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As Natsu followed his house, he kept on stopping at the moving paintings, freaking out a bit. But then he would start teasing the paintings by poking and shaking the paintings. "Mister Dragneel, if you could not touch the paintings please." The head Gryffindor boy said. "Alright… sorry dudes!" Natsu apologised to the paintings and moved on with the group. Crack
"Woah!" Natsu clung to the railings as the stairs suddenly began to move around. "Oh no! Transportation…!" Natsu then flopped onto the railings, looking green as the stairs turned. "Uh, guys. Natsu doesn't look so good." Neville told his classmates, who were starting to worry about Natsu. "Natsu, are you alright?" Harry asked, concerned. When the stairway suddenly stopped, Natsu immediately zoomed up the stairway creating a strong breeze behind him. "What in the…." Hermione looked up after adjusting her hair and saw Natsu at the top. "Come on you slow pokes, let's get moving!" He smiled. "Wow…" Hermione let loose.
After ten minutes, the house finally reached their destination. A painting of an opera singer. "What's this?" Natsu asked Ron and Harry. "You'll see." Ron smirked mischievously. "Only Gryffindors with the password may enter." The lady told them. "Caput Draconis." The head answered. The lady sat there for a while, then nodded and opened the door.
"Woah! This place is sweet!" Natsu praised. He then eyed the fire, his mouth burning for that hot flame to slide down his throat and warm up his stomach. But he knew he couldn't. At least, not in front of prying eyes. It felt so warm and welcoming. The walls pure red and yellow, the furniture seated nicely in front of the fire. There were also tables and bookcases for study, and a spiral staircase leading upstairs. Before Ron left Natsu, Natsu felt something being stuffed into his hand. Natsu looked down and saw Ron's handkerchief wrapped around the stuffed pork. Natsu smiled at Ron who was talking with Harry. Natsu swiftly stuck it in his pocket, before anyone noticed. As everyone cleared the lower floor into the bedrooms, Natsu was asked to stay behind by a curly orange haired boy. When they were all alone, the boy greeted Natsu.
"Welcome to the Gryffindor Common Room Natsu. My name is Percy Weasley, head boy for Gryffindor House." Before Percy continued, Natsu interrupted him. "Hold on, Weasly? Are you related to Ron and the twins?" Natsu asked out of curiosity. "Yes, I am their older brother. Now, just a few rules and regulations." "Thank you Mister Weasley for making the boy feel welcome. However I shall take it from here." The boys looked at the entrance, and saw the old witch appearing through the painting. "Professor McGonagall. Are you certain?" Percy asked. "Of course. Now off to bed with you." Percy slowly turned around, as if not sure. He then bolted up the stairs and turned to the boys dorms. Professor McGonagall smiled at Natsu after Percy left.
"I trust you enjoyed yourself tonight Mister Dragneel." Natsu nodded and smiled. "Yeah! It was really great!" Professor McGonagall chuckled. "I'm glad you think so. Now, let us resume where Mister Weasley left off. After ten, you may not leave the Common Room. Bed time is at the latest twelve. The boys and girls must be separated during bed time. Students are not allowed on the third floor. They are not allowed in the Forbidden Forest. And most importantly, do not show the Common Room to any outside houses. Any questions so far?" Natsu shook his head in response. "Good. Now Dumbledore has given you and your companions special permission to go about the school after curfew and releases restriction on the third floor and the forest, but you still must be careful, as only the Heads and Dumbledore know about this. And you still cannot show the Common Room to your friends, unless it is extremely urgent. You'll be staying with Ron, Neville, Seamus, and Harry. All your belongings should already be there, including your animal companion. If you have any concerns, just come to me or Percy, and we'll help you." Natsu smiled at her, grateful for her hospitality. "Awesome! Thanks!" And Natsu bolted up the stairs and turned right. "Wait Mister Dragneel, that's the-" CRASH! "ARGH! GET OUT OF HERE YOU JERK!" SLAP! Natsu then slowly walked out of the door, a red swelling mark on the left of his cheek. "You didn't let me finish. That's the girls dorm. The boys dorm is that way." Professor McGonagall pointed to the left, Natsu silently lifting his hand as a thanks and walked on through.
"So where are we going?" Gajeel asked his new comrades walking down the stairs. "To the Slytherin Common Room of course. Are you that dumb?" Pansy scoffed. Gajeel just growled at her in response, which Pansy ignored.
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"What the-!" Gajeel could feel the ground moving beneath him. The stairs suddenly swung to the left, disconnecting from the current location. "Oh man…! Stay strong…! Don't be sick…!" Gajeel panted and gagged a bit, starting to sweating bullets. When the staircase stopped, Gajeel wiped away his sweaty forehead and continued to walk as if nothing ever happened. "Man, if they saw me like this, I could become a constant target. Which wouldn't be great for the mission." Gajeel thought to himself, moving deeper and deeper into Hogwarts' dungeons. It was dreary and cold. Green seemed to illuminate the walls. The children twisted and turned through the dingy hallways, until they reached a dead end that smelt damp and mouldy. "Pure blood." Draco called out, before the Head could. A soft rumble came from the wall, and slid open into a rectangular door. Inside was green. The only thing that was a different colour, was the orange and red fire. A table sat in the far back of the room, while couches and arm chairs rested at the bottom of the stairs. On both sides of the room, there were stairs. Presumably to the dorms. "Well isn't this nice and cosy." Gajeel joked, gazing around the room. There were tapestries everywhere with a man or a woman posing majestically on the dark purple fabric. But what really caught Gajeel's eye, was a man with black short hair, a cold stare piercing the room. It looked quite new, compared to the other tapestries. As everyone split to attend their dormitories, Gajeel walked over to the tapestry and looked at the man. "Hmm, Tom Marvelo Riddle…" Gajeel read out loud, his name sewn into the fabric. He stared at the face for a while, then turned away, feeling the heebie jeebies with that tapestry.
"Ah, Mister Redfox. So glad you could join us." A stern, monotonic voice welcomed him. Gajeel turned around once more, facing the tapestry, but this time Professor Snape was there standing in front of it. "Snape." Gajeel smiled mockingly, placing his hands on his hips. "That's Professor Snape to you, Mister Redfox." Professor Snape corrected, his voice showing clear signs he was not joking around. "Geez, lighten up a bit. I was only joking." Gajeel claimed still smiling. "Well, I would refrain that from now on Mister Redfox. I'd hate to take points off my own house." Snape said, slyly and solemnly. "You don't have to if you don't want to." Gajeel shot back, still mockingly smiling. The two stared at eachother for a bit, until Snape broke the silence. "I am aware of why you are truly here, but that is still no excuse to not know the common rules of this fine establishment. First, you must return to the Common Room by ten sharp, not a second late. You must be in bed by midnight. The boys must never enter the girls dorms and vise versa. The third floor and the Forbidden Forest is strictly restricted for the students. And lastly, it is strictly forbidden to show the Common Rooms to anyone outside of Slytherin. Have I made myself clear?" Snape droned, Gajeel just nodding in response. "Very good. Of course Professor Dumbledore has given you special permission to leave after curfew, and has lifted the restriction off the third floor and the forest for you and your friends, but just be aware only the head of the houses and Professor Dumbledore knows about this, and showing the Common Rooms are still strictly forbidden, but you and your friends may enter the other Common Rooms and ours as well, if there is trouble which I doubt. Now, you shall be rooming with Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Doyle, your….. animal companion and your belongings will already be waiting for you. The boys dorms is down to your right." Gajeel turned around, following Snape's direction with his eyes. "And good luck Mister Redfox." Gajeel swiftly turned around, but Snape had disappeared, leaving behind a black smoke, that smelt foul and dark. Gajeel had to cover his nose and mouth until the smell subsided, then made his way to his room.
"So, where are we?" Gray asked, pointing at all these barrels facing the students. "This is the passageway to the Hufflepuff Common Room." Susan explained, smiling. "Right. So, how do we get in?" Gray asked scratching his head. "See that barrel right there?" Justin patted Gray on the back and pointed at the barrel two from the bottom and middle of the second row. "Take out your wand and tap it to the rhythm of Helga Hufflepuff. See, watch Cedric." Gray watch Cedric carefully, tapping his wand in rhythm on the barrel. He then stepped back and the barrel door slowly swung open. Cedric then crawled into the barrel and stood up, the barrel giving him room to walk inside. The other kids followed him in, but Susan and Justin asked Gray to stay behind for a while. Two blond boys then stopped and turned to face Susan, Justin, and Gray. "Hey, you guys coming in?" The long haired blond boy asked. "Or are you going to see if Gray's got the password?" The shorter blond haired boy asked. Justin just smiled. "We're just going to see if Gray can open the door. We'll be in in a minute guys." He simply replied. "Alright. Be careful you don't get it wrong Gray." The barrel closed behind them, leaving the other three outside.
"Alright Gray, give it a try. But be warned, if you get it wrong you'll be denied access for a while. Plus, a bit of a sour shock…" Justin explained, before pushing Gray forward towards the barrel. "Um...Ok then…" Gray took out his wand and twirled it in his hand. "Right, I believe it was this…" Gray tapped his wand in the rhythm of the song. Gray was doing well, until he accidently added an extra beat where there was meant to be a rest. "Crap!" Gray blurted, before his face was greeted with a refreshing, but burning and sour liquid. "*Cough!* Bleah! What is this?!" Gray asked, coughing his lungs out. "Vinegar. For the intruders." Susan explained, trying not to laugh. "Here, we'll open it." Justin smiled, trying not to laugh as well. As soon as the three entered, everyone was gone. Presumably to their rooms. Gray was taken away by the beauty of the room. It was so warm and bright. It was also very big and cosy, a fireplace softly crackling, plants and pots decorating the room, and the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff above the fire. And there was Professor Sprout, waiting for him.
"Welcome Mister Fullbuster to Hufflepuff! Such an honour to have a new house member! Oh dear, got sprayed by the vinegar did we?" She chuckled. Gray sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, releasing an awkward chuckle. "Well do not worry. I will reset the door for you. Now, Susan, Justin, off to bed." "Yes Professor Sprout." They nodded and headed to their dorms. "Now some rules and regulations. You must be here by ten, must be in bed by midnight, boys and girls will not sleep together, and you must not show the Common Room to the other houses. Dumbledore, however, has lent you special permission to patrol the school and enter the third floor and the forest, and to allow your comrades in the other Common Rooms as long as it is an emergency. But be careful, as you will be treated like every other student here. So don't get caught alright?" Gray nodded. "Right, you will be roomed with Zacharias Smith, Ernie Macmillan, and Justin Finch-Fletchley, your personal belongings will already be there. Boys dorms on the left, girls right. Enjoy your stay Mister Fullbuster." Gray smiled and nodded, and made his way to his new room.
"This place is incredible!" Lucy awed. She couldn't stop staring above her, watching never ending tower of stairs change and move. "Lucy Heartfilia, keep up please." An older girl with long blond hair leading the house called out to her. "Oh yes! Sorry!" Lucy called back, rushing towards the group. "Welcome to Hogwarts!" Lucy stopped dead in her tracks, her child skin chilled, eyes widened by fright. She slowly creaked her head left, and witnessed the painting smile and wave. "THE PAINTINGS CAN TALK?!" Lucy screamed, her body turned away from the painting, arms in a karate chop position, and standing on her right leg. "Of course we can dear. It's always been this way." The girl in the painting replied. She wore a Victorian black dress, sitting very proper on her chair, behind her a beautiful garden. Her green eyes showing a comforting smile, and her brown hair in a bun. But Lucy couldn't shake the feeling that they had met somewhere before. "I'm sorry, but do I know you?" Lucy asked, lowering her defenses. "I'm sorry dear, but this is the first time we've met." The girl replied, still smiling. "Lucy!" A far away call echoed. "Oh! Coming!" Lucy darted up the stairs, wanting to avoid the move of the stairs. "Oh, it was nice to meet you!" Lucy smiled as she stopped to waved, then turned around to join her house. The girl watched her, smiling a mischievous grin.
The house continued to move up a long twisted stairwell, Lucy almost collapsing of exhaustion. Once they reached the top, there was a long corridor of paintings and busts moving their heads, watching the children pass through. As the children exited the narrow path, they were welcomed to an oval room, with chairs and statues next to a large wooden door. There was a giant globe in one corner of the room, and the whole room was decorated in blue and bronze. Blue chairs, bronze map, blue tapestry, bronze armour. "Is this the Common Room? No, it can't be, it's too easy to access. But who knows, I maybe wrong…" Lucy pondered, as she mindlessly kept walking forward. When she came back to reality, she noticed she was the only one at the wooden door across the room. She looked behind her, and saw that everyone was watching her. "Well go on. Open the door." The blond girl commanded, her head gesturing towards the door. "What?" Lucy asked, puzzled. "You're in Ravenclaw aren't you? Let's see if you can open the door without our help." She said with a bit of mock in her voice. "Uh, ok then…" Lucy muttered and faced the door. She stared at the door, then put on her thinking face.
"Let's see, there's no lock or knob or handle of some kind. Will I need a spell to open it? No, for those coming in for the first time, it would be to advance to know without the help of teachers or older students. And since they just asked me to do this on my own on the first try, I can eliminate that." Lucy then stroked her hand on the door. She could hear a few students snickering behind her. "Maybe a secret latch? No, that would be too simple, for people to use magic that is." Lucy took her hand off the door, and pondered again. "Maybe I'm thinking too deep into this. There could be someone on the other side. I highly doubt it, but it's worth a try." Lucy let her hands down and knocked hard and clear on the door.
"Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?" A deep booming voice came from behind the door. This took Lucy by surprise, as she expected no answer. "Uhh….which came first?" Lucy asked again, still surprised by the sudden voice. "Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?" The voice asked again. Lucy calmed down, then took her pondering position once more. "Let's see...The phoenix rises from the ashes of a fire, so the obvious answer would be fire. But when a phoenix dies, it erupts into flames and leaves behind ashes giving birth to a new phoenix. It's like a circle…" Lucy's mind then pinged, her eyes widened, thinking she now knew the answer. "That's it!" "What is your answer?" The voice asked Lucy, who was now standing confident. "A circle has no end." She said with strength and confidence. The room stood still for a while, then the voice spoke up. "Well reasoned." And with that, the door opened.
Lucy looked in awe of the Common Room. The ceiling was extremely high, an openness flying around the room. A high bookshelf was a cone in the wall with the statue of a beautiful woman guarding it. Next to the statue were two stairways, one on her left, and the other on her right. Arched windows gave a beautiful view to the courtyard, forest, towers, and to the river, depending on which window you looked at. But Lucy's favourite thing about the room, was the dome in the ceiling. The dome was decorated with stars, the edges showing the twelve zodiac constellations. It made her smile and touched her keys, feeling their warmth in her soul.
"Nice going. Seems you are Ravenclaw material." The blond girl told Lucy as she walked by, snapping Lucy out of her trance. As everyone moved up the stairs next to the statute, girls on the right and boys to the left, Lucy was asked to stay behind. Once everyone left, there was just Lucy and the girl. "Well now. Welcome to Ravenclaw." The girl smiled. "I am Penelope Clearwater, Head Girl of Ravenclaw. Please excuse me for my rude behaviour earlier." Penelope apologise. "Oh, no! It's fine! Don't worry about it!" Young Lucy said, a tad embarrassed. Penelope smiled and continued. "Now, I have been told Professor Flitwick with go through the rules and regulations with you. But it seems he is not here yet. So I will introduce you to the rules." Lucy nodded in understandment. "First, be back in the Common Room by ten. Second, be in bed by midnight. Third, boys and girls shall sleep separately. Fourth, the Third Floor and the Forbidden Forest are strictly off limits, and finally-" "No outsiders shall enter the Common Room." The girls turned around and saw the stubby old man hobbling into the room. "Professor Flitwick!" Penelope exclaimed. "Thank you Penelope, I shall take it from here." The old man said smiling. Penelope gave a nod and left the room. As soon as she was gone, the old man began to talk to Lucy. "Indeed welcome to Ravenclaw dear. Such an honour to have you." Lucy smiled at him sweetly. "Thanks!" She replied. "Now, with those rules, Dumbledore has given you and your friends special permission to exit past curfew, and to let your allies in, as long as there is something urgent happening in this room. Any other reason is unacceptable." Lucy nodded in understandment. "Oh, and another thing. Only the Heads and Dumbledore know about this, so tread carefully." Lucy replied with an ok. "Now, you shall be rooming with Padma Patil and Cho Chang. All your belongings are there." Lucy smiled and gave her thanks, as she walked to the girls stairway.
"What a beautiful room!" Wendy sang happily, observing their new quarters. The room was a circle, decorated in a red rug, a blue starry dome for a ceiling, green plated windows, and yellow walls decorated with plant patterns. The beds were circled around the room, each the teachers' own house colour and a desk and bookcase beside each bed. In the middle was a wooden table with comfy armchairs, and a door straight across the entrance, leading to a bathroom on the right and balcony on the left. "Indeed. I must say it is quite suitable." Erza smiled, looking around the room. "The beds are so soft!" Levy sighed, flopping onto the bed. Mira chuckled, watching everyone feeling comfortable. "Hey, where's Charla?" Wendy realised, sitting up and looking around the room. "I'm right here child." A sweet, yet firm voice called out. Everyone turned their heads towards the door leading to the bathroom and balcony. There standing at the ajar door, was the white cat, now turned kitten wrapped in fluffy towels, and a turban around her head. "Ah, that was a relaxing bath." Charla sighed, drying her face with a hand towel. "Really, I may have to take one." Erza smiled, walking through to the bathroom. "I wonder if the others are fitting in nicely." Levy hummed, staring at the bed's blue velvet cover supported by the four bedposts. "They should be fine. They're members of Fairy Tail after all" Mira smiled sitting down on the green bed. "What about master?" Wendy asked, sitting cross legged on the bed. "He's probably fine. He is the master after all." Charla smiled .
"Welcome to your room." Makarov blinked at his new attire. There was a dim candle at the end of its wick, wax all over the floor, hanging from the cracked ceiling. A creaky old bed with tattered sheets taking up most of the space in the left hand corner with cat hair all over the bed. The right had a sink, toilet, and bath, whilst at the end of the bed was a wardrobe filled with cleaning equipment. The ceiling was leaking a bit, and the room smelled of mold. "Come Mrs Norris. It's time for our rounds. Oh, and do enjoy your stay." The senior caretaker said slyly and mockingly, before closing the door. Makarov stared at the room once more, before crying out, "ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"