Sorry for the long wait! ::says to self "gotta pull away from Life as a Lady, gotta pull away from Life as a Lady"::
Chapter 4
There was a strange silence as the train rolled down the tracks. Finally Ginny said, "I never knew of U.S children going to Hogwarts. At lot of people are from London or close." (a/n: i'm guess here since in the movie everybody had a english accent excuse me if i'm wrong)
"Oh," Henri said. Great! she thought. I'll stand out even more. "Are there other muggle born kids at Hogwarts?"
"Of course. My brother Ron has a best friend who's muggle born. Though it doesn't seem like it since she always get good grades," Ginny said looking out the window.
"She get straight A's?" Henri wanted to know.
"A's?"
"Nevermind."
Around noon a lady witha trolley car came asking if they wanted anything. Ginny shook her head and pulled out sandwiches. Henri did not pack a lunch and bought Cauldron Cake and Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.
"Kinda like jelly beans," Henri said, tasting one of the beans before spitting it out. "Oh gross! Taste like horse radish! I think it went bad."
"No. That's just a horse radish flavor bean. What are jelly beans?" Ginny asked, biting into her sandwich.
"A muggle sweet. Kinda like these beans but only good flavors. I didn't think they would have flavors like that! That was nasty!"
"It says "every" flavor," Ginny said smiling.
"I didn't think they meant every in that way!" Henri shouted, pulling out a pack out skittles she had bought that morning. "Want some?"
Ginny stared at the pack of candy ands aked, "What is it?"
"Muggle candy. It's good. Here." Henri poured some skittles into Ginny's hands and ate some herself to get the nasty horse radish taste out of her mouth. They were telling each other about their lives when a voice boomed over the intercom.
"We will be arriving at Hogwart soon. Students please changed before entering the school."
Henri swallowed hard and pulled the uniform out from her backpack. Slowly she pulled the robe on and looked down at her outfit. Nothing I would ever wear at home, Henri thought. Things are strange here. I wish I was at a normal school with Jenny and the others. Silently Henri pulled on the pointed hat and zipped her backpack closed.
"What's that?" Ginny asked pointing to Henri's black Jansport backpack.
"My backpack," Henri said pulling the bag onto her back. "To carry my stuff in."
"Like bags?" Ginny pointed to her sholder bag with her luggage.
"Yeah. We have those at home too except I don't like them 'cause all the weight goes on one sholder."
"You're suppose to leave it here," Ginny said pulling on a faded hat. Henri frowned. She didn't want to leave it. She had her most precious items in her backpack. What if someone stole it? But before she could say anything the train stopped and she and Ginny were ushered outside. Her backpack layed on the seat cusion untouched.
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They were taken to the castle by boat where they meet Professor McGonagall. She took them to a hall where Professor McGonagall lectured them sternly on the schools rules and way it ran. The house points and other things. Henri hardly listened, instead she looked around. The hall was so big her old elementary school could have fitted in it. Yard and everything. Professor McGonagall told them all to form a line and follow her.
Henri got in line after Ginny and followed the Professor into the Great Hall. Henri gasped when she looked up at the celling. It was as if there was no celling at. "It's bewitched to look like the sky outside," Ginny whispered. "Hermione told me." Henri looked forward and saw that Professor McGonagall stood next to a stool with a raggy wizards hat on top of it. Suddenly a mouth on the hat opened and the hat sung a song, but Henri didn't listen. She was too busy looking at the roof. It was a mucky night but she could see some stars showing their faces through the clouds.
"When you name is called come up and place the Sorting Hat on your head to be sorted." The hat had stopped singing and Professor McGonagall had dissapeard. Now a short wizard with gray hair was talking.
"Creevy, Colin." A boy behind her rushed foward and put the hat on. It was so big it covered his eyes. A minute passed and then-
"GRYFFINDOR!" Colin took the hat off and rushed off to the Gryffindor table. Henri twisted her hands nervously.
"SLYTHERIN!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
Then it was Ginny's turn. She was pale but went up there bravely. She sat down and pulled the hat on sweating nervously. After a moment of waiting-
"GRYFFINDOR!" Ginny gave a sigh of relief and ran off to sit with her brothers. Henri shifted her weight from foot to foot anxiously as more students went up.
"SLYTHERIN!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
Henri got more nervous. She shut her eyes and thought of home and her old school and the school that could have been hers. I'll have to write to Jenny later, she thought.
"Lee, Henrietta Ann." It was her turn. She nervously steped up to the stool and picked up the hat. Taking a deep breth she pulled it onto her head. "So worried about not fitting in since your a muggle born eh?" the hat asked her. Henri closed her eyes and thought, Yeah, so what? What does this hat know anyways. I can prove myself to be as good as the pure blood wizards. "I know more than you think," the hat whispered and shouted for the whole hall to hear, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Henri gave a sigh of relief and rushed off to sit next to Ginny. For a horrible moment there she had thought she would get into Hufflepuff. They looked like a bunch of wimps to her. She closed her eyes trying to ignor her rumbling stomach. She was hungry. A old looking wizard stepped forward and gave a speech. He had a very long silvery beard but talked as if he was no older than twenty. He ended his speech and to Henri's great surprise food appeared in the dishes in front of her. SHe loaded her plate with chicken, mashed potatoes, and rich and settled down to eat. She stayed quiet listening to the talk around her.
"Where's Ron? He wasn't on the train." Ginny was talking to twins, her brothers probably.
"Heard he and Harry stole dad's car and flew it here," one of the twins said.
"Yup! That's right! They crashed it into the Whomping Willow," the other said. Ginny gasped and stared at them with wide eyes. "Really?"
"Yup. Snape snatched then off into his office and summond McGonagall." Ginny shook her head and muttered, "Can't see Ron and Harry doing such a thing." She turned to Henri. "Why are you so quiet?"
Henri shruged. "Dunno. Sleepy I guess."
Ginny raised a eyebrow but said nothing. They finished eating and followed Percy the prefect up to the dormritories. Henri followed wide eyed. So many halls and stairwells, she thought. I'll be lost before I even get to breakfast tommorow. I wish I was home. Finally they reached the end of a hallway. A picture of a fat lady with a silk dress that there. Suddenly the picture came to life.
"Password?" she asked.
"Twittlebird," Percy said and the picture swung open to reveal a cozy looking common room with comfy chairs and a fire place. Henri had never seen such a place and looked around in awe. Percy showed the girls there dormitory and lead the boys off to theirs.
Henri changed and got into bed. Someone had brought their stuff up. A trunk with er belongings layed at the end of her bed. Her backpack layed on top of it. She opened it and took out the items inside of it storing them in the draw (a/n: eek! can't spelled that properly!) before turning off the light. Ginny fel asleep instantly leaving Henri no one to chat with. I'm not use to charing a room with five other girls, she thought. I wish I was home. Sighing she turned on her side and fell asleep.
A/N: I hope you liked it! sorry for taking so long! Reveiw!!! :)
Chapter 4
There was a strange silence as the train rolled down the tracks. Finally Ginny said, "I never knew of U.S children going to Hogwarts. At lot of people are from London or close." (a/n: i'm guess here since in the movie everybody had a english accent excuse me if i'm wrong)
"Oh," Henri said. Great! she thought. I'll stand out even more. "Are there other muggle born kids at Hogwarts?"
"Of course. My brother Ron has a best friend who's muggle born. Though it doesn't seem like it since she always get good grades," Ginny said looking out the window.
"She get straight A's?" Henri wanted to know.
"A's?"
"Nevermind."
Around noon a lady witha trolley car came asking if they wanted anything. Ginny shook her head and pulled out sandwiches. Henri did not pack a lunch and bought Cauldron Cake and Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.
"Kinda like jelly beans," Henri said, tasting one of the beans before spitting it out. "Oh gross! Taste like horse radish! I think it went bad."
"No. That's just a horse radish flavor bean. What are jelly beans?" Ginny asked, biting into her sandwich.
"A muggle sweet. Kinda like these beans but only good flavors. I didn't think they would have flavors like that! That was nasty!"
"It says "every" flavor," Ginny said smiling.
"I didn't think they meant every in that way!" Henri shouted, pulling out a pack out skittles she had bought that morning. "Want some?"
Ginny stared at the pack of candy ands aked, "What is it?"
"Muggle candy. It's good. Here." Henri poured some skittles into Ginny's hands and ate some herself to get the nasty horse radish taste out of her mouth. They were telling each other about their lives when a voice boomed over the intercom.
"We will be arriving at Hogwart soon. Students please changed before entering the school."
Henri swallowed hard and pulled the uniform out from her backpack. Slowly she pulled the robe on and looked down at her outfit. Nothing I would ever wear at home, Henri thought. Things are strange here. I wish I was at a normal school with Jenny and the others. Silently Henri pulled on the pointed hat and zipped her backpack closed.
"What's that?" Ginny asked pointing to Henri's black Jansport backpack.
"My backpack," Henri said pulling the bag onto her back. "To carry my stuff in."
"Like bags?" Ginny pointed to her sholder bag with her luggage.
"Yeah. We have those at home too except I don't like them 'cause all the weight goes on one sholder."
"You're suppose to leave it here," Ginny said pulling on a faded hat. Henri frowned. She didn't want to leave it. She had her most precious items in her backpack. What if someone stole it? But before she could say anything the train stopped and she and Ginny were ushered outside. Her backpack layed on the seat cusion untouched.
**********
They were taken to the castle by boat where they meet Professor McGonagall. She took them to a hall where Professor McGonagall lectured them sternly on the schools rules and way it ran. The house points and other things. Henri hardly listened, instead she looked around. The hall was so big her old elementary school could have fitted in it. Yard and everything. Professor McGonagall told them all to form a line and follow her.
Henri got in line after Ginny and followed the Professor into the Great Hall. Henri gasped when she looked up at the celling. It was as if there was no celling at. "It's bewitched to look like the sky outside," Ginny whispered. "Hermione told me." Henri looked forward and saw that Professor McGonagall stood next to a stool with a raggy wizards hat on top of it. Suddenly a mouth on the hat opened and the hat sung a song, but Henri didn't listen. She was too busy looking at the roof. It was a mucky night but she could see some stars showing their faces through the clouds.
"When you name is called come up and place the Sorting Hat on your head to be sorted." The hat had stopped singing and Professor McGonagall had dissapeard. Now a short wizard with gray hair was talking.
"Creevy, Colin." A boy behind her rushed foward and put the hat on. It was so big it covered his eyes. A minute passed and then-
"GRYFFINDOR!" Colin took the hat off and rushed off to the Gryffindor table. Henri twisted her hands nervously.
"SLYTHERIN!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
Then it was Ginny's turn. She was pale but went up there bravely. She sat down and pulled the hat on sweating nervously. After a moment of waiting-
"GRYFFINDOR!" Ginny gave a sigh of relief and ran off to sit with her brothers. Henri shifted her weight from foot to foot anxiously as more students went up.
"SLYTHERIN!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"SLYTHERIN!"
Henri got more nervous. She shut her eyes and thought of home and her old school and the school that could have been hers. I'll have to write to Jenny later, she thought.
"Lee, Henrietta Ann." It was her turn. She nervously steped up to the stool and picked up the hat. Taking a deep breth she pulled it onto her head. "So worried about not fitting in since your a muggle born eh?" the hat asked her. Henri closed her eyes and thought, Yeah, so what? What does this hat know anyways. I can prove myself to be as good as the pure blood wizards. "I know more than you think," the hat whispered and shouted for the whole hall to hear, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Henri gave a sigh of relief and rushed off to sit next to Ginny. For a horrible moment there she had thought she would get into Hufflepuff. They looked like a bunch of wimps to her. She closed her eyes trying to ignor her rumbling stomach. She was hungry. A old looking wizard stepped forward and gave a speech. He had a very long silvery beard but talked as if he was no older than twenty. He ended his speech and to Henri's great surprise food appeared in the dishes in front of her. SHe loaded her plate with chicken, mashed potatoes, and rich and settled down to eat. She stayed quiet listening to the talk around her.
"Where's Ron? He wasn't on the train." Ginny was talking to twins, her brothers probably.
"Heard he and Harry stole dad's car and flew it here," one of the twins said.
"Yup! That's right! They crashed it into the Whomping Willow," the other said. Ginny gasped and stared at them with wide eyes. "Really?"
"Yup. Snape snatched then off into his office and summond McGonagall." Ginny shook her head and muttered, "Can't see Ron and Harry doing such a thing." She turned to Henri. "Why are you so quiet?"
Henri shruged. "Dunno. Sleepy I guess."
Ginny raised a eyebrow but said nothing. They finished eating and followed Percy the prefect up to the dormritories. Henri followed wide eyed. So many halls and stairwells, she thought. I'll be lost before I even get to breakfast tommorow. I wish I was home. Finally they reached the end of a hallway. A picture of a fat lady with a silk dress that there. Suddenly the picture came to life.
"Password?" she asked.
"Twittlebird," Percy said and the picture swung open to reveal a cozy looking common room with comfy chairs and a fire place. Henri had never seen such a place and looked around in awe. Percy showed the girls there dormitory and lead the boys off to theirs.
Henri changed and got into bed. Someone had brought their stuff up. A trunk with er belongings layed at the end of her bed. Her backpack layed on top of it. She opened it and took out the items inside of it storing them in the draw (a/n: eek! can't spelled that properly!) before turning off the light. Ginny fel asleep instantly leaving Henri no one to chat with. I'm not use to charing a room with five other girls, she thought. I wish I was home. Sighing she turned on her side and fell asleep.
A/N: I hope you liked it! sorry for taking so long! Reveiw!!! :)