Here's another chappie! I actually was going to post this around Christmas as my gift to all my readers but my computer messed up and I haven't been able to do anything until today. Sorry for the wait!

The Space Princess- What's This White Stuff?

Sillenna was to tired to care what the other students said behind her back or the fact that they rushed to get out of her way in the hall. She had awakened her dormant powers yesterday and was fighting to keep them in check. Not to mention getting slugged in the back didn't help with pain in that area. More then anything she was tired of the secrets. Tired of not being able to explain. It wasn't fair to everyone else.

She vaguely remembered telling her friends goodnight before taking her medicine and falling into bed. They had been waiting for her downstairs when she had come down for breakfast. They walked beside her like guardians protecting a small, fragile child.

"Good thing it's Saturday," Sillenna said as they sat down. The others smiled at her. Ron passed her a plate of biscuits.

"Uuuhhhh…." She groaned. "No food please. I'm not made to eat this much." They looked at her questioningly but simply left her only. While they ate, Sillenna struggled not to fall asleep on the table.

"That's it," Harry said getting up and pulling her to her feet. "You're going back to bed before you pass out." She didn't fight but let them drag her back to the dorm room. She was vaguely aware of Hermoine putting her to bed and leaving the room as she fell into a deep sleep.

She awoke some time later refreshed and feeling much better. When she went downstairs, nobody would look her in the eyes. One girl on the couch smiled weakly at her.

"Umm, do you know where Ron, Harry, and Hermione went?" Sillenna asked the girl quietly.

"I think they went outside somewhere." The girl replied.

"Thanks." Sillenna said and turned to leave. Right before she disappeared out of the doorway she turned back. "You know guys, I don't bite," she said. "Unless you're a Slytherin." The room filled with quiet laughter as she shut the door behind her. When she got outside what she saw caused her to stop dead in her tracks. The ground was white. What? Sillenna thought. She bent down and touched the stuff. It was cold Could this be snow? Christmas is almost here so I guess it's about that time. She stepped out into it. It was wonderful and cold. She let a few flakes fall onto her upturned face before continuing to look for her friends. After searching for several minutes, she found them setting beneath a tree talking.

"Hey guys!" she waved. They all jumped up and ran to greet her. Their happy faces turned to one's of shock when they got close to her.

"Are you trying to catch a cold?" Hermione asked.

"What?" Sillenna asked confused. Then she noticed that her three friends and everybody else she had seen outside had been bundled up in heavy coats, hats, and gloves. She was just wearing a pair of blue jeans and a yellow three-quarter-length button up t-shirt. She laughed at how silly she must look.

"What's so funny about catching a cold?" Ron asked as Harry came and put his arm around her trying to protect her from the cold.

"But it feels soo good." Sillenna said causing them to give her worried glances. Hermione reached over and felt for a fever. "I'm not sick, Mione!" Sillenna objected. "It's just where I come from it's really cold and I'm so used to it that this feels wonderful after the hot summer months."

"You should still wear a jacket," Harry said leading her over to the tree they had been sitting under.

"We'll go in a minute. Just let me enjoy it a bit more." Sillenna begged and they gave in.

"It's cold where you come from!" Hermione exclaimed. "That's a clue!" Harry and Ron's faces lit up at this realization.

"Please guys not now." Sillenna said. "Let's talk about something somewhat normal." The others agreed and they talked about school, teachers, quiditch, the muggle world, and anything that they wanted to.

"We should go in now." Harry said dragging Sillenna onto her feet and into the castle. Hermione was leading them in the direction of the common room, but Sillenna stopped them.

"Umm, guys," she said. "I think we need to talk about yesterday and….stuff." The good mood immediately disappeared. "If we don't do it now then we'll never get around to it."

"Ok," Harry said. "But where do we go to get some privacy?"

"Room of Requirement?" Sillenna offered.

"Are you sure?" Hermione asked. "After what happened yesterday?"

"Hey, I've got you guys to protect me this time!"

"Like that'll help you any." Ron said with a laugh. "Look how well we protected ourselves!" They all laughed and changed their course toward the Room of Requirement. When they got to the wall Sillenna jumped in front of the other.

"Let me," she said and began to pace back in forth of the wall. The boor appeared and she opened it with a silly sort of formality. "Entre dans." She said with a bow. The room inside had large fireplace on the far wall surrounded by a large plush couch and an enormous leather armchair.

"Nice." Ron said surveying the room. Harry and Sillenna quickly claimed the couch while Hermione snuggled up in the armchair and Ron sat on the floor with his back against the chair and his long legs stretched out across the rug.

"So…." Harry said draping his arm around Sillenna's shoulders. "Where to begin?" Sillenna sighed.

"First I'd like to thank you for accepting the fact that I'm not going to fight your battles for you." Sillenna said. The others simply nodded. "But I want you to know that just because I won't fight them for you doesn't mean I won't HELP you fight them." Harry turned and looked at her curiously. "I'm not going to just sit by and watch you put your life on the line time and time again. I care about you too much." She whispered. Harry's breath caught in his chest. Ron reached up and grasped Hermione's hand. "I care about you all and am going to make sure you live until you're old enough to be museum relics." The others chuckled. "Besides I could teach you guys all sorts of helpful stuff. You've already started to learn telepathy and from there comes teleconnectic abilities. Quick reflexes and physical fighting skills should things go hand to hand and I think I could work out some wandless magic."

"WHOA!" Hermione said holding her hands up in mock surrender. "One thing at a time!"

"Yeah take a breath before you turn blue on me." Harry said with a laugh. Sillenna seemed to find this very funny. The fact was she didn't breathe, she only inhaled enough air for speech purposes. Space has no atmosphere to breathe after all. Tears were running down her cheek from laughing so hard. The others looked slightly disturbed by her display.

"It wasn't that funny." Ron said. All Sillenna could do was wave her hands and shake her hand.

"It's not…that…. it's just…. Oh never mind" she decided it would be too hard to explain.

"So when do we start this training of yours?" Harry asked

"Might as well start tomorrow"

"Will we get to learn how to do make a wicked portal like you did?" Ron asked

"Um, I don't think so," Sillenna said.

"Think we should tell Dumbledore?" Harry asked

"Of course." Hermione said. "He'll have to let the teachers know so we don't get in trouble and he might give a room to work in." The others agreed. Just then Ron's stomach rumbled loudly.

"Supper time!" he said hopping to his feet.

"Supper?" Sillenna asked. "What happened to lunch?"

"You slept through it." Hermione said. "You were out cold."

"I bet you're starving." Harry said "You haven't eaten anything since lunch yesterday." Sillenna didn't reply but simply followed the others out the door. She wasn't hungry, but she would nibble on something to make her friends happy. There were somethings that just couldn't be explained with the guessing game.

A/N: Reviews are much loved by this writer!