- 5 -
"You just walk through the barrier between 9 and 10, see?" Narcissa explained. Lily pushed her trolley forward, and disappeared into the steel wall. Ashura looked at Narcissa.
"What-" she started. Narcissa shook her head, and shoved her into the wall, dragging her own trolley along. She lead them over to the train, smiling.
"Just put your luggage over there. The workers put your luggage away. Come on, let's go find my friends," Narcissa said. Ashura and Lily followed her onto the train, and down the isle.
"Hey Nar!" a dark-blonde girl waved at them. Narcissa ran into her compartment, smiling.
"Hi Sabrina!" she greeted her. Ashura and Lily looked at Narcissa. "This is Ashura and Lily. They are two of my friends from Beauxbatons."
"Hello, Ashura, Lily!" the girl sitting already smiled, "I'm in Ravenclaw 6th year. You?"
"6th years," Lily replied. Ashura looked around.
"Lil' be in Hufflepuff," she sniggered. Lily frowned at her.
"Hey!" Lily snapped, "I think I'd be in Gryffindor!"
Sabrina and Narcissa laughed, grinning at them. Another girl entered. Ashura looked at her. Her jaw dropped. Sabrina and this new girl looked the same! The same blue eyes, the same blonde hair...
"Hi!" she said. Narcissa walked over to her, and hugged her. "Hey, what's up?"
"Sophie, that is Ashura, and that is Lily," Narcissa replied, "They're from my old school. They're 6th years, like us. Sophie and Sabrina are twins."
"Sophie and Sabrina Howl!" the twins said. Ashura, Lily, and Narcissa sat down, as the train started lurching forward.
"Anything off the cart, dears?" the snack witch asked, pushing her cart to their compartment. Ashura and Lily looked at each other, and nodded. They bought 5 bags of Bertie Blotts every flavor beans, and about 2 dozen chocolate frogs.
Sabrina, Sophie, and Narcissa looked at them in amazement. Ashura pulled open a bag of beans. "I'd be careful of those..." Sophie warned.
"Why?" Ashura asked. She took a white one out, and popped it into her mouth. "Ewww!"
She spit it out. They laughed. "That tasted like candle wax!" Ashura said, sputtering.
"I warned you! I told you to be careful!" Sophie said. Ashura glared at her. Lily took a chocolate frog, and opened it.
"What's this?" Lily asked, holding the card up. Narcissa took it.
"This is a Famous Witches and Wizards card. This one is of...Merlin," she announced, handing it back. Lily ate the frog, while reading the card. It didn't surprise her when Merlin disappeared.
"1st years this way! Please, come along..." a very stern looking wizard yelled.
"That's Professor Vondrack," Narcissa said, noticing Ashura and Lily's look, "He's head of Slytherin. Everyone knows he's part vampire, but no one protest against him teaching here..."
"Oh, no wonder he looks so...pale?" Lily muttered. Sabrina and Sophie smiled.
"We'll see you guys later," they said. Narcissa frowned.
"Where are you two running off to?" she asked.
"Just going to go see Sev and Luke!" Sabrina replied, walking away with her twin.
"Who?" Ashura asked. Narcissa smiled.
"Severus Snape, and Lucius Malfoy!" Narcissa said, "I'm dating Lucius right now...Sev is free though."
Lily and Ashura knew she had purposely added that last bit in for a reason. "Well, good for him." Ashura said, "I couldn't care less, single or not!"
"Who's that?" Lily asked. A witch was walking towards them.
"That's Professor McGonagall. She just started teaching around three or four years ago," Narcissa said, putting on a smile, as the witch neared them, "Hello, Professor!"
"Hello, Miss Green." McGonagall nodded, "Are you two Ashura and Lily Potter?"
"Yes," they said. McGonagall looked at them.
"Follow me then," she ordered, leading the way through the crowd. Narcissa waved good-bye, and disappeared into the crowd.
Ashura and Lily stood by 'Professor Dumbledore,' as McGonagall read the list of 1st years. "We have two new 6th years, Ashura and Lily Potter!" Dumbledore announced, "They will be sorted into their houses now!"
"Azur, you go first," Lily said. Ashura nodded, and walked over to the stool. Narcissa gave her a smile, and nodded. She sat down on the three-legged stool, as McGonagall put the ratty hat on her head.
"Hmmm, I see a lot of loyalty in you, towards the people you trust, and love...there's a slyness that keeps you out of trouble, and gets you what you want at times...I see a bravery and determination. You are hard to place," the sorting hat said, "How about...SLYTHERIN!"
Applause from the Slytherin table rented the air, the students in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw glaring at her, except Sabrina and Sophie, who was clapping also. "Lily Potter," McGonagall said.
Lily did the same as Ashura. She sat down, as the sorting hat was placed on her head. "Ah, same as your sister...bravery, loyalty, determination...yet, you have none of the Slytherin traits, as she...you are a good students, who devotes a certain part of your time in school work, while the rest is with your friends... " it said, "I say you be placed in GRYFFINDOR!"
Three out of the four tables exploded with sound. Slytherin muttered about there being another Gryffindor. Ashura smiled at Lily.
Narcissa turned to Ashura. "This is Lucius," she said, indicating the blonde boy next to her, "He's one of the 7th years."
"Hello," Lucius said, nodding to Ashura. She did the same. Ashura noticed a dark-haired boy sitting near Lucius, glaring at her. "Oh, this is Severus."
Lucius hit Severus on the back with his hand, grinning. Severus turned his glare onto him. "He's just in a bad mood." Narcissa whispered, "Don't mind it."
"What's wrong, Severus?" Ashura asked. He growled, just as Lily, Sabrina, and Sophie walked over. "Hi Lily. Have you seen Daniel yet?"
"Yeah." Lily replied, "He said he'd show us around after the feast."
"How about we all go? You, Ashura, me, Lucius, Severus, Daniel, Sabrina, and Sophie?" Narcissa asked. Severus' lip curled.
"I am not going to walk around Hogwarts, with two Gryffindors, a Hufflepuff, a Ravenclaw, and a Slytherin who associates with Gryffindors!" Severus snarled.
"Oh, Severus!" Narcissa sighed, "They're sisters! What do you expect? You want Ashura to hate her sister for now on?"
"No." he replied, staring at his plate, "She's a 'Slytherin'. Slytherins just don't go fraternizing with that sort that's all. Wait, why am I telling you?"
"Severus, Ashura is more Slytherin then ME. I'm surprised you and Lucius aren't best friends with her already!" Narcissa snapped, "Now, you start acting civil, will you? I won't stand back, and watch you glare and snarl at her all year!"
"I'll try," Severus said darkly, "Where you from?"
"France. But I'm British, so..." Ashura trailed off. Most of the students at Beauxbatons had made fun of her British accent, being the only student not of French heritage.
"Transferred from Beaux?" he asked. Ashura frowned, nodding.
"Well!" Narcissa smiled, "Finally, you two are getting along!"
"For now," Severus muttered, starting to eat his plateful of food. Lily left for the Gryffindor table, followed by the twins.
"You just walk through the barrier between 9 and 10, see?" Narcissa explained. Lily pushed her trolley forward, and disappeared into the steel wall. Ashura looked at Narcissa.
"What-" she started. Narcissa shook her head, and shoved her into the wall, dragging her own trolley along. She lead them over to the train, smiling.
"Just put your luggage over there. The workers put your luggage away. Come on, let's go find my friends," Narcissa said. Ashura and Lily followed her onto the train, and down the isle.
"Hey Nar!" a dark-blonde girl waved at them. Narcissa ran into her compartment, smiling.
"Hi Sabrina!" she greeted her. Ashura and Lily looked at Narcissa. "This is Ashura and Lily. They are two of my friends from Beauxbatons."
"Hello, Ashura, Lily!" the girl sitting already smiled, "I'm in Ravenclaw 6th year. You?"
"6th years," Lily replied. Ashura looked around.
"Lil' be in Hufflepuff," she sniggered. Lily frowned at her.
"Hey!" Lily snapped, "I think I'd be in Gryffindor!"
Sabrina and Narcissa laughed, grinning at them. Another girl entered. Ashura looked at her. Her jaw dropped. Sabrina and this new girl looked the same! The same blue eyes, the same blonde hair...
"Hi!" she said. Narcissa walked over to her, and hugged her. "Hey, what's up?"
"Sophie, that is Ashura, and that is Lily," Narcissa replied, "They're from my old school. They're 6th years, like us. Sophie and Sabrina are twins."
"Sophie and Sabrina Howl!" the twins said. Ashura, Lily, and Narcissa sat down, as the train started lurching forward.
"Anything off the cart, dears?" the snack witch asked, pushing her cart to their compartment. Ashura and Lily looked at each other, and nodded. They bought 5 bags of Bertie Blotts every flavor beans, and about 2 dozen chocolate frogs.
Sabrina, Sophie, and Narcissa looked at them in amazement. Ashura pulled open a bag of beans. "I'd be careful of those..." Sophie warned.
"Why?" Ashura asked. She took a white one out, and popped it into her mouth. "Ewww!"
She spit it out. They laughed. "That tasted like candle wax!" Ashura said, sputtering.
"I warned you! I told you to be careful!" Sophie said. Ashura glared at her. Lily took a chocolate frog, and opened it.
"What's this?" Lily asked, holding the card up. Narcissa took it.
"This is a Famous Witches and Wizards card. This one is of...Merlin," she announced, handing it back. Lily ate the frog, while reading the card. It didn't surprise her when Merlin disappeared.
"1st years this way! Please, come along..." a very stern looking wizard yelled.
"That's Professor Vondrack," Narcissa said, noticing Ashura and Lily's look, "He's head of Slytherin. Everyone knows he's part vampire, but no one protest against him teaching here..."
"Oh, no wonder he looks so...pale?" Lily muttered. Sabrina and Sophie smiled.
"We'll see you guys later," they said. Narcissa frowned.
"Where are you two running off to?" she asked.
"Just going to go see Sev and Luke!" Sabrina replied, walking away with her twin.
"Who?" Ashura asked. Narcissa smiled.
"Severus Snape, and Lucius Malfoy!" Narcissa said, "I'm dating Lucius right now...Sev is free though."
Lily and Ashura knew she had purposely added that last bit in for a reason. "Well, good for him." Ashura said, "I couldn't care less, single or not!"
"Who's that?" Lily asked. A witch was walking towards them.
"That's Professor McGonagall. She just started teaching around three or four years ago," Narcissa said, putting on a smile, as the witch neared them, "Hello, Professor!"
"Hello, Miss Green." McGonagall nodded, "Are you two Ashura and Lily Potter?"
"Yes," they said. McGonagall looked at them.
"Follow me then," she ordered, leading the way through the crowd. Narcissa waved good-bye, and disappeared into the crowd.
Ashura and Lily stood by 'Professor Dumbledore,' as McGonagall read the list of 1st years. "We have two new 6th years, Ashura and Lily Potter!" Dumbledore announced, "They will be sorted into their houses now!"
"Azur, you go first," Lily said. Ashura nodded, and walked over to the stool. Narcissa gave her a smile, and nodded. She sat down on the three-legged stool, as McGonagall put the ratty hat on her head.
"Hmmm, I see a lot of loyalty in you, towards the people you trust, and love...there's a slyness that keeps you out of trouble, and gets you what you want at times...I see a bravery and determination. You are hard to place," the sorting hat said, "How about...SLYTHERIN!"
Applause from the Slytherin table rented the air, the students in Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw glaring at her, except Sabrina and Sophie, who was clapping also. "Lily Potter," McGonagall said.
Lily did the same as Ashura. She sat down, as the sorting hat was placed on her head. "Ah, same as your sister...bravery, loyalty, determination...yet, you have none of the Slytherin traits, as she...you are a good students, who devotes a certain part of your time in school work, while the rest is with your friends... " it said, "I say you be placed in GRYFFINDOR!"
Three out of the four tables exploded with sound. Slytherin muttered about there being another Gryffindor. Ashura smiled at Lily.
Narcissa turned to Ashura. "This is Lucius," she said, indicating the blonde boy next to her, "He's one of the 7th years."
"Hello," Lucius said, nodding to Ashura. She did the same. Ashura noticed a dark-haired boy sitting near Lucius, glaring at her. "Oh, this is Severus."
Lucius hit Severus on the back with his hand, grinning. Severus turned his glare onto him. "He's just in a bad mood." Narcissa whispered, "Don't mind it."
"What's wrong, Severus?" Ashura asked. He growled, just as Lily, Sabrina, and Sophie walked over. "Hi Lily. Have you seen Daniel yet?"
"Yeah." Lily replied, "He said he'd show us around after the feast."
"How about we all go? You, Ashura, me, Lucius, Severus, Daniel, Sabrina, and Sophie?" Narcissa asked. Severus' lip curled.
"I am not going to walk around Hogwarts, with two Gryffindors, a Hufflepuff, a Ravenclaw, and a Slytherin who associates with Gryffindors!" Severus snarled.
"Oh, Severus!" Narcissa sighed, "They're sisters! What do you expect? You want Ashura to hate her sister for now on?"
"No." he replied, staring at his plate, "She's a 'Slytherin'. Slytherins just don't go fraternizing with that sort that's all. Wait, why am I telling you?"
"Severus, Ashura is more Slytherin then ME. I'm surprised you and Lucius aren't best friends with her already!" Narcissa snapped, "Now, you start acting civil, will you? I won't stand back, and watch you glare and snarl at her all year!"
"I'll try," Severus said darkly, "Where you from?"
"France. But I'm British, so..." Ashura trailed off. Most of the students at Beauxbatons had made fun of her British accent, being the only student not of French heritage.
"Transferred from Beaux?" he asked. Ashura frowned, nodding.
"Well!" Narcissa smiled, "Finally, you two are getting along!"
"For now," Severus muttered, starting to eat his plateful of food. Lily left for the Gryffindor table, followed by the twins.