After their mother said sorry a million times over for abandonning them she took them back to get their pets. Eva, being well, Eva, got a cat;she named him Magiya. Ana, thought it through and decided to get an owl, she knew that it would be useful not only for herself but to her sister; It took until they got home for Ana to name her owl, as she mistook it for a boy at the shop and almost named her hermes, but after thinking she ended up naming her Athena.
After that the day of september 1st came quickly for the twins and before they knew it they knew it they stood by the train with their family.
Their Uncle Remus held them at his side as their mother went over the 'rules' with them.
The last boarding call ended with their mother and grandmother in tears as the girls climbed on into a compartment.
They looked out the window and waved to everyone as the train started it's journey.
"Ana, it's happening, we're going to school, both of us!" The two girls looked at eachother and giggled over a simple sentence before their door ripped open.
Two identical redheads stepped in.
"Hi, can we sit here?"
Eva looked over at her twin sister who gave a 'yes'
"Well, hello. We're Fred-" One started
"-and George Weasley." The other finished.
The Black twins looked at each0ther before bursting out in giggles. Stopping as soon as they saw their new mates frown.
"Is there something wrong with our last name?"
"No, of course not. BUt it's obvious you-" Ana pointed to one "-are George, and the other is Fred."
"Well aren't you smart, but then, you must know all the tricks, you are a twin also." George said with a smirk.
"W-We're A-nastacia and E-Evangeline B-B-Black." E
"Like-"
"Yes, but we're nothing like him." Ana said.
They expected the other pair to leave or say something but instead the Weasleys gave them grins which were returned.
They talked about themselves and their lives, what they thought the school would be like and other random topics until the train came to a hault.
The Weasleys and Ana got out but Eva sat in her seat.
"Eva, come on. The boats are going to leave."
The latter shook her head and allowed a tear to fall.
"Eva-" Ana took her sister's hand and pulled her out onto the platform. "I'll be with you every step of the way"
Guiding her sister, who was still letting out silent tears, Ana found a boat to themselves.
They didn't talk the whole way to the castle. All they did was enjoy the silence with their arms around eachother, with Ana wiping Eva's face and smiling a bit at her sister's tear stains.
When the boats stopped they got out and followed the giant whose name they didn't catch. He knocked on the large wooden doors and when they opened a strict woman stood infront of the group of first years.
"First years Professor McGonagall."
"Thank you Hagrid, I will take them from here." With that the giant, Hagrid, was gone and McGonagall led them into a chamber where noise flooded the corridor.
"Welcome to Hogwarts. The start of term feast will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in house dormitory and spend time inside your house common room."
The twins looked at eachother. How would they be sorted?
"The houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has it's own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwats your triumphs will earn you house points, while any rule breaking will result in point loss. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you become a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The house sorting will begin in a moment infront of the whole school. Whilst you are waiting, quietly might I add, I suggest you smarten yourselves up."
The sisters clung to eachother and observed their classmates.
The twins were entertaining anybody who payed them attention and the rest were either freaking out or small talking.
"Well, how do I look Eva." Ana did a huge twirl, only grinning as she heard her sister's giggles.
Eva reached over and straightened her sister's robes and smoothed Ana's curls. "You look beautiful as ever Ana."
"Well, of course I do. I look like you."
Ana fixed her sisters hair and wiped at her cheeks with her robe in attempt to make the tear stains disappear.
"No matter where we get sorted Eva. I'm here every step of the way. I promise your not going through this alone."
The doors of the Great Hall opened slowly as their fellow first years scrambled to get out of the way.
McGonagall appeared through the entrance.
"Form a straight line, and follow me."
The twins grabbed the others hand and got behind a dark girl with long hair.
The Professor led them through as row of tables and up to a small stage, that held a bunch of adults so Ana drew the conclusion that it was the teachers table.
There on a stool was an old patched up hat.
The twins stared in shock as a mouth and some sort of eye like pockets came out and the hat sang a song about the houses and destiny. Was Ana paying attention, no. But she understood what was going to happen. The hat was going to look inside her brain.
"Now, when I call your names, please come up to the stool to get sorted."
Ana felt the grip on her hand tighten as the first kid, some boy named Dylan Ashley, was called and sorted into Ravenclaw.
Five names later and McGonagall said the first name to make the other students fall silent; "Anastacia Black."
Eva released her twin's and watched as her sister strut up to the stool and sit down, allowing the professor to plant the hat on her head.
It took a minute before the hat shouted 'Gryffindor' and the whole table burst into weary claps. Eva admired her sister's bravery as she sat down at her table no emotion on her face.
It wasn't until she caught Ana's eye that she noticed McGonagal had said her name.
She felt herself blush and she rushed up to the stool.
She felt something plop onto her head and jumped at a voice saying 'Interesting.'
'Another Black, a twin. You were almost a squib, compared to your twin you are weaker, but your loyalty is great. Your kind to no end better be'
"HUFFLEPUFF"
Eva hopped off the stool and walked quickly to the table who was clapping loudly.
Ana watched as her sister walked off to a different table and felt her heart thud loudly. They had been seperated. Who knew when they'd be able to talk, or how long they would be able to.
She watched as her sister made friends with Cedric Diggory when he sat by her after he was sorted.
Ana never felt so alone, now that they weren't together she noticed how much she depended on her twin. They were always together and Ana was always occuied with protecting her sister like she was meant to. Ana was always with her sister; acting like guard or shield for Eva, it's been that way for years.
Now that she wasn't able to do that Ana felt empty.
She stared at her plate before she felt arms drape around her shouders.
"What's wrong Black?"
She looked up at the Weasley twins with a grim look. "Nothing."
"It's because your twin is in Hufflepuff and your here. Isn't it?"
She looked at the other twin with a shocked look.
"How-"
"If Fred was in a different house I would be sad also. But then again he's a git and I would be happy to get rid of him."
Fred smacked his brother on the head and George winked at her.
She tried to hold back her laugh but it came out in a short snort.
"Aw, look George you made her snort from your stupidity." Fred pat his brother on the head.
"No, it was your ugly face that did it."
"Um, George, you do realise you and Fred are identical twins?" Ana and Fred looked at eachother and burst out laughing when George realised, that infact, it was his twin he said it to.
Soon all three were laughing and joking like they have known eachother for years.
Throughout the whole feast the three joked around and made fun with the people around them, Ana not once thinking about the feeling of emptiness that she had without Eva.
Dumbledore stood up and said a few words and they struggled to sing along to the school song.
"First years this way!" Melonie Stewart, Gryffindor's prefect, said as she led the first years through the castle, giving them information and showing them little details about the castle they need to know.
"Ok. This is very important, right here is the entrance to our common room."
The first years looked at eachother as they stood infront of a portrait of a fat woman in a greek tunic.
Sure, she moved just like the rest of the pictures, but there was nothing special.
"Password!"
Ana covered her ears as the fat lady sang out her words in a high pitched voice.
"Hogsmeade."
The painting flug open and a tunnel appeared.
"This way firsties."
The group followed their prfect through the tunnel and stood in awe as they entered a large room decked out in their house colors.
"This is our common room, the password for entry changes every week and will stay posted on the board right there. Girls dormitory to the left and boys to the right. Know now that guys may not go into the ladies area and girls i suggest you stay out of the boys dorms. Now off to bed you lot."
Ana bid the twins goodbye and ran up the stairs to her dorm. When she entered she saw only one bed open for taking. It was by, thank merlin, the window.
"I thought you would like this one. The other girls wanted to be closer to the loo and personally I dislike the windows." It was the dark girl who stood Ana had stood behind during the sorting.
"Thank you, um."
"Angelina, Angelina Johnson."
Ana held out her hand. "I'm Ana Black."
Angelina raised an eyebrow. "I thought your name was Anastacia?"
"Oh, no, please do NOT call me that, It's horrid."
Angeina laughed loudly and caught herself off guard, smacking the girl behind her.
"OI, WATCH IT!"
Ana covered her mouth as Angelina stumbled on her appology.
"It's fine. I'm Alicia Spinnet."
With those words the three sat on Angelina's bed and talked until they passed out next to eachother.