A Hogwarts Tale: Decedents of the Sun
Chapter five of my story that I amazingly finish despite being rather lazy this summer. 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 bit of an explanation to the character housing. Oh and I'm going to watch How To Train Your Dragon 2 today! I'm so excited xD
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Speaking: "Hello there."
Thoughts: What the blazes—
Spells: Lumos!
Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians, How to Train Your Dragon, Brave, or Tangled. They belong to Dreamworks and Pixar/Disney. The only character that belongs to me is my OC Stephanie.
Last Time
"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!"
Now that I have introduced all the main characters, I believe it's time to start the tale of these four fated friends. Granted it will take several years to fully tell it's tale but I believe it will be well worth the wait.
There will be ups and downs, friendship and betrayals as well as heart break and romance. None of these children will be left unscarred by the events that happened at school, but it will leave them stronger than ever to face the true enemy at the end.
However I'm getting a bit ahead of myself. We're only at the first year of Hogwarts and it will tell the tale of a witch who will find more about her history than she ever imagined. She can only hope that her friends will stick by here and help her in any way possible.
Third POV
"My name is Nicolas North, your new Headmaster and Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts!" At the statement, several of the older students began to whisper excitedly amongst themselves before the headmaster chuckled loudly. "Yes yes, I know big surprise but please settle down."
"Defense Against the Dark Arts?" Rapunzel asked while Jack shrugged.
"It's a class we can take." Hiccup supplied before the room went silent again.
"Welcome new students! I hope the train ride here was comfortable for you all and I know you must all be starving but we first must we must do something very important before you can eat with your fellow classmates." This time, all of the first year students began to mutter amongst themselves excitedly.
"The sorting probably." Jack muttered and Rapunzel couldn't help but giggle excitedly.
"It is time for the Hat Sorting!" The Headmaster laughed before snapping his finger and in a blink, a stool with a rugged patched up black hat standing on the top of the stool appeared next to Professor Lee and from her robes she took out a long piece of parchment and unrolled it while the hat cleared it's own voice surprising the first years greatly.
"A talking hat?!" Hiccup whispered to his friends.
"Aren't you the one who knows about magic more than us?" Jack asked smirking while Hiccup gave him a small frown.
"Let's say Berk has a lot of different magic from here."
"Shh! It's singing!" Rapunzel shushed her friends who starred in amazement at the hat along with the other first years.
Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your tops hats sleek and tall.
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell brave of heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And you won't get in a flap!
You're safe in my hands(though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
"Well who would have thought the hat could sing." Hiccup muttered before the Professor grabbed the hat.
"Now the fun begins." Jack chuckled as the Headmaster stood to the side while Professor Lee cleared her voice.
"When I call your name, please come up and take a seat on the stool while I place the Sorting Hat on your head. Anna Arendelle." A girl with light brown hair pulled into shoulder length twin braid pigtails took a deep breath and began muttering to herself.
"Don't worry, everything is going to alright. Just hang in there like Joan!"
"Is she speaking to herself?" Rapunzel asked as the two boys shrugged. As the girl sat down she bit her lips in nervousness while she was shaking in excitement.
"Hmmm. Yes. Yes. I see it now. Better be….HUFFLEPUFF!" Looking a bit disappointed Anna jumped off the stool and headed towards the table where the yellow crested students cheered louder than the other students.
"So how does the Sorting Hat decide where you go?" Rapunzel asked as several other students were called up to the stool.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Honestly I don't know, but judging by the song, he probably reads your mind or something." Hiccup answered humming in thought.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"It's going to be forever to get to our names at the rate they're going." Jack muttered remembering that his last name was towards the end of the alphabet.
"RAVENCLAW!"
"Merida Dunbroch!" A girl with red curly and frizzy hair walked straight up to the stool, smiling brightly as she sat down.
Merida had tried her best to keep a conversation going with her "Suitors" during the train ride to Hogwarts, but it was only so much she could handle and when it was time to get on the boats, she immediately went with another red head like herself and a black haired boy with green eyes.
"Sorry, I had ta get away from ma mum's friends." She huffed out as they gave her a curious look before shrugging.
"It's alright. I certainly don't mind the company. Do you Al?" The boy with black hair shook his head.
"Not at all." For the rest of the trip the three of them talked about what Hogwarts would be like and what houses they would be sorted into. Before they knew it, they reached the castle and walked with the rest of the first years towards the Great Hall. And in a matter of minutes, Merida's name was called out.
Ah another Dunbroch I see. A raspy voice echoed inside the red head witch nearly scaring her before she remembered that it was an enchanted hat. Lots of bravery and courage. Yes definitely courage. Enough to try and change your tradition. This is the first time I heard a witch wanting to be more like a muggle.
I like yer, you don't sound disappointed like ma mum.
Why thank you, The hat responded back to the witch before smiling. You definitely have nerves but your chivalry could use some work, so I think the best place to put you would be….
"GRYFFINDOR!" The Sorting Hat yelled out as Professor Lee grabbed the hat off Merida and she smiled as she walked towards the Gryffindor table where her father was placed in many years ago and welcomed the warm handshakes from her fellow house mates.
"Well her hair certainly matches her house color." Hiccup said and the two others agreed before a familiar name was called out.
"Rapunzel Gothel." Looking at her two friends, she smiled at them.
"Wish me luck!" Taking a deep breath, Rapunzel squeezed through the first years muttering apologies as her hair tangled with the other first years. Before finally taking a seat on the stool ignoring the mutterings from the older students as they saw her ten foot long hair.
Ah an interesting witch, especially with your…hair. The raspy voice of the hat echoed into Rapunzel's head making her sweat nervously.
How do you know about my hair?
All in due time young one. Now….where to put you….I can see that you're a very hard worker and you have a lot of patience, not to mention you have a thirst for knowledge….all due to your mother's upbringing I assume.
Yeah, Rapunzel thought with a smile on her face as she thought of her mother. She raised me very well.
Well you certainly aren't lacking in loyalty either especially with the bonds you made with those two boys….a tough decision indeed….better be…..
"HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat shouted and Rapunzel sighed heavily as the hat was taken off her head and jogged towards the Hufflepuff table where Anna and the blonde haired boy she saw weeks earlier at Diagon alley waved her over. Taking a seat on the bench tables Rapunzel looked back at the group of first years and waited for her friends to be sorted.
"Huh, I wonder if we'll be put into Hufflepuff like Punzie." Jack whispered to Hiccup who suddenly became very nervous about the sorting. As much as he would like to think that his father wouldn't care what house he was put into, he had a feeling he would be disappointed if he was put somewhere other than Gryffindor where the brave supposedly dwelled. He already failed as a Berkian wizard and if wasn't as brave as his father wanted him to be, he might as well not come home for Snoggletog.
"Hiccup Haddock the Third" Professor Lee called out earning several snickers from the students as Hiccup clumsily made his way towards the stool, tripping right before he even sat on it. Despite the encouraging look from Jack, Hiccup wished the floor would swallow him whole as the hat was placed on his head, sliding down to his eyes as his head was too small for the had to be properly fit onto his head.
Oh! A Berkian wizard, I haven't seen one for nearly a century. My how time has flown by.
Ok so if you know about Berkian wizards then you probably know where to put me. Hiccup thought back to the hat as he began to nervously play with his hands. You know where the brave and courageous people go.
Hmmm and interesting choice for one that doesn't fight. Tell me, do you ask me to place you into Gryffindor because you personally feel like it the right house for you or because of your father's and your village expectation?
If you can read my mind then you probably know the answer. Hiccup frowned growing annoyed at the hat.
Sarcastic aren't we. Well, not to say that you're not brave since you're not hesitant in facing dragons but you still end up running from them….no you rather know your facts before charging into something unknown. You have intelligence beyond anyone in your village and with the proper teaching, you may very well surpass the students and professors here as well. While your creations may do a bit more harm than good, I can see the creativity behind them. Yet you're also about hard work and loyal to those who are family and strangers who show kindness…..so where to put you….
Gryffindor? Hiccup asked one more time, but after hearing all the traits the hat told him he had, he had a feeling it wasn't going to be the lion house.
"RAVENCLAW!" As the hat was pulled off from him, Hiccup could see the blue crested students smiling at him, clapping loudly as he walked towards the table known for its brains rather than brawn.
"Wont my father be pleased to hear about this." Hiccup sighed as he sat down giving a small smile to both Rapunzel and Jack as their eyes met.
Jack didn't pay attention to the rest of the names and watched in nervousness as the group began to get smaller and smaller. What house would he be placed into? He really didn't dislike any of the houses—ok perhaps Slytherin for their notorious bullying—but what traits did he show? Perhaps he should have paid attention more to the mini lectures Stephanie gave him before he left.
"Jackson Overland." Professor Lee called and Jack took a deep breath.
"Alright, time for some fun." He muttered as he smiled happily at the professor, jogging a bit towards the hat before taking a seat on it and continued to wear the smile as the rugged hat was placed on his head.
Overland….well aren't you a complicated case The Sorting Hat muttered in Jack's mind as it began its sorting. I can see the traits of a Gryffindor in you. Bravery to stand up for your muggle friend and courage to do what's right. Not to mention you have a notorious streak for rule breaking, something very common in the house of Lions.
So I'll be put into Gryffindor then? Jack asked, confused as the hat sounded doubtful in his mind. Could hats even sound doubtful? I mean that pretty much sounds like me.
It does, does it not but that only the tip of the layer. I can see the ambition to end all bullying towards the out-casted children and enforce a more playful way to interact with other. You rather have fun would you not? Jack shrugged.
Snowballs and fun times are better than staying indoors and reading books all day.
And then there's the cunning snake inside of you. Your pranks seem simple in theory but when placed into practice, they show the brilliance of a trickster and only then can you see the true motive behind the prank. And then there's your resourcefulness.
I think that's Stephanie's trait. Jack thought, She's basically a walking library.
No not that, your ability to make fast friends makes it easy to make connections, build up a network so to speak….yes….I can see the potential inside of you Jackson Overland….great potential indeed…..you can change the views of your house if you play your cards right…..you would be best placed into…..
"SLYHERIN!" The hat yelled earning loud cheers from the snake house as Professor Lee took off the hat and Jack calmly walked over to the Slytherin table before taking a seat next to the platinum haired boy from earlier.
"Didn't picture you as a snake." The boy muttered, taking a good look at Jack before extending his arm, "But looks can be deceiving. Scropious Malfoy."
"Um….Jackson Overland." Jack muttered before taking the Scorpious's hand and gave it a good shake. He strained his neck over to the next table to see Rapunzel giving him a cheerful smile while Hiccup gave him a weak but a small smile nonetheless.
The rest of the sorting went rather quickly and the only time the students began to mutter amongst themselves was when Albus Potter was called to the stool.
"Did you know that his father was the one to take down the Dark Lord nearly twenty years ago." A Japanese boy with black hair muttered next to Hiccup as he looked anxiously at the first year. "He even has an older brother that's in Gryffindor."
"So they're basically celebrities already." Hiccup muttered while the Japanese boy merely nodded as the sorting hat yelled out, "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Of course Potter would be sorted into that house." Scorpius snorted as another older looked alike of Albus ran up to the boy and patted him heavily on the shoulder as the rest of the Gryffindor house cheered heavily for him. "He's got Weasley blood in him."
"Um…is that a bad thing?" Jack asked as a boy called Flynn rider came up to the stool and sat on it for only about three seconds before the hat called out "SLYHERIN!"
"Of course it is. According to father, even though they're a pureblood family, the interaction with muggles and half bloods made them into such two goody shoes lions." He huffed but for some reason his eyes didn't match the tone of his voice.
"Ah hello fellow Slytherins!" Flynn called out to the two boys as he took a seat next to Jack. "Got the better end of the stick huh." He smiled as he hugged Jack's shoulder with one arm before sighing heavily and leaned back as much as he could without falling off the bench.
"Rose Weasley"
"Hi I'm Anna! Isn't this so cool? I mean it's all so new…I mean not that I'm new to magic, but this is all new to me, I never been out before….I mean I've gone to Diagon alley, your hair is long…wait what?" Rapunzel giggled at the fast speaking witch not feeling offended at all.
"Hi, I'm Rapunzel. So, do you know what's going on?"
"Well a bit." She smiled as the Hat just yelled out "GRYFFINDOR!" "My sister goes here. She's a third year Slytherin." Anna smiled before stretching her head towards the snake house and waved enthusiastically at a platinum blonde girl.
"Oh so you weren't raised by um muggles were you." Rapunzel said as Anna shook her head.
"Nope, but I think they're rather fascinating! Oo~ look the sorting is done!" Anna replied excitedly as everyone in the great hall began to quite down.
"Settle down, settle down. Now, the sorting has been completed I encourage all of your to welcome your new house members and help them in any way possible. I also must remind you that despite the fall of the Dark Lord, the Forbidden Forest is still dangerous to all and I must encourage you not to enter it." Headmaster North muttered, his eyes turning serious earning a nod from nearly every student. "Good, now let the feast begin!" with a thunderous clap, food suddenly appeared on the table, earning surprised gasps from the first years while the older students cheered happily.
"Oh wow!" Rapunzel gasped in awe as the Hufflepuff students quickly gathered near several barrels down a corridor. It had been nearly an hour since the sorting and they were finally going down to their common rooms. The feast was very enjoyable—and the food was delicious—and it made it even more exciting when the ghosts came down to visit them! The Hufflepuff ghost, the Fat Friar, was very kind and she knew she would seek out his company in the future. Of course, Rapunzel tried to speak to Hiccup and Jack before she left but the Perfects—she wondered if she could become on in the upcoming years—quickly ushered them from their tables and off towards their common rooms. A small boy named Felix—despite looking so young, he apparently was a fifth year—quickly explained the way to their common room and the curfew they had.
"Alright, new badgers this is the entrance to our common room." Felix smiled as the first years gathered around the barrels. "It's not much I know but it's imperative that you know which barrel to tap and how to tap it." Felix smiled as he took out his wand and tapped the middle barrel with a certain rhythm that sounded much like 'Helga Hufflepuff'
"And if you forget the password, well," the barrels quickly jumped to the side to reveal a tunnel, "You'll smell like vinegar." Before any of the first years could ask what the Perfect meant, hey gasped in awe as they took in the sight of their common room. Despite being on ground level, the common room was unexpectedly sunny and gave an earthy and homely feel to the first years.
Rapunzel smiled as she looked out the round windows near the low ceiling and saw a view filled with freshly cut grass and dandelions. Not having much experience in gardens or outside generally, she giggled at the thought of seeing the outside world just from the comfort of her common room. Not to mention she had a feeling Pascal would love the earthy feeling as well since he did come and go from their garden when she lived back with her mother.
"Oh wow, this place is amazing." Anna smiled as she felt the plush and cozy yellow sofas and chairs. "These feel as soft as the ones in my manor!"
"These are the softest things I've ever felt." A boy with blond hair muttered, his eyes wide as he felt the couches before Felix chuckled.
"Alright alright. You can have more time to explore the dormitories tomorrow. For now, I presume all of you are tired and wish to retire for the night. Girl's dormitories are on the right of that round door and boys to the left." Felix smiled as he gestured the first years towards the bug round doors. "Your belongings are already in your rooms."
"Oh wow isn't this exciting?" Rapunzel squealed as she, Anna, and two other girls entered the dormitories and saw their belongings at the ends of yellow colored theme beds. "We're in a new school, the students are so nice, this is going to be an awesome! Right Pascal?" Rapunzel asked her chameleon companion for the first time since the sorting and alerted the rest of the girls to the creature as he squeaked.
"Oh my is that—he's so adorable!" Anna squealed as she took a good look at the chameleon who quickly ducked back into Rapunzel's hair. "Aw, he's shy."
"Yeah, but don't worry, he warms up to people. He's already friendly with Hiccup and Jack." Rapunzel smiled as an older Hufflepuff girl walked by the entrance. She turned around and frowned at Rapunzel.
"Jack? That boy who was sorted into Slytherin?" Rapunzel and the other girls looked confusingly at her, waiting for a further explanation."You won't be friends with him after tonight. Everyone knows Slytherins are famous for favoring Dark magic, bullying, and hate all other houses except their own."
"But….But Jack's not….he's not…" Rapunzel tried to picture Jack as a bully and a person who was mean just for the hell of it and she couldn't. "Jack's not like that!" The older student merely shrugged.
"Just warning you." The four girls stayed silent as the student walked away and the three others looked at Rapunzel in worry as she bit her lip.
Jack's not mean, and I won't stop being friends with him. We promised to stay as friends and we will…..as long as he wants to be….
Despite not having a good night's sleep, Rapunzel still felt giddy and energetic from the events and feast the night before. She chuckled at her roommates snoring figures—especially Anna with her bird nest hair—before getting herself ready and down to the Great Hall to have an early breakfast. It took a bit longer since she had to brush her hair but once it was finished and tied into a passable braid, she quickly dressed herself in her school's uniform already finding that the Hufflepuff crest was embedded into her uniform.
Despite never having any reason to go outside, her mother always emphasized to wake up early to finish the chores and any homework she have her. And as the muggle saying goes, old habits die hard.
Humming to herself, Rapunzel skipped out of the Hufflepuff common room—taking a sleepy Pascal with her—and decided to explore a bit more of the castle. Granted she didn't want to get entirely lost on her first day, but with an extra hour before breakfast was supposed to start, she had some time.
"Good Morning." One of the portraits greeted the young witch, nearly scaring her before she smiled back.
"Good morning to you too!"
"If you're looking for the Great Hall, it should be on the stair case to your left. Then take the hall on your right and you should find yourself in the Great Hall."
"Thank you so much." Rapunzel smiled as she climbed down the mentioned stares and skipped the rest of the way before stopping at a plaque stationed right before the Great Hall. She paused as she read aloud the words.
"In Honor of those who fought and died at the final battle to defeat the Dark Lord"…" Rapunzel then looked down at the names and frowned as she realized that many of the names were just of young students and several adults. "How sad…so many died so young…"
"My dad knew a lot of them." A voice muttered besides her, nearly scaring her as she turned around and saw the black haired boy from earlier, Albus if she remembered correctly. "He said he took classes with them and even taught them how to fight."
"You're father must have been very strong and brave." Rapunzel commented as the two of them stayed silent to honor the fallen ones.
"He was….my uncle is up there….along with my father's uncle and aunt." Albus muttered before adding, "The headmaster is up there as well….even though people thought he was a traitor."
"That must be some story." Rapunzel muttered before her eyes landed on a peculiar last name. "Himmel….why does that sound familiar…."
"They're a famous wizarding family in Germany, according to my aunt." Albus provided. "She said that they were lucky that a couple of them joined the fight. Most of them were healers though."
"Oh….I see…." Rapunzel mumbled before her stomached growled just then. "I think it's time for breakfast. I guess I'll see you around?" Albus smiled and nodded as Rapunzel skipped her way towards the Great Hall where she was pleasantly surprised that she wasn't the only early riser. Just as she was about to head towards her table, she noticed a familiar pair of forest green eyes and red brownish hair.
"Hiccup! Hey Hiccup! Over here!" Looking up, the small newly housed Ravenclaw wizard smiled softly at Rapunzel as she quickly ran towards him. "Hey how was your first night in your common room?"
"It was um….eventful." Hiccup muttered, rubbing the back of his head nervously. "Better than Berk that's for sure. Um you hungry?"
"Yeah, hey let's sit over….with Albus!" Rapunzel smiled as she took notice of the wizard as he walked thought the Great Hall. "Hey Albus can we eat with you?"
"Um sure. Why not." Albus smiled as he motioned for the two of them to sit with him. "So—"
"Punzie! Hic!" A familiar voice called out, earning smiles from Rapunzel and Hiccup as they turned to see a smiling Jack wearing his Slytherin uniform coming towards them."Eating Breakfast without me?"
"Well, you looked like a heavy sleeper so we figured we could give you the slip if we woke up early." Hiccup smirked as Jack pretended to feel the pain of Hiccup's sarcastic remark.
"Ouch Hic, that really hurt."
"So you're a early riser to?" Rapunzel asked as several plates of breakfast appeared before them.
"Um….not really." Jack stated carefully as he took a piece of egg into his mouth. "I just felt like getting up early that's all."
"The Slytherins are giving you a problem aren't they?" Albus asked and Jack said nothing before nodding slowly.
"They thought I was a half-blood but when I told them I didn't have magical parents….well that went downhill quickly….at least with the older students." Jack sighed before smiling at Rapunzel and Hiccup who wore worried looks. "Don't worry about it, really. I've face people like them before. It's nothing I can't handle. Besides, I rather be friends with you guys than those stuck up people."
"Same here." Rapunzel smiled, mentally cheering herself as she proved the older student wrong last night before she realized the other students beginning to whisper.
"What are they whispering about?" Hiccup asked as he noticed them as well and turned to see who was talking. However, they all turned around before he could get a good look. However, the older students at the Slytherin table looked especially mad, with the exception of one girl with Platinum blond hair.
"That would probably be because of you three." Albus muttered, trying not to notice the glares from his own table. "Usually students stay within their own house and well….."
"What we're doing is something abnormal isn't it." Hiccup sighed, "Great, we're already the school's weirdos."
"Probably. But hey maybe the other first years won't care." Albus hopefully said before a voice called out,
"Hey go with your own slimy snake."
"Yup, I can totally see us being popular." Hiccup remarked sarcastically as Rapunzel gave her two friends a worried look. Despite knowing that they would still stay as friends, it hurt her that their friendship would be looked upon badly. She could only hope that their friendship wouldn't crumble underneath all the prejudices.
"Hurry! It's this way!" Jack huffed as he, Rapunzel, and Hiccup ran towards another wooden door, hoping that it was their assigned classroom.
"That's what you said last time!" Hiccup huffed—the least fit of the group—before helping Jack open the door and sighed in relief as they located the correct classroom for once. "Finally we made it."
"Looks like the fifth time was the charm." Jack chuckled as they quickly rushed in.
"And thankfully, Professor Lee isn't here yet." Rapunzel whispered as the first year students took notice of them before going back into writing. Was her imagination or were they writing down the assignment already? "Being late to your first class isn't a good impression." The only seats available were ones in the front and there was an empty seat next to the curly haired Gryffindor, right behind the two in front. However, what caught Rapunzel's attention was the colorful hummingbird perched on a stand on what she assumed would be the professor's desk.
"Is that a Hummingbird?" Hiccup asked as the bird took flight and right before their eyes transformed into Professor Lee, wearing traditional robes instead of her Himmel.
"That was awesome." Jack chuckled as Professor Lee gave him a small smile before it turned into a stern frown.
"Why thank you, but I would rather like to know why the three of you were late to my class. Perhaps I should transfigure one of you into a pocket watch so that at least one of you would be on time?"
"We got lost Professor." Rapunzel squeaked and the Hogwarts Professor lessened her stern look.
"Well, it does happen to a lot of first years. I'll let it slide this time, but perhaps a map will help you three next time?" The three nodded and the smile Professor Lee always wore returned. "Well now that that's over, please take your seats." Without needing to be told twice, the three friends quickly took a seat, and Rapunzel decided to take a seat next to the red haired girl.
"Hi, I'm Rapunzel, it's nice to meet you." She smiled as Professor Lee began to go over the syllabus.
"Merida. Ya got sum long 'air. Doesn't it bother yer?" She asked with a very thick Scottish accent.
"No, I got used to it. Oh and this is Pascal, say hi." Rapunzel encouraged her Reptilian friend as it peaked outside from the witch's hair. He squeaked softly before climbing down Rapunzel's shoulder and made itself comfortable on the books Rapunzel brought.
"Aw, he's a cute lad." Merida chuckled before a cough brought the two girls out of their conversation. They looked up and saw Professor Lee looking sternly at them.
"Anything you would like to share with the class, Ms. Gothel and Ms. Dunbroch?" Both girl quickly shook their heads and immediately focused on the paper in front of them. Although Rapunzel did smile as Jack passed a slip of paper with a note "approving their newest member". Who knows, perhaps this year wouldn't be so bad.
"Sorry, Punzie but Freckles and I got History next." Jack apologized to Rapunzel as the three of them exited the classroom ignoring the sputtering coming from Hiccup at his new nickname. "We'll meet up in potions how about that?" Nodding at the compromise, Jack and Hiccup quickly hurried down the stairs towards their next class leaving Rapunzel to find hers on her own.
"Well, it can't be that hard." Rapunzel muttered to herself. "I mean it's—ow!" The blonde witch cried in pain as her braid was roughly pulled, nearly sending her falling. As she looked behind her, she saw older Slytherin students snickering at her.
"Oh did we pull that? Well it's not our fault your hair is freakishly long. Planning on turning it into a bird's nest?" One of the boys sneered causing the rest of them to laugh. Rapunzel held onto her books tightly as she tried to step back from the bullies only to realize that she backed herself into a wall.
"Oh look she's trying to hide, just like the Hufflepuff she is." Another student laughed before a familiar voice barked out,
"Oi! What cha thin' yer doin!?" Merida's voice echoed in the small hall causing the Slytherin's students to turn around and sneer.
"Well if it isn't Dunbroch. Of course you would try and help Hufflepuffs." The boy who had teased Merida earlier laughed. "Being a goody-two shoes is all your family is isn't?"
"Well at least I'm not bullies like the likes of yer." Merida sneered back, her wand held tightly in her hand. "At least I don' have ta clean mah family name Crabbe!" The boy sneered at her before turning around.
"This isn't over Dunbroch. You'll pay for that comment later." Within seconds the Slytherin's students vanished leaving Rapunzel and Merida alone in the corridor.
"Ah, thanks for that." Rapunzel muttered as she gathered the rest of the books she dropped as she had backed into the wall. "This is my first time dealing with anyone mean."
"Ah don worry about it." Merida smiled as she lightly pushed Rapunzel towards the stairs. "It boils mah blood when I see bullyin'. No matter who they are. Whatca have next?"
"Oh um Charms. And after that I have potions." She smiled as the two of them briskly walked up the stairs. In the back of her mind, Rapunzel hoped that Merida knew where the class was.
"Whadya know, I have the same schedule." Merida smiled. "Come on, let's get gonin'. I heard Professor Snoozie's classes are fun!"
"Professor Snoozie?" Rapunzel asked as she hurried after Merida who decided to start running. Perhaps she should talk to her mother about exercise, she really felt out of shape walking up the steps.
"Yeah, heard he started teachin' bout three years ago. But everyone loves him even though he doesn' talk much." Before Rapunzel could ask what she meant, they reached another wooden door—though this was still open and students were walking in—and calmly took their seats, a little away from the front. From a quick inspection of the room, she could see that many students were from different houses but they mostly stuck with each other. If Rapunzel were to bet, she was probably the only Hufflepuff sitting next to a Gryffindor.
Soon the chattering amongst the students ceased as several books floated from the end of the room towards the desk were other books were piled among each other. It created a mini set of stairs and once they settled into their position, a small blonde haired man with a tired face—but bright smile—climbed calmly up the books and waved at the class. Then with the flick of his wand, several golden words appeared on top of his head.
"Welcome students, my name is Professor Snoozie and I will be your charms teacher." Rapunzel muttered to herself as Pascal climbed out of her hair and stared in amazement at their teacher. He wasn't the only one seeing as the other students also gasped and whispered amongst each other.
"Now, please take out your books, we're goin' to start on our first charm spell. Wingardium Leviosa." Merida read the other part aloud earning excited whispers from the rest of the class. The professor chuckled soundlessly before another set of words appeared signaling the official start of class.
Now that the whole class had the pronunciation down—it took a while since the professor didn't speak—they were moving on wand movement.
"Swiss and flick." Merida huffed as her feather stayed still on the table as did many other first years did. "Like it's that easy."
"We'll get it." Rapunzel smiled before concentrating on the feather before her. "Alright, Pascal this time I'll get it." The little reptile had been cheering the two girls on as the lesson started and squeaked sounds of encouragement as Rapunzel cleared her throat once more. "Wingardium Leviosa!" Twirling her wrist rather elegantly, Rapunzel ended the movement with the wand pointing at the feather and in an instant she felt something different. As she lifted her wand up a bit, to her amazement and Merida's the feather floated upwards gently causing the other students to stop their chanting and look up in amazement.
Professor Snoozie clapped his hand enthusiastically before shooting out small bursts of fireworks. 'Well done' decorated the air and Rapunzel couldn't help but giggle happily as she continued to float her feather towards other students who gasped in amazement. However, the moment was brief as an explosion echoed from the other side of the classroom. Immediately everyone turned towards the sound and was greeted by Anna's scorched face. It turned into a smile as she patted the shoulder of a horrified look of a Gryffindor girl who sat next to her. Her wand was pointed at Anna's feather.
"Don't worry, no harm done, although that's a first. I never heard of a feather exploding."
"Damn it, I inherited my dad's pyrotechnic magic." The girl moaned as she slammed her head onto the desk. Immediately, Professor Snoozie waved his wand cleaning up the mess and Anna's face. The bell rung just then and the rest of the class quickly grabbed their bags and books, only pausing to grab the papers that floated right next to the door before leaving.
"Well, that was excitin'" Merida smiled as she wrapped an arm around Rapunzel's shoulder smiling. "Ya don' see a feather explodin' every day."
"Well at least you made yours flutter a bit." Rapunzel smiled as Merida laughed.
"It was yer bloody reptile that blew on it." She smiled as Pascal turned into a light pink color at being caught. "Don' worry, I appreciate tha effort."
"So potions now?" Rapunzel asked as they head down towards the dungeons—why did they have dungeons in the first place—where she would hopefully meet up with Jack and Hiccup.
"Yeah potions….although…I wonder who's teachin' it now." Merida hummed in thought. "Heard that job's cursed for about twenty years now."
"Cursed?" Rapunzel inquired as Pascal squeaked in agreement.
"Ya, supposedly a professor don' last more than a year in tha position. Although tha the rumors I heard. I could be wrong of course."
"Well maybe he's nice like Professor Snoozie." Rapunzel tried to look hopeful as the students from the potion's earlier class quickly scurried out of the potions classroom, looking fearful.
"Somehow…I doubt tha." Merida muttered as a Hufflepuff student quickly ran out of the classroom, crying in fear.
As the two of them walked inside the classroom, they were greet by silence as every student hurried to get into an available seat—the ones still empty were close to the front—and not wanting to be left behind, the two girls quickly found their own seats, not far from Jack and Hiccup who had made it before them. Jack really looked like he wanted to crack a joke or two as he saw the state of the classroom but before he could whisper anything to Hiccup, the classroom door slammed open, forcing everyone to sit up straighter.
"There will be no fooling around in my class, nor any wand waving" The dark clothed professor sneered at his students as he stealthily walked through the aisles, before standing in front of his desk where several Gryffindors cringed at being in such close proximity to the dark professor.
Rapunzel didn't recall him at yesterday's feast at the teacher's table. But then again there were several seats empty so it wasn't that noticeable. However, his choice of clothing proved to match his cold personality. He wore black fitted robes that clung to his body enough not to be in the way of fighting or in this case potions. His hair was slicked back and his yellow eyes made him more terrifying.
"With skin pale as his, he could be a vampire" Merida whispered quietly to Rapunzel before the Professor's voice barked
"Ms. Dunbroch would you kindly tell me where I would find a Bezoar?" He questioned the red haired, glaring at the two girls and Rapunzel could have sworn that she felt Pascal dig himself deeper into her hair to hide from the potions professor. She would have done so if she wasn't bound to a chair.
"Um…..your storage?" Merida asked before she flinched under the Professor's stare.
"A smart mouth aren't you? Twenty points for mouthing off towards your professor." He sneered as he walked back towards the front of the classroom, waving his wand towards the chalkboard and the chalk began writing the assignment.
"If you haven't heard already, I'm your new potion's professor, you may call me Professor Black and nothing else. No I'm not related to the famous black family that served the Dark Lord, it's merely coincidence that we share the last name. Now turn to page seventeen in your potions book…."
Surprisingly enough, no one dared to make a comment in that class or even try to act like a smart ass. However, when it came to creating the actual potions….several students had the unfortunate honor of having Professor Black screaming in their face for their incompetence. The hour and a half couldn't come soon enough for the students and when the bell rang to signal the end of their class, they quickly rushed out of the classroom much like the students before them.
"I've never been so fearful of a teacher before." Rapunzel huffed as she, Merida, Jack, and Hiccup gathered together just outside the Great Hall panting as well. They quickly wanted to get away from the dungeons and well….running seemed the fasted way to do so. "He was so…"
"Bleak, scary, the king of nightmares?" Jack supplied while Rapunzel could only nod. "You're lucky you don't have him as head of your house.
"He's tha head of yer house?" Merida asked before shivering, "I wouldn't want ta be in yer place."
"Oh Merida you haven't met Jack and Hiccup." Rapunzel smiled as she realized introductions haven't been done just yet. "They're my friends. We met on the train right?"
"Yeah and by an outside source too." Jack smiled as he mentioned their encounter with his muggle friend. Merida raised an eyebrow at his comment.
"Outside force?"
"Yeah." Hiccup muttered before a ghost of a smile appeared on his face as he remembered the kind but energetic girl. It was still hard to believe that she was bullied. "We all met Jack's muggle friend, Stephanie at Diagon Alley."
"Stephanie? As in Stephanie Jones?" Merida asked as she remembered a girl with short black messy hair and brown laughing with her at the Weasley Joke shop several weeks ago at Diagon Alley.
"No way." Jack smiled as he wrapped an arm around Merida. "You met Steph as well! It's official, you're a member of our group due to your qualifications." Merida, Rapunzel, and Hiccup laughed the red head smirked at Jack.
"Oh so I had ta met Stephanie if I wanted to be yer friend?"
"Yup!" Jack smiled brightly bringing a smile to the Gryffindor.
"Yer all crazy. I like it." Merida laughed as the four of them entered the Great Hall not caring whatsoever at the stares and whispers directed towards them. For once, they were going to enjoy the company of new friends without worrying about what the whole school thought of them.
And finite for now. It's not the greatest chapter but I say it's ok for now. Not much action is going to happen for a bit. I'm kind of going to follow the events of HP Sorcerer Stone but it will diverge from the HP storyline.
Now I'm sure I'm going to get flame for the house placing BUT I HAVE REASONS FOR WHY THEY GO THERE! Not to mention I'm basing the characters housing on four characteristics per house:
Gryffindor—Courage, Bravery, Nerve, and Chivalry
Hufflepuff—Hard Work, Patience, Justice, and Loyalty
Ravenclaw—Intelligence, Creativity, Learning, and Wit
Slytherin—Ambition, Cunning, Leadership, Resourcefulness.
But I probably should explain a little bit, let's start with the first character:
Anna: I had originally thought of putting her in Gryffindor so that perhaps she and her sister Elsa could pave a way for the Big Four that house doesn't matter if your friends or family. But then the more I thought about Anna's traits, I realized that there was one thing that she stressed on. LOYALTY TO HER SISTER. She didn't care that half the kingdom was against her sister, she didn't care she had ice powers, she sacrificed herself to protect her sister and if that isn't loyalty then I don't know what is. Is she brave? Yes. But I don't think that's her strongest trait so Hufflepuff.
Elsa: With her personality at the beginning of the movie FROZEN she doesn't look much like a Slytherin right? Well I thought the same could happen here. She will feel very unsure about the placement of her house since her family was put in either Gryffindor or Hufflepuff and not to mention her uncanny magic over ice. However she is a queen so she will eventually learn how to be a leader, using all her resourcefulness as the leader of her "kingdom" and become a bit more mischievous, ambitious and perhaps even become a role model to Jack—after he influences her with his 'fun'—and yeah.
Merida: Sadly this was kind of a bit of stereotype with the title of her movie BRAVE she is more of the "stand up what you believe in, be brave, etc." type of girl. However, just because she seems to fit her house stereotype she will be a bit outcasted due to her choice of friends and like her movie—she will end up having to have the courage to stand up against her house to speak her mind and change her house minds.
Rapunzel/Hiccup: Honestly, they could have gone to either Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff. Rapunzel and Hiccup have traits to both houses so how did I decide what house she should be put into? The elements of each house. Hufflepuff's element was earth while Ravenclaw is wind. Considering that Hiccup flies a dragon I figured he would have a wind affinity for magic and Rapunzel healing hair seemed more of an earthy type power—I feel like I'm talking about Pokémon now—so Hufflepuff. Not to mention I think it would bother Hiccup's father more if he was put into a house known for its intelligence because at least Hufflepuff was known for loyalty—see what I'm hinting at? Foreshadow~
Jack—He was the hardest to choose honestly. I did see him as a Gryffindor but I think I explained myself enough in the chapter to satisfy my reasoning.
So now you know why I chose them so please don't ask me to change them because it is my story, it's my opinion and if you don't like it then you don't have to read the story. I know not everyone might not agree with me but that's ok. But if you have any questions/suggestions for the story please feel free to PM or review. I might not answer right away but I will take your ideas into consideration. So please tell me how you like the story and whatnot. Until next time~
-UntilTheMorningComes