Hogcircle
by Songweaver
Summary: AU. Harry Potter & Circle of Magic. We know little about what happened between the Winding Circle gang's lives between the end of The Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens. What happens when Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar are sent to Hogwarts.
Disclaimer: I don't own it! I don't own it! I don't own it! (imagine a voice like "Cheese" from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends...which I also don't own)
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Chapter 1: Into the Blinding Light (I just revised this chapter and added more...please re-read it)
They looked back at the others one more time, smiling at their teachers before entering the portal to another adventure.
They emerged from the light onto a smokey, crowded room. Looking around they saw kids that looked to be their age or older. There was a large metal contraption, that the smoke was errupting from, in the room, and the children were getting onto it while parents were weeping and waving goodbye joyfully.
Daja spread out her magic to search the contraption. She found that there was a fire in it, and she told the others through their link. Briar noticed the coal that was burning and told the others that it was alright. In Winding Circle, untamed fires were extremely hazardous.
Niko coughed and said, "We should get on the train. It will take us to our destination." He took the lead and entered the train. He found an empty compartment for the children before turning to them and saying, "Rosethorn and I have been asked to sit at the front of the train with people called...prefects, I believe, and get familiar with some of the rules. Will you be alright without us for a while?"
Tris spoke first, "We've taken care of ourselves before, Niko. We'll be fine by ourselves."
He nodded and the two adults left, shutting the compartment door behind them and walking out into a stream of children as the train emmited a shrill whistle and started moving. Daja and Tris sat on one bench while Briar and Sandry shared another. The latter took out a few spools of colored thread and began to twist the threads together into intricate knots to make a necklace. Tris grabbed a book from her pack and stuck her nose into it, her storm grey eyes flashing pensievly.
The minutes trickled away into hours of near silence. Briar fell asleep with his head leaned up against the wall. When the train hit a rough bump he got flung uncerimoniously into Sandry's lap. She shrugged and propped him up on her shoulder instead and continued her work unphased. To the black skinned girl she said resentfully through their link He could sleep through even Tris's worst storms.
Daja's mouth quirked up at the edges and she said sarcasticly to Sandry Aww...doesn't our boy just look adorable!
The boy in question gave a painfully loud snore and Sandry replied just as smartly Awwwww...poor boy snores like a dying walrus.
At that moment a quick rap on the glass door startled them all as an older boy with brilliant red hair and a no-nonsense look came in. "My name is Percy Weasley and I'm a prefect for Gryffindor House. Are you the four mages from Winding Circle?" (A/N: Imperial and English are the same language...so that's why they understand him. If you disagree, refer to Street Magic.)
They nodded in unison, except for Briar, who gave a loud snorting snore at that second as if to give his opinion of the boy's attitude.
Percy gave no notice, but took out four small leather suitcases and a wand before muttering Engorgio to return the lugage to normal size. "Professor Dumbledore left these in the prefect's cabin for you. It's your school supplies. If you would please follow me, Mr. Olivander is in the prefect's cabin to set you up with wands."
Tris and Daja followed the prefect as Sandry stood up and shook Briar to wake him. His eyes snapped open from a nightmare about when he was on the streets, and he lunged at his "attacker," knocking poor Sandry to the ground. Briar lost his balance and swiftly fell on top of her with a loud, "oof!"
They both blushed a bright scarlet at their current state, thankful that the others had gone ahead. They were speechless for what seemed like an eternity, cornflower irises and jade orbs staring wide-eye at each other, before Sandry got up the courage to mumble, "Would you mind getting off of me?"
He grinned mischievously Maybe I will...maybe I won't...I'm rather comfortable right here. He reached down and tugged one of her braids before leaning down and pecking her swiftly on the lips.
If possible she turned a brighter scarlet and shoved him off with an unconvincing "oi!" before walking out of the door and following the others, who were much farther down the train. She said mock-angrily to him We'll talk about this later, come on! before setting off even quicker down the aisle.
Tris and Daja were already talking to an extremely old man when Sandry and Briar slipped in and sat down on a bench, Sandry looking rather edgy and uncomfortable. Daja sat down between them while Tris was talking to Olivander and inspecting different pieces of wood...what had the red head called them? Wands?
Is something wrong? Daja asked the blond, who was looking relieved that there was someone between her and the jade-eyed boy.
She bit her lip and shook her head just a little, a confused look on her face. I'll tell you later...
Tris sat down with a long, silvery looking wand, 11 inches of teek with a dragon heartstring to be exact, and a piercing look in her stormy orbs. Daja stood with an apologetic look to the girl beside her. She picked up a short wand with a reddish tint that reminded Daja of the flames in the forge. At Mr. Olivander's order she waved it and a bright blue flame spurted from the tip. He nodded and said, "Chestnut, 7 1/3 inches, Phoenix feather core...I had a feeling that would work for you."
That left the remaining two wandless mages to decide who would go next. Sandry was thoroughly flustered when Briar grinned and said Ladies first.
She tried to smile back, she had enjoyed the kiss despite how much it bothered her. She went through what seemed to be all of the wands he had brought, but nothing so far had happened when she waved them. He produced a wand in a velvet case out of his robe and handed it to her. It was thin and seemed to be made of different colored swirls of wood, from white ebony to an near-black mahogany. She flicked it and the bottom hem of her lilac dress started to unravel swiftly. It had come up to just above her knees before she managed to stop the dress from getting any more revealing. She snapped off the thread and wound it around a spool she had in her pocket.
Sitting back down, it was finally Briar's turn. Her wand was 14 inches of mixed woods and a unicorn tail-hair. She placed it back in the case that Olivander had given her.
After a few minute he found a black wand with a greenish tint. A rose sprouted from the tip. He sat back down next to Sandry with both the wand and the rose in his hand. Olivander nodded and dismissed them.
Percy guided them back and told them where to go after the train stopped. He also told them to change into their robes before they got off. As he said this the train started to slow. They looked out of the windows and saw a gigantic moonlit castle through the fog and growing twilight.
They each pulled on black robes over their clothes. Briar took a quick peek at Sandry and saw her dress pulled up just a little more as she pulled on the robe, but it when back down as she used her magic to straighten all of the wrinkles. He looked away quickly, a light pink, and felt ashamed for looking at his foster-sister like that. He was still confused as to how he felt about her. Sandry...I- I'm sorry about- about, you know...earlier.
Sandry, ignoring him determindly (if it's not a word then it's MINE!), went around and straightened the other three mage's clothes before muttering, "I should spell these not to wrinkle..."
They packed their bags into their new suitcases and walked off the train, staying close together. The heard a booming voice calling, "First years, over here please. First years!" It was an enormous man with beetle black eyes and a thick black beard who introduced himself as Hagrid. A group of kids their age were crowded around.
He led them to a dock at the edge of a murky black lake, where four large rowboats were tethered. He told them to split up into the boats, and that they were to row across the lake to the castle. Apparently, all first years crossed the lake, no matter the weather.
The four of them were in a boat by themselves. Daja and Briar rowed while Tris used her magic to cause a current to help them go faster. Sandry, feeling useless, sat down wearily at the bottom of the boat and listened to the waves slapping the sides of the vessel.
Briar...why? Sandry asked him, unable to stop the scene from flashing behind her closed eyelids.
I don't know...we've been through so much this past year...and...Sandry- I think I like you...
Her eyes opened and she looked around. She could have sworn she heard a muffled click nearby. She shook herself and settled back down, dissmising the sound as part of her imagination.
Sandry? He asked, startling her as she heard another muffled click.
Yes?
How- do you feel...about me...
That took her off guard. She sat there and pondered the question for several long moments. I don't really know...
At that moment the boat hit the opposite dock, and they were there at the foot of Hogwarts castle.
Yeah I got my first review! AND they voted!!!! (though I would appreciate only ONE vote per character...)
Here are the current standings:
Briar: Harry 0/Draco 0/Hermione 1/Sandry 1/OC 0(don't really want an OC for him)
Tris: Ron 1/Draco 0/Seamus Finnigan 0/OC 0
Daja:Blaise (Zabini!) 0/Dean Thomas 1/Harry 0/OC 0 (don't really want an OC for her either)
Sandry:Briar 1/Harry 1/OC 0 (she shouldn't have an OC...)
Hermione: Briar 1/Ron 1
Harry:Ginny 1/Draco 0(hmmm...)/Briar 0(gasp!)/Sandry 1
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