Hogwarts

When they arrived they were showed to a chamber with the other school. As we stood there they waited for our school to be called.

"Ly check out the cutie over there" Nikki pointing at some guy but trying to be subtle.

"Which one?" Lyris responded while craning her neck for a better look but with to no avail.

"The dude over there" Nikki tried again.

"You idiot there all dudes, Drumstrang is an all guys school. Be specific." Kristle joined in.

"And clothing don't count cuz they all in uniform" Sarah added.

" Oh never mind." Nikki answered.

"Ladies keep quiet" Miss Notte said to the four.

"Sorry headmistress" they said at once.

Not too long after the two schools had gone and then they were called. They filed in two lines, Lyris and Nikki being in the front and Kristle and Sarah at the back, because of their heights. They soon started walking towards the Great Hall.

At the same time in the Slytherin table

"This year is going to be brilliant." Blaise Zabini commented to his best friend, Draco Malfoy.

"Can't wait to see who the schools champions are… hopefully I get picked," Draco responded. Life had changed for everyone since the downfall of Lord Voldemort. Draco's father was now in Azkaban and he was free to be a normal teen. Things between the houses became less strained, but that didn't mean that they were all friends. Harry Potter and his friends have called a truce with the Slytherin at the end of the 6th year and were in friendlier terms.

"Can't wait to see this new school, I've never met any Canadians. They said that the school was very muggle oriented. What do you suppose that means?" Blaise inquired. Before Draco could respond the ladies of SWA had entered the Great Hall in two lines, right in the middle of hall. The people were curios because the faces could not be seen.

Lyris' view

"Nice place…really huge… don't like the staring though" She said to herself and kept moving until she reached the front. When she stopped the rest of her class stopped. They were lined up from the front to the end of the hall facing the front. They were all waiting for me to turn; when I did turn to my left I was facing Nikki. As I did this everyone did the same thing. We were like soldiers, and as we saw our headmistress at the door and that was our signal to kneel on one knee. We kept this position until the headmistress greeted the headmaster Dumbledore and said "Rise." With that comment we all rose. "Please be comfortable and take your seat," the headmaster informed us. With that we all took a seat at the only table left. As we took of our robes it magically transformed all our clothes to our uniform. Our uniform consisted a blue kilt, knee high socks, white French cut shirt and black shoes. This was surprising because we were not told about it, but at the moment I didn't care, cuz there was food on the table.

Draco's view

"Oh man, what is up with the cloaks… can't see anything." Draco looked with some disappointment. As they rose from kneeling and took off their cloaks, he got to see the uniforms and the faces. "Hey not bad… some look cute."

Normal

The girls sat next to each other and across from each other at the end of the table.

"Now this is my kind of place" Lyris commented as she looked at the food set at the table. They all laughed at this and started to eat.

"Pst! Ly Is that your Uncle Severus?" Sarah asked as she pointed towards the table where the professors ate. Lyris turned to take a look at the table since she was facing away from it and nodded in agreement. Lyris smiled at her uncle when he noticed her looking at him. In response he smiled to her. Out of everyone in Lyris' family her Uncle Severus was the one she was close to, well except her brother. He spent every summer with her at some vacation and they would catch up. To her he was as close to a father to her, and for him she was as close to a daughter.

In the Gryffindor table

"Hey Ron! Snape just smiled! I never even knew he could do that…. Maybe I'm just hallucinating" Harry Potter commented to his friend, while shaking his head in disbelief.

"Are you alright Harry? Snape never smiles and who would he be smiling at?" Ron replied as he tried to decide what to eat next.

"He was smiling at the girl with the wavy hair in SWA" Hermione responded.

"You saw it? Good! I am not going crazy" he said relieved to know that he was not losing his mind.

"Wonder why he would smile at her?" Ron asked, and then a thought struck him. "Hey what if it's his daughter?"

"He's married?" Hermione asked doubtingly

"There is more of him?" Harry appalled by the thought.

"You know what? Let's stop talking about this cuz I am fast losing my appetite." Ron responded while holding his stomach.

In the Slytherin table

"Hey Blaise, did you see that?" Draco asked his friend.

"Yeah, Professor Snape smiled. Who would have thought he was capable of that."

"Wonder who he was smiling at?"

"Dunno, can't see anything from here." Blaise responded and continued to eat. Draco was curios because for as long as he has known Professor Snape, he rarely smiled. He had known Professor Snape long before Hogwarts. He was Draco's Godfather, but there were no special privileges to this, he was treated as regular student.

Normal view

"Now that everyone is done having their fill we will head to our beds. Students of Drumstrang, your quarters will be in your ship, Beauxbatons quarters will be in their luxurious carriage and Salem witches will have a tent near the edge of the forbidden forest. Tomorrow is Saturday and I hope that you will take it upon yourselves to explore the castle. Hogwarts students, I hope that you will be most kind to help our guest in giving them tours around the immense castle. And that will be all for tonight. Once again I welcome all the students to Hogwarts." After Professor Dumbledore finished with his speech all the other headmasters proceeded to take their students to their designated area. Some Hogwarts students left behind, mostly the Gryffindors and the Slytherin. The Salem student decided to wait out the crowd.

"Hey Guys, I'm going to go talk to my uncle. Tell me when we're going." Lyris told her friends as she stood and made her way to her headmistress to ask permission.

"Sure Ly" all three responded. After asking permission she was on her way to greeting her uncle.

Lyris' point of view

"I miss him so much, we didn't get time to spend that much this summer." As I approached him I don't think he realized I was heading his way until I got closer. He was standing next to a lady and a table full of students wearing green ties. The moment he saw me, I ran full speed, yelled "Uncle" and jumped in his arms. It was really childish of me and a bit loud, since everyone left stared at me and uncle but at the time I did not care. My uncle responded to me by bending down, catching me as I flung myself at him and kissed the top of my head. He had to bend cuz he was six foot something and well i had barely passed 5ft. After a few more moments he slipped me down, but I was still holding on to his waist.

"Minerva, I would like you to meet my niece, Lyris" My Uncle introduced me to the lady next to him. " Ly, this is Professor McGonogall, she a colleague and the teacher to transfiguration."

"Hello, Professor," I straightened out and stood away from my Uncle, but he still had his arms around me.

"Hello dear, Severus talks so much about you, it is good to finally meet you," she held out her hand and I shook it. "Well I will leave to get you two to catch up." Uncle proceeded to lead me towards the end of the table with all the students wearing green. On the way people were staring at us, which was a bit unnerving.

"Take a seat Ly." He held out a chair and I sat on it.

"How was your trip here?"

"It was good uncle, but…umm… why are they all staring at me like I lost my head?" I asked while looking around.

"Well they don't normally see their head of house and potions master being jumped, as you say it, by a girl from a school, that before tonight was never heard of" he responded calmly.

"What house is this then uncle?"

"This is the Slytherin house. Most that are left at this table are 7th years. Over there are the Gryffindors and their head of house would be professor McGonogall, those left are also in 7th year."

"I see… well what are your plans for tomorrow?"

"Nothing as of yet. Why?"

"Wanna give my friends and I a tour?"

"If I can not then one of the people from my house will do so."

"Ok then."

"How about before breakfast I come and pick you and your friends from your quarters and then we can go from there. I'll come at around 8:30. Breakfast is usually at 8 but it's a bit later during weekends."

"That should be fine with me."

"Ly we gotta go." Nikki tapped me at the shoulder. I hadn't even realized that she was close to me because I was not paying that much attention to the surroundings.

"Oh! Um… Niks I want you to meet my Uncle Severus or Professor Snape and Uncle I want you to meet Christa, well I call her Nikki, but yeah…" I said as introductions to each of them. I slowly stood and my Uncle followed me. He held out his hand and shook Nikki's. "Pleasure to meet you Christa; I have heard a lot about you and her other friends." As he said this my other friends came towards us and I introduced them as well. I gave my uncle a hug and a kiss on the cheek before I left. On my way to the tent I told them about how my Uncle was going to give us a tour. They were fine with this except,

"8:30! On a Saturday, does that even exist?" Nikki complained. She was not a morning person. It takes us at least 15 minutes to get her up from bed and that is when she is cooperating. After that little outburst Mom calmed her down and told her she had to do it, there was no arguing after that. We didn't call her mom for no reason.

The tent was a large one that reminded me of the circus tent. At the side of it there was six other smaller tents. Each small tent could fit 4-5 people comfortably, that was where we were to sleep. The large tent was where we were to study and there was a fitness area as well and a library. We got the one at the edge of all of them and headed to bed.