Ch. 3
Three New Boys
They had one more free day before having to start classes. They sat down in the common room of their house, which was named "The Summit", Alastrine polishing her Nimbus 2000, Etain reading, and Ceara flitting about like the social butterfly she was. When Etain went to get a new book from their room, she came back to tell them that Cassandra's name had been removed from their door.
This puzzled the girls. Why was she in there in the first place? Oh well, they'd worry about it later. Hopefully, there wouldn't be too many more slip-ups. Perhaps that was why Aicdun was only the #2 School.
Ceara brought many people over to meet Alastrine, telling them to feel free to call her Al. Alastrine wondered how Ceara could remember so many people's names or make friends so easily. She must have had lots of practice before coming to Aicdun.
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When the three were aroused by the annoying ringing of Etain's alarm clock the next morning, they rolled out of bed (Alastrine literally doing this and waking only when she was kissing the floor), and got ready for their first day of school.
They all had their classes together this year because they were in the same house. Next year, though, they would be taking electives and be split up for some subjects. This year though, they either had classes with the rest of the Akieda first year's only, or them, plus first years from one other house.
First on their schedule though, was breakfast. The three hopped on their brooms and sped down to the Dining Hall, Alastrine entering first on her Nimbus 2000, Ceara next on her Twigger 90, and lastly, on a Comet 260, Etain. They were some of the first people there and got the first helpings of oatmeal and ice-cold apple cider while they were still at the correct temperatures.
When they had finished, they rest of the student body was beginning to fill in the empty benches at every house table. They sat and talked with some people for a few minutes, Etain boring them with facts, and Ceara enlightening them all with jokes, Alastrine spoke quietly, sometimes pointing things out, sometimes making a joke.
They left when it seemed that everyone had finally arrived for the first meal of the true school year, attempting to find their first class, Transfiguration. Unexpectedly, they found it right away, flying straight up to the third floor and down the southern corridor. They were the first ones in and noticed that the tables only sat two to each.
"It's OK, guys! You two sit together, I'll find someone else to sit with." Said Ceara.
"No!" said Etain, "I'll sit alone! It's OK!"
"No! I will!" said Ceara
As this battle raged on, Alastrine calmly went over and sat in the middle of the room, placing a hex on the chair next to her to make whoever sat there slip out.
Ceara and Etain suddenly noticed their friend sitting down and went over.
"Well," said Ceara. "Who do you want to sit with, Al?"
"Me, myself, and I."
"Don't be absurd. One of us will sit with you."
"Nope. You will not."
Ceara pulled out the chair next to Alastrine and sat, only to immediately fall off of the seat. Alastrine smirked as Ceara got up and sat back on it, her face pink with embarrassment. She slipped right off again and landed on the floor at Etain's feet. She stood up and glared at the chair. Now, Etain scooted around and sat on it as Ceara began to stand. She landed right on top of the blonde in a heap of laughter.
Other students began to drift in on their own brooms, watching the three. Finally, Ceara and Etain took their seats next to Alastrine's table as their teacher came in.
Madam Erea stood in front of the room as everyone sat, a few people running in after the bell had sounded. She had on vibrant violet robes and looked about with a smile on her face. "Welcome! Welcome to Transfiguration! I'm Professor Erea and should be teaching you this course for the rest of your years here at Aicdun.at least I plan to. Now, I expect all of you to try hard and do your best, because that is the only way that you'll pass my class. If you can't perform the spells very well, take good notes and do well on the written part. Now! Who wants to learn the first spell of the year?"
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That evening, during dinner, the three friends sat at the end of the table, Etain and Ceara talking eagerly about that days exciting lessons while Alastrine quietly ate her food, making small, barely heard, interjections every now and then between sips of cider and bites of chicken.
Halfway through the meal, a boy with brown hair and eyes entered the dining hall, his robes bearing the Hogwarts emblem. Madam Erea escorted him to Headmistress Bran. After a brief discussion, Bran stood and tapped her fork against her goblet to get everyone's attention.
When she had it, she said, "I would like you all to welcome Kyle Trahern! He is going to be with us this year in an exchange program. He is a Hogwarts first year student and I expect you all to treat him with respect and courtesy. He will be staying in the Akieda house for the remainder of his time with us."
Kyle blushed as he was given polite applause. Then, Erea showed him over to the table. Ceara immediately waved to him and scooted so that there would be room between her and Alastrine for him. Alastrine recognized him as the boy from the wand shop and forced her blush away.
He sat and said a nervous hello.
Ceara smiled and introduced him to her friends. "I'm Ceara and that's Alastrine on your other side, but you can call her Al. This is Etain."
"Hey, I guess you already know that I'm Kyle."
They turned to their food, each asking questions about the other's school.
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When they went up to bed that night, they were surprised to see a boy sitting on the one remaining bed. His black hair was spiked up and had silver tips. He looked at them with the most amazing violet eyes that had green specks. His gaze struck on Ceara and his jaw dropped, as did hers.
"ERVIN?!"
"CEARA?!"
"What the bloody hell are you doing here?!"
"Me?! What about you?!"
"Don't worry about me! When did you get here?!"
"Just a little bit ago. Mum and Dad were fighting over whether or not I should come, but Dad finally won out, so they stuck me on something called the 'Knight Bus' (which gave me the worst case of motion sickness I've ever had) and sent me here."
"Oh my gosh! This is great!" Ceara hugged him, "We'll get to see each other, finally!"
Ervin smiled and began turning blue.
"Uh.Ceara? You're kinda choking him." said Alastrine.
"Huh?" Ceara looked at his face. "Whoops!" She let go.
Ervin took a deep breath and color returned to his face. "I'm OK."
"So, how do you two know each other?" asked Etain.
"Well, we're cousins, of course!" said Ceara as she put her arm around Ervin's shoulders and he copied the motion.
"Cool," said Alastrine and went over to her bed. She plopped down on the purple velvet and closed her eyes for a moment. Then, she sat up brushed her hair out of her eyes. A Magik Mirror on the bedside table made whistling noises at her. "You're one hott chick! Yeah baby!" Alastrine rolled her eyes and put the thing face down. "Ay! Come on baby!" it said, slightly muffled. "So." said Etain, "Are you sure that you're supposed to be here? I mean, because this is a girl's room after all." "Yes, all of the boy's rooms in Akieda were full. So, they figured since Ceara was here and there was an empty bed, I could stay here. Mind you though, if the Headmistress calls you to her office tonight or tomorrow about this, please tell her you won't do anything funny with me or I might wind up sleeping on a couch in the common room all year." The three nodded and all of them went about their business: unpacking (Ervin), homework (Etain), drawing (Ceara), and staring mindlessly at the ceiling thinking of someone (Alastrine, of course). It was a few hours before anyone decided to check his name on the door or his likeliness in the painting (both of which had appeared).
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The next day, during Charms with Sir Malachai, a tall, strict, no- nonsense professor, the three girls were called to Headmistress Bran's office by a short, Svakeb prefect.
He led them down the hall and up three floors on their brooms to a tapestry that had a picture of seven silver-white unicorns pulling a witch in a bronze chariot. The boy whispered a word and stroked the front most unicorn. The tapestry pulled to one side and the three girls headed up a single flight of stairs, the prefect staying outside.
At the landing, there was a short hallway with doors every few inches. At the very end of it though, was a large, elaborately carved (with vines and faeries) door, bearing golden embossing stating: "Office of Delaney Bran/ Aicdun Academy for Magic Headmistress". The girls looked at each other and Alastrine knocked three times.
It opened by itself and they heard the headmistress say, "Come in, girls."
They entered and sat in the three overstuffed chairs that sat in front of the large, dark, oak desk. The office was filled with golden instruments that stirred and wiggled in cups and bowls. There was a large cabinet with glass doors on the western wall that had multicolored bottled of every size and sort filled with all types of potions. A large, unfinished mural was on the eastern wall. It depicted all of the previous headmasters and headmistresses in the country with Aicdun in the distance.
"So, I suppose you have met your new roommate, right?" said the headmistress.
The three nodded.
"I want you to understand the special circumstances of having a boy in your rooms. There were no more boys' dormitories open in your house. So, since Ceara is Ervin's cousin, we placed him in your room. Next year he will move if it is possible. We have never been in this situation before. I expect you all to respect his privacy. If there is any.well, you know, then I am afraid he will be removed and placed elsewhere. Do you understand?"
"Yes," the three of them said together.
"OK, then you may go back to your class."
They stood and left, making it back just in time to receive their Charms homework.
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The next morning, while they were having breakfast, another new boy arrived with Madam Erea. He had black hair that was desperately in need of a trimming and brown eyes framed by black emo glasses. He wore black robes that had the symbol of a school that they had never heard of before.
Bran introduced him to the student body in the same manner she had Kyle, who was sitting with the girls and Ervin, and had brought his new roommates, Ovid Paulin, Keenan Lucian, and Darrion Finian.
Ovid was short and very comical. He was good at making everyone laugh. Keenan was quiet and simply nodded when anyone acknowledged him. Darrion was tall and blonde, which he acted. He was very easy to tease.
The new boy was introduced as Mungo Ocskar and he was from a small American academy. He was to stay in Svakeb.
Three New Boys
They had one more free day before having to start classes. They sat down in the common room of their house, which was named "The Summit", Alastrine polishing her Nimbus 2000, Etain reading, and Ceara flitting about like the social butterfly she was. When Etain went to get a new book from their room, she came back to tell them that Cassandra's name had been removed from their door.
This puzzled the girls. Why was she in there in the first place? Oh well, they'd worry about it later. Hopefully, there wouldn't be too many more slip-ups. Perhaps that was why Aicdun was only the #2 School.
Ceara brought many people over to meet Alastrine, telling them to feel free to call her Al. Alastrine wondered how Ceara could remember so many people's names or make friends so easily. She must have had lots of practice before coming to Aicdun.
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When the three were aroused by the annoying ringing of Etain's alarm clock the next morning, they rolled out of bed (Alastrine literally doing this and waking only when she was kissing the floor), and got ready for their first day of school.
They all had their classes together this year because they were in the same house. Next year, though, they would be taking electives and be split up for some subjects. This year though, they either had classes with the rest of the Akieda first year's only, or them, plus first years from one other house.
First on their schedule though, was breakfast. The three hopped on their brooms and sped down to the Dining Hall, Alastrine entering first on her Nimbus 2000, Ceara next on her Twigger 90, and lastly, on a Comet 260, Etain. They were some of the first people there and got the first helpings of oatmeal and ice-cold apple cider while they were still at the correct temperatures.
When they had finished, they rest of the student body was beginning to fill in the empty benches at every house table. They sat and talked with some people for a few minutes, Etain boring them with facts, and Ceara enlightening them all with jokes, Alastrine spoke quietly, sometimes pointing things out, sometimes making a joke.
They left when it seemed that everyone had finally arrived for the first meal of the true school year, attempting to find their first class, Transfiguration. Unexpectedly, they found it right away, flying straight up to the third floor and down the southern corridor. They were the first ones in and noticed that the tables only sat two to each.
"It's OK, guys! You two sit together, I'll find someone else to sit with." Said Ceara.
"No!" said Etain, "I'll sit alone! It's OK!"
"No! I will!" said Ceara
As this battle raged on, Alastrine calmly went over and sat in the middle of the room, placing a hex on the chair next to her to make whoever sat there slip out.
Ceara and Etain suddenly noticed their friend sitting down and went over.
"Well," said Ceara. "Who do you want to sit with, Al?"
"Me, myself, and I."
"Don't be absurd. One of us will sit with you."
"Nope. You will not."
Ceara pulled out the chair next to Alastrine and sat, only to immediately fall off of the seat. Alastrine smirked as Ceara got up and sat back on it, her face pink with embarrassment. She slipped right off again and landed on the floor at Etain's feet. She stood up and glared at the chair. Now, Etain scooted around and sat on it as Ceara began to stand. She landed right on top of the blonde in a heap of laughter.
Other students began to drift in on their own brooms, watching the three. Finally, Ceara and Etain took their seats next to Alastrine's table as their teacher came in.
Madam Erea stood in front of the room as everyone sat, a few people running in after the bell had sounded. She had on vibrant violet robes and looked about with a smile on her face. "Welcome! Welcome to Transfiguration! I'm Professor Erea and should be teaching you this course for the rest of your years here at Aicdun.at least I plan to. Now, I expect all of you to try hard and do your best, because that is the only way that you'll pass my class. If you can't perform the spells very well, take good notes and do well on the written part. Now! Who wants to learn the first spell of the year?"
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That evening, during dinner, the three friends sat at the end of the table, Etain and Ceara talking eagerly about that days exciting lessons while Alastrine quietly ate her food, making small, barely heard, interjections every now and then between sips of cider and bites of chicken.
Halfway through the meal, a boy with brown hair and eyes entered the dining hall, his robes bearing the Hogwarts emblem. Madam Erea escorted him to Headmistress Bran. After a brief discussion, Bran stood and tapped her fork against her goblet to get everyone's attention.
When she had it, she said, "I would like you all to welcome Kyle Trahern! He is going to be with us this year in an exchange program. He is a Hogwarts first year student and I expect you all to treat him with respect and courtesy. He will be staying in the Akieda house for the remainder of his time with us."
Kyle blushed as he was given polite applause. Then, Erea showed him over to the table. Ceara immediately waved to him and scooted so that there would be room between her and Alastrine for him. Alastrine recognized him as the boy from the wand shop and forced her blush away.
He sat and said a nervous hello.
Ceara smiled and introduced him to her friends. "I'm Ceara and that's Alastrine on your other side, but you can call her Al. This is Etain."
"Hey, I guess you already know that I'm Kyle."
They turned to their food, each asking questions about the other's school.
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When they went up to bed that night, they were surprised to see a boy sitting on the one remaining bed. His black hair was spiked up and had silver tips. He looked at them with the most amazing violet eyes that had green specks. His gaze struck on Ceara and his jaw dropped, as did hers.
"ERVIN?!"
"CEARA?!"
"What the bloody hell are you doing here?!"
"Me?! What about you?!"
"Don't worry about me! When did you get here?!"
"Just a little bit ago. Mum and Dad were fighting over whether or not I should come, but Dad finally won out, so they stuck me on something called the 'Knight Bus' (which gave me the worst case of motion sickness I've ever had) and sent me here."
"Oh my gosh! This is great!" Ceara hugged him, "We'll get to see each other, finally!"
Ervin smiled and began turning blue.
"Uh.Ceara? You're kinda choking him." said Alastrine.
"Huh?" Ceara looked at his face. "Whoops!" She let go.
Ervin took a deep breath and color returned to his face. "I'm OK."
"So, how do you two know each other?" asked Etain.
"Well, we're cousins, of course!" said Ceara as she put her arm around Ervin's shoulders and he copied the motion.
"Cool," said Alastrine and went over to her bed. She plopped down on the purple velvet and closed her eyes for a moment. Then, she sat up brushed her hair out of her eyes. A Magik Mirror on the bedside table made whistling noises at her. "You're one hott chick! Yeah baby!" Alastrine rolled her eyes and put the thing face down. "Ay! Come on baby!" it said, slightly muffled. "So." said Etain, "Are you sure that you're supposed to be here? I mean, because this is a girl's room after all." "Yes, all of the boy's rooms in Akieda were full. So, they figured since Ceara was here and there was an empty bed, I could stay here. Mind you though, if the Headmistress calls you to her office tonight or tomorrow about this, please tell her you won't do anything funny with me or I might wind up sleeping on a couch in the common room all year." The three nodded and all of them went about their business: unpacking (Ervin), homework (Etain), drawing (Ceara), and staring mindlessly at the ceiling thinking of someone (Alastrine, of course). It was a few hours before anyone decided to check his name on the door or his likeliness in the painting (both of which had appeared).
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The next day, during Charms with Sir Malachai, a tall, strict, no- nonsense professor, the three girls were called to Headmistress Bran's office by a short, Svakeb prefect.
He led them down the hall and up three floors on their brooms to a tapestry that had a picture of seven silver-white unicorns pulling a witch in a bronze chariot. The boy whispered a word and stroked the front most unicorn. The tapestry pulled to one side and the three girls headed up a single flight of stairs, the prefect staying outside.
At the landing, there was a short hallway with doors every few inches. At the very end of it though, was a large, elaborately carved (with vines and faeries) door, bearing golden embossing stating: "Office of Delaney Bran/ Aicdun Academy for Magic Headmistress". The girls looked at each other and Alastrine knocked three times.
It opened by itself and they heard the headmistress say, "Come in, girls."
They entered and sat in the three overstuffed chairs that sat in front of the large, dark, oak desk. The office was filled with golden instruments that stirred and wiggled in cups and bowls. There was a large cabinet with glass doors on the western wall that had multicolored bottled of every size and sort filled with all types of potions. A large, unfinished mural was on the eastern wall. It depicted all of the previous headmasters and headmistresses in the country with Aicdun in the distance.
"So, I suppose you have met your new roommate, right?" said the headmistress.
The three nodded.
"I want you to understand the special circumstances of having a boy in your rooms. There were no more boys' dormitories open in your house. So, since Ceara is Ervin's cousin, we placed him in your room. Next year he will move if it is possible. We have never been in this situation before. I expect you all to respect his privacy. If there is any.well, you know, then I am afraid he will be removed and placed elsewhere. Do you understand?"
"Yes," the three of them said together.
"OK, then you may go back to your class."
They stood and left, making it back just in time to receive their Charms homework.
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The next morning, while they were having breakfast, another new boy arrived with Madam Erea. He had black hair that was desperately in need of a trimming and brown eyes framed by black emo glasses. He wore black robes that had the symbol of a school that they had never heard of before.
Bran introduced him to the student body in the same manner she had Kyle, who was sitting with the girls and Ervin, and had brought his new roommates, Ovid Paulin, Keenan Lucian, and Darrion Finian.
Ovid was short and very comical. He was good at making everyone laugh. Keenan was quiet and simply nodded when anyone acknowledged him. Darrion was tall and blonde, which he acted. He was very easy to tease.
The new boy was introduced as Mungo Ocskar and he was from a small American academy. He was to stay in Svakeb.