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Chapter Six: Arriving at Hogwart's

As the six of them got off the train they heard a deep, booming voice saying, "Firs' years, this way!" Alex was about to follow when Taylor grabbed her arm.

"Where are you going?"

"He said, 'First years.'"

"You're a fifth year, remember?"

"Oh yeah!"

They got into a carriage which then proceeded toward Hogwart's. When they arrived, Professor McGonagall was waiting for them at the top of the stairs. "Miss Rabb, Miss Carter. This way please," and with that she lead them into a small empty classroom.

"Wow," said Sirius, "the school year hasn't even begun and they're already in trouble. I'm impressed."

"It doesn't take much to impress you." Remus muttered and with that they filed into the Great Hall and took their seats.

(Meanwhile, back in the classroom.)

"Take a seat, girls. Now, kindly wait here until I come back with the Sorting Hat. There is food for you to eat there," McGonagall said while pointing to their miniature feast. "I'm afraid this may take a while." Taylor and Alex watched as she walked out of the room and shut the door behind her.

"Whew, I'm glad she left," said Alex. "She was making me feel like I was in trouble."

Taylor just rolled her eyes.

McGonagall walked in about a half-hour later holding a rather shabby-looking hat. "Now, we need to sort you two so you will have a place to sleep. Miss Carter, you first." She placed the hat on Alex's head. A moment later the hat called out, "Gryffindor!"

"Alright, now, Miss Rabb." She placed the hat on Taylor's head this time and it said, "Gryffindor!" once again.

"Well, now that that's over with, let's go down to business. You already know that you, Alex, will be a fifth year, and you, Taylor, a seventh. Now, your other toeachers and myself have tried to catch you up and you both have done remarkably well, but I'm afraid we won't be able to give you the individual attention you deserve. So, I have assigned each of you a tutor. You're tutor will help you with any questions you have relating to school or anything else you can think of. Alex, your tutor will be Remus Lupin. And Taylor, yours will be Sirius Black. You will meet them tomorrow if you haven't already, but now, off to bed." McGonagall gave the directions to the Gryffindor common room, informed them of the password, and sent them off.

The girls walked up all seven flights of stairs to their Common Room. Once they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady, she said, "Password?"

"Oh, oh, let me, let me." Said Alex.

"Go ahead." Replied Taylor.

"Okay, uh. Uh, oh."

"What?"

"I forgot the password!"

Taylor just rolled her eyes as she stepped forward. "Draconis in volatum." The portrait swung forward.

As they walked into the common room they were greeted by a girl with long red hair and green eyes. "Hey, guys!"

"Hey Lily! What's going on? Where is everyone?" Alex replied.

"They've all gone to bed already. And I'm supposed to show you your room. Come on!" They followed her up the stairs to the girls dormitory and then to the last door on the right. "Here it is."

"But there's no one here." Taylor asked.

"Oh yeah. McGonagall said that since you two were new, you should probably room together. So have fun, oh, and check your beds for dungbombs, those stupid Marauders love to prank new people. "Night!" And with that, Lily left.

Taylor and Alex then got ready for bed and then climbed into bed, but after a few minutes the silence was broken.

"Hey, Tay! Are you asleep?"

"Not anymore. Why?"

"I can't sleep. I'm so nervous. What if I don't do well in school? What if no one likes me? What if…"

"…I come over there and slap you?"

"Okay. I'll calm down." Alex said as she lay back down. A few more minutes of silence passed.

"Oh, no! Tay, wake up!"

"What?!"

"Tutoring."

"What about it?"

"Remus is my tutor."

"Very good! You were listening, for once!"

"No, I mean, he's a guy!"

"He is, wow, I never would've guessed."

"Shut up! I'm freaking out because, well, you know how I get around guys I like."

"Oh yeah. You get all nervous and do stupid stuff. This is a problem."

"I know, what am I going to do?"

"What are you going to do, what am I going to do?! I don't have a video camera!"

"Yeah, I know…Hey! Wait a sec!" With that Alex threw her pillow at Taylor.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry." Taylor replied as she tossed the pillow back to Alex. "Just don't worry about it, you'll be find. Now go to sleep!"

And so they went to sleep, anticipating the new day.

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