Everyone was silent. The staff all had smiles on their faces, but the students looked perplexed. The Great Hall doors opened. Natalie Malfoy came in. As she did Harry took a glance over at Draco. He looked shocked, worried, and curious. Harry then started taking his attention back to Natalie. He noticed that her hair was the same color as Malfoy's but it was shinier and bouncier because of the curls. Wait, what was he thinking, this was a Malfoy. All the Malfoys had a bad reputation, but she was so pretty.
Ron looked at her too. Yes she was pretty, but he couldn't think of anything like that. I mean she was a Malfoy after all. But then again he likes Hermione, but he would never tell anyone that. I mean he would never and has never told Harry. Ron took a side was glance at his friend. My god he could tell that Harry liked her. I mean the way he was staring at her was unimaginable. As he looked he noticed that she wasn't as smug looking as Draco was. I mean Draco walked around like he owned the place. She looked nervous as hell.
Natalie walked up to the stool and took a seat. McGonagall placed the hat on her head. She looked around at all the faces. As she was looking around she saw Harry Potter's face. He was staring at hers. She decided not to think about it. Anyway all of the sudden the hat started whispering in her ear.
"Ah yes bravery and smarts. Such a mixture of places to go. You are a Malfoy. But I really don't think you belong in Syltherin. You have the strong since of the other side of your family. Your mothers I presume. Let me look a little deeper, yes the Black family. Well Sirius was a good student. He was great. Anyway well better put you in ...GRYFFINDOR!" shouted the hat.
The audience was silent, and then the crowd clapped. She clambered down from the stool and took off the hat. She noticed that the Gryffindor table was clapping the loudest. She sat down between a brunette with very bushy hair and a red haired girl with lots of freckles.
"Well that certainly was a welcoming," said the Headmaster," Anyway before the feast begins I must sadly announce that the Quidditch tournaments between the houses will not be held this year," the crowd groaned, " But in its place will be non other than the Triwizard Tournament. This is a tournament between the three main Wizarding Schools. Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, and of course Hogwarts. One student from each school will be picked to participate in the tournament. The students will compete in three events that are held throughout the school year. That is all you may now turn your eyes toward the feast."
Everyone was stunned and began talking and eating. The girl with the brown hair. Began to talk to Natalie.
"Hello, I'm Hermione Granger, This is Ginny Wesley, Ron Weasley, and of course Harry Potter. So are you related to Draco and how?" said Hermione.
"Well, yes I am, and i'm related to him by being his twin sister. Shocking yes I know, he never talks about me much. I guess i'm a bit of a burden to him. Anyway I have never seen food like this. I mean we eat light meals and they are served to us by waiters. But I have always eaten a lot of food."
"Well that's good isn't it, that means you wont faint during lessons?" said Ginny.
"I suppose," said Natalie.
The five started talking and everything. Natalie realized they were an easy group to get along with. As the courses passed Natalie loved all this new food. It was delicious.
Ron still looked at his best friend. Every time Ginny or Hermione whispered something to her and she turned her head, Harry stole a glance at her. Ron thought this was funny of course. He really didn't know Harry to ever fancy someone so quickly.
The feast ended and Headmaster Dumbledore released them to their common rooms. Natalie followed quickly behind the other two girls, they talked so much it was amazing. Anyway they all drifted sleepily to the common room and up to the dormitories.
The next morning the five fourth year boys were getting ready for the first day back at lessons.
"Come on Harry, stop lying the way you were looking at her last night, all googly eyed," said Ron.
"I do not fancy Natalie ok," said Harry turning pink with anger and retaliation.
"Yeah right," said Seamus and Dean together.
" You didn't take your eyes off of her for one minute, I think you do fancy her," said Dean.
"Whatever," said Harry, " We are going to be late for breakfast."
The boys follow Harry out of the room, snickering. When they reached the common room, they noticed the girls weren't there. Then they headed toward breakfast.
Ginny was on the edge of Hermione's bed as she watched Parvati, Lavender, and Natalie do make up and hair. Natalie takes a clip and lifts all of curly hair but a few strands into a clip.
"How can you three bother with that?" said Hermione.
"It's easy, all you have to do is have the patience and get up early in the morning," said Lavender.
"You know Ginny I think you would look good with your hair up, it's always blocking your face," said Parvati.
"Yeah well my brothers would probably kill me if I went in there, looking like you three," said Ginny giggling.
"Well what does it matter, what they think, I mean what can they do to you?" said Natalie.
Natalie pulls Ginny off the bed and takes a clip out of her drawer and brushes Ginny's hair into a half ponytail, with strands on the side. She also gives her a little cover-up and blush. She then pushes her in front of the mirror.
"Well, that's better now isn't?" said Lavender.
Ginny stands in front of the mirror and smiles.
"Well it is better isn't it?" said Ginny, "Do you have any gloss?"
Lavender hands over her lip gloss and hands it to Ginny.
Then Parvati heads towards Hermione with a brush and hair tie.
"Oh No your not getting me, too", said Hermione.
"Oh come on Hermione," said the other four in unison.
"At least just what they did to me Hermione," said Ginny handing Lavender back her lip gloss.
"NO," said Hermione.
"I don't think your going to win this one, but then again this is my first year here," said Natalie smiling weakly.
"Oh fine then, I'm not going to win it, but if I don't like if i'm taking it down," said Hermione.
The three older girls went to work and pulled back a minute later. Hermione's hair was in a ponytail and she had as much make-up on as Ginny.
"Well?" went the four other girls.
"Its Ok," said Hermione smiling, and the other girls laughed. Hermione then mentioned they only had about another half an hour of lunch. They grabbed their bags and headed toward The Great Hall. Ginny looked down at herself and started biting her nails.
"What's the matter?" asked Hermione.
"I'm going to be killed by my brothers' that's what," she said.
"Like I said it doesn't matter what they say. I am pretty good at Charms, and I heard last night that
Hermione was one of the best witches ever. So if they have anything to say about. They can answer to us," said Natalie laughing out loud.
The girls continued to talk and giggle for the rest of the way there. Hermione couldn't help but think why in the world did I let them do this to me? But then again it didn't take to long to do what they did and now during lessons her hair wouldn't be in the way.
As the entered the Great Hall all the students at the Gryffindor table looked at them. As they passed by Fred and George, they looked and just shook their heads and went back to talking to Lee Jordan. As the four girls took the last four seats, which awkwardly enough were right across from Harry, Ron, Dean, Seamus, and Neville. Ginny sat next to Colin, Hermione sat next to Ginny, Natalie was next to Hermione, and Lavender and Parvati were next to Natalie.
"Um Ginny excuse me," said Ron but stuttering as he looked at Hermione and Ginny, "but what are you doing dressing like that?"
"Well I thought I sport new look," she said giggling a bit, "besides its not polite to talk with your mouth full of food."
Ron finished eating and starting looking down at his plate. Harry looked at the five girls. He believed Parvati and Lavender to do this because well they did it all the time. Hermione and Ginny never did that, so he didn't know what to think of that. But Natalie wow. The strands of hair fell on both sides of her head. They fell in exactly the right place. They fell right along aside her beautiful bright blue eyes. Wait what was he thinking. He doesn't like her she's a Malfoy. So he took his mind off her and towards Professor McGonagall, who was passing out the class schedules. He got his and noticed that Double Potions was on Friday. So he didn't have to endure Snape until then.
"OOH," Hermione looking at Natalie's schedule," your taking Muggle Studies, and that's right before lunch."
"Well when I came yesterday McGonagall took me aside and told me all the classes I could take. I am also taking arithmacy."
"Me, too," said Hermione excitedly.
"I guess this means we will actually be able to talk a little after class with out the guys always chumming into the conversation," said Hermione smiling brightly.
"Do they always but into your conversations?" said Natalie stifling a laugh.
"Yes, they do and it gets quite annoying," said Hermione bursting out laughing.
The bell rang for the students to head towards the first class. The 4th year Gryffindor's had Herbology first hour along with the Hufflepuff's.