I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters in that universe with the exception of Angela Jade Frost. Not that I have the money if someone decided to sue me, being a poor college student.
Note, this takes place after Order of the Phoenix but it ignores The Half Blood Prince, in other words, this is Harry's 6th year.
Platform 9 ¾ was bustling with all the students trying to get onto the Hogwarts Express, those returning for another year, or those who were just starting out in their magical learning. Harry had arrived at the train station by taxi this year as apposed to past years and was calmly loading his trunk onto the train, glancing around for Ron or Hermione before heading for an open compartment to relax in. Not five minutes later the compartment door opened up and Neville Longbottom poked his head in.
"Hey Harry, mind if I sit in here with you?"
"Sure Neville, c'mon in. You haven't seen Ron or Hermione around have you?"
"I saw them on the platform but they headed towards the middle of the train. Maybe we'll see them later on."
Harry just nodded since they were sitting at the front of the train. Knowing his friends they would probably come looking for him sooner or later to catch up on their summer activities and what trouble each other got into, not that Hermione got into much trouble on her own.
Rain had begun to pelt the train as it neared the station, all the students changing into their robes and pulling down their luggage. The train finally came to a stop at the station, the porters quickly unloading the students luggage, Harry and Neville getting caught up in the swirling mass of old and new students. A lantern shining far above everyone's head caught Harry's eye and he grabbed Neville's arm, tugging him through the crowd towards the towering Hagrid.
"C'mon, firs' years this way!" Glancing down and spotting Harry, Hagrid pointed towards one of the carriages lined up beside the station. Harry just nodded in understanding and pulled Neville along with him towards that carriage, hopping inside to sit down right next to Ron as Neville sat next to Hermione.
"Hi guys, have a nice trip?" Harry asked as they started moving off towards the castle.
" 'arry, we'd wondered where you'd got to, we couldn't find ya on the train!"
"I was up towards the driver like always Ron," Harry stated with a roll of his eyes.
"Oh, well, we didn't think to check there," Ron muttered with a light blush.
"Don't worry about it now Ron, we found him alright, besides, it's time to head inside," Hermione remarked just at the carriages stopped in front of the castle.
"C'mon, it's pouring!" Neville climbed out of the carriage and made a run for the castle, his robe over his head. The other three followed shortly after, mimicking Neville's impromptu umbrella, and rushed inside.
The sorting hat had made quick work of the drenched first year students who were currently getting to know their house mates and drying off when Dumbledor stood up at the teachers table.
"I'd like to welcome you all to another year at Hogwarts. Just a few start of term announcements I'd like to make. First off, the forbidden forest is, of course, forbidden if you don't wish to die. Second, Mr. Filch has added nosebleed toffee and biting whoopee cushions to the list of banned items inside the school. Thirdly, as usual the job of Dark Arts teacher is open and a gracious Pr. Lupin has decided to come back for a second go at the job.(much to the groans of the slytherin table) And now, since I know your all starving, let the…" Just as he was about to finish, a rather large barn owl swooped into the great hall and landed in front of the headmaster who took the offered note from the bird. Scanning it quickly he smiled and turned his attention back to the questioning faces of the student body.
"It seems like I have one more announcement to make this year. We shall be adding a transfer student to our ranks who should be arriving shortly. The only information I have pertaining to this student is that they will be joining our 6th years and is coming to us from America." The whispers started up as soon as Dumbledor finished speaking as to who this person was and what they'd be like.
Ron leaned over towards Harry, "I wonder what they'll be like, I didn't even know that America had wizarding schools. I thought they all went to Hogwarts or one of the others here in Europe."
Harry just shook his head and shrugged as the whispers in the great hall were silences as Mr. Filch came running in, the pure panic showing on his face.
"Headmaster, there is a Dragon that just landed on the lawn down by the lake!" he cried out, shocking everyone into silence before the screams of fear and panic set in. Dumbledor quickly got everyone's attention before stepping down from the head table.
"Now, teachers will come with me. Prefects, since a dragon is such a rare creature in England, you may take your students into the halls where they can watch from a safe distance." With that he walked through the great hall and down the stairs towards the lake, the teachers hot on his heels. The prefects gathered up all the students and escorted them into the hall where the long windows showed a brilliant silver colored dragon taking a drink from the lake, a comparatively small figure sitting on its back.
"Harry… what do you think is going on?" Hermione asked as she pressed her face against the window.
"I don't know Hermione, I've never heard of someone taming a dragon before like that, let alone riding one."
The teachers had reached the great beast who simply turned to look at them for a moment before going back to its drink. Harry could see the rider slide down off the dragons back and go over to the teachers like it was the most common thing in the world to be riding a dragon. After a few brief moments, Hagrid took hold of what looked to be a pair of reigns and led the dragon off towards his hut while the unknown rider walked back inside with the teachers. At this point the prefects decided to usher everyone back into the great hall to see what was going on.
The teachers had all filed back in and were sitting at their respective places at the head table when Dumbledor walked in with a slightly smaller cloaked figure beside him. His eyes twinkled as the two of them headed back up to the front of the hall, Pr. McGonagall bringing the sorting hat back out as the headmaster turned to face the crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm glad to introduce our new transfer student, Mrs. Angela Jade Frost, who comes to us from America. I'm sure you will all be kind to her no matter what house she is put into since, apparently, her American school did not have separate houses. Now," turning back to Angela, "let us all see the newest face at our school and sort you into a house."
In response to his words, she reached up and pulled back the hood of her traveling cloak, receiving soft gasps at her appearance. Hawk-like features were surrounded by hair so red it looked like freshly spilled blood and made Ron's look orange in comparison. Raising her head all anyone could see was a single emerald green eye, one any cat would be envious of, looking out at them as her hair covered the other side of her face completely. She stood there calmly as Pr. McGonagall put the sorting hat on her head and everyone held there breath to see where she would be placed.
After an even longer period than Harry's own sorting the hat cried out a slightly unsure "GRYFFINDOR!" causing said table to erupt into cheers. Angela simply went over and sat down at the end nearest the teachers table as Dumbledor waved a hand and the tables filled with food. Harry glanced up at the head table and seemed to see a tortured look on Snape's face, as if he couldn't decide what to think of this new student.
Everyone was badgering Angela about herself, her old school and so on but she didn't say anything. She only ate a few things in a polite manor before unwrapping a red lollypop and sticking that into her mouth. Ron frowned and looked towards Harry and Hermione.
"Antisocial one isn't she?" he muttered between bites of food.
"Oh, she's probably just nervous about being at a new school, right Harry?"
Harry just nodded and looked back towards Angela when he noticed something moving inside her robes, nothing large, just a ripple of fabric but both of her hands were on the table as she had another bite of food. Harry was just about to nudge Ron when the prefects stood up and the table was cleared of food, signaling it was time for bed.
"Rats, oh well, lets go look over our classes before sleeping," Ron said as he munched on a cupcake he snatched before the food vanished.
Hermione had run ahead to get her rest, having more difficult classes then the boys, that and she wanted to catch up with Angela to show her around and get to know her just as she was opening up another lollypop.
"Hey Ron, what's with her and the lollypops, she seems to eat more of them than she did dinner."
"I dun know mate, must be an American thing."