No Seeing Doors

"Basil! Wake up, today is the day!" Anna exclaimed in excitement as her voice was like fireworks in Basil's ear.

Basil clutched the pillow around her head but it was thrown halfway across the room by Anna. Persephone and Meg laughed and were almost ready to go down to eat breakfast. Meg was pulling her bun together and Persephone was brushing out her curled hair.

"Come on Basil, you don't want to miss breakfast." Persephone assured with a cheery tone.

Basil sighed loudly and got ready like everyone told her to. Basil's nervousness was slowly washing away by the pure fact that she had made it this far. There was little doubt in her mind that her magic was a mistake. With her robes placed perfect and her hair properly brushed, Basil joined Anna, Meg, and Persephone down the elongated tower to the great hall.

"Wonder what breakfast they're serving." Persephone said in a dreamy like voice. Her thoughts were obviously somewhere else.

"We all have potions first, correct?" Anna inquired with a little skip in her step. All three agreed.

"And we're with Hufflepuff. Then Dark Arts with Slytherin." Meg reminded, Basil groaned.

"If I have to be with that Malfoy one more time, I swear I'll scream." Basil felt disgusted by saying his name.

Anna agreed and then spoke about classes and teachers. Basil didn't find any interest with that matter at the moment, her stomach was growling too much. Once they entered the Great Hall, all the tables were set with breakfast and many of the students were already eating. Anna, Basil, Meg, and Persephone sat and ate their meal happily.

"I heard Coleman is a real pushover." Derek Collins told all the first years with excitement.

"What about Aguirre?" Meg asked and pushed her glasses up her thin nose.

Derek shrugged and sat with some other Ravenclaw boys. Persephone finished off her plate quickly and began eating the leftovers of Meg's. Anna began talking again about Professor Aguirre and his supposed teachings.

"Oh Basil, someone is staring at you." Meg interrupted with a sly smile.

Basil looked in the direction Meg was and there sitting was Scorpius. His smug face was staring back at Basil; his eyes didn't leave hers until Peter pushed him upwards from the table. Basil brushed it off and rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Such a creep." Basil spat.

Soon they all finished their food and went to their first class, Potions with Professor Coleman. Once they entered the darkened classroom they saw an older man with curled grey hair and cat like eyes sitting at his desk. His robes were long and oversized for his petit body.

"Welcome class." His rough voice croaked into the class.

The Hufflepuffs sat with their friends near the other side of the class while the Ravenclaws stayed on theirs. Professor Coleman rolled his eyes and began simple instructions of how the year was going to go on. It seemed to go on forever before Coleman stopped and analyzed his desk.

"Let me try something. Everyone will have a bowl of brew and you must turn it with your wand. Simple basics." Coleman instructed.

A flick of the wand and the bowls of brew flew through the sky and went to everyone's seats. It was brown and lumpy with little bubbles rising to the surface; Basil's face scrunched up in disgust. Anna started straight away and was barely able to turn it. Persephone took it the easiest and spun it into a liquid substance. Meg turned hers a little too fast and splattered it around. Sadly, Basil couldn't even move it.

"Basil, it's easy. Just relax." Anna assured and tried to ease her friend.

Basil saw Coleman stepping to her side of the room and her pace quicken. Her wand was making sparks and her wrist was rotating quickly trying to make anything happen. The brew just sat there, lumpy and bubbly.

"Problem Sweets?" Coleman asked as his eyes focused on the stationary brew.

"No-no thank you. I think I have it now." Basil lied and lifted her wrist.

Suddenly a spark came out of nowhere and splattered the brew across the room, mostly over Basil and Coleman. The rest of the brew hit the floor and some on Anna and the other Ravenclaws. Basil sat there mortified at what she just done, afraid of what Coleman might do. Instead of shouting or making a sarcastic comment, he laughed.

"Well you moved it. Good job." Coleman assured with a sincere smile to Basil.

Basil didn't move an inch; her face was a mix of confusion and relief. Anna was still smiling wildly at what had just happened and continued turning her brew with ease. Persephone helped Basil clean up the mess before the bell rang with a little help from Coleman.

"Thank you class, we'll continue next time." Coleman made his farewell and went back to his desk.

Basil threw her things in her bag and skidded across the tiled flooring to join her friends. Persephone joined right behind her with her bag opened and cluttered. Anna and Meg were almost sprinting to Defense Against Dark Arts.

"Well that class was interesting." Meg teased while readjusting her bun.

"Shush. I have no idea how to do anything like that." Basil shot back defensively.

Meg's mouth kept shut till they arrived into their class with Professor Aguirre. Only he wasn't there, but James Potter. He was picking up some books and paper and speaking a low voice and ruffling his hair with a free hand. Once James caught all his things together he hurried to get out of the classroom till he saw Anna and Basil.

"Hello again, sorry I'm running late." James apologized as his hands fumbled to close his bag.

"What happened?" Anna asked and sat down in her seat.

"My cousin Victoire threw a spell and made my things explode. All I did was tease her." James smiled evilly then dashed out of the class.

Basil sat her stuff down when she felt an eerie present coming from behind her. Once she turned, it was an awful sight for her. It was Scorpius Malfoy with the same smug look on his face and his friends, Sylvestri and Peter, on both sides.

"Aren't you glad to see me Sweets?" Scorpius teased once he was standing in front of her.

"Just delighted, now leave me be." Basil sat down and waited for the Professor but Scorpius didn't leave her alone.

"My father has always told me about mud-bloods. They're easy to see. But you….you're no ordinary one are you?" Scorpius edged closer to Basil's face, "Why don't you tell me? You're not really-"

"Mr. Malfoy, I would like to remind you of personal boundaries." A young man bellowed as he entered the room.

The man strutted over and grabbed Scorpius by the robe and pulled him around. The man's dark green eyes peered over Scorpius like he was examining him; finally he let him sit down with Peter and Sylvestri. The man stood towards the front of the class and scrambled his messy brown hair.

"Hello everyone, well as you know this class will…" Professor Aguirre went on with his speech but Basil tuned out.

Basil's eyes focused on the window where she could see a clear view of grassy field. Her imagination ran wild while Aguirre droned on and on about the curriculum for the rest of the year when something strange happened. Hairball was going across the field with a spring in her step as she flew through the grass. Basil took a double take at her cat that was frolicking but then Hairball stopped and stared somewhere else; Hairball fled from the area and off away from the grounds.

"No!" Basil shouted out and flew her seat backwards. The class stared.

"Is there something wrong Sweets?" Aguirre asked with his face scrunched.

"No, sorry." Basil turned a bright red and sat down with her head hanging low.

Basil could hear the snickering coming from the Slytherin side of the room, mostly Scorpius who wouldn't take his eyes off of Basil. Anna nudged her with a questioning look but Basil shook her head.

"Now if there are no more interruptions, next week we'll start our first assignments." Aguirre explained then the bell rang throughout the school.

Anna jumped up with and threw her things over her shoulder and sprung out the room. Basil, Meg, and Persephone followed a little behind till Anna stopped halfway and seemed to be looking at something.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Persephone questioned, inching closer to the great hall.

"Yeah, let me talk to Basil first." Anna assured then pushed them off to the great hall. Anna stood straight and looked at Basil with a concern expression. "Why did you scream?"

"I saw Hairball run off away from the castle." Basil whispered then looked around for anybody nearby.

"So what? He'll reappear soon enough." Anna shook it off and tried to walk to lunch.

"No, you didn't see it. He was afraid. Something was coming." Basil knew this sounded crazy but it didn't matter.

"You're just imagining things." Anna brushed it off and rushed down to the Great Hall.

Basil let out a loud sigh of annoyance and trudged off to eat lunch with his friends. Basil pushed her thick hair out her face and looked around for anyone to talk to; but there was no one around she knew. Once Basil walked to the entrance, there was a cold breeze flying in and something even stranger happened. Basil didn't see the Great Hall room, but a pile of rubble and torn tapestry with the pictures of each house. There was some piercing screams where Basil could barely make out.

"Basil, are you okay?" Another voice uttered which snapped Basil out of a daydream. It was Albus Potter.

"Oh hey Albus, sorry I was thinking." Basil mumbled and slid her feet to her table.

"Basil, are you sure you're alright? You looked scared." Albus questioned and grabbed her shoulder.

"Don't worry. Just a little out of it you know? First day." Basil lied and rushed off to sit next to Anna.

Anna and Meg were in a conversation about the teachers so far and what they have heard from Hufflepuff and Gryffindor's experiences with the other teachers. Basil kept her head down and ate her bits of food very slowly while she was hoping this would end fairly quickly. All of a sudden, owls flew from the windows to drop off any letters or packages. A few people had acquired some packages, probably forgotten things, but mostly no one received anything.

"Basil, watch out!" Persephone mumbled through her mouth full of food.

Basil looked up to see a package falling towards her; she recoiled and the box fell onto her plate of food and knocked over some glasses. Basil examined the large box and quickly thought it was meant for Anna or Persephone because of the size and neat packaging. Basil turned over the box to see a name knifed into the bottom.

BASIL SWEETS

"Well that doesn't look right." Anna commented with a look of horror and brushed her finger over the jagged lettering.

"You shouldn't open that. It might have a curse or a jinx." Meg commented and pushed her plate away.

Basil analyzed the box and turned it over a few times. Why would anyone try to jinx me? Basil thought and looked over her name numerous times until her decision was made. She was going to open it. Basil took her lunch knife and cut into the box through the taping, Meg watched with a petrified expression. Once the box was opened, it revealed a few red and gold papers that wrapped around a circular object.

"What is it?" Persephone asked with wide eyes.

"It's a sneakoscope." Anna assured and pulled the little toy out of the box.

The little toy remained silent and stood still. Basil knew these things went loud and spun around when something or someone untrustworthy was happening. Who would send me this? Basil thought and took back the object from Anna.

"Well it's nothing. I'll put it in my bag and put it in my room when we go up there. It was probably my Grandpa." Basil rolled her eyes at the thought of her grandfather's possible attempt to send something by owl.

Persephone and Meg left to go find some other friends who were sorted into other houses and said they would be back by curfew. Anna and Basil sat in silence for a little bit before leaving the Great Hall to find something to do. Ever since they stepped into Hogwarts, they barely even talked about it.

"So, you like it so far?' Basil asked awkwardly and looked around for anyone.

"Yeah, it's everything I wished for. How about you? Are you convinced you have your magic back?" Anna asked in a hushed tone.

"Not really. I just want to know how I have it back." Basil agreed with a slight smile to her friend.

Suddenly they saw Albus slipping down the halls with another boy. They seemed to running away from something; they didn't even stop to see that they were running right into Anna and Basil.

"Sorry! We didn't see you." Albus apologized and helped Anna stand to her feet. The other boy helped Basil up.

"What are you running from?" Anna asked as she gained her posture.

"Peter, Scorpious, and Sylvestri tripped Theo and me into a bust and it broke. Filch saw and came after us." Albus explained quickly then looked around for Filch.

"Why didn't you tell him what Scorpius did?" Anna questioned. Basil pushed them off to another hall just in case Filch was still after him.

"He hated my father when he went here. Besides, he probably didn't even see us." Albus nodded to Theo.

Theo was sickly skinny with pale eyes and curly light brown hair. He nodded and shook violently; it was obvious he was never in trouble a lot till now. Albus patted him on the back and look back to the girls.

"Anything new with you guys?' Albus inquired with his Potter-like smile.

"Classes were real easy. Oh but you missed Malfoy being told off by Aguirre." Basil finally said. Albus lit up instantly.

"Oh boy, I would've loved that!" Albus agreed and smiled like an idiot for the longest time.

"That's payback for what he did, right Al?" Theo asked in a hopeful voice.

"I guess so. Hey, want to go to the courtyard?" Albus suggested and turned to Anna and Basil.

They agreed and followed to the courtyard to meet some of the other Gryffindor students. Basil clutched her bag tightly to her side and looked side to side to examine the walls of the castle. It was archaic but beautiful just the same; many portraits that were obviously moving and beautiful doors. Doors. What? Basil looked at the rusty looking doors that were made from molding wood with a coal black lock.

"Why don't they redo those doors?" Basil asked curiously, the others looked at her like she was insane.

"What doors?" Albus asked bewilderedly.

"Those!" Basil pointed to the two doors directly across from each other.

"There's nothing there Basil." Anna agreed and urged Basil to keep walking.

Basil slowly caught up and looked at the walls as they passed by, clearly doors were there, or maybe just to herself. Basil knew she wasn't crazy but how could they not see it? Never mind the doors, you're normal. She thought finally with a shake of the head and continued on. One of the doors creaked behind the students, a hand then quickly pulled it shut and locked it from the inside.