The Ice Queen [s.b.]

Say Hello to Ms. Americana - 42

September 2nd.

"Up, up, up!" Anna cheers to her new roommate. "It's 8 a.m. and you're coming with me to go meet Lily, Marlene, Alice, and Dorcas."

Ginger groans, "It's 8 in the fucking morning and I'm awake? What the hell, Annie?"

Dramatically, the blonde extracts her wand and points it at the brunette's face.

"I happen to be very good at the augumenti spell. Want me to show you?" she offers innocently.

Ginger snaps up at that. She grabs her own wand, tapping her face. Suddenly, her bedhead disappears and she has a light layer of makeup on. With another flick, a pink, collared dress coupled with black sandal-like shoes that give her another inch or two. Lastly, she adds pink sunglasses.

With a self-satisfied smirk, she says, "There. How do I look?"

Anna rolls her eyes. "Very good and very coordinated."

"Great! Let's get our shit together and get downstairs."

The two waltz out of the house common room and to the Great Hall. The Coven is already sitting at the Gryffindor table.

Anna introduce as they sit down next to the others, "Everyone, this is Ginger Sullivan, my new roommate. And Ginger, this is Marlene McKinnon, Alice Fortescue, Dorcas Meadowes, and, last but not least, Lily Evans."

"Nice to meet ya," Ginger waves, plopping down next to Anna.

"Nice to meet you," they all echo.

Marlene's eyes glow, "Love the outfit."

After running her eyes down Marlene's leather jacket and ripped black jeans, Ginger agrees, "Yours, too."

Immediately, the others become more conversational (as she now has the approval of Marlene and Annalee) and ask her about her life.

"Where are you from?" Lily asks eagerly. "Lee and I were in Anaheim nearly every day this past Summer."

Ginger smiles warmly, "Los Angeles, actually. I go to Disney Land a lot, as well."

"Awesome," Marlene and Dorcas hiss.

Alice says loftily, "I've been to L.A. once. To visit Jay. Then we all went for a movie."

"Fun!" Ginger beams. "As much as I miss L.A., I do like Scotland pretty well. Annie, here, feels like a good person. Will keep life interesting, an' all."

"Oh, I try," Annie agrees vaguely. "I do enjoy being interesting."

The friend group makes the unanimous decision that they like Ginger Sullivan.

In the afternoon, while Annalee momentarily stops her tour of Hogwarts to use the restroom, Ginger waits patiently on one of the plush couches, writing things with her wand in the form of sparks in the air.

Sirius Black (who doesn't know her and she doesn't know it's him) sits down next to her with a flirty smile.

"Hello, beautiful. You new? I know I would've noticed you before," he greets, his eyes glittering.

She smiles back, her head tilting. "Ginger Sullivan. And you are?"

That's when Annalee comes back out.

Without wasting much time, she narrows her eyes, hissing, "Black. Stay away from my friends, will you? Godric knows Potter bothers Lily too much."

The smile on Ginger and Sirius' faces both disappear and Ginger jumps back, crinkling her nose.