Fiery Nodin
**Chapter One**
Takes place in their seventh year at Hogworts. New first year students and a foreign transfer student will make their last year interesting. Slash
After Voldemort's death, Draco starts back to his old tricks, till he notices the new student in their class. Will she be the one to bring the houses together?
Dumbleldore looked down through his spectacles at the young women in front of him. Taking in her appearance, from the blood red hair to the black biker boots, she was not the kind of student they would have seen roaming the halls of Hogworts. She had on a leather jacket, black T-shirt that said 'I bite' in silver lettering, and a pair of dark blue jeans. She was vary pale skinned, tall for a girl (around 5'11"), thin yet muscled; one could call her willowy, and had violet colored eyes that moved around a lot seeming to miss nothing. From head to foot she looked like a biker chick, and it was evident that she was foreign.
"You do realize it is vary unusual for a student of your age to change schools this late in their training?" At her nod he continued, "Well I guess the first thing to do would be to find you a house. You will put on the sorting hat after the new first years have finished. Now you are dismissed to go to your room. Professor Snape is waiting out in the hall to show you the way."
A woman moved out of the back corner of Dumbleldore's office to stand next to his desk. She looked at him with interest. One could tell that she had not come to just look at the white haired man in front of her. She moved closer to the desk and cleared her throat. When he settled his vision on her she spoke.
"You always do things the hard way, Albus. I thought that we agreed that you would tell her when she was here. Lexy doesn't know that I am her grandmother nor does she have any idea what her father was. This is only going to make it harder when she reaches the change. I was there for her father's change and I'll tell you it was not pretty to watch. I have told you what to expect, and you know why it is that I can't tell her my self. Lexy and I have never met and I do not want her to know just yet. It will be hard enough on her without knowing about me here watching her."
"I do suppose that I could tell her after the sorting, but right now she may have enough on her plate just trying to fit in. Will that do Minerva?" he asked her. She nodded and left the room. Dumbleldore sighed; he never liked that part of his job.
With that he went back to he papers not knowing that this like many others would be a really interesting year.
Alexian looked out her window. She could see kids of all sizes coming up to the school. Most of them seemed to be younger than she was, but none of them were small enough to be the first years.
She began pacing the room, twisting a strand of red hair around her finger, Stopping only long enough to look out the window once more.
"OK, Lex, don't panic you can do this. Its not like I have to spend the rest of my life with them. Its only for a year. Its only for a year... aw whom I kidding this is going to take for ever." Alexian huffed as she flopped on to the big bed in the middle of the room she was given.
"Well you could always just leave. Who's stopping you? You don't have to do what your Grandma wanted. You've never even met her. If you ask me she doesn't care that much about your welfare." The voice of Alianna whispered through her head.
"Not now Ali, this is hard enough with out input from the peanut gallery. Why don't you just shut it? I'll even let you have some fun when I'm bored. Will that make you happy?"
"Yes that would, but I still don't know what we're doing here."
"I am going to finish the training that Aunt Lena started. I know how much you would like that. Its just now is not the time to pester me. Ok. I have too much on my mind as it is."
"All right Lex you can have it your way. I will not interfere." At that moment there was a nock on the door.
"Alexian you can come down now. The first years are ready to start. Professor Dumbleldore would like you to watch so you may know what is expected." The sound of professor McGonagell's voice could be heard from the hall.
"Well here goes nothing." Alexian pushed her self up, walked out in to the hall, and followed the professor down to the Great Hall.
Alexian walked down the long hallways a little behind McGonagell, hoping that the housing would go with out a hitch. 'Knowing my luck it will be the most embarrassing moment this school has ever seen.' She thought.
"I could help. I could take over when we get there and you could just zone out. Sound good to you?" Alianna offered her.
'No that won't work. It has to be me that's gets housed. Otherwise I won't fit in.' was her reply.
Alexian had to concentrate to keep the conversation in her head. Normally she would talk to Alianna out loud, sounding very much like she was talking to her self (with she does anyway). She had yet to get use to Alianna's presents in her body. It was not common to have a shytork and she had a feeling that she was the only one in Europe to have one.
Shytorks are a magical animal that is a living form of metal, using telepathy to communicate with the human or human like life form that is their host. An adult shytork can't live out side of its host's body for more that three days. Alexian was one of the few humans that ever were given a shytork. A group of the Nodin people lived near her home. She had made friends with a few. Was aloud to go on a hunting party. She healed one of them when they were injured, and as a gift for her help they had given her a shytork.
Nodins are a human like being. The differences are that they grow to a least seven feet tall, have tails, pointed elf like ears, and their skin is a navy blue. There are so few Nodins left on the planet that most people don't know about then. They keep to themselves, never getting involved with the problems of others. Unless they have be come friends with someone they will avoid humans. It took Alexian two years to get them to just talk to her let alone allow her to visit their home, and the only reason they did was because she looked similar, so she was not seen as much of a threat.
When her mother died she spent most of her free time with the Nodins, learning all she could about their way of life. Alexian often would do things as they would, making other people think she was strange. Not that she cared. She never really fit in before, so when most people avoided her it didn't bother her too much.
Professor McGonagell turned to see Alexian come to a stop a few feet from her. "The first years are behind that door. Follow behind them. When they are finished you will them take your turn. Do you understand?" Alexian nodded, so she continued. "Good. I will see you in the Great Hall in a few minuets then." With that she swept off in the other direction, leaving Alexian to go through the door on her own.
"I guess we go through, but remember that I said I would help if you want me to" Alianna offered once more.
'No thanks; I can take it from here. If I don't do this I won't be able to face any of them later. Wish me luck." With that she pushed the door open and stepped through. In front of her stood the large grounds keeper and a small group of frightened children. Many of them looked up as she walked in. Alexian waited off to the side of the group listening to what Hagrid was telling the small children in front of him. When he finished he turned to her and smiled.
"Well 'ello there Lex. I was wonderin' when you'd get 'ere. You 'eard what I said to 'em right? Good. I'll just leave you to go in then", Hagrid voice boomed in the small room. Manny of the first years jumped when he started a crossed the room to the door. As he past he ruffled Alexian's hair affectionately.
She smiled. He was always doing that, treating her like a daughter. It was strange that he would be the one that she made friends with first. Someone that was tall like a Nodin and had the same love of dangerous creatures like one too. She had made friends with professor Snape as well, when she took tests to see what classes she would be in, he opened up to her because she knew a lot about potions. They had gotten in the habit of having long talks when they had free time.
Alexian ran a hand down her robe smoothing it. She hated to wear one but the school had a dress code and no one was aloud to break it. At least she could wear her own cloths underneath so long as they were not seen. There was not much they could do about her shoes since the only pairs she had were either her boots or her jogging sneakers. So she could wear her own shoes till her grandmother got her a new pair.
She had put on her boots for this because they were black and she would be standing in front of the whole school. Her sneakers were bright red to mach her hair with black dragons on the sides. Alexian could not wait till the first Hogmeade visit, when she could wear her own stuff and not have to keep it covered with a robe.
Doors on the other side of the room opened and the first years started filing slowly out to the Great Hall. Alexian started after them, hopping all the way she would not make a fool of her self. When they entered the hall was silent, waiting. She stood off to one side again trying not to draw attention.
Professor McGonagell moved a stool to the middle of the raised platform. Then she took out a list and started to read off names. "Banks, Heather." A small girl walked up and sat on the stool. "RAVENCLAW" the hat cried when it was set on her head. A table burst in to applause. Alexian smiled, 'this wont be that hard. I don't have to do anything but sit there.'
After that she kinda zoned out, turning her attention to the tables. There were so many people some look nice, but she knew that looks could be deceiving. Nodins were known for being able to look human as well as blend in with the land around them when hunting. Knowing this she decided to wait till she got to know them better before she made friends.
As Alexian scanned the tables she spotted some people she recognized. At one table was Harry Potter, and at another was her cousin Laurel Paisley. Alexian never met her, but she recognized her from a picture that her mother had kept on the mantel.
'I wonder if she is anything like what mom said Aunt Lavender was like?' She thought.
"Well you could go ask her. What's the worst she could do? Hex you. They'd give her detention. No worries right?" Alexian couldn't help it, she laughed out loud. Many students and teachers looked at her with disapproval or curiosity. She stopped immediately, turning her head away from the student's tables to hide the smile that was still plastered on her face.
'Ok, that could have been better. He, he, he. Right. I think I'll just shut up now.' This time it was Alianna who laughed, though she didn't do it out loud.
Professor McGonagell's voice brought her back to the present, "Edeon, Alexian." (pronounced EE-Day-N) She looked up and quickly started walking to the stool. When she sat down as excitement coursed through her. The older woman placed the hat on her head and stepped back.
"Now where should you go? Mmmmm hard one you are. Lets see; determination, strength, wisdom, yet you are arrogant and don't hold with the roles. I would say Slytherin, but then there is the chivalry, loyalty, and courage. With those I would say Gryffindor. Mmmmm." The hat started to mutter to its self, something about two personalities.
Finally it stopped and called out to the headmaster. "Professor Dumbleldore, this student can not be placed at this time. I believe that it would be easier once she has made friends."
'Awe man this is not my day.' "Its ok Lex, I'm here for you. We don't need them. We can have our own house."
"It would seem that we have our first implacable student. All though I think we will be able to place her in a day or so. For now Lex, you will remain in the rooms you are currently using, and until you are placed you will wear plain black robes and sit with the professors at the head table. You may all begin." With that he made a sweeping motion with his hand and food appeared. Dumbleldore then called Alexian over to him. "I had not thought that there would be a problem in housing you. I believed that you would be put in Gryffindor as your Grandmother and Mother were. Oh well. We will have to see then, wont we? You may be seated next to Professor Snape."
Alexian walked to the empty seat. She looked at Snape and smiled. They could now continue the conversation that they started this morning. "Professor." She nodded at him as she sat down.
"Lexy, I must say that I had hoped you would be placed in Slytherin. I would like to know why it is that the hat could not place you. Have you any idea?" He looked at her with an expression that said he was waiting for an answer.
"Well...mmm...he did say something about two personalities or something. Not sure exactly. Though I'm not housed yet so I can still be in Slytherin." She didn't know what else to say. It's not like she had any control in the hats decision. The answer she gave Snape only made him look more confused.
"You're telling me, the Hat said, you have a split personality?" Alexian nodded to this. "I do not think this school has ever had anyone be told that before. Not to confuse you with the change in subject, but I would like you to meet my godson this evening. He was most interested in you when I mentioned you earlier."
"That would be nice. I have no friends my age as of yet, so this may help me to make some." Alexian knew that Snape was proud of his godson from past conversations.
"I would not do that if I were you, Lex. You know how most people are when it comes to their children. He is probably trying to set you up. If he is still single at this point in life he is either ugly or gay. Just think about that."
'Hey, cut the guy some slack, ok. I mean it's not like we are going to get married, and no one said he was even single.' Alexian huffed and began stuffing food in her mouth.
"Slow down." Snape said laughing. The rest of dinner when by smoothly, and it was soon time to leave for ones room for the night.
**Chapter One**
Takes place in their seventh year at Hogworts. New first year students and a foreign transfer student will make their last year interesting. Slash
After Voldemort's death, Draco starts back to his old tricks, till he notices the new student in their class. Will she be the one to bring the houses together?
Dumbleldore looked down through his spectacles at the young women in front of him. Taking in her appearance, from the blood red hair to the black biker boots, she was not the kind of student they would have seen roaming the halls of Hogworts. She had on a leather jacket, black T-shirt that said 'I bite' in silver lettering, and a pair of dark blue jeans. She was vary pale skinned, tall for a girl (around 5'11"), thin yet muscled; one could call her willowy, and had violet colored eyes that moved around a lot seeming to miss nothing. From head to foot she looked like a biker chick, and it was evident that she was foreign.
"You do realize it is vary unusual for a student of your age to change schools this late in their training?" At her nod he continued, "Well I guess the first thing to do would be to find you a house. You will put on the sorting hat after the new first years have finished. Now you are dismissed to go to your room. Professor Snape is waiting out in the hall to show you the way."
A woman moved out of the back corner of Dumbleldore's office to stand next to his desk. She looked at him with interest. One could tell that she had not come to just look at the white haired man in front of her. She moved closer to the desk and cleared her throat. When he settled his vision on her she spoke.
"You always do things the hard way, Albus. I thought that we agreed that you would tell her when she was here. Lexy doesn't know that I am her grandmother nor does she have any idea what her father was. This is only going to make it harder when she reaches the change. I was there for her father's change and I'll tell you it was not pretty to watch. I have told you what to expect, and you know why it is that I can't tell her my self. Lexy and I have never met and I do not want her to know just yet. It will be hard enough on her without knowing about me here watching her."
"I do suppose that I could tell her after the sorting, but right now she may have enough on her plate just trying to fit in. Will that do Minerva?" he asked her. She nodded and left the room. Dumbleldore sighed; he never liked that part of his job.
With that he went back to he papers not knowing that this like many others would be a really interesting year.
Alexian looked out her window. She could see kids of all sizes coming up to the school. Most of them seemed to be younger than she was, but none of them were small enough to be the first years.
She began pacing the room, twisting a strand of red hair around her finger, Stopping only long enough to look out the window once more.
"OK, Lex, don't panic you can do this. Its not like I have to spend the rest of my life with them. Its only for a year. Its only for a year... aw whom I kidding this is going to take for ever." Alexian huffed as she flopped on to the big bed in the middle of the room she was given.
"Well you could always just leave. Who's stopping you? You don't have to do what your Grandma wanted. You've never even met her. If you ask me she doesn't care that much about your welfare." The voice of Alianna whispered through her head.
"Not now Ali, this is hard enough with out input from the peanut gallery. Why don't you just shut it? I'll even let you have some fun when I'm bored. Will that make you happy?"
"Yes that would, but I still don't know what we're doing here."
"I am going to finish the training that Aunt Lena started. I know how much you would like that. Its just now is not the time to pester me. Ok. I have too much on my mind as it is."
"All right Lex you can have it your way. I will not interfere." At that moment there was a nock on the door.
"Alexian you can come down now. The first years are ready to start. Professor Dumbleldore would like you to watch so you may know what is expected." The sound of professor McGonagell's voice could be heard from the hall.
"Well here goes nothing." Alexian pushed her self up, walked out in to the hall, and followed the professor down to the Great Hall.
Alexian walked down the long hallways a little behind McGonagell, hoping that the housing would go with out a hitch. 'Knowing my luck it will be the most embarrassing moment this school has ever seen.' She thought.
"I could help. I could take over when we get there and you could just zone out. Sound good to you?" Alianna offered her.
'No that won't work. It has to be me that's gets housed. Otherwise I won't fit in.' was her reply.
Alexian had to concentrate to keep the conversation in her head. Normally she would talk to Alianna out loud, sounding very much like she was talking to her self (with she does anyway). She had yet to get use to Alianna's presents in her body. It was not common to have a shytork and she had a feeling that she was the only one in Europe to have one.
Shytorks are a magical animal that is a living form of metal, using telepathy to communicate with the human or human like life form that is their host. An adult shytork can't live out side of its host's body for more that three days. Alexian was one of the few humans that ever were given a shytork. A group of the Nodin people lived near her home. She had made friends with a few. Was aloud to go on a hunting party. She healed one of them when they were injured, and as a gift for her help they had given her a shytork.
Nodins are a human like being. The differences are that they grow to a least seven feet tall, have tails, pointed elf like ears, and their skin is a navy blue. There are so few Nodins left on the planet that most people don't know about then. They keep to themselves, never getting involved with the problems of others. Unless they have be come friends with someone they will avoid humans. It took Alexian two years to get them to just talk to her let alone allow her to visit their home, and the only reason they did was because she looked similar, so she was not seen as much of a threat.
When her mother died she spent most of her free time with the Nodins, learning all she could about their way of life. Alexian often would do things as they would, making other people think she was strange. Not that she cared. She never really fit in before, so when most people avoided her it didn't bother her too much.
Professor McGonagell turned to see Alexian come to a stop a few feet from her. "The first years are behind that door. Follow behind them. When they are finished you will them take your turn. Do you understand?" Alexian nodded, so she continued. "Good. I will see you in the Great Hall in a few minuets then." With that she swept off in the other direction, leaving Alexian to go through the door on her own.
"I guess we go through, but remember that I said I would help if you want me to" Alianna offered once more.
'No thanks; I can take it from here. If I don't do this I won't be able to face any of them later. Wish me luck." With that she pushed the door open and stepped through. In front of her stood the large grounds keeper and a small group of frightened children. Many of them looked up as she walked in. Alexian waited off to the side of the group listening to what Hagrid was telling the small children in front of him. When he finished he turned to her and smiled.
"Well 'ello there Lex. I was wonderin' when you'd get 'ere. You 'eard what I said to 'em right? Good. I'll just leave you to go in then", Hagrid voice boomed in the small room. Manny of the first years jumped when he started a crossed the room to the door. As he past he ruffled Alexian's hair affectionately.
She smiled. He was always doing that, treating her like a daughter. It was strange that he would be the one that she made friends with first. Someone that was tall like a Nodin and had the same love of dangerous creatures like one too. She had made friends with professor Snape as well, when she took tests to see what classes she would be in, he opened up to her because she knew a lot about potions. They had gotten in the habit of having long talks when they had free time.
Alexian ran a hand down her robe smoothing it. She hated to wear one but the school had a dress code and no one was aloud to break it. At least she could wear her own cloths underneath so long as they were not seen. There was not much they could do about her shoes since the only pairs she had were either her boots or her jogging sneakers. So she could wear her own shoes till her grandmother got her a new pair.
She had put on her boots for this because they were black and she would be standing in front of the whole school. Her sneakers were bright red to mach her hair with black dragons on the sides. Alexian could not wait till the first Hogmeade visit, when she could wear her own stuff and not have to keep it covered with a robe.
Doors on the other side of the room opened and the first years started filing slowly out to the Great Hall. Alexian started after them, hopping all the way she would not make a fool of her self. When they entered the hall was silent, waiting. She stood off to one side again trying not to draw attention.
Professor McGonagell moved a stool to the middle of the raised platform. Then she took out a list and started to read off names. "Banks, Heather." A small girl walked up and sat on the stool. "RAVENCLAW" the hat cried when it was set on her head. A table burst in to applause. Alexian smiled, 'this wont be that hard. I don't have to do anything but sit there.'
After that she kinda zoned out, turning her attention to the tables. There were so many people some look nice, but she knew that looks could be deceiving. Nodins were known for being able to look human as well as blend in with the land around them when hunting. Knowing this she decided to wait till she got to know them better before she made friends.
As Alexian scanned the tables she spotted some people she recognized. At one table was Harry Potter, and at another was her cousin Laurel Paisley. Alexian never met her, but she recognized her from a picture that her mother had kept on the mantel.
'I wonder if she is anything like what mom said Aunt Lavender was like?' She thought.
"Well you could go ask her. What's the worst she could do? Hex you. They'd give her detention. No worries right?" Alexian couldn't help it, she laughed out loud. Many students and teachers looked at her with disapproval or curiosity. She stopped immediately, turning her head away from the student's tables to hide the smile that was still plastered on her face.
'Ok, that could have been better. He, he, he. Right. I think I'll just shut up now.' This time it was Alianna who laughed, though she didn't do it out loud.
Professor McGonagell's voice brought her back to the present, "Edeon, Alexian." (pronounced EE-Day-N) She looked up and quickly started walking to the stool. When she sat down as excitement coursed through her. The older woman placed the hat on her head and stepped back.
"Now where should you go? Mmmmm hard one you are. Lets see; determination, strength, wisdom, yet you are arrogant and don't hold with the roles. I would say Slytherin, but then there is the chivalry, loyalty, and courage. With those I would say Gryffindor. Mmmmm." The hat started to mutter to its self, something about two personalities.
Finally it stopped and called out to the headmaster. "Professor Dumbleldore, this student can not be placed at this time. I believe that it would be easier once she has made friends."
'Awe man this is not my day.' "Its ok Lex, I'm here for you. We don't need them. We can have our own house."
"It would seem that we have our first implacable student. All though I think we will be able to place her in a day or so. For now Lex, you will remain in the rooms you are currently using, and until you are placed you will wear plain black robes and sit with the professors at the head table. You may all begin." With that he made a sweeping motion with his hand and food appeared. Dumbleldore then called Alexian over to him. "I had not thought that there would be a problem in housing you. I believed that you would be put in Gryffindor as your Grandmother and Mother were. Oh well. We will have to see then, wont we? You may be seated next to Professor Snape."
Alexian walked to the empty seat. She looked at Snape and smiled. They could now continue the conversation that they started this morning. "Professor." She nodded at him as she sat down.
"Lexy, I must say that I had hoped you would be placed in Slytherin. I would like to know why it is that the hat could not place you. Have you any idea?" He looked at her with an expression that said he was waiting for an answer.
"Well...mmm...he did say something about two personalities or something. Not sure exactly. Though I'm not housed yet so I can still be in Slytherin." She didn't know what else to say. It's not like she had any control in the hats decision. The answer she gave Snape only made him look more confused.
"You're telling me, the Hat said, you have a split personality?" Alexian nodded to this. "I do not think this school has ever had anyone be told that before. Not to confuse you with the change in subject, but I would like you to meet my godson this evening. He was most interested in you when I mentioned you earlier."
"That would be nice. I have no friends my age as of yet, so this may help me to make some." Alexian knew that Snape was proud of his godson from past conversations.
"I would not do that if I were you, Lex. You know how most people are when it comes to their children. He is probably trying to set you up. If he is still single at this point in life he is either ugly or gay. Just think about that."
'Hey, cut the guy some slack, ok. I mean it's not like we are going to get married, and no one said he was even single.' Alexian huffed and began stuffing food in her mouth.
"Slow down." Snape said laughing. The rest of dinner when by smoothly, and it was soon time to leave for ones room for the night.