Chapter 7: Flying and The Journey from Platform nine and three-quarters

Right now is the evening of the last day of August. I still can't believe I was adopted but I have to accept it. Trying to forget everything that happened yesterday I busied myself doing everything. Severus didn't even tried to talk to me about yesterday but that is how I like it. Uncle Albus told me not to tell anyone about my seal. The only people who knows something about it is him, Severus and me. My family is half included but they don't really know what it means.

I'm currently searching through my things. I am looking for a necklace. Its pendant is a glass vial and it will be perfect for the Felix Felicis that I am going to give to Severus. Just a couple of more searching and I found it in one of my personal boxes. Now that I found it, all I need now is just a funnel to transfer the potion without spilling it. Severus might have one so I went out of my room and looked through Severus equipments. I found one but it's on the top of a book shelf and I could not reach it on my own. There's no ladder in this room and the table is too heavy to move so I just decided to use each of the stack of the bookcase as a step but it didn't give me much footing.

"What the heck are you doing?" I was so surprised that I lost my footing and I know I'll fall so I just closed my eyes. I waited for the impact but it never came. Maybe I died or something. But does the dead could feel pain in there right foot. "How clumsy could you get? First, my kitchen utensils then my potion equipments and now are you trying to bring down my whole shelf?" Severus? I didn't die? "You won't die on falling that short distance even if no one will catch you" Catch me? Did he catch me? I opened my eyes to see I that I am on his chest level. He was lying on his back while I ended up on top of him.

I adjusted my position so that I'll be on his eye level and I lean my arms on his chest. "Well hello there Severus. I didn't see you there" I said making no move to get up. Damn right foot! It hurts a lot. I think I've broken it.

"What were you doing?" he asked. It actually surprising he didn't asked me to move.

"To answer your first question first, my clumsiness is beyond what you can imagine...and sorry for everything I've broken. However about me falling from the bookshelf, normally I could balance myself very well but you surprised me." It is true that I have broken some of his things because clumsiness but it is also true that I'm good at balancing myself.

"And now you're saying it's my fault after I caught you?" he snapped at me while he was trying to stand up about I put my weight on him.

"No that's not what I'm saying. I was just explaining." he didn't speak and he had stopped on trying to get up "Now about the 'what was I doing?' I was just trying to get a funnel" I said with all honesty.

"Why do you need a funnel?" he looked at me suspiciously.

"For my potion" I simply said but then he raised an eyebrow "Sleeping drought potion for myself." I continued. "You know, sometimes I just couldn't sleep at night" I put a big smile on my face as if it what I am saying is the truth I just hope he buys it. Well by now he must know it because sometimes he would see me at the middle of the night reading a book on the living area. He didn't speak and just stared at me so I just stared at him. If this is a staring contest I would win since I'm good at staring people down but then I might not win because his eyes are so intimidating yet so beautiful.

"You should get off" he said moments later.

"Why?" I said trying to make my voice to sound a little sexier. "I'm having fun with my position, don't you?" Then suddenly he shoved me off him and stood up fixing his long black robes. I take that as a no. He got his wand from his robe pocket and I thought he was going to jinx me or curse me. F*ck I didn't brought with me my wand. I was ready for anything but then he just wave his wand at the direction of the funnel and it came flying towards him. "I've totally forgotten that we can do something like that." he handed me the funnel and immediately went to his room and I didn't get the chance to thank him.

I went back to my room and started to fill up the vial with the Felix Felicis but the vial could only contain few amounts of the potion. Then I remember a spell for it and casted it to the vial. I managed to put half of the content of the cauldron to the vial and I think it's already enough. I put the rest of the potion in a matching vial for my future uses. Before I go tomorrow I'm going to make sure to leave these gifts on his center table at the main room of his quarters. He is the one who is going to bring me to the King's Cross station tomorrow so I'm going to make sure that he'll see the gifts when he came back to his quarters. I also decided to make a simple thank you letter for him. I really hope he'll like the gifts. Hmmmm...speaking of King's Cross I wonder how we will go there. Are we going to apparate again? I hope not I want to experience flying using a broomstick but then it is Severus whom will be the one to bring me there so I think he'll choose the fastest way. But I really hope we'll fly. I'll be going to King's Cross to take the train to Hogwarts because Uncle Albus said that it'll be for the best. He said that it would be nice if I'll meet new friends on the way to Hogwarts.

Third Person's POV

Severus Snape is in his room doing some study plans for the coming semester. He was so busy the last two weeks that he had forgotten about the study plans. He was trying to concentrate but he couldn't stop himself for hearing her thoughts. Ceyransese had forgotten to block her mind...again. In the past weeks that he had spent with her, he had gotten to know her very well. She was very open and easy to read and you could know her for just a couple of days but she could still surprise you with anything she does. She's very clumsy but she's good at what she does. She's very bright and intelligent. She can do anything if she will want it but he's also worried at her. She seems to be very scared of Quirrell after the incident that happened between the two of them. She doesn't leave his quarters without him and she did everything to avoid him at all cost.

Snape had heard her prepare her gifts for him. He didn't expect that she'll prepare something for him. He didn't even expect her to accomplish such a delicate potion as the Felix Felicis."Hmmmm...speaking of King's Cross I wonder how we will go there. Are we going to apparate again? I hope not I want to experience flying using a broomstick but then it's Severus whom will be the one to bring me there so I think he'll choose the fastest way. But really I hope we'll fly." Severus had remembered her saying she wanted to learn how to fly during the day they were in the Diagon Alley. She had also countlessly asked him to teach her even just for once but he had denied each plea. Then suddenly, he had left whatever it is he was doing and search through his things.

Cey's POV

I was awoken by the knock on my door too early in the morning. I ignored him and tried to go back to my peaceful slumber again. "Ceyranese wake up" he called. What the hell is his problem? He never bothered me before. "Go away it's too early" I shouted back at him.

"Fine, then I'll just put this broomstick back to where it was been hidden" broomstick? He's planning to fly to London! I quickly got up to stop him from doing what he said.

"Wait, I'm up" I said as I open my door. I thought, by then he's already far away from my door but it seems that he didn't left his spot so I almost knock him off. If is footing isn't good we'd been lying on the floor again just like last night. Damn this man. He's getting to know me too well. Well it's not like I'm hard to get know. I also noticed that he isn't wearing his usually garments. He is wearing muggle clothes as he calls it. He is wearing a black long sleeve shirt that suits him very well and a nice pair of black jeans. In short, he is still on all black but he really looks handsome.

"What the heck are you wearing?" He hissed at me.

"Umh...my sleep wear?" I am just wearing a spaghetti straps fitted shirt and short shorts. It's one of my normal sleep wear but I guess he never saw in my sleep wear before.

"Breakfast is already served be quick if you don't want the train to leave you." He said then turned his back on me and started his way to the dining table.

"I'll just change. I'll be there in a minute" I said but he didn't say anything. I closed my door and quickly get off my sleep wear and I wear a pair jeans and a fitted black shirt. I went outside of my room to have my breakfast and I'm so happy to know that it was pancakes. YAY! I think I'm going to miss living in Severus' quarters. He always cooks pancakes for me.

After breakfast he charmed all my things so that it will be smaller and we will be able to bring them all during our flight. Then we went to the courtyard where we will take off but before I followed him to the courtyard I placed my gifts on the center table just like I planned. We'll only use one broomstick since I don't know how to ride one and he'll be the one in control of it. It's okay to me as long as I'll experience how to fly. I sat on the front and he sat behind me. His both hands are at either side of me holding the broom in front of me. If he is some other man I don't think I would blush like I am blushing right. I had really gotten to like this man. He's kind and caring but he never shows it. He's a complete unique man and I never met someone like him before. More Importantly, I've never blush before it is a good thing the he can't see my face because I don't know how I look.

We fly over forest after forest and through the clouds. He lowered us on the top of a lake to the point that if I straighten my legs I'll feel the water. I dipped my hand in the water making ripples as we fly over it. It was really a nice feeling and I'm really glad that Severus had decided to fly instead of apparating. We flew until we reach the Diagon Alley. I think I'm going to fly more when I learned how to on my own. From Diagon Alley we went to the Leaky Cauldron and from there we're going to the King's Cross Station.

"What's wrong with your foot?" He suddenly asked while we are walking to the station.

"Nothing" I said. Is it that obvious that my right foot still hurts because of yesterdays falling?

"Swelling is not what you will can call nothing." I am wearing boots for freaking sakes. How can he know it is swelling? One can only know if it is swelling if that person is looking closely at it. He couldn't have looking at me closely, could he? And besides I'm pretty sure I am walking straight to hide it.

"It wasn't swelling." I said extending my left foot in front of me to look at it.

"The other foot." He snapped at me. I didn't speak. I already have no way out of this. He then dragged me and made me sit on a bench in front of the station. He knelt down on his one foot like he was proposing in front of me and removed my boots to examine my right foot. "What caused this?" he asked with concern in his voice.

"I fell" I simply said.

He looked up at me and asked "When?" at that I raised an eyebrow at him.

"You always fall at everything." he stated the obvious fact. Well I don't really fall only when I was surprised because of him or just simply because he was around. Really this guy is making lose my footing.

"Yesterday. The bookcase incident." I said specifying which fall because I also fell yesterday morning because I tripped on nothing. "Ouch!" I exclaimed when he freaking poke the swelling part and it freaking hurts.

"You should have told me or you should have gone to Madam Pomfrey. It wouldn't be like this if you did that." He said while carefully wearing my boots on me.

"I thought it will be fine in the morning." I confessed. I really thought it was just minor injury and that it wouldn't swell like this that's why I didn't tell him.

"Wait here" he said and left me sitting alone on the bench. Just a few minutes he came back with a cart and my things are on it. "Here's your ticket" he said handing me the ticket. "The train leaves in 15 minutes"

"Are you mad at me?" I asked with a sad face. I really don't want him to get mad or disappointed in me. He didn't speak and he just looked at me "I'm really sorry for not telling you. I just didn't think it will be worst like this." I explained.

"Here's a potion" he said handing me a vial with a yucky colored liquid within it. "It will heal your foot but you wouldn't be able to use it for about two hours. Drink it when you're already seated." he instructed.

"Thanks." I said with a smile.

"I'm going to leave you here since I have things needed be done at Hogwarts before the students arrive." he explained. "You'll find your own way, right?"

"Yes"

"And remember not..."

"Not to tell anyone about the book?" I said finishing his words "Yes I'll remember."

"Off you go then."

"See you at Hogwarts." I took the cart and started making my way to the station. When I looked back to see him, he is nowhere to be found. He probably apparated to Hogwarts.

I looked for the platform nine. If I remember correctly the way to the platform nine and three-quarters should be between platforms nine and ten. I, of course, had walked slower than usual so when I saw the platform nine I only have then 10 minutes before the train leaves. I was already making way to it when I somebody bumped on me and I fall. "Oh look at what you've done." I heard a woman said. "Are you alright dear?" She asked me.

"Yes I'm fine. Don't worry about it." I said politely.

"Apologize to her." She ordered to two identical boys. I'll bet they're twin and they're redheads too so I'll also bet that they are the Weasley twins.

"Sorry" they said in unison.

"It's alright." I said. I noticed another redhead boy beside them. He's probably 15 or 16 so I think he's Percy. Behind them is whom I presume to be Ron and Ginny. Not far behind I could see a boy with the lighting scar on his forehead. He's probably Harry Potter and he's probably following the Weasleys just like in the book.

"That sprain." The woman pointed at my left foot. "Did my boys cause that?"

"Oh no ma'am I fell yesterday and that's what caused it." I explained "Really I'm fine it was nothing."

"Are you going to Hogwarts too?" one of the twins asked while eying my things.

"Yes I am" I said with a smile "Alana Ceyranese Moon Martel by the way. Just call me Cey" I said handing out my hand for a hand shake.

"I'm George Weasley" said the twin who asked me and shook my hand "I'm Fred" the other twin said and shook my hand too. Then the rest introduced themselves too: Percy, Ginny, Ron and Missis Molly. They're all redheads just like it was said in the books.

"Which house are you? I've never seen you before." Percy asked.

"I'm new" I said.

"Then you probably don't know how to get on the platform then. Do you want to see Percy go first?" Molly asked.

"Yeah sure."

"Alright, Percy, you go first" Percy marched towards platform nine and ten but just as he reached the dividing barrier between the two platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, he is nowhere to be found.

"Oh you didn't see, do you?" Molly said with concern.

"Don't worry about it Sev - I mean professor Snape told me what to do."

"Snape?" said George.

"Do you mean Professor Severus Snape?" said Fred.

"Yes. He's the one who helped me buy my things at Diagon Alley." I said.

"Well then you go first" Molly said. I walked towards the platform. Severus told me to run if I'm nervous but of course I couldn't run right now because of my stupid foot. I closed my eyes just before I reached the platform and when I opened them I saw the platform nine and three-quarters. The platform is packed with people and their things. I saw students saying their goodbyes to their parents and siblings. I pushed through the crowds until I saw an empty compartment at the end of the train. I cast the levitation spell on my things to put them above the compartment where the luggage should be. Then I seated myself on the seat and drunk the potion Severus gave me. It taste horrible and damn Severus he didn't warn me about the pain I'll experience. I decided to sleep the pain away and beside Severus had woken me too early.

Third person POV

Harry Potter, the boy who lived, is looking for an empty compartment but to his dismay he didn't find one. He only found a compartment with a sleeping girl in it. She was the girl he saw earlier whom the twin bumped into. If he remembers correctly her name is Cey. He put Hedwig inside first and then started to shove and heave his trunk toward the train door. He tried to lift it up the steps but could hardly raise one end and twice he dropped it painfully on his foot.

"Want a hand?" It was one of the red-haired twins he'd followed through the barrier.

"Yes, please," Harry panted.

"Oy, Fred! C'mere and help!"

With the twins' help, Harry's trunk was at last tucked away in a corner of the compartment. Harry had said his thanks to the twin and then the twin found out who he is, the boy who lived. After that the twin's mother called them and off they went to join their mother and other siblings. The twin had annoyed their younger brother, Ron, complained to their mother about Percy being the only one who has gotten a new robe and most of all they have told them about who they met on the train.

Mrs. Molly had forbid them to asked Harry Potter anything about the dark Lord and it seems that the boys will follow her orders. When the train whistle was heard all over the area the Weasley brothers had clambered onto the train. They leaned out of the window for her to kiss them good-bye, and their younger sister began to cry. "Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls." said Fred.

"We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat." said George.

"George!"

"Only joking, Mom." The train began to move. Harry saw the boys' mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, and then she fell back and waved. Moments later the compartments door where Harry Potter is opened and Ron came in.

"Anyone sitting there?" he asked, pointing at the seat beside Harry. "Everywhere else is full."

"No not all" Harry said while shaking his head to say no. "But I'm not sure if she's with someone." Ron looked at the girl and remembered her.

"She's alone. George and Fred bumped into her just before the platform." Ron said then sat beside him. Just moments later the twins came, saying something about Lee Jordan's spider and when they noticed Harry in the compartment they had introduced themselves and they had also introduced their brother Ron. After that they said their goodbyes to them.

Harry and Ron talked about anything while the girl with them is still asleep. Around half past twelve a lady opened their door and asked "Anything off the cart, dears?" Harry, not wanting to miss anything, he got some of everything and paid the woman eleven silver Sickles and seven bronze Knuts. He dropped everything he bought at the seat between him and Ron. He had also shared everything he had bought to Ron.

Cey's POV

When I woke up, the pain had subsided a little and I saw two boys munching like beggars in front of me. Well sorry for the description but that is how I see it. They are Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.

"Oh, hello." Ron said with his mouth full of foods then gulped before speaking again "You're Cey, right?" I nodded "This is Harry" he said pointing at Harry "Harry Potter" he Harry extended his right hand for a hand shake which I took and he said "Nice to meet you" and I replied with the "you too."

"Do you want anything from these?" Harry said pointing at the pile of food between them.

"No thanks." I said politely "I'm not hungry."

"What year are you?" Ron asked.

"First Year" I replied.

"But you look much older than us" he said

"I'm sixteen" I told him, and I saw his eyes grew bigger in shocked "Let's just say my case is different than yours."

"Are you muggle-born?" he asked and I nodded.

"Muggle-born?" Harry asked.

"It means a witch/wizard born in a muggle family." Ron explained to him. Then their Ron's rat became their topic. Ron had asked Harry if he wanted to see him turn the rat yellow and Harry nodded with excitement in his eyes. Ron got his wand and just when he was ready to cast his spell a girl with a brown bushy hair came with a round-faced boy. Hermoine Granger and Neville Longbotton I presume.

"Has anyone seen a toad? Neville'slost one," she said. She had a bossy sort of voice.

"We've already told him we haven't seen it," said Ron, but the girl wasn't listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand.

"Oh, are you doing magic? Let's see it, then." She sat down. Ron looked taken aback.

"Er — all right." He cleared his throat.

"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow,

Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow."

He waved his wand, but nothing happened. Scabbers stayed gray and fast asleep.

"Are you sure that's a real spell? Well, it's not very good, is it? I've tried a few simple spells just for practice and it's all worked for me." It's true that that spell isn't really a spell. I've read a lot of charm spells books in Severus quarters and I have not read such a spell. His brother must have tricked him. Then she had something I didn't quite understand or chose not to listen. She talks so fast and it her pitch hurts my ear. She ended her speech by introducing herself and we introduced ourselves to her. Before leaving she had told us to change into our robes. The boys had followed her advised and went to the bathroom to change but I made no move. I still can't use my foot. I think it was worse than Severus had expected.

"Shouldn't you change into robes?" Ron asked when they came back.

"Can't use my right foot" I said "I'll just change when I can use my foot again" Then talked about the houses in which they would want. Personally I want to be in Slytherin. I want to get to know Severus more and he's the Slytherin head. Then the topic became Gringotts. Ron said someone had tried to still something from it. If the Harry Potter books are the future then my best bet is that it was Professor Quirrell. No wonder I don't like him, he's the villain. Maybe I should tell Severus or Uncle Albus but they told me not to tell them. Maybe I'll just let things happen the way it is.

When the topic became Quidditch I realize I could use my foot again so I excuse myself and I change into my robes. When I came back to our compartment I saw Hermoine just leaving from our compartment. "Hello" I greeted her with a smile which returned then she was off. After a few minutes a voice echoed through the train saying that we'll be arriving at Hogwarts in five minutes. After five minutes the train came to a complete halt and we heard Hagrid calling the first years. He directed us to the boats and with that we reached the castle.


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