Leaper replied. “Why? Something wrong with that?” “No, no, no, not at all! Just thought cleaning equipment would be alive and clean the mess itself.” The remark of which makes Leaper release a light chuckle. He proceeds to put the mop into his bucket and once wet enough he proceeds to mop the floor while talking. “Someone’s got to clean up the messes,” Leaper spoke. “After all, even magic has its limits. Name’s Leaper by the way.” “Nice to meet you Leaper,” Twilight greeted politely. “I’m Twilight Sparkle and this is Gallus, Smolder, Yona, Ocellus, Sandbar, Silverstream, Ron, Hermione, and Harry.” “Wait a minute!” Leaper interrupted, surprised. “Harry? As in Harry Potter? The Boy Who Lived? The Lightning bolt kid?” To say Harry was embarrassed over the remark was an understatement. He won’t admit it to everyone, but he found it weird of people referring to him as the ‘Lightning Bolt Kid’ or ‘The Boy Who Lived’. It felt as though the people were worshipping him as some kind of king, when truth be told… he’d be content with just being a regular kid. “Umm yeah… I’m the Lightning bolt kid,” Harry confirmed. To further the introduction, he presented the Lightning bolt shaped scar along his forehead. Suffice to say, Leaper was very surprised. “Well, blow me down,” Leaper gaped. “It’s not every day I get to meet someone famous… except John Cena maybe, but still—” “What did you say?” Twilight asked. “Nothing!” Leaper replied awkwardly. All the others raised their eyebrows over his awkward nature but chose instead not to pursue it any further. “So… you’re the janitor of Hogwarts?” Sandbar asked. “What’s it like?” “It’s a good paying job,” Leaper answered. “I mean all I got to do is just clean the entire school. So long as there’re no dirt to spot, I get paid.” “I thought Mr. Filch took care of the cleaning,” Ron pointed out. “He does, but the school required more cleaners,” Leaper continued. “When I found the ad on morning, I realized it could greatly help my family. So I applied without question.” As Leaper mopped, he gazed toward the window where the sun was shining so brightly. Twilight soon walked closely towards him while her eyes gazed out toward the window. “If I may ask Leaper, what is your family like?” She asked. At first, Leaper didn’t know what how to answer the question or what was there to say. With the exception of Dumbledore, no one in Hogwarts ever asked him about his family. He took careful thought over the question before deciding to speak. “Well, the best way I can describe my family is… adventurous,” He answered. “So, your family are travelers?” Hermione inquired. “Indeed. We go to all sorts of countries and cities around the world. Tokyo, New York, Greece, China, Russia, lots of great places to visit… except Moonscar Island, you never want to go there.” Before the others could ask ‘Why?’, they heard a voice shouting from the corridors. It was none other than Mr. Filch himself. “Leaper, you’re needed!” Mr. Filch shouted. “There’s been a spill in Professor Snape’s class.” “On it sir!” Leaper called out, grabbing his equipment. “I’ll catch you guys up some other time.” With a quick wave to Twilight and the students, Leaper made his way until he approached a large wooden door. Grabbing the keys from his pocket, he proceeded to unlock the door and open it. Inside, the room was filled with cleaning chemicals. Some were the typical kind, while others were more magical in nature. Leaper approached the large shelf and began searching for something. “Let’s see… now where’d I put that slug syrup?” Leaper asked himself. Suddenly, he accidentally knocked something over which caught his attention. Leaper quickly picked it up and in his grasp was a large, white bulky helmet with a black see-through element along its eyes. It looked as if it represented ‘great sadness’ as this helmet proved to be something he wished not to be reminded of long ago. “Bad memories… miss you Storm Shield,” Leaper sighed. He put the helmet away and from there he continued his work. As far as he knew, his tale had concluded, and nobody even knew about it. And he also knew this was not the end for either Twilight Sparkle, her friends, or even Harry Potter. Dark secrets will eventually be revealed, shocking surprises will be unveiled. As this was the tale of… Hogsmeade In the small village of Hogsmeade, a small group of wizards were walking through the icy snow-covered path. The first was a very good-looking wizard with wavy blonde hair and bright blue eyes. He wore a very dashing golden business suit complete with a matching long cape whom many know as the handsome wizard and best-selling author, Gilderoy Lockhart. The other two were twins, both had beards, short black hair, green eyes, and thick noses. They wore black robes, a pair of gloves, hard-sturdy boots, and held wands both in their left hands. They looked toward Gilderoy Lockhart with a serious look. “Are you sure we’re going the right direction?” One of the twins asked. The serious tone in his voice made Gilderoy sweat profusely, due to how big and menacing the pair looked. “O-O-Of course it is!” He stuttered. “I am one of the most experienced wizards in all of history. I mean why else would anyone ask help from the great Gilderoy Lockhart!” However, he turned his head to face the twins only to find they were both still unimpressed as their eyebrows lowered even further. “The more you talk, the more I feel your hiding something,” The other twin spoke. “Oh come on lads. Can you at least give me a chance to—” “HELP!” Before Gilderoy could finish, the trio heard the voice of a fearful woman. When they looked, they saw a woman in rags running away from something. Judging by the look on her face, she was scared out of her wits. “Please anybody help!” The woman cried in fear. “There’s a metal monster coming this way—” “EXTERMINATE!!!” Before she could finish, a blue laser shot out and struck the woman. Her entire body lit up blue, as she screaming in pain until nothing remained of her but a skeleton, which plopped to the ground. The residents screamed in terror, some headed back inside their homes while the rest hid for any cover they could find. And soon, the killer revealed itself… moving forward… slowly. It was a bronze metallic looking creature with a dome head, a black eye stork with a glowing blue eye, and two light bulbs on top of its dome on opposite sides. It had a plunger on its right and a gun on its left. A set of metallic balls were attached along the lower parts of the body. “Stand back everyone, I’ve dealt with these sort of things before!” Gilderoy spoke proudly. He took a few steps forward towards the metal monster, refusing to show fear. “IDENTIFY YOURSELF!” The metallic creature demanded. “I am Gilderoy Lockhart, the most famous wizard here! I don’t appreciate you killing these innocent people!” “WHERE… IS… THE DOCTOR?!” The creature asked. “The who?” He asked puzzled. “THE DOCTOR! THE ENEMY OF THE DALEKS!” It shouted angrily. Its fury frightened the people, even startling Lockhart a bit. On the other hand, he tried to not show the slightest hint of fear. In fact, he stepped forward more boldly now. “Well evil Dalek, if you are looking for a Doctor, then I am him!” Gilderoy spoke proudly. “I am an expert in all things medicine and—” “YOU ARE THE DOCTOR!” The Dalek shouted angrily. “YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF THE DALEKS! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!!!” The Dalek fired again, trying to kill its foes. The people ran away in terror, as the Dalek fired blue lasers all around. Gilderoy reached out for his wand in his pocket and aimed toward the metal monster. “Expelliarmus!” Gilderoy cried out. He fired his most magnificent spell, so powerful… so dazzling… and it didn’t even work. “What?” He shook his wand trying to make it work. “Come on you stupid—” The Dalek fired at Gilderoy’s feet, which made him startle and slip. He started crawling on his back as the Dalek moved closer. “THE DALEKS ARE THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! WE EXTERMINATE THOSE WHO ARE NOT LIKE WE! EXTERMINATE!!!” “Expelliarmus!!!” The Twins shouted in unison. They both fired their spells from their wands, which hit the Dalek so greatly that a huge bright light swept across the entire village. Once they could see again, the Dalek had blown to pieces and green goo leaked from its container. Then Gilderoy Lockhart stood up, posing triumphantly. “Never fear good citizens!” He called out proudly. “For I, Gilderoy Lockhart, have defeated the evil Dalek! You have nothing to fear; you are all safe thanks to me!” The citizens began to cheer and clap as they swarmed around him. While this was happening, the twins laid upon the floor due to the spell being ‘so’ powerful that it knocked the two out cold. The moment they woke up, they had the most splitting headache they ever experienced. The pair faced each other with looks of confusion on their faces. “Who are you?” They both asked. Little did the twins realize was that something was behind them. Along the wall of one of the homes, a small crack emitted a small blue glow and upon a closer inspection… it almost resembled a smile. “The end is near… the multiverse will shatter.”