DISCLAIMER: For both this chapter and those following; I do not own anything you recognize. Anyway, I don't think that J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter while watching Surfs Up.
"We're WHERE?" shouted Chloe. Similar questions were being raised by most of the students in the room, although not all were as polite. Fred's was a classic example : "What the **** do you **** mean we're in **** New Zealand?!"
"Why, of all places, are we in NEW ZEALAND?" yelled Rose in agreement. Isabelle, however, smiled distantly.
"New Zealand… awesome… I've never been overseas," she said, growing excited. "And Kiwi witches and wizards! This will be great! They have a fascinating magic history, tracing back to the first Maori wizards. What?" She said, finally noticing the 'you find learning way too fun' look from Rose, Chloe and Alice.
"Look, I know I'm not nearly as study crazy as my mum, but seriously, how can you enjoy learning so much?" said Rose.
"Do you think we'll have to... clean out horses stables and kill pigs like on a farm?" Alice asked, looking terrified.
"Kill pigs! If a New Zealander can do that I'm sure I can." James interrupted along with Fred and Louis and began flexing. Rose mimed vomiting.
"What we talking about?" said a voice. Scorpius Malfoy came into view, along with Albus Potter and Nathan Zabini."What New Zealanders will be like." replied Chloe.
"And I'm sorry, James, but I'm pretty sure killing pigs isn't an common or acceptable form of entertainment over here. I think it has something to do with laws... and sanity," Isabelle told James. James' face fell. He was beginning to reply when they heard the familiar shouting of Professor Longbottom.
"Really, I would expect far more common sense from all of you! It is two o'clock in the morning! BED! NOW!" Everyone quickly scrambled into the nearest sleeping bag, lest they feel the wrath of Professor Longbottom, who was famous for killing the snake of Lord Voldemort.
"Night." Rose said to the boys, and they ran off to go sleep elsewhere.
"Maybe you're right, Isabelle, about NZ being cool." Said Rose sleepily as she snuggled into her sleeping bag.
"Mmm… Might be cool…" Chloe agreed. "Never met any Kiwi men before…heard their hot!"
"Honestly Chloe, do you ever actually think about anything other than snogging men?" Isabelle asked.
"I think about make-up," Chloe replied jovially. "And I also think about magazines! And clothes! And celebrities!" Isabelle rolled her eyes. Rose grinned.
"Lights out!" Neville shouted, and the hall filled with darkness.
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The next morning the Hogwarts students awoke to screaming. Many people, including Rose, leapt out of bed with their wands out, searching frantically for the cause of distress. It was soon located. A large group of students they had never seen before were standing in the doorway, looking confused and worried. One girl at the front, who had evidently just screamed, had her hand clapped over her mouth. Within seconds, Mr. Ngatoro had marched quickly into the room, and was now addressing the students.
"Nova Zelandia Students: Do not be alarmed. These are students from another magic school called Hogwarts, from Scotland." A girl at the front of the crowd, about their age, gasped loudly and started frantically scanning the Hogwarts students. "One of their teachers has been killed by a wizard called Abduxuel and they have been evacuated." The Hogwarts students looked at each other in shock at how the Headmaster had just told them. "They will be staying here for as long as they need to, now all of you, out! Breakfast will begin in half an hour," He said, and quickly closed the huge doors. He spoke briefly with Headmistress McGonagall and Professor Longbottom, and then Professor McGonagall got up to address her students.
"Everybody, out of bed immediately!" There was no need for this demand, as despite their lateness to bed everyone was wide awake and anxious to find out exactly what was going to happen to them, and to explore the castle. "We don't know exactly how long we will be here at Nova Zelandia, and I ask for you to all be on your best behavior-" Her eyes flicked over to James, Fred and Louis. They smiled innocently at her. "If any one of you embarrasses the rest of the school, it reflects on us negatively, when we are so kindly being hosted here. If anyone does embarrass our school, I will see to it myself that you are punished accordingly," She glared once more at James, Fred and Louis, who started laughing. "Now everyone please out of the hall, we need to put the tables back," She concluded, waving her wand and opening the doors.
All of the students left the hall, chatting excitedly. They waited patiently in the entrance hall, once again admiring the intricate carvings and interesting designs. The chatter ceased as the Nova Zelandia students began coming down the stairs. As the first few groups stood at the bottom of the stairs everyone smiled awkwardly, not saying a word. Chloe wasn't at all pleased.
"This is boring!" She hissed to them. Isabelle gave her a look."Not a very interesting bunch, are they?" Rose said in agreement.
"Well, I don't see you two making an effort either," Alice replied quietly. Chloe and Rose grinned at her manically, but before they could do anything, a student from the Nova Zelandia students stepped into the stretch between the two groups.
Everyone stared at her. She was about their age, with shoulder length dark brown hair and sparkling brown eyes. She was pale, but not too pale, and she was the same student that had gasped earlier."Jasper?" She said cautiously, speaking into the loud silence. "Charlotte?" replied Jasper, a boy in her year in Gryffindor. He was often mistaken for a Weasley, as he had bright orange hair and gangly limbs. He was pretty good friends with James, Fred and Louis and was pretty cool. "Oh my god, it is you!" said Charlotte happily, and ran across to hug him. "Charlotte, meet James, Fred and Louis. Guys, meet Charlotte, my cousin." "Nice to meet you," said James, and then dragged the girl over to us. Oh great, thought Rose. "Hi, I'm Charlotte. And you are..." She looked around for a moment then laughed. James had ditched her and ran back to his mates. The rest of both the schools looked on. "Look here, little farm girl." Said Chloe. "I don't know who you think you are, but you're not fooling me with your 'oh I'm so innocent' act. So go back to your little school group, and let's pretend this never happened." Chloe hated Jasper, who had once filled her shampoo bottle with blue hair dye. She managed to get it out, but after two weeks. She's really hated him ever since. Jasper started ignoring her insults after a couple of months, but she probably thinks that she can get at him by insulting his cousin. "Firstly, let's get this straight. I'm not some 'stupid little farm girl' and no matter what sort of silly relationship you have with my cousin, don't expect me to be the same as him. I know about what he did to you, and I was actually going to find you and apologize for him, cos any girl that annoys my cousin, is fine by my rules. But since you're such a stuck up bratty little English girl who judges people by first impressions, fine. I might as well not bother making friends with you guys, cos if you're all like this then this is going to be a horrible year." Chloe stood there, shocked for a moment, then started clapping, a grin slowly spreading across her face. "For a kiwi, you're not too shabby." "For a Brit, you're not half bad" replied Charlotte,smiling.
"Wha... What...?" The boy population of both Hogwarts and Nova Zelandia were staring speechless at us. "What the hell just happened?" Asked a boy from Nova Zelandia. "Because, and I think I speak for every boy here, I'm completely lost." "You're boys-" said Charlotte "-so you wouldn't understand." Carried on Chloe. Then Charlotte turned to the Nova Zelandia students and motioned for some to join. No one moved. She sighed, then turned back to us. "I'll get them later. So, anyway, what's your name?" "I'm Rose" said Rose," and this is Alice, Chloe and Isabelle." "Cool names." Said Charlotte, then sighed again. "Come on!" She said tiredly, and when no one moved, turned and strode over to the Nova Zelandia students. Once there, she grabbed two of them on one hand and another in the other one, and walked back over here with three other girls. When she had them back here, she let go. They were obviously still in a state of shock, as they didn't run away. "Rose, Alice, Isabelle and Chloe" she broadcasted to both of the schools "these are my friends, Grace," she pointed to a pretty, darkish-skinned Maori girl with long black hair down to her belly button and blue eyes "Sophia," a tanned girl with blonde hair under the shoulder and green eyes "and Vanessa." A girl with cropped dark brown hair with light brown streaks and amber eyes.
Everyone was still in shock at how Charlotte was either normal with us (mainly the Kiwis) or still shocked at how she had gotten into our group (us). No one was allowed to be friends with Chloe over the past five years except us, who she met on the long train ride to Hogwarts back in first year.
Suddenly Charlotte yelled "OMG, flying polar bears with rabies having frantic se-" Grace slapped her hand over Charlotte's mouth while everyone else started laughing. A few seconds later, after everyone had calmed down a bit, Grace shrieked and removed her hand from Charlotte's mouth. "You licked me!" She said, wiping her hand on her pants. Everyone in the Hall burst out in laughter again as Charlotte grinned. "'Member the rules." Said Charlotte tauntingly to Grace after we had all stopped laughing. "What rules?" Asked James curiously." The rule I am currently talking about is rule number 13 in the Cevis Book of Rules." said Charlotte. "Which states?" Asked Chloe. "Cevis Book of Rules, No. 13 states that if you put your hand over my mouth, I shall lick it." Everyone started laughing.
"So, I take it you're the prankster of Nova Zelandia." Said Fred. "Uh, no." Charlotte replied. Then she nodded, and walked back over to Isabelle, Rose, Chloe and Alice. About a second later a gallon of pink soapy water dropped on top of James, Fred, Jasper and Louis. "They are." Said Charlotte, and nodded towards four boys who had stepped out of the Nova Zelandia group.
"Hi. I'm Billy," said a boy with light brown hair and blue eyes. "I'm Cole," said a dark skinned slightly Maori boy with smoky grey eyes. "I'm Oliver," said a boy with floppy golden hair and green eyes. "And I'm Jordan." said a tanned boy with gelled black hair and golden eyes. "They're the chief pranksters of Nova Zelandia. Not me." said Charlotte boredly, and then said offhandedly to the four boys "Not your best work."
At that point most of the group of Hogwarts came out of shock and started re-chatting amongst themselves. "Excuse me." Louis asked. Rose looked at them. James and Fred were speechless with anger and Louis seemed to be the only one to be able speak and even his ears were red. "Charlotte...?" asked Isabelle. "Oh, right. Billy." She shot him a look. "Fine." Billy sighed and with a wave of his wand James, Louis and Fred were dry. It was at this point that the great hall's doors opened and Mr. Ngatoro came out.
"Can everyone please come into the great hall now for breakfast. And there are some rather important things that need to be discussed." Everyone followed him dutifully into the hall. The Nova Zelandia students took their seats, but the Hogwarts students milled around at the door, unsure of where to sit. Rose noticed that the tables were unusually long. "I bet they've been lengthened for you guys, they weren't this long last night." said Charlotte, then she went, along with Vanessa, Grace and Sophia to a table.
Professor McGonagall saw her students looking awkward and spoke to them. "Ravenclaw, you are to sit with Kurupae on the far left. Gryffindor, Ngauruhoe left middle. Slytherin, Rokino, right middle. Hufflepuff, Awanui far right," everyone moved to the appropriate table. Isabelle noticed that the Charlotte and her friends and the pranksters were on their table. Chloe also noticed, and sat next to Charlotte, directly opposite the boys.
"Attention, attention," Everyone looked to where the voice had come from. It was from Mr. Ngatoro at the centre of the teacher's table. Headmistress McGonagall sat next to him.
"Hello everyone, and welcome to our guests! I hope that your stay here is enjoyable. Now, before you eat, I think you all need to be brought up to speed on what's happening. Hogwarts is currently significantly damaged, and still under danger, so therefore the Hogwarts students will be staying with us until it is fixed and the appropriate safety precautions made. To Hogwarts students, your things, unless they have been destroyed, will be brought to your dorms later today. You will be staying in the dorms of whichever house you are currently seated with." Charlotte, Rose, Alice, Chloe and Isabelle exchanged happy looks. "Extra beds will be moved into them today. Also, classes will not be held today." "Whoooo!" yelled Billy and Cole. "Thank you, Mr.'s Scrivener and Giddy. Everyone, please enjoy the time you have with each other; this is a very rare and unique multicultural experience that very few people will ever have. Without any more delay, breakfast!"
Just like at Hogwarts, the food magically appeared on the plates in front of them. Immediately everyone realized that they were starving and dug in. Eventually, Rose decided start a conversation. But before she could, Cole did.
"So, what are your names then? We came down late. Had to set up the prank."
"I'm Rose and this is Chloe, Isabelle and Alice."
"I'm sorry." Cole shook his head, and Rose instantly decided, along with Chloe and Alice, he was hot. "I wasn't paying attention. Your eyes are so sparkly, like the nights sky on a summers eve." "Cole." Said Charlotte. "Yes?" Replied Cole. Charlotte leaned over and kissed on the cheek. He froze, a goofy smile spreading across his face. "Wait for it." Said Charlotte. "She kissed me; she kissed me, SHE KISSED ME!" Screamed Cole and he jumped up and down on the table and went into s hyperactive mode. The Hogwarts students looked on, slightly alarmed, whilst the Nova Zelandia students seemed to almost enjoy watching. "He does whenever I kiss him. Or hug him. If I snogged him, I reckon he'd have a heart attack." Charlotte said. "Mr. Giddy, if you are done." Said Mr. Ngatoro. "Yes Mr. Ngatoro." said Cole and he sat back down. "Billy and Cole are like, the Nova Zelandia Hotties. They both play Quidditch, and are top in the year. But Coles obsessed with Charlotte. Oliver's the all round nerd, whilst Jordan is like, a genius at Potions, Herbology and COMC, and is a goal keeper for our Quidditch team. "Said Vanessa. "To use stereotypes; Vanessa's a total gossip and part flirt, Charlotte's part nerd, part hottie, I'm the sporty girl, and Grace is part gossip part hottie." said Sophia.
"Well, to use stereotypes; I'm the shy, sporty one, Rose's part hottie bit nerd part gossip, Chloe is part gossip part flirt, and Isabelle's part hottie part nerd." mentioned Alice.
Just then James, Fred, Louis and Jasper came up. "Hey guys, what you talking about?" asked Louis. "Louis is part hottie, part nerd, Jaspers the sporty shy one, James and Fred are like Billy and Cole, the Hogwarts Sex Gods. Along with Scorpius Malfoy and Nathan Zabini of course. " said Chloe, completely ignoring the boys.
"Where does your house name come from, anyway?" James asked.
"Things in Maori. The founders chose them. Kurupae ; her name was Pae and Kura means intelligence. Awanui; Nui was her name and Awa means river, or to be loyal. Ngauruhoe; Hoé was his name and Ngauru means together breathe and enter the cavern. Rokino; Ro was his name and Kino means to be naughty or idolize and admire. What about your house names? I mean, Gryffindor?" said Charlotte.
"They are named after our four founders. They each founded a house and together the school." said Isabelle.
"Hey, you guys like to play Quidditch?" asked Billy.
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Half an hour later, they all ran out onto the pitch. They had already separated into two teams. Nova Zelandia vs. Hogwarts. As there were 8 of them, 4 of them were chasers, 2 beaters, and 1 keeper and seeker apiece. For Nova Zelandia; Jordan and Grace were beaters; Oliver was the keeper, Charlotte the seeker, and Cole, Billy, Sophia and Vanessa as chasers. For Hogwarts; James, Fred, Chloe and Rose were chasers, Alice and Louis were the beaters, Jasper the keeper and Isabelle as the seeker.
When they stepped outside the Hogwartians were stopped for a moment with the splendor. The grounds were beautiful. They had a mix of native and introduced trees growing all over the place, and rich green grass everywhere. Birds were singing and flying around. There were everything from sparrows to flitting little fantails to beautiful kea, kakapo with green feathers dotted with silver and tui's with inky feathers and a soft white bowtie. And over the hilltop they could just about see the sea. "Come on!" called Vanessa cheekily. When they arrived at the pitch the Hogwarts team borrowed some of the school's brooms.
"Okay, first to two hundred wins," says Billy, "unless the Snitch is caught, then the team who was closest to two hundred wins." The rest of the group murmured various forms of agreement. "Let's play." announced James.
James began the game full of confidence, but didn't realize that Cole, Billy and Sophia were actually the Ngauruhoe's team's chasers. James, Fred and Alice were both on the Gryffindor team, but Alice was used to playing as a chaser, not a beater.
They started the game with Nova Zelandia in possession. Cole passed it to Billy, who flew towards the goal posts flanked by Sophia, Cole and Vanessa, easily dodged Chloe, passed it to Sophia on his left, who feinted throwing into the left goal hoop. Jasper fell for it and flew to protect it. Sophia then passed it back to Billy, who scored easily.
"TEN – NIL!" shouted Cole. The Nova Zelandia team cheered. James scowled and took the Quaffle. He flew the length of the pitch, passed it to Fred, who was already at the end, passed it to Alice (who had swapped with Rose), who flew straight towards the centre hoop and took aim. Oliver prepared to defend, but Alice quickly threw it back to James, which caught Oliver off guard, and he threw it neatly through the left hoop.
"YEAH! TEN ALL!" He shouted. Sophia took the Quaffle. She took off down the pitch, focused on the rings at the end. Suddenly, Fred flew in front of her, scaring her and blocking her path. In her shock she dropped the Quaffle, which James caught. He reached the goal posts before Oliver had a chance to react. James scored again.
"TEN – TWENTY TO HOGWARTS!" declared Fred. The players didn't even notice the people in the stands. Students of Nova Zelandia and Hogwarts had both come to see the match. Even though they had known each other for barely an hour, the schools were enjoying the rivalry.
Chloe started with the Quaffle, flew a short distance, then passed it to Alice. Alice flew to the goal hoops, feinted throwing right, then threw left. Oliver realized she was bluffing, though, and intercepted the throw. He passed it on to Cole, who flew halfway down the pitch, then passed it to Sophia. Sophia flew to the goal hoops and passed it to Billy, who scored through the middle hoop. Jasper had been hit by a bludger, so wasn't looking at the shot.
"TWENTY ALL!" Vanessa yelled. The game continued at the same pace for the next 45 minutes , when Fred announced "NINETY ALL!" The stands were half filled. About half of each school was present. With so many people watching, the pressure was on. The next goal would win the match, and could be a defining moment for Hogwarts-Nova Zelandia relations.
Sophia started with the Quaffle. She flew cautiously, dodging the Hogwarts players. Two-thirds of the way down the pitch, she threw it to Cole. Cole caught it and passed it to Billy, who flew to the goal hoops, then passed to Sophia. In desperation, James realized that this was it. Unless he reacted, Nova Zelandia had won. No way could Jasper stop it; He was on the ground, knocked out by a bludger from Jordan. As Sophia threw, James flew in front of her, intercepting the Quaffle. The Hogwarts students cheered.
James tore down the pitch, evading the others. He was there so quickly Oliver barely had time to react. James threw it at the right hoop, and Oliver intercepted. The Nova Zelandia students screamed their support. Oliver threw it to Billy, who missed it by about a foot, as Alice swooped down to grab it. Alice passed to Fred, who threw it to James. Once again, Oliver blocked his shot, and passed it to Sophia. Sophia flew halfway down the pitch, passed it to Billy, who flew to the goal rings and passed to Cole. Cole threw to the right hoop… and scored!
The pitch erupted with screams of joy. The Nova Zelandia team flew together for a victory hug. The Hogwartians flew to the ground, dejected, but congratulated them when they landed.
"We need a rematch soon," James said, smiling."Maybe your teams will be playing in our Cup," Sophia said, excited."Yeah, I'd love a real game," Agreed Cole."Yep, nothing wrong with a little friendly rivalry," added Fred, smiling.
Then Charlotte and Isabelle walked out of the stands, eating ice cream. "What the ..." said Cole and Louis at the same time. "We left halfway through the game." said Charlotte. "We got bored. Charlotte caught the snitch ages ago. You guys didn't notice, so we stuck it in the trunk and went to the kitchens for ice cream. Great game, by the way." said Isabelle.
A/N: As you've probably figured out, I get most of my names for stuff from Maori words. It seems more appropriate than anything English sounding. Sorry if they're a bit hard to remember. Below is a list of the houses, their Maori equivalents, and what they mean.
Gryffindor = Ngauruhoe: Ngauruhoe; Hoé was his name and Ngauru means together breathe and enter the cavern, or to be brave.
Ravenclaw = Kurupae: Kurupae; her name was Pae and Kura means intelligence.
Hufflepuff = Awanui; Awanui; Nui was her name and Awa means river, or to be loyal.
Slytherin = Rokino: Rokino; Ro was his name and Kino means to be naughty or idolise and admire.
The birds are common seen birds around NZ, especially the fantail and tui.
Thanks for reading! Charlotte xx