A/N: Hey guys sorry for the delay i should of had this up during the weeken but i was SO busy and I didn't have time to finish it, sorry! Anyway so this is my first story so I'm not expecting it to be great or anything but please if you read it give me reviews, constructive criticism greatly appreciated. Thanks! And I'm really sorry if I don't update this story as much from now on but I'm going to be really busy and also when I started this story I was going through a next gen phase and then last week I decided to read a James/Lily story and now I'm obsessed with them so I'm planning on starting one of those stories. As you have probably guessed I get distracted easily, sorry again! and yeah I know this was a really long authors note. Oh wait I never put a disclaimer up did I, well yeah I don't own all the characters or the world and whatnot.
NEW BEGGINNINGS
I rolled over in my bed yawning and stretching. I blearily opened my eyes and glanced at my alarm clock. I sat bolt upright, it was already 8 o'clock! I glanced around at the rest of my roommates. Beside me Rose was sitting up in her bed stretching, but she seemed oblivious to the time as she looked to be in no hurry. Next to her Dominique was sprawled out on her bead conked out. Annabeth Finnigan and Alice Longbottom were both sleeping soundly in their beds snoring softly. Eva Stewart, one of the other muggleborns had somehow managed to end up lying at the end of her bed and Lisa Beth, the other Muggleborn, had seemingly fallen off her bed during the night seeing as she lay spread-eagled on the floor.
"Guys quick! Everyone up!" I shouted as I ran into the bathroom "we're gonna be late!" Rose was the first to follow me but she was soon followed by the others. I caught sight of myself in the mirror, my usual straight long brown hair was tangled and messy and my piercing blue eyes were groggy from sleep. I grabbed a hairbrush, raked it through my hair, and splashed water on my face to wake myself up. I sprinted back into the room and leaped over my bed. I grabbed my uniform and quickly changed.
Five minutes later the seven of us were sprinting through the corridors at full pelt, earning some weird looks from the people meandering through the corridors. "Does anyone actually know how to get to the Great Hall?" I heard Eva ask. Crap!
I stopped and started to look around, but I was completely lost. I looked over at the other girls and suddenly we all burst out laughing. After we had quietened down Beth asked how we were supposed to find our way to the Great Hall. I was just about to tell her I had no clue when Rose and Dominique both yelled "Vic!" I looked up and saw a girl who looked kind of like Dominique but her hair was startlingly blonde and she was older. "Let me guess you're lost?" she asked us with a knowing smile and we all nodded a bit sheepishly.
We arrived at the Great Hall ten minutes later and I began to wonder how we had managed to get that lost. "Classes start soon so if you want something to eat get it now," Vic told us. "Thanks sis," Dominique called out before we all hurried over to the Gryffindor table. As soon as we had sat down McGonagall came rushing over to us with our timetables. I quickly glanced over my timetable, I had Double Charms first.
"Can you pass me the butter Dominique?" I asked grabbing some toast. "Please don't call me Dominique," she told me shuddering as she passed the butter over "it's Dom." "Alright," I said with a smile. "Oh look Al and the rest are getting up now; we should probably head to Charms."
When we arrived at the Charms classroom we were still early so we went over and talked to the rest of the class. I found out that the first year boy Gryffindors were Al, Logan, Aaron, Patrick and the Creevy twins, John and Peter. We chatted until Professor Flitwick arrived and we were able to go into the classroom. Professor Flitwick was tiny, that was the only word I could possibly use to describe him. He was half my size, and mind you that wasn't much and he had grey hair and numerous wrinkles.
When we entered the classroom we all took seats. We shared this class with the Ravenclaws, and they somehow all ended up sitting at the front, with us at the back. Flitwick told us that we were doing a practical class and I was extremely excited, I'd finally get to use magic!
Ten minutes later and I was still trying to get my wand tip to light. "Lumos," I muttered once again and I was surprised when the tip of my wand erupted in light. Everyone looked around and gasped at the bright light shooting from my wand. Other people had managed to get their wands to light before mine did but theirs weren't half as bright as mine. "Well done Miss Woodgrove, excellent work, 5 points to Gryffindor," Flitwick announced. I felt all eyes on me and I blushed profusely, I hadn't really meant for it to be that bright, it had just sort of happened. I shrunk down into my seat and didn't try the spell again and I was thankful when the bell rang. I packed up my bag and left the classroom, next to Annabeth.
As I walked out of the class I looked down at my timetable, we had double Potions. Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble I though to myself, smiling slightly. This was gonna be fun. "C'mon Anna," I said grabbing her hand and starting to pull her down the hall excitedly. I had lost track of the amount of stairs we had run down before Anna finally called out "Ebony, stop! We are completely lost!" I stopped running and looked around, "darn it, not again," I half yelled from exasperation. Some of the students in the hallway turned around and stared at me openly. I blushed fiercely and starting trailing after Anna, who was trying to figure out which way to go.
Just as I was giving up hope of ever finding the classroom I spotted a shock of messy hair that I instantly recognised. "James!" I shouted, running to catch up with him. He turned around with a look of bemusement on his face and I almost burst out laughing but I stopped myself. "Aren't you supposed to be in class?" he asked smirking slightly. Anna sighed and rolled her eyes, "yes we are but umm…we kind of got lost," she finished a bit sheepishly. James broke out into a grin and he guffawed loudly. When he had finally managed to compose himself he spoke again "what class do you have?" "Potions," I replied smirking at the thought. James spluttered, barley containing his amusement at our predicament "how d-did you man-nage to get all the way up here." Anna and I both glared at him which was enough to shut him up. "Okay Ted, I guess I'll see you later," he said to the older boy with blue hair, who just nodded in reply.
"Well, ladies first," he smirked motioning for us to take the lead in a gentlemanly gesture. I smiled gratefully at him, but just as I was about to step forward he spoke again "oh actually I forgot if ye take the lead we'll just get lost again." He sniggered as he walked past us. I growled but had to follow him and Anna.
"So….how did you actually manage to get all the way over here?" James asked, trying but failing to keep the amusement out of his voice. "Oh this mess is all Ebony's fault," Anna said mock-accusingly "she seems to have a knack for getting lost. For example earlier on the way to breakf-" I cut her off with a sharp elbow to the side and a hiss of "traitor." "Ow!" she yelped, even though I couldn't have hit her that hard. I looked over at James to see him chortling quietly to himself. When I caught his eye he burst into peals of laughter, I scowled darkly at him but there was no real menace in it. We heard the sound of a turning doorknob and looked up in alarm; I had completely forgotten there were classrooms on either side of the corridor. Shoot!
Just as the door was about to open James grabbed both or hands and pulled us behind a tapestry that I hadn't noticed before. We were all squished there holding our breath and listening as hard as we could. I heard a door swing open further down the corridor and the clicking of heels against the floors. The sound was coming closer to us and just when I thought we had been caught the person swiftly turned around and marched back into the classroom. We all breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously. "C'mon, let's get ye to class," James eventually said when we were sure the threat had passed. I followed him without complaint and we were soon standing outside a door in the dungeons.
"This is it, good luck, you'll need it," James said. "Thanks," I whispered before turning around and steeling myself. I looked over at Anna and noticed she looked as worried as I felt. I reached over and squeezed her hand "we can do this, he can't be that harsh, it's only our first day. This only caused her to groan but she linked her arm with mine and sent me a small smile. "Yeah, sure," she said weakly, without any real conviction but I knew she was trying to comfort herself so I didn't say anything. Instead I walked up to the door and knocked loudly.
"Come in," I heard a voice call from within. I pushed the door open with mounting trepidation. I was greeted by all the Gryffindors and Slytherins staring at me and a fat, jolly looking man sitting at a desk at the front of the classroom. "Ah, let me guess, you got lost, eh?" he asked cheerfully. We both nodded mutely, blushing and looking sheepish. I could see all the Gryffindors out of the corner of my eye trying to mask their sniggers. "It happens, no harm done, please take a seat," he said, still annoyingly cheerfully, gesturing to two seats at the back of the classroom.
We both plonked down into our seats. We were brewing a cure for boils and the rest of the class had already started. We quickly grabbed the ingredients and got to work. I was disgusted by some of the ingredients, flobberworm mucus! When we had finished our potion it had pink fumes rising off it, they may have been slightly purpler then they were supposed to be but at least the potion was successful. I looked up to see Al and Rose's potion letting off perfect pink hues. Damn them!
The rest of the day flew by in a blur. We ate lunch and dinner in the great hall and I had spent my study period holed up in the library writing my essay for Transfiguration for McGonagall. She was just cruel for giving us homework on our fist day. After that I had trudged to History of Magic with Professor Binns and discovered that it was actually possible to reach a new level of boredom. After I headed back towards the common room, changed and promptly fell asleep on my bed, exhausted from the day.