Chapter 2 -First Year at Hogwarts-

As I entered the large castle, I couldn't help but be aw stricken. I looked to either side of me to meet the same look on my friends face. We were 15, entering our fifth year of Hogwarts. It was our first time here, we had always been home schooled, but our grandfather had decided it time for us to be taught in a school with students of our own age and of other abilities. We had only met one student at Hogwarts, her name was Lily Evans, and we had become the best of friends with her when we met her at the age of 11. At the age of 12 we had heard about someone being a werewolf, so had decided to help this anonymous person. Although we did not know them, we still wanted to help. 'No one deserves to go through that every month' was what Kiera had said when she first heard. We may have only been 12, but we were extremely intelligent. By the time we had turned 14, we had solved the potions ingredients and what order to put them in. That was another reason for going to Hogwarts; we wanted to find out who this person was that we had worked 3 years for to find a cure.

'Here we go girls, first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hope we can pull this off, even if we are in different houses.' Although we had not been sorted yet, we had a slight idea of what houses we would be put in. I pushed open the two large entrance doors to be met by many pair's eyes. We were 3 weeks late to start because our grandfather had wanted us to be ready for what was coming so had sent us to a muggle school for a few weeks, it had been interesting. He finally decided we were ready due to the fact that I had set a student alight and refused to put it out because he had insulted Kiera. I may only be 15, but I'm the oldest out of the four of us and I am extremely protective over them. 'If you mess with one, you have to deal with us all. Especially Cordellia.' That's what Sam always said, it was a way to get me to smile.

'I see the new students have arrived, finally. These four girls are our new transfers, they have been homed schooled all these years so I hope you treat them with the respect you would want them to treat you with because, if you don't, you might just be in pain. Am I correct Cordellia?'

I looked up to meet the kind eyes of my grandfather, Albus Dumbledore.

'Yes Professor.'

I smiled the sweetest smile I could.

'I see no reason to sort them now due to the fact, I'm sure, they already have a good idea. Unless you would like to be sorted?'

I looked behind me to be faced with wide eyes. I had always been the more brave and forward of the four of us. They just nodded. I shook my head, but still had a smile plastered on my face. I had to bite my lip to stop myself from laughing.

'I think we should be sorted, just to clear any confusion up, Professor.'

I was still smiling as I scanned the room. I spotted Lily, who had the biggest smirk on her face. She was the only person who knew our secret. I recognised some of the Gryffindor's from the descriptions given to me by Lil. I spotted a boy I could only guess was James Potter and another I guessed was Sirius Black by the smirk that spread across his face when I looked at him. I just rolled my eyes and continued scanning. While doing so I met a pair of the most amazing grey eyes, I could feel my legs starting to go weak when I was pushed forward my Dan.

'Ok, ok I'm moving. Good god.'

I walked up to the front and stood behind my three friends. I knew they would want to get it over with as soon as possible.

'Who will be sorted first then?'

I recognised the voice as Minerva McGonagall. She was fantastic at transfiguration, and was the teacher here.

'Sam, why don't you go first, you look like you're about to pass out mate.'

She turned round and sighed with relief. Sam was the baby of our group; she only turned 15 at the end of the summer. Kiera and Dan were the middle ones and the pranksters of the group and I was the eldest and more mature of the group. I was the one who had an answer to every problem and I was the one that learnt things first. I was what you call a natural. I only had to hear a spell once and knew it by heart. I was pulled from my thoughts by the hat yelling 'RAVENCLAW!'

Yeah, 'cos I didn't know that at all cough cough

It carried on the same way, one of us would walk up, sit down, have the hat placed on our heads, the hat would talk to the person it occupied and then call out their house. Kiera was after Sam and got into Slytherin, and then it was Danielle who got into Hufflepuff. Lastly, it was me. I walked up with my confidence radiating from me and sat. The hat was placed and then it started talking to me.

'Ah, another one. You're smarter than the others, and more powerful, yes much more powerful. I know what house I'm going to put you in, but first, answer me this, what is your real name because it's definitely not Andrews, is it?'

'No, but there is no need for me to answer because an intelligent hat such as yourself already knows the answer before it is told.'

'Yes child, you are correct about that. You are so much like all of your family and you have the same qualities as them so do not doubt yourself. You will make them proud, and you will make you grandfather proud. GRYFFINDOR'

I took the hat off and handed it gently to McGonagall. I wandered over to the place next to Lil. Next to me was a short, chubby boy who seemed a bit out of place with all of the taller fifth years.

'Hey Lil. How was your summer? I was stuck keeping an eye on those three cos you abandoned me.'

'Sorry Cord, I would have come round but my parents insisted on me going to America with them. Sorry.'

'Oh, it's fine. I just trapped them in separate parts of the room if they started anything.'

Before we could get to deep into conversation I heard someone cough behind me. I turned and looked at the four boys behind me.

'Now, Evens, aren't you going to introduce us to your lovely friend?'

'Fine. Cord this is…'

I cut her off before she could finish. I became rather annoyed, why didn't he just ask me my self.

'I know who he is Lil. You're Sirius Black. Man-whore of Hogwarts. Yes, Mr Black, your reputation exceeds you. Next time you wish for an introduction, ask me yourself instead of thinking I can't talk for myself. Unlike most girls in this school, I don't go for the whole bad boy persona. Now, if you will excuse me, Lily was just about to show me were the common room is. Come on Lil.'

During this small speech, I had stood up and was staring Sirius right in the eyes. I might have had to look up but I think I still got my point across. I turned on my heals and walked out of the great hall, Lily jogging to keep up.

'That was bloody fab Cord. Did you see his face? OMG I wish I had a camera.'

'Good god, that boy is infuriating. I have only just met him and I already dislike him. I thought you might have been over exaggerating when you described him but you were being too nice about him. God. Once you've shown me the common room I'm gonna go outside for a while, I need to blow off some steam.'

Lily just laughed.

-Sirius's point of view-

I couldn't believe it, as Andrews walked out I was still in shock, I didn't even realise that Remus and James were trying to get my attention.

'Oi, Sirius. Hello, anyone there.'

'Sorry Prongs. No one has ever, in all these years, ever spoken to me like that. I was only being polite.

'No Sirius that was not being polite. You assumed that she was like most girls and would go weak at the knees for you. Which, obviously, she will not.'

'Thanks Moony, real supportive.'

He just shrugged and started to the exit of the great hall with his head once again in his book.

'How does he do it? How can he always read?'

'Pass mate. He's always been that way since 1st year, hasn't he? Oh well, come on Padfoot, dinners almost over, if we get going we might see your new best friend again'

At this James started towards the door sniggering to himself. I sighed and heaved myself off of the seat.

'Come on Wormtail; let's get going before we get a detentions for being out after curfews.'

I started walking with Peter tottering beside me like always. I couldn't get the thought of Andrews out of my head and what Remus had said.

Maybe he's right, maybe I do need to be more polite, I better apologise before it gets to far gone to make it better.

-Cordellias' point if view-

It had been 3 months and Sirius was still bugging me. I hadn't really spoken to any of his friends, maybe a passing hello or hi but that was as far as any conversation went between us apart from one of them. I had spoken to a boy called Remus a lot but didn't really see him apart from in classes, not as much as I wanted to. I had just got an owl from my grandad and was walking towards his office when my thoughts were interrupted by me walking straight into someone.

'Oh, I am so sorry; I should have been watching were I was going.' I said as I stood up and offered a hand to the mysterious person that had just landed on the hard stone floor.

'It's fine. Wait, Cordellia?'

'Yeah, why?'

'Oh, sorry, I'm Remus Lupin, one of the friends of Sirius. We've spoken a couple of times during classes' He said this with a hint of laughter in his voice. I helped him up and looked at him. I could finally see him clearly because he was standing in the moonlight now.

'Oh, you're one of that jackasses friends.'

'He isn't that bad when you get to know him. Honestly.'

'To be honest Mr Lupin, I don't plan on getting to know him after everything that I have heard and that encountered over the last few months, those few times are probably all I can handle for the rest of this year.' He started to laugh and I met those grey eyes that I had seen in the great hall, I thought I recognised him but ignored the feeling. He was looking right back into my eyes and there was a moment of silence. I quickly averted my eyes else were.

'Well, if you could excuse me Mr Lupin…'

'Call me Remus, just because I'm friends with Sirius doesn't mean we have to go back to second name basis, does it?'

'Ok, Remus, I have to get going. I have to visit my grandfather before lessons start up. Bye.' I started my walk again towards my grandads' office which I had been to many times during the summer holidays when we had been practicing magic and I had to learn to control my gift.

'Wait, Cordellia, who's your grandad?'

I stropped in my tracks. Fuck, Fuck, Fuck. No one was meant to know. I turned to meet his eyes once again filled with question.

'Remus, can I trust you? And don't just say yes if you are gonna run off and tell your little group of friends or use it against me to get kicks.'

'Cordellia, I'm nothing like that. Of course you can trust me.'

I walked towards him once again.

'Fine, but if this gets out I'm coming after you. And that's not a threat, Remus, that's a promise. It's Dumbledore. He's not actually my grandfather but he has raised me, Danielle, Kiera and Sam since we were about 5 when our parents were killed. Now, remember, if this gets out…'

'I know it's me you'll come after. I swear, I won't tell anyone.'

'Thanks. Now, I really have to go, I'm already late. Bye Remus, see you later.'

At this, I turned and started sprinting towards my grandads' office. I had a smile on my face that could have lit up any room. I don't know what it was, but after really speaking to Remus it felt like I was on cloud 9 and that no one could bring me down. I was so happy, but still could not figure out why.