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"SPEECH"
'THOUGHTS'
WRITING
Author's Notes
When Nova opened her eyes, she was in an unfamiliar bed, and the walls were white. She guessed it was in an infirmary of some sort. She sat up, and immediately knew something was different.
She shakily stood up, gripping the bed so she wouldn't fall, and stared into the tall mirror that was on the opposite wall. The teenager in her reflection was Nova Potter… but wasn't.
Her green doe eyes were not emerald green, but mint green, with a black ring around the iris. Her hair reached her lower back instead of her shoulders and was perfectly curled, not the mess it had been, and was streaked with purple, blue, pink, and mint green. Her face was aristocratic, with high cheekbones.
Nova knew she had gone back to the bed and fell on it, but her mind wasn't registering that.
What had happened to her?
Nova didn't know when, but she passed out.
Nova woke up the next morning, and it took her a few minutes to remember what had happened the previous day.
It all came crashing down on her.
She broke down. All of the anger, loneliness and shock of the previous year, summer, and day all came down in Nova's tears. At some point, arms wrapped themselves around her and Nova snuggled into them, even though she had no idea who it was, Nova felt safe, and let all of the emotions she had had to hold back for years out.
The tears eventually stopped, and Nova was able to look up at the person holding her.
And she almost fainted again.
Because in front of her was Helga Hufflepuff.
"What!?"
Nova reeled back in shock, and almost fell off the bed, but managed to grab the sheets before she could. The woman who had founded her school smiled at her kindly and raised her hands in the universal peace gesture.
"Do not worry, child. I mean you no harm."
"But you're supposed to be dead!"
"I am."
Nova hadn't been expecting that one. "Then how are you sitting right in front of me?"
"You are inside a… city of sorts, where young witches and wizards with the needed amount of magical energy go when they reach 15 years old. You'll be studying here for 3 years, or 1 hour on Earth. As for why I'm here, I am one of the professors here in this school. It is divided in several buildings, for the different students who went to different schools, because the program is different for each."
It took Nova a few minutes to process the information. She nodded slowly.
"What's up with my eyes and hair?"
Helga Hufflepuff smiled softly and handed her a letter.
Nova,
We want you to know that we do, and always have loved you.
When you read this letter, you are most likely 15, with different eyes and hair. There is one reason.
When you were born, you were blessed by Chaos, the creator of all things. She found your soul to be the one with enough power to sustain her powers. You are her reincarnation. Chaos is ultimately everything and anything. She is able to create a planet and vanish a city into nothing. You, being her reincarnation, have some of her powers. Some will never surface, simply because of your Magic's nature, and some will.
Your new appearance reflects Chaos' blessing. Your hair is the colors of a galaxy and your eyes are closer to the green a galaxy would have.
When you reach your dorm, you'll find a trunk. Look through it in privacy.
Love,
Lily Potter
It was a few hours later that Nova was finally able to open the trunk in her mother's letter.
She was still a bit sore from all the rituals she had to go through, but otherwise fine. Finding out she had a Horcrux had been… a shock, to say the least. Removing it had been a relief. Her scar was already practically invisible.
Nova had also met Merlin, who was the Headmaster of the school, and several other teachers, including the other three founders. Nova shook herself out of her thoughts and sent a bit of her magic towards the lock.
It clicked open.
She opened the trunk and the first thing she was faced with was books. Mythology books. If she was anybody else, Nova would have been confused, but she knew, from spending time with Hermione, that Chaos was the creator of all things is Greek Mythology. Nova put the books on the bookshelf of her room, and continued through the contents. There were several pieces of jewelry –to help her contain her magic- and others simply as jewelry. A few items of clothing, mostly ball gowns, and some Greek style dresses. Once Nova put all these in their respective places in her room, she finished emptying it.
Among the final items, was a forehead tiara, made of onyx and several small studded gems. A small note from Chaos told Nova that it symbolized her position as the reincarnation of the First Being.
There were some more explanations on her position as Chaos' reincarnation from Chaos herself and some letters. Nova decided to open those later. The final object was a small pouch, which was obviously charmed bottomless, because it looked empty. When she look inside, she was shocked – to say the least- to find an egg. It was about the size of a shoebox, and purple. It had a marble effect, and reminded Nova of… space. She smiled. How ironic.
She took a few of the many pillows on her bed and made a makeshift nest, and carefully set the egg down on it. Satisfied, Nova turned back to the trunk and closed it, storing it next to her cupboard.
Nova walked over to the bookshelf, and looked through the books.
After some consideration, she picked up Fairy Tail. She had heard of it at school, and had always wanted to try it.
Dudley hadn't been allowed to read it because of the magical theme of the manga.
After a few chapters, Nova set the book down and took out a notebook, writing down each zodiac.
She would definitely try to create celestial keys. And she would use them.
Nova looked at her watch, and her eyes widened.
It was lunch time!
She quickly brushed her hair and pulled it up in a messy bun.
Once she reached the main hall, Nova followed the map she was given and headed to the dining hall. Taking a seat next to a brunette, she smiled and put out her hand.
"I'm Nova, it's nice to meet you."
The girl grinned, her aqua blue eyes sparkling, "I'm Lyn! It's a pleasure!"
Nova smiled back and put some salad on her plate.
"So... what do you do around here?"
Lyn hummed, "You're new right? In that case, you'll have to get yourself a wand, pick your classes and your extracurricular activities. You should find them in your room tonight."
Nova nodded and quickly finished her meal. She waved to Lyn, and went back up to her room.
Like Lyn had predicted, on her desk were a few papers for her to pick out her classes.
Obviously, these were only the optional classes, not the mandatory ones.
After some consideration, Nova picked Parselmagic, Animagi Studies, Runes, Astronomy and Foci Crafting.
'Next are extracurricular activities..."
Nova finally decided on Gymnastics, Languages, Music, Muggle Magic and Broom Racing.
Muggle Magic was a group of students -mostly Muggleborns- who tried to work on making Muggle objects work around magic.
There had been a Quidditch option but Nova actually enjoyed being on a broom more than the game itself.
Nova stood up, stretching. 'I should probably get myself a wand now...'
There was a flash of light a silver wand appeared, with a note from Chaos.
This wand was crafted from my essence.
Use it well, Chosen
Nova smiled, and waved the wand, "Expecto Patronum!"
Prongs appeared, proud as ever, and knelt next to her. To her shock, when she reached down to pet him, she was actually able to physically touch him.
"Wow..." whispered Nova.
Prongs bowed to her and vanished in a second, leaving behind silver smoke.
Nova closed her eyes. "Thanks, Chaos."
She felt a warmth go through her body, as if someone was hugging her.
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