DISLAIMER - I am in no way associated with JK Rowling, or her publishers,
and I in no way created Harry Potter or any characters mentioned in the
series. All other characters are my creation, including Claudia Lighthawk
and Zach Holsen.
**
Claudia looked quietly over the horizon from the empty room at the end of the Ravenclaw girl's dorms, alone. It was amazing how easy it was to escape everyone when someone really tried, and she had just not tried before, it would seem like. Her life was just....well, crazy.
A flock of birds fluttered off in the distance, their shadow reflecting down in the twilight. On the windowseal five candles of various sizes sat, and in her lap her Muggle Studies book lie open to the second page, waiting for her to return to her duty.
"Why did life deal miss these cards?" she muttered, picking up her quill and dipping it in the black ink. Pressing the pen to the parchment:
The muggle utensil called the computer is used for many practical things an owl could do just as well. It retrieves simple information and returns it to the user. In my opinion, the muggles are just blindsiding themselves because soon they will feel the computer's wrath upon them after the overuse it and it gets mad.
Laughing at her writing, Claudia began to think deeply about her life. The eldest daughter in a pure-blooded wizarding family, all female besides her father, as well as head girl and captain of the Ravenclaw quidditch team. She herself thought she was cliche, but being smart and athletic didn't help anything. Jonah Kebellum always told her she was amazing, but she never believed the fourth year beater's remarks.
The Lighthawks always had a reputation of receiving the spotlight at Hogwarts. Thirty years ago, her father Azarian was leading the Hufflepuff quidditch team to victory while her mother was voted prettiest girl. And ofcourse the cute girl gets the cute quidditch captain.
Her sister Ophelia, a 5th year Hufflepuff, would always tell her that life had it's reasons, but when she read that in a muggle book called The Bible, she was a bit baffled by it. Suddenly, the door behind her creaked open, and Zachary Holsen was standing there, still wearing his quidditch uniform even though the game had ended five hours prior. The intricate blue and white was magnificent in the golden glow, compared to Claudia's knee-length plaid skirt and white blouse, her blonde hair still dripping from her shower.
"Zach, you're not supposed to be on the girls wing!" Claudia yelped as she jumped up, her muggle studies book skidding across the floor. Pulling Zach, just two inches taller than her, away from the door before she slammed it, she sighed.
Zach laughed, his brown hair disheveled. "Don't worry...Larissa made sure no one would tell I was down here," he said as he picked up her book and handed it back to her. "Working on muggle studies?"
"Yes, as it does seem," Claudia said. "I'm writing a report on the computer. You're a muggle. Why don't you help me?"
A lanky boy of seventeen, Zachary Holsen was a muggle-born boy who had taken a liking to Claudia from the first day. The pure-blood wizard and her muggle companion. "Fine, just write what I'll say and you will get a great grade."
Claudia rolled her eyes as she sat down on the floor, pushing the chair aside. Pulling out her wand, 'wingardium leviosa', she intoned and one by one the five candles floated down beside her. Setting her wand down beside her, she turned to Zach. "Are you going to sit down or not?"
Puffing up like a balloon, Zach humphed. "Did it ever hit you sitting down on the floor is a bit tough while wearing quidditch robes?"
Shaking her head, Claudia stood up and shoved her things in her bag, blowing out the candles. "Then we'll go to the common room and you can change into something you more proper for homework." She grinned, and opened the door and walked out, the candle-lit hallway revealing the seven doors for the seven years currently in Ravenclaw.
Zach pondered for a minute and ran after her, catching up after a second as Claudia stopped at a door and pushed it open, walking over to a four-poster bed covered in blue and white and grabbed a black satchel off the trunk infront of it, walking out the door and closing it.
"I had to get my sweets," she told him as she put it in his hands.
Opening it, a huge assortment of candy and treats was revealed, and Zach began to foam at the mouth. "How much money did your parents give you before school started?"
"Forty galleons," Claudia said as she pushed the main door open, walking out onto the landing and then down the spiral staircase to the main common area, where bunches of her classmates sat and did their work. Claudia found a couch under a light, and dropped her things and herself onto it. "Now go change," she told Zach with a motherly hint to her voice.
"Fine," Zach said as he marched down the hallway to the boy's dorms. Claudia pulled her muggle studies book back out, and took a handful of Every Flavour Beans out and popped them into her mouth, not caring much about the flavour.
After about five minutes, Zach returned in baggy pants and a T-shirt that said 'Rock On!' in huge bold letters across the front. Plopping down next to Claudia, she realized he had his bag of books with him, as well. "I might as well do my homework, too."
Claudia laughed as she opened her muggle studies book up to the page she had left it. Putting her raven feather quill into the black ink, she nibbled on the end of the quill. "I probably should write to my parents and tell them we won, but my dad will not be happy it was over my sister and Hufflepuff.. Ophelia didn't look that happy when I stole the quaffle from her and scored."
"Which is why I play keeper," Zach said, pulling out a thick book titled 'Practical Defense', which was the newly assigned book for Defense Against the Dark Arts with Professer Imation, the petite young brunette who said she had just graduated Hogwarts five years ago. Claudia remembered Holly Imation, because she was the Gryffindor seeker.
Pulling out another piece of parchment, she scribbled a quick, poorly written note to her parents in Yorkshire.
Dear Mum and Dad, Ophelia probably sent a note with Janus telling you this earlier, but just wanted to tell you that Ravenclaw defeated Hufflepuff 210 - 60. Also, Amelia is fitting in just fine and she really enjoys transfiguration. She is the best in her class, says Professer Haven, out of the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students in first year. She's made so many friends. Well, I'll write a longer letter later. Much Love! Claudia
Wrapping the letter in a piece of string, she set it down beside her and finished her three page essay, with Zach's help. Looking at Zach's parchment, she saw he was now working on his report for Herbology on wolfsbane. "You're still working on that?
Zach simply nodded.
"I did that yesterday afternoon after divination and before Ancient Runes," Claudia said as she pulled out the five sheets of parchment and handed it to him. "I still have to do my divination report, but I have to go on duty. I have to meet up with Quin and the prefects and check in with Professer Flitwick, so I'll be back in about three hours."
"You have to hard a life," Zach said with a shake of his head, taking the report and reading it. "I still have to write those reports for astronomy and arithmancy after this, but I'll wait for you. I want you to take a look at my broom."
Claudia giggled. "Did you break a tail-twig again?"
Zach shook his head. "No. It's chipping."
"Ick," Claudia said as she pictured her own Firebolt 3000, a present from her father two Christmases ago. "Well, I'll see you later." Standing up, Claudia gracefully walked out the archway into a second floor corridor and off towards the great hall.
**
Claudia looked quietly over the horizon from the empty room at the end of the Ravenclaw girl's dorms, alone. It was amazing how easy it was to escape everyone when someone really tried, and she had just not tried before, it would seem like. Her life was just....well, crazy.
A flock of birds fluttered off in the distance, their shadow reflecting down in the twilight. On the windowseal five candles of various sizes sat, and in her lap her Muggle Studies book lie open to the second page, waiting for her to return to her duty.
"Why did life deal miss these cards?" she muttered, picking up her quill and dipping it in the black ink. Pressing the pen to the parchment:
The muggle utensil called the computer is used for many practical things an owl could do just as well. It retrieves simple information and returns it to the user. In my opinion, the muggles are just blindsiding themselves because soon they will feel the computer's wrath upon them after the overuse it and it gets mad.
Laughing at her writing, Claudia began to think deeply about her life. The eldest daughter in a pure-blooded wizarding family, all female besides her father, as well as head girl and captain of the Ravenclaw quidditch team. She herself thought she was cliche, but being smart and athletic didn't help anything. Jonah Kebellum always told her she was amazing, but she never believed the fourth year beater's remarks.
The Lighthawks always had a reputation of receiving the spotlight at Hogwarts. Thirty years ago, her father Azarian was leading the Hufflepuff quidditch team to victory while her mother was voted prettiest girl. And ofcourse the cute girl gets the cute quidditch captain.
Her sister Ophelia, a 5th year Hufflepuff, would always tell her that life had it's reasons, but when she read that in a muggle book called The Bible, she was a bit baffled by it. Suddenly, the door behind her creaked open, and Zachary Holsen was standing there, still wearing his quidditch uniform even though the game had ended five hours prior. The intricate blue and white was magnificent in the golden glow, compared to Claudia's knee-length plaid skirt and white blouse, her blonde hair still dripping from her shower.
"Zach, you're not supposed to be on the girls wing!" Claudia yelped as she jumped up, her muggle studies book skidding across the floor. Pulling Zach, just two inches taller than her, away from the door before she slammed it, she sighed.
Zach laughed, his brown hair disheveled. "Don't worry...Larissa made sure no one would tell I was down here," he said as he picked up her book and handed it back to her. "Working on muggle studies?"
"Yes, as it does seem," Claudia said. "I'm writing a report on the computer. You're a muggle. Why don't you help me?"
A lanky boy of seventeen, Zachary Holsen was a muggle-born boy who had taken a liking to Claudia from the first day. The pure-blood wizard and her muggle companion. "Fine, just write what I'll say and you will get a great grade."
Claudia rolled her eyes as she sat down on the floor, pushing the chair aside. Pulling out her wand, 'wingardium leviosa', she intoned and one by one the five candles floated down beside her. Setting her wand down beside her, she turned to Zach. "Are you going to sit down or not?"
Puffing up like a balloon, Zach humphed. "Did it ever hit you sitting down on the floor is a bit tough while wearing quidditch robes?"
Shaking her head, Claudia stood up and shoved her things in her bag, blowing out the candles. "Then we'll go to the common room and you can change into something you more proper for homework." She grinned, and opened the door and walked out, the candle-lit hallway revealing the seven doors for the seven years currently in Ravenclaw.
Zach pondered for a minute and ran after her, catching up after a second as Claudia stopped at a door and pushed it open, walking over to a four-poster bed covered in blue and white and grabbed a black satchel off the trunk infront of it, walking out the door and closing it.
"I had to get my sweets," she told him as she put it in his hands.
Opening it, a huge assortment of candy and treats was revealed, and Zach began to foam at the mouth. "How much money did your parents give you before school started?"
"Forty galleons," Claudia said as she pushed the main door open, walking out onto the landing and then down the spiral staircase to the main common area, where bunches of her classmates sat and did their work. Claudia found a couch under a light, and dropped her things and herself onto it. "Now go change," she told Zach with a motherly hint to her voice.
"Fine," Zach said as he marched down the hallway to the boy's dorms. Claudia pulled her muggle studies book back out, and took a handful of Every Flavour Beans out and popped them into her mouth, not caring much about the flavour.
After about five minutes, Zach returned in baggy pants and a T-shirt that said 'Rock On!' in huge bold letters across the front. Plopping down next to Claudia, she realized he had his bag of books with him, as well. "I might as well do my homework, too."
Claudia laughed as she opened her muggle studies book up to the page she had left it. Putting her raven feather quill into the black ink, she nibbled on the end of the quill. "I probably should write to my parents and tell them we won, but my dad will not be happy it was over my sister and Hufflepuff.. Ophelia didn't look that happy when I stole the quaffle from her and scored."
"Which is why I play keeper," Zach said, pulling out a thick book titled 'Practical Defense', which was the newly assigned book for Defense Against the Dark Arts with Professer Imation, the petite young brunette who said she had just graduated Hogwarts five years ago. Claudia remembered Holly Imation, because she was the Gryffindor seeker.
Pulling out another piece of parchment, she scribbled a quick, poorly written note to her parents in Yorkshire.
Dear Mum and Dad, Ophelia probably sent a note with Janus telling you this earlier, but just wanted to tell you that Ravenclaw defeated Hufflepuff 210 - 60. Also, Amelia is fitting in just fine and she really enjoys transfiguration. She is the best in her class, says Professer Haven, out of the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students in first year. She's made so many friends. Well, I'll write a longer letter later. Much Love! Claudia
Wrapping the letter in a piece of string, she set it down beside her and finished her three page essay, with Zach's help. Looking at Zach's parchment, she saw he was now working on his report for Herbology on wolfsbane. "You're still working on that?
Zach simply nodded.
"I did that yesterday afternoon after divination and before Ancient Runes," Claudia said as she pulled out the five sheets of parchment and handed it to him. "I still have to do my divination report, but I have to go on duty. I have to meet up with Quin and the prefects and check in with Professer Flitwick, so I'll be back in about three hours."
"You have to hard a life," Zach said with a shake of his head, taking the report and reading it. "I still have to write those reports for astronomy and arithmancy after this, but I'll wait for you. I want you to take a look at my broom."
Claudia giggled. "Did you break a tail-twig again?"
Zach shook his head. "No. It's chipping."
"Ick," Claudia said as she pictured her own Firebolt 3000, a present from her father two Christmases ago. "Well, I'll see you later." Standing up, Claudia gracefully walked out the archway into a second floor corridor and off towards the great hall.