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At the opening feast, Esther Withel sat at the Giffendor table beside Fred and Greoge Weasly. She laughed as the two played around.

Esther Withel looked no differant that any of the other fourth years at Hogwarts. She had short blond hair and light crystal blue eyes. She had two older siblings, Jake and Wendle. Of corse she barely saw either of them. Jake, now a full flegded wizard, lived in The States with his wife Gloria and their son Jameson. But in one way she was very differant from the others. She was Albus Dumbledore's Grand-daughter. This wasn't widely known. Nobody knew save, Wendle, Fred & Greoge, and the Professers. Her older sister Wendle had changed her last name to her mother's maiden her frist year at Hogwarts so that no-one would know who she acctully was. Esther wasn't so happy with this but she went along with it.

Now she was pulling pranks with Fred and Greoge while wait for the sorting ceromny to began.
"You know what Fred and I saw back at the station?"
Esther snaped out of her dream state.
"Huh? What?"
Greoge sighed and repeated his qestion. Esther shook her head, "Nope what did you see?"
Fred leaned over, "Harry Potter." Esther's eyes grew big, "No way......" Fred nodded, "Sat with Ron. Scar and everything."
Esther sqinted her eyes at Fred,
"You two better be telling me the truth! Or I'll...."
Fred laughed, "We're telling the truth!"
Esther smiled, "We'll see...Here come the frist years now...."
Esther wachted as the Frist years trotted out. Esther waved to Ron as he went up to the front. She leaned over to Greoge, "Ronny has something on his nose."

Mcgonagall called each student up. Esther bit her lip to keep from laughing as Ron went up. The hat was placed on his head and Esther heard it say,
"Ahh anthor Weasly.....I know where to put you...Gryffindor!!!"
Esther Stood up and clapped as hard as she could. Much to the teacher disgts Fred let off a firecraker. Esther smiled at Ron who sat beside her, grinning.
"Go Ronny!" Said Esther ruffleing his hair.

"Granger, Hermione." Said Mcgonagall. Esther cocked her head to one side as a gril with bushy brown hair and brown eyes came up to the seat.
"Gryffindor!!!"
More cherring Erupted from the Griffendor table. Then.....

"Potter, Harry." Esther eyes grew wide.
"Harry Potter?" She siad looking over to Fred,
"Told you..."
Esther crossed her fingers. *Please....* She closed her eyes.

"Gryffindor!!!"
Esther jumped. "Yes!"
Fred was yelling, "We got Potter! We got Potter!"
She looked over to the Slytherin table. Wendle had been Sorted into that house and she smiled at her sister. Some how the sweet sparkle that was usealy in her sister's eye, was now replaced with a evil one. In front of her was little Draco Malfoy. Esther looked at her sister. *Wendle?* She thought *Don't be turning Slytherin....*
Greoge tapped her shoulder "Essie? You okay?"
Esther turn the frown fading from her face.
"Corse I'm okay!" She laughed, "We got Potter!"

Dumbledore tried everyone atention.
"Quiet!" yelled Esther cupping her hands. Dumbledore smiled at her.
"I'd like to say a few things before our mind are taken off by the feast. Frist of all the Forbidden wodds is off limits to all. And The Third Floor Corridor is off limits to everyone, who do not a want a slow and very painful death."
Esther looked over to Fred, "Do even think about it..."
"Futher more Flicht has added some more banned thing to his list that some..." He said looking over to Esther and the Twins "should look at."
Esther smiled.
"Now Let the feast began!"

And so anthor year began at Hogwarts. Young Esther Whithel didn't know that this year would the hardest of her life.