Sorry it took so long but I've been lacking inspiration. I'll probably be wrapping this story up soon. But to make up for being late I made this one very long! YEAH! I hope everyone enjoys!
The Space Princess (Hello Princess)
The others jumped to help her but she held up her hand to stop them.
No she thought to her three friends. As the tentacle teeth sank into her tender skin, Sillenna's eyes went from dark gray to a shining silver.
"Forget this," Harry said and went to pry the creature off his girlfriend's throat when to everybody's surprise the creature detached on its own. Everyone immediately rushed to see if she was ok. Aside from a few red marks, Sillenna's neck looked unharmed.
"I'm fine," she reassured them. Once they were sure she was ok, they turned their attention back to the odd creature. In its mouth was a small spinning orb of light. Sillenna walked up to it and bent down before it.
"Heni, May I?" she asked holding out her hand. The creature gentled placed the orb into her palm and scooted back several feet. She stood up, never taking her eyes off the ball of light in her hands. She smiled. Her other hand came down upon the orb with a loud clap. Bright light burst out from in between her hands and fingers and then disappeared. She slowly drew her hands apart to reveal that they were now empty, the orb was destroyed.
"What was that?" Harry asked after a minute of stunned silence. Sillenna looked at him with dancing eyes and smiled.
"My secret." She whispered. Everyone's eyes grew wide as they realized what this meant. She laughed at the look on their faces, a clear musical laugh.
"You mean you can tell us?" Hermione asked excitedly. Sillenna nodded. "Everything?" she nodded again.
"Well don't just stand there start talking!" Ron shouted. Hermione poked him in the ribs rather hard.
"Yes Ms. Miller, well, we can't call you that anymore—" Dumbledore said.
"Rochian, Sillenna Rochian." Sillenna offered.
"Well Ms. Rochian, we are all quite anxious to hear your whole story."
"Well you know most of it, but I'll tell you anyway." Sillenna said. "A dark and evil man by the name of Wojie had been threatening to overthrow my people for some time now. We considered him no real threat because his power could never possibly match our own. Not long before I came here, word came to us that he planned on making me his bride and using my own powers against my people. My parents knew that since he could not over power me and force me into marriage that he would find another way. They feared he would use my own compassion for other beings against me by holding innocents hostage. They knew that I would give into such a threat and so they sent me here to hide until Wojie could be found and destroyed."
"Ok, we got that." Hermione said "But what I don't understand is how we haven't even heard a hint of this Wojie guy or of the fighting that's been going on?"
"Or about a group of people as powerful as yours apparently are?" Ron piped in.
"And if you want to hide why come to Hogwarts where tons of people could see you?"
"Oh, and where ARE you from?"
"AND what are those marks on your back?" The questions from her friends tumbled on top of each other and Sillenna looked to Dumbledore for help. He held up his hands and their questioned stopped.
"I'm sure she would be more then happy to answer your questions if you would give her the time to do so." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his kind eyes. Sillenna sent him a grateful smile then took a deep breath and turned to her expectant friends.
"You guys asked a lot of questions but there is one that would cover all of those that none of you seemed to think of." She said. They scrunched their brows in thought but could think of nothing. She shook her head slightly and gave them the question. "What am I?"
They stared at her, confused and slightly scared.
"I'll bite," Lupin said. "What are you?"
"Thank you Professor," she smiled. "I think I should show you before I tell you." She took a few steps back and placed her hands out strait in front of her, one on top of the other. She pulled them back slowly and placed them so they were covering her face. A light began creeping from her fingertips and slowly began to swirl in front of her face. It was like attended the unveiling of a great statue or work of art. They always covered it with a fancy sheet and you really didn't notice that the sheet was there, it was like it was meant to be there, and then the wind would blow and you realized that the sheet was only covering the art and was not the art itself. This light was like the wind, allowing them to see her looks as the cover they were. In one swift movement, she whipped her hands down and away from her body. Her disguise fell away from her like a silk sheet from a marble statue, in a soft flowing motion. Hermione gasped; the others held a stunned silence. Her skin was white and seemed to glow with a light of it's own. Her hair was a brilliant silver color with hints of blue, turquoise, and purple, but it was her eyes that grabbed Harry. They were silver and bright turquoise. He remember the first time he saw her eyes; how he felt like he was looking through a darkly tinted window and that window had been opened and the real Sillenna exposed. He smiled. He liked her eyes.
"Blimie…" Hermione said quietly, braking the silence. Sillenna smiled. Bad idea. They shrieked and took a step back.
"You…you have fffangs!" Ron stammered. Sillenna sighed.
"I'm not going to bite you, Ron. And they're not fangs, just sharp teeth." She decided not to add the part about them being carnivorous teeth.
"Now maybe I'm just slow or something," Lupin interjected. "But I still have no clue as to what you are." The others turned to her, their faces expectant.
"That would be because I'm not quite finished." Sillenna replied. "Not that it'll help that much. It'll just hurt, well, me anyways." She added under her breath. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. A look of pain spread across her face. They all jumped at the sound of tearing flesh and ripping clothes. Something was appearing from behind her back. It grew and grew until two gigantic wings filled the space on each side of her body.
"BLOODY HELL!" Ron exclaimed. "Those are dragon wings!" He approached the beautiful sparkling white wings that were outlined in the same turquoise as her eyes and began inspecting them closely.
"How right you are Ron." Sillenna said using her magic to remove the blood from the base of her wings.
"I must say, this is most unexpected." Dumbledore said eyes wide with shock, something that didn't happen very often.
"Don't worry, I'm going to explain!" Sillenna said quickly before stream of questions came rushing upon her. Silence reined over the room as they waited.
"I am a Space Dragonna. As in I'm not from Earth and live in outer space. My species is kin to the Space Dragon, hence the wings, together, we are the two most powerful creatures in the universe." Silence.
"WHAT?" Ron squeaked and almost passed on the floor but Hermoine and Lupin caught him. Suddenly Harry burst in a fit of uncontrollable laughter. The other stared at him like he'd lost his mind.
"What's so funny?" Hermione fumed. Harry took a deep breath and fought to control his laughter.
"I just found out that my girlfriend, the woman I love more than my own life, is bona-fide extraterrestrial and it doesn't bother me one bit." Sillenna looked at him in shock. He didn't care. He didn't care what she was; he still loved her. Their eyes met. They both smiled.
"So you live in outer space? Not on some other planet?" Hermione asked quizzically.
"Yeah, I truly do live among the stars."
"What the-?" they spun around to see Draco Malfoy standing in the doorway staring at Sillenna with a look of confusion and fear.
"Great." Lupin muttered. "Just what we need now. The son of Voldemort's right hand man."
"Come here Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore said with a heavy sigh.
"I can take care of this Professor." Sillenna said.
"SILLENNA?" Draco eyes almost popped out of his head when he recognized her.
"Yes, but unfortunately you're not going to be able to tell anyone," she lifted her hand and said something in a language they didn't recognize and a small point of light shot out of her hand and hit Draco in the throat.
"WHAT WAS THAT?" he shouted grabbing his throat.
"A Binding Secrecy." She said. "And trust me, there's no way you or anybody else can break it unless I want them to." At this point Draco proceeded to pass out cold on the floor. Ron snorted happily at the sight.
A slight noise behind them attracted their attention and they found the funny creature staring at them.
"Your Highness." The creature said slowly with a terrible lisp.
" Heni, did you learn this language when you attached yourself to me?" Sillenna asked.
"Yes, your Highness," Heni lisped. "The King and Queen await your return."
"King? Queen? Highness?" Hermione put her hands on her hips and glared at Sillenna. "What's he talking about?"
"Oh, did I forget to mention that I'mHighPrincessoftheUniverse?" Sillenna said quickly trying not to make a big deal out of it but failing horribly.
"PRINCESS?" Hermione squealed. "AHHHH!"
"Wait." Harry said. "You mean, I'm in love…. with a Space Princess?"
"I guess you could say that." Sillenna said sheepishly. Harry's face broke into a large grin.
"Could my life get any weirder?"
"Well would flying through outer space make it any weirder?" Sillenna asked, a sly grin spreading across her face.
"You can do that?" Ron asked wide-eyed.
"Yeah," Sillenna said. "If you guys want to that is?"
"DO WE WANT TO?" Ron asked. "What kind of question is that?" Sillenna laughed and looked to her other friends to confirm if they wanted to go. They both nodded vigorously. She then turned to the two teachers with a questioningly look of her face.
"Oh my no," Dumbledore said. "I'm much to old to go flying around with you young things."
"I think I'll pass too," Lupin said with a smile. "Besides, somebody has to look after Mr. Malfoy here."
"Alright then we're off." Sillenna said motioning for the others to follow her outside.
"Take my hand and make a circle," she instructed her friends. Harry grabbed her right hand and Hermione her left and they both grabbed Ron's hands.
"Wait!" Ron screeched. "How are we supposed to breathe? There's no atmosphere in space right?"
"It's ok Ron," Sillenna reassured him, "I can use my powers to create an Earth-like atmosphere around the three of you."
"Oh… that's good." He said relieved.
"Don't worry once we get out there, I'll get one of my Dragon friends to fly you around. Now let's GO!" With that she gave a mighty thrust with her giant wings and they flew through the air.
"WOOOHOO!" Harry shouted as they picked up speed. Sillenna laughed as her friends began to shout and squeal. With another great thrust, they exited Earth's atmosphere and glided through the vastness of space.
"Oh my gosh!" Hermione whispered peering around. "It's so beautiful."
"And big." Ron added with awe.
"Oh wow, look at Earth." Harry said. They all gazed down at the green and blue orb covered in white puffs of clouds.
"You're so lucky Sillenna," Hermione said. "What a view." The others nodded and watched as the planet grew smaller and smaller.
"Look up." Sillenna said. Heading toward them was an unusual sight. Around twenty to thirty Space Dragonna followed by six gigantic Space Dragons were heading toward them. They were a beautiful sight gliding gracefully toward them, glowing slightly against the dark sky.
"If they're outside the atmosphere bubble then you'll have to use telepathy to talk to them." Sillenna warned. The others nodded and gulped.
"I guess it's good thing we're still in our formal clothes," Ron said. "Since were about to meet a King and Queen and all."
"Don't be nervous guys, you'll do fine." Sillenna reassured them but it didn't seem to help calm them any. They came to a gradual halt in front of the larger group. A large dark green dragon separated from the group and flew below the four friends.
This is Corin, Sillenna told them as she gently set her friends down on his giant back. He has been kind enough to volunteer to let you ride on his back.
As they stepped onto his back, Corin turned his head so that his large, gentle eyes rested on the young witch and wizards.
You might want to take off those pointy shoes, Miss. They could get snagged on my scales and you could take a nasty fall. He said in a deep, grandfatherly voice. Hermione's eyes grew wide and she immediately began undoing her shoes using Ron as support.
I'm sorry if my heels hurt you. Hermione apologized.
It's ok dear, he chuckled. It would take more then those tiny heels to break through my scales. Hermione looked down and the large scales that covered the giant's body. Under her bare feet they were cold and yet warm at the same time; smooth and yet ruff. A movement in front of her caught her attention and she looked up. Sillenna had flown off and was happily embracing her friends and family. She noticed several of them had silver-ish hair similar to Sillenna's.
The silver hair is a Rochian family trademark. Corin explained as if he had been reading her mind. Those two there are the King Jihon (Ji-on) and Queen Aliha (A-le-a). He indicated two Dragonna in the middle of the group. Even if he hadn't said anything it was obvious they were the leaders by their regal stance and the way others acted around them. Queen Aliha was extremely beautiful and was obviously Sillenna's mother. They looked alike except instead of having turquoise in her eyes and on her wings, Aliha had a lilac purple.
Like that ring Sillenna always wears, Hermione thought to herself. Unlike her husband and children though, Aliha didn't have the Rochian silver hair. Her hair was purple like her eyes with white streaks that Hermione was sure had nothing to do with old age.
King Jihon was an imposing figure, tall and robust with dark midnight blue wing hi-lights and eyes. The Rochian silver hair was heavily tinted with dark blue. Even his skin had a blue-ish tint to it. From far off he seemed a menacing presence. Hermione shivered involuntarily. She felt Ron squeeze her hand and realized he had never let her go. She looked at the two boys studying the floating figures and saw a slight fear in their face too.
There's nothing to be afraid of Corin reassured gently. They may look scary if you're not used to seeing something like them everyday but once you get to know them, they're quite nice. Hermione looked over and smiled at the giant beast.
You must have an absolutely thrilling life, Corin, Hermione said.
Well, I don't get bored that's for sure. He chuckled. Ah here they come. Sillenna and a few other Dragonnas had broken off from the group and were headed toward Corin and his passengers. Sillenna and her parents landed nimbly on his back next to the three humans.
Nata (mom), Paja (dad), I would like you to meet my good friends; Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. She said pointing to them in turn. Guys, I would like you to meet my parents; High King and Queen of the Universe Jihon and Aliha Rochian. The three friends bowed awkwardly while the two Dragonna smiled and bowed gracefully in return.
My daughter has told us much about you Aliha said with a kind smile. I am so grateful that she found such good friends as yourselves.
Thank you Harry said shakily. It's an honor to meet you, though I'm afraid all of this is still very new to us. Hermione and Ron nodded in agreement.
Well of course Aliha said understandingly. The fact that you haven't passed out yet is amazing
Most newbies pass out their first time in space, Sillenna explained. Sillenna's mom continued to ask them several questions about their planet, their lives, and what the four of them had done together. Jihon was disturbingly silent the whole time. His constant gaze made the three nervous and they stuttered and stumbled over their answers.
Well why don't we let you have a look around Aliha said indicating the expansion of space in front of them. I'm sure Sillenna is just itching to show you around her home. They were relieved at the chance to get away from the eyes of Jihon and to have a chance to explore outer space, but unfortunately their brief moment of relief was shattered when Jihon's hand reached up to stop them. They stared at him, waiting, wanting to pull their eyes away but unable to. He walked toward them, slow and sure in his gate. They were shaking, they couldn't help it, he seemed to inspire fear. He approached Harry. He started to raise his hand. The three humans had stopped breathing. Then his previously emotionless face broke into a huge grin that seemed to shatter any trace of harshness or cruelty that it had once held. He grasped Harry's hand and shook it rigorously.
If my daughter likes you three then you must be ok! he said with a jovial smile. Next he turned to Ron and shook his hand just as hard then he took Hermione's hand gently in his own and held it lightly for a moment before letting it go.
Besides, he continued wrapping his arm around Harry's shoulder. I've waited a long time to meet the man who could tame that wild daughter of mine.
PAJA! Sillenna yelled, giving him a death glare while Harry turned bright red. Jihon just laughed his deep, hearty laugh and flew off.
Come on Corin, he waved to the dragon. Let's show these kids what space is like. With that the great dragon began to flap his giant wings and they took off.
You might want to have a seat Corin warned them. Once they had set down he turned his head around and blew a light, sparkly mist over them. They could feel it's magic anchoring them to the dragon's back. They heard a familiar tinkling laugh and turned to see Sillenna waving to them.
You guys ready for the ride of your life? she asked.
We'll let you know when it's over Ron replied.
Then let's go! And they were off speeding through space to places no earthlings had ever been before.
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