THIS IS MY FIRST FANFIC SOO PLEASE GIVE ME CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISISM PLEASE
ALSO I DON'T OWN ANYTHING OF THE HARRY POTTER WORLD EXCEPT FOR MY OCS
As Iris was walking towards the Hogwarts train with her mother she realized that it will be a whole year without seeing her mother her only family.
She looked at her mother and said, "I'm going to miss you".
Looking down at her child Olivia gave her child a watery simile "Now now my little flower, don't worry you will have so much fun there that the year will be gone so fast that you won't even notice".
Then Olivia chuckled "Besides whenever you miss me just write to me sweetheart".
The younger brunette blushed a little when she forgot that she could just write to her mother and smiled embarrassingly "Right…I forgot that I could use Anya…Sorry Anya".
Now Anya was a Saw-whet owl who just hooted forgivingly at the grey-eyed girl. Only Olivia understood what Anya hooted which was "You're forgiven Iris"; even though Iris also understood that her owl forgave her, she still didn't understand animal talk just yet.
The Éclair family comes from a long line of creature tamers which meant that they could sense what any creature feel, could talk and understand them, and with time, control them.
It was now 10:55 when Iris dragged her mother near the train entrance and looked at her mother anxiously that when Olivia asked "Nervous"? Her daughter nodded. Olivia kneeled down to her daughters' level and look into her eyes.
Grey eyes met Ice blue ones "Don't be you will do great Iris trust me a mother knows"; and as if reading her mind "and don't worry about people not liking you…they will and if they don't is there loss…right"?
Iris gave her mother an excited and confident smile and said, "Right! Thanks mom you're the best I'll write to you when after I get sorted".
They gave each other a warm and loving hug before Iris turned to go inside the train when her mother said, "I love you!" as the grey-eyed girl also said, "Love you too mom…bye!" The pale yet beautiful mother waved sadly as she watch the train leave as she whispered to herself, "Do well my little flower."
As Iris walked through the train with her owl and one suitcase (She already packed the rest of her belongings in the train before she went in) looking for a compartment that wasn't full when she finally found one with only one boy inside.
She knocked before sliding the door open asking "May I sit with you…the rest are kinda full." When the boy turned she saw a very skinny boy with clothes that looked about three-times larger than the boys actual size. He also had on glasses which made his green eyes pop out even more and his hair looked like it had gone through a tornado but it seem to work on him. The messy-haired boy said, "Sure go ahead".
When she sat down she held out her hand as she introduced herself "Hi I'm Iris Éclair." The boy shooked her hand he also introduced himself "I'm Harry…Harry Potter." Iris looked at him with shock and a bit of sadness in her eyes her mom already told her about what happen to (As the newspapers called him) "the boy who lived". She said, "I am so sorry about your parents Harry." He looked at her "You know?"
She nodded "Sadly yes in this world when you defeat Voldemort when you were a baby and live that story tens to be one that everyone knows quite well."
Harry looked at her strangely and said, "You don't fear his name." Iris looked confused "Whose…Voldemort no why would I be it's just a name…a very weird one in fact."
They both laugh a little at that sentence and while they were laughing the door slides open revealing a red haired boy with blue eyes, (not like her mothers' ice blue ones more like dark blue) a lot of freckles and strangely a dark smudge on his nose.
He sounded tried when he asked, "Excuse me…do you mind everywhere else is full. Harry and Iris looked at each other before saying at the same time "Sure". Relieved he sat down before introducing himself "I'm Ron Weasely." Iris introduced herself…again and Harry hesitated before saying he name.
Iris almost laughed when she saw Ron's eyes almost coming out of his sockets. He said, "Really….do you have the…the…" as Ron pointed at his forehead. Harry looked confused at what was he gesturing before realizing he was asking if he had the scar that Voldemort left on him. He moved some of his messy hair to show the lighting-bolt shaped scar on his forehead. The red-head look amaze "Wicked!"; The girl rolled her eyes a bit "I don't think Harry believes its wicked on how he got that scar Ron", she said sarcastically.
Ron blushed up to his ears taking the comment seriously, feeling sorry for the poor boy she change the subject quickly "So…uh…Ron I heard from my mum that your father works for the Ministry". Ron looked at her as she gave him a sincere smile "Yea…he works at the department of Muggle Relations…he's really just obsess with anything related to muggles in every way…its sorta annoying.
Iris laughed and Harry looked confused "Um…Ministry?" Iris answered "It's a place where they handle the laws, regulations, etc. in our world…it's like politics in the muggle world.
Harry looked like he understood before Ron said, "Oh that's right you live with muggles don't you." Harry looked dejected "Yea." "What are they like?" the freckled boy asked.
"Horrible!" Harry said sadly and he continue with how his relatives were like (not giving too much detail on how his home life was just how they didn't like witches or wizards and how Dudley was just terrible in general.) "Wow…that's just awful…but that doesn't matter because we're going to Hogwarts and you'll only have to deal with them in the summer." the girl said trying to cheer Harry up. The green-eyed boy simile at her thankfully.
During the train ride the trio got to know more about each other as Ron talked about his five brothers and one sister, and complained about how the twins were always pranking him. He went on until he talked about how poor he was because he had a big family. Harry tried making him feel better by reminding him on how he had to wear hand-me-down clothes from Dudley.
Iris changed the subject again and talk about how she was an only child, how her mother was an animal healer and a regular healer at St. Mungos, sadly explained how she never knew her father and how he left before she was born (that's what her mother told her); but how she is happy with just her mother.
After that the trolley came and the plumed woman asked "Anything from the trolley dears?" Ron said "No thanks I'm good." As he showed us the corned beef sandwiches his mum made.
Iris bought a few pumpkin pastries and a few chocolate frogs. As Harry got up to see what's in the trolley Iris asked if Ron wanted to switched with her. Ron blushed embarrassingly "No that's okay."
The girl insisted "Please…I mean I bought more than I usually do to share…and besides I'm sure you don't want to eat just those sandwiches…plus the fact that I'm doing this because I'm your friend and not pitying you." She added as if reading his mind and gave him a sincere smile and clearly leaving no room for argument.
They both looked at Harry strangely because it looked like he bought almost everything from the trolley. "Hungry?" Ron asked amusingly, Harry exclaimed "Starving!"
As they all shared and exchanged the treats (Despite Ron's useless protesting) Both Iris and Ron took turns on explaining the different candies from the trolley, what are the houses from Hogwarts and what exactly they represent and Quiddtich, well it was more Ron explaining to Harry about the magical sport since Iris didn't have the same passion about it as Ron did.
She really like watching the sport as much as the next person but she didn't really understood what the fuss is all about. Maybe it's because she never played it before as Ron did with his brothers.
The topic was currently their pets as Iris introduce the boys to Anya as her owl just woke up, "My mum gave her to me when I was eight and we been best friends ever since." she said as she was feeding her some chocolate knowing how hungry Anya was. Harry commented on how beautiful Anya was when the very same owl thanked him, Iris understood what the owl hooted but she still didn't hear her say those words since she was still getting use her powers but her mother said that this was normal that in time she will hear the animals and/or creatures in time. Iris hoped one day she could talk to Anya like she can with Harry and Ron really soon.
But she can't complain about her ability being slow since she already was an animal magnet since a year ago when she went to a muggle zoo with her mother. It was like whenever she or her mother got near a cage the animals would run to the glass and press there selves to it so they can touch her, it was one of those moments in her life that she could never forget.
Ron introduce the rat that was sleeping on his lap explaining that it was once Percy's rat then giving Scabbers to Ron. "Pretty pathetic isn't he." The ginger-haired boy commented, Harry agreed but Iris felt way deep down in her gut that something was off about that rat not because she didn't like rats (Cause she loves all animals) but because Scabbers didn't sense right to her but since she was still learning about her powers she decided to leave it until she was older.
As Ron was trying to show his to new friends a spell to make his rat yellow the door opened again by a girl with light brown and very poofy hair and brown eyes Iris took note that she all ready had her uniform on.
She asked "Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville's lost one," she said in a bossy sort of tone. Then she saw Ron's wand out "Oh, are you doing magic? Let's see it, then." As she sat down the redhead cleared his throat "Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow…Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow"
The spelled didn't do anything to the rat which by the way was still sleeping. "Are you sure that's a real spell?" said the girl. "Well, it's not very good, is it? I've tried a few simple spells just for practice and it's all worked for me.
Nobody in my family's magic at all, it was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, I mean, it's the very best school of witchcraft there is, I've heard…I've learned all our course books by heart, of course, I just hope it will be enough…I'm Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?" She asked Ron.
With his mouth full of food he said "Ron Weasley." Hermione looked disgusted and said "Charmed and you are? She asked Iris. The black haired girl took out her hand "I'm Iris Éclair, and this is Harry Potter" she said seeing the boy looking nervous.
"Are you really" said Hermione. "I know all about you, of course, I got a few extra books, for background reading, and you're in Modern Magical History and The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century." "Am I really in all those books?" said Harry confused. "Goodness, didn't you know, I'd have found out everything I could if it was me," said Hermione.
As Hermione went on and about what houses we will be in Iris thought hopefully she will get a girl friend in Hermione even if she seem…a bit of a talker she really didn't mind her cause Iris knew she just talking so much because she was nervous about Hogwarts.
She left saying that we should get our uniforms on since we're getting close to the school, but before she left she said to Ron "You got a bit of dirt on your nose didn't you know…just there" as she pointed at her own nose.
Ron trying to rub the dirt off looking like a tomato muttered "Whatever house she's in I hope I'm not in it" Iris giggled "Oh she's not that bad she's just as nervous as the rest of us…and I think we should take her advice" she said as she left to change.
She returned to compartment with Harry and Ron all in their uniforms she notices the door opening. She saw three boys, the leader was pale with grey eyes and blonde hair. "So it's true then…what they're saying on the train that Harry Potter has finally come to Hogwarts.
He continued "This is Crabbe and Goyle." pointing at the two other boys who looked at bodyguards. "I'm Malfoy…Draco Malfoy." Ron snorted at his name as Draco glared at him "Think my name is funny do you? Don't need to asked yours…red hair and a hand-me down robe…you must be a Weasley…and you are" sneered then ask the girl.
"Iris Éclair." Draco skin suddenly got paler Iris didn't know why but decided to have a little fun. "Think my name is scary…Malfoy?" Then he sneered at her and she continued "You know…if you keep sneering like that your face is going to be stuck like that forever."
He glared at her but then he turned to harry and said "You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there." He held out his hand to shake Harry's but he didn't take his hand but said "I think I can tell who the wrong sorts are for myself, thanks." Draco blushed a bit from embarrassment and left before saying "You're going to regret this Potter!"
"Great we're not even at school yet and we just made our first enemy." Iris said amusingly.
"Why did Malfoy got scared when you said your name?" Harry asked.
"I don't know…but I have a feeling it has to do with my mother somehow…I'll write to her when we get settled" Iris said to both boys.
A few minutes pass when the train settled near Hogwarts, as everyone got out then Harry heard a familiar voice "First years, first years over here…alright there Harry"
He smiled at the half giant. All of the first years followed Hagrid through what looked like a tunnel; then the narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.
There were a lot of boats on the lake as Hagrid told everyone that only four people for each boat. Once everyone crossed the black lake Iris found a toad and picked him up and asked "Is this the toad that Neville was looking for?" Neville cried out "Trevor!" as Iris gave his toad back but then she asked "Can I hold him…don't worry I won't lose him." She said to reassure him.
As Iris was cuddling with Trevor, to which the toad enjoyed very much everyone was walking up the stairs until the very top where they met A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there with a very stern looked on her face. Hagrid to introduce her as Professor McGonagall, she said "Thank you Hagrid I'll take from here."
"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room. The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points.
At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting." She directly looked at the smudge that Ron still have on his nose.
Iris decided that enough was enough she was going to get rid of that smudge once and for all. She gave a sleeping Trevor to Neville and whip out a napkin from her pocket, dab the napkin on her tongue and (without Ron's permission mind you) started to rub the napkin on his nose. "Hold still Ron…I'm trying to help you here!" said a frustrated Iris "Help me! How…by ripping out my nose off…stop it!" yelled Ron. "There!" the black haired girl said. "Bloody hell Iris were you trying to rip it off" yelled the ginger. "You're welcome by the way." Iris said ending the conversation. Harry was snickering at his two friends' antics.
The Professor returned telling us to get in two single filed lines. As we were walking Harry asked "How exactly do we get sorted?" "I heard from my brother Fred that we have to wrestle a troll." Ron said. Iris countered "Ron I highly doubt that they will let us fight a troll in front of everyone…it will take too long…not to mention that the troll will most likely kill us."
We all stop near were the Professor took out a stool and place an old hat on top of the stool. Then out of nowhere it started to sing:
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than 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 at 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 cunning folk 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!"
"So we've just got to try on the hat! I'll kill Fred…going on about a bloody troll" Ron whispered angrily. Harry and Iris snickered a little at Ron as the Professor pull out a long piece of parchment saying "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted." She started calling out names when it got to E "Éclair, Iris."
Iris got up and sat on the stool as the Professor place the hat on her. "Hm, ambition lots of ambition and loyalty! A bit of a temper but so much courage and a love for animals too. Now where should I put you, you're a bit too ambitious for Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw is a place you wouldn't feel comfortable in. So Slytherin or Gryffindor, you a lot of Slytherin qualities but this courage is very outstanding, I see were you belong now." The sorting hat said before it yelled out loud, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Everyone from the Gryffindor table clap for as she sat down she was by a few red head which she guessed are some of Ron's brothers. Then it got to G "Granger, Hermione" she got up and after a couple of minutes the hat shouted "GRYFFINDOR!"
I clapped along with the other Gryffindors. The Professor kept shouting out names, when it was Draco's turn the hat barely touches his head and the hat shouted "SLYTHERIN!" She continued before she said, "Potter, Harry" it seems the whole room got really quiet, since everyone was anticipating what house will "the-boy-who-lived" be in. It took the hat about five minutes before shouting "GRYFFINDOR!"
Iris heard an excited uproar at the Gryffindor table along with "We got Potter! We got Potter!" from the Weasely twins. As Harry sat down everyone took a change to congratulate him in being in Gryffindor. Then it was Ron's turn he look so nervous but after about a minute the hat shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" As sat down all of his brothers congratulated him.
Finally the sorting ceremony was over as the headmaster stood up "Welcome now before we feast I have a few start-of-term notices to give you. First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well."
"I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch. And finally, I must tell you that this year; the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."
Harry and a few others laugh at the last part before they realized that he was serious. Iris asked Percy "He's not serious…is he?" Percy frowned a bit "Must be though he usually gives us a reason why we're not allowed to go somewhere." Dumbledore continued "Now before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you!"
Harry looked confused as the headmaster sat down before he looked down at his plate that was now filled with food. Everyone started to eat as a few people started talking about their families. Seamus an Irish boy explained how he's a half-blood and Neville told them a heartbreaking story about how his family thought he was a squib until when he was eight.
As Ron was reaching for another chicken wing, all of the Hogwarts ghost came out and one in particular pop out of the pile of chicken wings that Ron was reaching for scaring him. It seemed normal for the rest of the students as Percy asked "How are you Sir Nicolas?" The ghost answered "Fine, but once again my request to join the headless hunt has been denied."
Ron exclaimed "Oh! I know who you are your nearly headless Nick!" "I would prefer you to call me Sir. Nicholas de Mimsy…" the ghost began stiffly before being interrupted by Hermione "Nearly Headless? How can you be nearly headless?"
"Like this!" he said irritably. He grabbed his head ear and pulled. His whole head swung off his neck and fell onto his shoulder only hanging on by a bit a skin. Being disgusted Iris moved her pie that she was going to eat but obliviously her appetite left the building by that display. "You had to ask?" Iris said to Hermione still being disgusted and a bit mad that she couldn't eat her pie anymore.
Hermione gave her a apologetic look as Iris heard Harry hissing in pain. "You alright?" she asked. "Yea its n-nothing." She didn't believe him but letting it slide…for now. "Who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?" Harry asked Percy.
"Oh, you know Quirrell already, do you? No wonder he's looking so nervous, that's Professor Snape. He teaches Potions, but he doesn't want to…everyone knows it's the Dark Arts he fancies." Iris figured that the pain that Harry had before had to do something with one of those two Professors. As she looked at both of them she thought 'Well Snape does look to be the type to cause pain but looks can be deceiving I have to keep an eye on Quirrell as well.'
The feast was done and The Gryffindor first years followed Percy through the chattering crowds, out of the Great Hall, and up the marble staircase. They kept walking until they reached a painting with a fat lady in a pink dress. "Password?" she asked. "Caput Draconis," said Percy, and the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall.
They all walked inside the hole and found themselves in the Gryffindor common room. Percy told that the boy's dorms are to the left and that the girls are in the right. Iris said bye to Harry and Ron and followed Hermione to the girl's dorms which had five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains. Their trunks had already been brought up.
Iris got changed into her jammies before writing a letter her mother telling that she got into Gryffindor, that she made friends already, told her about Harry and Ron, asked her if she knew anything about Professor Snape or Quirrell and if she knew anything about the Malfoys.
She gave the letter to Anya and told her to send to her mother and wait for a response. Anya gave Iris an affectionate nip to the finger and left through the open window. Iris slept thinking about how much fun she's going to have in Hogwarts.
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