Disclaimer: Most of this is not from my mind. A lot is from the brilliant mind of J.K. Rowling. However all of the unfamiliar character names are of my own creation.

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Kylie: Ron and Hermione only shared certain aspects of Hogwarts with Violet. The parts that seemed really trivial and obvious. Also, Violet has met Hagrid she just doesn't remember it.

The man's name was Hagrid. He told us so once the rest of the student had left. Then he started leading us towards a huge lake.

"Alright, everyone get into a boat. No more then four to a boat." Sally and I instantly got into a boat together when we saw a boy with bright blue eyes, and strange enough, dark purple hair. He looked like he didn't have anyone to ride with.

"Sally, lets invite that boy to ride with us. He looks lonely."

"Good idea." With that I got out of the boat and walked over to the boy.

"Hey, do you want to ride with my friend and me?"

"Um, sure." The boy said.

"My name is Violet," when we got to the boat I said, "and this is Sally."

"I'm Andrew."

"Nice to meet you." After those last words, none of us spoke as we drifted in the lake towards a monstrous castle with little sparkles of light flickering off the lake. When Sally and I saw the outline of the castle we gasped. Andrew didn't even move. He didn't even look up at the castle. He just sat there, starting at nothing.

"Andrew, what are you looking at?"

"Oh, nothing. It's just…never mind."

"Andrew, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. I have been to Hogwarts a lot. It is nothing new to me."

"When have you been to Hogwarts?"

"My mom works at Hogwarts. She is the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

"Really? But isn't Tonks the DADA teacher. My dad and uncle fought with her in the war. I have met her. Why haven't I ever met you?"

"I never went out with my mom. I stayed with my dad for most of the year. I barley know my mom. I visited her every year at Christmas. The last time I saw her was last year"

"I'm so sorry. My mother died when I was one, so I have never known her." Sally said. I could tell that she was holding back years again. I was about to reach over and hug her when Andrew almost threw himself at her.

"This is the first time I have met someone who had similar problems as me," he gasped as he embraced Sally. I wasn't sure what to say. I let them hold each other, both crying a little bit, as I stared up at the castle that would be my home for the next seven years.

"I feel so left out," I giggled. "Do I get a hug when you two are done."

"Sorry," Andrew said. "I just got caught up in the moment. Do you want to join the hug?"

"No, I am fine. I was just joking."

"Look!!!!" Sally proclaimed. "We are almost there. Oh, I can't wait to know what house I'm in. I don't want to be in Slytherin, despite my dad's wishes. I want to be in a house with you two. I wish we could all be in the same house."

"Well," I said, "if I don't get into Gryffindor I will be the first in my family not to get into Gryffindor."

Andrew sat there thinking for a while before he said, "Well, my mom doesn't care what house I get into. But the hat chooses, no one else."

"The hat?" Andrew smiled at Sally's question. I knew what he was talking about from uncle Harry's story about how the sorting hat almost put him Slytherin.

"It is called the sorting hat," Andrew explained. "They put it on your head and it screams out what house you are going to be in for the next seven years. It also sings a different song every year before the sorting begins."

Our boat bumped up against the shore, and we got out, one by one. Or more fell out, at least I did. I fell right on my face, but Andrew and Sally picked me up before anyone else saw me, but not with out laughing their asses off. As a trio we walked up to the castle after Hagrid. He opened the main doors into a grand hall that we followed him down. Sally and I looked all around us, even Andrew looked around at the paintings that were silently whispering about us.

OOOO, I'm leaving a cliffhanger. It might take me a few days to finish the next chapter. I have to write a sorting hat song. R&R as always.