-Hogwarts-
Saira noticed that many people seemed to notice her; Mainly boys. Liz helped her to classes and became a good friend. Hermione was happy to help her catch up and Ron spent most of his time staring at Saira and turned red every time she caught him. Saira kept using Elvish without realizing it intriguing most of her newfound friends. They all asked her to teach them. Liz, being an Elf already, knew the language and Saira was glad to be able to have a conversation in her preferred language.
Friday they had the day off and Saira was eager to explore a little. However, all her friends promised to help Harry in the library to find out how to breathe underwater as he was the 4th contestant in the Triwizard Tournament. Saira didn't want to be cooped up in a library, despite her love for them, so she said she was going to explore on her own.
"Sorry Harry, but its my third day here and I'd like to have a look around" Saira said.
"Don't worry about it. We'll see you later" Harry replied understandingly giving her a grin that made Saira smile every time he did it.
"Sorry again" she said and left
'Where to start' she thought staring down the turning stairs.
Saira decided to go outside first. She wore the cloak Galadriel gave her instead of her Hogwarts one with the mindset she could be a friend with people from the other houses if she did. Plus, Galadriel said it would protect her. She put the High Elf ring on the same chain as her locket and put the necklace under her shirt. However, she was sill walking as she was doing this and accidentally ran into someone as she turned a corner.
"Oh," she said looking up "I'm so sorry" She found herself looking at a handsome boy with slick blonde hair and gray eyes like storm clouds. There were two burly boys behind him and she noticed they were wearing Slytherin crests. She was surprised to see the boy wasn't mad more like hypnotized than anything else.
"You all right?" she asked waving a hand in front of him.
He seemed to snap out of it, "Oh, uh, yeah" he finally blurted out, "Um, sorry but I haven't seen you around before, have I?"
"Probably not. I'm new"
"Really? Where from?"
"From?" she asked confused
"What school did you transfer from?" he clarified.
"Oh, I didn't transfer from anywhere. This is the first school I've ever been to"
"Oh, so you're a 1st year?" he said almost disappointed.
"No, I'm a 4th year according to Professor Dumbledore"
That bit of news seemed to please him. Then his face was again confusion
"How are you a 4th year then?"
"Well, I already knew magic before I came here. I've been doing magic since I was very little so Dumbledore said I was qualified enough." She explained
"Really? How do you know magic if you've never been to a school? And more important, how are you allowed to? Magic outside of school is forbidden"
"Um, well I'm from a place where you learn magic at a very early age and I'm an elf" He seemed to notice her ears. He also seemed to realize he was asking a lot of questions to a person he'd just met.
"I'm sorry for all the questions. I'm being obtrusive"
"Not at all. Well now that you've quizzed me, I think I have the right to ask you a couple of questions in return." She asked more than stated.
He smiled and turned slightly pink in the cheeks
"To start, what's your name?" she asked leaning on the stone wall beside her.
"Malfoy, Draco Malfoy"
"Ok Draco. I'm Saira. Saesa omentien lle. Pleasure meeting you" she said the English translation after to keep him from asking.
"You as well"
"Ok, where are you from?"
"Like the country?" he asked to make sure.
"No, your ancestry" she said sarcastically. "Yes the country"
"Great Britain. How bout' you?"
"Hyrule"
"Hyrule? Never heard of it"
"Not many have." she said. "Hmm. I've never been good at asking a lot of questions so I'll end my interrogation. And if you'll excuse me, I was in the midst of exploring the grounds. Quel andune. Good day." She said attempting to walk around them
"Wait" he called. "May I join you?"
"Exploring usually means the people don't know where they're going" Saira said playfully turning to face him again. "Adds to the adventure."
"Well, then I'll give you a tour"
"I was already given a tour the other day" she said teasingly.
"Well, hmm, uh…"
Saira smiled
"Well then I'll pretend that I don't know where I'm going" he said smartly
Saira laughed a little "I take it you're not going to let me leave unless you come with me?"
"I insist on escorting you," he said
"Hmm. Well, alright" she agreed
Draco told the two burly ones to leave but she had already started walking so he had to jog to catch up. They walked around for a bit while Draco told her all about the teachers and classes. He seemed to favor one named Snape.
They continued on but Saira interrupted him when she spotted Legolas talking to a rather large man outside a hut on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. She could tell he wasn't a full-blooded human by the aura he gave off.
"Legolas!" she yelled waving. Legolas turned and saw her. She was happy to see his familiar smiling face. She turned to Draco who seemed reluctant to walk over there but he did anyway as though afraid it would displease Saira.They reached the hut and the large man looked as if he shared Draco's feelings.
"Vedui. Coramin lindua ele lle." Legolas spoke in Elvish. It translates to 'Greetings. My heart sings to thee'
"Vedui" she replied "Quel re mellonamin" –Greetings. Good day my friend—
They both saw the other two were quite confused by the different language
"Speak English" Legolas said.
"Mankoi?" Why? – She said playfully "Oh alright"
He smiled "Saira I'd like you to meet Rubeus Hagrid. The Keeper of the Keys and Grounds here at Hogwarts"
"Saesa omentien lle. Oh, sorry. I mean, pleasure meeting you"
"Pleasure meetin' you too"
"Ya naa mellonamin?" Who is your friend? Legolas asked in their language so the boy wouldn't know.
"Oh, this is Draco Malfoy" she said "Draco this is Legolas"
Draco nodded politely
"Saira" Legolas said "Omentien telwan amin" Meet me later—
"Manke?" Where? –
"Harnram" The South wall—
"Iire?" When? –
"Kainen" Ten—
"Tereva" Fine – She said "Oro naa elealla alasse'. Tenna san'. Namaarie" Ever is thy sight a joy. Until then. Farewell—
Saira turned to leave and Draco followed. When Legolas and Hagrid were out of earshot, Draco asked Saira, "Who's he?"
"Legolas? Um, I guess you could say he's my bodyguard" she said thoughtfully.
"Your bodyguard? Why do you need a bodyguard?"
"Let me put it this way. I've been sent here to do something that requires my constant protection"
"Okay." Saira could tell he was confused but she didn't want to tell him anything since she didn't know him all that well. They walked some more and eventually Draco began to talk about quidditch.
"What's quidditch?"
"You've never heard of quidditch?" Draco said feigning shock.
"No" she said embarrassed at the lack of knowledge on the subject.
"Really? Well it's a game played on broomsticks"
"Why?"
"Why? Well to fly"
"In Hyrule, some people can fly without anything needed" Saira commented.
"That's amazing"
After that he explained everything there was to know about quidditch to her.
"Hey I think one of the teams are practicing. Would you like to see them?"
"Yeah, sure" she said eager to learn more about her home for the next few months.
"Well we better hurry. They'll be done soon" He grabbed her hand but when he did she began to have another vision.
At first all she saw was black… then a snake-like man emerged. He disappeared and a long blonde-haired man took his place. The next image scared Saira; it was a skull with a snake protruding through the mouth. Everything stopped and the next moment she heard Draco yelling "Saira! Saira!"
She opened her eyes to see Draco leaning over her.
"Saira? Are you all right? You seized up then you fainted. You ok?"
Her head was pounding "Uh, yeah, I'm fine" she lied.
"What happened? One second you're fine and the next you fall down, out cold."
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it" But when she tried to walk, she began to fall. "On second thought, I think I need to go to my room and rest."
"Maybe you should go to the hospital wing first"
"No, I just need to rest"
"Are you sure?" he asked again.
"Yeah"
Unfortunately she didn't know where her room was exactly. She told Draco her friends were in the library and could take her back. Luckily he knew where that was.
"I'm sorry out exploration had to end like that" she said when they were standing outside the library.
"That's ok. We'll finish some other time." He said with a smile.
Saira turned to walk in.
"Um, Saira?" she stopped "Sunday, if you're not busy, would you like to go do something?"
Saira smiled "I'd love to" Draco smiled "Namaarie"
"Huh?"
"Farewell" she translated with a short laugh.
"Oh ok. Namary." Saira laughed at his attempt.
"Bye" she finished walking into the library. Saira looked around for her friends and saw them sitting at a table in the far corner. She walked over but they were so immersed in the books they didn't notice her.
"Hey guys" This made them all jump and look up.
"Are you ok?" Hermione asked right away
"Yeah, you look a little flushed" Liz added
"Well I have a headache. I was wondering if one of you guys could take me back up to the dormitory. I don't remember how to get there."
At this, both Harry and Ron jumped up and said, "I will!"
"Ok well I'll have a backup if one of you gets lost" she joked. Saira followed them back up to where the fat ladies' portrait hung."Thanks. Um, what's the password?"
As if they were twins, they said, "Gold lion" at the same time. The portrait swung open and she walked in. A bunch of other Gryffindors were playing a game called, 'exploding snap' on the floor. The redheaded twins she had seen the other day walked up to her.
"Hello" said one twin
"Have we met?" said the other
"Um, no. I'm new"
"Well, then let us introduce ourselves. I'm Fred"
"I'm George. The better looking one"
"He's daft. Everyone knows I am"
Saira laughed.
"So" said Fred
"What's your name?" said George
"Don't be shy"
"We don't bite"
"I'm Saira" she said amused by them.
They grabbed her hands and started shaking them furiously
"Welcome to Hogwarts" They said together
"Thanks. It was a pleasure meeting you both but I'm rather tired "
"Say no more" they interrupted
They both let go of her hands and picked her up and carried her up the stairs to her dormitory. This shocked Saira
"Uh, thanks" she said as they put her down
"Fred and George Weasley at your service"
"Oh, are you Ron's brothers?" she asked recognizing the name.
"Yes but not by choice" one of them said jokingly. Saira couldn't tell which was which but she like them anyway because they reminded her of a friend she had back in Hyrule.
Saira remembered that she promised to tell Link if she had any visions. She pulled out her ocarina and began to play. As before, the room began to swirl and her brother appeared lying in a faery fountain, clearly injured.
"Link?"
"Hello Saira"
"Hello, are you hurt?" She replied speaking in Elvish
"I'll be fine"
"Ok, well I've had a few visions"
"Oh, I', glad you told me. What were they about?"
"Well they seem to be when I touch people. I get visions about them. Like with Legolas"
"Legolas? Legolas is there?" he asked somewhat surprised in his tone.
"Yes, Zelda sent me to Lothlorien to see Lady Galadriel and she sent Legolas here to protect me." Saira explained. "Why? Is he a bad elf or something?" she asked praying that wasn't true.
"Oh, no, far from it. He was one of the nine in the Fellowship that helped to destroy the One ring. It surprises me that he went on another excursion since he already ventured for many years, that's all"
"Well I had a vision when I touched him. I saw a woman, who looked just like me, then I saw him and then it went blank. I don't understand" she muttered frustrated.
"Hmm, I'll speak with Sheik. Anything else?"
"Yes, I went walking with someone today and when he touched my hand, I saw something that scared me"
"What?"
"Well, I saw a man with a snake-like form, then a blonde-haired man who gave me a sense of evil about him. But what really scared me was the image that followed. A skull with a snake protruding from the mouth" Saira shuddered at the thought
"Your visions are becoming more frequent, aren't they?"
Saira nodded. "I fear to touch anymore. I think that triggers it sometimes. Emotions definitely, like when people are feeling a lot."
"Could be. If you have any more visions, tell me immediately. But if I can't come, go see Legolas. He probably knows better than I do anyway. Understand?"
"Yes"
"Namaarie amin celer" Farewell my sister—
"Namaarie amin toror" Farewell my brother—
The room returned to its original state.