Harry POV:
"Harry Potter." My name echoed around the hall, as every head turned in my direction. I disliked being the centre of attention, but there was nothing I could do about it now. I stood, and just before I could say anything, thunder rumbled, and the door to the great hall, crashed open.
When the man (I can't be bothered to type up the description from the book, but you all know what mad eye looks like) saw the girl, who had quickly closed her wings, he had a mixture of shock and fear on his face, which he quickly masked, and the girl, had a suspicious look, which she also masked. "Ah, so who is this?" He gestured to the girl, while speaking to Dumbledore. "I'm...uh...Sarah, I'm Sarah" she replied, but it sounded like a false name, I looked at Hermione, and a nod confirmed it. "So, what are you doing here?" He asked
"Umm, I….I'm a new student." She replied.
"What wizarding school did you come from?" he asked.
"A…..a very secretive one in Australia. "she replied.
"Now now, stop questioning the poor girl." Said Dumbledore, she hasn't even been sorted." Professor McGonagall beckoned her to the front, and the girl walked up. The people watched, as she sat down, and put the hat on her head.
Steph POV:
I definitely DON'T trust that guy who just came in. I thought, probably a death eater, but Dumbledore seems to trust him, so maybe a disguise. I am such an idiot for saying I'm a new student though, I'm not even a witch, or at least I don't think I am. I walked along, ignoring the stares of everyone, as I walked to the stool, I'm guess I need to put the hat on, it seems like the most sensible option. I sit on the stool, and immediately, hear a voice. Ah, hello! I almost jump. 'Uh, do wizard hats normally talk to you when you put them on?'
No, also don't worry about the magic, I am unsure why, but you can do magic, despite you not being a witch.
'Phew! Can you explain the houses for me?'
Yes, I can. The green one is Slytherin, for the cunning, some people think it is for the evil, but that isn't true, the blue one is Ravenclaw, for the wise, the yellow one is Hufflepuff, for the loyal and patient, some people think it is for idiots, but that is also not true, and finally, Gryffindor, for the brave. You are cunning, which would suit Slytherin, your OK academically, and you have logic, but your more Slytherin than Ravenclaw, you are incredibly loyal, but not very patient, and very brave, so probably Gryffindor, or Slytherin, I'll put you in…..
Harry POV:
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled, and it echoed around the hall. My table burst into applause as the girl took the hat off her head, and sat near me, Ron and Hermione. Dumbledore introduced mad eye moody, and explained the tri-wizard tournament, before sending us to bed, and asking to have a word with Sarah. "Harry, come with me and Professor Dumbledore, I have news, about Voldemort, that you should probably hear." She said. News about Voldemort? I wondered. "Uh, ok?" I replied. While everyone was leaving, with a suspicious glance at mad eye from Sarah, we reached Dumbledore. "Now, let's go to my office." Said Dumbledore. We followed him through the castle, with Sarah looking in awe at Hogwarts' interior. When they reached a stone gargoyle, Dumbledore said, "Sherbet Lemon!" causing the gargoyle to move, allowing them to access Dumbledore's office. "Wow!" whispered Sarah to herself, Dumbledore smiled. When they reached the office, Dumbledore sat, and with a wave of his want, another chair appeared, Sarah and I sat down, and Dumbledore and I looked at her expectantly. "So, what have you come to tell us?" asked Dumbledore. Sarah took a deep breath, and said: "Ok, first of all, my name is Steph, short for Stephanie, and for a while Voldemort had me captive, so I have heard a lot, and that fool definitely shouldn't rise….."
"Wait, WHAT! Voldemort had you captive, and he is going to try to rise?!" I asked shocked. Voldemort rising? I HAD to stop him, and why would he have her captive! "I have just heard him talking about rising, and something to do with the tri-wizard tournament, and as for him keeping me captive, probably because of my wings, also one night I had a dream, there was a house, and Tom Riddle, Voldemort was there, he said something weird, and killed a man and a woman, and did the same to a baby, but the spell didn't seem to work, and the baby got a lightning shaped scar. For some reason, I knew the baby was named Harry Potter, and apparently when they found me I had been having that dream, and muttering your name. I have often heard Voldemort ranting about how much he hated you, I'm also guessing why you are famous, the way everyone reacted when I said your name, also as I said, someone that Voldemort is ranting on about, is either special, or dead. As I was escaping I heard something about Voldemort rising, on the tri-wizard tournament, and that he has someone inside Hogwarts. I personally suspect the Professor Moody guy, the way he acted when he saw me." Dumbledore leaned back taking this all in. "Interesting, but Harry can't enter the tri-wizard tournament anyway, he is too young, however, I do want to be able to see what will happen, for now, we wait, and see what happens, now don't mention it to anyone either of you.."
"But what about Ron and Hermione? They were with me when Quirrel tried to steal the philosopher's stone, also when the chamber of secrets opened, and then last year…" I trailed off, not wanting to give away Sirius. Dumbledore seemed to read my mind. "You don't need to worry about mentioning Sirius in front of Steph she knows nothing, and even if she did, I would tell her anyway."
"Who is Sirius?" she asked
"Sirius Black is Harry's godfather. When Harry's parents were killed by Voldemort, they had magic put on them, to prevent Voldemort from finding them, as they knew he wanted to kill Harry. When the magic was put on, they needed a secret keeper, there would be only one person that could tell someone else the location, the others couldn't, as in physically couldn't. They were going to make that person Sirius, and they told everyone, but at the last minute, they changed and used a man called Peter Pettigrew. He betrayed them, told Voldemort, who killed them, and then blew up part of the street, killing thirteen muggles, and faked his death, blaming Sirius."
"Sounds like a nice guy." She responded sarcastically.
"Can I tell Ron and Hermione?" I asked
"Ok," said Dumbledore, "But no one else. Goodnight Harry, you may go, I would like a word with Steph, about her fitting in, and pretending she is a new student, hopefully the other teachers have gotten the message I left them, and will not mention what happened, to Professor Moody, and I doubt the students will."
"Goodnight." Said Steph. I bid goodnight to both of them, and walked off, out of the office, down the stairs back to my cabin, my mind going crazy wondering who Steph really was, and how Voldemort was planning to rise. With my mind going crazy with questions, I lay in bed, thinking, and thinking, until I dropped off to sleep.
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