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"Nervous," Drella asked we as we walked on to platform nine and three quarters.
"Kind of," I said glancing around the platform to see all the excited students around us, excited to go to another year at Hogwarts. "How much attention do you think we'll end up getting?"
"Don't know, we are the new students starting at their third year," she said laughing.
I looked around as we started to board the train. I was nervous, obviously. I didn't want to be here, but I had a mission. But thanks to my luck, I would at least have close friends here with me. I had Drella, met her when I first was taken from my home. Then I had Remus, the person who raised me for most of my life, along with my Aunt and her husband. Those were the closest thing to family I had ever had.
We found an empty compartment, setting our stuff down. I sat down next to the window, looking at all the people walking around. "I'm tired….and nervous," I said still staring out the window.
"Don't be nervous, I know you can do this," she said. I could feel her eyes on me, and I turned around, looking at her in the eyes.
"If I end up in Slytherin, what chance do I have? Gryffindor hates Slytherin!" I said realizing how difficult the task might be.
"Listen to me, Lux, if anyone can do this, it's you. You're not like your father, or some of the other members of your family. Like Sirius Black, you're nothing like him. He was a killer, and you're nothing like him!" She stated, with honesty written across her face, with concern.
I did a half smile, it soon flattered. "Maybe, but Slytherin can change you Drella, it really can. This mission is important, extremely important." I yawned, realizing how tired I really was.
Drella smirked, "I think you need to sleep."
"But I need to go find Remus. He said he would need help on the train preparing some of his lesson plans, and also to go over things for the next full moon."
Drella stood up, "Let me do it, you need rest." She headed for the door as a group of girls walked by. She looked back at me, smiled.
"Thank you," I said laying my head against the window as the train began to depart from Kings Cross. I pulled my jacket over my head, so I could be in the dark. Before I knew it, I was completely asleep, but right before I heard a few people walk into my compartment, but I didn't even care.
I was having a deep, sleepless dream. But sadly, the most peaceful thing did not last to long. I was suddenly awoken by a sudden jerk of the train. I opened my eyes, I could hear the rain. There was another jerk, and that's when I noticed there were people in the compartment with me. "What's going on," I heard a boy ask with fear in his voice.
There was another pause, and then another boy spoke up. "Dunno….Maybe we've broken down?"
"Ouch, Ron that was my foot!" I heard a girl yell.
Just as the girl said that, I noticed a slight feeling of dread come upon me, the room became chilled. I noticed the window that I had been resting my head on became frosted. It couldn't be what I thought it might be, or at least I hoped not. I stayed under my coat to still seem as though I was asleep, I though it might be best to stay like it until I knew what was going on.
"There's some thing moving out there. I think…people are coming aboard." Said the boy who asked what was going on.
There came an eerie silence, and then I heard the slid of the door. I slowly reached for my wand, and when I heard a slight hissing. I jumped from my seat, seeing the hideous creature known as a dementor sucking a boy's soul out. "Expecto Patronum," I yelled. A burst of light came out of my wand pushing the creature back until it was gone. I ran to the door looking to see if there were anymore within sight. I sighed in relief when I saw no more.
"Harry," I heard the girl call.
I turned on my heel, and there was the boy passed out. Of course, there was Harry Potter. I ran to his side, looking at him for any sign of harm. I quickly conjured my patronis, a lion, to send a message to Remus and Drella.
"Bloody hell," Said a ginger boy, who I presumed to be Ron, looking terrified. "What was that thing?"
"It's known as a dementor," I stated as the train began to move again.
"Dementor," asked the girl.
"Yes, nasty creatures they are, lucky you ended up in my compartment, or else his soul might have been sucked out."
"His soul sucked out," she asked.
"Yes, horrible way to go."
"That charm…that you just used. How did you know that, you can't be much older then us…"
"I'm entering into my third year, I'm the transfer student." I glanced at their faces, they all seemed curious. The girl, she had frizzy brown hair. She really was pretty, I had to admit. The boy, Ron, he was a ginger. Fairly average though, had an old rat too. As for Harry, he looked like his dad from the photos that Remus had showed me.
"And they taught you charms that advanced," she asked.
"So you know about the Patronis charm?" I asked slyly.
"Well….I've heard about it."
"No, they don't teach it. My…family taught it to me a few years ago. For my own protection, ya know?"
"Lux," I heard Remus's familiar voice say as he appeared in the doorway with Drella. He looked down at Harry, "What happened, we got your message."
"A dementor, it attacked Harry, but I got it."
He looked relieved, "thank goodness."
Harry stirred, "He's waking up," said the girl.
I looked at Remus, "I'll go have a word with the conductor, and we'll meet you in your compartment?" I asked him.
He nodded, and with that we made our way to the front of the train, but it wasn't long before we were stopped by two ginger boys, who were most defiantly twins.
"Excuse me girls," said the one on the right. "But do you know where we might find Harry Potter?"
"Down there," I said pointing down where we had come from.
"I'm just going to go ahead, kay? You help them then get rest." Drella said running off to talk to the conductor.
The boys smiled, "So show us the way?" They both said this is unison.
When we were about four compartments down was when I could point out the compartment, "there."
"Thank you," they said. "I'm Fred, and this is George," said the one who was closest to me.
"Luxintha," I stated. "Now I have to go, I hope to see you at school." I said walking away.
I had changed into my uniform by the time we had arrived at the school. By now, Remus had already left for the school. As for Drella and I, we had to go along with the first years to be sorted.
We were put into lines, Drella and I were placed up front since we were the new students, and we have to be sorted first. As we walked in there was a hat on a chair in front of the great hall singing,
Oh you may not think me pretty,
But don't judge me on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave of heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those sunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
The hat finished its song, though I had to say with everything I had seen in my twelve and a half years of living, this was most defiantly odd. Professor McGonagall, the teacher that had led us into the great hall, then stepped next to the hat, and began to talk.
"This year, we have accepted two new students from the school Glenn Hamilton School of Magic, of Denmark. These girls will be entering into their third year. I expect them to be well accepted. And on that note, I would like to sort them first." The professor took out her list of names, and then called, "Drelladean Dartmoth."
Drella slowly made her way to the chair, sitting down. The professor placed the hat gently on Drella's head. Not even a second later the hat yelled, "Slytherin!" My heart sunk, Drella was in Slytherin. The one place that I had least wanted for either one of us. If she was placed there, what were my chances? The simple answer, it was a fairly good chance that I would.
As soon as the clapping had ceased at the Slytherin table, the professor cleared her throat before she called, "Luxintha Black."
I slowly walked up to the chair; I could feel my heart racing. Oh, this was truly painful for me. I took a seat on the chair. I then felt the light hat sit on my head before I heard him start speaking. "Oh yes, what do we have here?" Honestly, having a talking hat, that kind of moved around on my head was extremely weird. "You seem tricky, defiantly a good mine, oh yes. Brave too, and cunning."
I sat there, repeating in my head, not slytherin, hoping to make the difference.
"I see you have some thing to prove to people," the hat questioned. "Well the best house for you must be…Ravenclaw!"
I felt the smile appear on my face, clapping erupted from the Ravenclaw table. I looked back at Remus, he seemed pleased. I glanced at Drella, she had a slight half smile. I know for a fact though, I was absolutely beaming. I jumped from the chair, joining my house at the table. I sat next to a blonde girl, who had a dreamy look to her.
"Hullo," she began, "My names Luna, Luna Lovegood."
Luna Lovegood ended up being a nice person; she was only a year under me. She informed me of everything that she knew of strange creatures around Hogwarts. Though some, made me believe that she was crazy. But all in all, she was pretty nice. It seemed though that she didn't really have friends, but I didn't mind. Luna was kind, and if I had to make a friend, it would be her. Not that I was complaining, she probably would be making most of my days.
After the speech that Dumbledore had given over the events that would take place over the next year, I felt some ones eyes on me. I turned around, that's when I saw one of the twins staring at me, I was pretty sure it was George though. I gave him a puzzled look, was there some thing on my face? I guess he noticed that I had noticed that he was looking at me. Because before I knew it, he quickly looked away, blushing?
I turned towards Luna and whispered, "Is there some thing on my face or some thing?"
"No, at least nothing that I can see," she said as Dumbledore finished his speech. Then, we began to eat as food appeared in front of us. "Oh look, pudding."
After dinner we followed our prefects to our dormitories. I managed to get a bed next to Luna, which I found excellent. Also, when I got to the room I was pleased to see everything I had brought with me was here, including my cat Trinx. I smiled, picking her into my arm. She was really beautiful. She was black, with her right ear white. She also had stunning green eyes. My Aunt had bought her for me before I left for school, it was a real surprise.
I laid on my bed, petting Trinx. The lights were off; all the girls were going to sleep. As I laid there I thought of how this year might go. All I knew for sure was that this year would be tough. Not only that, but this were about to change. I could feel it in my bones.
Yay, all done with the first chapter. Review?