Joanna grabs her trunk and hurries back along the train. Looking into compartments along the way most of them were full. Few of the had 1 or 2 seats left in them but she wanted a compartment with only 1 or 2 seats taken. So she continued along down the train to near the end where she found a compartment with 3 occupants she opened the door. "Mind if I join?" She asked ever so kindly to the 3 that looked to be her age.

"Yeah we do mind. Bloody Hufflepuff." The one girl said to her. "Why don't you hurry along & sit with the other people nobody likes. Join your fellow house mates. They'll be happy to see you."

"Janelle be nice she looks like a 1st year."Another girl said she was looked older not by to much but still older then the girl she called Janelle. "I'm Catherine most call me cat."

"Cat leave her alone. She's gonna be a bloody Hufflepuff and nobody likes them you'll be laughed at if someones sees your talking to a 1st year for 1 and 2 when she's placed in Hufflepuff you'll be laughed at even more." Janelle said.

"Layla I could use your opion here." Cat said to the girl whom hadn't said anything yet.

"Well, I think we should just let her got to a 1st year compartment. I mean that's what we did our 1st year's and that's how we meet each other well accept you Janelle seeing as you followed your sister around like a lost puppy." Layla said to the other 2. Joanna really wanted to say you know I'm still here right but keep quiet.

"Well there you have it. You should go to a 1st year Carpartment and meet people."Cat said. "Wait...You look far to familiar... Do you have an older sibling that goes to Hogwarts?"

"Yes, Hannah Zefira she is in her 7th year and she is a Gryffindor!" Joanna said and Janelle spat.

"Ohh Hannah...the girl whom caught Janelle here trying to get into the restricted section last year. Worst thing to do in your 1st year. She was lucky it wasn't a prefect or a teacher to have caught her." Janelle evil eyed her sister.

"Hannah is nice but not someone I want to hang around with. She is a Gryffindor & I'm a Slytherin not going to mix, and she is older then me. By 3 years. So not going to even try to talk with her."Layla said to Joanna.

"Well I guess I'm going to find other 1st years." Joanna said to the three of them.

"Finally!" Janelle said louder then she wanted to, and cat hit her while Joanna turned to leave.

Again Joanna walked down the train looking into windows until she found what looked to be nothing but kind looking 1st years she opened the door. As there were only about 4 of them. "Can I join?"

A boy looked up "Yeah, need more people to help us decide what they are going to do to decide upon what house we are in." He said.

"Well my older sister Hannah says they place an old hat on our heads and it decides for them."Joanna told the 4 of them.

"Well I don't know who that will say if we are smart or brave or evil or a bump on a log." Chuckles "I'm Nathan. Nathan Gritz and thats Percy Bristow and that Kaitlin Garth and that one is Shannon Holt."

Joanna smiles "Hello, I'm Joanna Zefira. It's nice to meet you all"

"It is dead obvious you're not a muggleborn and you also have a sister that goes to Hogwarts so what is your blood status?" Percy asked, "It doesn't matter to me as I'm as close to a bloodtraitor as you can get without crossing into the bloodtraitor status but it is still fun to know."

"Pureblood, My Mum has a family member that married a Weasley and then passed that down but of course they were of Pureblood descent. I believe they were black's if I'm thinking right, and my father's line leads back through a very long line to the blacks as well but nobody can not be related to the blacks on both sides to be pureblood." Joanna told Percy. "But I never let bloodstaus get in the way of friendship."

"Only thing that I let bother the person's chances is how they feel about You-know-who."Kaitlin said.

"Well I hate anyone who says purebloods rule and anyone with muggle blood in them are crap." Shannon said "I am half blood just because my great-grandfather was a half blood, and already today 2 Slytherins and 2 Ravenclaws told me to go away because I have mud in my Blood."

"Well I think your mud is awesome" Joanna smiles a little bit and laughs slightly, and to her surprise everyone laughed as well. The talk about what they think of blood status kicking people out of Hogwarts and putting others in jail. Until the Trolley came they all got different sweets & they placed them in the empty seats and picked a piece out here and there while talking about Hogwarts and what they think it will be like.

"Well I heard the new Headmaster works for you-know-who and always has." Shannon told them.

"Well he was horrid to Gryffindors in his classes. My sister told me taking points from them main Harry Potter but they got about 20 to 50 points taken a day for just him saying that he messed up on 1 thing in his potion." Joanna sighs "I just wish that he is not truly like that"

"I'm sure he will be..." Percy said to the group.
"Hope he is acts...better..." Nathan said and the train stops. "What the we can't be there now no way no how."

"It is still light out. My Mum says it will be dark when we get there."Joanna said to the group of them. Hannah came hurrying into the compartment.

"Joanna I want to be sure not to be mean to any masked person that comes in here. Don't say anything good about Harry Potter understand."Hannah told her "and the rest of you just be sure to do the same alright don't need anyone getting hurt on the way or getting taken." Hannah left just as fast as she came. They heard a man yelling at her to get back to her trunk and stay there. before the door slammed open. Joanna looked to the masked figure standing before them.

"State age ,names of all in this compartment, and state blood status."The man said.
They all looked at Jo to start. "I'm Joanna Zefira, going for my 1st year in school, I'm a pureblood family dates back to the B-Blacks"

"Percy Bristow, Also 1st year, and family is pureblooded. My family dates back to the black but it is a really far back line to them..." Percy told him.

"Kaitlin Garth pureblood 1st year." Kaitlin told him with fear in her eyes.

"Nathan Gritz 1st year pureblood." Nathan said slightly fast.

"Shannon Holt Halfblood 1st year my great great grandmother was a muggle...and I hate it" Shannon said and she looked as though she was trying to please the man by saying it.

"Very well. Now Shannon Percy Kaitlin Nathan and Joanna has any of your family meaning parents or older sibling ever been in the Order of the phoenix? or Dumbledore's Army?" Joanna looked slightly scared this made the man come over to her. " why the look of fright?" he asked her.

"My...uhh..."He looks at the man.

"Well then what? is making you like so scared?" He asked.

"M-M-My umm...uhhh..." Joanna said.

"Lets go through 1 by 1 Do you have a sibling that was in the Dumbledore's Army?" He asked her, and Joanna shook her head no."Alright what about Daddy dearest? Is he stupid and in the Order of Phoenix?"

"This angered Joanna. It gave her the will to lie to the man no matter what she was feeling just a short bit ago. "No, My Father isn't he dead killed by an illness that was caused on the job!"

"What was your Daddy's job?"He asked her everyone was watching closely.

"My Dad was an Auror! Sent many of you to Azkaban!"Joanna yelled.

"Well well well...I'll warn you now. Just 1 warning no more." he said "Don't ever raise your little voice to 1 of us again. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!"Joanna nodded.

"Yes. Sir." She said in a slightly taunting voice.

The man stared at her for a second before beginning his search of the compartment. After awhile he looked at them "Seems the lot of 1st years are smart not to hide any of the unforgivables." then he looked at Joanna "They just aren't smart enough to keep their mouths shut."He left slamming the door shut as he left. After a few minutes the train began to move again, and everyone looked at Joanna.

"JOANNA!"Nathan yelled. "You could have got us cursed or worse expelled!" Joanna rolled her eyes.

"Think I care?! He'd of only cursed and expelled me. None of you. He just shouldn't have started on my father." Joanna said angrily.

"Joanna!" Sighs Kaitlin "Your lucky your parents were not in the Order of the Phoenix, and your sister wasn't in the Dumbledore's Army"

"Oh my Mum and Dad were and I and Hannah are joining the D.A. if they have it this year." Joanna said to her.

"Your trying to get killed aren't you?" Percy said to her.

"No but I am trying to help fight You-Know-Who." Joanna told him.

"You better hope your sister doesn't find out you snapped off to him..."Shannon said to her.

"Oh, well if she does then I don't give a care!" Joanna snapped.

"Don't get snippy with us" Nathan said "We didn't do anything"
"Sorry." Joanna said picking up a Cauldron cake. "I just get really angry when people are ruining my dad's Memory."

"I understand I'm the same way with my Grandmother" Kaitlin said.

They talked about the people they protect the memory of until it became dark the guys left the compartment and let the girl change then the girl left to let the guys change. When they sit back down and start talking the topic of Houses came up.

"So Percy what house do you think you'll be in?" Shannon asked him.

"Well I think I'll be a Hufflepuff like the rest of my family." He said.

"Ohh I know I'm gonna be a Ravenclaw" Kaitlin said.

"I think I'm going to be a Gryffindor" Nathan said "Or a Ravenclaw either way I'm good with it."

"Joanna what house do you think you'll be in?"Shannon asked her.

"I'm fine with any house." Joanna told them "Well except Slytherin."

"Well I want to a Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff" Shannon smiles brightly.

The train slows down to a stop. The stop was smoother than before so she knew they were there. "1st years leave your trunks on the train. We will take them up." a prefect said do the train.

They got there small bags and Joanna dug out her necklace from her father and put it around her neck. They get off the train and hears a man yelling !st year this way.

"This way 1st year" Hagrid said loudly to them "Come on 1st years gotta get going for your 1st sight of Hogwarts!" The 1st years filed over to him and he showed them to a boats "5 to a boat please." They sorted into boats. Joanna, Percy, Nathan,Katlin and Shannon got into 1 boat, and when they all got into boats Hagrid spoke again. "Ready? good! Forward!" the boats started to move. The boats round the corner and they she Hogwarts the windows light by candles making it look majestic. There were Wows and Woah ahhh's from every boat but Joanna looked at it mildly impressed. For she seen the school in books and it wasn't as cool looking at night. The boats pulled to a stop just below the grounds and they all filed out Hagrid took them to the school giving them to McGonagall. She was a tall woman and looked as though you didn't want to get on her bad side . which made the 1st year get into nice lines and following in her shadow staying very quietly. When the reach the doors to the great hall she looks at them "Be sure to keep yourselves looking nice and ready yourself for your sorting. I will be back when they are ready for you." She opened the doors. The 1st years broke into small conversations among each other while waiting for her to return. When she did the all become quiet once again. She opened the doors to the Great Hall ,and started down between the 4 house tables.