They walked out into the crowd of children all pushing and shoving to get to were they want to go, above all the noise you could hear hagrid shouting

"First years, first years over here"

All six of them managed to manoeuvre there way through the crowd and reach him. He smiled at them then yelled for the rest of the first years. The platform was almost empty when the last of the first years were ready for hagrid to speak

"Alright we all here?" then without waiting for an answer turned around and headed for the lake when they reached the lake Artemis was the first to cry out in protest.

"You do not honestly expect me to cross the lake, do you? I might fall in and I only just got my manicure, it would also totally ruin my skin, it will fill my pores with gunk."

"Umm I don't feel so well" Chantalle had most defiantly not expected this and she was starting to feel weak, although she could swim quite well she was afraid of open water.

"Don't worry it's only a short trip it will only take about ten minutes. Alright now hop into a boat two people in each okay it will move itself when you're seated."

Ron and harry went off and seated themselves into a boat and it took off, then Hermione and Neville went off as several other people went off eventually only Chantelle and Artemis were the only ones left on the shore.

"Er, umm well I guess were next then." Chantelle finally spoke looking at him so together they hoped into the boat very cautiously and sat down, when they started to move chantalle screamed and threw herself in Artemis's lap and cried the whole way across, scared witless.

When they reached the other side she quickly got off the boat her eyes still puffy as she ran as far away from the water as she could. Chantalle managed to compose herself enough to walk without announcing her phobia of open water. She could hear Artemis sniggering beside her she just turned to him and pleaded with her eyes for him not to tell she couldn't quite tell what he was thinking only she hoped that he wasn't planning on telling anyone. Despite his snickers and subtle remarks to her fear she stayed quite close to him another of her fears quickly became apparent and nothing escaped Artemis's piercing eyes.

"You're afraid of the dark too aren't you? That's what really scared you about the water the fact that you couldn't see properly and it's what's scaring you now too isn't it." He whispered in her ear.

"Don't tell anyone please." Chantalle whispered back.

He just chuckled and continued walking beside her. The two of them quickly caught up to the others. When the first years reached the castle several of them gasped it was the most amazing sight. They walked up the stairs and along the main hallway; they quickly reached two large doors. Hagrid walked off and left them there, Ron, Harry, Hermione and Neville came over and stood with them. Almost immediately afterwards three boys came over and started talking to Harry.

"Hello I am Draco Malfoy..." He had blonde hair and was obviously the leader despite the fact that the other two boys towered over them all. "...and this is Crab and Goyle. You must be Harry potter..."

At the mention of Harry's name everyone in the room became silent and turned to watch him.

Draco continued "... You know you really don't have to hang out with these losers. Someone of your importance should hang out with someone of equal importance."

"I'm quite happy with the friends I've got thankyou." Harry's first thought was that he did not very much like this boy.

Draco scowled and stalked off it was obvious that he was not going to offer again and had decided that they would instead have to be enemies. Chantalle turned around to see Artemis scowling, it was a scary face and she shuddered at the thought of being on the wrong side of the stick with him. Just then a teacher came she was tall and thin her lips were pursed.

"First years I will put you in alphabetical order and then you will walk in single file down the centre of the hall where you will reach the teachers table I will then tell you were to stand, You will then be put into your houses which you will stay in for the rest of your school years there are four houses Gryffindor of which I am head, Huffelpuff, Ravenclaw and lastly Slytherin." She did not waste time and quickly arranged them.

The chantalle was placed right behind Harry and from the reaction that he had got when the grade had learned who he was she thought it was good as she would hopefully blend in and go unnoticed. When finally they walked into the hall the first thing many of them noticed was the roof. It perfectly replicated the sky outside. Hovering around the room there was candles, it took them a couple of minutes to get from one side of the room to the other. Everyone of them were slightly nervous, then a hat and stool were placed on the platform, at first nothing happened then suddenly it came alive and started to sing quite shocked that she was chantalle forgot to listen and by the time she had calmed down the song was over and the first student was being called up. Abatha abacus 'what and unusual name' she thought. Abatha sat on the stool and the hat was placed on her head, the hat seemed to ponder for a moment then in a great booming voice yelled out

"Ravenclaw" and so started the long line of first years being sorted. When it was Artemis's turn the hat seemed to take a very long time to choose before it eventually yelled out "Slytherin"

Next it was Hermione's turn she went into Gryffindor after around twenty to thirty people it was Neville's turn he too went into Gryffindor. Draco and his two friends went into Slytherin they seemed very pleased with this arrangement.

Then it was Harry's turn as his name was called out everyone in the hall was silent and every eye watched him. The hat took a while to choose his house and as she watched him she noticed his lips whispering the words

"Not Slytherin, anything but Slytherin"

The hat then yelled out his house "Gryffindor"

A great roar erupted from the Gryffindor table as Harry walked to the table and sat next to Neville and Hermione.

Next was her turn she walked confidently up to the hat and sat gently on the seat then as the hat was placed on her head she could hear the hat thinking inside her own head she had already figured this much so it was not a shock. Chantalle waited patiently for the hat to pick.

It yelled out "Slytherin"

She walked towards Artemis and sat in between him and a sixth year. Finally it was Ron's turn the hat was on his head for less then a second when it called out "Gryffindor" Ron ran and sat with Harry, Hermione and Neville. All four of them seemed to be staring at them with shocked faces. Chantalle looked at all the people around them they all seemed to have soured faces they all seemed mean she edged a little closer towards Artemis.