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Kira
"Wow, he's so tall," Shayla said as she watched him. "He looks so gentle, though. By the way, I wonder where they get all those horses." She pointed to the carriages.
"What horses?" Asked a bewildered Kira, "I don't see any."
"Those big ones that are pulling the carriages," Shayla said as she pointed to them. The horses were skeletal and slightly eerie, but beautiful, and they intrigued her.
"I think you're seeing things, sis, 'cuz there ain't no horses," Kira replied, shaking her head.
"Hmm... I don't see them either. I wonder if that's part of the magic of the castle. Some people can see them and others can't." Snow thought out loud.
Sabrina, who was standing behind Shayla, gasped at the beauty of the horses. "They're beautiful! But I wonder why Kira and Snow can't see them. It is very odd indeed." Chaos went up to the horses for a closer look.
"That is odd," Shayla exclaimed. "I'll have to ask Dumby about it. They're quite interesting, aren't they Sabrina?"
Sabrina nodded in agreement, "Very." She looked at them with great interest, wanting to go touch them. "They remind me of... death." She shivered, "Weird, it just felt like I was shocked by something.. Unnatural."
"This is weird I feel real out of it," Snow said quietly.
"Am I the only one not affected by those things that Shayla and Sabrina see?" Kira asked feeling a bit left out.
"All right, firs' years! Into the boats. Come 'long now." The large man bellowed.
The sound of the mans voice caused Shayla to jump. She had men in a kind of trance while staring at the horses. Sabrina was right; they did remind her of death. She shuddered; an image of her dying uncle flashed before her eyes, but she shock it away. She did not want to think of something so grim on such a happy occasion. "Hey, you guys, we better get a move on! All the other first years are following that man. We'll be left behind."
"Right," Kira hurried after the man.
Sabrina had already walked off with the man, unbeknownst to her friends. She had a look of horror and shock on her face. 'Dear god, I never want to look at those horses again,' she thought to herself.
"Four firs' years to a boat," called the large hairy man.
Snow ran to catch up with her friends, she was still trying to see the horses. She ran up and her three friends had already climbed into a boat. Oh, but Snow, Snow was not graceful enough to climb into the boat like the rest of the first years. She was running too fast to stop and was about to land right on her butt in the water when the gigantic man grabbed her by the arms and lifted her into the boat with her friends.
"Careful now, don' want ye getting hurt before ye get up to the castle." He told her.
"Oh, thanks very much Mister er... Mister..." Snow tried to thank him.
"Me names Hagrid," the big man said.
"Thanks Mr. Hagrid," Snow said brightly. She looked at the boat to the right of the one she was in and noticed the boy, Remus, and his friends smiling. Snow blushed and looked up at the sky.
"Oh, Snow! Are you okay?" Shayla asked worriedly, she glanced over at the boat, which Sirius and his friends were in.
Sirius smiled warmly and waved to Shayla.
"Aw... Sirius has a crush," one of his friends teased. He had jet-black hair that stuck up in every direction, he also wore round glasses, and he was quite thin.
"Be quiet, James," Sirius snapped while smiling brightly.
Shayla smiled and waved back, blushing slightly. She then noticed that the boy named Remus was staring at Snow, "Uh, Snow. I think you have an admirer." She winked at Snow and motioned for her to look at Remus.
Snow giggled and said, "Gee, I sure hope so!" She smiled at Remus.
"Not fair," Kira complained. "I think I freaked poor Severus Snape out." She laughed, "I ought to apologize for tackling him."
Fran landed on her shoulder, hooting happily.
"FRAN!" Kira gasped, "How the bloody hell do you keep getting out of you cage?"
Fran just snuggled into her neck with a soft hoot.
Severus was a couple of boats away and laughing his ass off at Kira, "My god, she is so stupid."
Narcissa giggled, leaning her head on Lucius' shoulder, "Snape, you're so mean."
He smirked, "Naturally."
Kira heard him, "Why you little!" She shook her fists threateningly.
This just caused him to laugh even harder.
"I'll keel you!" Kira roared.
Fran hopped around on her shoulder hooting madly.
Sabrina, who had been first on the boat, was ignoring all the commotion that was going on around her. But when she heard Kira scream, she turned around to see why, but stopped when she saw Narcissa's head on Lucius' shoulder. This made her mad and her blood began to boil. 'Damn bloody girl.' She gave Narcissa a death stare, hoping that it would scare her.
Lucius looked at Narcissa, "Get your head off me." He then noticed Sabrina's glare, "Don't you see that girl giving you a look that could kill?" He had to admit that the girl was an interesting creature, but he definitely wasn't going to say so out loud.
Shayla stood beside Kira with her hands on her hips, she glared across the lake at Snape. "Don't you ever, ever call her stupid again. And you wipe that disgusting smirk off your face; it's doing nothing for your looks."
Kira looked at Shayla, "Thanks for the help, but I like the smirk." She then turned back to Snape, "I'm probably smarter than you are."
Shayla sat down, but she was still angry, "Well, he is slowly working on my nerves."
"Mine too," agreed Kira.
Sirius looked over at Shayla, still smiling brightly, and winked.
Suddenly the melting feeling came over her again.
"Aggh!" Snow screamed, "Will all of you sit down? We are starting to move and the boat almost flipped us over." Snow didn't want to flip, sure, she could have swam, but she had seen something like a large octopus move in the middle of the lake.
"S-sorry," Kira sat down.
Sabrina continued to stare at Narcissa, then she felt something move and realized that it was just Chaos, who was on her lap. Chaos hissed baring her fangs at Narcissa. "Good girl, yes she is the enemy. But don't attack her... yet." Sabrina smirked at the thought of Chaos attacking Narcissa.
Shayla sat quite still and looked out at the black glistening lake, it was so beautiful She couldn't wait to get her first glimpse of the castle, and she was ready to see Dumbledore. She hadn't seen him in a couple of weeks and she missed him dearly.
Kira was still glaring a Snape. "He may be cute, but damn, he's rude," she grumbled stroking her owl's head with her forefinger.
Severus growled at Kira, "Stop staring at me."
"Why would I stare at you? You're a bloody git!" Kira hissed back.
"You know you like him," Narcissa snickered as she removed her head form Lucius' shoulder.
"Ah, shud-up," Kira turned back to her friends, blushing. "I hope I don't end up in the same house as those gits. Oh, look!" She pointed at the Hogwarts castle that now loomed over them, "It's so big."
Snape laughed loudly at Kira's comment, but she ignored him.
Sabrina growled at Narcissa, "Shut the bloody hell up you wretched girl!" She was pissed beyond imagined and she did not like it when anyone laughed at her friends. "You shut up, too, Snape." She snapped when she heard Snape laugh at Kira. "God, I agree with you, Kira, I hope I don't end up in them same house as them." She looked up to see the castle that Kira was pointing to, "Ah, how beautiful. This should be fun," she smirked at the thought of all the trouble she could get into.
Snow was speechless; the castle was so beautiful and grand! "Wow," was all she managed to say.
Kira grinned at her friends, "I hope we all end up in the same house."
"Ah, that I highly doubt." Sabrina looked at Kira with a sense of rivalry, "I fear we will be rivals in the near future."
"Bullocks! We'll always be friends, right gals?" Kira looked thunderstruck that Sabrina could even think that they would be rivals.
"Yep, that's one thing you can be sure of. Another is that I'm not going to be in Slytherin," Snow said positively.
Sabrina looked at the black water, "I'm afraid that I feel like I will be in Slytherin."
"I read Hogwarts: A History and only pure bloods can be in Slytherin. I'm half blood. I want to be a Gryffindor! Oh, I can't wait for classes," Snow went off mumbling to herself.
"Unfortunately, I am a pure blood," She shook her head trying to rid herself of a bad memory. "But enough about that!" Sabrina refused to look at anything else but the water. She found it to be quite calming, but she started to cry, for the memory wouldn't go away.
"Oh, wow!" Shayla exclaimed with excitement, "The castle is extraordinarily beautiful and magnificent! I just can't wait to get inside. Oh, the lights, they are just brilliant!" She was completely awestruck by the castle.
"Um, okay..." Kira gave Shayla a weird look, "That was a bit much, a little over the top, ya know? But whatever, as you were saying, Sabrina. I, too, am a pure blood and I believe that I will be a Slytherin as well. What about you, Shayla?"
Shayla gave Kira a look that seemed to say, 'Yeah, well, it is all those things!' Shayla then smiled, "Um, well, I'm a pure blood, as well, but I don't think that I'll be in Slytherin. Most all of my family has been in Gryffindor and I hope that I am, too."
"Cool, so you know what Hogwarts will be like. Me, well, my parents each went to a different school, in different parts of the world." Kira shrugged and noticed Sabrina's tears, "What's up Sabrina-Chan?"
Sabrina tried to cover her face with her hair and succeed, "It is nothing." She tried to wipe her tears away, without them knowing.
Shayla saw Sabrina's tears, though, "Oh, Sabrina, what's the matter? You can tell us. Is there anything we can do to make you smile?"
"I'll fall in the lake when we reach the other side, if that would help any," Kira offered with a laugh.
Snow laughed at Kira's offer, "Kira, you're crazy."
"Of course I am," Kira grinned.
Snow shook her head and turned to Sabrina, "Oh, yes, hat can we do?" She asked this with as much enthusiasm as she could muster. She really didn't deal well with sad emotions of other people.
Sabrina shook her head, "Really, it is fine."
Shayla was concerned for Sabrina, but she wouldn't force her to talk if she didn't want to. That would only make things worse. Shayla, however, did know that she would always be there for her friends no matter what. A few moments passed in silence and then the boats were at the shore.
"Ya sure you don't want me to fall in the lake?" Kira asked only to receive a look for Snow that clearly said that it wouldn't help.
All the first years began to noisily climb out of the boats. They all had a look on their face that was a cross between nerves and excitement. Shayla understood how they felt, completely, because that's exactly how she was feeling. It began to sprinkle again, she glanced skyward, then back at her friends. "Hey guys, I want to tell you all something," she began, "I've heard that there is a lot of rivalry between houses, especially Slytherin and Gryffindor. But I want to say that no matter what houses we get sorted into, that I will always make time for you all and I'll always be your friend. I hope you guys feel the same way," Shayla didn't like the thought of being separated from her friends just because people wanted to say you couldn't be friends with people form other houses. She knew who her true friends were and she also knew that she was going to stick up for that, house rivalry or not.
"I agree," Kira nodded. "And if we do end up in different houses, we'll just have to have sleepovers in the common rooms!"
The first years were no being led up to the castle by Hagrid.
"Yeah, we will," Shayla agreed.
"Yes! Yay!" Snow was very excited, now. She could barely wait! They entered a great hall with a large staircase after passing two massive statues of winged boars.
Sabrina said nothing to add to the conversation as she stared at the floor as they all entered the main hall. She wasn't excited of worried; actually, she felt no emotion at all. She only wished for the sorting to be over and done with.
Shayla put her arm around Sabrina s they entered the castle, "Cheer up, Sabrina! It's going to be an exciting night! Just look at how big and beautiful everything is here."
"This... makes me... feel small," Kira complained
Shayla laughed at her friend's comment, "You're right, it does."
About that time, something came soaring through the air. It was a man cackling and making rude jokes, he seemed to be a ghost.
"Oh, my goodness!" Shayla exclaimed, "That must be one of the school ghosts."
"Wow, I always thought that ghosts were nice," Snow said, still in awe of the amazing hall.
Sabrina leaned against Shayla, then looked up at the ghost, "Stupid ghost. I guess that is one of the really rude ones, but I definitely don't think that is a nice one at all."
Kira watched the ghost, "Read anything about them, Snow?"
"Only that when they dies they chose to haunt the school and that each house has a house ghost. That's it... Hey, tell me that wasn't sarcasm, Kira!" Snow replied.
"It wasn't," Kira scowled, dodging the ghost. "Man he is so annoying."
At that the annoying little ghost yelled, "'Ello little fisrties!" And he gave a huge crackling laugh as he swooped down on the sea of new students. "Peevsie will have fun with you this year!" He gave another crackling laugh.
"Shut up you no good excuse for a ghost!" Sabrina had had enough of this rude ghost.
A tall, black haired witch in emerald green robes walked up to the first years and looked up at the ghost. "Peeves, go away or I will be forced to get the Bloody Baron to deal with you."
Sabrina looked at the witch and noticed her stern face and noted that this was not someone to cross. 'Hmm, I think I'm going to like this woman.' Sabrina put her hair behind her ears and straightened her robes, "Excuse me Madam, but who is the Bloody Baron?" She asked this in the most innocent voice she could muster.
The witch looked at Sabrina and gave her a small smile, "Well, let me deal with Peeves and I will answer your question Miss..."
Sabrina smiled, "Just call me Sabrina, there really isn't a need for formality at the moment." She was really starting to like this witch.
"Well, Miss Sabrina, I will get back to your question as soon as I'm done." Said the witch in a polite but stern voice.
"That must be Professor McGonagall," Shayla whispered excitedly. "Dumbledore speaks very highly of her."
"Isn't she the transfiguration teacher?" Kira asked.
"Yes, she is and from what I hear, she is the best transfiguration teacher, ever." Shayla told Kira and Snow, sense Sabrina was still over with the Professor. "She seems to be stern, but yet nice at the same time." Shayla said as she studied Professor Mcgonagall.
As Snow was thinking about classes and teachers she heard a voice in her ear, saying, "I want to be a Gryffindor, what about you?" It was Remus.
"Gryffindor, too!" Snow said.
"You know, I'll be in Slytherin," Severus was talking to Narcissa and Lucius.
"Of course," Narcissa grinned.
Sabrina froze up in fear, she never really actually thought about what house she would be in. "I wonder if I'll be in Slytherin. Actually, that is a scary thought," she whispered quietly.
"I hope I'm in Gryffindor," Sirius told Shayla.
"Me too," Said James.
"Um... So do I guys!" Squeaked the mousy looking boy who had been with Sirius, James, and Remus on the train and in the boats.
Shayla smiled, her and Sirius wanted to be in the same house. "I certainly hope I'm in Gryffindor, that's where my whole family had been."
At that time, Shayla glanced up and saw Dumbledore enter the hall. He was a tall, thin man with long silver hair and a waist length beard that matched. He wore half-moon spectacles and a kind smile. He was dressed in dark blue robes and a matching hat that brought out the color of his eyes. He also seemed to have much energy, even though he looked so old.
"DUMBY!" Shayla shouted excitedly as she ran over and hugged him around the waist. "I've missed you."
Dumbledore smiled down at her, "Good evening, Shayla. I've missed you, too. I've just been extremely busy helping Headmaster Dippet prepare for the new school year. What a wonderful bunch of students," he added looking at them all. "I came looking for Professor McGonagall to see if she was bringing the fist years, but it seems that she is, er... busy with Peeves." He chuckled slightly.
"Shayla, don't go running off like that!" Kira hurried over, "Oh, hullo professor."
"Suck-ups," Severus said softly, but loud enough for Kira to hear him.
"Oh, very funny, Severus," Kira growled.
"It is, isn't it," he laughed dryly.
Kira reached for her wand.
"Oh, like you know how to use that."
"Watch me," Kira drew her wand.
"What do you two think you are doing?" A portly professor came over.
"Nothing, sir," Kira put her wand away.
"Ah, good evening, Albus," the wizard greeted Dumbledore.
"I'll get you, Snape," Kira snarled before turning back to the two professors and her friends.
Meanwhile, Peeve was bouncing on top of the students' heads and stealing their things and throwing them around the hall. "Te he he!" Crackled Peeves.
"God, that ghost is annoying!" Sabrina said as she ran up to Shayla. "What are you doing over here?" She asked, she paused in mid turn to look at Kira when she saw Dumbledore, "Oh, hello Professor Dumbledore."
Meanwhile Professor McGonagall was threatening Peeves as much as she could, trying to stop him from hurting the first years. "Peeves, stop it this instant!"
Peeves then stuck out his tongue and floated away from the first years.
"Ah, you must be some of Shayla's new friends. Good evening to you all," Dumbledore said.
"Yes, these are Kira, Sabrina, Snow, Sirius, Remus, James, and uh... Sorry I don't know your name." Shayla told the mousy boy.
"It's Peter," he mumbled.
"And Peter," Shayla finished.
"How do you know Professor Dumbledore so well?" James asked.
"Oh, well... He's my godfather," she replied.
"WHAT?" Sirius exclaimed, his eyes widening.
Shayla looked up at Dumbledore, "Will we be sorted soon?"
"As soon as I can pry Professor McGonagall away from her tedious task with Peeves," Dumbledore replied, sounding very amused.
Snow was staring wide-eyed at Dumbledore. He was deputy headmaster and one of the beast teachers ever and on her first day at the castle she was meeting him! It was too exciting.
"Nice to meet you, Professor," Kira said, still pissed at Snape.
"Albus, I'll get Peeves, you get Minerva," Horus hurried after Peeves.
"All right Horus," Albus Dumbledore said his eyes twinkling with amusement. "Excuse me while I rescue Professor McGonagall."
"I wonder who the other Professor is," Kira said thoughtfully.
Sabrina was stunned, "Oh, my." She was so stunned that she didn't notice Chaos run after Dumbledore.
"MEW!" Chaos cried as she followed him.
"Zut!" Sabrina gasped as she ran after Chaos, "Chaos, come back here!"
Professor McGonagall was still yelling at Peeves, "Peeves, get back here! You are in so much trouble."
Snow as still standing in the middle of everything with a look of awe on her face.
Meanwhile, Peeves was being chased down the hallway, crackling with laughter and bouncing off suits of armor.
"Peeves!" Horus cried, "Get back her before I tell Sir Nic to get the Barron!"
Kira giggled softly, then said, "I wonder who the Barron is and why both Professors have threatened to get him... and who is Sir Nic?"
"Minerva," Dumbledore said, "Please take the first years to the great hall. Horus seems to be enjoying himself. I think this may be too much for the first years on their first night." He smiled, then noticed Chaos, "Well, hello." He picked up the cat and stroked her. "I believe you lost her," he said, his eyes twinkling, as he handed the cat back to Sabrina. "It's quite all right. Animals are very smart; they have way of slipping off."
Sabrina smiled up at Dumbledore, "Thank you very much! Chaos always seems to run off." She looked at Chaos snuggled happily in Dumbledore's arms, "Um.. I have a favor to ask, if that is all right." She put her hands behind her back and looked down slightly, "Um.. Could you hold Chaos for me while I get sorted? S'ilvous plait? I don't mean to put a burden on you, but I don't want her running off again. Besides, she seems to like you."
Professor McGonagall sighed in irritation, "All right; all first years follow me to the great hall!" She walked into the great hall with all the first years following her.
Dumbledore smiled at Sabrina, "Yes, I will hold Chaos for you. She is a remarkably smart cat. I would be delighted. But we better hurry along now, or we'll miss the sorting." He looked at Horus, who was battling with Peeves. "Peeves, please be peaceful for the rest of tonight. Come on Horus, it's time for the sorting and I'm sure you are very interested in who will be put into your house."
Kira hurried after the other first years.
"Now Peeves, do as Dumbledore said and be peaceful." Horus walked over to Albus, "Ah, yes, I am interested in that."
"Blah!" Peeves yelled and flew away crackling.
Snow hurried along with all the other first years into the great hall to be sorted. "Wow!" She whispered, "This is beautiful." She was in awe of the moving night sky overhead. All of a sudden, she bumped into the person in front of her, she hadn't realized that the group had stopped moving. "Oh, uh, sorry." Snow looked up and realized that it was the black haired boy, Snape, whom Kira had tackled on the train.
"Wench," Snape scowled.
"Say that again, you little bastered!" Kira hissed.
"I said that your friend is a wench," he laughed.
"BASTERED!" Kira punched him in the arm.
Snow turned red and whacked Snape in the back of the head hard enough for him to hit the person in front of him. Snow was about to hit him again when Remus grabbed her arm.
"He's not worth it, Snow!" Remus said quietly.
About that time, Dumbledore entered the great hall with Sabrina and Horus. He frowned slightly, "Not fighting already, are we? It's a shame that not everyone can get along." He sighed and walked up to the table at the head of the room.
Horus followed after Albus.
"It's his fault," Kira mumbled.
Shayla glared at Snape, "He's right you know."
"WHAT?" Snow exclaimed, "Oh.. Wait, you meant Dumbledore. Sorry."
"Of course I meant Dumbledore!" Shayla said indignantly, "You don't think I meant Snape, do you?"
Sabrina had no clue what was going on, nor did she care. She just looked around and yawned a bit, "I feel so tired, way too much has happened in one day."
"Well, not really, Shayla!" Snow said, "And you can say that again, Sabrina!"
OOC: Hope you liked it, the next chapter is on it's way! Please, comments are loved.
Kira