Chapter: 2- The prophecy
"Ahhh...….finally….I have been waiting hundreds of centuries for this," the old battered hat said, "This girl has a heart of gold, and helps those I need."
Dumbledore turned to the huffelpuff table which was about to applaud when the hat spoke again.
"But she is a mysterious and intelligent." the ravenclaws began to applaud but were also stopped.
"She is brave and trustworthy." The hat continued this time the Gryffindors were not as keen to clap and as predicted the hat spoke once more.
"But she is also cunning and evil…." the Slytherin's simply looked at the hat with disgust.
Murmurs ran through the hall, everyone looked at the hat as if it had gone mad, Dean Thomas stood up,
"Oy! Which house does she belong to then!"
"Sit Mr. Thomas! Wait till it is finished (A/N-is the hat a boy or a girl?), as I'm sure there is more to tell."
"Yes, yes she has the attributes of all the houses, equally divided in her. She too does not know to which house she belongs but I do…..I remember a tale, from the very beginning of Hogwarts."
"It died very long ago and has been a mere shadow; no one knows it, but me." The hat paused; the whole room held its' breathe, waiting, listening, curious as to what the hat was talking about.
"As you have been told many times there were once four founders of the school- Salazar Slytherine, Helga Huffelpuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Goderic Gryffindor (A/N- if I spelt any names wrong please tell me!). But what you are not aware of is that there was another."
"Yes there was one more headmaster and her name was Daphena Dracona. She believed that there would be people who did not fit into any house, because they were so different, or like Tatiana, so much the same as all the other houses….. And because of this belief Dracona was formed."
(IMPORTANT A/N- DRACOna is not named after Draco Malfoy, I just changed the spelling of DRAGON abit….just so you know!)
"For many years Daphena sat at the table you see behind me, looking over the first years with hope for that special child. And for many years she was turned down, as the four other houses flourished."
"Alas sadly I had never found anyone who fit in the house and it slowly withered away into nothing. Daphena soon left the school flustered by her stupidity, never to be herd of again."
"So my girl that is your house, you are a Draconi (A/N- dra-cone-eye)! Sadly you are alone in it, but fear not for that means you are special, and we can expect extraordinary things from you!" and with that the hats mouth closed and every one sat starring at Tatiana waiting for some reaction.
Dumbledore also was taken back and it seemed Tatiana as the only one capable of actually doing something. So being sooo like herself she stood up took of the hat and took a couple of deep bows, her hair sweeping the floor.
Everyone broke into applause and Dumbledore chuckled clapping along with them. The hat was put back to its rightful place, and Dumbledore set up a small table and chair at the front of the room for Tatiana.
She thought too herself, 'great now everyone has a nice few of me…..'(A/N- ' '-these mean a thought " "these means speech)
"Quiet down everyone. It is nice to know that everyone is happy for Tatiana. Now she has some minor changes in the rules to fit her situation. She may sleep in any dorm willing to take her, until we are able to set one up for her if she wishes. She will also be able to make her own schedule; take classes with whichever house she pleases whenever she wants, as long as she takes all off her subjects." Dumbledore said eyeing her above his glasses.
"Well now that everyone is seated and the rules have been laid out…let us eat!" and with a clap of his hands the four long tables filled with dozens of amazing foods.
For Tatiana though different platters from each table would float over, allowing her to pick off what she wanted before returning back to their rightful spot.
Being the golden trio that they were, Ron, Hermione, and Harry walked over with their plates and sat down with Tatiana. She looked up, bewildered at the kind gesture the Gryffindor's had shown. Of course over at the slytherine table Malfoy looked over with plain disgust for the three.
"Ello I'm Harry and these are my friends Ron an Hermione" he said holding out his hand as he placed his plate down on the table.
"Hello" Hermione smiled she too held out her hand placing her plate beside Harry's.
"Ello" Ron grumbled having to leave the huge table of food behind, but he also held out his hand and put down his plate piled high with the precious food.
Tatiana decided the best way to introduce herself, was too be herself. So with that she shook their hands….at the same time. The three looked at her astonished as another arm came out of her shoulder and shook Harry's.
Luckily no one else in the room saw.
"Ello, I'm Tati as you already ave herd." She said smiling at their shocked faces.
"But…how….you…and then….omigod!" Ron managed to stutter.
"Amazing!" Hermione gasped
Harry just stood there starring at his hand with disgust.
"Oh don't worry; I'm not a mutant, just a metamorphmagus (A/N- no I didn't make that word up its in the 'Order Of The Phoenix' pg. 51 to be exact lol…..had to look it up!). You must know my friend tonks, she talks a lot about you three." She said smiling as three chairs appeared beneath them. Tatiana turned to face Dumbledore as he winked and went on talking with Hagrid.
The three sat.
"Wow, is it hard, I mean I've read about it, some say it hurts. Does it? Can you just do it on will, were does the extra skin and bone come from!" Hermione asked being her usual nosey self.
Ron rubbed his shoulder, still starring at her in bewilderment as he picked at his food.
"No it's quite easy in fact. And I don't feel a thing, well of course until the hand is there. And I don't know were it comes from…I've just always been able to do it." Tatiana answered.
With that out of the way Harry still couldn't stop starring; she was so much prettier in person. He scanned her upper body, as the table hid her legs. Tatiana smiled starring down at her food and proceeded to change her hair from black and long, to blue and chin length, and various other styles.
This time people saw and everyone gasped as she proceeded to change it more. After a few hairstyles, she stopped, and whispers once again ran through the hall. Harry started laughing along with Hermione and Ron. And they continued to do so as Tatiana transformed herself for the rest of dinner.
After Dumbledore had talked to the rest of the teachers (you shall soon find out why) he stood up, "well this has been a most enjoyable evening," he said, as he cleared the tables of the leftovers. Everyone rested, chatting quietly until he spoke again.
"I have just one thing to address to miss. Granger, then I may have an announcement, till then you may continue talking. Miss. Granger if you please, as well as miss. Malika." He said gesturing to a small meeting room off to the side.
Once they were in and settled Dumbledore spoke, "it has come to my attention, that Miss. Malika, being a house of one, is not able to join in school activities such as the house cup, school competitions, and quiditch, unless a house allows her to join them." The two girls continued to stare at him with questionable looks, waiting for him to continue.
"And as we were not aware of her enrolment and registration until a couple of weeks ago we are asking you a tremendous thing miss. Granger…." Hermione merely nodded waiting for him to finish, and Tatiana sat there in boredom.
"we, being the teachers and I, were wondering if you would be gracious enough to allow Miss. Malika to take over your position as head girl, seeing as she has acceptable grades, and from what I've herd, an excellent attitude, as well as a respectable reputation, being a teenage girl and what not, and she does need a room." He stared at Hermione in question; Tatiana was now upright, on the edge of her seat, waiting for an answer.
"Well," Hermione paused, "I would have really liked the position and power I'd have held, like curfew and deductible points….I'm not quite sure…"
"Ah miss. Granger we have talked that over too. You, as well as your three friends (Ginny, Ron and Harry) will have the same curfew as the heads, sadly you will not be able to deduct points, and I'm sure as you are glad to hear you will not have to patrol the halls, as well as a few extra things. But you will have to go back to the Gryffindor dorms." He said waiting for a reply.
Hermione pondered for a bit, 'well she is alone in her house, but does have some very, very neat privileges, mind you I do not want to share a dorm with Malfoy, and she does need one…. I guess, and I do get a later curfew…..well……" Hermione furrowed her brow, running the options through her mind.
"Okay professor, I will relinquish my standings as head girl to Tatiana, and accept your deal." Hermione said quite formally. With that Tatiana jumped out of her chair.
"Yes yes! Thank you Mione! Thank you so much, yay!" Tati screamed.
"Well then I shall go announce this to the school, you two may go back and take your seats." Dumbledore said, watching as Tatiana embraced Hermione in a huge bear hug, not stopping until they were back at her table.
A/N- yay chapter two finished! Please review and point out any mistakes I have made! (and I'm sorry for going on in the great hall for so long, next chapter will have a bit on it too, but its just the beginning I have to introduce everything and everyone and create the setting and plot and so fourth so…well I'm really sorry! lol)
