Chapter 3 - The stars
The wind was rather freezing but without noticing it or caring out about it a red-headed girl made her way to the roof of the Hogwarts. Her legs didn't touch the ground when she floated higher and higher. She put her legs on the ground when she reached the highest tower in the whole castle.
The wind blew her skirt away from her but she didn't mind. It was like she wanted to be touched by the nature and the winds of it.
For a long time the girl just watched the night stars of the sky and dreamed. Some time ago she wanted to be just like the stars in the sky where she could have watched the ground and give light to those who are lost. But then the girl had realised that it would never happen. She couldn't become a star like all the other people when they died. That was because she wasn't like the other people.
A sudden creak from the staircase alerted the girl. She whirled around to see a shy looking boy peeking out of the door leading to the astronomy class. The girl rose into the air and started glowing.
"No ! Please don't go! Please! I need to talk to you !" the boy cried hurriedly. "Please, just let me explain."
The girl turned around and landed.
"Explain what ?" her voice was curious and almost childish.
"Umm, I – you see, it was , umm , full-moon that night and –", the boy started to stutter.
The sparkling laughter of the girl made the boy look at her in loss.
"Why are you laughing ?"
"Because . . . "
"Because of what ?"
"Did you actually believe that I was going to be mad at you because of what you can not avoid ?!" The girl chuckled. "Really, don't tell me you were expecting it, really . . . "
The boy said nothing.
"Oh Merlin! You really did, didn't you ? Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know what the world has gone like. So sorry, I don't laugh anymore if it teases you. "
"No, no. I'm just happy you're not mad at me."
"Oh ? Well, then aren't we just happy ? But what the HELL has happened to the world if it now has NO UNDERSTANDING towards others ?!" The girl shouted and looked accusing towards the sky. "My father, I just thought you would have TOLD me what to expect !"
The boy backed and was almost out of sight when the girl noticed his absence.
"Oh, sorry. Please come back and we talk. I'm sorry, but I just needed to shout to my father. He was so good to let some details slip, before he sent me to this world. "
"Oh, right. I guess your father is in heaven then."
"Oh, Merlin no. Though that is quite close. You see, I'm not really part of your world but the situation being what it is –"
"What is the situation ?"
"The one with the Voldemort of course, and it being it is –"
"You said his name!"
"Well, of course. We wouldn't know what we're talking otherwise, would we ?"
"Oh, right. It is just that, not many say his name aloud."
"Oh, foolish people. Now, well. What exactly is so bad at being a werewolf ? It is important only during the full-moon. And after all, it is a special ability and in some part of the world it is very admired. "
"It is ?!"
"Of course, it comes within the magic doesn't it ? Now, tell me. Why were you in that shack when I first met you ?"
"You KNEW it was me ?!"
"Well, not exactly knew, but sense would be better. I knew you weren't just a wolf and I knew you were male. "
"Oh. But how did you know it before I told you it was I ?"
"Oh, you smell like a wolf of course."
"But how could you smell the difference when you're not a werewolf yourself ?"
"Alas, Mr Lupin. I think you have forgotten that there are other magical creatures in the world too. The werewolves certainly aren't the only ones. But we can cover that topic later. More importantly, what it really was that made you to come to talk to me ?"
"Umm, you see headmaster Dumbledore didn't exactly give away any details about that night in the shack and I really can't remember anything, so . . ."
"Ahem, well I guess it's okay because after all, you're not completely human so your shock wouldn't be so bad. "
"Shock ?"
"Yes, that is a stage where many creatures fall when I tell them about myself. And most humans would just die I'm sure. "
"Oh."
"Don't be afraid. Now, I wasn't harmed by you in the shack because you knew what I was. You didn't harm me because I wasn't a human and therefore I hadn't done anything bad for you. We spoke briefly and you agreed to take me to the hospital wing –"
"We spoke ?!"
"Yes, we did."
"But, but werewolves can't speak !"
"With humans yes, but with others creatures it depends. With me you could talk just as well as we're talking right now. Anyway, we spoke and then you decided to obey me and carry me when there suddenly where two human beings even though they should know not to wander around near a werewolf during full-moon. Well, you gave me to the humans and I thanked you and went along with the teachers. "
"That's it ?"
"That's it."
"All of it ?"
"All of it, yes."
"Well, then. What kind of creature you are if you're not a human being or a werewolf but you look just like human beings ?"
"Elf. "
"An elf ?"
"Yes, but I'm completing a mission here."
"What kind of mission ?"
"Well, I'm supposed to go to school here and Father is already very mad because I lost time in out world. "
"How ?"
"I was born to a family who disliked me enormously. They hated everything that had some kind of connection to magic. So they hated me. They didn't let me go to a school and they kept me in cellar as a prison. I spend many years in there and then one day one white-jacked lady came and took me away. But she died and I was placed under the same family as in the beginning. They hated me for coming back. And things started to change. . .
I wasn't safe in my cellar anymore. They let some men and sometimes women to come and hit and beat me. And then they let them do things to me, which I'm not going to tell you. One night when they were coming again I ran away and nicely they couldn't kill me because I was too much money to them. They earned very much by using me. But then I came here and when in the nice , clean hospital bed I started to dream.
I had always known that I was different but in what way I couldn't even begin to imagine. During my dreams Father taught me how to use magic and so different things. And even then I was going to be different from you others. But now I've had my rest and I think I should start to work again. "
"So, you're coming to Hogwarts ?"
"Yes, I should think so. Or is it full ?"
"No, no. Hogwarts isn't ever full."
"Oh, it's a bad school then ?"
"Oh no. It just is so big that there's room for any one."
"Good, that's good to know. "
"How old are you ?"
"How old I am ? What does it matter ?"
"It depends from your age on what year they put you. I'm in fifth year so I'm fifteen."
"Oh, I'm also fifteen. But I haven't learned any magic ever before so I think they should put me into the first year. "
"Nah, you're too old. Besides it's more fun when you're going to be on a same year. Then we can get to now each other better. Friends ?" the boy asked with an out-stretched hand.
"Yes." And the boy and girl smiled broadly to each other under the stars of the night.
A/N: Very short one, mind you! I'll update the rest of the story today or tomorrow (whichever you prefer) so that it is ready. I'd like to ask if there is any kind of interest to hear more of this ? I might write a sequel for this story and it probably would follow the same kind of appearance (prologie - chapters 1 to 5 - epilogue). Thank-you for reading, please review!
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