Well, this is the next part of the story, so I hope that you like it! I'm going to be getting new chapters up 1-2 times a week, but I have a vacation coming up, so you'll just have to be patient. =) Hope you like this chapter, please review, because I need advice on what houses you want Rachel to be in, etc. Disclaimer: Many of these places and characters are the wonderful J.K. Rowling's, so they're not mine! P.S. If you see anyone from the mental hospital looking for me, tell them that you haven't heard of me! THANKS!

Harry Potter and the Scroll of Merlin
Chapter Four: Hogwarts Arrival
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As the sky became darker, and the train kept rumbling on toward Hogwarts, Rachel decided to go meet some other people. This was, after all, her only chance to meet people before they got to Hogwarts. She had gotten out of Hermione that the sorting would tell her which house would be right for her, and she would be spending most of her time with that group of people.

As she made her way down the corridor, looking for open compartments, she noticed some people about her age. Three boys, one tall and skinny with silvery blond hair. The other two were very large, gorrilla-like boys. She knocked on their compartment thinking that it was better to meet them now, rather than have them hear rumors about her.

"Who's there?" said a slow, drawling voice. "Well, are you just going to stand out there, or are you coming in?"

Rachel opened the door, and said, "Hi, I'm Rachel. I'm an exchange student from America. Who're you?" She could tell that the boy with blond hair was the leader, because the other two were looking at him, and not speaking.

"I'm Draco Malfoy, and this is Crabbe and Goyle" He said, pointing at his friends in turn. "What house are you going to be in," he asked, "and were your parents wizards?"

"I don't really know what house I'm going to be in..." she confessed. "but both of my parents are wizards...."

"Good, I wasn't sure if you were a mudblood or not, but if you aren't, do you want to stay in this compartment. I'll tell you all about the house you will want to be in, Slytherin of course." Said Draco.

"Umm, Draco. Did you just say Mudblood?" said Rachel, liking the boy much less than before.

"Yes, I don't think they should be allowed in, they're just too close to Muggles if you ask me. "

"Umm, I think that I'll just be leaving now, and by the way, I hope I'm not in Slytherin" Rachel opened the compartment door, and left, hoping against hope that whatever house she was in, it wouldn't be his house....
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An hour later, after visiting a few other compartments, Rachel returned to Harry, Ron, and Hermione's compartment. "I'm back!" She said, as they turned to see who was entering.

"So, who'd you meet?" asked Hermione as Rachel sat back down.

"Well, I met this boy called Draco Malfoy and his friends, a forgetful boy named Neville, Seamus, Dean, and I saw a girl with hair like yours" she said, while pointing to Ron's hair.

"Oh, you must have met Ginny then!" he said, while shaking his head. "Yeah, my brothers Fred and George are in their 7th year, but my other brothers have graduated already. Bye the way, I hope Malfoy didn't give you too much trouble. He is a real Jer-..." said Ron, suddenly going pale.

"What did you say, Weasley? I'm what?" said Malfoy, opening the Compartment door fully, now that Ron saw he was there. His cronies Crabbe and Goyle stood behind him, like two towering boulders. "You're going to pay for cursing me last year!" and with that he cried, "Furnunculus!"

At the same time, Harry had cried expillarmus, which made Malfoy fly into the back wall, and his spell hit Rachel!

"Ahhh!" she cried, as large boils suddenly appeared on her face. Hermione rushed up to her as Crabbe and Goyle dragged their unconscious friend out of sight. When Hermione had found the countercharm, and the boils disappeared, they noticed that the train was slowing down!

"We're here..." Rachel breathed.
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So! What do you think? Was it good, bad, ugly, cool, stupid, or plain old weird? You tell me in the reviews! Also, what house do you want Rachel to be in? I can't decide. It's really hard, but I'm thinking that she'd be good in ------------- haha! I won't tell you! But seriously, please leave a review, telling me what house you want her in! THANKS!