A/N: This is a bit darker and slightly more... awkward than my others. I hope you like it... read and review please! Au revoir.

A New Arrival

"Hello, I'm Serenity Taylor; this is my older brother Kurt. We assume you were expecting us?" the petite 16 year old girl asked from behind the huge oak desk. The old man across from her looked both teens over very carefully, after several uncomfortable moments Dumbledore grinned widely and said, "Of course we have been expecting you! We sent you the letter and the tickets and everything,"

"We are so glad you were able to attend Hogwarts." A woman said from the corner in which she had stood, unnoticed until this moment.

"Oh! Minerva, I had completely forgotten you were back there," he said to the tall woman and then continued to the students, "Now we will have to sort you separately from the rest of the first years, simply because of the fact that the sorting has already finished… three days ago… Uhm, Minerva you can take care of that, and see to it that they are fed and have a chance to wash up and all that," Dumbledore once again stared at the siblings, they looked nothing alike, Serenity was tall and thin with dark hair and bright blue eyes that looked as if she were from Asian descent, she had beautiful porcelain skin completely clear of any imperfections. Her brother, on the other hand, was tall and thick like a football player, he had light sandy blonde hair and dark eyes; he had no Asian in him whatsoever. He looked mean and tough and like he didn't just use his weight and strength when he got into a fight, the way he moved those muscles suggested training of some sort.

"Thank-you, sir," Serenity said quietly as she bowed to the headmaster and walked silently out of the room, Kurt just turned and walked out. Dumbledore sighed; this was going to be a long year.

"What did the Headmaster mean by 'sorting'?" Serenity asked the tall stern-looking woman leading them away from the strange old man's office.

"You've never been sorted before? But I thought you had attended a magic school before, didn't you?" Professor McGonagall asked not missing a stride of her power walk.

"Well, yes, we did when my brother turned eight but we only attended for three years," Serenity replied taking a few running steps to catch up with the long-legged woman.

"Where did you attend? And why only three years? And why when you were eight?" Serenity blinked at the questions as they fell out of the professor's mouth.

"Well, uhm, we attended the Japanese school, they believe that in order for you to learn magic, like anything else you should begin when you are less distracted by hormones and other such things, most of their students start when they are four or five. We only attended for three years because the Dark Lord destroyed it and killed almost everyone within…"

"We barely escaped with our lives, it was terrible nasty," Kurt said with complete detachment, it was the first time he'd spoken since he had entered the school, he made the professor more than nervous, but she tried not to show it.

"Well, here we are, let's get you sorted."

"Ronald, I keep telling you how to say it and you keep messing it up. It's gotten to the point that I truly believe you are trying to get it wrong!" Hermione Granger told the red-headed boy beside her, she never looked away from the pages of the huge tome she was reading.

"Please, Hermione, I need this to graduate! I'll try really hard. Please, help me!" Ron Weasley pleaded once again with the brunette, Hermione sighed.

"Alright Ron, but if you can't get it tonight then find someone else to teach you, got it?" Ron nodded vigorously. Hermione pulled a lock out of her pocket and set it on the table.

"Alohomora!" she said waving her wand at the lock, it popped open and fell over. She picked it up and locked it once more looking at Ron; he pulled out his wand and repeated the word.

"Alo-ho-mora!" he said, enunciating every syllable. Hermione rolled her eyes. "Alohomora!" he shouted again and again with no effect. Finally the lock shuddered and melted into a pool of metal on the table. Hermione laughed until she had tears in her eyes.

"Ron, you're a seventh year, we learned this charm in second year and you still can't do it, I'd give up if I were you. Hope that they ask you for a different charm on the exam." The portrait that guarded the entrance to the Gryffindor common room swung forward then and Harry Potter walked through, ignored Ron and Hermione and went straight up to the boys' dormitory. Ron raised and eyebrow and went off to follow him.

"Harry?" Ron called as he entered the room, "Are you alright?" A random book whizzed by his head and Harry appeared from under the bed.

"Oh, hey Ron." He said disappearing once again.

"Uhm, Harry? What are you doing?" Ron crouched down to look under the bed.

"Me? Oh, I'm not really doing anything, have you seen my clean robes? I don't remember where I put them… I thought they were in my trunk but… So, what are you up to?" Harry asked distractedly.

"Why do you need your clean robes? What you're wearing is fine." Ron was very confused by his friend's behavior.

"Oh, no reason, just feel like looking nice, damn it where are they!" Ron backed out of the room slowly watching Harry go insane was not what he had planned to do this evening.

As Ron slowly walked downstairs back to the common room, McGonagall's voice drifted over him.

"-Nity Taylor, she will be a new addition to your house, she is technically in 6th year, however, until we can determine where her abilities place her she will be studying with the first years, ok, have fun." And she was gone; all that was left was an angel. Every guy in the Gryffindor common room –and a few girls- had stopped whatever activity they had been doing to stare at the gorgeous girl standing in front of them.

"Hello," she said, Ron could feel his heart melt with that one word, "I am Serenity, it's wonderful to be here." She smiled and looked around at the faces all staring at her. "I'm quite exhausted, I wonder if someone could show me to my room?" every one rushed forward to show her, she was caught in a mad rush and had no idea what to do with herself. Someone grabbed her wrist and dragged her through the mess of limbs.

"Hi, I'm Hermione, I'll show you to our room," Hermione said dutifully, her head girl badge glinting in the firelight.

"Thank-you," Serenity said simply, with a small bow. A tall boy then ran up and knocked Hermione out of the way.

"Hi," he said to a very shocked Serenity, "I'm Harry Potter, you've probably heard of me." Serenity shook her head and walked off with Hermione. Harry was left completely dumbfounded.

"This is Kurt Taylor, he will be staying here, good night." Professor Snape told everyone who bothered to listen in the Slytherin common room.

"Kurt, what a surprise, I thought you didn't want to attend a school like this?" Draco Malfoy drawled from his place on the couch.

"I didn't, Malfoy. But things have come up and it is necessary for me to be here, good night." Kurt walked down the stairs to the boy's dorm and left many of the Slytherins in awe. Draco smiled and returned to his thoughts.

The next morning found both Serenity and Kurt in a first year potions class scowling, they both had a much higher grasp of potions than even the seventh years at the school and yet there they were 'learning' the properties of a Beezle.

After completing the potion to perfection, Professor Snape took them to Professor Dumbledore.

"Headmaster, it is a complete waste of time for these two to be in first year classes. They are both more of a hindrance than anything, simply because they are much better learned than many of the seventh years already in attendance." Snape said.

"Hmmm… Alright, for today they shall stay here with me and tomorrow they will be put into the proper classes for their abilities." Dumbledore responded, Snape bowed and left the room and the siblings were left, standing awkwardly in front of the ancient Headmaster. "Now," he said, "This is going to be confusing and complicated, but I am certain that we will have you both placed properly by the end of all this. Perhaps I will take the basic curriculums for each course in each year and set up a series of tests, if you complete each grade, up to the one you should be in, successfully or unsuccessfully you shall be placed accordingly. Make sense?" Serenity and Kurt both nodded and sat down with their quills, ready to begin.