Please do note that all HP characters are property of JK Rowling. The character Brenna and any other unrecognized names are property of ME (excluding any student that was mentioned only once in the real story)!!!!!

Chapter One

The Year Begins

"Ohayo, Harry!" exclaimed a tiny girl with extremely long, dull, black hair.
Harry Potter stopped climbing onto the school train long enough to look at the girl who'd called his name. She had tan skin, pointed ears that held many tiny hoops, and three diagonal scars across her right cheek as well as one in the shape of an 'X' across her nose. She was waving a heavily, silver ring-claded hand in his direction. Harry gave the girl a half smile.
"Hello, Nyx," replied Harry as he stepped off the step he was on. "How was your summer?"
"Horrible as usual," said Nyx, "I was locked in the Ministry of Magic building, like I have been for every other summer. I'm glad to back here, away from all those official people breathing down my neck."
"Yeah, but if you don't keep out of trouble then they'll be back in no time."
Just then the huge whistle of the train alerted Harry to what time it was. "We'd better get onto the train," he said.
"Oh, Harry dear," said a familiar voice. Mrs. Weasley came up behind Harry clutching a scarlet and gold scarf. "You left your scarf at the house. I've only just Appearated to return it to you," said Mrs. Weasley, "Wouldn't want you to get cold."
"Thanks, Mrs. Weasley," said Harry. Immediately she wrapped Harry up in one of her motherly hugs he found so comforting.
"Have a good school term, and remind Fred and George to stay out of trouble for me!" she said.
"I will," replied Harry as he and Nyx finally boarded the train. As he watched Mrs. Weasley wave up at them, Harry swore he saw the old wand shop keeper from Diagon Alley, Mr. Ollivander, waving his good-byes at a window only feet away from were Mrs. Weasley was.
"Hey! That looks like Mr. Ollivander. I wonder why he's here?" asked Harry, pressing his nose against the window in order to get a better look.
"I think you're seeing things," said a red haired, long nosed boy beside Harry.
"Ron, I swear I saw him," said Harry to the boy.
"Yeah, just like you saw a raven following you around over the summer," replied Ron, "Come on you two, Hermione and I've saved us a compartment all to ourselves."
Harry pushed his queries out of his mind and he and Nyx followed Ron down the corridor to the train compartment.

After the long train ride to Hogwarts, the students boarded the horseless carriages that would take them up to the school. By the time they got there, everyone was extremely hungry. The griping was mostly coming from the boys, who seemed to have bottomless pits for stomachs.
"Man, I'm hungry!" exclaimed Ron as they stepped off the carriage.
"Be patient," said Hermione as she stepped off after Ron did, "We have to wait until the Sorting Ceremony is over. Besides, didn't you eat enough on the train?"
"But I'm hungry too," said Harry looking up at the clear night sky, "Maybe we should have saved some pumpkin pasties or some cauldron cakes."
"Yeah," said Ron wistfully.
"I'm hungrier than the both of you," said Nyx, rubbing her stomach.
"You're always hungry," pointed out Harry.
"Well, waddia know! I guess you're right!" Nyx ran all the way up to the castle with Harry, Ron, and Hermione looking on.
"Looks like she's ready to cause trouble already," sighed Hermione.
"I give her five days," said Ron out of the corner of his mouth to Harry. Harry nodded in agreement and the whole school migrated towards the castle.

Soon everyone was seated at the appropriate table inside the Great Hall. Harry, Ron, and Hermione spotted their friends Wolfe and Thursday as they waved at them from across the Hall from Slytherin house table and waved back at them. They took a seat at their own house table amongst their old Gryffindor friends.
"How was your summer, Harry?" asked Neville Longbottom as they settled into their seats.
Harry scoffed. "As good a summer as anyone can have when you're hiding from Voldemort," he replied.
Everyone within three feet of Harry flinched at the name.
"Don't say his name!" hissed Ron. Harry rolled his eyes.
Before anything else was said, Dumbledore stood up from his chair at the high table and smiled down upon the students. Immediately everyone quieted down. "Welcome back to Hogwarts everyone!" said Dumbledore, his voice was as cheerful as usual, "This year, will hopefully be one that we can all enjoy, apart from all that's happening outside of the school this very minute. As soon as Professor McGonagall arrives with the new first years, we can start the Sorting ceremony and I will give out more formal announcements," replied Dumbledore.
Suddenly the doors of the Great Hall opened and the first year students walked on inside in a tight cluster, some looked excited, others looked frightened or nervous.
"Ah! Speak of the devil!" said Dumbledore with his eyes twinkling.
Professor McGonagall walked forward with a young girl at her side. The girl in question looked to be a fifth year with long brunette hair with a small piece hanging in front of her face. Her skin was pale from lack of summer sun, and she had a timid look on her face as she looked out over everyone. Judging by the blank robes that hung slightly baggy on her thin frame, the only conclusion was she was a transfer student for another school.
"Ah, yes. Everyone I would like you to welcome Miss Brenna Ollivander to her first year at Hogwarts school. She just moved in and will be joining her fifth year class as soon as she is sorted. Since she is the oldest obviously, and our guest for the evening, she will be sorted first."
"Ah ha!" said Harry, "I knew I saw Mr. Ollivander at the train station!"
"I guess you were right, Harry," said Ron, "He must have been dropping off his daughter."
"Mr. Ollivander is too old for a daughter to be that young," said Hermione, "She would have to be at least his granddaughter."
The young girl's face had flushed with color as she looked out over all the people who were staring at her. Professor McGonagall showed the young girl the stool after she removed the sorting hat and had Brenna sit down. The sorting hat was set on her head and everyone waited in silence to hear what it would yell out. After many seconds, the patched and frayed Sorting Hat shouted, "RAVENCLAW!"
A table in the center of the room clapped wildly welcoming their new companion. After the hat was removed from Brenna's head, Brenna nervously walked over to the table but was quickly invited over to sit down by Padma and Cho. Once that was over the first years were called up by name and each sat nervously on the stool waiting for the hat to tell them which house they were going to be in. Soon every student had a place and Dumbledore stood again to give some more of his announcements.
"This is going to be a new year not just for the first years. The classes have been changed around a bit, so instead of a single house going to a class together, the houses will be broken up so everyone can get to know others and create new and lasting friendships," Dumbledore said. Ron mocked him by moving his mouth to the words but Hermione elbowed him in the side to make him quit.
"Secondly we have a new teacher, Mr. Vincent Leonhart. He will be our new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor."
It was then that the students noticed the new teacher in their mists as he stood to his feet behind the table lined with professors. He had been sitting next to Snape, and Snape looked less than pleased. Apparently because he had lost the job he so wanted once again for the fourth year running.
By looking at the new professor, right off from his appearance, he could be nothing other than an elf. His had slightly pointed ears, fair skin, light emerald green eyes, and long blonde-white hair that was slightly pulled back into a braid with some hair hanging loosely underneath behind his back. His clothes were made up of black robes covered by a dark green cloak held together by a silver laurel leaf fashioned eloquently with slender vines. His age could not be told but he looked to be in his early twenties.
"Now that everyone has been properly introduced, I think it's time that we eat!" said Dumbledore with a wave of his hand. The house tables blossomed with magnificent foods and immediately everyone dug into them happily.
"Yum," said Nyx through a mouthful of food.
"Yum is right!" exclaimed Ron.
"You know, that new girl looked awfully nervous," commented Harry as he cut into his steak.
"Who wouldn't be? It's her first day of school and everything," said Hermione.
"You're right."
"Hey, are you going to eat that?" asked Nyx hungrily as she pointed at the rolls on Harry's plate.
"Yes I am," said Harry.
Nyx growled at him, revealing a pair of pointed canines.
"Calm down! It's just food!" said Ron.
"Yeah, and here's a crumpet," said George Weasley. He held up the curved bread for her to see.
"Yuck, too healthy," said Nyx.
Everyone began laughing, which pushed the new girl out of their minds. When the main course was finished and the deserts appeared, all anyone could think about was the sugar rush they would get from all the cakes, pies and puddings laid out before them. And when it was all over, they were all happy to get up to their dormitories and sleep.

Chapter one. 'Nough said.