Here's the next chapter!
I PM-ed Hikari Nova this, but I am still telling you guys this:
If -when- this story is done, I might make a 'Sequel' As a crossover with PJO.
MAYBE.
Anyway, On to the story!
PS: Thank you to a person who will now be called Shadowfax (He likes Lord Of The Rings so...), for pointing out some minor grammar issues!
Story not Beta-ed.
"SPEECH"
"THOUGHTS"
WRITING
Author's Notes
"You wanted to see me, Headmistress?"
Headmistress Thorn nodded. "Yes. This little one was sent here yesterday, and has been asking for a 'Nova'. This is why we called you here. Your name isn't common."
The girl in question had black hair with red streaks. She had big amber colored doe eyes that could make even the most cold-hearted person melt.
Nova smiled gently, took the 8 year olds hand, and led her to the Wish Room, a room a lot like the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts. She made it into the Gryffindor common room. She sat down. "What's your name, sweetie?"
The girl shifted. "Aika. Your name is Nova Dawn Potter isn't it?"
Nova nodded in affirmative, and Aika handed her a letter. She rose an eyebrow, but put it into her satchel bag so she could read it later.
Over the course of four hours, they sat there and talked, with house elves bringing in dinner at some point. Nova explained the magical world to Aika, and the black-haired girl told Nova about how she had grown up in an orphanage, and asked a lot of questions. A lot.
As Nova curled up in bed that night, with Asteria trilling a soothing tune to help her sleep, she smiled.
She had a new little sister.
Nova was sitting at her desk, staring at the book in her hands.
It was her first Runes assignment. She had to translate the runes in the book.
A knock on her door diverted her attention from the thickest tome she had ever laid her eyes on and she opened the door. Lyn was standing in the doorway with a picnic basket in her hand,
"We're going to the hot springs."
Nova nodded and grabbed her swimsuit, before joining her friend and walking outside to the local hot springs. The pool they were in was dubbed theirs because it was high up, and most people couldn't bother climbing up. What they didn't know was they next to the springs, there was a cave, so they could camp out. Once they finished the climb and put their bags on the ground, they went to their usual spots. Nova herself liked meditating on a small ledge right behind a waterfall, whilst Lillian liked the seat shaped rock where she could read while still having her feet in the water. They stayed there for a few hours, playing around and relaxing, had their lunch and slowly trekked back down to the castle for their afternoon classes.
Afternoon classes included Weapons, Muggle Studies and Parselmagic.
In Weapons they were starting sword fighting. Nova was looking forward to that. She gasped and jumped back when a burst of flames appeared in the room, "Hi, Fawkes!" Nova said cheerfully. Wait.
Fawkes?
"What are you doing here Fawkes?" The bird stared at her for a moment and glowed, before turning into a teenage boy.
"Hey Nova."
"You... Since when are you able to do that?"
"I used to be a student here," Fawkes explained, "and then I found my familiar in a Phoenix. At one point, he fused with me."
Nova head was spinning from the information overload. "Why are you here?" Fawkes took out a familiar sword.
"I'm going to be helping for your next class!" He grinned at her.
"Hold on. Is that sword what I think it is?" Nova took a shaky breath, and motioned for Fawkes to follow her.
"Is that the only reason you're here?"
Fawkes rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "Well... I suggest writing to your friends. Especially the Twins. They're going crazy looking for their little sister."
Nova smiled softly at the thought of her brothers in all but blood. They had done so much for her. Saved her from the Dursleys, given her the map, believed her during the Goblet of Fire fiasco, and comforted her when Cedric died. They were the best brothers she could ever ask for. She knew they were closer to her than their actual blood siblings. The only reason they pranked was because no one really payed attention to then at all. Most people thought they had each other and could live only with each other, but Nova knew otherwise. They were Magical Twins. One soul in two bodies.
She could tell them apart and they loved that. Nova often told them they reminded her of foxes with the way they played pranks and constantly told jokes.
She shook her head to clear her thoughts and led the Phoenix turned teenager to the courtyard.
The teacher, Mr. Stird, was waiting for them, and Nova noticed they were the first ones there. After quick introductions, Nova summoned her sword, Comet, and started going through a few drills she had learned during her first month here.
When she stopped, she noticed the students gaping at her. She blushed, and swatted Fawkes' arm when he started laughing.
"Okay class, today we're going to start sword fighting. If you've already used one please, tell us in which situation."
Most of the students had never used a sword, but the ones who did, were usually because their parents made them attend lessons. Then came her turn. "Miss Potter?"
At her name, Fawkes dropped the Sword of Gryffindor into her hands and pushed her forward. She sent him a glare, before turning to the class.
"Well... when I was twelve, I might've slayed a Basilisk with the Sword of Gryffindor...?" She hesitantly made the sword shown to all the students. Mr. Stird opened his mouth, closed it, and sighed.
"Why am I not surprised." He muttered. The lesson continued, with Fawkes and Nova demonstrating when it was necessary.
When the bell rang, Fawkes and Nova went back to her dorm. He hugged her: "It was nice to see you again, Nova Potter. I'll drop in when I can. Remember to write to your friends. Actually..." he disappeared in a flash of flames, then back to the room in his Phoenix form, and he had letters in his beak.
"Looks like they beat me to it." Nova said with a smile. She hugged him, and watched as he vanished in another flash of flames.
She went back to her closet, taking out her uniform: a black skirt, white blouse and lilac ribbon with gold accents. She put on white knee length socks, then put on her black ankle boots. To finish off, she took a hair tie and tied her hair back into a french braid. After making sure she had her wand and bracelet -which was actually Comet- she closed the door to get room and walked down the stairs to the Muggle Studies classroom. The professor, Miss Thorn, was a muggleborn who had attended Hogwarts and who had always wanted to make Muggle tech work in the Wizarding World. The class was new, so they had to do it from scratch. Miss Thorn did the register, then showed them to pictures of Muggle technology. When she started looking through them so she could pick which one to work on, Kaen found herself wondering how Dudley's tech worked.
'I didn't know magic existed back then... maybe it worked when I wasn't using Magic on a daily basis. But that won't work...'
The bell rang soon, because the class was only gets an hour. Nova walked back to her study, with her bag in hand. She had an hour long break before Parselmagic, so she put down her bag and went to the dancing room. It had mats and was empty, so she could meditate without anyone bothering her. She sat down and entered her mindscape without any trouble. She was a natural Occlumens after all. She walked towards the ball of glowing light that was her core. She took out the phone she had kept and put it into her core. Nothing happened. "Well, that confirms my theory it isn't the magic."
Nova frowned and opened the phone, taking out the battery. She took a small strand of magic out of her core and directed it to the battery. It blew up.
"I talked too soon." She sighed and left her own mind. She had class. Parselmagic was mostly snake demons or snake animagi. The teacher was a snake demon. His name? Mr. Basil Issk.
Nova had laughed so hard.
After a lesson about famous Parselmouth Wizards, (No one, bar Mr. Issk, knew who Salazar Slytherin or Tom Riddle or Morgana LeFay or Merlin were) Nova finally went down to dinner. After a filling meal, she finally opened her letters.
Nova Dawn Potter!
You are so irresponsible and you've done stupid things in your life but this tops the cake...
Nova shook her head. She set down Hermione's letter and picked up Padfoot's.
Hey Pup,
This is from Moony and I. We're worried, and we haven't found you yet. We just hope you're safe and you're not with any Death Eaters.
Padfoot
Nova smiled. The remaining Marauders were with her.
Nova,
I am appalled at your behavior, my girl. Your disappearing is highly irresponsible and dangerous. The Dark Lord is after you. Please return to Privet Drive immediately.
Albus Dumbledore
Nova rolled her eyes. He wasn't her guardian and he had no right to tell her what to do!
She calmed down and picked up the final letter. She opened it, only to get an glitter bomb into her face. She giggled. Of course the Twins would do that!
Hey little sis,
We wish you were here. It's not as much fun pulling pranks. Ron and Hermione are the main targets. Hoping you're safe. And not with Riddle.
Gred and Forge Pranksters Extraordinaire
Nova grinned. She took out a few sheets of parchment, took an ink pen, and started writing.
Once she was done, she put the letters in the messaging box, which was a way for the students to communicate without tracking charms being applied to the letters. She stretched and yawned, checking the time. It was late, so she changed into her night clothes and lay down on the bed.
She was exhausted.
It took me forever to get this right!
SO originally, this story included Harry turning into a girl, which is why he was addressed as a male. The name Kaen was originally going to her name.
If you see any other mistakes like these, please tell me!
Ereader25~
