I woke up to someone calling my name, "Jesse, Wake up."
I tossed my head and opened my eyes to see Professor Snape standing next to my bed, calling my name.
Even after I opened my eyes he kept calling my name, "I'm up, I'm up." He nodded and left closing the door so I could change.
Pulling open my trunk I put on some black jeans, and a dark blue shirt. I started brushing my silky hair, when another knock on the door sounded and I rushed to open it.
It was a scary old man, he didn't look like Santa Dumbledore or Severus at all, he was a different person. He was hunched over, his grey hair sticking up, he was really tall, and spoke in a grumbling voice, "Heya Jesse you ready?" He didn't wait for me to say a reply, he grabbed my arm in a bruising grip, and dragged me out through the classroom and into the hallway.
Once we got into the hallway I started struggling and calling for Professor Snape. Halfway to the stairs, footsteps sounded behind us then, "Filch, release her." Filch, I'm assuming is the guy who was holding me, let go. He hobbled away grumbling under his breath. Professor Snape watched him until he was sure we were alone, "what was that about?"
I shrugged, and he put his hand between my shoulders guiding me up several stairs. We went up to the upper level of the castle and up to a wooden door before Severus opened it, "Be careful where you step."
Inside was a huge white room, the floor was covered in straw and other unpleasant smelling stuff. On the walls were large shelves with nests of straw and in some of the nests were really big chickens I suppose.
Severus held out his arm, "Xenon."
A large chicken ruffled his feathers and flew into the air. It was amazing, the chicken was a silvery white odd looking one with wide large wings. As it landed on Severus's arm I realized that the chicken really looked like an owl. Odd that a chicken can fly, I thought. Severus lowered his arm to me.
"This is your owl, Xenon. You can send letters with him like this. Send this to Dumbledore and return to Jesse." With his word Xenon took off, his large silver wings extending.
My mouth hung open in amazement, "Wow."
"I forgot to tell you yesterday, but happy birthday."
I smiled at him but he kept his face cold but I thought a flicker of happiness was in his eye bit just like that it was gone. Together we walked back inside the large castle.
Judging by the light it was afternoon around 2. I wondered when the other students would get here because it was getting lonely with only Severus, Santa, and that scary dude Filch.
"What do you teach?" I asked to break the silence.
"Potions."
"Potions are real?"
"I'll show you. Here, drink this." He pulled a thin glass tube from his pocket and handed it to be. I drank it reluctantly, but the liquid didn't taste bad just metallic. "Look at your hair."
I took a piece of my supposed to be black hair, but to my surprise it was a dark green. I looked up at him and he was smiling in a cold way.
"You should probably go get ready for the welcoming ceremony."
