bAN: I don't own the regular HP characters. (duh) Please RR! If you do and you've written something, I'll return the favor. :)
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i"Where am I?" Raven thought, as she looked around her. She was in the middle of a large forest. Large trees hovered over her, and large crows flew over her head. She felt anxious. Very anxious. Raven ran around frantically. "Hello? Is anyone here? I don't know where I am!" she shouted. Raven didn't recognize her surroundings. It sure wasn't Salem, her hometown. Suddenly, she heard voices as figures emerged from the trees. They were witches and wizards, young and old, all coming towards her. She didn't know why, but the situation caused a mix of emotions to rise in her. Anger, sadness, fear, resentment, and even love. Raven was trying to figure out why she was feeling all of these things when an elderly wizard came forth from the group and spoke to her. "Miss. Stardust, why do you do this to yourself.? You know what can come of it." "I don't care, and nether does he! You don't get it! None of you do!" Raven replied angrily. "No, I'm afraid you don't, Miss. Stardust. It must end. If it doesn't, I will be forced to resort to very extreme measures..." The wizard patted his wand which was emerging slightly from the pockets of his robe. "I'm sure you understand..."/i
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Raven Stardust awoke with a start. Breathing heavily, she looked around her room. She was laying in her large black canopy bed. Beside her, a large black wardrobe with open doors was empty. Next to it, several trunks lay open, all packed with clothes, books, and other school necessities. She sighed, remembering what day it was. Raven sat on the side of her bed and rubbed her eyes. "What a dream..." she said to no one. She put on a white silk bathrobe and shut the open trunks. "Why do I have to go all the way to England?" she thought. But she already knew. The American Ministry of Magic and the European Ministry of Magic had decided that they needed to come together. After all, Voldormort could strike anywhere, and all wizards and witched needed to unite. Both ministries were working together. "I still don't see why I need to go to Hogwarts. I'm perfectly fine here." Raven said aloud, pulling her long black hair into a pony tail. Raven's father was the American Minister of Magic. He had been traveling to England constantly over the last year, and decided that Raven should attend a year at Hogwarts in England to "improve American/English relations", as he put it. Dameon Stardust had had long talks with Albus Dumbledore, and it was arranged months ago. She would spend her 7th year of school in England. Raven sighed. i"Maybe it will be fun...."/i she thought. i"Oh hell, who am I kidding? I'd rather spend my last year of school with my friends here in Salem, not suffering in England, being used as a ministry bonding tool!!!"/i
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She walked down the spiral marble staircase to the ground floor of their mansion. As she headed into the large dining room, she saw her mother sitting at a large table reading "American Witch" and drinking a cup of coffee. "Mom... do I really have to do this?" Raven asked as she pulled out a chair and sat down. Her mother looked up from her magazine and smiled at her. "Rave, I know you'd rather spend your time here, but you know what this means to your father. It would make people your age realize that they need to unite with witches and wizards over seas. We all need to stick together in this dark time." Raven sighed and rolled her eyes. "Honey, please. It's only for a year. And I'm sure you'll be quite the student there. Albus talked worth your father earlier through the floo network, and he said that students keep sending him owls, asking about your arrival. It's causing a bit of excitement, you know." Clearly, her mother was trying to make the best of the situation, but she didn't see it that way. "Great, so I'm a show to them" she sighed. She waved her wand, and a cup of coffee floated over to the table. "Ready for the big day?" Raven looked up. Her father stood in the door, dressed in a dark blue robe. "yeah... As ready as I can be." Raven replied, trying to sound cheerful.
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A few hours later, Raven found herself standing in the middle of the living room with her mother and father. All but one of the trunks had been transported via floo network earlier that day. "Now, we're going to a place called Diagon Alley. We'll spend the night there. We'll check into a room at The Leaky Cauldron, then we'll get the rest of your books. The next morning, you'll be heading to Hogwarts.", Raven's father said to her. Of course, she knew the plan. It was all her parents had talked about for the last week and a half. She didn't reply, but sighed lightly. Her father handed her a handful of floo powder, and Raven headed to the large fireplace. She was highly tempted to go somewhere else. Anywhere seemed better than being shoved off in England for a year. Her mother must have sensed it. She looked at her with a stern but pleading look. "fine", Raven thought. She threw the powder down and shouter her destination.
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A/n: This will get more interesting, I promise!!