C.4 The Great Hall
Disclaimer: I disclaim all.
A/N: I'm going to post a whole bunch of chapters tonight as I have had them
for weeks now. Okay, days, but still. I'm working on chapter seven as we
speak and these first chapters don't have much of Remus. It's more of Sarah
adjusting to her surroundings. Also, none of this is planned so ideas are
most welcome! All I know is that this story will somehow end up with a SG-
RL ship! Sarah doesn't count as an OC as she isn't a character but a real
person. That's all I'll say for now. :) Oh, and Jasmine I did make up for a
bit of flavor. And that's it, all I have to say I mean.
She found herself standing in front of two giant oak doors. The headmaster had already headed off, he merely told her to follow the hall to these doors. There was some kind of entrance for staff and faculty. Or maybe it's just faculty? Anyways, she was standing here in front of the doors and now what? She took a deep breath and walked in, expecting her friends to be on the other side waiting for her.
She gasped as she entered. There was no way in the world this was staged. No way in the fucking world. There were candles all afloat throughout the hall. There was no way they were chained or hanging from wires. There was no way in the world. She would have seen that, wouldn't she? They were just millions of candles floating. But then she made the mistake of looking up.
The ceiling was gorgeous. It looked as if it was the sky. I wonder if it's raining today? she thought. For the sky above her was gray and tiny water drops fell from it. She followed the raindrops with her eyes. However, the raindrops never made it down towards the people. Instead, she found herself staring at four long tables. Which was which? They all looked the same to her.
Then she found herself face to face to a pretty girl with a head full of red hair. Her green eyes held a smile. 'You must be the new Gryffindor, er, Sarah Gregory. Am I right?' Sarah nodded. 'You're supposed to follow me to my classes today. Professor Dumbledore told me so. Just follow me,' she stated once she noticed Sarah's confusion over the tables. 'This one's Gryffindor's.' She led the way to the Gryffindor table.
She sat down next to a girl with medium brown hair. The girl immediately asked her, 'Why aren't you eating with Potter today?' Sarah keened in once she heard the word Potter.
'I don't have to eat with my boyfriend every day,' the redhead declared. 'But I'm showing her'-she pointed at Sarah-'around and I don't want them to scare her.'
'They would scare her off, wouldn't they,' the brunette giggled. 'Too bad neither are my boyfriend,' she sighed. 'Not that the other two are bad in anyway, but those two are the cutest and you've already claimed Potter.'
The redhead shook her head. 'By the way, Sarah, this is Jasmine McCormick and I don't think I told you that my name is Lily Evans.'
'Pleased to meet you,' Jasmine smiled.
'Nice to meet you,' Sarah replied. She then sat down at the table. To her joy, every kind of food imaginable was displayed for their eating enjoyment. Or rather, there were many types of dishes available, not everything, and she rather felt overwhelmed by the selection.
She was finishing her lunch when a huge eruption of laughter came from the other side of the table. She glanced down that way, her eyes caught on a blonde boy. God, was he hot. His ears looked slightly pointed though. She frowned. Well, he's still hot. She shrugged and went back to eating, not even curious about what had just happen to make all of those people laugh.
Lily glanced down at the far end of the table. She sighed, 'man, why didn't we hook up sooner?' She looked at Jasmine quizzically.
Jasmine laughed. 'It's your entire fault really. You were the one who kept turning the poor guy down. By the way, why did you turn him down?'
She shook her head. 'No reason.' She glanced at the cloudy roof.
Jasmine sighed. 'Don't lie to me, Lily. You couldn't tell a lie to save your life.'
Lily smiled. 'Of course not. I guess that's good in it's own way.' She stopped talking, smiling widely.
Jasmine looked at her after a few moments' silence. 'Well.?' she inquired.
'Well what?' Lily tried to pull it off. 'Oh all right. You remember how he used to tease Severus Snape?'
'Who?' Jasmine asked. 'Oh, wait! You mean Snivellus.'
'Oh don't call him that! That's so mean,' Lily remarked. 'But anyways, James stopped torturing the poor boy. That's when we started dating.'
Jasmine looked as if she was going to remark on that last statement on her beau, but decided not to. Lily hadn't noticed. She was gazing fondly in James' direction. Sarah, however, had caught it all and knew what Jasmine was going to say. After all, J. K. did mention it in the 5th book.
After a few minutes silence, Jasmine decided she'd be the one to break the ice. 'Well, if you don't mind me, I should be heading off to class. It was nice meeting you.Sarah, right?' She extended her hand. Sarah nodded and shook the extended hand amiably. Jasmine then left.
Lily snapped out of her James reverie with Jasmine's exit. 'Come on,' said a smiling Lily. 'We must get to my next class. It's Potions. The professor, Professor Mackeney, doesn't like students to be late. He's rather strict, but it's a fun class.' She got up and grabbed her school bag. Sarah followed her out of the hall.
She found herself standing in front of two giant oak doors. The headmaster had already headed off, he merely told her to follow the hall to these doors. There was some kind of entrance for staff and faculty. Or maybe it's just faculty? Anyways, she was standing here in front of the doors and now what? She took a deep breath and walked in, expecting her friends to be on the other side waiting for her.
She gasped as she entered. There was no way in the world this was staged. No way in the fucking world. There were candles all afloat throughout the hall. There was no way they were chained or hanging from wires. There was no way in the world. She would have seen that, wouldn't she? They were just millions of candles floating. But then she made the mistake of looking up.
The ceiling was gorgeous. It looked as if it was the sky. I wonder if it's raining today? she thought. For the sky above her was gray and tiny water drops fell from it. She followed the raindrops with her eyes. However, the raindrops never made it down towards the people. Instead, she found herself staring at four long tables. Which was which? They all looked the same to her.
Then she found herself face to face to a pretty girl with a head full of red hair. Her green eyes held a smile. 'You must be the new Gryffindor, er, Sarah Gregory. Am I right?' Sarah nodded. 'You're supposed to follow me to my classes today. Professor Dumbledore told me so. Just follow me,' she stated once she noticed Sarah's confusion over the tables. 'This one's Gryffindor's.' She led the way to the Gryffindor table.
She sat down next to a girl with medium brown hair. The girl immediately asked her, 'Why aren't you eating with Potter today?' Sarah keened in once she heard the word Potter.
'I don't have to eat with my boyfriend every day,' the redhead declared. 'But I'm showing her'-she pointed at Sarah-'around and I don't want them to scare her.'
'They would scare her off, wouldn't they,' the brunette giggled. 'Too bad neither are my boyfriend,' she sighed. 'Not that the other two are bad in anyway, but those two are the cutest and you've already claimed Potter.'
The redhead shook her head. 'By the way, Sarah, this is Jasmine McCormick and I don't think I told you that my name is Lily Evans.'
'Pleased to meet you,' Jasmine smiled.
'Nice to meet you,' Sarah replied. She then sat down at the table. To her joy, every kind of food imaginable was displayed for their eating enjoyment. Or rather, there were many types of dishes available, not everything, and she rather felt overwhelmed by the selection.
She was finishing her lunch when a huge eruption of laughter came from the other side of the table. She glanced down that way, her eyes caught on a blonde boy. God, was he hot. His ears looked slightly pointed though. She frowned. Well, he's still hot. She shrugged and went back to eating, not even curious about what had just happen to make all of those people laugh.
Lily glanced down at the far end of the table. She sighed, 'man, why didn't we hook up sooner?' She looked at Jasmine quizzically.
Jasmine laughed. 'It's your entire fault really. You were the one who kept turning the poor guy down. By the way, why did you turn him down?'
She shook her head. 'No reason.' She glanced at the cloudy roof.
Jasmine sighed. 'Don't lie to me, Lily. You couldn't tell a lie to save your life.'
Lily smiled. 'Of course not. I guess that's good in it's own way.' She stopped talking, smiling widely.
Jasmine looked at her after a few moments' silence. 'Well.?' she inquired.
'Well what?' Lily tried to pull it off. 'Oh all right. You remember how he used to tease Severus Snape?'
'Who?' Jasmine asked. 'Oh, wait! You mean Snivellus.'
'Oh don't call him that! That's so mean,' Lily remarked. 'But anyways, James stopped torturing the poor boy. That's when we started dating.'
Jasmine looked as if she was going to remark on that last statement on her beau, but decided not to. Lily hadn't noticed. She was gazing fondly in James' direction. Sarah, however, had caught it all and knew what Jasmine was going to say. After all, J. K. did mention it in the 5th book.
After a few minutes silence, Jasmine decided she'd be the one to break the ice. 'Well, if you don't mind me, I should be heading off to class. It was nice meeting you.Sarah, right?' She extended her hand. Sarah nodded and shook the extended hand amiably. Jasmine then left.
Lily snapped out of her James reverie with Jasmine's exit. 'Come on,' said a smiling Lily. 'We must get to my next class. It's Potions. The professor, Professor Mackeney, doesn't like students to be late. He's rather strict, but it's a fun class.' She got up and grabbed her school bag. Sarah followed her out of the hall.
