Hey! New chapter!
Special Thanks to Varrick and
NimueTheSorceress, for the reviews and follows :)
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.
"Ahh, I hate travelling by port
key!" grumbled James. The last few people had just arrived at the landing
site; it had taken around half an hour for the entire group to slowly arrive in
their little pods. Each "pod" was assigned a port key and a time of
departure, leaving in three minute intervals. It was a dull and unexciting
process that left James bored out of his mind. He'd had plenty of time to view
their landing site; a plain field in the middle of nowhere.
From beside him he heard a little snort
"come on James, patience is a virtue" Rose murmured. She was sitting
on the grass beside him, an open book resting on her lap. She looked up from
its yellowed pages and smiled at him. He sat down and glared back "virtue
can kiss my ar—" he begun to retort before swiftly cutting himself off,
"Hey Professor Avalon" he squeaked.
Rose looked up at the approaching
professor while James stared wide-eyed at the petite woman. She had a tendency
to appear at the worst –or best, depending on how you looked at it— times.
"Rose, would you mind tending to
the younger students?" her airy and almost musical voice rang out as she
voiced her request. She was one of the most beautiful professors at Hogwarts
and had many admirers compiled of both students and staff, however she was more
than just a pretty face she was also the professor of both Charms and Study of
Ancient Runes, incredibly intelligent and a Hogwarts Alumni. She was also the
only person in the Hogwarts group to have been to the MDA. She had spent the
summer at Trisswell to learn more about the school, and had returned seeming
very impressed.
"Of course professor" she
replied before walking off to the group of younger students who were huddled
together nervously. Professor Avalon turned to leave when Albus, Scorpius and
Lily suddenly joined them.
"Professor!" exclaimed Lily,
"Why are we in a field?" she gestured to the wide and open area which
was now occupied with around fifty students ranging from fourteen to nineteen.
James watched as she paused.
She took a moment before answering, a
smirk slowly spreading across her face, "you'll see" she murmured
mysteriously, before leaving the group of madly curious students behind.
"What's up with all the
secrecy?" Scorpius said, his gaze following Professor Avalon. James
followed his example and soon the entire group was watching the Professor
intently. They watched her flit from group to group checking on all the
students. When she finished checking on all the arrivals she wandered through
the crowd searching for someone.
James checked his watch and groaned. He
opened his mouth to complain when Albus suddenly jumped up. "What the
hell?
James turned, he felt his jaw go slack
"Is that a—"
"Dragon" gasped Rose.
Descending from the clear blue sky was
a large beast the size of two full-grown elephants. It possessed metallic
silvery scales that glittered in the sun flashing beams of light into the crowd
of terrified students, blinding them to the approaching danger. Its wings were
made up of a white leathery material that looked paper thin, yet each pounding
beat held the powerful creature firmly suspended in the air. The face which was
a combination of a lizard, a sea serpent and a bird housed its fangs of ivory,
sharpened to a point; so cruel yet so beautiful. Everything Rose had heard
about dragons from her uncle Charlie was true.
The students began to panic, all
attempting to escape the oncoming fury of the dragon. They scattered, however a
white misty light swept across the field, creating a circle that trapped the
students— blocking their escape. Rose stood, dumbfounded for the first time in
her life.
She stood as students rushed past her,
frozen in shock. Someone bumped into her in the frantic attempt to flock at the
wall, to get as far away from the beast as possible. She blinked, whipping around
she spotted Professor Avalon, who simply watched the dragon making no attempt
to do anything. Rose ran over to her, "Professor! What should we do?"
Professor Avalon turned to her,
smiling. "Calm down and look carefully Rose" she gestured towards the
landing dragon, who was now only a few feet from the ground. Rose gulped and
peered at the beast searching for any details she missed.
"Oh" she echoed, sitting on
the back of the dragon was a figure dressed in black. "Does that
mean?" she begun, receiving a nod from the woman,
"Yes, we are in no danger, Look
over there" she pointed to another figure descending the sky on what
seemed like an invisible spiraling staircase. Other student had begun to notice
the figures and began to calm down. Now curiosity mixed in with the fear and
unease of the crowd.
The dragon had landed and the hooded
black figure smoothly dismounted before walking over to the staircase and
helping the second figure—a girl— off the stairs. "Welcome Hogwarts
Students" The girl on the invisible staircase had begun to speak, her
voice resonating in the dome of misty light "To the new world"
"My name is Calliope Veratis. I'm
a student at Trisswell Academy of Magical Instruction and I'm going to be one
of your guides" The girl smiled at the stunned group; she was very
beautiful, long black hair with gray eyes and sharp elfin features gave her an
ethereal-like appearance. She wore a knee high dress of black and silver that
matched the colors of the mysterious dragon and rider. The rider remained at
her side unmoving, his face shadowed by the hood while the dragon stood a few
feet away, its tail flicking casually from side to side. It reminded Lily of a
cat hunting for mice, and she watched the beast warily. The girl—Calliope,
continued to speak.
"You don't need to be alarmed, he
won't bite" she smiled again at the wary students. Lily turned to face the
girl.
"Won't bite? It's a dragon! Not to
mention we're in a field with nowhere to hide or run to, and now some strange
mist won't let us try" She exclaimed, causing several students to jump at
the unexpected outburst. Albus and James turned in surprise at their sister's
anger. Lily gasped as she realised what she had done, unthinking she voiced her
feelings aloud. She bit her tongue, mad at herself for sounding scared. She was
THE Harry Potters one and only daughter, she shouldn't show fear. She was a
Gryffindor she was supposed to be brave, but she sounded like a terrified
child. She continued to mentally berate herself, and almost missed Calliopes
next words.
"What makes you think we're in the
middle of nowhere?" Calliope asked, "Welcome to the magic city,
Aldenell" she exclaimed then murmured something into the earpiece on her
right. From above, the dome of mist began to dissipate, giving way to blue
skies filled with clouds. Lily watched in awe as a city began to form out of
the mist. Tall buildings, trees, roads and so much more formed where five
minutes earlier nothing but empty fields stood.
The gasping and exclaiming that filled
the air was followed by thousands of questions; Lily herself was consumed with
curiosity, wondering how it was possible to land in a city. She too would have
asked questions, but she was watching the city.
Cars drove past at unbelievable speeds
while figures on brooms swept above and around buildings. People on the side
walk across the street waved, then dissaperated casually and wands as well as
other strange artifacts were occupying the hands of the passerby's. Shopping
bags with labels like "The Potion Place" and Quidditch sweaters
seemed as ordinary as anything. The air was thick with magic. Even the big T.V.
screens were covered in advertisements for love potions and the latest
"WizTech" equipment.
"This is a specially designed
landing site for port key" Calliope explained, causing the voices to die
down.
"The mist acts as a barrier
between the city and the site, allowing for safe port key travel within the
city," another voice sounded from behind. Lily turned to see three more
people approaching—two men and a woman. The woman who spoke was possibly
stranger than Lily's name sake Luna. She had bright pink hair adorned with a
pair of well used goggles, and wore a silver top with black leggings and a
tutu. She wore a tool belt around her waist and it was filled with a variety of
tools, many of which were unfamiliar to Lily. In her hand she held a black
broomstick that had strange metal attachments. The two males both carried
brooms as well, but theirs did not have the same strange attachments.
"Ah, let me introduce Nicia Rhys"
Calliope said, motioning to the strange girl. "She is one of our Workshop
Majors" She then motioned to the other two "Professor Rimbold, head
of the Casters Department and Deisya Volt our Quidditch Captain" Professor
Rimbold was a slim man with glasses and Deisya was tall with a serious air
about him. They both nodded to the students and joined Calliope at the front.
"Lastly, my brother Micah, head of
the Dragonfang Students section" She gestured to the hooded rider.
"He's a little shy" she laughed. Micah slipped the hood off as he was
introduced, and Lily – along with many others— gasped. If Calliope was
beautiful, then Micah was gorgeous.
Hey everyone! I feel like I've done so
little this week, I've been pretty busy though. I entered an art competition
and that's been taking up any extra spare time I have, plus its Ramadan so I'm
dead tired :( Summer school is alright, but I wish I was doing better, we move
crazy fast with our work meaning additional afterschool studying... yippee...
Anyway, just thinking about school is making me depressed... so here's chapter
3 (I planned another part but I couldn't finish it, I'll try and add it in
during the week!)
Okay, So I combined the Chapters 3 and 4 together
because they were initially meant to all be one chapter (also, its mostly me
just feeding information out in a filler chapter, which kinda annoys me). The
plot is starting off pretty slow, but next week should be the real takeoff
point for the story. Right know I’m introducing characters and explaining the
world a lot.
Please feel free to comment with your ideas or
criticisms, tell me what you like and don’t like. I love to hear from you all
personally.
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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