The Journey and the sorting

"Well, well Potter I see your baby sister has finally come to Hogwarts" said Draco Malfoy, coming into the compartment Harry was sharing with the Weasley's and Hermione.

"Yeah so, what has that got to do with you" said Ron.

"I don't believe I was talking to you, Weasley"

"Well, what do you want?" snapped Harry who was already worrying enough about Jess.

"I was just being polite, she's quite cute that girl, well for a half blood anyway" said Malfoy.

Instantly Harry, Ron, Fred and George were all on their feet, looking ready to kill.

"You stay the hell away from her, or I swear to god I'll..." said Harry.

"You'll what..." said Jess coming into the compartment with Dom.

"Jess, stay out of this" said Harry.

"Why are you threatening people and telling them to keep away from me. I'm not a baby Harry, I can take care of myself" said Jess getting really annoyed.

"Exactly, she is an independant young woman, who doesn't need you to defend her." said Malfoy, "now Miss Potter would you care to accompany me to my compartment away from this brute"

"Yeah maybe when hell freezes over" said Jess

"Your lose, you'll see when we get to Hogwarts the sort of people you want to associate with and the sort you don't" said Malfoy.

"Whatever" muttered Jess.

"And you must be Dominic Black, my father knew your uncle they were good friends, it's a pity about your father. Maybe you would like to join us up front, we'll teach you the ropes" said Malfoy spotting Dom,

"No thanks, I don't associate with Slytherin scum" said Dom.

"You'll regret that, both of you" said Malfoy.

"Whatever don't let the doorknob hit you on the way out" smirked Jess

Malfoy turned and stormed out of the compartment.

"Harry what the hell was that?" said Jess rounding on Harry.

"What, don't tell me you're seriously mad about that? He..."

"Oh I think I can guess what he was saying, but I don't need you to fight my battles for me or defend me I'm a big girl I can take care of myself"

"I was only..."

"I don't care, I didn't come to here to be Harry Potter's little sister alright so just leave me alone and stay out of my business" shouted Jess storming out of the compartment, closely followed by Dom.

"Can you believe him, who does he think he is?" ranted Jess when they found another compartment.

"He was just trying to look out for you. I mean Malfoy is one son of a bitch, and he's older. Harry was just trying to protect you, because your not invincible you know" said Dom reasonably.

"Shut up" said Jess knowing he was right,

"Come on you know I'm right"

"Okay, fine maybe I overreacted"

"Yeah, just a bit"

" He was a little creepy"

"Who?"

"Malfoy"

"Oh yeah, but you told him where to go"

"Yeah, you weren't so bad yourself"

"I just hope I'm not put into Slytherin after what I said"

"You won't be, if anyone should be worried it should be me"

"You, you come from a long line of noble Potters, everyone of them in Gryffindor. Me, all my dads family were in Slytherin, most of them deatheaters"

"Except your dad" pointed out Jess

"Yeah okay except him, but my point is the rest of them were... and my mum she's a heartless bitch, who was in Hufflepuff, come on my genetics are against me"

"hey cheer up, the odds are if you're in Slytherin I'll be there too. My family refer to me as the 'Demon child'."

"You know they don't mean it, you can wrap any of them round your little finger, well except your mother. Your granpa is the minister for magic, and he would do anything you asked him too"

"Yeah, Gramps and Dad are too much alike. Anyway stop worrying your not goin to be in Slytherin"

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Harry was sitting in the Great Hall waiting for the sorting to begin, he didn't know why but he was nervous. Just then McGonagol brought out the first years, he waved to Jess, who to his surprise smiled and waved back, he had thought she would still be mad at him, she could normally hold a grudge for weeks.

The sorting began, Harry watched as they sorted some of the first years he didn't know, then McGonnagol announed the name,

"Sirius Dominic Black the second"

Dom got up and sat down, the hat had barely touched his head when it screamed "GRYFFINDOR"

Dom got up relieved, gave Jess the thumbs up and walked over to the Gryffindor table,

"Dom over here" shouted Harry above all the cheering, it was a weird competition between Gryffindor and Slytherin as to who would get the best first years, the best being the ones they had already heard about. Jess and Dom had definitely been heard about and all the houses wanted them.

Harry continued to watch until eventually McGonnagol shouted;

"Jessica Hope Potter"

Harry held his breath as she put the hat on.

JESS' POV

I was so nervous I thought I was going to puke as I put the hat on. I saw Dom, Harry, Ron, Fred, George and Hermione all giving me encouraging looks, and heard half to school mutter about me. Honestly, just because I have a famous big brother and a Granpa who is Minister of Magic and I turned the Slytherin Quidditch Captain's robes pink, they all decide to have a good gossip about me.

"hmmm another Potter" I heard the hat say and I got such a shock that the hat spoke.

"Whoah the hat talks" I said out loud and of course everyone heard and thought it was hilarious.

"good brain, will do well, very interesting indeed"

"oh come on will you just decide, you didn't take this long with everyone else" I mutter but I forgot about the sound magnification charms around the hat and everyone heard, and started whispering as if they couldn't believe I would talk back to a hat.

"very insulant, but brave to do that. I may make you wait even longer for my decision now" said the hat sounding a little miffed at me.

"I'm sorry for being rude, will you please tell me what house you're going to put me in because I don't want to have to wear you all night, I really don't suit hats and other people need sorted too" said Jess this time not caring if people heard her.

"fine" sighed the hat then it shouted, "GRYFFINDOR"