When Blaine woke up, he was momentarily confused about where he was, before he remembered that he was in the Hufflepuff first-year dorm. After he realized where he was, he was filled with excitement. Today was his first day at Hogwarts!
Blaine decided to wear his best Muggle clothes under his robes today. He found it unfortunate that he had to wear a tie instead of a bowtie, but it was a very small price to pay for actually being a Hogwarts student. Once he got dressed, he hurried out of the common room and to the Great Hall.
He was one of the first students there, with most of the others being first years, all excited about being at Hogwarts. Although most everyone there was eating, Blaine decided to wait until Kurt came to start eating.
After about 5 minutes, Blaine saw Kurt walk in. He smiled brightly as Kurt caught his eye and walked over. Kurt sat down besides him, and Blaine asked excitedly, "So how was last night?"
Kurt smiled, and replied, "Well, I made a friend, his name's Loki Laufey, and he wants to meet you. And the beds there aren't as comfortable as mine." He frowned a little bit.
"Oh, my bed was *so* comfortable," Blaine exclaimed. "It was so soft, and there was this really comfortable patchwork quilt. Plus we have foot-warmers, so my feet were nice and comfortable."
"Aw, lucky," said Kurt. "But what's your common room like?"
"It's the best," replied Blaine. "It's really warm and earthy. You'd probably like it there, it just feels really welcoming. And don't tell anyone else," he said, his voice dropping to a whisper, "but we're right next to the kitchens, and I heard someone say that if we get on the good side of the house-elves, they'll give us food."
"Oh! Speaking of house-elves, our windows, in the common room, are under the lake," said Kurt. "So when I got up this morning, I saw some *merpeople* swim past!"
"No way! You are lucky!" said Blaine. He seemed about to say more, but someone interrupted, saying, "Blaine Anderson?"
Blaine and Kurt both looked up to see a young-looking professor with a handsome face standing behind them. He handed Blaine a schedule, then looked at Kurt and noticed his Slytherin tie, and said, "Why are you sitting here?"
"Why shouldn't I be?" asked Kurt.
"Well, this is the Hufflepuff table," replied the professor.
"So?", said Kurt. "Blaine's my best friend, why shouldn't I sit with him?"
"Oh, well...you don't care that he's a Hufflepuff? Not to knock your House, but in my experience, Slytherins usually stick to themselves."
Kurt scoffed. "Do I look like someone who does what other people *usually* do?" he replied.
The professor smiled, and said, "No, I guess not. What's your name? I'm Professor Longbottom, Hufflepuff House Head."
"I'm Kurt Hummel," Kurt replied.
"Well, Kurt, and Blaine, welcome to Hogwarts, and I can actually go and get your schedule off of Horace for you," said Professor Longbottom.
"Thank you, that'd be great," said Kurt with a smile. Professor Longbottom walked off, and returned a minute later with a schedule that he handed to Kurt.
Kurt and Blaine looked at their schedules. Blaine finally realized that the letters next to the classes indicated the other House they'd be having the lesson with. With that realization, a smile broke out on his face, because he'd have 2 out of 4 classes a day with Kurt. "Hey Kurt, we have two classes a day together!" he said excitedly. "That's great!", replied Kurt and hugged Blaine. They were still hugging each other when they heard someone say, "Why are you sitting *here*?"
Kurt and Blaine looked up yet again to find not a friendly professor, but an older Slytherin with a disgusted expression on his face, looking at them. "I mean, I can understand sitting with Ravenclaws, cause they're okay. I can even understand wanting to sit with Gryffindors, cause they're basically just wannabe Slytherins. But sitting with a mop-headed Hufflepuff?" said the student. "Why would you even bother? Hufflepuffs are useless."
Kurt looked really angry, and was probably going to say something cutting, when someone spoke from behind the other student. "Excuse me, were you insulting Kurt's taste in friends?" The bully turned around, allowing Blaine to see the a dark-haired boy wearing a Slytherin tie. "Because Kurt and I are friends," he said. "Are you implying that people like me aren't good friends?" He smiled, sending a shiver down the bully's spine. After a few seconds of silence, the dark-haired boy said, "Well?"
The bully glared at the boy, but walked away quickly. As soon as he was gone, Kurt said, "Thanks, Loki."
"No problem," the boy- Loki- replied. "This is Blaine?", he asked, inclining his head towards Blaine.
"Yeah," Kurt replied. "Blaine, Loki Laufey, Loki, Blaine Anderson. Loki's the friend I made last night," he said to Blaine.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Loki," said Blaine. "Do you want to eat breakfast with us?"
"Sure," said Loki, sitting down next to Kurt. There was a bit of an awkward silence, before Blaine said, "So...who's excited for classes?"
