Chapter 11: House? Chamber? Classes?
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Eating with the Hufflepuffs was probably the best choice she could have made that night, everyone was friendly and not at all judging with the answers to their questions.
"My parents are both magical and my aunt is in charge of the Aurors. What about you Neville?"
"Well my gran is the one that brought me up and she's a witch. The whole family though I was a squib for ages, my Great Uncle Algie threw me into a lake trying to catch me off guard and preform accidental magic. We only discovered my magic when I was eight, Uncle Algie came over for tea and was hanging me by my ankles out of the second story windows when my Great Auntie Enid offered him some pie. He accidentally dropped me, nothing happened I just bounced a couple times down to the road. When gran came running she was crying, she was so happy. You should have seen their faces when my letter came, they didn't think I was magical enough to get in- You see Uncle Algie was so pleased he bought me Trevor."
The group around Neville looked at him with something akin to pity, but soon changed topics to something more happy, like the food.
"Hey, Angelica what house are u actually in, the Sorting Hat never said?" Neville quietly asked from Harri's right.
"Uh... I get my own chambers the hat couldn't decide, because of this I get to choose my head of house but I have to choose tomorrow after classes."
"Oh, that makes sense."
At last the final treacle tart vanished and the banquet was coming to a close, " Now I have a few things let to say, first years should be aware that the forbidden forest is just that forbidden to all students. A couple of the elder students would do well to remember that," flashing a glance towards the Weasley twins.
" I also have been tasked to remind you all no magic should be used in the corridors between classes, and Quidditch trials will be held in the next week of term, anyone interested in this should contact Madame Hooch. Lastly I must inform you the third floor corridor is off limits to all that do not wish to die in the most painful of ways. Now let us join in singing our favorite song."
(a/n to tired to type out the song maybe for second year... though probably not)
Everyone's tune, speed and sound was different until only the twins were left singing at a funeral march speed as Dumbledore conducted the last few lines with his wand.
"Beautiful, music certainly heals the soul, " wiping a tear from his eye Dumbledore pronounced, " Now prefects lead your house to the dormitories."
"First years follow me, keep up," could be heard from the various prefects. Harri only watched as the hall emptied, until it was just her and a few professors who paid her no attention. In minutes she was the only one in the hall.
"They couldn't have waited to tell me where I was supposed to go before they left could they! Professor Snape even left. Well there's only one thing left to do then."
"TWIDDLE!"
"Miss called for me,, what can I do for you?" Twiddle appeared out of no where in a loud crack.
"The professors left before they told me where my chambers are and I am rather tired. Can you show me where to go?"
"Silly professors, I will show you where your rooms are." Turning on his small feet Twiddle walked out of the Great Hall leading Harri up a few of the marble staircases and down a few corridors until he stopped at a painting of a silver haired man in a gold suit of armor with a blue cloak sleeping against a tree . "This is where your rooms are. You will need to set your password on your own with your guardian portrait. I will leave you here."
"Thank you Twiddle." Having said her goodbyes Twiddle disappeared with another loud crack.
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Harri stood in front of the portrait just waiting for it to awaken, before finally growing impatient and speaking loudly to it, " WAKE UP!" By her closeness to the portrait and the volume of her voice it not only woke him up but frightened him into jumping up and standing at attention.
"What the bloody hell! I never get woken up." Peering around no seeing anyone until he heard a cough and looked down. "Well hello, I suppose your lost and you need to find your mummy am I right little one?" Just from the way he was talking Harri was becoming angry and people don't like an angry Harri it makes life unpleasant.
"No, you're incorrect I am a student of Hogwarts and you are the guardian portrait to my rooms."
"Oh, I see." A rather embarrassed portrait replied. "You seem rather short, in any case I am your royal highness Calvyn, but you can call me Cal." The shock of meeting the unknown fifth founder of Hogwarts within the first couple hours of hearing about him left her speechless. "And your name is?"
"Oh, I'm Harri," she spoke in a daze she didn't realize she said her real name.
"Well Harri what would you like as your password?" When Harri heard her real name from another person's mouth she snapped out of her daze.
"You may never speak my true name."
"That's what you want as your password? Rather odd... but okay."
"No! Thats not what I want as my password, this will be my password どれも真実を知っているもの ."
"Okay that sounds even stranger, but who am I to judge."
"Now I accidentally told you something none here are supposed to know, will you promise not to reveal it to anyone?"
"Sure thing what was I supposed to not reveal?"
"my name."
"Why everyone has heard your name during the sorting feast."
"Not for me I use my legal name here and my true name only amongst friends so please don't tell anyone."
"Sure, sure now would you like to enter or not?"
"Yes, I'm tired, but I had to make sure I have your cooperation. "
"Uh-huh, you do, now you look like your going to fall asleep against my frame and that just would not do." Having said that Calvyn's portrait swung open revealing...
Guess what people somebody has finally called me on the unrealistic beginning and has critiqued me, as weird as it may sound but I'm happy that's happened though saying "it's utter shit" wasn't the greatest I appreciate any and all reviews including critics... and yes I know this chapter was quite short, but I figured those that enjoy the story wouldn't mind this coming out tonight
I am also trying to stay more realistic :) though sarah-rose76646 critique was helpful I hope you remember this is only my FIRST story... and then critique...:)
the Japanese characters sound like this "Dore mo shinjitsu o shitte iru mono" it means "none shall know the truth"
