Natsu's POV
The sun was shining through the window of the train car illuminating the already torturing ride for the two young wizards who were currently struggling to not to lose their lunch on the train car's floor. Natsu Dragneel was sprawled out on the car bench looking green in the face while his friend Gajeel Redfox was curled up in a ball with the same look. Today was the day they were riding to Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry; they were now 11 years old so it was going to be their first year at the amazing school. But unfortunately they had motion sickness so the ride there sucked.
Before the train ride there they went to the Diagon alley, where they got their wands. Gajeel's wand was made of Fir, dragon heartstring, and is quite rigid. Natsu's wand, on the other hand is one made of holly wood, phoenix feather, and is nice and supple. The memorable thing isn't the fact they got their wands it's what happened when they got them.
"Why, hello there! Welcome to Oliver's wand shop, now what can I do for you two young gentlemen today?" asked the storekeeper; Gajeel and Natsu looked at each other then back at the old man before Natsu spoke.
"We are here to find wands." The young wizard smiled.
"Ah, now first what might your names be? Let's start with you young man." The shopkeeper pointed at Gajeel.
"My name is Gajeel Redfox." The raven haired boy answered.
"Redfox….. Redfox? Ah you must be the offspring of Grandine and Skiadrum! Wait here." The old man wandered off to the back of the shop and came out holding two boxes. "Here we are." He said as he pulled a wand out of a box and handed it to Gajeel. The wizard just stood there confused at what to do next, "Well, give it a wave." Oliver said, causing Gajeel to jump a little before waving it. The wand casted a spell sending boxes flying everywhere. "Perhaps not." The old man said and took the wand back and replaced it with another one. Without hesitation Gajeel waved the wand breaking a flower vase. "Nope! No! Definitely not!" The shopkeeper yelled he then looked unsure of what to do next.
"My father was Metalicana Redfox." The boy said causing Oliver to stare at him in an odd manner.
"That would explain it." The old man smiled and went to the back again. He brought back another box and opened it revealing a black wand that shined like iron, and then handed it to Gajeel. The second it touched his hand a great deal of magic energy filled the room making all three of them widen their eyes.
"Whoa" Natsu gasped looking at his friend.
Gajeel smiled and laughed.
"Alright, your turn."
Oliver turned and faced Natsu, "My name is Natsu Dragneel." He smirked, but it slowly faded when Oliver looked at him perplexed like.
"Are you sure that's your last name?"
Now it was Natsu's turn to be confused, "Ummm, yes I think I would know my own last name?..."
Gajeel was even confused, "what makes you think my friend here would make up a last name? He is the son of Igneel the dragon slayer. You should know who he is." The raven haired boy scowled.
"Yes, silly of me I was just….. It…" the old man froze up and stared off into the distance before speaking again, "I wonder." Then he wandered off into the back to bring out an old dusty beat up box. He cautiously opened the box and pulled out a wand that looked of deep red and had a pattern similar to fire on the stem. He handed it to Natsu looking deep into his eyes and watched as the magic energy filled the room once again, but instead of stopping it only grew. The wand started to illuminate with flames and so did Natsu. Yet as quickly as it started it stopped. "Curious, very curious." He said.
"What's so curious about me finding a wand?" the pink haired boy asked.
"Natsu, do you know what is in this wand?" Oliver asked and Natsu shook his head. "This wand contains the Phoenix feather, and the phoenix that gave this feather gave another. Just. One. Other. It is curious that you are destined for this wand when it's brother belongs to the one who's last name you seem to bare. The one whose name few dare to speak."
Natsu and Gajeel exchanged worried glances at each other, "and w-what's the guy's name?" Gajeel asked.
"It is like I said, few dare speak it." Oliver whispered.
Natsu and Gajeel started to slowly back away before bolting out the door.
Their time there still bothered Natsu to no end he tried thinking about it but as soon as the train started moving all he could focus on was not vomiting.
"Uuuuuggghhh, are we there yet" Gajeel groaned placing his hand over his mouth before slightly gaging in it.
"I don't know, look out the window." Natsu snapped clenching his stomach.
"Oh sure, meanwhile let me just barf all over the floor!" The raven haired boy snapped back. He leaned his head on the wall closed his eyes and groaned again. As much as Natsu wanted to glare at him he couldn't move.
Suddenly the two boys heard a knocking on the door. Gajeel looked forward to see a blond girl standing in the doorway. "Excuse me but have either of you seen a dog? He is about this tall, has white fur, and kind of looks like a snow man." The girl laughed, then looked up at the two boys and rushed into the car "Oh my gosh! Are you two ok?! Should I get help?" She asked looking worried, Gajeel was about to respond but had to cover his mouth in order to not vomit on her.
Looking up, Natsu saw his current situation and sat up, but he instantly regretted it. "N-no we're –o-ok." Natsu started swaying back and forth "We get motion sickness-"he had to cover his mouth due to the nausea that was consuming his senses.
The girl look really concerned now, and then her face brightened up. "Hold on." she pulled out her wand. "I can only use this spell on you once so I hope it will work." She said then waved her wand casting a spell. Instantly Natsu started to feel better and he noticed Gajeel had his normal skin tone again.
"Wow thanks!" Natsu exclaimed, "I'm Natsu Dr-"
"And I'm Gajeel." Gajeel interrupted.
Natsu sent a glare towards Gajeel only to get his famous "You know why I did that" look.
"Well I'm Lucy." She smiled. Natsu saw Gajeel turn his head towards Lucy and gave her a once over before his face portrayed a curious expression.
"Are you by any chance the daughter of Jude Heartfillia?" he asked.
Lucy suddenly got a worried look on her face, "N-no! I'm not that guy's daughter! I don't even know who he is." She looked around the train car nervous like.
"Look, it's rude to lie to people's faces; also you look like the spitting image of Layla Heartfillia. She was part of the Order of the Phoenix; you know that group of people who work alongside and against the magic council. It has Dragon slayers, God slayers, and wizards." Gajeel stared deep into her chocolate brown eyes with his crimson ones.
"Okay fine, yes I am the Heartfillia daughter. But you can't tell anyone!" she looked over to Natsu looking for assurance she could trust them.
"We promise." He said and she smiled.
"Thank you." She sighed. "Now" she said turning her head to face Gajeel, "How do you know what my mother looks like? You know that she is.." the raven haired boy looked out the window
"Well since both my parents are in the Order I have been to the meeting place a couple of times-"
"We have seen some pictures of the Order's members. Including your mom." Natsu interrupted finishing Gajeel's sentence. His friend just rolled his eyes and continued to stare out the window. There was a moment of silence in the train car, but it was interrupted by Natsu's red eyed companion.
"We're here!" he yelled making Lucy jump.
Gajeel and Natsu raced off the train onto the platform. They both felt so excited. Walking further down the path they saw a man carrying a lamp calling out for the first years, "First years follow me! Come on first years this way!" he called. He was a tall African American man with a scar on his left eye. Most kids would probably find him intimidating but he looked cool to Gajeel and Natsu. "Come on first years. Hurry up." Once all the kids were gathered up and Lucy rejoined Gajeel and Natsu the man spoke again, "Alright my name is Pantherlily but you all can call me Lily. I am the gate keeper for Hogwarts but I also substitute for defense against the dark arts if I am needed to. I hope you all love it here at Hogwarts, now follow me to the boats."
Pantherlily lead them down to the docks.
Gajeel and Natsu groaned at the thought of another vehicle, upon hearing their groaning Lucy tried to comfort them, "I think the spell might still be in effect it hasn't been too long since I casted it so you two should be fine." she smiled. Luckily the spell was still in effect, until they reached the center of the lake.
"Uuuuuggghhh! This is so much worse than riding a train." Natsu groaned as both he and Gajeel lay on the bottom of their boat.
"Oh stop your whining. We're almost there." Lucy hushed him.
Gajeel's POV
Gajeel entered the school and swore his eyes could have popped out of his head; there were so many halls and pictures. The pictures even moved! As they passed by each one of them said hello or welcome to Hogwarts. It was amazing. Heading up what felt like 20 stair cases they reached the dining hall where a lady with snow white hair and brown eyes stood at the top. Lily nodded to her then headed back down the stairs leaving the first years standing there facing her.
"Welcome to Hogwarts, my name is Professor Carla. Now in a few moments you will pass through these doors and join your classmates, but before you can take your seats you must be sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Now while you're here your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you points, any rule breaking and you will lose points. At the end of the year the house with the most points will be awarded the house cup-" Professor Carla was cut off by a strange noise in the background,
"Plue!" Lucy yelled when the thing came into view. She ran over and picked up her dog the apologized to Carla.
The professor then cleared her throat and spoke again, "The sorting ceremony will begin momentarily." With that she walked away.
Right as she closed the doors behind her someone spoke, "So it's true then. The Heartfillia daughter has come to Hogwarts." A boy with blue hair and a mark on his left eye stepped forward in front of Lucy. The crowd of children started whispering Lucy's name. "This is Ultear and Meredy, and I'm Jellal."
Gajeel couldn't help but laugh at the kid's sad attempt to flirt with Lucy. "Think that's funny do you? Look at you! Dirty face, red eyes, and stupid piercings. You must be a Redfox. What a pitiful for the family you belong to." Jellal smirked, making Gajeel angry
"You better shut your mouth you asshole or I'll shut it for you!" He hissed, causing the blue haired boy to laugh. He turned to face Natsu, "And you look like some homeless boy. What's your name?" he scoffed at him.
"Natsu, you dip shit." The cherry blossom haired boy glared at him.
Rolling his eyes at them he turned back to Lucy, "You'll soon find out that some wizard families are better than others. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort, I can help you there." Jellal held out his hand to Lucy with a cocky smirk on his face.
"I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself thanks." She snapped.
Before Jellal could say anything else Professor Carla came up behind him and spoke "We're ready for you now."
They walked down the dining hall up the front of the room where all the professors sat. Professor Carla stopped them from walking any further. "Now before we begin Master Makarov would like to say a few words." She stepped away and the master stood up from his seat and walked down to greet them. But the closer he got the smaller he became. When he finally stopped walking he was no taller than a 5 year old. The old man cleared his throat and began his speech, "I have a few start of term notices I would like to announce, may the first years know that the dark forest is forbidden for all students. Also our caretaker Mr. Nab would like me to remind you that the third floor corridor on the right hand side is out of bounds for everyone who does not wish to die a most painful death. Thank you." Then he sat down leaving everyone in silence.
Professor Carla pulled out a scroll and started reciting directions, "Now when I call your name you will come forth, I will place the sorting hat on your head and you will be sorted into your houses." There was a long pause until she said the first name, "Levy McGarden." Gajeel heard a quiet squeak in the background and saw a little bluenette stumbled out of the crowd and slowly walked up to the stool. It was rather funny how short she was because she had to jump to be able to sit on the stool.
It surprised Gajeel when the hat started talking and it made the girl jump, "Hmmmm, right then. You are quite shy but you have a strong heart….. A love for books I see…. Hmmm very smart…. Okay, RAVEN CLAW!" it shouted and the hall filled with claps and cheers from Ravenclaw. The girl was welcomed in and was greeted by a tall white haired girl. Gajeel couldn't help but watch Levy as she quickly sat down, she looked rather nervous. Her bright hazel eyes were deceiving her smile. Even though it was a sad and fake smile Gajeel couldn't help but think it was pretty. The raven haired boy was broken out of his trance when another name was called,
"Jellal Fernandez."
The cocky jerk walked up to the stool and right when the hat touched his head it screamed "SLYTHERIN!" and he hopped off and walked over to the house's table. It wasn't soon after that Lucy was called up.
The hat was placed on her head and it started talking again, "hmmmm I see. You are very kind, a quick thinker. Oh you're a novelist! Interesting….. Good mind quite smart, I know! RAVENCLAW!" Lucy squealed and skipped over to the Ravenclaw table shook hands with people and sat down next to Levy.
Gajeel looked over and saw a professor staring at Natsu. "Hey Natsu, look" Gajeel pointed Natsu over to the Professor; he had tan skin and dark brown hair that turned into a beard. The man now realizing he had been caught looked away.
"Gajeel Redfox." Gajeel was startled to hear his name but didn't hesitate to walk up to the stool. He sat down and heard the sorting hat begin to talk.
"Well, you're quite the sneaky one. Very cunning, mischievous indeed. Hmmm but not a bad heart….. SLYTHERIN!" the hat yelled and Gajeel smirked while he walked over to his houses table.
He was greeted by a tall blond man with a scar on his right eye, "Hello my name is Laxus and I am your prefect." They shook hands and Gajeel sat down.
"Natsu." Gajeel watched as Natsu sat on the stool and right when the hat touched his head it shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" all of Gryffindor went crazy. Natsu was greeted by and tall red head and sat down.
While all the other children were sorted Gajeel took it upon himself to annoy the certain blond that happened to be at the table right next store. "Why hello Lucy, how is the house so far?" he asked all innocent like.
Lucy turned around and looked disgusted. "Oh no. please tell me you're not going to do this all year." She wined. This just encouraged Gajeel to go on, doing the best British accent he could, "Well I am terribly sorry if I'm not the right class, bunny girl, but not everyone can be rich like you luv." He mocked.
The blond glared at him, "First off; I don't have a British accent. Second don't call me bunny girl. Why do you call me that in the first place?" She hissed, Gajeel mocked her again with his hand. He took notice to the small bluenette he remembers to be Levy listening and watching their conversation, and he also saw she was laughing at his act.
"So bunny girl, who's your new friend?" Gajeel asked
"Oh, this is Levy; Levy this ugly jerk is Gajeel." Lucy said in a mocking tone.
Gajeel rolled his eyes and then faced the little bluenette, "Sup." He said and winked at her, this causing Levy to blush a little
"Hi." She waved. Then she turned around and started eating.
Natsu was a little sad that his friends were on the other side of the dining hall, but he was sadder about how he had to sit next to the head girl Erza who would either not talk or not stop talking. It was very annoying but he decided to just deal with it because when he tried to sneak away she smacked him for being rude and he was still in pain from the one she gave him 10 minutes ago.
"Hey Natsu?" the redhead asked, Natsu turned his head to look at her. "Do you know why Professor Ivan and Jose are looking at you?" Natsu looked over to the table and saw that two professors were looking at him.
"Which one is Ivan?" he asked. Erza then pointed to the professor that he and Gajeel caught earlier, but Jose was new, he wore a crazy purple hat and kind of looked like a creepy jester.
"I have no idea why, but I would like to find out." Natsu glared at them. There was definitely something wrong with those two, and he planned to be the one to find out.