Shinigami- The story of Devlin will be revealed in later chapters. Keep reading and you'll find out! To your 2nd questions…I do not know, it might be revealed in 7th book of Harry Potter.
People-Alexis in outgoing in public but when she is alone, she's shy. She is also suspicious of people's motives so when a person earns her trust, they have it forever. Contrary to what you may believe, Alexis is not good at everything. She will be bad at divination, quidditch though she is good at flying (her talent comes later in series) and maybe DADA and occasionally Transfiguration.
That night, one of the classes that Alexis was excited for, they had Astronomy. Naturally, the Astronomy professor introduced them to the Art of Star Gazing, safety rules for being at the top of the Astronomy Tower, and instructions for using the telescope. Alexis, always stargazing when Aunt Petunia allowed her to, was very good at recognizing star constellations. She saw that Venus was bright and Mars was not bright. Alexis was very relieved even if it meant seeing love-struck couples kissing and coming out of broom closets. It was a very interesting lesson though many Ravenclaws including Padma, still jealous over the Recital; Draco, who did not have any interest at all in Astronomy; Terry, who did not spot any of the constellations or planets; Devon and Daemon who were both more interested in more practical magic like Transfiguration, Charms and Potions. In fact, the only people to what the teacher saying was Blaise Zabini, Alexis's Partner in Astronomy; Lisa Turpin, she was naturally good at theory and quiet practical work such as Charms, History of Magic, Astronomy and Potions; Mandy, ambitious and determined to learn all her coursework.
The next day, Alexis awoke at her usual time and prepared for classes whilst waiting for her friends to wake up. Vicky, Rei, Ray, and Lela all woke up at 7am and had a long, long shower. At half past seven, Padma woke up. Slowly and sleepily, they prepared for classes.
"Hey, it's almost breakfast…we need to go now," said Alexis gently.
"You go first, Lexi," replied Padma yawning, "We'll meet you down in the Great Hall"
She hesitated "Fine, I'll save some breakfast for you guys"
Alexis slowly walked down the stairs and out of the common room. She half-expected Draco, Terry or Padma to chase after her and yelling 'Stop! Wait for me!' Once she walked out of the 'Ravenclaw' corridor, she hung her head, hoping no one will realize it is her who is alone with no friends hanging around her.
"Hey Potter!" yelled a male's voice.
Her head snapped up quietly. She remembered the boy; he was her Astronomy partner last night.
"Hello Blaise, how are you?" smiled Alexis sweetly
"I'm fine, where are your friends?" asked Blaise
"Oh, they're still tired after last night," chuckled Alexis
"Yeah, Crabbe, Goyle are extra slow today. Pansy is still catching up on her 'beauty' sleep. Millicent, Daphne and Tracy are awake and preening themselves"
She looked up at him and studied his features. He has the dark, sapphire blue eyes with jet black hair. His nose was finely shaped. Hs mouth had dimples and was a light pink color.
"So what do you have today?" asked Blaise
"The Ravenclaws have double Charms and then Transfiguration. After lunch, we have History of Magic and Potions together with the Hufflepuffs. What do the Slytherins have?"
"We have Potions, Herbology and History of Magic today with the Gryffindors. Beats me why they don't just put the Slytherins and Ravenclaws together…we get more work done. Then we have Charms, Defense against the Dark Arts after lunch," said Blaise grinning
He explained, "Professor Snape is biased towards the Gryffindors and usually takes points off for anything they do wrong. That provides great entertainment for us Slytherins especially since the rest of the teachers except perhaps Professor McGonagall think we are Voldemort's minions-in-training"
"Wow, that's really prejudice towards Slytherin. Do you think they know what the effect they are causing?"
"Deep, deep down, probably yes. Consciously, no," said Blaise quickly
Alexis changed the subject "Is Professor Snape really mean?"
"Only towards Gryffindors or if you get on his bad side, he could care less about Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs,"
"Note to self: DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE PROFESSOR SNAPE HATE ME," repeated Alexis
Blaise laughed. It was quite a long laugh, one that caused Alexis to start giggling as well.
"Oh, we're here," noticed Alexis
"Yeah, I'll see you around some time," he nodded at her. He walked towards the Slytherin table.
Alexis munched on some toast before packing sandwiches for Terry, Padma, and Draco. She arrived at the Charms classroom before anybody else and waited for Professor Flitwick to open the door.
"Ahh, Miss Potter, you're the first student here! Where are your friends?" said the Professor in his squeaky voice.
"They're still tired after last night, Professor," smiled Alexis, "We had Astronomy"
Slowly, the Ravenclaws drifted into Charms.
"Today we are going to learn about the theory of the Levitation Charm. Now who can tell me, what is the Levitation Charm?" Professor Flitwick asks us.
Padma answered, "It causes an object to levitate into the air"
"Five points to Ravenclaw"
Over the next hour, Flitwick explained the uses, and history of the Levitation Charm.
"Over the next few weeks, we shall learn the wand movement, theory and incantation for the spell," said Professor Flitwick, "Please write an essay on today's lesson"
"Dismissed, class"
"Here are some breakfast for you," Alexis handed Draco, Terry and Padma the sandwiches.
"Is this cheese flavor? I HATE cheese sandwiches," said Draco
Alexis felt tears flowing into her eyes "Well, you should have come to breakfast then"
She shoved her way through the crowds and entered the Transfiguration classroom.
"Alexis! Alexis!" waved Devon, "Would you like to sit with me?"
She greeted Devon with a smile "Sure"
All through Transfiguration, Alexis felt eyes watching her. Eyes…belong to Professor McGonagall, Draco and Padma. Her first spell in Transfiguration was a major disappointment. Even the Ravenclaw Twins did better then her. Her match turned silver and grew spikes. The other Ravenclaws achieved the ideal result.
"Miss Potter, stay behind please," said Professor McGonagall
"Is everything ok? You seemed distracted…,"
"Everything is fine, I'm simply tired," she forced a smile.
At lunch, all the Ravenclaws were dreading Potions. They had heard tales of Professor Snape's partiality towards the Slytherins from the Gryffindors and believed every word of they had said.
"Honestly, you would expect smarter students to be more logical and look at the reasons and evidence," complained Professor Snape to Professor Flitwick
"I am afraid that although the Ravenclaws are more mature and smarter than other students in other Houses, we are not infallible to the corruption of believing other people's words," said Professor Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling madly.
"Hmmm," grumbled Professor Snape
"Alexis, Professor Snape looks so grumpy!" said Draco. He was right; Professor Snape did look grumpy and sour as he stared at the Ravenclaw table.
Padma shrugged "Must be all the rumors going around about him has reached his ears"
"I guess, though imagine what it will be like when we do have Potions. He'll treat us the way we expect him to treat us," said Alexis.
"I guess you're right, Lexi" smiled Terry dreamily
She waved a hand in front of his face, "Why are you looking like that? You're not dreaming about Professor Snape are you?" asked Alexis
He simply sighed and looked at the Head table.
"Of course, he's not," said Draco, "He's seems to be looking at the blond-haired teacher, sitting more to the right of Professor Dumbledore rather then where Professor Snape is sitting"
"Hmmm, Vicky, do you know the female blond-haired teacher is?" asks Padma
"Um- she's supposed to be the apprentice of Professor Kettleburn, the Care of Magical Creatures Professor"
"Yeah, her name is Professor Vixen. According to Hogwarts Rumor Mill, she is a Veela. Which probably explains why your friends, Terry, Draco, Daemon and Devon are looking so dreamy," said Ray mischievously.
Padma blushed red and steered the potential conversation away from it could have been.
"Professor Snape is probably in a bad mood anyway," said Padma flippantly.
"We'll see," said Alexis, "We better get these boys out of the Great hall before their brain changes to mush"
Slowly and carefully, Padma and Alexis carried the boys out of the Great Hall-with the Weasley Twins helping, of course.
The instant they were no longer within the 'infatuation' distance of the Veela, the boys returned to their normal state.
"Why am I hungry? What happened? Why am I in the Entrance Hall? Why can't I remember anything?" whined Draco
"Oh, Professor Kettleburn's apprentice has arrived. She is also a Veela," smirked Alexis.
"She's a Veela???!!!" asked Draco "Funny, I do not usually fall under a Veela's spell"
"Hmm, does it mean you are half-veela? Only Veelas' can resist other Veela's charms," asked Terry curious
"I'm one quarter Veela actually," acknowledged Draco.
"Anyways Drake, eat your lunch. We have potions next," said Alexis, "We actually need to use energy for that class"
"Drake, eh?" said Terry amused
"Yeah or maybe Dray," said Alexus, grinning
"Hmm, you can be either Ali or Lexi or Lex or Lexus, then" said Padma
"Padma…how can you butcher that name? Paddy?" wondered Darco out loud
"Terry can be…Teddy!" cried Draco
Terry raised an elegant eyebrow, "So nice to be thought of as cute," he said smugly
"Haha, but we need to be in Potions in exactly five minutes" said Draco sarcastically
"I do not fancy being the recipient of Professor Snape's wrath," Alexis said.
"Or being the first student this year in Ravenclaw to have a detention" Padma said.
"Good point, let's go," said Draco, as he 'walked'.
The four Ravenclaws ran to the Dungeons where the Potions class will take place. In the classroom, Alexis noticed that only a few Hufflepuffs has shown up.
Each Ravenclaw sat next to a Hufflepuff.
"Hello, I'm Justin Finch-Fletchly," introduced the shy Hufflepuff. He was Alexis's partner for today.
"I'm Alexis," said Alexis, smiling at the Hufflepuff.
The doors suddenly blew open. A tall, dark, male entered the room. He was dressed in black robes. His skin color was a pale, starchly white and his hair, contrasting with his skin color, was a greasy black. He glared at the students, finally setting on the Hufflepuffs.
His pink colored lips curled in dislike, "I am the Potions Master of Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin Hosue. IF you are lucky, you will not fail the first year and shall have me as a teacher for the next seven years. Understood?" he knocked his hand onto the desk, creating a loud 'Bang!' and all the students were startled at the sudden noise.
He surveyed the students, "A combination of Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws; at least you'll be slightly easier to teach than the class of first year Gryffindors and Slytherins. Naturally, the Ravenclaws will be good at the theory side of potions and the Hufflepuffs will be average at both practical and theory but by the end of the year, I hope this class will have strengthen your weaknesses"
"POTTER!" he shouted, "Where a bezoar found and what are are its uses?"
"It is found in the stomach of a goat and its known use is for curing most poisons" said Alexis quietly.
"What is the difference between wolfsbane and monkshood?" he sneered at Padma
She gave a frightened little squeak, "T-there is n-no difference, sir, they're the s-same –plant"
"Boot! What is the other name know for wolfsbane and monkshood?"
"Um-It's known as aconite, sir"
Snape breathed heavily, "Very well, five points to Ravneclaw"
Suddenly his eyes landed on the Hufflepuffs, "Why aren't you writing all this down???" he snapped
The Hufflepuffs snapped out their quills and hurriedly copied all the information down.
For the next fifty minutes, either the Ravenclaws or Hufflepuffs answered the questions. They lost points and gained points, thanks to Alexis. When she answered wrongly to a question, the Hufflepuffs gained a point, when she answered correctly, the Hufflepuffs lost a point. By the end of the lesson, everybody was exhausted by the questions they had to answer. Of course, not a single Ravenclaw blamed Alexis for a few wrong answers since they all seem to see that Professor Snape turned on his full on glare at Alexis as if expecting her to know all the questions he had asked her.