Arista stood in front of the Whomping Willow remembering from her first year how crazy the thing could be. Anneliese was running around on the floor in front of her, the white ferret was relishing in the warm day and the fact that Arista let her outside the castle. She was a silly thing and she enjoyed getting to see her run free on a day like this one. The redhead seeing Anneliese stop ran for her and giggled when she missed her by an inch, it was a game they had created when she was twelve after getting in trouble with her mum.

Lincoln was out exploring, something he wasn't used to doing but because he was at Hogwarts he had to explore. Overhearing another student talking about the "crazy tree", Linc thought that was a perfect spot to explore first.

What creature is that? Lincoln asked the older student as he approached. Is that a ferret? Linc's eyes widened at the sight of the creature. Cool!

Arista almost didn't hear the voice coming from behind her. She quickly turrned around and at her sudden movement Anneliese quickly found her way to Arista's boots. She reached a hand down allowing the ferret to climb up.

"It's a..." and then the boy answered his own question. Giggling she stepped over to him. "My name is Arista Royal and this is Anneliese." She gave the ferret a pet and said "Say hello Anneliese." The ferret looked over at the boy picking her head up, analyzing whoever the boy was...

Lincoln stepped back a few paces, giving the girl and her ferret some room. He realized he may have been a little too quiet on his approach. Sorry if I startled you. He smiled up at her. I was just exploring the grounds and I heard about the crazy tree and wanted to see it myself. Linc explained to her.

Nice to meet you Arista. Linc smiled. I'm Lincoln Sweet-Perkins, but you can call me Linc. He introduced himself with a smile and a bow. I'm a first year! He added on proudly.

Arista smiled and said "No worries, I scare easy anyways." Talk about fatal flaw, she was courageous in every aspect but drop a pin on the ground and she would jump ten feet. It didn't help when she was trying to be sneaky at her house and her mom would drop a pan in the kitchen and she would scream and reveal her location.

The redhead smiled and said "Nice to meet you Lincoln. I like that name, but I also like Linc. Don't be surprised if I mix it up." Oh look a bow, such a gentleman. She would have giggled but she was impressed. "Having fun then? I loved my first year, now I'm a sixth year so its down to business." And what you going to do after Hogwarts, that kind of stuff. "So what are you, a Roar, Growl, Hiss, or Caw?" Not even noticing that she hadn't said the houses instead she said the sound. [b]"I'm a Roar, proud to be a lion through and through!"

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Jessie decided to continue her exploring journey at Hogwarts. As a firs year, she wants to know about her school more. In hope it will can use someday. Who knows she will find somesecret ways to escape while she do a pranks haha.

Here she is. Stood in front of giant plants. The biggest among other plants.


Tilting her head, the little girl can see another students. A boy around her age, an older girl,and.... a ferret?


Her couriousity won as always. She walked up closer to the othes. Jessie remember what her mother told to her in the platform.

"Once you arrive in Hogwarts,Jessie, you must change your habit. You'll meet many peoples. Whatever house you will be in, be humble.Respect the others..and the most important is smiling,darling. You can't always make stoic face there. Understand?"


That it is.
When she aware that two pairs of eyes look at her, she pull her lips into smile.

"Hi, What are you doing? Can I join?" ?

"You have cute ferret,bytheway..."

Jessie looking at the older girl and giggled a cheerfuly when share his stare at the boys.


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Lincoln smiled at Arista and leaned in a little. His voice lowered to a whisper. Don't worry, I scare easily too. He admitted. Thanks to two older brothers who thought it was important to scare their littlest brother every chance they got.

You can call me either, I don't care. Linc told her, shrugging his shoulders. My brothers started calling me Linc because they each have one syllable names and I don't. It was better than being called THE BABY, that was for sure.

Lincoln shrugged his shoulders again, this time he looked at Annalise. I guess so. I miss my family. Mostly just Pem, but he kind of really missed Glenn and Jase too. He perked up a bit when Arista starting make sounds and quickly picked up what she was referring to. Growl! But, is that what badgers sound like? Linclon questioned with a laugh.




Linc smiled at the approaching girl. Hi. He even waved at her. Lincoln answered her question promptly. What are you? A Roar, Growl, Hiss, or Caw? He mimicked the sounds like Arista had done earlier. I'm a growl, and Arista is a roar! Lincoln explained to the girl.

Jessie waved back at the boy and laughing at his creative question.

"Hi... I am a new roar. So don't worry, I'll not bite."


Jessie staring at Arista and smiling "So we share the same house. Nice to meet you all. What are you doing here,bytheway?"

Jessie tilting her head. Let her curly brown locks hanging loosely.

Arista chuckled, "That's a relief my father always loved scaring me he said his siblings did it to him and since you don't have any that could do it for you I'm doing it for you. Now that my little sister is older though she has attempted it." She returns the favor of course, remembering the time she hid in the cabinet so she could pop out and scare her. That worked like a charm. Of course she hadn't expected her mum to be there too....

The Gryffindor nodded, "That's good. Yeah I don't really have a nickname but if you think of one use it." She sure would like one because everyone else had one. Well Hope called her princess she still hadn't figured out why though...Anneliese sensing something in the boy jumped off of the redhead and over to him crawling up his leg and sat herself on his shoulder staring at him. "Whoops sorry." The older girl attempted to take her back but the ferret was having none of that and just switched to the other shoulder. Okay then stay over there.

"It gets easier. I promise and it helps if you just write letters as much as you can!" That's how she got through her first year without her mum or dad. "Um....Yes??" Arista wasn't sure at all, but it was close right. "I really like Growls, they are a really fun house and they were like the only ones not to throw food at the feast so I guess that's a plus."

Again as the new person came up Arista gave a small jump...She was going to have to learn how to control these scares because it was getting old. Your a roar! Woah thats cool. I don't think we have met before." Or had they...Wouldn't be the first time Arista had forgotten meeting someone. "Nice to meet you Jessie. I'm Arista Royal." With that Arista gave a small curtsy. Looking over at the ferret still perched on Linc's shoulder she smiled, "Thank you, her name is Anneliese." Hearing the girls question the tall girl looked around and let her arms go up around her, "Enjoying the great outdoors, staring at monster tree," she nodded her head over at the Whomping Willow "And Anneliese needed some exercise." So did she but she would just pretend it was solely for the ferret.

Ariadne was keeping her distance from the Whomping Willow. She knew she was far enough not to get whomped by it, but close enough to solve her curiosity. Her mother had never allowed her to come near it when they'd been at the castle years ago. Ariadne had had questions, but her mother hadn't seemed interested in answering them. Pretty much, a visit to the Whomping Willow had been out of the question.

The tiny first year found a nice patch of grass with a rock-like bench on it and sat down. It was actually pretty nice out here on the grounds, but the loneliness made her miss her mom and dad. She should really start coming out here with friends and not all by herself.

She made a friends again. And this time from same house. But obviously Arista is older than Jessie.

Jessie observed the ferret in Linc's shoulder. She didn't bought a pet when she visited DA. Her mom wasn't sure Jessie could taking care any pet she buy. But her mom promises her to buy an owl in her second year. Or another pet if she get good grade in the school.


Then the little girl following Arista's hand and noticing the giant plants.


"Whooaaa.... really great." Jessie looking the plant in awesome " This school had many awesome stuffs. And I'm glad to meet many new friends here. I'm sure all of you will be great witch and wizards. " [/B]

Jessie look at Arista and Linc with huge smile in her face. Make a wink at Anneliese .


"Hey Linc, seems like Anneliese feels comfortable in your shoulder."

the Gryffindor girl talking with her new friends near the whomping willow. A pair of green eyes examines the ferret perched on Linc's shoulder before moving her gaze into the giant plants.


Few moments later she noticed another presence near them. Another little girl like her. But seemed like she was alone. Where's her friends ?


Then Jessie realized something. She knew that girl!



She was the slytherin girl Jessie met in the great hall. Jessie saw her talking so close with Raven and made her jealous.



Merlin beard....



When they accidentally make an eyecontact, Jessie smiling at her. Even Jessie still remember how jealous she was before, but her *cough* boyfriend *cough* told Jessie that nothing happened between them.


And Jessie trust him.


So she wants to be friend with the Slytherin girl.

Even after being at Hogwarts for a couple of weeks, Kaylee still hadn't seen everything that the school had to offer. So one day, when it was gorgeous, she decided to just walk around the grounds and see the sights.

While on the walk, Kaylee spotted an old, tree softly swaying. 'Must be the Whomping Willow that I heard some of the older kids talk about.' She heard the tree is extremely violent to anyone/thing that gets near it.

Before the little 1st year girl decided to turn away to find a more safer area to explore, she spotted another young girl sitting on a bench that was at a relatively safe spot away from the violent tree. She didn't know her name, but she did recognize her from classes. Remembering what her older sister about making friends, Kay shook off her normal shyness and walked about to the other little girl.

"Hello. My name is Kay. What is yours?" She said, smiling. while sitting done on the other side of the bench.

Lincoln immediately began to feel better when Anneliese began to crawl up his leg. Hello, girl. He greeted the animal with a smile. When she came to rest upon his shoulder he slowly reached his hand towards her, wanting to pet her.

We weren't allowed to have pets at home. Dad only tolerated my older brother's owls because they needed them for school. Linc commented. Do you have any pets? I have a brown owl, Pem. Lincoln turned to the younger girl.

Ariadne was still thinking long and hard about the Whomping Willow, when she happened to look and see another girl looking her way. At first she thought something might be wrong. Why was this girl mysteriously looking at her? But then the girl smiled, causing Ariadne to smile in return. "Hi," Ariadne said, momentarily forgetting about the willow tree and focusing instead on the other girl, a Gryffindor, she thought. "I'm Ariadne."

Then there was a second girl, a Hufflepuff this time, introducing herself. Awesome! Ariadne loved hanging out with people, especially groups of people, where it was way more fun! "Hey, Kay," she said, smiling and pushing herself up off the ground. "I'm Ariadne." She sat on the bench next to the girl and motioned for the Gryffindor to join them, too, if she wanted to.

"So do you think it's true? What they say about the tree, I mean," she said. "I've heard it can pick people up and sling them pretty far! Sounds fun, but I heard it can cause some major bruises."

Arista smiled at Anneliese and that Lincoln didn't mind that she jumped on over to him. She was impressed though... "Normally she doesn't like strangers and if you ask my boyfriend he'll tell you she is evil." She chuckled at the memory of him jumping up and down pointing at Ann that she was evil. She watched as Anneliese leaned into the boy's hand and rubbed her hand against it before crawling on over to his other shoulder and staring at his face. Merlin that ferret was crazy.

"Oh my goodness that stinks! I have a crup at home as well, his name is Killian. Couldn't imagine life without my darlings. Well if you ever want a snuggle take Anneliese." But don't take her, take her. She looked over at Jesse who hadn't said a word instead she just looked over at the girl, "You can go over and talk to her if you want?" She wouldn't mind, heck go make friends she loved making friends!

As Jessie heard the voice of Linc directing to her, the gryffindor girl turned her head back to the boy. She smiled with bitterness

" Unfortunately my mum not allow me to have a pet.She tought that I'll kill them in the end. But she promised me that we will buy an Owl next year."

And then she turned her gaze to the redhead.She feel confused.

[B]" Uumm... I think I'll stay here little longer." [B] Jessie smiled [B]"I'll join her later."[B]

Yes, Jessie will stay with Arista and Lincoln longer. And make sure to join Ariadne later.

the little girl looking at the ferret again and laughing.Seemed like Anneliese loved Lincoln so much.

"I envy you,Linc .... " Jessie pouted.

Nice to meet you, Ariadne!" Kaylee said happily.

The curly haired girl listen as the other little girl talk about the Whomping Willow. Her blue eyes widened when the other girl finished
"That sounds dangerous! Why would they have such a tree on the grounds?" She exclaimed, giving a quick glance at the tree.

Jessie tearing her gaze from Linc and Arista just for look at another girl. She heard the girl introduce herself.

"Hi, Ariadne. I'm Jessie." Jessies smile getting bigger " Nice to meet you.I'll join you later"

Jessie smiling apologically to Ariadne. She needs to ask permission to Linc and Arista before joining Ariadne.


Jessie waving her hand to the girl cheerfuly mouthed "Meet me later in other place,ok?" before turning her gaze to Linc and Arista again.

Ariadne nodded along when the first girl mentioned how dangerous the Whomping Willow could be. "It IS dangerous, but it's a legend, too! It's a cover-up to a passage leading to Hogsmeade," she explained. "Plus, I bet if anybody got close enough to it to cut it down, they'd just be whomped and thrown really far away!" So they were pretty much stuck with the tree. "It was even here when my mom and dad went to Hogwarts!"

Turning her attention to the other girl, the Gryffindor, Ariadne smiled and nodded when she mentioned seeing her later. She was a little confused on why the girl came and went so quickly, but it was all cool. Ariadne hadn't come to the Whomping Willow expecting company anyway. "Okay, it's cool! See you later, Jessie," she said, giving the girl a small wave.

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Ariadne nodded along when the first girl mentioned how dangerous the Whomping Willow could be. "It IS dangerous, but it's a legend, too! It's a cover-up to a passage leading to Hogsmeade," she explained. "Plus, I bet if anybody got close enough to it to cut it down, they'd just be whomped and thrown really far away!" So they were pretty much stuck with the tree. "It was even here when my mom and dad went to Hogwarts!"

Turning her attention to the other girl, the Gryffindor, Ariadne smiled and nodded when she mentioned seeing her later. She was a little confused on why the girl came and went so quickly, but it was all cool. Ariadne hadn't come to the Whomping Willow expecting company anyway. "Okay, it's cool! See you later, Jessie," she said, giving the girl a small wave.

Scarlett had done her homework, had a snack, and even finished unpacking (finally) and now, it was time for a walk around the grounds. She'd been so preoccupied with getting adjusted to classes that she hadn't had a chance to really do any exploring. She'd HEARD about the whomping willow and seen it it a few times from the windows, but never actually been AROUND it. She wanted to get as close as she could and see just how COOL the tree really was!

As she'd expected, as she got close she found a gaggle of students already there - including Ariadne, who had been put in Slytherin just as she had predicted. She grinned and hurried up to her friend. "Hey Ariadne! Here to check out the tree too?" she asked with a grin.

The tree must have caught sight of them, because it turned in their direction and sent a long branch swaying their way. They were out of reach, but Ariadne still jumped a little and scooted back some. "It's OKAY. You're an AWESOME tree. REALLY," she stuttered at it. Had she said something wrong? Could the tree hear people? Was that even a thing?! Just in case, she was glad she'd given it a compliment. She didn't know if it was because of her or not, but the tree started swaying in another direction after that.

Just then, she heard somebody say her name, and she turned to look behind her. Ohh, look! It was SCARLETT! "Hey, Scarlett!" she said. Checking out the tree? "Oh, yeah...actually I was. It almost killed me five seconds ago, too!" For a dangerous, murderous tree, this place sure was a popular place to hang out. This was the third time Ariadne had been approached since she sat down. "So how's Hufflepuff?" If she remembered correctly, that had been the house the girl had wanted.

Hugo went outside because being in the common room was too...common. Ba Dum Tss. Bad joke. But yeah, he just wanted lay down somewhere in the grounds and relax. Being a prefect was tough job. COUGH. Mhm yes.

He sat down near the Whomping Willow and he still wondered were was that knott he was told about in his second year. Of course he wasn't going to find it on his own, he needed backups. He was going to think about that while taking a well deserved nap.

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Hugo went outside because being in the common room was too...common. Ba Dum Tss. Bad joke. But yeah, he just wanted lay down somewhere in the grounds and relax. Being a prefect was tough job. COUGH. Mhm yes.

He sat down near the Whomping Willow and he still wondered were was that knott he was told about in his second year. Of course he wasn't going to find it on his own, he needed backups. He was going to think about that while taking a well deserved nap.

Of all the dangerous plants that could be found at the school, the Whomping Willow was the one that fascinated him most. Frankie knew that there were dangerous things like Devil's Snare and Venomous Tentacula in the greenhouses, but the willow trumped them all. It was so vicious, and naturally it was a beautiful thing to any daring Gryffindor.

The prefect, having some spare time before his next class, decided that he'd pay the tree a visit. After all these years, he still hadn't found that knot that was allegedly at the base of it. Though that was mostly due to the fact he wasn't willing to go at it alone. That did not prevent him from admiring the tree from a far and scouting out where that little knot could potentially be. He was bound to notice it one of these days and see what it did, right?

But today was not that day. Instead he found a sleeping co-prefect a distance away from the willow.

Rolling his eyes, Frankie walked over to the boy and gave him a nudge with his shoe. "You know, there's a hag running about around here. I bet she've taken one of your kidneys if she caught you sleeping out here. Or worse." Consider your kidneys and yourself saved, Hugo Foster. You're welcome.