*Authors Note*

Hey everyone this is Paulina, below is the first chapter of my Pendragon Series….it's not polished and was written years ago. I will be editing as time goes on, however I wanted to get the first chapters that are written up.

Time Frame: I ain't got one, I could have a chapter every day or every few weeks depending on my schedule or level of interest. Bare with me and I'll do my best to keep this going.

Criticism: I'm happy for opinions and even ideas but flames just make me laugh, doesn't bother me for I know this is a work in progress….so here it is. Also anything you recognize belongs to J. K. Rowling, I'm merely playing with her play dough.

Chapter 1

Watching everyone going through the wall Cerina Pendragon sighs softly, "The stupid things these folks come up with, so damn backwards." Stepping forward she pulls out her phone texting as she drags the cart with her to where the Platform was at her side, making it seem she's just leaning against it she vanishes hearing the Hogwarts Express, its engine louder than Cerina is used to and agains she mutters, "A train? Gods I miss driving to Salem, gods I miss America." Walking off she didn't notice a tall long blondish white haired man sneering in her direction at the 5' 4" girl with curly black hair and stormy grey eyes that seemed to hold so much inside her. Struggling to get her chest onto the train she hears, "Oy there let me…" Another voice to her left finishes, "Help thee pretty lady." Two fiery red haired boys roughly around 15 years old help hoist the chest onto the train, they wave their hands at her when she tries to take over. One says loudly, "Oh no, such a pretty girl like yourself…" The other again finishes, "Doesn't need to carry her own bags, our mother taught us that…." Again the first picks up, "Though she still can't tell us apart."

Plopping down beside the cage holding her cougar cub familiar Garrett is curled up nose hidden with his tail snoring, reaching in after she unlocks the cage Cerina pulls him into her lap stroking his fur while typing on her phone, glancing up as the door bangs open she takes in the sight of a pale skinned boy with piercing blue eyes and blondish white hair, "So your the "American"?" Sneering at her then at her cougar he struts in, "Looks like we got new prey boys, someone new to put in its place." Her eyes narrow at being called an "it", a cold smirk forms along her face as she places Garrett beside her then gets up, "So you think its you who can put me in my place?" Holding out her wand, a dual cored and dual wood she points it at him but then she smirks before lowering it and just hisses though it sounds like a spitting cat as her teeth bare, he steps back frightened and runs off with his two minions on his heels."Bloody hell I never seen him run so fast before." A red head boy with too many freckles steps in with a huge grin on his face as he stares at her in awe but gets a book whacked upside his head, "Don't gawk at her Ronald, its rude!" Stepping in behind Ronald is a brown haired girl who in Cerina's opinion needs a hair bursh through that wild mane of hers. The girl sees the wand in Cerina's hand and instantly fires off questions, "Thats not Ollivander's work, where did you get it? Whats the wood? Whats the core?" A hand covers her shoulder as a bright green eyed boy with ugly looking glasses and what seemed to be a black mop on his head enters as well, "Don't mind them, I think the both of them got dropped on their heads as babies." Chuckling she asks, "Were their cribs painted with lead-based paint?" He bursts out laughing at her comment as the other girl crosses her arms and Ronald gives them both a confused look, "I believe so, by the way I'm Harry….Harry Potter." He winces waiting but Cerina only holds out her hand, "Pleasure, Cerina's the name." Harry takes her hand sighing in relief as he shakes then points to the other two, "The one spouting questions is Hermione Granger and the other who apparently is now hero worshipping you is Ron Weasley." Nodding to them both she sits back down then faces Hermione, "Its a long story about my wand but if you and your crew want to stick around?" They look to each other as Ron speaks up, "Well...uhm….we tend to go for the last cart." She gets up then casts a light-weight charm on her chest and cage after placing Garrett back in his cage which has Hermione opening her mouth to spout more questions only to have Harry cover her mouth, "Not the time Mione….not the time." A sigh and a slow nod from her tells Harry she gets it. Meanwhile Cerina waves her hand, "Point the way."

Leading the way Ron opens the compartment revealing a slightly older man with brown hair that was greying, "Oy whose that?" Hermione bangs past him, "Remus Lupin, Defense Against the Dark Arts." Scratching their heads the boys look at her questioningly but its Cerina who opens her mouth, "Says his name and title on his trunk." Points to the faded lettering as both boys nod stepping in and sitting down with Hermioning beside Ron leaving Cerina to sit by Harry, shrugging she releases Garrett who hops in Lupin's lap and falls back to sleep purring while Cerina just looks to them, "One at a time please but by all means ask any questions." Hermione is the first with hers, "Tell us about your wand?" Pulling it out she smiles running her fingers over it, "Specially made, its core is a dual core of basilisk venom and unicorn blood." The other girl snorts, "Not possible, basilisk venom kills instantly while you can't have the blood of a unicorn unless you kill it and that curses you." Rolling her eyes Cerina says coldly, "You can get unicorn blood if its freely given and that is a gift almost never done so please save your ignorance for someone with less of a brain than me. Anyways the woods are ebony and white oak while the stone is a rare Sapherion, its related to the diamond but can take any color." The stone in question at the handle of the wand was right now light pink as Ron then speaks up, "Where are you from? How did you get here?" Leaning back in her seat she explains, "I was born in Florida, apparently Hogwarts is better suited for my "talents". Sneering at the word she turns away but she feels a hand on her arm, "Why didn't you tell us your last name?" Wrenching from him grasp as she starts to get up, "Because not all of us want to tell everything about us." But just as she goes to open the door the train stops and Hermione's voice shakes a tiny bit, "Its too early to be there yet…." The candles on the train extinquish making Cerina use the light from her cellphone as once again Hermione opens her mouth to question it but a small glare shuts her up. Pulling out her wand Cerina opens the door but it gets shut again by a strong hand, "I wouldn't do that if I were you, those out there are not something to mess with." Her glare turns up to see Remus Lupin looking down at her with a kind yet tired smile, his face looks as if it had been run through the mill causing the glare to soften, "Sir I know how to handle these a little bit better than you think…." Just as he goes to speak the door gets ripped open and a hooded creature floats in, her head gets filled with yelling and things being thrown but she ignores it.

"No one is hiding Sirius Black under their cloaks, be gone dementor!" But the dementor doesn't listen, instead it starts to take a deep breath when Cerina waves her wand in a low arc silently casting the Patronus Charm, a large feline creature that is in the shape of a cougar flexes its claws and charges teeth bared forcing the dementor back out into the hallways but she wasn't done, "Run them off the train, run them all off and by the gods themselves give these fuckers a good scare too." The cougar patronus snarls in agreement and runs down the hall while she sits down, a piece of chocolate is thrusted in her hands which she eats immediately, "Thank you sir….and apologies for my language." He laughs as he snaps more off, "Its quite alright, in situations like this I can honestly say I was deaf to that, remind me to discuss your patronus later." Turning over to Harry he hands the boy a piece who just holds it, "Are you alright Harry?" Said Harry whips his head around eyes wide and skin paler than usual, "Who….who screamed?" It is Cerina who speaks, "No one did Harry…." Guessing why he heard it she sits down beside him as she points to his chocolate, "You need to eat that, trust me." A look of pride on Lupin's face at her makes a sudden warmth cover her whole body and she smiles up at him, "I need to talk to the conductor, Harry make sure you eat all of that." He turns and heads out the door down the hall, reaching in her bag Cerina grabs a paper towel and rubs the sweat off Harry's head as he says softly, "So….no one heard anything?" Both Ron and Hermione shakes their head but its Cerina who reassures him, "Don't think for a second your crazy, dememtors are foul creatures who feed off your happiness. Sometimes they come across someone with trauma in their lives and forces them to remember it." Even more paler than earlier Harry's breath gets caught in his chest but its Hermione who narrows her eyes, "And just how do you know all this?" Wincing at her stare once again Cerina's tone gets cold and a little cruel, "Now that would be something I'd like to call personal so kindly butt your nose out." A hurt Hermione just nods staying quiet while Ron glares at her yet its Harry who speaks up in Cerina's defense, "She's right though her words were hurtful, you ought to know better Hermione. Thats not something you just ask someone, its nosey and you know it." Bowing her head Hermione says through sniffles, "I apologize, sometimes I get too curious for my own good." Getting up from her seat she crouches down in front of Hermione and gives her a hug, "I'm sorry too, my attitude was uncalled for."

For a brief moment they hug as Lupin returns and says with a laugh in his voice, "I didn't poison that chocolate you know." Feeling embarrassed Harry takes a bite feeling the warmth flow back into him while Cerina takes her seat, once Lupin does her cougar hops in his lap and knocks out again, looking surprised at this Lupin glances at the kids, "Whose…." Raising her hand she laughs out loud, "That would be my Garrett, hes a cougar cub who got abandoned 3 weeks before I came here. He's taken a liking to you it seems, he rarely does this." Stroking his head Lupin nods but asks, "So who taught you the Patronus Charm?" Shaking her head Cerina gets up and undoes her chest pulling out a set of books written by the Half-Blood Prince handing them to him, "These were published only in America but I got the whole set and used them to enhance my learning." Shock rolls off him saying a name under his breath that no one heard but hands them back, "Invaluable material my dear, might I have your name?" She only smiles saying as she takes them back with the care of someone who truly saw these books as treasures, "My name is Cerina but most back home call me Erin." He waits as if to see if she will finish but she's too busy putting her books back so he coughs, "Well Erin I do hope your stay in England and Hogwarts is a wonderful one." Erin nods her head and sits down popping earbuds in her ears as she starts singing softly:

"You've got to handle with care, this is not a toyGradually we touchedAlthough our clothes were wetWe sat and smiledI'd never thought I'd smile so muchThe first kiss always says the mostOne: You've got to take it kind of slowlyTwo: You've got to hurry up and make your moveThree: You've got to tell her that she's prettyFour: You've got to be the perfect gentlemanWhen you shake the walls, you've got to make 'em bendAnd I keep falling all around her fairy taleEveryone should know that."

Glancing up after she sees all eyes on her, embarrassed she pops the earbuds out and says with a snap, "What?" Its Ron who speaks, "Bloody hell you got some pipes to you." Everyone nods except Harry whose got a look of wonder on his face that she picks up, "American goblins have found a way to combine technology with magic so all my techno gadgets will work in Hogwarts so long as I keep the charm up to date every year."They all nod as if they understood but Hermione is the one to get up going through her trunk, "We need to get ready, Erin you want to come with me?" A slow nod as Erin gathers her uniform from her trunk but the boys are in shock that its not like the normal one, walking with Hermione to the restroom she slips on a pair of slacks along with a white button up shirt, over this is a black cloak but its material is so light its almost as if its not there. Sitting on the bench she slips her high heeled dragonhide midnight blue boots on as Hermione gawks, "Thats not the standard uniform….how?" A shrug as she says, "Simple, not from England so in order for me to even come here I set standards to Dumbledore and he listened." Getting up she goes to the mirror and runs the brush through her hair, it straightens the curls leaving her hair looking feather light, reaching in her bag she pulls out a dark blue feather and clips it in as she explains from seeing the curiosity on Hermione's face, "A charmed brush and the feather is from a Thunderbird." Tossing the brush to Hermione she waits and smirks as for the first time Hermione's hair didn't look wild but straight down her back like a chocolate river, "Now that looks far better on you Mione." The girl blushes handing it back but Erin shakes her head, "If you want it curled tap your wand on it twice, waving is three and straight is one." A shocked nod from the brunette leaves a laugh on Erin's face as she leads the way back to the boys, their mouths drop seeing both Erin and Hermione but again she pulls out a brush tossing one to both boys, "Maybe now you two won't look like a rat has nested in your hair."

Explaining again how to use it the train stops and Lupin pulls Erin to the side, "You need to I believe take the boats with the others but if your willing I'll be happy to escort you?" A slight blush forms along Erin's cheeks as she nods up at him, "Of course, your the teacher…..and by the way." For the first time she says softly, "It's Cerina Pendragon……" With that she levitates her stuff and walks off leaving a slightly scared Remus to catch up.