AN – I'm not going to go into much detail about Anya's first year of school as nothing major will happen yet. A certain someone isn't at Hogwarts yet and until he turns up there's not a lot she can do. This will mostly be a sum up of what her teachers think and her memories of the year. I also realized I hadn't included a description of what she looked like.

Time flies quickly when you're having fun!

Anya couldn't believe how fast her year had gone. Already she was on her way home from Hogwarts. She had learnt so much through the year and even made a few friends, all be it only Slytherins.

She remembered how nervous she had been after her sorting…

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"Anya, come I'll show you to the common room" Zarian called her after the meal had finished and everyone was starting to leave the hall. Together they walked with the rest of the house down a flight of steps and along a corridor. The Slytherin common room was located in the dungeons, which Anya felt added a strange sense of foreboding about her family for her years here. There was a small group huddled at what looked like just an ordinary portrait.

"Everyone here" a tall ball asked looking around at the amount of people, a few murmured to which he just mumbled something along the lines of "tough", and then looked directly at a portrait. It was of an old man with a long grey beard and the coldest green eyes she had ever seen, he spoke just as coldly to the boy before him.

"Password, Mr. Murdock, I see we have new arrivals to my noble house. Mind you do not shame it by mixing with those with tainted blood. Password, come along boy I haven't got all day." He demanded at the boy who smirked before saying "Serpentine".

The portrait swung open and the crowd moved into a large room. The room they were in was large, black and silver furniture was scattered elegantly around and a roaring fire was crackling emitting green flames. They must have been under the lake as the room had a green glow about it. Anya liked it, though it was rather cold and dark even with the candles and fire.

"Ok, Girls are that way, Boys this way" the same boy from earlier said indicating with his hands before sitting on one of the sofas with some of his friends.

It seemed that was the entire introduction there were going to get.

"What do you think, then?" Zarian asked from behind her, making her jump slightly.

"Hey don't do that." She grumbled and looked around again before answering. "It's remarkable, especially the light, but does it ever get any warmer?" Zarian laughed quietly at her reaction and response. His dark hair ruffled and askew, from the ride up to the school...

"Not really, we are under the lake so it's always a bit drafty down here." He pulled her over to one of the couches by the fire.

They sat and talked for a while before the head of the house Prof Link came in and told them it was time for bed. Not that many listened, Anya however was tired and eager to see her new room. She bid Zarian goodnight and turned to the left. The dormitory was decorated in the same colours as the common room. She noticed that she was the last one to enter the room and that 3 other girls were chatting on their beds.

"Hi, my name's Naria Jones" the girl nearest Anya said as she moved towards her bed, she had dark brown hair and hazel eyes. "This is Jani Tumult and Penny Intiar" she said pointing towards the two other blond girls. Anya was too tired for introductions tonight but said "Hi, Anyana Riddle nice to meet you" before moving over to her bed.

"It's late, would you like to walk down to breakfast together tomorrow?" Naria said regardless. Anya surprised by both her forwardness and politeness merely nodded before setting down for the night.

The bed sheets were warm and inviting, Eclipse settled in beside her under the covers. Anyana stroked her cat and soon enough she found she couldn't keep her eyes open.

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"What you thinking about?" Naria asked her. Anya snapped out of her thoughts smiling at the memory. Since the first night and breakfast the next morning Naria had become one of her best friends, second only to Zarian.

"Just about my first night at Hogwarts, its strange how fast time flies isn't it, especially when you don't want to go home."

"Don't you miss your dad at all?" Naria asked quietly, Anya had told her all about her father and how he had reacted when he found out she was a witch.

"Of course I do but…" she broke off; she was worried about what his reaction was going to be after not seeing her for a year. She hadn't gone home at Christmas but decided to stay with her friends.

Naria sensing her discomfort decided to change the subject to something more amusing.

"Hey do you remember our first transfiguration class together? With Prof. Turned, that was so funny I thought she was gonna flip, but she just looked impressed.

"Oh yeah, well I didn't mean to do it exactly." Anya laughed glad to change on to something happy.

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The four girls walked down to their first class of the day after breakfast together, hoping they wouldn't get lost. Everything in the school looked the same. Finally they came across their transfiguration classroom. Lots of students were already in there talking eagerly among themselves.

"Everyone settle down please!" said a petite looking woman at the front of the class; she had dark blond hair and a narrow face. Despite her small frame it was obvious this was a teacher you wouldn't want to mess with, for though her eyes were warm Anya could see the sternness behind them.

The class came to a quiet then as they all took various seats in the room. Anya sat next to Naria, and got out her wand and notebook.

"Right everyone, welcome to your first transfiguration class my name is Prof, Turned and I will be your teacher for the upcoming year. I am also the head of Ravenclaw house. Today we will be starting with a very basic charm, changing the colour of an apple" she waved her wand and an apple appeared on ever desk including her own. She pointed to the board and told them to copy what was written. Anya began to write copying down the instructions for the spell into her notebook, it seemed simple enough.

"Psst, seems a bit easy doesn't it?" Naria hissed from beside her. Her friend had already written down the instructions and was looking at the apple eagerly.

"I've changed the colour of things before but never fruit." Seeing her friends baffled look she added "I used to change the colour of a flower all the time."

"Try; go on, she isn't looking. See if you can do it."

Anya looked dubious, should she what if it went wrong and she made a fool of herself. Then again why not it would only be doing her work, she couldn't get in trouble for that, could she?

"Go on Anya" Naira urged. Something told her she was going to be a bad influence on her.

Anya picked up her wand and pointed it to the apple. She moved her wand once and mumbled "Coluartus". The apple shook before turning a dark blue. Anya smiled at it, shocked that she could do it. Her happiness was short lived as a quiet voice sounded from above her.

"Miss Riddle, I don't believe I gave you permission to start…." Prof Turned's voice cut off as she looked at the colour of the apple in front of her. She picked it up and looked at it closely.

"Remarkable Miss Riddle, did you do this yourself?" Anya nodded terrified but slightly arrogant. "Have you changed the colour of things before?" Anya nodded again gaining her confidence back. "I changed the colour of flowers at home."

Prof. Turned smiled but still managed to look severe as she said "I'm impressed but next time, do not start without me telling you to. Transfiguration can be very dangerous if not done correctly" before walking away to her desk and commanding the class to start.

Anya breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the blue apple before turning it to a dark green.

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Anya laughed at the memory of shock on both Naria's and some of the other students. She was top in transfiguration, potions and even defence against the dark arts. Anya wasn't quite sure whether her skills were down to her or to her wand. She had found out a few things about Slytherin in her year, she even discovered that he was a parselmouth – which meant he could speak to snakes – just like her. At one time she was bidden to come to the Headmaster, Prof. Dippet because of her work in transfiguration – she had accidentally changed one of the students rat into a pencil – however she wasn't sorry, the girl was very annoying and always buzzing around the teacher like a lost puppy.

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Anya looked up at the stone gargoyle before her. The letter had said that the password was "Magic", but she couldn't work up the courage to say it. It had been an accident, well sort of, she hadn't thought it would work…but it had, Hannah Mitt's rat had turned into a pencil that squeaked. Besides that girl deserved it, how anyone could be so annoying Anya didn't know, and the biggest suck up she had ever met, if she could be with the teachers every second that girl would. So who cares about her stupid rat, if anything she probably did it a favor, but she had better not say that to her headmaster, she didn't want to be kicked out just yet.

Anya lifted her head "Magic" she said to the gargoyle which spun round to a rotating staircase, she quickly jumped on and was lead up to a wooden door. "Headmaster, Prof. Dippet" it said. Anya knocked once upon the door.

"Enter" a friendly voice called. Anya walked in. The office was large and rounded with many objects organized in a precise order.

Prof. Dippet regarded the girl before him. She was regular height for her age, her long brown hair dipped around her back to at least her waist. Her eyes were the deepest green he had ever seen, she reminded him of someone but he couldn't place her face. She was staring at him looking slightly apprehensive yet her stance was defensive as though not wanting to show any sort of weakness, he wasn't sure if this was deliberate or just a natural reaction.

"Well Miss Riddle, it appears there was a mishap in your Transfiguration class today, including the transfiguration of Miss Mitt's rat into a pencil?" he paused as though shocked that she could perform such magic in her first year. "Would you care to explain how this occurred?"

Anya sighed and explained that she had been curious to see what might happen, but never believed it actually would. Prof. Dippet listened very closely and when she had finished actually smiled a little.

"Aah I see Miss Riddle, well I can see it was an accident, however you will need to apologies to Miss Mutt and let no more be said about it."

"Really, well of course sir, it was an accident, I will apologies when I next see her."

"Very well, now of you go, it is nearly lunch"

Anya nodded and walked out of the office. She couldn't believe he hadn't been mad at her, she wasn't going to complain.

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The train pulled into the station and the students scrambled to leave the train to meet their families. Anya spotted her father standing as far away from the people as he could. Anya sighed and grabbed her bags. This would be a long summer…

An – wow, a very long chapter, it had a mind of its own.