I was alone, alone in this huge house. My parents were away for a week and left me alone. We had just moved to Doncaster, England and my parents were already away on a business trip, I wandered around the house deciding to explore. After two hours or so I arrived on the fourth floor and walked to the end of the hallway to a big door covered in mythical creatures, being my curious self I went to open the door and was met with a soft eerie voice "those who pass through this door, shall have no return until the quest they take on is complete" I jumped back in shock and bit my lip to hold back a scream. I blinked a couple of times taking everything in, there is no way that just happened. I glared at the door and opened it, taking a deep breath before stepping into what I assumed would be another room. Oh how wrong I was.
I stared at him, his blue glistening eyes looking back into my own " ah, I have been waiting for you to arrive Miss Harlington" I froze, how does he know my name? "I know many things Miss Harlington, but now is not the time for questions. Would you please step into this room and change into these robes?" He asked politely and I nodded taking the robes without further questions and walked into the small room and shut the door. After I had gotten changed I looked into the mirror and eyed myself down "pathetic as usual" I muttered and walked back out to face a lady giving me a soft smile "Miss Harlington I presume? I am Professor McGonagall, I will be your Transfiguration teacher" I nodded taking this in "Pleasure to meet you Professor" I said in my politest manner. Transfiguration? What? The man who had greeted me before walked over to me "ah, I see you have met Professor McGonagall" he said and I nodded.
I had been talking to Professor Dumbledore (he told me his name) for over an hour now as he explained where I was and what I was. I Rebecca-Rose Harlington am a witch and I am going into 6th year at Hogwarts. Obviously because I have never used or learnt magic before I will be very behind so I will be tutored by Professor Dumbledore after classes and so on. I was to be sorted into a house by the Sorting Hat and now here I am sitting in this comfortable seat with a witches looking hat placed on my head. "Ahh, you are not from around here are you? Don't worry I shall not tell anyone. It must be strange to have opened the door and found yourself here, bound to the Wizardring world, but enough about that let's skip to the important part. What house shall I place you in? Hmm..You are quiet and shy certainly traits of a Hufflepuff, but you are intelligent so possibly Ravenclaw, you have a strong aura about you that brings boldness like a Slytherin but your courage overpowers all of them and your hunger of curiosity is much like a Gryffindor. You would do well in any of these houses yet you seem to suit one house in particular" he said then paused "GRYFFINDOR" he shouted and I smiled, it was supposedly the perfect house for me. Finally somewhere I might just possibly fit in.
Professor McGonagall led me down different flights of stairs; I looked around in awe and amazement. I had never seen something so amazing as this; she walked me over to a group of people around my age. "Miss Bell, could you please come here?" She called to the group and a girl with dark brunette hair and petite frame like my own walked over with a smile "What can I help you with Professor McGonagall?" She asked glancing at me a couple of times. "Miss Harlington here is new, I would like for you to take care of her for the time being. She is of course in Gryffindor and will need some friends. I'm sure you can introduce her to a couple of students yes?" Professor McGonagall replied and the girl nodded and smiled before turning to me "I'm Katie, I'm the Gryffindor Prefect and also your new friend" she said and I smiled before replying to her "Rebecca-Rose Harlington, new girl". She laughed at my comment and I felt some sort of achievement, Professor McGonagall gave me a small smile "well I'll leave you to it, best of luck Miss Harlington" I nodded in response and turned to face Katie "well come on into the great hall, I'll introduce you to my friends" she said grabbing my hand and pulling me through the large wooden doors into a huge hall all lit up with floating candles. The ceiling was a perfect picture of the night sky that looked so real, four tables were set up and students all different ages around them talking amongst themselves, I guessed they were the house tables. I looked to the stage and saw another large table set up, the teacher's table I guessed. I held back a smirk at the ridiculous clothing they wore as they also talked amongst themselves. Katie pulled me over to the table on the far right and to a large group of students, they all looked up at us as Katie coughed "Guys this is Rebecca-Rose Harlington" she said and they all gave me smiles as I sat down next to Katie and a boy with Jet black hair and circular glasses.
"Hello, I'm Luna Lovegood. Pleasure to meet you" the girl with the whitish/blondish curly hair and turnip earrings introduced herself. Next the nerdy boy next to her Neville Longbottom, then Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan. A girl with red hair and a very pretty face smiled at me "I'm Ginny, Ginny Weasley", I smiled and turned my head to a girl with very bushy brunette hair "Hi Rebecca, Welcome to Hogwarts. I'm Hermione Granger" she said and I smiled "thanks" was my reply as my eyes laid on another boy with red hair and freckles "Ron Weasley, Harry Potter's best friend a.k.a Him" he said pointing to the boy on my right. I smiled and then turned to face Harry "Well I'm Harry Potter as you no thanks to Ron" he said with a small smirk and Ron cutter in "she will already know who you are" he said and I frowned "actually, I don't. This is the first time I've met or heard of him," I said and everyone gasped. Harry was the only one who didn't instead he smiled "finally someone who wont bug me about being Harry Potter" he whispered to me so I could only hear him, I have him a soft smile before turning to the set of twins sitting in front of me with grinning faces.
"I'm Fred Weasley and he's George," one of them said and I smirked, I knew this trick all to well. "Actually, I believe you are George and he is Fred but nice try" I said with a smile and they stared at me awestruck "that's so cool, how did you know?" I grinned. "I didn't you just gave it away" I giggled slightly and looked at George who was looking back at me. He was kind of cute...
"Well as much as I'd like to watch you two lovebirds staring at each other lovingly, I'd rather introduce myself" I jumped and blushed as I turned around in my seat to look at a very pretty girl. She had long light brown hair and the prettiest blue eyes, she was grinning like mad at me "Well I'm Georgia Malfoy, but in no lifetime may you call me that. Most people call me Jo but because you are special I'll let you think of something. Also I think you are pretty hip so I reckon we shall get along greatly. My nickname for you will be Becca and that's final." I stared at her as a huge smile formed on my lips "we'll that was different but I liked it, oh and I'll be calling you Joey so you better get used to it" I said with a wink before turning to face Professor Dumbledore who was beginning to speak, while Joey sat down next to Hermione.
After Professor Dumbledore had finished his speech and the first years had been sorted, a large and I mean extremely large feast appeared on all of the tables. Never in all my life had I seen so much food, I stared at it trying to decide what I would have. I ended up having a few potatoes and some pasta salad. Once everyone had finished dinner the desert appeared and I swear my eyes fell out of their sockets as I took in all the different types of sweet treats. I had a small piece of chocolate cake and tried my first sugar quill before I felt full. After everyone had finished that, Professor Dumbledore excused us all and sent us of to bed, I stood up and followed Joey out of the great hall. She took me to the Gryffindor common room and up to the girl's dormitory and showed me my bed, I discovered my suitcase was sitting there so I changed into my pyjamas and got ready for bed. Soon enough I was laying in my bed everything that had happened in the last few hours buzzing in my brain. I felt my eyes drooping as I fell into a peaceful slumber.
