Every new friend is a new adventure
The start of more memories
Wednesday, September First, 1971
Hogwarts, Gryffindor Tower, Gryffindor First Year Girls' Dormitory
Dear Mother and Father,
I am writing you with great inclination to inform you of my sorting into the Gryffindor House. I am currently in the dormitory lying on my bed, writing you this letter. It is eleven o'clock and I should catch some sleep. Tomorrow is a big day after all.
I am very happy with my sorting. I already made a lot of friends. I met a girl on the Hogwarts Express named Christina, she's a Gryffindor as well. James Potter is also a Gryffindor. The bed next to me is occupied by a girl named Lily, she's very bright and we got along instantly. I have a feeling we will become very good friends.
I know you both anticipated on me getting into Slytherin or Ravenclaw, I genuinely hope I didn't disappoint you.
I shall release Archimedes now. He seems eager to explore the grounds.
I hope you're both doing well. You are always on my mind.
PS: Mother, the boy Archimedes bit; Sirius Black, was also sorted into Gryffindor. I personally think Albus Dumbledore needs to consider creating a new Sorting Hat.
Loving you always and forever,
Your daughter
Eleonore Darensbourg
Thursday, September Second, 1971
Hogwarts, Gryffindor Tower – Great Hall
"Ellie!" The dark haired, eleven year old felt someone push her shoulder. "Ellie, if we still want to catch breakfast, we need to hurry." She slowly opened her eyes, squinting at the beaming light entering the girls' dormitory.
In truth, Eleonore had never been a morning person but at least she thought she would be able to get up today. She thought the anticipation of the first, real school day would take care of that. She was wrong. The girls had managed to talk through most of the night, getting to know each other.
The night was spent with the usual eleven year old giggles, talking about their hobbies and their parents. Lily had told them how surprised her parents were by her Hogwarts letter and how her older sister didn't seem to like it. She told them how she was a muggleborn, being a little embarrassed about being the only one in the room. The girls replied that she didn't need to be embarrassed, blood status didn't mean anything to them.
Ellie was quite relieved that she already had so many friends. Her worries at home, that she would be a loner at school, seemed to go to the back of her head.
"I'm up, I'm up." She groaned, rolling on her back to push her upper body straight. A small yawn escaped her mouth as she stretched.
"I'm guessing we already know who the late sleeper will be in this room." Alice joked, combing her short dark auburn hair.
"Where's the rest of the girls?" Ellie questioned, rubbing her eyes and standing up.
"Lily is in the bathroom. Marlene and Christina went to the Great Hall already. They were up early." Alice replied, placing her comb back on the small vanity next to their beds. "Did you sleep well?"
"A little too well." Ellie answered, walking towards the bathroom door and knocking on it. "Lily?"
"I'm almost finished. You can come in of you want." Ellie immediately opened the door to see Lily brushing her teeth. "Goodmorning." She cheerily spoke at Ellie, noticing her still sleepy eyes.
"'Morning" Ellie mumbled. "Do you mind if I catch a quick shower?"
"No, of course not. I shouldn't be out in too lon-" Lily's eyes widened as Ellie just took off her nightgown and stepped into the shower, not waiting for a reply. To say the red haired girl was shocked was the least, she tried to advert her eyes from Ellie's naked back. Her widened eyes made contact with Alice.
Alice Henderson couldn't help but laugh. "You should probably get used to that. We're all the same witches after all. I don't think she's quite awake yet."
Lily nodded her head, "No. I'm fine with it. I just, well I didn't think I'd see Ellie's ass on the first day already."
Alice giggled, "It means she trusts you. Don't overthink it. If you don't want anybody to walk in on you showering, I suggest hanging a sock on the door handle."
Ellie stepped out of the shower ten minutes later and quickly put on her robes. She combed her wet hair and tried to remember the charm for drying it. In the end, she didn't want to set fire to her hair and decided to let it dry naturally. Her black hair always straightened itself out. Finally stepping back in the dorm, she noticed how Alice and Lily were waiting for her. "Sorry that you had to wait." She apologized.
"It's fine." Alice spoke, trying not to laugh at Lily's red cheeks. Ellie didn't notice what was going on whatsoever. "We should get going though."
The three girls agreed and made their way downstairs towards the common room, which seemed surprisingly empty. The stuffed armchairs were vacated. They quickly made their way towards the exit, climbing out of the portrait. They descended down the Gryffindor Tower into the main hallways and finally made it towards the Great Hall.
Ellie's stomach was honestly still a little full from last night but when she saw the breakfast lying on top of the Gryffindor table, she couldn't help but get excited. The girls immediately spotted Christina and Marlene. When they marched closer, they could see that Christina was seated next to Remus, who in return sat next to Sirius Black. James Potter was across from him together with Peter.
Ellie couldn't help but internally groan. Of course they would be friends, they shared a dorm. She noticed how Lily made eye contact with her and immediately knew what she was thinking. "I'll sit next to Peter, it's fine."
Their feet moved towards the table and when she finally planted herself next to the small boy, she cheerily said a good morning. "Did you sleep well?" Ellie questioned, speaking to Peter.
He nodded his head in return, he could smell the strawberry shampoo Ellie used. From the way her wet hair hung over her shoulders, he could only presume she just showered. "Yes, beds are good." He mumbled, sticking a piece of croissant in his mouth.
"You, Remus?" She questioned in interest, looking across from her towards the boy. She noticed how he looked worse than yesterday but didn't feel like pointing it out.
"I uh,- I think I need to get used to the beds that's all." He spoke, trying to smile at her.
"Ellie slept well." Christina spoke from across her, a smirk on her face.
Eleonore playfully rolled her eyes at the blonde, "I sleep well everywhere. Muffin?" She turned towards Lily, offering her one.
"Yes, thank you." The red head replied, gratefully accepting the blueberry muffin Ellie offered.
"Can I have a muffin?" She heard a familiar voice speak from her right. She first thought the voice belonged to Peter but when she finally registered it as Sirius his voice, she answered. "Get one yourself, they're in your reach." Ellie pointed towards his far left. Surely he had to stretch his arm just a little, but he could still reach it.
"What's your problem?" Sirius questioned, having the nerve to address the girl. She seemed as vile as she was back in Diagon Alley.
"Muffin, James?" Ellie sweetly smiled at James Potter, sitting right across from Sirius, whom she just ignored.
"Uh-" The boy with the glasses looked from Sirius towards Ellie. "Sure?" He grabbed the muffin out of her hands and placed it on to Sirius his place. Receiving a glare from Eleonore but a winning smile from Sirius.
"She wanted to give you a muffin, James, not Sirius." Lily bravely spoke, finally having the opportunity to set things straight and defending her friend.
"That's true and I accepted the muffin and now I pleasantly gift the muffin to my friend, Sirius. It really had nothing to do with you, Eleonore." James spoke, trying his best not to smirk.
"How's your head Potter, still hurting from the eight inches you fell off your toy broom?" Ellie spoke with a shrug while placing some sausages on her plate. She heard Lily giggle next to her and tried not to smile.
Remus and Peter's eyes meanwhile we're converting from Ellie and Lily towards Sirius and James. They didn't really understand what this was all about but they were also certain that they didn't want any part in it either.
"My head's fine." He rolled his eyes, not too impressed by their little game. "My lips on the other hand…" He mumbled, softly enough for only Ellie to hear.
Her eyes immediately widened. "Do you know each other then?" Remus spoke, pointing in between James and Eleonore.
"My parents and her parents are friends." James stated.
"We used to play together when we were children." Ellie nodded her head.
"You never said that to me." Lily spoke, looking a little scared.
"I haven't seen him in like seven years. It's not a big deal." Ellie replied.
"Really? I thought your parents had better taste…" She heard Sirius speak. Eleonore's head immediately turned towards him and even James knew that the boy overstepped a line. Her eyes blazed fire and it was the first time that the girls saw Ellie's fuming glaze. They immediately decided to not get on her bad side.
"Ellie!" Lily yelped when she saw the dark haired girl pull out her wand in anger.
Sirius' eyes immediately widened when he stared at the tip of her wand. "You dare to repeat that again?" She hissed, squinting her eyes.
"ELEONORE DARENSBOURG. YOU BETTER LOWER THAT WAND, YOUNG LADY." She heard a voice speak, her eyes were still locked in to the boy's grey ones and she was certain she heard a small applause from the Slytherin table. "NOW."
Ellie's green eyes shifted towards Professor McGonagall, "He was talking ill of my parents." She stated, still stretching out her arm with her wand raised.
"I do not care. There will be no foolish wand waving in this school. NOW, MISS DARENSBOURG." Her eyes finally unlocked themselves from Sirius' his. He didn't seem too impressed with her but she could still detect a small hint of regret in them. "A Gryffindor first year pulling out her wand at her own classmate none the less. On the very first day of school! Where in the world is this going!"
"Professor-" Lily tried to speak, hoping to defend Ellie.
"Miss Evans, let me speak." Professor McGonagall spoke, turning her attention back to Ellie. "20 points from Gryffindor. Detention the coming week, Miss Darensbourg. I expect you to be in my office at seven sharp tonight. Let this be a lesson for all of you." Her green eyes adverted towards the first year students sitting at the table. "These are your time tables for this year." She placed the pack on the table and waved her wand. Every first year student received a paper in front of them. "Seven sharp, Miss Darensbourg." With that, Minerva McGonagall turned around and left the Great Hall.
Ellie took a deep breath. She wasn't going to cry. She couldn't help but feel her own throat getting raspy. She wasn't used to being scolded. Her parents never did. The whole table quietened as they stared at the girl. "I'm not hungry anymore." She stated and grabbed the paper in front of her. She lifted her legs and marched out of the Great Hall.
"Ellie! Wait!" Lily screamed behind her and turned towards Sirius. "You're a twat, Black." With that, the redhead stood up straight, grabbed her bag and ran to catch up with Ellie.
"I'm a what?" Sirius looked a little confused at James.
"It means you're a dickhead." James tried to explain.
"Please remind me to never get on Ellie's bad side." Remus mumbled, his eyes still widened.
"Yes, I don't think that it would end well." Peter agreed, already placing some scrabbled egg in his mouth.
"That makes me feel so much better." Sirius spoke sarcastically. He watched how Christina shook his head at him. "What? She'll get over it."
"At least she made herself very popular in the Slytherin compartment." James spoke, turning his head to watch the Slytherins eagerly speaking about the previous event.
Thursday, September Second, 1971
Hogwarts, Third Floor, Charms Corridor, Girl's bathroom
The first thing Ellie did was go to the third floor, straight towards the Charms corridor. She tried to steady her breath, one hand lifted towards her eye, quickly wiping a tear away from her cheek. She tried to look down, hair covering her face, so people wouldn't notice her distress. When she found the vacated girl's bathroom, she immediately locked herself in, sitting on top of the toilet.
No, this was not how she imagined her first day to go. First day of Hogwarts, immediately detention and 20 points taken from her house. People would hate her. A quiet sob escaped her lips as she leaned her head in her arms.
How utterly embarrassing.
He made fun of her parents. She hated him, detested him. How dare he!
She felt another wave of rage coming through as tears leaked down her cheeks.
Then the head of the house had scolded her in front of the entire school, everybody knew she was the first one to receive detention. She never had any punishments at home, her parents didn't scold her. They always treated her with kindness, she could never do anything wrong in their eyes.
The only thing she could be glad about is that she at least kept her dignity until she locked herself up in the bathroom. No one would know about her insecurities. No, they had only seen the fierce Eleonore. They had seen they shouldn't mess with her.
She chuckled, wiping away another tear.
Pathetic.
She was pathetic.
Why was it that she always had to act tougher than she actually was?
She could use home right now. Minnie would bring her some earl grey tea with some of those house made chocolate biscuits she absolutely adored. Her mother would take her in her arms and sway her carefully, telling her how beautiful and sweet she was. She could use one of her mother's hugs right now.
"Ellie?" Ellie's ears peaked at the gentle voice coming from outside her stall. "Ellie, it's Lily, are you alright?"
She sniffed one last time and wiped her eyes with the sleeves of her robes. Enough of this ridiculous emotional behavior, she told herself. She was eleven, not a child anymore. Her fingers unlocked the door and she stared at the green eyes of her friend. "Ellie, I'm sorry, Black was a total scumbag."
"I'm fine. I just need a minute." The dark haired witch mumbled, walking towards the sink to wash her hands even though she hadn't used the loo.
"Hey." Lily wrapped her hand around Ellie's wrist. "It's okay to cry, you know. I would have broken down in the Great Hall if it were me."
Ellie's eyes shifted towards the red head. She noticed how sincere she was, a gentle smile edged on her face. "I already got detention and 20 points taken from our house because I threatened a student. I shouldn't have acted so bluntly."
"Black deserved every single thing you did to him." Lily didn't say that she probably wouldn't have dared to threaten Sirius because she didn't want Ellie to feel worse. Lily plainly didn't have the balls to do it so early on. If he would have spoken about her parents, Lily wasn't sure if she would have defended them as harshly as Ellie did with hers. Maybe in time, Ellie could teach her how to grow a backbone.
"Please don't tell anybody I cried." Ellie pleaded.
"I swear, I wouldn't dare to." Lily grinned, throwing her arms around Ellie. "I will always have your back."
"Thank you, Lily. I promise I will always have yours as well." Ellie spoke, burying her head in Lily's shoulder.
"It doesn't matter that I've seen you naked already." The red head mumbled, trying to make the black haired girl feel better. "I do wish I had an arse like you."
Ellie threw her head back in laughter. "I'm sorry about that though. If you're not comfortable, I won't do it again."
"It's fine." Lily giggled. "Are you ready for Charms?" She wrapped her hands around Ellie's upperarms and looked at her.
"Are my eyes still red?" Ellie spoke, biting her cheek.
"No, they're not. I honestly think you shouldn't speak to Black for a while. It shouldn't be too hard because I'm not speaking to him nor Potter either."
"I hate him, you know."
"Hate is a strong word, Ellie but I can see where you're coming from." Lily smiled. "Let's go."
Thursday, September Second, 1971
Hogwarts, Third Floor, Charms Classroom
The Charms Classroom had three rows of desks. Ellie, Alice and Lily sat on the first row, right in front of Christina and Marlene. She hadn't seen the boys when she entered the room so she figured out they sat in the back. They all faced the teacher's table, behind which sat a large upholstered chair with a high back. Two blackboards flanked the teacher's table, and behind them was a small shelf with books and other objects, beneath a pair of windows.
Professor Flitwick was really tiny and he had a squeaky voice, but Eleonore immediately knew she shouldn't underestimate the man. He had a lot knowledge and patience. As the head of Ravenclaw house, she knew he had to be brilliant.
"Welcome to your very first class ever at Hogwarts. I am personally very honored to have that privilege!" The man spoke, standing on top of his chair so he could see everybody. "I know some of your parents and I am remarkable at remembering names." Ellie could feel his eyes shifting over her face as she dropped hers down to her book in front of her.
"Today you shall perform your very first charm. For some of you this shall end in great result, others will require more patience. I want everybody to take out their wands." The whole class immediately took out theirs. "We're going to practice how to decently hold your wand. I hope by now everybody knows what his or her wand hand is. If you are left handed, your wand will go left. Is right your dominant hand, it shall be in your right hand."
Ellie immediately grasped her wand in her right hand. "It is important that the end of the wand is placed in the center of the hand, because this is the part where the most of your energy shall arise. Make sure you have a firm grip." She watched how Professor Flitwick waved his wand. Feathers were rising from his desk and flying towards them. Every student received one feather in front of them. "Hold on to your wand. The first charm we will try to do is the levitation charm. Very helpful if it's performed well. There are a number of lesser variations of the Levitation Charm, such as the Rocket Charm, the Hoover Charm and the Floating Charm but the Levitation Charm remains the original and of course, the best. You shall teach the others in the upcoming years."
He continued his lecture as the class intensely listened, "The Levitation Charm was first developed in the sixteenth century by a man called Jarleth Hobart and despite its strengths, it cannot be used on human beings. Do not make a mistake, a human can be levitated using this charm but it is actually his clothing being affected. I can see the way you think now, indeed, a naked man cannot be levitated." The eleven year olds looked at each other with amusement as a chuckle overtook the classroom. "Almost anything can be lifted with this spell, although the object levitated depends on the skill of the caster and the weight of the object."
Professor Flitwick pointed at the blackboard which wrote down 'Wingardium Leviosa'. "I want you to lower your wands now and close your eyes. Repeat after me, Wingardium Leviosa." Professor Flitwick spoke, making the gar nice and long. The whole classroom repeated. "Good. Now open your eyes and focus on the object you want to lift. Do not take your eyes off it. Remember in your head, you want this feather to float nicely and softly. Repeat the words we just practiced."
Ellie turned her attention towards the feather in front of her. She took a deep breath and stared at it. She imagined it floating in the air already. "Wingardium Leviosa." She softly spoke, her wand pointing at the feather.
She didn't know if it were her imagination or if the feather was actually moving up in the air. She never lost eye-contact as it now floated five inches above her head. "Good job! Good job! Miss Darenbourg! Ten points to Gryffindor! Amazing!" Professor Flitwick spoke, applauding.
She noticed how Lily's feather joined her in the air and laughed, "Miss Evans as well! Another ten points to Gryffindor!"
"Lily! We just managed to even out my twenty points taken by Professor McGonagall!" Ellie cheered happily, setting the feather gently back on her desk in front of her. "Thank you!"
Lily laughed, "You're welcome."
Ellie grinned when she heard Professor Flitwick congratulate Remus two seats away from her. Poor Peter on the other hand didn't even seem to make his feather budge. Her eyes shifted towards James Potter, who's feather was already in the air as well. She didn't want to know how Black was doing but when she smelled smoke, Ellie couldn't help but turn around. "Mr Longbottom, I said make the feather float, not burn!"
Sirius was still trying to make his feather float in concentration and only that thought made her smile.
The rest of the day was spent already falling half asleep in History of Magic, finally waking up after lunch in an one hour Potions introduction by Professor Slughorn together with the Slytherins and finally her already favorite course, Defense Against The Dark Arts in the afternoon. Most courses were merely introductions but Ellie couldn't wait until she could finally really start the year. She was actually glad that the only homework she got was a six page long essay on what she thought Defense Against The Dark Arts meant. It luckily wasn't due until Monday.
The hour spend in Defense Against The Dark Arts passed by very quickly and before Ellie knew it, she was already sitting at the dining table of her house in the Great Hall. The girls and her had discovered the castle and the grounds on their own from four to six and were already tired of the long day.
Ellie didn't have much time to eat, she had to be in Professor McGonagall's office by seven.
"Do you think she'll keep you long?" Alice questioned, stuffing some potatoes in her mouth.
"I hope not." Eleonore answered, sipping from her pumpkin juice. "I'm actually quite tired."
"It's been a long day." Christina spoke, sighing. "This food is so good."
"I'm sure if you explain the situation she'll be willing to listen, Ellie." Lily smiled at the person she already considered one of her closer friends at Hogwarts.
"I'm just going to show up and do whatever she asks me to. I want this over as quickly as possible."
"Well, if it helps, it did make you quite popular." Alice spoke, hoping to cheer her up. "You're already considered a dangerous witch and it's only your first day." Ellie had slightly noticed that as well and almost cringed. People did seem to step out of her way in the hallways, particularly the Hufflepuffs.
"You're lucky you got those points back in Charms, though." Marlene nodded.
"Give it a month and everyone will forget about it anyways." Ellie spoke, standing up. "I should probably go. I need to find the classroom first. It's on the first floor, right?"
"That's what it says on our timetables." Lily nodded. "Good luck, I'll wait up for you."
Eleonore gave her a wide smile and nodded. "Thank you." She blatantly ignored James and Sirius but gave a small wave to Remus and Peter when she passed them in the Main Hall.
Thursday, September Second, 1971
Hogwarts, First Floor, Transfiguration Classroom
Luckily, Ellie didn't have to climb seven staircases to reach the transfiguration classroom, it was only on the first floor. At seven pm sharp, Ellie nervously knocked on the door. It seemed to open itself as she stepped inside the classroom. She could see Professor McGonagall sitting behind her desk at the front. She immediately turned her head towards Ellie and watched her student over her glasses.
"Come closer, Miss Darensbourg."
Ellie nodded her head, "Hello Professor McGonagall." She polity spoke, walking closer towards the teacher's desk.
When she finally stopped in front of it, Professor McGonagall watched Eleonore carefully. The waved her wand and a chair immediately flew by the professor's side. "Sit with me." Ellie looked a little confused but obeyed.
"Tonight will not be a detention where you will write lines. Tonight I will talk and you will only listen and if I do not talk, you shall sit in silence and think about what you did." Ellie swallowed the lump in her throat and nodded her head. If the Professor gave her something to do, at least her mind would be occupied but no, she had to sit her and listen to everything she had done wrong. Ellie's green eyes shifted towards the Professor's and for a minute she thought she saw her expression soften.
"This is your very first day at Hogwarts, ever and I already had to give you detention. I sincerely hope you understand why." Professor McGonagall spoke, lifting her eyebrows at the young girl who nodded her head in return and bit her lip. The older woman almost felt bad for her. "I cannot let you threaten a student in front of the Great Hall and let you get away with it. I wouldn't let you get away with it if it were to happen in the hallways, privately but I might have notched to ticking-off down a little."
A silence filled the room as for a moment Eleonore didn't know what to say.
"Did you know I went to Hogwarts together with your parents, Miss Darensbourg? Your mother was a Peverell before she married your father, wasn't she?"
"Yes, professor."
"I didn't share the same house with them, of course but they were very kind people. Both very brilliant, they always smiled. I can imagine you grew up in a wonderful household." Professor McGonagall spoke, somehow she knew that the girl who sat in front of her was treated like a princess. She was certain she had never stepped a foot on the naughty step before.
"I did, professor."
"I can imagine you protecting them, defending them in every way possible."
Ellie didn't know whether this was a trick question or not. It was the reason she sat in this classroom in the first place, because she did want to defend them. She just didn't have to do it so rationally.
"It's what I would do." Professor McGonagall spoke, making eye contact with the small girl sitting in front of her. "You had every right to defend your parents, Miss Darensbourg and I applaud you because you did. You wouldn't be a Gryffindor if you just sat there and ignored his comment. I just wish you would have done it more… Subtly and without the wand. Shoving your wand in another wizard's face can be extremely dangerous, in every situation, Miss Darensbourg. It is a threat that the wand never forgets."
Ellie swallowed her proud, she didn't know that.
"Your wand is loyal to you and your feelings. It will never forget the day you threatened Sirius Black because it felt your energy. Which can result in more powerful spells, most including stuns or hexes, if you ever were to wave your wand at him again."
Ellie nodded her head, "I'm sorry, Professor."
Professor McGonagall nodded her head, "I know you regret your bold actions, I also know you do not regret defending your parents and I am fine with that Miss Darensbourg. I hope you will always defend them. But I do hope you will be the better man next time. Are you familiar with the Blacks?"
"A little bit, professor. My mother and I met Walburga Black and her children, including Sirius in Diagon Alley."
"Did your mother talk about you, about their beliefs?" The Professor questioned.
"My mother said their beliefs do not align with ours." Eleonore answered.
"They don't. Can you imagine how disappointed and furious they will be when the news reaches their ears that their heir has been sorted in to Gryffindor?"
Ellie hadn't thought of that and bit her lip.
"They are not as kindhearted as your parents are, Miss Darensbourg." The teacher spoke gently. "Can you maybe, believe that after hearing that James Potter's parents are good friends with yours, he might act on jealousy? He's still a little boy. After all, men do not seem to mature as rapidly as women." She pointed out. "He saw the way your mother protects you in Diagon Alley. His mother would never do that for him. The reason he was sorted into Gryffindor is because his belies do not align with his familie either, Miss Darensbourg. He might have more in common with you than you think."
She continued speaking, "You have the perfect family. You're pure, you're loved, you're beautiful, you have two parents who would die for you, you're protected, Eleonore. Sirius never was. Maybe, just maybe, you should think more rationally instead of wiping out your wand. Try be the better person and when the time's right, try to be his friend and understand."
Ellie bit her lip. "Is it alright if I still sincerely dislike him for calling out my parents?"
"Of course it is, you're eleven, you're supposed to dislike boys. I hope you continue to do so for a very long time, I'm certain your father will think the same. " Professor McGonagall spoke, her eyes smiling at Ellie. "I told you before that it is good that you defend your parents, just not in such an obvious way."
"I don't dislike every boy. I like Remus and I like Peter."
She watched how the Professor smiled at her. "Mister Pettigrew isn't the brightest of the bunch I've heard, but Mister Lupin is quite canny, indeed. He could use a good friend like you, Miss Darensbourg. Both of them but especially Mister Lupin."
Ellie nodded her head, "Yes."
"Now let me just grade these papers and you can think about what I just told you. You can leave at eight sharp." The Professor spoke. "The rest of the week you can bring your homework or your books along to detention, but do it subtly. I don't want people to think I've gone sappy."
"Okay. Thank you, Professor."
"Oh, and please don't speak to anybody about our conversation. You can tell them you wrote lines."
"Okay, Professor."
The remaining half hour Eleonore sat on the stool next to Professor McGonagall and stared out in front of her. Her thoughts were turning a million miles an hour. She could understand what the Professor said about Sirius Black. She could remember his mother staring down on her in Diagon Alley as a shiver ran up her spine. She didn't think of Walburga Black as a warm, protective mother. Eleonore thanked her lucky stars that her parents were the way they were.
She couldn't help but miss them. She still had to write a letter explaining today's events. She wasn't sure if the school would contact them, she hoped they didn't. "Are you going to write my parents about what happened today, professor?"
"I will not." Professor McGonagall spoke, her eyes still glued upon the papers in front of her. "I trust that you will, though."
Ellie nodded her head again, turning towards the front. She hoped her parents would understand as why she acted to shamelessly.
At eight pm sharp, her thoughts and views had changed.
1. She knew she was going to try and not let Sirius Black go to her head. She would just pretend he didn't exist.
2. James Potter, well, she would acknowledge him if he spoke to her but that would be it.
3. She would try and be better friends with Remus.
4. Lily would always be her best friend.
"You can go now, Miss Darensbourg. Get some rest. It's been a long day."
Author's note: Heavy first day wasn't it? It would be nice to know if you guys would tell me what you think. Did she act too bluntly? Should she composed herself? I personally think we have to remember a few things, they're ELEVEN. They do not know the consequences of such actions. Eleonore is also a little insecure, she might not act like that in public, but I hope you noticed it when you read her thoughts. That and the fact that she never had anyone speak against her and she's always been treated like a princess, makes these results written in the story. Also I seriously cringe when I read a story about Sirius Black winking at another girl from the very first year. He's eleven, not fifteen. So as you will probably guess, this story for now, is friendship. It will build of course, later on, into something more. Sirius and Eleonore dislike each other very much now, but there will be some series of events in the book that will make them get closer. It's just, they're both very hard to melt. I hope you like where Lily and Ellie's relationship is going. I think Lily chasing her and defending Ellie was a steppingstone for their friendship and it can only blossom from this day out. Leave me a little review about one of the most important chapters in this entire book. Because this one was.