Disclaimer: I do not own any characters except for Mindy. I made her. I created her! MUAHAHAAA!!! Sorry. Anyways. I'm not JK Rowling, no where near her. Just enjoy the fic!
Chapter One: The New Girl
"So Dad said that this new girl is coming to Hogwarts." Ron said, popping a toenail flavor bean into his mouth, before spitting it out. He, Harry, and Hermione were on the Hogwarts Express, on their way to, duh, Hogwarts. "He told us that her parents are bringing her to Hogwarts though. Didn't think it was safe for her to ride the train."
"Er- really?" Hermione said, stifling a yawn.
"Lots of girls start their first year at Hogwarts Ron." Harry pointed out. Ron nodded. "Yeah but she's a transfer. She's starting in her fifth year. Same age as us." Neither Harry nor Hermione looked too interested at this news. Ron noticed.
"She's American." He added in quickly. Obviously, this caught his best friends' attention.
"American? As in, from the United States?" Harry asked, excitement rising into his voice. Hermione looked just as excited as Harry felt. "I've always wanted to learn about America." A satisfied look crossed Ron's freckly face. Ah. He got their attention.
"I reckon she's a blonde." Ron added, picturing a Fleur Delacour look alike. Hermione shook her head as Ron and Harry went into detail, describing how the new girl would look like.
After a few hours, the train came to a sudden halt. Just as the trios got off the Hogwarts Express, they heard a familiar voice. "'arry! 'ermione! Ron! O'er 'ere!" They turned around and headed towards Hagrid. Next to him, was a girl with, sure enough, silky blonde hair and icy blue eyes. She was about Hermione's height.
"Hello Hagrid." Hermione said as they approached him. "All right you three?" Hagrid said. All three of them nodded. Hagrid gently pushed the foreign girl forward. "By the way, this is Mindy Wilt. She's new 'ere. From America."
Ron stepped forward and extended his hand. "Hello welcome to Hogwarts. I'm Ron, and this is Harry and Hermione." Mindy smiled, looked at Harry curiously, and to Harry's relief, didn't comment on his scar.
"Well alright now, you four go ahead into the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony. I have to get the first years ready." With a wave of his big hand, Hagrid left for the anxious looking first years.
After the four settled into a carriage, which would take them up to the castle, Mindy asked. "What's the Sorting Ceremony?" Ron was eager enough to explain the whole thing to her. "Four houses. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw."
"We're all in Gryffindor." Hermione said, pointing to herself, Harry, and Ron.
"You wouldn't want to be in Slytherin." Harry advised her. The carriage stopped in front of the castle, and they all got out. When they entered the Great Hall, it was practically full. Harry, Ron, and Hermione joined their fellow Gryffindors, and Mindy joined the first years, to get sorted. A lot of curious looks were thrown at her.
"Who's that blonde girl? She's not a first year is she?" Dean asked. Seamus shook his head. "No can't be. She's too tall... and too pretty." All the guys grinned, agreeing with his last comment, even Neville. "So who is she?" Lavender asked. Before Ron could answer, Dumbledore cleared his throat, for everyone's attention. "Welcome! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! I have a special announcement to make. Actually two. One, we have a transfer student with us! From America!" As he said this, everyone began to crane their necks to get a look at Mindy, and many people whispered excitedly. Ron frowned as Malfoy stood up from the Slytherin table, and did some kind of a cat whistle. "Second!" Dumbledore continued, as the whispers died down. "Due to the unfortunate events from last year..." Harry looked over at Cho sitting at the Ravenclaw table, who suddenly had a sadden look on her face. "... to cheer things up a bit, the professors and myself, have organized a special ball. All grades are invited!" Everyone began to cheer and whoop. Dumbledore smiled and turned to Professor McGonagall. "Shall we begin the sorting?"
McGonagall started calling off names from her list. After a while, there were only four people left standing. One of them was Mindy. Everyone was hoping that she would be in their house. "Staff, Nina!" McGonagall called. The poor shaking girl walked slowly up to the Sorting Hat, and placed it on her tiny head. After a few seconds, the hat cried out, "Hufflepuff!" The Hufflepuffs cheered as Nina Staff practically ran down to their table. "Summers, Lila" went to Ravenclaw. "Tony, Arnold" was another Ravenclaw. "Wilt, Mindy!" McGonagall called. Mindy walked confidently toward the awaiting sorting hat. She put the hat on. A few seconds passed. Everyone was on the edge of their seats.
"She's definitely a Gryffindor." Ron whispered to Harry. Harry nodded in agreement. "What do you think 'mione?" Ron asked. Hermione shrugged. "I don't know." "What do you mean you don't know? You've talked to her. Gryffindor. Its in her." Ron said. "Its her eyes." Hermione said. Harry chuckled as Ron looked at Hermione like she was crazy. "Her eyes? What do they have to do with this?" Hermione didn't answer.
Finally, the sorting hat opened its 'mouth', ready to put this American girl where she belongs... "SLYTHERIN!" the hat bellowed. There was a few seconds of silence. Then, the Slytherins burst into applause and whistles. Ron's mouth dropped open as Mindy walked toward the Slytherin table where she was offered to sit next to Malfoy. "WHAT??!!!" Ron yelled, even louder than the sorting hat, which caused a few people to shoot him weird looks. Before Harry or Hermione could stop him, he sprang up and scrambled towards Professor McGonagall, who was seated next to Dumbledore, at the teacher's table. "There must be a mistake! She can't be in Slytherin!" "Oh and why's that, Mr. Weasly?" sneered Snape, who had heard Ron's protest. "Because... because she's... because she's nice!" Ron said desperately. "Enough!" Snape said. "Ten points from Gryffindor for insulting the Slytherins!" Ron didn't seem to have heard Snape. He looked at Professor McGonagall. "The sorting hat has never made a mistake." She said. "Now I suggest you sit down and enjoy the feast. Defeated, Ron turned back to the Gryffindor table. He saw Malfoy putting an arm around Mindy.
When he got back to his own table, he got a lecture from Hermione. "Ron! Are you mad? Running up there like that! And you've lost us ten points! TEN POINTS! You shouldn't ha-" She was interrupted by Dumbledore. "Now that that's done, let the feast begin!"
Chapter One: The New Girl
"So Dad said that this new girl is coming to Hogwarts." Ron said, popping a toenail flavor bean into his mouth, before spitting it out. He, Harry, and Hermione were on the Hogwarts Express, on their way to, duh, Hogwarts. "He told us that her parents are bringing her to Hogwarts though. Didn't think it was safe for her to ride the train."
"Er- really?" Hermione said, stifling a yawn.
"Lots of girls start their first year at Hogwarts Ron." Harry pointed out. Ron nodded. "Yeah but she's a transfer. She's starting in her fifth year. Same age as us." Neither Harry nor Hermione looked too interested at this news. Ron noticed.
"She's American." He added in quickly. Obviously, this caught his best friends' attention.
"American? As in, from the United States?" Harry asked, excitement rising into his voice. Hermione looked just as excited as Harry felt. "I've always wanted to learn about America." A satisfied look crossed Ron's freckly face. Ah. He got their attention.
"I reckon she's a blonde." Ron added, picturing a Fleur Delacour look alike. Hermione shook her head as Ron and Harry went into detail, describing how the new girl would look like.
After a few hours, the train came to a sudden halt. Just as the trios got off the Hogwarts Express, they heard a familiar voice. "'arry! 'ermione! Ron! O'er 'ere!" They turned around and headed towards Hagrid. Next to him, was a girl with, sure enough, silky blonde hair and icy blue eyes. She was about Hermione's height.
"Hello Hagrid." Hermione said as they approached him. "All right you three?" Hagrid said. All three of them nodded. Hagrid gently pushed the foreign girl forward. "By the way, this is Mindy Wilt. She's new 'ere. From America."
Ron stepped forward and extended his hand. "Hello welcome to Hogwarts. I'm Ron, and this is Harry and Hermione." Mindy smiled, looked at Harry curiously, and to Harry's relief, didn't comment on his scar.
"Well alright now, you four go ahead into the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony. I have to get the first years ready." With a wave of his big hand, Hagrid left for the anxious looking first years.
After the four settled into a carriage, which would take them up to the castle, Mindy asked. "What's the Sorting Ceremony?" Ron was eager enough to explain the whole thing to her. "Four houses. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw."
"We're all in Gryffindor." Hermione said, pointing to herself, Harry, and Ron.
"You wouldn't want to be in Slytherin." Harry advised her. The carriage stopped in front of the castle, and they all got out. When they entered the Great Hall, it was practically full. Harry, Ron, and Hermione joined their fellow Gryffindors, and Mindy joined the first years, to get sorted. A lot of curious looks were thrown at her.
"Who's that blonde girl? She's not a first year is she?" Dean asked. Seamus shook his head. "No can't be. She's too tall... and too pretty." All the guys grinned, agreeing with his last comment, even Neville. "So who is she?" Lavender asked. Before Ron could answer, Dumbledore cleared his throat, for everyone's attention. "Welcome! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! I have a special announcement to make. Actually two. One, we have a transfer student with us! From America!" As he said this, everyone began to crane their necks to get a look at Mindy, and many people whispered excitedly. Ron frowned as Malfoy stood up from the Slytherin table, and did some kind of a cat whistle. "Second!" Dumbledore continued, as the whispers died down. "Due to the unfortunate events from last year..." Harry looked over at Cho sitting at the Ravenclaw table, who suddenly had a sadden look on her face. "... to cheer things up a bit, the professors and myself, have organized a special ball. All grades are invited!" Everyone began to cheer and whoop. Dumbledore smiled and turned to Professor McGonagall. "Shall we begin the sorting?"
McGonagall started calling off names from her list. After a while, there were only four people left standing. One of them was Mindy. Everyone was hoping that she would be in their house. "Staff, Nina!" McGonagall called. The poor shaking girl walked slowly up to the Sorting Hat, and placed it on her tiny head. After a few seconds, the hat cried out, "Hufflepuff!" The Hufflepuffs cheered as Nina Staff practically ran down to their table. "Summers, Lila" went to Ravenclaw. "Tony, Arnold" was another Ravenclaw. "Wilt, Mindy!" McGonagall called. Mindy walked confidently toward the awaiting sorting hat. She put the hat on. A few seconds passed. Everyone was on the edge of their seats.
"She's definitely a Gryffindor." Ron whispered to Harry. Harry nodded in agreement. "What do you think 'mione?" Ron asked. Hermione shrugged. "I don't know." "What do you mean you don't know? You've talked to her. Gryffindor. Its in her." Ron said. "Its her eyes." Hermione said. Harry chuckled as Ron looked at Hermione like she was crazy. "Her eyes? What do they have to do with this?" Hermione didn't answer.
Finally, the sorting hat opened its 'mouth', ready to put this American girl where she belongs... "SLYTHERIN!" the hat bellowed. There was a few seconds of silence. Then, the Slytherins burst into applause and whistles. Ron's mouth dropped open as Mindy walked toward the Slytherin table where she was offered to sit next to Malfoy. "WHAT??!!!" Ron yelled, even louder than the sorting hat, which caused a few people to shoot him weird looks. Before Harry or Hermione could stop him, he sprang up and scrambled towards Professor McGonagall, who was seated next to Dumbledore, at the teacher's table. "There must be a mistake! She can't be in Slytherin!" "Oh and why's that, Mr. Weasly?" sneered Snape, who had heard Ron's protest. "Because... because she's... because she's nice!" Ron said desperately. "Enough!" Snape said. "Ten points from Gryffindor for insulting the Slytherins!" Ron didn't seem to have heard Snape. He looked at Professor McGonagall. "The sorting hat has never made a mistake." She said. "Now I suggest you sit down and enjoy the feast. Defeated, Ron turned back to the Gryffindor table. He saw Malfoy putting an arm around Mindy.
When he got back to his own table, he got a lecture from Hermione. "Ron! Are you mad? Running up there like that! And you've lost us ten points! TEN POINTS! You shouldn't ha-" She was interrupted by Dumbledore. "Now that that's done, let the feast begin!"