Disclaimer: I don't own it. The trio is finishing their education, and here come teh OCs! -squee- Oh, and thisis AU to the last book, so that some of the character deaths didn't happen. And I know it looks as though the plots don't tie in, but they will.
Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, along with his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, had missed the train ride into school for their seventh year, so they were sitting in the back seats of a yellow pickup truck that was being driven quite carelessly over the rocky terrain towards Hogwarts. At the drived's seet, giddily whooping, was a girl of stunning beauty, with olive skin, twinkling silver mahogany almond-shaped eyes that glimmered like the ocean, and lush, wavy layers of cinnamon-colored hair. As they approached the school and the girl screamed with delight, letting go of the wheel, the car came to a jerky halt. "What happened? My truck died!" she complained, shaking the wheel forcefully.
"Hasn't anyone read Hogwarts, a History?" Hermione asked. "There's too much magic in the air, Hokke, we can't rely on Muggle power."
"Oh," the girl named Hokke said, opening the doors and skipping along to the school as her friends walked toward the building.
That year was unlike any other. The students would be getting an opportunity to travel into space for a foriegn-exchange program. Hermione, seeing it as a great learning opportunity, had signed the three of them up to stay aboard the Enterprise-D, and Hokke, who they had met at the train station, was glad to participate as well.
It was only a short walk for the three Gryffindors, but a greater obstacle than anything was waiting for them at the entrance: Millicent Bulstrode, Pansy Parkinson, and Hokke's rebellious sister. "Hokke," the Slytherin said coldly.
"Vi'jayna," Hokke spat back. "Please get out of our way." Vi'jayna laughed cruelly. She posessed a mere fraction of her sister's beauty, having black hair to match her attitude and wearing a deranged leer where Hokke usually had a joyful smile.
"Late again, are we? And you'll be losing points for your Muggle clothing," Vi'jayna droned with a hint of amusement, indicating toward Hokke's pink striped stockings, black stiletto boots, and elaborate pink strapless dress.
"Yeah, and detention, for hanging out with a Mudblood!" Pansy shrieked. Hermione turned scarlet.
"Move," Hokke ordered, her hand reaching into her pocket for her wand.
"Make me," Va'jayna challenged. She reached out a hand to shove her sister, but Hokke was too quick, swerving to the side. Va'jayna grunted, seizing Hokke by the shoulders and slamming her onto the ground, while Hokke made futile attemtps to kick her off. Hokke's strength was limited, and her impact onto the side of the hill had knocked out her breath, so dominating Vi'jayna seemed to be the contender.
"Curse you and your bionic prosthesis!" Hokke panted. Just in time, Professor McGonnagal emerged from the gates, her mouth thin with impatience.
"What in Merlin's name is going on?" she demanded.
"Hokke's fighting Va'jayna!" Pansy squealed with delight. With a wave of the professor's wand, the two were separated again.
"Fifty points from Slytherin!" McGonnagal decided, ushering the students inside and into the Great Hall. Hokke was only glad she wouldn't have to face her sister in space.
"She's a freak! A bloody prodidgy, but still, that was freakish!" Ron said, in reference to Hokke's sister. "How is she so strong?"
Hokke looked towards the floor. "She pissed off a friend of Dad's once, and got mauled half to death. But I suppose it's worked out to her advantage, because now she's part robot," she explained. "Her robot limbs are pretty powerful, and they've been charmed to work in a magical area. Now I know why," she sighed. "Should have done that to the car...Must make transformation a pain in the arse, though."
The trio was in the dark until McGonnagal had finished calling out the names of the students who would be on the Voyager and DS-9 and had progressed to the Enterprise. "Aboard the 1701 Enterprise-D will be Harry James Potter, Hermione Jean Granger, Ronald Weasley, and Hokke Sakuryn Greyback."
Various gasps were sounding around the Great Hall. Harry could tell that some people were recalling fondly how Professor Trelawney had dropped crystal balls on Fenrir Greyback the previous summer, and others were looking at his relative warily. Over at the Slytherin table, Vi'jayna seemed to be relishing the eyes upon her sister, though she recieved no stares herself. Perhaps this was why she elected not to go into space, so as not to draw attention to herself...or perhaps she simply enjoyed beating up her underclassmen more.
"You'll be beamed up just about now, if you'll just stand a couple of feet to the left..." McConnagal explained. "Oh, and make sure you don't get the red shirt." None of the four had any idea what she was talking about, but they obeyed, and, soon enough, they felt themselves being decomposed...
"Welcome to the U.S.S. Enterprise," an authorative, balding man in uniform greeted them. "You must be the exchange students. Might I ask what department you'll be joining?"
"Well, we're just cadets, aren't--" Ron began, but the transporter cheif was mouthing something that looked like engineering.
"We've graduated with qualifications in engineering," Hokke said confidently with a knowing smile. A lieutenant, who had been about to pass red uniforms to Hokke, Ron, Hermione, and Harry, took out yellow ones instead and handed them to the new crew members. The trio breathed a sigh of relief, and Hokke flipped her cinnamon curls with self-satisfactiion.
"Welcome aboard."
