"You're the finest thing that I've done
The hurricane I'll never outrun
I could wait around for the dust to still
But I don't believe that it ever will"

-The Hush Sound

Katie Bell stared at the candles illuminating the Great Hall, the extremely realistic ceiling (that was starry and clear, exactly like the night sky outside), and the four tables full of students. She was being ushered in, along with the other first years, to be sorted.

Like everyone, Katie was nervous. What if I don't get in to any house? she wondered, although logic told her that that was very unlikely. Once the group was at the front of the hall, she peeked over at the Gryffindor table, immediately spotting two red-headed twins. One of them winked at her.

Katie blushed and turned her attention back to the hat. There were only two people before her, until her name was called to be sorted. Cursing her last name, Katie walked up to the stool where Professor McGonagall waited with the sorting hat.

She was sorted into Gryffindor, which wasn't very surprising to her. Katie's father had been in Gryffindor too, he would be pleased.

A bit shakily, Katie walked over to the red and gold table and took a seat.

"Wotcher," whispered someone beside her. Katie realized that it was one of the twins that she saw before, "welcome to Gryffindor."

The other one said something similar, both grinning identically at Katie. She wondered how anyone ever told them apart.

"I'm Fred. Fred Weasley." said the boy beside her confidently. Suddenly, Katie had a feeling that he was the one that had winked.

A/N: Hello! I decided to do something new for a change and write a Harry Potter fanfic, and not only a Harry Potter fanfic but a 100 Themes Challenge! Woo! This is my first one, so I'm pretty excited. Plus, it's my first FredxKatie fanfiction. They're my favorite HP pairing at the moment by the way. :)

Anyway, please tell me what you think! Since this is the "introduction" chapter, it's pretty short. I'll make the other entries longer, though. ;) Thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.