The castle loomed in the stormy sky. Teens ran through the massive doors to escape the torrent of rain. A lone girl stood at the gates of the place. She stared up at the mansion as a half giant lumbered over to her. He silently opened the gate and took her up to the school. They went up a few flights of stairs and then the girl stopped as the man opened a side door and walked into a room. The girl stood outside the now closed door, shifting from one foot to the other. She flicked her wrist, while holding a wand, and her clothes and herself dried instantly. The half giant came out again and motioned for her to enter the room. She walked in and stopped. There were tons of kids staring at her. There were four long table along the hall, all filled with teens. An older woman stood at the bottom of a slight stage, which the teen was currently standing on. An old man was standing in front of a table that looked to hold teachers. He motioned for her to step forward to the small stool in front of the woman. The teen sat down gracefully and a hat was lowered onto her head.
"Hmmm….let's see here. Brave, yes, but tricky. I see power in you, but you are courageous and always put others before yourself. Well…it'd better be…. SLYTHERIN!" The table on the far right side stood up and clapped loudly as the other houses clapped dejectedly. The teen stood and walked softly over to the green, silver, and black table. Her eyes flicked quickly up and down the table as she looked for an empty seat. She spotted one by a group of teens about her age. She walked quickly over and asked,
"Is anyone sitting here?" the girl next to the empty spot shook her head, and as the teen sat down, the girl said,
"I'm Lilly Veront." The teen smiled at the group and said,
"Call me Dark Rose, or one or the other." They all started talking. Dark learned that the group consisted of Lilly, Jimmy Carend, Katie Great, Reggie Loew, and Jake Forey. They learned that her real name was Crystal Davenport, but she hated it, so went by a nickname given to her when she was little. Rose felt as though someone was looking at her. She carelessly glanced down the table, quickly spotting the culprit. It was a boy about her age. He had long platinum hair that was cut so it hung slightly in his eyes. He had light, stormy, blue-grey eyes that seemed clouded. He winked at her as her eyes locked with his. She smiled coyly at him and turned back to her new friends,
"Who's the guy with grey-blue eyes?" Katie looked down the table,
"You mean Draco?" Rose shrugged and said,
"The guy sitting next to the Romanian." Katie glanced down again,
"Ya, that's Draco Malfoy, the Slytherin 'god' you could say. He thinks he has every girl hanging off his arm. He's full of it, with his father all rich and everything, he thinks he owns everything. Every Slytherin adores him, but us; we're the 'outcast' group, but I have to say that we have the most fun." Dark looked at Draco and then back at her friends. She smirked evilly. Lilly raised her eyebrows,
"I've only seen one person in my whole life that can pull a smirk like that, and it's Malfoy."
"Do my ears deceive me? Or am I being discussed down here?" Lilly and Dark turned around. There was a teen, about their age, standing there. He stood with an air that said he was in control. It was Draco. Rose smirked slightly and said,
"And now how did you get down here so fast?" He smirked, extended his hand and said,
"Draco Malfoy" Dark placed her hand in his and said,
"Dark Rose, it's a pleasure to be finally meeting you." Draco raised her hand to his lips, kissed it gently, and said,
"The pleasure is all mine." Rose smiled and leaned her head down slightly as if to say, 'why thank you.'
"I'll see ya around" Draco said as he walked off, with the Romanian next to him. Rose smiled with an evil glint in her eye as she watched them walk off to the other end of the table. She turned back to her friends who were staring at her. She broke out into a soft laugh and said,
"He thinks he can get just any girl. I'll show him." Lilly smiled, but said,
"Many girls have said that, so far none have succeeded." Rose took a sip of pumpkin juice, grimaced, and said,
"Well, I just hope I'll be the first." After a pause she asked,
"How can you guys stand this stuff?" Rose plucked her wand out of her pocket and flicked it at the cup, muttering no words. It quickly changed to pure water. She took a sip and said,
"Much better" Jimmy stared at her,
"How could you do that?" She rolled her eyes and said,
"I read, you can't just go off of everything your professors tell you." Jimmy stared at her and said,
"You're another Granger!" Dark gave him a 'who are you talking about' look. Lilly then spoke up,
"Hermione Granger, one of the Golden Trio, as we call them. She's a Muggleborn with the friends of Ronald Weasley, and the 'sacred' boy-who-lived, Harry Potter. The three of them have it out for Malfoy, and vice versa. They're right there." Lilly pointed at a small group in the middle of the Gryffindor table. There was a boy and a girl on the side facing the Slytherin table. There was a girl and a boy facing the other two. The girl on the side facing the Slytherin's had deep red hair. She looked about a year younger than the other four. The boy next to her had messy black hair and bright emerald eyes. As Rose glanced at the scar on his forehead she realized it was the famous Harry Potter. The girl on the other side had long brunette hair that was in soft curls flowing down her back. The boy beside her appeared to be the other girl's brother. He had bright red hair that was slightly curly. As Rose glanced back at her friends she found out that she was right about that the black haired, green eyed boy was Harry Potter. The two red-heads were Ronald, and Ginerva Weasley, but went by the names Ron and Ginny. The girl beside Ron was Hermione Granger. Dark pushed her plate into the center of the table, and asked,
"Can we leave, or do we have to wait?" Jake answered,
"Since it's the first dinner since we've been back we have to wait, but any other meal we can just leave." Dark was about to reply when Dumbledore stood up,
"Now that you are all stuffed and warmed, I will give a few announcements. First for the first-years, the Forbidden Forest is well, forbidden. Secondly the fourth years and up will be having a trip to Hogsmeade in two weeks. Lastly, 6th and 7th years will be having extra curriculum lessons. See your head of house for sign up sheets. Now off to bed with you all." Everyone broke out into chatter as they finished eating and left the Great Hall. Dark Rose followed Lilly, Jake, Reggie, Jimmy, and Katie to the Slytherin Common Room. It was stunning; the green, silver, and black walls and contents were scattered around the room. The two girls led Rose up to their dorm. The three of them shared a room. When they entered, they all looked at it in disgust. Dark made a face and said,
"Do you really like these colors?" Both girls shook their heads. They all finally agreed on black, dark purple, and light blue. With a flick of her wand, Dark changed the contents of the room to be those three colors. The other two squealed and hugged Rose. She grinned, yawned, and said,
"I'm tired; I'll see you in the morning." The three of them changed and slid under the covers of their own respected beds.