**Scribbler's Notes:
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Harry Potter & all related stuff © Joanne K Rowling, Warner Bros and some
other peoples.
Not me.
I just worship them.
A lot. Ok, so work with me here, this is the first time I've written a fanfiction.**
July 11, before first year...
"Maya? Maya, it's here!" Lauren squealed with delight, running upstairs to deliver a letter sealed with the official Hogwarts crest to her adopted sister, Maya. Lauren's mother, Emily, followed her up the stairs.
"What's here?" Maya grumbled, covering her head with her pillow. Nothing was worth waking up at six am for – except...
"WE DID IT, MAYA! WE BOTH GOT INTO HOGWARTS!"
Maya shot up and scrambled out of bed, snatching the letter from Lauren and reading the address.
"You're kidding me!" she gasped. She flung her arms around Lauren and they danced around the room.
Emily smiled and called her husband. "Alexander, the girls got their letters, I think it's time we headed to Diagon Alley."
Maya and Lauren looked at their mother.
"No way! You're seriously going to take us to get our stuff today?" Lauren yelped. She and Maya looked at each other and hugged again.
"Well, I will take you, but only if you're dressed and ready to go in half an hour."
Lauren ran into her room and Maya dove for her dresser, pulling on a set of light gray casual robes. They were downstairs in fifteen minutes and had eaten – or rather, inhaled their breakfast within five minutes.
"Time to go," Alexander called from the fireplace. He lit a fire with his wand and took a small vase from on top of the mantle, handing it to Lauren. She took a handful of the powder inside and tossed it into the flames. Stepping into the fire, she waved at Maya.
"Diagon Alley!" she stated clearly. Maya watched as her sister began to spin and then disappear. She tucked her list into her pocket and stepped into the fire...
She and Lauren met up with their parents outside of Eeylops Owl Emporium. It was their first stop, as Emily and Alexander had promised their daughters owls if they got into Hogwarts. It only took a few minutes for Lauren to pick hers, a handsome male screech owl she decided to call Fredrick. Maya took a little longer, but finally chose a female bald eagle whom she named Angel. They walked out into the light, Fredrick hooting contently from his cage, while Angel sat happily on Maya's shoulder.
"Alright," Emily said, looking at the list of supplies "We need to pick up some robes for you two, so let's head over this way." She led them down the street, Maya and Lauren skipping after her. Alexander took Angel and Fredrick back home to settle down, stating that he was terrified of the thought of shopping with his wife and two daughters. It earned him a playful smack and a kiss from Emily and large hugs from his girls.
The robes were fitted quickly, folded and wrapped. Their supplies and books took very little time, as the stores weren't very crowded. Maya was reading through Standard Book of Spells: Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk while she waited for Emily to finish paying for the books.
"Going to Hogwarts this year?" a boy's voice asked. She looked up to find a pale blonde haired boy standing in front of her. She nodded and looked back at her book.
"Me too. I'm Draco Malfoy," he offered.
"Maya Riddle," she replied softly.
"I do hope I get into Slytherin. How about you?" he asked. He looked almost hopeful and she shot him a glare as she replied coolly.
"I want to get into Ravenclaw. I wouldn't go into Slytherin if you paid me a thousand galleons."
He scowled, knocking her book out of her hands. "Well, I'll see you at Hogwarts, Riddle. You might want to watch out, you shouldn't speak to people like that."
He smirked at her and swept out of the bookstore. Picking up the book, she frowned at his back and tucked it back in her bag.
"Wasn't that Lucius Malfoy's son?" Emily asked as they walked towards Ollivander's.
"Draco? Yeah, I think so..." Maya said absently. She kicked a rock along the street, sighing softly. She would never understand why anyone would want to be in Slytherin.
A bell jingled softly as they stepped into the shop and an elderly man hurried out from the back room. He smiled when he saw Emily.
"Ah, Mrs. Heartsong. 8 inches, cedar, dragon's heartstring... I remember you." He looked at Lauren, "This must be your daughter... hmmm..." His gaze fell on Maya.
"Very odd," he said softly, "you resemble your father a great deal Miss Riddle," the wand maker commented as he found a tape measure and set it to work measuring Lauren for her wand. He swept among the wands and picked out four boxes, offering them to Lauren. She picked up the first one.
"7 inches, birch, phoenix feather," the man announced. Lauren closed her eyes and the wand immediately sent purple sparks flying off the end. He clapped and boxed the wand for her, then sent the tape measure to work on Maya. She stood very still as he flitted through the stacks of boxes. It took several tries before Maya's wand chose her, an 11 inch, willow, unicorn hair wand that shot off a flurry of silver stars. Emily went up to the register to pay. The girls sat, staring at their new wands. Maya brushed her fingertips over the smooth wood. It was beautiful.
"Come, girls," Emily called. She seemed a bit uptight. And the reason soon became apparent.
"Draco..." Maya whispered to Lauren, pointing at the blonde haired youth who stood beside a man who could only be his father. Emily, standing at only five foot two, glared up at the older copy.
"Excuse me Mr. Malfoy," she said calmly. He smirked, an exact copy of the look Draco had given Maya earlier, but stepped out of the way, bowing in mock courtesy.
"Oh, look! It's Maya... the witch who wants to be a muggle," Draco commented snidely under his breath.
"Think you used enough grease Malfoy? Careful, don't want to catch your head on fire... oh wait, that'd be fun!" Maya retorted. Her mother grabbed her hand roughly and dragged her away.
"Aw, Riddle's in trouble!" Draco laughed as they walked away.
"Maya Elizabeth Riddle!" Emily scolded as they headed towards the Leaky Cauldron to go home, "Never in my life have I seen such disgusting behavior out of you. What did you think you were doing?"
"But Mum, he's a slimy git!" she protested. This was one fact she was sure of, even though they'd only met once before.
"Don't 'but mum' me," Emily said sternly, "Maya, you're grounded. You will not step one foot outside your room until the end of this month. You can come out to use the loo and to eat, but other than that, you are to stay in your room at all times. Do I make myself clear?"
Maya began to protest, then stopped and nodded. As soon as they arrived home, she hurried up the stairs with her robes, books, wand and owl, then slipped into her room. She crashed onto her bed and curled up with Magical Draughts and Potions, hoping to finish it by the end of the day.
By the time her grounding ended, Maya had finished every single book that was required for first year as well as several other muggle novels by an author named Anne Rice. With only a month to go until she and Lauren boarded the Hogwarts Express, the days seemed to drag by. The girls packed and unpacked, fixed their rooms up at least six times and then finally, the day arrived.
September 1, first year...
"Come on Maya!" Lauren urged. They had to board Platform 9 ¾ in half an hour. They reached the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10 and Lauren urged Maya through.
"Now, Alexander, you stay here, I'll take them onto the train alright?" Emily fussed. She patted her husband's arm and took Lauren through the barrier after Maya.
It was amazing. Maya stared around her. All over, there were witches and wizards, young and old. Some were students, obvious by their age or the school robes they wore. Parents saw their children off, while younger siblings whined about wanting to go too. An older brother mussed his sister's hair and laughed, shoving her onto the train as she attempted to hit him. Emily helped the girls get their things organized and then onto the train. Stuffing four sickles each into their hands, she gave them a hug.
"Have fun, girls! I'll see you at Christmas, alright?" She watched tearfully as Maya and Lauren nodded, then disappeared onto the train. Maya waited until her mother had gone back through the barrier before sneaking back off the train to watch as other students said goodbye.
"Ron, you've got something on your nose," she heard. Laughter from several boys followed the comment.
"Has anyone seen my toad? Trevor? Trevor!" a pudgy boy ran past her, calling.
"Yes, I made Head Boy this year," a youth announced proudly to a group of his friends. His uniform told Maya he was in Ravenclaw and she watched him with admiration. To be Head Girl of Ravenclaw house in her seventh year... why, that would be magnificent.
"Maya! Come on!" Lauren yelled impatiently, grabbing Maya's wrist and leading her to an empty compartment. They sat curled on the comfortable seats and grinned happily at each other.
"We're going to Hogwarts," Maya whispered to Lauren. Lauren nodded.
"We're going to Hogwarts..."
**Scribbler's Notes: Well, there you go. That was the first chapter of Silver Ribbon. I tried to keep it accurate, so I hope you all enjoy it. I couldn't help but add in the little bits about Ron and Neville. Thanks to Sheone for editing, luv ya sweetie! Hope you all enjoyed it**
Harry Potter & all related stuff © Joanne K Rowling, Warner Bros and some
other peoples.
Not me.
I just worship them.
A lot. Ok, so work with me here, this is the first time I've written a fanfiction.**
July 11, before first year...
"Maya? Maya, it's here!" Lauren squealed with delight, running upstairs to deliver a letter sealed with the official Hogwarts crest to her adopted sister, Maya. Lauren's mother, Emily, followed her up the stairs.
"What's here?" Maya grumbled, covering her head with her pillow. Nothing was worth waking up at six am for – except...
"WE DID IT, MAYA! WE BOTH GOT INTO HOGWARTS!"
Maya shot up and scrambled out of bed, snatching the letter from Lauren and reading the address.
"You're kidding me!" she gasped. She flung her arms around Lauren and they danced around the room.
Emily smiled and called her husband. "Alexander, the girls got their letters, I think it's time we headed to Diagon Alley."
Maya and Lauren looked at their mother.
"No way! You're seriously going to take us to get our stuff today?" Lauren yelped. She and Maya looked at each other and hugged again.
"Well, I will take you, but only if you're dressed and ready to go in half an hour."
Lauren ran into her room and Maya dove for her dresser, pulling on a set of light gray casual robes. They were downstairs in fifteen minutes and had eaten – or rather, inhaled their breakfast within five minutes.
"Time to go," Alexander called from the fireplace. He lit a fire with his wand and took a small vase from on top of the mantle, handing it to Lauren. She took a handful of the powder inside and tossed it into the flames. Stepping into the fire, she waved at Maya.
"Diagon Alley!" she stated clearly. Maya watched as her sister began to spin and then disappear. She tucked her list into her pocket and stepped into the fire...
She and Lauren met up with their parents outside of Eeylops Owl Emporium. It was their first stop, as Emily and Alexander had promised their daughters owls if they got into Hogwarts. It only took a few minutes for Lauren to pick hers, a handsome male screech owl she decided to call Fredrick. Maya took a little longer, but finally chose a female bald eagle whom she named Angel. They walked out into the light, Fredrick hooting contently from his cage, while Angel sat happily on Maya's shoulder.
"Alright," Emily said, looking at the list of supplies "We need to pick up some robes for you two, so let's head over this way." She led them down the street, Maya and Lauren skipping after her. Alexander took Angel and Fredrick back home to settle down, stating that he was terrified of the thought of shopping with his wife and two daughters. It earned him a playful smack and a kiss from Emily and large hugs from his girls.
The robes were fitted quickly, folded and wrapped. Their supplies and books took very little time, as the stores weren't very crowded. Maya was reading through Standard Book of Spells: Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk while she waited for Emily to finish paying for the books.
"Going to Hogwarts this year?" a boy's voice asked. She looked up to find a pale blonde haired boy standing in front of her. She nodded and looked back at her book.
"Me too. I'm Draco Malfoy," he offered.
"Maya Riddle," she replied softly.
"I do hope I get into Slytherin. How about you?" he asked. He looked almost hopeful and she shot him a glare as she replied coolly.
"I want to get into Ravenclaw. I wouldn't go into Slytherin if you paid me a thousand galleons."
He scowled, knocking her book out of her hands. "Well, I'll see you at Hogwarts, Riddle. You might want to watch out, you shouldn't speak to people like that."
He smirked at her and swept out of the bookstore. Picking up the book, she frowned at his back and tucked it back in her bag.
"Wasn't that Lucius Malfoy's son?" Emily asked as they walked towards Ollivander's.
"Draco? Yeah, I think so..." Maya said absently. She kicked a rock along the street, sighing softly. She would never understand why anyone would want to be in Slytherin.
A bell jingled softly as they stepped into the shop and an elderly man hurried out from the back room. He smiled when he saw Emily.
"Ah, Mrs. Heartsong. 8 inches, cedar, dragon's heartstring... I remember you." He looked at Lauren, "This must be your daughter... hmmm..." His gaze fell on Maya.
"Very odd," he said softly, "you resemble your father a great deal Miss Riddle," the wand maker commented as he found a tape measure and set it to work measuring Lauren for her wand. He swept among the wands and picked out four boxes, offering them to Lauren. She picked up the first one.
"7 inches, birch, phoenix feather," the man announced. Lauren closed her eyes and the wand immediately sent purple sparks flying off the end. He clapped and boxed the wand for her, then sent the tape measure to work on Maya. She stood very still as he flitted through the stacks of boxes. It took several tries before Maya's wand chose her, an 11 inch, willow, unicorn hair wand that shot off a flurry of silver stars. Emily went up to the register to pay. The girls sat, staring at their new wands. Maya brushed her fingertips over the smooth wood. It was beautiful.
"Come, girls," Emily called. She seemed a bit uptight. And the reason soon became apparent.
"Draco..." Maya whispered to Lauren, pointing at the blonde haired youth who stood beside a man who could only be his father. Emily, standing at only five foot two, glared up at the older copy.
"Excuse me Mr. Malfoy," she said calmly. He smirked, an exact copy of the look Draco had given Maya earlier, but stepped out of the way, bowing in mock courtesy.
"Oh, look! It's Maya... the witch who wants to be a muggle," Draco commented snidely under his breath.
"Think you used enough grease Malfoy? Careful, don't want to catch your head on fire... oh wait, that'd be fun!" Maya retorted. Her mother grabbed her hand roughly and dragged her away.
"Aw, Riddle's in trouble!" Draco laughed as they walked away.
"Maya Elizabeth Riddle!" Emily scolded as they headed towards the Leaky Cauldron to go home, "Never in my life have I seen such disgusting behavior out of you. What did you think you were doing?"
"But Mum, he's a slimy git!" she protested. This was one fact she was sure of, even though they'd only met once before.
"Don't 'but mum' me," Emily said sternly, "Maya, you're grounded. You will not step one foot outside your room until the end of this month. You can come out to use the loo and to eat, but other than that, you are to stay in your room at all times. Do I make myself clear?"
Maya began to protest, then stopped and nodded. As soon as they arrived home, she hurried up the stairs with her robes, books, wand and owl, then slipped into her room. She crashed onto her bed and curled up with Magical Draughts and Potions, hoping to finish it by the end of the day.
By the time her grounding ended, Maya had finished every single book that was required for first year as well as several other muggle novels by an author named Anne Rice. With only a month to go until she and Lauren boarded the Hogwarts Express, the days seemed to drag by. The girls packed and unpacked, fixed their rooms up at least six times and then finally, the day arrived.
September 1, first year...
"Come on Maya!" Lauren urged. They had to board Platform 9 ¾ in half an hour. They reached the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10 and Lauren urged Maya through.
"Now, Alexander, you stay here, I'll take them onto the train alright?" Emily fussed. She patted her husband's arm and took Lauren through the barrier after Maya.
It was amazing. Maya stared around her. All over, there were witches and wizards, young and old. Some were students, obvious by their age or the school robes they wore. Parents saw their children off, while younger siblings whined about wanting to go too. An older brother mussed his sister's hair and laughed, shoving her onto the train as she attempted to hit him. Emily helped the girls get their things organized and then onto the train. Stuffing four sickles each into their hands, she gave them a hug.
"Have fun, girls! I'll see you at Christmas, alright?" She watched tearfully as Maya and Lauren nodded, then disappeared onto the train. Maya waited until her mother had gone back through the barrier before sneaking back off the train to watch as other students said goodbye.
"Ron, you've got something on your nose," she heard. Laughter from several boys followed the comment.
"Has anyone seen my toad? Trevor? Trevor!" a pudgy boy ran past her, calling.
"Yes, I made Head Boy this year," a youth announced proudly to a group of his friends. His uniform told Maya he was in Ravenclaw and she watched him with admiration. To be Head Girl of Ravenclaw house in her seventh year... why, that would be magnificent.
"Maya! Come on!" Lauren yelled impatiently, grabbing Maya's wrist and leading her to an empty compartment. They sat curled on the comfortable seats and grinned happily at each other.
"We're going to Hogwarts," Maya whispered to Lauren. Lauren nodded.
"We're going to Hogwarts..."
**Scribbler's Notes: Well, there you go. That was the first chapter of Silver Ribbon. I tried to keep it accurate, so I hope you all enjoy it. I couldn't help but add in the little bits about Ron and Neville. Thanks to Sheone for editing, luv ya sweetie! Hope you all enjoyed it**