Finally reached the sorting, yay!
Hikari - Chapter 7
As day turned into night, the Hogwarts Express finally reached it's destination outside the grand castle. Harry, Ron and Hermione lead the two Fushichou brothers off the train and showed them where all the other first year students were gathering (Ryouchi kissing Hermione's hand again followed by Hiroshi scolding him while Ron gave more threatening looks and Harry just trying to stay out of it) before wishing them good luck on the sorting.
"I rather liked them" Hermione said as they made their way to the carriages. "I hope they get into Gryffindor, especially Ryouchi."
"Of course you would like Ryouchi after all the attention he gave you for resembling his girlfriend." Ron shot back. "I bet Krum called you 'Lady Hermione' too."
"Actually, if you remember Ron" Harry replied "Krum could hardly pronounce her name at all."
"Oh, that's right" The two boys laughed.
"Oh stop it you too." Hermione scolded them. "You're just jealous."
"Jealous? Of that bloody git?" Ron barked back. "The bloke reminds me of Percy with all the chivalrous flirting he gave you."
As the trio approached the carriages, Harry suddenly saw what could only be described as black skeleton horses with wings strapped to the carriages.
"Well all things aside, I think it will be wonderful to have some more exchange students after the Tournament last year." Hermione said turning her face away from the red headed boy as she climbed into the carriage, not noticing the black skeleton horses that were right in front of her. "It's good to be open to different cultures."
"I think it's Ryouchi who's a bit to open. I feel sorry for Hiroshi for having a brother like that" Ron climbed into the carriage after Hermione. Harry just continued to eye the black skeleton horses as he followed his friends in. Was he the only one who could see them?
"Well I'm off." Jennifer told the teenagers once they got off the train. "I'll see you all later at the feast."
"Wait, where are we supposed to go?" One of them asked.
"You guys are to go with the first year students to the castle. Just find the big guy calling out for them." She explained before she suddenly disappeared in the crowd.
"What the hell is she talking about?" Kelly spoke.
The American teens looked around lost as the crowds shuffled by, the British students giving off confused glances at them. Trisha suddenly spotted a very large burly man with a lamp in his hand stomping down the platform as he was calling out "Firs' years! Firs' years over here!"
"Oh, I think she's talking about him," Trisha told her, directing her through the crowd.
"Wow, Jen wasn't joking" Jefferson commented as they went to catch up with the large burly man. "He is big."
"Hey Guys…"
"I bet he's a half-giant or something." Kellen remarked as they found themselves among a group of eleven year olds looking curiously at them.
"Guys.."
"Just like your sister to have us stuck with all the little people, Jeff" Kelly shot out.
"HEY!"
The teens turned around where Linsa was behind them trying to get their attentions. "Didn't you guys say Ryouchi and Hiroshi supposed to be in China?" She said timidly. Her friends just looked at each other and nodded yes to her. Linsa then motioned far in front of the group, where they gasped in surprise to who they ahead of them.
Kellen's boyfriend and his brother, Ryouchi and Hiroshi Fushichou were waiting by a the lake in front of Hogwarts with the small first year students . Kellen instantly ran up to the handsome red headed love of her life, wrapping her arms around him while she gave him a sweet kiss. After seeing her run up to his brother, Hiroshi turned around and saw her friends (specifically turning red in the face when he spotted Kelly) and instantly asked, "What are you guys doing here?"
"Jennifer got a teaching job here." Jefferson explained, "You?"
"Our parents were wizards and wanted us to come here." Hiroshi answered, "They even left us their wands."
"You could have told me you were coming here." Kellen said to her boyfriend. "You could have come with us."
"Well, what matters is we're together now, my darling Elaina" Ryouchi told her as he kissed her hand. Kellen squealed in glee.
"Yeah maybe you'll stop flirting with every girl you pass in Hogwarts, like you did on the train." Hiroshi spoke out.
"Well I do admit I may have carried myself away with the girl we sat with." Ryouchi explained, "She reminded me so much of you my darling."
"Oh it's okay Ryouchi" His girlfriend assured him.
"Though, where are young Miss Tiara and Jessica?" The red head asked.
"They couldn't come this year," Casey informed him.
"Hmm, I wonder why…" Kelly spoke out.
But before she knew it, Hiroshi had moved close to her and said, "Sorry, I had no idea an arrangement was made that kept your sister from coming,"
Kelly's face suddenly turned a shade of pink. "Well, I suppose it's alright since you're here." She stuttered out. "I mean, she's already such powerfull sorceress, probably doesn't need to come to this stupid school."
"Hey! Are yer all the new transfer students?" The group turned over to find the burly man with the lamp calling out to them. "We're all need to get going to the castle for the sorting" He told them.
"Thestrals?" Harry said.
"Yes Harry, what you saw must have been Thestrals." Hermione replied.
"I don't remember seeing anything" Ron shot back.
"That's because you can only see a Thestral if you have seen death" Hermione told him.
"Oh," Harry could only reply, "I suppose that explains it."
"Zeller, Rose!"
The Great Hall clapped loudly as the last first year was sorted into Hufflepuff. Harry heard Ron and some of the other Gryffindor boys groan in relief.
"Hold on Ron," He said, "You know it's not over yet."
"What do you mean it's not over?" Neville Longbottom asked.
"You'll see." Hermione said.
Dumbledore stood up from the head table. "Unfortunately our sorting is not quite finished tonight." He announced. "Several new students from out of the country will be joining us, a few courteously of our new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher."
"Did he say several new students?" Harry replied. They only met two on the train.
We're never going to eat." Ron whined.
For moment Harry remembered the redheaded girl in pink and thought maybe Dumbledore was talking about her, but he knew he couldn't be that lucky.
"Each of them will be placed into the fifth year, and I hope every one of you will make them feel welcome." Dumbledore continued. Professor McGonagall cleared her throat and opened another list of names.
"Fushichou, Hiroshi"
The hall suddenly erupted into whispers as the blue haired boy walked nervously in front of the whole school and sat on the stool. McGonagall dropped the Sorting Hat on his head and a few moments later it shouted "HUFFLEPUFF!"
The students reluctantly applauded as Hiroshi head towards the Hufflepuff table. However the students kind of scooted away from him, not understanding what was going on. Though, Harry didn't understand it either. As soon as he sat down Professor McGonagall called out "Fushichou, Ryouchi"
Ryouchi strolled confidently up to the front, making some of the girls squeal as he passed them by.
"Oh my, he's very good looking?" Lavender Brown remarked.
"Yes, and he's really nice too." Hermione told her. "We met him and his brother on the train." Ron made growling noises again.
A few seconds after the Hat was on his head it shouted out "GRYFFINDOR". The girls clapped loudly as Ryouchi made his way to their table.
"Hello my dear new friends" He greeted as he sat down between Ron and Hermione. "How fortunate for me to be sorted into your house"
"We're glad to have you" Hermione replied cheerfully as some of the other girls tried to gather around him. Ron just turned in head away and made gagging faces.
"Do you know who the other newcomers are that Dumbledore mentioned?" Harry asked.
"They're our friends actually," Ryouchi told him, "Including…"
"Hearth, Elaina Kay!"
A teenage girl walked up. She had light brown hair and eyes, and wore a pair of squared glasses on her face.
"Is that your girlfriend Elaina?" Hermione asked Ryouchi.
"Yes, the one" Ryouchi replied.
"Bloody hell" Ron said, "She does look like Hermione."
As soon as the girl sat on the stool, the hat barely touched her head when it shouted "RAVENCLAW!"
"Oh I'm so sorry she didn't get into our house, Ryouchi" Hermione said.
"It's quite alright Lady Hermione." He assured her. "Ravenclaw will benefit from my darling Elaina's impectible genious."
"Iris, Cassandra"
A tall girl with tan skin and pale blonde hair walked up, glaring at everyone with scary garnet eyes.
"Hey I know her" Ron said, "She's the girl I saw in the broom store."
"GRYFFINDOR!"
The hall applauded as the girl walked down to their table. "I suppose I'm stuck with you Ryouchi" She said as she sat down on the other side of Ron.
"Oh you insult me, Cassandra." Ryouchi smirked.
"Narkford, Elizabeth"
Another teenage girl with brown hair and green eyes walked up. Harry thought it was same girl he met before, but this one's hair was cut short and her eyes more of a lemon-lime color.
"Cassandra, these are my new friends Lady Hermione, Sir Ronald" Ryouchi introduced, "And Harry Potter."
"Nice to meet you" She said coolly.
"HUFFLEPUFF"
"You too, Cassandra…" Harry replied.
"Casey," She corrected, "Call me Casey."
"Noir, Jefferson"
A young boy with dark brown hair and eyes walked up and sat on the stool. When Harry saw a very anxious look on his face, it reminded Harry how nervous he was when he was sorted, almost getting in to Slytherin when he wanted to be in Gryffindor. Ryouchi and Casey suddenly quieted up as Professor McGonagall placed the Sorting Hat on his head as they waited for him to be sorted. However after what if felt like a few minutes, it seemed he was taking a long time to be sorted.
"What's taking the hat?" Ron complained.
"SHH!!" Casey stopped him.
The other students started to get inpatient as the boy still was sitting there, until after a very long moment, the Hat shouted out;
"SLYTHERIN"
As the boy quietly stepped down to the emerald clad table, only a few students half hardly clapped.
"Dammit" Casey sharply swore.
"That isn't very good, is it Cassandra" Ryouchi said.
"No it's not."
Harry looked at his new friends confused. Soon after he heard McGonagall call out "Rose, Christine" A girl with a violet rose in her shimmering golden blond hair walked up next. Soon after the Sorting hat was placed on her head, it called out "RAVENCLAW".
"Seadragon, Kailyn"
Another girl came up the hall (why where there's so many girls?), however this time she was stomping up to the stool angrily. Harry noticed that she had long dark blue hair and aqua green eyes, very familiar dark blue hair and aqua green eyes. Then He suddenly remembered something from the previous day:
"Hey Pinky, over here!"
Harry turned around and saw another girl with long dark blue hair waving with both arms at them.
"I think I've seen her before" Harry said. And she was friends with the girl in pink, so could she be also…
"GRYFFINDOR" The hat shouted out. Professor McGonagall pulled the hat of her head, but the girl with blue hair instantly jumped on her feet looking furious.
"HEY!" She suddenly yelled at the hat, "DON'T YOU DARE GET OFF MY HEAD YOU STUPID PIECE OF SH…"
"Miss Seadragon, please take you seat!" McGonagall ordered. The hall erupted into laughter as the girl stormed down to their table.
"Nice going Kelly" Casey said to her when she reached them.
"Yes, you really have away of making a complete idiot of yourself" Ryouchi added.
"Oh Shut up Ryouchi!" She snapped back as she planted herself next to Harry. Professor McGonagall was attempting to settle the rest of the school down.
"Hey I know you" Kelly said to him. "You're that scar headed kid Trisha was with."
"Who?" Harry replied. At that moment McGonagall shouted out the last name on her scroll.
"Starlight, Patricia"
Harry instantly turned around, and there she was. The beautiful red headed girl he met at Diagon Alley walking up to the front of the hall to be sorted. The young wizard smiled as he sat anxiously as the Sorting Hat was dropped on her head. Could she possibly get into his house, have classes with him, and eat meals at his table? Soon after, the sorting had finally shouted out its final answer;
"GRYFFINDOR"
The Great Hall loudly applauded (mostly in relief) as she walked down to their table. Harry almost stood up, but he froze when she was coming strait at him.
"Hey Trish," Kelly said casually, "Come sit next to Mr. Scar-head over here."
The girl looked right at Harry and then smiled. "Oh hey" She said as she took seat on the other side of him. "We just keep on running into each other, don't we?"
"Yeah" Harry replied smiling. Maybe this wasn't going to be such a bad year after all.
Dumbledore then stood up to the school. "Now that our sorting is happily over, you all must be very anxious for something to eat, so tuck in!"