My first try at a Harry Potter fanfic!
I DO NOT own Harry Potter
First Year
As I walked through the wall, I was hit with loud noises of kids excited voices, parents and their children saying goodbye and even the once in a while cry coming from mothers not wanting to let go of their children. I could also hear the noise of not only people but animals then came the smell of the train or better yet, the Hogwarts Express.
"promise to be good and make us proud?" I heard someone say next to me and looked up to see my mother standing next to me, Heather Pomona.
"I promise mother" I told her as I put on the best smile I could but in the inside I was as nervous as could be, I was eleven years old which meant this was my first time going to Hogwarts. A school for witches and wizards, a place where my parents once went to school.
"remember, no matter what house you end up in we will still be proud of you" my mother told me with a smile on her face, but I knew better then to believe that lie
"Heather, don't put such thoughts into her head" I heard my father, Baxter Pomona say
"Don't worry father I remember. Slytherin is the best house and if I don't end up in Slytherin it would be a disgrace to the family" I told my father, of course I knew Slytherin wasn't the best house because they were all the same but I also knew that if I was to get into any other house, my parents wouldn't be so happy with me.
"that's my girl!" my father put his hand on my shoulder, the pure-blood fathers way of showing affection instead of the usual hug
"Don't forget to write sweetheart! Say hi to Draco for us!" my mother gave me a hug then pushed me towards the train.
As I walked towards the train, I thought of the boy my other had mentioned. Draco Malfoy. Draco was also starting his first year at Hogwarts, our parents have been friends since before we were born so naturally me and Draco grew up together and became friends. The last time I had seen Draco had been a few weeks ago when we went shopping in Diagon Alley for our school supplies. It made me wonder where that blonde haired boy was.
Once my trunk was settled on the train with the rest of the student's trunks, I walked down the train looking for a compartment that had little people in it or no people at all, or a compartment with Draco inside. I couldn't see him anywhere but I eventually came across a compartment with three girls inside. I took a deep breath and opened the compartment door hoping they wouldn't be angry at me for disturbing them.
"sorry the interrupt but, I was wondering if I could sit here" I told the three girls who all stopped talking to look up at door as it opened
"sure why not! More the better" one of the girls had said
I let out a sigh of relief and sat down next to one of the girls who had a cat on her lap
"I'm Daphne Greengrass" the girl next to me said
"Pansy Parkinson" the girl who said I could come in said
"Millicent Bulstrode" the girl next to Pansy said
"I'm Crystal Pomona" I told all the girls once all their introductions were done, and then I remembered that all their last names had been names of pure-blood parents that my parents were friends with
"wow, so we are all pure-bloods!" I heard Pansy say but I was a little lost in thought
I remembered having all of these Christmas Balls and other gatherings, my parents loved it and invited all the pure-blood families that they could. I have met Pansy, Daphne, and Millicent's parents before but never them for I always hid from the other kids as I was a shy girl except for Draco who I had been with since I was in diapers.
"hello? Crystal?" I heard Daphne call, knocking me out of my thoughts
"sorry, I just realized I met all your parents at my parents gatherings but never you guys" I felt my cheeks turn red as they all had the same knowing look on their face, and I knew their parents all told them how I was too shy to meet them
"it's alright, we met you now" I looked over at Millicent and nodded my head with a smile on my face glad that I had made friends already, it made me less nervous.
"anything from the trolley!" we heard outside our compartment door, all of us jumped up from our seats at the thought of sweets and opened the compartment door to grab some
As I asked for some chocolate frogs I heard a voice I recognized call out my name and looked up to see the boy I had been looking for walking towards me with two other boys by his side, I knew the boys as Crabbe and Goyle. They hung around Malfoy Manor when I was there sometimes.
"finally found me eh Draco?" I smiled at him and stepped towards him to give him a hug which he returned then I turned around towards the other boys
"Crabbe, Goyle. Been a while since I seen you boys" they both said hi to me then proceeded to tell me how their parents took them on a sudden trip, I nodded then turned back to the girls behind me who all had different expressions on their faces.
Pansy had this knowing smirk on her face which I had no idea what that was about, Millicent had her eyes wide as if she was shocked that I gave the "famous" Draco Malfoy a hug and Daphne had a smile on her face but even with a short time of knowing her I knew that smile didn't mean anything good. I heard all about how Draco was already considered the 'Slytherin Prince' and even at this young age, I heard girls at my parent's gatherings already falling for the handsome Draco Malfoy.
"Going to introduce me to your friends anytime soon Crystal?" I heard Draco say and I didn't have to look at his face to know his famous smirk was on his face, I had to resist the urge to roll my eyes at him
"shut up" I told him laughing
"Draco this is Pansy, Daphne and Millicent, but I'm sure you already know each other" Draco nodded his head at the girls as his greeting, while the girls nodded their confirming that they all met each other before, quick meetings at pure-blood gatherings.
After a little bit more of talking, I told everyone we should go back into the compartment. I opened the door and sat down and everyone followed. For the remainder of the time we all talked and laughed like we have all been friends since forever which was refreshing to me, knowing I wouldn't be alone during my time at Hogwarts, I already knew we would all be in Slytherin and everyone else knew that too which is why no one bothered to ask which house we hoped to end up in or what we thought we would end up because we already knew the answer, Slytherin.
By the time the train pulled up to the stop, I was a little disappointed that our fun had to stop at least for now. I stood up like everyone else and walked out of the compartment and out of the train not worrying about my trunk, knowing that they would magically be in our dorms when we got there. I walked behind the boys and walked between Pansy and Daphne when we came across the guy who was yelling for first years to follow him, and from the front I could see Crabbe and Goyle looking up at the large man and heard them both say 'bloody hell' and had to hold back a laugh for the look on their faces were pretty funny.
As we walked we came across water that was filled with boats holding lanterns
"Four people a boat! Come on! Wha'da waitn for!" I heard the large man, I think Hagrid say. I seen Draco get into a boat with Crabbe, Goyle and some other boy I noticed to be Blaise Zabini another pure-blood. I walked over to a boat and stepped into it sitting down and of course Pansy, Millicent and Daphne followed me into the boat.
Our conversation from inside the compartment started up again except it didn't last long as Hogwarts came into view and every conversation stopped as every one of us looked up at Hogwarts with looks of amazement on our faces. I once again got nervous looking up at Hogwarts as it was a really big building and I knew that I would probably get lost.
As the boats hit land, all the kids got out and immediately knew to follow Hagrid up to the castle, I once again was walking with the group again as we stepped into Hogwarts and once again kids looked around with faces of amazement, moving portraits greeting us as we walked past them. We continued walking up some steps until Hagrid met up with some other lady on the top of the stairs, all the kids stopped walking as Hagrid walked off leaving us with this women. She introduced herself as Professor McGonagall but right after she told us to wait here to see if the sorting was ready then walked into what I guessed was the Great Hall. I could automatically hear the excited voices of everyone around me, not only that but I could not miss what other kids were saying about the sorting. How they would have to battle a troll and some other silly ideas but I knew it was just a silly old hat.
"Be right back" I heard Draco say as he stepped up the stairs towards a boy with black hair and glasses and I recognized him immediately as Harry Potter.
"what do you think he's saying to him?" I heard Millicent whisper
I knew what he was saying, I watched as Draco talked then stuck out his hand to Harry then watched as Harry just stared at his hand instead of shaking it. I remember Draco's father, Lucius talk to Draco about how he wanted Draco to befriend Harry Potter saying it was important that Harry trusted him.
"stupid bloody Potter" I heard Draco grumbled under his breath as he stomped back over to us, while everyone's attention was once again on how the sorting was going to go, I moved closer to Draco but just enough so no one would notice and grabbed his hand in mine. I didn't have to look at him to know he was staring at me as he intertwined our fingers and squeezed my hand but quickly let go when Pansy turned around to tell me about some girl she spotted with bushy hair.
"alright, everything is ready follow me" McGonagall said as she came back out motioning for everyone to follow her
"oh my god I'm so excited!" I heard Daphne squeal in excitement behind me then I heard Millicent laughing at her
As we walked through the doors, a million different sounds and conversations hit my ears at once. I looked around and see five different tables, four for each house and one long table at the other end of the room for the professors but at the front of the room was a stool with what I can tell was the sorting hat that would decide which house we would end up in. I looked around more and seen almost every person in the Great Hall staring at us and I could feel my cheeks turn red but the nervousness went away for just a second as I felt Draco's hand grab mine for a quick second before anyone could notice. I took in what I could of the Great Hall before each student stopped walking as McGonagall picked up the hat. My mind had started drifting off as the headmaster Dumbledore started making a speech but as soon as I heard him say 'Let the sorting…begin!' I knew I had to pay attention for when my name was called.
Slowly everyone was getting called up; I was excited to see where people I've seen ended up.
"Bulstrode, Millicent!" Slytherin
"Crabbe, Vincent!" Slytherin
"Goyle, Gregory!" Slytherin
"Granger, Hermione!" Gryffindor
"Greengrass, Daphne!" Slytherin
"Malfoy, Draco!" Slytherin
"Parkinson, Pansy!" Slytherin
"Pomona, Crystal!" I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding and walked up to the stool and sat on it, McGonagall placed the sorting hat on my head and I couldn't help but jump when I heard its voice in my head.
I see greatness in you Pomona, the will power to prove yourself, to make your parents proud. A nervous girl who hides her real self, you hide behind a wall of niceness instead of letting out your inner anger and your true power. Hufflepuff wouldn't do…Ravenclaw wouldn't do either…I see hidden bravery which would make you fit in with Gryffindor 'please not Gryffindor, anything but Gryffindor' Ahh, wanting your parents approval as they wouldn't be too happy with you in the house they dislike most, I wouldn't worry too much Pomona as I see the personalities of a Slytherin shine in your true self, the part you keep hidden from others…let it be…
"SLYTHERIN!" the hat screamed, I let out another breath I was holding and with a smile on my face I jumped off the stool and walked over to the house all the way on the end that was cheering for a new first year in their house. I sat down next to Draco and Daphne which was across from Pansy, Crabbe, and Goyle along with Millicent next to Goyle and we waited for everyone else to get sorted.
"Potter, Harry!" it was an odd moment, Harry's name was called and any conversation that was happening in the Great Hall stopped as everyone turned to stare at the legendary, Harry Potter. After everyone was done staring they still stared but this time, everyone turned to whisper about him to their friends.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the sorting hat eventually shouted out after sitting on Harry's head a long time, I watched as the Gryffindor table all stood up clapping and hollering for they had the famous Harry Potter, and I listened as the Slytherin's grumbled and angry that he got sorted into their rival house.
"Weasley, Ronald!" Gryffindor
"Zabini, Blaise!" Slytherin
And the sorting was done. Dumbledore stood up and made another speech but once again I didn't listen but this time it wasn't because I wasn't paying attention, I was simply distracted. I felt Draco's hand slip into mine so I automatically intertwined our fingers and tried to keep the slight blush off of my cheeks as I didn't want anyone to notice that not only were we holding hands, but the fact that I had a slight crush on Draco Malfoy, even if I was only eleven.
~This was my first try at a Harry Potter fanfic, I could write more if you like but I must warn you, I MIGHT be horrible when it comes to trying to trying to do all the spells and not to mention classes. But if anyone wants me to continue then I will try my hardest and try to update as often as I can (and yes I never finished a fanfic before)~