Hello everyone! This is my first crossover. I just thought Katniss Everdeen would fit right into Hogwarts, so here you go! I'm open to suggestions to make this story better so feel free.

This chapter received an edit to make it better/longer on 9-12-13

"Cripes!" Hermione Granger swore as she stumbled over a cobblestone and dropped her heavy stack of schoolbooks. Her Monster Studies book came unclasped and began tearing about the courtyard, gnashing its teeth and spewing little paper bits around the courtyard. Thankfully both Fred and George Weasley were nearby and sprung to attention to help her capture it.
"Thanks, guys. I hate this bloody book. It's supposed to behave so long as you stroke the spine, but this one seems to have ideas of its own!" she remarked.
"Just your luck to get the bad one," remarked George teasingly.

"On another note, Hermione, did you know that we have a new student in Gryffindor? She's your age," Fred interjected.
"Really? Do you know her name?"
"No. But McGonigal should introduce her. It's not every day we get a newbie who isn't ten years old!"
Hermione clutched her books to her chest hurried to the Gryffindor common room, surprised to find everyone standing about in a circle around Professor McGonigle.

"Attention Gryffindors, we have a new addition to our family. I'd like to introduce the one and only...Miss Katniss Everdeen!"
The middle-aged woman was practically jumping in excitement. Hermoine shook her head. Her head of house was a demure, calm, often stern woman. Why would the arrival of a new student excite her so?

Katniss herself looked hardly excited. She was tall and curvaceous in a muscular, athletic way, reminding Hermione of a viking princess. She looked like she could start and end a fight, and win. Against anyone. Her long dark hair was tied pulled into a neat braid and she wore no makeup. She was pretty in a natural, no-nonsense way, not all dolled up like Fleur Delacour and Lavender.

Hermione herself had no interest in flash and fuss...which was probably why she was still single and hardly noticed by anyone but Neville Longbottom. Ron and Harry were her friends but neither of them had had even a spark of interest in her, or she in them. This was probably for the best, for she had seen what relationships would do to friendships, and how a trio could turn into a love triangle of chaos.

McGonigal continued.
"I expect everyone to make Katniss feel at home. She has been hand-chosen to be the captain of our women's Quidditch team! And just a reminder, tryouts for the team are this Tuesday, so it may behoove you to warm up to Katniss if you are interested in playing Quidditch!" the professor continued. She clapped her hands once and returned to her quarters, leaving Katniss awkwardly stranded in the middle of the room.

Ron and Harry were obviously smitten, or at least very curious about her, based on what Hermione could see. And for good reason. Hogwarts never, ever accepted students after the school year began. And this was the third week of school! What had caused Dumbledore to allow an exception? she wondered.

"I heard," Ron whispered. "That she is such a good shot she can hit a bulls-eye from a mile away with a Muggle bow and arrow! And she just started learning magic. Imagine what kind of Quidditch player she is!"

"Ron, you can't believe everything you hear!" Hermione scolded.

Despite the recent commotion, no one was paying Katniss any attention. They had all dispersed to their quarters or their next classes or outside, and the room was fairly deserted. Katniss set her heavy suitcase on the ground and eyed the room warily.
"We should introduce ourselves," Hermione hissed.

She walked over to Katniss, trailed by a hesitant Ron and Harry.

"Katniss, I'm Hermione Granger and this is Ron Weasley and Harry Potter."

Katniss gave a slight smile. "Nice to meet you guys. I've heard of you, Harry."

"Who hasn't," Harry muttered darkly. He was a modest man and never had been a fan of all the attention, and he was shy in the presence of a stranger.

"If you need any help finding your classes, or have any questions, just let us know," Hermione said warmly. For some reason she really, really, wanted Katniss to like her.

"Thank you, I appreciate that," the girl said. Hermione could sense that Katniss, like herself, was blunt and a little socially awkward. Perhaps Hermione would soon have her first female friend. Being with these boys all the time grew rather old.

When the silence became a bit awkward, Harry and Ron bid their goodbyes and scurried off, leaving Hermione alone.

"Do you know where you are supposed to sleep? I can show the dormitory bunks and you can pick whatever you want...er, whatever is there. Truthfully no one comes partway through the year so your odds of getting a bottom bunk are somewhat slim," Hermione said.

"Show me."

Hermione led Katniss into the girls dormitory. At first glance there appeared to be no empty bunks, but Hermione remembered that the one above her own was empty.

"Here, take this bunk on top of mine. I forgot all about it!"

Just as Katniss was setting her suitcase on the bunk above her, a shrill voice interrupted her actions.

"Oh Katniss, you don't want to sleep near Hermione! She has the most awful gas at night! Sleep over here instead. I'll make Parvati switch with you."

Hermione knew this was not true, and balled her fists in anger.

"That's not true, Lavender. Elohaira!" She snapped, pointing her wand at Lavender. The girl's nose transformed into that of a rat. Shrieking, she ran through the common room and out the door, undoubtedly on her way to the infirmary.