Thread: The Whomping Willow (Kiandra_Black & Greeneyed23)

Cleo heard the train whistle as it began to slow down. They had finally arrived. She watched Skyfall stand and stretch before getting into his cat carrier and laying back down. She swore he had to have some Kneazle within, he was a little too smart for an ordinary cat. She checked her trunk, locked it and made it weigh less before pocketing her wand and heading to the door. She opened it just as her dearest friend, Severus, was about to knock. The two smirked at each other, before he moved out of her way and let her pass. The two friends headed down the hall and out of the train. Of course the platform was crowded. They grabbed hands and started walking towards the carriages. Severus kept receiving strange looks. Cleo grinned, knowing it was because no one recognized her. Severus had spent half the summer with her and her family, so he already knew about her new appearance. They quickly found an empty carriage and settled in, as Severus looked at her and asked, How was the rest of your summer? It was fine. Boring without you around to keep me company. Father kept having to entertain his business associates. Boring old farts the lot of them. Oh? I would have thought that you would have had your fun... It was the same old men as before. They get boring when I have to prank them again and again. Same reactions. Plus, papa said that I would be in such trouble if I caused any trouble when they were meeting. Though I will admit, my new appearance shocked them. Most of his friends couldn't keep their eyes in their heads, or their dicks in their pants. It was disgusting! Severus smirked at that, then asked worriedly, Did they try anything? No. Though papa did find old Ramses trying to seduce me in the hall. He had me against the wall. That was a sight to see. Papa got so angry. He allowed me to curse him. Oh the mess he made on our floor took hours to clean. The two friends stopped talking as the carriage stopped. They exited and headed up the huge stone steps into the castle. Cleo took a breath once inside and immediately relaxed. She felt such a connection to the old building, that sometimes it felt as if it was speaking to her. Severus didn't believe that, but she did have an uncanny ability of getting to class early when she left later than him, and avoiding teachers on her late night escapades. Once within the Great Hall, they headed to the long table that belonged to Slytherin's house. They sat near the end, closest to the doors and began speaking to each other in an undertone, as Cleo checked out the other houses. As her eyes scanned the Gryfindor table, they stopped upon Remus, who felt her eyes on him and looked up. Eyes locked and she smirked as he winked. The two shared a secret, and that was the basis for their friendship. The moment passed and she continued down the table, her eyes lingering over the boy who she had seen on the twain with Sirius and Regulus. Think of the devil and he will appear, Regulus sat across the table from them, staring at her as if trying to ascertain who she was. She smirked at him and immediately his eyes lit up. Only one girl had that smirk. Cleo! Wow! You look amazing! You must have had a good summer. What happened to you? She grinned and set about to telling him her story. Before the end though, the headmaster stood and interrupted her. They turned to hear the proceedings of the Welcome speech.