They were standing in a beautiful marble foyer, decorated with mahogany
tables with vases full of beautiful flowers of all kinds. There was a
large, rich gold and scarlet colored rug stretching from the front door,
all the way up the grand spiral staircase as far as they could see, and
there were two people standing in front of them. Two very, very familiar
looking people. There was a tall, elegant but stern looking woman who's
sleek, ebony hair was pulled tight into a shiny knot at the back of her
head. She surveyed them over her rectangular framed glasses and settled her
hands in front of her. She was wearing long, soft looking emerald colored
robes with a high collar that made her look quite impressive. She smiled
slightly at the girls, and nodded to the man beside her, a tall, elderly
looking man with a long silver beard and the most interesting sky-blue eyes
that twinkled merrily from behind his half moon spectacles. His violet
robes, patterned with silver stars billowed as he opened his arms wide in
welcome.
This confused the girls, because they had no idea that the people in this house had actually been waiting for them. Quite anxiously, if truth be told.
"Welcome ladies," said the man, "To Dumbledore Manor. I expect that you will be able to make yourselves quite comfortable during our stay, and."
He was cut off -much to his surprise- by Sky, who stared at him straight on, her eyes flashing with suspicion, daring him to be lying to her.
"Woah, woah, woah. Back up. Did you just say "Dumbledore Manor"? Because if you did then this is either a really good, really mean joke, or you are actually.who we think you are." she said, narrowing her eyes with distrust.
"Ms.Sky, is it? We expected that you would indeed have your doubts, but we confirm that yes, we are Minerva McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore. Again, we expect that you will find yourselves comfortable and at home here during your stay." But he was cut off again, by none other than Sky.
"Ok. What the bloody hell is going on here? They are [I] fictional characters. [/I] As in not real? How could we possibly be with them? And how the hell did we get here anyway? I want some answers, and I want them now." She had stepped away from the group, daringly facing the two adults in front of her (both at least twice her size) and crossing her arms across her chest in stubborn disbelief.
The woman held up her hand to quiet Sky, for which all the other girls were grateful. Her voice was sharp and commanding enough to tame Sky (or even Punurple) on one of her bad days.
"I would ask you, Ms. Sky, not to use such language, if you please. You all received the 'e-mail' did you not?" The girls nodded, slightly intimidated. "Then you all know why you are here, and you know who we are. If there are any relevant questions that have not been answered as of late, then I would ask you to please follow me up to your rooms."
Her tone and piercing stare left no room for questions or objections, so she nodded sharply and pulled a long, narrow bit of wood from the soft folds of her robes.
"Now, if you will please follow me.Accio trunks!" From somewhere in the house, nine birch-wood trunks came zooming along and slid to a stop in mid air behind the woman. They hovered there for a moment, then, as she began to walk purposefully up the stairs, they followed.
Not a soul spoke as they walked up the spiral staircase, past two floors and finally stopped at the third and final floor. It was a long hallway like floor with many doors leading off to the sides.
"Holy sh-"
"Sky." Tetley Bag quietly reprimanded the girl before her word of choice came out.
"I expect that you girls will find everything you need. I expect you ladies are hungry; if so, then dinner is in two hours. If not, you need not attend, but if you would like to, I suggest that you change you attire." At this, Mini Minerva looked down at her panda bear patterned pink pajama pants, and blushed. "You will find suitable clothing in the trunks. It's two to a bedroom. Good evening." The woman, whom the ladies had already verified as being Minerva, walked back down the stairs.
They waited until the muffled tap of her shoes had faded, until they spoke again.
"It is Minerva! I don't friggin believe it!" Sky squealed. "It's unbelievable, I know, but she did magic for us, so she must be. And that would explain how we got here." Cielita said, shrugging.
They looked at each other, grinning broadly. A flurry of excited chatter arose almost instantly, but faded away as Punurple raised her hand to speak.
"I think we should figure out our sleeping arrangements. I mean, obviously, this woman is She-who-is-almighty, and we are in her and Dumbledore's safe house. Ok. So, I call this first room here. Who wants to share it with me?" Mini Minerva shrugged and stepped forward.
"I will." she said. "But.what about Vicks? I guess she'll get her own room. Where is she anyway?"
Jestana rolled her eyes.
"Probably in the bathroom or something. Come on!"
They quickly paired themselves up, Sky and Dani sharing a room, Tabby Girl and Tabby Kit sharing a room, and at last Jestana and Tetley disappeared off into their rooms.
Mini Minerva shut the door behind herself as she entered the room. Punurple had stopped dead in her tracks. The room in front of them was magnificently beautiful. There were two large, comfortable looking beds on either side of the room, accompanied by two gorgeous teak-wood dressers, and a nice mahogany end table sitting in between the two beds, with a decorated porcelain vase full of blooming, fragrant white roses sitting on it. The carpet was a soft, smoky blue and was so thick and comfortable, that it made you want to stop and just enjoy the feeling of standing on that carpet. The beds had beige and blue flowers printed on a dusty rose background, and puffy, ruffled pillows.
"Woah. This is unbelievable!" Punurple dropped the trunk that she'd been dragging, engraved with her name, and rushed to the window.
"We must be in some sort of woodland.look! Mountains! The sun has almost gone down.oh it's beautiful! Take a look at these roses, Britt!" Brittany rushed to where Punurple was standing and smelt the cream colored flowers.
"This is amazing, really! Let's take a look through our trunks. I can't wear my pajamas downstairs!" she laughed.
Meanwhile, the other girls were already gathered (not having marveled at the rooms for long, and being very eager to see Minerva again) in Tetley and Jestana's room, changed into the most peculiar clothes they'd ever worn. They were all wearing a set of dressy robes. Truly nice ones, but robes all the same. Tetley rubbed her hands up and down her thick, navy, crushed velvet robes and smiled.
"I love these! They're quite comfortable, and they look rather nice, too." She said.
Tabby Kit looked down at her shiny, silky, black robes and shrugged, swishing her dark blonde hair.
"They're all right, I guess. But I wonder why they gave us robes? Wouldn't a normal dress be nice? Or maybe some jeans and a T-shirt."
"Jestana looked at herself in the mirror and gave herself and appraising look. Her deep, scarlet robes looked fabulous with her rich, brown hair and she nodded, satisfied.
"I guess," she said thoughtfully, "That they wanted us to fit in with what they're used to, or didn't know about Muggle fashion. Who knows?" they lapsed into silence until Dani spoke up again.
"I don't know about you guys, but I don't think that robes are really my thing." She wrinkled her nose at her long, silver ones.
"Aww, they look great on you, Dani! You know that no one can bash you except me. No self bashing allowed here." Sky said, laughing.
Dani tried to whack her upside the head, but Sky dodged out of the way, and she didn't try again.
"You're just saying that, because you're happy that [I] yours [/I] look great on you."
Sky nodded and smoothed her deep pine green robes that matched her eyes perfectly. She grinned.
"They do, don't they?"
"Aww, hush you!" Tabby Girl said, laughing. "As nuts as this probably sounds, I think that Sky is.*gasp* right! No self bashing, or bickering. I mean, even the bickering on the thread was beginning to get a little crazy." Everyone nodded solemnly.
Tabby Girl's robes were a soft, pale sky blue that looked amazing, they way that they hung just right, and caught the light when she turned.
"No, I think we all look great." Tetley said, looking around.
"Well, there's no need to be so [I] humble [/I] about it, you guys!" a voice said sarcastically.
They whipped around and saw two people standing the door, watching them.
"Hey, Punurple, Mini Min! Took you guys long enough! Gods, did you [I] make [/I] the robes or something?" Sky said.
They laughed, and sat down on the edge of one of the beds.
"Ooh, Tetley!" Mini Minerva squealed happily. "I love the color of your robes!"
Tetley smiled and nodded.
"Thanks, I like yours, too." She indicated at Mini Minerva's pale pink ones. She blushed.
"Thanks, but pink doesn't always look the best on me. Because of my skin color, you know. Gods, I'm so pale that my bloody [I] optometrist [/I] noticed, and said that darker frames would look better. Really, I like Punurple's. They even fit her name!" she laughed, pointing at Punurple's pale violet robes. They were the nicest shade of purple, almost mauve or lilac.
"Yeah, I think of 'purple' when I hear 'Punurple' too!" Laughed Cielita.
There was a rap at the door. They looked around simultaneously, to see Minerva standing at the door, a slight smile on her face, and wearing robes of rich, deep gold.
"Dinner time, ladies. I expect that you'll have a few questions. Come along." She motioned for them to follow, and the girls were more than happy to go.
This confused the girls, because they had no idea that the people in this house had actually been waiting for them. Quite anxiously, if truth be told.
"Welcome ladies," said the man, "To Dumbledore Manor. I expect that you will be able to make yourselves quite comfortable during our stay, and."
He was cut off -much to his surprise- by Sky, who stared at him straight on, her eyes flashing with suspicion, daring him to be lying to her.
"Woah, woah, woah. Back up. Did you just say "Dumbledore Manor"? Because if you did then this is either a really good, really mean joke, or you are actually.who we think you are." she said, narrowing her eyes with distrust.
"Ms.Sky, is it? We expected that you would indeed have your doubts, but we confirm that yes, we are Minerva McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore. Again, we expect that you will find yourselves comfortable and at home here during your stay." But he was cut off again, by none other than Sky.
"Ok. What the bloody hell is going on here? They are [I] fictional characters. [/I] As in not real? How could we possibly be with them? And how the hell did we get here anyway? I want some answers, and I want them now." She had stepped away from the group, daringly facing the two adults in front of her (both at least twice her size) and crossing her arms across her chest in stubborn disbelief.
The woman held up her hand to quiet Sky, for which all the other girls were grateful. Her voice was sharp and commanding enough to tame Sky (or even Punurple) on one of her bad days.
"I would ask you, Ms. Sky, not to use such language, if you please. You all received the 'e-mail' did you not?" The girls nodded, slightly intimidated. "Then you all know why you are here, and you know who we are. If there are any relevant questions that have not been answered as of late, then I would ask you to please follow me up to your rooms."
Her tone and piercing stare left no room for questions or objections, so she nodded sharply and pulled a long, narrow bit of wood from the soft folds of her robes.
"Now, if you will please follow me.Accio trunks!" From somewhere in the house, nine birch-wood trunks came zooming along and slid to a stop in mid air behind the woman. They hovered there for a moment, then, as she began to walk purposefully up the stairs, they followed.
Not a soul spoke as they walked up the spiral staircase, past two floors and finally stopped at the third and final floor. It was a long hallway like floor with many doors leading off to the sides.
"Holy sh-"
"Sky." Tetley Bag quietly reprimanded the girl before her word of choice came out.
"I expect that you girls will find everything you need. I expect you ladies are hungry; if so, then dinner is in two hours. If not, you need not attend, but if you would like to, I suggest that you change you attire." At this, Mini Minerva looked down at her panda bear patterned pink pajama pants, and blushed. "You will find suitable clothing in the trunks. It's two to a bedroom. Good evening." The woman, whom the ladies had already verified as being Minerva, walked back down the stairs.
They waited until the muffled tap of her shoes had faded, until they spoke again.
"It is Minerva! I don't friggin believe it!" Sky squealed. "It's unbelievable, I know, but she did magic for us, so she must be. And that would explain how we got here." Cielita said, shrugging.
They looked at each other, grinning broadly. A flurry of excited chatter arose almost instantly, but faded away as Punurple raised her hand to speak.
"I think we should figure out our sleeping arrangements. I mean, obviously, this woman is She-who-is-almighty, and we are in her and Dumbledore's safe house. Ok. So, I call this first room here. Who wants to share it with me?" Mini Minerva shrugged and stepped forward.
"I will." she said. "But.what about Vicks? I guess she'll get her own room. Where is she anyway?"
Jestana rolled her eyes.
"Probably in the bathroom or something. Come on!"
They quickly paired themselves up, Sky and Dani sharing a room, Tabby Girl and Tabby Kit sharing a room, and at last Jestana and Tetley disappeared off into their rooms.
Mini Minerva shut the door behind herself as she entered the room. Punurple had stopped dead in her tracks. The room in front of them was magnificently beautiful. There were two large, comfortable looking beds on either side of the room, accompanied by two gorgeous teak-wood dressers, and a nice mahogany end table sitting in between the two beds, with a decorated porcelain vase full of blooming, fragrant white roses sitting on it. The carpet was a soft, smoky blue and was so thick and comfortable, that it made you want to stop and just enjoy the feeling of standing on that carpet. The beds had beige and blue flowers printed on a dusty rose background, and puffy, ruffled pillows.
"Woah. This is unbelievable!" Punurple dropped the trunk that she'd been dragging, engraved with her name, and rushed to the window.
"We must be in some sort of woodland.look! Mountains! The sun has almost gone down.oh it's beautiful! Take a look at these roses, Britt!" Brittany rushed to where Punurple was standing and smelt the cream colored flowers.
"This is amazing, really! Let's take a look through our trunks. I can't wear my pajamas downstairs!" she laughed.
Meanwhile, the other girls were already gathered (not having marveled at the rooms for long, and being very eager to see Minerva again) in Tetley and Jestana's room, changed into the most peculiar clothes they'd ever worn. They were all wearing a set of dressy robes. Truly nice ones, but robes all the same. Tetley rubbed her hands up and down her thick, navy, crushed velvet robes and smiled.
"I love these! They're quite comfortable, and they look rather nice, too." She said.
Tabby Kit looked down at her shiny, silky, black robes and shrugged, swishing her dark blonde hair.
"They're all right, I guess. But I wonder why they gave us robes? Wouldn't a normal dress be nice? Or maybe some jeans and a T-shirt."
"Jestana looked at herself in the mirror and gave herself and appraising look. Her deep, scarlet robes looked fabulous with her rich, brown hair and she nodded, satisfied.
"I guess," she said thoughtfully, "That they wanted us to fit in with what they're used to, or didn't know about Muggle fashion. Who knows?" they lapsed into silence until Dani spoke up again.
"I don't know about you guys, but I don't think that robes are really my thing." She wrinkled her nose at her long, silver ones.
"Aww, they look great on you, Dani! You know that no one can bash you except me. No self bashing allowed here." Sky said, laughing.
Dani tried to whack her upside the head, but Sky dodged out of the way, and she didn't try again.
"You're just saying that, because you're happy that [I] yours [/I] look great on you."
Sky nodded and smoothed her deep pine green robes that matched her eyes perfectly. She grinned.
"They do, don't they?"
"Aww, hush you!" Tabby Girl said, laughing. "As nuts as this probably sounds, I think that Sky is.*gasp* right! No self bashing, or bickering. I mean, even the bickering on the thread was beginning to get a little crazy." Everyone nodded solemnly.
Tabby Girl's robes were a soft, pale sky blue that looked amazing, they way that they hung just right, and caught the light when she turned.
"No, I think we all look great." Tetley said, looking around.
"Well, there's no need to be so [I] humble [/I] about it, you guys!" a voice said sarcastically.
They whipped around and saw two people standing the door, watching them.
"Hey, Punurple, Mini Min! Took you guys long enough! Gods, did you [I] make [/I] the robes or something?" Sky said.
They laughed, and sat down on the edge of one of the beds.
"Ooh, Tetley!" Mini Minerva squealed happily. "I love the color of your robes!"
Tetley smiled and nodded.
"Thanks, I like yours, too." She indicated at Mini Minerva's pale pink ones. She blushed.
"Thanks, but pink doesn't always look the best on me. Because of my skin color, you know. Gods, I'm so pale that my bloody [I] optometrist [/I] noticed, and said that darker frames would look better. Really, I like Punurple's. They even fit her name!" she laughed, pointing at Punurple's pale violet robes. They were the nicest shade of purple, almost mauve or lilac.
"Yeah, I think of 'purple' when I hear 'Punurple' too!" Laughed Cielita.
There was a rap at the door. They looked around simultaneously, to see Minerva standing at the door, a slight smile on her face, and wearing robes of rich, deep gold.
"Dinner time, ladies. I expect that you'll have a few questions. Come along." She motioned for them to follow, and the girls were more than happy to go.