Chapter 6
I don't own Harry Potter, but I do own Vespera :D
I sat up and blinked, turning my head. There was no source of time in the room, but somehow I had found myself underneath a blanket with pillows behind my head. I slid out of the bed, and found myself in the same clothes as before.
I remember a mentioning of changing into proper clothes, a put a pair of pants on, with the same top. I wasn't exactly sure of what was proper broom riding wear, bure I knew it wasn't a skirt.
I pulled my hair into a long braid, then looked out the window, it looked to be dark outside, but this was the wizarding world, the color of the window meant nothing.
I opened the door, and was welcomed with a hit in my face.
"Vespera! I'm so sorry! I was going to knock on your door and then you showed up and I accidentally hit you!" It was of course Draco.
I smiled, "It's okay Draco. I will forgive you if you tell me what time it is."
He tapped his wand on the wall and digits in a time formation appeared, 6:03.
My eyes opened wide and I hit myself in the face, "I'm sorry Draco. I must have fallen asleep. I didn't realize how tired I was. I had just laid on the bed, and was going to get right back up... I guess I didn't."
He smirked, his famous smirk, then replied, "I figured something bad had happened to you, after you didn't come out of your room for half an hour. When it was nearing 2, I went to Mother, and she came to check on you, and found you passed out. She fixed you proper in the bed, then told me I better leave you alone. She just gave me permission to come knock to see if you were awake yet, as it's nearing dinner time. We won't be able to go riding on brooms today."
Cissy walked out of her door and saw Draco standing there, talking to me. "Ah, Vespera I'm glad that you're awake. As I'm sure Draco was about to tell you, we have a formal dinner party to attend that starts at 7, we would be honored if you would like to join us."
I smiled, "I would very much like that Cissy. It will be nice to meet other families."
She grinned and clapped her hands together, "This will be fantastic. Follow me, we'll get you looking proper for the dinner party." She turned to Draco, "You young man, will do well to get clean and stay that way. You know what to wear. Meet us at the bottom of the staircase at 7 sharp. Don't be late." With that she pushed me into my room, and closed the door on Draco's face.
First, she shooed me into the bathroom to shower, and told me to hurry. As I didn't want her to get angry with me, I did as she said, cleaning off all the makeup I had put on previously.
I came out and sat in a bathrobe, while Cissy pointed her wand at my face. I felt something go onto my face that tickled, and I tried not to start laughing. Then I was sent to the closet to pick out a dress that I liked the style of. I walked in and frowned, this closet was bigger than the one I had at home. I walked to the back of the closet, where I saw some very formal dresses.
I picked out a ball gown, and automatically fell in love with the way it looked. Almost. It had a read and white bodice, with a giant red rose on one shoulder. The skirt was then layered and it was all red with a few white strands hanging down.
If only it weren't white. White was not my thing. I slipped the dress on, and it instantly shrunk where appropriate to fit me. I smiled and then walked back to the room.
Cissy smiled at me, "Vespera, that dress is beautiful on you. Although..." She pointed her wand at the dress, and where it was white before, it now turned black and blue, along with the previous red. She also spelled the flower to change, into an Azalea, but it was still red.
I smiled, "It's perfect! Thank you!" Cissy smiled, then promptly sat me back down to fix my hair. She spelled it into nice ringlet curls, then braided it up one side of my head, allowing all of my hair to fall on the opposite shoulder of the flower. She then stuck another red azalea into the back of my hair, where the braid met the rest of my hair.
"Go back in there and find a pair of shoes that you would be comfortable in," I did as she said.
Suddenly, there was a loud pounding on the door, and someone burst into the room, all I heard was, "That stupid witch gave me the wrong robes! They barely reach half up my arm, and the pants are too long!" Draco, of couse.
Cissy then began yelling, "DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY! YOU BETTER GET OUT OF HERE. HOW DARE YOU BURST IN HERE LIKE THAT. FOR ALL YOU KNOW VESPERA COULD HAVE BEEN INDECENT! YOUR FATHER WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS AND HE WILL DEAL WITH YOU NOW GET OUT."
Then, I heard the door slam shut. I pulled out a pair of red flats, and slipped them on. They were simple, and I didn't know what tonight would totally entail.
I walked back into the room, and Cissy smiled at me, "You're beautiful Vespera." She handed me a pair of black gloves and a leg halter, assumingly for my wand. "Put those gloves on, they'll go nicely with the dress. The halter is for your wand, just in case. Make sure you lock it into the holder though. Now, you sit in here and read a book or something. Do not leave this room. I will come and get you when i is time to leave, don't let Draco in either. We must make an entrance."
I nodded, and Cissy left.
I went to my skirt that I had been wearing earlier and pulled out the books I had bought. I tore the paper off of one, Important Things Every Wizard or Witch Should Know. I read the front page, and it claimed the book would update yearly with important events. I hoped not to need it within a few years.
I pointed my wand at the ceiling, and saw that it was 6:40. I had 20 minutes to read. Maybe I could learn enough to not seem so oblivious to the wizarding world.
I decided to go to the end of the book, where the current things were, then flipped back 40 pages, there were several pictures included, so I figured I'd be able to read that many pages.
The first thing on the page was two people getting married, a James and Lily Potter. Then the birth of a few people, the death of some, some big thing on Halloween leaving the Potter boy an orphan, and some other kid with insane parents, and some cult group without a leader. It seemed that the past 10 years were fairly boring, mainly just filled with trials of those accused.
Some Of the things that were written in this book, made the whole wizard world make more sense. Then, there was a knock on the door, I quickly hid the book I was reading, and picked up a book from the stack that was next to the bed, and opened it to the first page.
Cissy raised her eyebrow in questioning, "Why are you reading your charms textbook?"
I smiled, "I was hoping to get ahead in the material, at least be able to have an understanding of it before school started."
She shook her head, "Draco hopes you'll be in slytherin with him, the way you're talking, I imagine you to bed in Ravenclaw with the other book readers. Come along Vespera. It's time to go make your mark on the wizarding world." I smiled, and she held out her hand once we reached the top of the stairs, "Vespera, wait here until I have descended the stairs, then follow me." I nodded my understanding then stood still, waiting.
I counted to 30, then walked down the staircase, with my hand on the banister, trying to look very fancy. I would make my mark on the wizarding world, and I would do it with them thinking I was a pureblood wizard, if that's what it takes for me to be accepted by them.
AN:
There's a link to Vespera in her dress on my profile, if you want to see it. And It's not well done, as I found a picture, hated the white and red, and am on a computer with only paint to edit the picture. Also it's still a rose, not an Azalea.
Harry will be around soon, promise.
He's just not going to be a huge character in this story. This is the life of a Slytherin, not the life of Harry Potter. Just pretend Harry's life is going on as normal.
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