A/N: Well, here's chapter two!! Give me some leeway with this, k? I just write what comes out of my head and onto the computer. I honest, at this moment, have very little idea where this one is going. ^_^;;

Changing Worlds

Out in the corridor, the old man turned to the princess. He had rather long white hair and beard and friendly, twinkling blue eyes.

"I am Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. May I ask who you are?" The man was extremely polite to Dagger and put her at ease. She was not sure, however, if she should tell him her true name, or give him her Tantalus alias. 'Why not both?' she thought, deciding.

"My real name is Dagger Alexandros Tribal, but the thieves of Lindblum know me as Emerald Crescent. I'm the Princess of Alexandria as well as a thief/actor of Tantalus." She smiled at the Headmaster. "I don't know how I got here."

Dumbledore looked at her, confused. "Where exactly is Alexandria?" he asked. Dagger was surprised.

"It's on the Mist Continent, neighbored by Burmecia and Lindblum. I thought everyone knew that," she replied uncertainly. The old man looked troubled.

"Oh, dear," he murmured. "Princess, I'm afraid that you seem to have changed worlds. Here, on Earth, none of the countries you mentioned exist."

Dagger's eyes widened in shock. "You mean I'm not on Gaia anymore…?" Dumbledore shook his head.

"I'm also afraid there's not much I can do for you at the moment. You can stay here, Princess, until my staff and I can find a way to send you home." He looked at the young girl questioningly.

The princess nodded. "Yeah," she said, choking back tears, "that'll be fine. Thank you." Dagger followed him down the corridor to his office, which was hidden behind a stone gargoyle.

Dumbledore muttered a password that sounded like "Milky Way" and showed the young princess into the room. There, he briefed her on life at the castle/school and sorted her by placing an old, beat up hat on her head. It barely even hesitated to shout out "GRYFFINDOR!" The Headmaster then proceeded to explain the Houses and points for her. By the time he was done, Dagger was just a bit full of information and still sorting through it. One thing the Professor had said stood out in her mind, however.

"Excuse me, sir, but you said that they teach magic here?" Dagger asked hopefully. Dumbledore nodded. "What kind of magic, exactly? Because, well, I'm a White Mage and a Summoner, and Vivi and Quina even tried to teach me some Black and Blue Magic, respectively…" the princess's voice trailed off at the look on the old man's face.

"I take it there aren't any of those types of Mages here?" she ventured a guess. Again, a nod.

"I'm sorry, dear, but we'll see what kind of curriculum we can come up with for you. Do you have a wand?" At his question, Dagger looked confused. Then, she silently produced her weapons: the Gladius daggers (a gift from her father), her mother's Healing Rod, and Aunt Eiko's flute, Hamelin, and placed them on the desk.

"These are all I have, sir," she said, indicating the weapons. "Mom's rod, Dad's daggers, and Aunt Eiko's flute. I can cast Cure, Cura, and Curaga as well as Float, Mini, Holy, and Full-Life. And I can summon Shiva, Leviathan, Bahamut, and Carbuncle, though I heard that Mom, and Aunt Eiko once summoned Alexander…" Again, Dagger's voice trailed off, though this time not because of the odd look she was receiving.

The Headmaster cleared his throat to gain her attention. "Miss Tribal, I will be speaking with you again on this matter. Right now, I believe, it would be best if I accompanied you to the Gryffindor dorms and allowed you to get some rest." He led the princess out of his office and down several corridors to a painting of a large woman in a pink dress. The old man gave her a password ("Kender") and showed her into the common room.

The room itself was done in red and gold, with a fire in the fireplace and two staircases leading up in on opposite sides of the room. Dumbledore pointed Dagger towards one of the staircases, saying that it was the girls' dorms and that she'd be in the sixth year room. Dagger thanked him and made her way in the direction indicated, ignoring the few students sitting on the couches.

Upon reaching the correct door, the princess opened it, looked about, and proceeded to collapse on the only bed without a trunk at the foot.

A/N II: Well, it took me a bit to write this, but I'm trying here, okay? I'll be trying to get the next chapter out soon. This is my first story that is greater than two chapters!! ^_^;; The next chapter will include… the Trio's reaction to the new girl, Dagger's first day of classes, and introductions galore!!! Fini-9:06 PM, 3/15/02