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there...
A/N: Yea!!! Chapter two!!!! Behold!!! The power of cheese!! ('Tis good for inspiration you know.)
~~~~~~~~ The Sorting Hat
"Well, Ms. Peters, Ms. Scott, I see you've made it to school safely, and have met the Weasley brothers." Said the tall scholarly figure, who could only be the Headmaster, standing on the steps leading up to the school. He had interrupted their giggles as Fred's joke, but then, they had been giggling ever since the Draco incident anyways. "Ms. Scott, Ms. Peters, would you please follow me to my office, we'll see about getting you sorted."
"Bye guys."
"See you in a few, Kali."
~~~~~~~~
"Welcome to Hogwarts. And I do hope you will enjoy the next two years with us." He said, once seated behind his desk.
They had tried to keep up an uninterested facade, but some of their growing fascination had shown through on the way up to his rather remarkable office. Especially at the gargoyle guarding the doorway ("Pepper Imps!"), and then at Fawkes.
"Well I think I speak for the both of us when I say 'Awesome!' So how is it that we're placed? There's been a mention of houses?" Kali prompted, smiling at Tarin's raised eyebrow.
"Yes, yes. You will be sorted when Professor McGonagall brings the sorting hat. In the meantime, I wonder if you might tell me the origin of your rather remarkable familiar?" He said with a look of interest, his eyes flicking back and forth between Kali and Mercury, who winked. "Or perhaps, she'd rather say?"
A low growl - nearly human, but with a definite feline quality - rumbled, "Perhaps." Followed by a low chuckle. " I'm of Siberia, where her father works. I did not belong there, and kali needed a friend. The good doctor found an answer to both of these problems in each other. Of course, a Kazat is hardly a normal pet, so they were doubly thrilled when they found she could attend this institution."
Dumbledore listened to all this as though he were listening to an old friend bring him up to speed. Kali looked up with surprise akin to shock.
"Mercury! You never talk that much to a stranger! Are you feeling well?" she asked, looking at Mercury as though she were seeing her in a new light.
"I'm fine. This is a safe place." She said, as though that explained everything.
"Well, thank you Lady Mercury. It's not everyday a Kazat feels safe, especially in such a highly populated location." He said with a small bow in her direction. "Ah. Professor McGonagall, lovely. I trust all is well?"
An older lady with an exasperated look had entered with a frayed and dusty old hat.
"Nearly Headmaster. Professor Trelawny made her stately way up the center aisle, right in the middle of the sorting, startling none to few students." She reported, looking as though she'd rather be 'startling' Professor Trelawny. "And with Professor Wills not here yet-"
"Yes, I understand."
Kali had stopped listening at the words 'Professor Wills'. Now she had a question she was just burning to ask.
"Yes Kaliana?"
"Please call me Kali. Um, well, is this Professor Wills by any chance Jessica Wills?"
"Why yes." Dumbledore said with an air of surprise. "Do you know her?"
"Not really. But she is my aunt."
McGonagall cleared her throat and held up the hat.
"Ah, right you are. We'll have to discuss this later, as you should both be sorted, and then the four of us need to make our way to the Great Hall." As he said this McGonagall stepped behind Tarin and placed the hat on her head.
It seemed to almost think for a moment, before shouting "Gryffindor!" And completely startling both Tarin and Kali nearly out of their seats. McGonagall then placed the hat on Kali's head.
The hat mumbled, "Another foreigner. Hmmmm..." and after about two minutes of similar mumblings it called out, "Wiccan Academy!" Kali took the hat off and looked expectantly at the Headmaster. His eyes twinkled and the professor looked as though someone had come and hit her over her head with a board, and she wasn't quite sure what to do about it.
"Well. That's not the first time it wasn't able to choose one of our houses for a transfer student. Although, I believe the last time was roughly 3 centuries ago." He said, breaking the silence.
"Right. So what exactly goes on then? I assume you have something you do..." Kali said, trailing off at the blank look plastered to both their faces. Tarin began to smile, and slapped Kali on the back. "Way ta go!!! You've baffled the teachers, and you haven't even made it to class yet!"
"Well, I suppose you can stay in one of the single rooms." Dumbledore said suddenly. "We usually keep them for teachers, but there's one free...near the kitchens." He continued, as though it had all just occurred to him. (Which it might very well've, she reflected later.)
"Who will she sit with then?" asked McGonagall.
"I'd like to sit with Tarin...she is, after all, my best friend." Tarin winked, looking very self-satisfied.
Dumbledore smiled, stood, and said, "Well, all's settled then. And now we best be getting to the Great Hall." as he was walking down the stairway with the three women close behind.
Soon they reached a large set of doors, and the chattering of a thousand voices could be heard just beyond.
"Minerva, if you would?"
"Of course." She replied, and opened the doors with a flick of her wand.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N: Sorry it's so short... I swear, that took a lifetime to type. Or at least a grasshopper's lifetime. So... I hope you like it. I just had to get them sorted afore I continued....speaking of continued, don't stop commenting!! I love reviews! They make me feel all tingly-like....and I hand out chocolate Legolas-es too!
A/N: Yea!!! Chapter two!!!! Behold!!! The power of cheese!! ('Tis good for inspiration you know.)
~~~~~~~~ The Sorting Hat
"Well, Ms. Peters, Ms. Scott, I see you've made it to school safely, and have met the Weasley brothers." Said the tall scholarly figure, who could only be the Headmaster, standing on the steps leading up to the school. He had interrupted their giggles as Fred's joke, but then, they had been giggling ever since the Draco incident anyways. "Ms. Scott, Ms. Peters, would you please follow me to my office, we'll see about getting you sorted."
"Bye guys."
"See you in a few, Kali."
~~~~~~~~
"Welcome to Hogwarts. And I do hope you will enjoy the next two years with us." He said, once seated behind his desk.
They had tried to keep up an uninterested facade, but some of their growing fascination had shown through on the way up to his rather remarkable office. Especially at the gargoyle guarding the doorway ("Pepper Imps!"), and then at Fawkes.
"Well I think I speak for the both of us when I say 'Awesome!' So how is it that we're placed? There's been a mention of houses?" Kali prompted, smiling at Tarin's raised eyebrow.
"Yes, yes. You will be sorted when Professor McGonagall brings the sorting hat. In the meantime, I wonder if you might tell me the origin of your rather remarkable familiar?" He said with a look of interest, his eyes flicking back and forth between Kali and Mercury, who winked. "Or perhaps, she'd rather say?"
A low growl - nearly human, but with a definite feline quality - rumbled, "Perhaps." Followed by a low chuckle. " I'm of Siberia, where her father works. I did not belong there, and kali needed a friend. The good doctor found an answer to both of these problems in each other. Of course, a Kazat is hardly a normal pet, so they were doubly thrilled when they found she could attend this institution."
Dumbledore listened to all this as though he were listening to an old friend bring him up to speed. Kali looked up with surprise akin to shock.
"Mercury! You never talk that much to a stranger! Are you feeling well?" she asked, looking at Mercury as though she were seeing her in a new light.
"I'm fine. This is a safe place." She said, as though that explained everything.
"Well, thank you Lady Mercury. It's not everyday a Kazat feels safe, especially in such a highly populated location." He said with a small bow in her direction. "Ah. Professor McGonagall, lovely. I trust all is well?"
An older lady with an exasperated look had entered with a frayed and dusty old hat.
"Nearly Headmaster. Professor Trelawny made her stately way up the center aisle, right in the middle of the sorting, startling none to few students." She reported, looking as though she'd rather be 'startling' Professor Trelawny. "And with Professor Wills not here yet-"
"Yes, I understand."
Kali had stopped listening at the words 'Professor Wills'. Now she had a question she was just burning to ask.
"Yes Kaliana?"
"Please call me Kali. Um, well, is this Professor Wills by any chance Jessica Wills?"
"Why yes." Dumbledore said with an air of surprise. "Do you know her?"
"Not really. But she is my aunt."
McGonagall cleared her throat and held up the hat.
"Ah, right you are. We'll have to discuss this later, as you should both be sorted, and then the four of us need to make our way to the Great Hall." As he said this McGonagall stepped behind Tarin and placed the hat on her head.
It seemed to almost think for a moment, before shouting "Gryffindor!" And completely startling both Tarin and Kali nearly out of their seats. McGonagall then placed the hat on Kali's head.
The hat mumbled, "Another foreigner. Hmmmm..." and after about two minutes of similar mumblings it called out, "Wiccan Academy!" Kali took the hat off and looked expectantly at the Headmaster. His eyes twinkled and the professor looked as though someone had come and hit her over her head with a board, and she wasn't quite sure what to do about it.
"Well. That's not the first time it wasn't able to choose one of our houses for a transfer student. Although, I believe the last time was roughly 3 centuries ago." He said, breaking the silence.
"Right. So what exactly goes on then? I assume you have something you do..." Kali said, trailing off at the blank look plastered to both their faces. Tarin began to smile, and slapped Kali on the back. "Way ta go!!! You've baffled the teachers, and you haven't even made it to class yet!"
"Well, I suppose you can stay in one of the single rooms." Dumbledore said suddenly. "We usually keep them for teachers, but there's one free...near the kitchens." He continued, as though it had all just occurred to him. (Which it might very well've, she reflected later.)
"Who will she sit with then?" asked McGonagall.
"I'd like to sit with Tarin...she is, after all, my best friend." Tarin winked, looking very self-satisfied.
Dumbledore smiled, stood, and said, "Well, all's settled then. And now we best be getting to the Great Hall." as he was walking down the stairway with the three women close behind.
Soon they reached a large set of doors, and the chattering of a thousand voices could be heard just beyond.
"Minerva, if you would?"
"Of course." She replied, and opened the doors with a flick of her wand.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N: Sorry it's so short... I swear, that took a lifetime to type. Or at least a grasshopper's lifetime. So... I hope you like it. I just had to get them sorted afore I continued....speaking of continued, don't stop commenting!! I love reviews! They make me feel all tingly-like....and I hand out chocolate Legolas-es too!