Chapter 1: Hogwarts memories
Ciara Anderson shifted nervously as her seven brothers peered over her shoulder looking at the letter addressed in emerald green.
“Ciara go ahead open it” James her older brother called from somewhere in the background.
Ciara flipped over the letter and looked at the red/purple colored seal that was almost exactly in the center of the back of the envelope.
She slowly lifted the edge of the flapped and ripped through the seal pulling out an old looking letter and read it aloud.
Dear Ms. Anderson,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of witch craft and wizardry. Please find enclosed list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1st; we await your owl by no later that July 31st
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy headmistress
“CIARA GOT HER HOGWARTS LETTER!” Alec and Eric shouted simultaneously. The blonde twins then half-attacked Ciara with a big bear-hug
“You’ll be going to school with us!” everyone smiled.
“When father and mother return home from work we shall tell them” James commented now leaning against a wall.
Ciara nodded.
Within a few minutes everyone had completely disappeared from Ciara’s sight sending owls the family and friends of the family.
This didn’t really shock her it had been the same thing each time one of her brothers had gotten their first letters.
Most of the Anderson family or at least bloodline had gone to major schools such as Durmstrang, Beaubaxton or Hogwarts.
Everyone that Ciara had known in her family that went to Hogwarts had been in the Slytherin house. Ciara was expected to follow that as well all her brother had been or were currently in the Slytherin house and even her parents and grandparents.
Ciara suddenly felt hungry and decided to grab a quick bite to eat but stopped before she reached the kitchen
“Gryffindor definitely a Gryffindor she’s to nice to be a Slytherin” Matthew, Timothy, Cale and Louis had been standing in the kitchen after sending the owls off discussing what house Ciara was going to be in. “I can’t be in Gryffindor” Ciara thought continuing to listening.
After a while they stopped talking finding something different to occupy their time.
The next day everyone headed down to Diagon alley.
In all reality Diagon alley wasn’t really that special to Ciara cause she had been her a lot when he brothers had come to pick up their school items.
Ciara looked around as Cale read her school supply list
“Lets see you need …………
- Three sets of plain black work robes
- One plain pointed hat (for day wear)
- One pair of protective gloves
- One winter coat
That’s it for the uniform part as for the school items her we go.
Standard book of spells (grade 1)
A history of magic
Beginners guide to transfiguration
One-thousand magical herbs and fungi
Magical drafts and potions
Fantastic beasts and where to find them
Dark forces: a guide to self protection
Ciara we also need to get you
1 wand
1 cauldron
1 set of glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 brass scale
Ciara we will also get you an owl so don’t worry about that” Cale finished a bit out of breath from reading the rest of the list.
“Where to first Gringotts?” Ciara asked.
“No I already got some Galleons, Sickles and Knuts, well be fine” he smiled “thank you Cale” Ciara replied with a bright smile. Then followed her brother to Olivanders wand makers.
“Ciara I am going to leave you here while I get the rest of your stuff but we will need to get your robes after this” he smiled and then left.
Ciara headed to the front desk where a gray haired man came from the back.
“Wow the youngest Anderson I wondered when I’d meet you I have heard so much about you from your brothers” he smiled
“Good things I hope” Ciara smiled.
Mr. Olivander smiled and nodded.
After taking a few measurements and asking a few questions Mr. Olivander searched out for the perfect wand for Ciara.
Ciara found Mr. Olivander to be a very nice and patient person seeing as it had been almost 8 wands and Ciara still hadn’t found a match “ here ms. Anderson try this dragon-heart-string 11 inches” he told her.
Ciara carefully took the wand from him because the last attempt nearly hit killed him.
The wand had shot out sparks as soon as Ciara had touched the thing.
But the wand Ciara now held didn’t do anything Ciara looked at the cherry wood colored wand that seemed to fit perfectly into her small hand. Ciara lightly waved it causing a book a crossed the room to levitate slightly then set back down.
“Looks like we’ve done it” Mr. Olivander commented proud with himself.
It was about that time Ciara’s brother had come back and they paid for the wand and then they continued their shopping by the end of the day they had everything that Ciara would need for school.,
The next couple of weeks went by fast and it wasn’t until Ciara was standing in front of the maroon colored train she got a sense of nervousness.
“Hey Ciara hurry up and get on board or they’ll leave you behind” Matthew said climbing on board himself.
With that Ciara ran by the crowds of people.
Ciara climbed aboard and found an empty compartment and sat by the window just before the whistle blew three boys entered the compartment a blonde boy ands two brown haired boys. They sat down and continued talking amongst them selves until the compartment door opened, “Ciara there you are Alec, Eric Matthew and I are a few compartments down if you need anything let us know” James smiled then left.
The blonde haired boy looked in her direction “an Anderson? My fathers told me all about them does that make you one?” the boy nodded his head in her direction.
“….yes my names Ciara and you are?” she inquired.
“Draco Malfoy and this is Crabbe and Goyle” Ciara nodded and turned back to the window.
All she had to do was wait a while and they went off on some adventure to annoy people Ciara was sure of it. When they finally reached Hogwarts everyone one seemed tense except for the giant Hagrid who was happy to show the first years where to go. Everyone climbed into boats Ciara un-fortunately or fortunately she didn’t know was stuck with Draco Crabbe and Goyle again.
Once on the other side of the huge lake they met professor McGonagall and then soon after were lined up and lead through the great hall to a stool with an old looking hat on it.
“when I call your names please step forward” professor McGonagall called the hall was busing with news that Harry potter had been on the train even the possibility that he was here had ran through her mind a couple times.
“ANDERSON, CIARA” McGonagall called Ciara when up and sat on the stool where the hat was placed on top of her head
“My, my Anderson I see but wait it’s a girl this time” the sorting hat spoke.
“Shall we put you with your brothers or mix things up a bit this year?” it continued
“Anything but Gryffindor!” Ciara thought knowing her family would be disappointed.
“Anything but Gryffindor huh……alright then it better be…………SLYTHERIN!” the hat shouted Ciara smirked “yes!” she screamed in her mind. Ciara glanced in the direction of the Slytherin table.
“Ciara……………….Ciara……………Ciara wake u-” “MS. ANDERSON!” Snape bellowed as he slammed a fairly large book down on her desk “just because you are in my house does not mean I won’t hesitate to deduct house points so PAY ATTENTION!” he said sternly before walking around the classroom again. …those memories seemed so long ago when Ciara thought back to her past 5 years at Hogwarts. “Ciara you better pay attention or professor Snape will get mad again” the brown haired girl from Ravenclaw sitting next to her said. Ciara could tell she clearly was scared of Snape and didn’t want him to come back over. Ciara nodded and begin reading from the assigned pages in their book.
Cafana989: okay fist chapter how did it go tell me if you like it!
 rosearah2 · Fri Oct 31, 2008 @ 05:54am · 0 Comments |
