Melissa: Whoo! New chapter! I'm so happy… dunno why
Megan: write the damn thing…
Melissa: you write something! –mumbles-
Chapter Three; Hogwarts
The day to Hogwarts was so chaotic. Well, than usual.
The twins would not help unless Mrs. Weasely was around. Hedwig and Pig were making a racket together. Thankfully we never fully unloaded the trunks or else we'd miss the train.
Soon we got it together and stuffed them into the car. I'm still amazed everything and everyone fit. Pretty much rushing to get to the train station I hardly had time to comb my hair. Or wake up for that matter.
Listening to MCR on the CD player helped relax me a tiny bit. Mr. Weasely pokes my arm. Pressing pause, I look up him. "Yes?"
"What is that contraption?" He says with immense interest. "Um, A cd player…" I give him a very strange look. "You don't know what a cd player is?" Thus the very long explanation of cd players began. My poor brain…
After what seemed forever the car slowed down in front of the train station. Sadly we had to drive half the way because of Mrs. Weasely. "To bad Hermione had to stay in Spain…" Ron says. "Why is that? Doesn't she usually come here, she seems nice." Rachael says from beside me, helping with the luggage. "Her parents wanted her to go there throughout most of the summer. Well, so did she…" he explains. He gets a far off look in his eye.
"Does he like this 'Hermione' do you think?" I whisper to Lena. She gives a chuckle. "Of course, look at his face!"
Huddling together we all enter the station and gaining stares. Unknowingly, two by two enter the brick wall between platform 9 and 10. Finally Lena and Rachael go in, terrified. I stare at it with Ginny alongside me. "Ready?" she asks me, flipping her red hair to the side. "Sure, let's run into solid rock. Next we can strip naked in the Himalayas…" I say rather sarcastically.
She gives a smile and pushes the rusty cart into the wall. I am dragging behind. I try not to scream as we approach the wall. My eyes slammed shut I feel nothing. Peering through one eye I see adults fussing over children who seem eager to get away. Laughter, yells, hoots, meowing, and other sounds filled the station.
"Wow-" I try to take in the surroundings more but Ginny forces me towards the group. Having six brothers wasn't good for others. "Melissa, come on!" I hear Harry say from the front. Poor Tucker had a hard time keeping up.
I ran onto the train, laughing as Fred and George imitate their Mother's waving. "Goodbye everyone!" I hear Mrs. Weasley yell from outside, the twins repeating her sweetly. I give another giggle follow the guys.
"I gotta go you guys. Prefect and all…" Ron says blushing and runs off. Lena giggles, "Bet he can't wait to see this Hermione can he?" she says. I roll my eyes yet smile just the same. Cramming in the trunks into an empty apartment I give Ginny a wave goodbye. "Thanks for helping, but you could've just left you know." Rachael says.
"No problem, these compartments can be to small sometimes. Well, I'll see ya. I want to show Luna something." She smiles back and then leaves us.
"All alone with three girls. How does it feel?" I ask Harry playfully. "W-what do you mean?" He says, raising an eyebrow. I blush slightly, feeling a little bit embarrass. "Nothing! Just a joke!" I fake a smile. Tucker looks at me suspiciously. "Was it truly nothing?" he asks. "Yes it was nothing!" I whisper at him.
"Er- so… do you need some old books to catch up?" he asks nervously. I wave at him oddly. "Not at the moment, I have the charms already caught up though. I've had a bit of practice you see…"
Before we knew it the castle was starting to get into view and we had to get our robes on. Harry left to the bathroom for us. Such a gentleman. They were kinda weird if you ask me. Though the cloak was fun to twirl in, though. Thankfully I didn't have those weird hats that just point up. I had an original witch look that every American would recognize.
My jewel glowed sharply from my sleeve suddenly. "What the-?" Then I notice that we just stopped at Hogwarts. "Oh yeah! We're here!" I say enthusiastically. Rachael and I bounce around, accidentally knocking into Tucker and Willow.
The door knocks gently from my side, interrupting my dance. How rude of them. "Are you guys descent?" he says, peeking through the door open. I fling the door wide to the side and drag him into here. "We're here, Harry! Actually here!" I sing sweetly.
He looks at me strangely. "Um, yeah…" Lena screams randomly from behind me. What is with today? "What the heck, Lena?" I turn to see my head phones and cd played fizzing sparks madly. She threw them at the floor, avoiding injury. "Oh no, not my cd player!" It is to late, it died.
Dramatically I throw my hands into the air, cursing the gods. Once done I hang my head down solemnly. "It was so precious to me…" I mumble. "There, there, it's in a better place now." Lena pats my shoulder. Everybody else shakes their heads at my sad display.
Grabbing my carry-on bag I head out the door with Tucker beside me. Trying not to get trampled on by fellow sixth years I lead the way. I could hear Aura's familiar squawking with annoyance.
We're lead onto the carriages and off we go to the school. Such a bumpy ride I tell you. What was weird was that Harry couldn't take his eyes off the invisible nothingness in front of us. He kept frantically looking around, as if he saw something we didn't. Dunno what though.
Entering the very large halls in the school I kept waving at the moving portraits. As we entered the great hall I realize my hand aches. I take a seat next to Harry who already is talking to Ron. A bushy haired girl sat in front of him, having a conversation with Rachael. She kept petting Willow unknowingly, most likely nervous.
We were interrupted as the sorting began. I became a little sore in the throat once she finished. At least we thought she did. Professor McGonagall whips out a small piece of paper from her pocket. Stiffly she looks at the students stiffly and reads off it.
"Unfortunately three young ladies have lost five years of school work and will have to have at least another year to finish those." I knew she's talking about us and can't help let a sigh out. "Headmaster Dumbledore regrets to not allow mages into the school earlier. Please make their stay comfortable for mages have been quite rare these days and we hope you won't chase them off." She gave the Slytherins a brief yet nasty look.
Harry gave us a weird look and Hermione gasps, did she know what a mage is? I suppose so, someone has too. Whispers took over my ears very soon.
"What's a mage?"
"They're more powerful than any wizard, stupid!"
"Even Dumbledore?"
"Er- well…"
"What took them so long to get here?"
"Who are they?"
"Where are they?"
"Davies, Lena." She read off the piece of parchment. Lena blushes and hands Aura to me. The whole hall is already staring at her but I think I saw some of the guys gawk at her. Stupid Lena and her flawless beauty.
She sits on the stool awkwardly. I've never seen her so… well, nervous. Professor McGonagall places the tattered old hat onto Lena's head. After a moment a booming voice erupts from the hat. "GYRIFINDOR!" Lena broadly smiles and leapt from the stool, knocking it down, and runs to us. Everyone greets her loudly.
"Fletcher, Rachael." Rachael sat down with even a more fear. The hat is placed onto her head silently. Not a whisper filled the extraordinary room. I could see sweat drops going down her face. "GRYFFINDOR!" more claps and cheers. Rachael sits down next to Hermione, smiling wide.
"Melissa Char' day" Professor McGonagall says stiffly, breaking the cheering once more.
I walk up, my face heating up madly. Once the hat touches my head I hear a voice and hope no one can hear it. "Ah, The Wolf, lucky you…a brave heart, loyal too, temper, oh yes, the warrior's temper… your determination astounds me. Though it isn't enough for a Slytherin is it? No, I suppose not."
It became silent, determining my house.
"Well you better be…GYFINDOR!" The hat shouts. Claps and cheers again. Whoopee… I sat next to Harry who smiles at me. Such a cute grin… Um, I mean- oh never mind.
"You're a mage? You're the one she said have to stay another year to catch up?!" the bushy haired girl says at me, her eyes staring into my soul. Or it seems it. "Hermione, don't nag them too. It's only their first day!" Ron says.
"I'm questioning, not nagging." She snaps back. "We are though." Rachael says shyly, petting Willow till she purrs loudly. "That is so brilliant! Where are your jewels?" Hermione says in a hurry. I pull back my sleeve and show my green and amber shaded jewel. The Earthstone seems calm, the orb misty from the inside. "Wow, a real mage's jewel…" she studies it closely from. It hung beautifully on a black painted chain.
"Mine's a Firestone, pretty eh?" Lena proudly shows the gleaming red jewel which seemed just like a crystallized flame. It hangs from a golden chain on her neck which Hermione seized next.
Rachael clutches her own silvery blue gem on her neck. The tear drop shaped Waterstone hung from a silver chain. Willow purrs into it, comforting the nervous wreck girl. I twirl my oval gem between my fingers gently, calming myself from shouting at the people who were staring.
Professor Dumbledore stands up, everyone becomes quiet and the short speech begins. I half listen and half whisper with Tucker. He ends it with the empty plates and bowls filling with luxuries food. "Oooh!" I grab my fork and dig into the potatoes. I grab a fish for Tucker. Aren't I generous?
"So delicious!" I smile, taking a sip of the pumpkin juice. "When's desert?" I smile. We finish up dinner with our bellies full. I take a couple of cheesecakes despite that. Who in their right mind would pass up a cheesecake? I mean seriously!
Hermione lead us up the dozen of staircases to the Gryffindor portrait. Stupid moving staircases… making me dizzy. A portrait of a fat woman in a pink dress smiles at us. "Password Dear," She said to a Hermione. "Beatnik Root" she simply says. The large portrait door swings open at us. I swing backwards a little, surprised.
Peering through the door I am bombarded with red and gold. "Oh gawd, my eyes! My eyes!" I laugh with Rachael. Hermione gives us a glare but everybody else thinks so too… I think.
Don't really listening to Hermione blabber on about the rules I take a better look at well… everything! It was just like our library at home. I saw Harry and Ron already slip off to their dorms. I little bit hurt of being abandoned I make my way with Lena and Rachael up to our rooms.
Thankfully the rooms had four bunk beds which Rachael and I took the one with the biggest window. Lena saved the bottom bunk for Hermione when she got back. Ginny and some of her other friends took over the other side of the room.
A giant rectangle rug took the space between us which Tucker was already rolling his self silly on. He scrambles up, leaving bits of fur behind, and jumps to the bottom bunk with me. "This has to be a dream…" I hear Rachael say as she unpacked her things. "I know! I miss my cd player though…" I give a whimper of despair and settle in too.
What a nice way to start a year at Hogwarts, right? Let's just call this day a 'freebie nice day…'. Chaos ensues of course. Damn chaos.
Missa: Phew, another done in a nick of time. I hope you guys like it. Now remember, it gets much more- er, sinister I guess. Having loads of homework and her mage responsibilities tied with her soon to be love life will tire this cookie out. Hopefully I don't forget any details. probably will.