Meet Me At the Quidditch Pitch | Reylo

1. Introduction

"Alright students, we just have a few more announcements this evening." Mcgonagall's voice filled the candlelit Great Hall. The tumultuous crowd of young witches and wizards in front of her quickly hushed.

"We are pleased to welcome Miss Rey Palpatine as our new Flying Teacher. She will be overseeing Quidditch from now on." Rey stood up and put on a bright grin, waving to the students as they clapped. "And Miss Rose Tico as our new Transfiguration Professor." The woman that had been sitting next to Rey stood and smiled. She had dark hair that hugged her round loving face. Some shouts and cheers came from the Hufflepuffs.

"We are also happy to announce that Professor Ren will be the new Head of Slytherin House." Cheers came from the green studded table on one side of the room. Rey turned her head to see the professor in question.

Professor Ren stood tall and strong in his dark robes. His black locks framed his face in neat waves, his jaw sternly set. Guess he's a Slytherin, Rey thought.

Once they sat, the dinner resumed. Chatter arose from amongst the tables.

"What does Ren teach? He seems a bit sinister." Rey leaned toward Professor Tico on her left.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts, I think." Rey fixed her posture and focused on the man slowly devouring the heap of chicken off of his plate. She was probably just nervous and overanalyzing. It's her first year teaching at Hogwarts, but she was confident she could handle these kids. It was the idea of Hogwarts that scared her. The history, the power. Rey had grown up as an orphan at a small wizard school in the countryside. There were no school "houses," no Great Hall in a giant castle. It was a culture shock.

Rose noticed Rey's tense demeanor and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, you're not alone; I'm new around here too. You can come to me if you ever need anything." Rey smiled, her anxiety levels fading thanks to her new friend.

Dinner wrapped up rather quickly; students anxiously scurried to their dorms and the staff followed Headmistress McGonagall to the nearby Staff Room.

"The students will be off to unpack now, you are dismissed. All heads must check in on their first years before lights out." She sashayed out to make way to her quarters, her deep purple robes swaying down the hallway. The rest of the staff was free to relax, Rey gathered. The older folks left to sleep, leaving a few of the younger professors left mingling over wine.

Rey stood with Rose as fellow Professors introduced themselves. A younger man with orange hair introduced himself as Professor Hux, the potions teacher. Rey smiled when she saw the way Rose blushed as she shook his hand. The gleeful chattering commenced almost immediately as Hux walked back over to where he came. Then Professor Ren walked up to them, clearing his throat.

"Hello Professors, Good to meet you." His eyes fixated on Rey. She could feel his eyes start from the bottom of her tan robes and scale up to her curious eyes. He reached out to shake Rose's hand, and then Rey's. His hand was large, veined, and strong.

"Good to meet you Professor Ren." The girls almost said in unison, flustered in the presence of the large man.

"You can call me Kylo." His black robes rustled as he brushed some of his long hair aside. Rey's heart skipped a beat as she watched this long fingers comb through the dark locks. God only knew what those hands felt like.

"Goodnight, then. I must check on the kids." He said, and walked to the door. Before he exited, he turned his head, looking toward Rey. She caught him looking and smiled. She could've sworn she saw him smirk.

"Rose, he sure is handsome-" Rose laughed as she finished her drink.

"And a little scary!" Rey drank the last drop of her wine and took Rose's hand.

"Lets go off to bed girl, we need to leave before we find an old skeletal professor cute."