[AN ~ hi. I got this chapter written faster than I thought I would. In this chapter we meet Rose, Ana, and Kiara and discover what their Hogwarts houses are. Also we learn that they are pranksters who already have one up on the Marauder's as they are currently planing a prank. I hope you enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think.]
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[ ] - authors notes
~ ~ - telepathic communication/speaking mind to mind
* * - speech by sorting hat
' ' - thoughts/thinking
Disclaimer: The characters of Estelle, Rosaline, and Anastasia Kou Cosmos, in addition to Kiara Braeden are my own creation. Everything else belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 1-The Exchange Students
[The first two parts of this chapter are written in first person for the points of view of two different people. I have never written in first person before so go easy on me.]
{POV Snape}
He was bored and annoyed. Not a good combination. If there is one thing you do not want it's a bored and annoyed Severus Snape. Lucius Malfoy was trying to get my attention but I ignored him. 'How much longer is this going to take.' I jumped a bit when the first year wearing the sorting hat was announced a Slytherin. 'There that's the end of it, the last ones sorted.' But Professor McGonagall made no move to remove the sorting hat and stool from the front of the Great Hall. I watched as the headmaster stood and the Great Hall fell silent.
"This year we have three exchange students joining us from Cosmos Academy. As many of you know the academy is like Hogwarts except it accepts students from all over the world to study within its halls. It is my pleasure to welcome these young ladies and my greatest hope that you all will make them feel welcome at Hogwarts," I heard the headmaster say as he looked towards the Slytherin table. "Professor McGonagall if you will," the headmaster said as he sat back down. Three figures wearing hood cloaks stepped out of the side room off the Great Hall.
"Braeden, Kiara," I heard Professor McGonagall call out as one of the figures stepped forward and removed her hood. A girl with shoulder length black hair and purple eyes was revealed. She took the hat, sat on the stool, and placed the hat on her head. 3 seconds later she was seated at the Slytherin table as the newest Slytherin.
"Kou Cosmos, Anastasia," Professor McGonagall called out. My mother dropped open in shock along with the majority of the Great Hall. My mind raced with thoughts. 'Would the Cosmonian Princess really have been sent here,' I wondered as a second girl stepped forward and lowered her hood. The light from the candles floating in the air above the tables highlighted her golden hair as she sat on the stool and placed the sorting hat on her head. It was nearly a minute later that I heard the Griffindor table erupt into cheers as she was announced a Griffindor. My eyes returned to the last figure standing in the middle of the hall. Countless theories about her identity passed through my mind, one of which was confirmed seconds later as Professor McGonagall spoke again.
"Kou Cosmos, Rosaline," I heard the professor call out to the hall. My eyes were lock on the girl as she lowered her hood. When her head was finally uncovered I stopped breathing, she was beautiful. Her silver hair reflected the candlelight and made her look like an angel. I was vaguely aware of Malfoy saying something, I ignored him keeping all my attention on the girl at the front of the hall. I watched with everyone else in the Great Hall as she sat on the stool and placed the sorting hat on her head. Desperately wished that she become a Slytherin so I could get to know her. Then I felt guilty, a person as pure as she was would never survive in Slytherin. It was nearly 5 minutes later that the sorting hat made its decision and announced to the hall her house. My heart jumped into my mouth when I heard the word "Slytherin" echo throughout the hall. The Slytherin table began to cheer and I joined them, noticing that of the other houses no one was cheering except for Anastasia. I noticed that Potter and Black did not look nearly as self-confident as they had after Anastasia was sorted into their house. My eyes returned to Rosaline as she took the hat off of her head and handed it to Professor McGonagall. She then walked the short distance to the Slytherin table and sat down next to Kiara. I didn't even hear as Dumbledore said his welcome back speech, my eye glued to the angel who had seated herself at our house table had my full attention. It was only when Malfoy nudged me to ask for something that I noticed dinner had started. I began to eat occasionally taking glances at the angel seated at the other end of the table. I looked around the hall and noticed that I was not the only one looking at Rosaline. I vowed as I short another glance at her as she spoke to Kiara that I would always protect from those found within the walls of the Slytherin dungeons. A burst of laughter from the other end of the table drew my attention to Rosaline and Kiara. Both were giggling like crazy wearing looks similar to Potter and Black when they are planning and plotting a prank. I realized then that I soon be wary of these two, one set of people pulling pranks on me was more than enough thank you very much. But as I watched them I felt myself wondering just what it was that they had planned and if they wouldn't mind another partner to help them plan and pull of their pranks. As I was looking at her she suddenly turned and locked eyes with me. I felt like she was looking into my soul and quickly adverted my eyes, only turning back to look at her when I was certain she was no longer looking at me. As I turned to look at her again a shimmer in the corner of my eye caught my attention before it vanished. Turning to were the shimmer had appeared a looked straight at a door. My eyebrows drawing together in confusion my eyes returned to Rosaline. She was wearing a triumphant smirk on her face and knew that what ever her prank was it was now complete. Discreetly looking around the Great Hall I noticed that everything was exactly the same. I turned to finishing my dinner and decided that at the first opportunity I received I would confront Rosaline about what she had done. With this in mind I turned and grabbed the saltshaker to add some more salt to my potatoes. I turned my attention to the conversation going on between Malfoy and Macnair. I joined in and soon forgot about my suspicions on Rosaline. It was a mistake I would learn to never do again.
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POV Rose
As I sat at the Slytherin table with Kiara my eyes sought out my twins on the other side of the hall. When our eyes meet she smiled at me and nodded at me. It was the only warning I got before her voice invaded my mind.
~It's all right Rose, we knew we wouldn't be in the same house any way, so why are you sorry?~ I hate it when she looks into my mind.
~I at least have Kiara with me. You have no one, Ana.~ I sent back to her.
~And you would prefer it to, besides unlike you I'm not in a house that's famous for it's cutthroats. I ended up in the noble house. I'm perfectly safe by myself, you aren't.~
~Sure that's mature, judge the group based on the actions of one, and you were supposed to be the intelligent one Ana. ~
~All right so maybe I am being hasty judging them but you can't really blame me. Voldemort did come from Slytherin Rose.~
~I know, I'm not stupid Ana. But that doesn't mean you have to judge the rest of the house by the actions of one. I mean by your reasoning I'm going to be the newest Death Eater to join Lord Voldemort.~
~All right give it up already, you've made your point so lets leave it at that Rose, OK? ~
~ OK, Ana. ~
~ Good. Now if you don't mind Rose I'm getting hungry, and I'd like to eat. ~
~ I don't mind Ana go right ahead, just be careful with the salt. ~
~ What did you do know, Rose? ~
~ Colour Potion ~
~ What colour? ~
~ Neon Pink ~
~ And when does the potion come into affect? ~
~ Tonight while everyone is asleep ~
~ Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day ~ was the last thing I heard as I closed the link between us before turning towards Kiara. She took one look at the smile on my face and knew I had a prank planned.
"What did you do this time Rose?" She asked as she looked at me. My smile grew as I leaned over and told her what I had planned. When I leaned back Kiara's eyes were wide with disbelief. A second later she erupted with laughter. I joined in noticing the looks being sent our way by our housemates. When we had calmed down I still wore what I call my prank smile. It's a cross between a smirk and a smile. We began to eat the dinner that was placed in front of us. As I ate I thought back over what the sorting hat had told me when I had placed it over my head. It had been unsure of where to place me. As the hat looked through my memories, it was mumbling in my ear.
*Honesty and loyalty which would benefit you in Hufflepuff.*
I sat vaguely aware of the time which was passing as the hat continued it's search of my mind.
*A logic and wit which that Ravenclaw would have enjoyed.*
The hat continued it's search deeper into my mind.
*Bravery and courage that would serve you well in Griffindor.*
Thinking back on it now I should have been able to predict it's next sentence.
*An ambition and cunning that would have done Slytherin proud. All these qualities in equal amount make up the person of Rosaline Kou Cosmos. No one quality more, no one quality less.*
As I thought back over these lines I realized that what the sorting hat had said was the truth. I am naturally honest and loyal, the two qualities that Helga Hufflepuff prized above all else in her students. I possess a logical mind and I use my wit to survive in boring meetings at the palace, the two qualities that Rowena Ravenclaw searched for in all of her students. My bravery and courage are most evident when my friends are in danger. I am willing to give my life for them, the very quality that Godric Griffindor was looking for in his students. When it comes to pranks, I am extremely ambitious and use a great amount of cunning to pull them of, qualities that Salazar Slytherin wished his for his students to possess.
The hat had asked me to chose the house were I would like to be placed. I thought about what I knew about different houses of Hogwarts and then I thought about which one would help me in my destiny. The hat had followed my line of thought and startled me when it spoke, interrupting them.
*You wish for nothing more than to be placed into a house that will help you to be a better ruler for your people, you wish to be placed into a house that will help to prepare you for your eventual rule of Cosmos. You know the rule of politics, this house will help you to learn to play the game.*
Seconds later it announced my house to the entire Great Hall and I knew my destiny had begun. I was prepared to do anything I had to do in order to succeed.
I looked around at the hall and noticed various people staring at both Ana and myself. I gave none of them a passing thought until my eyes fell on a Slytherin with black hair and eyes. When he noticed I was looking at him he quickly looked away, but after my eyes left him I could fell his eyes upon me again. Just as I was about to ask one of the older Slytherin students sitting next to me who he was, Kiara tapped me on the shoulder. Turning towards her, she told me that I should set the charms now or not at all as dinner was going to end soon. I looked at her in confusion for a second before it hit me. The invisibility charms on the doors so no one would notice that they were pink in the morning. The charms would be set to wear off sometime near the end of breakfast tomorrow. I smiled and nodded at her before closing my eyes to concentrate on the spells. Flicking my fingers at each of the doors leading out of the Great Hall. To anyone looking at the doors at that moment in time when the spells set themselves, they would have seen a slight shimmer in the air between the door jams of every door leading out of the Great Hall. I opened my eyes and looked at Kiara, a smile evident on my face. Ana's statement that tomorrow would be interesting would certainly be true. I would never have guessed just how interesting it turned out to be though.
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Author's POV
When she awoke the next morning around dawn, Rose quickly dressed and left her dorm room with Kiara. The two of them left the Slytherin common room for the Great Hall to finish preparing their prank. The were unaware of the person following them with every intent of finding out what they were up to. As they walked they discussed what they thought their classes would be like. When they reached the Great Hall they met Ana and a girl with red hair.
"It's about time you two got here, I've been waiting 5 minutes," Ana said as she looked at her sister and best friend. "I want you two to meet Lily Evans, Lily this is my immature sister Rose, and this one of my best friend Kiara," Ana said as she pointed to each in turn. Rose stuck her tongue out at Ana, earning giggles from Ana and Kiara, before turning to Lily.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lily," Rose said to Lily.
"It's a pleasure to meet you to your highness," Lily answered back to Rose. Rose cringed as both Ana and Kiara burst into giggles once again.
"I am no more of a princess here than you are Lily," Rose said as she looked at Lily. "Here within the walls of this school I am just another student, one everyone recognizes, but a student none the less. Please call me Rose, all my friends do," Rose said as she looked at Lily.
"Am I considered one of your friends?" Lily asked trying to look anywhere but at Rose.
"You're already Ana's friend, and any friend of my sister's is a friend of mine," Rose told her as she smiled at her. Lily smiled back at her and the ice was broken. Rose handed her a vile containing a silvery-white potion to Lily. "Friends also get the added benefit of not being humiliated by any of our pranks," Rose told Lily as she looked at the vile. "It's a Nullifying Potion, it removes the effects of any potion that you have taken in the last 24 hours, and protects you against any potion for another 24 hours after drinking it. It will remove the pink colouring and restore you back to your normal colouring," Rose said as she removed the invisibility charm from Lily. From were he was hidden in the shadows of the Great Hall, Severus Snape was barely able to contain his gasp as Lily's skin suddenly turned hot pink. Lily meanwhile was looking at Rose strangely, as far as she knew she was her normal colouring. She looked down at the vile and almost dropped it. Her hand was pink.
"Drink the potion Lily and the pink will disappear," Rose said slowly as though talking to a child. Lily glared at her before drinking the contents of the vile. Seconds later the pink colour in her skin vanished, leaving her looking exactly like she had when she entered the hall earlier. This time Severus could not contain his gasp and in the quiet hall the noise was very like an explosion of sound. Rose spun around to find the source of the noise, slowing in her search when her eyes fell on Severus.
"You're Severus Snape aren't you?" Rose asked as she motioned of Snape forward.
"Why do you want to know?" Severus asked as he walked towards Rose and her friends.
"I heard from the other Slytherins that you are the best potions student in this school. I need a partner to help me work on a potion I am developing that requires two people to create. I would use Ana, but she has absolutely no appreciation for the intricacies of potion making," Rose said as she shot her twin a glare
Ana raised her hands as if to fend of an attack. "Hey, just because I don't see the joy in mixing together dead bugs, body parts, and plants, does not make me a bad person," Ana defended as she rolled her eyes at her sister.
"What do I get in return?" Severus asked as he looked at Rose.
"Immunity against any pranks we pull," Rose began.
"Equal retaliation against those that pull pranks on you," Ana continued.
"And the knowledge that if anyone picks on you, they'll be hexed so fast that they won't know what hit them," the twins said together before looking at each other and breaking out in giggles.
"Literally," Kiara said as she hid a smile behind her hand. Snape turned this information over in his head, before agreeing to the partnership. Rose smiled at him as she removed a vile from the pouch at her waist. She handed the vile to Snape, removing the invisibility charm from him as she did so. Severus drank the contents of the vile and seconds later the pink colour was gone from his skin. Rose looked at him before nodding and turning towards the others.
"Now we need nicknames for the two of you," Rose said as looked at her sister and Kiara.
"Nicknames?" Severus asked, confusion evident in his voice.
"Something we can you by now that your a member of the Heaven's. The Heaven's is our code name and our calling card. It's how we let others know that we were the ones to pull this prank," Kiara said as she looked at Lily and Severus. "Also we call each other by our nicknames to strengthen the bond of friendship between us," Kiara continued as she thought about possible nicknames for the two.
"My nickname is Lunar, Ana is Solar, while Kiara is Night," Rose said as she thought about the possible nicknames for the two. "You as the only male in the group will not have a nickname that deals with the sky, Sev you'll have something completely different to distinguish you as a member of the team," Rose said as she turned to Severus. Seeing the look on his face at the use of a shortened version of his name, she quickly replied. "It's a lot easier to say Sev than it is to say Severus. Hope you don't mind." Sev shock his head no and Rose smiled at him before continuing the conversation on nicknames.
"How about Serpent, after all a snake is the mascot of Slytherin is it not?" Ana asked as she looked at Rose. "His symbol could be a snake done in green and silver."
"That's perfect Ana," Rose said smiling at her sister before turning to Lily. "What's your middle name Lily?" Rose asked Lily.
"Estelle," Lilly answered. "Why?"
The trio looked at each other before replying as together the word "Star."
"Looks like we found your new nick," Rose said as she turned to Lily. "The name Estelle is French. It means Star, it is also our mothers name." Rose turned to wards Kiara and Ana. "Could you two take Lily and set up the last of the charms. I need to talk to Sev about the potion I'm working on," she asked. The duo nodded before grabbing Lily and setting of to teach her the charms she would need to know as a member of the Heaven's.
"The first charm you need to know is the setting charm," Kiara began as Ana prepared to cast the spell. "You won't learn this charm at Hogwarts, it's a university level charm. The charm when cast upon a person does exactly what it says, it sets or makes sure that the effects of any potion you have taken will not wear of for a day. Not even the potion Rose gave to you earlier can remove the effects of this spell, and that is the strongest counter-potion that there is," Kiara said as she watched Ana cast the spell on all the doorway leading into the hall. When she was done she turned to her friends, a huge smile evident on her face.
"The next charm you need to learn is the one we use to leave our calling card. It has no incantation. All you have to do is picture what you want it to look like in your mind, and then flick your wand towards where you want to place it," Ana said as Kiara closed her eyes to picture the symbol. She then flick her fingers upwards towards the ceiling of the Great Hall. Turning her gaze upwards Lily could make out a lavender coloured circle. In the middle of the circle was the green and silver snake. Surrounding the snake where four runes, each done in a different colour. A sun rune done in gold to represent Ana. A moon rune done in silver to show Rose. The night rune done in black to represent Kiara. The last rune was the rune of stars done in green to show Lily.
"It's amazing," Lily said as she looked at it.
"Yah," Rose said as she walked towards the three. She flicked her fingers towards the ceiling and placed an invisibility charm over the symbol. "To do the symbol with just your rune, picture it alone within the circle and then flick your wand at the place you wish to place it," Rose said. Rose placed her hand in towards the center of the circle they made. "To a successful first prank and the many that follow it," Rose said. One by one the others placed their hands on top of Rose's in agreement. The five then separated and headed towards their two tables each one looking forward to the events that would soon unfold in the Great Hall during breakfast.
As he sat next to Kiara and Rose, Severus couldn't help but think of the chaos he could bring to the school by helping the pranksters. As he watched Potter and Black stumble in laughing his thoughts turned in another direction. 'One way or another Potter and Black are going to be humiliated.' With that thought in mind Severus engaged Rose in a conversation about potions as he waited for the fun to begin. He didn't realize that Rose, Ana, and Kiara had different reason for pulling this prank then him but he would learn of them soon enough.
[AN. ~ sorry it took so long to get this chapter out, I had a ton of assignments to complete and hand in this week. The next chapter might take away as I've barely begun to write it, however the next chapter of PoS should be out before next weekend. It is already written and just needs to be typed out. A hope that you enjoyed this chapter, please review and tell me what you think. Till next chapter.
Silver Tenshi]