Chapter 5: Ravenclaw Blonde

Today was the day we were going to be introduced to the Hogwarts populations as what Hermione had so ceremoniously dubbed the job as 'student teachers.' Dumbledore had not been willing to trust us to have that much authority over Hogwarts. We were students as well as apprentices. So, we could finish our schooling and gain an identity while also learning the ways of teaching. Hermione had become the transfiguration apprentice and I became the apprentice for Defense against the Dark Arts (obviously). This was Dumbledore also had some way of keeping his eyes on us. Smart guy.

The transfiguration teacher was still Minerva while the defense teacher was some no-name idiot of an auror. He couldn't tell the difference between a thestral and a unicorn (he wasn't as enthusiastic about teaching either; I don't know why Dumbledore had settled for him). So I would most likely end up teaching the first and second period classes as well as my class.

At this moment, Hermione and I were sitting beside the famous Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore on the staff-table. We were going to be sorted, and this time around the Sorting Hat wasn't going to have an easy time (like it did last time). Both of us had shown our fair share of bravery and loyalty. We were also very set on self-preservation, not matter how selfless the Daily Prophet made us out to be. We also had enough information stuffed inside our brain to give a Ravenclaw a headache. This was most likely as it ever would be for poor little Sorting Hat.

The students gradually filled in the Great Hall talking about their first day back as we sat silently and anxiously staring at them. Not many had noticed us yet and we wished it would stay that way as long as possible.

But alas, to our dismay two of the five students who had actually reacted to us entered. Loud and obnoxious as they were, they quickly noticed us. They sat down in the middle of the Gryffindor table watching us warily.

"What are they doing here?" whispered James to Sirius thinking we couldn't hear them. What hurt so much weren't the words but the sight and tone he had used.

"How would I know?" Sirius answered in a quiet voice, thinking. But then, the next words he whispered were in hostility. I could not point out why until I realized that he thought no one loved him. "But they're not wearing school robes. May be they are visitors."

I felt a soft pull from Hermione beside me and I turned slightly to see what it was. She was staring at somebody sitting in the Ravenclaw table. I focused my eyes to see who it was. A girl I thought, she was staring at us with a smile. This wasn't really out of the ordinary, but what really caught my attention were the silver eyes, light blonde hair and her carrot top earrings. Could it be… her mother? My eyes, not moving from hers realized that no, no it was not her mother.

Luna.

"That little demon," I spoke softly, "she knew exactly what she was doing."

"She always does seem to, now doesn't she?" Hermione whispered from beside me, her eyes shining fondly. I could not remember when last I had that beautiful little vixen. She had just disappeared in the middle of the war. It was great to be just looking at her once again. She would have already seen this before, seen our reunion. I wondered how long ago she had come to this time.

By then, everybody had taken a seat in one of the tables and was staring at us and Dumbledore expectantly. It was not everyday you got a mystery like us laid out in front of you to chop and discover what was inside in Hogwarts. Hermione pinched me on the side, stopping me from my thoughts going 100 miles per minute. Who knew what I could start thinking.

Dumbledore turned to me with worry in his eyes. I could barely fathom why until I realized I had been holding my breath for a while. It was not a problem for me; I only had to breathe every few hours to be efficient. But it did not look quiet human so we had opted to breathe at least once every few minutes. I flashed him a little smile and he let it go.

Everyone in the room's eyes was now caught by Dumbledore as he stood up to speak.


Hello people.

This is chapter 5. Soon the new chapter will also be coming out. Sorry this chapter is small. But this is also a very important part. If you do not read this, you will have no idea how Luna comes into this. There is a story behind that also and it will be revealed with a little time. Please read and review. I need some feed back, and I would love to see what you have to say about this book.

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