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// Chapter Thirty One 
// Story: Sweetie Belle and the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry 
// by AnnonyMouse 
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Sweetie Belle and the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry 
31


Word had spread through the school about the new class and how much fun it was, and how cute the teacher is.
Especially those who had the pleasure and delight of seeing her extra fluffy on that first day.
By the time the week had passed, the weekend had arrived once again.  Sweetie Belle was ecstatic that her friends were coming to visit her soon as well.
Needless to say, so was a large percentage of the female students.  They simply adored having all these ponies running about the place.
The teachers were on high alert, knowing that the trio of fillies would be arriving, but not only those two apparently, but a few other ponies were coming to pay a visit.
No, not any of the Princesses, not this time.  Rather, it was some of Princess Twilight's closest friends this time.
Saturday was spent with the entire faculty and student body being busy cleaning and tidying up as much of the castle and grounds as possible, when they were not busy studying, doing homework, eating or tutoring.
And finally Sunday morning arrived.

...

Sweetie Belle and Headmistress Mcgonnagal stood in the storage closet / bedroom, waiting for the moment the mirror lit up, and the moment it did, a pair of fillies flew through, seeming to home in onto their missed friend.
Mcgonnagal hid a smile as she watched the small pile of ponies laughing, hugging and even a few tears of joy.  They had missed coming over for the last little while.
And then a blue and rainbow Pegasus stepped through, a box on her back, followed by a soft yellow and pink one, and then an orange and blond Earth Pony, a white and Purple Unicorn...
Then Mcgonnagal flinched visibly as 'The Pink One' emerged and glared at her.
"You missed the welcome to equestria party..."
"Oh dear, I am sorry about that Pinkie Pie.  I would have loved to stay, but time was not on our side and we had to return."
"That's okey doky." Pinkie beamed brightly.  "I brought everything I need to throw a party with me."
Mcgonnagal noted the crate on wheels that she pulled behind her.  It barely fit through the mirror.
"Oh dear..."

...

The news spread through the school like a tsunami.
Teachers had to block all hallways from the Gryffindor rooms to the Great Hall to protect the herd of ponies from all the students who showed up.
Needless to say, a few got through and there had been a few ponies who got hugged and cuddled for at least a few moments.
But they all managed to reach the Great Hall.  Mostly uncuddled.
Fluttershy, despite her usual shy nature, was the first to receive a hug from a pair of girls.  She had been shocked, but had wrapped her wings around the pair and hugged them back.  That was one pair who would likely remember that moment for the rest of their lives.
Rainbow Dash had avoided any and all hugs by staying up and out of reach.  Sure, she enjoyed the attention as much as any pony in their right minds would, but she had to be cool about it.  That, and she had Scootaloo on her back at the moment.
Rarity had Sweetie Belle right by her side, and her elegant appearance had saved her from the same fate as Fluttershy.
Pinkie Pie on the other hoof...
She would leap PAST the teachers and into the mass of students and create a small pool of cuddly, fluffy chaos.  Not that any of the students who were involved complained.
Applejack has taken to pulling Pinkie Pie's cargo, mainly because the party pony was too preocupied to do so herself.  She did, however, smile at her friend's antics.  Who knows, maybe she'd get herself a few hugs as well today.
Applebloom bounced along happily next to Sweetie Belle till she spotted Mr. Filtch, and with him, Ms. Norris.
The cat took off out of his arms instantly on spotting her pony and then the two, much to Sweetie Belle's dismay, became nearly inseparable for the rest of the visit.  Mr. Filtch, needless to say, was a mix of shocked, confused... and happy beyond belief that his beloved cat finally had a friend.

...

The Great Hall, the ponies all marvled at the massive room.  It was simply beyond what they had actually been expecting, dispite Rarity having already explained it to them.
Pinkie Pie plotted as she took measurements of the chamber, zipping about at speeds that made apparating seem slow.  How that was possible...  None of the school faculty could figure that out, not without getting hold of her so they could examine her and her magic very carefully.
The Pink One would, however, would from time to time to leave the great hall, and some jubilation would be heard from outside where many students had crowded.  Oh, and the occasional cannon shot was heard...
From the Great Hall, the visiting ponies all split up to have their own tours of the castle.
Fluttershy had shyly approached the hairy giant, having been told that he was the keeper of the beasts and critters.  They vanished off to talk shop, and for her to be introduced to many of Hagrid's pets and friends.
Applejack went with Madam Sprout.  They too wanted to talk shop and compare notes.  Who knows, maybe a small apple orchard could be added to Hogwarts.
Rainbow Dash had heard about Quiddich, and she wanted to see it for herself, maybe even try it out.  To this end, she headed off with all four full house teams.
Rarity both loved the architecture of this school, and was dismayed at how it was decorated.  She wanted to talk about, maybe, offering her talents and experience to help make it look a little better, and at the same time, negotiate a complete redesign of the school uniforms.  Black, after all, was just so last century.  With this, she went with Mcgonnagal to pay a visit to the Ministry of magic itself.
Namely to receive a very good explanation as to why the uniforms had been designed as they had, and to hopefully keep her from attempting a complete redesign of how wizards dressed in general.
Seriously, she hearly has a total freakout and breakdown the moment she entered the Ministry itself.
The three Cruaders, Phin, Deuce, Frey and Janna, followed by Ms. Norris, all took off to enjoy the beautiful autumn day.
Sweetie Belle wished their numbers would be reduced by one cat...  Even though they had an understanding, she still kept as many of her friends between her and that thing as possible.  Especially when Scootaloo borrowed her Cloud Skimmer and took to the skies with Phin.
It had all started out fairly smooth, at least till complaints from the House Elves in the kitchen started pouring in about the pink invader.

...

All in all, when it came to dinner time, as the entirity of the school's current population entered the Great Hall, they were greeted with the most extravagant layout of party decorations they had ever seen.
Teachers had no idea where ninety percent of the decorations had come from.  That crate has certainly not been large enough to house all this, and none of it had been in their own store rooms at all.
The students didn't care.  They thought it was awesome, even as Rainbow Dash flew about above them, performing twists and turns and other 'simple' stunts within the confines of the high ceiling chamber.
Rainbow Dash had a golden snitch hanging from her neck, one she's managed to catch herself... in record time at that.  Barely eight seconds into the start of the second match, this one with RD having joined Slytherin's team, she's spotted the tiny and speedy thing, and took off after it, nearly creating a sonic rainboom in the process.
Slytherin now had the school record for winning the game in the shortest amount of time... EVER.  Even if it had just been for fun and not an official match, it still counted in all the player's books.
Why had Rainbow Dash chose to play on the side of Slytherin?  Because Sweetie Belle's friend Phineas was in that house, that's why.  Also, because she liked their rough and tumble style of play.
Fluttershy sat next to Hagrid.  Somehow seeing those two next to each other seemed so wrong, with him being the giant he is, and her normally being such a timid little thing.  Nope, that was not the case, it seemed, as they both chattered back and forth.
In the giant's language.
Fluttershy loved the strong seemingly Gaelic language, even though she didn't speak it in the proper baritone that it was supposed to be spoken in.  
Rarity and Mcgonnagal had returned, with very little success on the pony's part.  Well, it was the human's culture after all.  All she really could do was to offer her ideas and insights.
Though she had met a certain Harry Potter, and he had been an absolute delight.  He had been at the ministry with his wife and children.  She'd learned that the oldest boy would be starting school next year.  
Certainly the boy would be more than happy to meet this lovely unicorn's little sister sometime.
Applejack chatted with not only Professor Sprout, but quite a few of the students who were interested in herbology, horticulture and agriculture.  For a pony, she was quite familiar with agricultural sciences.
And Pinkie Pie, somehow... SOMEHOW!!!  She had made EVERYONE'S favorite deserts and had them served.
They all learned not to dwell on how she could do what she did... "It's just Pinkie Pie" was the best description any and all of them could manage.
After the party and supper, many of the first years headed off to what was to become one of their favorite classes of all.  
Finally as things wound down, the ponies started gathering up to head home, and headed back toward the Gryffindor common room.  On the way, they met up with the CMC, Phineas and no less than five second and third years... all covered in sap. 

To Be Continued...