Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter characters, Rowling has all the credit. The artists have credit for their own songs as well, I just love music.
Author's Note: Okay, I'm REALLY sorry I didn't realize I didn't tell you guys I went on vacation for a week. I'm really, really, really, sorry so I'm to crank out a few chapters to make up for it. Again I am sorry, I must have posted my vacation on Quzilla….sorry *bows* Oh! I I've decided I will brag it out the full two years ^_^ that means more chapters for you guys, don't you feel loved! So Alexis, James, and Rose are fifth years; Albus is fourth; and Scorpio and Lily are first. ^_^ sorry if I'm to flip-flop-ly this is the last time I swear! ^_^ anyway enjoy.
'Italics'- thoughts
'Bold'- singing
Chapter 9
Scorpio and I walked up to the front of the fall where all the little first years were, and seriously they were little….Scorpio was small to so he fit in. I chuckled a bit; he always got defensive when you talked about his height. My eyes wondered to the ceiling to truly was beautiful, the night sky shimmered brightly 'I wonder if I could have that done to my room's ceiling…'
A witch with a tall crooked hat stood up and the hall quickly fell silent. "First and foremost, I would like to welcome back returning students and I would like to officially welcome first years and new students" she looked pointly at me and I raised my eye brow, 'Old witches and Wizards have an odd way of knowing everything don't they…' "I am Headmistress Professor McGonagall. Welcome." She opened her arms wide in a welcoming motion.
Scorpio leaded close, "Wasn't McGonagall one of Dad's teachers?" "Yes, Transfiguration professor." I replied
"Now, on with the sorting" Headmistress picked up a old raggedy looking hat. "You've got to be kidding, that thing is not going on my head…" I mumbled causing a few first years to laugh, "Shut up." And they did. "Obedient little bastards aren't you…" I mumbled raising my eyebrows briefly and looking down at Scorpio, he let out a quite laugh and looked back up to the Headmistress.
She started calling names…I alphabetical order…damn I'm going to be here forever. So I crossed my arms under my chest and rocked back on the balls of my feet and waited…a long time….
"Yeah we have a fifth year joining us, Alexis Malfoy…" McGonagall said looking over the crowd quickly before finding me once again as I began to walk forward. I walked up the short steps and sat down on the stool. She placed the hat gently on my head, the hat smelled like sweating hair…disgusting. "Could we make this quick, you're going to make my hair smell." I asked annoyed looking up at the brim of the hat. He hat let out a huff, "Hm, Malfoy, this will be quick, Slytherin!!"
The green speckled table roared and Headmistress plucked the hat off my head and I gave my head a brief shake running my fingers through it in places quickly. I felt something tug on my chest, I looked down and saw my own Slytherin house badge, I smirked and continued my way over to the table. I took a seat next to Troy, and to my great displeasure Caroline Smith was sitting across the table from me; Pansy Smith's daughter. To be frank we don't get along, her mother hates my father for not picking her and so we grew up hating each other fighting out her mother's battle. I enjoyed it…she never trumped me.
Scorpio came a sat with me a few seconds later, and we sat waiting for the rest of the ceremony to finish. ……………………………………………………god this is utterly boring………………………………hex me, hex me now……………….Caroline better stop glaring at me or I'll make her crossed eyed……..
A few minutes later Caroline was crossed eyed, she should have stopped staring. Of course she had to make a big show of it and another witch came over to the table, "What in Merlin is wrong with you?" she hissed out. "I'VE GONE CROSSED EYED!!!!" Caroline balled, I rolled my eyes. Other chuckles could be heard from different tables. "Pull yourself together!" The professor hissed once more and tapped her wand in between Caroline's eyes and her eyes shot back to their normal places. I couldn't help but to stifle my laughter, Scorpio was opening rolling with many other Slytherin's. With that the professor stormed back to the front table giggles continued as the food appeared.
"You'll pay for that Mount-Me" Caroline said glaring at me. "Oh, I'm shaking in anticipation." I replied in a bored tone, my eyes wondering over the different foods on the table. "I wouldn't call my sister 'mount-me' Smith. From what I hear you've been working overtime with some of the boys here…" Scorpio said throwing her one of his 'in-your-face' looks. I ruffled his hair and laughed and gathered some food and began eating.
Several guys hit on me throughout the meal, I played along with them; it annoyed Caroline to no end. When the Professors stood at the head table so did the house tables, some prestigious nerds said to follow them to the dorms and we did.
We went down to the dungeons and came to stop in front of a portrait. One of the nerds turned around and addressed the group, "The password into the common room is Basilisk." And with that the portrait swung open, 'Well that's different…and what a typical password.'
We walked into the room it had black walls all the way to the ceiling, the floor was black too, there were large green rugs spread out under the furniture. The furniture was black leather couches, chairs, and loveseats. "The two sets of stairs lead to the dorms, one to the girls and one to the boys. Girls aren't allowed to walk up the boys stairs and boys can't walk up the girls. Good? Good, now off to bed."
The different years began to walk to their dorms, "Bed? It's 8:30…" I gave them a look like you are and idiot. "Yes and the first years have classes tomorrow so, off to bed." Said the prefect boy taking a few steps to me. "As you can see, since you are one of the brightest boys, I am not a first year. So I have no need to get to bed with the little first years. Good? Good, now if you don't mind taking a few steps back I'd hate for some of your hair-gel to fall on me, and I'll be on my way to the fire." I walked briskly past him with Scorpio, Troy, and some of his friends following.
I fall on the couch and threw my feet down the length of the couch leaving little room for someone to sit down. I looked up at the person who stopped at the end of the couch; Scorpio was giving me an expectant look. "What? You heard the nerd you have to go off to bed little one," I smirked and gave a shoeing motion with my hand. He glared at me and stormed past me to the stairs, "Night little brother, love you." I paused to listen and I heard a door slam, I chuckled, he'd get over it.
The boys and I stayed up till around 11:30 and we decided to go to bed; well I did I got tired of their advances on me so when I said I was going to bed they did to.
After I woke up and showered the next morning I fixed my sweater once again and the other girls watched with curious eyes, but I chose not to share my spells; it'd be to troublesome to explain it to all of them. I walked down the stairs past the forth, third, second, and first years dorms until I reached the common room. Everyone was gathered around a table that had a bunch of envelopes laid out neatly on it. The professor from last night who scolded Caroline was there too, 'She must be our house head'. I walked over and grazed at the table, the envelopes were organized in alphabetical order, I'm sensing a pattern here…
I moved down the table and scanned until I found my name. I picked up my envelope and turned to go down to the breakfast hall, but professor stepped in my path. "Hello, I'm Miss Scarlet, head of Slytherin house. I met your brother earlier this morning. It's a pleasure to meet you Alexis." She said extending her hand which I shook. "Miss Scarlet, that's a strange name for the Head of Slytherin house… Pleasure to meet you too." I smirked; hopefully I wouldn't get a detention for saying that. She laughed, "Yes, I know. Hopefully the man I marry doesn't have another color for a last name. Anyway look forward to seeing you in class." With that she walked through a door that looked like it leads right to her office. 'Well that was weird…'
I found the great hall and thankfully there was still food, I love breakfast ^_^ it's the best meal if you ask me; dessert is second hehe. I scooped some eggs on my plate and stacked a few slices on toast next to my eggs, and then I opened my envelope. It was my class schedule.
**Alexis Malfoy's Class Schedule**
1.- Charms…………….LV 5—Professor Flitwick
2.- Transfiguration…………...LV 5—Professor McGonagall
3.- Herbology…………………LV 5—Professor Longbottom
4.- Divination…………….LV 5—Professor Trelawney
5.- Study Hall………………………..Library
6.- Potions……………………..LV 5—Professor Scarlet
7.- Chorus……………………LV 5—Professor Ruthford
I paused at Transfiguration, 'How does she find time to teach? She has to run a whole school! Whatever…not my problem….' Well it's not a bad schedule I guess… I set my schedule down and ate my breakfast.
Once I finished I stood up smoothed down my shirt, grabbed my schedule, and walked out of the great hall beginning my hunt for my classes; I at least wanted to get an idea of where they were.
James and Rose we walked in the hall and my eyes flew over to the Slytherin table, I didn't know why I looked over there their Slytherin's, but then my eyes landed on her, she was reading her schedule. I kept walking with Rose to our table; she was going on about her schedule and how she wished she would have qualified for a Timeturner but how McGonagall is very strict about them now. We sat down and were soon joined by the golden-twins, at least that's what the Gryffindor called them. Chris and Steven, one did chorus and the other was on the Quidditich team with James.
Laughs filled the air as the boys had a small food fight with each other; Rose just rolled her eyes and pulled out a book. James rolled his eyes back and looked back over to Chris and Steven; Steven had torn a slice of toast into pieces and whispered a spell that light the piece of toast in his hand on fire before he launched it at his brother. Chris would dive under the table and throw soggy pieces of toast back at his brother, 'Nasty….oh! Ouch!' James winced as one of the flaming pieces of toast hit Chris in the face as he peeked up from the table. Steven doubled over in laughter and Chris packed the pieces of soggy bread on his face to cool the burned area. At this James bent over in laughter too. Rose stared at Chris over the top of her book, "Come here I can take away the sting but I can't make the burn disappear." She pointed her wand at Chris's face near his eye where the flaming toast hit him; she said a cooling spell then a anti-sting spell.
Chris blinked hard scrunching the side of his face that was burned, "Hey! Thanks Rose, I don't feel no pain at all!" Chris shouted. "You don't feel any pain, Chris. Use correct grammar or people will think you're a caveman." Rose said picking up her book once more and taking a bite of toast. "Well he looks like one so he's just completing the complex." Steven said through his laughter. Rose just gave him a look like 'are you an idiot', "You do realize you are his twin brother Steven, identical twin…" this time Chris laughed until he was hit with a glam of scrambled eggs, then they started all over again.
Rose looked at me, "They're going to be out in the working world one day, that's scary." She shook her head and once again turned back to her book. Over her shoulder I saw Alexis stand and head for the entrance of the hall, for some reason I felt like I should go with her.
'Either I've fallen hard or I'm just a complete idiot…' James thought to himself as he stood and said goodbye to his group and raced to the entrance of the hall before he lost Alexis.
Alexis Just I stepped out of the Hall a voice called out behind me so I turned, "Where you off too?" James said walking up tucking his hands in his pockets. I smiled, "Off to find my classes. You?"
"Nothing, you want some help finding the classes?" James asked extending one of his hands for me schedule. I smirked, "Sure" I placed my hand in his and walked out further in to the hallway since more students were making their way into the Great Hall; late risers. I could tell James was startled his arm turned into a stiff rod as we walked, and I couldn't help be smile again.
"Here," I said as I stopped and turned. James took this chance to drop my hand and hold my schedule with both of his. He took a minute to study my schedule before speaking. "We have second through fourth together, Study Hall and Potions. So I can walk with you most of the time," He fixed a lop-sided smile on his face and looked up at me, "But I'll still walk you around its good if you know where they are incase anything comes up." He looked back down at the paper, "So Charms first…'Kay, it's this way come on."
He carried my schedule in one hand and quickly placed his other one in his pocket; I couldn't help a small chuckle. I walked next to him brushing against him from time to time as he directed me to my classes.