Chris' POV
I walked out of the Old Coot's office more annoyed than ever. We were supposed to use these stupid wands and act like just any other average student. I looked down at the red and gold tie in my hand that apparently symbolized where I'd be sleeping. Looking around I noted everyone's tie color. Vincent, Prue, and Parker wore a blue and bronze tie. Hunter and the twins wore a yellow and brown tie.
Why had the old bats decided to let me go first? Ugh. I sat bouncing my knee up and down waiting for my sister and brother, when Nathan emerged flashing his red and gold tie.
"Gryffindor, like you." Nathan smiled.
"Excuse me?" I asked.
"Did you not pay attention at all, Halliwell?" Vincent
"Shut up." I replied.
"The color of our ties, symbolizes our houses, and those are based on personality. And your house also determines class schedule, friends, and your Head of House." Prue said.
Just then Wyatt and Bianca emerged together and I noticed their shared glances, rolling my eyes. She was so not interested in him. I waited and saw my sister emerge afterwards. She too was wearing a red and gold tie and I felt a smile creep on my face.
"Yes, I've sent a prefect from each house for you." McGonagall I think her name was said.
We waited for several minutes, until four students reached us. There were two girls and two boys, all seemed to be able to talk to each other easily, each with a smile across their faces.
"Ah, yes fifth year prefects. You will show these students to their houses." McGonagall said.
"Yes, Professor McGonagall." The boy with the yellow tie said smiling.
"From Hufflepuff, we have Mr. Cedric Diggory." McGonagall said.
"Pleasure to meet you." Cedric said as he took the twins and Hunter off.
"This is Mrs. Cho Chang. She's your prefect for Ravenclaw." McGonagall said.
"Follow me." Cho said, and she led my cousins away with Vincent.
"This is Mr. Terence Higgs, the Slytherin prefect." McGonagall said.
Terence led my brother and Bianca off without a word. I turned to the last prefect standing there. She looked rather nice, and seemed well and all.
"This is Katie Bell, for Gryffindor." McGonagall said.
"Hi, I'm Tori." My sister greeted her warmly.
"Nathan. This is Chris, he's grumpy." Nathan joked, shaking the girls hand.
"I'm not grumpy." I said crossing my arms.
Katie led us up the moving staircases, yeah moving, to the common room they called it. She said something that I didn't quite catch to the portrait, and it opened revealing a beautiful red room.
It was beautiful. A lion hanging above the fireplace, gold hangings around the room. And you want to know what made it better? The brunette from the dining hall was sitting on the couch in the room with a book in her lap.
"Evening, Hermione." Katie addressed her, bringing us further into the room.
I bumped my foot into the table near the couch. "Curse the Elders."
"Christopher!" Tori exclaimed and Nathan looked to me as did Hermione.
"Are you alright?" Hermione asked.
"I think I'm just going to head up to bed, where is that again?" I laughed, nervously.
"Upstairs on your left." Katie said, and I nodded. And I left quickly gosh, what a fool I had made of myself. That Hermione was it, was really something let me tell you.
Hermione's POV
Gryffindor, why did he have to be sorted into Gryffindor of all bloody places. I watched as he limped up the stairs quickly, and I turned to the two others standing there.
"I'm Hermione Granger." I reached out my hand and the boy shook it as well.
"Nathan Mitchell, this is my cousin Tori Halliwell, and you've met her brother Chris." He smiled, and I got a nice spark in his dark brown eyes. I turned to Tori, taking note of her features.
"So where's the rest of your school?" Hermione asked.
"Family you mean." Tori corrected.
"Well Prue and Parker got into the blue house-" Nathan picked up.
"Ravenclaw." I concluded.
"And then Wyatt is in the green house with Bianca." Tori finished.
"Slytherin." I gulped, trying to remember what the last boy had looked like. The one with the long blonde hair, I presume was Wyatt.
"Do you know the Phoenix school well?" I asked, slightly fearing the answer.
"Chris knows Bianca a bit more than the rest of us if you know what I mean." Nathan winked and Tori elbowed him.
"Shut up." Tori said and Nathan laughed.
"Hermione." I heard a familiar voice call. His voice was cool, and slow and slightly slurred. I turned around to see Harry standing on the bottom step with his arm leaning against the railing.
"Harry. What are you doing up?" I asked.
"Thinking." He said.
"We'll leave the room to you guys." Nathan said walking towards the boys stairs where Harry stood.
"Are you Nathan?" Harry asked.
"Yeah. But how did you know that?" Nathan said, stepping in front of Tori protectively. Why would he do that, Harry is just Harry. I mean these people didn't really think that Harry Potter would hurt them did they?
"You're name is on your bed, up there. I'm Harry by the way, Harry Potter." Harry said pointing upstairs.
"Ah, you. Well g'night." Nathan said and then he slowly disappeared leaving behind small blue orbs. I stared at the spot where he once stood, they had entered the Great Hall in the same way.
"What was that?" Harry asked dumfounded.
"Its' called orbing. He's really not supposed to do that." Tori laughed, heading up to her room.
"How did he do that?" Harry asked.
"Not all kind of magic comes from those sticks of yours." Tori said going upstairs, where I slept as well. At least I would have someone to talk to besides Lavender.
"Who was that?" Harry asked.
"Tori Halliwell." I said, rolling my eyes.
