Author's Note: I'd start this with ' A long time ago and far far away' but that is over rated and over used. .... *Lol* .... And please go easy on me folks; this is my first piece of fan-fiction ever. .... *S* .... I don't own anything of JKR's. The only things I own are Natalia, her family, Frederick and his family along with anyone else that is not recognised as one of JKR's characters (or anyone else's for that matter). I also own Frederick and Natalia's pets as they are but I do not own what they both are. I also do not own or even claim to own Pokemon. If there are Pokemon that you do not recognise then they are copyright to myself. .... If this is stealing some-one else's idea, then I'm sorry. And I'm also sorry if I'm taking the idea of the Quetzacoatlus too. I am interested in the Mayan, Aztec and Toltec history though so it is maybe understandable. .... I know Hagrid doesn't /really/ talk like he will in this story but I want to make this story as understandable as possible. .... Any comments and constructive criticism will be much appreicated. But no flames please. Flames will not be tolerated and used soley to keep me warm! .... *lol* .... .... .... ~~ [{....}] = Quetzal ~ [(....)] = Phoenixi ~ ~....~ = Kneasle ~ (....) = Parseltongue ~ *(....)* = Owl ~ [....] = Draconic ~ {....} = Equine (includes Unicorns) ~ /.... / = Emphasis ~ #....# = Pokemon ~~ .... .... .... So here we go. .... Natalia's Story: Book One: The Chamber Of Secrets .... Chapter One: The Hogwarts Letter and my arrival at the Leaky Cauldron .... My name is Natalia WoodBurn.... Or it /was/ many a year ago. Let me take you back to when I was twelve, and just starting at Hogwarts, school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. .... I was twelve and new to the ways of the wizard world, as such. I lived with Muggles (non-magic people) you see and they treated me marvellously. /Why/ was I starting at Hogwarts when I was twelve instead of eleven? Let's just say.... I was elsewhere at the time of my eleventh birthday and more or less unreachable. So, there I was, sitting in my Aunt Sophia and Uncle Trevor's house in Mexico and eating my breakfast when a huge brown eagle owl dived through the window and landed on the table in front of me. My ice phoenix, Mystery glared at the owl then shrugged before perching on the back of the chair and watching my black Kneasle, Lucifer, play with a jingle ball. Putting down my spoon I reached a hand towards the owl and it held out its leg while I undid the scroll from there. Then it hopped over to the owl perch and ate some owl treats before falling asleep. Opening the letter and reading it I pinched at my nose then swallowed hard in scepticism. " What's wrong princess?" my Uncle asked me, looking worried. " Is everything ok?" I took a deep breath and a big swallow of apple juice before saying in a low and shocked voice, " It's a letter from Hogwarts. I've been accepted there and they want me to start on 1st September, five days from now." My uncle blinked in surprise then grinned and hugged my aunt before hugging my cousin, Amanda. " We /knew/ you could do it Natalia." he grinned proudly." How do they expect you to get over there to the UK?" I rubbed at my nose then read the letter some more before thinking hard and reading some more. " I could either fly there, via London Heathrow. Or go by Floo Powder." I paused for a second before adding; " I /hate/ Floo powder so I'll have to fly there." " Hmm. Well we /could/ arrange the flights for you if you want?" my aunt suggested. I jumped up from my seat and hugged my aunt before saying, " That would be great. Thanks." Then I rushed from the dining room and up the stairs to my bedroom where I sat on the bed laughing and giggling happily before wondering where to start packing as I eyed my huge trunk. Said trunk was a meter and a half long and a meter deep. It was made of shiny black wood and had silver clasps on it as well as having my initials carved on to the front. It also had seven different locks and if I unlocked them all I had my own extra little room if I needed it. While I sat, thinking, I twiddled my slender wand between my fingers, and then chuckled before putting it aside. My wand was about eleven inches long, and made of black wood, (like my chest) and it's core was a feather from my phoenix, a hair of a barice unicorn and.... something else. Half an hour must have gone by before I moved and started to pack my trunk, carefully and slowly. The first things that went in were my two magic cloaks, invisibility one and a camouflage one. Soon followed by two silver furred black cloaks and on top of these went my broom, which was a Firebolt XS and all the equipment that went with that. Then more clothes and some books and all my writing equipment followed this. I wondered then how to get Lucifer and Mystery over to the UK before shivering a bit and realising I'd have to go by Floo after all. I finished packing then sat on my trunk eying the school supplies list. I put it aside then and licked my lips before standing up and leaving my bedroom. I walked downstairs and slumped into one of the chairs in the living room. " What's wrong princess?" Uncle Trevor asked me. " I have to go by Floo after all. So I can take Mystery and Lucifer. I won't get them through the UK customs otherwise. And I'll have to get an.... /owl/." I shuddered at the thought. " Ah I see." he said. " Who do you have to contact to let them know about needing Floo?" " Well, the house is connected to the Floo network anyway and I /do/ have some Floo powder so it's not too bad. But I'll have to get in touch of the owner of the Leaky Cauldron in London to get a room reserved for myself." I sighed again. " I /wish/ the Knight Bus was over here instead of just in the UK." Uncle Trevor smiled then and hugged me once before letting me go and leaving the room. I sat thinking some then hit my forehead with one hand. I'd remembered something, something.... important. /Thankfully/ I had friends nearby that could help me. I called to my family that I was going out and grabbed a jacket before leaving the house and sprinting down the road. Reaching the last house on the street I sprinted up the garden path and knocked on the door. Soon after a tall man answered the door, looked down at me, (I was really small back then, but I grew) and grinned. " Frederick is through the back Natalia," he said, before lowering his head to my ear and adding, " He's on the Quidditch Pitch." " Thanks Mr Davis." I grinned, slipping past him and into the house. " I also need to ask you something too." I bit my lip hard then. " But I'll ask you once I've seen Frederick." He nodded then and closed the door, smiling warmly. " Ok Natalia." he said, calmly. I walked through the house then and out onto the Quidditch pitch and looked up to see Frederick soaring around the goalposts at one end of the pitch. I chuckled then and waved one arm, getting his attention. Said person was the same age as me but tall - about 1.87m - with a slender, wiry frame, and he had a little bit of muscle but not too much, you couldn't /really/ notice it unless you knew exactly where to look. He had shoulder length jet- black hair, which he usually tied back in a loose horsetail with a few strands dangling around his face. His eyes were a dark brown - almost black - in colour with gold and green speckles in them. He was fair skinned and only lightly tanned, and as far as I knew he didn't have any scars anywhere on his body. His reflexes (or most of them) were lightning fast. I had known Frederick since I was three years old; we'd grown up together. As for myself in looks, I had silvery-green eyes, fair skin a touch lighter than Frederick's and very long dark brown hair with copper and green streaks through it. These streaks were natural as I refused to dye my hair at all. As I said I was quite small standing at only 1.63m tall and I had less strength than Frederick did even though we both shared the same wiry frame. I was fast too but not as fast as he was. Seeing me he flipped over backwards in midair and glided to a halt not far away. " Heya `Talia, how's it going?" He grinned then before his black Phoenix - Apollo - landed on his shoulder " I'm doing good. " I paused to look up at him. " I got my Hogwarts letter today!" Frederick grinned then, wider still and wrapped me in hug, pulling me close. " I'm pleased for you." he said, before sighing. " /I/ got accepted to Dumstrang...." " That's.... good." I said, trying to hold back tears and failing miserably as they slid slowly down my face. " I /know/ we'll be far apart but we can owl each other and our phoenixes can pass messages too." he said, rubbing gently, soothingly at my back and /trying/ to stop me from crying. I smiled up at him then and said, " How are we going to manage anyway.... with us being.... what we are?" " We'll /find/ a way. I just feel sorry for you, `Talia. You have it /worse/ than me every month." he said, gently. " But we can ask my dad about that." I nodded then before saying, " I plan to do so." Frederick nodded then and took my small hand in his slightly larger pale hand and pulled me towards the house. " Let's do that now then you can come flying with me." he smirked. I chuckled then and said, " Well I'll have to borrow a broom then since mine is packed." " That's fine." Frederick grinned. We both walked into the house then and towards the study where Frederick's dad - James - was. " Father," Frederick said, knocking on the study door." We have something to ask you." James grinned then rose to his feet closing the door behind us before saying, " Make yourself comfortable. This is about what you both are going to do about your 'monthly change' whilst away at school right?" We both nodded and he rubbed at his face thinking. " I'll contact the headmasters of /both/ schools to let them know." he finally said. " But don't worry about it and have fun." I laughed softly, wordlessly then James asked me, " When is it you have to go Natalia?" I replied with, " I have to be there for September the first but I was thinking of going earlier so I can get my things from Diagon Alley." " I see. Well, we're leaving the day after tomorrow so you can come with us by Floo powder." James said. " Ok and thanks." I smiled a bit. Frederick laughed then and said, " Come on `Talia, let's go flying you can borrow my Nimbus 2001." We left the house then, grabbing Frederick's other broom along the way, and took off, soaring over the Quidditch pitch. We hung around together for most of that day till about 18:00 hours when I went home, happy but tired. Getting into the house I let my family know I was home then hung up my jacket before taking a slow walk into the dining room and sat waiting for dinner to be brought through from the kitchen which it soon was. During the meal I told my family what James had said and they were happy to let me go then and to be very careful. I said I would be then once dinner was over helped clean up before going upstairs to my room and getting into bed after having a hot shower. The following day was over very quickly and before I knew it I was bidding farewell to my 'family' and leaving for Frederick's house. As for my reservation at the Leaky Cauldron I'd spoken to him - Tom - yesterday as well as sending the Hogwarts Owl off again. Once in Frederick's house we all stepped towards the fire and James shrank our luggage and put it in his pockets before giving us all a handful of Floo powder. He went first and as soon as he'd gone and the flames had died down I stepped into the fireplace and licked my lips. Mystery was on one shoulder, clinging tight to me and Lucifer was doing the same to my other shoulder. Looking right into Frederick's warm eyes, I smiled then said clearly, " The Leaky Cauldron. London. In the UK." I dropped my handful of Floo powder and I was gone. Several grates later I stumbled out of the fireplace at the Leaky Cauldron, coughing a little and feeling very dizzy. Frederick arrived as soon as I was out of the way and took my right arm, gently before saying, " Dad `Talia doesn't look all too well, maybe we should rest before going anywhere." " And so we shall." James smiled walking over to Tom. " Can I help you?" Tom asked, warmly. " We're the two reservations from Mexico City." James said. " Ah. Right." Tom grinned and handed us three keys. " Rooms 3, 4 and 5 are at your disposal." " Thank you Tom." James said leading us up the stairs. My room happened to be number 4 and on arrival at my door, James regrew my trunk and said, " We'll see you in two hours, Natalia, in the bar." I nodded then entered my room, closing the door behind me. Once the door was closed tight, I dropped my trunk near the bed and then crumpled on to said bed, asleep. Mystery perched on my trunk and Lucifer beside me. .... .... .... .... Next Chapter /hopefully/ : Diagon Alley Natalia and Frederick's Parting Platform 9 and 3\4 Journey to Hogwarts .... .... .... /AUTHOR'S NOTES/ : .... So what do you all think of the /first/ chapter? *Grins* Natalia: *excited* I wonder what Diagon Alley is like. *Bounce* Frederick: *grins* Kind of like Intern Alley I reckon. DJ (me): I'm /not/ telling! *Grin* .... Ciao for now and /please/ review!