Disclaimer: These characters are not all mine, I'm just borrowing some of
them for my own amusement.
Chapter One:
Claire Grey stepped off the Hogwarts Express and stared up at the castle as she boarded the carriage. This year was going to be different for her. As the only American every accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry she wasn't exactly unknown, yet the one she had a crush on still practically ignored her. Sirius Black, so handsome with his dark hair and eyes. Hmmm. Her friend Lily Evans knocks her out of her daydream. Lily is a 6th year, two years ahead of Claire. She is also the girlfriend of Sirius's best friend, James Potter. "Mind if I join you?" "Oh, no come on in. Where's James?" Lily laughed. "He's with Remus, Sirius, and Peter. They're already planning their first prank on Severus." She rolls her eyes as Claire laughs too.
"May I have your attention please? I have a few announcements to make before our feast begins." Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster stands to make his usual speech. "First, I'd like to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is forbidden to all students, hence the name." He smiles down at the Gryffindore table. "I would also like to say that this year we will be having a Yule Ball on Christmas evening. Please let your Head of House know if you are planning to stay for the holiday." At that the entire hall burst into conversation and several girls from Hufflepuff giggled.
"God, they should really ban giggling. Disgusting really." Said Claire to Lily.
"Guess that explains the need for those stupid dress robes huh guys?"
"Aw, c'mon Sirius, they're not that bad. This could be fun." Answered James with a smile to Lily.
"Yeah, not for you. You have a girlfriend." Sirius frowned back at him.
"What about the hundreds of girls that follow you everywhere you go? I'm sure Miss Perfect is in there somewhere if you look!" replied James. "Yikes, they're all dogs!" Sirius made a face.
"Yeah, maybe a cute little french poodle, eh Padfoot!" Laughed Remus into his plate.
"Ha ha, very funny Moony!" snarled Sirius in reply.
"Ok, enough about that. It's months away anyhow. What about Quidditch? We need to start practicing soon." James looked at Sirius and Remus. The Gryffindore Quidditch team had won the cup the last five years in a row and James wanted to keep winning. Sirius and Remus were a Chaser and the Keeper respectively. James was Seeker and Captain. Claire was a Beater, and quite a nasty one at that. Pretty funny actually for such a small girl. This year they had to fill two Chaser positions and one Beater spot. Sirius looked down at Claire, who thought she would melt in his gaze. "Hey Grey! Think you could actually knock Snape out this year? Last year's broken nose was great, but we need to put him out of commission!" Everyone laughed! Last year in their match against Slytherin Claire had knocked a bludger straight into their seeker's face. She figured he deserved it since he was always following her wherever she went.
"I'll see what I can do." She replied with a smile. They finished the feast talking about Quidditch tryouts, classes, the ball, and eventually the guys started planning the tricks they could play on the Slytherins, especially Severus Snape.
Chapter One:
Claire Grey stepped off the Hogwarts Express and stared up at the castle as she boarded the carriage. This year was going to be different for her. As the only American every accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry she wasn't exactly unknown, yet the one she had a crush on still practically ignored her. Sirius Black, so handsome with his dark hair and eyes. Hmmm. Her friend Lily Evans knocks her out of her daydream. Lily is a 6th year, two years ahead of Claire. She is also the girlfriend of Sirius's best friend, James Potter. "Mind if I join you?" "Oh, no come on in. Where's James?" Lily laughed. "He's with Remus, Sirius, and Peter. They're already planning their first prank on Severus." She rolls her eyes as Claire laughs too.
"May I have your attention please? I have a few announcements to make before our feast begins." Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster stands to make his usual speech. "First, I'd like to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is forbidden to all students, hence the name." He smiles down at the Gryffindore table. "I would also like to say that this year we will be having a Yule Ball on Christmas evening. Please let your Head of House know if you are planning to stay for the holiday." At that the entire hall burst into conversation and several girls from Hufflepuff giggled.
"God, they should really ban giggling. Disgusting really." Said Claire to Lily.
"Guess that explains the need for those stupid dress robes huh guys?"
"Aw, c'mon Sirius, they're not that bad. This could be fun." Answered James with a smile to Lily.
"Yeah, not for you. You have a girlfriend." Sirius frowned back at him.
"What about the hundreds of girls that follow you everywhere you go? I'm sure Miss Perfect is in there somewhere if you look!" replied James. "Yikes, they're all dogs!" Sirius made a face.
"Yeah, maybe a cute little french poodle, eh Padfoot!" Laughed Remus into his plate.
"Ha ha, very funny Moony!" snarled Sirius in reply.
"Ok, enough about that. It's months away anyhow. What about Quidditch? We need to start practicing soon." James looked at Sirius and Remus. The Gryffindore Quidditch team had won the cup the last five years in a row and James wanted to keep winning. Sirius and Remus were a Chaser and the Keeper respectively. James was Seeker and Captain. Claire was a Beater, and quite a nasty one at that. Pretty funny actually for such a small girl. This year they had to fill two Chaser positions and one Beater spot. Sirius looked down at Claire, who thought she would melt in his gaze. "Hey Grey! Think you could actually knock Snape out this year? Last year's broken nose was great, but we need to put him out of commission!" Everyone laughed! Last year in their match against Slytherin Claire had knocked a bludger straight into their seeker's face. She figured he deserved it since he was always following her wherever she went.
"I'll see what I can do." She replied with a smile. They finished the feast talking about Quidditch tryouts, classes, the ball, and eventually the guys started planning the tricks they could play on the Slytherins, especially Severus Snape.