Future's Twins
Chap. 1: Serenity Arrives
GoddessMoonLady
Disclaimer:
GML: Hi! evil grin
Harry: Uh oh... she's up to something.
GML: innocent blink Me? Would I be up to something?
Harry: cringe Stop that! That's just plain scary. Right Dra? Dra? looks
around
GML: sing-song Sorry, Draco can't come to the phone right now. He's a bit
'tied' up at the moment. smirk
Snape: frowns Where is he? sigh Serenity, where did you hide your
housemate?
GML: blinks What makes you think I did anything?
Draco: comes bouncing into the room tied to a chair and gagged MmmmPH!
MM..Mmmph!
Snape: raises eyebrow
GML: Uh.. Draco! Where have you been?!
Harry: removes gag
Draco: shouting Where the Hell do you think I've been!?! You psychotic
Bitch! You locked me in a broom closet!! You Damn, good for nothing-
MMmmph!
GML: Puts wand away Magi-gags. Gotta love 'em. sigh
Snape: I'm not even gonna ask what he did.
GML: Good. 'Cause I wasn't gonna tell you anyways. smiles innocently All
I was gonna say was I don't own 'HP'. JKR does!
Harry: evil grin Can I have Draco now?
GML: Only if I can watch.
Harry: grins and starts dragging the chair out of the room
GML: All right! Some action! follows
Serenity stood looking around her at her surroundings. She knew he was here. She could feel him. Her brother. Her precious twin. Long stolen from their crib and tossed into this time and place. But why? Why would someone steel a child from a different time just to drop him here? It made no sense to her what so ever.
'But what ever the reasoning, he's here. And I'll find him.' She examined the grounds on which she stood.
A huge castle rose up out of the dark a few minutes walk ahead of her. A lake to her left reflecting the twilight sky. The mix of orange, red, and blue cascading over the dark water. The just appearing stars twinkling, interspersed through out. She could practically feel the magic crackling in the air.
She closed her enchanting silver-emerald green eyes and took a deep breath, letting the magic flow over her. She scanned it, searching for just the right signature. There! She opened her eyes and smiled. The first real smile in years. He was definitely here.
She started up the path to the castle door. She knew this place. This was Hogwarts. As it was in history books. As it was before the Great War. As it was when their grandparents had known it.
She felt exhilarated. She was living history! She was the only one of her generation to see Hogwarts as it had once been. Before it was destroyed in the war. The only one, except her brother.
She retch the door and pushed. It swung easily on it's hinges. She entered looking around. It felt, to her, like a museum. She couldn't help but smile wider as she brushed her silver-black fringe out of her eyes. She loved History. It was her best subject, with Charms a close second.
'If I remember our texts right, The Headmaster's office is located on the seventh floor.' She nodded and made for the staircase. She followed the directions she'd memorized from her school History text book before coming here and quickly found her way to the rest of the main staircases. As she retch the seventh floor she felt exhausted. She'd never climbed so many stairs in her life! How did her brother DO it?
'Oh, dear. Now which way was it? Left or right from the main stairs?' She looked both ways, but they looked exactly the same. 'Damn! Stupid Idiot! How could I forget something like that!' She sighed and rubbed her temples.
Lucky for her, three boys came down the left hall at that very moment. The slightly pale boy in the middle had Silver-blonde hair, and his two companions were dark haired and highly resembled gorillas. She sighed her thanks before stepping into their paths.
"Um, Excuse me. Could one of you boys direct me to the Headmaster's office? I'm afraid I'm not certain the way."
The blonde looked her up and down, "Yes. It's that way. When you see the gargoyle your there." He frowned, "Are you new to the school? I don't think I've seen you before."
"You could say that. Actually, I'm looking for someone. I know he's here but I'm not sure exactly where. Now, You said the Headmaster's office was this way?" She turned the direction the boys had just come.
"Yes, The only godforsaken gargoyle in the hall. Password's," He paused wrinkling his nose, "Twizzlers."
She raised her eyebrow inquisitively and muttered to herself. "Well, what do you know. He really does have that candy fetish we're told about." She snorted slightly, "Thanks for your help..."
"Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. and this is Crabbe, and Goyle." He nodded at the boys and held out his hand, "And you are?"
Both of her eyebrows shot up in surprise this time, "Serenity, Serenity Kenaz. Well... Draco, Thanks again for your help. Perhaps we'll see each other again. Good-bye." She nodded and made her way down the hall following his directions.
The gargoyle was there just as Draco had said it would be. She walked up to it and gave the password. "Twizzlers" The Gargoyle jumped aside to reveal a moving staircase heading up. She stepped onto it and let it take her to the Headmaster's office door. She paused and took a deep breath then knocked.
It was only a minute's pause before an old voice answered, "Come in."
Serenity opened the door and looked around. She spotted the old man sitting behind a rather cluttered desk. She took a moment to study him. He looked just as all her books described. Right down to his half-moon glasses and rainbow colored robes. She frowned at this.
"Can I help you young lady?" Albus Dumbledore asked examining the strange young girl standing before him. He could honestly say he'd never see her before in his life. His eyes took everything in.
She looked about 16 and had silver-emerald green eyes. Her hair was mid- length, just past her shoulders, but that wasn't the odd thing. It was Silver-black. Not black with silver strips, or silver with black strips, but actually silver-black that shimmered in the light. She was slightly pale, as though she rarely went outside, and was wearing black robes with silver lining. What drew his attention was the badge attached to the left chest of her robes. A silver badge with a wand crossed by a snake and in green across the top was written 'Hogwarts WW Academy', and under the insignia, also in green, was '6th yr. Slytherin'.
"You're the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore?" She asked, closing the door quietly and walking into the room to stand before his desk.
"Yes, And you are, miss?" He was studying her critically. She was powerful, he could sense it, but there was something else about her. Something faintly familiar, yet totally unrecognizable. It was her magic. He'd felt a signature almost the same but not.
"My name is Serenity Kenaz, sir. I'm a student at Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry Academy." She held out her hand, "I know I've probably confused you, I apologize. I'm from the future. The year 2046, After the 'Great War', as we know it." She kept her voice politely business like choosing her words carefully so as not to accidentally let too much slip.
"Please, Have a seat. Lemon Drop?" he offered, she waved it away. She sat stiffly in the chair he motioned to.
"After the war?" Dumbledore was honestly surprised, "And what would someone as young as yourself be doing here?"
"I'm here on an important errand. My twin brother was kidnapped about 2 days after we where born and dropped into this time. I'm here to find him and bring him back." She kept her tone solid, hiding the emotional pain this fact brought on.
"Your brother? And just what makes you believe he was left here?" Dumbledore asked inquisitively, "And why would anyone send a sixteen year old into the past?"
"My mother found this on the floor near our bassinet the next morning. It took her and everyone helping fifteen years to figure out it's significance. And a year more to get the rights to time travel." She pulled a piece of parchment from her robe pocket and held it out to the aged Headmaster, ignoring the second question.
He took it from her and read over it. It was yellow with age and worn at the edges suggesting that it was handled quite often. On the parchment few words were written:
WT.
Failure NOT optional. Get what He wants or Nagini gets you.
LM
He looked up at her in serious thought.
"It took us years to figure out that WT stood for Wormtail and LM for Lucius Malfoy. The 'He' they are referring to is the Mental Case on a power trip, Voldemort. I don't know 'why' he wants my brother and I truly don't care. My parents and I just want him back home where he belongs." She glared at the piece of parchment as she took it back and replaced it in her pocket.
"And just what makes you think he would be here at Hogwarts? He could be anywhere, your brother." Dumbledore looked at her contemplatively.
"Simple. I sensed his magical signature the second I stepped onto the grounds. I know he's here and I intend to find him." She stated it as though it were common for sixteen year old witches and wizards to sense magic in the air. Let alone decipher different signatures.
"Hmmm... You are an unusual young girl, Miss Kenaz. Speaking of which, I've never heard of that family name before. Kenaz. Are you Muggle born?" His voice was light, conversational. Serenity knew where he was taking this.
"No. I'm a pureblood. My family simply changed our name. To signify our new lives after the Great War. I wasn't yet born, but my Grandmother tells me stories about it." She shifted her voice to conversational as well, still guarding her words.
"Ah, and what was your old family name? One I would possibly know?"
"Perhaps. I believe you might be familiar with it. I'm afraid I'm not in the position allow you such knowledge though. That is a guarded family secret."
"Of course, of course. Now, how do you expect to do this search for your brother then?" Dumbledore gave her a light smile, though he was irritated that this girl seemed to be able to counter his subtle hinting.
She opened her mouth to answer then paused, "To be quite honest, sir, I was rather hoping you could help me there. This school is rather large and there are many students. Perhaps you can come up with a way for me to find him without causing a stir."
He thought for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Well, I suppose you could pose as an exchange student. Are you familiar with Beauxbatons Academy?"
Serenity smirked, "As you can tell," she motioned to her badge, "I attend Hogwarts WWA, but I have read a lot about it and am quite familiar." What she didn't add was that everything she had read was in her Ancient History of Magic text book. Beauxbatons Acad. was destroyed during the Great War as well by The Dark Lords forces for giving aid to the light. The only ancient Magic school still standing as it always had is Durmstrang and that was abandoned just after the end of the war and now stands as an ancient reminder of what the wizarding world once was.
"Excellent. You will be a new exchange student from Beauxbatons. Your in your sixth year of course. We'll need to get you new school supplies, and Hogwarts Uniforms. Incidentally, are those your school robes?" He asked looking at the black and silver robes she wore. They were closed so he couldn't see the Green silk frame-hugging sleeveless top and forest green hip-hugging dragon hyde pants underneath, or her black ankle boots.
"This?" She looked down at herself, opening her robes to reveal the rest of her clothes, "Oh! No. We don't wear uniforms. They stopped about halfway through my Mum and Dad's fourth year. Something about promoting individuality or something. No, These are my personal clothes. The only requirement is to where your Hogwarts school badge everyday. Well, except on weekends."
"Ah, then we will definitely have to get you some new robes and such." He stood and walked to the fireplace. Tanking some powder from a jar on the mantel he tossed it into the fire, turning it green. "Minerva McGonagal" About a moment later a rather strict looking woman's head appeared in the fireplace.
"Yes, Albus? What is it?" She looked up at the Headmaster questioningly.
"Could you please come through Minerva? We have a new exchange student that will need your assistance." He smiled kindly.
"New student Albus? I'll be right through." She disappeared. Albus turned to Serenity.
"You may want to remove your Hogwarts badge. I believe we should keep your true reasons between us." Serenity nodded and removed her badge from her chest and placed it into her robes pocket. A moment later the woman stepped through. She looked around, taking in the young girl sitting before the Headmaster's desk.
"Minerva, allow me to introduce you to Serenity Kenaz. She's our new exchange student from Beauxbatons. Serenity, This is Minerva McGonagal, our Deputy Headmistress, Transfiguration Professor, and Head of Gryffindor house." Dumbledore introduced the two.
"Bonjour, Madame McGonagal, It is a pleaser to make your acquaintance." Serenity smiled, extending her hand. She smirked mentally at the surprise in Dumbledore's eyes. Language was a required subject at HWWA. She could speak French, Spanish, Latin, German, as well as many other languages.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Serenity. I must say, your English is quite well for a French student." Minerva smiled and excepted her hand.
Serenity chuckled slightly, "Thank you. My parents are English though we live in Paris. I can speak both perfectly, though English is the language my parents prefer at home. They say I speak enough French at school as it is."
"Of course." Minerva smiled, "Now Albus, I doubt you called me here just to introduce me. What was it you needed?"
"Ah, yes, of course. Serenity, here, is in need of school supplies and Uniforms. I was rather hoping you would be willing to escort her to Diagon alley to purchase them." Dumbledore smiled.
"Of course, Albus. We'll leave in about an hour as it is about a quarter till 6 now. Has she been sorted yet?"
"Not yet. I figured we could do that after she retrieves her new things. Why don't the two of you head down to the kitchens and have an early breakfast. You can leave after you Finish." He sat back in his chair smiling.
"An excellent idea. Albus. Now, If you'll just follow me Ms. Kenaz, we'll eat and then set off." McGonagal led the way out of the room.
"Thank you, Professor Dumbledore. You've been most helpful." With that Serenity followed McGonagal out of the room.
They descended the many staircases to the Entrance Hall. Serenity followed the Professor as she turned for the Dungeons. She knew perfectly well where the kitchens were. She knew everything about the old Hogwarts. If not from her Trusty History text, then from her Grandpa. He was always ready with a story of before he changed their family name. Stories about when he was attending Hogwarts.
Serenity lived for these stories. They were the highlights of her day. She loved hearing them as much as Grandpa Damien loved telling them. It was almost as though he was reliving it all. The sneaking around after hours, laughing with his friends, annoying the teachers, and worrying about exams.
The one subject her grandpa didn't like talking about was the war. He had told her the first and last time she had asked, when she was four, that it was his worst memories and he'd rather forget his part in it all.
McGonagal stopped in front of a portrait of a fruit dish. She retch out and tickled the pear. It wiggled and a doorknob appeared. She pushed the door open and led the way inside. Serenity's eyes went wide with wonder as her Grandpa's stories came to life.
A house elf wearing an odd assortment of clothes came scurrying up to them. Serenity stared at him. What was a house elf doing wearing clothes? Unless-
"What can Dobby be getting for Professor and Professor's guest this morning?" Dobby asked eagerly. So it was Dobby! Her Grandpa had told her about him. About how he'd been freed from his old masters and now worked for Hogwarts.
"Some breakfast would be nice, Dobby. This is Serenity Kenaz. Miss Kenaz is a transfer student from Beauxbatons. She will be spending the rest of the year with us." McGonagal introduced her.
"It is nice to be meeting you Miss. Dobby will be bringing you plenty to eat." With that he scurried away to fetch their food. McGonagal led the way to a small table off to one side of the room, out of the way. they were only seated for a moment when Dobby and three other elves brought their food.
"Merci, Dobby. It looks delicious." Serenity smiled before digging in.
Dobby jumped excitedly at being thanked. Serenity watched him out of the corner of her eye in amusement. Her grandpa wasn't exaggerating about this elf.
"Now, as soon as we're finished we'll walk to Hogsmeade and Floo from there to Diagon Alley. No need to rush." With that McGonagal started in on her breakfast as well. They ate their meals in relative silence, listening to the house elves going about preparing breakfast for the rest of the school.
GML: Well? What do you think? I rather like it. It's nothing like my usual stories but then again, I like unusual and unexpected stories. Harry: Think that has anything to do with YOU being unusual? raises eyebrow GML: glare You want me to gag and tie you up and hide you in Sevy's quarters so he doesn't know your there? Just think, you'd get to watch him wank off like he does every Saturday night. Draco: rinkles nose How the Hell do you know he wanks off every Saturday? GML: evil grin You honestly wanna know? H&D: NO! GML: Didn't think so. Anyways, I hope you liked the fic! Now, REVIEW!!! Snape: Walks in D&H: looks at him in disgust Snape: What? Why do I get the feeling I've missed something? Why are you two looking at me like that? H&D: flee the room Snape: What did I say?
Serenity stood looking around her at her surroundings. She knew he was here. She could feel him. Her brother. Her precious twin. Long stolen from their crib and tossed into this time and place. But why? Why would someone steel a child from a different time just to drop him here? It made no sense to her what so ever.
'But what ever the reasoning, he's here. And I'll find him.' She examined the grounds on which she stood.
A huge castle rose up out of the dark a few minutes walk ahead of her. A lake to her left reflecting the twilight sky. The mix of orange, red, and blue cascading over the dark water. The just appearing stars twinkling, interspersed through out. She could practically feel the magic crackling in the air.
She closed her enchanting silver-emerald green eyes and took a deep breath, letting the magic flow over her. She scanned it, searching for just the right signature. There! She opened her eyes and smiled. The first real smile in years. He was definitely here.
She started up the path to the castle door. She knew this place. This was Hogwarts. As it was in history books. As it was before the Great War. As it was when their grandparents had known it.
She felt exhilarated. She was living history! She was the only one of her generation to see Hogwarts as it had once been. Before it was destroyed in the war. The only one, except her brother.
She retch the door and pushed. It swung easily on it's hinges. She entered looking around. It felt, to her, like a museum. She couldn't help but smile wider as she brushed her silver-black fringe out of her eyes. She loved History. It was her best subject, with Charms a close second.
'If I remember our texts right, The Headmaster's office is located on the seventh floor.' She nodded and made for the staircase. She followed the directions she'd memorized from her school History text book before coming here and quickly found her way to the rest of the main staircases. As she retch the seventh floor she felt exhausted. She'd never climbed so many stairs in her life! How did her brother DO it?
'Oh, dear. Now which way was it? Left or right from the main stairs?' She looked both ways, but they looked exactly the same. 'Damn! Stupid Idiot! How could I forget something like that!' She sighed and rubbed her temples.
Lucky for her, three boys came down the left hall at that very moment. The slightly pale boy in the middle had Silver-blonde hair, and his two companions were dark haired and highly resembled gorillas. She sighed her thanks before stepping into their paths.
"Um, Excuse me. Could one of you boys direct me to the Headmaster's office? I'm afraid I'm not certain the way."
The blonde looked her up and down, "Yes. It's that way. When you see the gargoyle your there." He frowned, "Are you new to the school? I don't think I've seen you before."
"You could say that. Actually, I'm looking for someone. I know he's here but I'm not sure exactly where. Now, You said the Headmaster's office was this way?" She turned the direction the boys had just come.
"Yes, The only godforsaken gargoyle in the hall. Password's," He paused wrinkling his nose, "Twizzlers."
She raised her eyebrow inquisitively and muttered to herself. "Well, what do you know. He really does have that candy fetish we're told about." She snorted slightly, "Thanks for your help..."
"Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. and this is Crabbe, and Goyle." He nodded at the boys and held out his hand, "And you are?"
Both of her eyebrows shot up in surprise this time, "Serenity, Serenity Kenaz. Well... Draco, Thanks again for your help. Perhaps we'll see each other again. Good-bye." She nodded and made her way down the hall following his directions.
The gargoyle was there just as Draco had said it would be. She walked up to it and gave the password. "Twizzlers" The Gargoyle jumped aside to reveal a moving staircase heading up. She stepped onto it and let it take her to the Headmaster's office door. She paused and took a deep breath then knocked.
It was only a minute's pause before an old voice answered, "Come in."
Serenity opened the door and looked around. She spotted the old man sitting behind a rather cluttered desk. She took a moment to study him. He looked just as all her books described. Right down to his half-moon glasses and rainbow colored robes. She frowned at this.
"Can I help you young lady?" Albus Dumbledore asked examining the strange young girl standing before him. He could honestly say he'd never see her before in his life. His eyes took everything in.
She looked about 16 and had silver-emerald green eyes. Her hair was mid- length, just past her shoulders, but that wasn't the odd thing. It was Silver-black. Not black with silver strips, or silver with black strips, but actually silver-black that shimmered in the light. She was slightly pale, as though she rarely went outside, and was wearing black robes with silver lining. What drew his attention was the badge attached to the left chest of her robes. A silver badge with a wand crossed by a snake and in green across the top was written 'Hogwarts WW Academy', and under the insignia, also in green, was '6th yr. Slytherin'.
"You're the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore?" She asked, closing the door quietly and walking into the room to stand before his desk.
"Yes, And you are, miss?" He was studying her critically. She was powerful, he could sense it, but there was something else about her. Something faintly familiar, yet totally unrecognizable. It was her magic. He'd felt a signature almost the same but not.
"My name is Serenity Kenaz, sir. I'm a student at Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry Academy." She held out her hand, "I know I've probably confused you, I apologize. I'm from the future. The year 2046, After the 'Great War', as we know it." She kept her voice politely business like choosing her words carefully so as not to accidentally let too much slip.
"Please, Have a seat. Lemon Drop?" he offered, she waved it away. She sat stiffly in the chair he motioned to.
"After the war?" Dumbledore was honestly surprised, "And what would someone as young as yourself be doing here?"
"I'm here on an important errand. My twin brother was kidnapped about 2 days after we where born and dropped into this time. I'm here to find him and bring him back." She kept her tone solid, hiding the emotional pain this fact brought on.
"Your brother? And just what makes you believe he was left here?" Dumbledore asked inquisitively, "And why would anyone send a sixteen year old into the past?"
"My mother found this on the floor near our bassinet the next morning. It took her and everyone helping fifteen years to figure out it's significance. And a year more to get the rights to time travel." She pulled a piece of parchment from her robe pocket and held it out to the aged Headmaster, ignoring the second question.
He took it from her and read over it. It was yellow with age and worn at the edges suggesting that it was handled quite often. On the parchment few words were written:
WT.
Failure NOT optional. Get what He wants or Nagini gets you.
LM
He looked up at her in serious thought.
"It took us years to figure out that WT stood for Wormtail and LM for Lucius Malfoy. The 'He' they are referring to is the Mental Case on a power trip, Voldemort. I don't know 'why' he wants my brother and I truly don't care. My parents and I just want him back home where he belongs." She glared at the piece of parchment as she took it back and replaced it in her pocket.
"And just what makes you think he would be here at Hogwarts? He could be anywhere, your brother." Dumbledore looked at her contemplatively.
"Simple. I sensed his magical signature the second I stepped onto the grounds. I know he's here and I intend to find him." She stated it as though it were common for sixteen year old witches and wizards to sense magic in the air. Let alone decipher different signatures.
"Hmmm... You are an unusual young girl, Miss Kenaz. Speaking of which, I've never heard of that family name before. Kenaz. Are you Muggle born?" His voice was light, conversational. Serenity knew where he was taking this.
"No. I'm a pureblood. My family simply changed our name. To signify our new lives after the Great War. I wasn't yet born, but my Grandmother tells me stories about it." She shifted her voice to conversational as well, still guarding her words.
"Ah, and what was your old family name? One I would possibly know?"
"Perhaps. I believe you might be familiar with it. I'm afraid I'm not in the position allow you such knowledge though. That is a guarded family secret."
"Of course, of course. Now, how do you expect to do this search for your brother then?" Dumbledore gave her a light smile, though he was irritated that this girl seemed to be able to counter his subtle hinting.
She opened her mouth to answer then paused, "To be quite honest, sir, I was rather hoping you could help me there. This school is rather large and there are many students. Perhaps you can come up with a way for me to find him without causing a stir."
He thought for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Well, I suppose you could pose as an exchange student. Are you familiar with Beauxbatons Academy?"
Serenity smirked, "As you can tell," she motioned to her badge, "I attend Hogwarts WWA, but I have read a lot about it and am quite familiar." What she didn't add was that everything she had read was in her Ancient History of Magic text book. Beauxbatons Acad. was destroyed during the Great War as well by The Dark Lords forces for giving aid to the light. The only ancient Magic school still standing as it always had is Durmstrang and that was abandoned just after the end of the war and now stands as an ancient reminder of what the wizarding world once was.
"Excellent. You will be a new exchange student from Beauxbatons. Your in your sixth year of course. We'll need to get you new school supplies, and Hogwarts Uniforms. Incidentally, are those your school robes?" He asked looking at the black and silver robes she wore. They were closed so he couldn't see the Green silk frame-hugging sleeveless top and forest green hip-hugging dragon hyde pants underneath, or her black ankle boots.
"This?" She looked down at herself, opening her robes to reveal the rest of her clothes, "Oh! No. We don't wear uniforms. They stopped about halfway through my Mum and Dad's fourth year. Something about promoting individuality or something. No, These are my personal clothes. The only requirement is to where your Hogwarts school badge everyday. Well, except on weekends."
"Ah, then we will definitely have to get you some new robes and such." He stood and walked to the fireplace. Tanking some powder from a jar on the mantel he tossed it into the fire, turning it green. "Minerva McGonagal" About a moment later a rather strict looking woman's head appeared in the fireplace.
"Yes, Albus? What is it?" She looked up at the Headmaster questioningly.
"Could you please come through Minerva? We have a new exchange student that will need your assistance." He smiled kindly.
"New student Albus? I'll be right through." She disappeared. Albus turned to Serenity.
"You may want to remove your Hogwarts badge. I believe we should keep your true reasons between us." Serenity nodded and removed her badge from her chest and placed it into her robes pocket. A moment later the woman stepped through. She looked around, taking in the young girl sitting before the Headmaster's desk.
"Minerva, allow me to introduce you to Serenity Kenaz. She's our new exchange student from Beauxbatons. Serenity, This is Minerva McGonagal, our Deputy Headmistress, Transfiguration Professor, and Head of Gryffindor house." Dumbledore introduced the two.
"Bonjour, Madame McGonagal, It is a pleaser to make your acquaintance." Serenity smiled, extending her hand. She smirked mentally at the surprise in Dumbledore's eyes. Language was a required subject at HWWA. She could speak French, Spanish, Latin, German, as well as many other languages.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Serenity. I must say, your English is quite well for a French student." Minerva smiled and excepted her hand.
Serenity chuckled slightly, "Thank you. My parents are English though we live in Paris. I can speak both perfectly, though English is the language my parents prefer at home. They say I speak enough French at school as it is."
"Of course." Minerva smiled, "Now Albus, I doubt you called me here just to introduce me. What was it you needed?"
"Ah, yes, of course. Serenity, here, is in need of school supplies and Uniforms. I was rather hoping you would be willing to escort her to Diagon alley to purchase them." Dumbledore smiled.
"Of course, Albus. We'll leave in about an hour as it is about a quarter till 6 now. Has she been sorted yet?"
"Not yet. I figured we could do that after she retrieves her new things. Why don't the two of you head down to the kitchens and have an early breakfast. You can leave after you Finish." He sat back in his chair smiling.
"An excellent idea. Albus. Now, If you'll just follow me Ms. Kenaz, we'll eat and then set off." McGonagal led the way out of the room.
"Thank you, Professor Dumbledore. You've been most helpful." With that Serenity followed McGonagal out of the room.
They descended the many staircases to the Entrance Hall. Serenity followed the Professor as she turned for the Dungeons. She knew perfectly well where the kitchens were. She knew everything about the old Hogwarts. If not from her Trusty History text, then from her Grandpa. He was always ready with a story of before he changed their family name. Stories about when he was attending Hogwarts.
Serenity lived for these stories. They were the highlights of her day. She loved hearing them as much as Grandpa Damien loved telling them. It was almost as though he was reliving it all. The sneaking around after hours, laughing with his friends, annoying the teachers, and worrying about exams.
The one subject her grandpa didn't like talking about was the war. He had told her the first and last time she had asked, when she was four, that it was his worst memories and he'd rather forget his part in it all.
McGonagal stopped in front of a portrait of a fruit dish. She retch out and tickled the pear. It wiggled and a doorknob appeared. She pushed the door open and led the way inside. Serenity's eyes went wide with wonder as her Grandpa's stories came to life.
A house elf wearing an odd assortment of clothes came scurrying up to them. Serenity stared at him. What was a house elf doing wearing clothes? Unless-
"What can Dobby be getting for Professor and Professor's guest this morning?" Dobby asked eagerly. So it was Dobby! Her Grandpa had told her about him. About how he'd been freed from his old masters and now worked for Hogwarts.
"Some breakfast would be nice, Dobby. This is Serenity Kenaz. Miss Kenaz is a transfer student from Beauxbatons. She will be spending the rest of the year with us." McGonagal introduced her.
"It is nice to be meeting you Miss. Dobby will be bringing you plenty to eat." With that he scurried away to fetch their food. McGonagal led the way to a small table off to one side of the room, out of the way. they were only seated for a moment when Dobby and three other elves brought their food.
"Merci, Dobby. It looks delicious." Serenity smiled before digging in.
Dobby jumped excitedly at being thanked. Serenity watched him out of the corner of her eye in amusement. Her grandpa wasn't exaggerating about this elf.
"Now, as soon as we're finished we'll walk to Hogsmeade and Floo from there to Diagon Alley. No need to rush." With that McGonagal started in on her breakfast as well. They ate their meals in relative silence, listening to the house elves going about preparing breakfast for the rest of the school.
GML: Well? What do you think? I rather like it. It's nothing like my usual stories but then again, I like unusual and unexpected stories. Harry: Think that has anything to do with YOU being unusual? raises eyebrow GML: glare You want me to gag and tie you up and hide you in Sevy's quarters so he doesn't know your there? Just think, you'd get to watch him wank off like he does every Saturday night. Draco: rinkles nose How the Hell do you know he wanks off every Saturday? GML: evil grin You honestly wanna know? H&D: NO! GML: Didn't think so. Anyways, I hope you liked the fic! Now, REVIEW!!! Snape: Walks in D&H: looks at him in disgust Snape: What? Why do I get the feeling I've missed something? Why are you two looking at me like that? H&D: flee the room Snape: What did I say?