Queen Of Snakes

Chapter five

~parseltongue snake speaker~
§parseltongue human speaker§
-thoughts-
/parseltongue writing/
Hogwarts sorting and a meddling fool:

Maeve had packed and organized all her things the night before, too anxious to actually get any sleep. She waited impatiently for her relatives to awake so they could leave, she wanted to put as much distance between them as quickly as possible. She dressed in a form fitting pink blouse and washed out jeans, her hair was pulled in a clean ponytail and small feet covered with her white ballet shoes.

Loki was in his new cage, curled up and asleep. She paced around her room, debating if she should just wake them up herself. In the end, she just let them be, they'll wake soon enough.

Around nine, the Dursleys were finally up and ready. Which was good, she didn't want to punish them so early, wanting to save her energy. Besides, the train will leave around eleven, she would very much not like to be late.

Uncle Vernon hauled her case into the trunk and placed Loki's cage in between Dudley and herself. She cracked a smirk at her squirming cousin, her serpent merely lazily hissed at him.

~We'll be on our way?~

Loki hissed in question. She hummed in response, not seeing the point in replying verbally. Uncle Vernon drove in silence, he usually complained about every little thing he saw, but she guessed he could do that when she's gone.

She twirled her finger around her wand, 13 1/2" Walnut wood and Dragon Heartstring, she thought back to what had taken place at Gringotts. There were people attempting to control her, and she was some kind of chosen one. Of course, she wouldn't allow it, but the thought of it occurring was amusing.

Maeve looked out the window, the feeling of her magic coiling around her soothed her nerves. She tapped her fingers gently against her thigh, trying to match the rumbling of the car. Clouds darkened as though it was to rain, she let a smile full her face. Story weather was always enjoyable.

Loki watched his human become lost while staring out the glass pane. Tongue flickering out every now and then catching a taste of her magic. He slid on the large smooth rock placed in his cage.

~What isss the matter, missstresss?~

Maeve didn't answer right away, she instead tried to pull her thoughts together.

§Nothing, my darling. Jussst sssimply wondering how thisss year would turn out for us.§

Loki seemed content with that answer as he laid and rested. His mistress should be fine with whatever she's dealing with. She was by far the strongest and smartest human he knew. Granted, Loki didn't know many people in England.

The trip to Kings Cross wasn't very long or eventful. The Dursleys stayed as quiet as possible, they tried hard not to disturb Maeve. Said girl was merely thinking about Hogwarts. The magic school separates from different houses, as told by Hogwarts: a history.

She was likely a Ravenclaw or Slytherin. Hopefully not a Gryffindor, she was not brash or headstrong. Preferring to think things through and she had self-preservation.

Vernon pulled up front and unlocked the doors. "We're here." He grunted. Maeve refocused, she nodded stepping out.

"Well, come help me. The sooner I'm in there, the faster you all can leave." She said, all three hurriedly got out. Maeve grabbed Loki's cage, as the snake would be complaining if someone else were to grab him.

Dudley got a trolley, while Vernon opened the trunk and got out her case. Placing her things neatly on the trolley, they all walked into the crowded train station. 9 3/4 wouldn't be able to be seen by these parasites, Maeve concluded, Petunia would have to know how, if my mother was a witch.