Basic Surfacing
By: April Malone
Disclaimer: The characters present here are all from J.K. Rowling. Except for Madaline Scallon, Bryn, Houton Scallon, Areyanna Scallon, Dyllian, and of course the plot! ^-^
Summary: When Areyanna arrives for her sixth year at Hogwarts, Snape finds a new enemy, Harry and Draco find a mutual friend, and odd things start to surface.
Note: My first published fanfic...*wipes away a swelling tear*...hope it's enjoyed.
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CHAPTER 1: At the Beginning
Areyanna stood on the platform 9 3/4 in a disgusted manner. She keep herself from screaming at her step mother and forced back tears for her father. She couldn't believe that her father could sell his own daughter out. They had received the letter from Albus Dumbledore not just two days ago and now she was headed off to Hogwarts for the rest of the year. She knew that her step mother, Bryn, had convinced her father that it was for her own benefit, but Areyanna couldn't exactly put her finger on how she did it. Her father had always been so independent and never did let people push him around.
"Well dear...here comes your train," Houton reached out for his daughter's hand, which once received it seemed to want to stay forever.
"Dad," Areyanna pleaded silently for her father to change her mind. She knew it wouldn't happen, but it was worth any try she could throw out.
"Do you have your ticket?" Bryn hurried Areyanna towards the train. Suitcases under one arm and a palm on her back.
"Please don't touch me," Areyanna stepped away and glared right through her,"...yes, I have it."
The train pulled to a stop and let out a cloud of black steam. A few other teens about her age said goodbye to there families and boarded the red train. A sign on the side read 'HOGWARTS EXPRESS' in golden bold letters.
"Hurry girl, you don't want the train to leave without you," Bryn handed over the suitcases and walked back to her newly married husband.
"Thanks for the send off..." Areyanna murmured and headed onto the train, *I wonder if her parents ever asked her to runaway?* she smiled at her own insult, found her compartment and humoured a goodbye through the glass of the window.
She nestled herself close to the seat and thought of the many insults she could say to Bryn. "Did you eat paint chips when you were a child?"..."Don't you love nature...despite what it did to you?", and before Areyanna knew, she fell fast asleep against the red seat cover with a smirk.
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"Excuse me, young lady," a man dressed in black with gold trim gently tapped her head with a long finger.
Areyanna pushed away the finger and turned the other way. It tapped her again. She hit it this time, "WHAT?!" Areyanna jerked upright and turned beat red. She was less than a centimetre away from the man's face, who had also gone bright red with embarrasement.
"I believe this is your stop ma'am," the man scooted away as fast as his long legs would go. He was scared she would yell at him again and he didn't need another lecure from the head steward about this same situation.
Areyanna didn't have time to thank the man, before he ran. She hadn't meant to scare him, so she quickly gathered her things and left the train.
A couple of others stood around her. They to looked tired and distraught. She sat down on her suitcases and thought about her bed at home. She would be curled up under the blue sheets with golden stars, in her dad's old pjs and a glass of warm milk would be sitting empty on the desk beside the bed.
A loud voice interrupted her thoughts, "Ello, follow me." A gaint stood infront of them with a latern. He looked somewhat nice and seeing Areyanna with two big suitcases came over. "Ello there, need some 'elp?"
"No, I think I can manage, but thanks," Areyanna through out the old wink and gun.
"Follow me then," the gaint winked back at her and lead them towards a narrow path which suddenly turned into an open lake, after five minutes of walking.
Areyanna pulled the luggage slowly behind her, trying to keep up with the rest of the teens.
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Areyanna had handed over her suitcases to an older member of the school, and was then wait with the others in the hall for the ceremony. They all started whispering about the size of the place and how mysterious it all was. A handsome young man reached Areyanna's side.
"Beautiful isn't it?" his bright blue eyes sparkled under his long brown bangs. He looked at her with the same amazment.
"It is," she felt herself turn bright red and smiled trying not to draw attention to the fact that she found him attractive.
The ceiling reached higher than any Areyanna had ever seen. A staircase made its way around the far corner of the hall.
"I'm Dyllian...I saw you on the train." the boy stared straight at her, making her feel a tad bit uncomfortable.
"I'm Areyanna..." she looked at him not knowing what else to say,"...ah...you can call me Arey."
"Arey. I hope you don't get put into Hufflepuff."
"Thanks?" Areyanna raised an eyebrow at what he had said. *What's Hufflepuff?*
"Alright everyone, please get into a line. The sorting ceremony will soon begin, this is very important because you will be sorted into your houses. Houses are the dorms in which you will stay for the rest of your days at Hogwarts. The house you are sorted into will become your family in Hogwarts. You will be able to earn poitns for your house, but also if the rules are broken your points can be taken away. When the Sorting Hat tells which house you are in, the house will probably cheer. So, there is no need to worry about which house is which. The houses present are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin, each is equal and have their own noble history." the tall strict woman pushed a strain of black hair back up into her tighly pulled bun. Her faced looked just as tight, as her lips moved repeating the long informational speech. She began to lead them into the 'Great Hall'.
Areyanna was amazed at all of the candles flickering in the air. She looked up noticing a ceiling that wasn't. It had the look of a night sky, stars twinkled and glowed just as if they were actually there. Maybe they were, Areyanna was impressed at the mysticism of the room. The line stopped abruptly, causing her to almost bump Dyllian. Which wouldn't have been that bad once Areyanna thought about it.
An odd looking worn yellow hat sat on a stool in the middle of the room. It rang through an even odder poem about its self and bowed to the four houses who now hooted and hollered, before the first teen placed it on her head. The girl had long blonde hair and the same black robe everyone else from the train had on. Suddenly the hat spoke. "RAVENCLAW". A group of students jumped to their feet and cheered.
The next went up, ploped the hat onto their head. The Hat shouted again "RAVENCLAW".
Soon, it was Dyllian's turn, after two more Ravenclaws and a Hufflepuff. He walked casually up to the stool, like he had been doing it for thousands of years. The Hat sat there for a long time.
Areyanna looked at the different houses, who all watched on in anticipation. The only two that didn't have any new members were Gryffindor and Slytherin. Their teams seemed more eager than Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff who were talking to the new team players.
"GRYFFINDOR" the hat shouted and the team burst out yelling and screaming. A black haired boy with glasses and a slightly visible scarr was standing in the front with a redhead screaming the loudest.
Shakily Areyanna approached the stool and sat down placing the hat on top of her head.The teams seemed anxious to see what team would be named next. She caught a glimpse of the Slytherin team before a blackness filled her eyes, which she figured was the hat. A sharp looking boy with blonde hair stood off to the side a little. He looked to be watching her intently.
A serene voice filled her ears. "Areyanna Scallon, glad to meet you. Don't mind if i search your thoughts?"
"Do you really think I have a choice?," Areyanna remarked with a chuckle, which made the hat laugh.
"Which house do you think you belong too?"
"Not Hufflepuff," Areyanna had seen the people in that house and know knew why Dyllian had wished her well. * They were a little different, they were*, as her mother would say.
"No, no, you don't have to worry. I will not send you there." the Hat gladly reassured her, "You belong in Slytherin, they can help you on your road to greatness. You have a very sharp mind, a yearning to certify yourself in this world, you...yes...you will do well with them," the serene voice became a bit giddy, moving slightly on her head tickling her. Areyanna held back a quivered laugh.
"Well if you think it's the best. I'm not the Sorting Hate," she knew this would make the Hat move again, and it did.
"SLYTHERIN"
Slytherin yelled the loudest now, they had gotten the last new member. Areyanna made her way towards them, her shoulder length black hair with red streaks was a little messed up, but she didn't mind. They all welcomed her with patts on the back, nice 'hellos' and 'what's your name?', to which Areyanna replied 'Areyanna Scallon'. The blonde boy made his way to her, but before he could say anything a greasy man with raven hair shook her hand, "Welcome to Slytherin, hope you are our type." Areyanna erased a disgusted look from her face, she retrieved her hand, "Thanks...uh," then wiped her hand on her black robe. An odd feeling wavered over her.
"Scallon...I've heard of that name before," the greasy man rubbed his greasy beard, "Yes, Scallon. Madaline Scallon...your mother?" he looked at her with a dark frown.
"My mother, how did you know?" Areyanna repeated the words and narrowed her eyes, her mother had died before she was born, she hardly knew anything about her mother. How did he know her. The only things she knew about her mother was that she had dark brown hair and grey eyes, like Areyanna's eyes, and that was only from pictures. Her father had never said anything about Madaline Scallon. Areyanna tried dismissing the thought from her head to the fact that her father was too upset to talk about her, yet on the other hand he was newly married.
The greasy bearded man's frown deepened, as he gathered the people around him and headed out the door into the hall. His robe flew about him as he walked. Areyanna followed with an annoyed, yet curious appearance.
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coming up: Areyanna's first potions class with Snape, she meets Filch, Harry and
his friends.
By: April Malone
Disclaimer: The characters present here are all from J.K. Rowling. Except for Madaline Scallon, Bryn, Houton Scallon, Areyanna Scallon, Dyllian, and of course the plot! ^-^
Summary: When Areyanna arrives for her sixth year at Hogwarts, Snape finds a new enemy, Harry and Draco find a mutual friend, and odd things start to surface.
Note: My first published fanfic...*wipes away a swelling tear*...hope it's enjoyed.
***********
CHAPTER 1: At the Beginning
Areyanna stood on the platform 9 3/4 in a disgusted manner. She keep herself from screaming at her step mother and forced back tears for her father. She couldn't believe that her father could sell his own daughter out. They had received the letter from Albus Dumbledore not just two days ago and now she was headed off to Hogwarts for the rest of the year. She knew that her step mother, Bryn, had convinced her father that it was for her own benefit, but Areyanna couldn't exactly put her finger on how she did it. Her father had always been so independent and never did let people push him around.
"Well dear...here comes your train," Houton reached out for his daughter's hand, which once received it seemed to want to stay forever.
"Dad," Areyanna pleaded silently for her father to change her mind. She knew it wouldn't happen, but it was worth any try she could throw out.
"Do you have your ticket?" Bryn hurried Areyanna towards the train. Suitcases under one arm and a palm on her back.
"Please don't touch me," Areyanna stepped away and glared right through her,"...yes, I have it."
The train pulled to a stop and let out a cloud of black steam. A few other teens about her age said goodbye to there families and boarded the red train. A sign on the side read 'HOGWARTS EXPRESS' in golden bold letters.
"Hurry girl, you don't want the train to leave without you," Bryn handed over the suitcases and walked back to her newly married husband.
"Thanks for the send off..." Areyanna murmured and headed onto the train, *I wonder if her parents ever asked her to runaway?* she smiled at her own insult, found her compartment and humoured a goodbye through the glass of the window.
She nestled herself close to the seat and thought of the many insults she could say to Bryn. "Did you eat paint chips when you were a child?"..."Don't you love nature...despite what it did to you?", and before Areyanna knew, she fell fast asleep against the red seat cover with a smirk.
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"Excuse me, young lady," a man dressed in black with gold trim gently tapped her head with a long finger.
Areyanna pushed away the finger and turned the other way. It tapped her again. She hit it this time, "WHAT?!" Areyanna jerked upright and turned beat red. She was less than a centimetre away from the man's face, who had also gone bright red with embarrasement.
"I believe this is your stop ma'am," the man scooted away as fast as his long legs would go. He was scared she would yell at him again and he didn't need another lecure from the head steward about this same situation.
Areyanna didn't have time to thank the man, before he ran. She hadn't meant to scare him, so she quickly gathered her things and left the train.
A couple of others stood around her. They to looked tired and distraught. She sat down on her suitcases and thought about her bed at home. She would be curled up under the blue sheets with golden stars, in her dad's old pjs and a glass of warm milk would be sitting empty on the desk beside the bed.
A loud voice interrupted her thoughts, "Ello, follow me." A gaint stood infront of them with a latern. He looked somewhat nice and seeing Areyanna with two big suitcases came over. "Ello there, need some 'elp?"
"No, I think I can manage, but thanks," Areyanna through out the old wink and gun.
"Follow me then," the gaint winked back at her and lead them towards a narrow path which suddenly turned into an open lake, after five minutes of walking.
Areyanna pulled the luggage slowly behind her, trying to keep up with the rest of the teens.
***********
Areyanna had handed over her suitcases to an older member of the school, and was then wait with the others in the hall for the ceremony. They all started whispering about the size of the place and how mysterious it all was. A handsome young man reached Areyanna's side.
"Beautiful isn't it?" his bright blue eyes sparkled under his long brown bangs. He looked at her with the same amazment.
"It is," she felt herself turn bright red and smiled trying not to draw attention to the fact that she found him attractive.
The ceiling reached higher than any Areyanna had ever seen. A staircase made its way around the far corner of the hall.
"I'm Dyllian...I saw you on the train." the boy stared straight at her, making her feel a tad bit uncomfortable.
"I'm Areyanna..." she looked at him not knowing what else to say,"...ah...you can call me Arey."
"Arey. I hope you don't get put into Hufflepuff."
"Thanks?" Areyanna raised an eyebrow at what he had said. *What's Hufflepuff?*
"Alright everyone, please get into a line. The sorting ceremony will soon begin, this is very important because you will be sorted into your houses. Houses are the dorms in which you will stay for the rest of your days at Hogwarts. The house you are sorted into will become your family in Hogwarts. You will be able to earn poitns for your house, but also if the rules are broken your points can be taken away. When the Sorting Hat tells which house you are in, the house will probably cheer. So, there is no need to worry about which house is which. The houses present are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin, each is equal and have their own noble history." the tall strict woman pushed a strain of black hair back up into her tighly pulled bun. Her faced looked just as tight, as her lips moved repeating the long informational speech. She began to lead them into the 'Great Hall'.
Areyanna was amazed at all of the candles flickering in the air. She looked up noticing a ceiling that wasn't. It had the look of a night sky, stars twinkled and glowed just as if they were actually there. Maybe they were, Areyanna was impressed at the mysticism of the room. The line stopped abruptly, causing her to almost bump Dyllian. Which wouldn't have been that bad once Areyanna thought about it.
An odd looking worn yellow hat sat on a stool in the middle of the room. It rang through an even odder poem about its self and bowed to the four houses who now hooted and hollered, before the first teen placed it on her head. The girl had long blonde hair and the same black robe everyone else from the train had on. Suddenly the hat spoke. "RAVENCLAW". A group of students jumped to their feet and cheered.
The next went up, ploped the hat onto their head. The Hat shouted again "RAVENCLAW".
Soon, it was Dyllian's turn, after two more Ravenclaws and a Hufflepuff. He walked casually up to the stool, like he had been doing it for thousands of years. The Hat sat there for a long time.
Areyanna looked at the different houses, who all watched on in anticipation. The only two that didn't have any new members were Gryffindor and Slytherin. Their teams seemed more eager than Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff who were talking to the new team players.
"GRYFFINDOR" the hat shouted and the team burst out yelling and screaming. A black haired boy with glasses and a slightly visible scarr was standing in the front with a redhead screaming the loudest.
Shakily Areyanna approached the stool and sat down placing the hat on top of her head.The teams seemed anxious to see what team would be named next. She caught a glimpse of the Slytherin team before a blackness filled her eyes, which she figured was the hat. A sharp looking boy with blonde hair stood off to the side a little. He looked to be watching her intently.
A serene voice filled her ears. "Areyanna Scallon, glad to meet you. Don't mind if i search your thoughts?"
"Do you really think I have a choice?," Areyanna remarked with a chuckle, which made the hat laugh.
"Which house do you think you belong too?"
"Not Hufflepuff," Areyanna had seen the people in that house and know knew why Dyllian had wished her well. * They were a little different, they were*, as her mother would say.
"No, no, you don't have to worry. I will not send you there." the Hat gladly reassured her, "You belong in Slytherin, they can help you on your road to greatness. You have a very sharp mind, a yearning to certify yourself in this world, you...yes...you will do well with them," the serene voice became a bit giddy, moving slightly on her head tickling her. Areyanna held back a quivered laugh.
"Well if you think it's the best. I'm not the Sorting Hate," she knew this would make the Hat move again, and it did.
"SLYTHERIN"
Slytherin yelled the loudest now, they had gotten the last new member. Areyanna made her way towards them, her shoulder length black hair with red streaks was a little messed up, but she didn't mind. They all welcomed her with patts on the back, nice 'hellos' and 'what's your name?', to which Areyanna replied 'Areyanna Scallon'. The blonde boy made his way to her, but before he could say anything a greasy man with raven hair shook her hand, "Welcome to Slytherin, hope you are our type." Areyanna erased a disgusted look from her face, she retrieved her hand, "Thanks...uh," then wiped her hand on her black robe. An odd feeling wavered over her.
"Scallon...I've heard of that name before," the greasy man rubbed his greasy beard, "Yes, Scallon. Madaline Scallon...your mother?" he looked at her with a dark frown.
"My mother, how did you know?" Areyanna repeated the words and narrowed her eyes, her mother had died before she was born, she hardly knew anything about her mother. How did he know her. The only things she knew about her mother was that she had dark brown hair and grey eyes, like Areyanna's eyes, and that was only from pictures. Her father had never said anything about Madaline Scallon. Areyanna tried dismissing the thought from her head to the fact that her father was too upset to talk about her, yet on the other hand he was newly married.
The greasy bearded man's frown deepened, as he gathered the people around him and headed out the door into the hall. His robe flew about him as he walked. Areyanna followed with an annoyed, yet curious appearance.
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coming up: Areyanna's first potions class with Snape, she meets Filch, Harry and
his friends.