The eyes of Winter

Chapter 3...Entrance

Winter sighed as she fumbled with the cargo door, and shoved it frustrated. It clattered down to the cement at the station making a ramp, and also making all busy conversation stop. A hundred heads turned her way and stared, wondering what the noise was first and then wondering who it was that made it. The stares were wide-eyed and not friendly as they continued.

Grabbing Onyx\'s reins she started down the ramp her riding cloak trailing behind her a good six feet and her face burning from the looks she was receiving. Once Onyx was on the pavement, his hooves clicking loudly in the dead calm station, she gently pulled his mane. Her personal signal to him to kneel so she may mount without showing the world her business. Onyx bowed deeply, and at this two giggling girls squealed with what sounded like amazement. Putting her leather booted foot on his leg he easily lifted her into a comfortable side-saddle position.

Her face still hot from the stares that were slowly moving about her, she adjusted her cape laying it across the equines muscular rump where it was draped nearly to the concrete below. Her eyes darted daggers at the giggling girls, but they nevertheless started to approach her. Winter spit in their path, before they got close enough to touch him. They stopped laughing and froze, horror struck, backing away slowly.

Winter only sneered in their direction, turning Onyx harshly on the platform.
Sending students scattering in all directions trying to avoid being knocked
down by the horses massive backside.

\"For Merlin\'s sake, watch what your doing!\" Hermione Granger shouted out
above the nervous crowd, eyeing this new girl with a vengeance.


Winter quickly backed up her horse until the bushy haired girl was pinned
against the cold steel of the train, smashed by Onyx\'s side. She could feel
the warmth and his belly move as he snorted. Being a muggle Hermoine knew
about counter-culture such as tattoos and piercing, but this girl was hardcore. Hermione\'s eyes were full of fear and her mouth stayed shut for once.

\"Now, lookie here little girlie,\" Winter drawled out in almost a hiss. \"I don\'t know
you, you don\'t know me. Until I give you permission to speak to me, I suggest
you don\'t. It could be a *grave* error on your part. Don\'t think I need
this horse to fight my battles for me.\" Onyx huffed loudly, and stomped
his huge hoof inches from Hermione\'s oxford shoe.

Hermoine could of got to her wand but the girls\' eyes held her in its
strange crystal stare. She felt empty and no other thoughts crossed her
mind, just her eyes. Like ice, and she shivered at the thought. Before she
knew it the pressure was gone and the horse and rider where slowly walking
again. Even though they were away from her now, she was nodding slowly.

A late silent answer for the stranger.

Onyx slowly made his way to the grass beyond the train platform, walking
in a straight line as students and their belongings pushed to the sides,
chattering secretly among themselves as the path cleared. Winter looked
around slowly surveying her new surroundings, it was night and the lanterns were nothing compared to the moon which was full. Students faces , some shocked, some angry went by below her in a steady stream. All looking to see who it was, but of course no one knew.

Hagrid met her at the edge of the grass near the other carriages, smiling brightly
until he got a glimpse of the metal in her face. His smile lessening a little at
the first shock, bur he quickly recovered and looked at her again.

\"Ello\', you must be Miss VaShawn.\" He chucked heartily and whistled as he
looked at Onyx from top to bottom. \"You know Professor Dumbledore said your
horse was one of the finest pieces of Merlin\'s work he had ever seen in his
life.\" Hagrid\'s smile fully came back as he looked at Winter again. \"I am fully
inclined to believe em\', he is truly a beaut, Miss.\"

Winter actually smiled back, \'Nice man,\' she thought. She noticed his large
size and decided to at least try to be nice once today. After all he was to
help care for Onyx as she attended classes. \'I bet he knows how it is to be
labeled a freak\', she let the thought stand in her mind for a moment. Satisfied
he was not the enemy, Winter patted the man on the shoulder and she
laughed a little.

\"Call me Winter...err..and your are?\" Winter was smiling, she knew who he
was but wanted a formal introduction.

\"Uh, please call me Hagrid, Miss.\" He chuckled again,\"Winter...sorry\" Hagrid
corrected the name, smiled, and then excused himself to attend to the first
years and the boats.

Winter watched as students piled into their childish little cliques, trying to
scramble into the carriages led by strange black horse-dragon like creatures.
Onyx called out to them but got no response, they just turned and stared
sleepily, like they were bored waiting.

She heard a boy shout from be her her. \"Oi, can I ride your horse?\" Followed by
another male voice. \"How bout just you?\"

Winter turned with a small smirk on her face facing two large boys about six
feet away. They were laughing huskily, hands lifted to their quite fat faces,
obviously trying to cover their grins.

Winter pulled the reins bringing Onyx back around to face the two overgrown
bastards. Giving them a narrowed eyed gaze.

\"Think you have something smart to say do you? You blathering fucking
idiot.\" Her tone was not harsh, but almost playful. Like she was speaking
to a child.

Winter stared calmly at the big oaf for an answer but before he could open
his mouth for a comeback a flash of white and black came from out of
nowhere it seemed and smacked the larger one Winter was about to
berate.

\"Crabbe, Goyle!\" The harsh voice belonged to the pale blonde boy Dressed
in a black Slytherin robe. He had came from the shadows, and was taking
control and demanding their attention. \"Merlin\'s Robes! I can\'t leave you
for a fucking minute can I?\"

The pale boy continued his rampage as the dumb duo looked at him in
amazement. Draco had never yelled at them for teasing students, especially
the freaks, like Potter. Draco finished his tirade with a knock on the head for
both of them.

Winter didn\'t know what to think of someone saving her, it barely ever
happened, but then again she never needed it. She had it under control
anyway, but she desperately wanted to see his face. The very tall blonde had
stayed in front of them the whole time with his back towards her. He was lean,
and his almost white blonde hair reached past the middle of his back, she
watched it swish back and forth as he was yelling at them.

Almost as she was about to turn Onyx back towards the castle and follow
the carriages, that were now starting to slowly make their way up the ancient
path to Hogwarts, she heard the blonde boy yell, \"Now get moving you worthless
gits, or I\'ll hit you with an oral defecation curse. Get in there and shut your fat
mouths or you\'ll be shitting out of them!!\"

The two large boys, shoulders slumped moved quietly to the carriage, climbed
in and continued sulking in silence.

Strangely as Winter thought, \'Oh please turn around, I must see your face,\' her
wish was granted and soon he was looking towards her, face pale in the
moonlight and half smiling.

She blushed, turning Onyx away from him, getting alongside the carriages
as they creaked and moved along the path, she couldn\'t face that beautiful
man. Yes *man*, she had seen his face and already longed to see more. Not
like this, flushed and blushing with a fire that was getting hotter by the
second. His face, his eyes, wouldn\'t leave her mind.


***Hello, eager readers...this is my first Harry Potter fan fic,and I haven\'t done any
writing for over two years. I\'m a little rusty...more to come soon. Please R&R,I may
need a little advice. I know it seems far fetched, but some one has to shock the system
sometime. Will get juicy later on...this may be a long one. Thanks!!! Shaolin*****