A tapping at the window occurred early morning on the first day of classes, and Gemma was tossing and turning until this point, where she abruptly awoke and let in the annoyed owl, which dropped a letter on Gemma's bed and then flew out the window. Rubbing her eyes, Gemma turned and reached for the letter, sitting down on her bed to read it.
Gems,
Hope you arrived safely. I miss you here already, as I always do. I again thank you for being such a good sport in switching schools, its been so nice to live in my own home once more, though it does remind me of my disappointed family. None the less, my dear girl, I hope you're sorting went well and that you finally met your brother. Harry is a very nice young man, though sometimes naïve. As promised, here is you're ring back. Tonks says thank you for letting her use it for her presentation.
Love,
Padfoot and Witherwings
Gemma smiled as she reached for her own parchment and quill, though she slipped her ring back on, one that her parents had left her. The aged silver had darkened in some areas, but the intricate design curled around the entire ring. A circle stood out, as this was the main part to the ring. The metal curved over the top of the shape with the letters TMR on it in swirly handwriting. Gemma smiled, for even though she did not know the true meaning to these letters, she always found comfort in them. Slipping the right onto her right middle finger, she gathered her robes and a shirt and dark trousers in her arms before trodding lightly to the bathroom. As she showered, she wondered what Sirius was doing at number twelve, his new/old home. He hadn't moved there until after she went to school.
"Gemma? Are you in here?" Hermione's voice echoed off the walls, scaring the new Gryffindor.
"Yea! In the second stall!" Gemma's arm flew above the stall doors and Hermione laughed as her friend's swear was heard.
"You got the best one!" Hermione started the water in the next stall and placed her clothes on the bench outside the stall just as Gemma shut off her water and got dressed.
"Be quicker next time!" Gemma laughed as she left the stall.
"I was about to say the same to you." Gemma yelled a quick good-bye as she left the bathroom and walked up to her room where the other girls were gathering their belongings to go shower.
"Hello"
"Good morning." The sleepy students all nodded their heads and greeted Gemma between their yawns on their way to the bathroom to shower. Laughing, she pulled out her trunk from under her bed and dug around to find socks and shoes. Her red hair was pulled back out of her face at the time being, and it was because of this that Gemma was able to notice that she had another letter on her bed. She closed her trunk and kicked it under the bed, brushing off her pants as she stood up and gathered the new note, Sirius' letter, and fresh parchment and quills along with her knapsack and walked hastily to the Great Hall.
Gemma's POV
"Gemma! Over here!" I looked over at the table I was already walking to and pushed a smile onto my face as I saw Fred waving at me. Truth be told, all I wanted to do is write to Sirius, eat some breakfast, and say a quick good morning to my Durmstrang friends.
"Hey Fred, what's up?" I sat down next to the ginger twin.
"I'm George." The boy said. I looked up at him, surprised. When have I ever been wrong? But then his mouth twitched and he broke into a smile. "Just pullin' ya leg, I am Fred." I elbowed him in the arm before turning to grab a bowl of oatmeal and two pieces of toast. I wrote back to Sirius as I ate.
Padfoot,
You're free, I am quite curious as to why you sign it so. Perhaps out of habit? Anyway, thank you for my ring back, I hope it helped Tonks. I still have no idea as to why it is TMR. You? Hope number 12 is well, I'm glad you are happy. What are you doing during you're days? Hope you aren't just being lazy. Make sure to exercise, you know how you get when you're cooped up. Harry and his friends are really cool, and very nice. Everyone is welcoming, not including very curious. Triwizard tournament year, don't ya know? Durmstrang is here, so that's really nice to be able to go and talk to Viktor and Aleks and Nika. Miss you muchly. XOXO
Gigi
I looked up to see that our table had added more people, including a tired Ron-and-Harry duo who would yawn as if they had it planned, so one was yawning at all times. Frankly, I don't know how they could even eat. Classes went well and it was at lunch that I remembered my second letter.
Gemmalyn,
Oh my dear, dear, Gemmalyn. Draco wrote me very early this morning to tell me you switched to Hogwarts. How did it happen that Sirius did not mention this to me? Well, he will be hearing from me. Don't worry, I'm not expecting to hear from you so don't feel pressured to write back. However, it appears that Draco is…excited to say the least that you are at the same school. He said that he would have written last night but he fell asleep, but that he woke up extra early to write. Isn't he such a mama's boy? Ooh I just love it! However if you repeat that to him you shall be hexed! Anyway darling, do go easy on him, you know how he gets…especially with you. I should be going now, I'm actually quite tired. Maybe I should send Draco a howler for waking me up so early to write about his girlfriend? That would be a hoot! Well, have a good day dear.
Love,
Cissy
I smiled at the table before standing and walking over to the Slytherin table. I found the very obvious head of the only blond boy at the table. As he swung around, the smug look on his face was replaced with one of excitement, masked quickly with the smugness once more.
"Ah, if it isn't the new Potter." He spat. I hid a smile before thrusting my letter at him. His ears were tinged pink and I let the smile creep onto my face, the one that sometimes consumed me in a way that felt dangerous.
"I think I shall tell her yes, eh?" I sneered. Draco looked back up at me and gave me a look. A hitch in my breathing alerted me to what he meant and I relaxed quickly.
"I think you should go back to you're table, you ungrateful half-blood." He sneered. I caught the wink he threw me though and when he called me back momentarily, he sent me another 'insult' and secretively handed me a note.
Jeeze, what is with all these notes today?
That night at dinner, I went over to the Durmstrang table. Nika pulled me aside.
"Who is that boy at the snake table?" she asked in quick, low Bulgarian. I answered in the same tongue in the hopes that nobody else find out what I was about to say.
"His mom is my godfather's cousin and my godfather is who took me in after you-know-what. He and I…well how are you a thing if you're only 14 and you barely see each other? And now that we do see each other, we aren't supposed to like each other because nobody knows about the…thing…" I am referring to the fact that Draco's father is a spy, much like Snape, and his mother is against Voldemort as well, though not a Death Eater.
"But do you like him?" Nika pushed herself into me and wiggled her eyebrows suggestively. I laughed and pushed her away, shaking my head.
"I don't know, okay?" I laughed and said good-bye before hugging Viktor and Aleks quickly as well. I sat down at the Gryffindor table and picked at my food. As I moved I heard a paper crinkle in my pocket.
G
Meet me at room of requirement. 7th floor, across from weird painting and a tapestry. Walk by the wall 3 times thinking of the room you need.
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P.S. After dinner