I couldn't sleep that night. Professor Toadface was giving us a warning? How could she even do that?! This isn't right! I couldn't just stand here and let her take all the fun that I wanted to have with my friends. My...Friends...I still couldn't believe that they wanted to be friends with me; after they found out who my father is. According to what Draco was telling me Harry, Hermione and Ron weren't the biggest fans of having Snape as the professor. I was looking out the window in the Girls Dorm. The full moon was shinning brightly. I couldn't believe how beautiful it was at Hogwarts - well mostly at night. I looked around and saw Blot sleeping on my bed. I looked at everyone else sleeping in the dorm. I sighed and looked around - I needed to get out of here and out on the grounds.
I walked out of the dorm and headed to the secret way to go outside. I made sure no one was coming as I walked to the door. I heard a voice and quickly closed the door listening on to what they were talking about. I knew that no one was able to tell that I was in here.
"So..do we have deal?" A voice said.
"No way. I'm not going to help you." The voice stated.
"You owe me." The voice sneered.
"That's Draco's voice...but who is the other voice?" I thought.
"Malfoy, I do not!"
"Yes you do Nott."
"I wonder what they were talking about..." I questioned.
It was now that I walked down the stairs to go outside. If anyone opened that door and saw me - I would be done for! That would be bad because it was first year. What was going on during this. I looked around went out towards the Blake Lake doging everyone on the way that was out and about. I couldn't be seen by anyone or I would get in trouble - either get house points taken away, sent to the Headmasters office, sent to my dad's office or worse all three of them! I couldn't picture facing my dad when I get into trouble. I finally made it to the Black Lake and jumped into the water and my necklace started to glow.
"What is this? Why do my legs feel heavy?" I thought as soon as my legs start coming closer and closer. They were fusing together. "Fins! I'm a mermaid! What is this!" I screamed in my head this was some kind of weird magic - Magic that came from the necklace. I had no idea what was going on. I knew that I couldn't hold my breath for much longer. I had to breathe some how! I coughed as I could feel water getting into my lungs. Just then I realized that I could breathe underwater. Mermaids can breathe under water. Why was I so worried? I had no clue but I shook my head. I started to swim around. I had to see what was happening.
I swam up to the surface and sat on a rock. I looked at the night sky and saw that it was full moon out. I loved the full moon. It was the so bright out because of the moon. I closed my eyes and took a deep breathe and started to a sing song.
"I wake up, hearing my name in someone's voice.
Floating above the blue waves within the sea's cradle
I dreamt.
Somewhere in this sea, someone"s speaking in an arguing voice.
From a crying heart, love can"t be born.
Only sadness overflows.
From the fragments of a beautiful wish of the sea,
There are feelings of wanting to be born, embracing light.
In the orange sea, blending into the sunset
the tears of the world sleep.
Was the world being born what called me...?
At the bottom of the deep sea, I could hear a voice.
No matter how dark, or painful place I"m in...
From the fragments of a beautiful wish of the sea,
There are feelings of wanting to be born, opening away from the darkness.
Also in the purple sea, blending into the morning glow
my wishes broke through.
Some day, the source of all fights and sadness
will all vanish. That day will come.
I want to sing with a singular love... in the blue sea...
Someone sweetly spoke out my name.
So they would know of my wish.
From the fragments of a beautiful wish of the sea,
There are feelings of wanting to be born, embracing light.
In the orange sea, blending into the sunset
the tears of the world sleep"
"Who's there?" Someone said as they looked towards me with their wands that had lights.
"Maybe it's just a mermaid of the Black Lake singing." Another voice said.
I jumped off the rock before they could come closer. I knew that if they saw my face they would probably figure out who I was. I was still myself - I only had fins and I could breathe underwater. I saw the other mermaids of the Black Lake as they swam over to me and one of them took my hand as they started to lead me towards some place. I didn't know where they were going to take me but I really hope that it was somewhere nice and warm. The water was really cold - as much as I like swimming in cold water. I really think that this really strange but I knew that deep down I had to go back to the common room before it was time to go to class. The brought me to cave. There was a crown and a throne.
"This is for you Princess." One of them said.
"What are you talking about? One of you just gave me this bracelet! How can I have crown and throne?!" I looked at them.
"You were always one of us. Ever since you were born. You are what the prophecy of us Merfolk was talking about." Another one said.
"Look, I just want to go back to the common room before I have to get to class," I said looking at them.
"Yes, you do. You must get back to that. We will send you a sign to you when we need to talk to you." The first one said.
I swam up to the surface and made sure that no was around. I had to get back to the castle without being seen. I hope I could make it back before anyone wakes up and starts roaming the common room. I snuck back towards the castle - I made to the secret place but that was when I heard voices. I started to panic and transformed into my animagus from. A white fox - pretty sly of me to become a fox but I'm a rare case. I just don't have one version of an animal. I have many. I can become any animal I see. I started to look for a hole that I could crawl through to get where I needed to go. I guess I was just pretty sure that somewhere I was able to get into the castle and finally sleep for the night. I was still in my white fox form when I saw one of the twins around the halls. I knew that they wouldn't figure it out. Fred came over to me and picked me up.
"Look here Georgie, a little white fox." He stated.
"We should bring her back to the dorm and maybe we can let her loose in the woods tomorrow, or see if she belonged to anyone," George suggested.
"Sure. We can bring it to the headmasters tomorrow morning."
The twins carried me away back to the common room - at this point I was just too tired to move from Fred's arms. They felt warm. I knew that I was going to be drifting off to sleep. Once we made it to the boys dorm I could feel the heat rise to my cheeks. It was the first night - second night here at the school at I couldn't believe that I was already in the boys dorm. Fred looked at me and smiled a bit as he placed me on the bed as he climbed in. I looked at him and curled close to him. I knew that I couldn't stay awake anymore. I could feel my eyes close as they were making my whole body just shut down - but this was the thing - if I was asleep in my animagus forms I would I stay in that form until I woke up.
The next morning I woke up to be carried. I woke up and saw that George was carrying me this time. We were heading somewhere. I looked around and remembered that I was going to be heading to the Headmaster's office. I was a 'lost pet' or a wild animal. They left me outside the office door with a note and knocked on the door. I looked at them and tried to follow them but they told me to stay and I knew that it would be weird to be here outside the office - but I just couldn't let them leave me. That was then my dad opened the door and looked down picked up the note and picked me up.
"Sir, someone dropped off this fox and wanted to know if it was someone's pet or a wild animal." My dad said.
"Severus - that is your daughter in one of her animagus forms." Dumbledore said smiling at me as I was placed on the ground.
I transformed back to myself. "So, you know?" I asked him.
"I know everything - Your headmaster wrote about your animagus forms." Dumbledore said nodding his head.
"So why were you in the form?" My dad asked.
"Well, um - I was - I was outside on the castle grounds after curfew I just felt myself being drawn towards the lake. The pull was so strong - Something told me that I couldn't ignore it." I looked at the floor.
"That is odd. No one ever said they had a pull to the lake. I had a feeling there was going to be something about you. Hopefully you will be the one to restore the lake back the way it was. The Blake Lake was once beautiful- but I fear there was a magical mishap in the lake." Dumbledore said getting up from his chair and looking out the window. His office had a few of the lake. "Every creature was so nice and now they have a war."
"I will try my best to help out" I smiled at him.
"Well, you better head back to the dorm and changed. Your first day here." My dad said.
"Yes Father. Good night." I said leaving the office and running back to the Gryffindor Common Room. I had to hurry up and get to breakfast - or I won't be on time to my first class.
As I ran into the girls dorm - Hermione looked at me. "Where were you this morning?" She asked.
"Oh - I got an owl from my father to meet him at Dumbledore's office bright and early this morning." I lied to her. I didn't like lying but I couldn't simply tell her that I was in the Blake Lake - I found out that the merfolk need my help? I transformed into my animagus form; which happened to be a white fox - I slept in Fred's bed and then I was dropped off at the Headmasters office? She would think that I was crazy and probably try and tell me that I would get in trouble.
"That's why you were gone when we woke up." Ginny said walking out of the bathroom.
"The guys are ready to walk with us." Hermione said smiling.
"Can you give me three minutes to get ready?" I asked them.
"Sure." Ginny smiled.
I grabbed my clothes and head to the bathroom and changed into the school uniform. I looked into the mirror and sighed. I was a freak - who would really be friends with me, if they found out the truth about who I really am and what I could do. I sighed as I pulled my hair into a high ponytail. Today was the first day of classes. I looked at myself in the mirror before leaving the bathroom. I walked out of the bathroom and smiled at the girls. We headed down to the common room to see all the guys waiting for us. I couldn't bear to look at Fred. I basically slept next to Fred in his bed - it was a bit strange to be honest.
"Hey Liz, is something wrong?" Harry asked me.
"N-No, I'm okay." I answered.
"Liz - are you sure?" Ginny asked looping her arm through mine. "You look a little down."
"I- I can't say anything, I promised I wouldn't." I whispered.
"Promised who?" Fred asked.
"I promised myself, that when I was ready I would tell you guys, but I'm not ready yet." I nodded my head answering Fred, though in mind I wanted to tell them now, but it would be a bit crazy.
"Well, come on we better get to the Great Hall before Ron dies." Ginny laughed.
We headed to the Great Hall and sat at our table. I laughed as Ron piled his plate high up. I looked over at the Professor's table and saw my dad sitting there talking with the other professors. I didn't know what could happen if anything happened. I looked back at everyone and smiled. Someone walked over to us.
"Hey, you guys did that whole singing thing right!" Someone with the Gryffindor house colors asked.
"Yeah." Ginny nodded her head.
"Wow! Can I take your picture?" He asked.
Colin are you sure?" Harry asked.
"Yeah! You guys were awesome!" The boy - Colin answer.
We gathered together as Colin took our picture. I was stuck standing next to Fred. I could feel the heat trying to escape- trying to rise to my cheeks. I couldn't let that happen so I thought of something else to make the heat go away. As soon as Colin took the photo we went back to eating out food. I looked over at Ginny and smiled.
"Is Colin normally like that?" I asked her.
"Meaning?" Ginny asked.
"Always asking to take photos?" I laughed.
"Oh yeah. You should've seen him in second year." Ron buts in.
"He wanted to a take a picture with Harry." Hermione smiled. "Also having Ron take the photo."
"Wait - I wouldn't trust Ron in the Kitchen with a cake - and I barely know him." I laughed. "Why would Colin trust Ron with a camera?"
"I am not that bad!" Ron said shuffing food in his mouth.
"Sure." Everyone started laughing.
It was break time and we were out in the courtyeard - the sun was shinning brightly. I looked down at the book - I had so many ideas for new songs and I could believe what I thought would actually work out. I knew that I had to become. I started to take out my drawing pad and started drawing everyone with different looks. No one would know who we were while we were looking like this. It was perfect! Toad Face would never find out but would probably flip herself over just do find out who we were. All we needed was a band name. I tapped my pencil to face as I didn't know what I could think of. Maybe something crazy - or just plain normal. I knew that I had to think of different names as well.
"Hey Hermione...I have a question." I called over to Hermione.
"What's your question." Hermione smiled.
"I was wondering - what if we change our appearances and our names. Then we can perform all we want!" I smiled at her.
"That would be brilliant!" Hermione laughed.
"No one would see it coming!" I agreed.
"What would the band name be?" Ron asked - as he overheard us talking.
"Thunderbolt?" Hermione suggested.
"Nah. Sounds like Harry would be give the way." Ron waved his hand.
"What about Pop Revolution?"Ginny asked walking over to us.
"I like it!" I hugged Ginny. "That's an amazing name!"
"Now all we need is our stage names." Harry nodded.
"How about for Elizabeth it's Rose, Hermione can be Snow, Harry is Stich, Ron is Gi, Fred and George are Nate and Will and I can be Red!" Ginny listed.
"I don't like my name at all. It's like Gigi but without the other Gi." Ron complained.
"What about Ron is Dj?" I asked.
"I love it" Ron stated as he more happy about his name being different.
"Alright. I can write us a song and we can meet in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom?" I suggested.
"We can't meet there - Prefects and Head boys and Girls go there. We can meet in the Room of Requirement on the 7th floor." Harry said.
"Sure." Everyone agreed.
"I'll go tell Fred and George." Ginny said.
