Some people could be so rude. Really, I didn't understand it. How could I hate someone at first sight? It wasn't like me at all. In my defense, however, this boy had been so pompous. I'm not sure what, but something about my name had changed his attitude entirely. He simply scrunched his face in a scowl before stalking off down the train. And now here he was in front of me; offering his friendship to Harry.
Harry, of course, being the legendary Harry Potter. I watched as the foul boy insulted Harry's new friend, Ron Weasley. Not that I blamed him. Ron was a curious boy. Obviously, he was not very hygienic, judging by the dirt on his nose. Someone would have to fix that. As soon as the blonde and his cronies left, I stomped toward the compartment.
The floor was littered with sweets, and that boy Ron was holding up his rat by the tail. How awful! "What has been going on?" I asked, genuinely curious as to why the compartment was now a sty and the rat was practically being abused.
"I think he's been knocked out," Ron began, leaning in to study his rat closer. I tuned out as they spoke of the boy from before; I didn't want to know about him anyway. He was a pompous jerk and that was all there was to say about it. Ron turned to me. "Can we help you with something?"
Shocked by his rude addressing of me, I said what I had come to say as quickly as possible. "You'd better hurry up and put your robes on, I've just been up front to ask the conductor and he says we're nearly there." I took in the boys' disheveled states once more. "You haven't been fighting, have you? You'll be in trouble before we even get there!"
Ron scowled at me, his nasty attitude growing nastier. "Scabbers has been fighting, not us. Would you mind leaving while we change?"
"All right - I only came in here because people outside are behaving very childishly, racing up and down the corridors." I huffed as I made the impulsive decision to burst Ronald's bubble. "And you've got dirt on your nose, by the way, did you know?" On that note, I turned and left.
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I picked at my nails as I watched the sorting hat sort all of the children before me. Looking up at the 'sky', I distracted myself by remembering what Hogwarts: A History had said about the bewitched ceiling. I knew what house I wanted to be in, but there was no guarantee of anything. The boy two before me, Justin Finch-Fletchley, was sorted into Hufflepuff, and the one after him, Seamus Finnigan, was sorted into Gryffindor (even if it did take the hat a few minutes to decide). If I was lucky, Seamus would be one of my housemates.
"Granger, Hermione!" called out Professor McGonagall. I made my way up to the stool quickly, careful not to run, and put the hat on my head as quickly as possible.
"I see you have a strong desire for knowledge, very nice," a small voice in my ear spoke to me. "But what do you wish to do with that knowledge, I wonder? Ravenclaw would be a good fit. However, I see that you want to prove yourself by using your knowledge and skill. If you wish to take the floor, you'd be at home in GRYFFINDOR!" I smiled widely and ran over to the table of cheering students. I was so pleased that I almost didn't notice Ronald's groan of displeasure. Almost.
After I sat down and greeted some of the Gryffindors, they had gotten past a few more students. The boy who I had helped find his toad on the train got sorted into Gryffindor, and I made sure to say "hello again, Neville" to him too. I didn't understand it, but my attention was piqued when I heard the name "Malfoy, Draco" called.
"SLYTHERIN!" shouted the hat, after less than a millisecond of contact with his blonde head. A curious bit of pain flowered in my chest, but I chose to ignore it. Harry was also sorted into Gryffindor, along with Ronald shortly after. That Weasley boy did not like me. Frankly, I wasn't too fond of him either. He could toss off for all I cared.
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Y'all ik this is really short but it took a while. I wanted to get SOMETHING up soon, so that I can get feedback. The reason it takes so long is because I'm legit USING THE BOOKS so I'm looking through them and using sticky notes. It's intense. Anyway, I'm trying to write a bit every day, so hopefully I'll update soon! Enjoy!