C.J. POV
I was sitting on my bed finishing up my homework. I had now been at Hogwarts for a total of one month and twenty-seven days. Not that I was counting or anything. It was October and evidently it is one of the schools favorite times. It has to do with a holiday called All Hallows Eve. I don't really understand it but I pretend to when ever they talk to me about it. The whole castle was decorated in floating candles and pumpkins and things that are supposed to be scary. James pulled a prank almost every day this month that has to do with Halloween.
I looked up from my work when I heard the door opening.
"C.J.! Look what I found in the library!!" Rose said coming in with Blake, and May. It said Cinderella on the front.
"Umm, congratulations Rose, I think. I would be better off if I actually knew what you were holding up. But I really don't care because it probably has to do something with magic's history and normally I would be content listening about it because I actually don't mind your ranting but I have to finish the transfiguration homework. Would you help? I have no idea where Albus is." Albus always helped me with my transfiguration homework
"Haha nice try C.J. This is actually a muggle fairy tale that children are told by their parents. My mom told me this one so many times as I was growing up, it was my favorite. But this is the Egyptian Cinderella where the Cinderella that everyone tells now days came from! I can't wait to read it, but you have never heard of it? How deprived you are!" She Blake and May ran over and plopped on my bed.
"I can't believe that I am saying this, but put away the homework it is not due for another two days, this is more important!" May, Blake and I stared at her.
"Who are you and what have you done with Rose Weasley?" May asked.
"Oh I get it. This is another one of James pranks and is going to shock the entire Hogwarts population by bringing Teddy into school and pretend to be her while Rose is locked in the Room of Requirement. Teddy don't do that, we would have to take Rose to the hospital wing." May nodded her head. Rose just laughed at us.
"No seriously, May you get while im saying this right? Of course you will be finishing the homework first thing after we get done or tomorrow morning which ever comes first."
"Alright that sounds more like you. And you are right this story is an important moment in child history! We must tell it to her!" Blake said.
"Are you ready for the story of your life time?"
"Umm, sure." I flicked my wand performing a nifty charm that I learned by researching extra spells in the library; for I was a lazy arse so I learned the placement charm. Also, because I love charms so much I, in my free time, have completed first year requirements for the subject.
And with that, they told me the story of Cinderella. I absolutely fell in love with the story. It is almost like this story was written for me, and that it was something that I would look upon when ever I needed a boost up. Just the fact that Cinderella has to deal with her horrible step-mother, and do everything for her, reminds me kind of how I am beaten by my father. Not indirectly but we both have to deal with our own misfortune. Now I just have to wait for my prince and a ball.
After they told me that story, they each shared with me some of their favorite fairy tales.
"You know, the lives we live are fairy tales to all muggles? I though that was really cool." We all nodded our heads.
"You know what my favorite fairy tale is?"
"What is it Blake? We all know now that Rose likes Cinderella along with C.J., May likes Alice in Wonderland. What do you like?
"The three little pigs, I don't know what it is about it. But before we came in the room my favorite was Snow white, but it is just something about this bed." She started jumping on it. It reminds me of it. "Let me tell you the story children." Blake got in the center of the room and began her tale.
"Once upon a time in a fare away land!" she threw her arms wide and sang that line, we giggled at her theatrics.
"There were little piggies. C.J, May, and Rose. Blake was the name of their mother, and these three little piggies wanted to escape the home and explore the world!
All summer long, they roamed through the woods and over the plains, playing games and having fun. None were happier than the three little pigs, and they easily made friends with everyone except the Slytherins, but no one really likes them anyway. Wherever they went, they were given a warm welcome, but as summer drew to a close, they realized that folk were drifting back to their usual jobs, and preparing for winter. Autumn came and it began to rain. The three little pigs started to feel they needed a real home. Sadly they knew that the fun was over now and they must set to work like the others, or they'd be left in the cold and rain, with no roof over their heads. They talked about what to do, but each decided for herself.
The laziest little pig, that is you C.J, said she'd build a straw hut.
'It will only take a day,' she said. The others disagreed.
'It's too fragile," they said disapprovingly, but she refused to listen, because you know how Gryffindors are, stubborn. The second one, that's you May, was not quite so lazy and she went in search of sticks, lots and lots of sticks.
'Clunk! Clunk! Clunk!" It took her two days to nail them together. But the third little pig was very bossy and a lovable know-it-all, that's you Rose, did not like the wooden house.
'That's not the way to build a house!' she said. 'It takes time, patience and hard work to build a house that is strong enough to stand up to wind, rain, and snow, and most of all, protect us from the wolf!'
So the days passed by, and Rose was determined to show you that she was right.
"Why are you working so hard? Why don't you come and play?" But the stubborn bricklayer pig just said "no".
'I shall finish my house first. It must be solid and sturdy. And then I'll come and play!' she said. 'I shall not be foolish like you! For she who laughs last, laughs longest!'"
"Yes that does sound like something she would say doesn't it?" We all were laughing really hard at Blake's story.
"Ahem, not done yet!" We laughed and let her continue.
"Any way like I was saying. Where was I? Ah yes; it was the wisest pig that found out about the hideous evil wolf coming to the neighborhood. Along came the wolf, scowling fiercely at the laziest pig's straw hut.
'Little piggy come out come out, so I can laugh at your hideousness and you can admire my beauty, and then of course we will talk!!'
'Not by the hair of my on chiney chin chin! I would rather hurl! C.J. said to the big ugly wolf.
'If you don't, I shall huff and puff and blow your house down!' She screamed!
'No! Looking at your ugly face could kill me!! I shall not come out by the hair of my chiney chin chin!' C.J. yelled. The wolf growled angrily, and puffing out her chest, she took a very deep breath. Then she blew with all her might, right onto the house. And all the straw the silly pig had heaped against some thin poles, fell down in the great blast. Excited by her own cleverness and ability to do that without actually breaking a nail, the wolf did not notice that C.J had slithered out from underneath the heap of straw, and was dashing towards May's wooden house. When she realized that C.J was escaping, the wolf grew wild with rage.
'Come back!' she roared, trying to catch the pig as she ran into the wooden house. The other little pig greeted her sister, shaking like a leaf.
'I hope this house won't fall down! Let's lean against the door so she can't break in!'
Outside, the wolf could hear the little pigs' words. Starving as she was, at the idea of a two course meal, she rained blows on the door.
'Open up! Open up! I only want to speak to you! And for you to admire my beauty!'
Inside, the two sisters wept in fear and did their best to hold the door fast against the blows. Then the furious wolf braced himself a new effort: she drew in a really enormous breath, and went ... WHOOOOO! The wooden house collapsed like May's attempt at Herbology.
Luckily, Rose had been watching the scene from the window of her own brick house, and she rapidly opened the door to her fleeing sisters. And not a moment too soon, for the wolf was already hammering furiously on the door. This time, the wolf had grave doubts. This house had a much more solid air than the others. She blew once, she blew again and then for a third time. But all was in vain. For the house did not budge an inch. The three little pigs watched her and their fear began to fade. Quite exhausted by her efforts, the wolf decided to try one of her tricks. She scrambled up a nearby ladder, on to the roof to have a look at the chimney. However, the wisest little pig had seen this ploy, and she quickly said.
'Quick! Light the fire!' With her long legs thrust down the chimney, the wolf was not sure if she should slide down the black hole. It wouldn't be easy to get in, but the sound of the little pigs' voices below only made her feel hungrier.
'I'm dying of hunger! I'm going to try and get down." And she let herself drop. But landing was rather hot, too hot! The wolf landed in the fire, stunned by her fall.
The flames licked her hairy coat and her tail became a flaring torch.
'Never again! Never again will I go down a chimney. Or mess with the genius that is May, C.J. and Rose!' she squealed, as she tried to put out the flames in her tail. Then she ran away as fast as she could.
The three happy little pigs, dancing round and round the yard, began to sing. "Tra-la-la! Tra-la-la! The wicked black wolf will never come back...!"
From that terrible day on, the wisest little pig's sisters set to work with a will. In less than no time, up went the two new brick houses. The wolf did return once to roam in the neighborhood, but when she caught sight of three chimneys, she remembered the terrible pain of a burnt tail, and she left for good.
Now safe and happy, the wisest little pig called to her brothers. 'No more work! Come on, let's go and play!'
The End!"
We were all rolling around on the floor laughing so hard. Blake was smiling and laughing at her dramatic performance.
"Blake gasp you should be gasp in drama class!" May said while catching her breath. Blake just smiled; then turned as the door opened to reveal Morgan and Patricia.
"Oh no, piggies! Run the evil wolf is back and this time she brought a friend! Our brick houses won't be any use against them!" Blake shrieked as she ran behind Rose's bed which was farthest from the door. That caused us to go into another fit of laughter.
"Like you guys are like soo stupid. Like get a like life!" Morgan shrieked. And they exited the room once again.
"Alright, I just changed my mind. My new favorite fairy tale is The Three Little Pigs!" I said once I caught my breath. That just threw us into another fit of laughter.
Sorry, I said I would be updating faster, but that was a pretty long wait, so I apologize for that. So did you like the chapter? I had a lot of fun writing it, it was pretty laid back and showed the relation between C.J. and the girls more as we haven't seen much of that. I hope you liked reading it as much as I liked writing it. Let me know if I made any grammatical errors so I can fix them… give me feed back you know I love it… not literally like throwing up but you know what I mean!!. . . .Now speaking of feed back, for the last chapter was pretty good, but I think you all can do better than that. . . SO REVIEW!! PLEASE I LOVE THEM THEY MAKE MY DAY!! If you want to make me a very happy author you shall review!!!