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Celestina Warbeck shifted in her seat on the train uncomfortably.

What house would she be in? What if she didn't make any friends? What if everyone hated her? What if she was stupid and failed all her classes?

A million nervous questions swarmed her mind as she sat alone in the compartment, staring out the window and waiting for the train to leave. She was really anxious to meet new people and start classes, and especially get away from her stupid home.

She missed the way her mom used to be. She used to be really cool and nice, and always took her shopping and ate fast food and had fun with her. Ever since the new boyfriend came into the picture however, her old mom was a thing of the past, and became distant and stupid and mean.

Maybe she would make new friends at Hogwarts. People at home didn't seem to like her. It was probably because she lived in a muggley area and the other kids noticed that she was different.

Her mom never really talked much about Hogwarts when she was younger, and by the time Celestina wanted to know about it, she wasn't there. She'd turned to reading about it out of books.

The first chapter of Hogwarts, a History explained the four houses and how the sorting worked.

Gryffindor's colors were red and gold. It would be nice if she were put into this house, because red and gold looked really flattering with her complexion. Of course, she didn't really consider herself that brave. It wasn't like she was afraid of a lot, it was just that she wasn't out there and bold, and she wasn't the kind of person who usually tried new things.

Ravenclaw was for the smart kids. Their color was blue, which was also a flattering color on Celestina, but she knew there was no chance of her getting into this group. She was smart and liked to read, but she hated to be challenged. She wanted everything to be easy and come to her on a silver platter. That's why she wanted to be a rock star. She had a good voice, so she could do it! If she were a star, people would actually like her!

Slytherin. The house seemed like it would be ok; it focused on friendship and stuff, which was really all Celestina ever wanted, but then again…

The bad kids all went in Slytherin. She heard a girl talking about it to Madam Malkin in her robe shop. She said You-Know-Who and all of his death eaters came from Slytherin. She didn't want to have to put up with that lot.

And then there was Hufflepuff. This seemed like the place where everyone else would go if they didn't fit in anywhere else. This was one house she definitely did not want to be in. It was where all of the rejects went. The book talked about being "just and loyal" and all of that rubbish, but she new it was just covering up being the reject house.

She would just have to tell that hat, "Sorting Hat! I don't want to be in Hufflepuff or Slytherin, and I don't really think I want to be in Ravenclaw either. I'll try hard to get brave! Can you put me in Gryffindor please?"

Celestina was disturbed from her thoughts as someone knocked on her door..

A pretty girl with chocolate colored hair stepped into the compartment. "Hey, are you in first year too?" She asked.

This might be her very first friend! All she had to do was talk and be nice and stuff, and everything would turn out okay!

"Yeah. I'm Celestina Warbeck." She answered.

"I'm Corynn Malkin" said the girl, "Can I sit with you?"

Suddenly, it clicked. This was the same girl she saw in the robe store talking to Madam Malkin about the Hogwarts houses!

"Isn't your mom Madam Malkin from the robe shop?" She asked.

Corynn smiled, "Yeah. She's starting a clothing store for teens soon also. I'm really excited!"

Even though Celestina had not properly said "yes" to Corynn's question, Corynn sat down across from her anyway.

"Celestina is a pretty name." Corynne said.

"Thanks," said Celestina, "I'm not positive what it means, but I think it has something to do with the stars."

"That's really cool." said Corynn, "I have absolutely no clue what my name means. I think it sounds Asian though."

Celestina smiled, "Asian names are pretty!"

The train started to move. As it whistled, another girl walked into the compartment.

"Everywhere else is full." The girl said.

"Well then we'll be happy to be your hollabacks!" Celestina joked. Corynn laughed. The girl smiled.

"I'm Lorelai." She said, sitting next to Celestina, "And you guys?"

Lorelai had black hair, and she noticed her bright purple eyes. How did anyone manage to get purple eyes? Celestina was just a plain blonde-haired-blue-eyed girl.

"I'm Corynn and she's Celestina" Corynn said to Lorelai.

"Really? Celestina? That's a pretty name!" Lorelai said to Celestina.

Both Corynn and herself laughed.

She could just tell it was going to be a great year.

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