Disclaimer: Do I really have to say this again? If you still don't get it, go to one of the earlier chapters.

First Year
Chapter four: Another surprise

"Hi guys." "Hi Zelan." "Hey." "What's wrong Zelan?" "What?" "You don't look very happy." "Oh. I guess that I just haven't been having a very good day so far." "The first day of school is never good." "Shut up Ron. What happened?" "Well in potions Professor Snape acted like he was still mad at me for running into him and he asked me a couple questions that were later on in the book and when I answered them all right he still seemed angry and he called me a little upstart and told me that if I said one more word he'd give me a detention. All I was trying to do was live up to what the hat said I could do. Hey, why are you guys looking so scared?" Ron stuttered "I-it's..." "It's what?" "S-s-snape" "What!" Zelan turned around and found herself staring right at Snape. "Hello sir. Do you want something?" Snape wasn't looking particularly happy. "Follow me Miss Sands."

Zelan followed him as he walked out of the great hall. When they exited the great hall Dumbledore and Professor Sprout were standing there. Dumbledore looked amused while Sprout looked angry. Dumbledore was the first to speak. "Hello Zelan. No doubt you're wondering why you're here. Well Professor Sprout believes that it was wrong of Professor Snape to ask you those questions. Did you think it was unfair?" "No. I was glad that he asked those questions. I didn't mean to sound like a know-it-all, I guess that I just wanted to make myself believe that what the hat said was true. At first I thought I was, but then he seemed angry at me so I'm not sure." "Just what did the sorting hat say?" "It said that I would be good at potions." "Really? Is that the entire reason you've been so interested in this girl Severus?" "Yes. I don't believe that it could actually have said that to her." "And why is that?" "The sorting hat said the same thing to me when I was sorted." "Is that so? Quite a coincedence. Well Zelan, just do your best and I'm sure that you'll be great at potions. But I wouldn't expect Snape to lighen up on you." "Oh well. I can deal. I just hope my parents don't send me any more candy or I'll be too hyper to do anything." Dumbledore chuckled. "Just how much candy have they been sending you?" "Well my dad sent at least a box of chocolate frogs and two dozen sugar quills. Then let's see...Mom must've bought some of everything that was in the store. She shrunk it so that it would fit in a box small enough to keep my dad from realizing what she was sending since she's always telling him to stop sending me candy." Dumbledore chuckled again. "You must have very nice parents. Well you should get back in there before the food's all gone." Zelan said thanks and then ran back in to the great hall.

When she sat down Ron immediatly asked her "What did Snape want?" "Actually Snape had just been sent to get me. Dumbledore was the one that wanted to talk." "Why? You aren't in trouble are you?" "No. It's just that Professor Sprout thought that the questions he asked me were unfair so Dumbledore asked me if I thought so.Then he asked me what the hat had said that made me sit up there for so long and then I came back in here." "Oh. So you aren't in trouble?" "No." Then Zelan started eating. After she was finished there was still about half an hour left (AN: Just to let you know, I believe that meals last for an hour.) so she asked if they wanted to go to the library. Just as they were about to go a small, tired looking owl dropped into Zelan's lap. "Anna! What are you doing here? What happened?" The small owl has too tired to do more than lift her leg a little. Zelan untied the message and read it. Her eyes got wide. "What is it Zelan?" Harry asked. "It-It's from my brother." "You have a brother?" "Yeah, he's been out learning about the different kinds of dragons in Africa. There actually aren't many but they are very well hidden so it's a real challenge to try to learn about them." "Well what does the note say?" "He's been hurt. They're sending him back home to get better." Then another owl flew by and dropped a letter right on top of Anna. Zelan opened it and then she looked a little happier once she read it. "What does that one say?" Hermione asked. "They found a witch who knew how to heal the worst of it but said a friend of hers would be able to do a better job, what she had done would keep him stable during the trip." "So?" "Her friend is Madame Pomfrey." "Really? That's good." "Yeah. And I'll get to see him again. It's been way too long." "When was the last time you saw him?" "A couple years ago." "oh, What's his name?" "His name is Jean."

Zelan's afternoon classes, history and charms, were both uneventful which was good thing because Zelan wouldn't have even noticed, She kept thinking about her brother and worrying about how badly he had been hurt. Anna, her brothers owl, Had taken a nap and gotten something to eat before heading off again. Zelan made sure to send a chocolate frog with her.

Zelan thought about Jean all the rest of the day and most of the night. The next morning, during breakfast, she could hear them arrive. She immediatly ran out of the doors and into the entrance hall just as Jean was being brought in. She ran over to him as fast as she could. The person who was levitating the stretcher that Jean was lying in stopped in surprise. Jean, realizing that they had stopped moving, said "Are we there yet?" before sitting up, almost hitting Zelan in the face because she was leaning so close. "ZI!? What are you doing here?" "I'm a student. What, you didn't think that I came all the way up here just so see you, do you Jay?" Jean started to laugh and Zelan joined in quickly. Madam Pomfrey came down just then. What are you doing here girl? This boy needs to rest." "Excuse me Madame Pomfrey but this "boy" is my brother who ows me exactly 3 birthday presents, 4 christmas gifts, and a chocolate frog." "Wait, what was that about me owing you a chocolate frog?" "I sent one back with Anna for you." "Oh yeah. I'll pay you back later, k? i think that Madame Pomfrey is getting annoyed." Madame Pomfrey was indeed annoyed. "You can talk to him later. Now please go back to breakfast." "Alright, alright, I'm going. See ya later Jay." "See ya Zi." As jean was brought up to the hospital wing Zelan went back to the great hall to finish her breakfast.

After breakfast was transfiguration. Professor Mcgonagall had to call on Zelan a couple of times to get her to pay attention. At the end of class She asked Zelan what was bothering her. "it's just that I'm worried about my brother." "Your brother? You mean that boy that arrived earlier today?" "Yeah. I've never seen him that pale before." "Well don't worry, Madame Pomfrey should have him up to speed in no time. I've seen her regrow all the bones in someone's arm overnight before." Zelan looked relieved. "Thank you. Well I'd better get to my next class. See you later." "You to Zelan." Zelan had charms next. She was able to concentrate better and was one of the first students to get their feather to levitate properly. Oher than that nothing much happened until lunch, when she could go check on her brother. As she put food on her plate she thought "I know that I really shouldn't worry so much. He is 19 afterall and can take care of himself. Oh, if he dares to get worse...Well I'd better not think about that. I won't lose him. Not after...Ok. I'm stopping that train of thought right there. Hmm, that ham looks good." Once Zelan had gotten all the food that she wanted to eat she ate so fast that Harry, Ron, and Hermione just stared. When she finished Ron asked "And just why are you in such a hurry?" "Gonna visit my brother." "Oh." Then Zelan got up and walked as fast as she could towards the doors. After she had left the great hall She sprinted up the stairs to the hospital wing.



OMG! I'm SO sorry about not working on these fics but I've just been getting all these new ideas that I want to work on and then there's the schoolwork and chorus and my dance classes(tap,ballet,jazz,and point) And I've practically had no time to work on my fics. I am now though. I've made it my goal to finish at least one or two fics by March. I would say Febuary but I'm trying to be realistic, plus that's my B-day month so I'll probably have a harder time getting work done on these. Well, as always, review!