Disclaimer: Don't own Harry and friends. They belong to J.K Rowling. You
know the story. The only things that belong to me are Emily and Paul and
any other characters that appear to be mine!
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After several long eventful hours, the Hogwarts Express finally pulled in Hogsmeade Station. Ron looked out the window and up at the castle. Another whole year he'd be trapped up there with Harry and Hermione, but this time, they weren't friends.
Ron turned to face Emily and said, "Well, you ready for this?"
Emily stopped chewing her last fingernail and nodded.
Ron took her by the hand and led her off the train and onto the platform.
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At the other end of the train, Ginny was leading Paul off the train and out into the fresh cool air.
"Ginny, I'm scared," Paul said shaking all over.
Ginny looked at Paul and sighed.
'Why's he so scared of things? I wish I could help him. Memo to self, help Paul as much as possible,' Ginny said to herself.
"Don't worry Paul. You'll be just fine. I'm right here for you," Ginny said and smiled sweetly at him.
Paul nodded slowly in agreement.
"First years! First years this way please!"
Ginny and Paul walked down the station to greet Hagrid, Paul not knowing who he was getting introduced too. When they reached Hagrid, to Paul's surprise he already knew him.
"Why hello there Paul! Dumbledore told me to get yer and yah sister," Hagrid said smiling down at him.
Paul smiled weakly back at him, shaking more than ever.
"Come on, let's find yer sister," Hagrid said grabbing Paul by the shoulder.
With one last wave to Ginny, Paul was on his way to find his sister with a giant. Hagrid and Paul found Emily next to one of the benches with Ron. Emily said her goodbyes to Ron and she followed her brother and Hagrid. Hagrid then told them to follow him to the boats and they'd meet Dumbledore on the dock.
Emily and Paul followed the first years to the boats. Surprisingly, the boats were quite roomy. Emily and Paul shared a boat with two black haired girls.
"Aren't we missing some ores?" Paul asked stupidly, looking round for the ores.
"FORWARD!" Hagrid roared.
Just then the boats started moving across the cold dark blue lake. Emily and Paul were transfixed to the castle. Every part of the castle was so fascinating to them. All its towers, tunnels and bridges were so fascinating to watch. (A.N. Are there tunnels? :S)
After a ten minute little ride, Emily, Paul and the first years arrived and got their first up-close look of Hogwarts. Emily and Paul looked at each other and gulped. It was huge compared to there old school back in Australia.
Hagrid led them up the stairs and finally they had reached the front entrance of Hogwarts. And right at the top of the stairs was the one and only Professor Dumbledore.
"Thank you for bringing them Hagrid. Emily and Paul Avalon! Please follow me," Dumbledore said slowly but clearly.
They both stepped forward and followed him inside the castle. Once inside, they followed Dumbledore up many flights of stairs until they reached an extremely ugly gargoyle.
"Chocolate Frogs," Dumbledore said and the gargoyle sprang to life, and stairs appeared from beneath it.
"Hope on," Dumbledore called from behind him, as he hopped on one of the stairs.
Emily hopped on a stair, followed closely by Paul. They span round about 3 times then they appeared at an old wooden door. Dumbledore opened the door and ordered them into his office.
"I thought you'd two rather have your sorting with just me," Dumbledore said watching them with his pale blue eyes.
Both Emily and Paul nodded.
"Miss Avalon, you may go first," Dumbledore said passing her the sorting hat.
Emily placed the sorting hat on her and while it was on there it said, "Hmm tricky. Your Clever, yet brave. Better be....GRYFFINDOR!"
Obviously Paul heard that because Emily heard him scream, "YES!"
"Very good Miss Avalon. Paul, it's you turn know," Dumbledore said.
Emily passed Paul the hat and he placed it on his head. The sorting hat sprang to life and said, "Hmm, are you sure this isn't that Avalon girl again? You've got a similar passionately. Well I guess it better be....GRYFINNDOR!"
It was know Emily's turn to scream. Paul quickly took the hat off and passed it back to Dumbledore.
"You two may head down to the Great Hall and join the rest of your class mates," Dumbledore said.
"Thank you sir," Emily and Paul said together and headed down to the Great Hall.
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Ron sat at the Gryffindor table, all alone. Harry and Hermione kept throwing him evil looks, which he gladly returned. Ron suddenly then felt something get jabbed into his back, it turned out to be Ginny.
"What was that for?" Ron asked rubbing his back.
"No reason. Thought that spot could use some lightening up that's all," Ginny said sitting down next to him.
"Gees, thanks so much Gin. That poke has made me feel so, so, so.. Unloved," Ron said trying to find the right word.
Ginny rolled her eyes and looked around the hall.
"Have you seen Paul anywhere?" Ginny asked scanning the tables.
"A Paul in a hall?" Ron asked jokingly.
Ron started laughing in his seat. Ginny glared at him to make him shut up.
"What? Well I found it funny," Ron mumbled under his breath.
"There he is!" Ginny squealed, standing up waving her arms.
Ron looked up and noticed that that Paul kid was walking with Emily. Ron's heart skipped a beat.
'She's even hotter in her uniform!' Ron said with a dreamy look coming over his face.
Emily and Paul walked over to where Ron and Ginny were sitting and sat opposite them.
"Hey Ron! We haven't missed anything important have we?" Emily asked making herself comfortable.
"No. Unless you count my joke important," Ron said smirking in Ginny's direction.
"Ha-ha," Ginny said sticking her tongue out at him.
Paul looked at Ginny. She looked so cute fighting with one of brothers. Paul suddenly looked down at himself. His shirt was tucked in and his tie was done up!
'I look to normal! Need to change and fast,' Paul said to himself.
Paul quickly undid his top bottom, loosened his tie and un-tucked his shirt.
'Last thing,' Paul thought and pulled his jumper up so it was down lower at the back and higher at the front. (A.N. So sorry for that crap explanation!)
Ginny noticed this and watched him. Even though his dressing style was different to everyone else's, that style made him look rather cute. Ginny's cheeks started turning pink just thinking about Paul.
"Paul, by doing that, it makes you look like a total slob," Emily said raising one eyebrow at him.
"I know. That's why I do it!" Paul said shaking his head at her.
Ron and Ginny laughed at them. The two of them reminded them of themselves. Always fighting over the smallest things.
"Oh, I totally forgot! Ron, this is my little dopey brother Paul. Paul this is my new friend Ron," Emily said.
Ron and Paul just nodded at each other.
"Oh yeah, and Emily this is Ginny," Paul said pointing to Ginny.
Emily giggled and said 'Hi' to Ginny.
After all the first years got sorted, to Ron's delight, the feast had finally started. While over dinner the four of them talked and talked until it was time for bed.
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Well, how'd that one go? Please read and review with all your thoughts. Luv Laura! (I had to put that).
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After several long eventful hours, the Hogwarts Express finally pulled in Hogsmeade Station. Ron looked out the window and up at the castle. Another whole year he'd be trapped up there with Harry and Hermione, but this time, they weren't friends.
Ron turned to face Emily and said, "Well, you ready for this?"
Emily stopped chewing her last fingernail and nodded.
Ron took her by the hand and led her off the train and onto the platform.
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At the other end of the train, Ginny was leading Paul off the train and out into the fresh cool air.
"Ginny, I'm scared," Paul said shaking all over.
Ginny looked at Paul and sighed.
'Why's he so scared of things? I wish I could help him. Memo to self, help Paul as much as possible,' Ginny said to herself.
"Don't worry Paul. You'll be just fine. I'm right here for you," Ginny said and smiled sweetly at him.
Paul nodded slowly in agreement.
"First years! First years this way please!"
Ginny and Paul walked down the station to greet Hagrid, Paul not knowing who he was getting introduced too. When they reached Hagrid, to Paul's surprise he already knew him.
"Why hello there Paul! Dumbledore told me to get yer and yah sister," Hagrid said smiling down at him.
Paul smiled weakly back at him, shaking more than ever.
"Come on, let's find yer sister," Hagrid said grabbing Paul by the shoulder.
With one last wave to Ginny, Paul was on his way to find his sister with a giant. Hagrid and Paul found Emily next to one of the benches with Ron. Emily said her goodbyes to Ron and she followed her brother and Hagrid. Hagrid then told them to follow him to the boats and they'd meet Dumbledore on the dock.
Emily and Paul followed the first years to the boats. Surprisingly, the boats were quite roomy. Emily and Paul shared a boat with two black haired girls.
"Aren't we missing some ores?" Paul asked stupidly, looking round for the ores.
"FORWARD!" Hagrid roared.
Just then the boats started moving across the cold dark blue lake. Emily and Paul were transfixed to the castle. Every part of the castle was so fascinating to them. All its towers, tunnels and bridges were so fascinating to watch. (A.N. Are there tunnels? :S)
After a ten minute little ride, Emily, Paul and the first years arrived and got their first up-close look of Hogwarts. Emily and Paul looked at each other and gulped. It was huge compared to there old school back in Australia.
Hagrid led them up the stairs and finally they had reached the front entrance of Hogwarts. And right at the top of the stairs was the one and only Professor Dumbledore.
"Thank you for bringing them Hagrid. Emily and Paul Avalon! Please follow me," Dumbledore said slowly but clearly.
They both stepped forward and followed him inside the castle. Once inside, they followed Dumbledore up many flights of stairs until they reached an extremely ugly gargoyle.
"Chocolate Frogs," Dumbledore said and the gargoyle sprang to life, and stairs appeared from beneath it.
"Hope on," Dumbledore called from behind him, as he hopped on one of the stairs.
Emily hopped on a stair, followed closely by Paul. They span round about 3 times then they appeared at an old wooden door. Dumbledore opened the door and ordered them into his office.
"I thought you'd two rather have your sorting with just me," Dumbledore said watching them with his pale blue eyes.
Both Emily and Paul nodded.
"Miss Avalon, you may go first," Dumbledore said passing her the sorting hat.
Emily placed the sorting hat on her and while it was on there it said, "Hmm tricky. Your Clever, yet brave. Better be....GRYFFINDOR!"
Obviously Paul heard that because Emily heard him scream, "YES!"
"Very good Miss Avalon. Paul, it's you turn know," Dumbledore said.
Emily passed Paul the hat and he placed it on his head. The sorting hat sprang to life and said, "Hmm, are you sure this isn't that Avalon girl again? You've got a similar passionately. Well I guess it better be....GRYFINNDOR!"
It was know Emily's turn to scream. Paul quickly took the hat off and passed it back to Dumbledore.
"You two may head down to the Great Hall and join the rest of your class mates," Dumbledore said.
"Thank you sir," Emily and Paul said together and headed down to the Great Hall.
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Ron sat at the Gryffindor table, all alone. Harry and Hermione kept throwing him evil looks, which he gladly returned. Ron suddenly then felt something get jabbed into his back, it turned out to be Ginny.
"What was that for?" Ron asked rubbing his back.
"No reason. Thought that spot could use some lightening up that's all," Ginny said sitting down next to him.
"Gees, thanks so much Gin. That poke has made me feel so, so, so.. Unloved," Ron said trying to find the right word.
Ginny rolled her eyes and looked around the hall.
"Have you seen Paul anywhere?" Ginny asked scanning the tables.
"A Paul in a hall?" Ron asked jokingly.
Ron started laughing in his seat. Ginny glared at him to make him shut up.
"What? Well I found it funny," Ron mumbled under his breath.
"There he is!" Ginny squealed, standing up waving her arms.
Ron looked up and noticed that that Paul kid was walking with Emily. Ron's heart skipped a beat.
'She's even hotter in her uniform!' Ron said with a dreamy look coming over his face.
Emily and Paul walked over to where Ron and Ginny were sitting and sat opposite them.
"Hey Ron! We haven't missed anything important have we?" Emily asked making herself comfortable.
"No. Unless you count my joke important," Ron said smirking in Ginny's direction.
"Ha-ha," Ginny said sticking her tongue out at him.
Paul looked at Ginny. She looked so cute fighting with one of brothers. Paul suddenly looked down at himself. His shirt was tucked in and his tie was done up!
'I look to normal! Need to change and fast,' Paul said to himself.
Paul quickly undid his top bottom, loosened his tie and un-tucked his shirt.
'Last thing,' Paul thought and pulled his jumper up so it was down lower at the back and higher at the front. (A.N. So sorry for that crap explanation!)
Ginny noticed this and watched him. Even though his dressing style was different to everyone else's, that style made him look rather cute. Ginny's cheeks started turning pink just thinking about Paul.
"Paul, by doing that, it makes you look like a total slob," Emily said raising one eyebrow at him.
"I know. That's why I do it!" Paul said shaking his head at her.
Ron and Ginny laughed at them. The two of them reminded them of themselves. Always fighting over the smallest things.
"Oh, I totally forgot! Ron, this is my little dopey brother Paul. Paul this is my new friend Ron," Emily said.
Ron and Paul just nodded at each other.
"Oh yeah, and Emily this is Ginny," Paul said pointing to Ginny.
Emily giggled and said 'Hi' to Ginny.
After all the first years got sorted, to Ron's delight, the feast had finally started. While over dinner the four of them talked and talked until it was time for bed.
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Well, how'd that one go? Please read and review with all your thoughts. Luv Laura! (I had to put that).