Happy Valentine's Day guys! For your present: the next chapter! Sorry again about the wait for the last chapter. This is a good one though. You finally get to meet Sienna's classmates! I'm trying to draw the characters and I'm posting them on deviantART. I'm under the same username, so look me up if you want illustrations. Another big thanks to Draco for all the help and support.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry or Hogwarts. I do, however, own Sienna, Atlantis School of Sorcery, and all faculty and students associated with it. Please, if you want to use my characters or setting, ask permission and give credit. Thanks!
Now, without further ado, chapter six!
Chapter 6: Does and Leopards
"Miss Sinclair," Fontayre said, turning to Sienna. "I'd like for you to join your new classmates in college Amazonia."
The room was dead silent as Fontayre tapped Sienna on the head and changed her robe colors. The shock of the students was evident. A transfer student placed in Amazonia? That hadn't happened in centuries.
Sienna finally took a breath and looked at the students. The Heroes looked shocked but mildly impressed. The Trojans mostly looked confused, but the few who really seemed to get what was happening were glaring back at Sienna enviously. The Amazons and Elysians mostly looked curious. Who was this girl who would be joining their classes?
Fontayre gave Sienna a little push toward the students. Sienna shook herself and made her way to where the other seventh years were sitting at the far end of the Amazon and Elysian table. Two of the Elysians, one with a long silver pony tail and one with short and messy dark brown hair, slid apart to let her sit. Gratefully, Sienna sat down between them.
From the head table Fontayre cleared her throat and continued speaking. "I trust you'll all welcome the new additions to your colleges. As for start of term notices, Quidditch tryout dates will be set by your team captains. However, the final team roster must be turned in to your college supervisor within a fortnight. Tomorrow morning you will set your schedules for the year. That is all the notices for tonight. Now eat, my dears; be merry; and enjoy yourselves!"
She clapped her hands and the silver dishes covering the tables filled with food. The hall erupted into good-natured chatting.
"So, you're Sienna, right?" Sienna looked over at the girl across from her who had spoken. She had long curly gold hair and stunningly turquoise eyes. The girl was absolutely gorgeous. From her accent, light though it was, Sienna could tell she was French. "I'm Lynne, Lynne Benoit. This," she continued gesturing toward the cute, dark, Spanish boy beside her, "is my boyfriend, Lucero Alvar."
Lynne continued on in this way, introducing one person after another. Very quickly, Sienna lost track of the names. She'd have to meet people properly later when she wasn't hearing their names rapid-fire. At least Lynne was friendly. Next to her was a tall girl with short-cropped blood-red hair who was engaged in her own conversation and hadn't even looked at Sienna.
As Sienna looked at each of her new classmates in turn, a few stuck out. The brunette boy next to her with the captivating brown eyes and long lashes. The guy with the silver hair on her other side who smiled and laughed with a sparkle in his violet eyes. The bleach-blonde girl with the cold grey eyes and superior expression. All of them, though, were among the best-looking people Sienna had ever seen. Her own soft brown locks and eyes no longer seemed as beautiful as she'd always thought them. These people could easily have been models. All of them.
"Jeez, Lynne, you're going to talk her to death. Give the girl some air." Lynne looked at the brunette slightly hurt. He rolled his eyes and turned to Sienna. "I'm Hale Lamont. Sorry about Lynne. She's trying to be nice but she doesn't get to play tour guide all that often."
Sienna smiled at Hale, lost in his gleaming brown eyes. "Thanks, it's nice to meet you." Then she turned back to Lynne who was now being consoled by her boyfriend, Lucero. "It's alright, Lynne. You were talking a little fast but don't feel bad. Thanks for trying to make me feel welcome."
Lynne smiled back at Sienna, and soon the group was chatting amiably. Well, except for Sienna. She had finally gotten a chance to turn her attention to the food. And what excellent food it was. She only recognized a fraction of the dishes, though, because they were from all over the world. Lynne was eating some soup that Sienna vaguely remembered the Beaubatons students eating fourth year, Lucero and the Asian girl next to him were both eating some sort of noodle dish, and Hale and the red-head were eating burgers. Sienna couldn't believe the selection and had no idea what to try. The silver-haired guy noticed her indecision.
"Does Hogwarts not have our selection?" He asked laughing. Sienna shook her head. "Well then, you should know that the bouillabaisse is excellent as is the yaki soba." He gestured first toward the soup Lynne was eating, then toward the noodle dish. Then he began helping himself to some sort of bright pink fish. "My favorite, however, is the maple glazed salmon. You should try some." As Sienna began to thank him, he picked up a piece and popped it into her mouth. It really was good, but Sienna wasn't entirely comfortable with being fed by a guy whose name she didn't know.
"Ash, that's creepy! You can't just feed people like that!" Lynne spluttered. Ash smiled at her looking not in the least penitent.
"Ah, see, I've been telling y'all for years that Rene was a perv. It's about time he admitted it."
Ash looked over at the red-head coolly. "Carter, I'm not sure if you're aware, but no one thinks you're funny. Tough luck." He shrugged.
The red-head girl, Carter, looked furious. "For your information, I'm much more well-liked than you are. I, at least, have a boyfriend."
"Yeah, because you'd make fun of me way less if I had a boyfriend. That makes sense." Ash rolled his eyes dramatically, eliciting a laugh from the guy next to Carter.
"Fox, don't you dare side with him!" Carter yelled at the guy with her. Sienna guessed he was her boyfriend, but she wasn't sure.
Obviously attempting to end the argument, Lucero jumped in. "Carter, does that mean you and King are back together?"
Carter brightened visibly and said, "Yeah, we got together on the train."
Sienna heard Hale mutter under his breath, "Wonder how long it'll last this time. A week? Tops?"
Ash laughed. "Not even. I bet they'll be fighting tomorrow."
Both laughed quietly but Carter didn't notice. Lucero, Sienna noticed, did smile though. She was beginning to feel better about the year. The other students weren't as uptight as she'd worried they'd be. Most of them seemed to accept her pretty well too. Maybe she wouldn't be too out of her league.
Soon, the meal had ended, and everyone was dispersing to their dormitories. Sienna walked back to the Amazon dormitory with her new friends.
"Good evening, Lady Artemis," Sienna said as she walked up to the urn.
"Ah, good evening, Sienna. And everyone else has arrived as well. Welcome back my friends!" Artemis laughed gaily.
"Lady Diana, did you have a good break? It's great to be back," Lynne sang as she approached. The two had such similar voices it was kind of crazy.
"I had a beautiful break. Yours?" Artemis asked happily.
"Excellent as well. What's the new password?"
"It's puellae imperium," Sienna responded quickly.
Artemis smiled and opened the entrance, letting the Amazons pass. Once everyone had arrived in the common room, the bleach blonde stopped them.
"Good evening, sisters. My name is Freja Melker. I am the college lead this year.
To those of you who are new to Amazonia, welcome. There are a few things that you need to be aware of. First, absolutely no boys in the dormitory at any time." The statement was punctuated with a few laughs from the older students which received a glare from Freja in answer, "Second, our college supervisor is Professor Clannyte. If you have any problems, she will be happy to help you. Lastly, seventh year, Carter Glass, is Quidditch captain again this year. She has informed me that we will have tryouts Wednesday night directly after dinner. That is all. Have a good night."
With that, everyone scattered to their individual rooms. Sienna followed Freja, Carter, Lynne, and the Asian girl down to their room. Downstairs in their room the girls finally relaxed.
"Welcome back everyone," Lynne cried happily. "Are you guys ready for our annual truth-or-dare welcome-back-to-Atlantis game?"
The others laughed and took a seat in a circle on the ground. Sienna wasn't sure if she was quite comfortable enough with them to play. After all, the Asian girl had a bit of a manic gleam in her eye and Carter was looking ready to humiliate everyone.
"I'll pass if you guys don't mind. I have a few things I need to do before we get swamped with work. I'll see you later, alright?"
The others nodded without really looking at her, so Sienna took her leave. She decided she'd head down to the Quidditch pitch and get a bit more practice in. She was still a bit unnerved by the whole situation. For one thing, everyone looked athletic, so Sienna was getting nervous about tryouts again. Also, she felt so insignificant next to so many gorgeous people. And that was without seeing their actual talents. They all had special areas where they excelled, and Sienna hadn't seen any of them.
To get her mind off things, she soared into the air. She practiced her Chasing for a while, but it was difficult to practice on her own. So she switched over to Seeking. Sienna had been practicing playing Seeker just like Professor Gladinor had instructed her. She was getting pretty good and, honestly, it was improving her Chasing ability too.
She'd been practicing for a while when she heard Carter's voice from below her. "So, you play Quidditch do you? Seeker?"
"Er, no. I've always played Chaser. I just practice Seeking to improve my reflexes." Sienna called back as she descended to where Carter stood watching.
"Well, that's certainly better for you. If you'd been a Seeker you'd never have made the team. I'm Seeker. It's a good idea to improve your reflexes though. Let's see what you've got." With a flourish, Carter mounted her broomstick, a Firebolt, and joined Sienna in the air. For the next half-hour she alternated between playing with and against Sienna in order to judge her skills. It was pretty incredible how talented she was. Carter, a Seeker, was better at Chasing than most of the Hogwarts Chasers. Sienna had to play her best just to keep up.
Finally, Carter stopped. "You're not too bad. You actually might make it as a Chaser if you keep practicing. Even if you don't, I'm pretty sure you'll land a spot as an alternate. Either way, I'm impressed. Let's head back to the dormitory."
Sienna nodded and the two walked back to the common room. As they walked, Carter told Sienna a bit more about the group. She explained that, between Amazonia and Elysia, there were now ten seventh years, five from each of the two colleges. Everyone was mostly friends with each other, but with a couple exceptions: Carter and Ash were nemeses and Carter and her boyfriend, Latharn ("though I call him 'Fox'") King, were always alternating between best friends, worst enemies, and boyfriend/girlfriend. Sienna finally understood Hale's comment about how long they'd be together. Besides that, everyone was really friends. The ten were split into two distinct groups, however. Carter, Lynne, Lucero, King, and Hale were a tightly-knit group as were Ash, Freja, the Asian girl Kiki, and a boy Sienna hadn't noticed at dinner named Sil. The only real exception to the grouping was Hale, who was close friends with Ash, as well as with Lucero and King.
By the time the two arrived in the common room, Sienna had realized that Carter wasn't as bratty and mean as she'd originally seemed. She was incredibly competitive and more than a bit moody, but she was a good person really.
"So, Sienna, you're welcome to hang out with us. You can hang out with Rene and his friends if you want, but we're much cooler. Honestly, though, we all hang out together most of the time, so it's not much of an issue either way."
Sienna smiled at Carter. "I get it. I'd love to hang out with you guys. Between you and Lynne, I think I've found the official welcoming committee." Carter laughed and the two joined the other girls for the end of the truth-or-dare game.
. . .
When Sienna woke up the next morning, it took her a minute to remember that she was no longer alone in her dormitory. The other girls weren't up yet, but Sienna had woken up early due to another Koi dream. She rose and got ready quickly before slipping out of the dormitory.
When Sienna emerged in the corridor, she wasn't entirely sure what she wanted to do in the hour before breakfast. She considered practicing her sword-fighting, but what she really wanted was to talk to Harry. She debated for a moment before deciding that he'd probably be up.
Sienna had found a nice little cave behind the waterfall earlier in the week and that is where she went now. Once she'd clambered into its depths, Sienna cast a few protection spells, just enough to warn her if anyone was coming without drawing the attention of the professors. Finally, she unclipped her mirror charm and returned it to full size. "Harry," she said quietly. She watched for a moment as the mirror swirled before Harry's face appeared in it.
"Good morning, Harry. I didn't wake you, did I?" Sienna said smiling.
"No, I've been up for a little while. How are you? The other students arrived yesterday, right? How are they?" Harry asked, looking concerned.
"They're not too bad," Sienna responded thoughtfully. "All the Amazons and Elysians look like models. It's kind of crazy. Besides that, they all know each other really well. I mean, think of how you would feel if you found out that there was going to be another Gryffindor boy in your year. It would be really weird. I feel like I've walked in on these people's family or something. With that being said, they're being really nice to me." Sienna proceeded to tell Harry about the feast and the various people she had met.
He listened attentively, and, when she had finished, said, "They're a bit strange, but, you're right, they seem nice enough. Have you figured anything out about that dream you were having?"
Sienna sighed. "I have no idea what to think. I don't get why some Koi would get to the spring but not become dragons. It sounds like they choose whether or not they want to be dragons. But why wouldn't they want to fly?"
"Maybe they were scared," Harry supplied helpfully.
Sienna shook her head slowly. "No, I don't think that's it. If that were the case, we would praise the Koi's courage, not his perseverance."
The two mulled over the question for a few more minutes before admitting they had no idea. They chatted a little more after that. Harry told Sienna about Lupin and the argument they had had. He also told her about the change in Kreacher after they gave him the locket.
Sienna smiled throughout the conversation. She was so happy to be talking to her friend again. After meeting all those new people, she liked the comfort of an old friend. All too soon, however, she needed to end the conversation so she could go to breakfast.
As Sienna walked to the dining hall, she thought about the day ahead of her. She really didn't know what her schedule would look like. Everything was so different at Atlantis. She knew she'd get through it, but she was still a bit nervous.
When she arrived, she found that it was still a bit early and most people hadn't gotten to breakfast yet. The only other seventh years at their table were Hale, Latharn, and Kiki. Sienna sat down next to Latharn, across from the other two, and heaped her plate with kippers and toast.
"'Morning, Sienna," Latharn said cheerfully. "I heard you're going to try out for a position as an Amazon Chaser. You don't sound too bad from what I heard, so good luck. Though, if you get it, you'll be playing against Lamont. He's one of the Elysian Chasers. Plus, I'll be whacking bludgers at you as hard as I can. Shouldn't be too bad."
"Er, ok. How did you know I'm trying out as Chaser?" Sienna asked, very confused.
"Pixie told me," He responded, shrugging.
Sienna was just as confused as she'd been before he answered. She looked at Hale for help.
"Carter. King calls her Pixie. Carter calls everyone by a nickname, it seems, so King calls her Pixie because of her haircut." Hale smirked as he explained.
"Oh, I get it," Sienna said relieved. "So, both of you are on the team?"
"Yeah," Latharn replied quickly. "Sil's the only seventh year Elysian not on the team. Lucero's Keeper, and Ash plays Seeker opposite Pixie. I think that's one of the reason the two don't get along well."
"More likely it's because they both have heads a bit too big for their bodies," Hale laughed.
"Well, yeah, that could be part of it." Latharn admitted, trying hard not to laugh.
"Oh, you four are here early," Professor Clannyte said happily as she sat down next to Sienna. Behind her stood a tall, middle-aged man with short straw-colored hair. Sienna could tell just by looking at him that, at one time, he had been incredibly attractive, even though he wasn't anymore. "Well, then, let's go ahead and set up your schedules, shall we? Sienna, since you're new to our system, I'll start with Kiki then help you. Oh yeah, Sienna, this is Professor Fischer, our Transfiguration teacher. He's supervisor for Elysia. Now, Kiki, let's get your schedule set up."
Clannyte looked at a list and tapped on a blank schedule with her wand. After a moment she said, "Kiki, do you want to take any Honors courses this semester?"
Kiki smiled. It was the first time Sienna had seen her smile. She looked beautiful when she smiled. Well, she was always gorgeous, with her straight black hair and matching eyes, but smiling helped a lot. "Of course, Dark Arts, as usual. The Transfiguration-Divination class is next semester, right? So, that should be plenty."
Clannyte nodded and tapped the schedule again. "Here's your schedule for the semester then. You've got a pretty light one this semester." Then she turned to Sienna. "You ready to look at yours?"
Sienna nodded. "Yeah, but what do you mean by Honors courses?"
"Oh, we have some classes that are not required but can be taken by choice. We call them Honors classes. Often they're harder than normal classes because they are more in-depth. Some of them can take the place of a required class for a semester if you so choose. For example, Kiki takes Dark Arts, so she isn't required to take Charms. Your required classes are Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Defense against the Dark Arts, Divination, and your Combat Classes. Amazons must take at least one Honors class. We have many choices, from Healing to Spell Creation to Ancient Runes to Political Science. Almost anything you could be interested in could count as an Honors course."
Sienna's head was spinning. So many fascinating classes! She wasn't sure what she wanted to take.
"That makes it really hard to choose. At least we got to look at the list." Hale interrupted. Apparently he had been listening ever since he finished his own schedule. Then he turned to Sienna. "I'd think about what you're good at. Find some of those courses. I take Political Science because I'm thinking about going into politics. I also take Spell Creation because it's fun. Everyone does something different because everyone has different skills they value. Think of it that way."
Sienna smiled then thought for another minute before turning back to Clannyte. "I'd like to take Spell Creation for sure. I've always liked the thought of going into the Ministry of Magic after I graduate, so Political Science might not be a bad option either. I really love Ancient Runes, so I'd like to take that also. Is that alright?"
Clannyte nodded and tapped the schedule. "Spell Creation can take the place of Charms. Would you like it to?"
Sienna shook her head. "I'd rather take both."
"Well, that won't leave you a lot of extra time, but I think you can do it." Clannyte finished the schedule, handed it to Sienna, and stood. As Sienna read it over, she saw that Clannyte was right; it would be hard to get everything done. However, she was certainly going to give it her best shot.
"Good morning," Lynne sang out from behind them, sitting down in the seat Clannyte had just vacated. "Ooh, you got your schedule! Let me see what you're taking!" Sienna handed her the schedule and she looked it over eagerly before frowning. "Aw, we won't be in any Honors courses together. I take Healing and Fine Arts. Carter's not in any of those three either. Lucero will be in Political Science with you though."
Sienna laughed. "Do you have everyone's schedule memorized?"
Lynne blushed lightly, "Yeah, kinda."
Sienna, Hale, and Lartharn broke down laughing.
"What? Is it a problem that I care about my friends?" Lynne asked looking hurt.
"Of course not, Lynne. They just couldn't help laughing because that blush was so cute," Lucero said sweetly, wrapping his arms around Lynne from behind. Sienna watched as Lynne instantly relaxed into his embrace. She was a bit surprised, a bit touched, and a little bit envious as well. She'd never had a boyfriend, really. She'd liked Harry all these years, but it had never done her any good. One of the Beauxbatons boys had taken her to the Yule Ball fourth year, but nothing had come of that either. Now here she was at a new school with classmates that had known one another for years.
Sienna shook herself from her thoughts. "So, besides Lucero and Hale, who else is in my Honors classes, Lynne?"
"Well," Lynne said slowly. "Freja takes almost everything so she'll be in Spell Creation and Ancient Runes, and I'm pretty sure King is in Spell Creation. That's all though."
"Okay, I'll admit, it's kind of cool that you know that. Thanks," Sienna responded, laughing once more. "Can I have my schedule back now?"
"Oh, yeah, sure," Lynne giggled, handing Sienna back her schedule. Sienna looked it over carefully. She had double Potions until lunch and then double Divination and finally Ancient Runes. Not a terrible day, but exhausting for sure.
Slowly the rest of 7th years trickled in. As they each got their schedule, Sienna realized that Lynne had been completely right about who was in her classes. She was pretty impressed. Finally the only ones not there were Carter and Ash.
"Hey, King, where's Carter?" Sienna asked realizing that they only had ten minutes until class.
"Pixie? She's always late for breakfast. She'll make it in time to at least eat a piece of toast then walk to class with us." He shrugged looking unconcerned.
Sure enough, five minutes before class, Carter threw herself into the seat Latharn had saved for her. She started shoveling food into her mouth.
"Hungry, Carter? Did you not eat last night? I could have sworn you were stuffing your face then, too," Purred a boy with spiky platinum blonde hair that Sienna hadn't noticed before.
"Shut up, Rene," Carter growled, throwing him a withering glance, but not slowing her breakfast.
"Wait, Ash?" Sienna asked in surprise. "Is that you?"
"Of course, who else would it be?" Ash replied back smirking.
Sienna was completely lost. "Sienna, Ash is an animorphmagus," Hale said calmly, getting up from the table. Sienna looked at him in shock before turning back to Ash. Yeah, now that she really looked, she could tell. His face was mostly the same shape, and the gleam in his eyes was identical to the one yesterday. "Come on, we have to go to class," Hale grabbed her by the arm and pulled Sienna to her feet. She could feel herself trembling as he released her, but she wasn't sure why.
Hale shot her a smile, a real smile, and began walking out of the dining hall. It only took Sienna a moment before she followed him. Together, the ten 7th years walked out into the entrance hall. Hale led the group toward a small alcove with a doorway in it that apparently led to the Atlantean equivalent of dungeons. However, as they approached it, Lynne broke off from the group and turned toward the dormitory.
"Lynne, aren't you coming to Potions?" Sienna asked, stopping.
"Oh, I don't take Potions. It's not really my thing. Healing counts for Potions so I don't have to take it. I'll see you guys at lunch though." Lynne gave Lucero a quick kiss and waved at the group before flipping her hair and disappearing down the corridor leading to the common room.
Sienna turned and followed the rest of the group down into the dungeons. Well, "dungeons" wasn't really the right word for them. The walls looked like some sort of pearlescent blue shell, and the same orb-lights illuminated this corridor as the ones above it. In fact, the only thing remotely dungeon-esque about the corridor was the lack of windows and flowers.
They walked into the dungeon that held their potions class. Inside, a middle aged man with dull red-orange hair was waiting for them. "Welcome back, students. Ah, and a special welcome to our new Amazon. Sienna Sinclair, correct? Well, take a seat."
Sienna looked around to find a seat. There were three tables each seating three. Apparently the classrooms were set up with the exact number of seats for the class coming in. Once more, Sienna found herself seated between Ash and Hale.
"I am Professor Rinne. As you may know, this semester we will be focusing on the more complex antidotes and other healing potions. However, Professor Clannyte has asked that we begin by brewing a batch of polyjuice potion for use in your Divination class. This is a difficult potion, especially if you want the effects to last. However, I think you are well prepared and should have no problem. Now, turn to page forty-seven and begin."
Sienna stared at Professor Rinne for a moment. They were expected to brew polyjuice potion in class? She was confident that she could do it, after all, she and Hermione had managed a competent batch in their second year. But it was still surprising.
"Sienna, you alright? We can help you if you need it." Hale said quietly, tapping her on the shoulder.
"Oh, thanks Hale, but I'll be fine. I was just surprised." Sienna smiled at him before opening her book.
"Of course, Lamont. Why would she need your help? I'm right here," Ash added leaning onto Sienna's shoulder and looking at Hale.
"Why would you need polyjuice potion? You're an animorphmagus." Sienna interrupted, gently pushing him off her.
Hale laughed, and the three began their potions. It seemed like no time at all before Rinne stopped them. "This potion will take several class-periods to complete. If you fall behind you will need to come during your free time to catch up. As soon as we finish we can get started on the Wolfsbane potion, so I encourage you to work quickly. You're dismissed."
The class rose quickly and returned to the dining hall for lunch. Afterwards, they had Divination, which was much the same as it had been the past two weeks, except now, Sienna wasn't the only student. Until the polyjuice potions were ready, the class was working on Legilimency and, of course, Occlumency. They were starting with the theory, but would be moving on to actual practice soon.
Double Divination dragged on, as Sienna took pages of notes. It actually came as a relief when Clannyte told them they could leave.
"Wow, that must have been the most boring Divination class since fourth year," Latharn said stretching once they'd walked into the hallway.
"I don't know, it wasn't too bad," Freja said thoughtfully. When everyone looked at her in disbelief, she shrugged. "You guys know I like lectures."
Latharn shook his head, looking pained, while Carter started groaning theatrically. Sienna, Hale, and Ash laughed.
As the group separated to go to their various Honors classes, Sienna smiled thoughtfully. She was really excited about the year, now that she was getting more comfortable with the people. It would be nice, she realized, to actually have a year where she could focus on her homework and friends without worrying about crazy plots or death-courting adventures. Smiling, she followed Freja to Ancient Runes.
. . .
Ancient Runes was taught by an incredibly old Russian witch named Professor Drenyiv. This class, like all the others, was much harder at Atlantis than at Hogwarts. Making it even harder, the only other student in the class was Freja, and she had the top marks in their year.
When Drenyiv dismissed them, she held Sienna back for a moment. "Sienna, you're new, so I don't want to make this too difficult for you. You didn't finish the assigned translation in class, but for this week only I will allow you to finish your work for homework. Starting next week, though, I will need to pick up what you've finished and grade accordingly, alright?"
Sienna nodded stiffly, trying to process what she'd been told. Ancient Runes had always been one of her best subjects. As she wandered down the hall toward her dormitory, she decided she needed to fly a bit to clear her head.
Sienna arrived in the dormitory just as Carter was leaving, holding her broomstick. "Are you going to practice?" Sienna asked, gesturing to the broom.
"Yeah. You want to come?" Carter grinned, eyes alight with the prospect of being in the air.
Sienna nodded and quickly swapped her school bag for her broomstick. The two walked out to the pitch and began practicing. The more she practiced with Carter, the better Sienna noticed herself becoming. Carter really was talented, and just trying to keep up with her for an hour was improving Sienna's skills more than the two weeks of training alone had.
They finally stopped so that they could shower before dinner. As they began walking back to the dormitory, Sienna felt a buzzing at her wrist. She frowned. "Carter, you go on ahead. I forgot something at the Quidditch pitch."
Carter nodded absently, having noticed Latharn and Lucero sitting under a tree. She ran over to greet them as Sienna quickly made her way to her little cave.
"Harry, what's up? We talked this morning. I know you want to know how the first real day was, but couldn't you have waited a bit longer?"
"Sienna," Harry's voice was flat. Sienna was startled to see how pale his face was. "I know I'm supposed to be blocking him, but I can't help but see what he's doing. Sienna, he's got someone there. Voldemort has a spy at Atlantis."
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please review! I'd also like to know who your favorite characters are. So please review with your favorite character (or second, if your favorite is Sienna). I'll put the results of the poll up with each new chapter.