At the beginning of every year Hogwarts held a grand welcoming feast
that included the famous sorting ceremony. The sorting was conducted by an
old had which placed the new first years into one of the four school
houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. This was one of
the best events at the school, and Circe was excited.
Just as she had been five years ago when she had been a first year. She had been so nervous there; unsure as to which house she was to be placed in. Both her and her older sister, Nikola were from a Muggle family and were amazed that both were witches. They're family originated from Greece, but had moved to Sussex when Circe was five. Nikola had resided in Hufflepuff, and she had hoped to be sent to that house with her, but when the hat had called out Gryffindor, she had not been too disappointed. In her opinion, the great time that she'd had throughout her time at Hogwarts could not have been had in any other house.
Gryffindor was where she had met the best friends she had ever had. Lily Evans and Adriana Finn. It was also where she had met Remus, James, and Sirius. Three of the coolest guys in the school, and three guys that she considered to be friends. Gryffindor was also the house that she had helped win the Quidditch cup three years running as she was one of the top chasers in the school. She loved it here, and was more than happy to be back.
But as she entered the Great Hall after having the door held open for her by Sirius Black, she had to admit that part of the reason she was so excited to be back was because she had gained so much confidence over the summer. Sick of being the fat one of the Bloom household, she had worked hard to lose the excess weight she had accumulated over the years and she was proud of herself. In her opinion, she had never looked more beautiful.
It seemed, too, that Sirius agreed with her. Never before had he showed her this much attention. It almost made her uncomfortable. She had always considered him a friend, and of course he was gorgeous with his to-die-for body, slightly longish dark black hair that always fell in exactly the right place, and fathomless dark blue eyes. But she also knew him. He had a new girl every three weeks and was a practiced ladies man; every girl in Hogwarts swooned for him, except for herself, Lily, and Ri. So, what was he doing tagging along after her?
Circe knew the answer already. He chased after every pretty girl, and now that she was 'pretty' he was going to use his famous charms on her so that he could add yet another notch to his bed-post – a topic of gossip among all the ladies at the school – and brag about yet another conquest.
Not bloody likely, she thought to herself as she took a seat across from Lily and next to, ugh, Kelsey Smithettes. Kelsey was a nice enough girl, one of her roommates, but she was an annoying tagalong in Circe's opinion and Circe had no time for tagalongs. It was the same reason that she loathed Peter Pettigrew, the Marauders fourth member.
"Comfortable?" Sirius whispered in her ear, causing her to jump as he took the seat next to her.
"I was," she returned coldly. Now, normally she was very nice to Sirius, but she had not yet forgiven him for calling her fat earlier on the train. Granted, she had been fat but it had been rude of him to say it.
Of course, it had been utterly hilarious to watch him fall over himself to try and fix the situation. This was a memory that she would cherish.
"Anything I can do to help?" He teased, lifting one brow. Circe laughed good naturedly, said "No," and then turned away from him as the first years entered the room, all looking absolutely terrified.
She watched as they all lined up and listened as Dumbledore announced that the sorting was about to begin. It was then that Lily spoke up, "Circe? Where's Ri?" Circe looked around the table, noticing for the first time that Adriana had not shown up. How odd.
And then she noticed that Remus Lupin was also gone. The same realization seemed to have occurred to Lily too as the two girls exchanged a look. Adriana had just recently become very preoccupied with Lupin, something that in Circe's opinion should have happened a long time ago as it had not escaped her notice that he was head over heels for Ri. This knowledge was something that upset Circe, at least it had up until six months ago.
She had always had the deepest admiration for Remus, but she gave up when she knew that she never had a chance. Actually, she owed him a lot, in a way. It was his rejection of her last spring that had been the trigger for her preoccupation with making herself look gorgeous.
Circe was jerked from her thoughts by the feel of a hand sliding along her lower back. Without looking she knew that it was Sirius and she frowned as she turned to look at him. "What is it?"
"You were smiling about something, and I'm dying to know what." Sirius said in a serious voice that was betrayed by the twinkle in his eyes. Lord he was handsome.
"Curiosity killed the cat you know," she returned. Oddly enough, even though she had known him for years, she was uncomfortable with his attention. Never before had she had Sirius turn his charms on her and it was ... a decidedly different experience.
"Not the dog though," she was confused by his statement, but figured it probably had something to do with his nickname, Padfoot, so she didn't care.
Before she could respond she noticed that Remus and Adriana had entered the room, taking the two seats across from her and Sirius. Circe raised an eyebrow at the huge grin that covered Remus's face and the half- annoyed, half-embarrassed expression that covered Ri's. She laughed to herself.
Sirius took his free hand and touched it to his heart, feigning a look of despair. "First the smile, now the laughter! I swear, not knowing the reason shall kill me."
"Well, it's not you," she shut him down.
He jumped theatrically as if shot. "Be still my wounded heart!" But before he finished his outlandish speech he was interrupted by a very annoyed James who had decided to raise his voice.
"Oi! Moony? Have you been listening to a word I just said?"
Sirius turned his attention away from Circe and she smiled to herself and joined in the conversation with Lily and Adriana.
The three girls were talking about summer vacation when they over heard James say obnoxiously, "Does he perhaps have a lady love?" Adriana blushed and Lily muttered under her breath, "Stupid git, that Potter."
Circe opened her mouth to say something when she overheard Remus say something about the Gryffindor Quidditch team so she turned her attention to the Marauders. Remus shrugged at something James had said, and then smirked, "I don't like to talk while I eat." Her curiosity not appeased, Circe turned back to her conversation, noticing that the food had appeared.
She enjoyed the feast with only a few more interruptions from the over zealous Sirius, feeling flattered at the attention. Then the two groups, the Marauders as well as Circe, Adriana, Lily, and Kelsey (Lily insisted that they be nice to her) headed back up to Gryffindor tower for their first night back at school.
All in all, Circe had to admit that her first night back had been better than she had ever anticipated. Not only was one of the most popular boys in the school flirting with her, but she had noticed several guys watching her as she walked by. She smiled to herself before getting into bed. This year was going to be interesting.
Just as she had been five years ago when she had been a first year. She had been so nervous there; unsure as to which house she was to be placed in. Both her and her older sister, Nikola were from a Muggle family and were amazed that both were witches. They're family originated from Greece, but had moved to Sussex when Circe was five. Nikola had resided in Hufflepuff, and she had hoped to be sent to that house with her, but when the hat had called out Gryffindor, she had not been too disappointed. In her opinion, the great time that she'd had throughout her time at Hogwarts could not have been had in any other house.
Gryffindor was where she had met the best friends she had ever had. Lily Evans and Adriana Finn. It was also where she had met Remus, James, and Sirius. Three of the coolest guys in the school, and three guys that she considered to be friends. Gryffindor was also the house that she had helped win the Quidditch cup three years running as she was one of the top chasers in the school. She loved it here, and was more than happy to be back.
But as she entered the Great Hall after having the door held open for her by Sirius Black, she had to admit that part of the reason she was so excited to be back was because she had gained so much confidence over the summer. Sick of being the fat one of the Bloom household, she had worked hard to lose the excess weight she had accumulated over the years and she was proud of herself. In her opinion, she had never looked more beautiful.
It seemed, too, that Sirius agreed with her. Never before had he showed her this much attention. It almost made her uncomfortable. She had always considered him a friend, and of course he was gorgeous with his to-die-for body, slightly longish dark black hair that always fell in exactly the right place, and fathomless dark blue eyes. But she also knew him. He had a new girl every three weeks and was a practiced ladies man; every girl in Hogwarts swooned for him, except for herself, Lily, and Ri. So, what was he doing tagging along after her?
Circe knew the answer already. He chased after every pretty girl, and now that she was 'pretty' he was going to use his famous charms on her so that he could add yet another notch to his bed-post – a topic of gossip among all the ladies at the school – and brag about yet another conquest.
Not bloody likely, she thought to herself as she took a seat across from Lily and next to, ugh, Kelsey Smithettes. Kelsey was a nice enough girl, one of her roommates, but she was an annoying tagalong in Circe's opinion and Circe had no time for tagalongs. It was the same reason that she loathed Peter Pettigrew, the Marauders fourth member.
"Comfortable?" Sirius whispered in her ear, causing her to jump as he took the seat next to her.
"I was," she returned coldly. Now, normally she was very nice to Sirius, but she had not yet forgiven him for calling her fat earlier on the train. Granted, she had been fat but it had been rude of him to say it.
Of course, it had been utterly hilarious to watch him fall over himself to try and fix the situation. This was a memory that she would cherish.
"Anything I can do to help?" He teased, lifting one brow. Circe laughed good naturedly, said "No," and then turned away from him as the first years entered the room, all looking absolutely terrified.
She watched as they all lined up and listened as Dumbledore announced that the sorting was about to begin. It was then that Lily spoke up, "Circe? Where's Ri?" Circe looked around the table, noticing for the first time that Adriana had not shown up. How odd.
And then she noticed that Remus Lupin was also gone. The same realization seemed to have occurred to Lily too as the two girls exchanged a look. Adriana had just recently become very preoccupied with Lupin, something that in Circe's opinion should have happened a long time ago as it had not escaped her notice that he was head over heels for Ri. This knowledge was something that upset Circe, at least it had up until six months ago.
She had always had the deepest admiration for Remus, but she gave up when she knew that she never had a chance. Actually, she owed him a lot, in a way. It was his rejection of her last spring that had been the trigger for her preoccupation with making herself look gorgeous.
Circe was jerked from her thoughts by the feel of a hand sliding along her lower back. Without looking she knew that it was Sirius and she frowned as she turned to look at him. "What is it?"
"You were smiling about something, and I'm dying to know what." Sirius said in a serious voice that was betrayed by the twinkle in his eyes. Lord he was handsome.
"Curiosity killed the cat you know," she returned. Oddly enough, even though she had known him for years, she was uncomfortable with his attention. Never before had she had Sirius turn his charms on her and it was ... a decidedly different experience.
"Not the dog though," she was confused by his statement, but figured it probably had something to do with his nickname, Padfoot, so she didn't care.
Before she could respond she noticed that Remus and Adriana had entered the room, taking the two seats across from her and Sirius. Circe raised an eyebrow at the huge grin that covered Remus's face and the half- annoyed, half-embarrassed expression that covered Ri's. She laughed to herself.
Sirius took his free hand and touched it to his heart, feigning a look of despair. "First the smile, now the laughter! I swear, not knowing the reason shall kill me."
"Well, it's not you," she shut him down.
He jumped theatrically as if shot. "Be still my wounded heart!" But before he finished his outlandish speech he was interrupted by a very annoyed James who had decided to raise his voice.
"Oi! Moony? Have you been listening to a word I just said?"
Sirius turned his attention away from Circe and she smiled to herself and joined in the conversation with Lily and Adriana.
The three girls were talking about summer vacation when they over heard James say obnoxiously, "Does he perhaps have a lady love?" Adriana blushed and Lily muttered under her breath, "Stupid git, that Potter."
Circe opened her mouth to say something when she overheard Remus say something about the Gryffindor Quidditch team so she turned her attention to the Marauders. Remus shrugged at something James had said, and then smirked, "I don't like to talk while I eat." Her curiosity not appeased, Circe turned back to her conversation, noticing that the food had appeared.
She enjoyed the feast with only a few more interruptions from the over zealous Sirius, feeling flattered at the attention. Then the two groups, the Marauders as well as Circe, Adriana, Lily, and Kelsey (Lily insisted that they be nice to her) headed back up to Gryffindor tower for their first night back at school.
All in all, Circe had to admit that her first night back had been better than she had ever anticipated. Not only was one of the most popular boys in the school flirting with her, but she had noticed several guys watching her as she walked by. She smiled to herself before getting into bed. This year was going to be interesting.
