Tondra Astaroth- Flaaffy(Taranis)M, Luxray(Jaswinder)M, Manectric(Xanthos)M, Pichu(Sindri)F, Lanturn(Virva)F, and Magneton(Charis)F
Vespera Astaroth- Houndoom(Caleb)M, Sharpedo(Jonah)M, Absol(Ebony)F, Duskull(Casper)M, Sableye(Ren)F, and Noctowl(Sage)F
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Prologue
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Tondra sat in her chair and reading her book with her Pichu, Sindri, reading from her shoulder. Her twin sister Vespera was outside training with her Houndoom, Caleb, and her Noctowl, Sage. Her Duskull, Casper, was playing tag with Tondra's Flaaffy, Taranis and her Luxray, Jaswinder.
Vespera was a trainer. She challenged gyms and trained her pokemon to be strategic powerhouses. She preferred dark and ghost types because they had few weaknesses. Tondra, on the other hand, was a coordinator. She competed in contests and trained her pokemon to have skill and grace and, most importantly, how to show off her pokemon in the best possible way. Tondra was also interested in being a breeder, mainly for electric types. To Tondra, electric types were the best for contests. Their moves could be both beautiful and powerful at the same time.
Despite their difference in type preferences, the twin sisters were extremely close. They could finish each other's sentences and, if needed, combine their pokemon's attacks flawlessly. There was just one thing they never quite agreed on. Tondra treated her pokemon with love and encouragement, whereas Vespera pushed them passed their limits and insulted them when they got something wrong. Vespera's pokemon loved her all the same. It just got on Tondra's nerves that she would never praise her pokemon.
Tondra was brought out of her book by a tapping on the window. She looked up and saw a bird sitting on the window sill with a letter in it's beak. It resembled a Noctowl but wasn't one. Sindri jumped off her shoulder and onto the window sill. She opened the window and let the owl, because that's all it could be, into the room. The owl flew over and landed on the arm of the chair. It let the letter drop into Tondra's lap and flew back out the window to wherever it came from.
"Pichu?" The little mouse questioned.
"I don't know." Tondra replied, "How about we find out?"
She opened the old fashioned envelope and pulled out the letter.
HOGWARTS SCHOOLof WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Astaroth,
We are pleased to inform you that you and your sister have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July sincerely, Minerva McGonagallDeputy HeadmistressShe put the first sheet down and read over the SCHOOLof WHICHCRAFT and WIZARDRYUNIFORMFirst-year students will sets of plain work robes (black) plain pointed hat (black) for day pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar) winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name BOOKSAll students should have a copy of each of the following:The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)by Miranda GoshawkA History of Magic by Bathilda BagshotMagical Theory by Adalbert WafflingA Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric SwitchOne Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungiby Phyllida SporeMagical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius JiggerFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt ScamanderThe Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protectionby Quentin TrimbleOTHER EQUIPMENT1 wand1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)1 set glass or crystal phials1 telescope1 set brass scalesStudents may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
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Chapter 1
Diagon Alley
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Tondra and Vespera, after figuring out how to send a response, soon met a representative from the school, a half-giant named Rubeus Hagrid, who was sent to show them to Diagon Alley. They learned that their parents had been part of the magical world, and that they somehow managed to break the dimensional barrier between the world they grew up in and the pokemon world.
Once the twins got their school supplies, they went back home and waited for September 1st to arrive. Tondra spent her time reading up on the place they would be going to, as she had also bought Hogwarts, A History when they had been getting their other books. She had learned that students also sometimes brought rats as pets, and deduced that her Pichu would probably be considered as such. Vespera just continued ding what she always did, training.
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It was finally September 1st. The twins were shown to the platform by their guide, who had just pointed at the wall between platforms 9 and 10 and said "it's through there.", hopped aboard the train, and chose a compartment to sit in. Moments later, a black haired boy with glasses appeared at the compartment door.
"May I sit here?" He asked hesitantly.
"Sure!" Tondra said, "The more the merrier. I'm Tondra Astaroth and this is my twin sister Vespera and these are out familiars Sindri and Sage."
"I'm Harry Potter." He said, "My familiar is an owl named Hedwig. Are you first years too?"
"You'll find out when we get there." Vespera said.
Harry stared at her bewildered.
"Don't mind her. She's not exactly the easiest person to get along with. " Tondra said while nudging her sister, "And to answer your question, yes we are."
The rest of the trip to the school was filled with chatter, as another boy named Ron Weasley had come in shortly after the train left the station. The only one who refused to talk was Vespera. By the time they had reached the castle, Ron, Harry, and Tondra had become great friends.
After the boat ride to the castle, and the exclamation of a kid that found his toad, the first years were standing in the great hall with the other students watching them like a Fearow after its next meal. the witch, who had introduced herself as Professor McGonagall, was holding an old hat. The old hat opened its seam and began to sing:
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Oh you may not think I'm pretty,But don't judge on what you see,I'll eat myself if you can findA smarter hat than can keep your bowlers black,Your top hats sleek and tall,For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting HatAnd I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your headThe Sorting Hat can't see,So try me on and I will tell youWhere you ought to might belong in Gryffindor,Where dwell the brave at heart,Their daring, nerve, and chivalrySet Gryffindors apart;You might belong in Hufflepuff,Where they are just and loyal,Those patient Hufflepuffs are trueAnd 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 SlytherinYou'll make your real friends,Those cunning folks use any meansTo achieve their 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!
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It was odd. Hat's usually don't sing. In any case, the professor started calling out names, and, one by one, the first years were sorted.
'Whatever happened to alphabetical order?' Tondra thought.
"Vespera Astaroth." Professor McGonagall called.
Vespera walked up to the stool and sat down.
"Ah, I see. You work to be strong and don't let up until you reach your goal. In that case you belong in…..SLYTHERIN!" The hat called.
'I saw that coming.' Tondra thought.
"Tondra Astaroth."
She sat down on the stool.
"My my for twins you're awfully different. Let's see. Where to put you? You're kind but stern, tough yet gentle, you know when to let someone you love go, and you have a great memory. You're brave, but you know when to quit. You don't rush into things unless you know someone's in danger. I know exactly where to put you…..GRYFFINDOR!" The hat finally said.
Tondra lifted the hat off of her head, gave it back to McGonagall and went to sit at her house table.
"Pichu pi." Sindri said.
"I know, buddy." Tondra said, "It'll be weird not being near my sister, but this could be a good thing."
The sorting continued and finished, and the feast officially started. On the opposite side of the room, Vespera was chatting with a boy named Draco.
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Sera: It's kinda short, but I didn't want to go any farther just yet. Tell me what you think.