After the storm there's a rainbow.
By Tygerlily
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I own Harry Potter! Well in my dream world I do but this is reality right? *Sigh* J.K Rowling owns him then. ^_^
A/N: I still think that this is a really crappy title. Sooooo if anyone can think of a better one please e-mail me:
A/N2: If you're wondering why the name Alanna Trebond is familiar, I got it from Tamora Pierce Books Song of the lioness Quartet which by the way is a fantastic series
Happy Reading!
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Remus's P.O.V
"Oh dear! You haven't been sorted yet! Just follow me and I'll take you to Dumbledore." I followed Professor Hemmingway while looking around nervously, there were so many people here, I thought. I wonder what would happen if I accidentally…No! I can't think about that! Snap out of it! I scolded myself.
We stopped outside a statue of a gargoyle. "Sugar dimples!" she said. It must have been a password of some kind because then the gargoyle suddenly jumped and revealed a large circulating spiral staircase. I looked around amazed. Professor Hemmingway led us higher till I could see a gleaming wooden door with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin.
Professor Hemmingway knocked on the door twice and it silently opened. Walking in she told me to wait. A few seconds later Professor Dumbledore walked blue eyes shining, "Good day Mr Lupin, Rachel said you needed to be sorted, so just sit down-Professor Dumbledore conjured a stool from air-and try on our hat." I sat down, tried on the hat and was startle when it started talking to me
"Hello Remus, hmmm
brave I can see, smart too, and loyal,
-wait, you see all that?-
of course I'm the sorting hat, my placing you will be hard but I think you'll do well in…
-Griffindor!"
It shouted even though only Professor Dumbledore and me were in the room. I took the hat off and saw Professor Dumbledore smiling at me. "Griffindor it is."
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Sirius's P.O.V
Next morning I was surprised at the array of hundreds of owls circling the ceiling hall at breakfast. One large grey owl come flying straight down to our table it dropped a rather large package in Peter's cereal and flew off, to the owlery I suppose, James too got a package, it was more like a parcel of treats and lollies, I felt a stab of jealousy.
Charlotta and another Griffindor prefect were walking around passing out our timetables; I looked at the schedule I was just handed, what was this? Potions? Transfiguration? I looked around Alanna was chatting excitedly to Lily, Jonathan was talking to Derek, everywhere I looked someone was talking to someone else. I wondered where do I fit in?
When all the breakfast food was eaten we got ready to go to class, glancing at my timetable once more, Double Transfiguration with Ravenclaw. Huh?
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Finding the classroom was really hard I must have opened at least 10 doors and 4 of them were brick walls in disguise, I was 2 minutes late coming into class, I unhappily noticed James was already in class. However the full class hadn't arrived yet so class hadn't started yet. Jonathan and Derek were the last to arrive, "Sorry Professor, we got lost." Apologised Derek
"I see, almost like everyone else in this class. Today being the first lesson I will make exceptions." She then proceeded to call the roll she paused a second over Alanna's name, then continued…
"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts. Anybody found messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned." Announced Professor McGonagall, She then turned a desk into a dog and back again then, we were all very impressed but soon realised we weren't going to be changing furniture anytime soon. She then had us writing down lots of boring and complicated notes.
Finally when all that was done she gave us each a match and told us to turn it into a needle. I looked around everyone was concentrating on the task at hand. I looked down and tapped the match gently with my wand, "Nedelus," nothing happened. I tried again, "Nedelus," this time with my wand pointing to the right of the match, again nothing happen. I was about to try again when James sitting to the my left gave a yell of surprise, "Professor McGonagall! I did it!" she came over and showed the class how it had become a needle. She gave him a rare smile. Hmmph! Well if James could do it so could I!
This time I left my wand touching the needle, "Need-ul-us," I said tapping the match as I said 'lus'. I looked and there was a shiny, pointy needle. I smiled. "Professor McGonagall I did it too!" I said. She picked it up, "That's great Mr Black. Now why don't you go and help some of your other classmates." She pointed to Peter's desk. "Ermm okay." Boy I wish I hadn't said that, Peter is thick! And not just thick, I mean Thick. I was resisting the urge to tell him that joke you know… 'When God was giving out brains you thought he was giving out milkshakes so you asked for one that was extra thick!' I mean did anything go through his head?
Then James comes along "Hey Peter you want some help?"
I was just about to say that he already had help when Peter pipes up
"Yeah, thanks…" well what was I wasting my time doing? Ungrateful git!
And to make it even worst a few seconds later Peter too was holding a needle, well it wasn't exactly a needle but it was a shiny grey but the top was still a bit red. But he looked proud anyway. I hate James sometimes.
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Lily's P.O.V
"No you have to hold it that way," said Alanna.
"No I'm pretty sure it's this way…" I said. "Fine do it your way it won't work!" We were still in transfiguration, and Alanna and I were arguing over which way to hold the wand. She tilted her wand saying "Nedelus." I looked around the classroom. Everyone else was chatting and talking except James and Sirius, they were both really concentrating.
"What are you looking at?" Alanna asked me, I broke out of my thoughts
"Oh nothing." I looked at her work. Nothing happened.
"See! Told you!"
"Oh yeah, well why don't you try it then?"
"Okay I wil-" Professor McGonagall was trying to get our attention,
"Look here class, Mr Potter has just turned his match into a needle. Oh my so has Mr Black, they are now walking around the classroom, if you need assistance just raise your hand."
"Anyway like I was saying, you have to hold it this way." I leaned my wand to the left and said "Nedelus." The match turned silver but it then just looked like a silver match. Still it was progress, I flashed Alanna a triumphant grin. She stuck her tongue at me. By the end of class only James and Sirius managed to turn their matches into pins, mine kind of resembled a needle and so did Alanna's. Hers went all pointy, the same thing happened for a Ravenclaw girl named Jessica Athel. Peter, his went silver but it was still red. I couldn't wait for next lesson we had charms. Mr Ollivander the wand seller said I had a very good wand for charms.
"Alanna where do we have charms?" I asked.
"Err room 4758 I think." She said
"Where's that?"
"I dunno, let's follow James, he looks like he knows his way around…"
Just then James came over to us, "Hey do you know where the charms room is?"
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James P.O.V
Finding all the classrooms and taking classes did take some getting use to. I later found out that Hogwarts had 142 staircases. Charms was very interesting, it was taught by a very small Professor Flitwick. He had to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk. We had to learn the basics before we could do anything.
"Remember everybody 'Swish and flick!' ahh nice hand movement Miss Evans, yes that's right Mr Pettigrew, remember 'Swish and flick!' no Miss Freesia left to right, left to right, swish and flick, swish and flick."
We were left to practice this for a while then we had to research the origins of charms and how to pronounce the incantations correctly. Just then the classroom door opened and there was Professor Dumbledore behind him was a boy with light brown hair and brown eyes. He looked rather nervous. Professor Dumbledore talked to Professor Flitwick for a few minutes then he stopped us and announced to the class, "There has been a late comer to the class, This is Remus Lupin." I gave him a friendly smile.
We then continued with our work, Professor asked me to show Remus what to do. Next class was history of magic taught by a ghost named Professor Binns. It was also extremely dull how he could make goblin rebellions and pirate raids sound like a bed-time stories I will never know, he droned on and on in that boring voice of his as everyone caught up on their sleep.
After history of magic we had herbology which was taught by Professor Sprout. She taught us the different names of magical plants how to look after them and what it was all used for. Remus it seemed knew a lot about plants and fungi.
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Lily's P.O.V
When lunch came I was starving, I got to know my classmates a bit more there was Angeline Daniels a girl with wire framed glasses, braided ash blond hair, brown eyes and lots of freckles. Vanessa Freesia she had short brown hair and light brown eyes. Sarina Hepburn I asked her if she knew of the famous actress Audrey Hepburn and she said "Yeah she's my second cousin!" She had light green-blue eyes and medium length, dark brown hair.
Then there was Ariana Sarrasi she had long strawberry blond hair and light blue eyes, Alanna Trebond who was becoming a close friend had brown hair that reached her waist and striking purple eyes.
Peter Pettigrew also the shortest person in our class had a rather chubby face and brown hair. Jonathan Cooper who had dark blond hair and brown eyes. Derek Dallas had spiky brown hair and blue-grey eyes. Sirius Black was a pretty quiet person with brown hair and light blue eyes. Remus Lupin had light brown eyes and grey eyes. James Potter had black hair, glasses and friendly blue eyes.
After lunch we got ready for potions with the Slytherins. It was taught by a witch named Professor Hemmingway. It was also one of the most interesting lessons of all, in potions we would learn which how to concoct solutions of herbs and ingredients to cure various ailments, how to make potions that had miscellaneous effects. Potions itself was interesting, the Slytherins were another story. She then set as a simple potion that would cure boils; we got into partners -me and Alanna-
"So what does it say add first?" asked Alanna
"Hmmm, 5 grams of dries nettles, then 1 cup of crushed snake fangs…Okay I'll get the fangs you get the nettles," I started mulching up the fangs when bright pink bubbles started flowing from someone's cauldron concealing the whole room. "Ah, ahh, AHHHH-CHOO!" I rubbed my nose; someone else sneezed, "Ah-Choo!" Everyone started sneezing
"Ah-Choo!"
"Ah-tissue!"
"Ah, Ah, CHOO!"
"Everyone stay calm! Ah-Choo!" call Professor Hemmingway over all the confusion. She said a spell "Tatotlus Wingum!" which blew all the bubbles away and into a corner. She smiled and asked "Okay who added the newts eye before the nettles?"
Peter put sheepishly put his hand up. "Well my boy you have just created a rather powerful sneezing potion, but don't do that again." She said sternly but the in humour in her eyes said differently.
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James P.O.V
"Stupid git!" someone whispered, I looked around for the owner of the voice and saw a boy with greasy black hair and almost black eyes and a sneering face, when I looked at him he stared straight at me and said "Stupid Griffindors no sense of intelligence."
"We're smarter then you are anyway! And who might you be?" I retorted.
"I'm Severus Snape, but you muggles probably don't understand anyway." he asked.
"You better watch it pal." I glared eyes flashing.
"Oh I'm so scared!" Severus said sarcastically. Professor Hemmingway who was helping a Slytherin boy named Mark didn't notice.
"Well why don't you try this!" I said whispering a spell under my breath.
"Hah, some spell! Are you sure you said it right?" he mocked, but then his hair turned bright green and struck up on end. I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing, so did the other Griffindors, even some Slytherins.
"Okay what's going on here?" asked Professor Hemmingway. When she caught sight of Severus's hair like that even she had trouble contain a serious face. "Mr Snape, what did you do to your hair?"
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Severus's P.O.V
"Nothing professor, " I said puzzled but then a Terra a girl from my class showed me a mirror, I turned red "Professor it was Potter!" I tried to explain but my hair had just turned bright pink. Everyone laughed even harder. "Okay, settle down class." As she said that My hair toned down back to it's normal black. I gave Potter the meanest glare I could muster but he just shook it off. No one does this to Severus Snape and gets away with it I will get you back Potter! I silently vowed.
A/N: And that's the end of chapter 2, thanks to the two people who reviewed last time ^_^ thanks especially to my beta reader Firecloud! Okay now that you've read this look down yes, yes that's right see that box there? Look what it says…You heard the lady 'Be a responsible reader and review!'
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