The Werewolf and the Werecat
By: Starr
Disclaimer: Everything in this story belongs to J. K. Rowling and Warner Brothers except for Kayla and Nicole - they're my characters I made up. Anything besides those two characters is NOT mine.
This is a fifth year AU story.
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Kayla Parker was your usual fifth year Gryffindor. She had very thick dark brown hair that was just past shoulder length and sparkling amber eyes that seemed to light up when she smiled. She was of medium height, probably around five foot three. Kayla had tan skin with no freckles.
Kayla was quiet and usually kept to herself. It wasn't that she was shy. Any member of her family could testify that at home she was usually loud and outgoing. But at school, it was a different story. She was too afraid to make any close friends, for fear they would find out her secret - she was a werewolf. And for that reason she did not become too close to others. If someone was to find out, she would certainly have to switch schools. Her classmates' parents would certainly not want their children attending school with a werewolf.
After what seemed like a very short summer she was sitting with Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil at the Gryffindor table, waiting for the sorting to begin. They could be considered some of her closest friends at Hogwarts. That is, she usually sat with them and listened to their incessant talk about boys, makeup, and Divination. Lavender and Parvati had just gone into a conversation about Divination when the doors to the Great Hall opened and Professor McGonagall led in the first years.
There were about twenty-five or thirty of them, all looking around in wonder and amazement at the vast hall before them. Kayla saw one mousy haired little girl tug anxiously on the sleeve of the small blonde beside her, gesturing toward the ceiling of the Great Hall. She had no doubt they were discussing the enchanted ceiling, which was currently dark and starry.
However, one girl in particular seemed to stick out among the crowd. She was too tall to be only eleven. In fact, she looked an inch or so taller than Kayla herself. She had slightly wavy light brown hair that came nearly half-way down her back. Her amber eyes were gazing around the hall, surveying the hundreds of kids before her, her gaze then lingering on the head table before her. She was a fairly pretty girl, but had a tomboyish look to her as well.
"Look at that girl, she doesn't look like a first year to me," whispered Lavender.
"Maybe she's a transfer student," Kayla suggested.
Kayla's guess was proved to be right when, after all the other kids were sorted, Professor Dumbledore stood up.
"If I could have your attention, please. This is Nicole Thomas, a fifth year transfer from Salem Academy of Magic, which is a magical school in America. She will hopefully be spending the remainder of her schooling here at Hogwarts. I hope that whatever house she is in will make her feel welcome," said Dumbledore.
Nicole stepped forward and took a seat on the small stool. Professor McGonagall placed the tattered old hat on Nicole's head. There was a slight pause, and Kayla knew the hat was talking to Nicole, discussing where to put her. Then,
"GRYFFINDOR," the Sorting Hat yelled.
The Gryffindor table burst into applause and Dumbledore flicked his wand and food appeared on the tables. Nicole came over and sat next to Kayla at the end of the table.
"Hi, Nicole, I'm Kayla and this is Lavender and Parvati," Kayla said.
"Hi."
"Why did you transfer here?" questioned Parvati as they began to fill their plates will food.
"Well, things didn't work out at Salem, and this was where my parents went to school, so they decided I should give Hogwarts a try."
"If it was me, I would go to Beauxbatons," Parvati said.
"Why?" Kayla wondered.
"French boys, duh!"
Both Kayla and Nicole rolled their eyes and Lavender just nodded in agreement.
"So, what's the scoop? What should I know about Hogwarts?" Nicole asked, changing the subject.
The girls told Kayla about their teachers and classes. They warned her of Snape and Peeves, and told her about Hagrid's violent tendancies, but gentle nature. She was warned about Mrs. Norris and Filch, and told of Dumbledore's strange habits and McGonagall's strictness. Then the tables turned and Nicole began to talk of her life in America. Nicole was explaining American slang when Dumbledore stood up and called for quiet.
"Just a few start of term notices. The forbidden forest is, of course, forbidden to all students. Also, Professor Snape will be substituting for Defense Against the Dark Arts until your regular professor can come. I am very happy to say Professor Lupin will be teaching this year. You may remember him from two years ago. Unfortunately, he is busy and may not be able to teach for a few weeks. Now, I suggest you all go to bed because it looks very bad to fall asleep in class on the first day. I should know - I've done it!" Dumbledore said.
And with that in mind the students began making their way to their dormitories.
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Up in their dormitories the fifth year girls were all getting ready for bed. Parvati and Lavander were both carefully brushing their hair and going through their nightly beauty regimens. The rest of the girls were just running brushes through their hair to get out the tangles, washing up, and changing clothes.
Nicole headed for the bathroom that adjoined their dorm, Kayla right behind her. Nicole reached for the bathroom door, then drew her hand back as if she'd been burned. Kayla, who was now standing next to her, gave her a confused look. It was just an ordinary gold doorknob.
"What's wrong?" asked Kayla.
"Nothing," Nicole said quickly.
~There's something odd about her.~ Kayla thought, as she filed into the bathroom behind her. As they washed and brushed their teeth, she noticed that Nicole didn't touch the gold faucets with her bare hands. She always used a washcloth to turn on or turn off the water.
An hour later all of the girls were in bed and everyone was asleep except for Kayla, who was still thinking about the incident with Nicole and trying to come up with a plausible explanation for her. Maybe she was one of the extra-clean people who didn't like to touch faucets for fear of germs. Maybe she was allergic to gold and would break out in a rash or something if she touched it.
~Is it even possible to be allergic to gold?~ Kayla wondered.
Being a werewolf, she was allergic to silver. If she even touched it it would burn her skin. That was why the faucets in the girls bathroom had gold faucets - so she wouldn't burn herself. However, she had never heard anything about gold allergies.
~ I know she's hiding something. I've just got to find out what.~ thought Kayla.
With that thought in mind, she rolled over and went to sleep.
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So what did you think? I'm new at writing Harry Potter fanfiction, so go easy on me. Please, please, please, please review, but please don't flame me.
I could find almost nothing about werecats on the internet so anything I write about them I probably read on the internet or I made it up, so be forewarned. Also, Remus Lupin will probably play a big part in this story, so that's why it's posted with him as a main character! Hope you liked it!
01/24/04 - I went back and rewrote parts of this chapter and put in sections because I didn't like the way it was written. I wanted to give a little more depth to the characters. However, when I upload it something is messed up with the indentations of the paragraphs - they show up on my screen, but some don't when I upload it and I have no idea why. Also, Parvati and Lavender aren't going to be total airheads in my story, they just have their moments.
Please review, you guys. This is my favorite story of all those I'm writing and reviews really motivate me! BTW, this isn't a Mary-Sue type story, although the beginning can be misleading, what with the transfer- student thing and all. In the later chapters you will begin to see that neither Kayla or Nicole is perfect. So now, review! (Please?)
P.S. If you're still reading this author's note, you get a hug!
~Starr~
By: Starr
Disclaimer: Everything in this story belongs to J. K. Rowling and Warner Brothers except for Kayla and Nicole - they're my characters I made up. Anything besides those two characters is NOT mine.
This is a fifth year AU story.
********************
Kayla Parker was your usual fifth year Gryffindor. She had very thick dark brown hair that was just past shoulder length and sparkling amber eyes that seemed to light up when she smiled. She was of medium height, probably around five foot three. Kayla had tan skin with no freckles.
Kayla was quiet and usually kept to herself. It wasn't that she was shy. Any member of her family could testify that at home she was usually loud and outgoing. But at school, it was a different story. She was too afraid to make any close friends, for fear they would find out her secret - she was a werewolf. And for that reason she did not become too close to others. If someone was to find out, she would certainly have to switch schools. Her classmates' parents would certainly not want their children attending school with a werewolf.
After what seemed like a very short summer she was sitting with Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil at the Gryffindor table, waiting for the sorting to begin. They could be considered some of her closest friends at Hogwarts. That is, she usually sat with them and listened to their incessant talk about boys, makeup, and Divination. Lavender and Parvati had just gone into a conversation about Divination when the doors to the Great Hall opened and Professor McGonagall led in the first years.
There were about twenty-five or thirty of them, all looking around in wonder and amazement at the vast hall before them. Kayla saw one mousy haired little girl tug anxiously on the sleeve of the small blonde beside her, gesturing toward the ceiling of the Great Hall. She had no doubt they were discussing the enchanted ceiling, which was currently dark and starry.
However, one girl in particular seemed to stick out among the crowd. She was too tall to be only eleven. In fact, she looked an inch or so taller than Kayla herself. She had slightly wavy light brown hair that came nearly half-way down her back. Her amber eyes were gazing around the hall, surveying the hundreds of kids before her, her gaze then lingering on the head table before her. She was a fairly pretty girl, but had a tomboyish look to her as well.
"Look at that girl, she doesn't look like a first year to me," whispered Lavender.
"Maybe she's a transfer student," Kayla suggested.
Kayla's guess was proved to be right when, after all the other kids were sorted, Professor Dumbledore stood up.
"If I could have your attention, please. This is Nicole Thomas, a fifth year transfer from Salem Academy of Magic, which is a magical school in America. She will hopefully be spending the remainder of her schooling here at Hogwarts. I hope that whatever house she is in will make her feel welcome," said Dumbledore.
Nicole stepped forward and took a seat on the small stool. Professor McGonagall placed the tattered old hat on Nicole's head. There was a slight pause, and Kayla knew the hat was talking to Nicole, discussing where to put her. Then,
"GRYFFINDOR," the Sorting Hat yelled.
The Gryffindor table burst into applause and Dumbledore flicked his wand and food appeared on the tables. Nicole came over and sat next to Kayla at the end of the table.
"Hi, Nicole, I'm Kayla and this is Lavender and Parvati," Kayla said.
"Hi."
"Why did you transfer here?" questioned Parvati as they began to fill their plates will food.
"Well, things didn't work out at Salem, and this was where my parents went to school, so they decided I should give Hogwarts a try."
"If it was me, I would go to Beauxbatons," Parvati said.
"Why?" Kayla wondered.
"French boys, duh!"
Both Kayla and Nicole rolled their eyes and Lavender just nodded in agreement.
"So, what's the scoop? What should I know about Hogwarts?" Nicole asked, changing the subject.
The girls told Kayla about their teachers and classes. They warned her of Snape and Peeves, and told her about Hagrid's violent tendancies, but gentle nature. She was warned about Mrs. Norris and Filch, and told of Dumbledore's strange habits and McGonagall's strictness. Then the tables turned and Nicole began to talk of her life in America. Nicole was explaining American slang when Dumbledore stood up and called for quiet.
"Just a few start of term notices. The forbidden forest is, of course, forbidden to all students. Also, Professor Snape will be substituting for Defense Against the Dark Arts until your regular professor can come. I am very happy to say Professor Lupin will be teaching this year. You may remember him from two years ago. Unfortunately, he is busy and may not be able to teach for a few weeks. Now, I suggest you all go to bed because it looks very bad to fall asleep in class on the first day. I should know - I've done it!" Dumbledore said.
And with that in mind the students began making their way to their dormitories.
******************
Up in their dormitories the fifth year girls were all getting ready for bed. Parvati and Lavander were both carefully brushing their hair and going through their nightly beauty regimens. The rest of the girls were just running brushes through their hair to get out the tangles, washing up, and changing clothes.
Nicole headed for the bathroom that adjoined their dorm, Kayla right behind her. Nicole reached for the bathroom door, then drew her hand back as if she'd been burned. Kayla, who was now standing next to her, gave her a confused look. It was just an ordinary gold doorknob.
"What's wrong?" asked Kayla.
"Nothing," Nicole said quickly.
~There's something odd about her.~ Kayla thought, as she filed into the bathroom behind her. As they washed and brushed their teeth, she noticed that Nicole didn't touch the gold faucets with her bare hands. She always used a washcloth to turn on or turn off the water.
An hour later all of the girls were in bed and everyone was asleep except for Kayla, who was still thinking about the incident with Nicole and trying to come up with a plausible explanation for her. Maybe she was one of the extra-clean people who didn't like to touch faucets for fear of germs. Maybe she was allergic to gold and would break out in a rash or something if she touched it.
~Is it even possible to be allergic to gold?~ Kayla wondered.
Being a werewolf, she was allergic to silver. If she even touched it it would burn her skin. That was why the faucets in the girls bathroom had gold faucets - so she wouldn't burn herself. However, she had never heard anything about gold allergies.
~ I know she's hiding something. I've just got to find out what.~ thought Kayla.
With that thought in mind, she rolled over and went to sleep.
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So what did you think? I'm new at writing Harry Potter fanfiction, so go easy on me. Please, please, please, please review, but please don't flame me.
I could find almost nothing about werecats on the internet so anything I write about them I probably read on the internet or I made it up, so be forewarned. Also, Remus Lupin will probably play a big part in this story, so that's why it's posted with him as a main character! Hope you liked it!
01/24/04 - I went back and rewrote parts of this chapter and put in sections because I didn't like the way it was written. I wanted to give a little more depth to the characters. However, when I upload it something is messed up with the indentations of the paragraphs - they show up on my screen, but some don't when I upload it and I have no idea why. Also, Parvati and Lavender aren't going to be total airheads in my story, they just have their moments.
Please review, you guys. This is my favorite story of all those I'm writing and reviews really motivate me! BTW, this isn't a Mary-Sue type story, although the beginning can be misleading, what with the transfer- student thing and all. In the later chapters you will begin to see that neither Kayla or Nicole is perfect. So now, review! (Please?)
P.S. If you're still reading this author's note, you get a hug!
~Starr~
