Ron and I walked up the stone path and into the school. It was hilarious to see McGonagal shuffling all of the first years into a side room. One of them, with long black hair, looked as if she had fainted and was being held up by her friends. In the corner, stood two boys and a girl. One boy was short and skinny, the other, tall and gangly. The girl seemed to be scolding them. I was strongly reminded on me, Ron and Hermione. It was almost spooky.

As I ducked into the Great Hall, I saw Hermione waving me over. I sat down next to her and glanced up at the head table. Time for the ever-so-popular, first-day-of-school, new teacher spotting. With an agonizing groan, Ron noticed that, not only was Snape alive, but he was all in one piece. And, if possible, looking even more pissed off than usual. Glancing down the row, I could'nt see any new teachers that could teach Defense against the Dark arts.

"Hermione, where's the teacher?" I asked

"See that girl down on the end? That's got to be her." I looked where Hermione was pointing, and promptly choked. When Hermione said girl, she meant it. That girl couldn't have been older that I was! There was no way she could be teaching us! But, you had to give her credit. She was undoubtedly trying to looked older, with her red hair pulled back into a tight bun to rival McGonagal's, and robes that were so heavily starched they looked like sheets of woven wood. She worn a look of somewhat amusement, staring up at the Ceiling as if she hadn't seen it in years. But that was impossible.

"Hermione!" Ron laughed. "There's no way..........."

But the hall was silenced. Just as we spoke, McGonagal brought the sorting hat into the center of the room. It ripped open and began to sign. There was a smattering of applause when it had finished, and the first years looked beyond relieved.

"When I call out your name, Promptly put on the hat!" yelled McGonagal "Arrons, Jessica!"

The girl that had fainted walked on unstable legs up to the hat, and put it on. It had barley touched her head before.. "HUFFELPUFF"

The yellow table burst into applause and cheered as Jessica walked over and promptly collapsed again.

"Afertinni, Judas!" shouted McGonagal. In response, the hat shouted "SLITHERIAN".

"As if," Hermione whispered "You could be anything else with that name!" I of course, was completely puzzled, and went back to watching the sorting. The sorting went surprisingly fast, but we didn't get out first Gryffindor until "Jaquest, Marco!". All in all thought, It seemed we were in luck, with 6 new Gryffindor boys, and 4 girls.

Dumbeldore stood up and cleared his throat. Not rudely, mind you, Just so the applause would die down and we would know he was there.

"Welcome!" he said, above the subsiding hubbub. "Welcome to the start of a new year! I am pleased to inform you, Quidditch is back on." The great hall exploded. It was nearly a full minute before Dumbeldore quieted us with a few brightly colored sparks. "As almost every house needs a new captain, I will be announcing them now. First off, Ravenclaw will be lead by Cho Chang." My heart flip-flopped. Cho Beamed, but not at me. "Next off, Huffelpuff will be lead by Susan Bones!" The Huffelpuffs exploded. But no matter how hard I tried, I still saw Cedric grinning back from the table.

No. I shook myself He's not coming back. He's dead. Get on with you life. But that was easier said than done.

"Now," said Dumbeldore "For Slytherian. This years team will be lead by....Draco Malfoy."

I swear to you no matter how hard the Slytherians cheered, it was all lost in the boos of three quarters of the hall. Ron was yelling his outrage. Fred and George looked as if they were going to jump up and strangle Malfoy. Malfoy looked around, mad enough to spit glass. With his background, I bet he could too. Even Hermione, who usually tried to be happy for people, booed. Actually, I think she booed louder than me.

"And as for Gryffindor..." I heard Dumbeldore say "The new Captain will be........"

AN: Oh, I'm nasty aren't I? Leaving it there. Anyway, Who is the new D.A.D.A. teacher? Who is the Gryffindor Captain? What's up with Ron?

If you wondering why Hermione said "If he could be anything else" to Judas Afertinni, it's because Judas was the one who betrayed Jesus to the Romans for a bag of gold. Just a cultural note. Please review, as it helps me become a better writer.