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Chapter 5
The School Year Starts
The next two weeks went by quickly and quietly and before they knew it the day of the Welcoming Feast had arrived. Chris and Katherine had gone to talk to Professor McGonagall who had actually turned out to be Katherine's grandmother. Cleo and Harry sat next to each other on the couch while Mêlée, Curania, and A'lira sat in chairs facing them.
"I'm a little nervous about tonight." Said A'lira.
"What's there to be nervous about?" Cleo asked.
"Oh, it'll be easy for you. You've already met three people in your house." Curania defended.
"Yeah the only ones I've met are stuck-up-Death-Eater-sons." Mêlée said angrily.
"I'm sure you all will met lots of people in your houses." Harry said trying to end the argument. "Hey, I know! Why don't you play some music? You did say that it calms you."
The girls looked at each other then smiled. A'lira went into her room and brought out a small black box and a large bag.
"We know that electronic devices don't work on Hogwarts grounds so we enchanted it to play our CDs with magic." Curania explained, digging around in the bag for a CD.
"Cool!" Harry exclaimed. Soon a beautiful voice floated through the small black box.
"Was that the same girl as the last one?" he asked as the voice faded.
"No, this was Janet Jackson singing 'Together Again'." Cleo said as she turned off the enchanted CD player.
"You were right, Harry." A'lira said.
"Yeah, I do feel calmer." Curania laughed.
Afterward they sat and talked more calmly, laughing at jokes made about the Welcoming Feast. Before they knew it Katherine had come in and was intrusting them to get ready for the feast.
"The others will be here within the hour. You'd better hurry." She said and Harry and the girls went into their rooms and changed into their robes. They walked together to the Great Hall. They split up and headed to their house tables. A'lira went to the Hufflepuff table and Curania went to the Ravenclaw table. Mêlée went to the Slytherin table while Harry and Cleo went to the Gryffindor table. A few minutes later the rest of the students filed in through the main doors. Ron, Hermione and Ginny found their way to where Harry and Cleo were sitting.
"Hey, Ron, Hermione, Ginny." Harry said as they sat down. "Ginny, this is Cleo. Cleo, this is Ginny, Ron's sister."
"Hi!" Ginny said excitedly.
"Hello." Cleo replied shaking Ginny's hand.
When all of the second through seventh year students had taken their seats Professor McGonagall lead the first years up to where a three-legged stool and the sorting hat waited in front of the High Table.
Dumbledore stood up, "A few start of term notices. A reminder to all students, the dark forest is off limits to all. Our caretaker, Mr. Filch, has asked me to also remind you that no magic is to used in the corridors." He paused as though he was going to say something else then motioned for Professor McGonagall to begin the sorting ceremony.
Once the first years were sorted Dumbledore stood up again, "I would like to introduce first our new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, Professor Ashkevron. I would also like to introduce four new transfers. They are from Salem Academy and are in their seventh year. Cleo, A'lira, Mêlée, and Curania Black." The hall applauded as Dumbledore encouraged the girls to stand up on their seats so everyone could see them.
Once they sat back down Dumbledore announced the start of the feast and the food appeared on the table. Like always Ron ate and ate and ate and ate. Hermione, Ginny and Cleo got into a long conversation about the upcoming classes and the N.E.W.T.s. Harry was trying to have a conversation with Ron who just seemed interested in his food.
Soon Dumbledore was announcing the end of the feast and everyone left to find his or her dormitories. Hermione, being Head Girl, gathered the first years and showed them the way to the Gryffindor dormitory, while Harry, Ron, and Cleo took another route.
They sat in the common room for a while after discovering that the house elves had moved their belongings from the other rooms to their new ones. Hermione joined them after Professor McGonagall showed her where the Head Girl's rooms were.
"It will be difficult staying in the girl's dormitory without knowing anyone, Hermione," Cleo said, a little disappointed in hearing that Hermione, the only girl Cleo knew in Gryffindor, was not going to be staying in the dormitory with her.
"Sorry, Cleo, Lavender and Pravati are not that bad. Not too bright, but not bad," Hermione said sympathetically.
"Oh, I know, 'Mione." Cleo said. "Well, I'm gonna head up to bed. Tomorrow's a big day." She got up from the couch. "Goodnight." She headed up to the girl's dormitory.
"I'm head to bed, too." Hermione said standing up, saying goodnight and leaving for the Head Girl's room.
Harry and Ron headed up to their dormitory after playing an hour-long game of chess and went to bed.
The next morning they all met in the Great Hall for breakfast. Dumbledore announced the beginning of breakfast and the food appeared. They talked about the new DADA teacher and their hopes for what classes they'll have. Not long before the feast ended the new schedules were passed out.
"Let's see," Cleo said looking at the schedule. "First N.E.W.T Potions, and then N.E.W.T DADA. Tomorrow I have N.E.W.T Transfigurations, then History of Magic class."
"We haven't taken Potions in a year." Harry said.
"Yeah, we had a choice last year, whether or not to take it and as long as Professor Snape is the potions teacher, I will never willingly take potions," Ron declared.
"Well, I've always been good at potions. Top of my class at Salem and I can't wait to study under a real Potions Master. And I've heard that N.E.W.T. Potions classes are challenging and small at Hogwarts. I can't wait." Cleo said taking a bite out of her toast. "Well, anyway, we'll have DADA, transfiguration, and history of magic with you." Harry said and Cleo laughed along with everyone else.
They left a little before the rest of the students to get their books from their dorms. Harry and Ron had N.E.W.T. Care of Magical Creatures first and Hermione had N.E.W.T. Arithmancy. So Cleo grabbed her books and headed down to the dungeons for her Potions class.
She arrived ten minutes early for the class and only Professor Snape was there. He looked up at her when she walked in.
"Sit anywhere, Miss. Black, there are only three other students who have chosen to and are worthy of taking this class." He said. It was well known that Snape only took the best students into his N.E.W.T. Potions Class. Cleo wasn't surprised when Mêlée, Curania, and A'lira walked in five minutes later.
Chapter 5
The School Year Starts
The next two weeks went by quickly and quietly and before they knew it the day of the Welcoming Feast had arrived. Chris and Katherine had gone to talk to Professor McGonagall who had actually turned out to be Katherine's grandmother. Cleo and Harry sat next to each other on the couch while Mêlée, Curania, and A'lira sat in chairs facing them.
"I'm a little nervous about tonight." Said A'lira.
"What's there to be nervous about?" Cleo asked.
"Oh, it'll be easy for you. You've already met three people in your house." Curania defended.
"Yeah the only ones I've met are stuck-up-Death-Eater-sons." Mêlée said angrily.
"I'm sure you all will met lots of people in your houses." Harry said trying to end the argument. "Hey, I know! Why don't you play some music? You did say that it calms you."
The girls looked at each other then smiled. A'lira went into her room and brought out a small black box and a large bag.
"We know that electronic devices don't work on Hogwarts grounds so we enchanted it to play our CDs with magic." Curania explained, digging around in the bag for a CD.
"Cool!" Harry exclaimed. Soon a beautiful voice floated through the small black box.
"Was that the same girl as the last one?" he asked as the voice faded.
"No, this was Janet Jackson singing 'Together Again'." Cleo said as she turned off the enchanted CD player.
"You were right, Harry." A'lira said.
"Yeah, I do feel calmer." Curania laughed.
Afterward they sat and talked more calmly, laughing at jokes made about the Welcoming Feast. Before they knew it Katherine had come in and was intrusting them to get ready for the feast.
"The others will be here within the hour. You'd better hurry." She said and Harry and the girls went into their rooms and changed into their robes. They walked together to the Great Hall. They split up and headed to their house tables. A'lira went to the Hufflepuff table and Curania went to the Ravenclaw table. Mêlée went to the Slytherin table while Harry and Cleo went to the Gryffindor table. A few minutes later the rest of the students filed in through the main doors. Ron, Hermione and Ginny found their way to where Harry and Cleo were sitting.
"Hey, Ron, Hermione, Ginny." Harry said as they sat down. "Ginny, this is Cleo. Cleo, this is Ginny, Ron's sister."
"Hi!" Ginny said excitedly.
"Hello." Cleo replied shaking Ginny's hand.
When all of the second through seventh year students had taken their seats Professor McGonagall lead the first years up to where a three-legged stool and the sorting hat waited in front of the High Table.
Dumbledore stood up, "A few start of term notices. A reminder to all students, the dark forest is off limits to all. Our caretaker, Mr. Filch, has asked me to also remind you that no magic is to used in the corridors." He paused as though he was going to say something else then motioned for Professor McGonagall to begin the sorting ceremony.
Once the first years were sorted Dumbledore stood up again, "I would like to introduce first our new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher, Professor Ashkevron. I would also like to introduce four new transfers. They are from Salem Academy and are in their seventh year. Cleo, A'lira, Mêlée, and Curania Black." The hall applauded as Dumbledore encouraged the girls to stand up on their seats so everyone could see them.
Once they sat back down Dumbledore announced the start of the feast and the food appeared on the table. Like always Ron ate and ate and ate and ate. Hermione, Ginny and Cleo got into a long conversation about the upcoming classes and the N.E.W.T.s. Harry was trying to have a conversation with Ron who just seemed interested in his food.
Soon Dumbledore was announcing the end of the feast and everyone left to find his or her dormitories. Hermione, being Head Girl, gathered the first years and showed them the way to the Gryffindor dormitory, while Harry, Ron, and Cleo took another route.
They sat in the common room for a while after discovering that the house elves had moved their belongings from the other rooms to their new ones. Hermione joined them after Professor McGonagall showed her where the Head Girl's rooms were.
"It will be difficult staying in the girl's dormitory without knowing anyone, Hermione," Cleo said, a little disappointed in hearing that Hermione, the only girl Cleo knew in Gryffindor, was not going to be staying in the dormitory with her.
"Sorry, Cleo, Lavender and Pravati are not that bad. Not too bright, but not bad," Hermione said sympathetically.
"Oh, I know, 'Mione." Cleo said. "Well, I'm gonna head up to bed. Tomorrow's a big day." She got up from the couch. "Goodnight." She headed up to the girl's dormitory.
"I'm head to bed, too." Hermione said standing up, saying goodnight and leaving for the Head Girl's room.
Harry and Ron headed up to their dormitory after playing an hour-long game of chess and went to bed.
The next morning they all met in the Great Hall for breakfast. Dumbledore announced the beginning of breakfast and the food appeared. They talked about the new DADA teacher and their hopes for what classes they'll have. Not long before the feast ended the new schedules were passed out.
"Let's see," Cleo said looking at the schedule. "First N.E.W.T Potions, and then N.E.W.T DADA. Tomorrow I have N.E.W.T Transfigurations, then History of Magic class."
"We haven't taken Potions in a year." Harry said.
"Yeah, we had a choice last year, whether or not to take it and as long as Professor Snape is the potions teacher, I will never willingly take potions," Ron declared.
"Well, I've always been good at potions. Top of my class at Salem and I can't wait to study under a real Potions Master. And I've heard that N.E.W.T. Potions classes are challenging and small at Hogwarts. I can't wait." Cleo said taking a bite out of her toast. "Well, anyway, we'll have DADA, transfiguration, and history of magic with you." Harry said and Cleo laughed along with everyone else.
They left a little before the rest of the students to get their books from their dorms. Harry and Ron had N.E.W.T. Care of Magical Creatures first and Hermione had N.E.W.T. Arithmancy. So Cleo grabbed her books and headed down to the dungeons for her Potions class.
She arrived ten minutes early for the class and only Professor Snape was there. He looked up at her when she walked in.
"Sit anywhere, Miss. Black, there are only three other students who have chosen to and are worthy of taking this class." He said. It was well known that Snape only took the best students into his N.E.W.T. Potions Class. Cleo wasn't surprised when Mêlée, Curania, and A'lira walked in five minutes later.