Chapter 3: Decisions and discoveries
One day before the Sorting Day, and Hogwarts castle was a disaster. Books flying by themselves 'round the castle, the Giant Squid chilling in the sun near the Womping Willow, a ghost party on the 5th floor, first floor flooded and, in the middle of all these, a 11 years old girl, with rainbow eyebrows, intense turquoise hair, metallic purple eyes and pale skin was...reading.
"Selene, dear, what happened here?"asked a calm, friendly voice.
"Hi, Minnie!"she greeted professor McGonagall. "Well, since until next summer this is the last day when I can truly be myself, I've let my magic free so I can control it trough the year. And don't worry. I'll put everything back when I go to sleep."
"Are you ok? You've been very worried in the last two weeks. Have you decided what house you want to be in? This year is not going to be as hard for you as it is going to be for your classmates. You know all the spells and lessons by heart."
"I know, but I feel something bad is going to happen. And I'm afraid that someone is going to find out my secret." But there was something that none of the teachers at Hogwarts knew: The Weasley twins knew her secret and they were ok about it. That also meant that Selene already had two best friends that were older than her, and she was happy about it.
"It's gonna be ok, Selene. You practiced so much to learn how to hide your powers, and the staff is going to help you as well so nobody notices anything. You just have to be careful not to morph in front of others."
"Maybe you're right."
"Of course I'm right. After all, I taught your father and his friends. Now go to sleep. Tomorrow is a big day, and you have to be rested. Put all these things back and head back to your room."
Even if she went to bed early, Selene couldn't sleep that night. Harry kept pinching himself, probably because he wanted to make sure he wasn't dreaming, and her soulmate kept talking to her.
The next day was a big bunch of stress. She carefully removed every sign of her magic from around the castle, and then changed into her Hogwarts robe, but before that, she put on some muggle clothes.
"Agglo" she said, as she watched her blouse glue on her skin
"What was that?" asked her godfather, coming our of the shadows.
"It's a spell I invented so your clothes stick to your skin when it's windy outside for example"(but the true reason was that she didn't want anyone to see the spots on her skin)
"Ok, now come on. You have to come in the Great Hall. They nearly arrived."
Carefully, so no one could see that she wasn't there from the beginning, she joined the group of first years, looking at the same time for marked arms. When she saw it, she nearly fainted: thin arms, with light blue and black spots on them. When the boy realized that his arms weren't covered, he quickly crossed his arms, but it was too late. Now she knew who he was and there was no way that he and her brother were going to be in the same house. No, Draco Malloy had Slytherin blood running through his veins, and that wasn't gonna change. Then, her brother came to her, and it seemed that he had some new friends: a redhead that seemed to be one of the twins' brothers, and a bushy haired girl that was surrounded by an aura of intelligence.
"Hi! I'm Harry and they're Ron and Hermione. Do you have any idea about how they sort us into our houses ?"
"Hi! I'm Selene. Sorry, but I'm muggle-born so I don't know. Tough, I have to admit, Hogwarts is wonderful."
"Hogwarts is awesome, but there are way too many muggle-borns and blood traitors here. But I didn't spot you yet, dear." "That's the best joke you know? You have to work more at your humor. Maybe then I'll tell you who I am. Although I have to admit, those spots look good on your pale skin. Unlike you, I already discovered you."
At that Draco started to look around with a confused expression on his face. It was funny to see that, so she started to giggle, along with Harry, Ron and Hermione. Draco frowned at them and walked up to them with his bodyguards.
"What's so funny, you lunatics? Oh, Potter, see you've already made bad decisions. A blood traitor and a mudblood as friends."
"What's so wrong about that? All wizards are the same. And who do you think you call lunatics? You're looking so confused and the lessons didn't even start."
" And you are?"
"I am Selene. And, before you ask, I am a muggle-born and proud of it."
"So you can't even talk by yourself Potter, you need a girl to talk for you."
"Problems here, kids?" McGonagall asked.
"No professor, we were just getting to know each other." Draco said and then went back to his friends.
They all entered the Great Hall. The Sorting Hat sang its song and then McGonagall started to call the children. Harry, Ron and Hermione went to Gryffindor and were welcomed by the Weasley twins, Draco went to Slytherin and she was very nervous and could see Draco desperately trying to cover his arms. And then, McGonagall called the name she made up by combining the surnames of her parents:
"Povens, Selene"
She walked up to the three legged stool and placed the Sorting Hat on her had.
" I see you've finally decided your house, Selene" the Hat whispered to her.
"Yes, I did"
And so, the entire table of professors froze in their seats, each of them wanting to know who was going to be the closest to the little girl they've raised together. And then, surprising them all, the Sorting Hat shouted...