Notes: Taylor was practically raised at BAM (British Acdemy of Magic, where things go BOOM!), but only in the part of the school that muggle can see. There are two parts of the school, one for students and teachers, and one where they bring in muggle tutors to keep them from being completly cut off. and also because BAPHS (British Acdemy for High Performance Students) is registered as a muggle school, to keep Riddle away. You can only see the magic part if you have permission from Dumbledore.
Chapter One
"If he who was born as the seventh month dies fails, fear not as all is not lost… She who was born to he who becomes monster as the full moon rises every month and to she who changes her appearance at will with the aid of she who was born to he who was said to have betrayed his best friends and murdered innocents and she who charms with the bat of an eye can be our saviors. For both have lost all and nothing to He-Who-Wishes-To-Destroy-Us-All" Trelawney said in her mystical, far-off voice. It had been years since she had recited a true prophecy, aside from warning Harry Potter of Peter Pettigrew's return, she hadn't made a true prophecy since the one stating that "he who is born as the seventh month dies…" would defeat Voldemort. Unfortunately, Harry had an accident before he could defeat Voldemort, so now the world is living under the reign of 'The Dark Lord' as he calls himself. br /
Dumbledore stared worriedly at the aged Divination professor as she coughed and came back to her senses. It had been hard enough on Harry, having to face Voldemort many times before the Final Battle, eventually killing himself from the pressure. He could figure out who those two little girls were, Andromeda Taylor Lupin, daughter of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora "Tonks" Lupin, and Aislin Jane Quartz, abandoned daughter of an affair between Sirius Black and Fleur Delacour. Neither girl was even a year old yet, no older than Harry was when his prophecy was made. Impulsively, Dumbledore rose from his seat in one of Trelawney's beanbag chairs and began to search about the bar, carefully looking for anyone who might have overheard this new prophecy and would take it to their master. Finding no one, he Apparated to the Lupin home, commonly called 'The Wolves Den' partly because Remus was a werewolf, and partly because Tonks' animagus form was an arctic wolf. Knocking on the door, he silently prepared to tell the Lupin family the prophecy made not an hour before about their daughter. br /
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September first, ten and a half years later, two girls climbed onto one of the large yellow busses that read "British Academy for High Performance Children" on the side. These busses were headed for the British Academy for High Performance Children, which was actually a magic school called British Academy of Magic by the students It was started by Albus Dumbledore when Hogwarts was overtaken by Voldemort. It was a small, private school and was very selective, as it couldn't teach many students if it wanted to remain unseen under Voldemort's radar. It mostly accepted muggle-born students, who wouldn't have a chance to learn about their gift otherwise. br /
Two girls climbed onto one of the busses. One of the girls was small, she was quite short for her age, shorter than her seven year old sister, and had not yet hit puberty. Her hair was long, thin and black; it hid her face and her gemstone-like eyes that were the color of blue and silver stars. The other girl had curly, golden locks of hair and was tall for her age, reaching five foot and one inch already. She was quite skinny, and many thought she had been starved, that was true, to some extent. In fact, she starved herself, this is commonly known as Anorexia and it is a disease that often affects teenage girls trying to fit in. br /
The smaller girl quietly found a compartment on a bus and was joined later by the other girl, who had apparently been kicked out of her other seat by some of the older students. br /
"Hi, I'm Aislin. Aislin Quartz," the taller, blonde girl said as she sat down on the seat next to her. They were very nice seat, they even had arm rests. br /
"Taylor. Taylor Lupin," the small girl said quietly. She wasn't fond of her first name, Andromeda, and none of the nicknames sounded good to her, so she went by her middle name, Taylor. She only hoped that her father would allow her to go by that, and that he wouldn't embarrass her. br /
"So, what do you think the British Academy of Magic will be like?" Aislin asked. br /
"The Academy is pretty nice. I've practically lived there since I was five. My dad's a teacher there, Defense Against the Dark Arts, the most favorite teacher there." Taylor said, still quite, but her voice glowed with pride. br /
"Really? Are there any teachers I should watch out for? Anything you could tell me?" Aislin asked, eager to know more. br /
"Of course. Scoot over, here. I even have some pictures, and stories," Taylor told her, a little less shy now that they were on a subject that she could chat about. Maybe it wouldn't be i too /i bad as a there student after all. br /
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"You really did that?" Aislin asked, awed at the thought of pulling a prank on the headmaster of the school. Apparently that was what you called the head person at the Academy, not the Principal. Eavan hoped she wouldn't get anything else wrong, she wasn't sure if she'd like the Academy if they spoke with lots of different words. br /
"I know, I had loads of help with it though. Chris Corn was the one who i really /i helped me. I wouldn't have been able to even i plan /i it without him." Taylor said, giggling at the memory of Albus Dumbledore covered in chocolate pudding. "Oh, look! We're almost there!" Taylor squealed as they rounded a corner. br /
"How do you know?" Aislin asked, she couldn't see anything different, so how could Taylor know? br /
"We just rounded Parsnip Avenue. We'll be there in five minutes of so." Taylor stated. br /
"This area doesn't look any different than the other streets. Wouldn't a magic school be out of place here?" Aislin inquired. br /
"Of course. That's why Dumbledore got it registered as a muggle school, a school for non-magic people. It looks a lot like on too. It's huge. I mean, it looks big on the outside, but it's i enormous /i on the inside. The grounds are i huge /i . We even enchanted a part of the grounds so that they would get bigger, and we put up a Quidditch Pitch, but muggles can't see it. The Academy is i amazing /i , you're going to love it!" she exclaimed as she continued on, she'd already told Aislin most of that, but had forgotten to tell her before that the school was in a muggle area. They just thought it was a college that wouldn't let anyone in. They didn't care as long as the students didn't disturb them and party or anything. br/
True to her word, the busses stopped about five minutes later in front of a large building. They were led inside and the First Years were gathered in the Front Hall and then lead into the Great Hall by Professor Granger, who looked dead, or as if she might cry any minute. br /
Once inside the Great Hall, an old black witches hat began to sing, signaling the start of the annual Sorting Ceremony, which always comes before the Welcoming Feast.
Chapter Two
" i Once upon a happy time
There lived the Founders four
They thought the world was missing something
So the let students through their door
But when their house became too small
They knew they needed something more
So they built the school of Hogwarts
And brought kids from near and far
Hogwarts remained a happy place
For many hundred years
Until Tom Riddle rose too power
And stole it from the students
So here we are tonight
New students to be sorted
In this new school
Called British Academy of Magic!
So now ye shall be sorted
Into on of these fine houses:
Lions Den
For all those brave and loyal
Raves Nest
For those who want to know it all
Snakes Cave
For those sly and cunning
and Badgers Hone
For those kind and true
So let the Sorting now begin,
But remember that the past
Is never set in stone
For if your intentions be quite true
Ye may get what ye wish /i "
The hat sung, startling many of the younger students. The lady standing beside the stool unrolled a piece of parchment and began to call names from it. When a name was called, that student would go and sit on the stool while the lady put the hat on the student's head. Then, anywhere from a second to a few minutes later, the hat would yell out a name and a group of students would clap. The student would then go sit at the clapping table. It continued that way until one name was called that slightly hushed the room.
"Lupin, Andromeda," the lady called. The students hushed because Professor Lupin gave out many points, and whichever house his daughter ended up in would surely be favored for points. She sat on the stool and was surprised to hear a voice inside her head.
i Hello, Andromeda
b Don't call me that /b
What would you like me to call you then?
b Taylor /b
Alright then, Taylor, which house would you like to be in?
b Gryffindor. But since that isn't an option, I think I'll go with Lions Den /b
I have seen inside of you, and, for now, you belong in Ravens Nest
b What do you mean, 'for now'/b
Tell no one that I said this, but you will be moved into another house sometime during your fifth year here
b Fine. But why/b
For reasons you will understand when you get there. Now, I believe an official house placement is in order. /i
"Ravens Nest!" the hat screeched and she took of the hat and went over to the clapping table. She sat down next to a girl with light red-brown hair and a boy with blue hair that was obviously died. She noticed an empty seat across from her and was determined to save it incase Aislin was also sorted into Ravens Nest. And she was, she was the last one sorted into Ravens Nest that year, and she came running over and plopped down in the seat.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! It talked," she said, referring to the hat.
"I know. It's so cool!" Taylor squealed as well. Just then, after the last student was sorted (Zeppelin, Zachary/Snakes Cave), and old man stood up and began to speak.
"Welcome students, young and old. I am Professor Dumbledore, headmaster and History of Magic professor. I would like to remind students to stay out of the Seventh floor corridors unless you wish to suffer a horrible fate. Don't worry, maps will be provided so that you don't end up in the wrong part of the school. I would also like to welcome this years Head Boy, Todd Brown of Lions Den, and Head Girl, Scarlet Cleaners of Badgers Home. That said, let the feast begin!" he said and clapped his hands together. Food appeared and covered the tables.
When the feast was over, prefects lead the First Year students to their new common rooms. Tyler Rose and Tiffany Box, the fifth year prefects, lead them to a door marked 'Library'. She said something and the door flashed blue, and when she opened the door, a round room filled with ebony bookshelves, stocked with books, and black arm chairs and solid black desks filled the room. Every thing in it seemed to have a violet trimming; even the fire was tinted violet, though the light it gave off was golden.
"Alright, the boys dormitories are up the stairs on your left, girls, your dormitories are on the left. That staircase in the middle leads to the Ravens Nest House Library. You will find nearly every book you could imagine, and it's dead useful for homework. The door we passed through normally leads to the School Library, but when you say the password, 'Ravens Nest House Library', you can access our common room. Do not give anyone from other houses the password; try to avoid entering with other students from other houses around. Now, we prefects are going to bed. Try to be good." the boy said as he went up one set of stairs and the girl another. The other students went to check out the dorms, but Taylor and Aislin ran up the stairs to the House Library. They looked eagerly through the books, but at ten O'clock that night, Aislin said goodnight and went to their dorm. Taylor kept reading and summoned notebooks and pencils with a spell she had just read about. It didn't occur to her that it was a spell she normally wouldn't learn until her fourth year. She stayed up late, taking notes and reading. By six O'clock the next morning, she had filled five notebooks of potions, spells, hexes, jinks, curses, and useful tidbits. She then fell asleep at the table she was sitting at. The House Library was a beautiful place, filled to the brim with more ebony bookshelves filled with books, and even numerous tables and chairs. She was woken at about nine by Aislin, who shoved a napkin filled with food at her before dragging her down the stairs.
"I can't believe you stayed up all night reading! Classes haven't even started yet! You don't even know what the school really looks like! Read this. It's amazing. We have to get down to the Great Hall. We need to get our school supplies." Aislin rambled as she dragged Taylor through the halls. Taylor stared at the piece of paper.
'Welcome, student, to the British Academy of Magic. You are now permitted to properly view the school' she read before it burst into flames.
"Yikes" she yelped, trying to jump back, but not succeeding. She looked around her and noticed that her surroundings were different. It was amazing. Even the Great Hall looked different when they arrived.
"They're going to help us get our school supplies at a place called Rose Hipps. It's a magical sopping center and they supervise us for our first time, but after that we have to get them on our own. They show us how to do i everything /i . We're first, well, Ravens Nest actually, but you know what I mean!" Aislin gasped as she told Taylor while trying to regain her breath.
"Students! Gather round! Everyone hold onto this pencil, or hold on to someone else who's already touching it!" Dumbledore called and all the first years rushed forward. They felt a tugging sensation behind their belly buttons and then they arrived in an alley filled with people in cloaks with pointy hats, carrying sticks and bags.
"Students, welcome to Rose Hipps," the lady from the sorting, who they later found out was Professor McGonagall, said happily.
Chapter Three
The students looked on in awe as they passed numerous shops filled with things like brooms and potion ingredients. They stopped outside of Olivander's Wands. Leading them all in, Dumbledore called to someone in the back and an old man and young woman came to the front. They saw the students and immediately split them into two groups. Taylor and Aislin were in the group with the man. He would hand the student a wand, shake his head and try another. When he finally decided on one, he sent the student over to Dumbledore and McGonagall with the wand. Taylor and Aislin were the last to get their wands.
"Ah…nice to finally meet you, Ms. Lupin. And nice to meet you too Ms… I'm sorry I don't know your name." he said.
"Quartz. Aislin Quartz," Aislin told him.
"Alright then, let's try this one. No, maybe this one." he gave her another wand. After many wands he went to the back and handed her a wand from a dusty box. What she didn't see was that he set down another box exactly like it before opening the box. She waved the wand and blue and silver sparks came from it.
"Is this the one I'm supposed to use Mr.?" Taylor asked.
"It seems so. Ms. Quartz, your turn." Aislin went through more wands than Taylor before the man took the other wand from the box. He handed it to her and the same thing happened that happened with Taylor's.
"So, this one's mine?" she asked.
"Yes. I think I should tell you something about those wands. They are twin wands, both thirteen inches long, made with cherry wood from the same part of the same tree, with phoenix tears from the same phoenix and poison from the same basilisk. They are the two most powerful wands ever made." he said before ushering them to the front of the store where they paid for the wands and left to catch up with the group, which they found at Flourish and Blotts getting their school books.
The rest of the trip went well. The students stocked up on pens, pencils, quills, inkwells, notebooks, loose leaf paper, parchment, and other school supplies. At the end of the trip each student was allowed to pick out either an owl or a cat to keep as a pet. Taylor, who had an owl which was currently delivering an owl to her mother, who was visiting i her /i mother in another country.
