Chapter Two
Welcome, Welcome.
Trezlana and Keiza stood nervously next to each other holding onto their cats and visiting with the group of boys that played for their Quittich team. Headmaster Cross took charge a few steps up the rickety wooden stairs and gathered the attention of the entrance way.
"We will be apparting to Hogsmede and walking to Hogwarts so I hope everyone is ready to do so. Anyone unable to apparte has been asked to find a partner so they can do so now if they don't already have one secured."
There was a rush of panic around the entrance way as young people, or those who hadn't quite learned rushed around to find some. Trezlana and Keiza both had two people they now had to apparate with. The chatter died down quickly to Headmaster Cross could continue.
"Once we have arrived in tact after apparting we will begin our walk, no one is to run ahead or fall behind keep together and please stick with someone else so we do not get lost it is already night after all...ready for apparation." Headmaster Cross paused to give us all a moment. "Three...two...,"
One pop sounded after another and both girls quickly squeezed their eyes shut pictures Hogsmede carefully and then popped away from sight themselves.
Trezlana landed and wet grass alongside her two ride along people. Trezlana took to a standing and picked up Marie to ensure she was okay. She had apparated with Marie in her arms but still was worried she had gotten hurt. No signs of damage and when Marie bit down on Trezlana's thumb she determined Marie was okay.
Keiza had landed on a roof top nearby and was now rolling down the side of the steep roof with all her luggage and the two people that had been misfortunate enough to apparate with her. Her cat Ireland jumped merrily along the roof slowly until it was low enough to jump to the ground while Keiza rolled smack down onto the ground. Everyone rushed over to help the girls while Trezlana stayed behind laughing too hard to move. She was used to Keiza's ridiculous antics and hang ups when doing the simplest of tasks.
Once it was determined that everyone was okay and mobile they took off with Headmaster Cross leading the way and his second in command bringing up the rear.
"You nervous?" Keiza asked Trezlana as they walked.
"No no I'm calm." Trezlana lied. "Why are you nervous?"
"No I'm rather excited really?" Keiza said with her usual calm air about herself.
"Excited for what?" Trezlana demanded.
"Well I've never met the boy who lived before." Keiza squealed in a mocking tone. "And it's been too long since I've seem Dumbledore."
"And Snape." Trezlana added in. They had a special place in their hearts for old Snape and he hated it.
When the castle in all its glory came into view the group was in awe. It was an enormous castle and the group was going to stay there! Rooms had been magically added and specially grown to house to enlargement of 750 new students. Not as many as were already in Hogwarts but still a crazy amount.
BACK AT HOGWARTS
Harry was sitting next to Ronald Weasley and across from Ginny and Hermione. Neville Longbottom joined them looking rather frazzled and biting at his thumb nail. Luna rushed over looking as dizzied as ever and bent over the table.
"Have you heard the news?" She said in her usual light voice though it had a tinge of excitement the way you would expect from most young girls.
"No whats going on?" Hermione said with a furrowed brow and leaned in closer to get a better listen.
"The Wizarding School of the Unknown received serious damage this summer believed to be at the hands of Death Eaters and now they are coming to our school to attend here for safety reasons and of course because the students still need to go to school." Luna explained in a fast breathy voice before she got caught lingering at the wrong table.
"Students from another school will be here?" Hermione said in an incredulous voice.
"Yes Dumbledore is about to make an announcement." Luna said before taking off back to her own seat at the Ravenclaw table.
Neville, Ginny, Hermione, Harry and Ron all exchanged a similar look of confusion, awe, and worry. The group had proven to have a certain talent for trouble and now an entire other group was coming here along with who knows who and inviting even more worries into the group.
Dumbledore stood up at the podium of his and the room fell silent. Harry was only half listening because he was more concerned with the attack that had happened on a school. He knew Hogwarts was the safest school and it was no wonder they were coming here but what help did attacking a school when no students were in it have to Voldemort. Nothing was ever just random with him it always have a purpose or a reason. Harry was in a bit of a panic and it was only his first day back at Hogwarts.
"-So please everyone let's give a warm welcome to the students of the Unknown." Dumbledore declared as the door swung open and a mass of students walked in. A young man with long black hair and a thick coat of facial hair led the back and he and Dumbledore embraced warmly.
The students all fell into a cluster behind them giving the Hogwarts students a good opportunity to check out the new comers.
"Lots of lookers." Ron smirked with a nudge to Harry and Neville. Hermione smacked him with the text book she was holding.
"Ow ow ow." Ron grumbled. "What did I do?"
The students all shifted awkwardly while waiting to be told what to do. The pre existing tables had been extended to make room for all the students.
"Welcome students. We are happy to have you here with us this year despite the unfortunate circumstance that brought you to our school. Here the students are sorted into houses and sit at tables according to the house they are a part of. We have extended the house tables so you may sit where you like."
Keiza and Trezlana were linked arms and standing hip to hip as they listened to Headmaster Dumbledore's announcement. When they were told to sit where ever they like Trezlana began to desperately look around for Harry. She knew what he looked like because she had received numerous pictures and information about him from Dumbledore not to mention the Daily Prophet which seemed to have a special place for her brother.
"There he is." Trezlana whispered quickly. She was starring at Harry whom was sitting next to a boy with brown hair and a ginger. "The red heads name is Ron." Trezlana said happy that she knew this because of Dumbledore's letters.
"Okay you go sit next to him I'm going to find Draco." Keiza began to pull away from Trezlana.
"Wait what! What are you talking about?" Trezlana said frantically. "You have to come with me."
"Sorry this is your adventure I'm going to begin mine." Keiza smiled.
All pure blood families were related and although Keiza was an accidental half blood add in to an otherwise 'perfect' blood line she still considered herself family and the Malfoy's were a part of that blood like so Keiza was off to find him at the Slytherin table.
Trezlana stood like a deer in headlights starring at her brother and luckily he had not yet caught sight of her. Trezlana looked just like her mother with her father's unyielding black hair. Trezlana even had the bright green eyes that made her so much the doppelganger to her mother that she was.
The brunette boy he was sitting next to had an Irish accent and was rather cute to Trezlana decided she would sit next to the boy and he could separate her from Harry so she would be close to him but no so close that it made her want to faint.
She approached the table slowly and when the boy she planned to sit next to realized she was walking towards him he cracked and lopsided smile. 'Gosh he is cute' Trezlana thought.
"Hi." She smiled at the boy. Harry was looking at her, HARRY was LOOKING at HER! Trezlana felt a little panicked and she let her green eyes flicker to his matching set and she felt a little sick from being so nervous.
"Trezlana." Trezlana said mostly to the Irish boy but she did direct her voice to everyone.
"Seamus." The boy said eagerly.
"Easy now Seamus." The red head Trezlana already knew as Ron said with a knowing smile. Trezlana blushed.
"Well sit." Said Harry and Trezlana's heart pounded into her throat. She'd never heard his voice before. He was so kind inviting her to sit unfortunately it was Seamus and Harry that moved apart allowing her to sit between them. She would have to sit next to Harry. Trezlana slowly sat down careful not to give them a view up her skirt and smiled at everyone.
"I'm Hermione by the way. Hermione Granger." Said the bushy haired girl across from her. Although this information was useless since Trezlana already knew Hermione's name and much more about her too.
"Ginny Weasley." Said a pretty red head. She knew about her too but still it felt nice that they were introducing each other.
"I'm Ron Weasley."
"And I'm Harry Potter."
Trezlana smiled at the group she'd never been so excited in her life. "It's so nice to meet you all." She said sincerely.
"And it's really nice to meet you." Seamus smiled and placed a hand on her bare thigh.
"Hmm clearly." Trezlana gave Seamus and flirty smile and gave him a quick up-down. It was too hard too tell from all the layers if he had a nice body hiding under his sweater vest.
Food appeared on their plates and Trezlana realized just how hungry she really was. "I love food." Trezlana said as she began to heap food onto her plate. Seamus, Harry and Ron starred at her in wonder. In the presence of this much splendour Trezlana kind of lost herself and felt like it was just her and the food. In the same way people tended to describe making love.
Trezlana shoved a piece of beef covered in gravy into her mouth and had barely swallowed when she crammed in mashed potatoes.
"We are going to be great friends." Ron said leaning over the table to look at her. Trezlana smiled and took a drunk of pumpkin juice.
"I hope so." She smiled lightly.
At the Slytherin table Keiza was not having such an easy time with acceptance it turns out the Slytherin crowd is just as expected. A bunch of stuck up hard asses.
"Hello Draco." Keiza leaned over the table.
"Keiza!" Draco jumped a little bit.
They had met several times because Keiza had been in and out of numerous homes amongst the family during summer vacation when she couldn't be at school.
"Miss me." Keiza challenged with a smug grin.
"So much so." Draco said with a sneer.
"I figured as much." Keiza shoved over a girl with black hair and took her seat. "How you been? What's this school like?"
Draco just shrugged in response now distracted by the appearance of food.
Keiza turned to the ugly girl with black hair sitting next to her.
"Did Draco ever tell you about the time I had to spend the gap between second and third year at his house and one day when he was being particularly insufferable I held him down and lick his face?" Keiza laughed. The girl next to her gave a little titter in response. "And he cried."
Now several people around were laughing too. Draco's otherwise pale face was a fresh shade of red and he was giving Keiza are very dirty look. 'Love you' she mouthed with a rude smile.
The night was still young. Dumbledore would no doubt want to see Trezlana and Keiza would certainly go with her. There was not telling what danger's could befall them should the information of Trezlana's existence fall into the wrong hands. They were going to need to play this very careful. But the two best friends were eager all the same.
It was going to be a good year...
