A/N: J K Rowling owns the HP Universe
Tonight Mrs Anna Merida is having a family get-together. Her parents Mrs Candice Spencer and Mr Jerry Spencer and her husband's parents Mrs Linda Merida and Mr Henry Merida are coming over. Mrs Anna Merida has three children, the oldest child Severus being twelve her middle child Danni being ten and Tammy the third is eight. She loved her children but Danni was unusual. Anna wanted to call her Daniela but she preferred Danni. Danni was into playing quidditch, which is strange because no one on her or her husbands' (Damien) side of the family has ever played or watched a game of quidditch.
At this time Danni is sleeping ...
I look outside the train window and see the sign 9 3/4. I see my parents wave to me, I wave back. The door of the carriage opens, three people appear in the doorway. The person who is blonde and cute speaks, "Hi this is Crabbe and Goyle, I am Malfoy, Draco Malfoy ...
"Danni wake up! Breakfast is ready," Cries Danni's mom.
Every time! I was just about to introduce myself to the boy of my dreams. This Malfoy, Draco Malfoy is literally the boy of my dreams, I have been having dreams about this boy Draco for a while now. They are very vivid but they are just dreams. I have seer blood, grand-mamma Spencer (her mother's mom) is a full seer. So Danni can use seer abilities but it's very weak, she can sense peoples mood and if they are trustworthy but that's about it. She once had a premonition that her pet snake Rupert would die, but she was awake when that premonition came, rather than dreaming. Rupert died a week later.
I get out of bed and look into my full length mirror. I am splitting image of my mom, curly black hair, skinny to the extreme, high cheek bones. Small cute pointy nose, the only feature I have from my father is my lavender eyes.
I get washed up and go down to breakfast.
"Thanks mom," I say as I sat down and loaded my plate with pancakes.
"Hey, save some for me!" My brother Severus says. I stick my tongue at him.
"Are we duelling today?" Severus asks.
I finish my bite and answer, "Not on your life Sevvy, I have a Quidditch match today". I have a sip of my apple juice.
"Oh Danni, when are you going to give up on that rubbish, you know Tammy casted her first spell in silence the other day and she is two years younger than you," Severus states.
I continue eating and ignore that comment. I am not very driven like the rest of my family. Don't get me wrong, I can still kick Severus's butt in duelling half of the time, I just have problems with casting spells in silence and I find potions boring compared to playing Quidditch.
I see that Severus is drinking pumpkin juice. "urgh Severus when are you going to stop drinking that rubbish, it makes me sick just thinking about that drink". Severus does a rude hand gesture, I do one back to him.
"You two grow up! None of that, Severus and Danni you should know better. Danni you are attending Salem Academy in two weeks; I expect better from you. Severus I hope you haven't done anything like that at school, you're up to your second year of schooling this year and I expect better from you as well," My father yells, when he yells he has this face he pulls that's really funny. Severus finds it difficult to get along with father but they love each other. It's the same way my grandfather and my father act towards each other.
I talk in Parseltongue, "Sorry dad, Severus started it OK, but quit being so hard on Severus, you are starting to sound like your father". My dad nods and he then continues eating again, he hasn't replied to me because he refuses to speak in Parseltongue. (courtesy to my mother) I am up to finishing my third pancake when I realize I am going to be late.
"Got to run," I say, I run upstairs passing Tammy on the way, "Better be quick Severus might eat all the food," I joke to Tammy.
She rolls her eyes, "I am more worried about you," She says sarcastically.
"HA," I reply curtly, my voice dripping with sarcasm.
I change into my track shorts and short sleeve shirt (Black top with black shorts that have a white stripe on each leg). I put my runners on and re-attach my wand in the clasp that's attached to my shorts. (I carry my wand everywhere, my wand arm is my right, I am the only one in the family that isn't left handed)
I ran out of the house and mount my broom to fly to the Quidditch pitch a few blocks away. The advantages of living in an wizard community such as Salem is I can fly throughout the community without worrying about the babies (Her nickname for muggle's). I love flying, I make myself go higher and the masses of houses below become small. I dive quite far and level out and fly over the local river and forest, even though I am late I can't help but fly around taking in the sites of my beloved town.
"You're late again Merida! The game was suppose to start ten minutes ago, if you think you're not replaceable, think again, I will kick you off the team," Coach Gaunt yells.
I snort, "Not likely".
Delilah the team captain walks to the coach and says, "Yes, like Danni said - not likely, she is the best seeker you and I have ever seen and you know it," She smirks and gives me a wink. Delilah always stands up for me even though I don't need her to. Delilah is a full Veela, I once made her so mad she started throwing fireballs at me.
I smile at her. The captains shake hands and we begin the game. I fly high to see how the game progresses. The Turner Academy seeker is Zander Prince, I versed him in a quidditch match three months ago, I am not worried. I start to fly around in search of the snitch, Zander starts following me. I ignore this and still continue my search and pay attention to the commentary. Delilah scored the first goal. After fifteen minutes of failing to find the snitch the score was seventy verses ten. We had yet to score another goal. I spot the snitch near our goalpost and begin to dive, I have to dive almost vertically and then swerve as a bludger almost hits my head. Zander begins to catch me, but he is too late. He ends up roughly four feet behind me when I lurch forward and grasp the snitch.
My teammates and Salem Academy supporters are jumping up and down clapping and cheering, but one cheer stands out in particular - that of my grand-mamma Merida! I didn't know any family was going to watch today, I love my grand-mamma Merida. She dresses like a Medieval princess and she speaks to me in Parseltongue, she is the only one who does. My mom, dad and Tammy can speak it, but refuse (my dad sometimes cusses in Parseltongue but not often and only when he thinks we can't hear him). Grand-mamma Spencer, Grandpa Merida and my brother Severus can't speak it.
I run to my grand-mamma Merida and give her a hug, "How are you sweet pea?" She says in Parseltongue.
"I am just great! I can't believe you watched - wasn't that the best dive ever," I reply also in Parseltongue. It's nice talking in Parseltongue it feels normal to speak it, I wish my family members didn't avoid speaking it like a plague. (That's why her father didn't reply this morning at breakfast).
I say quick goodbyes to my team and give the snitch back. I carry my nimbus 2000, my pride and joy and start heading home with Grand-mamma Merida.
"So hunny have you been able to cast spells in silence yet?" Grand-mamma Merida asks.
I sigh, "No Grand-mamma, I have been too busy with Quidditch".
She gives me a look of pity and then says, "My sweet pea it's OK, I was just curious because your father told me about Tammy being successful at it".
When I got home I had a shower and changed into one of my dresses from Grand-mamma Merida. It was a red corset and skirt ensemble with ruffled short selves. "You look like Linda in that outfit," My sister Tammy says putting her book down that she was reading (Tammy shares a room with me and she has a habit of using the first names of our family, she even calls our mom Anna).
"Well she does have style," I smirk.
We were halfway though our dinner when my mother asks me, "Danni, are you sleeping OK, Tammy just told me earlier that you are a restless sleeper?"
Danni blushed and didn't reply, no one knew of her dreams and when the first of September came and went she had no more dreams of Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. What is about to follow is what would have happened if that night she had the courage to tell her family what she was dreaming about ...
"I have been having vivid dreams, It always starts the same. I am on a train that is sitting on platform 9 3/4, then three teenagers come and introduce themselves," I say not wanting to add how I like this dream because of Draco.
"Platform 9 3/4? The train that goes to Hogwarts leaves from that platform. I went to that school," Grand-mamma Spencer says.
I didn't know this, the train exists! Does this mean Draco exists as well, "I have to go there, I want to go to Hogwarts not Salem Academy," I say this begging to my parents.
My father looks shocked, "Danni school starts in two weeks and I just don't think there would be a place there for you, you have been put down for Salem Academy since you were a baby," He replies.
"Danni do you really want to go to a boarding school without your siblings?" Grand-mamma Spencer says. I think about it.
"I want to go to Hogwarts, tell me more about your time there," I finally reply.
She smiles, "I did love going there, I was in the house Ravenclaw, there are four; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Ravenclaw".
She explains more about the school and I get even more intrigued by the school, so different from Salem Academy. She grabs her bag and pulls out an yellowish envelope and gives it to me.
Addressed in emerald green to:
Miss. D. Merida, Ohio, all magical community of Salem, 26 Iniquitous Drive. I pull out the letter and read.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Merida,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all
necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
"What, I have an acceptance letter already! Why weren't you going to tell me?" I accuse.
"I don't want you to leave," Severus states.
"I wasn't sure how the future would turn out, I put your name down just in case you wanted to go," Grand-mamma Spencer says.
After a few days of my siblings trying to change my mind and failing, my parents then sent an owl to inform that I will be going to Hogwarts. My mom takes me to diagon alley, "So first up let's get your school robes," My mom says to me.
We walk towards Madam Malkin's but my Mother freezes, "Mom, what's wrong?" I ask. I look to the store and realize what is wrong, there is a half giant looking through the window. I grab my mother's hand and pull her towards Flourish and Blotts instead. I look around the store the smell of paper and ink filling my nose. I love the smell of new books, I got out the list.
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emetic Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
My mom and I walked around to collect the books then I look around for any other books I might like to read. I ended up choosing "Hogwarts, a history". Knowing more about the school would be a good idea. My mother and I made our purchases and turn to leave. I then come face to face with the monstrous half giant I saw at Madam Malkin's, I scream in horror. I take my wand out in defence, my mother grabs my arm and hisses, "Don't be stupid", she then pulls my arm and starts dragging me out the store, before I leave a boy with black hair looks at me strangely.
By the time we reach Madam Malkin's I started to breath properly again.
"Mom can we be quick and get out of diagon alley, I don't want to see that giant again," I say.
"Me neither sweetie, we'll be quick," My mom replies.
We race around getting all the other items on the list and leave, which I am relieved about.
I have a breakfast with all my family again on the first of September because not only is it the day I leave for Hogwarts, it's also my birthday. With teary goodbyes and hugs, my mom and dad take me to Platform 9 3/4. I kiss my mom and dad goodbye and use a locomation charm to bring my trunk into the carriage, I choose the one in my dreams.
I wave to my parents, I hear the carriage door open and I see them standing there, like in my dreams.
"Hi this is Crabbe and Goyle, I am Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, can we sit here?" He says stretching his hand for me to shake. I take his hand and shake it, still amazed this is real.
"Hi my name is Danni Merida, so lovely to meet you, do come inside," I reply.
"Merida," Goyle says shocked and confused, they sit and Goyle continues. "Is your mum Anna Merida who works in Salem Hospital?"
Draco decided to sit next to me while the other two sat across from me. "Yes that's correct, that's my Mom," I reply
"Is she the one that saved your uncle two years ago?" Draco asks.
"Yes, she did an amazing job, even Professor Severus Snape was amazed at the potion ability of your mum," Goyle replies.
I smile, "Yes, my mom is amazing".
"So you live in Salem, what's it like?" Draco asks.
"I love Salem, it's an all magic community, no babies aloud," I smirk.
"Babies?" Questions Crabbe.
I laugh, "My nickname for muggles," I reply.
They laugh, "Good one," Draco replies.
"So who is Severus Snape?" I ask curiously because I haven't heard of a person named that besides my brother.
"He is the potion master at Hogwarts and my Godfather," Draco replies.
"Anything off the trolley dears?"
I grab everything times two expect the horrid pumpkin juice or anything to do with pumpkin. I already packed a water bottle just in case, to my disgust they all brought pumpkin juice. I try not to think about that and start having a chocolate frog.
After some time someone rushes in and announces, "Did you know Harry Potter is on the train? I can't believe it. just three carriages down from here on the right, front end of the train".
The person then just runs out, weird, why is it so amazing?
Draco lights up, "We so have to go and meet him, Harry Potter!" He says then gets up and motions us to follow. Why is Draco so happy about this I don't understand but I follow. He opens the carriage door.
"Is it true?" He said. "They're saying all down the train that Harry Potter's in this compartment. So it's you, is it?"
"Yes," said Harry. I notice Harry glaring at the Grabbe and Goyle nervously, they seem nice enough to me, what's his problem. Where have I seen this boy before.
"Oh, this is Crabbe, Goyle and Merida" said Draco, noticing where Harry was looking, I hate being called Merida I prefer Danni. "And my name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy". I love hearing that, Malfoy, Draco Malfoy.
The red haired gives a snort snigger, how rude of him. Draco looks at him in disgust, don't blame him.
"Think my name's funny, do you? No need to ask who you are. My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford."
He turns back to Harry. "You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there."
Making friends with the wrong sort, that's it, he was with that half giant, crazy being friends with that! Draco held out his hand to shake Harry's, but Harry didn't take it. What a git.
"I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks," He said coolly. I snort in disbelief if that was the case he wouldn't be friends with that creature.
Draco's face is pink with annoyance, I guess he isn't as excited as he was before due to the fact that Potter is a twit.
"I'd be careful if I were you, Potter," He said slowly. "Unless you're a bit politer you'll go the same way as your parents. They didn't know what was good for them, either. You hang around with riffraff like the Weasleys and that Hagrid, and it'll rub off on you."
Both Potter and Weasley stood up.
"Who's Hagrid?" I interrupt. Draco turns to me "That giant oaf he was with at Diagon alley," He tells me. My worst fears confirmed, this kids an idiot.
"Say that again," Weasley says, his face as red as his hair.
"Oh, you're going to fight us, are you?" Draco sneered.
"Unless you get out now," said Potter, I can tell he is nervous, he should be, I slyly get my wand out the clasp.
"But we don't feel like leaving, do we, guys? We've eaten all our food and you still seem to have some".
I snigger, what lies I have heaps left, but chocolate is yummy.
Greg reached toward the Chocolate Frogs next to Weasley - Weasley leapt forward, but before he'd so much as touched Greg, Greg let out a horrible yell. A rat was hanging off his finger, little teeth sunk deep into Greg's knuckle - Vincent and Draco backed away as Greg swung the vermin round and round, howling, I lift my wand and cry, "Stupefy," it was flung to the window and fell to floor as stiff as a board.
"What did you do to scabbers?" Weasley yells at me.
"That Vermin has a name! Yuck why would you keep a rat as a pet!" I shout back.
"What's going on?" I turn and see who spoke, without meaning to, I say "Whoa and I thought I had curly hair".
I cringe that wasn't very nice, "Sorry, I am Danni Merida, that rat there attacked Greg".
She glares, "That wasn't very nice, you lot shouldn't be fighting you're going to get into trouble before you even begin school, I am Hermione Granger," She states.
"What is that rat doing?" Draco states nervously.
Before I look I say, "The curse must be wearing ... What it's getting bigger!? ..." I cry is surprise.
Potter and Weasley ran out to the carriage before it got too big, it's a person!
"It's an animagus! A person who can change into an animal, why is a person impersonating a pet rat?" I say this turning to Weasley and continue, "Do you know this person?"
"No," answers Ron.
I turn to Potter and say, "You Potter, send an owl ahead to the school to confirm we have an intruder on this train". He glares at me but knows this is important so he gets out his owl, and sends her out with a message to Dumbledore.
We stand looking at this person not sure what to do. "We should be getting changed now," Hermione says. We all get dressed, I decided to go back to see how that intruder is and make sure he is still knocked out. He is, which is lucky. Draco, Greg and Vincent decided not to bother to come back.
A voice echoed through the train: "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately".
"Finally, this stranger was making me nauseous," I say.
"Making you nauseous! He was a pet rat for years and I now find out he is a person!" Weasley yells with a shaky voice.
"Yes, that is horrible," I reply, this boy is annoying but that is disturbing to find out.
The train comes to a stop. I look hopefully for someone to come in, a man with a very over the top outfit (he could beat my Grand-mamma Merida with what he is wearing) "So this is the carriage with the intruder?" The man asks.
"Yes Sir, he must be a bad person sir to fake being Weasley's rat for years, he is hiding something! I am Danni Merida sir, who are you?" I ask this man.
He turns to me with his strange blue eyes, I shouldn't be thinking that I have lavender eyes for crying out loud.
"I am the Headmaster, Dumbledore," he announces he then puts a charm on the man to move him through-out the air. He recognizes this man I can see that. We leave and exit out of the train.
"First years come over here," I hear a booming voice down the platform. I turn and notice the monster again. Must he haunt me?
"Er, sir do I go to him?" I say nervously.
"No you four come with me, in a carriage," Dumbledore replies. The three of them Weasley, Hermione and Potter have whispered conversations without me as we walk to a carriage.
I turn and scream due from seeing strange horse-like creatures, "What are they?" I ask.
"They are Thestrals they pull the carriages," Dumbledore replies. Grand-mama Spencer told me Thestrals give people bad luck.
"Are they safe?" I ask.
"Perfectly safe, Hagrid has trained them," Replied Dumbledore. That does it, I don't trust them.
"I've read about those, they can only be seen by people who have seen death," Hermione says and looks at me with pity and understanding. I don't reply, Hermione doesn't need to know why I can see them. We take the carriage to the school and we are meet with a stern looking women.
"Who is it Albus?" This lady says.
"Peter Pettigrew," Albus replies.
"How can that be?" The women replies shocked.
"Minerva I need to sort this out, I need speak with Severus and administer Vestiruism, please escort these four children after I have a quick word with them."
He turns to us and asks, "So how is it that you come across Peter Pettigrew?"
"He's my rat," Weasley says stupidly.
"Myself and three other students Draco, Vincent and Greg came to Potter's and Weasley's carriage to introduce ourselves, we had a disagreement and Greg grabbed a chocolate and the rat bit and attacked him, I stunned it then it turn into that horrible excuse of a man," I point to Peter when I say man.
"I see, that is all," Dumbledore leads the man ahead of him with the locomotion charm. We followed Minerva across the flagged stone floor. Danni could hear hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right. The rest of the school must already be here but Minerva showed us where the rest of the first years were, into a small, empty chamber off the hall. They crowded in. Every one gives us stares due from of our lateness.
"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 is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room. The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting."
Her eyes lingered for a moment on a boys cloak, which was fastened under his left ear, and on Weasley smudged nose. I saw Potter nervously tried to flatten his hair.
"I shall return when we are ready for you, please wait quietly," Said Professor McGonagall.
She left the chamber.
"How exactly do they sort us into houses?" Potter asked Weasley.
"Some sort of test, I think. Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he was joking," Weasley replies.
"Yes he was joking," I snort then continue, "It's looks like someone in your family has a sense of humour"
"Shut it Merida," Weasley replies. I don't bite and decide to be silent instead.
No one was talking much except Hermione Granger, who was whispering very fast about all the spells she'd learned and wondering which one she'd need. I ignore her.
"OH No -?" I gasped
About twenty ghosts had just streamed through the back wall. Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing at the first years. They seemed to be arguing. What looked like a fat little monk was saying:
"Forgive and forget, I say, we ought to give him a second chance -"
"My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the chances he deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost - I say, what are you all doing here?" A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first years.
Nobody answered.
"New students!" Said the Fat Friar, smiling around at them. "About to be Sorted, I suppose?" A few people nodded. "Hope to see you in Hufflepuff!" Said the Friar. "My old house, you know."
I hope to be sorted in Ravenclaw, sorry Friar.
"Move along now," Said a sharp voice. "The Sorting Ceremony's about to start." Professor McGonagall had returned. One by one, the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall. "Now, form a line," Professor McGonagall told the first years, "and follow me".
We walked out of the chamber, back across the hall, and through a pair of double doors into the Great Hall. It was lit by thousands of candles that were floating in mid-air over four long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting. These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets. At the top of the hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting. Professor McGonagall led up here, so that they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them. The hundreds of faces staring at us looking quite eerily due from the flickering candles. Among the students, the ghosts shone misty silver.
I stared at the students and staff and notice Hagrid on the high table, I try not to vomit.
Hermione whispered, "Its bewitched to look like the sky outside. I read about it in Hogwarts, A History."
I look up instead so I don't feel sick, It was hard to believe there was a ceiling there at all, and that the Great Hall didn't simply open to the galaxies above. Danni quickly looked down again as Professor McGonagall silently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first years. On top of the stool she put a pointed wizard's hat. This hat was patched and frayed and extremely dirty. Grand-mamma Merida wouldn't have approved. For a few seconds, there was complete silence then the hat twitched. A rip near the brim opened wide like a mouth and the hat began to sing, My Grand-mamma Spencer said it would.
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat ..."
The whole hall burst into applause as the hat finished its song. It bowed to each of the four tables and then became quite still again.
"So we've just got to try on the hat!" Weasley whispered to Harry. "I'll kill Fred, he was going on about wrestling a troll".
"Um didn't I tell you he was joking?" I say sarcastically. Weasley gives me a death glare.
Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment.
"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," She said. "Abbott, Hannah!"HUFFLEPUFF!" "Bones, Susan!" "HUFFLEPUFF!" "Boot, Terry!""RAVENCLAW!" "Brocklehurst, Mandy" "Ravenclaw", "Brown, Lavender" "Gryffindor" "Bulstrode, Millicent" "Slytherin". "Finch-Fletchley, Justin!" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
Sometimes, Danni noticed, the hat shouted out the house at once, but at others it took a little while to decide. "Finnigan, Seamus," the sandy-haired boy next to Harry in the line, sat on the stool for almost a whole minute before the hat declared him a Gryffindor.
"Granger, Hermione!"
Hermione almost ran to the stool and jammed the hat eagerly on her head.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Shouted the hat. Weasley groaned.
When Neville Longbottom, was called he fell over on his way to the stool, I smirked at this. The hat took a long time to decide with Neville. When it finally shouted, "GRYFFINDOR", Neville ran off still wearing it, and had to jog back, I laughed at this so hard I was almost in tears when the boy handed the hat back to MacDougal, Morag.
Draco walked forward when his name was called, the hat had barely touched his head when it screamed, "SLYTHERIN!". That's a shame, I really do want to go to Ravenclaw though, guess we won't be in the same house. Draco looked pleased with himself when he joined Vincent and Greg.
"Daniela Merida"
I groan, I really prefer Danni. I sit on the stool and McGonagall puts the sorting hat on my head. "SLYTHERIN" The hats yells. Wait, what? Really? Oh no. It didn't even say anything, My Grand-mamma Spencer said to spoke to her. I walk towards the table and sit across from Draco.
There weren't many people left now. "Moon" "Nott" "Parkinson" then a pair of twin girls, "Patil" and "Patil" then "Perks, Sally-Anne"
and then, "Potter, Harry!"
As Harry stepped forward, whispers suddenly broke out like wild fire, why is this boy is really famous? Didn't he just survive a curse unexpectedly?
"Potter, did she say?" The Harry Potter?"
The hat took a long time before it yelled.
GRYFFINDOR!"
"Well that explains him, he's a Gryffindork," Draco says. I laugh at that term he used.
Pansy says, "Very funny Draco," and laughs as well. He took off the hat and walked shakily toward the Gryffindor table. The applause was loud but I realized like myself no one at my table was clapping, "We got Potter! We got Potter!". Harry sat down opposite the ghost in the ruff I saw earlier. The ghost patted his arm, bet he didn't like that. I smile.
I had another look at High Table carefully avoiding the giant the furthest away from me. In the centre of the High Table, a large gold chair sat empty, I suppose that belonged to Dumbledore. Danni spotted a nervous young man, He was looking very peculiar in a large purple turban. I don't like his smile.
And now there were only three people left to be sorted. "Thomas, Dean,"
A Black boy even taller than Weasley, joined Harry at the Gryffindor table.
"Turpin, Lisa," became a Ravenclaw and then it was Weasley's turn. He was pale green now.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Weasel is a Gryffindork as well, can't say that I am surprised," I say then smirk.
McGonagall stands and announces, "Unfortunately Dumbledore is busy so I will give the notices. First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well. Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch. And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."
I hear laughter at that, I look up, why does Griffindork Potter find that funny. I don't want to look up at the high table just in case I see the giant, so I ask Draco, "Is Severus Snape at the table?" I ask.
"No, he must still be busy with Dumbledore and that intruder still, so what happened when we left, anyway?" Draco replies.
"Dumbledore just asked us how the rat come to be discovered as a person, I find out the school has a oaf, thestrals trained by the oaf, and a headmaster who allows this. Maybe I should have gone to Salem Academy after all," I say depressed from how today as turned out, and today is my birthday!
"Don't be so glum, at least we don't have the oaf as a teacher, enjoy the feast," Pansy says.
I looked down at the food, meat and more meat! Oh I guess I can survive on fries. I scoff a plateful of fries then feel guilty, I find some greek salad that looks very nice and have that also. I guess it doesn't really matter what I eat though I can never seem to add weight to my thin frame.
"No wonder you're a twig, you're only eating salad?" Pansy asks.
"I had a plate of fries before, I don't eat meat," I reply.
"Do you eat fish? There is a tuna bake over here?" Millicent asks next to me.
"No thanks Millicent I will stick to my salad," I reply, I try not to cringe, but really? Fish? Ew. Draco sniggers at the face I am pulling. I eat peppermints humbugs for dessert.