A Beautiful Night Sky
We sat in silence, apart from Ron and Harry who were talking non-stop, the night began to conjure and the stars began to glisten. We journeyed across a long bridge above a few mountains revealing birds and a flowing river, sparkling the reflection of the stars and moonlight which was as bright as a ghostly presence, shining through the non-existent clouds. My thoughts fell back into reality as my eyes accidentally crossed others vision. Hermione smiled tiredly as well as Harry, but Ron's smile was different. He looked at me with his sparkling green eyes and hopeful vibe. He continued to smile before someone in the train screamed in contentment.
"Hey guys, I think we are stopping!" The boy yelled before we heard a huge thud and everyone was quiet.
I opened the carriage doors to witnessa young boy, our age, face first planted on the floor. Next to Draco.
"Draco?" I whispered, disappointed at the assumption of him already bullying classmates.
"What?" He responded in the same manner I demonstrated a few seconds ago, as I rolled my eyes and noticed Ron, Hermione and Harry piling up on top of my to see what had happened, when I moved they almost all cam crashing down, making Ron and I giggle.
We walked off of the train a few minutes after we had stopped at our platform, and noticed that clouds had rolled in semi-completely, as we all gasped and awed inpleasure as the site of the actual Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry. The boats with beautiful lights were all docked at the platform, then we noticed the long lake of water surrounding the school.
"Come on first years, onto the boats." The large hairy man yelled from the deepest part of his stomach as he obliviously wondered onto the boats, not blinking at the sight of the castle. There were too many windows to count and all of them were lit, there were even windows on the roofs! The boats started to move, by themselves, which almost freaked everyone out at the same time. The guy who had been bullied by Draco on the train was called Nevil Longbottom, and he had already nearly fallen off of the boat he was on. My brother's cousin Draco was behind me, boasting about how he got here and what his family was like. Then I heard a really nice girl, about my age too, talk about weird and wonderful things. She reminded me of my favourite book as a child, Alice in Wonderland.
Finally, after swaying and tumbling on the boats we got to shore at the bottom of the mountain and lined up to make it easier for the seniors and side teachers to escort us to the main stair case towards the dining hall.
AT HOGWARTS*
"Now students, wait here quietly and patiently whilst Professor McGonagall lets your head master know that we are here." Spoke the senior, who left us to wait for our selves, until Draco stood at the front and I face-palmed myself.
"So its true, Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts." He had completely exposed him as everyone gasped and whispered behind his back about Harry, who looked back nervously and back to Draco. I looked at Draco and gave him an evil eye,but he just smirked and looked atHarry.
"This is Crab and Goyle." He gestured to his partnersin crime, and then stood face to face in front of Harry, who then shuffled back ever so slightly to give himself space to breathe.
"And I'm Malfoy. Draco, Malfoy" As soon as he introduced himself, Ron scoffed at his name, Draco didn't look happy as he turned to him giving Ron his bully eyes, at that moment I knew that Draco would be a negative factor in Ron's life at Hogwarts.
"Think my name's funny do you?" He glared, Ron silencing for his consequence of laughter.
"There's no need to ask for yours, red hair and a hand-me-down robe..." He looked up and down at Ron as he continued to spit fire.
"You must be a Weasley." Draco put emphasis on his last name, with evil squinting eyes and Ron's seemed to droop in embarrassment. My brother's cousin finally turned back to his primary target, Harry, and gave him some kind of Malfoy advice.
"You'll soon find out that some Wizarding families are better than others Potter." He glanced at Ron.
"You don't want to be making friends with the wrong sort." Again, he looked at Harry, baring an icy smile just like his fathers, holding out a hand.
"I can help you there." Harry looked unimpressed at Draco's hand, and then glanced into his crystal blue eyes. He took a breath and completely crushed Draco's thoughts with the words that he had said.
"I think i can tell the wrong sort for myself thanks." Straight away, Professor McGonagall appeared behind a disappointed Draco, and tapped himonthe shoulder scaring him half to death, then he returned next to his little army and could not get his eyesoff of Harry.
"Welcome to Hogwarts!" She kindly yelled so that everyone at the back could hear as well.
"Now, in a few moments you'll walk through these doors and join your classmates, but before you can take your seats you must be sorted into your houses." McGonagall almost finalized as Harry, Ron, Hermione and I looked at each other happily at the thought of us being in the same class mates, but as I looked back at Draco, he shook his head with a smile and I smiled back weirdly, wondering why he was non-verbally saying No.
"There are Gryffindor, Huffelpuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin." I saw Draco nudge his mates and nod proudly, i shook my head in disappointment as I thought he was different than a bully.
"Now, while your here, your house will be like your family. You triumphs will earn you points, any rule-breaking will lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the most point rewarded will win the house cup-"
"TREVOR!" Nevil interrupted Professor McGonagall by stepping at front and grabbing his toad, looking up at the Witch carefully.
"Sorry." He whispered and walked back to the middle of the crowd.
"The sorting ceremony will begin now." She walked away as we all followed, to witness hundreds of students in the hall in vertical seats facing the head Master, as well as an old wizarding hat on a stool, as if some sort of monument or worship.
We moved along so that we could fit everyone in the hall, then I noticed our Head Master gaze upon all of us, like we were feasts to be munched on later.
"Now, before we begin." She spoke as she stood on the elevated floorboards.
"Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words." She moved out of our way as he stood up from his throne-like chair. He had the longest beard I had ever seen, and a wizarding hat you'd see in a fairytale, and then a robe you'd see in theatre.
"I have a few start of term notices id like to announce." He spoke as if he had asthma and ran up a hill five hundred times, it almost matched his appearance, his voice.
"The first years, please note, the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden for all students. Also our care-taker Mr. Filch-" He gestured to a creepy looking man at the back, being smothered by his own cat.
"He has asked me to remind you, that the third floor corridor on the right hand side is out of bounds, to everyone who wishes to not die a painful death." Well, he was off to a great start... talking about death sure sparks the hopeful spirit of 11 year olds and over.
"Thank you." Your welcome, Professor Dumbledore, I thought to myself, almost laughing with tears as this was probably the funniest introduction I had been through since I remember. Professor McGonagall stepped forward and opened a piece of paper.
"Now when I call your name, you will come forth where I shall place the sorting hat on your head, and you will be sorted into your houses." She lifted the hat and glanced at the scroll like piece of paper.
"Hermione Granger." It was her, the dark blonde girl, she breathed out in nervousness and stepped forward slowly, whispering to herself as Ron leaned into the both of me and Harry.
"Mental that one, I'm telling you." Harry and I agreeably nodded as Hermione sat down on the stool uncomfortably.
To our shock, the hat started to talk through its creases on its material, its voice sounded like a story teller or an old wisdom type of folk.
"Ahhh... right there, mm Right! Okay... Gryffindor!" As soon as he had finished the Gryffindor table screamed in excitement, clapping their hands and roaring out for the intelligent girl. She smiled happily as Harry and Ron watched her skip off to the table, I noticed Professor Dumbledore again, but this time his posh clap of the back of his left hand seemed that he was very authorized or high up in society to do that.
"Draco Malfoy." My almost cousin, stepped forward arrogantly and sat on the stool, but left no time for the hat to think about it, or he was so right for the house he was put in.
"SLYTHERIN" He walked off, I then eavesdropped on Ron who commented on the Slytherin.
"There's not a wizard or a witch who didn't turn bad when they were in Slytherin." I took it to offence, as no one in my family has ever gotten into a different house than Slytherin, but I did only know my family after my dad, so I didn't know anything about my birth, my grandparents... anything.
"Ronald Weasley." He jumped at his name as if he was being told off before he realized he had towalk to the front,so he did and sat down.
"Ah! Another Weasley... Iknow just whatto do with you... Gryffindor!" I saw his face glow as he was relieved to not be put withDraco or anyone else,he was happy to be with Hermione, someone he recognizes, and with his family. Percy, George and Fred all were pleased to see him in Gryffindor.
"Harry Potter." He was then put into Gryffindor, but something was wrong as a teacher named Professor Snape kept on glaring at Potter, as if he was disappointed that he was put into the Chivalrous house. As well as Draco, he looked down at his hands as he saw Harry wonder off to sit on his table. I new that he wanted the new kid to be on his team, but we were all new kids, why was Harry so special?
The seniors, 2nd years, 3rd years and so on all clapped in happiness to see him on their table, again, why was there roar louder than when Ron and Hermione joined their table?
"Evanora Jinx." She yelled, as I nervously stood and walked to the rickety stool, watching the teachers behind me and then to the audience/students. Professor Snape smiled awkwardly, as did a few others apart from Hagrid, the large Hairy Man from earlier. But I did notice that Draco was rolling his eyes at the fact I thought I would be put into Gryffindor, he chuckled and inventively watched to see where everything was going to go... but I knew all too well that I wouldn't be in the same dormitory as the trio I had met.
"Ahhh... I see it, a little light flickering of hope and kindness... What about Huffelpuff? No, I also see bravery in this one... mmm yes a lot of that. Intelligence and intellect too, but where to put you?" I almost revealed my hair change but something inside me yelled NO, so I listened to it and stayed calm, not revealing myself in front of the whole school.
"There is something special about you, something you don't want to show everyone... why not?, never mind... ill put you in... SLYTHERIN!" A cold shiver went down my spine as well as a tear about to expel my eyes, Professor McGonagall noticed it and smiled supportively of it, but I didn't respond as I new it couldn't be change, I was just another Jinx. Another spawn in the family destiny of nothing, I was pathetic.