The students stood there and waited for their names to be called, all the older students watched them in anticipation of who would be joining their houses. Madame Maxime looked up from the parchment. "Zhe first iz, Monique Bass." She smiled at the dark haired girl.
Monique sighed and she walked up to the portraits, being the first was the worst and the most nerve-racking. The first of the pictures was a woman that had a gentle smile and she was very stunning. She looked down at her. "Miss Bass, I am zhe 'ead of the Salment. My question for 'ou iz, what do you value the most?" She smiled at the girl.
Monique stood there and she thought for a few moments. "I value my education, and my family. Zhat iz zhe most important zhing to me." The woman smiled and nodded.
The next portrait was a pudgy man with no hair, he was very kind looking. "My girl, I will ask you this and this will also be the question that I ask the rest of you as well." He smiled at all of the first years, his accent was not as thick as everyone else that Minnie heard. "What is your ambition?"
She smiled at the man and her face lit up. "I vould really love to be in zhe studies of Dragons, zhey are very interesting." The man smirked.
The woman in the next portrait was a small black haired woman that had something about her that was not kind. "Miss Bass, Name zhe on zhing zhat you dislike, and why?" She looked through her coldly.
Monique looked at her hands for a moment and then she nodded. "I dislike people who zhink zhey are better zhen others. I dislike zhat because everyone iz equal." The woman snickered, and rolled her eyes.
Then at that moment the people in the portraits left, they came back a moment later and they all looked down at a very nervous Monique. "My dear, you will be joining my house. The house of Maligne, make me proud." He winked at her.
Madame Maxime smiled as she watched her walk to the table with the green table cloth. "Ok, children zhat was great right. Now for the next we 'ave Antoine Claude." She smiled and moved out of the way.
The questions were the same and his answers seemed to please two of the three portraits. The house of Ruse seemed hard to please and she seemed really sure of who was to be in her house. They left and came back. " 'ou vill be in my house." The woman in the first portrait smiled at him.
He smiled and went and sat at the burgundy colored table. "Next iz, Gabrielle Delacour." She smiled at the girl.
Gabby walked over to the portraits and she smiled at them. She had an older sister that went there and she was a spitting image of her sister. The first portrait spoke. " 'ou must be Fleur's younger sister?" Gabby nodded. "I knew it so dear, Vhat do you value zhe most?"
She looked at Fleur and her sister smiled at her. "Vell I believe that the best zhing to value iz family. Zhey are all you 'ave in zhe end. I vould do anything for zhem." She smiled, and the portrait seemed pleased with what she said.
The man smiled at her. "You are my dear a spitting image of your sister when she began here. Now, as for my question. What is your ambition?"
She smiled. "I vant to finish school and zhen find someone to marry. After zhat I vill stay 'ome and raise my family." The man smiled.
The next one was already shaking her head at Gabby. "Miss Delacour, name something 'ou dislike and vhy?"
"Vell miss I dislike dark magic and anything zhat vill cause harm to others. I dislike it because harm and violence gets us nowhere." She looked at the girl who rolled her eyes at her.
The moments passed and they all came back in. "Miss Delacour you vill be in zhe house of Salment." The woman in the last picture announced proudly, she was happy not to have her.
Madame Maxime smiled as she watched Fleur hug her little sister. "Now zhe next is Kayla Dingers…."
".. 'ou vill be in zhe house of Maligne…." The first portrait smiled at her.
"Talon Dubois."
"….. You are in my house son, do us Maligne's proud." The second portrait winked at him.
"Guy Durand."
"…. I am very proud to say zhat 'ou will be in zhe house of Ruse." The lady in the last portrait was proud to have him in her house.
"Corby Fontaine."
"… dear 'ou vill be in zhe house of Ruse as vell." The first portrait smiled at him.
"Leveret Leroy."
"… You are in the house of Salment. " The man smirked at him.
Madame Maxime smiled and she looked over at the students. "Zhe next one on my list iz Minerva Lupin."
Minnie sighed and she walked over to the portraits. "Good evening." She smiled, she was the first one to talk to them first.
The woman in the first portrait smiled. "Good evening my dear, Minerva what do you value zhe most?"
Minnie looked at her and she sighed. "Family, I believe that without my father I would be nothing. I owe him my life and I would lay down mine for him." The woman's eyes lit up.
The next portrait smirked at her. "My dear you are not French are you?" Minnie shook her head. "Well all are welcome here at Beauxbaton. So Minerva what is your ambition?"
Minnie smiled up at him. "I would love to be an Arour, I think that would be the best job ever." The man nodded.
Minnie dreaded the next woman, she was not too fond of her and the way she reacted to people's answers. "Hello Minerva, name something zhat you dislike and vhy?"
Minnie looked her straight in the eye. "I dislike people that are rude and show no respect for anyone but themselves. Why because it can make the most beautiful people look ugly." She smirked at the woman. The woman was shocked by the way she spoke to her.
The portraits were away longer than they were for any of the others. Minnie began to get more nervous, what if they could not place her. She sighed, as they came back into view. The man in the middle spoke. "Minerva, with much talk we have decided that you would be best in the house of Salment." Gabby let out a small cheer as Minnie joined her.
"ok next is Verne Martin."
"…congratulations 'ou vill be in my house." The last portrait smiled.
"Seleste Montahue."
"..My dear 'ou are in zhe house of Ruse, 'ave fun." The first portrait grinned.
"Raymundo Moreau."
"… son you are going to be in Salment house." The man clapped.
"Edgart Petit."
"….'ou are stuck in zhe house of Maligne." The woman in the last portrait rolled her eyes.
"Avril Richet.""
"… my love 'ou are in zhe house of Maligne." The woman in the first portrait nodded at her.
"Merle Tomas."
".. you are in my house." The man smiled.
"Isla Turret."
"… Isla 'ou are in zhe house of Salment." The last portrait said with a cold tone.
"Dominique Williams."
"…. 'ou 'ave been place in zhe house of Ruse." The woman smiled softly at the girl.
"Zhen zhe last one iz, Veronica Wings."
"… Veronica my dear you are joining the house of Ruse as well." The man smiled and shook his head.
Madame Maxime smiled at all the students. "Velcome back to zhose who 'ave been 'ere before, and zhen we velcome zhe rest of 'ou vith open arms. Zhis iz going to be a great year of learning, I vant every one of 'ou to give it 'our best and excel at everything zhat 'ou can. I am zhe 'ead mistress for zhose of 'ou zhat did not know zhat, and I vill be zhe one zhat 'ou go to if 'ou are in trouble." She smiled over at the Ruse students. "Zhen zhere is the question of vhen vill 'ou get 'our class schedule, vell it vill be in 'our room on 'our beds. Now I vant 'ou all to 'ave a safe and fun year, and remember learning iz first. We may eat." She went and sat down, as she did a plate of their favorite meal appeared on the table in front of them.
Minnie was in shock when she seen that there was spaghetti and meatballs on her plate, she had no idea how they knew what she liked. She looked over at Gabby and Isla, they smiled at her. "Minnie see zhe zhing on zhe back of 'our chair. Zhey are vhat told zhe 'ouse elves vhat 'ou liked zhe most. I do not know 'ow zhey do it but it does." Gabby smiled and ate her Rice Pilaf.
They all had finished eating and Minnie had already begun making friends in her year, Gabby was a very friendly girl and Minnie knew that the two of them could be great friends. When there plates were cleared and they were free to go, a girl that was about seventeen approached them. " 'ello first years, I am 'our 'ead of 'ouse. So if 'ou all vill follow me I vill take 'ou to 'our sleeping corridors." The girl smiled and walked towards the door, and they all followed her.
Minnie looked over at Gabby and she smiled at her. "Do you know where we are going?"
Gabby shook her head. "No, see zhey vant us to keep it a secret vhat goes on 'ere. Fleur vouldn't tell me anything."
Minnie looked at her confused. "Why would we have to keep it all a secret. This place is amazing, I mean look at it." She smiled and she looked at all the beauty around her.
Gabby laughed. "It is amazing 'ere but ve do 'ave to keep most things about zhis place a secret."
They walked up a grand staircase and they stopped at a large burgundy door. The older girl put her wand in the center of the door, with a few moments the door opened. She looked back at the first years. "Ok, ve vill get 'our vands registered vith zhe door. So all line up and ve vill get started." She smiled as they formed a single line.
Minnie and Gabby were at the back of the line and when it got to Minnie the girl smiled at her. " 'ello zhere Minnie I am Charlize."
She smiled back at her . "Hello it is nice to meet you. What do I do?"
Charlize lifted her arm and she waved her wand in front of the door. "Now Minnie put 'our vand in zhis 'ole zhere. Zhe door vill remember 'our vand, so zhat 'ou vill be able to get in."
Minnie put her wand in the door, and it held it for a moment then released it. "Ok, children 'ou all sleep on zhe ground floor because 'ou are first years. Now girls on zhe left and zhe boys on zhe right."
Minnie looked up and she seen the seven floors all the way up the wall. There were banisters and they were all laced with burgundy and blue colors. She was at awe at the beauty that she was looking at, she then knew she was where she was supposed to be.
Minnie, Gabby, and Isla walked into their sleeping corridors. There were three beds, that had burgundy covers on them and their stuff was at the end of one. Minnie's stuff was on the middle bed, she ran over and laid down on it. "Wow, this is so nice. I am going to love it here." She whispered to herself.
Minnie looked down at her stuff and she seen the blue school uniform sitting on her trunk along with her timetable. She bent over and picked it up. "I have potions and Transfiguration tomorrow. Then at midnight Astronomy, that is a late class."
The girls nodded. "Vell, ve need stars to study it." Isla smiled.
The girls talked for a few hours about the classes that they had, and how much fun the year was going to be. "So we promise each other now that we are friends until the end." Minnie smiled.
The two of them nodded. "Yes zhe three of us." Isla laid down in her bed.
Gabby looked at Minnie. "Until zhe end." She then laid down as well.
Minnie smiled and she herself laid down in the bed. As she lay there the thought about Hogwarts went through her head, what house would she have been in, who would be her roommates. Minnie smiled and for the first time she did not care, she was happy where she was.