AN: Hi guys, sorry I haven't updated in a while things where busy last week with finals and one of them got pushed back due to a delay but now I am back and to make up for it here is an extra long chapter. And to all you Hermione lovers don't be mad about this chapter its the way I see her but she will get better. Thank you for all those who have read, favorited and or followed this story. And to answer some of your questions:

dream lighting: Our favorite Golden Trio will make their appearence in this chapter.

bananas r gd: Dont worry, I don't intend to make this story go on without at least two scenes of demon buttkicking.

and wiccawhitewitchsmalltownguy: Here is the chapter where Melinda Warren shall make her first appearence. Also the Golden Trio will play a huge part in this story but they will be more of a quartet with Andi in the mix, and the Gryffindors I had introduced first hand are going to play a huge part with Andi since they will be like her second family.

Disclaimer: I own nothing except Andi and my friend owns Cecelia.

On with the story.

After a while Andi hopped down from her seat,

"I'm gonna go look around for a little while, that okay?"

"Go right ahead," Percy told her, "Just be back soon to change into your robes."

"K." Andi agreed she then opened the door and stepped out. She walked around the train. She saw a bunch of kids and soon came to a compartment with two boys her age in it scarfing down what looked to be the remainder of the dining cart. One of them had Percy, Fred and George's flaming red hair. She knocked and then opened the compartment. "Hi, can I come in?" She asked both boys looked at her shocked.

"Yeah sure." the black haired boy agreed. She sat down across from him and smiled.

"So what are your names, or should I just spread around that you two are the boys who have just eaten there weight in candy?" The both gawked at her and she laughed. "Kidding!"

"I'm Ron Weasley." The redhead said.

'Ah so he is related to Fred, George and Percy.' Andi thought. She then turned to the other boy.

"And you?"

"You don't know me?" He asked.

"I don't know should I?"

"He's Harry Potter." Ron explained.

"Okay, is there anything special about that?" Andi asked confused. Ron opened his mouth to protest but Harry stopped him.

"Ignore him." He ordered with a big smile, "What's your name?" Andi smiled.

"I'm Adrianne Halliwell. But most people call me Andi." She answered smiling.

"Great to meet you." Harry said reaching out and shaking her hand. Andi couldn't put her finger on it but she felt very nervous but happy emotions from this boy. She could tell they were going to get along just fine, Ron too.

"You're not from here are you?" Ron asked, Andi laughed again.

"What gave me away? The obvious lack of and accent, or the clothes?" She questioned raising her eyebrows.

"I guess the accent. I assumed all muggles dress differently." Ron answered. Andi smirked.

"Never assume things, not until you have all the clues in the right order. But yeah I'm not from England. I am American."

"America, blimely that's all the way across the ocean." Harry commented. Andi nodded. The three then began to chat about their homes while consuming the candy after Harry and Ron offered her some.

"Pretty cool." Andi commented as Harry showed her his Dumbledore card. Suddenly she saw something move and jumped. "Is that a rat?!" she asked. Ron looked down.

"Oh, yeah this is Scabbers by the way. Pathetic, isn't he?" he introduced.

'He keeps a rat as a pet?' Andi thought as she reseated herself on Harry's side.

"Just a little bit." Harry answered his question and Andi nodded her agreement.

"Fred gave me a spell to turn him yellow. Want to see?" Ron asked them.

"Yeah." Harry answered.

"Sounds great." Andi agreed moving to sit on her knees in front of Ron. Ron pulled out his wand and cleared his throat.

"Sunshine-" He stopped and looked up, Andi followed to see a girl with brown hair in the doorway already in her uniform, looking around the compartment. She looked at the three friends.

"Has anyone seen a toad?" She asked, "A boy named Neville's lost one."

"No." Ron answered, Andi shuddered.

"There's toad's too?!" she whispered to the boys in shock.

"Oh, are you doing magic?" She asked Ron. "Let's see, then." She ordered. Ron cleared his throat again and waved his wand.

"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow. Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow." He chanted. Scabbers head glowed for a second shooting off the box he was wearing like a hat but when it was gone he was the same brown color.

"Are you sure that's a real spell?" The girl asked in a know it all voice. "Well it's not very good, is it?" she asked him. Andi felt herself get a little irritated she had done more spells with worse words than that and produced fine results, thank you very much. "Of course, I've only tried a few simple ones myself but they've all worked for me."

'You want a prize for that?' Andi sarcastically thought as the girl pulled out her wand and walked into their compartment to sit across from Harry.

"For example:" she said raising her wand and pointing it at Harry whose emotions turned somewhat frightened. "Oculus Reparo." There was a crackling sound as Harry's glasses fixed themselves. He pulled them off to look. "That's better, isn't it?" She asked. Harry turned to look at her and Ron before looking back. "Holy cricket, you're Harry Potter!" She realized.

'I am severely left out of some loop here.' Andi thought.

"I'm Hermione Granger." She introduced, she then turned to the other two preteens in the compartment. "And you two are…?"

"I'm Ron Weasley." Ron introduced with food in his mouth. Andi elbowed him in the knee.

"Adrianne Halliwell." She said simply.

"Pleasure." She told them, she then turned back to Harry. "You three better change into your robes. I expect we'll be arriving soon." She then got up and then went to the door but at the last minute stopped and turned back. "You've got dirt on your nose by the way." She told Ron, "Did you know? Just there." She then walked away.

"Well she's a delight." Andi sarcastically commented as she sat back on the bench behind her. When the other two looked at her like she had lost her mind she sighed, "That was sarcasm guys."

"She is a bossy know it all." Ron said and Harry shrugged.

"I just have one question." Andi changed the subject looking at Harry.

"What is it?" He asked her.

"What's so special about your name? I feel like I'm being left out of some important loop here." Harry and Ron then told her the story about Voldemort and Harry's parents. She then got up and gave him a hug.

"Oh I'm so sorry about your parents." She said.

"You're not amazed by all the Boy-Who-Lived stuff?" Harry asked.

"Why should I be?" She asked curiously, "I mean the way I see it you lost your famous for losing your parents. That's messed up dude." Harry smiled.

"Thanks, I never thought of it that way." Andi nodded.

"Anyway I know how you feel about everything. I lost my parents at when I was a baby too and I know how it feels to be famous for something you have no power over."

"How?" Ron asked. Andi looked outside and seeing that no one was around reached into her jacket pocket and pulled out a small silver top. She held it in her palm.

"Watch." She commanded. She then focused making the top spin. Both boys jumped.

"Bloody hell!" Ron commented. Andi then dropped her hand making the top spin in midair.

"How are you doing that?" Harry asked. Andi stopped her trick and quickly explained about her world and such.

"Wow so you do know how Harry feels." Ron commented. Andi nodded,

"But please don't go blabbing all over about this you guys. If you are truly my friends you won't go telling the first people you see." Harry and Ron swore themselves to secrecy and Andi nodded. After promising to meet up soon she headed back to the older students to change.

"Welcome back." The twins greeted in unison. Cecelia handed her some robes and ushered the boys out.

"We will be at the school soon so you need to change." She ordered. Andi nodded and quickly put the robes on keeping her socks and flats though. After that the boys reentered and they all looked out the window as the train neared the station.

"Here we are Hogsmead station." Lee announced to Andi.

"Leave your things here someone will collect them." Percy promised. Andi nodded and they all headed outside of the train. Once there Oliver pointed in the direction first years where gathering and told her they would see her later. Before leaving they all wished her good luck at the sorting. Andi began to walk forward.

"Andi!" She turned to see Harry and Ron catch up with her and the three began to walk together. They walked up to the man that Andi recognized from Diagon Alley who was calling first years to him.

"Hello, Harry." He greeted smiling up at them.

"Hi, Hagrid." Harry answered and Andi waved up at him.

"Whoa." Ron breathed astonished by Hagrid's height.

"Right, then. This way to the boats. Come on now, follow me." Hagrid commanded waving for the other first years to follow. They all followed him to the boats and the three piled into one. Soon the first years had their first view of Hogwarts.

"Wyatt and Chris will never believe this." Andi whispered to herself as she was amazed at the splendid view of the castle before her.

"Wicked." Ron commented to them.

"Totally." Andi agreed. They soon landed and the first years climbed up the stairs to enter the castle. An elderly woman with green robes and a pointed hat waited for them in front of two double doors. Andi quickly found that while her emotions where kind they had a stern quality to them.

'She's a little like Grams in a way." Andi thought.

"Welcome to Hogwarts." She greeted them all. "I am Professor McGonagall. Now, in a few moments, you will pass through these doors and join your classmates. But before you take your seats you must be sorted into your houses." Here the three friends shared a glance. "They are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Now while you're here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you points. Any rule-breaking and you will lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup."

"Trevor!" A boy suddenly called coming forward and picking up a toad. He looked up at the professor and his joy diminished slightly and Andi smiled from the other side of Harry at the fact that a teacher could still instill fear in her students before classes even began. "Sorry." The boy said going back into the crowd.

"The Sorting Ceremony will begin momentarily." Professor McGonagall said before leaving them.

"It's true then," A boy from the back spoke catching their attention, "what they're saying on the train. Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts." This sent murmuring into the crowd of eleven year olds. "This is Crabbe and Goyle." The boy said introducing his companions. "And I'm Malfoy." Here he came down to them. "Draco Malfoy." Ron snickered at this catching his attention. "Think my name's funny, do you? I've no need to ask yours. Red hair and a hand-me-down robe? You must be a Weasley." Andi felt Ron feel a bit dejected and sent him some confidence while Draco turned back to Harry. "You'll soon find out that some wizarding families are better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort." He finished looking at Ron. "I can help you there." He held out his hand expecting Harry to take it. Harry glanced at his hand.

"I think I tell the wrong sort for myself, thanks."

"Ooh, rejected." Andi commented smirking causing the blonde to look over at her.

"And who are you supposed to be?" He questioned looking over at her with disdain. Andi put her hands on her hips as she recognized the boy.

"Well for starters, I'm the girl you knocked over in Diagon Alley the other day. Still waiting for an apology by the way." She informed him narrowing her eyes. "And you want my name? The names Adrianne Trudeau Warren Halliwell. Look up the Warren part you may be surprised." The boy looked ready to respond when Professor McGonagall reappeared and tapped him on the shoulder with a scroll. Draco glared at both her and Harry before going back to his pose.

"We're ready for you now." She told them all, "Follow me." She then led them into a grand hall with four long tables, levitating candles, and when they looked up they saw the night sky on the ceiling.

"It's not real the ceiling," Andi heard Hermione say, "It's just bewitched to look like the night sky. I read about it in Hogwarts, A History." Andi rolled her eyes.

"Of course she would." She murmured to Harry and Ron who smiled. They marched forward towards a table in the front with what Andi assumed to be teachers sitting there and in front of the table was a platform with a stool and an old hat sitting on it waiting there. McGonagall stepped on the platform and looked at them.

"Will you wait along here, please?" She asked them waving her scroll around and the first years grouped around waiting. "Now before we begin Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words." The very elderly man who sat in the middle of the table stood up.

"I have a few start of term notices I wish to announce. The first years, please note that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all students. Also our caretaker, Mr. Filch, has asked me to remind you that the third floor corridor on the right hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a most painful death. Thank you."

"He must be real fun at parties." Andi whispered as he sat down. As that happened he looked at her as if he had heard her, he gave her a smile and she could see his eyes twinkling. McGonagall then opened the scroll.

"When I call your name, you will come forth. I shall place the Sorting Hat on your head and you will be sorted into your houses." She told them holding up said hat.

'Only working once a year, my kind of gig.' Andi thought smirking.

"Hermione Granger." McGonagall called, Andi could immediately feel the girl freaking out and sent a small wave of calmness to her.

"Oh, no. Okay, relax." Hermione told herself as she stepped up.

"Mental, that one, I'm telling you." Ron told them. Andi shrugged as Harry nodded and they turned back to see the sorting. Hermione sat on the stool and McGonagall placed the hat on her head.

"Gryffindor!" It called after a few seconds. What could only be the Gryffindor table applauded. Hermione went to sit with her new housemates and Andi could see her friends welcoming her to the house.

"Draco Malfoy." McGonagall said drawing attention back to the sorting. The boy went up and sat down the hat was lowered,

"Slytherin!" It said before it was lowered completely. Draco smirked and went to join his applauding housemates. Andi's mouth dropped open.

"It hardly even touched him." She commented astonished.

"There not a witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin." Ron whispered to them.

"Susan Bones." As the girl walked up Harry gave a small hiss of pain causing his friends to turn to him.

"Harry, what is it?" Ron asked.

"Nothing." He answered looking forward, "Nothing I'm fine." Andi followed his gaze to see a man in black looking at them. She turned her attention back to the sorting.

"Hufflepuff!" The hat decreed and Susan went off to join her new house.

"Ronald Weasley." McGonagall summoned. Ron looked at them and Andi gave him thumbs up. He then walked up to the stool and sat down so the hat could go on his head.

"Gryffindor!" The hat said quickly and Ron went to join his family.

"Harry Potter." Everyone feel silent and people leaned forward to see what house he would be in Andi gave his shoulder a squeezed before he went up. Harry sat on the stool and the hat was slipped on his head and was silent for a while. Finally it opened his mouth.

"Gryffindor!" Harry smiled and the Gryffindor house cheered louder than they had before rising to their feet. Andi winked at Harry as he went to join his new house.

After Harry the line of first years was slowly dwindling, soon Andi and about five others were left. Just as Dean Thomas was about to join his fellow Gryffindor's at their table a rib bit was heard from his feet, everyone looked down to see a toad on his foot.

"Aah!" He screamed kicking his foot wildly so the toad was sent flying in the air.

"Trevor!" yelled a voice from the Gryffindor table, Andi stepped forwards and raised her hands.

"I got him." With a flick of her wrists the toad froze in midair. A silence fell over the great hall as they all stared at her. Without noticing Andi waved her hand and sent the toad back into his owners hands as he unfroze.

"T-t-thanks." He stammered. Andi gave him a small smile and then noticing every one staring at her, even the teachers were staring at her with interest. She looked down and tried to pretend she was somewhere else.

"We will continue with the sorting then," Professor McGonagall said after she regained her bearings, she then looked down at the scroll again. "Adrianne Warren Halliwell." Andi didn't move.

'Maybe this was a mistake; they think I'm a freak.' She thought.

'What kind of talk is that?' A familiar female voice in her head asked.

'Who are you and what are you doing in my head?' Andi asked with her thoughts.

'Why do you care why they think about you? You are a Warren! A member of my family line and a powerful witch. Now go up there and start acting like it.' the voice ordered.

"Adrianne Warren Halliwell," Professor McGonagall repeated. Andi took a deep breath and walked forwards with her head held high. She could feel everyone's eye on her. As she approached the hat she thought one more thing to the voice as she finally recognized it.

'Thank you, Melinda Warren.' She got to the stool and sat down keeping her back straight. The hat was placed on her head; it completely covered her head and sank to her nose.

'Ah the heir to Melinda Warren, I was wondering when you'd show your face.' The hat spoke to her. 'Let's see, hmm interesting.'

'What?' Andi asked.

'You are a very difficult child to place. You seem to have qualities all the founders of this school sought.'

'Such as?' Andi asked.

'While sweet and innocent. You are loyal and kind to your friends, like a Hufflepuff. Be it magical or muggle you are as smart and clever as a Ravenclaw. You are brave and willing to do anything to protect innocents like Gryffindor's. And you are cunning and mischievous like a Slytherin.'

'Put me in there and you'll see just how "sweet" I can be!' Andi sternly thought letting the hat see just what she had in mind.

"'No, no, anything but that!" The hat exclaimed out loud causing everyone to look at it strangely. Andi smirked.

'Well then what are you waiting for? Me to grow old and die? Place me already, if you please.'

'All right then, I suppose I shall chose the quality that shines above the rest so...' The hat opened its mouth after almost five long antagonizing minutes. "Gryffindor!" The Gryffindor table burst into hesitant applause and cheers.

'Thank you hat, have a wonderful day.' Andi finished before taking the hat and giving it to the astonished Professor. She walked to her new houses table and came to stand right between Percy and Oliver. "Hey guys, what's up?" The two smiled and made space between them. Andi quickly swung herself on the seat. She smiled at Harry, Ron, Cecelia, Fred, George and Lee. She also gave a quick nod to Hermione and Neville. Soon the sorting was finished. Professor McGonagall tapped on her goblet.

"Your attention, please." She requested. The hall fell silent and they all looked at Dumbledore who stood up.

"Let the feast begin." He simply announced. Food suddenly appeared at the table and everyone helped themselves. Andi was glad to see that someone had taken into consideration that she was American and had some more typical food for her like pizza. She loaded her plate and began to eat.

"Careful." Oliver ordered as she reached over for some food before helping her. "You need to save some room for desert." Andi smiled.

"Aunt Piper owns a restaurant. I can eat like this and still have a little room for desert and not gain a pound. Fast metabolism." Oliver shrugged and they all ate conversing as they went along.

"Say Percy," Harry asked. "Who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?" Andi looked over to see the same man who had been staring at them earlier.

"Oh, that's Professor Snape, head of Slytherin house." He answered.

"What's he teach?" Harry asked.

"Potions. But everyone knows it's the Dark Arts he fancies. He's been after Quirrell's job for years. " Percy answered again.

"Doesn't seem all too bad to me. I don't get the evil emotions from him mostly just neutral boredom." Andi informed them looking away Percy shrugged. Across the table as Ron grabbed more food a head popped up from the bowl. A transparent head make that, scaring everyone.

"Hello! How are you?" The head asked Ron as it came up to reveal the ghost of a man in what looked like medieval clothes. "Welcome to Gryffindor." Everyone looked around to see more ghosts float into the Great Hall.

"Hello, Sir Nicholas. Have a nice summer?" Percy greeted. The ghost turned to them.

"Dismal." He answered. "Once again my request to join the Headless Hunt has been denied." He finished then turned and began floating away.

"I know you." Ron said. "You're Nearly Headless Nick." The ghost turned back around.

"I prefer Sir Nicholas. If you don't mind." He told them.

"Nearly headless," Hermione repeated. "How can you be nearly headless?"

"Like this." Sir Nicholas responded before grabbing his head and pulling it partly off revealing the inside of his neck. Ron screamed and Hermione looked disgusted.

"Cool." Andi complimented causing everyone in the vicinity to look at her.

"Cool?" the ghost repeated flicking his head back on.

"I've seen worse." Andi stated shrugging.

"Worse?" Hermione repeated looking at her like she was insane.

"I live in a house where the main source of entertainment is blowing up evil whack jobs who are crazy enough to enter our house." Andi stated, "So yeah, one ghost pulling off his head doesn't faze me." She then smiled at Sir Nicholas. "No offense, Sir Nicholas."

"None taken indeed young lady in fact your outlook seems quite familiar." The ghost told her. Andi thought.

"Did you know Melinda Warren?" Sir Nicholas smiled and clapped his hands.

"Why young Melinda, of course! One of the best and brightest of Gryffindor house. Are you related to her by any chance?"

"I'm her great; I don't know how many times, granddaughter and heir." Andi answered.

"Well then we must get together and chat soon." Sir Nicholas requested before floating away. Andi ignored the stares and ate her food. So far she had a completely unique introduction to Hogwarts.

AN: First off Grams is a reference to Penny Halliwell not Patty. Patty will be refered to as Grandma Patty.

Also I promise to try to update at least once a week if I am able.

Next Chapter:

We get to the Gryffindor common room

The first day of classes

Andi goes head to head with Snape (I wonder who will win, even I don't know)

Well, you know the drill. Review and leave me your questions and I might take some suggestions under consideration (you will get credit of course.