Indigo leapt out of her bed, her hair was the perfect example of the word 'bed-head' but she really didn't care. She ran down the stairs and tore into the kitchen to find her mother cooking a delicious fry-up breakfast. Her brothers (and sister) were already here, Fred and George were grinning excitedly at her, Percy was having a heated discussion with Mr Weasley about cauldron bottoms, Ron was stuffing his face, as usual, and Ginny was crying.
"Hey Ginny? What's wrong?" asked Indigo
Ginny sniffed loudly, "I have to wait until Summer to see you again..."
Indigo smiled reassuringly, "We'll write every single week!"
Ginny smiled and everyone tucked in. Indigo was doing a very good job of hiding how excited she as, first term at Hogwarts! She would be joining with her idiot of a twin, Ron. Also, according to Ginny, she would be joining same year as The Boy who Lived, Harry Potter! Just as Indigo finished her last piece of bacon, her mother started yelling, again, at everyone though mainly the twins.
"HURRY UP! WE ARE GOING IN THE CAR! FRED, GEORGE! DO NOT SNEAK ANY MORE PRANKS INTO HOGWARTS!" yelled Mrs Weasley
The twins shared identical grins and Indigo had to stifle a laugh, she didn't want to be on the receiving end of her mother's wrath. She sprinted to the car and flung herself in, patting the slim white cat on her lap.
"Anyway, Indy," whispered Ron "Where on earth did you get the money for the cat?"
Indigo blushed. She had told her siblings that they had bought it, mainly to get them jealous, but in truth she had found the cat near dying in the bin behind Eeylops shop. She just shrugged at him, but he frowned, though luckily he didn't push the subject.
When Indigo got to the barrier she paused. Out of the corner of her eye she was sure she saw... no. never mind. Instead of thinking about the strange man on the...wait a second...the back of someone's head, she ran straight into a raven haired boy with a very familiar lightening bolt scar.
"Are you... Harry Potter?" she asked, trying to sound cool.
The boy smiled at her an helped her up, "Yeah! I am, though, how do I get to Platform 9 ¾?" he asked.
Indigo grinned at him and, being surprisingly bold, grabbed his hand and dragged him through the barrier. However, when she touched his hand there was a strange and unfamiliar tug of magic, it seemed he had felt it too, because he stared at her oddly and leapt up onto the train, still staring at Indigo who was trying to avoid his eye. She rushed onto the train but walked in the opposite direction to him and found an empty carriage.
"Hullo!" said a less-than-friendly voice from the carriage door.
She turned her head and saw a pale faced boy with sleek white hair and two ugly, cow-like boys.
"My name is Draco Malfoy," he continued "This is Crabbe" - he indicated to the cow on his left - "and Goyle" - the cow on the right - "Who are you?"
Indigo frowned at his rude welcoming but still replied. "Indigo, Indigo Weasley."
Draco glared at her,
"Get out of our carriage, Weasel." he spat
"I was here first." she replied, just as angrily.
"But we could overpower you easily!"
"Doesn't mean you will."
"Your family are all blood-traitors!"
"Your family is tainted with dark magic and disgusting inbreeding!"
Draco gasped, this was a VERY low blow. She glared pointedly at him and stormed out the carriage, as she reached the door she turned around. She raised her hand and slapped him round the face before continuing to walk out, leaving Draco clutching his cheek and snarling at her. She stormed into another carriage, seething with anger.
"Oh, hello Ronald, Harry, what on earth are you doing?" she asked.
Ron looked rather taken back by her sudden appearance. "Waddaya think, we are talking in a train carriage. I was going to ask you why you are so angry but I don't need you yelling at me."
Indigo half-laughed, sometimes she REALLY hated her brother. She explained what happened with Draco and Ron looked just as angry as her, while Harry looked totally and utterly confused.
"What are blood-traitors?" asked Harry
Indigo sighed, she'd forgotten that Harry would know nothing at all about wizarding culture and the not very nice people in the wizarding world.
"A blood-traitor is a horrible name for a witch or wizard who has a full wizarding family but is understanding of muggles and muggleborn witches and wizards. Most 'pure-bloods', like Draco, hate muggles and think that muggleborn people shouldn't be allowed into Hogwarts. Me and Ron are pure-bloods but are called blood-traitors because we don't think like that." Indigo replied.
Harry nodded.
"Would you like anything from the trolley dears?" asked the food lady.
Indigo and Ron shook their heads but Harry stood up and handed the lady a bag full of Galleons, Ron and Indy had never seen so much money belonging to one person before!
"I'll take three of everything!" said Harry.
He sat down with all his food and handed one of everything to her and Ron, it was a lovely surprise. She opened up the chocolate frog card and screamed with delight!
"I GOT AGRIPPA!" yelled Indigo.
Ron groaned and then explained the whole concept to Harry. Very soon they arrived at Hogwarts. Hogwarts was a huge old castle, which Indy thought was very very pretty.
"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 it's own noble history and has each 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." she finished.
When she was done Indigo wondered how many times that same speech had been said. She started to worry, what if she was in Slytherin? Ron would hate her for it. She screamed, a ghost had flown through her, a horrible sensation. The great hall doors opened. A hat was placed on the stool and it opened it's brim, to everyone's surprise, it started to sing.
"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 straight and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The sorting hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be .
You might belong in Gryffindor
White dwell the brave at heart
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
and unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a thinking cap!
Indigo clapped with everyone else but her mind was racing with all sorts of worries, what house would she be, hopefully not the same as Malfoy but for some reason she had a strange pull towards Harry, she really wanted to be in the same house as him. McGonagall started yelling names but Indigo didn't really pay attention. At the name Hermione Granger, however, Ron sniffed with disgust and Indigo made a mental note to ask him about that.
"MALFOY, Draco!"
The hat barely touched his head.
"SLYTHERIN!"
"POTTER, Harry!"
Indigo crossed her fingers as the hat yelled -
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Harry got the loudest cheer yet, he looked flustered, yet relieved as he grinned and waved at her and Ron. She smiled back but she was really apprehensive.
"WEASLEY, Indigo!"
'well well well,' said the hat, making her jump 'You have plenty of curiosity but something inside of you, I can't quite place what, pulls you towards GRYFFINDOR!"
It yelled the last word for everyone to hear. As she ran back she heard her brother being declared a Gryffindor.
She gave both him and Harry a hug when she sat down, and then was swarmed by Fred and George hugging her. She knew this year was going to be really really fun.