Vanessa swept toward the spiraling staircase behind her, as Anthony led the others towards its twin. She swiftly ascended the stairs and made her way to the oak door similar to the Ravenclaw entrance and waited until everyone was gathered to begin.

"I know, you all want to get to sleep, but the password to this hall is very significant. As you know, the world and everything in it is delicately balanced. This harmony is personified as the moon and the sun, which dance endlessly in the sky. Every opposite can be sorted into this anomaly, and such feminine nature is balanced by masculine nature. We are equal but different. Therefore the password for the girl's dormitory is and always will be, 'Moon'." At this, the door opened with splendor and revealed a beautiful sweeping midnight blue hallway with bronze furnishings. The girls behind her gasped as she sauntered into the wide space, once again lit by the stars in the ceiling. On the right side of the hall was a panoramic window that stretched the length of the corridor, and on the left were seven embellished doorways, each with an embellished number on the front.

"Each door is for a different year. We do keep private from eachother but if you ever need anything," Vanessa gestured to the second door on the left, "I'm right through here in the door on the right." Vanessa continued down the hall, "Each year your dorms will switch places, but its still the same dorm. I know that sounds strange, but you'll get it later on." The first years laughed and Vanessa finally waltzed up to the final door that had a 1 on the front.

"This is your dorm. Treat it well, it will be yours for seven years." At this, Vanessa opened the door with a flourish.

She laughed at their expressions when they saw another extravagant hallway.

"You didn't expect to all be in one room did you?" Vanessa teased them. She entered motioned to the doors on each side. "Each dorm room houses four girls, as you can see your names are already engraved in bronze on each door."

At this, the first years dashed past her to locate their room. She smiled and walked to the end of the hall to wait for them to finish investigating. On her way she scanned the dorms.

Each was pentagonal, with the door occupying one side. Each four-poster bed had a wall to itself, and had a canopy of bronze silk. Each person had their own window, and bookcase, along with a large trunk with bronze fastenings at the end of each bed. The curtains framed the marble arched windows much like they did in the common room.

An empty space resided in the center of each room, Vanessa briefly remembered dancing, pillowfights, and passionate discussions taking place there. Of course pillows littered the room. Three resided on each window sill, four on each bed, and several bronze floor pillows lined up against the wall, for the discussions that were bound to happen in any Ravenclaw dorm.

Vanessa reached the end of the hall, and waited expectantly for a few moments. The first years assembled quickly and happily while Vanessa explained what was inside the door at the end of the hall.

"Obviously you'll need somewhere nice to bathe..." Vanessa drawled while leisurely pushing open the door.

White. Beautiful white marble tile covered everything in the pentagonal master bathroom. Private bathrooms and stalls lined the room along with a sink and shelf for each girl. Vanessa closed her eyes, any second now... Squeals of delight echoed ear-splittingly through the marble room, and the girls rushed in to find their magically engraved sink.

Vanessa allowed them a few seconds to take in their surroundings, before addressing them again.

"Ladies," everyone turned to listen respectfully to her, "Take good care of what Hogwarts has given you, and give back through your studies. Also be sure to get enough sleep tonight, and do not, I repeat do not make too much noise. I am not responsible for what the seventh years might do." Vanessa's eyes indicated her amusement, and she smiled and raised her arms in a welcoming gesture before continuing, "And last but not least, Welcome to Ravenclaw."

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Vanessa danced back to the sixth year hall and easily opened the door before walking through.

"Vanessa!"

The room directly to her right was wide open, and her dormmates were seated in a circle of pillows in the center of the room looking as if they were waiting for her.

"Hey girls," Vanessa smiled warmly at the three other girls in the dorm. For the last five years she had shared her dorm with Mandy, Lisa, and Luna. All four of them had become independent friends with eachother, and understood as Ravenclaws, that friends sometimes needed a break from one another. Vanessa looked at Mandy and Lisa, "Thanks for bringing my things out from the train, I was a bit preoccupied."

"Oh no problem." Mandy exchanged a glance with Liss before continuing, "We have reason to believe you're going insane."

Vanessa laughed until her stomach hurt, and knew that it wasn't helping her case.

"Guys, Mau is my cat." Vanessa explained to their utter astonishment. To prove her point, Vanessa called for her, "Mau!"

A screech was heard from down in the common room, and then several screams. They heard something tear through the carpet and into the sixth year hallway, and suddenly heard a dreadful scratching noise that vibrated the door, accompanied by a howl.

"That sounds like a Perrifian panthera." Luna said as Mandy and Lisa watched the door in stricken dread.

"How big is it?" Mandy asked as Vanessa strolled over to the door and let the kitten in. Mau, new to the environment stalked through the opening and glared at the new people.

Lisa reacted very well.

"Oh! That's your cat? It's so small..." She beckoned it over with her hand, and the cat let out a gleeful purr before prancing over to sit in the girl's lap. Mandy moved over to the kitten to stroke its head. Luna sat very still, examining the cat with with keen interest.

"Vanessa." Luna started, "That's a perrifian panthera." Vanessa laughed, and asked what that was, "Its a miniature panther with magical capabilities. They are poisonous when they want to be, and are almost completely impervious to magic. Its amazing."

"Well then I'm very lucky. Mau come here." The cat obeyed and Vanessa picked him up and walked over to her bed. "You must be starving." With a flick of her wand two marble dishes appeared and filled themselves with food. Mau started eating with gusto.

The rest of the girls slowly started to get ready for bed and Vanessa did the same. After she was unpacked, her books were stored in her own personal bookcase, and she was dressed in her blue silk pajamas she climbed into her bed and closed the bronze hangings.

"G'night." Her words were echoed around the room, and the lights dimmed until it was pitch black. With Mau curled against one of her pillows already dreaming, it was easy for Vanessa to drift in to a relaxed slumber.

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Vanessa woke with a start the following morning. Light shone through her curtains, and it took her a second to untangle herself from her sheets. She pushed the curtain to one side while reaching for her wand with her other hand. She yawned and stretched, before looking to her side to see Mau doing the same thing.

"Mau, at Hogwarts it is your duty to kill and eat any spiders you come across. You are allowed outside, and anywhere within the castle, accept for the kitchens. Do not go into the forbidden forest, and sleep here in Ravenclaw, got it?" Vanessa told her cat, not really expecting it to understand, but instead the little cat purred and rubbed against her sleeve, then pounced off of the bed and across to the doorway with her tail held straight up like a question mark.

Vanessa laughed then cast a tempus charm, it told her that it was seven in the morning. Breakfast was served by seven thirty and classes started at eight, though she had none.

Casting another spell, her hair disentangled itself, and she was left with bouncing strawberry blond waves. She dressed in the standard white button up bouse and black skirt and socks, but had neglected to pull on her sweater vest, and instead just pulled on her black cape. The prefect badge stood out a ittle more than she wanted it to so she charmed it so it looked a bit darker. She left her black ballet shoes sitting next to her bed.

After going through her bathroom routine she stepped out into the main hall, only to realize that no noise was coming from any of the other year's dorms. They're going to be late... Normally Vanessa was fine with this, but she enjoyed waking others up, because it irritated them. She proceeded to the fifth year dormitories, and used a spell to open all of the individual dorm doors.

"ITS SEVEN FIFTEEN! TIME TO WAKE UP!" Vanessa's words came out in a ringing sing song voice that echoed once. She heard sluggish movements and knew that they were slowy but surely getting up for classes. Which I don't have today! Vanessa thought happily.

She proceeded to each of the following dorms and repeated the procedure until she came to the first year hall. After opening all the doors she sang out

"ITS SEVEN FIFTEEN! TIME TO WAKE UP!" Suddenly Vanessa remembered that she hadn't told them when breakfast was or when classes started, and slapped her hand to her face. First years didn't know. This time she used a carrying charm, which was designed to carry her voice at the same volume to wherever she directed it.

"Everyone, I've forgotten to tell you, but breakfast is at seven thirty and classes start at eight." She watched the spell duplicate and separate before going into the seven different dorms and repeating them in the center of each room as if she was standing there.

The scurry of movement was unbelievable. All at once, the first years, slammed out of their bedrooms and rushed down towards the bathroom while bumping into walls. Vanessa turned and began to hum as she walked out onto the second level. She walked in the circle while skimming her fingers over the railing that looked over the common room, finally she stopped at a portrait of a young falsely harmless blue eyed witch leaning against a tall evil looking gate. A young Ravenclaw meandered behind Vanessa, curious as to what she was doing.

"Would you mind letting me through to the entrance hall?"

"Depends on whether you have the sacrifice." Vanessa grinned in amusement, this portrait was somewhat sadistic. She turned and grabbed the first year behind her who squeaked in surprise.

"Will he do?"

"Of course." Upon saying this the witch began laughing horribly and the portrait eased open revealing pitch black nothingness. The boy was past terrified now. Vanessa smiled pleasantly at him.

"Don't worry, she just likes to freak people out. This slide leads to the entrance hall. If you're going there you can come with me." Vanessa explained, the boy immediately relaxed in Vanessa's arms then tugged away blushing.

"Sure, I'd like to go eat breakfast." He said before adding, "My name's Connor Tursley."

"Nice to meet you, I'm Vanessa. Follow after me and you'll be fine." Vanessa wrapped her cloak more securely around herself and slid into the passage. It winded and twisted downwards faster than she remembered and she couldn't help but laugh in surprise. Suddenly it evened out and she slowed down and dropped from behind a hanging rug located in a corridor to the left of the great hall. She snuck out from behind it and realized Draco had just passed right before she had appeared. With a devious smile she stalked up behind him silently, but at that moment Connor slid out from behind the tapestry with a dull clunk. Draco spun around and thinking quickly, Vanessa yelled something indistinguishable, but on the same lines as 'boo'.

Draco fell flat on his arse in surprise. Before she could help herself, Vanessa was laughing so hard she was afraid she'd fall over. She leaned against the wall to steady herself, until her laugh attack ended and she opened her eyes. Draco's furious face wasn't an inch from her own as he pinned her to the wall. Out of the corner of her eye she watched Connor run down the corridor towards the great hall.

"You evil witch!" Draco sneered, but amusement glimmered in his eyes. Vanessa grinned. Draco finally broke and he laughed, "How did you sneak up on me like that?"

Vanessa twirled out of his grasp easily and curtsied, "Magic..." she smiled before pivoting and sprinting after Connor.

Draco watched her dart through the corridor like she was flying and wondered if she had cast a speed charm on her shoes before realizing that she wasn't wearing any shoes. He smiled.

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A/N: Hola. Tell me what you thought was creative and what you thought was orthodox, and if you don't review I'll tear out all of your plumbing and redirect it so that everything ends up in your dresser. Mua ha!

-SM