Hi all,
See, I am making the effort to post new chapters quickly… not sure how long it will last though…
You probably noticed a few things a bit strange in the first chappie. I meant for this to be set in the seventh year, but then of course, Fred and George wouldn't be at Hogwarts even if they hadn't left in the fifth book, so I guess this is probably going to be more of a sixth year book. Doesn't matter though cos I never mentioned Head Boy or Girl for the grade anyway. Also, Dumbledore is not going to die (not if I can avoid it anyway) because it's too sad and he's such a good character and he didn't deserve to die! Also Sirius will probably still be alive but not sure if he'll play a major part in the story yet.
Anyway, please review before you leave this story!
Thank you!
Feaja 153
Dumbledore was the first to discover the return of Leoparda. Dumbledore always walked through the castle early in the morning, before any of the students or staff was awake. Even Filch was asleep at this ungodly hour. Anyway, Dumbledore enjoyed strolling through the halls of the castle, appreciating the silence set over the castle, which he knew would vanish all too soon.
When Dumbledore reached the Entrance Hall and saw what had happened, he immediately turned around and marched straight to his office, as fast as he could. Once he got there, panting slightly from returning so quickly, he called all the staff to come to his office immediately. In a few minutes, the teachers, dressed haphazardly, with messy hair and looking extremely disgruntled, had arrived. Dumbledore conjured some chairs, and the grateful staff collapsed into them. When Snape remained standing, Dumbledore said, "I think it would be wise, Severus, for you to sit down." Without waiting for a reply, he magically pushed the chair behind Snape into the back of his legs, and he fell into the chair.
"Right", began Dumbledore. "Now that we are all comfortable, it is my unpleasant duty to inform you that a great change has come to Hogwarts. You see, many years ago, five incredible wizards of their time came together to build this great school. Yes, I know, the common story speaks only of four. This is because the fifth house was banished from this school, and her name was erased permanently from history…"
And Dumbledore carried on repeating the true story of the creation of Hogwarts. When he finished his tale, there was stunned silence for several seconds, and then the teachers began mumbling to each other, wondering at the incredulity of Dumbledore's tale.
Dumbledore called for silence. He then said "Staff, I think it is of the utmost importance that we find a way to banish Leoparda from this school once again before the rift between the houses becomes even greater. This house threatens the unity of this school, and therefore the school itself. Therefore, I think we should all put all our efforts into finding out the best method to banish Leoparda from the school. Madam Pince, I think you should search the library for any books which might help us. I may require some of you to track down people who might have memories of Leoparda. I myself will contact my colleagues at Durmstrang and Beauxbatons to see if they have had any experience with this sort of thing.
"In the meantime, however, I don't think it would be wise to leave Leoparda without any pupils. Houses were never designed to be left without any students under their protection, and such an action could only bring about the destruction of the school. Therefore, tonight, I shall send the Sorting Hat around to all House Common Rooms in order to re-sort the students, in case they are truly pupils of Leoparda. I also believe that new letters will have been sent out to students fitting the criteria of Leoparda's house, so we should all prepare to welcome them to our school.
"For now, though, I think you should all hurry to the Great Hall to calm the students. I'm sure news of this sort of magnitude will spread fast and cause great disorder."
As the staff was leaving Dumbledore's office, McGonagall turned around and asked Dumbledore "Professor, who will take command of this new house?"
"I think, Minerva, a suitable candidate will come shortly. This school has a way of summoning people which is really quite uncanny."
With that, she exited the office, leaving Dumbledore to his thoughts.
As Dumbledore had predicted, the school erupted into pandemonium when the arrival of the new house was discovered. Hermione, ever the early riser, came running into the boy's dormitory and woke Harry and Ron, yelling "Quick you two! Something really important is going on!"
As Harry and Ron rose slowly from their sleep, she continued to ramble on "Honestly, could you two take any longer? You always seem half dead in the mornings, I can't get one intelligent word out of you until midday sometimes…" she carried on like this for some time, until Harry and Ron were finally dressed and ready, and practically dragged them both to the Entrance Hall.
Sure enough, there was the fifth banner, sitting in pride of place alongside the others. A fifth house points counter had also appeared, although of course it was empty, whilst all the others contained gems in their particular colour, gleaming through their glass casing.
The Entrance Hall was teaming with curious students, talking excitedly and pointing up at the purple banner hanging on the wall. The teachers were trying their best to keep order, but were failing miserably due to the sheer number of students crowding the Hall.
"Blimey, look at this!" cried Ron, always the slow one to pick up on a commotion. Harry simply stared in wonder, although he noticed Fred and George were acting suspiciously, whispering to each other in a corner of the Hall, looking almost frightened.
When all the students had finally calmed down somewhat and were sitting at their house tables, Dumbledore stood up, and for the second time that morning repeated the story of the five Hogwarts founders. He then informed the students of the Re-Sorting to be held that night. By the time he had finished during this somewhat long speech, due to the amount of information he had to give, the students were all very hungry, and eager to sit and share this information with amongst them. Immediately after Dumbledore sat down, an incredible buzz of voices filled the hall, accompanied by the sounds of merry eating and drinking. All students were discussing the upcoming re-sorting with apprehension, not wanting to leave their friends in their current house, but also excited by the idea of being accepted into the house famous for beauty.
Well, what did you think? Let me know – review!!! And keep an eye out for the next exciting (or not so, depending on your opinion) instalment of The Forgotten Hogwarts House!