#2- A family?
So this is chapter two, yeah and I hope you like it
I do not own Harry Potter just my characters (Alexa, etc)
I wasn't listening to the conversations of the people around me but rather fishing in my pockets for a sweet to eat as they waited for the tall dark haired witch to stop talking to Hagrid, she pulled the door wide open and we filed in, most of us looking around in awe at the huge grand hall with flagged stone flooring. We crowded into a smaller room off side; we were all standing very close together as if the walls would bite.
Professor McGonagall, looking smart for the occasion, spoke about sorting and glanced around at the crowd. She departed saying "Please wait quietly".
I tuned to Neville as the noise level rose throughout the room, I started to fix his robes for him and I have to say it was very amusing to watch a pale face go quite red in less than ten seconds,
"What are you doing?" he muttered looking around blushing as my arms dropped to my sides.
"Fixing your robes so you don't look like a prat your first meeting with the teachers" I stated then proceeded to straighten my own robes as people shifted about talking about the sorting and houses. I on the other hand was thinking about the food, I had already been informed of the sorting hat ceremony and am just plain hungry at this point.
Ghosts. I've never met any in real life but my dad said they were fairly nice (depending on the ghost in question) if they are in a school, however, I was almost positive none of them could be exceedingly horrible.
People gasped as the ghosts didn't seem to notice us kids and just casually, as if nothing was strange, floated out of the wall. "New students! About to be sorted, I suppose?" a plump ghost inquired, I nodded politely along with a few others then tuned out again (I am very bad for day-dreaming and zoning out, some say *cough*Tyron*cough* that I'm a bit spacey) I did, however, note the arrival of professor McGonagall and the others shuffling into a line.
I got into line behind Hermione with Neville following me and entered the hall through grand double doors. Thousands of floating candles lit the way down an isle between two tables towards a long table near the top which was occupied by teachers watching us trudge up the hall. Now, being the clumsy person I am, I took extra care of how much space there was around me and my idiotically clumsy feet, but alas I stumbled. Only to be caught by a boy to my left who grabbed me by my robes to steady me. "Thanks" I smiled at the boy, he beamed back and winked as I hurried up the isle back into place.
As a hat on a three legged stool burst into song I looked back over to the boy that had caught me, he had sandy blond hair and Blue eyes he looked plain apart from the grin he was wearing, and sat with joy in his eyes as he watched 'Abbott, Hannah' get sorted into Hufflepuff then he was called up 'Marn, Dan' and was sorted into Hufflepuff also. I watched as Hermione was sorted into Gryffindor before my name was called out "Grey, Alexa" I pushed myself through the crowd and out onto the little stool at the front.
'Alexa Grey hmm…
You are loyal, but I can sense inpatients
You are eager to learn, but not yet ready to be wise
You can be cunning, but never if it affects friends and family
So this only means one thing…'
"Gryffindor!" the hat boomed, I was so surprised I toppled backwards off the chair, laughter followed but I didn't care. My brother gave me a hug across the table when I joined the end grinning like a madman.
Neville was up next and I began to feel uneasy, where was he going to go? Was I not going to be able to talk to him until lessons? No, this was not the case as the hat once again yelled, clear to the whole room, "Gryffindor". I cheered loudly and laughed as Neville scrambled back up to the teachers to give the hat back, my new friend was in the same house as me, what a day!
"Potter, Harry" McGonagall said, there was a murmur that went round the whole hall 'Harry Potter, the boy who lived'. He sat on the stool looking absolutely terrified, after some time while everyone was still holing their breath to where 'famous Harry was going to be sorted to' the hat once again had only one word 'Gryffindor'. Our table exploded into cheers and yells of delight, I cheered and laughed along as the Weasley twins started to chant and whoop.
And the sorting was almost over with a 'Weasley, Ronald' and a 'Zabini, Blaise'. After that Dumbledore stood up and addressed the pupils, true to my nature I zoned out again catching sight of a candle flickering slightly to the side as if there was a breeze. Then it changed color and back, I jumped when it flickered out then returned with a light pop. Looking around for signs of someone with a wand out I spotted Kim lazily swishing hers, it seemed she was waiting for food just like me. A second or two later the food did appear and there was an immediate hustle to grab chicken legs and Yorkshire puddings.
People around me were asking each other about family so I turned to Neville who was silently chewing on some chicken
"So…" I smiled at him and promptly knocked over a jug of pumpkin juice, I blushed but smiled as Tyron and the twins laughed at the person I had spilled it on "I'm sorry" I said looking at the girl apologetically,
"Its fine" she said then turned and glared at the twins "It's not funny".
"What about your family Alexa?" asked Neville quietly when I turned back to him,
"Well I'm a half blood; I have two older brothers (Jay and Tyron) and a little sister (Willow) with my dad being a wizard and my mother a muggle…What about you, Neville" I finished my description as a red headed boy on the table chorused with me at the end.
"Well, my gran brought me up and she's a witch," said Neville "but the family thought I was all muggle for ages. My great uncle-uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off guard and force some magic out of me – he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned – but nothing happened until I was eight. Great-uncle Algie came round for tea and he was hanging me out of an upstairs window by the ankles when my Great-auntie Enid offered him a meringue and he accidentally let go. But I bounced – all the way down the garden and into the road..." people were laughing at the story as I looked over to the boy who caught me again; he was sitting smiling with a Ravenclaw boy and had switched to the seat next to him on the table.
"Hey excuse me but are you aloud to go and talk to people on other tables during the feast?" I asked around a few people to another red head with a prefect badge on.
"Yes, there is no rule against it but first years hardly ever leave the table at the first feast…" and he continued rambling at me for a few seconds, I got a sympathetic look from a few people but a glare from Hermione whom he was talking to about something before I interrupted. I didn't want to be rude but the dessert had just arrived which meant I didn't have much time till the feast ended and we had to leave, so in my usual style I got up said "erm I think Hermione wants to talk to you again" and walked over the boy at the Ravenclaw table.
"And then…well, lets just say I was grounded" Dan laughed as I approached from up the row, and the boy he sat with smiled,
"Hello" I spoke quickly and they both turned around. The Ravenclaw boy actually jumping a little, a smile broke out on Dans face,
"Hey it's you again…Alexa, right?" he asked sticking out his hand to me, I shook it and nodded.
"Dan Marn?" he nodded and gestured to the boy next to him, who was very tall and thin, pale with brown hair and brown eyes.
"This is Noah, he's my friend from home who, by chance, is a wizard too…I was sure you were a normal muggle mate" he laughed as Noah sighed.
"Hi…thanks for catching me, I can be too clumsy at times"
"Its fine, my sister says it's only polite to help those of the female population in need" he said solemnly as I laughed.
"Do you want to sit down?" he asked, I did and I grabbed some pie off of Dan's plate, his face fell and he turned to me with an angry stare, "That was my Pie!" he said in mock angst as I smiled and took a huge bite out of it.
"So have any friends yet?" asked Dan, he seems to be the more talkative of the two.
"Yeah, Neville Longbottom" I pointed to him at the table no-one was talking to him as he ate his dessert in silence.
"Do you want two more?" Grinned Dan gesturing to Noah and himself, I nodded.
As the desserts started disappearing from the tables I said goodbye to Dan and Noah and headed for Neville.
"I found us some new friends" I grinned as Neville stared shocked at me, "What?" I asked perturbed
He then mumbled something about how he thought I had left him and didn't like him.
"Nonsense you are my friend I wouldn't just leave and not come back!" He smiled weakly as Dumbledore stood up again. We sang the school song, it was excellent and a lot of fun to sing, myself leading Neville in a random tune I thought up. We followed the prefect whom I had asked about house tables earlier through corridors and passageways, until we met some floating walking sticks, the prefect, Percy I believe, yelled. Then a little man appeared and had an argument with said prefect, he then dropped the walking sticks on Neville's head and disappeared while I grabbed some of the walking sticks and followed everyone up the corridor to a portrait of a larger lady, Percy said the password and climbed in.
"Erm…" some people were already helping Neville in the portrait hole while I stood there holding Trevor.
I passed Trevor to Neville who was now inside the passage and looked behind me, "could I maybe get a lift?" I asked a guy behind me, and with ease him and another dude lifted me into the passage and followed behind me.
Once inside the girls were directed over to a staircase, while we climbed I suddenly realized I was very tired, I started to lag up the stairs, but soon enough we reached our room and walked in I found my trunk changed into my pajamas (shorts and a top) when I heard a croak again.
I found Trevor under my bed (how he got here before me, a complete mystery) and lifted him,
"Neville I am going to kill you if this happens again" I sighed and headed towards the common room and then up the boys staircase. I saw them all asleep and navigated my way to Neville in the dark.
"Neville…NEVILLE" well I don't pride myself with smarts and lucky I didn't either, because the next thing I know I've woken all the boys in the room and Neville all at once, ahh, I just had to yell didn't I?
"What the bloody 'ell" said an annoyed voice but then quickly decided not to open his eyes and to just go back to sleep as did the others to my delight.
"Neville your toad is stalking me!" I said in my sleep deprived state and dumped the toad on him. I climbed down the stairs, well, that was very silly- I mean, what was I thinking 'oh yes I will just go into the boys dorm and wake everyone up' sure that's a great plan… not!
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