J.K Rowling owns all. Except Joanie and Blaire.
*Prologue*_
Blaire Justice and Joanie Levine stared around idly, wondering if this castle could get any bigger. The whole place was corridors, corridors, and more corridors. It could easily be called a maze. The only thing keeping the two from getting lost was one of the nice professor's, who eagerly agreed to show the girls the way to Professor McGonagall's office, the head master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The professor, who Blaire and Joanie later learned would be their Herbs teacher, said the password to a gargoyle and a door swung open, reveling the staircase into the head master's study. Professor Longbottom stepped aside and after one another, the two girls made their way up into the office.
McGonagall sat like a pencil at her desk, looking nice to new-comers but would easily scold you if you did something worth punishing. She rose from her desk and welcomed them. "Hello ladies. Welcome to Hogwarts. I hope you enjoy your time here. We don't usually receive students above the age of eleven, but we made an exception to bring in fifth years. Excuse me while I get the Sorting Hat."
McGonagall went into the back room and came out moments later with a tattered hat. She put the hat down and explained, "This hat has been with Hogwarts for many, many generations. All you have to do is sit still and the hat will decide which house you will be sorted into. Up first will be… Blaire Justice."
Blaire took a step forward, looking slightly frazzled. She had heard the horror stories about the different houses. Gryffindor was known for their courage, Ravenclaw for their wise intelligence, Slytherin for their cunning intelligence, and Hufflepuff for their loyalty. She didn't want to be in Slytherin, for she heard that they had a mean streak and Hufflepuffs were known for not being as courageous.
She sat down on a stool and let McGonagall put the hat on her head. The hat whispered in her ear, "Ah, this is going to be a hard one. I can tell you are intelligent, wise, and your smarts shall not be wasted on anything but… Ravenclaw!"
"Well Miss Justice, congratulations. Now it will be Miss Levine's turn."
Blaire rose from the chair and moved aside so Joanie could sit on the stool. Once more, McGonagall placed the hat atop Joanie's head. The hat snickered and hissed, "Cunning and sneaky, yet intelligent: the true traits of both Slytherin and Ravenclaw. What to choose, what to choose. How about… Slytherin!"
Joanie stood up and walked back to where she and Blaire stood before, slightly shocked but still pretty happy with the selection. She had not even considered that she would be placed in Slytherin because she was a muggle-born. She remembered the day her first letter to her old wizardry school came. Her hadn't even come close to believing it.
Just then, the door behind Blaire and Joanie swung open and a red headed girl stepped into view. She looked about the same age as Blaire and Joanie.
"Ah, Miss Weasley, so nice of you to join us," Professor McGonagall welcomed the girl. "So Rose, I would like you to show Miss Justice and Miss Levine around the grounds and take Miss Justice to the Ravenclaw tower. You will have to find somebody to show Miss. Levine to the Slytherin dungeons."
The girl named Rose smiled and nodded ten instructed Blaire and Joanie to follow her. They left McGonagall's study and went back down the stair case to tour the grounds of their new home for the time being.
