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Chapter 2-Houses, friendships and loneliness
"Birchen, Grace,"
A tiny girl edged up to the stage and gingerly took the sorting hat; placing in on her head, from where it slid down to hide her face.
"Hufflepuff!" boomed the Sorting Hat, the Hufflepuff table went wild. A few more names were called before finally:
"Lovegood, Selene," as Selene glided gracefully to the stool and put on the hat there was a collective murmur as most pupils had been at the memorial when the incident happened. Less then five seconds later the hat screamed:
"GRYFFINDOR,"
The table accommodating Gryffindor started to clap and cheer loudly as she took a place next to James. Everyone who had been in her compartment go sorted into Gryffindor and one Weasley that hadn't been in her compartment as well; his name was Freddie Weasley and as soon as Selene sighted him something tugged at her heartstrings, but she immediately pushed the bizarre feeling aside and enjoyed the feast.
As everybody finished the prefects began to round up the first years and take them to their respective houses, where they were all shown they're dormitories.
When changed into her night gown, Selene sat on her bed to read as all her dorm mates seemed not to want to make conversation with her. She observed solemnly that Rose and Kate seemed to be getting on rather well and that Rose still insisted upon giving her the cold-shoulder. Never mind, she thought to herself as her eyes began to droop.
When Selene came into the Great Hall for breakfast, she spotted the whole Wotter clan (and Kate) sitting at the Gryffindor table, even those not in Gryffindor.
"Sweet Mother of Merlin!" exclaimed James who was the first to spot Selene.
"What?" enquired Dom looking up from her conversation with Kate and her mouth dropped open. Everybody else turned round to look at Selene in curiosity the result was their mouths dropping open as well. Selene supposed it was her hair and she had been anticipating their reaction. That morning she had felt like having short light blue hair and since she was a metamorphagus, thoughts like those weren't crazy. So that was why her hair was light blue in a bob with a longer fringe to the right of her face. Even her eyebrows were light blue.
"How on earth…?" commented Kate.
"Isn't it obvious," Molly said rather condescendingly, and then turning to Selene, "You're a Metamorphagus aren't you," she stated, Selene nodded.
"That is so cool!" cried Albus, everyone else nodded except from Rose who had looked up in interest but having seen who it was had looked away and carried on reading while eating.
When Selene had seated herself in between Kate and Dom and opposite James, Rose looked up with a sly grin on her face saying:
"So what do you really look like then?" Selene looked at Rose blankly for a minute then seeing that everyone was looking at her in curiosity she sighed. Focusing on her real appearance she felt her face and scalp tingle a bit as she turned her hair back to its normal jet black, long and curly state and let the smattering of freckles on her nose appear again.
"Oh so you actually look like that," sighed Rose looking disappointed, Selene was about to reply that she had no idea what Rose meant when Albus gave a groan.
"No, not History of Magic!" cried Albus despairingly as he studied his timetable.
"Ohhh! When?" asked Selene, grabbing her timetable eagerly, once again everybody stared at her.
"What," she demanded defensively, "I like History of Magic and they have a new teacher this year anyway!"
"Wow, you're about the only person I know who actually likes that subject, besides Freddie of course," pronounced Dom, giving Selene her signature eyebrow raise. As if summoned by the mention of his name Freddie walked up to them and sat down next to James.
Selene felt that familiar feeling that she had felt yesterday. Oh no you don't, she chided herself.
"Hey Wotters and other people, I don't believe we've been properly introduced, I'm Freddie Weasley," greeted Freddie with a smile, holding out his hand to Kate.
"Kate Parker, nice to meet you," said Kate shaking his hand, and then he turned to Selene. His eyes widened a bit as he looked over at her, he held onto the handshake a millisecond longer than Kate's and gave her a discreet wink.
"Kate Parker," she said simply, with a half smile, Wotter boys really knew how to charm the witches she thought, her heart slightly a flutter.
"You just missed the fact that Selene's a metamorphagus," exploded Dom after the introductions had ceased.
"What you're a Metaporphagus?" enquired Freddie his eyebrows raised.
"What is there something wrong with that?" enquired Selene, eyes inquisitive.
"No, no, just don't see you with blue hair," Freddie joked, to which everyone snickered except Selene, who just raised her eyebrows (gosh this thing was really catching on) and turned her long hair straight and light blue; to which Freddie just stared.
"Ok, I believe you!" he gasped.
"Aren't you going to change it back?" asked Molly intrigued in spite of herself.
"No, I wear my hair like this all the time at home, I was born with blue hair, but it changed to black a few days after my birth," explained Selene before grabbing her satchel and getting up.
"Where you going?" quizzed Albus.
"History of Magic, I'll be late if I don't start early, don't worry you'll understand when you get to know me," she added when most of the Wotters just made confused faces.
"She's a strange one, she is!" commented James to no-one in particular as they watched her leave.
"Good morning class, my name is Professor Green, I am your new History of Magic after Professor Binns finally agreed to pass to the other side," she paused for a moment giving her class an x-ray stare, "I can be fun, but if you mess with me I will squash you like a bug!" she warned making demonstrative hand gesture.
"Now turn to page 78 in your text books, this term we are studying the Second Wizarding war in detail, looking at different point of view and examples, now," she paused again looking around, "Miss Lovegood stand up and read page 78," she commanded.
Selene got up slowly and clearing her voice, she began to read in a clear voice of the Wizarding war.
"Thank you Selene you may sit down, and that's nice shade of blue," commented Professor Green trying to suppress a smile before continuing with the lesson. Everyone was surprised because as a whole the first History of Magic lesson had been really interesting.
When the bell rang everyone packed up and stampeded out of the classroom.
On her way to potions Selene was intercepted by Divina Bulstrode, the meanest bully in the school, she was a fifth year who picked on anyone different.
"Oh looks like with got a bit of a straggler, an ugly straggler at that, why do you have blue hair weirdo?" sneered Divina pushing her against the wall hard; her two cronies Rachel and Milicent snickering away evilly. Then she snatched Selene's bag and tipped the contents out before sauntering off as if she owned the castle. When she had gone Selene dropped on her knees and hastily tried to gather her belongings so she wouldn't be late for class.
"You know you shouldn't let her mess you around like that," said a familiar voice, Selene looked up through her long messed up hair to see none other then Freddie Weasley looking down at her with a solemn expression on his face.
"Like what?" snapped Selene, quite out of character and stood up to walk away once she had finished gathering her things.
"Well, like you're the scum of the earth or something, like she's too good for you," suggested Freddie.
"I don't need to talk about this I'm gonna be late for Potions," sighed Selene quickening her pace.
"Fine,"
"Lovegood, Weasley you're late pair up and get out your equipment, five points off Gryffindor!" sighed Professor Slughorn. There were a few groans from fellow Gryffindors but that was it. Selene and Freddie paired up sharing a table with Kate and Rose; the lesson proceeded with little event out of the ordinary.
After Potions, Selene was intercepted by Divina again on her way to lunch.
"So my friends and I think you got off easy last time," sneered Divina looking Selene up and down with disgust, then her eyes lit up with a glint of malice.
"What a nice pair of shoes, way to nice for you though, give them to me!" she commanded pointing at Selene's patent loafers.
"You want my shoes, but you're at least a size 9 looking at the size of you," commented Selene, eyebrows raised. Her nonchalant demeanor didn't waver even as she saw Divina's face go red with anger.
"How dare you!" screamed Divina, "Give them to me!" she demanded.
"Alright calm down dear, if you don't have enough shoes just owl your parents for more," reasoned Selene calmly as she slipped off her loafers.
"Stupid little idiot!" Divina leered, her cronies nodding in agreement behind her.
"Is that all you can come up with, my five year old sister is more offensive then that," Selene sighed with mock pity; with that she turned on her heel and walked away, bare feet and all, leaving the bullies gaping.
She ignored the indiscreet stares she got when she walked into the Great Hall without shoes, making her way to the Gryffindor table.
"Um…if you don't mind me asking Selene what on earth happened to your shoes," enquired Dom awkwardly. Selene hesitated for a moment deciding whether or not to tell them the truth.
"I didn't feel like wearing them," was all she said as she tucked into her lunch. But out of the corner of her eye she could see Freddie looking at her, as if he knew exactly what had happened to her shoes.