"Edmunds, Charlene!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
While the sorting continued Georgina and Penny talked quietly about Jay-Dee.
"And when I asked if she was a muggleborn I felt so embarrassed..."Georgina said.
"Don't worry about it, she didn't seem to mind. I really hope she's a Gryffindor. She seems really friendly."
"She seemed fairly Gryffindor like. I mean when she got into the boat it was like 'Hey here I am! I'm Jay-Dee!' But when Harrison started on her she went quiet. Perhaps she'll be a Hufflepuff."
"I still think she's a Gryffindor," Penny said stubbornly. I can feel it..."
"Henderson, Jay-Dee!"
Georgina and Penny stopped and stared at Jay-Dee on the stool after only a few seconds the hat screamed...
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Penny and Georgina yelled and clapped the loudest of all the Gryffindors. Jay-Dee grinned and hurried over to Penny and Georgina.
"Oh my god I am so happy I'm in the same house as you! You can tell me what's going on!"
"Hey," Georgina interrupted, "Who's the professor talking to Professor McGonagall?"
Penny looked over. She knew the most about Hogwarts as she had been here on numerous times with her father.
"That's Professor Snape. He's Deputy Headmaster and head of Slytherin. And next to him that's Professor Potter. He teaches Defence against the Dark Arts. He's the new head of Gryffindor ever since Professor McGonagall became Headmistress."
Georgina squealed. "Potter! As in Harry Potter? Harry Potter is the head of my house?"
"Whose Harry Potter?" Jay-Dee asked curiously.
"Oh he's the one who beat you-know-who," Georgina said still staring at Professor Potter.
"You-know-who?" Jay-Dee asked even more confused.
"Your turn," Georgina said idly.
And Penny went into the long story of Lord Voldemort the Death Eaters and Harry Potter.
"And Professor Potter was Voldemort's downfall. A 17-year-old not even fully graduated wizard beat him, when Albus Dumbledore couldn't do it. Everyone knows Potter is the best wizard in the world. He'll one day be headmaster of this school, my dad says."
"Are your parents magical?" Jay-Dee asked.
Penny could have laughed. Were her parents magical? Her father one of the greatest ministers, her mother a powerful witch.
"Yes," she said simply.
"Malfoy, Harrison!"
Jay-Dee, Georgina and Penny did not even bother to stop talking. They knew he would be a Slytherin, however after a few minutes Harrison still had not been sorted. People were staring at the hat puzzled. It had never taken this long to sort anybody before and Professor Weasley looked a bit nervous. Finally the hat called...
"GRYFFINDOR!"
There was excited whisperings going around the Great Hall. A Malfoy being a Gryffindor? The idea was laughable! However here was Harrison Malfoy walking up to the Gryffindor table with an air of coolness. Much to the three's displeasure Harrison sat down next to them.
"Well," he drawled, "Fancy seeing redhead, hendo and Diana here. Big surprise."
"Leave it be," Jay-Dee said giving him a nasty look. "You're a Gryffindor for some weird reason."
After that Harrison was silent. Although he did get some funny looks from other people at the Gryffindor Table and an evil look from none other the Professor Snape himself.
As soon as the hat had sorted, "Yakini, Yuki!" (Gryffindor) the feast appeared on the table (this almost scared the pants off of Jay-Dee).
"Uncle Ron said the food was great," Penny said in awe, "But this is amazing!"
And it was. There were hamburgers, sausages, bacon, pork, chicken, beef, lamb, roast potatoes, baked potatoes, boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, corn and something slimy and purple.
"What is this stuff?" Jay-Dee asked holding some up in the air with a spoon.
"Octopus," Yuki said at once.
"Eww!" Jay-Dee dropped her spoonful of octopus straight back into the bowl with a splash.
After helping themselves to the food talk naturally turned to things like lessons and quidditch.
"Defence against the Dark Arts should be the best," Georgina declared loudly.
"Only because you're in love with teacher aren't ya Georgie?" Penny teased.
"Shut up!" Georgie said turning a magnificent shade of red.
"I want to try Transfigurations," Penny said.
"It'll be harder for you," Georgina pointed out, "I mean the Professor wouldn't want people to think she was favouring you."
"Oh yeah."
"Why would she be favoured?" Jay-Dee asked.
"Oh Professor Weasley is her Aunty," Georgina informed her.
"I can't wait for quidditch," Penny said excited.
"What's quidditch?"
"Oh blimey I forgot. Well Quidditch is..."
"Good lord, don't tell me you don't know what Quidditch is?" Harrison said softly a small smile on his face.
"You are a true Slytherin aren't you?" Georgina hissed. "Leave Jay-Dee alone!"
"Well she doesn't know what Quidditch is," he said lazily. "I didn't say it was because she was muggleborn."
Georgina was at a loss for words. While she gaped at Harrison he began to talk to Jay-Dee.
"Listen up Hendo, I only wanna explain this once" he drawled. "Quidditch is wizarding sport. None of your wussy football like games. Quidditch is played on brooms, 3 chasers, 2 beaters, 1 keeper and a seeker. Got it? Good."
And with that he went back to the piece of pie he had been eating.
Jay-Dee stared. "Thanks... Harrison."
"Time for the speeches," Penny murmured. That was true, as the tables had been cleared of all deserts. Professor McGonagall stood up and looked at the students.
"Welcome to a New Year at Hogwarts of Witchcraft and Wizarding," she paused. "I hope you have had a good holiday and are prepared to work hard this year," a few groans from older students at this. "First years are reminded to not stray into the Forbidden Forest and Mr Filch asks that you not use magic in the corridors. That is all. Now bedtime."
Professor McGonagall sat down. And prefects began to lead the first years to their common rooms. A girl with 2 long, blonde plaits yelled, "Gryffindor first years follow me!"
She began to lead them through the long corridors and twisting staircases occasionally telling people to jump a vanishing step or something. They reached a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress the girl (her name was Claire) told it "Chikuso".
"Professor Potter makes up the dumbest passwords," she said as the portrait swung open to reveal a cosy looking common room.
They climbed into the portrait hole and Claire directed them up two staircases. One for the boys and one for the girls then she bade them good night.
"RAVENCLAW!"
While the sorting continued Georgina and Penny talked quietly about Jay-Dee.
"And when I asked if she was a muggleborn I felt so embarrassed..."Georgina said.
"Don't worry about it, she didn't seem to mind. I really hope she's a Gryffindor. She seems really friendly."
"She seemed fairly Gryffindor like. I mean when she got into the boat it was like 'Hey here I am! I'm Jay-Dee!' But when Harrison started on her she went quiet. Perhaps she'll be a Hufflepuff."
"I still think she's a Gryffindor," Penny said stubbornly. I can feel it..."
"Henderson, Jay-Dee!"
Georgina and Penny stopped and stared at Jay-Dee on the stool after only a few seconds the hat screamed...
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Penny and Georgina yelled and clapped the loudest of all the Gryffindors. Jay-Dee grinned and hurried over to Penny and Georgina.
"Oh my god I am so happy I'm in the same house as you! You can tell me what's going on!"
"Hey," Georgina interrupted, "Who's the professor talking to Professor McGonagall?"
Penny looked over. She knew the most about Hogwarts as she had been here on numerous times with her father.
"That's Professor Snape. He's Deputy Headmaster and head of Slytherin. And next to him that's Professor Potter. He teaches Defence against the Dark Arts. He's the new head of Gryffindor ever since Professor McGonagall became Headmistress."
Georgina squealed. "Potter! As in Harry Potter? Harry Potter is the head of my house?"
"Whose Harry Potter?" Jay-Dee asked curiously.
"Oh he's the one who beat you-know-who," Georgina said still staring at Professor Potter.
"You-know-who?" Jay-Dee asked even more confused.
"Your turn," Georgina said idly.
And Penny went into the long story of Lord Voldemort the Death Eaters and Harry Potter.
"And Professor Potter was Voldemort's downfall. A 17-year-old not even fully graduated wizard beat him, when Albus Dumbledore couldn't do it. Everyone knows Potter is the best wizard in the world. He'll one day be headmaster of this school, my dad says."
"Are your parents magical?" Jay-Dee asked.
Penny could have laughed. Were her parents magical? Her father one of the greatest ministers, her mother a powerful witch.
"Yes," she said simply.
"Malfoy, Harrison!"
Jay-Dee, Georgina and Penny did not even bother to stop talking. They knew he would be a Slytherin, however after a few minutes Harrison still had not been sorted. People were staring at the hat puzzled. It had never taken this long to sort anybody before and Professor Weasley looked a bit nervous. Finally the hat called...
"GRYFFINDOR!"
There was excited whisperings going around the Great Hall. A Malfoy being a Gryffindor? The idea was laughable! However here was Harrison Malfoy walking up to the Gryffindor table with an air of coolness. Much to the three's displeasure Harrison sat down next to them.
"Well," he drawled, "Fancy seeing redhead, hendo and Diana here. Big surprise."
"Leave it be," Jay-Dee said giving him a nasty look. "You're a Gryffindor for some weird reason."
After that Harrison was silent. Although he did get some funny looks from other people at the Gryffindor Table and an evil look from none other the Professor Snape himself.
As soon as the hat had sorted, "Yakini, Yuki!" (Gryffindor) the feast appeared on the table (this almost scared the pants off of Jay-Dee).
"Uncle Ron said the food was great," Penny said in awe, "But this is amazing!"
And it was. There were hamburgers, sausages, bacon, pork, chicken, beef, lamb, roast potatoes, baked potatoes, boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, corn and something slimy and purple.
"What is this stuff?" Jay-Dee asked holding some up in the air with a spoon.
"Octopus," Yuki said at once.
"Eww!" Jay-Dee dropped her spoonful of octopus straight back into the bowl with a splash.
After helping themselves to the food talk naturally turned to things like lessons and quidditch.
"Defence against the Dark Arts should be the best," Georgina declared loudly.
"Only because you're in love with teacher aren't ya Georgie?" Penny teased.
"Shut up!" Georgie said turning a magnificent shade of red.
"I want to try Transfigurations," Penny said.
"It'll be harder for you," Georgina pointed out, "I mean the Professor wouldn't want people to think she was favouring you."
"Oh yeah."
"Why would she be favoured?" Jay-Dee asked.
"Oh Professor Weasley is her Aunty," Georgina informed her.
"I can't wait for quidditch," Penny said excited.
"What's quidditch?"
"Oh blimey I forgot. Well Quidditch is..."
"Good lord, don't tell me you don't know what Quidditch is?" Harrison said softly a small smile on his face.
"You are a true Slytherin aren't you?" Georgina hissed. "Leave Jay-Dee alone!"
"Well she doesn't know what Quidditch is," he said lazily. "I didn't say it was because she was muggleborn."
Georgina was at a loss for words. While she gaped at Harrison he began to talk to Jay-Dee.
"Listen up Hendo, I only wanna explain this once" he drawled. "Quidditch is wizarding sport. None of your wussy football like games. Quidditch is played on brooms, 3 chasers, 2 beaters, 1 keeper and a seeker. Got it? Good."
And with that he went back to the piece of pie he had been eating.
Jay-Dee stared. "Thanks... Harrison."
"Time for the speeches," Penny murmured. That was true, as the tables had been cleared of all deserts. Professor McGonagall stood up and looked at the students.
"Welcome to a New Year at Hogwarts of Witchcraft and Wizarding," she paused. "I hope you have had a good holiday and are prepared to work hard this year," a few groans from older students at this. "First years are reminded to not stray into the Forbidden Forest and Mr Filch asks that you not use magic in the corridors. That is all. Now bedtime."
Professor McGonagall sat down. And prefects began to lead the first years to their common rooms. A girl with 2 long, blonde plaits yelled, "Gryffindor first years follow me!"
She began to lead them through the long corridors and twisting staircases occasionally telling people to jump a vanishing step or something. They reached a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress the girl (her name was Claire) told it "Chikuso".
"Professor Potter makes up the dumbest passwords," she said as the portrait swung open to reveal a cosy looking common room.
They climbed into the portrait hole and Claire directed them up two staircases. One for the boys and one for the girls then she bade them good night.
