Chapter 1
I was outside of the great hall waiting for Professor McGonagall to call me in. I was with another girl that looked about my age, but taller and prettier. She was the kind of girl that I wished I could be . Long blonde hair and big blue eyes. The kind of girl that every boy dreamed of. I could never compare to her with my plain brown hair and height of just 5'1 when she is at least 5'5. The only good thing about me were my eyes. They were neither brown nor green. A whirlpool of those two colors. They were the only special trait of my family. The bad thing is that they are covered by my glasses.
We went to the same school and our parents were best friends. They expected us to become friends but it never worked out like that. Whenever I was at her house with my parents, she would say that we were going out to eat or go shopping but she would really leave me to go hang out with her real friends. I would have to lie or get punished by her. It's not that she is a bad person, she is just really spoiled.
Today we are starting our 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Our parents both got transferred to work here at the Ministry of Magic. So we were waiting for the 1st years to be sorted then it would be our turn.
I started listening to what was going on since there was only one person left. A tiny girl named Bella Yates got called up and was sorted into Ravenclaw. Then finally professor McGonagall made an announcement.
" Today we also have two transfer students coming from the Rosemary School for Witches in the United States. Both of them will be in their 6th year. Treat them nicely. They will now be sorted into their houses." She said.
"I think that's our cue, Irona." The girl next to me, named Samantha, said.
"It's Irena." I corrected her quietly. She never could get my name right.
"What did you say?" She asked.
"Nothing." I replied as we both walked through the door.
Everyone in the room turned to us as we walked in. Samantha loved the attention. Me, not so much. It is so unsettling to have people stare at you. I could hear comments all around me like, "So they're from an all girls school.", "The blonde is so hot.", and " I hope the tall one is in out house." The comments were mostly about Samantha.
We finally made it to the front of the room where there was a stool with a hat on it.
" When I call your name, please sit on the stool and I will place the sorting hat on your head. It will decide on which house you will be in." Professor McGonagall explained. " Samantha Nelson." She called first.
Samantha made her way to the stool and sat down. The hat was put on her head.
" Hmm…This is a tough one. It should be…GRYFFINDOR." The sorting hat decided. The whole Gryffindor table clapped and cheered. Samantha smiled brightly and went to sit down at her table. That only left me. The hall got quiet again.
" Irena Rose." called Professor McGonagall.
I shyly walked up to the stool. I was a bit afraid of where I was going to be placed. I sat down and the sorting hat was placed on my head. It said nothing for a few seconds then it spoke.
" There are two houses that would be perfect for you. Your bravery is perfect for Gryffindor but your helpfulness is perfect for Hufflepuff. I will go by what is more important to you and choose…HUFFLEPUFF." It finally said. My whole table cheered and clapped.
I walked over to my table. I had no idea where I was going to sit. A girl at the end of the table motioned me over to her. I gladly went over to her.
" You can sit here if you'd like." She offered.
" Thank you." I said and then sat down. She was a pretty girl with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes.
" I'm Hannah Abbott." She said and held out her hand.
" Irena Rose." I said and shook her hand.
A girl and a boy across the table from us introduced themselves. The girl's name was Susan Bones. She had a round face and ginger hair. The boy was Ernie Macmillan. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. They all seemed like really nice people.
Pretty soon, the tables were filled with food and everyone started eating. After we were done, Professor Dumbledore gave a speech and everyone was free to go to their dormitories. Hannah and Susan walked with me to ours which was by the kitchens.
The common room was behind a portrait of a man. The password was hippogriff. The inside of the common room was very cozy. It was covered in yellow and black. There were comfy chairs by the fireplace and a lot of room to hang out I knew I would love it here. There were tunnels that led to the dormitories. Boys to the left and girls to the right.
I put all my things away and went to bed early because classes started tomorrow and I didn't want to be late on my first day.
So how was it? The first one to review can choose the name of the female character in my next story that I'm writing soon. You can also choose who you want her to end up with. J Please review. I need a certain number of reviews so I can put up the next chapter. I'm not telling how many. I'll even accept flames and criticism because I always want to improve my writing.
