All the Hogwarts students gathered in the halls for the traditional sorting of the first years. All of the houses clapped at every new addition and what not. After all the first years had been sorted the students were hungry to eat. Yet it seemed that would have to be held off a little longer.
"Students, the sorting of the first years are over, but we have two new additions to the school. They will be fifth years in Hogwarts. One of them has come to us from Ireland and the other from Russia. After they are assorted be kind to them." Professor McGonagall informed them. She looked at her list and read the first name, "Nadia Selmaya." All the students looked at the tall, slim girl with the light blonde hair. Her eyes were closed as she sat on the chair. Professor McGounagall placed the hat on her head. After a few moments the hat seemed to have come to a decision, but a difficult one.
"Yes..ah...SLYTHERIN!" The Slytherin table clapped and cheered. Nadia's eyes opened and they were blue and cat like. She stepped down off of the chair and walked over to the Slytherin table.
"Next, Melina McDormatt!" The second girl walked up. It seemed obvious she was the one from Ireland. She had red hair, but of a darker tint, green eyes and slightly pale skin with assorted freckles. The hat was placed on her head and the hat shouted Gryffindor. The Gryffindor table cheered. She smiled and walked over to her new table. She looked over at the Slytherin table and Nadia shot her a nasty look. Melina frowned and looked away.
"Hi Melina. My name is Harry Potter and these are my friends Ron Weasley and Hermoine Granger." Melina smiled and nodded.
"Hello. It's nice to meet you all. It's nice to see a kind face around here."
"What do you mean? You don't know anyone yet though, right?" Ron asked. Melina hesitated for a moment.
"Well, you could say that." They exchanged glances. Before they could get a word in Fred spoke up.
"Are you any good at Quidditch?" Melina looked at Fred.
"Well, I think I am. I am pretty fast on my broom stick." Fred broke out into a smile.
"Then you have to talk to Wood. Oliver Wood actually. He is the Gryffindor team captain in Quidditch."
"Uh maybe later. I'm sort of hungy right now. But I will think about it...umm...uhhh... I'm sorry but I don't know your name."
"My name is Fred Weasley and this is my twin George. We are Ron's older brothers." Ron rolled his eyes. While Melina was busy meeting other people from the Gryffindor house, Nadia was watching in disgust.
"My name is Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." Nadia looked at the guy with the light, slicked blonde hair. She gave him a look that said 'How dare you speak to me.'
"I'm Nadia." Her tone was flat and uncaring. It was as if she didn't want to be at Hogwarts.
"These are my friends Crabbe and Goyle." Malfoy looked at her and saw she was once again looking at the Gryffindor table. "What is so interesting over there? Are you looking at Harry Potter?" Nadia's expression changed. She looked at Malfoy.
"Did you say Harry Potter?" She said the name with such bitterness it was scary. Malfoy nodded.
"Do you not like Harry Potter?" Nadia didn't answer him.
After a while the students were dismissed to their dormitories. Nadia quietly followed the other Slytherins. Her and Melina passed each other both exchanging evil glares. No one seemed to notice the glares, expect for Harry.
The next day all the Hogwarts students were walking to class and excitedly talking about the new year. Harry found it a chance to talk to Melina.
"Melina, why are you and Nadia looking so hatefully toward each other? I thought you didn't know anyone."
Melina shook her head, "It is nothing. Nothing I can explain to you now if ever." Oliver Wood caught up with Harry and the others.
"Hi Harry." Oliver looked at Melina, "So you are the new girl Fred was telling me about. My name is Oliver Wood. I am the Gryffindor captain for Quidditch."
Melina nodded and smiled. "Yes, Fred was telling me about you. My name is Melina."
"Any good at Quidditch? We are looking for a chaser since one of our best left us last year." Oliver seemed to look excited that Gryffindor might finally have another chaser.
"Um I think I am alright. Not too sure. Haven't really played the game but I could try."
Oliver's face lighted up with happiness, "Great! Then it's settled! Come along with Harry to practice this afternoon and we'll see how you do. Until then, see you." Oliver looked at Harry, "See you at practice Harry!" Oliver ran down the steps and off to class.
"Well, he's an anxious one isn't he?" Melina said. Harry nodded. "Well, I better be off to class. See you around Harry." Melina waved and walked off. Harry walked the other direction and went down a flight of steps. At the bottom there was a person sitting there.
"Um excuse me? Are you lost?" Harry asked. The person turned around to reveal the same cat eyes that shot open when they were sorted into Slytherin. Harry thought for a moment and said, "You're Nadia right? The new girl from Russia." She nodded.
"You are Harry Potter. You hang out with Hermione Granger, who is Muggle born, and Ron Weasley. The red head who's brother's are Fred and George, the twins who tried to pull a practical joke on me." Harry looked confused for a moment.
"How...how do you know my name? And about my friends? You just got here."
"When you're new you learn about everyone very quickly." Her voice had a thick accent and was low and blank of expression.
"So do you know anything about Melina?" The name made Nadia scowl and narrow her eyes. Her tone turned bitter.
"Melina...Melina McDormatt?" Harry nodded. "No, I do not know anything about her."
"I think you do but you won't tell. You both give each other nasty looks but know nothing about each other, or so you claim." Nadia gave Harry a stone cold look.
"Harry you and your friends medel in business that is not your own. You ask too many questions and get yourself in danger. Well, I'm telling you right now Harry Potter, do not medel into mine or Melina's business. You will find some very disturbing facts and you may not be able to get yourself out of it. Do not ask questions do not sneak around or try to bug them out of me."
"How do you know that I medel?" Harry was becoming very suspicious.
"Harry Potter, I know your past, I know your future. I know your fear and your secrets. I know what you desire and what you hate. I know it all. I know that the night when Voldermort killed your parents and gave you that scar that I almost died as well. A great power swam within my veins as Voldermort's powers and life weakend greatly. Because of that the power nearly killed me because even to this day no great wizard could handle the power I obtain. And Harry, it is not a good thing to medel in someone's business who knows all these things."
"One more question, why did the sorting hat find it so difficult to place you into Slytherin?" Nadia seemed to become irritated with his question.
"Because, Harry Potter, the sorting hat could see all the power I obtain. The hat knew that not even the Slytherin house could completely uphold someone like me. It knew of my great power and it became confused by it and knew that as powerful of house as Slytherin is, it is no help to me."
"Trying to cozy up to the new Slytherin addition, Potter?" Harry turned toward the familiar icy voice that belonged to Draco Malfoy.
"I'm trying to be nice which is more than you have tried. What does it matter to you if I'm talking to Nadia?" Malfoy smirked.
"A lot you know Potter. I have been talking with Nadia. First person who has. No maybe you should back off. Everyone knows that Slytherins and Gryffindors dont get along." Malfoy looked at Nadia. "We have Defense Against the Dark Arts now. I will see you there." Nadia just blinked towards Malfoy's direction.
Harry turned to Nadia,"Why would you want to be-friend someone like that?"
"Malfoy is a very intimidating person, to an extent. Don't you see how he has Crabbe and Goyle do everything at the very flick of his hand? That to me is a powerful wizard. But not even he is stupid enough to try and do the same to me as he tries to do toward you." And it seemed for the first time her voice softened and the scowl, emptiness in her eyes dispersed. "Harry, you truly are a great wizard. You must learn how to discover your power and control it." Nadia'a eyes closed and shook her head as if she didn't know what she had done. When she opened her eyes the scowl had returned. She stood up and walked away leaving Harry to be late again.
"Students, the sorting of the first years are over, but we have two new additions to the school. They will be fifth years in Hogwarts. One of them has come to us from Ireland and the other from Russia. After they are assorted be kind to them." Professor McGonagall informed them. She looked at her list and read the first name, "Nadia Selmaya." All the students looked at the tall, slim girl with the light blonde hair. Her eyes were closed as she sat on the chair. Professor McGounagall placed the hat on her head. After a few moments the hat seemed to have come to a decision, but a difficult one.
"Yes..ah...SLYTHERIN!" The Slytherin table clapped and cheered. Nadia's eyes opened and they were blue and cat like. She stepped down off of the chair and walked over to the Slytherin table.
"Next, Melina McDormatt!" The second girl walked up. It seemed obvious she was the one from Ireland. She had red hair, but of a darker tint, green eyes and slightly pale skin with assorted freckles. The hat was placed on her head and the hat shouted Gryffindor. The Gryffindor table cheered. She smiled and walked over to her new table. She looked over at the Slytherin table and Nadia shot her a nasty look. Melina frowned and looked away.
"Hi Melina. My name is Harry Potter and these are my friends Ron Weasley and Hermoine Granger." Melina smiled and nodded.
"Hello. It's nice to meet you all. It's nice to see a kind face around here."
"What do you mean? You don't know anyone yet though, right?" Ron asked. Melina hesitated for a moment.
"Well, you could say that." They exchanged glances. Before they could get a word in Fred spoke up.
"Are you any good at Quidditch?" Melina looked at Fred.
"Well, I think I am. I am pretty fast on my broom stick." Fred broke out into a smile.
"Then you have to talk to Wood. Oliver Wood actually. He is the Gryffindor team captain in Quidditch."
"Uh maybe later. I'm sort of hungy right now. But I will think about it...umm...uhhh... I'm sorry but I don't know your name."
"My name is Fred Weasley and this is my twin George. We are Ron's older brothers." Ron rolled his eyes. While Melina was busy meeting other people from the Gryffindor house, Nadia was watching in disgust.
"My name is Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." Nadia looked at the guy with the light, slicked blonde hair. She gave him a look that said 'How dare you speak to me.'
"I'm Nadia." Her tone was flat and uncaring. It was as if she didn't want to be at Hogwarts.
"These are my friends Crabbe and Goyle." Malfoy looked at her and saw she was once again looking at the Gryffindor table. "What is so interesting over there? Are you looking at Harry Potter?" Nadia's expression changed. She looked at Malfoy.
"Did you say Harry Potter?" She said the name with such bitterness it was scary. Malfoy nodded.
"Do you not like Harry Potter?" Nadia didn't answer him.
After a while the students were dismissed to their dormitories. Nadia quietly followed the other Slytherins. Her and Melina passed each other both exchanging evil glares. No one seemed to notice the glares, expect for Harry.
The next day all the Hogwarts students were walking to class and excitedly talking about the new year. Harry found it a chance to talk to Melina.
"Melina, why are you and Nadia looking so hatefully toward each other? I thought you didn't know anyone."
Melina shook her head, "It is nothing. Nothing I can explain to you now if ever." Oliver Wood caught up with Harry and the others.
"Hi Harry." Oliver looked at Melina, "So you are the new girl Fred was telling me about. My name is Oliver Wood. I am the Gryffindor captain for Quidditch."
Melina nodded and smiled. "Yes, Fred was telling me about you. My name is Melina."
"Any good at Quidditch? We are looking for a chaser since one of our best left us last year." Oliver seemed to look excited that Gryffindor might finally have another chaser.
"Um I think I am alright. Not too sure. Haven't really played the game but I could try."
Oliver's face lighted up with happiness, "Great! Then it's settled! Come along with Harry to practice this afternoon and we'll see how you do. Until then, see you." Oliver looked at Harry, "See you at practice Harry!" Oliver ran down the steps and off to class.
"Well, he's an anxious one isn't he?" Melina said. Harry nodded. "Well, I better be off to class. See you around Harry." Melina waved and walked off. Harry walked the other direction and went down a flight of steps. At the bottom there was a person sitting there.
"Um excuse me? Are you lost?" Harry asked. The person turned around to reveal the same cat eyes that shot open when they were sorted into Slytherin. Harry thought for a moment and said, "You're Nadia right? The new girl from Russia." She nodded.
"You are Harry Potter. You hang out with Hermione Granger, who is Muggle born, and Ron Weasley. The red head who's brother's are Fred and George, the twins who tried to pull a practical joke on me." Harry looked confused for a moment.
"How...how do you know my name? And about my friends? You just got here."
"When you're new you learn about everyone very quickly." Her voice had a thick accent and was low and blank of expression.
"So do you know anything about Melina?" The name made Nadia scowl and narrow her eyes. Her tone turned bitter.
"Melina...Melina McDormatt?" Harry nodded. "No, I do not know anything about her."
"I think you do but you won't tell. You both give each other nasty looks but know nothing about each other, or so you claim." Nadia gave Harry a stone cold look.
"Harry you and your friends medel in business that is not your own. You ask too many questions and get yourself in danger. Well, I'm telling you right now Harry Potter, do not medel into mine or Melina's business. You will find some very disturbing facts and you may not be able to get yourself out of it. Do not ask questions do not sneak around or try to bug them out of me."
"How do you know that I medel?" Harry was becoming very suspicious.
"Harry Potter, I know your past, I know your future. I know your fear and your secrets. I know what you desire and what you hate. I know it all. I know that the night when Voldermort killed your parents and gave you that scar that I almost died as well. A great power swam within my veins as Voldermort's powers and life weakend greatly. Because of that the power nearly killed me because even to this day no great wizard could handle the power I obtain. And Harry, it is not a good thing to medel in someone's business who knows all these things."
"One more question, why did the sorting hat find it so difficult to place you into Slytherin?" Nadia seemed to become irritated with his question.
"Because, Harry Potter, the sorting hat could see all the power I obtain. The hat knew that not even the Slytherin house could completely uphold someone like me. It knew of my great power and it became confused by it and knew that as powerful of house as Slytherin is, it is no help to me."
"Trying to cozy up to the new Slytherin addition, Potter?" Harry turned toward the familiar icy voice that belonged to Draco Malfoy.
"I'm trying to be nice which is more than you have tried. What does it matter to you if I'm talking to Nadia?" Malfoy smirked.
"A lot you know Potter. I have been talking with Nadia. First person who has. No maybe you should back off. Everyone knows that Slytherins and Gryffindors dont get along." Malfoy looked at Nadia. "We have Defense Against the Dark Arts now. I will see you there." Nadia just blinked towards Malfoy's direction.
Harry turned to Nadia,"Why would you want to be-friend someone like that?"
"Malfoy is a very intimidating person, to an extent. Don't you see how he has Crabbe and Goyle do everything at the very flick of his hand? That to me is a powerful wizard. But not even he is stupid enough to try and do the same to me as he tries to do toward you." And it seemed for the first time her voice softened and the scowl, emptiness in her eyes dispersed. "Harry, you truly are a great wizard. You must learn how to discover your power and control it." Nadia'a eyes closed and shook her head as if she didn't know what she had done. When she opened her eyes the scowl had returned. She stood up and walked away leaving Harry to be late again.