The next morning came far too quickly for Elvira. She mentally cursed herself for staying up so late. She opened her eyes to see a house elf staring right back at her. She suppressed a scream that almost escaped from her mouth, but looked wide-eyed at the elf in front of her.
"Hello Miss. Rosier. I is being Gem and I will help you whenever you want or need anything. I would have been here last night but the Mistress told me to let you become acquainted with the house first." Gem said to her a cheery mood. Elvira only nodded. It wasn't everyday that you woke up and almost scared to death. "Come Miss. Rosier we must get you ready. The Hogwarts letters came today and you and the Malfoy's will be going to Diagon Alley to get school supplies. You have gotten an extra note in yours too Miss." Gem handed her the Hogwarts letter.
"Thank you" Elvira said taking the letter from Gem, breaking the seal and opening it to read:
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
Of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Dear Miss. Rosier,
We are pleased to inform you that we have accepted your transfer from Drumstrang Academy to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enclosed is a list of the school supplies you will need for this upcoming year.
The term will start on September 1.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall
P.S. As soon as you arrive on the Hogwarts Express please come to the front compartment to be sorted into your house.
Elvira looked over her list of books and equipment to see what she needed. "Miss Rosier, what would you like to wear today? Some of your muggle cloths with a black robe over them?"
"Sure", Elvira said getting up and telling Gem that she didn't have to worry about her cloths matching that they were all weird to anyone. Elvira chose a pair of baggy black cargo pants, with a form fitting tank top that said, 'Today has been a totally waste of make-up'; she also pulled out a pair of combat boots and a black robe, and went into the bathroom.
"Miss. Rosier, you should hurry up so that you can have time to eat breakfast."
"Ok, and call me Elvira"
After a quick shower, Elvira came out of the bathroom with her cloths, make-up, shoes, and jewelry on. She was carrying her pajamas. "I will take those Miss. Now you should go down and eat."
Elvira nodded and headed over to the door. She picked up her school supplies list at the desk and walked out into the hall. "Perfect timing." Elvira said as she saw Draco emerge from his room. He was wearing a pair of black pants with a black t-shirt, with a black robe on top.
He smiled at her and said, "Good morning to you too." He looked down and read the shirt she was wearing and laughed. "Cute shirt"
"Thanks."
The two walked downstairs together and into the dining room where they found Lucius and Narcissa already eating. Lucius with the Dailey Prophet in his hands and Narcissa quietly eating. "Good morning. Did you two sleep well?" she asked the two teenagers as they sat down. Two bowls of cereal appeared in front of each of them and they started to eat.
"Good morning Mrs. Malfoy, Mr. Malfoy. I did sleep well, thank you." Elvira said a cheerier then normal, that she was finally able to eat with people that she liked and they liked her for who she was. Draco just nodded to his mother and father, which clearly meant that he had a good night sleep as well. They all sat there with Narcissa asking Draco and Elvira what they needed for school.
After they had all finished eating they left the Manor in a sleek black limo. The trip to the Leaky Cauldron was about a half hour. Elvira just stared outside the window looking at the countryside and talking with Draco and Narcissa. When they reached the Leaky Cauldron they all got out and went through the pub not really paying attention at who was in there. Elvira noticed, however, that she was receiving weird looks from some of the pub's occupants. They past through without incident and came to the brick wall. Lucius pulled out his wand and did a few taps and stood back while it opened. The wall opened to reveal dozens of stores with different things that they would sell, and hundreds of witches and wizards purchasing items.
Lucius turned and looked at the two kids. He handed them each a bag of galleons, "Now children, go get your supplies. Me and Narcissa will be wondering the streets." Elvira looked skeptical about using the money, and Lucius noticed. "Not to worry, Elvira. You are one of the family now." Elvira thanked him and her and Draco went to browse the stores.
They went inside Flourish and Blotts browsing the books for their schoolbooks. They kept close to each other while finding the books that they needed. When they had found the ones that they needed they took them up to the line and purchased them and ordered them so that they would be sent home to the Malfoy Manor. The two then went to all the other stores purchasing their school supplies and just browsing anything else that they could find in the stores. When they had found all their things they went to the Quidditch shop. Out front there were about a dozen of kids looking at the new broom model. It was black and sleek, with a much thinner tail then the Nimbus'. On the handle in silver was written Ice Strike 900. Draco went over to look at equipment while Elvira went over and looked at the books. She pulled out one book entitled, 'Easy Tactics for Chasers', and started looking through it. She put the book back after a few minutes and then went to look at robes and search for Draco.
She found him with another boy about their age. He was the same height as Draco with short black hair, and blue eyes. He looked up at her and Elvira glanced down a bit. Draco turned to see who his friend was looking at and saw Elvira. "Hey, Eli come over here." Elvira continued her walk over to him and stood beside Draco. "Eli, this is Galvin LeStrange, he is a beater on our team. Galvin this Elvira Rosier, she is staying with me."
"Hello" Elvira said quietly.
"Hey" Galvin replied. "So what school do you go to?"
"I just transferred over to Hogwarts. Draco said he wants me in Slytherin so I can try out for them empty spot as chaser."
"You play Quidditch? That's really cool."
"Yea, why else would I be in a Quidditch shop?"
"I don't know I just thought….never mind."
"He'll be coming over later today Eli." Draco told her.
"Cool, I can get to know you even more.", Elvira said to Galvin.
"Oh and Galvin, Blaise is coming over." Draco said making Galvin blush.
"Shut up, Draco."
"He likes our friend Blaise, but he doesn't have the balls to ask her out." Draco said to Elvira.
Elvira laughed, "Well Galvin, if I become close friends with Blaise, maybe I can help in that matter." she said to him and he seemed to get happier.
The three headed over to the Three Broomsticks and they all ordered a Butterbeer and sat outside at one of the round tables drinking their drinks and talking. They sat there talking until about noon, when Galvin's parents came over to get him to leave. They said hi to Draco and Elvira and the LeStrange family left. Draco and Elvira sat there and finished their drinks. When they were done they went off in search of Draco's parents. The wondered the streets when they found them standing in front of the animal shop holding a cage with a black owl with blue eyes in it.
"What's with the owl, father?" Draco asked.
"Well, your mother walked passed the window and saw her sitting in a cage and said that it would be perfect for Elvira, and bribed me into getting it." Lucius explained.
"But you shouldn't of, I mean you already have given me so much and-"Elvira said but was cut off by Narcissa.
"Nonsense dear. As we have said before you are like one of the family now and we will get you what we want."
"Then thank you so much, you all have been very kind to me in these past two days." Elvira thanked them more then enough on the trip back to the manor. When they got back to the Manor it was 12:30 pm.
When they got inside the four went their separate ways. Elvira went up to her room and found all of her school supplies lying on her bed. She set the owl's cage down on the dresser and let her out. The owl took flight and started to fly around her room. The owl landed on top of her cage and looked at Elvira as if waiting for something.
"Do you want a name? Is that what your waiting for?" Elvira asked the owl which hooted in reply. Elvira laughed, "Ok then, lets see what should we name you."
"How about Fallen?" said a voice from the doorway, which Elvira recognized as Draco's.
Elvira smiled at him and turned back to the owl, "Do you like that name?" The owl hooted once again. "Ok then, Fallen it is."
Draco walked over to the window and opened it. Fallen flew off again through the window and to a little building next to a few trees in the backyard. "She'll be ok there." Draco reassured Elvira, as she looked worried. "I came up here to tell you, that you might want to put on your bathing suit, cause when everyone comes over, we are going out to the pool. We are going to eat lunch outside on the patio, so yea."
"All right, well maybe I should put all my school stuff away in my trunk first, then change."
"Fine with me." Draco said as he sat down on Elvira's bed.
"What not gonna help?" Elvira asked him.
"Nope"
"Men." Elvira said as she started taking the things from her bed and putting them in the trunk that she would be taking to school with her. When she finished she walked over to her closet Draco watching every move, and pulled out, from what Draco saw a black bikini, with a white design on it and a black over robe. She threw them on her bed and stared at Draco.
"Ok good sir, would you please leave so I can get changed?"
"Do I have too?"
"Yes, now get your butt up and go." Elvira laughed. Draco got up pretending to pout and went to the door. He turned around to play protest again, but was hit in the face with a pillow.
"That was real mature." Draco said playfully throwing it back at an innocently looking Elvira. She stepped to her right and it fell on the floor not even touching her.
"What I didn't do a thing. I have no idea what you're talking about." She said smiling and trying to act innocent.
"Oh, you wait. I'll get you back soon." He threatened.
"Love to see you try." Elvira smiled sweetly at him again. He just shook his head chuckling and left the room.
'She's a real trip, but fun and cool all the same.' he smiled thinking about Elvira as he walked down the hall towards his room.
In her room Elvira got into her bathing suit, it was a black string bikini, with a white skull on either side of the top that her friends from Drumstrang got her into buying when she went with then shopping. They told her that it looked good on her and that they said that the guys would go nuts, but she really didn't care that much for that. When she pulled over her black over robe and headed down to the living room, where she found Narcissa and Draco talking. Draco was in a black over robe as well.
"Hello there dear." Narcissa greeted her.
"Hello Mrs. Malfoy, Draco." Elvira replied noticing a glint of mischief in Draco's eyes, as if he were planning something. 'Oh no' thought Elvira, 'I think he is actually planning on getting me back for that pillow incident.'
"So Eli, what did you name your owl?" Narcissa asked her.
"I named her Fallen, with some help from Draco."
"That's a lovely name, I think that it fits her perfectly."
After a few minutes Narcissa got up and left. She had said that she was going to tell the house elves that some friends were coming over and that they children would be eating outside and to take snacks and stuff out there. Draco and Elvira sat there talking, Draco told her that his friends would be flooing to the house and should be coming any minute.
The fireplace suddenly burst into green flames and five people came walking out of it, three boys, and two girls. Draco stood up and greeted them and beckoned Elvira over. She came over, Galvin said hi to her and she said hi back. Elvira looked them over taking in their appearance, the other two boys that came through looked alike. They both had dark brown hair, and semi-pale skin, but the taller one had pale green eyes and the younger pale blue eyes. The smaller one was shorter then the rest and herself, she guessed that the two where brothers.
"Eli, this is Adrian and Alex O'Neil. Adrian is our chaser and his younger brother, fifth year, Alex is our keeper." Draco told her pointing to the two boys. "The other two are Angel Canahan, she's in fifth year too, and Blaise Zambini." He said pointing to the two girls.
Angel had long black hair down to the middle of her back, and dark blue eyes. She had paler skin then most of them. Angel reminded Elvira of a little innocent person that was actually a little devil. Blaise was a different story. She had long wavy dark red hair to the middle of her back that made her stick out more then the rest. She had big bluish green eyes and pale skin. The two girls had small bodies, but Blaise also seemed to have an athletic build to hers. Each person was dressed in black over robes, with what she guess were bathing suits under them, the all had a bag with them, probably carrying a towel and extra set of cloths.
"Guys, this is Elvira Rosier. She's staying with me and is coming to our school." Draco introduced her to them. She smiled at them and the girls smiled back and the boys gave her somewhat smirks.
The group of seven started to head outside, Elvira already starting to talk to Blaise and Angel. When they got outside, they threw all their bags and towels on some of the patio furniture, they each had their own lounge chair. There were snacks and drinks on the table next to the lounge chairs. There were a few pool things floating around the pool, two blow up lounge chairs so that your feet would be in the water, a netted chair that floated because of a long foam floaty was in it, and blow up beach balls floating around.
They all took their over robes off and hung them on the back of their chairs, Elvira the last one feeling slightly embarrassed. The boys all had swim trunks on, Draco had black, Galvin had black, Adrian blood red, and Alex a dark green. Angel had on a similar string bikini to Elvira's on, only instead of skulls, there were cherries, and Blaise just had on a regular black bikini. The girls but their hair up in messy buns and walked over to the pool. The three sat down on the edge of the pool and had their feet in the water and started talking to each other. The guys looked over at them and smirked then looked at each other reading each other's minds. The walked over to the opposite side of the pool and Galvin silently mouthed 'one, two, three'.
The four boys ran full speed toward the pool, jumping in at the same time and splashing the girls when they hit the water. The girls screamed when the cold water hit them and made to get up, only to find themselves being pulled into the pool and dunked under. They came up glaring at the guys, and then smirked and attacked them, trying to dunk them. They were all laughing and screaming and splashing each other, and having so much fun. The girls had managed to hold their own, but since there were four boys and three girls they got over powered.
When they had all finished trying to drown each other, the guys wanted to have a diving contest. Mostly because of what the girls were wearing, and to have some fun. The girls knew why they wanted to have one and went along with it, just to tease them. They all started doing front flips, twirls, the girls doing splits to annoy the boys though they liked it, and back flips, which the boys did pitiful ones. All in all they named Blaise the winner for pulling of a back flip, twist, front flip combination that she managed to do perfectly.
The girls climbed out of the pool got something to drink and some snacks and laid down on some lounge chairs, and starting chatting and laughing about this and that. The learned about what each other hated and liked, boys, sports, music, and arts, such as drawing and painting. The boys were being idiots, and had conjured up volleyball net and were playing with a beach ball. Elvira suggested that the girls go up and get some CD's and her stereo. They grabbed their towels, dried off, and told the boys they would be right back.
They ran through the house to Elvira's room and opened the door. She walked over to her stereo, and the girls looked over her CD's pulling some out. When they got what they came for they walked this time out of the house and back out onto the patio. Elvira sat her stereo on the table and they chose a CD, Cradle of Filth: Dusk and Her Embrace, Malice Through the Looking Glass, and put it in. Elvira turned it on and adjusted the volume, and let the first song play.
"Take away the wine
For restlessness plagues me....
I am assailed by a spectre profounder
Than hatred and grief or the sum of their hideous crime
I shalt suffer this confessional mime
Awaiting the sun to set, crimsoning seas
Only once it is dark doth my misery cease
She died to a sky dressed in flame
Eyes full of curses for her killers by choice
Who fell to their god o'er her vision and voice
"I am as dusk come to ravish the light"
Steal me from their stares and mute christ into night
"I will answer thy prayers"
If thou Wouldst drink of my life.…"
© Cradle of Filth, Dani Filth, Malice Through the Looking the Glass
"Cool song." Adrian said as Draco hit him in the head with a the ball. "Damn you Draco!" and he threw it back, Draco dodged it by going under water.
Adrian upset that he missed him swam over and as soon as Draco came up he dunked him under the water again. The girls laughed at their antics from the side, while singing, or screeching, to the music. They kids hung around the pool, playing, laughing, joking around, snacking on the food, and drowning each other, until it started to get dark. When they all headed inside to get changed into dry cloths and head home. Elvira and Draco said by to them, Elvira giving them each a hug. The two then went to the library to read a book.