Chapter 5

"You're kidding me, right?" I asked Hagrid, Hogwart's games keeper. "I can't go in a carriage with my friends? A horseless carriage? I mean, how cool would that be! But I have to go in those lame boats with those midgets?"

"Nope, I'm sorry Missy, but that's the rules."

"OK," I sighed, before turning to my friends. "See you all there."

"Alright. We're off to our carriages. That our pulled by thestrels," Andromeda said, trying to make me jealous. It was working. "But I wish I could come with you-"

"And meet all the first years," Lily added, "But we just have no choice."

I just looked at them, then grumpily plopped down in the nearest boat. Soon I was joined by three timid looking girls, and then we were off.

!

"First of all," Dumbledore said when I arrived, "I would like everyone to welcome our transfer student, Isabelle Potter." He motioned to me and I walked on stage and sat in the chair. "She will be joining our sixth year students."

The hat was placed on my head. Well, this is an easy one. It said, then it called out GRYFFINDOR!

I know, such a surprise.

Everyone was cheering, but especially Lily, who was standing up. James was still looking sullen from earlier, with me kissing Regulus and all, but he looked glad to find I was in our family's house.

"YES! I'm sooo glad you're in Gryffindor!" Lily said, hugging me as I sat next to her.

"I know! Me too! But why does 'Dromeda have to be in Slytherin?" I asked, looking over at her. "She is so un-Slytherin!"

"Well, she used to be a high-minded, pureblood – loving creep like the rest of them. But I guess now she's changed. I'm not sure how, or when. I've never really talked to her...but now you need to meet my Gryffindor friends!" She said, motioning to the girls sitting by her. "That's Alice," she said, pointing to a round faced girl with short blond hair. "And that's Mary!" she pointed to the petite girl with long, silky smooth brown hair.

"Hey. Izzy, right?" Alice asked cheerfully. "How do you like Hogwarts so far?

"It's great, and really beautiful!" I said brightly. "A huge step up from Salem."

"Really?" Mary said in surprise, "What was Salem like?"

"Well, it was a much smaller school, much colder, and only girls," I said in disgust of the memory."It didn't feel as happy as Hogwarts. The people were plenty happy, but just the place...ugh."

"Oh, that's sad," Alice said, but still with her grin never leaving her face."But now you're hear! You need to know about everyone! Starting with the boys, because we sure do have boys here!" Lily rolled her eyes, and started to eat the chicken that had appeared in front of us.

"Alright. So. First, there's Sirius, every girl's dream-"

"Ugh. Please stop right there. Just hearing his name makes me want to barf."

"What?" Alice asked, "Did you just-"

"Sirius makes you want to barf?" A new, high pitched voice exclaimed. I looked over to see a new face. A girl with long, straight hair stared at me in shock.

"This is Brooklyn," Lily said sourly, pointing at the new girl. "And that's Brittany." That was when I noticed the other girl, that had platinum blond hair, just like Brooklyn, but hers was in ringlets, and she had bangs straight across her forehead. Obviously, both their hair was not their natural colors.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Broolyn said. "But do you really believe that Sirius Black, hottest man alive, quidditch player, sex god is gross?"

"You don't?" I asked, disgusted. "I mean, just look at him."

But when I looked over at him, I realized I should not have said that. Sirius Black was sitting by my brother, leaning back in his chair, smiling a broad smile while joking with James. But suddenly he looked over at me as if he could feel my gaze, and frowned.

"Ohmygosh! He just looked at me!" Brittany screeched.

"No, he was looking at me!" Brooklyn protested.

"No..." They went on and on, so I zoned them out and looked towards the Slythering table. Andromeda was glancing over here, looking at Brittany and Brooklyn's fight with amusement.

Help me! I mouthed to her, but she just laughed. Then I looked to Regulus, but he was in deep conversation with a guy with hair which looked soaked in grease. I shrugged to myself, then turned around.

"Izzy!" Alice said, "I have to tell you about everyone else! So, I'm assuming you know all your brother's friends, right?"

"Of course," I said.

"Okay then, next is Frank Longbottom," she said pointing dreamily at a guy with dark curls and big blue eyes. "He is the nicest, funniest, hottest-"

"Hey. Izzy," Lily whispered to me, "Wanna go? She'll just go on for ages and not even realize we're here anyways."

"Yeah, let's go. Do you think we can rescue 'Dromeda from the Slytherin table?"

"Let's try," she answered, "But we need a plan."

"No, what we need is a distraction," I said, grinning evily.