Will Johnson was lonely. It was his first day at Hogwarts and he hadn't
made any friends yet. He still felt intensely nervous about the whole
thing, wishing he could go home already. As he walked through the castle,
traversing its various corridors until he emerged into bright sunlight, he
wondered how the Sorting Hat had ever placed him in Gryffindor House. He
didn't belong here, until a few weeks ago he had never even heard of
Wizard's School. Then he'd got his letter - the only person with magical
ability in a whole family of muggles, and now they expected so much of him,
how could he possibly ever live up to that? He made his way down towards
the lake, feeling very sorry for himself.
As he approached the lake he saw a girl sitting on one of the rocks. She was lounging by the water, enjoying the sun, her T-shirt laying loosely on her thin waist, her attractive face turned towards the sky, bathed in sunlight. As Will approached her, wondering whether he should try to talk to her, she suddenly turned her head towards him and looked at him, smiling warmly. "Ummm. hey there," she said, slightly nervously.
Will hesitated, then continued to approach her, but nervously, because she is a very nice looking girl and he wondered why she would ever want to talk to him. "Errr. hey,' he managed to stammer in return, his heart jumping. "I'm Will," he added, feeling himself start to turn red. He was never very good at talking to girls.
The girl looked him up and down, still smiling at him. "I'm Autumn," she said eventually, "you must be new, I haven't seen you around before." She turned around on the rock she was sitting on so she was facing him, moving over slightly so he could sit down if he wanted to. "Are you ok - you look a bit preoccupied?" she asked.
Will smiled at her in return. There was something about her that he liked immediately, even thought they had only just met. He moved to sit next to her. "Yeah I just got here today," he replied as he sat down, "my parents decided to send me to Wizards's school after I got my letter, so here I am. The thing is I know nothing about magic - I bet I'll fail all my classes" he added glumly.
Autumn still smiled at him - she couldn't help but smile at his sweet face. "I'm sure you won't Will," she said reassuringly, "you look like a smart man. You should give yourself more credit, everyone finds it difficult at first, but I'm sure you'll cope. Don't feel bad, I'm not too good at magic either, so if you fail, the chances are I'll fail with you."
When she said this Will couldn't help but feel better. There was something about her smile that lifted his spirits completely, he couldn't feel sad any more. "Maybe you're right," he said, "I guess I just need to time to settle in." He continued to smile at her, and his gaze fell on the Weezer T- shirt that she was wearing. "You like Weezer!" he exclaimed - "that's my favourite band!"
Autumn laughed a little. "Yeah I love Weezer," she replied, "I've loved them since I was 10. Everyone thought that I was a dork for liking them."
"Well I don't think you're a dork," replied Will. He was now sitting next to her on the rock. "So what house are you in? The Sorting Hat put me in Gryffindor, but I dunno why. I don't think I fit in anywhere here."
"I'm in Ravenclaw," Autumn replied, turning to look at him, "but it sucks because all my friends are either in Gryffindor or Slytherin." She smiled at him a little. "You fit in Gryffindor Will, you have the courage and bravery. Most of all though, you're a nice guy."
"Thank you so much," Will said, looking a little embarrassed. "I wish everyone at Hogwarts was as friendly as you." He thought back to the timetable he had been give that morning, trying to remember whether he had any lessons with Ravenclaw. "If you're in Ravenclaw," he said, remembering suddenly, "then I think we have Potions together."
Autumn scowled. "Ugh, I don't wanna face Snape, I suck at Potions."
"I haven't met any of the teachers yet - what are they like?" Will asked eagerly. He hoped that they were nicer than the ones at his previous school.
"Well," said Autumn thoughtfully, "Snape's head of Slytherin House, and you never want to get on the wrong side of him, especially being in Gryffindor. McGonagall is the Transfiguration teacher - she's strict but she's ok. Most of the other teachers are fine, just make sure you watch out for Snape."
"Thanks for the advice. Listen," he continued slightly nervously, "can you do me a favour. Since it's my first day and you're the only person I know here do you think you could show me around a bit, just so I know where all the different classrooms and stuff like that are?"
Autumn looked at him with interest. "Yes of course, I'd love to." She said after a few seconds, smiling at him. She glanced at her watch. "Umm. dinner is going to be served in the Great Hall in a few minutes. If you like, I can show you afterwards."
"Uh, yeah that sounds great, thank you" said Will, relieved. "Well I'd better get back to my house before dinner - I'll see you later Autumn."
"See you later Will."
He got up and headed back towards the castle, leaving Autumn sitting by the lake. He was glad that he had finally made a friend on his first day at Hogwarts. Autumn seemed really nice, he liked her a lot. He hurried back to the Gryffindor common room, hoping to find somebody there from his year who he could go to dinner with.
As he approached the lake he saw a girl sitting on one of the rocks. She was lounging by the water, enjoying the sun, her T-shirt laying loosely on her thin waist, her attractive face turned towards the sky, bathed in sunlight. As Will approached her, wondering whether he should try to talk to her, she suddenly turned her head towards him and looked at him, smiling warmly. "Ummm. hey there," she said, slightly nervously.
Will hesitated, then continued to approach her, but nervously, because she is a very nice looking girl and he wondered why she would ever want to talk to him. "Errr. hey,' he managed to stammer in return, his heart jumping. "I'm Will," he added, feeling himself start to turn red. He was never very good at talking to girls.
The girl looked him up and down, still smiling at him. "I'm Autumn," she said eventually, "you must be new, I haven't seen you around before." She turned around on the rock she was sitting on so she was facing him, moving over slightly so he could sit down if he wanted to. "Are you ok - you look a bit preoccupied?" she asked.
Will smiled at her in return. There was something about her that he liked immediately, even thought they had only just met. He moved to sit next to her. "Yeah I just got here today," he replied as he sat down, "my parents decided to send me to Wizards's school after I got my letter, so here I am. The thing is I know nothing about magic - I bet I'll fail all my classes" he added glumly.
Autumn still smiled at him - she couldn't help but smile at his sweet face. "I'm sure you won't Will," she said reassuringly, "you look like a smart man. You should give yourself more credit, everyone finds it difficult at first, but I'm sure you'll cope. Don't feel bad, I'm not too good at magic either, so if you fail, the chances are I'll fail with you."
When she said this Will couldn't help but feel better. There was something about her smile that lifted his spirits completely, he couldn't feel sad any more. "Maybe you're right," he said, "I guess I just need to time to settle in." He continued to smile at her, and his gaze fell on the Weezer T- shirt that she was wearing. "You like Weezer!" he exclaimed - "that's my favourite band!"
Autumn laughed a little. "Yeah I love Weezer," she replied, "I've loved them since I was 10. Everyone thought that I was a dork for liking them."
"Well I don't think you're a dork," replied Will. He was now sitting next to her on the rock. "So what house are you in? The Sorting Hat put me in Gryffindor, but I dunno why. I don't think I fit in anywhere here."
"I'm in Ravenclaw," Autumn replied, turning to look at him, "but it sucks because all my friends are either in Gryffindor or Slytherin." She smiled at him a little. "You fit in Gryffindor Will, you have the courage and bravery. Most of all though, you're a nice guy."
"Thank you so much," Will said, looking a little embarrassed. "I wish everyone at Hogwarts was as friendly as you." He thought back to the timetable he had been give that morning, trying to remember whether he had any lessons with Ravenclaw. "If you're in Ravenclaw," he said, remembering suddenly, "then I think we have Potions together."
Autumn scowled. "Ugh, I don't wanna face Snape, I suck at Potions."
"I haven't met any of the teachers yet - what are they like?" Will asked eagerly. He hoped that they were nicer than the ones at his previous school.
"Well," said Autumn thoughtfully, "Snape's head of Slytherin House, and you never want to get on the wrong side of him, especially being in Gryffindor. McGonagall is the Transfiguration teacher - she's strict but she's ok. Most of the other teachers are fine, just make sure you watch out for Snape."
"Thanks for the advice. Listen," he continued slightly nervously, "can you do me a favour. Since it's my first day and you're the only person I know here do you think you could show me around a bit, just so I know where all the different classrooms and stuff like that are?"
Autumn looked at him with interest. "Yes of course, I'd love to." She said after a few seconds, smiling at him. She glanced at her watch. "Umm. dinner is going to be served in the Great Hall in a few minutes. If you like, I can show you afterwards."
"Uh, yeah that sounds great, thank you" said Will, relieved. "Well I'd better get back to my house before dinner - I'll see you later Autumn."
"See you later Will."
He got up and headed back towards the castle, leaving Autumn sitting by the lake. He was glad that he had finally made a friend on his first day at Hogwarts. Autumn seemed really nice, he liked her a lot. He hurried back to the Gryffindor common room, hoping to find somebody there from his year who he could go to dinner with.