NATURAL SELECTION
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 12
The next morning Sasporilla rose before the alarm sounded. She stretched and yawned away the dreams of home and went to get dressed for the day. A couple of pieces of toast and some juice was all she felt like this morning. Gooseberry had her fill of fruits of all kinds, then scurried up to Sasporilla's shoulder, where she relaxed out of sight, under her pink hair.
Today's schedule started with 'Transfiguration.' Turning something into something else seemed useful. Though she had a hard time getting the hang of it. Professor McGonagall seem nice though she was very strict and sometimes terse.
History of Magic was a class every student except a special few seemed to loathe. The subject matter was boring enough before you added in the droning voice of the ghostly Professor Binns. Their first assignment was one which interested Sasporilla greatly. Create a family tree for both sides of your family back to and including your great grand parents. Due First class next week. Sasporilla would have to write to her mum and ask for help as she didn't even know where to start. The books were good but hard to cross reference. How could she know if they were accurate without knowing some of her own families history.
Lunch found Sasporilla very hungry. She quite enjoyed two sandwiches and a big glass of milk. She slipped an apple in her pocket for later.
"You never eat sweets?" Jenny Halburgh a fellow Hufflepuff second year with a round face & long light brown hair asked.
"I ... um." Sasporilla stumbled unable to find words.
"Are you unable to have them?" Jenny asked. "My mum is a muggle and she can't have sweets. I just ask because I've not seen you eat a desert, but you do take fruit."
"No I can eat sweets." Sasporilla said shyly. "it's just that we don't really have them at home often."
"Oh I see. Parents health types are they?" Jenny laughed reaching for triple iced cupcake. "I love my sweets."
Sasporilla watched as the girl took a big bite of the cup cake. Her eyes rolled up as she savored the chocolatey sweetness.
"Oh these are lovely." Jenny crooned. "Go on girl try one."
Sasporilla smiled politely and took a cupcake from the plate. It was sweet and cakey and everything for just a moment seemed right with the world.
"There you go." Jenny smiled and took another bite.
Sasporilla washed it down with a big sip of milk. It was maybe the best thing she had ever tried.
"I'm Sas... " Sasporilla began when she felt her nose start to run.
She placed the back of her hand to her nose and when she pulled it away, she saw that her nose was not running. It was bleeding. Jenny Halburgh started to laugh. Some others joined in. Billy Bombaduck pointed holding up a small vile of Zonko's nose bleed draught that he had placed in the cup cake. Sasporilla got up and ran out of the hall embarrassed.
The bleeding soon stopped. The effects of a Zonko formula rarely lasted more than five minutes. The cloth napkin from the dining hall was a bloody mess, though only a drop of blood got on her shirt. Sasporilla looked up at the big empty staircase and started to cry.
Gooseberry looked out from under her hair. "What's wrong?" Gooseberry asked.
"The first time I think someone's being nice to me, its all in aid of a prank." Sasporilla sobbed.
Gooseberry petted her friends sad face, then jumped down and ran off.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla shouted but to no avail. The monkey was very fast and near impossible to catch if she didn't want you too. All Sasporilla could do was cry.
"Are you ok?" A voice asked.
Sasporilla looked up into the kind? Concerned face of Cedric Diggory.
"Yes."Sasporilla sniffed. "I'm ok."
"You have to watch out for Jenny Halburgh." Cedric said. "She's actually a nice enough person but her tricks can often be cruel."
Sasporilla nodded and stood to collect her books. Embarrassment was now kicking in again and she just wanted to run away.
"I'll reported her to Professor Sprout so she will be dealt with."
"That's not necessary." Sasporilla said her head down eyes on the floor. "I'm fine really. Thank you. I have to get to class."
Sasporilla couldn't walk away fast enough. She popped in to the bathroom to wash the remaining blood from her face. She hardly recognized herself in the mirror. Bloodied upper lip, puffy eyes, an alien look of sadness worse than she had ever had. She was really starting to wonder if she should have ever come here at all. With a sniff, she collected her thoughts and her books and went off to class.
An introduction to magical creatures was interesting. Professor Grubly-plank seemed very knowledgeable on the subject. Although it was just an academic study from a book, Sasporilla found the class fun.
Last class of the day was broom riding 101 with Madame Hooch. Everyone laughed at the poor girl with Pink hair that could not get her broom UP. Not even a jiggle.
"You are sure you are a witch?" Madame Hooch asked. Sasporilla left the class in tears.
Sasporilla spent the last part of the afternoon in the girls toilet crying. She pulled some paper from her note book and wrote a letter to her mother.
Dear Mum;
Hogwarts is just what I expected. I hope to learn great things here about magic and myself. We have an assignment due about our family tree but I know nothing. Can you please send me some names & such as quickly as you can.
Truth be told I'm not very popular here, just like at home. I guess that's part of what I expected.
I miss you with all my heart every second of every day & I miss dad too.
Big Hugs
Sasporilla
The pink haired Hufflepuff was able to use one of the official school owls to send off her letter to her mother, as they had no owl of their own. The large horned owl was happy to carry the letter for the polite young witch who thanked him for doing so for her.
When Sasporilla arrived in the Hufflepuff common room Jenny Halburgh was being wrapped in a blanket & helped through the door. Her long light brown hair was all cut off in ragged chunks. Sasporilla looked up to see her hair draped from beams in the round ceiling.
"Poor girl." Susan Bones said to one of her friends as she passed. "They found her hanging by strands of her own hair that had been tied into the ceiling! That must have been excruciatingly painful!"
Sasporilla would not have wished such a thing on anyone. Not even an evil prankster like Jenny Halburgh. Gooseberry climbed up her skirt & leapt onto Sasporillas hand then up onto her shoulder.
"Did you see what happened Goseberry?" Sassy asked.
"Magic." Gooseberry said.
"Just horrible." Sasporilla said as her and Gooseberry went to their room alone.
The next morning Sasporilla rose before the alarm sounded. She stretched and yawned away the dreams of home and went to get dressed for the day. A couple of pieces of toast and some juice was all she felt like this morning. Gooseberry had her fill of fruits of all kinds, then scurried up to Sasporilla's shoulder, where she relaxed out of sight, under her pink hair.
Today's schedule started with 'Transfiguration.' Turning something into something else seemed useful. Though she had a hard time getting the hang of it. Professor McGonagall seem nice though she was very strict and sometimes terse.
History of Magic was a class every student except a special few seemed to loathe. The subject matter was boring enough before you added in the droning voice of the ghostly Professor Binns. Their first assignment was one which interested Sasporilla greatly. Create a family tree for both sides of your family back to and including your great grand parents. Due First class next week. Sasporilla would have to write to her mum and ask for help as she didn't even know where to start. The books were good but hard to cross reference. How could she know if they were accurate without knowing some of her own families history.
Lunch found Sasporilla very hungry. She quite enjoyed two sandwiches and a big glass of milk. She slipped an apple in her pocket for later.
"You never eat sweets?" Jenny Halburgh a fellow Hufflepuff second year with a round face & long light brown hair asked.
"I ... um." Sasporilla stumbled unable to find words.
"Are you unable to have them?" Jenny asked. "My mum is a muggle and she can't have sweets. I just ask because I've not seen you eat a desert, but you do take fruit."
"No I can eat sweets." Sasporilla said shyly. "it's just that we don't really have them at home often."
"Oh I see. Parents health types are they?" Jenny laughed reaching for triple iced cupcake. "I love my sweets."
Sasporilla watched as the girl took a big bite of the cup cake. Her eyes rolled up as she savored the chocolatey sweetness.
"Oh these are lovely." Jenny crooned. "Go on girl try one."
Sasporilla smiled politely and took a cupcake from the plate. It was sweet and cakey and everything for just a moment seemed right with the world.
"There you go." Jenny smiled and took another bite.
Sasporilla washed it down with a big sip of milk. It was maybe the best thing she had ever tried.
"I'm Sas... " Sasporilla began when she felt her nose start to run.
She placed the back of her hand to her nose and when she pulled it away, she saw that her nose was not running. It was bleeding. Jenny Halburgh started to laugh. Some others joined in. Billy Bombaduck pointed holding up a small vile of Zonko's nose bleed draught that he had placed in the cup cake. Sasporilla got up and ran out of the hall embarrassed.
The bleeding soon stopped. The effects of a Zonko formula rarely lasted more than five minutes. The cloth napkin from the dining hall was a bloody mess, though only a drop of blood got on her shirt. Sasporilla looked up at the big empty staircase and started to cry.
Gooseberry looked out from under her hair. "What's wrong?" Gooseberry asked.
"The first time I think someone's being nice to me, its all in aid of a prank." Sasporilla sobbed.
Gooseberry petted her friends sad face, then jumped down and ran off.
"Gooseberry!" Sasporilla shouted but to no avail. The monkey was very fast and near impossible to catch if she didn't want you too. All Sasporilla could do was cry.
"Are you ok?" A voice asked.
Sasporilla looked up into the kind? Concerned face of Cedric Diggory.
"Yes."Sasporilla sniffed. "I'm ok."
"You have to watch out for Jenny Halburgh." Cedric said. "She's actually a nice enough person but her tricks can often be cruel."
Sasporilla nodded and stood to collect her books. Embarrassment was now kicking in again and she just wanted to run away.
"I'll reported her to Professor Sprout so she will be dealt with."
"That's not necessary." Sasporilla said her head down eyes on the floor. "I'm fine really. Thank you. I have to get to class."
Sasporilla couldn't walk away fast enough. She popped in to the bathroom to wash the remaining blood from her face. She hardly recognized herself in the mirror. Bloodied upper lip, puffy eyes, an alien look of sadness worse than she had ever had. She was really starting to wonder if she should have ever come here at all. With a sniff, she collected her thoughts and her books and went off to class.
An introduction to magical creatures was interesting. Professor Grubly-plank seemed very knowledgeable on the subject. Although it was just an academic study from a book, Sasporilla found the class fun.
Last class of the day was broom riding 101 with Madame Hooch. Everyone laughed at the poor girl with Pink hair that could not get her broom UP. Not even a jiggle.
"You are sure you are a witch?" Madame Hooch asked. Sasporilla left the class in tears.
Sasporilla spent the last part of the afternoon in the girls toilet crying. She pulled some paper from her note book and wrote a letter to her mother.
Dear Mum;
Hogwarts is just what I expected. I hope to learn great things here about magic and myself. We have an assignment due about our family tree but I know nothing. Can you please send me some names & such as quickly as you can.
Truth be told I'm not very popular here, just like at home. I guess that's part of what I expected.
I miss you with all my heart every second of every day & I miss dad too.
Big Hugs
Sasporilla
The pink haired Hufflepuff was able to use one of the official school owls to send off her letter to her mother, as they had no owl of their own. The large horned owl was happy to carry the letter for the polite young witch who thanked him for doing so for her.
When Sasporilla arrived in the Hufflepuff common room Jenny Halburgh was being wrapped in a blanket & helped through the door. Her long light brown hair was all cut off in ragged chunks. Sasporilla looked up to see her hair draped from beams in the round ceiling.
"Poor girl." Susan Bones said to one of her friends as she passed. "They found her hanging by strands of her own hair that had been tied into the ceiling! That must have been excruciatingly painful!"
Sasporilla would not have wished such a thing on anyone. Not even an evil prankster like Jenny Halburgh. Gooseberry climbed up her skirt & leapt onto Sasporillas hand then up onto her shoulder.
"Did you see what happened Goseberry?" Sassy asked.
"Magic." Gooseberry said.
"Just horrible." Sasporilla said as her and Gooseberry went to their room alone.
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I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.
I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.