Post by Nicci on Oct 9, 2013 18:26:12 GMT
Here we go: Original stuff (It makes me cringe at how bad my posts started off)
Students started to fill the great hall, and one in particular stood out. Alex sat at the table talking to some small 1st years that had just been sorted. He looked up at the new headmaster as he begun to talk. Another student came to the Ravenclaw table and looked up to see his mother on the staff table smiling down at everyone
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Alex smiled at the boy, as they’d had classes together in previous years. He listened to the head master and then they begun to eat. Before long, someone caught his eyes, be he was interrupted when the doors suddenly opened, drawing the eyes of the students to Professor Aarya Rose, professor of the dark arts, also the head of the Ravenclaw house.
The boy who had previously caught Alex’s attention, holding a dark secret, sat at the furthest corner of the Gryffindor table. His face covered by a hood. His eyes made their way around the Slytherin table as if to look for someone. His face suddenly brightened, as if satisfied, and he relaxed back into his chair and listened to the headmaster.
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As the Gryffindor table was nearly full up of sorted first years tucking into their steaks, a blonde haired girl with blue eyes clings lovingly to her ginger haired Weasley friend...
“It seems like this feast will never end. I thought only classes could feel like that” Joked Alex to no one in particular, but he heard a giggle from in front of him. He looked at the girl who laughed at his joke. “I’m Meaghan.” She whispered. “This is really excited isn’t it?” He nodded "Yes...My entire family went here, Though They where all in Slytherin. All the way up to my great great grand dad Malfoy" He did not smile. "That’s my brother over there fifth year." He pointed to a tall very well built and handsome boy at the Slytherin table. Meaghan’s eyes widened at the boys attractive appearance.
"Oh. Well I'm the first person in my family to come here. I love being in Gryffindor!” She smiled.
"Oh....Muggle born?" He smiled eating some more. Meaghan smiled.
For some reason, Alex felt the need to impress this girl. He had never had any particular relationship with girls, but this one felt special. "My wand is a Hollow tree root, with Dragon Skull Core and a crystal embedded flame on it.” He bragged. “My father says is one and a kind and says that is should have great power...and belong to my bother Zane Rush" He nodded to him at the Slytherin table "But he can not use it...Legend says it’s the Very Same wand of Godric Gryffindor. I don't believe it."
"O wow! That’s amazing!" The two heard a grunt for the hooded boy, and Meaghan gave him a weird look. "Is he ok?"
Alex shrugged listened to his grumbling stomach.
"Are you going to try out for Quidditch?"
He nodded "yes...I am going to be the greatest Keeper ever....” Meaghan watched him in awe. Within a few minutes of their conversation, Meaghan felt a shadow loom over them. The boy that had been pointed out as Alex’s brother was standing over them, giving them a look that Meaghan had received many times before... "Aww, look Craig, Gary" Two big boys friends with him. "My Brother Alex, “the great wand holder”....has got him self a little girl friend." The two crones laughed.
.Meaghan gave the boy a dirty look. “I’m not his girlfriend. We're just friends, but I see you have two boyfriends! I hope the three of u are happy together
Alex laughed and His brother turned a bit redder. Meaghan stood up, showing off her 4 feet and 12 inches. Her face was about three inches from the boys and she stuck out her hand. “Meaghan Third year. And you?”
His bother got red and slammed his hands down at the table. "Shut up your little freak." He snarled and looked at the two. "I'm a fifth year and know curses that would put your grand parents in shock." He then looked to Alex "As for you...None of our Family was in Gryff...as Far as I'm concerned Your not Family." He than pulled out his wand. "Senot Seripha" A couple of Snakes appeared on the girl’s plate. Alex quickly pulled out his wand "Incarta" The snakes vanished and He laughed. “Kyle. Remember that name.” And turned on his heal.
Meaghan scoffed and spit at Kyle, and at the feel of the wetness on his neck, Kyle snarled. "Listen I can sense blood, I know what you’re nothing but a dirty little mud...” He was cut off by cheers arising from the students.
Meanwhile, Young Freddie Weasley looks at his best friend clinging to his arm and whispers "I wonder who will be the first on the receiving end of some our mischief"
Serenity looks up and smiles... "Hmm...The small group down there maybe" she replies, pointing a glance at Alex. “I bet they could use some excitement"
" We'll make the Weasley name known again...” replies Freddie
"But...” Serenity interrupts...
"You’re a Weasley at heart, and always will be...now don’t worry".
Serenity was always comforted by Freddie's kind words; he had a strong character but a kind heart.
From a young age the pair of them had been together, playing small jokes and being there for each other in hard times. It was only natural that they were to be together in the same school and the same house.
Freddie got up from the table and headed in the direction of Meaghan, Alex and their new Ravenclaw friend. Serenity feeling odd at being left behind gets up and jogs gently behind hoping to catch up.
Freddie approaches Alex and holds out his hand." Hello friends, I'm Freddie"
Serenity hits into the back of Freddie with a bump and a few wrapped up sweets fall out of her pocket onto the floor.
Meaghan takes hand, "Hi, i'm Meaghan Jones"
"What year are you?" Meaghan asks
"We're fourth years" pointing at himself and Serenity "What about you?"
“We are too” she motioned to herself and Alex.
Serenity now looking concerned at the fact that a greedy small boy sitting a few seats along, had been watching the sweets fall and had picked them up and was just about to put one in his mouth..
"No...” Serenity squeaks but it’s too late.
The sweet starts to explode, creating the equivalent of a small sugary fireworks display to come out of the boy’s mouth. The boy gets up and runs for the bathroom.
"Ooops.” Serenity looks in the direction of Freddie "Blasting Bon Bons"
Looks at the boy run out of the room "we're third years too. Do you have other stuff like that? "
Serenity giggles.”Yeah, I have a few odd sweets with me, shame that greedy boy got a few..." Freddie shook his head. “Yes, what a waste.”
"I'm Serenity.” now realizing she’s being independent feels a tad shy and clings gently onto the end of Freddie's sleeve.
"As a representative of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes the largest and most well known company for all your magical jokes and prank needs.” Freddie starts to rattle off...
"Actually" Serenity interrupts "We just get to test out the newest ideas and see if we can come up with any new ones"
"Blasting Bon Bons was Freddie's idea" She looks up at him proudly and
Meaghan’s jaw drops at hearing they are reprehensive of WWW “Wow your representatives! And you made those? That’s really impressive" The children’s topic strayed off to WWW and Freddie’s family.
Meanwhile, Nel look in a different direction. She is now surrounded by more people.....not now then....he thought to himself...later....when she is alone.....He looked on over to Alex's brother who just left, and thought for a second. Nel went straight for the door- his wand held tightly under the robe. With his hood on he went past the few first years and toward the door. He looks back at the girl one last time....she is busy talking to her friends. Yes everything is working out perfectly.....Nel leaves the great hall looking around for the Slytherin common room.
"It's in the family I'm afraid. We can’t help but play jokes.” Freddie sighs jokingly. “It’s a disease! But as a fellow Gryffindor and our first friends of the year, you are welcome to have any jokes or sweets that we get"
"We have lots in our trunks up in the common room" Serenity pips in
"We might find something to cheer up any boring lessons"
Meaghan smiled, overwhelmed by the gesture. "Wow thanks!" Meaghan Notices that Nel leaves the table, and follows his glance, but is unable to track It.” where do you suppose he’s going? Do you think we should follow him?"
The others were oblivious to Meaghan, deep in conversation about the new year and new teachers. Meaghan stood up quietly and left the room, following Nel.
Nel walked towards the dungeons.......they must be here....he had a feeling...but something is wrong…He tightened his robe, and turned around. Someone was following him. He hides behind an armor and sees the Gryffindor girl was in his potions class. she always stood up for herself when the Slytherin came, and Nel likes that quality in a girl....but there’s no time to think like this. She couldn’t be there. It was too dangerous. He was waiting for someone else.
He sneaked behind her grabbed her arm, whispering menacingly. “What are you doing??” He breathed into her ear.
Serenity looked up to see that had just seemed to get up and vanish. But an exciting idea distracted her, and she whispered in Freddie's ear.
"What about flying saucer sweets that actually fly out of your mouth"
"Now that’s why you are an honorary Weasley" Freddie says smiling, putting his arm around Serenity.
"Whee, That’s why were best friends aren't we" Serenity replies, but suddenly has a concerning though.
"I hope Meaghan will be ok, she seemed nice.”
"If she's not in the common room then we'll go find her ok" Freddie suggests reassuring her.
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Meanwhile, A short blond girl runs up to the girl that Nel was watching. The girl who had caught Nel eyes has curly red hair and silver-grey eyes. "Hi Annie! How are you doing?" Annie smiles at the girl. “Hello Maddie, I’ve been well. Have a nice summer?” Maddie nodded enthusiastically, but something was distracting Annie. She saw a small group of Gryffindor talking a few seats away and decided to go talk to them.
"You must be a Weasly." She says looking straight at Freddie. "Pleasure." She says with a stuck up smile. “Nice to meet you all, any of you Ravenclaws? Oh, and hello Alex, have you seen your brother around recently? He told me to find him after the sorting." She gives a flirtatious wink. It took a while for the presence of this girl to sink in. Her eyes were always gleaming, and she drew attention wherever she went. Her overwhelming presence always caught people’s eyes, sometimes; however, the attention was unwanted…
Two sixth year Ravenclaw's stood up and prepared to gather the relevant fourth years to take them to Ravenclaw tower. Titus Blake was of average build, lean more than muscular and standing about 6ft 1". He had longish dark hair, with a single silver, and single red bang twirling down over his forehead. Hazel eyes peered out from his somewhat somber face. His friend, Olivius Constantine was slightly taller and far more cheerful; he did enjoy this part of the year (being a Ravenclaw prefect) and meeting all the new kids. Titus had developed an affectionate nickname for Olivius over the years, and it stuck seeing as its quirky nature fitted "Liv's" upbeat personality. His hair color was brown at the moment, but like his moods, it changes hourly, seeing as he's a metamorphamagus. Both are somewhat handsome, and both have a penchant for wearing their full Ravenclaw dress robes and have put up with quite a bit of stick because of it. If asked why, Titus will merely smile darkly, while Liv remarks "style, of course!”
Liv rounded up the new first years, and began introducing themselves.
"So, you're a metamorphamagus!?" asked one of the first years after several minutes of introductory chat. Liv obligingly morphed into a slightly older imitation of the boy to gasps of awe. "Wow! That’s awesome!" he turned to a rather sullen looking Titus "So what can you do, or are you just boring like you look." Titus sighed. some of the other sixth years chuckled.
“guys hurry up and no fighting no magic in corridors!” yelled another ravenclaw prefect, whose shouts were echoed across the great hall.
"Gryffindors, follow your prefects up to the Gryffindor Tower. No magic in the corridors."
Meanwhile, Meaghan and Nel were still talking in the hallway.” What are u doing over here girl!!!!!!" He said, taking her wrists in his strong hands.
“Let go off me.” She spat, “Well you looked upset and I wanted to make sure you were ok.”
His eyes burned into hers. "You can’t be here. It’s too dangerous. Go back to the common room"
"What do you mean dangerous? If it’s dangerous you will have to let me come with you.”
“You don’t even know me. You don’t know what you are getting into.......if you don’t go right now I will have to use magic" He says, brandishing his wand.
Meaghan pulled hers out as well. “I’m not going anywhere.”
“Just go!” He whispered loudly, “You mustn’t forget that while you may be a girl, i’m not afraid to curse you.”
Suddenly Nel heard footsteps; he wheeled around pulling his hood over his head.
“I’m going to the common room.” He said. “The SLYTHERIN common room.”
“I’ll find out what you’re up to” she whispered almost to herself.
"right.” He walked off, not looking back, and pulled his hood higher over his head.
He walks off.....not even looking at he....making sure his hood is well over his head.”
Meaghan frowned and followed behind him. “So, why didn’t you want me there?”
Nel looked annoyed. “None of your business…”
Meaghan smirked. “I will find out.”
A clanking noise in Nels ears gets louder. “What is that?” Says Meaghan.
Nel knows what it is, but he cant tell her. He has to get her back somehow to the Common Room. "Lets go to the Common Room...quick”
He paces off quickly hidden underneath shadows, looking around. Perspiration rolls down his neck. Suddenly he saw a shadow pass by quickly.
"NO MEAGHAN!!!"
Nel tried to move her aside but it was too late. It got her foot and was pulling at it viciously. Nel pulled out his wand.
"DIFFINDO"
the monster flies off backwards and runs away......He looked at Meaghan but she was knocked out......then without a single thought he went after the monster....
By now, Serenity and Freddie had made their way to the common room and realized that Meaghan isn't about.
"I'm going to find her Freddie" Serenity boldly states
With a flick of her blonde hair she had turned to start running towards the entrance to the common room.
"Wait for me" Freddie calls, and then disappears across the room after her
Back in the ravenclaw common room, Liv and Titus were busy at annoying first years. One of them was trying to carve his name into the back of a couch, trying to be like all of the other first years before him. The difference was that others didn’t get caught.
"Waaaahey, you don’t want to be doing that!" laughed Liv.
"And why not?" retorted the obnoxious first year.
"Because Blakey here is a genuine bonafide telepath, telekinetic, psycho-suggestive and any other mentally dominant ability you care to suggest. And he is not afraid to kick your--"
"Oh yeah? As if! If he's psychic then my mothers name is Rowena Ravenclaw!"
"Not quite" interjected Titus "Your mother's name is Tabatha Janice Mellins, 39, she works a dead end job at the ministry of magic, and I believe the last thing she said to you was 'Tiny dear, try and be nice to people and don't be a mischief." Is that right “Tinky”? Oh, and while we're at it why don’t you tell the girl standing next to you how much you really want to see her knickers. No? Oh, okay then." A wry smile spread across Titus' face as 'Tinky' Mellins went pale and bright red at the same time, while the girl to his right edged slowly away amid a chorus of jeers and laughing.
The crowd moved out towards the entrance corridor led by Titus and Liv. Liv leaned in toward Titus and whispered "Nice, although I think the knickers thing was a bit harsh."
"Yeah, although, he's already starting to think about how he's going to be really nice to me from now on.” He chuckled loudly. “By the way, have you seen Puffle so far today?"
"Speaking of the devil, I think this must be him now"
In to the entrance hall strode an atrociously violent yellow cardigan. Inside this cardigan was Walt "Puffle" Strangelove. Being short, spectacled and with a nastily slicked comb over, the first years couldn’t resist laughing and pointing. He strolled over and greeted his friends, smiling at the first years smugly. Titus and Liv joined in with this smug attitude because they knew what was coming next. Walt called out "Are you coming ladies?" He was answered with some giggling as two sultry blondes followed him into the hall and draped themselves across him. Both Titus and Liv took the time to absorb all of the first years expressions with delight, before bowing deeply to the new arrivals.
"Ahhh, Jessica and Imogen Solice, it is always a pleasure to see you two angels again." Liv leant in to kiss their hands. But Titus was distracted by a new fifth year he hadn’t seen before, slink in from outside and up the stairs through the crowds. He tried to follow her long virulent red hair through the students but soon she was gone, up the staircases and into the depths of Hogwarts.
Titus and Liv watched as the last of the first years that had been surrounding the twins went to their dorms.” Come on, we better get going... looks like Prof. Rose has locked on to us." Titus said as he spotted her leaning up against one of the columns looking menacing.
"Is she? Oooh, I don’t know, I kind of think she's feisty" laughed Liv.
"Dude, shut up! She's our head of house." They looked back over to see her shaking her head in despair. Liv turned to Walt, who was currently making out with Jessica, while Imogen looked impatient.
"Puffle! Not in the corridors! What have we told you! You better get back to the Slytherin common room; we'll see you later tonight, yeah?" Walt somehow indicated an agreement, and the five sixth years parted ways, a few leftover first year Ravenclaws following Titus and Liv up to the common room.
Serenity pushes open the door just a inch and listens for any prefects on stairs. "Coast is clear" she whispers back to Freddie.
The door now swings wide and the pair crept out onto the landing...
"Ok now we just have to take one of these" Freddie hands over a small marble shaped white sweet.
"Ok, Mirage Mint Balls are a go" Serenity replies
The pair pop the mint balls into their mouths and slowly their bodies start to blend with the background colours.
"Ok we should retrace our steps down to the great hall and wait around in the shadows, Meaghan can't have gone too far" Freddie proposes.
Shuffling was heard up and down the stairs as the pair slowly walked down the moving staircase and hit the marble corridor floor.
"Quick, Quick" Freddie whimpers "over here"
The couple ran light-footed across the corridor and squeeze up against a suit of armor; their hearts pounding with excitement.
Serenity grabs the blurry image of Freddie's hand and squeezes it tight.
"Always together" she whispers happily
After depositing the first year Ravenclaws, Titus and Liv walked down the corridor on their way to meet with Walt. Titus stopped.
"What is it?" asked Liv.
"Shhhh..." Titus closed his eyes and let his mind stretch out, like a cat. "I can sense two minds hiding behind that suit of armor on the left, boy and a girl, youngish, fourth years I think, but I cant make it out clearly, ‘cus their invisible or something. It’s odd, but it’s really intense, I can’t tell whether they're in love or if it’s deeper."
"Well, we'll check them out. It’s my duty as prefect, of course, but I’m not in the disciplinary mood...." Liv straightened up and smoothed out his robes.
"Okay you two, behind the armor... out you come, care to explain yourself?"
In panic, Serenity and Freddie looked down the corridor at the two Ravenclaws.
"Bugger" Freddie curses under his breath
"Plan B" he takes out a spherical ball from his pocket and throws it in the direction of the prefects. “Dungbomb Delight deployed” He whispers, followed by a light giggle from Serenity.
A large puff of weird gaseous substance appears around the prefects.
Serenity nudges Freddie, with an urgent need to move.
The pair now quickly run down the corridor and hides in a safe spot. Now quite out of breath, Serenity asks "How the hell did they see us?"
"Don’t know" replies Freddie "We might need to increase the dosage.”
"I'm not sure; one was enough last time when we snuck cakes out of your Auntie's kitchen" she replies.
"Damn, Ravenclaws" Freddie curses again
"I hope Meaghan is around here somewhere.” Said Serenity, distracted by a third year running around the corner.
Inside the cloud of smoke and gas, Titus and Liv stood perfectly unharmed, surrounded by a spherical barrier.
"Whew, that was close, it’s only the first night of the term and I would have had to wash the robes already! Nice one, Titus." Liv looked down at the object in Titus' hand and grinned. "I was wondering when I was going to see the old girl again." It was a five foot long ebony staff, slightly curved in a twisted S shape and with carvings that started to appear nearer towards the top.
"Yeah, was hoping I wasn't going to have to get her out so soon." He tapped the staff on the ground and the clouds of gasses dissipated. The staff also shrank to a foot and a half in length as Titus tucked it back into the depths of his black and metallic dark blue robes.
"Hmmmm... I can't sense them anymore... but.... do you know a 'Meaghan'? I assume she's a fourth year too. That was the last thing I picked up."
"Yeah, wasn’t she one of the quidditch team last year? I remember her from the cup. Wicked hitter. In Gryffindor I think." They started back down the corridor.
"Well, these two were obviously going out of their way to try and find this girl, so whatever’s on the move it cant be all that good. I'll keep a mind out for those two, but in the meantime let’s try and track this Meaghan as well. Any ideas where to begin?"
"I last recall seeing, what I think was her... heading towards the lower levels... the dungeons perhaps, I noticed her sneaking out and decided to check her out later.” Titus nudged him and gave him a look. “Mate, she’s fifteen.” Liv grinned. “So shall we try there?" suggested Liv.
"Good one, lets get on it" Titus smiled to himself, reveling in the fact that he had already known Liv's suggestion before he suggested it.
As they descended down the great moving staircases, Titus caught something out of his peripheral vision. There... in a painting of three old knights drinking wine was... the red haired girl he'd seen earlier. But before he could get closer she had slipped out of the frame, leaving him with just the image of her hair and flowing gown.
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"I'm tired" Serenity whined quietly. "We have been wandering for ages"
"No, we haven't, It's been 10 minutes max" Freddie was quick to point out.
The pair was now wandering back and forth around the corridors. Serenity paused and squeezed three times on Freddie's hand.
"What?" he hissed back
Serenity was now hopping back and forth, pointing at a small moving object?
Professor Hudson was patrolling the hallway. Everything appears normal, until he hears footsteps and pauses.
"Hopefully students aren't out-of-bed," he thought. "I hope that everything is alright."
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Freddie grabbed Serenity's arm as her heard Professor Hudson’s thick steps around the corner. "No time for that, Hudson's coming"
The pair sneak very quietly to the large space under the window and press themselves tightly against the wall.
"Do you hear that?" asked Titus, as he heard clanking.
"What?"
"A faint clanking sound..."
"Nah must be in your head mate"
Titus stopped.
"Its coming from the floor we just left... where those to fourth years were hiding...."
"You want us to go check?"
"Yeah, I have a bad feeling about this, there’s just something sinister about that noise."
They reached the corridor they'd just left.
CLANK... CLANK.... CLANK
"it’s getting louder.... this way" They rounded a corner into a long dark corridor, the lamps seemed dimmer than normal.
"whoa... Lumos" whispered Liv.
The corridor lit up. They stood completely still.... there- just at the far end of the corridor, a pair of legs were dragged out of site around the corner.
The sixth years looked at each other. Then pegged it down to the end of the hall, through the darkness. But as they reached the end the lights came back up. They whirled round the corner.
"Hello boys. Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
"Prof. Hudson!!! Did you just see anything unusual? Down this corridor?"
"I didn't see anything though you were here before me. What did you see, Titus and Liv?" asked Professor Hudson.
This is too close for comfort. Freddie thinks, It’s getting late…
With professor Hudson headed around the corner in the direction of the moving object, the pair continued to look for Meaghan.
"We thought we saw some le-...." Titus nudged Liv to stop him going any further
<You idiot> he spoke directly to Liv's mind.
<Well, could have been serious>
<it could have been HIM!>
<Hudson? nah, he's too nice?>
"Some le-....? what exactly is le-...?" Hudson beamed at them in his “oh so reassuring” way...
<occupy him, I can sense those two from earlier over underneath the window, if he catches them then they'll get done in on their first night back, and we can't be having that.> Titus telepathed to Liv.
"Lessons! Lessons! yes We were just thinking of Lessons!" The boys shifted uncomfortably.
"Well, Liv wanted to ask you about lessons, however I am ab-so-lutely exhausted so, i’m off to bed! Nighty night Prof...." Titus scurried past Hudson and headed towards the window.
"Yeeeees! Lessons! Lessons lessons lessons.... err... Which subject are you teaching this year professor, on that oh so fine topic of lessons!?" Liv looked strained....
As Titus passed the window he dropped into the unfocused minds <follow me. now. quietly.>
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. Silly boys." Annie said grabbing the boy's arms and pulling them in the opposite direction. It was as if she came out of nowhere.” Sixth years" She mumbles under her breath as she leads them in the opposite direction and flips her red hair over her shoulder. "If you’re going to look for that Meaghan girl, you’re going to need my help. Not that I know why you’re going after a fourth year in the first place. I saw her walking towards the dungeon a few moments ago."
Serenity and Freddie are now frozen in fear of the Ravenclaw boy looming over them. Serenity squeezed Freddie's hand hoping to get a response but did not receive one, as someone had caught his eye.
Students started to fill the great hall, and one in particular stood out. Alex sat at the table talking to some small 1st years that had just been sorted. He looked up at the new headmaster as he begun to talk. Another student came to the Ravenclaw table and looked up to see his mother on the staff table smiling down at everyone
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Alex smiled at the boy, as they’d had classes together in previous years. He listened to the head master and then they begun to eat. Before long, someone caught his eyes, be he was interrupted when the doors suddenly opened, drawing the eyes of the students to Professor Aarya Rose, professor of the dark arts, also the head of the Ravenclaw house.
The boy who had previously caught Alex’s attention, holding a dark secret, sat at the furthest corner of the Gryffindor table. His face covered by a hood. His eyes made their way around the Slytherin table as if to look for someone. His face suddenly brightened, as if satisfied, and he relaxed back into his chair and listened to the headmaster.
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As the Gryffindor table was nearly full up of sorted first years tucking into their steaks, a blonde haired girl with blue eyes clings lovingly to her ginger haired Weasley friend...
“It seems like this feast will never end. I thought only classes could feel like that” Joked Alex to no one in particular, but he heard a giggle from in front of him. He looked at the girl who laughed at his joke. “I’m Meaghan.” She whispered. “This is really excited isn’t it?” He nodded "Yes...My entire family went here, Though They where all in Slytherin. All the way up to my great great grand dad Malfoy" He did not smile. "That’s my brother over there fifth year." He pointed to a tall very well built and handsome boy at the Slytherin table. Meaghan’s eyes widened at the boys attractive appearance.
"Oh. Well I'm the first person in my family to come here. I love being in Gryffindor!” She smiled.
"Oh....Muggle born?" He smiled eating some more. Meaghan smiled.
For some reason, Alex felt the need to impress this girl. He had never had any particular relationship with girls, but this one felt special. "My wand is a Hollow tree root, with Dragon Skull Core and a crystal embedded flame on it.” He bragged. “My father says is one and a kind and says that is should have great power...and belong to my bother Zane Rush" He nodded to him at the Slytherin table "But he can not use it...Legend says it’s the Very Same wand of Godric Gryffindor. I don't believe it."
"O wow! That’s amazing!" The two heard a grunt for the hooded boy, and Meaghan gave him a weird look. "Is he ok?"
Alex shrugged listened to his grumbling stomach.
"Are you going to try out for Quidditch?"
He nodded "yes...I am going to be the greatest Keeper ever....” Meaghan watched him in awe. Within a few minutes of their conversation, Meaghan felt a shadow loom over them. The boy that had been pointed out as Alex’s brother was standing over them, giving them a look that Meaghan had received many times before... "Aww, look Craig, Gary" Two big boys friends with him. "My Brother Alex, “the great wand holder”....has got him self a little girl friend." The two crones laughed.
.Meaghan gave the boy a dirty look. “I’m not his girlfriend. We're just friends, but I see you have two boyfriends! I hope the three of u are happy together
Alex laughed and His brother turned a bit redder. Meaghan stood up, showing off her 4 feet and 12 inches. Her face was about three inches from the boys and she stuck out her hand. “Meaghan Third year. And you?”
His bother got red and slammed his hands down at the table. "Shut up your little freak." He snarled and looked at the two. "I'm a fifth year and know curses that would put your grand parents in shock." He then looked to Alex "As for you...None of our Family was in Gryff...as Far as I'm concerned Your not Family." He than pulled out his wand. "Senot Seripha" A couple of Snakes appeared on the girl’s plate. Alex quickly pulled out his wand "Incarta" The snakes vanished and He laughed. “Kyle. Remember that name.” And turned on his heal.
Meaghan scoffed and spit at Kyle, and at the feel of the wetness on his neck, Kyle snarled. "Listen I can sense blood, I know what you’re nothing but a dirty little mud...” He was cut off by cheers arising from the students.
Meanwhile, Young Freddie Weasley looks at his best friend clinging to his arm and whispers "I wonder who will be the first on the receiving end of some our mischief"
Serenity looks up and smiles... "Hmm...The small group down there maybe" she replies, pointing a glance at Alex. “I bet they could use some excitement"
" We'll make the Weasley name known again...” replies Freddie
"But...” Serenity interrupts...
"You’re a Weasley at heart, and always will be...now don’t worry".
Serenity was always comforted by Freddie's kind words; he had a strong character but a kind heart.
From a young age the pair of them had been together, playing small jokes and being there for each other in hard times. It was only natural that they were to be together in the same school and the same house.
Freddie got up from the table and headed in the direction of Meaghan, Alex and their new Ravenclaw friend. Serenity feeling odd at being left behind gets up and jogs gently behind hoping to catch up.
Freddie approaches Alex and holds out his hand." Hello friends, I'm Freddie"
Serenity hits into the back of Freddie with a bump and a few wrapped up sweets fall out of her pocket onto the floor.
Meaghan takes hand, "Hi, i'm Meaghan Jones"
"What year are you?" Meaghan asks
"We're fourth years" pointing at himself and Serenity "What about you?"
“We are too” she motioned to herself and Alex.
Serenity now looking concerned at the fact that a greedy small boy sitting a few seats along, had been watching the sweets fall and had picked them up and was just about to put one in his mouth..
"No...” Serenity squeaks but it’s too late.
The sweet starts to explode, creating the equivalent of a small sugary fireworks display to come out of the boy’s mouth. The boy gets up and runs for the bathroom.
"Ooops.” Serenity looks in the direction of Freddie "Blasting Bon Bons"
Looks at the boy run out of the room "we're third years too. Do you have other stuff like that? "
Serenity giggles.”Yeah, I have a few odd sweets with me, shame that greedy boy got a few..." Freddie shook his head. “Yes, what a waste.”
"I'm Serenity.” now realizing she’s being independent feels a tad shy and clings gently onto the end of Freddie's sleeve.
"As a representative of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes the largest and most well known company for all your magical jokes and prank needs.” Freddie starts to rattle off...
"Actually" Serenity interrupts "We just get to test out the newest ideas and see if we can come up with any new ones"
"Blasting Bon Bons was Freddie's idea" She looks up at him proudly and
Meaghan’s jaw drops at hearing they are reprehensive of WWW “Wow your representatives! And you made those? That’s really impressive" The children’s topic strayed off to WWW and Freddie’s family.
Meanwhile, Nel look in a different direction. She is now surrounded by more people.....not now then....he thought to himself...later....when she is alone.....He looked on over to Alex's brother who just left, and thought for a second. Nel went straight for the door- his wand held tightly under the robe. With his hood on he went past the few first years and toward the door. He looks back at the girl one last time....she is busy talking to her friends. Yes everything is working out perfectly.....Nel leaves the great hall looking around for the Slytherin common room.
"It's in the family I'm afraid. We can’t help but play jokes.” Freddie sighs jokingly. “It’s a disease! But as a fellow Gryffindor and our first friends of the year, you are welcome to have any jokes or sweets that we get"
"We have lots in our trunks up in the common room" Serenity pips in
"We might find something to cheer up any boring lessons"
Meaghan smiled, overwhelmed by the gesture. "Wow thanks!" Meaghan Notices that Nel leaves the table, and follows his glance, but is unable to track It.” where do you suppose he’s going? Do you think we should follow him?"
The others were oblivious to Meaghan, deep in conversation about the new year and new teachers. Meaghan stood up quietly and left the room, following Nel.
Nel walked towards the dungeons.......they must be here....he had a feeling...but something is wrong…He tightened his robe, and turned around. Someone was following him. He hides behind an armor and sees the Gryffindor girl was in his potions class. she always stood up for herself when the Slytherin came, and Nel likes that quality in a girl....but there’s no time to think like this. She couldn’t be there. It was too dangerous. He was waiting for someone else.
He sneaked behind her grabbed her arm, whispering menacingly. “What are you doing??” He breathed into her ear.
Serenity looked up to see that had just seemed to get up and vanish. But an exciting idea distracted her, and she whispered in Freddie's ear.
"What about flying saucer sweets that actually fly out of your mouth"
"Now that’s why you are an honorary Weasley" Freddie says smiling, putting his arm around Serenity.
"Whee, That’s why were best friends aren't we" Serenity replies, but suddenly has a concerning though.
"I hope Meaghan will be ok, she seemed nice.”
"If she's not in the common room then we'll go find her ok" Freddie suggests reassuring her.
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Meanwhile, A short blond girl runs up to the girl that Nel was watching. The girl who had caught Nel eyes has curly red hair and silver-grey eyes. "Hi Annie! How are you doing?" Annie smiles at the girl. “Hello Maddie, I’ve been well. Have a nice summer?” Maddie nodded enthusiastically, but something was distracting Annie. She saw a small group of Gryffindor talking a few seats away and decided to go talk to them.
"You must be a Weasly." She says looking straight at Freddie. "Pleasure." She says with a stuck up smile. “Nice to meet you all, any of you Ravenclaws? Oh, and hello Alex, have you seen your brother around recently? He told me to find him after the sorting." She gives a flirtatious wink. It took a while for the presence of this girl to sink in. Her eyes were always gleaming, and she drew attention wherever she went. Her overwhelming presence always caught people’s eyes, sometimes; however, the attention was unwanted…
Two sixth year Ravenclaw's stood up and prepared to gather the relevant fourth years to take them to Ravenclaw tower. Titus Blake was of average build, lean more than muscular and standing about 6ft 1". He had longish dark hair, with a single silver, and single red bang twirling down over his forehead. Hazel eyes peered out from his somewhat somber face. His friend, Olivius Constantine was slightly taller and far more cheerful; he did enjoy this part of the year (being a Ravenclaw prefect) and meeting all the new kids. Titus had developed an affectionate nickname for Olivius over the years, and it stuck seeing as its quirky nature fitted "Liv's" upbeat personality. His hair color was brown at the moment, but like his moods, it changes hourly, seeing as he's a metamorphamagus. Both are somewhat handsome, and both have a penchant for wearing their full Ravenclaw dress robes and have put up with quite a bit of stick because of it. If asked why, Titus will merely smile darkly, while Liv remarks "style, of course!”
Liv rounded up the new first years, and began introducing themselves.
"So, you're a metamorphamagus!?" asked one of the first years after several minutes of introductory chat. Liv obligingly morphed into a slightly older imitation of the boy to gasps of awe. "Wow! That’s awesome!" he turned to a rather sullen looking Titus "So what can you do, or are you just boring like you look." Titus sighed. some of the other sixth years chuckled.
“guys hurry up and no fighting no magic in corridors!” yelled another ravenclaw prefect, whose shouts were echoed across the great hall.
"Gryffindors, follow your prefects up to the Gryffindor Tower. No magic in the corridors."
Meanwhile, Meaghan and Nel were still talking in the hallway.” What are u doing over here girl!!!!!!" He said, taking her wrists in his strong hands.
“Let go off me.” She spat, “Well you looked upset and I wanted to make sure you were ok.”
His eyes burned into hers. "You can’t be here. It’s too dangerous. Go back to the common room"
"What do you mean dangerous? If it’s dangerous you will have to let me come with you.”
“You don’t even know me. You don’t know what you are getting into.......if you don’t go right now I will have to use magic" He says, brandishing his wand.
Meaghan pulled hers out as well. “I’m not going anywhere.”
“Just go!” He whispered loudly, “You mustn’t forget that while you may be a girl, i’m not afraid to curse you.”
Suddenly Nel heard footsteps; he wheeled around pulling his hood over his head.
“I’m going to the common room.” He said. “The SLYTHERIN common room.”
“I’ll find out what you’re up to” she whispered almost to herself.
"right.” He walked off, not looking back, and pulled his hood higher over his head.
He walks off.....not even looking at he....making sure his hood is well over his head.”
Meaghan frowned and followed behind him. “So, why didn’t you want me there?”
Nel looked annoyed. “None of your business…”
Meaghan smirked. “I will find out.”
A clanking noise in Nels ears gets louder. “What is that?” Says Meaghan.
Nel knows what it is, but he cant tell her. He has to get her back somehow to the Common Room. "Lets go to the Common Room...quick”
He paces off quickly hidden underneath shadows, looking around. Perspiration rolls down his neck. Suddenly he saw a shadow pass by quickly.
"NO MEAGHAN!!!"
Nel tried to move her aside but it was too late. It got her foot and was pulling at it viciously. Nel pulled out his wand.
"DIFFINDO"
the monster flies off backwards and runs away......He looked at Meaghan but she was knocked out......then without a single thought he went after the monster....
By now, Serenity and Freddie had made their way to the common room and realized that Meaghan isn't about.
"I'm going to find her Freddie" Serenity boldly states
With a flick of her blonde hair she had turned to start running towards the entrance to the common room.
"Wait for me" Freddie calls, and then disappears across the room after her
Back in the ravenclaw common room, Liv and Titus were busy at annoying first years. One of them was trying to carve his name into the back of a couch, trying to be like all of the other first years before him. The difference was that others didn’t get caught.
"Waaaahey, you don’t want to be doing that!" laughed Liv.
"And why not?" retorted the obnoxious first year.
"Because Blakey here is a genuine bonafide telepath, telekinetic, psycho-suggestive and any other mentally dominant ability you care to suggest. And he is not afraid to kick your--"
"Oh yeah? As if! If he's psychic then my mothers name is Rowena Ravenclaw!"
"Not quite" interjected Titus "Your mother's name is Tabatha Janice Mellins, 39, she works a dead end job at the ministry of magic, and I believe the last thing she said to you was 'Tiny dear, try and be nice to people and don't be a mischief." Is that right “Tinky”? Oh, and while we're at it why don’t you tell the girl standing next to you how much you really want to see her knickers. No? Oh, okay then." A wry smile spread across Titus' face as 'Tinky' Mellins went pale and bright red at the same time, while the girl to his right edged slowly away amid a chorus of jeers and laughing.
The crowd moved out towards the entrance corridor led by Titus and Liv. Liv leaned in toward Titus and whispered "Nice, although I think the knickers thing was a bit harsh."
"Yeah, although, he's already starting to think about how he's going to be really nice to me from now on.” He chuckled loudly. “By the way, have you seen Puffle so far today?"
"Speaking of the devil, I think this must be him now"
In to the entrance hall strode an atrociously violent yellow cardigan. Inside this cardigan was Walt "Puffle" Strangelove. Being short, spectacled and with a nastily slicked comb over, the first years couldn’t resist laughing and pointing. He strolled over and greeted his friends, smiling at the first years smugly. Titus and Liv joined in with this smug attitude because they knew what was coming next. Walt called out "Are you coming ladies?" He was answered with some giggling as two sultry blondes followed him into the hall and draped themselves across him. Both Titus and Liv took the time to absorb all of the first years expressions with delight, before bowing deeply to the new arrivals.
"Ahhh, Jessica and Imogen Solice, it is always a pleasure to see you two angels again." Liv leant in to kiss their hands. But Titus was distracted by a new fifth year he hadn’t seen before, slink in from outside and up the stairs through the crowds. He tried to follow her long virulent red hair through the students but soon she was gone, up the staircases and into the depths of Hogwarts.
Titus and Liv watched as the last of the first years that had been surrounding the twins went to their dorms.” Come on, we better get going... looks like Prof. Rose has locked on to us." Titus said as he spotted her leaning up against one of the columns looking menacing.
"Is she? Oooh, I don’t know, I kind of think she's feisty" laughed Liv.
"Dude, shut up! She's our head of house." They looked back over to see her shaking her head in despair. Liv turned to Walt, who was currently making out with Jessica, while Imogen looked impatient.
"Puffle! Not in the corridors! What have we told you! You better get back to the Slytherin common room; we'll see you later tonight, yeah?" Walt somehow indicated an agreement, and the five sixth years parted ways, a few leftover first year Ravenclaws following Titus and Liv up to the common room.
Serenity pushes open the door just a inch and listens for any prefects on stairs. "Coast is clear" she whispers back to Freddie.
The door now swings wide and the pair crept out onto the landing...
"Ok now we just have to take one of these" Freddie hands over a small marble shaped white sweet.
"Ok, Mirage Mint Balls are a go" Serenity replies
The pair pop the mint balls into their mouths and slowly their bodies start to blend with the background colours.
"Ok we should retrace our steps down to the great hall and wait around in the shadows, Meaghan can't have gone too far" Freddie proposes.
Shuffling was heard up and down the stairs as the pair slowly walked down the moving staircase and hit the marble corridor floor.
"Quick, Quick" Freddie whimpers "over here"
The couple ran light-footed across the corridor and squeeze up against a suit of armor; their hearts pounding with excitement.
Serenity grabs the blurry image of Freddie's hand and squeezes it tight.
"Always together" she whispers happily
After depositing the first year Ravenclaws, Titus and Liv walked down the corridor on their way to meet with Walt. Titus stopped.
"What is it?" asked Liv.
"Shhhh..." Titus closed his eyes and let his mind stretch out, like a cat. "I can sense two minds hiding behind that suit of armor on the left, boy and a girl, youngish, fourth years I think, but I cant make it out clearly, ‘cus their invisible or something. It’s odd, but it’s really intense, I can’t tell whether they're in love or if it’s deeper."
"Well, we'll check them out. It’s my duty as prefect, of course, but I’m not in the disciplinary mood...." Liv straightened up and smoothed out his robes.
"Okay you two, behind the armor... out you come, care to explain yourself?"
In panic, Serenity and Freddie looked down the corridor at the two Ravenclaws.
"Bugger" Freddie curses under his breath
"Plan B" he takes out a spherical ball from his pocket and throws it in the direction of the prefects. “Dungbomb Delight deployed” He whispers, followed by a light giggle from Serenity.
A large puff of weird gaseous substance appears around the prefects.
Serenity nudges Freddie, with an urgent need to move.
The pair now quickly run down the corridor and hides in a safe spot. Now quite out of breath, Serenity asks "How the hell did they see us?"
"Don’t know" replies Freddie "We might need to increase the dosage.”
"I'm not sure; one was enough last time when we snuck cakes out of your Auntie's kitchen" she replies.
"Damn, Ravenclaws" Freddie curses again
"I hope Meaghan is around here somewhere.” Said Serenity, distracted by a third year running around the corner.
Inside the cloud of smoke and gas, Titus and Liv stood perfectly unharmed, surrounded by a spherical barrier.
"Whew, that was close, it’s only the first night of the term and I would have had to wash the robes already! Nice one, Titus." Liv looked down at the object in Titus' hand and grinned. "I was wondering when I was going to see the old girl again." It was a five foot long ebony staff, slightly curved in a twisted S shape and with carvings that started to appear nearer towards the top.
"Yeah, was hoping I wasn't going to have to get her out so soon." He tapped the staff on the ground and the clouds of gasses dissipated. The staff also shrank to a foot and a half in length as Titus tucked it back into the depths of his black and metallic dark blue robes.
"Hmmmm... I can't sense them anymore... but.... do you know a 'Meaghan'? I assume she's a fourth year too. That was the last thing I picked up."
"Yeah, wasn’t she one of the quidditch team last year? I remember her from the cup. Wicked hitter. In Gryffindor I think." They started back down the corridor.
"Well, these two were obviously going out of their way to try and find this girl, so whatever’s on the move it cant be all that good. I'll keep a mind out for those two, but in the meantime let’s try and track this Meaghan as well. Any ideas where to begin?"
"I last recall seeing, what I think was her... heading towards the lower levels... the dungeons perhaps, I noticed her sneaking out and decided to check her out later.” Titus nudged him and gave him a look. “Mate, she’s fifteen.” Liv grinned. “So shall we try there?" suggested Liv.
"Good one, lets get on it" Titus smiled to himself, reveling in the fact that he had already known Liv's suggestion before he suggested it.
As they descended down the great moving staircases, Titus caught something out of his peripheral vision. There... in a painting of three old knights drinking wine was... the red haired girl he'd seen earlier. But before he could get closer she had slipped out of the frame, leaving him with just the image of her hair and flowing gown.
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"I'm tired" Serenity whined quietly. "We have been wandering for ages"
"No, we haven't, It's been 10 minutes max" Freddie was quick to point out.
The pair was now wandering back and forth around the corridors. Serenity paused and squeezed three times on Freddie's hand.
"What?" he hissed back
Serenity was now hopping back and forth, pointing at a small moving object?
Professor Hudson was patrolling the hallway. Everything appears normal, until he hears footsteps and pauses.
"Hopefully students aren't out-of-bed," he thought. "I hope that everything is alright."
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Freddie grabbed Serenity's arm as her heard Professor Hudson’s thick steps around the corner. "No time for that, Hudson's coming"
The pair sneak very quietly to the large space under the window and press themselves tightly against the wall.
"Do you hear that?" asked Titus, as he heard clanking.
"What?"
"A faint clanking sound..."
"Nah must be in your head mate"
Titus stopped.
"Its coming from the floor we just left... where those to fourth years were hiding...."
"You want us to go check?"
"Yeah, I have a bad feeling about this, there’s just something sinister about that noise."
They reached the corridor they'd just left.
CLANK... CLANK.... CLANK
"it’s getting louder.... this way" They rounded a corner into a long dark corridor, the lamps seemed dimmer than normal.
"whoa... Lumos" whispered Liv.
The corridor lit up. They stood completely still.... there- just at the far end of the corridor, a pair of legs were dragged out of site around the corner.
The sixth years looked at each other. Then pegged it down to the end of the hall, through the darkness. But as they reached the end the lights came back up. They whirled round the corner.
"Hello boys. Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
"Prof. Hudson!!! Did you just see anything unusual? Down this corridor?"
"I didn't see anything though you were here before me. What did you see, Titus and Liv?" asked Professor Hudson.
This is too close for comfort. Freddie thinks, It’s getting late…
With professor Hudson headed around the corner in the direction of the moving object, the pair continued to look for Meaghan.
"We thought we saw some le-...." Titus nudged Liv to stop him going any further
<You idiot> he spoke directly to Liv's mind.
<Well, could have been serious>
<it could have been HIM!>
<Hudson? nah, he's too nice?>
"Some le-....? what exactly is le-...?" Hudson beamed at them in his “oh so reassuring” way...
<occupy him, I can sense those two from earlier over underneath the window, if he catches them then they'll get done in on their first night back, and we can't be having that.> Titus telepathed to Liv.
"Lessons! Lessons! yes We were just thinking of Lessons!" The boys shifted uncomfortably.
"Well, Liv wanted to ask you about lessons, however I am ab-so-lutely exhausted so, i’m off to bed! Nighty night Prof...." Titus scurried past Hudson and headed towards the window.
"Yeeeees! Lessons! Lessons lessons lessons.... err... Which subject are you teaching this year professor, on that oh so fine topic of lessons!?" Liv looked strained....
As Titus passed the window he dropped into the unfocused minds <follow me. now. quietly.>
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. Silly boys." Annie said grabbing the boy's arms and pulling them in the opposite direction. It was as if she came out of nowhere.” Sixth years" She mumbles under her breath as she leads them in the opposite direction and flips her red hair over her shoulder. "If you’re going to look for that Meaghan girl, you’re going to need my help. Not that I know why you’re going after a fourth year in the first place. I saw her walking towards the dungeon a few moments ago."
Serenity and Freddie are now frozen in fear of the Ravenclaw boy looming over them. Serenity squeezed Freddie's hand hoping to get a response but did not receive one, as someone had caught his eye.
noo.... That's mean when it does that.
