A Hogwarts Tale: Decedents of the Sun

Chapter four of my story that I amazingly finish despite all the workload that come with school and work. O.o I do hope you guys enjoy it. Oh and there's an IMPORTANT AN at the end of this chapter if you guys want a character to be included in this story.

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Last Time

"Merida! We save a compartment for you." MacGuffin quickly waved over Merida and as much as she wanted to tell them no, she knew that if her mother found out that she ignored them, she would probably get a howler. "Hey, MacGruffin, Macintosh, Dingwall…" Merida weakly said as Macintosh laughed loudly and guided her towards their compartment immediately bragging how he would get sorted into Slytherin just like his father did and his grandfather. "What have I gotten myself into?"

Even though most magical communities lives around Scotland, England or somewhere close to the English settlement, some have decided to settle a bit east of the country. Not to say that they're not as prominent of magic, but rather decide to live where their ancestors did. One family, the Himmel, did such thing.

They're a strong pureblood family that despite what many think, are very kind and considerate to muggles and are probably the only reason why the Ministry of Magic started placing protection around muggles in the first place.

However, it's the legend surrounding the family that gave them the power they have today. Not many of you muggles may know of the legend, or perhaps you do if you studied the mythology behind…..crap I forgot what country but never mind. If you know it, good. If not, well….you'll learn something new today.

According to legend, long ago when witches and wizards were barely beginning to exist, it is said that a single drop of the sun fell from the heavens. I know, I know, sounds impossible right? Hear me out and let your imagination flow. Anyways, the single drop fell down to earth and from the drop of sun grew a golden flower that held enormous amounts of magic.

The Himmel family had come upon this flower, and as they began to study it more, realized that it had the power to heal the sick and wounded. The family then came to the decision to protect the flower from the other power hungry witches and wizards and formed their home around the flower. They learned healing spells that surpassed the ones they knew at the time and due to the flower's magical property, were able to create potions that helped wizards, witches, and even muggles from the brink of death.

All seemed well until a feud began to form in the family. Some wanted to use the power of the flower to keep them alive and immortal while the others said that the flower was not to be abused for their selfishness but used for selfless reasons. A war broke out between the families and just as it seemed that the flower would be used for immortality, it vanished.

Some do not know where the flower disappeared to or if it simply got destroyed in the crossfire. There are tales that the flower destroyed itself when the opposing family got their hand on it and sense their evil purposes. Others say that it gave its power to the leader of the family who always protected the flower. No one knows the truth.

Despite the disappearance of the magical flower, the Himmel family still held their position as the most powerful wizard family due to their knowledge of healing spells and potions. Even to this day, no one has matched their abilities.

There's also a rumor going around that some members in the Himmel family develop a special ability that surpasses all the other family members when it comes to healing. Of course ever since the flower incident, they've been rather secretive about family matters, especially after the kidnapping of several children.

One of these children happened to be the heir to the family and ever since then, they've been extra cautious and secretive about their family. Their name? No one knows but a child's destiny's is tied very closely to the pureblood family.

Third POV

Nearly ten years ago, the Himmel family just welcomed the newest member into their family. Primrose Himmel smiled lovingly on her newest baby daughter as she cooed happily as her father picked her up. It was just a couple of days after her birth and already things were dying down in the manner.

Of course, they set off lanterns to commemorate the birth of their daughter as they did with many children before but unlike many of the births before, the Himmel family decided to keep the celebration in their family and only a few close friends came to it. Since the abduction of several children in the past years, the Himmel family became very distrusting towards the outside world and decided to solitude itself. Not to say that they completely stayed away from humanity, they just limited their interactions with wizards greatly and spent more time conversing with muggles who had no idea the power the family held.

Eventually, the Himmel family befriended several muggles including the mysterious but intelligent woman, Savanna Gothel. Savanna had befriended the young witch Primrose Himmel during university and was one of the few muggles who held no animosity towards her. In fact she was very fascinated with magic and how it differed from muggle science. Eventually the two friends became inseparable.

However, known to a very few, Savanna grew jealous of Primrose almost forever youth. While she grew older each day—with wrinkles from stress to prove it—Primrose stayed just as young as the muggle met her in university. And if there was anything Savanna prided herself more than the witch, it was her beautiful figure and looks as a young adult. But as she realized that she would no longer have her young looks while her witch friend would stay young for a good couple decades….it didn't take long for the muggle to get some dark thoughts. Especially when she learned that magic was the secret to Primrose's youth.

Within months, Savanna quickly formulated a plan to get her hands on a potion that should prolong her youth but with the Himmel's extra caution over their potions, it would take nearly a miracle to get her hands on a drop of potion. But a miracle did come several months later when Primrose announced she was having a baby.

"I want you to be the godmother." Primrose smiled at Savanna as she hugged her muggle friend. "I don't want my daughter to be ignorant of the muggle world and I have a feeling that you would educate her very well." The witch smiled as Savanna chuckled and nodded happily.

"I would be delighted." No one saw the wicked grin that Savanna sported as she walked away from the smiling couple, changing her plan at that instant.

Within several months, Primrose gave birth to a healthy baby girl with beautiful blond locks—diverging from her parents brunette's hair—and it was then Savanna learned that her alternate plan would be her best plan yet. As it turned out, Primrose's daughter was one of the few gifted Himmel's that had the Golden Flower gift—in other words, she had the power to heal people with a simple song.

"How is this possible?" Savanna asked as she held Primrose's sleeping daughter in her arms and looked at her in amazement. "I thought you said that the flower was destroyed in the family feud, hundreds of years ago." Primrose chuckled tiredly, nearly closing her eyes from the hard labor of childbirth.

"That's what we let the rest of the wizarding world believe. But the truth was that it was our ancestor who drank the flower in a potion and prevented the other family members from using its power. Now random members in our family get the power and we must teach them how to use it. Thankfully it's very simple."

"How so?" Savanna asked, holding the baby girl a bit tighter in her arms as Primrose sighed lightly and began to sing a simple tune.

"Flower gleam and glow, let your powers shine," Immediately, her daughter's blond hair began to glow and Savanna could feel the magic working through her aged body, giving her energy she had lost years ago, "Make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine. Heal what has been hurt, change the fate's design. Save what has been lost, bring back what once was mine, what once was mine." Soon the glow died down and as Savanna checked her hands, she noticed the premature wrinkles she had disappeared.

"Wha—"

"That's the power of the golden flower." Primrose chuckled tiredly, "Normally it doesn't work when someone else sings it, but since she's too young to talk, the flower will react to that song."

"I can see why the other members of your family would want this flower." Savanna muttered as Primrose's husband came into the room, smiling at his newborn daughter. "But why tell me?"

"You're my best friend." Primrose smiled, "I trust you."

You placed your trust in the wrong lot. Savanna thought as she smiled tightly.

"Thank you."

No one knows how a muggle managed to snatch the child away underneath several dozen witch and wizards but that night, the heir was officially kidnapped and Savanna was nowhere in sight. Primrose and her husband grieved heavily the next day and vowed to find their child and bring the muggle woman to justice however, for the next few years the Himmel family was futile in their search and only nearly a decade later they would get the break they hoped for.

A girl with long golden blonde hair hummed to herself as she swept the kitchen clean for the fifth time. She sighed heavily as cars drove by their house, children laughing merrily as they walked with their friends, and overall another normal weekend at the Gothel household.

"Oh Pascal, wouldn't it be fun to go out during the weekends?" The blonde girl asked her reptilian friend as he climbed onto her shoulder. Pascal squeaked lightly, his tri digit feet barely clinging onto the girl's shoulder as she moved over to the living room.

"I know, mother wouldn't allow it, but think of all the fun we could have!" The young child squeaked in excitement before carefully grabbing her baby reptile. She had found Pascal just outside her window one night and took him in. Her mother had a fit for a while but eventually let her daughter keep the reptile.

"Rapunzel!" a feminine voice called out as the front door opened. "I'm home." Rapunzel smiled happily as she ran towards the door. Standing in front of the door was a woman in her late thirties with curly black hair—a bit of white hair showing—wearing a rather tight red V neck shirt and jeans to go with the outfit. The woman smiled as Rapunzel barreled into her and hugged her tightly.

"Mother! I'm glad you're back." Rapunzel smiled as her mother patted her head lovingly. "Did you have a nice day at work?"

"Yes I did." Her mother smiled as she placed her bag down on a nearby table and sighed heavily. "Although it could have been better. Rapunzel why don't you be a dear and sing to your own mother?" She asked as she sat down on a red couch and smiled at her daughter. Knowing what her mother meant, Rapunzel immediately nodded and went to grab a stool and a brush. Once the two items were in the living room, Rapunzel obediently sat on the stool and let her mother grab her long golden locks as she began to brush her hair.

"Flower gleam and glow, let your powers shine, make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine." Rapunzel sung softly, smiling as she felt the soothing motions of the brush on her head. Her hair started to glow gold and began to stream downwards. "Heal what has been hurt, change the fate's design, save what has been lost, bring back what once was mine, what once was mine."

Rapunzel's mother sighed contentedly as she felt her daughter's magical hair work its magic on her aging body. She never thought that she would be in possession such powerful magic and she was never going to let the rest of the world know of the gem she was hiding. She would protect her flower at all costs; however there was just one problem she didn't predict. No matter how well you hide, magic always finds each other.

Both mother and daughter jumped as the door echoed loudly throughout their home surprising the two.

"Did you invite someone home?" Rapunzel nervously asked as she stood behind her mother who stood straight up, trying not to show the fear she felt. Had they found her? After so many years of hiding in the muggle world, did the Himmel finally find out where she took their child?

"Ms. Gothel. Could I have a word with you? It won't take much of your time." A feminine voice called behind the door and as much as Gothel wanted to ignore the person, she had a feeling that the person behind the door knew they were home and wouldn't leave until she answered the door. Taking a deep breath, Rapunzel's mother straightened herself and walked calmly towards the door and opened it slowly. Standing on the other side of the door was a young Indonesian woman smiling brightly as she adjusted her traditional clothing, something similar to a Tamil if Gothel remembered her geography lessons back in university. "My name's Anna Lee. I'm the new headmistress of a private school that your daughter has—um…been accepted to."

Gothel narrowed her eyes at the newcomer before muttering out,

"I never submitted anything for Rapunzel. So if you can leave I would appreciate—"

"Wait, the school um…oh why did Nicolas set me up to do this?" Anna muttered before straightening herself. "Ma'am. Please let me explain. Your daughter is special—" Immediately Gothel slammed the door on the headmistress and took in deep breaths while Rapunzel looked at her mother with worry.

"Mom? What was—"

"Go to your room." Gothel snapped, surprising Rapunzel.

"But mom—"

"Go to your room!"

"I don't think that will be necessary." Anna's voice came right behind Gothel causing both members to gasp in surprise. "Sorry. But it's imperative that I talk to the two of you—"

"Stay away from my daughter!" Gothel hissed as she stood protectively in front of her daughter's shivering form. "I don't know how you got in but you will not come any further—"

Crash! Several vases cracked simultaneously catching Gothel's attention. Turning around, she saw her daughter's terrified face as she looked at the broken vase as if it happened before.

"No not now…" Rapunzel's whispered before Anna sighed and took out a wooden stick from her Temil.

"Don't worry dearie. It's quite easy to fix. Look. Repairo." With the flick of her wrist, the broken vases easily repaired itself in a blink of an eye and Gothel had to hold her gasp.

She's a witch! They found me already?!

"How did you do that?" Rapunzel asked, her fear going away at the sight of magic. "Was that magic?" Anna smiled as nodded.

"Yes and I'm here to tell you that you have magic also. I'm sure there has been other instances like this where strange things happened near you am I correct?" Anna asked as Rapunzel bit her lip. Her mother told her to never tell anyone about her magical hair but….there had been incidents like this that happened.

Gothel sighed heavily; there was hardly a way out of this mess. She knew that one day Rapunzel would start showing signs of magic considering who her parents were but she never thought that someone else would notice. Not to mention, she was planning on trying to control her daughter's magic on her own to prevent anyone from finding out but it seemed that fate had other plans.

"Rapunzel had instances like these before." Gothel answered Anna before her daughter could. "What is your purpose here for then? To take away my daughter? Because I have not intention—"

"Oh no no no. Quite the opposite in fact." Anna smiled as she took a seat on one of the few chairs. "I'm here to tell you that your daughter has been offered a spot in our school to teach her how to control her magic. If she doesn't learn how to control it…well it could end disastrous." Anna sighed heavily as the two family members sat down on the couch.

"There's a school, of magic?" Rapunzel asked, gasping in awe. "Can I go mother? Please can I go?" Rapunzel immediately turned on her mother and gave her the biggest puppy eyes she could make. Not to say that it wasn't cute, but Gothel had seen it many times for its magic not to work on her.

"Rapunzel…I don't think it's such a good idea." Gothel began to protest much to Rapunzel's and Anna's disappointment. "I don't know where it is and magic can be very dangerous. I don't want you to get hurt. You have to understand that."

"But mother, how else will I learn how to control my magic?" Rapunzel asked in a quiet voice. "I break a lot of things already at home without even trying. What if it gets worse? What if I hurt you?" Rapunzel asked, already wondering of her hair could heal the damages magic could do to her mother.

"Ms. Gothel I don't want to sound as if I'm forcing you, but since you are a muggle, you have no way to teach Rapunzel how to control her magic. And if don't send her to a school, the ministry may take her away by force in order to prevent your daughter from releasing accidental magic and breaching our secret society to the rest of the world." Anna sighed heavily as Gothel's face slowly turned into horror. "I know you love your daughter and don't wish any harm on her, but by doing nothing…you putting her in more harms' way."

"Please mother?" Rapunzel begged and Gothel could do nothing but sigh heavily. This was definitely not what she had planned but considering that Anna did not make the connection between her and Himmel…well it was the best she could hope for. The only thing that she hated was the fact that her daughter would be out of her sight for about eight months.

"I….I suppose if there's no other way." Gothel sighed heavily and Rapunzel squealed happily while the head mistress smiled at a successful meeting.

"Please stay with your designated teachers." Anna sighed heavily as the small group of muggle born children stood next to their parents, eagerly waiting to enter Diagon Alley. It was only a handful of children this time and while it was a bit disappointing, it was a larger number since the fall of the dark lord. He made sure nearly every muggle born child was killed before they could even attend Hogwarts and now these children were the next generation of witches and wizards recovering from the near massacre.

The young witch smiled as she saw Rapunzel, standing eagerly next to her mother and jumping up and down, waiting to enter the magical alley. However, Anna couldn't help but look confused at Gothel's calm demeanor. She wasn't as panicked as the other parents and when they used magic, she didn't look surprised at all. As if she saw magic being used before but that was preposterous. She was a muggle and worked in a university lab where magic was considered a fail tale that detoured children from the truth of the world.

"You ok Anna?" An Australian accent asked and the Southeastern Asian witch quickly spun around to see her college.

"Bunny!"

"Aster. Anna. It's Aster Bunnymund." The Australian wizard sighed heavily as Anna chuckled at her friend's annoyance.

"Sorry. Old habits die hard. You'll still be Bunny to me." Shaking his head, Aster's face turned serious and pulled Anna aside as Longbottom began speaking to the parents.

"Still. What's buggin ya. Usually ya all hyped up with guiding the new students." Anna shook her head.

"It's nothing. Just me being well, just curious that's all." Anna smiled as Rapunzel quickly rushed towards her once Longbottom finished explaining the tour and asked them to go with a teacher to finish getting their supplies. "Well it's time for us to do our jobs. I think I see a kid coming towards you." Anna sung as a small blonde kid with an abnormally large nose came towards Aster. "Is that a reindeer?"

"Anna! I mean Professor Anna!" Rapunzel smiled as she and her mother—who surprisingly pulled her daughter closer to her. "So where do we go first?"

"We need to exchange your money first." Professor Anna smiled as her mother nodded at her answer. "I assume you brought cash instead of your muggle plastic? The goblins have yet to understand the concept yet."

"Goblins?!" Rapunzel asked as the Hogwarts professor noticed her mother squeezing the child's shoulder a bit tighter. "They're real?"

"Yes, and many other creatures you thought were just fairy tales. Don't worry you'll learn a lot more in Hogwarts." Rapunzel chuckled happily and would have probably run off if her mother didn't hold her back. That's when the professor noticed that the blonde child held her hair in a near ground length braid. She never met a mother who would let their child grow their hair that long but then again, it could be just something that made them unique and she didn't want to upset them. "Well, come along. It's a bit of a walk to Gringotts and we want to get their before rush hour."

"Yes, let's get going." Gothel muttered as she kept her eyes on the other wizards and witches walking through Diagon Alley, hopping that none of them would recognize her or her daughter. The entire trip went without much complication; they were able to smoothly exchange their money—although the goblins looked funnily at Rapunzel—and bought most of their supplies without much hassle. While it was normal for muggleborn children and parents to be excited about the magical world and ask a lot of questions, her mother stayed quiet and merely observed her surroundings, not looking the bit surprised as she saw magic being used everywhere.

"And what's the last item on our list?" Rapunzel's mother finally spoke, sending Anna out of her small day dream. Quickly gathering herself, Anna smiled happily at the mother and daughter duo before stopping right in front of a robe shop.

"Robes! I know it's a bit out of tradition but the kids need them for formal attire. But most of the time, you can wear whatever you want." She said the last bit to Rapunzel who smiled happily. Gothel only nodded and just as they were about to enter the store, a small blacked haired girl with brown eyes exited the store looking surprised before recognition crossed her eyes.

"Ah Ms Lee! I didn't think I would run into you here. And it feels a bit weird seeing you in your work clothes." The girl chuckled as the Hogwarts professor smiled warmly at the girl.

"It's Professor Lee Stephanie. How have you been doing?"

"I've been doing ok. Just helping out my neighbor with his shopping. He's going to Hogwarts this year. Oh, hello. Are you a new student as well? I'm Stephanie Jones. Nice to meet you."

"I'm Rapunzel Gothel." She smiled, nodding as her mother held her back, wary of the new girl. "It's so nice to meet you! Oh and this is Pascal." She introduced her reptilian friend to Stephanie who couldn't help but awe at the small creature.

"Is that a magical chameleon? I never heard about those before." Stephanie asked as the reptile changed into purple, feeling rather special.

"Pascal? I don't think so…" Rapunzel muttered looking at the Hogwarts Professor for clarification.

"There's a book I've read that says only magical creatures see wizards, witches and can enter magical places as well. Seeing that he's here, he's probably magical." Stephanie clarified and Rapunzel nodded enthusiastically. "Oh and did you know, in some cultures, the longer a witch grows her hair, the more powerful they supposedly are." Stephanie laughed not noticing Gothel's surprised and slightly panicked look. "There's a family down in Germany that supposedly has members that grow really long hair and heals—"

"I hate to interrupt but my daughter and I really need to finish our shopping." Gothel snapped as she pushed her daughter back and glared at Stephanie who stepped back in fright.

"Um…sure. Sorry about that. It was nice to meet you Rapunzel, I hope I get to see you here often." Stephanie barely managed to say as Gothel pulled her daughter roughly inside the robe shop.

"I hope so too!" Rapunzel called back before the door slammed shut leaving her wondering why she didn't say Hogwarts. Either way, Rapunzel wasn't going to let this bring her down, she was almost done and that meant that she was another day closer to entering Hogwarts!

"I'm so excited." Rapunzel laughed to herself not noticing the grimace her mother held.

"But mother!" Rapunzel cried as her mother ran to her room to grab all the magical items they bought just weeks ago. "You said I could go!" Not paying attention to her daughter Gothel continued to gather the magical items—she threw a disgusted look at the book of Hogwarts: A History—before beginning to tug them out towards the garbage. "Mother no!"

"Rapunzel, please understand." Gothel huffed as Rapunzel began to cry. "I don't know anything about magic"

Lies

"And sending you so far away with no way to contact you….I'm sorry but I can't take that chance"

That chance of losing my precious golden flower

"But then what about the ministry? They'll come for you like Professor Anna said! I don't want you to get hurt!" Rapunzel cried, tears falling freely now. From the corner of her eye, Gothel could have sworn that she saw the kitchen lights flickering but that wasn't possible. Rapunzel had her magic under control…..most of the time.

"Then it's a chance I'll take. I don't want to lose you and if it means running from magical people, so be it."

I did it before, I can do it again.

"But mother! What if I hurt you?" Rapunzel asked, trying anything to stop her mother. "I don't know if my hair can heal everything! What if I do something to permanently damage you? I don't want to hurt you!" Gothel wanted to laugh, there was no way her daughter would hurt her and if she did well, she didn't just steal the Himmel child but a few potions and spell books as well.

"Rapunzel, you won't hurt me. Besides I rather keep you safe than send you off to a school that we have no knowledge of." Gothel argued while Rapunzel quickly intercepted her mother and tried to glare at her but her watery eyes made her more pitiful.

"But mother! You said I could go!"

"And I can change my mind as easily." Gothel growled as she easily pushed her daughter aside. "I don't want to let you out of my sight!"

"Mother!" Rapunzel shouted and in a flash, all the light bulbs in the house exploded before all the vases and lose items in the house flew towards them. Instinctively Gothel let go of the luggage and quickly covered her daughter. Thankfully none of the projectiles met Rapunzel or Gothel but it had proven an unwanted point.

"Mother? Oh my god, are you alright? I didn't mean to, I just I'm so sorry!" Rapunzel cried out as she stepped away from her mother in fear. "I'm so sorry!"

"It's…it's alright Rapunzel." Gothel muttered, before sighing heavily. As much as she wanted to keep her golden flower safe, with all these accidental magic bursts, the ministry would find out about her daughter and they could realize that she wasn't her daughter and return her to her real family. It was out of her hands, but if she played her cards right, she still might have her daughter loyal to her. "It's just….I'm scared for you. The world's a scary place and you're just a sapling, a mere sprout." Gothel sighed as she hugged her quivering daughter who clung onto her.

"You're not mad at me?" Rapunzel asked looking up at her mother who pushed away a strand of hair.

"Never, my precious flower. Now….just promise me that you'll stay safe and tell me everything that happens alright?" Nodding at her mother Rapunzel choked out a smile and hugged her tightly, glad that her mother still loved her and understood what needed to be done. She missed the smirked that her mother wore and she continued to look at her daughter's hair longingly.

"I promise mother."

"Thank you for accompanying us to drop off my daughter Professor." Gothel said as the Hogwarts Professor met up with the Gothel family at the Train station. "It would have been….difficult."

"It's no problem. Besides, it's difficult for muggle parents to drop off their kids at the station." The Indonesian witch smiled as Rapunzel began humming happily while she pushed her cart of school supplies, ignoring the curious looks of other muggles.

"Oh," Gothel asked sounding a bit panicked, "Why is that?"

"The entrance to the Hogwarts express doesn't allow muggles to enter." She sighed sadly, "It's unfair to the muggle parents but ever since the fall of the Dark Lord well, the Ministry made tighter regulations."

"I….see." Gothel muttered, clenching her hand in anxiety which did not go unnoticed by the professor for the wrong reasons.

"Oh don't worry, that's why I'm here, to make sure Rapunzel is on that Train on time!" The professor smiled before stopping the family. "Oh we're here!" Rapunzel and Gothel stared stupidly in front of a brick wall before looking at the professor. "I know it looks like a brick wall but it's a magical barrier that allows students and wizard parents to cross through to the Hogwarts Express." The professor explained before extending her hand out to Rapunzel. "We better get going otherwise we'll miss the train." Nodding, Rapunzel slowly stretched out her hand before she turned around and hugged her mother tightly.

"I'll miss you mom." She whispered as she mother hugged her back just as tightly.

"I'll miss you too my golden flower." Gothel whispered before kissing the top of her head in affection. "Don't forget to tell me everything alright?"

"I'll write, every week! I promise!" Rapunzel choked out before slowly letting go of her mother.

"I'll wait for them. Now go. And take care." Gothel muttered letting the professor take the hand of her daughter before disappearing behind the brick wall barrier.

"Well, welcome to the Hogwarts Express." The Hogwarts Professor smiled as the two finally passed through the barrier. Rapunzel couldn't help but gasp in shock as the steam from the train lightly covered the platform. It didn't hinder Rapunzel's ability to see though and she gasped in awe as she saw several flying papers, owls hooting in their cages, witches and wizards in their robes that made them stand out even more. Children where running past her. Occasionally a student or two said hi to the professor before resuming their run. Everywhere around her, Rapunzel could feel the magic in the air and it comforted her greatly. As if she had just found something she missed a long time ago.

"Alright dearie," The Hogwarts professor smiled, "Let's get you on that train alright?" Rapunzel nodded before making her way towards the train. However, several times they had to stop as someone stepped on Rapunzel's ten foot hair.

"Don't worry!" Rapunzel smiled as Professor Lee looked at the young witch in worry as said witch grabbed her air in a bundle. "I got this!"

"Are you sure…"

"Yup!" Rapunzel nodded stepping away from the professor as she reached out for her hair. As much as she wanted to trust the professor, she and her mother both agreed to keep the whole magical hair thing a secret. They didn't know how the witches and wizards would react to such things and they certainly didn't want the Ministry to get involved since it could be a possibility that she would be taken from her mother's care and put into a more wizard like family.

"Alright then." The older witch muttered before taking out her wand and placed Rapunzel's trunk and supplies into the train cargo. "Well, this is where you and I part. I have to get to school to prepare some things for this year." She chuckled nervously.

"Oh ok…" Rapunzel muttered, looking at the floor before she felt a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry, you'll make plenty of friends I'm sure of it." She smiled. "Now go on before the train leaves without you." Nodding Rapunzel turned around to board the train before she decided to give the professor one last hug.

"Thank you for helping me." Rapunzel said before letting go and quickly boarded the train. The Indonesian witch smiled after the girl before turning around and quickly appearing herself back to Hogwarts, eager to see Rapunzel and the new first years.

"Opps sorry, my bad." Rapunzel apologized for the fifteenth time as she crashed into another student because someone stepped on her hair. While the students did say sorry, they were felt gasping as they saw the length of her hair as she walked past them, looking for a place where she could sit without her hair taking too much space.

"So did you hear? Albus Potter is starting this year! Imagine! The son to the—"

"Merida! We saved a compartment for you!" A very big boned boy called out to a fiery red head with curls that must take forever to tame. Rapunzel noticed the wince in the girl's eye as she made her way towards the boy who was joined by two to others, a blacked haired one and a smaller blond boy with a glassy look in his eyes. Seeing that the red haired compartment was full, Rapunzel made her way further down before she reached the end of the train compartment.

"Well, Pascal this is it. Ready to make new friends?" She asked her reptilian friend who squeaked in support.

"Ok then. Ready? One….two….three." She opened the door and was greet by two boys—probably the same age as her—one with red brownish hair that almost looked neat if it wasn't for the fact it was short, and had forest green eyes. The other boy and brown messy hair with brown amber eyes to match with it and as she continued to study them, she didn't notice the glare her reptile friend gave to the two boys.

"Um….do you think I can sit here? It's probably the only place that my hair won't take up much space." She squeaked out before mentally slapping her head.

Oh what a nice way to start a conversation Rapunzel!

"Hair? What do you—oh Odin's beard that's a lot of hair!" The red brown haired boy cried as he finally took notice of the blonde's hair. He had thought her hair when down to her lower back but as he twisted his body to get a good look at her hair, he saw how it bunched up at her feet before it went down the corridors.

"Damn, I never knew hair could even grow that long…" The other boy muttered his eyes wide as he also saw the length of the girl's hair.

"Oh um, I guess I'll find another compartment then. Sorry for bothering you two." Rapunzel squeaked quickly turning around to exit the compartment to save herself from further embarrassment. However, before she could even take a step, the hair bunched at her feet, tangled her foot together and she fell to the floor with a loud thud.

Well, that's one way to make an exit. She thought painfully before looking up and seeing a hand.

"Need some help?" The brown haired asked and Rapunzel couldn't help but smile at his kindness.

Maybe mother wasn't right. There are some people who are kind.

"Thank you. I um…it's kind of hard to get out of this hair sometimes…My name's Rapunzel, what's yours?" Rapunzel asked as the boy helped her get untangled from her hair and pulled it inside the compartment, taking up one seat by itself. She needed to find a spell that would help her braid her hair so it wouldn't be dragging across the floor.

"He's Jack and I'm um…Hiccup." The red brown haired boy—Hiccup—Introduced himself, blushing out of nervousness. However, Rapunzel didn't notice and smiled brightly back at the two boys.

"Hello Jack, Hiccup! I hope we become the best of friends!"

"Sure why not?" Jack smiled as he held his hands behind his head and smiled brightly at Rapunzel before looking at Hiccup. "What do you say Hic?"

"Hic?" Hiccup nearly choked out as Jack continued to smile, not really noticing Hiccup's bright red face. No one really gave him a nickname—ok they did but they were mostly insults—and it surprised him.

"Well, yeah I give all my friends nicknames. Like Steph. Her real name is Stephanie but that's really long and not that creative so I dubbed her Steph." Rapunzel paused in though wondering if the same Stephanie she met in Diagon Alley was the same Stephanie Jack spoke of before realizing she wanted a nickname too.

"Oh can I have one too?" Rapunzel smiled, eager to get a nickname as well after all it wasn't every day the shut in witch suddenly made friends. It was a momentous occasion for her. Perhaps she should write to her mother about this!

"Sure! Let's see…Punzie! You are now Punzie!" Jack laughed as Rapunzel gave him a hug.

"I love it! Thanks Jack!" Jack laughed whole heartedly as he patted her back. "No problem, that's what friends are for." Rapunzel couldn't help but giggle at the statement. Friends. She never thought she would make friends besides Pascal it made her giddy inside

"So to pass the time who wants to play cards?" Both Rapunzel and Hiccup gave Jack a curious look as he took out a deck of cards.

"How do we play that?" Both of them asked before Jack chuckled mischievously.

"Well, my newfound friends. Let me explain the popular muggle game of….Egyptian Rat Slap."

"So that's your pet chameleon?" Jack asked as Pascal finally had the courage to venture out of the safety of Rapunzel's hair and join the two other boys as they ate their snacks, their hands red from all the slapping."Huh, Stephanie mention something about meeting someone with a magical Chameleon. I thought she was pulling my leg." Rapunzel's head shot up and immediately asked the question she was dying to know.

"Did she have short black messy hair? And brown eyes?"

"Yeah…dude don't tell me it was you she met!" Jack called out in surprise before laughing. "Of course when she ventures off on her own she gets to meet awesome new people.

"W-wait a minute. Black hair and brown eyes!?" Hiccup choked out on his sheep liver sandwich his guardian Gobber made. "The one who knew about Berk and loves Dragons!? That's the Stephanie who's your friend!?" This time Jack turned around and stared shockingly at Hiccup.

"No way, you met her as well!?" Swallowing his piece of sandwich, Hiccup nodded.

"Yeah, I got separated from my guardian when we were going to Gringotts bank and after introducing herself to me and describing how she loves dragons, she helped me find Gringotts.

"So that's where she went." Jack muttered before shaking his head and smiling happily. "Well how crazy is that?! We all met Stephanie and now we're friends! I really should write her a thank you note and tell her about you guys. She would love to meet you all….hey! Why don't you guys come over for Christmas break? That way we could still hang out and see Steph."

"Sure, I'll just have to ask my mom. She's….a bit over protective of me." Rapunzel sheepishly said as her reptile friend nodded.

"Probably. My dad will be so shocked that I made some friends that he'll be saying yes to a lot of things when I get home. I should probably ask for that dragon trapper that my dad denied me over the years." Hiccup said and Jack and Rapunzel couldn't help but laugh at the sarcasm Hiccup's voiced leaked out.

"Attention students. We'll be arriving at Hogwarts in about ten minutes. Please put on your school robes and do not leave the train until it is at a complete stop. Thank you." A pleasant voice echoed throughout the speakers and the feeling of being so close to Hogwarts finally began setting in.

"I guess we should go and change now." Hiccup muttered as the rest nodded, standing up and getting their robes to put on.

"It's time." Rapunzel smiled at her Chameleon as she entered the girls changing room and prepared for the life changing event.

"So does anyone know what's going to happen once we get into the school?" Hiccup asked as the three of them exited the train and followed the Australian voice that called over the first years.

"No, isn't that exciting!?" Rapunzel smiled as she twirled around in her school robes. As much as she liked the comfort of the robes she wished there was a bit more color to them.

"Not all of us are egger to walk into somewhere without any prior knowledge Punzie." Jack laughed. "And I think I remember hearing Steph say something about sorting. Like there's different houses we can be put into."

"Um I think that would be Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Sytherin, and Gryffindor." Hiccup muttered as he remembered bits and pieces of the book he bought at Diagon Alley. Hogwarts: A History if he remembered correctly.

"Huh…I think Steph mentioned that." Jack muttered before smiling and throwing his arms over the shoulders of his two new friends. "Well whatever house we get sorted into, we'll still be the best of friends right?!"

"Right!" Rapunzel nodded just as excitedly while Hiccup just chuckled.

"I guess I can't get rid you guys just yet."

"Hey—!" Jack complained before his eyes finally met up with the school grounds. If it wasn't for Hiccup and Rapunzel, Jack would have bumped right into the person in front of him as they too stared at the school grounds, gasping in awe.

"Welcome to Hogwarts." The Professor smiled as the first years began to mutter in excitement. "Alright, everyone into the boats! Four at most! We don't want ya first years to be downing before you get into school." He called out as several boats appeared at the edge of the lake which several kids stepped backed as they realized how close they were to drowning.

"Come on Punzie, let's go!" Jack laughed as he jumped into the nearest boat and laughed as Hiccup tried to get on without falling over. Rapunzel couldn't help but gasp at the sight of the medieval castle at stood across the lake. Despite the large distance, Rapunzel could see the flickering golden lights that lit up the castle's many rooms. Towers reached high above the clouds and she could see—when she squinted her eyes—a large telescope in one of those towers and she couldn't help but wonder if they taught astronomy.

"I could get used to a sight like this." A boy muttered beside her causing Rapunzel to turn around. His messy brown lack hair was slicked back except for two strands of hair. His brown eyes soften at the sight of the school before they rolled back and he sighed. "Yeah I'm used to it."

"Um…."

"Punzie come on!" Jacked called out to Rapunzel again causing her to turn her head around just for a second and when she looked back, the boy had disappeared.

"Um…coming!"

Everyone follow me!" Professor Lee called out to the hurried first years as they quickly bunched up together. Rapunzel, Jack and Hiccup stood at the back where they let go of Rapunzel's hair so that no one would step onto it just yet. Several first years commented on the long hair but none of them were rude or mean, just curious. Especially a platinum blond haired boy, who stared at the hair the longest time before turning around and ignored the three of them for the rest of the walk.

"Wait I know that woman!" Jack whispered into the ears of is new companions as they walked into the castle's drag wooden—or was it stone—doors. "She visited Stephanie's family almost every month! I didn't know she was a witch or a teacher here!"

"Shows how tight the secrecy is now, ever since the fall of the Dark Lord." Hiccup muttered before sighing heavily. It wasn't like their island was affected by the Dark Lord badly. In fact hardly anything affects their island since the fact that there's roaming wild dragons keeps a lot of witches and wizards at bay. The only reason why the Hooligans stayed there was because they were just as stubborn as their ancestors.

"Who was he again?"

"A dark wizard who tried to take over the wizarding world and get rid of the muggles. A boy with black messy hair and emerald green eyes responded catching the attention of the three students. "Sorry, I couldn't help but over hearing you three."

"That's fine. We don't mind—is that a moving picture!?" Rapunzel squeaked out as she hid behind Jack as they passed several picture frames where the people inside greeted them.

"Are they real?" Jack asked as he too stared at the photo of several knights who nodded towards him, Rapunzel, Hiccup and the new kid.

"Yeah, my mum said that some portraits actually talk back and have real conversations with you." The boy supplied. "Are you guys muggleborns? How is it like being brought up without magic?"

"Um well it's—"

"Alright everyone gather around please!" Professor Lee called out gaining the attention of the first years.

"Albus! Over here!" A girl's voice hissed out and the boy the three were talking to earlier gave them a sheepish look.

"Sorry. My cousin's calling and she can be a bit bossy if things don't go her way."

"It's alright, maybe we'll see each other again later." Rapunzel smiled as the boy nodded and disappeared into the crowd of first years.

"Wait…she said Albus…then wouldn't that make him Albus Potter?" Hiccup asked aloud and before either Jack or Rapunzel could respond, the Hogwarts professor called out again.

"Welcome students to Hogwarts! Behind these doors is the place where your magical education begins. Some of you may have already started due to your family while others may have just found out that they are a witch or wizard." Both Jack, Hiccup, and Rapunzel looked at each other before turning their attention back towards the witch.

"Now I know that some of you already know the house prejudges and I hope that you will all over look it. After all, here at Hogwarts we are all family and family shouldn't fight with each other. You'll eat with each other, learn with each other, and suffer with each other if you don't properly prepare yourselves for the end of the year finals." That earned several chuckles from students and panicked looks from others.

"You guys will help me study right?" Jack asked as his face turned into panic. "Because I'm awful at studying by myself."

"Don't worry," Hiccup smirked, "We won't let you fail that bad."

"Hey!"

"Shhh!" Rapunzel muttered to the two boys. "She's opening the door!" All the first years gasped in awe as the doors to the Great Hall opened and exposed the other students and Professors. As Professor Lee walked through the doors, the first years couldn't help but gasp as they saw the roof top littered with a starry night and floating candles.

"My mum said that it's enchanted to look like that." A girl's voice commented, "It's in Hogwarts: A History."

"Well whatever it is, it's pretty cool." Jack muttered while Hiccup and Rapunzel nodded. Down the path, the students saw long tables, each filled with student about their age and older wearing four distinctive colors. Green, Blue, Red, Yellow. And at the end of the tables was a long horizontal table, looking over the students and held the other professors that would teach at the school.

Jack immediately noticed Professor Longbottom—who gave him friendly wave—and saw the Australian wizard that led the first years to the castle sitting next to him. There were several other professors, including a small petite man with golden blond hair and suit looking about lazily. However standing right in the middle of the table stood a big bulky man with a long white beard and thick black eyebrows. However, despite his size and a bit of a scary demeanor, the man gave a wide smile to the students and his twinkling blue made him even more friendlier.

"If Santa Claus was real, he would be him." Jack muttered to his friends which only Rapunzel nodded as Hiccup didn't know much about muggle holidays.

Professor Lee stopped right at the end of the Student tables before walking off to the side of the large man as he clapped his hands together in joy.

"Hello students!" He jollying bellowed as he walked towards a golden podium which the owl immediately extended its wings and the candles around the Professor immediately came to life. "To students returning, I say welcome back to another year! And to our newest batch of students, I say, Welcome to Hogwarts!"

Yes, I'm going to be mean and end it there and leave you guys wondering about the whole sorting stuff xD. But don't worry, if you guys want a certain character in there or put into a certain house or teaching position just PM but PLEASE give me a valid reason why they should be put in there. If you just say 'because it's totally them' or 'I want them to be there' then I won't listen because it's just an opinion.

Sorry if I sound rude or anything but if you really, REALLY want a character to be somewhere specific, you have to persuade me. If it's good I'll probably PM you back and work out the character some more with you. I'm open to ideas. However the Big Four so to speak are off limits. I have decided where they will go and nothing will change my mind about that.

Until next time!

-UntilTheMorningComes