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A.N.-Hey I can't believe it's been a month since I've updated. Merry Christmas, and enjoy this transition chapter as I like to call it. I don't own much of anything in this story.
Rowena woke Kayla up at 8:00 with a sharp caw. She showered, got dressed, and brushed her teeth, then ran downstairs for breakfast. When she reached the bottom of the stairs she heard a clap of thunder. She reached the table to see Matt hiding behind a Daily Prophet reading the Breaking Story.
"Hey," said Kayla, "all packed up?"
Matt shook the paper like a nod.
"Get very much sleep last night?"
Matt shook the paper like a no.
"Why aren't you talking?"
Matt removed the paper and said in a very squeaky voice, "Someone spiked my tea. There was Shrinking Solution in my tea and I swallowed it. It must have shrunk my vocal cords among other things and the worst of it is I have to stay like this until we get to school, so Madam Pomfrey can give me a Swelling Solution."
"Oh no!" Kayla said frowning, "That is so awful. Who could have done it though? It wasn't the twins was it?"
Matt shook his head no. He asked Kayla to start talking to him so that he could answer yes or no until they got to school. She agreed and they went to get their trunks. When they returned they were directed to a stretch limousine where they were taken to Kings Cross Station in.
When they got to the station they boarded the train and found a private compartment. The ride was more or less uneventful. It rained the whole way and Matt could only eat one Berty Bott Every Flavor Bean because his shrunken digestive system wouldn't let him have anymore.
When they reached Hogsmeade Station they clambered out and instead of hearing the traditional feminine voice of Professor Grubby-Plank inviting the first years to the boats they heard a man's voice yelling sternly and kindly "All the first years please make your way to the boats. I promise you won't get too wet." He then led them to the boats with newly fitted umbrellas on them.
As the boats left Matt heard Kayla and many other girls saying, "He's cute!"
Matt answered squeakily; "I'll have to bring a cloth tomorrow if we have him to keep you from drooling!" He was hit by Kayla and began to laugh squeakily. As they approached the horseless carriages Kayla and Matt were prodded by none other than their Slytherin enemy and Potions Master's nephew Terrence Malfoy.
"Was that a dying bird I just heard," sneered Terrence looking at them, "or was that your brainless giggling Thomson?"
They just ignored him and kept walking.
"I heard about your terrible shrinking tragedy this morning by the way," he laughed, "I wonder who did it."
"Do you want the answer to that question?" squeaked Matt, "Look in the mirror."
"Excuse me," said Malfoy drawing his wand from his robes, "are you insinuating that I did this? Because if you are I might have to-"
"Problem boys?" said a voice from the air. They looked up and saw a man that looked like the person who was herding the first years, except taller and younger. He was flying on a Firebolt 5.
"Not at all Professor," said Kayla polishing her Head Girl badge with her robes, "as a matter of fact Mr. Malfoy here was just leaving. Weren't you?"
"Yes," grunted Malfoy and he walked away muttering something about the school being taken over by poor excuses for wizards.
"Well if I were you I'd watch yourselves around him," he said hovering above their heads, "I'm Ron by the way. Oops I mean Professor-"
"Weasley," said Kayla interrupting him, "The hair."
"Right," he answered running his fingers through his spiked flaming red hair, "well you guys better go, the carriages are about to leave."
They boarded the carriage and were taken to the castle. Out the window, even in the rain they saw Professor Weasley zoom towards the castle, crimson robes flowing behind him. Kayla couldn't help but stare.
When they reached the castle another person with red hair greeted them. This time though, it was a woman. She was performing Drying Charms on the wet students and on her older brother, Professor Ronald Weasley.
"That must be Professor Weasley!" said Kayla, "the new Charms teacher, and our head of house!"
"Uh-huh," squeaked Matt staring at her.
"Hello," greeted Professor Weasley to them looking at their robes, "oh wonderful you're in my house."
"Hi," squeaked Matt, "It's great to be in your house."
"Hello," said Kayla elbowing Matt in the ribs.
"Oh," said Professor Weasley, "You're Matt Thomson. Come with me, your potion's ready for you."
Matt walked with her and disappeared down a corridor. Kayla was left to walk alone to the feast. She frowned as she walked by Professor R. Weasley. He turned and noticing her frowning asked, "Where's your friend?'
"He went with your sister to take a potion," said Kayla.
"Oh he's the squeaking one we've heard about," said Professor Weasley, "well, would you like me to walk you to the feast?"
"Oh no, that's all right," said Kayla uneasily, "I'll manage."
She began to walk very fast to the feast and took comfort sitting at the Ravenclaw table. She adjusted her hat and put down her arm to save a seat for Matt. When he got back Kayla was about to tell Matt about Professor Weasley when the sorting started.
When the sorting ended Headmistress Granger stood up from the staff table to give announcements.
"Good evening," she said nervously, "I'm Headmistress Granger and I'm going to give some start of term announcements. To start with the Forbidden forest is strictly out of bounds unless you have permission or are accompanied by a teacher. To all Divination students who were planning to drop the course because of the temperature in the room, our new teacher has agreed to keep the room at a tolerable temperature. Madam Pince has agreed to keep the library open late for students who have notes from teachers. Quidditch tryouts will be held September 17, for more information see your heads of houses. This year as I'm sure you know we've been blessed with many new teachers. I will introduce all of our staff. Staff, when I say your name please stand."
As all of the teachers were introduced and the announcements ended Kayla was watching the Ravenclaw ghost The Grey Lady talk to Nearly Headless Nick the Gryffindor ghost about when these teachers had been students. She'd been trying to listen to the conversation and didn't notice that the food had appeared and that her elbow was in the gravy.
Matt, glad to have his voice back was laughing as she preformed a Mess-Removing Charm. The rest of the feast went completely uneventful, and when it ended and Headmistress Granger made her speech, the whole school went off to bed.
Kayla and Matt, being Head Boy and Girl stayed behind to help the teachers.
"I swear that man knows nothing about being a teacher," said Kayla after explaining to Matt about her adventure with Professor Weasley.
"Well you have to give him the benefit of the doubt," said Matt, extinguishing a fire in one of the fireplaces and watching salamanders exploding in ash, "he is new."
"I guess you're right," agreed Kayla, "well, we have to do a quick swipe of the school. I'll take north and east, you take south and west."
"See you," said Matt as they parted at the marble staircase.
~*~
When Kayla finally got back to the common room Matt was asleep on a sofa in front of crackling embers. She saw that he was sprawled on top of a book with a great leather bound cover and gold letters.
She took out her wand, gave it a flick and said "Mobaliarbus" the book levitated in the air and she pointed them towards his dormitory. The door opened on its own and let the books in. (As Head Girl the doors opened by themselves for Kayla) The image in Kayla's mind showed Matt's bed, as she focused she dropped the books on the foot of his bed. She then muttered "Mobalicorpus" and did the same thing, only this time with Matt, as she put him in his room she made sure not to let him lose his glasses.
She then went up to her dormitory and went to sleep.
A.N.- I can't believe I made Ron such a flirt, he must have stopped being such a prat and realized that women are, well, women.