Tour of Hogwarts
At seven in the morning the next day, there was a girl who was trying to creep out of her quarters and trying not to wake her roommates.
"Ly are you going running?" Sarah whispered as she stuck her head out of her room. She was the light sleeper in the group.
"Yeah I'm just going to go near the lake. I have my cell, just call if you guys need me," I said to her. This was common to all of them. Lyris always woke up earlier than the rest and had a morning run. Out of all of them she was the athletic one and did all the sports that she could get into. She always told Sarah where she was going and she always carried her cell phone. There was one time that she forgot to tell Sarah and they panicked because they couldn't find her. During that time she was trying out a new trail and they couldn't find her.
"All right, try to get back by like 8. See you later." Since Sarah was up she went through her morning ritual. She took a shower, woke up Kristle and got changed. Sarah did not even bother to try and get Nikki to get up, she was hopeless. Only Kristle and Ly could get her up. Kristle could get her up because well… she was somewhat scary, with her motherly like ways. Ly could get up because she throws a bucket of cold water; she had done it quite often.
8 am Lyris view
I felt something vibrate in my pocket, which was my cell phone. In SWA muggle thinks worked as long as we put a charm on them. We were allowed to do the same in Hogwarts. I took out the cell phone and answered.
"Little one, get your ass back here, its 8 already, your uncle will be here. You have to shower or else you'll smell like old socks." Kristle said in her fake nice voice.
"Yes mom, I'm coming," I responded. I continued running towards the tents and I got there in 15 minutes. As I got there, I noticed I was not alone. There were two people standing in the middle of the semi-circle of tent looking really confused. It seemed like they were arguing about something.
"Ok, don't you think that we're a bit early?" a boy with brown curly hair said to the person next to him.
"We're early because we have to ask which tent they are in. We don't know remember, Professor Snape never mentioned it" the blond boy answered his friend.
"Who is up in this ungodly hour? And why are we doing this?" The first boy said in annoyance.
"For the record you lazy ass, I get up this early. Lets get this over with," the blond one said to his friend and dragging him towards the large tent.
"Excuse me, did you guys need some help" I asked them after they took their first step. They jumped as I said this because they never saw me. I was always told that I sneaked up to people too much.
"Oh! Umm.. we're looking for someone." The blond was saying. I was going to ask who, but my cell vibrated again. I excused myself and clicked on the speaker phone.
"LYRIS BALBOSA LIM DATOR AGUILAR, GET YOUR SORRY ASS HERE NOW!" Mom screamed at me. I guess speaker phone was a mistake. The two boys jumped at the yelling.
"OK! I'm outside, I'm coming in." I said trying to recover. I looked at the two boys and they had the look of great confusion. "Sorry about that but… I'm running late. So who are you looking for.
"You, I guess. That is if your name is actually Lyris. Professor Snape sent us," the blond one responded, while the other one kept looking at my cell like it was the most fascinating thing.
"Umm… Why?" I was just as confused as the other boy, but for a different reason.
"Well he said he couldn't make it because he had a meeting with the other professors. We are suppose to give you a tour."
"Ok then, come with me," I lead them to the tent.
"Guys! I'm back and We got company." I informed as I stepped into the tent. On the couch was Nikki trying to get a little bit more sleep. Sarah was on the recliner reading some book. Kristle I was guessing was upstairs. My guess was confirmed as she came down the stairs. Sarah lowered her book and poked Nikki, which resulted in her falling on the ground.
"What is up with the poking?" Nikki said annoyingly. All of us laughed a bit, before they looked at the guys next to me.
"Guys this is…umm… I never got your name," I said trying to introduce them.
"Oh! I'm Blaise Zambini and this is Draco Malfoy." The boy with brown hair introduced himself and his friend.
"Ok then, well I think you know that I am Lyris. That over by the hallway is Kristle, the one yelling on the cell. Over there on the floor is Christa, just call her Nikki. The last one is Sarah, over by the recliner," I said as a way of introduction. My friends nodded as a way of greeting. "They're going to be giving us a tour. Uncle apparently has some staff meeting. I know… I'm going." I responded to Kristle as she gave me a death glare. "Guys take a seat, I just need to shower and change." I walked away, leaving my cell on the coffee table.
Normal view
As Lyris left to shower, her friends talked a little with the boys. Actually, Kristle and Nikki talked; Sarah just sat there and read. She had a bad habit of not talking to people unless she knew them for some time. They always joked that she took the "Don't talk to strangers" too literally, but they got used to it. Blaise sat next to Draco opposite from the Nikki, and looked at the cell with some curiosity. Nikki noticed this, "I'm guessing that you're a pureblood that know nothing of the muggle world." She asked questioningly.
"What makes you say that?" He responded. Everyone's conversation ended and was looking at the two of them.
"Well it looks like you've never seen a cell before. It's a muggle object so I'm taking a wild guess." Nikki commented.
"Well yeah I am actually a pureblood and so is Draco." He responded. "So, What's a cell phone?"
"It's a way for muggles to communicate. Don't feel bad, if I didn't grow up with muggles I wouldn't know what it was either." Nikki explained. They had to elaborate on the cell phone to the two boys and that took some time.
"Ok I'm done let go!" Lyris said to her friends, who were all crowded over the coffee table looking at her cell phone. They all looked up and started to move away and head outside. While they were walking they all talked and found out that Draco was Professor Snape's godson, which to Lyris was weird.
"We're missing a short one." Kristle commented as she looked around near her. "There she is," pointing towards the outside of their close crowd. Lyris ran to them and held on to Kristle's arm. "What did I tell you about walking behind me? If I can't see you, then I presume you're dead or dying."
"I know… I just like walking at the back." Lyris said trying to defend herself. The continued towards the Great Hall, on the way there they met up with some people
"Hey Potter, Weasley, Granger," Blaise greeted them. Draco nodded in a way of greeting.
"Hey Zambini, Malfoy." The boy named Potter responded. The other two also nodded.
"What's with the entourage?" Potter asked, referring to the 4 girls.
"Oh! Ummm… they're from SWA. We're suppose to tour then around the school, as a favor to Snape," Draco explained.
"Aren't you Professor Snape's niece?" the girl name Granger asked.
"Yeah… Guess everyone heard that… ha!... Oh! These are my friends…ummm… Kristle, Christa and Sarah. Just call Christa Nikki, we get confused with Kristle and Christa." Lyris responded as a way of introduction.
"I'm Hermione Granger, this is Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, pleasure to meet you."
"So What's with the last name?" Nikki piped in.
"Oh! Long story… I'll explain during breakfast, if you'll sit at the Gryffindor table," Hermione responded.
"Ummm. We kind of have to explain to them a few things and I think that a Slytherin sitting at the Gryffindor table is something… odd." Draco commented.
"Well, why don't you all eat with us at our table? Think of it as common ground." Kristle suggested and started to walk, the others soon followed. It was quite a site to see, rival houses sitting and talking in a friendly manner.
Not a lot of people knew that after the downfall of Lord Voldermort, Blaise and Draco visited the 12 Grimmauld Place. They spent time there because the only one Draco felt comfortable with, aside from Blaise and his mother was Snape. Harry, Ron and Hermione spent the summer there so that Harry could visit Lupin and catch up with things. While they were there, they developed a sort of a truce or friendship. Calling each other last name was just a habit that didn't want to go away. This was the first time that the group ever sat or talked in a civil manner in front of anyone from school.
During breakfast there weren't a lot of people there so it was somewhat quieter. The group decided that they tour around the school and then head to Hogsmead in the afternoon. It wasn;t a thourough tour, just the important places. They ate and asked questions about one another. Everything was going smoothly until Hermione asked. "So what are you planning to do tonight?" She asked curiously. Nikki and Lyris perked up to this question and replied, "Brain, what are we going to do tonight?" Nikki asked with a huge smile.
"What we do every night Pinky… Try to take over the world!" Ly responded trying to hold down her giggles.
"Narf," Nikki responded.
"Oh God! They started" Sarah said as she buried her face in her hands in annoyance and humiliation.
"Pinky and the Brain….Brain…Brain" Lyris and Nikki sang together. They soon feel down laughing.
"Don't mind them, they're just crazy… It bugs the hell out of Sarah when they do that." Kristle explained to the 5 confused people across from her. "To answer the question earlier, we usually watch movies during Saturday nights, you're welcome to join." She offered. Hermione and Harry who understood what movies were enthusiastically agreed. The other three were confused, "Movies?"
"You'll see tonight," Kristle answered. As she said this she reached over to Sarah and grabbed her waffle.
"Hey, that's mine. Slap Keep your hands off." Sarah said as she noticed her waffle move.
"Yoink!" Kristle grabbed the waffle from Sarah and quickly stuffed it in her mouth. Sarah had a look of horror and slapped her again. After Kristle finished swallowing she stuck her tongue out and smacked Sarah on the head. This then turned into a full fledge slapping war.
"Oy! And they say we're crazy!" Nikki commented while rolling her eyes.
"White people! Cease and Desist! I am trying to eat here." Lyris said to the two people sitting next to her. She proceeded to stuff her mouth with food and continued as if nothing happened. The other 5 people just looked on in amazement. There were too people hitting each other and their friends were sitting next to them continuing to eat as if this was normal. The 5 people guessed that this was a normal occurrence, but why it was normal was confusing to them.
During the tour they met up with many people doing the same thing. The 4 girls were getting along quite well with Hermione. Hermione enjoyed the company of girls because she was able to talk about the things that she was interested in, books. Hermione was taking the opportunity to talk to girls that were not too into fashion or the latest gossip compared to her roommates. The boys didn't mind because they talked mostly about Quidditch. As the tour cam to an end they headed back to the Great Hall for lunch. They all sat at their own respective table. The plans for Hogsmeade trip for the group was cancelled due to the meeting that the Headmistress of SWA called for. The meeting was for some rules to be followed and about their classes. The groups decided to meet in front of the Great Hall after dinner so they could all go together to the movie night, though some were still skeptical about it. The four girls then started towards the tent to go to the meeting.
4 hours later
"Look at all this work! Do they even expect us to have lives?" Nikki commented as the girls were walking towards their tent. She was looking at the 5 long parchments of assignments that they had to receive. It was their assignment for the rest of the year. Each had in their hands a copy of this assignment and each had a look of disappointment.
"Its not that bad Nikki, at least we don't have to go to a lot of classes, just some or if we do test." Sarah said trying to comfort Nikki.
"Yeah I guess…" Nikki agreed reluctantly.
" Look we don't have to do anything now, so lets have fun and worry about it Monday," Kristle suggested.
" How about a picnic and some flying over the lake? I saw a tree by the lake that we could go to," Lyris said enthusiastically.
"Only Ly would think of food at a time like this." Nikki said as she shoved Lyris into the tent. Their tent was no ordinary tent because naturally they were witches. The tent was made to suite the needs of the occupants. The inside looked like a muggle apartment because to them that was their entire ideal place. There were many muggle things as much as magical things everywhere in the tent. From the outside it looked like a regular square tent that most people have seen, but it was the inside that was amazing. The tent was a two-story place. The first floor had the living room, kitchen and study area. On the left side of the door was a smaller open area for the kitchen and a small dinning set. Further along there was study area for the girls and bookshelves filled to the brim with books of all sorts. In the back of the whole floor were the stairs that lead to the rooms upstairs. Each girl had a room for themselves and two bathrooms. The right side of the tent, across from the kitchen was the living room area. It had 2 comfortable couches and two recliners grouped together in front of the wide plasma screen. Across from the study was the lounging area, it had a baby piano and three other comfortable chairs next to it, facing the fireplace. Next to each chair were different instruments, a cello, a Spanish guitar and a bass guitar. Next to the fireplace were two-bird post and a cat scratching post.