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Chapter 4: Teal to purple
"The name is Madison Claywater" the pink blonde smiles.
It was the last compartment on the Hogwarts Express, and it seemed like Eli had been made a Prefect as well as quidditch captain. That meant that she has to stay in the Prefect compartment for most of the train ride.
When I opened this compartment, I was met with a bubbly fifteen year old girl with bubble gum pink hair. Madison's hair was wavy and had a random braid in. She looked exactly identical Melissa Claywater from Teddy and Victoire's wedding except Melissa had light periwinkle hair and glasses.
"Are you-"
"Melissa Claywater's twin? Yes, yes yes" Madison says a bit exasperated. "I was going to say sister actually" I say defensively. "Sister, twin same thing" and she sits down with a thump. I sit opposite to her and don't break for silence.
After a few minutes, I notice she is fidgeting over the top of my book. I close my book with a sigh and sit up. "What's wrong?" I say in my best sympathetic voice.
She looks up, a bit startled by my directness.
"Nothing"
"You're lying" There's a pause then she speaks up.
"No I'm not"
"Yes you are" there is another pause.
"It's just" Madison sniffles then continues "I don't want to be remembered just because I'm the smartest student in Hogwarts twin" I don't know what to say, being an only child doesn't help in this situation. "You need to just make a name for yourself" I say and move seats so I am sitting next to Madison. She laughs sadly. "What? Become a prefect or maybe a quidditch captain. Oh wait, Taylor has those covered" Madison says almost a bit jealously. We sit in silence for an awfully long time until the compartment door opens.
"Gosh, Orianna I've been looking for you everywhere" Eli says and sits across from me. She notices Madison sitting by me and raises an eyebrow. "Eli this is Madison Claywater, Madison this is-"
"I know" she interrups rudely.
"Well nice to meet you" Eli says kindly, but she looks a bit taken back. Madison nods and stays silent.
"So who are the other perfects" I say to change the topic.
"Its me and Damon Grey for Gryffindor, Melissa Claywater ( I give a side glance to Madison, but she stays expression- less) and Nathan Thomas for Ravenclaw, Ravena Patil and Logan McCormac for Hufflepuff and Jessica Parkinson and Bill Smiths for Slytherin"
"Are they decent?" I ask, Eli gives an audible scoff and rubs her temples. "Claywater, Thomas, Patill and Damon seem like the only decent ones. Jessica seems only bothered because of Cormac and the rest of them look deeply dumbfounded that they found themselves as perfects in the first place" she sighs and and stretches herself across the seats of the train.
"A knut for your thoughts" Madison says finally lifting her head from the window. She looked sympathetically to Eli, who sat up a bit. "More like a million galleons" Eli replies with a smile.
We talk warmly to each other until the Hogwarts express came to a sudden stop. "We are at Hogsmeade already?" Madison says disheartedly.
"Looks like it" I say looking out of the compartment window.
"I'll have to go and keep the students in check" Eli says rising from her seat.
"Do you have to?" I ask a little too quickly. Eli gives me a sympathetic smile "Sadly yes, I will see you at the feast though" and she leaves.
"You don't have to stay with me" I say to Madison as we walk into the great hall. It was, as always, decorated beautifully. The four has tables were draped in cloth that had the houses primary colours on. The Gryffindor table was almost full up by the time me and Madison sit down.
"Don't be silly, you seem alright" she proclaims and gave a hearty smile. "Anyway it is good to have another amigo, me and Prim were just looking for a...good candidate"
"Who's Prim?" I ask hoping she is a bit more mellow than her friend. "You don't know her? Probably because she does keep herself to herself" she taps her long fingernails on the table searching for her friend. I see a rather short girl heading straight to Madison with a smile.
She had short brown hair which came just above her shoulders. The ends were curled and and a honey coloured. She also has olive green eyes and a leather note book in hand. Perfectly normal to be honest.
"Orange, pink no blue...no definitely a forest green or blood red" she says quickly in a silvery voice looking like she was staring into my soul. I feel a little I uncomfortable.
"What are you talking?" I blurt out my confusion evident.
"Oh Prim gives colours to people," Madison say casually "I'm bubblegum pink!"
"Teal!" Prim exclaims opening the leather notebook and she starts scribbling something down.
"Teal?" I consciously pat the top of my head and feel my hair down until the bright teal locks of hair stop below my shoulders.
"Yes, definitely I'm certain, Teal"
"My name is Orianna"
"Oh I know that"
"Wait, how do you know that?"
"Because your a metamorphmagus! Everybody knows your name" she exclaims sitting down next to Madison. Oh yeah, forgot about that...
"Orianna, may you pass the potatoes please?"
Grudgingly, I pick up the bowl of steaming potatoes and pass it to Prim. Prim had been shouting random stuff throughout the feast and it was really annoying. I normally get long glances from the younger students, because of my bright hair, but I'd rather not have any extra attention diverted my way. Madison seemed perfectly okay with Prim shouting "Pumpkin!" While eating though.
"Andrews!" Calls a male behind me. Potter was walking towards me with Eli close behind him. What are they doing together? "Hi Potter", I reply. "Where were you two? The feast started twenty minutes ago" As soon as I ask the question Eli turns a bright pink, but James grins. "Why? Miss me Andrews?"
"Just wondering if I should take cover because of one of your pranks"
"Chocolate and Russet!" Prim say interjecting, and standing up. She opens up her up that damn leather book of hers and writes in it hastily. James and Eli stares at the girl in great confusion. "Those are your colours," I say to them with a slight smirk "I'm Teal and you are..." I look to Prim who glances at me. "Oh, he is Chocolate and she is Russet" she says so normally it was almost alarming. "I'm Primrose Campbell" she says sweetly "I would get to know you all, but I have research to attend to. She looks at me then at James, then at me again. "Interesting, interesting" she mutters before grabbing her stuff and hurrying out of the great hall.
"Well...she's a nutter" James finally says grabbing a chicken leg.
"Hey!" Madison says throwing a fry at James.
"It's true! Everybody calls her Potty Prim" he replies in a matter of factually sort of way. "Well that is very mean" and Madison walks quickly out of the great hall.
"Do people really call her that?" I whisper to Eli who had sat down next to me. "Yeah, they do" Some newly found sympathy was found in me. "Well, thats sad"
We continue to eat without further conversation. Sometimes, I casually look up to James then to Eli. Sometimes I catch them looking at each, having a non verbal conversation with each other. Something happened. I know it. I feel a little hurt seeing as Eli hasn't told me even though I'm her best friend. I continue watching them while they talk towards towards the common rooms. "Night Andrews" he says to me when I say I'm tired. I give a simple nod instead of a 'Night Potter'. Eli gives me a curious look, but I her a simple nod too. What the hell is wrong with me?
I check my appearance before I head to bed. My hair is what bothers me. A dark purple. The colour of confusion.
Ooooh! Now on to this chapter, it is kind of short, but I just felt that it was needed. Two new females for you: Madison Claywater and Primrose Campbell! It is really nice writing for these two characters, but I hope it isnt to much for you. Next couple of chapters will be more exciting, I promise.
Again, please review, favourite or whatever! See you soon, I hope!
