Authors Note: I don't own Harry Potter or anything to do with it, this is just a rewrite of a brain baby i had several years ago. I hope you all enjoy it.
I got off the train and the castle was breath taking, looming over us in the distance like a watchful protector. Everyone was chattering excitedly to their friends about the summer just gone, I was still with Lily and Sev when I heard a very tall man, with a wild beard and dark untamed hair calling out 'First years over here' in a friendly fashion, I wasn't sure whether to go towards the carriages with my friends or whether to face the boats with lots of very small very frightened children. Lily told me I had to go on the boats, so I trudged my way over to the muddy shores where I was knocked over and carried away by my ape of a brother 'What the hell do you think you're doing' I shouted while whacking him over the head 'oi stop fighting, you're coming to sit with us, I want my friends and my little sister to get along' he replied continuing to carry me towards the carriages 'Put me down you Neanderthal I have to get the boats, I'm a first year or did you forget that' I replied laughing giving him one last whack on the back of the head as he put me down with an expression that looked like a candle had come on in his brain 'You're a pain in my arse is what you are' he replied walking me back towards the boats.
'Hagrid, can I go with my sister on the boats' he shouted at the very large man 'I'm not sure James, I don't think it would be wise for you to antagonize Professor McGonagall just yet' he replied with a laugh. A softer but still strong male voice added in ' I can go with her James I'm a prefect' the owner of the voice was Remus the gorgeous honey blonde boy I had met earlier who I could now see was even taller than my brother, I doubted as to whether he could still fit in the boat. 'I don't see a problem with that' Hagrid added to my brothers dismay as he pouted away while he got out of the boats 'James I'll be fine, I've been going to school by myself for the last six years and nothing bad has happened. Remus you can stay with your friends I don't mind' I added in with a large grateful smile in Remus's direction. 'Okay but I'm still leaving Remus here, Hogwarts is very different to priss palace' he said with a laugh before running off to catch one of the final carriages.
Remus awkwardly got in the very small boat with me, his legs were bent up and he was hunched over trying to squeeze his tall lean body into the boat. It was only now that I was facing him that I noticed the scars lightly running across his face and a very deep dark mark on his forearm. 'Well it's nice to finally meet you, James never shuts up about you' he stated in that chocolate smooth voice of his 'I wish I could say the same but James never mentions people, the first time I heard he even had friends was when Sirius came to stay' I replied with a sad sigh. 'So what does Hagrid do around here' I asked a little sheepishly worried I had come off as abit of a snob. Remus smiled warmly at me and replied 'He's the grounds keeper, but sometimes he fills in for Care Of Magical Creatures when the professor has more important things to do, he love creatures and has a whole menagerie of his own' I grinned at that 'I think me and Hagrid will get along just fine, I love all animals and creatures, it really annoys me all the prejudices in the magical Britain, France is no way near as bad with its restrictions' I responded 'I agree, I think its unfair that all creatures are restricted due to ancestors and a few bad peoples mistakes' he replied with a very large grin 'yeah they should even start restricting wizards rights, with all the horrible stuff that Lord Voldemort is doing' I added on making his smile even larger, his teeth were white and very straight but they had an almost canine edge to them, I felt it made him more handsome but I knew some people must freak out over it.
The castle that once loomed in the distance was now almost within touching distance and it was beautiful. It lit up the night sky, with hundreds of windows illuminated like fire flies, I had thought that Beauxbatons icy palace had been beautiful but this blew everything I had ever seen out of proportion, this was truly magical. 'Its breath taking isn't it' Remus stated while watching my expressions in amusement 'Thank you for coming on the boats with me, it's nice to have been able to get know you a little bit without James looming over our shoulder' I replied as he helped me out the boat like a true gentleman, making sure my feet didn't get wet. 'your very welcome,I need to go sneak into the great hall before its noticed that I'm gone, you'll be fine now just follow all the very small whiney people' he said with a wolfish grin before running off into the shadows just as a very tall stern woman approached who introduced herself as Professor McGonagall, she explained how the sorting would happen before leading us into the Great Hall, whose ceiling glittered with the night sky as it had been charmed many centuries ago, unlike my brother I wasn't adverse to picking up a book every now and again. We were all stood lined in between the Hufflepuff table whose symbol was a badger and the Ravenclaw table whose symbol was obviously a raven.
A tall elderly man, with a long white beard and very eccentric star covered robes, started to speak after the sorting hat gave its song 'Welcome all students, new and old for today we have a rare event. The start of a transfer student from one of the other magical schools around the world. She is a sixth year and will be sorted before the first years. Please welcome Rose Potter from Beauxbatons in France' as he said my name the entire hall erupted into whispers, the most common one was 'James has a sister' guess he didn't tell everyone about me, just his little friendship circle. I walked gracefully up to the sorting hat, before curtseying at Dumbledore as was expected of me back at Beauxbatons before lowering myself onto the stool and having the hat placed on my head. James would later tell me that I was a hat stall. It seemed to take an eternity of the hat babbling away on my before he even spoke clearly to me 'My my, you have a good mix of all the houses within you, you are sly and ambitious, but also brave and loyal, you also have a great love and thirst for knowledge. I have not had one so difficult to sort in many years.' He paused for a while before continuing the confusing babble of before 'My dear hat what seems to be the problem' Dumbledore enquired, enlightening me to the fact that this was not normal 'She has strong qualities of all the houses, it is just taking time to rummage through to see where she truly belongs' the hat replied out loud rather than in my brain causing more whispers to break out 'Your very much like your brother, but so different at the same time, Your intelligent and you have a heritage you know not, request a goblin heritage test and soon, this is so very difficult, may I ask where your heart desires to be' he enquired once more merely a voice in my head 'I know I would do best in Ravenclaw or Slytherin but I my heart will always be with my family so please make it Gryffindor' I replied having great difficultly hiding my discomfort from the students gazing up at me now in a confused silence, the silence was deafening everyone's attention was entirely on me until the hat shouted 'GRYFFINDOR' and the hall broke out into cheers as I made my way to my brother and his friends, who also happened to be sitting next to Lily and a group of girls.
After everyone else was sorted Gryffindor getting only myself and 5 other first years much to the tables dismay, Dumbledore gave another speech welcoming us to the school and explaining the rules before summoning a wonderful feast for the tables, there was almost every food imaginable and I couldn't see any salad which had been served as the main part of every meal at Beauxbatons. I tucked in with gusto devouring a very large portion of roast beef and potatoes much to the people around me's horror. 'You know I couldn't really see how you and James were related until this moment' Sirius added the shock turning into a smirk, me and James looked at each other grinned with our chipmunk cheeks and proceeded to flick pea's into Sirius hair some of them also having added splashes of mash and gravy. He retaliated but I ducked behind James so he ended up hitting Peter, a small, round, watery eyed boy with very rat like features. I didn't like him one bit. We calmed down after that and I chatted happily with everyone around me, meeting Lily's friends Alice, Marlene and Florence. Everyone was so friendly I was glad I made the choice to make this my house. After dinner was finished we were forced into singing the school song which a pair of redheaded twins sung to the beat of Saturday night fever. Remus explained they were the Prewitts, while James added in that they were the groups pranking rivals.
We were finally dismissed and I followed my brother and his friends minus Remus who as a prefect was leading the 'ickle firsties' and Sirius called them up to the dorms the long way without using any of the secret passages we were using. We arrived at a portrait of a fat lady where Peter muttered 'Fourtuna Major' so she swung open revealing one of the most homely rooms I had ever seen. The room was decorated in shades of red and gold, swathed with great big banners, and filled with comfy looking chairs and sofas. There was a roaring fire on one side surrounded by sofas and pillows, and two staircases leading up the back. 'Let's go find your dorm and help you get unpacked' James added before starting to drag me away 'What about Remus' Peter stuttered in 'We'll wait for him mate then go help your sister' Sirius added. 'Why don't we go sit and chat' I added not particularly wanting James and his friends to go through my things. We took seats by the fire and before long we were all laughing and joking around like old friends. By the time Remus had arrived and with the other prefects instructed and settled the first years he flopped on the sofa next to us with a groan 'Were we that annoying at 11' he asked miserably 'Never, Sirius Black is never annoying' Sirius added in barking laughter as everyone else joined in 'It's just they lose everything, can't get their trunks open and the pets are running around creating chaos' he replied before rolling over to face us.
'now you're here, we are going to go help Rose unpack' James stated dragging us all up 'Boys aren't allowed in the girls dorms or have you forgotten this small detail' Remus replied 'Rose just needs to stand on the stairs and we will be fine' Sirius added with a wink before dragging me along the stairs 'Just go up until you see your name on a door' Remus instructed, so up I went higher into the tower past the door that said sixth year girls because my name wasn't on the door, just after there was a room with just my name on it. 'You're lucky a room to yourself' Peter squeaked 'My magic can be unpredictable even after all this training, it's safer this way' I replied sheepishly before opening the door, according to the boys it was much like all the other dorms, except it contained just one large bed rather than four or five and had its own attached bathroom which I didn't have to share because I was the only one in here.
I quickly let Stark back out of his cage, Remus was the only one who got the Iron Man reference as he was a half blood, and his family lived in the muggle world. Stark was a very handsome Kneazle he was completely dark grey except for silver tiger stripes along his back and tail, he snuggled into my side purring loudly while looking up at me with his piercing green eyes. 'They'll be gone soon baby and then we can sleep' I said to him cheekily causing irritated huffs to come from all directions 'Well see if we help you any more' Sirius shouted before coming over and plonking himself on my bed, a chorus of 'yeahs' was added to this as one by one they came and sat with me. 'Fine' I said before simply waving my wand and my stuff unpacked exactly where I wanted it, very quickly. 'You mean you could of done that from the start' James said annoyed 'James you know I can do this, I do it every summer' I replied with a giggle 'doesn't make it fair that you can do magic out of school though' he retorted turning to face me 'I have a very strong magical core, if I stop doing magic to release it things happen' I explained to the curious faces on my bed. My clock struck 10pm and as it did we all yawned, and realized how tired it was. The boys said good night before I helped them down the stairs.
Once back in my room I shut the door and placed a silencing spell over the room. I got ready for bed showering now so I didn't have to get up as early in the morning before dressing in my Pj's which consisted of an old holey quidditch jersey of James's and a pair of cute little shorts that had cats on them. Once I was wrapped in my covers Stark purring contently on my chest, I fell asleep to wonderful thoughts of my new friends and the adventures we could go on.