Without further Ado....
I don't own the story Harry Potter or
any of the original J.K Rowling Characters, this story is purely fictional and
for entertainment only.
The first time Lily Luna Potter stepped
through the doors of the great hall she was taken by the ceiling mimicking the
beautiful sky—a gorgeous starry lit night— while little candles floated in its
midst. Of all the magical places in Hogwarts the great hall was by far her
favorite place to be. Sometimes she would sneak into the hall in the midst of
night and stare at the stars endlessly for hours; she was always the first to
wake up and the last to go to sleep. The hall would always be a place of
comfort to her. When she got into a fight with her slightly overbearing
cousins, failed an exam or had boy trouble she would find herself drawn to the
hall and its calming presence. It wasn't just the night sky that calmed her, but
also the knowledge that generations of Potters and Weasleys sat in this very
room dealing with the same issues. The fact that Hogwarts was where her father
Harry Potter defeated Voldemort was also strangely calming. Maybe it was the
idea that the school was so full of her family that made her feel safe or the
fact that they had survived through the worst. All she knew was that Hogwarts
was a special place and she couldn't imagine ever living without it.
Yet, here she was.
"Lily! Hey snap out of it!"
Lily blinked as she gained focus of her surroundings. She was standing in the
courtyard of Hogwarts, while students from all years milled about in their
normal clothes rather than in the usual uniforms they donned while attending
the magic school; she glared at the young man who was wildly waving his hand in
front of her face trying to get her attention. James Sirius Potter, her oldest
brother.
"Get your hand away from my face,
James!" she snapped as she realized she had zoned out for the seventh—
eighth? — time that day.
The youngest Potter sibling— who
happened to be a Gryffindor— was wearing a pair of plain jeans and her favorite
light blue blouse with a grey jumper, her light brown hair was tied back in its
usual ponytail and her pretty brown eyes shone in the early morning sun.
"Well that was rude," James
grumbled, Lily sighed and turned her attention back to her older brother. The
nineteen year old Gryffindor seeker was wearing dark wash jeans and a plain
white tee shirt that contrasted with his brown hair that emphasized his eyes
that were the same brown as his sisters.
"I'm sorry I just can't seem to
concentrate today".
Her adoring older brother smiled sadly
"I know how ya feel. I can't believe we aren't spending the year at
Hogwarts either" he ruffled her hair "but it's kind of exciting isn't
it? At least we don't have to wear uniforms!"
Lily giggled "That's true".
"Well I for one am going to miss
them" a light feminine voice came from behind the siblings, they turned
their attention to the newcomers, a pretty red head with long black lashes
walked up to them, she was wearing black tights with a charcoal colored sweater
dress and sexy ankle books, her long pin-straight hair swished as she strolled
through the crowd. The young woman was accompanied by a handsome young man, he
shared many of James' features however rather than the brown hair of his two
siblings, his was ebony black and while his siblings shared brown eyes, his
were an exotic green with flecks of gold. His expression was soft and gentle
compared to the boyish smirk that usually donned his older brother's face.
Albus Severus Potter's expression glowed as he laughed, catching the eyes of
many girls surrounding the premise.
"Rosy, only you would miss
uniforms!" laughed Albus,
Rose Weasley grinned widely
"What's so bad about that?"
"Well at least she's unique"
Lily jumped to defend her cousin; Rose hugged the shorter girl and smirked at
the boys.
"Even you're precious Lily is on
my side!" she gloated. Both Albus and James adored their baby sister more than
anything in the world and Lily—being the manipulative little minx she was— took
full advantage of having two puppets ready to do her bidding at a moment's
notice. Once when Sara Lewis— Lily's ex-best friend— had made a snide
remark about Lily behind her back, Lily had James along with Fred plant
Hiccough Sweets in all her meals resulting in a non-stop fit of hiccoughing
that lasted two weeks. While Albus wasn't a prankster he was a prefect, Sara
Lewis conveniently got busted for being in possession of a love potion
that she swore she never bought, which resulted in detention for a
month.
"Careful Rose, you're fighting a
dangerous battle" Teddy Lupin casually remarked as he strolled over to the
group, swiftly putting an end to the playful argument.
"Hey Teddy, took you long
enough" James walked up to the young Care of Magical Creatures Professor
and the two clasped hands. Clad in a pair of brand new jeans, a long sleeved
polo shirt and a black vest everyone knew that the professor's pretty fiancé Victorie
Weasley had had an influence on the usually haphazard attire that the young
professor preferred to wear.
"Well aren't you looking,"
Rose looked him over once more "better".
Smiling fondly Teddy nodded "Vic,
she insisted".
His hair turned a light pink as he
mentioned his fiancé. The two had dated for only six months before Teddy
proposed and while caught off guard the pretty Metal Charmer had agreed much to
the delight of the Potter/Weasley clan.
"Anyway I have to do a head count
and then we'll be off" he smiled and wandered off into the crowd. While
Teddy was talking to James and Rose, Scorpius Malfoy Albus's best friend and
Rose's long-time crush had arrived making their little group complete.
"Malfoy," Lily rolled her
eyes as Albus addressed his best friend. Similar to their fathers before them
the two had taken to addressing each other by their last names.
"Potter," Scorpius smirked
"such a shame the rest of your" he paused "extensive
family couldn't make it" he stressed the word extensive, an intentional
jibe to bait Albus.
"I don't need my family to take
you on, 'specially since I know your- ahem- weakness" Albus motioned to
Rose who had yet to notice his arrival. Scorpius grabbed Albus' hand, pulling
it away from Roses direction.
"You wouldn't dare" he
hissed, his eyes wide with worry defying the slight anger in his voice.
"Wanna bet?" Albus grinned,
now having the upper-hand.
"Bet what?" James asked as he
and Rose took notice of the newest arrival.
"How much longer they're going to
make us wait, I mean we've been here for half an hour!" Lily exclaimed,
earning an appreciative look from Scorpius and an unsaid 'I owe you'.
Everyone looked at Rose and Albus—both
were prefects, Ravenclaw and Slytheryn respectively— who shrugged "we
weren't told when we would be leaving. All we know is that we're getting there
by port key" Rose replied, and Albus nodded while looking just as confused
as the rest of them. "Should I go check?" she asked.
"Wait," Scorpius said
"I'll go with you" the two turned to leave but James interrupted.
"Never mind, look over there"
he gestured to the courtyard steps where Teddy— Aka Professor Lupin— along with
Headmistress McGonagall and Professor Avalon stood.
"Attention Hogwarts Students"
called out Professor McGonagall "as you all know this year Hogwarts at the
request of the Ministry for Magic, will be taking part of the Information
Exchange Program. This has been implemented so that the European Magical World
can learn about the technology that had been developing in the Americas" while
Europe fought against Voldemort. Lily silently added.
It was a tense subject until recent
years, the Magical Democracy of the Americas –or the MDA for short— refused to
back up the Ministry when Voldemort reigned, preferring to close their boarders
and keep themselves secluded. The Voldemort issue was not the only dispute
between the two governments, while the Ministry chose to keep the traditional
way of magic the MDA begun fusing magic and technology and begun a new style of
magic; Coalesction.
"The two governments have come to
an agreement and the Ministry has decided to allow the MDAs ideas and
technology into Europe," the Headmistress continued," This is why a
class of Hogwarts students compiled of different years is going to spend a year
at the renowned Trisswell Academy. It is one of five schools in the Americas,
residing in the well-known Rocky Mountains of Canada."
Another Academy was Salem Tech which
had more a mentorship style of schooling in which students were assigned a
mentor and worked one-on-one in an extensive and elite program that was
designed personally for each student; It was Rose' dream to attend Salem.
"Lily!" exclaimed Rose,
"Snap out of it," Lily blinked and smiled sheepishly at Rose.
"Sorry, I'm having concentration
issues today" she and Rose began walking with the rest of the students as
they made their way to the port key that was located at the Quidditch pitch. As
they entered the pitch they were surprised by the roar of voices. The stands
were full of students, all chanting the names of the different houses. The
departing students stood in the pitch pleasantly surprised but also slightly
confused.
Suddenly out of nowhere Professor
McGonagall's voice boomed throughout the stadium, drowning out the roaring
crowd, "Goodbye students and make your school proud!"
"Annalise Veratis!" She
groaned as she heard the piercing voice yell out her name for the seventh time.
Grabbing one of the many pillows scattered around the bed she covered her head
in an attempt to block out the noise. she started to drift back to sleep when
she felt the pillow yanked away from her, Ani sat up blinking sleepily as her
eyes adjusted to the light. After a few seconds she was able to focus on the
figure looming over her. His light skin was smooth as marble and he was gifted
with sharp chiselled features, enchanting grey eyes, pale lips and a face
crowned by silky black hair. While he was incredibly beautiful – his physical
features resembled that of an angel, in fact Ani was sure she'd heard him
described as such on more than one occasion— his personality was cold and
uncaring. There was only one person he ever truly cared for, and it happened to
be the annoying voice telling her to get up.
Ani glared up at him, accusing him for
the sudden brightness in the room. All the blinds covering the windows had been
opened and the bright early morning light flashed harshly across the many
reflective surfaces that occupied the bedroom.
"Up. Now" he ordered before
silently stalking out of the room. She watched him go before sluggishly getting
out of bed, instantly longing for its warmth. At the snap of her fingers, the
blinds snapped closed and she sleepily watched as the room came alive. The glass
fireplace that connected the bedroom to the adjoining study- converted-studio
crackled as it turned on.
The walk-in closet flew open and
clothes, shoes, belts and whatever else glided over to the newly made bed. In
the bathroom the shower turned on and hot water begun to flow from the large
overhead monsoon faucet. She made her way to the bathroom, stripping herself of
her comfy pajamas as she walked. The clothes she tossed aside carelessly,
slithered in a slightly disturbing way to her laundry basket; however Ani was
used to it.
When she stepped out of the shower her
hair was swept up by a towel while another larger one wrapped itself around her
lithe body. She slipped her clothes on and sat down at her vanity while her
hair was dried and styled. Makeup brushes skittered around the black tabletop
and across her face as she waited patiently until she was all dolled up.
When she was finally done she walked
over to the door, stopping to look at herself curiously in the large body
mirror beside the exit. Her ebony black hair was swept to the side in a
ponytail that ran down her shoulder. Her catlike royal blue eyes were framed by
thick black lashes and rimmed in Kohl. Her lips were natural, only covered by a
light layer of Chap Stick to moisten them. Her outfit consisted of white capris
with a black belt and a red floral camisole with a black leather jacket thrown
over. Her ever present satchel containing her sketchbook and her precious
Grimore was at her side and she allowed herself one of her rare smiles as she
strutted out in her black wedges.
She entered the kitchen of the large
house and was welcomed by the bustling of her older sister Calliope, aka the
persistent voice beckoning her to get up.
Calliope glanced up at Annalise and
smiled brightly, "Finally!" she exclaimed "Micah's been
waiting".
Annalise' gaze slid over to the
statuesque figure that sat stoically at the table, staring intently at the food
placed in front of him. He looked up at her and she was met with the same cold
gaze he had given her when he woke her up.
Calliope continued to babble on and
Micah's gaze shifted to his younger twin sister, listening to everything she
had to say no matter how unimportant. Calliope sat down beside Micah, and
Annalise took the remaining seat situated opposite the twins.
"Today the exchange students from
Hogwarts are coming!" she babbled as her siblings ate quietly, she was
used to one person conversations as Micah would only answer when directly asked
a question and Annalise would pointedly ignore her. Today however she listened
as Calliope continued on about the exchange program.
"Me and Micah are going to be
their guides for the day, and Ollie promised he'd meet up with us at the
hotel" her eyes lit up as she talked about her boyfriend who had lived in
Britain until two years ago.
"Do you want to come? We could use
the help!"
Annalise shook her head "I have
plans" she answered and continued to much on her cereal.
"Oh it would have been fun, right
Micah?"
"Yes"
The room went silent when Calliope
stopped talking and the three sat in silence until the sound of a car horn
blared, the sound reverberating throughout the silent house. Annalise got up,
her bag in hand and made her way to the front door. Micah stood and followed
her to the door.
"Where are you going?" Micah
questioned.
"Shopping"
"Be home by ten" he
commanded, Annalise didn't answer. She started to pull open the large door,
Micah hovered behind her, “I mean it"
Annalise glanced back, "fine"
she replied before stepping out the door.
Ok... So this is my first Fanfiction,
I've been working on this idea for a
long time now, and I finally got the courage to post it!
I am new to the world of published
writing and I look forward to reviews and ratings,
If you notice any spelling/grammar
errors please notify me and I will fix them!
Let me know if you like the story and
wish me luck!
~Starlite Muse~
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