Tracing of the Souls

Chapter One

The start of another year, the summer holiday we had was relaxing, spending all that time with my sister traveling Europe helped me through the days I wasn't able to see Ominis or Sebastian and all my other friends but it was definitely time I needed to spend with my sister and it ended up being worth it. I started getting closer with my sister, Charlotte recently in the last year after losing professor Fig, we ended up seeing more or each other after he died as not just I lost him my sister did also, we loved Fig and Miriam like parents and before Miriam's passing they ended up adopting us but the weight of being left again was hard for both my sister and I to bare alone so we made sure to keep together to try and get through it better.

One thing I should state about my sister and I is that we are in different houses, I suspect that she is my half sister once we were sorted into our houses but I don't mind it was just a bit of a shock to me and her and if we want to sleep in the same room as each other we just stay in our room of requirement. After Miss Weasley showed me the room I immediately showed my sister the room and she fell in love with the room and one in particular vivarium that inhabited my thestrals, she had a way with the beasts that I ended up saving but that would be a given as a Hufflepuff but she has a connection to the thestrals that I cant really explain. Although my sister is in Hufflepuff I myself am a Slytherin, that's how I ended up meeting Ominis and Sebastian, they soon met my sister after I got introduced to the Undercroft by Sebastian. Although sometimes I regret introducing my sister to those two as she always likes to point out we all look like a couple, I just laugh at her observations as I don't really know how to approach that with my sister who is also two years younger than me almost.

"Miss King" a deep lingering voice dredged its way across my ears from behind "It's good to see you again, keeping up with studies I hope" I took a breathe and looked round my shoulder to see the familiar and comforting sight of Professor Sharp, he was my favourite teacher in the school and one of my favourite classes, not just because he was surprisingly good looking but it was one or the many reasons.

"Of course professor, you know I will always do great in your class" I spoke softly as I felt a blush form partly on my cheeks.

"Good I'm glad to hear it, I expected greatness from you this year too" he gave my a smirk as he walked off towards the great hall to soon meet the new first years coming into Hogwarts.

I started walking into the great hall opening the main door to end up coming nose the nose with Garreth which slightly through me off but this always seemed to happen as we were both as clumsy as each other half the time or just had amazing timing to one another.

"Hello Garreth, if you wanted to see me this badly you should've sent a letter in summer" I chuckled as we took a couple steps backwards, he gave me a hug and smirked back blushing ever so slightly but trying to hide it as he spoke, "Well it is always a pleasure being greeted with your face but maybe next time not so close and especially after opening a door" we both laughed out, I stepped aside for him to pass and go into the hall.

"I'll see you soon Garreth" I waved as I started heading towards the Slytherin table looking over I see my sister is already with her friends at the Hufflepuff table smiling ear to ear with everyone else, I'm glad she has been able to see her friends again she would not stop talking about being able to see them all again especially Poppy who she has adopted as her other sister almost, Poppy had accepted this of course as she would. I sat down and immediately felt hand go over my eyes I panicked for a moment until I heard the slight sniggers from a certain brown haired boy he stood behind me.

"It's good to see you too Sebastian" I said as a smile wielded itself onto my lips.

"Well of course it is I did though have to give your eyes time to prepare to set their sights onto my face after such a long period of time" I shook my head and laughed at his silly but hilarious remark.