A/N: Don't own anything you recognize!
Violetta had almost managed to turn her toothpick to a needle when the door of the common room swung open. The girls looked up and immediately rose to their feet.
"Good evening Professor Snape," they said together. He looked at the two first years before him.
"Good evening Miss Prewitt, Miss Herrod. Would either of you two know where Miss Hackette might be?"
"Um, she left a little bit ago with Sheltie, Belladonna, and someone named Timmy," Violetta answered. Noor nodded. She didn't want them to get in trouble, but she didn't want to lie to her head of house.
"That would be Sheltie Clospin and Belladonna Neece?"
"Yes, sir," they answered.
"Are they in trouble?" Violetta asked softly. Professor Snape regarded the girl.
"No, she is not as far as I know. Her presence is being requested and I was sent to retrieve her is all. Ten points to Slytherin to both of you for your honesty," he stated before sweeping out the common room. Violetta and Noor stared at the doorway for a moment in disbelief.
"Wow, first day and already we've earned house points!" Violetta said happily. Noor nodded. She wondered what Amaryllis could have done to have someone looking for her this early in the year.
"Did I miss something?" Elisabelle asked wandering into the common room wearing her pajamas and looking half asleep.
"No, nothing. I thought you were asleep?"
"Nightmares," the girl whispered. "I keep seeing their bodies, hearing someone yelling something, a weird bright light." Noor blinked wondering what exactly had happened to Elisabelle's adopted parents. Had they been killed by magic?
"Want to hang out here with us? Violetta just finally got a toothpick to turn into a needle," Noor offered. Elisabelle sat down with them.
"Can you teach me, since I missed class today?"
"Sure." Noor started showing the newest Slytherin the spell. The three retired for the night when Elisabelle's toothpick grew legs somehow and walked off. Sheltie and the others had still not returned.
"Noor! Wake up, Noor, breakfast," Violetta yelled. Noor could hear Elisabelle stirring in her bed and pulled the covers from over her head. Morgana jumped up and started purring seeing her owner. Noor gently nudged the cat aside and climbed out of bed.
"Is Belladonna back yet?" she asked.
"I don't know, she wasn't in bed when I woke, does her bed look slept in?" Noor looked over as she got dressed.
"Meow?" Morgana asked. Noor laughed.
"Come on Morgana, I've got some kibble for you," she said pulling a bag of cat food from her trunk. After feeding her cat, Noor followed Violetta and Elisabelle out of the dorm and into the common room. A few other students were hanging around. One of them looked up but didn't find the group of first years interesting.
Sheltie and Belladonna weren't at breakfast either. Noor sat with Violetta, Elisabelle and Rome Nott.
"We have charms, herbology and astronomy today," Rome read from their schedules.
"I hate herbology, it involves dirt!" Violetta whined looking at her nails. Noor was actually looking forward to it. Her mother and her had grown a small garden for a few years.