The little creature galloped around, his gold body shining in the moonlight. He looked so scared, so frightened and helpless. I thought to myself, 'just go back into the forest!' But I surprised beyond words when thoughts not my own formed in my mind, from nowhere at all. 'But I can't find my mother.'
'Go back into the forest' I repeated, sort of, 'it's safer there.'
The little creature kind of sobbed, 'but-I want my mama!'
'Don't worry. I'll bet you she's back in the forest waiting for you!' I said. The golden colt sort of nodded his head,
'Bye. My name's Kilst' he said, trotting off into the trees. It was then I noticed that all my friends were staring at me.
"What?" I asked.
"You're eyes got all bright and you sorta-um, well, started glowing." Cho said, confused. Micah and Raken traded a glance which I knew was some sort of message.
"That's ridiculous," I said, "I'm not glowing now, am I?"
"Well- no, but-" Cho stuttered.
"Oh, look- they've left us! We must hurry to catch up" Will said, glancing at me strangly.
"Ok," I agreed. We trudged up to the castle following the carriages that had left us. It was a long walk.
When we got there, Dumbledore was making a great speech. As we snuck in, I realized "we" was only Cho and I. We plopped down in our chairs, sweaty and, for me, completly white, as always.
*~*~*
After the sorting, we waited for Dumbledore's rules and such announcements. But none came. Instead, he said, "We have five exchange students who are here to study the likes of Britian's schools of wizardry. Ahh, here they are now!" I saw my friends climb up to the teacher's table, grinning towards Cho and I.
"Now," Dumbledore cried, pausing dramaticly, "Let this irregular sorting begin!"
The hat was brought out (agian!) and Proffesor McGonagall called out, "Brooks, Micah!" Micah confidently strode up to the hat and jammed it on her head. "GRYFFINDOR!" The hat said. Micah trotted toward the red and gold-clad table.
"Hood, Elizabeth!" Proffesor McGonagall cried. Elizabeth nervously placed the hat on top of her head.
"RAVENCLAW!" it shouted. Liz smiled and hurried over to sit next to me.
"James, Will!" Will was made a Griffindor.
"Lewis, Rebecca!" Becky sat in beetween Micah and Will, so that obviously makes her a Griffindor
Then "Sinclare, Teloraken" was called. I heard snickers at the sound of his awkward name. I held my breath. Hoping, praying he wasn't put in.... "RAVENCLAW!"
"Darn, darn, darn, darn, darn!" I muttered, hoping he would hear. He didn't. Instead he engaged in conversaition with a pretty 6th year.
It was time to eat. Liz gasped as the plates filled with all sorts of food. "I didn't know they did that!" she said. I grinned.
As we stuffed our faces, I noticed how Teloraken and Liz kept trading glances. There was something up with these exchange students, but I couldn't figure out what.
Then it hit me. Of course! The note! I pulled it out again. The gamekeepers hut after dinner. I could do that. But why?
*~*~*
I snuck quietly out of the Ravenclaw common room and into the hall, but not after noticing that Liz hadn't come up to bed!
The door to the castle slammed shut. I winced. Would someone hear? But apparently no one did. I crept towards the hut and muttered "Lumos!" My wand lit up. I flashed it around but saw no one. Then I heard something. But it wasn't a human. It was Kilst!
'Kilst' I thought. 'where's your mum?'
'I found her,' he said sadly, 'she's dead.'
'Oh, Kilst!' I cried, 'I'm so sorry!' I threw my arms around his little neck. Pearly white tears ran freely from his eyes.
'I-I miss her,' he wailed, 'a lot!'
'It's OK.' I soothed, 'she's not really gone' I said, remembering something my grandmother had told me when my parents had died.
'Where is she?' he asked.
'She's in a better place. Where she can watch you grow up big and stong.' It sounded pretty lame, but it did make him feel better.
'Have you seen anyone around here?' I asked.
'Yes,' he said.
'Where?' I questioned, 'I need to find them!'
He led me to the garden on the other side of the house. Standing there I saw.............. all 5 of my new friends!!!
TO BE CONTINUED...............
A/N: OK! Sorry it took soooooooo long to get this posted, but I've been gone away from the computer brainstorming and read Harry Potter for the umpteen-gazzillionth time.
'Go back into the forest' I repeated, sort of, 'it's safer there.'
The little creature kind of sobbed, 'but-I want my mama!'
'Don't worry. I'll bet you she's back in the forest waiting for you!' I said. The golden colt sort of nodded his head,
'Bye. My name's Kilst' he said, trotting off into the trees. It was then I noticed that all my friends were staring at me.
"What?" I asked.
"You're eyes got all bright and you sorta-um, well, started glowing." Cho said, confused. Micah and Raken traded a glance which I knew was some sort of message.
"That's ridiculous," I said, "I'm not glowing now, am I?"
"Well- no, but-" Cho stuttered.
"Oh, look- they've left us! We must hurry to catch up" Will said, glancing at me strangly.
"Ok," I agreed. We trudged up to the castle following the carriages that had left us. It was a long walk.
When we got there, Dumbledore was making a great speech. As we snuck in, I realized "we" was only Cho and I. We plopped down in our chairs, sweaty and, for me, completly white, as always.
*~*~*
After the sorting, we waited for Dumbledore's rules and such announcements. But none came. Instead, he said, "We have five exchange students who are here to study the likes of Britian's schools of wizardry. Ahh, here they are now!" I saw my friends climb up to the teacher's table, grinning towards Cho and I.
"Now," Dumbledore cried, pausing dramaticly, "Let this irregular sorting begin!"
The hat was brought out (agian!) and Proffesor McGonagall called out, "Brooks, Micah!" Micah confidently strode up to the hat and jammed it on her head. "GRYFFINDOR!" The hat said. Micah trotted toward the red and gold-clad table.
"Hood, Elizabeth!" Proffesor McGonagall cried. Elizabeth nervously placed the hat on top of her head.
"RAVENCLAW!" it shouted. Liz smiled and hurried over to sit next to me.
"James, Will!" Will was made a Griffindor.
"Lewis, Rebecca!" Becky sat in beetween Micah and Will, so that obviously makes her a Griffindor
Then "Sinclare, Teloraken" was called. I heard snickers at the sound of his awkward name. I held my breath. Hoping, praying he wasn't put in.... "RAVENCLAW!"
"Darn, darn, darn, darn, darn!" I muttered, hoping he would hear. He didn't. Instead he engaged in conversaition with a pretty 6th year.
It was time to eat. Liz gasped as the plates filled with all sorts of food. "I didn't know they did that!" she said. I grinned.
As we stuffed our faces, I noticed how Teloraken and Liz kept trading glances. There was something up with these exchange students, but I couldn't figure out what.
Then it hit me. Of course! The note! I pulled it out again. The gamekeepers hut after dinner. I could do that. But why?
*~*~*
I snuck quietly out of the Ravenclaw common room and into the hall, but not after noticing that Liz hadn't come up to bed!
The door to the castle slammed shut. I winced. Would someone hear? But apparently no one did. I crept towards the hut and muttered "Lumos!" My wand lit up. I flashed it around but saw no one. Then I heard something. But it wasn't a human. It was Kilst!
'Kilst' I thought. 'where's your mum?'
'I found her,' he said sadly, 'she's dead.'
'Oh, Kilst!' I cried, 'I'm so sorry!' I threw my arms around his little neck. Pearly white tears ran freely from his eyes.
'I-I miss her,' he wailed, 'a lot!'
'It's OK.' I soothed, 'she's not really gone' I said, remembering something my grandmother had told me when my parents had died.
'Where is she?' he asked.
'She's in a better place. Where she can watch you grow up big and stong.' It sounded pretty lame, but it did make him feel better.
'Have you seen anyone around here?' I asked.
'Yes,' he said.
'Where?' I questioned, 'I need to find them!'
He led me to the garden on the other side of the house. Standing there I saw.............. all 5 of my new friends!!!
TO BE CONTINUED...............
A/N: OK! Sorry it took soooooooo long to get this posted, but I've been gone away from the computer brainstorming and read Harry Potter for the umpteen-gazzillionth time.