Author's Note: I know. It's short. Nothing has really happened yet. But it will! I just started and I'm already excited about the next chapter so and update will be realllly soon. So please READ! Tell me if you like it or if you don't or if you think it has potential or WHATEVER. Have faith, remember it(: PLEASEE.
~Sarae
"Up up up! You'll be late!"
"Mmff."
"Honestly, Lani we have no time for this today. You'll miss the train entirely if you Don't. Get. Up!" and with that the speaker ripped away my soft down duvet, flicking her wand at the heavy curtains so they flew back and bright morning light streamed in.
"Gahh! Merin, Mum! I'm up! I'm up!" I scowled at black haired woman standing, hands on her hips, at the foot of my bed. She laughed and headed towards the door, "Breakfast. Pancakes. Come."
I debated a moment between soft, fluffy pancakes or my nice comfy bed. Then I smelled them...and there was no going back.
"Morning sweets!" my father, William Shields, greeted me as I plopped into my seat at the table. I rested my head on his shoulder and smiled as he rubbed my back. "Morning."
"Excited for you first day? You'll love Hogwarts. Really. Promise. There is so much to do! Why I remember back when I was what? A fourth year? What year was that Helen? When Bloody Baron..." I tuned him out as my mother, Helen, placed a big stack of pancakes right in front of me. Oh yes. NOW the day could begin. I wolfed them down as fast as I could and headed for the bathroom.
Any one who knows me can tell you, I am NOT a morning person. But once I've had breakfast and shower, then I face my day. Hogwarts. I really was excited, and nervous. I was going to be the new girl. AGAIN. I know it's not my parents fault we've moved around so much, I know they are doing their job, trying to stop the war, but its still been rough. Having Aurors for parents is far from easy, especially when your parents are THE William and Helen Shields. We had never stayed in one place for more than a semester, but my parents didn't have time to homeschool me either so I was constantly jumping around from school to school. But not this time. I had finally put my foot down. It was my sixth year and I was going to spend all of it, every last damn day, at Hogwarts. My parents would continue to travel but I was DONE.
My mothers loud knock snapped me out of my reverie, "Lani? Elena? Are you dressed yet?" I glanced down at the towel I had just wrapped around myself and my long, black hair still dripping, "Uhh.."
"Hurry up! We leave in 20 minutes!" I heard her stomp back downstairs. I searched wildly around the room, grabbing the first thing I found, I slipped it on, shoved my hair into a messy bun and frantically started grabbing last minute items and shoving them into my already stuffed trunk. "Potions book...robes...cauldron..broomstick..wand. WAND. MUM! Have you seen my wand?"
"It's on the table! Get down here! We're leaving!" I ran downstairs,
"Dad? Can you get my trunk?" I smiled in thanks as he lumbered upstairs, finally having a moment to breath as he tried to maneuver it through the narrow hall. Slipping past my mother in the living room I stepped into the bathroom, checking that my outfit wasn't TOO bad in the long floor length mirror. I did need to make a good first impression. Staring at myself critically I decided it was good, the faded skinny jeans and blue peasant blouse were...me. Stepping closer I looked at my face, finally starting to feel the nerves as the start as the minutes ticked by. My face was pale, making the few freckles still lingering from summer stand out sharply. My dark blue eyes looked huge under long thick lashes. I laughed at how scared I looked. But I WAS scared. This year it actually mattered what people thought of me. Before I had just focused on my lessons, avoided people and waited until the next move. I hadn't had any practice being social in a loooong time. Hearing my mother calling I raised my chin bravely thinking to myself over, and over as we all piled into the car and headed for King's Crossing, I am Elena Renee Shields, I am 16 and I WILL make a good impression. I WILL be social and smart and funny and BRAVE. Social, Smart, Funny, BRAVE.
Here we go.