AN: 'Ello lovelies! I'm really glad that you all are enjoying this story. I do not own Harry Potter, just Dru and the plot of this story. Please review!

Song: The Finale by Danny Elfman

When the Hogwarts Express finally arrived at Hogwarts, Dru had to restrain herself from running as fast as she could off the train. Instead, she began walking in a calm and orderly manner with Lee, George, and Fred trailing behind her. All four of them where now changed into their black robes. Dru's and Lee's were a bit newer than Fred's and George's, which looked like they've had them for a few years as they had several alterations and patches added to them.

Once the four of them were off the train, they shuffled awkwardly along with the crowd of other students. You could tell which of them were first years, as they all wore identical expressions that were a concoction of fear and excitement. Even Dru felt butterflies in her stomach as her hands shook with anticipation.

"Firs' years, follow me to the boats," said a booming voice. Dru looked up and was quite surprised with what she saw. A great man towered above the crowd. Dru figured that he must have been as tall as two men, and as wide as four. His face was almost completely hidden by his bushy, black hair and beard.

"Blimey," said Lee near Dru's ear. "Do you reckon he's part giant?"

"Must be," she replied. "I've never seen anyone that tall before."

The quartet continued to move along with the crowd. Soon, the first years were weeded out from the rest of the students.

The group followed the giant-like man until they reached the edge of a lake. Along the shore there was a plethora of wooden rowboats waiting to carry them across the water. Dru, Fred, George, and Lee all managed to fit themselves into one boat (most of it having to do with the fact that Dru was small).

Suddenly, the boats began to glide along the water. After a few moments, a large castle came into sight. Dru felt her heart flutter at its magnificence.

It took all of 15 minutes for the boats to reach the other side of the lake. Once everyone had climbed out of them, they followed the man into the castle. Waiting for them inside was a severe looking women with black hair that was tied in a very tight knot atop her head. She wore long robes of emerald green and square spectacles.

"Thank you, Hagrid," she said in a thick Scottish accent. "You may go."

"All righ', Professor," replied the man before disappearing behind an oak door.

"Welcome," the woman began. "I am Professor McGonagall, the Transfiguration teacher here at Hogwarts. Before you settle in, you are to be sorted into your houses. There's Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, and Slytherin." Excited chatter filled the room when McGonagall finished naming the houses.

"Here," she spoke again, interrupting the many conversations, "your house will be like your family. Good behavior will earn you house points. Rule breaking, however, will obviously cause you to lose points. Now, if you all would follow me."

She turned, pulled out her wand and made a flicking motion towards the door that the man called Hagrid had gone through. As the group walked in they saw four large tables full of students. It looked as though there was no ceiling at all as the starry sky was visible.

Once the first years were standing in front of the staff table, a grizzled looking man with droopy jowls came limping in. He carried with him a three-legged stool and a rather old hat that had a large tear at the brim.

When the hat was placed on the stool, it began speaking. No. No, not speaking. Singing. The tear at the brim was acting as the hat's mouth.

"Try me on and you will see which house you are meant to be.

"In Ravenclaw you will learn that wit and brains will be your greatest gain!

"Should you go to dear old Hufflepuff, you must know that loyalty and friendship will defeat any foe!

"Perhaps, you belong in Gryffindor, but be warned, the faint of heart will not be mourned.

"Destiny, however, could lead down the path of Slytherin to unlock the cleverness within!

"So try me on if you dare. For every thought you can't help but share."

When the hat had stopped singing, there was a mild applause from the audience.

"Now," began McGonagall as she removed a scroll from her robes, "when I call your name, come up here and I will place the Sorting Hat on your head. Once you have been sorted, go sit with the other members of your house."

McGonagall began to go down the list. A good majority of the new students ended up in Hufflepuff. Gryffindor also seemed to be popular as well as Lee was sorted there.

"Tonks, Drucilla," said McGonagall.

Dru shuffled forward and sat on the stool. The hat was a lot lighter than what she had imagined it to be.

"Aha!" exclaimed the hat. "Slytherin!"

There was a series of whispers as Dru went to join the other Slytherins. Whispers about Slytherin's not so good reputation, in fact. Many believed all Slytherins were bad.

"Woo!" shouted a voice. "That's my sister!"

Dru looked up to see Dora standing on one of the long benches. It was hard to miss her because of her bubblegum pink hair.

Dru smiled widely at her sister before settling next to a boy with very bad teeth who looked like he was only a few years older than Dru.

The Weasley brothers went up next. The both of them got into Gryffindor.

Of course, every one knew about the rivalry that had been going on between Gryffindor and Slytherin. Dru, however, thought it all was a bit pointless. She was sure that the fact that she wasn't in the same house as those boys, did not mean she couldn't be their friend. Even if they couldn't be friends, she was sure that there were plenty of nice people she could make friends with.

Making friends would prove to be a lot harder than it sounded.

AN: Finally! I'm super tired, so I'll make this short: Let me know if I should just do all 7 years of their lives in one fic or several. Oh, and don't forget to review!