Major Trouble
By: Hermonie and Selena Silvermoon
Rated: PG
Disclaim: We do not own, I repeat do NOT own Harry Potter. JK Rowling owns Harry Potter. Would we be writing fanfic if we did.. I, Selena Silvermoon, own Hempstead, the le Therone family, anything having to do with Night Harbor Society. AS well as any characters that you do not recognize and the torture I have put Mrs. Rowling's poor creations through.
Now on with the story.
Chapter Eleven Touring the School
Draco seemed to smirk at Angel as they rode up the driveway to the school. Selena, Angel and Val seemed relieved to be back at the Academy while everyone else watched with baited breath as the carriages came to a stop. "Hogwarts is bigger." Draco said as they got out of the carriage.
"Size does not matter in our world Draco Hearth. You should learn that
before you open your mouth. The smallest things will pack the biggest
punch." Selena turned and bared her canines at him. Draco jumped back a little the rest of the group continued on through a garden before reaching a pair of mahogany and glass doors.
"Professors, old students, new students, and prospective students welcome to Hempstead Academy for Gifted Students. Headmaster and Headmistress shall see you in the downstairs parlor." A girl standing about three feet tall dressed in a green robe with a black rope tied about her waist said as she opened the doors with a touch. Once inside Draco's smirk disappeared only to be replaced with awe. They were ushered through a door on their right. An elf appeared carrying a large tray of cookies and a cart with beverages rolled itself down the hall behind her. "Take a seat everyone the Headmistress and Headmaster will be with you shortly."
"Thank you Lady Ravenclaw but we have arrived. You may go back to class." Headmistress De Maria said as she arrived in the room causing all of the students to jump up and curtsey quickly.
"Grazie. Till the ball." The girl, Lady Ravenclaw, left the room heading around the corner and out of sight. "Ladies le Therone, Sir Harding are you wanting to escort your guests around the academy or would like to attend your fifth and sixth class? The Dinner for the Ball will be taking place in the Dinning Hall the students shall be
eating in their dorm rooms while the few that rank demands of them will be eating at the student tables by rank. Your guests will be joining those students by their familial rank."
"Headmistress we would like to escort them throughout the grounds. Will
visiting some if not all classes be possible?" Val asked.
"Sir Harding it will not be possible for you to visit the classrooms except of your fifth and sixth periods. But you can take them to the fifth and sixth floor if you choose." Headmaster Hatyn spoke finalizing the requests "Dismissed." With that the Headmistress and Headmaster left the room. After the door closed professor Dumbledore was the first to speak.
"Did Headmistress De Maria address that little girl as Lady Ravenclaw?"
"Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore, I do believe her name is Lady Amelie Ravenclaw and that she is a first year Hope student." Val answered after pulling a small green view screen out of his pocket. "Yes, she is in the Strategist Division, dorm 4HSG."
"But she is a Ravenclaw. They were said to have died out with Founder Rowena Ravenclaw of the Hogwarts Four." Everyone from Hogwarts looked a little confused. Suddenly Ginny smiled.
"They were transfers weren't they? They were sent from Hempstead to scope out the world around them and report back."
"Yes, Lady Hearth. They were sent to scope out, as you put it, the world and report back. They never reported back to us. Labeled as dead the families mourned and moved on. Now would you all like a tour of the building?"
"Yes, Selena, I think we would enjoy that before the Ball." Professor Lupin answered. The trio of Hempstead students led the Hogwarts party out of the parlor and into the Entrance Hall.
"I guess we can start down here." Selena led them down the hall and opened a door on their left. "This is the library. Every book ever written in any language is here. Catilia you can access these books through your family's estate number anytime." She led them back out of the room and back down the hall. Selena turned left at the first corner and stopped between two doors. "To my right is the Dining Hall where we will be eating dinner later this evening and to my left is the Hospital wing. Straight ahead of us is a pair of glass doors that lead out onto the grounds." Selena walked over to a wall on her right and placed her hand on one of the stone blocks. "All Around Head girl Selena le Therone."
"Access granted." A computerized voice echoed through the hallway. The wall slid open and everyone stared in amazement at the room before them.
"Everyone please get into the elevator so that we can go upstairs." Angel said as she brought everyone back out of their stupor.
"You use Muggle technology in your school Miss le Therone?" Professor McGonagall asked as the doors slid shut.
"Professor we use Innocent technology because it is necessity. We teach
Innocent subjects, hire Innocent professors, and teach Innocent children. The children of many famous people attend Hempstead or have. We use computers, lesson books, elevators, sports, and subjects that are designed to make it an easy transfer from living in our world to being a member of dual societies to living as an innocent. Students from Hempstead become world renown. From now on the Magical World as you know it will be shaken down to its foundations and rebuilt. Tonight's ball is just the start in a long line of introductions involving the Magical and the Non-Magical Countries." Angel said as she flicked her hand at the doors. Val led them out and into another hallway.
"This is the second floor. Most of the teachers' chambers and the main block classes are on this floor. Magick, Governing, Rank, Fighting, History of the Gifted and History of the First World." Val announced as the got out of the elevator. "Why do you teach students how to fight?" once again professor McGonagall asked with a condescending air.
"Why keep students from knowing the real world and how to protect themselves and the ones they love?" Angel shot back trying not to blow her cool. Everyone piled back into the elevator and they went up another floor. "The third floor contains ten classrooms and seven teachers chambers. The classes are Science, Heredity, Control Shifting, Mortal English, Creative Writing, Mortal History, Blurring Boundaries, Innocents and Old Wars." Val said before a voice came over the headset that was resting in his ear. ^ Will the Heads of all Divisions and the Head girl and boy report to the Strategies Classroom. Emergency Meeting. De Maria Out. ^
^ Head Girl to Headmistress de Maria. ^
^ De Maria here. ^
^ Requesting permission to send Master of Warriors while Head boy and I
remain with the guests. ^
^ Granted. Hurry. ^ "I'm going and I shall meet up with you later." With that Angel disappeared around a corner. Selena pulled everyone back into the elevator as the wall across from them slid open and six teens walked out and disappeared around the same corner that Angel had.
"While they have their meeting I'll take you to the dorm floor and show you how we live when not in class." Selena told them. They rode up another floor and exited the elevator. They turned left after they got out of the elevator and were instantly surrounded by doors. "These are the Laundry rooms. We deliver our clothes to one of the rooms and then return the following morning to pick them up. To my left are the boys and to my right the girls. Then they are divided again based on the house of the student." She continued on down the hall and turned right at the end. There was one door on the left and one on the right. She pulled open the one on the right they entered a narrow hallway lined with doors. "This is the Genesis Dorm. Instead of dividing students by age like they are at Hogwarts they are divided by Divisions. There are eight divisions. The divisions are Warriors, Healers, Elementals, Research/Strategists, Innocents, Mages, Magicks and Law." Selena pushed open a door on her left. "This is a typical Warriors Dorm. Students from age ten, first year, to age fifteen, sixth year male and female reside in this room." The room had six beds in it and one was unoccupied. "It seems that only one student made it to Genesis' Warriors Division. Well I do admit it is the toughest one to make. Oh and Catilia you should be proud. It was YOUR little brother that made Genesis' Warriors Division. He is in class right now but you will see him after fifth period ends. The first years have a free period before dinner in which to do their homework since they are to be in bed by eight thirty. How about I show you guys to the gym. Lets get back on the elevator." Selena ushered them off of the elevator a short time later and into a brightly lit hallway covered in a pale green marble. "There are four teachers chambers on this floor along with the Bliss dorms, the gymnasium and the heads chambers. Your transfer dorm will be up here as well." Selena walked across a large open hallway to a door and ushered them inside. "This is our gymnasium. Within its walls we have a dance studio, a
Gymnastics room and a weight room." There was the sound of running feet and a springboard bouncing. "It seems that one of the students is using the gymnastics room while classes are in session." Selena pulled open the door to the gymnastics room. A boy of about fifteen was flying through the air on the uneven bars before jumping off onto the mat. "Bravo Sir Slytherin." The boy quickly turned to face them grabbing a sword from the pile of clothing beside him as he turned.
"Sels and Val. How are you two? Didn't expect to see you back in these halls till graduation." He sheathed his sword and returned it to the pile at his feet. "Lady Selena, may I inquire upon the names of your guests?"
"Sir Slytherin, I take great pleasure in introducing Headmaster Albus
Dumbledore, Deputy Headmistress Minerva McGonagall, Defense Against Dark Arts Professor Remus Lupin, Sir Harold Gryffindor, Sir Ronald Hearth, Sir Draco Hearth, Lady Virginia Hearth, Lady Catilia Granaldi, Lady Lavender Brown, and Lady Blaise Zambini and of course you know my younger sister Lady Katerina le Therone." The boy bowed.
"My name is Sir Phillippe Slytherin at you service. Could you guys do me a favor?"
"First off tell us the favor then we'll decide." Val smiled ruefully.
"I am having trouble with the second part of the routine. I am missing a few beats. Val show me our parts again."
"Where is Sir Rister? Couldn't he help you?"
"Rister is serving a detention with Master Hawthorne. He can't do anything before the ball and hopefully he'll be in the best condition and be ready for us to compete in de Soul."
"Shit. What did he do to Master Hawthorne?" Selena let her façade drop and she looked worried.
"Rister Revoltin was caught with Kai Blood in Fighting. It wasn't his it was F.C. Milrese's. Still Master Hawthorne suspended him from the team for two weeks and he has punishment every night for the next month."
"Master didn't bring this before the Headmaster and Headmistress did he?" Val asked.
"No." Val and Selena looked relieved. "He gave us two days to prove it
belongs to Milrese before he escorts all of us to the Head's offices and demands we all forfeit."
"What do you mean all of us? He can't seriously think of making the school forfeit the event does he?"
"Master is taking this seriously. What else could you expect? We are sixth years. We are supposed to know how to act and what is expected of us. We will soon be sent out into the world to represent the Society as a whole and by our current actions we are being dishonorable. How do you propose that we fix this little snag in our final year?"
"I don't know." Selena paused and leaned against a balance beam.
"I know." Everyone turned towards Ron. "Cast the tracking spell and once you find the originating location of the Kai Blood, whatever that is, cast the past viewing spell and record it into a memory bowl."
"Well it seems someone is getting used to his new knowledge." Val, Selena and Phillippe looked at Ron in shock. "Ron do you want to break in your new staff and help us." Ron's face lit up.
"Do you really mean that I can help you guys?"
"Yes Ron." Val and Phillippe dragged Ron off down the hallway towards the Fighting classroom.
"It seems that Mr. Hearth has found a way to fit in. Seems he will be trying for the Strategies division." A black kitten came streaking across the gym and jumped towards the balance beam that Selena was leaning on. Half way through the jump the kitten disappeared and was replaced by Angel who caught a hold of the balance beam and swung herself up into a handstand. "Angel report. What was the meeting about?"
"Madame Headmistress, Monsieur Headmaster, Admiral Lucna and the Royal Staff are concerned about the safety of the visiting Royal parties tonight. I guess it was a good thing I went." Angel came down from her handstand and straddled the balance beam. "They are informing Antonio and they are bringing over a few of our senior warriors. I told them that they should use the training officers, but they ignored me. I was about to pull rank when I thought better of it. During this block all students are being dismissed to their dorms. Roll will be taken and identities verified. Our guests and any that have arrived prior to our meeting are to be escorted to the first floor parlor before we go to our dorms to be verified."
"It seems that our tour will have to be cut short." A green and orange
column of smoke landed in front of Selena. "Crap." She turned away from the smoke and looked at the group. "Angel take care of this I'll be back in a moment. You have five minutes. I'm sorry to have to do this to all of you." Selena paused and Hermione caught her eyes. "Gather around me please." The group pulled closer to her. "Take a deep breath. Teleport." The group landed in the same parlor they had been ushered into earlier. "Once again I am sorry for doing this but please remain here. Don't open the door. Others will be brought into this room. Socialize. Everything is alright." With that Selena disappeared. Ron, Harry, Catilia and Ginny flopped backwards onto one of the sofas.
Everyone else relaxed around the room. No one really felt like talking.
Suddenly Angel appeared in the room.
"Sorry about that everyone. Someone was discovered hiding another person in their dorms. Selena would have come back to get you, but the Head Girl is dispensing the punishments. Catilia your little brother got to go collect the two offenders from the guards. You should be proud of him. He performed well on his first mission. He will be a great Warrior." Angel smiled one of her rarely seen smiles and opened the doors. "It seems that the verification is over and we can return to our dorms. We are going to go to the seventh floor where Selena, Val, myself and a few of our friends have private rooms we can all change up there." They were ushered back to the elevators. "HWG67AT Angel le Therone." The doors slid open and everyone clambered inside. "Seventh Floor please." The elevator began to rise. The doors reopened to a balcony over looking the back gardens of the school. "Come on this way." Angel led them down the hall and around the corner. She stopped beside an archway. "You guys this is the Masters Suites. Headmaster Dumbledore, Professor Lupin, Harry, Ron and Draco you can use the Head Boy 's Rooms. It's the middle door at the end of this hall. Catilia, Ginny, Lavender, Professor McGonagall and Kat can use either my room or Selena's. Selena's might be best though." Angel Pushed open Selena's door and ushered everyone inside.
"Where's Selena?" Ginny asked as she surveyed the room. The walls were black with silver designs painted on them. Scrawled across one of the walls were a few lines of figures that appeared to be letters. Once the door was closed it disappeared into the walls. One of the walls held a giant picture window that was draped in blood red silk. The ceiling was covered in an exact replica of the night sky over the school. A single ivy covered white wardrobe stood out against one of the walls. More blood red curtains, this time draped from the ceiling, cordoned off one of the rooms corners. A silver vanity was situated on the remaining wall. Angel was about to answer when the door opened and Selena strode in dressed from head to toe in a bright blue.
"It's a little dark in here wouldn't you say?" She said as she entered her room. Selena clapped her hands and the curtains in front of her windows flew open and tied themselves back against the wall. Another clap and torches on the walls around her room flared to life. "That's better. Its time to get ready for the ball. Oh and Angel. Their majesties had new dresses delivered to our dorms for us to wear." Selena laughed as Angel muttered about their mother's taste in clothing. The girls began to get changed. Selena walked over to the wall next to the vanity and ran her finger across one of the figures. "Anyone want to take a shower or get rinsed off before they put their dress on?" Ginny, who was eager to look around more of Selena's room was the first to say she wanted to. Followed by Hermione and Lavender. Blaise was taking everyone's dresses out of their bags along with any accessories they had bought. "You guys can take your showers now. There are a few extra bathrobes in the wardrobe inside the bathroom and some slippers under the table. Don't take to long though. Kat, Angel and myself are going to Angel's room across the hall. If you need anything just ask Kali." The girls all entered the bathroom. "Professor would you like to use the shower across the hall?"
"That would be a much-appreciated dears." The Professor followed the twins across the hall into a room with blood red walls. A mirage of weaponry lined the walls. Angel sat down on a round bed in the middle of the room. The professor opened the door to the bathroom and locked it behind her. Selena, Kat, and Angel slid their dresses off. Selena pulled Angel's corset tighter and Kat yanked the strings on Selena's tighter. Selena slid a light blue dress on over her petticoats and magicked the tiny row of buttons on her back closed. Angel's dark burgundyish red dress made her pale skin stand out. Kat pulled at the sleeves on her white dress and made a face at her older sisters.
"Why do you guys get to bear your arms and I'm stuck in this stuffy dress?"
"Katerina, honey," Angel answered kneeling on the floor beside her sister. "You know at heart why it has to be done. We are members of an older more aristocratic society. We have standards that have been the same for hundreds of generations. You can't rebel quite yet young grasshopper. Learn to fly before you leave the nest little one. Don't worry. Next year you can have shorter sleeves. But you will still have to cover your hands if you are working with a male. Now be a good girl and put your make up on."
"Selena, Angel. Your tattoos. Magick them away. You can't have them when the guests arrive."
"Mine don't show do they Kat?" Selena did a turn for her younger sister.
"Sels the one around your neck like a permanent necklace needs to be
removed. Don't forget the one on your wrist." Kat turned and looked at
Angel. "Angie lighten the ring of fire around your bicep and your fine." The professor walked out of the bathroom.
"I need to go check on my students." The twins and Kat followed her out
their hoopskirts tapping against the door as they left. Catilia opened the door to Selena's room just as the professor got there. "You girls ready to go?"
"Yes Professor." Blaise answered as she floated through the door.
"Lets get the boys." Professor McGonagall turned and knocked on the next door. Ron answered with his new uniform on. His suit was a deep black and his shirt was also black with a white tie.
Everyone began the journey back to the first floor parlor where the twin's parents would be meeting them.
By: Hermonie and Selena Silvermoon
Rated: PG
Disclaim: We do not own, I repeat do NOT own Harry Potter. JK Rowling owns Harry Potter. Would we be writing fanfic if we did.. I, Selena Silvermoon, own Hempstead, the le Therone family, anything having to do with Night Harbor Society. AS well as any characters that you do not recognize and the torture I have put Mrs. Rowling's poor creations through.
Now on with the story.
Chapter Eleven Touring the School
Draco seemed to smirk at Angel as they rode up the driveway to the school. Selena, Angel and Val seemed relieved to be back at the Academy while everyone else watched with baited breath as the carriages came to a stop. "Hogwarts is bigger." Draco said as they got out of the carriage.
"Size does not matter in our world Draco Hearth. You should learn that
before you open your mouth. The smallest things will pack the biggest
punch." Selena turned and bared her canines at him. Draco jumped back a little the rest of the group continued on through a garden before reaching a pair of mahogany and glass doors.
"Professors, old students, new students, and prospective students welcome to Hempstead Academy for Gifted Students. Headmaster and Headmistress shall see you in the downstairs parlor." A girl standing about three feet tall dressed in a green robe with a black rope tied about her waist said as she opened the doors with a touch. Once inside Draco's smirk disappeared only to be replaced with awe. They were ushered through a door on their right. An elf appeared carrying a large tray of cookies and a cart with beverages rolled itself down the hall behind her. "Take a seat everyone the Headmistress and Headmaster will be with you shortly."
"Thank you Lady Ravenclaw but we have arrived. You may go back to class." Headmistress De Maria said as she arrived in the room causing all of the students to jump up and curtsey quickly.
"Grazie. Till the ball." The girl, Lady Ravenclaw, left the room heading around the corner and out of sight. "Ladies le Therone, Sir Harding are you wanting to escort your guests around the academy or would like to attend your fifth and sixth class? The Dinner for the Ball will be taking place in the Dinning Hall the students shall be
eating in their dorm rooms while the few that rank demands of them will be eating at the student tables by rank. Your guests will be joining those students by their familial rank."
"Headmistress we would like to escort them throughout the grounds. Will
visiting some if not all classes be possible?" Val asked.
"Sir Harding it will not be possible for you to visit the classrooms except of your fifth and sixth periods. But you can take them to the fifth and sixth floor if you choose." Headmaster Hatyn spoke finalizing the requests "Dismissed." With that the Headmistress and Headmaster left the room. After the door closed professor Dumbledore was the first to speak.
"Did Headmistress De Maria address that little girl as Lady Ravenclaw?"
"Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore, I do believe her name is Lady Amelie Ravenclaw and that she is a first year Hope student." Val answered after pulling a small green view screen out of his pocket. "Yes, she is in the Strategist Division, dorm 4HSG."
"But she is a Ravenclaw. They were said to have died out with Founder Rowena Ravenclaw of the Hogwarts Four." Everyone from Hogwarts looked a little confused. Suddenly Ginny smiled.
"They were transfers weren't they? They were sent from Hempstead to scope out the world around them and report back."
"Yes, Lady Hearth. They were sent to scope out, as you put it, the world and report back. They never reported back to us. Labeled as dead the families mourned and moved on. Now would you all like a tour of the building?"
"Yes, Selena, I think we would enjoy that before the Ball." Professor Lupin answered. The trio of Hempstead students led the Hogwarts party out of the parlor and into the Entrance Hall.
"I guess we can start down here." Selena led them down the hall and opened a door on their left. "This is the library. Every book ever written in any language is here. Catilia you can access these books through your family's estate number anytime." She led them back out of the room and back down the hall. Selena turned left at the first corner and stopped between two doors. "To my right is the Dining Hall where we will be eating dinner later this evening and to my left is the Hospital wing. Straight ahead of us is a pair of glass doors that lead out onto the grounds." Selena walked over to a wall on her right and placed her hand on one of the stone blocks. "All Around Head girl Selena le Therone."
"Access granted." A computerized voice echoed through the hallway. The wall slid open and everyone stared in amazement at the room before them.
"Everyone please get into the elevator so that we can go upstairs." Angel said as she brought everyone back out of their stupor.
"You use Muggle technology in your school Miss le Therone?" Professor McGonagall asked as the doors slid shut.
"Professor we use Innocent technology because it is necessity. We teach
Innocent subjects, hire Innocent professors, and teach Innocent children. The children of many famous people attend Hempstead or have. We use computers, lesson books, elevators, sports, and subjects that are designed to make it an easy transfer from living in our world to being a member of dual societies to living as an innocent. Students from Hempstead become world renown. From now on the Magical World as you know it will be shaken down to its foundations and rebuilt. Tonight's ball is just the start in a long line of introductions involving the Magical and the Non-Magical Countries." Angel said as she flicked her hand at the doors. Val led them out and into another hallway.
"This is the second floor. Most of the teachers' chambers and the main block classes are on this floor. Magick, Governing, Rank, Fighting, History of the Gifted and History of the First World." Val announced as the got out of the elevator. "Why do you teach students how to fight?" once again professor McGonagall asked with a condescending air.
"Why keep students from knowing the real world and how to protect themselves and the ones they love?" Angel shot back trying not to blow her cool. Everyone piled back into the elevator and they went up another floor. "The third floor contains ten classrooms and seven teachers chambers. The classes are Science, Heredity, Control Shifting, Mortal English, Creative Writing, Mortal History, Blurring Boundaries, Innocents and Old Wars." Val said before a voice came over the headset that was resting in his ear. ^ Will the Heads of all Divisions and the Head girl and boy report to the Strategies Classroom. Emergency Meeting. De Maria Out. ^
^ Head Girl to Headmistress de Maria. ^
^ De Maria here. ^
^ Requesting permission to send Master of Warriors while Head boy and I
remain with the guests. ^
^ Granted. Hurry. ^ "I'm going and I shall meet up with you later." With that Angel disappeared around a corner. Selena pulled everyone back into the elevator as the wall across from them slid open and six teens walked out and disappeared around the same corner that Angel had.
"While they have their meeting I'll take you to the dorm floor and show you how we live when not in class." Selena told them. They rode up another floor and exited the elevator. They turned left after they got out of the elevator and were instantly surrounded by doors. "These are the Laundry rooms. We deliver our clothes to one of the rooms and then return the following morning to pick them up. To my left are the boys and to my right the girls. Then they are divided again based on the house of the student." She continued on down the hall and turned right at the end. There was one door on the left and one on the right. She pulled open the one on the right they entered a narrow hallway lined with doors. "This is the Genesis Dorm. Instead of dividing students by age like they are at Hogwarts they are divided by Divisions. There are eight divisions. The divisions are Warriors, Healers, Elementals, Research/Strategists, Innocents, Mages, Magicks and Law." Selena pushed open a door on her left. "This is a typical Warriors Dorm. Students from age ten, first year, to age fifteen, sixth year male and female reside in this room." The room had six beds in it and one was unoccupied. "It seems that only one student made it to Genesis' Warriors Division. Well I do admit it is the toughest one to make. Oh and Catilia you should be proud. It was YOUR little brother that made Genesis' Warriors Division. He is in class right now but you will see him after fifth period ends. The first years have a free period before dinner in which to do their homework since they are to be in bed by eight thirty. How about I show you guys to the gym. Lets get back on the elevator." Selena ushered them off of the elevator a short time later and into a brightly lit hallway covered in a pale green marble. "There are four teachers chambers on this floor along with the Bliss dorms, the gymnasium and the heads chambers. Your transfer dorm will be up here as well." Selena walked across a large open hallway to a door and ushered them inside. "This is our gymnasium. Within its walls we have a dance studio, a
Gymnastics room and a weight room." There was the sound of running feet and a springboard bouncing. "It seems that one of the students is using the gymnastics room while classes are in session." Selena pulled open the door to the gymnastics room. A boy of about fifteen was flying through the air on the uneven bars before jumping off onto the mat. "Bravo Sir Slytherin." The boy quickly turned to face them grabbing a sword from the pile of clothing beside him as he turned.
"Sels and Val. How are you two? Didn't expect to see you back in these halls till graduation." He sheathed his sword and returned it to the pile at his feet. "Lady Selena, may I inquire upon the names of your guests?"
"Sir Slytherin, I take great pleasure in introducing Headmaster Albus
Dumbledore, Deputy Headmistress Minerva McGonagall, Defense Against Dark Arts Professor Remus Lupin, Sir Harold Gryffindor, Sir Ronald Hearth, Sir Draco Hearth, Lady Virginia Hearth, Lady Catilia Granaldi, Lady Lavender Brown, and Lady Blaise Zambini and of course you know my younger sister Lady Katerina le Therone." The boy bowed.
"My name is Sir Phillippe Slytherin at you service. Could you guys do me a favor?"
"First off tell us the favor then we'll decide." Val smiled ruefully.
"I am having trouble with the second part of the routine. I am missing a few beats. Val show me our parts again."
"Where is Sir Rister? Couldn't he help you?"
"Rister is serving a detention with Master Hawthorne. He can't do anything before the ball and hopefully he'll be in the best condition and be ready for us to compete in de Soul."
"Shit. What did he do to Master Hawthorne?" Selena let her façade drop and she looked worried.
"Rister Revoltin was caught with Kai Blood in Fighting. It wasn't his it was F.C. Milrese's. Still Master Hawthorne suspended him from the team for two weeks and he has punishment every night for the next month."
"Master didn't bring this before the Headmaster and Headmistress did he?" Val asked.
"No." Val and Selena looked relieved. "He gave us two days to prove it
belongs to Milrese before he escorts all of us to the Head's offices and demands we all forfeit."
"What do you mean all of us? He can't seriously think of making the school forfeit the event does he?"
"Master is taking this seriously. What else could you expect? We are sixth years. We are supposed to know how to act and what is expected of us. We will soon be sent out into the world to represent the Society as a whole and by our current actions we are being dishonorable. How do you propose that we fix this little snag in our final year?"
"I don't know." Selena paused and leaned against a balance beam.
"I know." Everyone turned towards Ron. "Cast the tracking spell and once you find the originating location of the Kai Blood, whatever that is, cast the past viewing spell and record it into a memory bowl."
"Well it seems someone is getting used to his new knowledge." Val, Selena and Phillippe looked at Ron in shock. "Ron do you want to break in your new staff and help us." Ron's face lit up.
"Do you really mean that I can help you guys?"
"Yes Ron." Val and Phillippe dragged Ron off down the hallway towards the Fighting classroom.
"It seems that Mr. Hearth has found a way to fit in. Seems he will be trying for the Strategies division." A black kitten came streaking across the gym and jumped towards the balance beam that Selena was leaning on. Half way through the jump the kitten disappeared and was replaced by Angel who caught a hold of the balance beam and swung herself up into a handstand. "Angel report. What was the meeting about?"
"Madame Headmistress, Monsieur Headmaster, Admiral Lucna and the Royal Staff are concerned about the safety of the visiting Royal parties tonight. I guess it was a good thing I went." Angel came down from her handstand and straddled the balance beam. "They are informing Antonio and they are bringing over a few of our senior warriors. I told them that they should use the training officers, but they ignored me. I was about to pull rank when I thought better of it. During this block all students are being dismissed to their dorms. Roll will be taken and identities verified. Our guests and any that have arrived prior to our meeting are to be escorted to the first floor parlor before we go to our dorms to be verified."
"It seems that our tour will have to be cut short." A green and orange
column of smoke landed in front of Selena. "Crap." She turned away from the smoke and looked at the group. "Angel take care of this I'll be back in a moment. You have five minutes. I'm sorry to have to do this to all of you." Selena paused and Hermione caught her eyes. "Gather around me please." The group pulled closer to her. "Take a deep breath. Teleport." The group landed in the same parlor they had been ushered into earlier. "Once again I am sorry for doing this but please remain here. Don't open the door. Others will be brought into this room. Socialize. Everything is alright." With that Selena disappeared. Ron, Harry, Catilia and Ginny flopped backwards onto one of the sofas.
Everyone else relaxed around the room. No one really felt like talking.
Suddenly Angel appeared in the room.
"Sorry about that everyone. Someone was discovered hiding another person in their dorms. Selena would have come back to get you, but the Head Girl is dispensing the punishments. Catilia your little brother got to go collect the two offenders from the guards. You should be proud of him. He performed well on his first mission. He will be a great Warrior." Angel smiled one of her rarely seen smiles and opened the doors. "It seems that the verification is over and we can return to our dorms. We are going to go to the seventh floor where Selena, Val, myself and a few of our friends have private rooms we can all change up there." They were ushered back to the elevators. "HWG67AT Angel le Therone." The doors slid open and everyone clambered inside. "Seventh Floor please." The elevator began to rise. The doors reopened to a balcony over looking the back gardens of the school. "Come on this way." Angel led them down the hall and around the corner. She stopped beside an archway. "You guys this is the Masters Suites. Headmaster Dumbledore, Professor Lupin, Harry, Ron and Draco you can use the Head Boy 's Rooms. It's the middle door at the end of this hall. Catilia, Ginny, Lavender, Professor McGonagall and Kat can use either my room or Selena's. Selena's might be best though." Angel Pushed open Selena's door and ushered everyone inside.
"Where's Selena?" Ginny asked as she surveyed the room. The walls were black with silver designs painted on them. Scrawled across one of the walls were a few lines of figures that appeared to be letters. Once the door was closed it disappeared into the walls. One of the walls held a giant picture window that was draped in blood red silk. The ceiling was covered in an exact replica of the night sky over the school. A single ivy covered white wardrobe stood out against one of the walls. More blood red curtains, this time draped from the ceiling, cordoned off one of the rooms corners. A silver vanity was situated on the remaining wall. Angel was about to answer when the door opened and Selena strode in dressed from head to toe in a bright blue.
"It's a little dark in here wouldn't you say?" She said as she entered her room. Selena clapped her hands and the curtains in front of her windows flew open and tied themselves back against the wall. Another clap and torches on the walls around her room flared to life. "That's better. Its time to get ready for the ball. Oh and Angel. Their majesties had new dresses delivered to our dorms for us to wear." Selena laughed as Angel muttered about their mother's taste in clothing. The girls began to get changed. Selena walked over to the wall next to the vanity and ran her finger across one of the figures. "Anyone want to take a shower or get rinsed off before they put their dress on?" Ginny, who was eager to look around more of Selena's room was the first to say she wanted to. Followed by Hermione and Lavender. Blaise was taking everyone's dresses out of their bags along with any accessories they had bought. "You guys can take your showers now. There are a few extra bathrobes in the wardrobe inside the bathroom and some slippers under the table. Don't take to long though. Kat, Angel and myself are going to Angel's room across the hall. If you need anything just ask Kali." The girls all entered the bathroom. "Professor would you like to use the shower across the hall?"
"That would be a much-appreciated dears." The Professor followed the twins across the hall into a room with blood red walls. A mirage of weaponry lined the walls. Angel sat down on a round bed in the middle of the room. The professor opened the door to the bathroom and locked it behind her. Selena, Kat, and Angel slid their dresses off. Selena pulled Angel's corset tighter and Kat yanked the strings on Selena's tighter. Selena slid a light blue dress on over her petticoats and magicked the tiny row of buttons on her back closed. Angel's dark burgundyish red dress made her pale skin stand out. Kat pulled at the sleeves on her white dress and made a face at her older sisters.
"Why do you guys get to bear your arms and I'm stuck in this stuffy dress?"
"Katerina, honey," Angel answered kneeling on the floor beside her sister. "You know at heart why it has to be done. We are members of an older more aristocratic society. We have standards that have been the same for hundreds of generations. You can't rebel quite yet young grasshopper. Learn to fly before you leave the nest little one. Don't worry. Next year you can have shorter sleeves. But you will still have to cover your hands if you are working with a male. Now be a good girl and put your make up on."
"Selena, Angel. Your tattoos. Magick them away. You can't have them when the guests arrive."
"Mine don't show do they Kat?" Selena did a turn for her younger sister.
"Sels the one around your neck like a permanent necklace needs to be
removed. Don't forget the one on your wrist." Kat turned and looked at
Angel. "Angie lighten the ring of fire around your bicep and your fine." The professor walked out of the bathroom.
"I need to go check on my students." The twins and Kat followed her out
their hoopskirts tapping against the door as they left. Catilia opened the door to Selena's room just as the professor got there. "You girls ready to go?"
"Yes Professor." Blaise answered as she floated through the door.
"Lets get the boys." Professor McGonagall turned and knocked on the next door. Ron answered with his new uniform on. His suit was a deep black and his shirt was also black with a white tie.
Everyone began the journey back to the first floor parlor where the twin's parents would be meeting them.