*Ok, this is my first fanfic. So please be gentle with me.*
This Girl
A cool silver half moon had just risen as a dark horse and rider walked slowly along the long pathway up to a looming castle. People were running past the lit windows in the castle unaware of the clip of the horses feet as it got closer to the castle. It was the 10th September and Eriador Minorita was late, very late. She glanced at her watch on her left wrist. 9.00pm. Not only was it late, she should have been here almost two weeks ago.
Sighing she checked her horse in to a trot. The horse was well built and moved smoothly. However, he was a very unusual horse, not least because of the two foot silver horn that protruded from it head. Also because this unicorn was jet black, it was one of only about 50 in the world. Eriador kept its horn a close secret using various concealment spells because she did not want her horse hunted for sport. Urging her horse up the steps to the main entrance of the castle she then pulled gently on the horses reins to stop him. Sliding off his back she murmured reassuringly to him. She unhooked a small bag and a skateboard from his saddle. Eriador grinned and chuckled when she looked at her skateboard, what would the wizards and witches here think? Once she had done this she unclipped her horses saddle and undid the buckles on his bridle carefully removing it around his horn. Then taking out her wand and muttering a word, the space in front of her horses head shimmered and a two foot long horn reappeared in the place of air. The silver glowed slightly in the moonlight and the point glistened sharply. When this happened Eriador was surrounded by gasps of shock. She had not noticed that she had gained an audience, she took out one of the head phones that was blasting loud music in to her head and glanced round at the people staring at her and her horse. Muttering a few words to her horse, she patted it and it trotted away towards the Forbidden Forest. Taking out her wand again, she pointed it at the saddle and bridle on the floor, she said a word and they disappeared. Picking up her bag and skateboard she slung the bag over her shoulder and walked through the main entrance of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The students that had gathered to watch this young girl and her horse parted to let her pass. They stared at her, she was wearing loose, long, black trousers that covered most of her trainers, a red vest with illegible scrawl written across it and a black un-zipped jacket. Her hair that just looked dark in the dim light of the entrance hall was seen to be a dark violet and hung long and straight a few inches past her shoulders. She was tall and looked intimidating as she strode through the entrance hall, although she looked confident she tried not to meet anybodies eyes, Eriador knew that it would un-nerve people if she looked people right in the face straight after she had got there. The reason for this was her eyes. Her face was well shaped and quite attractive, clear of any spots or blemishes except for a few freckles across her nose. However her eyes drew the attention. They were a deep, dark, black. Inky pools of infinite depth. Eriador knew that they scared people and she enjoyed watching strangers reactions to her, she usually didn't mind the look of fear that passed their faces when she looked directly at them. However, tonight she did not want to scare people, well not just yet, she wanted to make friends. She had already caused a stir because of the entrance she had made and her eyes would make things worse.
Eriador carried on walking and put the head phone back in so she couldn't hear the accusing whispers. As heavy guitar riff blasted into her head she looked around for any form of authority. Looking up at a winding staircase she seemed to have found one.
A rather large, round woman with a face like a toad was descending the stairs in one of the most horrible pink cardigans Eriador had ever seen. Suppressing a smile Eriador walked up to her. She took out the small device that was attached to her head phones, pressing a button on it, she then wound the head phones around it and placed it in her pocket. Then smiling she looked at the woman in front of her.
"Excuse me, err.. professor. But I'm Eriador Minorita, I know I'm err.. a little late, but it took me a little longer than expected to get here. I think I was told to see either Professor McGonagall or Professor Dumbledore."
The large teacher was looking at Eriador with a mixture of shock and horror, she surveyed the purple hair, the black eyes and the clothes.
"Why are you not in robes young lady?" The teacher asked in a strangely high pitched voice that Eriador thought could surely not be natural.
Eriador had not quite been expecting this,
"Well firstly, I don't really like wearing robes, they're not very flattering really." Eriador said matter of factly, a few sniggers sounded across the entrance hall.
"And secondly I cannot ride in robes, its just silly." Eriador finished.
The teacher gawped at her in disbelief. Then turning to the students in the hall she said.
"Shouldn't you be in your common rooms? It is after nine o'clock, if you do not move immediately I will report you."
Turning back to Eriador she frowned and said haughtily.
"Well if you don't have robes on you should not be here, I think you should leave immediately.
"But.." Eriador began to protest. However she was interrupted.
"Now Delores I don't think that will be necessary. Good Evening Eriador, if you would like to come this way and we shall get everything sorted." Said a tall man now walking up the staircase towards them. He had a long silver beard and wore half moon glasses, Professor Dumbledore.
As Eriador followed Dumbledore she heard the Professor she had been talking to spluttering words like "..But. out of regulations.. no robes. just not proper" and she grinned and walked up the stairs. Walking next to Dumbledore Eriador said nothing but surveyed everything around her. She looked at the suits of armour curiously as the watched her walk by. They came to the entrance to Dumbledores office, he said the password and they entered.
"Now my dear" Dumbledore began as the walked in to his office. "The first thing we must sort, is well your sorting, we must decide what house you will be in" He smiled and pointed to the hat on the table. "Try the hat."
Eriador looked at the hat, mistrusting it, but picked it up and placed it on her head anyway.
"Hmm interesting, there's been a few of your clan here hasn't there, one I'm sure you'd rather not talk about. But anyway lets take a look, my, my your clever yes and powerful, yes, I can see that in you. But you're not cruel are you? Hmm interesting. She was in Slytherin wasn't she? But he was in Gryfindor. Interesting. But I think you would do better in Gryfindor, yes Gryfindor."
"Gryfindor" the hat shouted.
The hat was lifted from Eriador's head.
"Well that sorts it then." Dumbledore said with a smile. "Your trunk, which arrived on the 1st September is being taken to your dormitory now." He turned to the fire and threw what looked like dust in to it.
"Minerva, if you would be so kind as to come to my office please." He asked the fire.
Seconds later Minerva McGonagall was in the office.
"Minerva, if you would please show Eriador to Gryfindor house common room and dormitories and make sure she settles in ok."
"Certainly, headmaster." Professor McGonagall replied. "If you would follow me Eriador"
* I have more, if you like it review and tell me so and I will post some more chapters*
This Girl
A cool silver half moon had just risen as a dark horse and rider walked slowly along the long pathway up to a looming castle. People were running past the lit windows in the castle unaware of the clip of the horses feet as it got closer to the castle. It was the 10th September and Eriador Minorita was late, very late. She glanced at her watch on her left wrist. 9.00pm. Not only was it late, she should have been here almost two weeks ago.
Sighing she checked her horse in to a trot. The horse was well built and moved smoothly. However, he was a very unusual horse, not least because of the two foot silver horn that protruded from it head. Also because this unicorn was jet black, it was one of only about 50 in the world. Eriador kept its horn a close secret using various concealment spells because she did not want her horse hunted for sport. Urging her horse up the steps to the main entrance of the castle she then pulled gently on the horses reins to stop him. Sliding off his back she murmured reassuringly to him. She unhooked a small bag and a skateboard from his saddle. Eriador grinned and chuckled when she looked at her skateboard, what would the wizards and witches here think? Once she had done this she unclipped her horses saddle and undid the buckles on his bridle carefully removing it around his horn. Then taking out her wand and muttering a word, the space in front of her horses head shimmered and a two foot long horn reappeared in the place of air. The silver glowed slightly in the moonlight and the point glistened sharply. When this happened Eriador was surrounded by gasps of shock. She had not noticed that she had gained an audience, she took out one of the head phones that was blasting loud music in to her head and glanced round at the people staring at her and her horse. Muttering a few words to her horse, she patted it and it trotted away towards the Forbidden Forest. Taking out her wand again, she pointed it at the saddle and bridle on the floor, she said a word and they disappeared. Picking up her bag and skateboard she slung the bag over her shoulder and walked through the main entrance of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The students that had gathered to watch this young girl and her horse parted to let her pass. They stared at her, she was wearing loose, long, black trousers that covered most of her trainers, a red vest with illegible scrawl written across it and a black un-zipped jacket. Her hair that just looked dark in the dim light of the entrance hall was seen to be a dark violet and hung long and straight a few inches past her shoulders. She was tall and looked intimidating as she strode through the entrance hall, although she looked confident she tried not to meet anybodies eyes, Eriador knew that it would un-nerve people if she looked people right in the face straight after she had got there. The reason for this was her eyes. Her face was well shaped and quite attractive, clear of any spots or blemishes except for a few freckles across her nose. However her eyes drew the attention. They were a deep, dark, black. Inky pools of infinite depth. Eriador knew that they scared people and she enjoyed watching strangers reactions to her, she usually didn't mind the look of fear that passed their faces when she looked directly at them. However, tonight she did not want to scare people, well not just yet, she wanted to make friends. She had already caused a stir because of the entrance she had made and her eyes would make things worse.
Eriador carried on walking and put the head phone back in so she couldn't hear the accusing whispers. As heavy guitar riff blasted into her head she looked around for any form of authority. Looking up at a winding staircase she seemed to have found one.
A rather large, round woman with a face like a toad was descending the stairs in one of the most horrible pink cardigans Eriador had ever seen. Suppressing a smile Eriador walked up to her. She took out the small device that was attached to her head phones, pressing a button on it, she then wound the head phones around it and placed it in her pocket. Then smiling she looked at the woman in front of her.
"Excuse me, err.. professor. But I'm Eriador Minorita, I know I'm err.. a little late, but it took me a little longer than expected to get here. I think I was told to see either Professor McGonagall or Professor Dumbledore."
The large teacher was looking at Eriador with a mixture of shock and horror, she surveyed the purple hair, the black eyes and the clothes.
"Why are you not in robes young lady?" The teacher asked in a strangely high pitched voice that Eriador thought could surely not be natural.
Eriador had not quite been expecting this,
"Well firstly, I don't really like wearing robes, they're not very flattering really." Eriador said matter of factly, a few sniggers sounded across the entrance hall.
"And secondly I cannot ride in robes, its just silly." Eriador finished.
The teacher gawped at her in disbelief. Then turning to the students in the hall she said.
"Shouldn't you be in your common rooms? It is after nine o'clock, if you do not move immediately I will report you."
Turning back to Eriador she frowned and said haughtily.
"Well if you don't have robes on you should not be here, I think you should leave immediately.
"But.." Eriador began to protest. However she was interrupted.
"Now Delores I don't think that will be necessary. Good Evening Eriador, if you would like to come this way and we shall get everything sorted." Said a tall man now walking up the staircase towards them. He had a long silver beard and wore half moon glasses, Professor Dumbledore.
As Eriador followed Dumbledore she heard the Professor she had been talking to spluttering words like "..But. out of regulations.. no robes. just not proper" and she grinned and walked up the stairs. Walking next to Dumbledore Eriador said nothing but surveyed everything around her. She looked at the suits of armour curiously as the watched her walk by. They came to the entrance to Dumbledores office, he said the password and they entered.
"Now my dear" Dumbledore began as the walked in to his office. "The first thing we must sort, is well your sorting, we must decide what house you will be in" He smiled and pointed to the hat on the table. "Try the hat."
Eriador looked at the hat, mistrusting it, but picked it up and placed it on her head anyway.
"Hmm interesting, there's been a few of your clan here hasn't there, one I'm sure you'd rather not talk about. But anyway lets take a look, my, my your clever yes and powerful, yes, I can see that in you. But you're not cruel are you? Hmm interesting. She was in Slytherin wasn't she? But he was in Gryfindor. Interesting. But I think you would do better in Gryfindor, yes Gryfindor."
"Gryfindor" the hat shouted.
The hat was lifted from Eriador's head.
"Well that sorts it then." Dumbledore said with a smile. "Your trunk, which arrived on the 1st September is being taken to your dormitory now." He turned to the fire and threw what looked like dust in to it.
"Minerva, if you would be so kind as to come to my office please." He asked the fire.
Seconds later Minerva McGonagall was in the office.
"Minerva, if you would please show Eriador to Gryfindor house common room and dormitories and make sure she settles in ok."
"Certainly, headmaster." Professor McGonagall replied. "If you would follow me Eriador"
* I have more, if you like it review and tell me so and I will post some more chapters*