I HAVE MADE CHAGES!

I don't own anything you recognise and this is an AU so some aspects maybe in relevant in that time period, others however will not be. Sorry if this upsets anyone but if you don't like it don't read it.

The Lil Witch

Chapter 2

In a plain room, on the highest floor of St Andrews orphanage, two girls slept peacefully, unaware that there blissful sleep would be disturbed, as Madam Landfor started the daily routine off 'caring' for the girls. It had been like this since the girls were 6, when the first arrived at the orphanage.

"Wake up! You're going to be late and if you are, you're not staying here for the rest of the year! You both can live on the streets for all I care! So I will say it one more time... GET UP!" screeched Madam Landfor at the door.

"We're up, we're up" came a muffled voice from the left bed in the room. Slowly, the blankets started to move and a girl of 16, with long red hair emerged. Her name was Lily Evens. Along with her red hair, Lily had bright green eyes that sparkled with mischief, but only when her sister was around. Speaking of her sister, the other girl in the room still slept but not as peacefully as she would have liked. Cursing under her breath, Lily dashed across the room, which if you think about it isn't that big, to shake her in-everything-but-blood sister.

"Lena! Lena wake up, please wake up." Lily said, as she shakes the other girl by her shoulders. Gasping for breath, Selena Moon stared up into her best friend's face, trying to remember the memory she has just witnessed. She was sure it was a memory, it seemed so real. After taking deep breaths to calm her breathing, Selena's eyes were drawn to the calendar on the window seal.

"Oh bugger, we're going to be late! Hurry up Lils!" she stated, as tumble out of bed. The day was September the first and the girls would be on their way to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. Perhaps starting at the beginning would be best? After Selena's parents died when she was a baby, she was then sent to live with her mother's best friend Rose Evens and her husband John Evens. John and Rose already had two little girls, the oldest Petunia, who was 3 at the time, and Lily, who was the same age as Selena. They lived happily till Lena turned 6. It was late. John was driving home after the celebration dinner with the family; they were taking the country rote for it was less busy and quicker to get home with. Nobody knows what happened next, as it happened so fast, all that is certain is that by the end of that night the 3 girls were orphaned and were sent to St Andrews orphanage the next morning.

Petunia blamed Lena, for if it wasn't for her they wouldn't even be out that night. As Lily stood by her while she denied the clams, both girls were ignored. When the girls turned 11 they found out that they were witches. Not the kind that was ugly with warts but your average witches. Madam Landfor hated the girls with a passion, for while she was stuck looking after snot nose kids, the girls were free to explore the world. Most children in the orphanage believe that Madam Landfor also hates the girls for their looks, as even at the young age of 11 they were showing signs of becoming classic beauties. Although she can't really blame the girls if she had greasy blond hair, boggy green eyes and so many spots you could play dot to dot with them, as Lily kept telling Lena whenever it was brought up.

As life wasn't fare to her, she sort to make the girls miserable and so denied them the right to go to the same school. Hogwarts and Beauxbatons were the options the girls could choose from. In the end, Selena volunteered to go to Beauxbatons, allowing Lily to go to Hogwarts as she wanted. However her plan didn't work out that well as Madam Landfor would have liked.

"Hurry up Lily, or we will be late." Selena's muffled voice sounded from under the bed, as she looked for her shoes and wand. Lena's waist long curly silvery blond hair, was sticking up in all directions, as her beautiful purple eyes darted all over the place looking for her lost wand. Selena and Lily both had pale skin, though Selena had freckles scattered over her nose.

"Yeah yeah, I'm already done...oh and check behind your ear."Lily replied from the door way which she was leaning on. Feeling behind her ear, Selena realised that her wand was there the whole time. Smiling sheepishly, Selena shoved her feet into her black knee high boots and put her hair into a messy bun. Throwing a baggy hoody over her jeans and purple and black top; she effectively hid her figure from the world. Tripping out the door, Selena grumbled all the way to kings cross as Lily laughed. By 10:35 they were at platform 9 3/4, sitting in a compartment waiting for Lily's friend to turn up.

25 minutes later, the girls were jerked (literally) from their daydreams as the train started to move down the track.

"This is it. I'm on my way to Hogwarts, can you believe it's really happening Lils?" Lena asked Lily softly, as her eyes shining with happiness. Before Lily could answer, the door slid open.

"Well well, look who it is the little mudblood Evens sat in my compartment. I should say thank you for saving it for me but then again you don't deserve the floor I walk on let alone my thanks." said a cold voice at the door. There in the door way was a boy around the girl's age with long blond hair and dark steel gray eyes. Giving him a blank stare, Lily went back to reading the book she had brought with her. Seeing that Lily wasn't bothered with the boy, Lena pulled her sketch book out and started to finish off the picture of a dragon she started last term.

"Don't ignore me Mudblood! I told you to get out, you're stinking up the compartment!" the boy hissed from the door. By now Lena was getting very annoyed, which considering the fact Lena is normally a calm person was very hard to do. Maybe a quick charm will shut him up. With this in mind, Lena extracted her wand from her bag, which contently was by the window where the boy couldn't see and started to get revenge.

Meanwhile, Lily was getting steadily annoyed with the big headed idiot at the door. The only reason she hadn't cursed him to Timbuktu and back, was because she wanted to set an example for Lena. All of a sudden, the boy stopped talking. Confused Lily looked up, only to burst out laughing as the once beautiful blond hair was now bright Weasley red. Completely modified, the boy turned and ran away, all the while cursing up a storm.

"That – haha- was brilliant- hehe" Lily said through her laughter. Smiling softly, Lena gently rubbed out a mistake she did on her picture. Just as she was about to respond the door opened to revile a girl about their age with long hair that was glowing green.

"Can I sit with you please? The boys I was sitting with thought it would be funny to die my hair green." She said as she stood at the door. The girl didn't look up in till Lily said loudly.

"Oh Candy. Who were you sat with? Of course you can come in, we were waiting for you anyway!" replied Lily, as she jumped up to help the girl into the compartment. Now she was in full view Lena could see the she stood at 5ft 2in (while Lily stood at 5ft 3in and Lena at 5ft) and had tears in her soft baby blue eyes.

"Oh thank you Lily. I did look for you and then the train started moving so I went and waited in an empty compartment. It was then the Marauders came in and sat down. I didn't tell them to get out because Remus was there and I thought he would stop them from doing anything but then all of a sudden they turned my hair green and told me to get out or they will turn the rest of me green. I was so embarrassed I just ran!" She replied as the tears started to fall from her eyes. Immediately, Lena jumped out her seat to bring Candy's trunk into the compartment. While looking at Lily for help, all she got back was a blank look. Realising Lily was in shock; Lena turned her attention to the new person in the compartment. She had a natural tanned face with no freckles (am I the only one in Hogwarts that has freckles?). Pure black hair was showing though at the rots, showing that the charm had worn off.

"O-oh I-I'm s-s-sorry I-I don't m-mean to get a-all blubbery on y-ya it's just the things they said!" she was sobbing uncontrollable now. It took 1 hour and 6 bars of chocolate later to get her to calm down. After all that Candy finally realised that she hadn't introduced herself to Lena.

"Oh I'm so sorry you must think I'm so rude. My name is Candy Maria Lovely." She said handing her hand to Art. Startled at the sudden change in attitude, Lena shock the hand while saying softly,

"Lena Moon"

"Oh no, come on I said my full name, now it's your turn." Candy replied.

"Umm are you sure you want to know my full name?" Candy nodded "Oh okay it's... Selena Artemis Luna Maggie Moon." Lena finished. It's not that she didn't like her name, oh no she loved it, but it's always been a mouthful. Candy stared at Art for a moment before she replied.

"I think that is a lovely name." Candy said sincerely "Do you know what your name means? Mine is bright/sweet for Candy and of the sea for Maria." Candy asked. Lena shook her head as she picked her sketch pad back up. Sitting back in her seat, Lena turned so that her back rested against the window of the train and her knees where loosely brought up to her chest.

"You do know that this means were friends now, right?" she added playfully. In return Lena graced Candy with a beautiful smile, normally kept for Lily only. Lena wasn't used to having friends, for at Beauxbatons most of the girls were stuck up and only cared about getting the really hot boy's to notice them. Lena did have a friend once but... well that didn't end well.

"So Lily what did you do this summer?" Candy asked as she got up to see if the sweet trolley was coming. Seeing it a couple compartments away she added "Oh and the trolley is nearly here." As Lily replied, Lena started digging around in her trunk for the money, she was sure she put it in here.

"Oh you know same old same old. Madam Landfor couldn't believe that Lena ruined her plan about separating us but it was so funny to see her face. Well, it was in till she locked Lena in the attic." As she finished speaking she looked to the left at Lena, who was now waist deep in her extended trunk. "Selena what are you doing?" she asked.

"Looking for my money bag, I can't remember where I put it, do you know?" was the muffled reply.

"It's in your side bag; you put it there so this didn't happen. Although with the amount of things you have stuffed in there it's no wonder you can't see it." Lily said as she emptied the side bag on to the seats. Pencils, reading book, Lena's notepad, her sketch book, colouring pencils were just of the few things that ended up on the seats. Underneath her 'Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them' Lena's money bag was sitting innocently. Emerging for the trunk, Lena looked like a crazy woman, as her hair had come out of the bun she had put it into and now her curls were all over the place.

"Good thing I grabbed this while I was in there." She said holding her hair brush up. This just sent Lily and Candy into a pile of giggles. Shaking her head, Lena began to pull her brush though her hair. By the time Lily and Candy calmed down, Lena had just finished brushing her hair into silky curls and the door had just opened to show the trolley lady.

"Anything off the trolleys dear's?" she happily asked.

Smiling, Lena went and brought 6 blood pops, which she got odd looks for, while Lily and Candy brought a mixture of Berty Bots and Chocolate Frogs. What the girls didn't know was that while collecting their candy, they Selena had an observer and he liked what he saw. I'll be keeping my eye on that one, that's for sure. He thought as he walked back to his housemates. Back in the girl's compartment, Lena was putting her hair back up into her messy bun, as she reclaimed her seat by the window. The rest of the journey was with the girls eating their sweets and reading (or sketching in Lena's case). Before Lena realised it she was in the boats with all the other 1st years, but these one's were 11 not 15 nearly 16. In no time at all they reached the castle, where the doors open to show a lady in green robes, with her hair in a tight bun on her head. "And so it begins." Lena thought as she made her way into the side hall.

As Selena waited to be called into the hall, (the first years (the 11 year old ones) had already been sorted) she fiddled with her side bag. She had gotten it on her 6th birthday from her Aunt Rose and Uncle John just before they passed away. After that Lily had charmed it with an extension charm just like she did with her trunk. While charms weren't one of Lena's strong points she knew the basics as Lily loved it. Lena loved her bag and it was the only thing she doesn't constantly forget. All of a sudden the gigantic doors creaked open and Lena, taking this as her queue, started to enter the hall. As Lena started to walk down the aisle, Dumbledore introduce her to the school.

"As you can see, we have a new student. She will be going into her 6th year and we will now sort her. So everyone I would like to introduce Miss Selena Moon!" after this he started clapping. By now Lena was already on the stall waiting for the hat to be placed on her head. When a silky voice sounded in her ear:

"Hmm, were to put you? Brave and reckless when it comes to those you love, however you're more of a lover than a fighter, so Gryffindor is out. Hmm your loyal but due to you upbringing, you are very guarded" feeling the stab of panic the hat was quick to reassure her. "Oh no, don't worry. I am sworn to never tell off anything I may read in someone's head. Now where was I? Oh yes, we had just eliminated Hufflepuff, so let see. Hmm yes it's perfect! Better be RAVENCLAW!" the voice boomed "Good luck with your destiny." It finished as it was taken off her head. Confused, Lena started walking towards the blue and bronze table, where Candy sat smiling at her.

"I didn't know you were in Ravenclaw." Lena said as she slid into the space next to Candy. Candy smiled, before helping herself to the food that had appeared on the table in front of them.

"Yes. Although, I don't talk to some people in Ravenclaw as they are completely stuck up their own asses. I mostly stay with Lily, who by the way will be joining us after the main course." Seeing Lena's confused face Candy also said "if you went to Gryffindor I would have moved over there and if you went to neither we would have moved to join you."

"Oh okay then" Lena said before taking a bite of chicken pie. "Hmmm this is great. Way better than the food at Beauxbatons! It's all less fat stuff to help the girls lose weight, even though they all have stick figures." As Candy laughed, an angry Lily dropped into the seat on the other side of Lena.

"I hate that arrogant little toe-rag!" she said as she let her head hit the table. Lena sent Candy a questioning look over the distressed redhead's head which she had begun to bang on the wooden table. "just because he is James bloody Potter….thinks he owns the world….such a big head….GIT!" came the mumbles between the bangs.

"Err Lily, this may sound really stupid, but who is James Potter? I know you mentioned him in a few of you letters but you never told me who he is." Lena carefully asks, she didn't want to set her hot-headed friend off.

"His is the boy with the messy black hair and glasses over at the red and gold table. Next to the boy with shaggy black hair and grey kinder bluely eyes." Lily's muffled voice sounded from the table. Looking over the to the table Lily had just left, she saw four loud boy's, the loudest being the two who looked like the descriptions Lily gave her. One of the other boys was watching in amusement, while he flicked his sandy blond hair out of his amber eyes. The last boy didn't really fit in with the other three handsome guys, what with his watery blue eyes and golden blond hair. The only thing that let him down was the fact he looked like a rat.

"Anyway let's not talk about those… those…. I can't even think up a good insult for them." Lily paused for a moment to take in deep breaths to stop her temper rising. "You know what I am so glad you are here Lena. Now if they annoy me I can just get you to set one of you wired pets on them." She finishes smiling happily.

"Lily how many times do I have to tell you? They are not my pets; they come and go as they please. Anyway Lils, I have been meaning to ask you, who was that boy that came into our compartment this afternoon?" Lena asked as she spotted the boy from earlier, who was sitting at the green and silver table, looking over at her Candy and Lily. Lily looked uncomfortable, while Candy just looked confused for a moment before she realised this must have happened before she joined them.

"This may sound corny, but Lena he is bad news. Please tell me that you don't like him or something?" Lily replied. Seeing the disgust in Lena's eyes, Lily let out a sigh of relief before explaining "his name is Lucius Malfoy and he is a complete git. He believes that all purebloods are better than everyone else, however he has gotten worse since his father has decided that he needs a good bride to carry on the family name." Lily stopped thinking. "I suppose he has gotten so bad, because he is judging all the pureblood girls and they're falling over themselves to please him; however there is a rumour that says that he has chosen Narcissa Black as his new wife. We can only hope this madness will end." She finished dramatically. One look from each other sent Lena and Candy into fits of laughter.

"Lily you are such a drama queen! You sound like the world is ending. I was only asking because he keeps looking over here" Lena said, after she and Candy had calmed down. Turning back to food, Lena jumped when she saw then main meals had been replaced by puddings. Grabbing a large portion of Strawberries and cream, Lena listened with half an ear to the conversation between Lily and Candy, while also observing the rest of the student body. The older students were mostly talking and catching up with their friends, however some of the students at her table were reading books or magazines. All of a sudden, her Purple eyes caught in the stormy grey ones looking at her from the red and gold table. It was….something Potter's friend. Then he did something so unexpected, that Lena's mouth dropped. He winked at her. Giving him a look of disgust, Lena quickly looked away, embarrassed and slightly annoyed at the nerve of him. She didn't even know his name and he was already trying to… well she don't know what he was trying to do! Trying not to look at his arrogant face, Lena looked towards the teachers table, just in time to see the headmaster get up to do his speech.

"Welcome all to another year! I now have just a few things to tell you before you can go to your nice warm beds. First Mr Flinch has asked me to remind you that if you need to see what is banned then look on his office door. Second the forbidden forest is banned to all students" here Dumbledore turned his gaze, which was just casually swiping the room, towards the rude boy, Potter and the other two boys that Lena saw earlier, "next we need to welcome our new defence against the darks arts teacher, Mr McBeen!" a small applause sounded across the room, mostly coming from the girls. "Now I believe it is time for bed. Goodnight!" as if rehearsed most of the school stood at the same time. Unfortunately, Lena was the only one to notice this, as she sat in her seat waiting for the stampede of students to decrease. Lily and Candy realising Lena had stopped turned and looked at her questionably.

"You know what I'm like in crowds Lily. I go when it has died down and follow someone in blue back." Lena replied to their unasked question. Nodding Lily and Candy joined the queue leaving Art sat on her own. Well almost on her own.

"You're supposed to be going to your dormitories now, Miss Moon." Said a cold voice, from behind them, turning in her seat Lena saw that Lucius Malfoy had walked over from the Slytherin table. "Seeing as your house prefects have left you here, could I have the pleasure of escorting you back to your dorm room? As a prefect I can't just leave you here on your own." he added after seeing Lena's uneasy face. Finding no good reason to decline, that was polite at the same time, Selena reluctantly nodded her head. Official she hadn't met him yet, and she couldn't go around insulting everyone due to other people, even if that person was like a sister to her, opinions.

"Excellent! Right this way then, please." He replied, holding his arm out like a gentleman. They talked about idle things on the way to her new common room, however just before he left her for the night, he asked the question that was on everybody's lips. Just in a more refined manner.

"If I may be so bold, may I ask if you have always had purple eyes?" he inquired, looking at her curiously. Knowing she shouldn't be rude, Lena decided to answer with the truth.

"Yes, I got them from my mother and before you ask how I know this, there is a picture of her and my farther in my locket." Nodding in thanks, he said goodbye and left to walk back down the way they came.

Turning, Lena answered the question from the eagle and stumbled into the common room. After walking up the boy's corridor, Art finally found her room. She then proceeded to changed out of her uniform and then crash on her bed asleep.

Please review, as I like to hear what you have to say, even if you want to say bad things, like 'I shouldn't quite my day job' or something along those lines. I still want to hear them so I can get better or just ignore you if, even after weighing out the pros and cons, I think it won't work with the plan I have for this story.

Thank you for reading.

The little witch

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