Sunset Shimmer - A Pony in Hogwarts

by ratedoni

A Pony in Hogwarts 05

Idly, Sunset wondered if this was how Princess Celestia felt like whenever she held court, well, not really since both circumstances were completely different, but in a way there were some minor similarities, although you had to squint a little. First of all, while the whole place was as raucous as one of the parties that the guards made every month in the castle, there was a sense of control. Maybe it was the way the school had been divided in five different sections; four for the houses and one for the teachers. Second, just by the looks that every table sends to members of the other one, you could see the interactions between them.

Slytherin and Gryffindor kept sending murderous looks filled with all the venom that a teenager or child could muster, but most times it only ended up looking quite adorable in some. Ravenclaw members looked at the other table members with looks of scrutiny, to see if there was anything interesting to see so they could analyze it, although maybe she was giving them too much credit. Meanwhile, Hupplepuff kept themselves out of the horrible dominance battle and simply waved or smiled at other tables. It was clear that Hupplepuff were the neutral party, something to remember for later, maybe to be exploited or to use at a later date. Who knows? They could prove useful; after all, she will be in the school for the next seven years, minus some time back in Equestria.

Now that she thought about it, how would that mirror thing work? After all there was supposed to be some kind of time limiter in that thing, maybe Celestia wanted her to work on that as a side project.

Any ideas she might have had were dashed away after her first sip of the concoction in front of her. She had to gag and every ounce of self-control she had to avoid having to vomit right in front of everyone. This was supposed to be pumpkin juice? The thing tasted horrible! Where was the juice? This was only pulp and a liquefied corpse for all she knew; these humans were insane to drink something as nasty as this. She had to find a way to get her hands on some nice apple juice or she will find a way to murder for it.

After she cleaned her tongue with a napkin Sunset went back to her own thoughts about how the place reminded her of home and court. It was true that the only thing that was similar at first sight was the magic permeating the whole place, but it went beyond that. Even now, this being her first day, she could see groups of power already starting.

On Slytherin’s side, Draco Malfoy already gathered his own side, not that the older boys will let him have the power he thought was his own by birth. He will, without a doubt, have to knock some heads to climb that power totem. That is if he was smart, because Sunset was sure daddy dearest won’t move a finger to put him in the throne. If he failed or had success, it didn’t matter, because either way Sunset will make his life miserable, maybe enough to see him fall from grace. There was a story she had read about human history that she would gladly reenact, she just had to find who would be the perfect Brutus.

Beyond her nice little thoughts about the demise of a future rival, Sunset did notice how the Gryffindor table was arranged. It was not as obvious as the green ones, but the way in which Harry had been shuffled into the center was sickening, as if he was some kind of trophy they had just won. Well, he would have been put in the center if it weren’t for Sunset sitting down at that place. The face of the older students was enough for Sunset to feel as if she had won the first round of many against them.

So here she was, basically holding the Gryffindor Court with a thankful Harry at her right side and a wide eyed Hermione on her left. They were also surrounded by what seemed to be the whole Wesley clan. Good, they could work as guards or human shields, whatever came first.

“You so have to teach us how you did it this morning,” one of the twins said to Sunset.

“Yeah, we’ve never seen someone make Mom stay quiet like that.”

“It was as if she had seen a ghost.”

“Well, more like great grandma’s ghost.”

“She never liked to hear her complains.”

“Not really,” the way the two played on each other sentences must be an acquired skill because it was hilarious, if a little annoying.

“Common sense, it seems you wizards are really weak against it. Anyway, what’s with the blondie in Slytherin?

“Malfoy? Not sure, but his dad is a nasty git.”

“Fred, please, abstain yourself from using those words.”

“Come on Percy, you know he is one.”

“I’m not saying he is not, which he is by the way, both mom and dad complain enough times about them, just don’t use those words around kids,” the grave looking teenager said, the one that was obviously Percy and the oldest Weasley still in school. He had the looks of a bureaucrat although there might be some salvation for him.

In the end it had been fun, with interesting people to meet and some interesting food, but all fun most end at some point and they were all herded away like baby ducklings into their new dorms. Just watching who would be her new roommate; to see Hermione’s smile made Sunset return it and it was weird. Here she was, with what could be her first female friend and it wasn’t even a pony. She was sure this world was changing her beyond the physical.

Sadly, all her good humor evaporated after seeing inside their dorm and the brunette girl that was already putting posters and pictures up in the wall. By the way they all smiled and winked at the unseen camera she was sure they were actors and pop artists.

“Hermione, I’m going to kill her and you will be my alibi.”

“Sunset, wait! You cannot kill someone in the school; it says so in the rulebook!”

Comments

[Wysteria]

Slightly confused by the ending...was Sunset talking about killing Hermione or Hermione would be alibi? If it's the latter, then who is the blonde girl Sunset want's to kill?

[Reishin Amara]

They...actually had to make that a rule?

Then again..old school...way back then you probably could kill legally for numerous reasons and not just honor duels as long as you had an excuse...the founders likely put the rule in place to ensure they actually had students by years end.

[Ebonheart]

8246652
Its Gryffindor year 1? That would most likely be Lavender Brown.
She is usually considered the dorm "stereotypical girl."
Meaning: gossip-monger, makeup artist, worshiping the latest pop idol, fashionista, and all around more interested in being chic than doing school.
At least that is the fanon consensus.

[badninja]

I don't think Lavender Brown will end up dating Ron unless he really pisses off Sunset.

[diablo4000]

If Sunset can keep Percy frombeing the freaking prick as he became inthe book be happy.
I never really liked him but to see him become the way he became was horrible.

[the other sans]

with a thankful harry at her right side and a wide eyed

1. Forgot to capitalise.

Attempted murder on day one, good job Sunset, you might just have it in you to mercilessly win at Wizard's Chess. And possibly being a beater in Quidditch. Or even in Duels. Whichever comes first.

[Dorath]

“Sunset, wait! You cannot kill someone in the school; it says so in the rulebook!”

[A.P.O.N.I.]

Glad to see this updating.

[Windsor]

I wouldn't bother much with Malfoy, Sunset. He's all bark and no bite, the real problem is his father. Then again, who cares about Draco Malfoy anyways? I am not sorry, never bought him as a rival nor enemy to Harry. Half of the time I even forgot he exists. And that's saying a lot, when you forget that a character exists either you have bad memory or they are written so poorly that you don't even make the effort to remember.

However, I am interested in this little "Wizard's Chess" Sunset plans to play with her friends, classmates and colleagues.

[Grif_Bladefeather]

is there a single topic in this school year sunset doesn't posses an unfair advanateg in? i mean seems like she'll be at the top of the heap until at least year 4. gryffindors going to be positively swimming in house points.

[DualKitsune]

8246815
So out of school, right?

[Snow]

Oh hey, thought this one died in obscurity. Then again, a lot of these dead fics have death throws. It'd be nice if it keeps updating, but I don't expect it to.

8247971
Flying. Potions also seems like something outside of her interest but I doubt beyond her ability. Herbology too seems too hands-on for her to particularly enjoy.

[Grif_Bladefeather]

8248421
technically flying is a subject that no first year is supposed to really be good at, you don't fly until years 2 aside from the very basics

as for potions... i see no proof that she wouldn't be good at it, infact if we apply that she had the same curriculum as twilight then she would infact have already started with a good veiw on potion making.

herbology i well give you because twilight didn't seem that knowledgeable on the subject.

[Dorath]

8248028 Yesss, Sunset will deal with this ... person elsewhere, yesss

[Snow]

8248514
Well like I said, I don't think she'd be interested in potions, not that she couldn't do them.

"Why should I care about an obscure branch of magic with a bunch of arbitrary gross ingredients when I can do all the stuff they can with a spell? It's neater, quicker, and means I will never ever ever have to drink something squeezed out of something writhing."

[HB_DS2013]

Common sense is effective against wizards?

[ratedoni]

8246652
Lavender Brown; she wants to be really popular and famous, sadly she is mediocre as a wizard and not very bright.
8246669
The school is old, as in, really really old, the plot is inddibly magical and there are students that study really dangerous magic inside. I think there must something like that rule in it considering all the strange things that are fairly common inside that madhouse.
8246687
I like the idea of Percy, you know, the son who tries to become a succesful man, but I wanted him to go back to his family and reconnect, or maybe become the mole inside the goverment, sadly we never really got that kind of scene in the books.
8246724
She is going to have fun with quidditch.
8247257
Sunset is a pony who truly learned from Celestia. While Twilight was the best student in terms of magic, I see Sunset as the one who truly learned how to be a ruler, how to deal with upstarts, to gain control, to manipulate, that's why she took control of CH so quickly evne if she was stranded in another dimension.
8247971
Sunset doesn't see a point to the whole school system (pun non-intended, but it was funny), we will see what she does about it. Maybe she will try to rig it.
8248421
Is not so much it died as it I updated the other ones. Pony in Hogwarts is part of huge (and I mean HUGE) multiverse with things like Jem, Dark Souls and many others so not even i know which one will be written since i tend to get ideas for all kinds of things. I will try to put moe attention to the splinter stories for now.
8252489
Is super effective even.

[Windsor]

8252745
And despite all that and her best efforts, Twilight just made everything Sunset "built" fall. Why? Because she is freaking Twilight! Prior to Starlight Glimmer there isn't a single villain she can't defeat because she is the fucking protagonist! I hate how easy things are for Twilight and how much Hasbro is trying to make Sci-Twi a proxy for her in EQG.

[josue]

7554758
i could kiss you for this

[DarkHooves]

On Slytherin’s side, Draco Malfoy already gathered his own side, not that the older boys will let him have the power he thought was his own by birth. He will, without a doubt, have to knock some heads to climb that power totem. That is if he was smart, because Sunset was sure daddy dearest won’t move a finger to put him in the throne. If he failed or had success, it didn’t matter, because either way Sunset will make his life miserable, maybe enough to see him fall from grace. There was a story she had read about human history that she would gladly reenact, she just had to find who would be the perfect Brutus.

You know what'd be great?
If she and Draco begins their tug of war for the school. And as soon as he starts losing ground...
She starts flirting with him. Make him believe he has a shot at the thrown she's carving out, only to crush him like a bug!
Bonus points if she strings Harry into a love triangle!
... Man I'm evil...

[Akwolfgrl13]

I like this sunset! Shes a bitch but looks like shes gonna have friends

[ssokolow]

9473597

Also, why is there even a need for that rule?

Because the school has existed since the year 990 A.D.?

I'm reminded of a classic line from The Lion in Winter:

Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It's 1183 and we're barbarians!

(Great movie)