Life's Crazy Changes

Chapter Twelve

The hat called out…

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The Gryffindor table erupted in cheers of 'we got Swan! We got Swan!' and they clapped, screamed, and stamped their feet as I walked over to the table and sat down.

The Cullens came over and sat down beside me.

Then Professor Dumbledore stood up and tapped the glass in his hand with his spoon.

"To our new students, welcome! And to our older students, welcome back! I am happy to say that this is the start of another wonderful year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry! I have a few announcements before we start our feast. We are honored to welcome Miss Isabella Cullen into our school this year. Most of you know her as Isabella Swan, but she prefers to be known by Cullen, which is her new family's last name. For those of you who don't know her story, Miss Cullen is the heir of Gordric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slytherin, so she is therefore the heir of Hogwarts itself! And not only is she the heir of Hogwarts, she is also our first student from America! Her family, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Jasper, Emmet, Rosalie, and Edward has decided to come with her since she is a foreigner to London and magical kind. And last, but definitely not least, we are proud to say that Dr. Carlisle Cullen will be taking the place of Hospital Wing Doctor, for Madam Poppy has recently decided to retire. Well, I believe that is all for now! Dig in!" Professor Dumbledore finished his speech at sat back down.

Then all of the gold plates filled with delicious looking food.

I turned to a nice looking black boy beside me and asked "could you please pass me the salad bowl?"

"Sure thing, beautiful. By the way, I'm Lee, Lee Jordan" he winked at me before handing me the bowl.

Note to self: Lee Jordan, nice but kind of creepy.

I took what I wanted and handed the bowl back to him. I quickly finished the salad and reached for the grilled chicken.

But as I nibbled on my chicken leg, I saw the strange looks that the students were giving the Cullens, since Edward and his family hadn't touched a single piece of food.

I smirked, wondering what kind of outrageous excuses the students were probably coming up with for why the Cullens were not eating.

Once everyone had finished their dinner, the plates cleared and then refilled with mouthwatering desserts.

"if they keep feeding us like this, I am going to be majorly fat by the end of the school year" I mumbled as I ate a piece of pie, completely forgetting that the Cullens had their super vampire hearing and had heard everything I had just said.

Edward wrapped one of his arms around me and said "fat or not, you will always be my soul mate, and I will love you just the same"

All of the girls at the table smiled and said 'aww!' when Edward bent down and kissed me.

I blushed and kissed him back, delighted that I had found a man that loved me so much.

When everybody was done eating, Professor Dumbledore stood up and said "now that our feast is over, I recommend that we all get to bed so we are all well rested for the first day of school tomorrow! And first years are to follow their house prefects to their common rooms. Goodnight!"

"First year Gryffindor students! Follow me please!" a prefect with red hair and freckles said, standing up. We did as he said, following him out of the great hall.

I laughed at the sight of the Cullens towering over the rest first years.

We went up several flights of moving staircases before we halted in front of a portrait of a fat lady.

But I gasped when the lady opened her mouth and asked "password?"

"Vampire" the prefect said.

I snorted, earning a few strange looks from the students, but we were all distracted again by the portrait swinging forward to show an entrance to the Gryffindor common room. We all filed inside, one by one, until we were all standing inside the warm and cozy common room,

"Miss Cullen! May I have a word with you?" the prefect called.

Esme, Alice, Rose, and I all walked over to him. We laughed and I asked him "what 'Miss Cullen' were you asking for?"

"I was just asking for Miss Isabella, but I need to speak with you three also" he said. Then he shook my hand and said "Isabella Swan, it's an honor to be able to meet you! I'm Percy"

I smiled and said "it's nice to meet you too, Percy. And please, call me Bella"

He nodded and shook hands with the girls. Then he said "you four will be sharing a room with Miss Hermione Granger, okay?"

When we nodded yes, he continued "alright then. If you need anything, just ask me or one of the professors, and we will be happy to help. Goodnight"

He finished and then walked over to where Edward, Carlisle, Emmet, and Jasper were standing.

"C'mon, girls" I yawned "I don't know about you, but I am seriously tired"

I headed up to our room and they followed behind me. Once we were inside, I flopped down on my bed.

"Oh, hello! You four must be the Cullen girls!" a voice said, causing me to jump.

"Oh, yeah. I'm Bella and this is Esme, Alice, and Rosalie. I'm guessing you are Hermione?" I asked, pointing out each of the girls.

"You guess correct" she smiled as she came over and shook each of our hands.

"It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Cullen" she said as she shook Esme's hand.

"Please, dear, just call me Esme, or mom if you prefer" Esme smiled at her.

"Yeah and just call me Rose" Rose told her

"And you can call me anything…except pixie" Alice said, glaring at Rose.

Rose looked at her, confused. "What? I don't call you pixie!" she defended herself.

Alice just growled and said "no, you don't, but your husband does"

Everyone laughed, and even Alice joined in.

We talked for a little while longer, until Hermione and I fell asleep.