~*~*~FlashbacK~*~*~
An orange temporal distortion opened about the oak table in the middle of the Great Hall and a girl about 14 or 15 fell through. Landing on her feet in a crouch, she felt something. . .different. That interdimensional travel hadn't been as instantaneous as the others. Standing up and slowly looking around, she saw the faces of 11 startled wizards staring at her in various stages of alarm, apprehension and astonishment.
"Oh, Delta." The girl muttered to herself. "You aren't in Kansas anymore."
Delta Andromeda knew she wasn't on Voyager, but she recognized some of the faces around the table. Or at least, thought she did.
A suppressed memory came to the surface. One of a book, no, five books, the Harry Potter series. . .
"Good Lord!" She exclaimed, "I'm in an Enchanted Dimension!"
At this, the 11 faces looked even more alarmed, apprehensive, and astonished.
"Er. . . sorry," said Delta, bowing. "I didn't mean to just, drop in so literally. . ." looking around, she nodded to each in turn.
"Professor Sprout, Professor Trelawny, Professor Sinistra, Professor Flitwick, Professor Binns, Professor Snape, Professor Vector, Madam Pomfry, Rubeus Hagrid, Professor Minerva McGonagall, and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore."
"Pleasure to meet you. If I may be so frank, how. . .did you get in here?" questioned Dumbledore.
"I have my ways. . ." words were suddenly springing into her head, and like hell could she stop them. "I've come to offer my assistance, Headmaster. I wish to be enrolled in your school. I am from Canada, and other places far, far away, and I believe you'll find my powers. . . interesting."
"And how could you be of assistance?" inquired the Headmaster. In his mind, however, he wondered. A memory was surfacing, one about. . .
A high voice screeched in his head, to be answered by the soft sound of his most trusted friend: *"In Canada, I have destroyed the Elemental Controller! She shall not keep this world safe!" "Oh yes they shall, one for seven, and she will come to unite them. But she will not be from Canada, but from the one before and beside. . !" Flashes of bright light, blue for the prophecy, green for the curse, and his friend lay dead in his minds eye. . .*
Dumbledore shook his head. Looking at the girl, he found she was looking at him quizzically. "I have traveled between places, and am from somewhere before and beside what you know now. I can protect-" she broke off. She didn't understand what she was saying, but to hell with it. "The seven, headmaster."
All the other teachers in the room had been watching this exchange carefully, hands on their wands.
Then to their astonishment, Albus Dumbledore gave a kindly smile, and the girl grinned back. "What would your name be, child?"
"Alexandra Robert Tryana Eve Manticori Inspiration Sarah Delta Andromeda. But for short, Artemis is considered for my first name, Delta for my second, Andromeda for my last. However, I prefer Artemis."
"Then Artemis it is. What year are you to be enrolled in?"
"What else? 6th year, of course."
"Of course. You shall receive your letter in two weeks time, for as you should know, school begins in one month. Now, if you excuse us, we were in the middle of a course schedule meeting."
"I am the one that should be excused, Headmaster. I will see you on September the first!" And with that, an orange gateway appeared over her head and she leaped through, only to find herself in front of a magnificent cottage beside a lake. Breathing in the clear air, she knew where she was.
Canada.
It felt good to be home.
Walking into the cottage, a woman with blonde hair came round the side from the kitchen. "Well hello. Who might you be?"
"I hear you need a babysitter. For food and board for the next month, I'll take care of your daughter and run errands." Again, she had no idea where the words came from.
"Well, do you have any recommendations? And how did you get here?"
"My friend dropped me off. I used to take care of MY sister, she had downs."
"Really? Well, that's perfect. There's plenty of room. . . let me ask my husband."
Walking outside, Delta "Artemis" Andromeda heard the woman say "Robert! Robert!" She heard them talking quietly. Then she saw them both come back. The man had brown hair and green-blue eyes.
"This the one, Sarah?"
"Of course, who else?"
"Well, she seems ok to me. . . congratulations kid you're hired. Welcome to Skull Lake. By the way, I like your hair colour."
Only after she'd been shown her room and made the excuse that her stuff was "Back home and I'll have to go get it," did she realize that her hair was bright red and her eyes deep, deep gray.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Like it? Love it? Think I'm the devil? Brilliant? Insane? Should be somewhere with nice soft padded walls? Tell me! But if you don't that's ok. You'll get another chance in 59 billion years on the next time round.
An orange temporal distortion opened about the oak table in the middle of the Great Hall and a girl about 14 or 15 fell through. Landing on her feet in a crouch, she felt something. . .different. That interdimensional travel hadn't been as instantaneous as the others. Standing up and slowly looking around, she saw the faces of 11 startled wizards staring at her in various stages of alarm, apprehension and astonishment.
"Oh, Delta." The girl muttered to herself. "You aren't in Kansas anymore."
Delta Andromeda knew she wasn't on Voyager, but she recognized some of the faces around the table. Or at least, thought she did.
A suppressed memory came to the surface. One of a book, no, five books, the Harry Potter series. . .
"Good Lord!" She exclaimed, "I'm in an Enchanted Dimension!"
At this, the 11 faces looked even more alarmed, apprehensive, and astonished.
"Er. . . sorry," said Delta, bowing. "I didn't mean to just, drop in so literally. . ." looking around, she nodded to each in turn.
"Professor Sprout, Professor Trelawny, Professor Sinistra, Professor Flitwick, Professor Binns, Professor Snape, Professor Vector, Madam Pomfry, Rubeus Hagrid, Professor Minerva McGonagall, and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore."
"Pleasure to meet you. If I may be so frank, how. . .did you get in here?" questioned Dumbledore.
"I have my ways. . ." words were suddenly springing into her head, and like hell could she stop them. "I've come to offer my assistance, Headmaster. I wish to be enrolled in your school. I am from Canada, and other places far, far away, and I believe you'll find my powers. . . interesting."
"And how could you be of assistance?" inquired the Headmaster. In his mind, however, he wondered. A memory was surfacing, one about. . .
A high voice screeched in his head, to be answered by the soft sound of his most trusted friend: *"In Canada, I have destroyed the Elemental Controller! She shall not keep this world safe!" "Oh yes they shall, one for seven, and she will come to unite them. But she will not be from Canada, but from the one before and beside. . !" Flashes of bright light, blue for the prophecy, green for the curse, and his friend lay dead in his minds eye. . .*
Dumbledore shook his head. Looking at the girl, he found she was looking at him quizzically. "I have traveled between places, and am from somewhere before and beside what you know now. I can protect-" she broke off. She didn't understand what she was saying, but to hell with it. "The seven, headmaster."
All the other teachers in the room had been watching this exchange carefully, hands on their wands.
Then to their astonishment, Albus Dumbledore gave a kindly smile, and the girl grinned back. "What would your name be, child?"
"Alexandra Robert Tryana Eve Manticori Inspiration Sarah Delta Andromeda. But for short, Artemis is considered for my first name, Delta for my second, Andromeda for my last. However, I prefer Artemis."
"Then Artemis it is. What year are you to be enrolled in?"
"What else? 6th year, of course."
"Of course. You shall receive your letter in two weeks time, for as you should know, school begins in one month. Now, if you excuse us, we were in the middle of a course schedule meeting."
"I am the one that should be excused, Headmaster. I will see you on September the first!" And with that, an orange gateway appeared over her head and she leaped through, only to find herself in front of a magnificent cottage beside a lake. Breathing in the clear air, she knew where she was.
Canada.
It felt good to be home.
Walking into the cottage, a woman with blonde hair came round the side from the kitchen. "Well hello. Who might you be?"
"I hear you need a babysitter. For food and board for the next month, I'll take care of your daughter and run errands." Again, she had no idea where the words came from.
"Well, do you have any recommendations? And how did you get here?"
"My friend dropped me off. I used to take care of MY sister, she had downs."
"Really? Well, that's perfect. There's plenty of room. . . let me ask my husband."
Walking outside, Delta "Artemis" Andromeda heard the woman say "Robert! Robert!" She heard them talking quietly. Then she saw them both come back. The man had brown hair and green-blue eyes.
"This the one, Sarah?"
"Of course, who else?"
"Well, she seems ok to me. . . congratulations kid you're hired. Welcome to Skull Lake. By the way, I like your hair colour."
Only after she'd been shown her room and made the excuse that her stuff was "Back home and I'll have to go get it," did she realize that her hair was bright red and her eyes deep, deep gray.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Like it? Love it? Think I'm the devil? Brilliant? Insane? Should be somewhere with nice soft padded walls? Tell me! But if you don't that's ok. You'll get another chance in 59 billion years on the next time round.