Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
Chapter 4
Meeting New People
With the help of the bus boy they loaded onto the Knight bus and went all the way up to the third floor. The walls were lined with beds and some large comfortable chairs. The girls took some of the beds while their parents, Johnson, and Chase took some of the chairs. Harry took a bed on the farthest side. His trunk and Hedwig sat between his bed and the one Cleo had claimed. She was already asleep.
"The driver says that we should be there in a couple hours." Said Chase.
The next thing Harry knew. He was being shook awake by Cleo.
"Harry, Harry, wake up! We're there." She said.
Reluctantly he got up and dragged his trunk down and off the bus. Cleo had offered to carry Hedwig for her dad had already taken her trunk down. Johnson and Chase led them to the horseless carriages that they learned last year was actually pulled by winged horses that are invisible to everyone who had not seen someone die. The trunks were loaded on the back of the carriages and they piled into three different ones. Harry, Cleo and Johnson were in one. Chris, Mêlée, and A'lira in another. And Katherine, Chase, and Curania were in the last one. It wasn't long before they reached Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape awaited them at the main entrance.
"It is so good to see you all alright." Said Professor McGonagall as she gave Katherine a hug.
"Follow me. Your luggage will be brought up by the house elves." Stated Professor Snape then he turned and walked down the hall. The group followed Snape through a series of long twisting corridors. Finally he stopped at a picture of four young women in beautiful Victorian gowns.
"Ooh, what do you want, Snape!?" one cried when he woke her up.
He turned to Chris, "You'll be staying in the rooms behind this portrait. There's enough for all of you. The password is Draconis Noir." With that he left.
The girls, now all wide-awake, were chattering among themselves. When they noticed Snape leaving, they cried out, "Bye Sevy!" then turned back to the group in front of them.
"Ooh, hello," said one.
"It's been so long since we've seen anyone." Said another.
"I'm Christy," said one in a red dress. She indicated to one in a green dress, "this is Michele. That is Caitlin in the blue down there on the end. And," she pointed to the girl in yellow on her other side, "this is Aine."
Michele was getting annoyed, "password?"
"Uh, Draconis Noir." Chris told her and the picture sung open. They heard the girls still talking even after the picture sung closed.
The common room was large and in a half-circle shape. Six doors were evenly spaced around the room. A large couch and several chairs were in front of a giant stone fireplace. The walls were green, blue, red, and yellow swirled in an intricate design. The hardwood floor was a dark mahogany and was covered with area rugs that like the walls were green, blue, red, and yellow in intricate designs. Before long everyone decided that it would be better to just get some sleep. But no one slept well.
The next day Harry woke up early, got dressed, and went out into the common room. Chris and Katherine were already awake and sitting on the couch.
"Oh, Harry." Chris said when he saw Harry. "I want to thank you, Harry. With out you." he paused.
"It's alright, Mr. Black, I'm just glad I got there in time." He gave Cleo's door a quick glance. But Chris saw it and smiled.
"So am I, Harry. So am I."
They started talking until the girls woke up.
"Good, you're up." Katherine said as she got up and hugged her daughters.
"You all want some breakfast?" Chris asked, "We could go down to the Great Hall and eat."
The girls rushed out of the portrait before Harry even got up out of the chair he was sitting in. After getting lost twice they made it to the Great Hall. There were several students who had signed on to stay during the summer and all of the teachers were sitting at the high table talking. Professor McGonagall looked up from her conversation with Madam Pomfrey and saw them. Soon there were two more chairs at the high table.
Chris and Katherine took their seats at the high table while Harry and the girls sat down at the end of the Gryffindor table. Food appeared on the table in front of them.
"Hey, look, it's Saint Potter!" Harry heard a very familiar voice from behind him. Sure enough when Harry turned around there stood the tall white blond Slytherin seeker and the boy that had tormented Harry ever since the first train ride to Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy. Crabbe and Goyle, as usual, were right behind him.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Harry snapped.
"Malfoy?" Mêlée asked. "Are you related to Narcissa?"
"Yeah, she's my mum. What's it to ya?" Draco snapped.
The girls looked horrified. "We're your cousins." Mêlée said plainly.
A look of horror came across his face before looking up at the high table then turning and leaving the Hall. Harry and the girls laughed for a good ten minutes. After the meal was over Professor McGonagall and the girls' parents came over.
"The headmaster would like to see you." McGonagall said. They followed her to the Griffin that guarded the entrance to the headmaster's office.
"Chocolate Frogs."
The griffin moved out of the way and revealed a spiraling staircase. When they reached Dumbledore's office they sat down in newly conjured chairs. Dumbledore sat in his high-backed chair behind his desk. He looked at them through his half-moon glasses and started.
"I realize that you all have had a shock." He stood up and picked up a package of Lemon Drops. "Want one?" Everyone but A'lira declined. "School will start soon and you still need to get school supplies, for one. Another issue is where you two," he pointed to Chris and Katherine. "Should stay. I believe it would be better if you remain in the rooms you are in now even once your daughters move into their dormitories. Or you can find somewhere else. We have yet to find out the reasons behind the attack but we are working on it."
Chris looked at his wife, "I believe we would like to stay here where we are close to our girls."
"Very well. Professor McGonagall has volunteered to take you down to Diagon Alley to get school supplies. And so has Johnson." The auror stepped out from the shadow she had been hiding in. "I suggest you all get going."
They traveled to the Leaky Cauldron via the floo powder and Dumbledore's fireplace. Professor McGonagall led them into the small area behind the Leaky Cauldron that was the entrance to Diagon Alley. She opened the wall and they set about getting their new books and such.
They headed to Gring Gotts wizarding bank first and took out enough money then headed to Flourish and Blotts.
"Okay dad, where's the list." Asked Curania.
Chris dug around in his pockets for a moment before pulling out the piece of parchment.
"Okay let's see:
Standard book of spells Grade 7
By Miranda Goshawk
The Guide to Different Dimensions and Demons
By Rupert Giles
Wandless Magic and How To Use It For Defense
By W. Rosenberg"
He listed the three books and then they went to find the books. When they found the books they paid for them then headed to Madam Maxims Robes For Every Occasion.
"Harry! Oh, Harry!" Harry smiled as he saw Hermione and Ron running towards him from Ollivander's. Ron had broken his wand last year, Again.
"Hey Guys!" he greeted.
"Oh, Harry, we heard what happened and hoped you'd be here today!" Ron said. Then held up his new wand, "I got a new one!"
Harry smiled then remembered the people standing behind him. "Oh, these are my new neighbors. Cleo, Curania, A'lira, Mêlée, and their parents Christopher and Katherine." He said then introduced Hermione and Ron.
"It is nice to meet you." Hermione greeted. "Harry's told us about you. I'm gad to meet you and I'm sorry about what happened."
"Hermione, you talk to much," Ron laughed as she began to talk with Curania about schoolwork. Hermione and Ron accompanied them to the rest of the shopping.
"Hey Harry, have you seen the newest broom? The Lightning Blot?" Ron asked.
"No." they soon were off to the Quidditch store leaving the girls alone in a small robe shop.
"How long have you known Harry, Hermione?" Cleo asked.
" Since our first year at Hogwarts," Hermione answered as she looked through a rack of robes that were on sale.
"Have you two ever, like, gone out?" she asked innocently.
Hermione made a face, "You have got to be kidding!"
"No, I'm not." She insisted.
Hermione smiled, "No we've never gone out and last time I checked he was free."
With that she left Cleo standing there. Her sisters were laughing.
"You like Harry!" taunted A'lira.
"I DO NOT!" Cleo cried suddenly embarrassed.
"Oh, shut up!" Mêlée shouted at both of them.
"Oh, Mêlée, you're no fun!" Curania fake pouted.
"Damn straight." They all laughed before following Hermione out of the shop.
They met Harry, Ron, their parents, Johnson and Professor McGonagall at the Leaky Cauldron not long after. Harry and Ron were talking about the new broom and how fast it was suppose to fly.
"Ginny's got a new broom and has been practicing a lot over the summer. It is going to be hard to beat her for Seeker this year, Harry." Ron was saying.
"I know. She's not bad but I really want to win the Cup this year." Harry answered. "Oh hi." He said as they walked up to the table that he and Ron were sitting at. They ordered and paid for 5 cups of Butterbear.
"Hey, when's your Birthday?" Ron tried to start a conversation.
"October 31." Mêlée murmured.
"You were born on Halloween?" He asked.
"Yeah," Curania said taking a sip of her Butterbear.
They continued taking until Katherine came over. "We're getting ready to leave. Come on." Ron and Hermione went to go find their parents will they got their packages and returned to Hogwarts with no problems.
Chapter 4
Meeting New People
With the help of the bus boy they loaded onto the Knight bus and went all the way up to the third floor. The walls were lined with beds and some large comfortable chairs. The girls took some of the beds while their parents, Johnson, and Chase took some of the chairs. Harry took a bed on the farthest side. His trunk and Hedwig sat between his bed and the one Cleo had claimed. She was already asleep.
"The driver says that we should be there in a couple hours." Said Chase.
The next thing Harry knew. He was being shook awake by Cleo.
"Harry, Harry, wake up! We're there." She said.
Reluctantly he got up and dragged his trunk down and off the bus. Cleo had offered to carry Hedwig for her dad had already taken her trunk down. Johnson and Chase led them to the horseless carriages that they learned last year was actually pulled by winged horses that are invisible to everyone who had not seen someone die. The trunks were loaded on the back of the carriages and they piled into three different ones. Harry, Cleo and Johnson were in one. Chris, Mêlée, and A'lira in another. And Katherine, Chase, and Curania were in the last one. It wasn't long before they reached Hogwarts.
Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape awaited them at the main entrance.
"It is so good to see you all alright." Said Professor McGonagall as she gave Katherine a hug.
"Follow me. Your luggage will be brought up by the house elves." Stated Professor Snape then he turned and walked down the hall. The group followed Snape through a series of long twisting corridors. Finally he stopped at a picture of four young women in beautiful Victorian gowns.
"Ooh, what do you want, Snape!?" one cried when he woke her up.
He turned to Chris, "You'll be staying in the rooms behind this portrait. There's enough for all of you. The password is Draconis Noir." With that he left.
The girls, now all wide-awake, were chattering among themselves. When they noticed Snape leaving, they cried out, "Bye Sevy!" then turned back to the group in front of them.
"Ooh, hello," said one.
"It's been so long since we've seen anyone." Said another.
"I'm Christy," said one in a red dress. She indicated to one in a green dress, "this is Michele. That is Caitlin in the blue down there on the end. And," she pointed to the girl in yellow on her other side, "this is Aine."
Michele was getting annoyed, "password?"
"Uh, Draconis Noir." Chris told her and the picture sung open. They heard the girls still talking even after the picture sung closed.
The common room was large and in a half-circle shape. Six doors were evenly spaced around the room. A large couch and several chairs were in front of a giant stone fireplace. The walls were green, blue, red, and yellow swirled in an intricate design. The hardwood floor was a dark mahogany and was covered with area rugs that like the walls were green, blue, red, and yellow in intricate designs. Before long everyone decided that it would be better to just get some sleep. But no one slept well.
The next day Harry woke up early, got dressed, and went out into the common room. Chris and Katherine were already awake and sitting on the couch.
"Oh, Harry." Chris said when he saw Harry. "I want to thank you, Harry. With out you." he paused.
"It's alright, Mr. Black, I'm just glad I got there in time." He gave Cleo's door a quick glance. But Chris saw it and smiled.
"So am I, Harry. So am I."
They started talking until the girls woke up.
"Good, you're up." Katherine said as she got up and hugged her daughters.
"You all want some breakfast?" Chris asked, "We could go down to the Great Hall and eat."
The girls rushed out of the portrait before Harry even got up out of the chair he was sitting in. After getting lost twice they made it to the Great Hall. There were several students who had signed on to stay during the summer and all of the teachers were sitting at the high table talking. Professor McGonagall looked up from her conversation with Madam Pomfrey and saw them. Soon there were two more chairs at the high table.
Chris and Katherine took their seats at the high table while Harry and the girls sat down at the end of the Gryffindor table. Food appeared on the table in front of them.
"Hey, look, it's Saint Potter!" Harry heard a very familiar voice from behind him. Sure enough when Harry turned around there stood the tall white blond Slytherin seeker and the boy that had tormented Harry ever since the first train ride to Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy. Crabbe and Goyle, as usual, were right behind him.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Harry snapped.
"Malfoy?" Mêlée asked. "Are you related to Narcissa?"
"Yeah, she's my mum. What's it to ya?" Draco snapped.
The girls looked horrified. "We're your cousins." Mêlée said plainly.
A look of horror came across his face before looking up at the high table then turning and leaving the Hall. Harry and the girls laughed for a good ten minutes. After the meal was over Professor McGonagall and the girls' parents came over.
"The headmaster would like to see you." McGonagall said. They followed her to the Griffin that guarded the entrance to the headmaster's office.
"Chocolate Frogs."
The griffin moved out of the way and revealed a spiraling staircase. When they reached Dumbledore's office they sat down in newly conjured chairs. Dumbledore sat in his high-backed chair behind his desk. He looked at them through his half-moon glasses and started.
"I realize that you all have had a shock." He stood up and picked up a package of Lemon Drops. "Want one?" Everyone but A'lira declined. "School will start soon and you still need to get school supplies, for one. Another issue is where you two," he pointed to Chris and Katherine. "Should stay. I believe it would be better if you remain in the rooms you are in now even once your daughters move into their dormitories. Or you can find somewhere else. We have yet to find out the reasons behind the attack but we are working on it."
Chris looked at his wife, "I believe we would like to stay here where we are close to our girls."
"Very well. Professor McGonagall has volunteered to take you down to Diagon Alley to get school supplies. And so has Johnson." The auror stepped out from the shadow she had been hiding in. "I suggest you all get going."
They traveled to the Leaky Cauldron via the floo powder and Dumbledore's fireplace. Professor McGonagall led them into the small area behind the Leaky Cauldron that was the entrance to Diagon Alley. She opened the wall and they set about getting their new books and such.
They headed to Gring Gotts wizarding bank first and took out enough money then headed to Flourish and Blotts.
"Okay dad, where's the list." Asked Curania.
Chris dug around in his pockets for a moment before pulling out the piece of parchment.
"Okay let's see:
Standard book of spells Grade 7
By Miranda Goshawk
The Guide to Different Dimensions and Demons
By Rupert Giles
Wandless Magic and How To Use It For Defense
By W. Rosenberg"
He listed the three books and then they went to find the books. When they found the books they paid for them then headed to Madam Maxims Robes For Every Occasion.
"Harry! Oh, Harry!" Harry smiled as he saw Hermione and Ron running towards him from Ollivander's. Ron had broken his wand last year, Again.
"Hey Guys!" he greeted.
"Oh, Harry, we heard what happened and hoped you'd be here today!" Ron said. Then held up his new wand, "I got a new one!"
Harry smiled then remembered the people standing behind him. "Oh, these are my new neighbors. Cleo, Curania, A'lira, Mêlée, and their parents Christopher and Katherine." He said then introduced Hermione and Ron.
"It is nice to meet you." Hermione greeted. "Harry's told us about you. I'm gad to meet you and I'm sorry about what happened."
"Hermione, you talk to much," Ron laughed as she began to talk with Curania about schoolwork. Hermione and Ron accompanied them to the rest of the shopping.
"Hey Harry, have you seen the newest broom? The Lightning Blot?" Ron asked.
"No." they soon were off to the Quidditch store leaving the girls alone in a small robe shop.
"How long have you known Harry, Hermione?" Cleo asked.
" Since our first year at Hogwarts," Hermione answered as she looked through a rack of robes that were on sale.
"Have you two ever, like, gone out?" she asked innocently.
Hermione made a face, "You have got to be kidding!"
"No, I'm not." She insisted.
Hermione smiled, "No we've never gone out and last time I checked he was free."
With that she left Cleo standing there. Her sisters were laughing.
"You like Harry!" taunted A'lira.
"I DO NOT!" Cleo cried suddenly embarrassed.
"Oh, shut up!" Mêlée shouted at both of them.
"Oh, Mêlée, you're no fun!" Curania fake pouted.
"Damn straight." They all laughed before following Hermione out of the shop.
They met Harry, Ron, their parents, Johnson and Professor McGonagall at the Leaky Cauldron not long after. Harry and Ron were talking about the new broom and how fast it was suppose to fly.
"Ginny's got a new broom and has been practicing a lot over the summer. It is going to be hard to beat her for Seeker this year, Harry." Ron was saying.
"I know. She's not bad but I really want to win the Cup this year." Harry answered. "Oh hi." He said as they walked up to the table that he and Ron were sitting at. They ordered and paid for 5 cups of Butterbear.
"Hey, when's your Birthday?" Ron tried to start a conversation.
"October 31." Mêlée murmured.
"You were born on Halloween?" He asked.
"Yeah," Curania said taking a sip of her Butterbear.
They continued taking until Katherine came over. "We're getting ready to leave. Come on." Ron and Hermione went to go find their parents will they got their packages and returned to Hogwarts with no problems.