Author's Note: Hi all again! Some of you may have noticed, I added a side story to this one. Feel free to check it out. (You know you want to… well at least… you know that I want you to) AS I have said before and will say again, I could not own harry potter in my dizziest daydreams.

ALSO; i know there is meant to be a comma in the title but i ran out of letters D=

Letters, Swamps and a Mysterious Presence.

As the sun crept through the windows, I opened my eyes excitedly. I took a good look around the common room, remembering that I had been too overwhelmed last night. Surrounding my bed, were sky blue curtains that seemed to shine as though glitter had been stuck to them. I peered through the curtains and saw that my three room mates were still sleeping. I get up and slip my pink slippers on and sit my self down by the window. The roof was incredibly high and cream paint lined walls. Blue ribbons, the same material as the curtains, were hung around the top of the room and a small fire place sat in the corner of my room. I get up and grab my paper and pens to write back to my parents. I write,

Hi Mum and Dad,

You have probably already heard the news. I'm not a Gryffindor. But I am fine with it. In fact, I am kind of glad. I get my own space. I have three girls in my dorm, Ning, Courtney and Kiki. They seem alright. The common room is amazing! It is beautiful! There are sky blue curtains and a great view of the lake from the window. I haven't had breakfast yet, but I loved the great feast last night. Sorry Mum, but it was better than your cooking. I haven't spoken to James and Albus since we left but I met this boy. He is in his second year and he is a Ravenclaw just like me. His name is Scorpius Malfoy. He is really nice. I know you and Uncle Ron had trouble with his dad but he is really quiet and polite. Anyway, I better get ready for breakfast. Bye!

I put away the pen and spare paper. I open Loki's cage and tie the letter to his foot. I whisper in his ear "bring it to Mum and Dad please Loki" with one last stroke of his feathers he flew off, his feathers dancing in the wind. Quickly, I change into my school robes and head down stairs where Scorpius is reading. "Hi." I mumble

He looks up puzzled and slightly irritated "What?- oh it's you." His face softens. "Good Morning. Congratulations on making Ravenclaw. I thought you would. You don't seem terribly upset about it though."

"That's because I'm not. I am glad about not being in Gryffindor. You wouldn't understand. You don't live in a big family where everyone is living in each other's pocket."

He nods and goes back to his reading. I sit on the couch opposite him and take in my surroundings. The common room was set up rather like the dorms. The curtains and the paint were the same but a large statue was placed in the center of the room. A large bookcase lined the southern end of the room where everywhere else was covered in moving paintings of famous and successful Ravenclaw's. Most of the paintings were still asleep, but one had an empty frame. I stood up and walked over to the blank painting. I knocked politely, curious.

Seeing no reaction, I turn around and head back up to the dormitory where the girls were busy getting ready. Kiki smiled at me, "You ready already? Great! I'm ready. Maybe we should go down now?" she directed the question at the other two girls who were only half changed and scrambling through their suitcase.

"Yeah. Ok. Has anyone seen my shoes?" Ning asks.

"Nope." We call back already making our way through the exit to the common room.

As we walk, Kiki asks, "So you're a Potter, Huh? I thought all Potter's and Weasley's were meant to be in Gryffindor?"

"I guess I'm not like my family." I shrug. "It will be nice to have my own space for a change. So what about you? What house is your family?"

"My mum was a Ravenclaw too. But my dad was a muggle. But we don't see him much." She replies. Suddenly I stop walking. I didn't recognize this pathway. Kiki stumbles as I stop. "What's up?"

"This isn't the right way!"

"Yeah it is! The library should be just around this corner." She pulls me to keep coming. We get around the corner to find that the library wasn't there.

"That's not the library, Kiki."

"I know… Well I don't know where we are then."

I look around and then at my watch. "Breakfast starts in 5 minutes!" I hiss. Looking around to see if anybody was watching, I pulled out an old piece of parchment my father had given me on my eleventh birthday. I pull out my wand and tap it on the parchment "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Kiki's eyes widened but she did not say anything about it. Instead she stood right next to me blocking the map from sight. "We are here" I say pointing at the map with my wand. We need to take a left at the next intersection and follow that downstairs. Mischief managed"

I pull the map into my pocket and walk ahead quickly signaling that I did not want to talk about it there. We walk around the corner at the intersection to find ourselves in a deserted corridor. We continue along the path. About halfway down the corridor, we come to another stop. A large swamp blocks the corridor and a dark, cold, shadow comes over us. My head snaps up to the roof hearing whispers coming from that direction. I walk closer to the corner to inspect what was making the sound when, the caretaker, Filch, comes running around the corner. "It was you!" he screams. "You troublesome Potter's! I just cleaned this section of the castle."

Stuttering, Kiki and I protest but he doesn't listen. He grabs our shoulders and pulls us through a number of corridors. "I'll have you expelled this time! You hear me! Expelled…" Finally we come to a large gargoyle in the wall, which I know from my brother's description, as Professor McGonagall's office. The gargoyle steps aside to reveal a staircase after Filch mutters a password incomprehensible to Kiki and my ears.

McGonagall is waiting up the top of the stairs. "What is it now, Argus? I really don't have I time for this." She said with a tired look on her face.

"These girls! Have been befouling the castle! A swamp!" He stuttered shaking us by the shoulder.

Professor McGonagall took one look at our frightened faces and replied in a stern tone. "Argus Filch! Do you really expect me to believe that two first years on their second day at Hogwarts, produced a full swamp, complete with live creatures? Even when the school trouble makers have been doing it ever since they learned how, long before these two arrived on that train. Get out unless you have something reasonable to report."

Stunned Filch turned around and fled the office, leaving Kiki and I there. McGonagall looked us over, "I think it is time you two went to breakfast, if you walk briskly, you may still get there on time."

Understanding ourselves to be dismissed, we hurriedly backed out of the office and ran to the Great Hall.

"Where were you two? You left earlier than us!" Courtney asked, her mouth full of bacon.

I grimace in disgust, "Filch thought we produced a swamp on the second floor. He took us to McGonagall's office. But you will never guess what we saw! It was this-"

"Scorpius moved up a few seats to sit next to me. Good morning."

With a quick look to the girls, we all changed the subject. "So what subjects do you have today?" I asked innocently.

"No need to stop the interesting conversation on my account" he said amused. A large bell rang somewhere far off in the castle announcing the time to head to class.

"Nothing." I said with a small glare.

Author's Note: Thank you so very much Skinnerbox27 you really made my day with that review of yours. *hint hint* all you have to do is click the blue button! And write some words! Also, let me know if you want me to continue. (the plot is FINALLY starting to come out XD) BAIIIII!