Chapter 10

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! I only own Emilly and any other OC's that do not appear in Harry Potter. I don't know how many I plan on putting in.

Longer chapters because I feel the story needs to get moving.

It took some persuading but I finally got Saska off Draco. I found it funny, but no one else did apparently. I found out the the carriage I was in was called 'the Slytherin carriage'. I didn't mention that my wand belonged to the great Salazar Slytherin. I mean they were already scared of me why make them even more affraid? After reading Hogwarts A' History, during the summer, I found out who Slazar Slytherin, Godic Griffindor, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw were, and all about the houses at Hogwarts.

I got changed into my robes and discovered that they were completely blanck. No logo, no emblems, nothing! How depressing is that? When I got back into the carriage, after changing into my robes, I discovered a letter in my seat. I opened it and read:

Dear Miss. Riddle,

I am writting to you concerning your sorting. You will be sorted after the first years and I will introduce you to the whole school. I have arranged for Proffessor Snape to meet you when you get off the train at Hogsmead station. He will explain more when the two of you meet.

Yours Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore.

I stood up and started over towards the table where Pansy and Draco sat. They were the only people I actually knew in the whole of Hogwarts, let alone this carriage. When they saw me coming they looked up. "Sorry for intruding. I only wanted to ask who is Proffesor Snape?" I said politely, not really sure where we stood, because during our first encounters Pansy and I almost had a duel and my snake attacted Draco. For all I know they could hate me.

Pansy said with a smile that seemed to light up her whole face and make her look quite pretty, "It's no problem. Well, proffesor Snape is our Head of House. Why do you need to know?" I think Pansy and I could be very good freinds.

"Oh well Proffesor Dumbledore told me that before I get sorted I have to meet with Proffessor Snape. When we get off the train could you please point him out for me?" I asked her. I felt asking this might help me make friends. Or it could go terribly wrong.

She smilled again and replied with "Of course!" To think she was pointing her wand at me only one hour prior.

I was about to walk away when the boy, that Draco had smirked at earlier when Pansy asked for help, spoke up, "You know, you can sit with us."

"Yeah well I thought the way you all looked at me earlier that I wouldn't be welcome." I said honestly.

"Well it's a bit of a shock when we hear that there is going to be a Riddle in our year." He said casually.

"Erm ok then." I said and let the subject drop, because I didn't really know what he was talking about. What is wrong with my name? I sat down next to the boy, who later introduced himself as Blaise Zabbini, and opposite Pansy.

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The train journey was rather pleasent from that point on. I became closer friends with Pansy and discovered that Blaise was a player and a ladies man (or so he thinks). The most I found out about Draco was that he was very guarded and that he doesn't like Hogwarts. His words were "pathetic excuse for a school". I couldn't really comment because I had never been before, but Blaise and Pansy seemed to disagree with Draco.

There was an incident with, what Pansy said was "the furnace messing around", but I know it was Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder, because I had a bit of an misshap in my room with mine. During which I tripped over my trunk and almost broke my neck. It's funny looking back on it, but at the time it was far from being funny.

We stepped off the train and I could hear the first years being beconed away by a man that I would have sworn must have been half giant. The first years were one of the only years that I didn't terrorise. I smiled at that thought. But then I remembered that I needed to get to my sorting.

I turned to Pansy and asked "So where is this Snape bloke?" Her eyes went wide and Blaise and Draco stared laughing and I knew at that point at he was behind me. Brilliant(!)

I turned around slowly to meet the man that I must have just insulted. I did so with my head heald high. Just because he was a teacher does not mean he can intimidate me as he clearly does Pansy judging by her wide eyes.

"Well, well. Miss. Riddle I presume?" Snape asked. In a way that seemed to degrade everyone around him. I didn't like this, so I narrowed my eyes.

"Yes. Professor Snape I presume?" I gave his attitude right back to him. He didn't respond to this question other than to raise his eye brows slightly. Of course during this encounter Blaise and Draco had stopped laughing. Probably bacause nobody had ever spoken to Snape in this manner before. Even them, that clearly thought they could do anything.

"You three can carry on and go to the carriages." Snape dissmissed my friends.

Before she left Pansy wispered to me "Good Luck. You're going to need it." I smiled to reasure her and to show her I was by no means scared by Snape.

"Ok. Let us proceed Miss Riddle. Take my arm and don't think of any thing." Snape said. How the hell am I not supposed to think of anything? But I took his arm anyway. As soon as I did it felt as though my insides were being squeezed and stretched at the same time.

Then as soon as it started, it was over but I felt as though I was going to be sick. I knew we had just Apparated because I read about it, I told you I like to know about things. But I just don't like to put my knowledge to use. "And why couldn't we just walk!" I asked Snape once I regained composure and my breath.

"Because we needed to be here on time. Listen to me Professor Dumbledore will call your name, after the first years are sorted, and the doors will open, then you will enter and be sorted and then the feast will begin. Is that clear. Good." Before I had the time to react he left leaving me standing in the entrance to what I assume to be the world famous "Great hall". However the doors were shut so I coudn't see the glory that was said to be inside.

Behind the doors I could hear names being called, and then a house being called sometime afterwards. "Hufflepuff", "Griffindor", "Griffindor", "Ravenclaw", "Slytherin". This went on for a while untill I finally hear the headmaster's voice calling over the chearing of the final student that was put in Ravenclaw. He was not shouting but his voice was carring to the back of the room and beyond to me. This was a talent that Dumbledore possesed that is really good to have in a high school.

"Welcome back students. I trust you all had a good holiday and are now ready to get back to learning." there were some disagreements to this, and I chuckled lightly. It maybe a magic school but it is a school none the less. "I am delighted to welcome a new student into our Sixth year this year." At this the doors swung open and all eyes were suddenly on me. Chin up and charge the mountain. I steped forward so everyone could see me."This is Miss Emilly Riddle."

I heard several intakes of breath, but what shoked me most was the boy with dark hair and glasses that stood up wand raised. Before I even contemplated what I was doing my wand was out, and I was prepared to duel. But he had a posse that backed him up and I didn't have that. However, I knew I could probable beat them if I tried. I had taken down a large group like this before. However, Proffessor Dumbledore got involved before even one spell was fired, "Wands away. Now everyone." He gave the boy with glasses a hard stare because his wand was still pointed at me because I put mine away as soon as Dumbledore asked.

"Good" Dumbledore said once all wands were away and the people that had stood up were sitting down once more. "Now Miss Riddle will you please come up here so you can be sorted?"

I walked to the front with a bounce in my step and a smile on my face. I think I did it because I knew it would annoy four-eyes. Dumbledore motioned to a rickety old chair which I sat on. Less than two seconds later a smelly old hat was being placed on my head.

"AHHH a Riddle... I haven't had one of those in a long time... Let me see... Being the heir it is clear where I should put you... You could have the intelligence for Ravenclaw, like your mother, but you're too lazy to put-"

"Oh shut up I know I'm lazy and I don't need a stupid old hat telling me so!" I said to the hat, but it just continued with its evaluation of me.

"mmm...Parstletoulnge...interesting...very much like your father but there might be a light. Might...Well, well, well it seems you have the wand of Salazar Slytherin." Collective gasp from around the room, I swear even from the teachers table.

"Seriously people what is with you and your collective intakes of breath? Yeah that was the only wand Olivander could find that fitted me." I said the last part to the hat.

There was a pause that seemed to last forever, and just when I was about to tell the bloody hat to hurry up it shouted, "SLYTHERIN!"

Right well you got quite a bit of information in this chapter because it is longer. Just so you know I haven't got anything else written. I think the next chapter might be in the common room but I'm not sure yet... If you have any ideas i will take them into concideration..

i hope you liked it! R&R! xxx