~*~ © Kitty ~*~
Author: Kitty
Disclaimer: Ok, I only own the plot and the following characters, Gemini Potter, Cinders, Embers, and Sky Hooch, Penelope Lockhart, Angelica Scott and Krystal Hayward.
A/N: Keep the reviews coming! I've been re-reading all the finer points of the Harry Potter books and I really would like to know if I've made a mistake in that area (even if I just misspell someone's name!). I just realised that their first year will actually be a bit longer than I hoped, 'coz of all the teachers and classes to be introduced.
The Inner Eye...?
Gemini walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. A brunette at the Ravenclaw table looked vaguely familiar. Walking over, Gemini realised it was one of the girls that lived down her street.
"Gods, is that you, Kristy?" she practically yelled at the second year girl, "Krystal Hayward?"
"Yep, that's me!" the girl came over to give Gem a hug. She had brunette hair that just touched her shoulders and chocolate brown eyes.
"I guess Hogwarts does fit the description," Gem said, then quoted, " 'One of those selective boarding schools in the middle of Nowhere'."
"See you round, then." Gem walked over to the Gryffindor and sat herself between Lily and Sirius.
"Your time-table's different to ours," Lily pointed out, "You've got Charms in the afternoon-and Divination ... Divination, isn't that for third years?"
"Yes. And lovely super-girls, like me," Gem sounded full of herself, "Unfortunately, this means I only have one class with you guys today. I'm sure I'll live, though! And I have a perfectly normal time-table for the rest of the week."
By now, Gem had finished her toast She stood up and left, leaving a very confused Lily behind, while Sirius had that superior look that meant he new something that nobody else did
~*~
Gemini was walking behind two third-year Gryffindor girls, also on their way to Divination. They were Penelope Lockhart, a lively girl with wavy blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, and Sky Hooch, the twins' half sister, she had white-blonde hair and pale blue eyes. The girls were talking about Penelope's younger brother, Gilderoy and how much of a nuisance he was.
"Um, excuse me," Gem hated to interrupt other people's conversations, "I think we've just gone round in a circle."
"Oh," the older girls chorused, "Angelica!" they both shouted down the corridor to a strawberry blonde girl, who looked at least two years older than either Penelope or Sky.
Sky ran to catch up with her, "Angel, where's the Divination classroom?"
"Okay," Angelica had one of those voices that could melt butter, she was quite pretty too, ('She probably has the guys dropping at her feet' Gem thought,) "go round the corner, up there, and there's a step-ladder thingy, it drops down and you climb up, and, Voila!"
"Thanks," she said, and they headed off.
The classroom was stuffy. Gem didn't think it would be easily possible to breathe, and she went around the rooms, opening windows. There was a soft pink glow, because of red scarves draped over lampshades. A fire in the corner was heating a large kettle and giving off some perfume. Armchairs, pouffes and small round tables were cramped into the room.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all."
A misty voice had filled the room, everyone but Gem shivered. She could see that this class would be incredibly boring.
"Sit, little ones."
"Oh, Gods!" Gem sighed as she sank into a pouffe at the very back of the classroom.
Sky and Penelope sat beside her. "I never told you," Penelope was whispering into Gem's ear, "call me 'Loopy', everyone does."
"Welcome to Divination," the misty voice seemed to rebound off the walls, Gem had heard that tone from Muggle 'fortune-tellers', "My name is Professor Trelawney, you may not have seen me before, I find travelling into the bustle of the main Hogwarts area clouds my Inner Eye."
'What she has left of it!' Gem thought to herself.
"You have chosen to study Divination, one of the most complicated forms of magic," Gem felt a long speech coming on: 'The History of Divination', "I must tell you that if you are not a true Seer, there is little I can teach you. Books can only take you so far in this subject." [A/N-I know I practically copied this word-for-word, sorry!]
"We will start with the reading of tea-leaves," Gemini was so bored, that she had been predicting the professor's words and mouthing them in time, she now started speaking aloud, "Throughout the year, we will... what is your name," she was speaking to Gemini, a slightly annoyed tone in her voice, "Gemini Potter," she replied.
The professor went on to briefly explain the topics to be covered over the year. Then going, step by step, through the tealeaf reading process. Gem found herself without a partner and was stuck with Professor Trelawney. She gave a great sigh: she was having her death predicted. Gem walked off, without thinking, and headed straight for Sky and Loopy.
"Oh, look," Gem was peering into Sky's mug of tea leaves, "Your soul-mate's in this room."
"You didn't even look in the book!" Loopy was astonished, as was the rest of the class.
"Natural talent," was the only explanation she could give.
Sky had ignored the fact that Gem could naturally read tea leaves and was deciding who her soul mate must be.
'Oh, yay, fun!' Gem thought sarcastically, and was rather glad to find classes were over.
~*~
Gem had been at Hogwarts for a week now. Sitting in the Gryffindor Common room, she was scribbling in her diary, her large print taking up most of the page in a couple of lines.
"Saturday,
It's a miracle; I found my special quill! I like it (and have it!) because it corrects all the spelling, which is kind of super necessary for me. Anyways, I've discovered all the lessons I like and all the lessons I hate. Potions is my favourite, everyone thinks it's boring, but I can usually make it interesting, (i.e. a couple of exploding cauldrons here and there!), Charms is good, for the same reason. Divination is the most boring subject I've ever taken. Professor Trelawney does not have an "Inner Eye", honestly..."
"What'ya doing?" Lily was leaning over her shoulder.
"Lily, do I walk up to you and start reading your diary? 'Coz I don't think I do..."
"Sorry. Hey, they..." she pointed to Sirius and James, planning something on the other side of the room, "are going to explore the castle and they wanted to know if you wanted to go with them?"
"Anybody else going or just them?"
"Just them, I think"
"Guys!" Gem was now calling to Sirius and James, "Are you going to be selfish gits, or you going to let at least one more person come along with us?"
"Selfish gits...?" Sirius offered.
*Sigh*
Gem and 'the gang' went off to explore the castle.
Author: Kitty
Disclaimer: Ok, I only own the plot and the following characters, Gemini Potter, Cinders, Embers, and Sky Hooch, Penelope Lockhart, Angelica Scott and Krystal Hayward.
A/N: Keep the reviews coming! I've been re-reading all the finer points of the Harry Potter books and I really would like to know if I've made a mistake in that area (even if I just misspell someone's name!). I just realised that their first year will actually be a bit longer than I hoped, 'coz of all the teachers and classes to be introduced.
The Inner Eye...?
Gemini walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. A brunette at the Ravenclaw table looked vaguely familiar. Walking over, Gemini realised it was one of the girls that lived down her street.
"Gods, is that you, Kristy?" she practically yelled at the second year girl, "Krystal Hayward?"
"Yep, that's me!" the girl came over to give Gem a hug. She had brunette hair that just touched her shoulders and chocolate brown eyes.
"I guess Hogwarts does fit the description," Gem said, then quoted, " 'One of those selective boarding schools in the middle of Nowhere'."
"See you round, then." Gem walked over to the Gryffindor and sat herself between Lily and Sirius.
"Your time-table's different to ours," Lily pointed out, "You've got Charms in the afternoon-and Divination ... Divination, isn't that for third years?"
"Yes. And lovely super-girls, like me," Gem sounded full of herself, "Unfortunately, this means I only have one class with you guys today. I'm sure I'll live, though! And I have a perfectly normal time-table for the rest of the week."
By now, Gem had finished her toast She stood up and left, leaving a very confused Lily behind, while Sirius had that superior look that meant he new something that nobody else did
~*~
Gemini was walking behind two third-year Gryffindor girls, also on their way to Divination. They were Penelope Lockhart, a lively girl with wavy blonde hair and piercing blue eyes, and Sky Hooch, the twins' half sister, she had white-blonde hair and pale blue eyes. The girls were talking about Penelope's younger brother, Gilderoy and how much of a nuisance he was.
"Um, excuse me," Gem hated to interrupt other people's conversations, "I think we've just gone round in a circle."
"Oh," the older girls chorused, "Angelica!" they both shouted down the corridor to a strawberry blonde girl, who looked at least two years older than either Penelope or Sky.
Sky ran to catch up with her, "Angel, where's the Divination classroom?"
"Okay," Angelica had one of those voices that could melt butter, she was quite pretty too, ('She probably has the guys dropping at her feet' Gem thought,) "go round the corner, up there, and there's a step-ladder thingy, it drops down and you climb up, and, Voila!"
"Thanks," she said, and they headed off.
The classroom was stuffy. Gem didn't think it would be easily possible to breathe, and she went around the rooms, opening windows. There was a soft pink glow, because of red scarves draped over lampshades. A fire in the corner was heating a large kettle and giving off some perfume. Armchairs, pouffes and small round tables were cramped into the room.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all."
A misty voice had filled the room, everyone but Gem shivered. She could see that this class would be incredibly boring.
"Sit, little ones."
"Oh, Gods!" Gem sighed as she sank into a pouffe at the very back of the classroom.
Sky and Penelope sat beside her. "I never told you," Penelope was whispering into Gem's ear, "call me 'Loopy', everyone does."
"Welcome to Divination," the misty voice seemed to rebound off the walls, Gem had heard that tone from Muggle 'fortune-tellers', "My name is Professor Trelawney, you may not have seen me before, I find travelling into the bustle of the main Hogwarts area clouds my Inner Eye."
'What she has left of it!' Gem thought to herself.
"You have chosen to study Divination, one of the most complicated forms of magic," Gem felt a long speech coming on: 'The History of Divination', "I must tell you that if you are not a true Seer, there is little I can teach you. Books can only take you so far in this subject." [A/N-I know I practically copied this word-for-word, sorry!]
"We will start with the reading of tea-leaves," Gemini was so bored, that she had been predicting the professor's words and mouthing them in time, she now started speaking aloud, "Throughout the year, we will... what is your name," she was speaking to Gemini, a slightly annoyed tone in her voice, "Gemini Potter," she replied.
The professor went on to briefly explain the topics to be covered over the year. Then going, step by step, through the tealeaf reading process. Gem found herself without a partner and was stuck with Professor Trelawney. She gave a great sigh: she was having her death predicted. Gem walked off, without thinking, and headed straight for Sky and Loopy.
"Oh, look," Gem was peering into Sky's mug of tea leaves, "Your soul-mate's in this room."
"You didn't even look in the book!" Loopy was astonished, as was the rest of the class.
"Natural talent," was the only explanation she could give.
Sky had ignored the fact that Gem could naturally read tea leaves and was deciding who her soul mate must be.
'Oh, yay, fun!' Gem thought sarcastically, and was rather glad to find classes were over.
~*~
Gem had been at Hogwarts for a week now. Sitting in the Gryffindor Common room, she was scribbling in her diary, her large print taking up most of the page in a couple of lines.
"Saturday,
It's a miracle; I found my special quill! I like it (and have it!) because it corrects all the spelling, which is kind of super necessary for me. Anyways, I've discovered all the lessons I like and all the lessons I hate. Potions is my favourite, everyone thinks it's boring, but I can usually make it interesting, (i.e. a couple of exploding cauldrons here and there!), Charms is good, for the same reason. Divination is the most boring subject I've ever taken. Professor Trelawney does not have an "Inner Eye", honestly..."
"What'ya doing?" Lily was leaning over her shoulder.
"Lily, do I walk up to you and start reading your diary? 'Coz I don't think I do..."
"Sorry. Hey, they..." she pointed to Sirius and James, planning something on the other side of the room, "are going to explore the castle and they wanted to know if you wanted to go with them?"
"Anybody else going or just them?"
"Just them, I think"
"Guys!" Gem was now calling to Sirius and James, "Are you going to be selfish gits, or you going to let at least one more person come along with us?"
"Selfish gits...?" Sirius offered.
*Sigh*
Gem and 'the gang' went off to explore the castle.