Transfiguration the art of changing forms and appearance of an object, Silvia hadn't quite taken to the class. Lily on the other hand had enjoyed the class as much as she had the potions class, she watched as Lily walked a step in front of her leading her towards their next class, Herbology. A sea of red and green flooded towards the greenhouses as the nervous first years filed into a greenhouse, a small smile appeared on Silvia's lips as she spotted Severus and Integra standing next to each other while the girl who they had seen with them was standing next to Integra. Lily walked over towards the table where Severus and Integra where at, she stood directly across from them, Severus smiled at Lily giving her his complete attention, Integra who had been telling him about her excitement for their transfiguration class adorned a small look of disappointment for a split second before she looked over happily towards Lily and Silvia.
"Hey Integra." Integra smiled and nodded towards Silvia as Severus and Lily began to talk about the potions class they had been in earlier that day, Silvia looked over towards the girl on Integra's left side. Curiosity and excitement ran through her as she noticed that the girl sitting next to Integra was the girl who had unknowingly helped her find the platform, Integra followed Silvia's gaze noting that it landed on Syn who at the moment was reading a small passage from the book on herbology that they had been required to obtain.
"Syn.." The girl glanced up from the passage and smiled at Integra, she furrowed her eyebrows for a moment as Integra motioned for her to look across the table. A small smile made its way towards her lips as she took in the appearance of the girl who was sitting directly across from Integra, a small hint of nervousness ran through her as she realized that she would have to speak to her and although she felt secure enough to talk with Severus and Integra it honestly worried her that others wouldn't be able to understand her because of her thick Russian accent.
"Hello."
"Allo." A small sense of dread pulsed through Syn for a moment as a look of confusion appeared on the girls face.
"I'm Silvia Sharp." She stated with a small smile attempting to comfort the girl across from her, the girl nodded and then paused for a moment.
"I'm Syn Sparrow." Silvia nodded and then turned away as a woman walked into the room, she was short, with brown eyes and graying hair, a smile adorned her features as she took in the size of the class. Curious eyes met hers as she took in a deep breath and then turned around writing her name on a blackboard.
"I am Professor Sprout, we will only learn the basics this year starting with Devil's Snare and such, we will also be teaching you what each and every herb can do and how to use it to your advantage. After the Christmas holiday we will move onto slightly more complicated herbs." She stated with a warm smile, examining the look of excitement on the faces of some of the students.
"Who can tell me what Devil's Snare is?" She waited patiently waiting for someone to answer her question. A glint of determination shone in her eyes as she spotted the girl who she had seen reading her book before class had started, surely she would know.
"Do you happen to know Dear?" Syn nodded hesitantly noticing the small look that the professor in front of her was giving her. She was waiting for something, but what? Realization hit Syn; she was waiting for Syn to explain to the class what the herb was.
" Devil's Snare is plant vith ze power to…"
"Speak up dear I'm afraid that the rest of the class can't hear you." Professor Sprout stated ignoring the pleading look that Syn was giving her.
"Devil's Snare is plant vith ze power to constrict or strangle its surrounding environment." Silvia looked over towards Syn who looked terrified of being placed in the spotlight; by the reaction of the professor it was evident that she had gotten the answer right, so why did she look so uncomfortable.
"Correct. Five point Slytherin." Integra watched as Professor Sprout walked away from Syn and walked back to the front of the class, she frowned as she heard someone snicker to the far left of the table.
"What do you think is wrong with her?" A small boy questioned as he leaned over towards the boy on his right who shrugged and sported a mischievous grin. Syn had heard them and instantly felt uncomfortable, nevertheless she pretended to not have heard the comment that the boys had made and instead focused on the lesson that Professor Sprout had already started.
"Don't listen to them." Silvia heard Integra whisper to Syn who for a moment looked somewhat confused. She nodded a second later muttering what seemed like a thank you. It clicked at that moment; she understood why Syn had looked uncomfortable when she was asked to explain what Devil's Snare was she was worried about her accent.
"Devil's Snare isn't common so don't worry your little heads about falling into a patch of it." Severus heard the professor say adding a light chuckle at her attempted joke. He stole a small glance at Lily who was steadily writing down the notes that were being written on the board. He was unfortunate enough to not have been sorted into the same house as Lily but that didn't mean that he wouldn't be able to spend a large amount of time together, he'd partner up with her during potions class and in Herbology. They would be able to spend time with each other during the weekend s and on the way to classes; he was brought out of his thoughts as Lily smiled at him causing his heart to jump a little. He was infatuated with her that much he was sure of, whether or not she returned his infatuation was a question that he would seek the answer to.
"Now hurry up and get to your next class." Integra nodded appreciatively as she walked by Professor Sprout who at that very moment motioned for Syn to stay behind for an instant. She watched as Syn gave her a slight nod telling her not to wait for her and that she'd see her in their next class.
" I couldn't help but notice that you seemed rather distraught today. Tell me what is bothering you." Syn glanced up at the professor before looking down at the ground.
"It is my accent Professor. I cannot speak English vell either." She felt her pat her head catching her attention, a look of understanding in her eyes.
"Well of course you're going to have an accent. You're not from Britian so it's natural for you to have some trouble with English and to have an accent but you're only eleven in time the accent will thin out and you'll hardly notice it." She smiled down as at Syn who still looked unsure of what she had just told her.
"Now hurry up you don't want to be late for your next class." Syn nodded walking away from the greenhouse with a small smile plastered on her lips understanding what the professor had just told her.
Months passed in a blur for Lily as she took in everything that was being thrown at her, she was determined to learn as much as she could about the world that had hidden itself away from her for eleven years. Severus was only all too happy to help her understand the occasional charm or potion that she didn't get understand or perform right, there was a reason why he was her best friend.
"So Quidditch is a sport?" Syn nodded as they walked down the corridor towards their transfiguration class.
"Zer are seven players, one Keeper, zree Chasers, two Beaters, and one Seeker." Lily nodded as she tried to understand what she had just been told.
"What do they do?" A smile lit up Syn's face, she loved Quidditch and would have dreamed of try out for the Slytherin House team is she hadn't realized that she wasn't that fast of a flyer, so she'd settle with cheering on the team at every match.
" Ze Keeper guards ze zree goal posts zat are fifty feet high. Ze zress Chasers are ze ones zat score ze goals by throwing a Quaffle zrough one of ze goal posts, um, ze two Beaters keeps ze Bludgers away from zer team and hit ze Bludgers towards ze opposing team. Ze Seeker is in charge of catching ze Golden Snitch to end ze game." Integra smiled as she watched Syn enthusiastically explain the quidditch positions to Lily who seemed like she was having a hard time understanding what Syn was telling her, she hadn't been the only one to notice it as Syn's smile faltered for a moment.
"Hey Syn why don't you let me explain it-" Syn's smile faltered even more at Integra's comment. "I mean you could have a heart attack from how excited you are and we wouldn't want you to end up with Madame Pomfrey do we?"
"Nyet." Integra smiled glad that Syn had believed her; Lily on the other hand looked rather confused.
"What did she say?"
"Oh Nyet is Russian for no." Syn stated before she paused and walked over towards someone who was motioning for her. Silvia stopped waiting for her to return she felt a light blush cover her cheeks as she noticed who had called over Syn. Lucius Malfoy stood next to Syn a look of understanding and slight annoyance was evident on his face as he made another motion and Severus appeared next to Syn a few moments later. A saddened look appeared on Syn's face as she looked back towards her and Lily, Integra shook her head as she walked over towards Lucius.
"You shouldn't be hanging around with her." Lucius stated motioning ever so slightly towards Lily who was waiting patiently for them; the look of confusion in Syn's eyes irritated him slightly. They were purebloods along with Slytherin house members, half bloods were their enemy as was the Gryffindor house.
"I am afraid zat I do not understand. She is nice." Lucius shook his head and looked over towards Severus, who he had become friends with, he held a similar expression. Integra held a look of disgust in her eyes as she looked at him.
"Just because you don't like her doesn't mean that we have to follow you. She's been my friend for as long as I can remember and I'm not abandoning her because you don't like her." Integra stated and walked away from him in a slight rage, Lily gave her a bewildered expression as she tugged her along with Silvia down the corridor. Severus followed behind a few minutes later with Syn at his side, Lucius was a friend to both of them, but as much as he was a friend Severus would always chose Lily over anyone else.
"Who do you zink will vin ze Slytherin match against Ravenclaw Severus?" He knew she was trying to distract him from what had just occurred and though quidditch was something he liked it wasn't something he wanted to talk about at the moment. A boy with white hair and brown eyes turned the corridor at that moment he nodded towards Syn who returned the nod, Severus noticed that he was wearing a robe with the Ravenclaw house emblem on the left side.
"Xenophilius Lovegood he is a pureblood in ze Ravenclaw house. He is very nice very good vith writing." Syn stated as she rounded the corner with Severus, they stopped as three boys in the Gryffindor house stood a few feet away from them.
"Oy! James its Snivelly." A boy with grey eyes stated as he a mischievous smirk grace his lips, the boy next to him smirked as he looked them up and down. Sirius Black and James Potter.
"Come on Severus let's go zer must be another way to class." Syn whispered next to him, she didn't like bullies and the two boys in front of them were two of the worst she had ever seen.
"Aw Snivelly you gonna leave already?" James taunted as Syn lightly tugged at Severus's robe, he ignored her as he shot a glare of pure hatred towards James.
"Why don't you listen to Russia and run off Snivellus." Sirius stated earning him a look of surprise and anger from Syn.
"I have name, it is not Russia. Is Syn." She stated in her broken English.
"Syn? Like seven deadly sins? I wonder which one you take after… Gluttony maybe?" Another boy stated, he was shorter then both James and Sirius, a plump stomach also differentiated him from the two boys standing next to him. Peter Pettigrew.
"You seem to have taken zat one. Vrath vould be mine zank you." Syn stated malice coating every word, Sirius let out a light chuckle earning him a look of confusion from Peter.
"Touchy about the name are we RUSSIA." Peter smirked at Sirus's comment; he knew his friend would stick up for him. Syn glared and tugged at Severus's robe harder then she had before, she pulled him past the three Gryffindor first years.
"Bet you Gryffindor wins the match against Slytherin." James stated once Syn and Severus had walked far enough down the corridor to be out of hearing range, Sirius frowned.
"How about Gryffindor wins and catches the Golden Snitch." James raised a brown and shook hands with Sirius cementing their deal, Peter followed after them towards their charms class.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen. The first quidditch match of the year is about to start with Gryffindor going against Slytherin-" Cheers were heard as supporters from supporters of both houses, Ravenclaw house members had split evenly between those supporting Slytherin and those supporting Gryffindor. Hufflepuff had unevenly split with more supporting Gryffindor then Slytherin.
"-SLYTHERIN!" Syn cheered loudly as the Slytherin house team walked out onto the Quidditch pitch, they were the favorite to win the match.
"- GRYFFINDOR!" Silvia shouted in support along with Lily, the tension between the rival houses engulfed the area as Madame Hooch instructed the team captains to shake hands. Lily watched excitedly as a whistle was blown and the two teams quickly rose up into the sky.
"AND THEY'RE OFF! Gryffindor's Chaser Azzerman passes the Quaffle to Alegro. Sytherin's Bonet steal the Quaffle away from Alegro, Longbottom chases after him. No sign of the snitch so far." Sirius watched as Longbottom manage to take the Quaffle away from the Bonet and head back towards the Slytherin side of the pitch.
"FOUL! FOUL!" Syn rolled her eyes as the commenter shouted for a foul, his shouts were ignored as a Slytherin chaser stole the Quaffle and hurridly reached the Gryffindor side of the pitch.
"Slytherin leads 10-0." Shouts of encouragement erupted as once again a Slytherin chaser took the Quaffle away from a Gryffindor chaser who had just narrowly missed being hit by a Bludger."
"SLYTHERIN! 20-0. COME ON GFRYFFINDOR." Annoyance ran through James as he intently watched the players in front of him, a small smile appeared as a Gryffindor chaser managed to reach the Slytherin goal posts.
"GRYFFINDOR! 20-10."Integra leaned against Severus keeping her eyes connected with the game going on in front of her. Half an hour had passed in which time the Slytherin team had scored another five goals and Gryffindor scored another three goals leaving the score 70-40.
"He has found it." Severus heard Syn state as the Slytherin seeker started to dive towards the ground, his hand was stretched out as he neared the Golden Snitch. A small gasp was heard as a Quaffle hit the end of his broom letting the Gryffindor seeker soar past him.
"HE'S GOT THE SNITCH! GRYFFINDOR WINS 190-70!" A loud cheer was heard from the Gryffindor house supporters as the Slytherin House supporters resisted the urge to yell out profanities that would get them in trouble.
"Cheaters." Syn muttered as she filed out of the stand.
"Hey Russia."
"Gluttony, Potter, Black." Syn stated as she spotted the group of boys in front of her, a fourth boy was with them. He had light brown hair and light brown eyes, he looked at her quizzically. Remus Lupin.
"Aw sad that we won?"
"You know as vell as I do zat ve have ze better team and zat your team just got lucky." She stated before walking over towards an awaiting Lucius.
"Wonder what got in to her." Sirius questioned before letting out a chuckle.
A/N:
So time skip the chapter ends at around late October not yet Halloween but almost. Each year will be five chapters long and from there on it'll differ. Hope you liked it Loves.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the cannon Harry Potter characters. I only own Syn Sparrow, Integra Sweeney and Silvia Sharp belong to their respective owners.