The New Arrival
Harry Potter, stepped off of the Hogwarts express at Hogsmeade train station with his best friend Ron Weasly and his new girlfriend Hermione Granger. They grabbed the nearest carriage to them with Lavender Patil. They all began o talk about their summer except Harry and Hermione who had started dating, when they met in muggle London for the day.
"So you guys how's it going with the two of you?" asked Harry to Ron and Lavender "Not too bad but my mum thinks he's a bit weird sometimes when he starts up on his 'comedy' act." replied Lavender, slightly giggling.
"Well it's good to see that you two are getting along so well, I mean this is our final year at Hogwarts, but I'm so pleased that Harry and I got head studentship." said Hermione in a delightedly matter-of-fact voice.
The carriages pulled up to Hogwarts and the four of them got out and headed for the main hall, and took their seats at the Gryffindor table waiting for Dumbledore's speech and the feast to begin. Just then Professor Dumbledore rose to his feat and the hall fell silent awaiting his first words of the year.
"I bid a warm welcome to all our students old and new, in this promising year at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. I hope you all had good fun summers and are ready to be educated. As of this year the Head Boy shall be none other than Harry Potter and the Head Girl shall be Hermione Granger, congratulations to the two of you, and to inform you the two of you shall had special sleeping arrangements. All students are to be reminded that the Dark Forest is strictly out of bounds to all without special permission from both myself and our gamekeeper Hagrid. Quidditch trails shall be held in the second week of term so the teams can better acquaint them selves to their new team mates. Also I would like to introduce you all to our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Landon, and our late arrival student Christopher Matthews who was sorted previously over the holidays he has been placed Gryffindor. Now I must stop my ramblings as I am sure that you as am I are famished and are absolutely desperate to get into the feast."
Just then the plates filled themselves with all sorts of food and drink and the Gryffindors began to feast. Chris leaned over to Ron and introduced himself to the other four.
"Hi I'm Chris, I only found out in the summer that I was a wizard, but I managed to pass all of the exams to place me in the final year, I even managed to become an Animagus, I take the form of a spider monkey. So are any of you four Animagus or Metamorphmagi?" said Chris.
"Yes" replied Harry "We all are, I take the form of a lion, Hermione takes the form horse, Ron takes the form of an eagle and lavender takes the form of a wolf, we only just managed it over the summer as well."
The five new friends talked about muggle schools and places for the rest of the feast as well as to Ron's surprise skateboarding. Then they traipsed up the stairs to the common room where only Ron, Chris and Lavender entered. Harry and Hermione were taken to a double bedded quarters at their special request to Dumbledore.
"The two of you may tell whoever you like about this room, but please be careful it is protected by the Fidleus charm so one of you needs to be the secret keeper for it." said professor Mogonigal
The two of them conferred for a while then Harry had an idea.
"Hermione, why don't we make Dobby the secret keeper? I trust him immensely, it would help SPEW a lot, and nobody would make the connection." asked Harry "That's a brilliant idea Harry, uh professor, we'd like to make dobby the house elf our secret keeper." said Hermione "Very well miss Granger, mr Potter I shall inform his of his new duties." replied Professor Mogonigal.
