Chapter 3
Celebrating
As the train pulled into Hogsmeade Station, the students piled out of the train and a familiar voice could be heard in the air. "First years this way please! First years." Kelsey turned and saw Hagrid standing feet above the rest of the crowd. She smiled at him and waved as her friends rushed her on towards the carriages.
"Come on Kelsey, we want a good one!"
They jumped into the nearest carriage and shut the door. Two people already occupied the large carriage. "Well hello Kelsey, so we meet again." Draco Malfoy and Io Lepus sat opposite of her friends.
"Hmm." she moaned, "hello Io, haven't seen you in a while." She leaned over and gave Io a hug.
"It's been too long Kelsey," he hugged her back. Io was a 6th year Slytherin as well, and had been Kelsey's friend since they first came there.
"What, no hug for me" asked Draco in a mock innocence.
"Ha," she laughed, "You already got your hug. and then some. You'll have nothing and like it," she smiled matter-of-factly.
"I guess I'll just have to won't I."
By this time the carriages were at the front gates. Every one piled into the Great Hall and the first years were sorted. The hall went silent as Dumbledore rose. He said the usual tings ha always said, and then something that wasn't expected. ". And I want all of you to welcome back Kelsey Marius. Miss Marius, would you please stand?"
Kelsey stood up and every one clapped, many even cheered; she had a feeling she knew why people were so happy to have her back and she laughed silently to herself. She tried to sit down, but her friends forced her to keep standing. By the time she was allowed to sit down her cheeks were as red as Courtney's (or Ron's) hair.
Draco, who was so conveniently sitting right next to her was laughing and cheering at the same time. She had to admit, he did seem like a much happier person since she had last seen him; it's a wonder why though, after all that happened.
- En Rout to Slytherin Commons -
As they headed down to their common room, Blaiz came up to Kelsey, Courtney, and Amber.
"Hey, there's a party up in 7th year boys' dorm tonight, for 6th and 7th year only."
"What for?" asked Kelsey.
"For you of course," he smiled wickedly and tapped her chin, before walking off ahead of them.
"Who is that guy? Blaiz, I don't remember him."
"Blaiz?" asked Courtney, "where'd you get that? His name is Castor, and he's a 7th year. Yeah, I didn't really know much of him until last year."
"Well Castor told me to call him Blaiz. It's just his last name mixed up."
Amber shrugged, "he usually just goes by Castor, but I can see why he would."
The three of them went into their dorms to get a little cleaned up before the party. Millicent and Pansy were already in there. Millicent and Pansy weren't good friends with Kelsey, hey put up with one another and were. civil, but no more.
"Where are you going off to," asked Millicent, the more tolerable of the two.
"Oh, didn't you hear, there is a party in the 7th year boys' dorm, for Kelsey," replied Amber smartly.
"Oh, no we didn't," she answered smugly.
"Well, if you want to come you can, the only limits there are, are to 6th and 7th year," Courtney said matter-of-factly.
"We might make an appearance," said Pansy, trying to act as if she cared not for it.
Kelsey let out a small laugh at her tone. "Are you two ready to go?" she asked, not caring whether or not Pansy heard her laugh.
"Yeah," they said in unison.
They made their way down the stairs and up the boys' silently. Inside the boys' dorm there was music playing and lots of food. Kelsey wondered how the music was not heard from outside the dorm, as it was so loud.
Almost all of the 6th and all of he 7th year (Slytherins) where there: Roche Ursa, Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and Io Lepus (6th years boys); Leo, Blaize/Castor, Adrian, Aro, and Cetus (7th year boys) were there. Bereniece, Vega, Claudia/ Claude, Carme, and Elara were there; the only people missing form the two grades were Pansy and Millicent.
Roche walked up to the three of us. "Hello ladies, how are you this evening?"
"Quite fine thank you."
"Good, I'm glad to hear," he said in his charming voice, winking at Kelsey. "Welcome back love," he said taking her hand and kissing her fingers. She did a false blush.
At this moment Blaiz walked over, "So glad you three could make it. If you, there's plenty of food and drinks by the window. Kelsey you must be starving, you barely ate any of your dinner tonight."
"Yes, well you learn to have a small appetite when you live with four teenage boys who eat pretty much what ever they see,:
"Well, then you must loose that habit, it is a very bad one indeed. Would you like to accompany me over to the refreshment table?"
He held out his arm and she took it laughing. "But I'm only getting something to drink."
"We'll see about that," he laughed out.
He poured her a drink of orange juice in a goblet. A moment later Bereniece, Vega, and Claudia came up to her.
"Welcome back," they said together. "Hey, um, Draco was looking for you. He's wondering where you are."
"Well id he wants me he can come over here."
"Well here I am," said that certain someone.
"Hello Malfoy," she turned around and saw Goyle and Crabbe, "Vincent, Gregory."
They looked at her completely shocked. This was one of the few times they got something when first said.
"How is it," said Draco, stepping into their little circle, "that you manage to call lots of men by their wrong names?"
"Easy," she smiled sarcastically, but sweetly, at him.
The night lingered on; and as it did so every one started getting a little dozy.
"Hey, Blaiz, come here!" Kelsey whispered loudly, almost falling over. He came, not nearly as affected as her.
"Yes?"
"You spiked the punch didn't you?"
He laughed, "How could you tell?"
She pointed all around the room before falling into his arms. "Careful there," he laughed, helping her to stand up, but holing on to her so she didn't falling.
A few minutes later every one was heading back to their dorms, tripping, if not falling, down the stairs.
As the train pulled into Hogsmeade Station, the students piled out of the train and a familiar voice could be heard in the air. "First years this way please! First years." Kelsey turned and saw Hagrid standing feet above the rest of the crowd. She smiled at him and waved as her friends rushed her on towards the carriages.
"Come on Kelsey, we want a good one!"
They jumped into the nearest carriage and shut the door. Two people already occupied the large carriage. "Well hello Kelsey, so we meet again." Draco Malfoy and Io Lepus sat opposite of her friends.
"Hmm." she moaned, "hello Io, haven't seen you in a while." She leaned over and gave Io a hug.
"It's been too long Kelsey," he hugged her back. Io was a 6th year Slytherin as well, and had been Kelsey's friend since they first came there.
"What, no hug for me" asked Draco in a mock innocence.
"Ha," she laughed, "You already got your hug. and then some. You'll have nothing and like it," she smiled matter-of-factly.
"I guess I'll just have to won't I."
By this time the carriages were at the front gates. Every one piled into the Great Hall and the first years were sorted. The hall went silent as Dumbledore rose. He said the usual tings ha always said, and then something that wasn't expected. ". And I want all of you to welcome back Kelsey Marius. Miss Marius, would you please stand?"
Kelsey stood up and every one clapped, many even cheered; she had a feeling she knew why people were so happy to have her back and she laughed silently to herself. She tried to sit down, but her friends forced her to keep standing. By the time she was allowed to sit down her cheeks were as red as Courtney's (or Ron's) hair.
Draco, who was so conveniently sitting right next to her was laughing and cheering at the same time. She had to admit, he did seem like a much happier person since she had last seen him; it's a wonder why though, after all that happened.
- En Rout to Slytherin Commons -
As they headed down to their common room, Blaiz came up to Kelsey, Courtney, and Amber.
"Hey, there's a party up in 7th year boys' dorm tonight, for 6th and 7th year only."
"What for?" asked Kelsey.
"For you of course," he smiled wickedly and tapped her chin, before walking off ahead of them.
"Who is that guy? Blaiz, I don't remember him."
"Blaiz?" asked Courtney, "where'd you get that? His name is Castor, and he's a 7th year. Yeah, I didn't really know much of him until last year."
"Well Castor told me to call him Blaiz. It's just his last name mixed up."
Amber shrugged, "he usually just goes by Castor, but I can see why he would."
The three of them went into their dorms to get a little cleaned up before the party. Millicent and Pansy were already in there. Millicent and Pansy weren't good friends with Kelsey, hey put up with one another and were. civil, but no more.
"Where are you going off to," asked Millicent, the more tolerable of the two.
"Oh, didn't you hear, there is a party in the 7th year boys' dorm, for Kelsey," replied Amber smartly.
"Oh, no we didn't," she answered smugly.
"Well, if you want to come you can, the only limits there are, are to 6th and 7th year," Courtney said matter-of-factly.
"We might make an appearance," said Pansy, trying to act as if she cared not for it.
Kelsey let out a small laugh at her tone. "Are you two ready to go?" she asked, not caring whether or not Pansy heard her laugh.
"Yeah," they said in unison.
They made their way down the stairs and up the boys' silently. Inside the boys' dorm there was music playing and lots of food. Kelsey wondered how the music was not heard from outside the dorm, as it was so loud.
Almost all of the 6th and all of he 7th year (Slytherins) where there: Roche Ursa, Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and Io Lepus (6th years boys); Leo, Blaize/Castor, Adrian, Aro, and Cetus (7th year boys) were there. Bereniece, Vega, Claudia/ Claude, Carme, and Elara were there; the only people missing form the two grades were Pansy and Millicent.
Roche walked up to the three of us. "Hello ladies, how are you this evening?"
"Quite fine thank you."
"Good, I'm glad to hear," he said in his charming voice, winking at Kelsey. "Welcome back love," he said taking her hand and kissing her fingers. She did a false blush.
At this moment Blaiz walked over, "So glad you three could make it. If you, there's plenty of food and drinks by the window. Kelsey you must be starving, you barely ate any of your dinner tonight."
"Yes, well you learn to have a small appetite when you live with four teenage boys who eat pretty much what ever they see,:
"Well, then you must loose that habit, it is a very bad one indeed. Would you like to accompany me over to the refreshment table?"
He held out his arm and she took it laughing. "But I'm only getting something to drink."
"We'll see about that," he laughed out.
He poured her a drink of orange juice in a goblet. A moment later Bereniece, Vega, and Claudia came up to her.
"Welcome back," they said together. "Hey, um, Draco was looking for you. He's wondering where you are."
"Well id he wants me he can come over here."
"Well here I am," said that certain someone.
"Hello Malfoy," she turned around and saw Goyle and Crabbe, "Vincent, Gregory."
They looked at her completely shocked. This was one of the few times they got something when first said.
"How is it," said Draco, stepping into their little circle, "that you manage to call lots of men by their wrong names?"
"Easy," she smiled sarcastically, but sweetly, at him.
The night lingered on; and as it did so every one started getting a little dozy.
"Hey, Blaiz, come here!" Kelsey whispered loudly, almost falling over. He came, not nearly as affected as her.
"Yes?"
"You spiked the punch didn't you?"
He laughed, "How could you tell?"
She pointed all around the room before falling into his arms. "Careful there," he laughed, helping her to stand up, but holing on to her so she didn't falling.
A few minutes later every one was heading back to their dorms, tripping, if not falling, down the stairs.