Chapter one. Sorcerers Stone
The Sorting Hat

"I am really going. For real! I have dreamed of this day forever! I finally turned eleven so I could begin my lessons once September 1, comes around," I exclaimed excitedly.
The day was the last day of August. The last day of my pathetic school, Winfield Primary. No more stupid boys making stupid comments, no more Miss Chesterham, the meanest teacher in the school, and best of all no more Violet. Violet's dad is, of course, Mr. Hamlet, who runs the biggest factory in town. Hamlet Inc. They make all the new radios so no wonder they own the biggest mansion on Dollber Drive. It didn't matter anymore though. Soon I'd be going to Hogwarts, a school for special kids like me. I don't mean mental kids, I mean wizards. I can't tell anyone I am a wizard. I can make things happen with my mind. Unnatural things. Hogwarts is a wizard school, where I will learn to control my special gift.

"Amber! Amber! Amber Jackson, get down here right now or you'll miss the train!" My mother shouted from the kitchen.
"Rose, it's all right. The train doesn't leave for two hours. We'll make it." Said Lawrence, my dad. "I'm just worried about Jessica. She hasn't woken up yet."
"Good morning," I said walking down the stairs.
"Hurry and get Jessica, we have to be there at nine!"
"Ok, ok."
I walked up the stairs to Jessica's room and quietly opened the door.
Jessica was packing her stuff.
"Your packing now!? Mom said to pack last tonight." I said as walked in her room.
"I just needed to pack my wand and books. So... er... Are you wanting to get into Ravenclaw with me!?"
"I don't know. What other choices are there?"
Jessica who is in her seventh, and last year starred at me with wide eyes.
"I'm in my last year and my little sister doesn't even know the four houses!"
"Four houses? I thought there were three!?"
"Oh my Gosh."

"The last time I was in Kings Cross was a whole year ago! I'm excited to go back, but I'm nervous about taking N.E.W.T.s!"
"Ok, well, are you girls ready? Get in between platform nine and ten. Jessica you go first." Mom instructed. Jessica ran into the wall which got the attention of a muggle, who then dumped his coffee into the waste bin.
Once Jessica and my dad had run into the wall, it was my turn. I was getting into position, I looked over to my right where I noticed four red head kids in line.
"Mom look! They must be wizards too! Those two twins just ran into the platform like Jessica!" I exclaimed.
"Honey there's a lot of wizards going to Hogwarts." Said mom.
At the moment, my dad popped through the wall.
"Come on you two. The train is about to- Merlin's Beard! Look over there!"
"Honey it's just another wizard
family." Said my mom.
"No, not the red heads, the brown headed boy!"
"Lawrence, I don't see who your talking abo- well lookie there it's Harry Potter!"
"Harry Potter!?" I shouted a little too loudly for about three muggles stopped to stare at me.
"Shhh," hissed my mother. "Now hurry onto the platform.

Once me and Nancy, my owl, were on the train safely I pulled out my wand. Just think. In one year I'll be able to use this! Lucky Jessica getting to use this- but then my thoughts were interrupted by a boy knocking on the door. He happened to be Harry Potter.
"Erm hello," He said awkwardly.
"Hi there." I returned even more uncomfortably.
"Is this car open?"
"I'm not expecting anyone"
"Well-"
"We'll send you a toilet seat!" We heard a random kid say off in another car.
"Never mind, I think I see one." And the boy who lived left me. Two minuets passed when a tearful boy with a chubby face opened my car door.
"Have you seen Trevor!?"
"Trevor?" I asked confused
"My toad! I lost him"
"Sorry. I haven't seen a toad"
Disappointed the boy stalked away.
Minuets later another person opened my door.
"Have you seen a toad? Neville's lost his." She said with a bossy sort of voice. She had big, bushy, brown hair and rather large front teeth.
"You mean Trevor? No I haven't seen him." I answered her like I had too Neville.
"Oh, I'm Hermione Granger."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Amber Jackson." I told Hermione while shaking her hand.
"Nice to meet you too! Now if you'll excuse me I have a toad to find." She paused " you might want to change into your robes, we'll be arriving soon." And then Hermione was gone.

Getting off the train and into the boats with a half-giant named Hagrid was strange yet exciting.
We filed into a hallway in front of a pair of big, oak doors. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald green robes appeared.
"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid
"Thank you Hagrid, I will take them from here." She pulled open the doors and we followed her into a huge hall.
"Welcome to Hogwarts." Said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting Ceremony will begin shortly." She said and disappeared through another door.
"Well, well, well. Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts." Said an evil sounding voice from the back of our small crowd. The speaker had blonde-white hair and a malicious smile.
"You'll need help choosing the right kind of people from the wrong kind." The boy continued, guesturing toward the red headed boy next to Harry.
"Luckily for you, I can help. Names Draco. Draco Malfoy."
"I think I can tell for myself, thanks" retorted Harry. Then McGonagall entered the room.
"That'll do Draco." And Draco backed off. They were brought up onto a stage where a dirty old hat was sitting on a stool.
"As I call your name you will walk up and put this hat on." Instructed Professor McGonagall.
She called children up one by one. The blonde-white haired boy was put in Slytherin. Harry, Hermione, and there red headed friend, Ron Weasley, were put in Gryfinndor. Finally it was my turn.
"Jackson, Amber" Called out McGonagall. I walked up to the stage and put on the hat. I saw Jessica give me a thumbs-up and pat the empty seat next to her. The hat was now upon my head.
"This one seems easy..." Shouted the Sorting Hat. "GRYFINNDOR!"