*(A/N)* Okee Dokee ppl, CHLOE IS NOT A MARY SUE!!!! Believe me, and if she sounds like one so far, don't worry, she won't be by the time I've finished with her. ::smiles evily:: Thanks for all who've followed the story so far, and for those who are just beginning, ENJOY!!!! Love and Laughs........
If this is too long, I'm not sure how big it is exactly, you can find all 3 individual stories under my name!
Chloe Patil at Hogwarts: Chapter one
Chloe Patil sat in the family car, looking around with a placid, calm expression on her face September the first. The feelings shown on her face were perfectly normal, aside from the fact that inside, she was screaming.
Chloe was just about to begin her first year at Hogwarts school, where her older sisters Padma and Pavarti attended. Only, this wouldn't be her first year in a wizarding school, it was, in fact, her fourth. Up until now she'd attended Beauxbatons Academy, by choice, but her parents had, just this year, decided it was too much of a hassle for their daughters to attend separate schools. Chole, being a year younger then her twin sisters, was being forced to move. This was hardly surprising, as Pavarti and Padma rarely didn't get their own way.
Chloe, becoming restless in the hot car, honked the horn. Pavarti, Padma and her parents were taking so very long to get out! No doubt Pavarti had forgotten that new tube of lipstick she'd bought just for the beginning of school, and Padma had misplaced her new self-brushing brush, allowing her to get ready in half the amount of time. Chloe didn't mind her sisters, but they could just be so self absorbed!
At last her parents could be seen coming through the doors of the house, followed close behing by the twins. After packing all three enormous trunks into the trunk of the car, her father settled into the drivers seat, and wheeled out, beginning the short drive to Kings Cross Station.
"Chloe, gee, whats going on with you?" Pavarti began, checking her plait in the rearview mirrior. "I mean, what was the point of sitting in the car thirty minutes earlier then you had to? You seem very tense, here, let me see your palm..." Pavarti had become obsessed with Divination over the past couple of years. The only thing she seemed to talk about was Professer Trelawney.
"Pavarti, please, what has her palm got to do with her being stressed?" Padma intervened. "She's obviously suffering from heat stroke, being cooped up in the car for so long!"
Chloe gave each of them a look of disgust. Were they just acting this dumb?
"You guys, has it not occurred to your small minds that I'M STARTING A NEW SCHOOL?????" Chloe burst out.
"God Chloe, control yourself!" Pavarti began. "There's no need to completely explode on us here! Of COURSE we know your starting a new school, but with me and Padma there, there's no need to worry. Honestly..."
"Gee, thanks Pav, I'm sure you'll keep an eye on me once you've got all your friends there with you, not to mention *Frederik Burney*" she said in a fake cough. Frederik had become Pavarti's other favorite topic of conversation.
Pavarti gave her a haughty look, then began to look at the familiar landscape with new come fascination. Fortunately, this conversation had brought them to Kings Cross Station. Chloe helped her Dad unload her trunk, then her, Pavarti and Padma loaded all their things onto a nearby trolley.
"All right then, platform 9 3/4, what kind of rubbish is this??" Chloe asked, glancing from platform 9 and 10 repeatedly. Her sisters giggled at her obvious confusion.
"It's not rubbish Chloe, is it not obvious?" Padma teased her younger sister. "You have to go BETWEEN the two platforms!"
"Obviously." Chloe said with dry sarcasm. "Well then Padma, enlighten me, how does one get through?"
"Just watch." Pavarti answered. Chloe could tell that the two of them were thoroughly enjoying this chance to show off their knowledge. They were both pretty, almost beautiful, and did well enough in school, but they didn't have the brilliance that Chloe possessed. This is where their love of showing off in front of Chloe had come from. Chloe watched in amazement as the two of them passed right through the solid brick wall, where to, Chloe had no idea.
"Don't be scared while you pass through darling." Mrs. Patil whispered into Chloe's ear. "Just try to be as discreet as possible, we'll be right behind you." Chloe took a deep breath and made her way towards the barrier. Just as she approached it she shut her eyes, only to pass right through, and crash into the trolley carrying her trunk.
"Ow!" she cried, stumbling, then looked up in amazement. Before her was a gigantic, red steam bellied train. It was quite amazing really. Young wizards were surrounding her, and hearing all of them speak english was something entirely new to her.
"Well, here you are then!" Padma said, giggling at Chloe's stumble. "Two minutes before we leave!"
"Ok Darling," Chloe's mother said, coming up behind her. "Go on, find yourself a compartment on the train! If you have any trouble, just ask your sisters!" Chloe nodded in agreement. Then her mother gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and left her.
"Alright." Chloe said, talking to herself, "Just find Padma and Pavarti...." but these words were lost, as the two were nowhere to be found. "Great, just great!" Chloe muttered, then picked up one end of her trunk and headed towards the train, deciding to brave it on her own.
Chloe Patil at Hogwarts: Chapter two
Chloe struggled along the steps leading onto the train, trying desperately to haul her trunk up. The trunk, however, was caught. After a considerable amount of pulling and tugging, someone stepped out of the crowd of students to help her. It was a girl with flaming red hair.
"Hi, looks like you need some help!" she offered.
"Uh, yeah, kind of. I don't understand why it's not coming up!"
"Well, here, the handle on the side's caught on the rail, that's all!" The girl lifted the trunk higher, setting it free. Chloe stumbled backwards, but quickly recovered.
"Thanks alot, uh....sorry, I didn't get your name..."
"It's Ginny," the girl replied, "Ginny Weasley, um, do you have anywhere to sit?" Ginny questioned.
"Well, no." Chloe admitted.
"Here, let's find an empty compartment, and then we can go back and get my trunk!" Ginny suggested with a smile.
"Sure! Sounds great!" Chloe replied, returning the smile.
The two girls set off down the train, finally finding a compartment. It was very nice, with large windows, and several luxurious looking seats lining the sides.
"Come on then...um, now I'm the one who doesn't know your name!" Ginny said laughing. Chloe decided she liked Ginny. She had a kind, pretty face, and seemed to be quite nice.
"It's Chloe, Chloe Patil." Chloe replied. A look of understanding suddenly came over Ginny's face.
"Oh....I see, so your related to Pavarti and Padma Patil then?" she questioned.
"Yeah, they're my sisters."
"Alright, well Chloe, lets go grab my trunk, the trains sounds as if it's about to leave."
They managed to get Ginny's trunk into their compartment with much more ease. They made themselves comfortable, and were joined by several other girls that Chloe assumed must be Ginny's friends.
"So, Chloe," said one of the girls, Chloe thought she remembered her name to be Beth, "How old are you?" Beth continued. "I mean, you can't possibly just be starting out at school, yet I've never seen you around.
"Well," Chloe began, "I'm Fourteen, but I went to Beauxbatons Academy for three years."
"So then, why are you going to Hogwarts this year then?" Asked the other girl accompanying them, her name was Autumn.
"Well," Chloe answered, "Madame Maxime went off somewhere during the summer and hasn't returned yet. When Dad found out, he became really worried. The Ministry of France appointed a new headmistress until Madame came back, but Dad doesn't trust her as much as Maxime. You know, with all the news of Voldemorts return and all. Both my parents decided that I'd probably be better off with Dumbledore anyway, plus I'll be closer to home, and both my sisters are here, unfortunately.." Chloe muttered under her breath so that only Ginny heard what she'd said. "Plus, you know, I suppose it was kind of a hassle to have us at different schools."
"I see." said Beth. "So then, how do you know what house you'll be in then?"
This was what had been bothering Chloe during the summer holidays. When she'd first found out that she'd be moving to Hogwarts, Chloe borrowed Pavarti's copy of Hogwarts: A History (Which had been used to prop up her sister's vanity, and looked as though it had never been read.) She now knew of all the Founders of Hogwarts and their houses, and was worried of which one she'd be in.
"I'm not sure." Chloe admitted. "I've read Hogwarts: A History, and all sound good but Slytherin. I mean, not to insult anyone in Slytherin or anything...."
"Oh, God Chloe, don't even worry about insulting the Slytherins! Nobody likes them but their mothers, really. Well, they probably like eachother, but, you know..." Beth intervened. "Noone here is in Slytherin, everyone in the other houses avoid them if they can. They're nasty those bunch!"
Ginny and Autumn nodded their heads in agreement.
"Well then, which houses are you all in?" Chloe asked.
"Gryffindor" said Ginny, the others replied Ravenclaw.
Their conversation was then broken by a plump witch with a food cart knocking on their door. The four girls stocked up on different sorts of treats, the others seemed to favor Chocolate Frogs, but Chloe much preferred Every Flavor Beans. She liked not knowing what would come.
They all sat quietly eating their candy, but were soon interrupted once more by another loud knock on the door.
"Ginny, d'you got any other money?" Asked the boy in the door. He was tall, gangly, and shared Ginny's flaming red hair. Chloe, however, thought he was rather cute.
"No Ron, I don't." Replied Ginny. "Sorry."
Ron grimaced and held his stomach. "But I'm sooo hungry, toss me one of those chocolate frogs then, please.." Ginny tossed one to him and he promptly left.
"Your brother?" Chloe questioned.
"Yeah, I've got six brothers, three in Hogwarts, three that have finished." Chloe gaped at this, imagine having six siblings, all boys at that! Ginny laughed at her face. "Really, it's not all that bad, being the only girl. You know a Weasley by their red hair, we've all got it." she said, tugging at her own.
Chloe smiled at this. Seven children, all with red hair? That would be a sight to see.
Autumn peeked out the window. "Hey girls, it looks as though we're almost there!" She cried excitedly. The other girls looked at the window, then began searching through their trunks for the school robes. Chloe considered her new robes to be quite bland, compared to those at her old school. They were, however, very warm and comfortable, so it was easy to overlook their exterior. She adjusted her plait, then pulled on her hat, and sat with the other girls, waiting, and listening to their chatter.
When the train finally stopped, Chloe had the old familiar feeling of screaming inside. Though the procedure at Hogwarts was familiar to those who'd been there before, she didn't know what she was doing, and after stepping off the train, soon lost Ginny, Beth and Autumn in the crowd.
She peered over all the enumerable black hats and cloaks, looking for at least one familiar face. She turned around, and found herself face to face with a gigantic man. He was so tall, Chloe had to look way up to see his face, covered with a mass of black hair, and was so wide that she couldn't get past him.
"Firs' years!!!" He was yelling. "FIRS' YEARS OVER, oops!!" He had finally noticed Chloe, and not a second too soon, as he was about to trample her. "Where're you goin' there?" He asked her.
"I don't know," Chloe wailed, "It's only my first year!"
The man looked at her suspiciously, then a sudden look of realization crossed his face. "Ahh, so your the girl who's transfered?" Chloe nodded. "Well then, follow me, the name's Hagrid." So Chloe followed Hagrid, bumping into someone along the way. The someone turned out to be Ginny.
"Chloe, c'mon, follow me!" she cried over the noise of the crowd.
Chloe shook her head, "I have to follow that giant bloke over there, what's his name? Hagrid?"
Ginny nodded her head yes. "Alright then, see you later!"
Chloe felt rather dissapointed. She'd been looking forward to spending a bit more time with Ginny. She, however, did as she was told and followed Henry. "No, Hagrid!" she scolded herself. She didn't want to get on the bad side of this fellow.
Hagrid led her, and a bunch of scared looking smaller children, to the bank of a lake. Bobbing up and down were several boats, looking as though they would hold about four people each.
"All righ' then," Hagrid bellowed, " Into the boats with yeh, Chloe, you come with me." Chloe, wondered first how Hagrid knew her name and secondly how the two of them would both fit in the same boat. She ended up sitting on the floor, while Hagrid paddled. Along the way Hagrid spoke to her, explaining what would happen.
"Well, when we reach the castle, yeh'll be taken by Professer McGonagall, Transfiguration teacher here, and will take part in the sorting. Thas how you'll know what house yeh belong to." Chloe nodded her head to tell him that she understood. They soon reached a soft bank, after travelling through, what appeared to be, an underground tunnel/river sort of thing.
Hagrid knocked on a gigantic door, which was promptly answered by a stern looking woman, who Chloe assumed to be Professer McGonagall.
"Thank you Hagrid, I'll be taking them now," she said briskley. "Come on now all of you, into a line, follow me." Then after spotting Chloe, she added, "Miss Patil, up here with me now." They walked down a corridor at a quick pace, the rumbling footsteps of the rest of the students could be heard."
"Now, Chloe, I'm not sure if Hagrid has given you the gist of things.." McGonagall started.
"Yes, he has, I'm to take part in the sorting." Chloe answered.
"Good then." The Professer answered, leading them into a small room. "Now then, you'll all wait here, I shall be back for you after a small wait. Try to smarten yourselves up." With that, she turned and walked out, leaving them alone, the smaller children whispering to eachother quietly of what was to come.
Professer McGonagall, true to her word, was back within a few minutes, leading them through what appeared to be a main entrance of sorts, and into a grand dining room. Gleaming goblets and plates were lined across 5 tables, filling the room. The group of them were led to the farthest of them, where the teachers appeared to sit. Just in front of them was a three legged stool, sitting on it a worn looking pointed, black hat. The group formed a line in front of the school and waited silently. Chloe took this opportunity to look around.
There seemed to be hundreds and hundreds of students along the tables, all gazing at the new comers, and whispering among eachother. Dotted here and there were, what seemed to be, ghosts. This surprised Chloe, as she'd never seen a real live, well, real dead, she supposed, ghost. Looking up, she gasped. She'd read of the enchanted ceiling, but had never imagined how beautiful it really was. The dark sky, blacks and blues of different shades mixed together, sprinkled with tiny, glittering stars. It was quite the sight.
Then, ruining her enchantment with the ceiling, but quite enjoyable all the same, the frayed hat began to sing. It was quite the song, telling of the founders of the school, and what each looked for, and Chloe clapped loudly at the end. Finally, after the hat had finished, they were informed by Professer McGonagall that they would each be called to try on the hat, and be assigned into houses.
"Bottlehew, Jessika"
The young girl marched towards the hat, then placed it on her head eagerly.
"RAVENCLAW!" the hat shouted immediately.
"Chalmers, Tyler" called out the Professer.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted, after a much longer wait then that of Jessika Bottlehew.
Each of the students were called up, being put randomly into each of the four houses. Chloe sooned noticed that Robinson, Marie had been called, and that they had skipped her. She began to panic, her hands writhing. She bit her lip and waited. Finally, the last of the children had been called, leaving only her.
After Yolande, Gregory had been sorted, Professer Dumbledore himself stood up. Chloe gazed at him in amazement, having heard stories of him by Padma and Pavarti, and also by Fleur Delacour, who'd visited Hogwart's only last year, but she'd never seen him up close. He had on purple robes, dotted here and there with red stars, and wore a matching hat. His beard and hair were nothing to be scoffed at, both reaching his waist, and being a magnificent, gleaming white. But what Chloe liked best was the little smile upon his lips, making his look continually amused with all around him. His pale blue eyes gazed at her for a moment, before speaking.
"Welcome my friends, Welcome!" He began. "Before we begin our feast, let me introduce to you a new student, transferring here from Beauxbatons Academy, Chloe Patil." There was a polite applause, and Chloe herself burned bright red. "I should hope that whatever house she's sorted into, they will welcome her, and help her feel at home. I now invite you, Chloe, to try on our Sorting Hat."
Chloe nodded and walked towards the stool. She sat down, and slipped on the hat. It was extremely big, covering her ears. Then, to her surprise, a small voice began to speak to her.
Chloe Patil at Hogwarts: Chapter 3
The staff and students were all very interested in the "new girl", Chloe Patil, but she'd put on the the Sorting Hat seven minutes ago, and still hadn't been assigned to a house! The staff were beginning to look slightly anxious, noone in their memory had taken so long to be sorted. The students, each of whom had gone through the process, wondered what could possibly be taking the sorting hat so long, and what it was saying to her. They began to look upon her with even more interest, hoping that she would be in their house. Surely any girl that had the ability to stump the Sorting Hat posessed many superior qualities, and would help each of them win the much desired house cup.
The only people in the Great Hall that weren't fidgeting and listening with anticipation were Professer Dumbledore and Chloe. Dumbledore sat at his spot, perhaps feeling as eager as the rest of the school, but never showing it. This wasn't unusual as things out of the ordinary never seemed to bother him. Chloe, however, hadn't noticed the time that had gone by and was listening with interest to what the hat was telling her.
"My, my, my..." the hat had started, "Who have we here? Another Patil, I see. Yet, you seem to hold many of your sisters qualities, ever so much potential! I can see that you are brave, yet not in a silly way. Your willingness to stick up for others and stand your ground shines through, as does your determination to succeed. I can see that you have a strong desire to do so, and are willing to do what it takes to accomplish success. Yet, academic abilities are shown too. My dear, congratulations, I have not yet been stumped with one student over the years, and you seemed to have accomplished just this." Chloe grinned at this, she never knew how many things were inside her.
"My dear, I can sense your smugness in throwing me off here...." the hat said. "Although any house would help you to achieve greatness, your attitude that tells all that your a winner, and are determined to prove it is most noticeable, it is therefore my decision that you shall be sorted into SLYTHERIN!" The hat shouted the last word for all to hear. An enormous applause exploded from the table on the far right.
Chloe slipped off the hat, feeling as though it had made a mistake. Yet, she knew he hadn't. She thought of this as she made her way to the Slytherin table, giving Dumbledore one last small smile. Ever since she'd read about each of the houses, she knew whoever was to place her in a house would see her desire to achieve greatness, and it appeared that she had been right.
Walking past the table that appeared to hold Gryffindors, Chloe noticed Ginny. While others at the table were hissing at her, Ginny seemed to be quite surprised at the decision of the Sorting Hat. She just sat, and gazed at Chloe, gaping. There were several others at the table not hissing at her, a girl with bushy brown hair, and the boy she'd seen on the train, Ginny's brother. She gave them a small smile, and tossed her head in indignation at the rest. They would soon see that she was not as the other Slytherins were. She'd read that most Slytherins became Dark Wizards, yet she was not interested in Voldemort and all his empty promises. After all, it was all Voldemort's fault that she was here in this strange atmosphere, surrounded by wizards she didn't know.
Chloe walked towards the Slytherin, her new, table. Many were trying to give her high fives, she attempted it, but found she wasn't up to it. She slid into a seat next to a girl with sleek auburn hair, blue eyes, and a pretty, although slightly malicious, smile.
"Hi Chloe, my name's Rozaline Turner, please, call me Roz." Chloe smiled at the girl, then began to look around once more. She stared at her own gleaming gold dinnerware. She picked it up and observed it, impressed. At Beauxbatons it was all regular plates, these ones seemed almost special.
"Roz," she began, the other girl turned and listened, " Are these the regular plates? They seem like something used for special occasions." Roz stared at her in a weird way, but quickly recovered.
"Well, yeah, they're for everyday. Although they are pretty I suppose." Chloe smiled at her once again. "Why, what did they have at Beauxbatons?" The other girl questioned.
"Oh, you know, just regular stuff, nothing this extravagant." Chloe answered. Roz smiled in an amused way, then turned to the other girl sitting beside her, who'd just asked her something. Chloe turned to her left, she hadn't noticed somebody else slip in beside her. It was a boy with pale hair and a pointed nose."
"Oh, Hi, I didn't see you sit down." Chloe explained.
"No problem." The boy answered, although he seemed slightly miffed that she hadn't noticed him. "The names Draco, Draco Malfoy." He continued, looking her straight in the eyes. "You have very pretty eyes Chloe, may I say." He said this sort of arrogantly, making Chloe feel as though she should retaliate in some way.
"Gee, thanks" she replied irritably, the tone of this guys voice was really beginning to irk her. "You know what else is pretty? The back of my head." Then she turned from him and began to talk to Roz some more.
Although Chloe couldn't see it, Draco stared at her with disbelief more a few seconds, then turned to his two (sniggering) friends, Crabbe and Goyle.
"Shut up you two!" He said with authority, giving them each a slap on the head. They quieted down, but only because Dumbledore had begun to speak.
"As I said before, Welcome my friends to another fine year at Hogwarts!" There was polite applause following this statement. "Just a few reminders before we begin the feast, the Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students, Tripping Jump Ropes have been added to the list of forbidden articles by Mr. Filch, and we have yet another new face here at Hogwarts! May I introduce to you our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professer Pixtar!"
A young woman stood up and waved to all the students. Many buzzed excitedly, and by the conversations going on at the Slytherin table, many had not had a female Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher before.
"And now, I invite you to enjoy our Welcoming Feast!" Dumbledore finished. At his words, plates and plates of food were conjured out of nowhere. There were so many good looking things that Chloe didn't know where to start. Not being able to make up her mind, she grabbed the spoon closest to her, and dug in to a pot of steaming scalloped potatoes. She piled them onto her plate and dug in to some more. After her plate was filled, she began to eat, and listened to the conversations surrounding her.
"Maybe we can hex Hermione for a couple tests, you know, that way she won't be able to get all the good marks..."
"How do you think we should get them this year.......nah, dungbombs are old, Honestly you two THINK!!!!"
It sounded as though many of her fellow Slytherins were planning on some pretty mean stuff. Chloe decided that some of it sounded like fun, providing that she knew the people she was doing it to were prats.
After dinner was through, some wonderful looking desserts came up. Chloe, who had just been complaining to Roz about being too full, forgot her stomach, and listened to her taste buds. She tried a tiny piece of almost everything, her and Roz occaisonally stealing tidbits off eachother's plates. By the end of the feast, Chloe didn't feel so uncomfortable in her new school, she didn't really feel anything but dead tired. She voiced this to Roz as they made their way to...wherever they were going.
"Um, Roz, where abouts are we headed?"
"Oh, thats right, you wouldn't know! During the night we go to the common room, off of it are the dormitories, where we sleep." Chloe nodded her head to show she understood. She followed Rox through a maze of underground dungeons, before finally stopping in front of a stretch of bare, stone wall.
"New password's basilisk, the girl sitting beside me? Her name's Pansy Parkinson. A prefect. She told me." A secret door in the wall slid open, Roz marched through it, Chloe following behind, wondering what other kind of secrets the castle held.
The first thing Chloe noticed about the common room was the beautiful mantelpiece, where a jolly fire crackled. The room was long, and appeared to be very far underground. Green lights hung from the ceiling, and many chairs and tables filled the room. Most of the Slytherins began to sit down, milling around until they became tired enough. Chloe however, followed Roz, who was beckoning her from a door to the right, where Chloe assumed the dormitories must be. Before they got very far, however, an adult voice boomed from the entrance.
"Could I have ALL Slytherins in the Common Room! NOW!!"
Roz sighed and made her way back towards the chairs, Chloe, once again, followed behind. The man that stood before them was tall, with greasy, long black hair, and a crooked nose. He began to speak.
"For those of you who do not know, I am Professor Snape, teacher of potions around here. It has been brought to my attention that a new student is in our presence. Dumbledore has suggested that I ask a student to help her find her way around, so she may become acquainted with the castle as so many of you already are. Any volunteers raise their hands."
Quite a few hands went up, including Roz's and Draco Malfoy's.
"Please not Draco, Please not Draco." Chloe muttered under her breath.
Snape looked around, and, noticing Malfoy's hand up in the air, gave him a quizzical look, but said all the same, "Very well, Mr. Malfoy, you may have the honors. Now, good night all of you, may you all be prepared for my classes this year!"
*(A/N)* Well, there's part three!! Poor Chloe, getting stuck with Malfoy! This should lead to some interesting things indeed!! ::smiles mischieviously:: Keep an eye out for part four, which will be out, at the very latest, Monday. Thanks for Reading!!
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PS- If you made it this far, Just to let you know, if you liked, the fourth addition's been posted, and I'm working on the fifth, should be on tomorrow or the next day.