Chapter 3. The Plan.
The six finally arrived in Hogwarts. They walked in the hall and looked around.
"Home sweet home." said Sirius, finding a seat in the table.
"Hey, James! Sirius! Over here!" squeaked a voice. It was Peter Pettigrew, a mouse-like boy who was always tagging along with James or Sirius. Though he was very good to all six, Lily didn't like him as the others did.
"Peter! How nice to see you again!" said Sirius, patting Peter's shoulder. The three boys were busy chatting away that they forgot all about the girls. Felicity and Clarissa was still busy talking with Justin. It made Lily felt a bit left out. She didn't really want to talk just then, so she just got out a book to read, as she always brought a book with her.
"So, Lily. Got left out?" asked Justin. Lily saw that Felicity and Clarissa was whispering to each other.
"Not really. I just don't feel like talking, that's all." said Lily. "Which year are you?"
"Second. The same as Felicity, Clarissa and you." he stared at Lily with his brown eyes. Lily felt a bit nervous.
"Second? But I thought Dumbledore have already accepted all the witches and wizards in Britain! Why you came here this year?"
"Well, I think your principal, er.... Dumbledore is going to tell you all you want to know later." replied Justin.
"So, er.... do you know which house are you going to stay?"
"Not yet. Which house are you in, Lily?" asked Justin.
"I'm in Gryffindor." replied Lily. "There are still 3 more houses. They are Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Brave students in Gryffindor, Smart ones in Ravenclaw, Loyal and kind ones in Hufflepuff and bad and sly ones in Slytherin. Slytherin is our biggest enemy"
"So Slytherin are the bad guys, huh?" said Justin. "Then I hope I'm not going to be in it."
"Lily? I thought you said you need to ask McGonagall something. I'll come with you." said James, suddenly walking forwards them. Lily looked at him and then smiled.
"Oh, I forgot! Thanks James. Let's go then." said Lily. She waved goodbye to her friends and Justin, then went of with James. They went out the Hall.
"What do you want, James?" asked Lily.
"Lily, tell me. Do you want to flirt with Justin?"
"JAMES!!!"
"Answer me!"
"No!"
"Really?"
"YES!!!"
"Good." said James, finally.
"Why you can think such a thing?" asked Lily.
"Nothing. I just don't trust him. Did you notice that he is always trying to lead you in conversation?"
"He did?" asked Lily, thinking hard. "I dunno. He talks with me 'cause he thinks I'm felt out."
"He just wanted to talk to you!" said James, angrily.
"So what? Can't I talk with others?" Lily asked, a bit annoyed. Then she grinned. "You're not jealous, are you?"
"Of course not!" cried James.
"Then I'll talk with him, play with him, do homework with him....."
"Okay, okay! I am jealous, all right?" James nearly shouted.
"Right." said Lily and hugged James.
"Hey, didn't you guys notice that Dumbledore and the other teachers are already going inside? Do you want to be late?" yelled Hannah Rivers, a Gryffindor in Lily's year.
"Oh! I forgot all about it! Thanks Hannah! C'mon James!" she grabbed James' hand and sneaked ran inside. Luckily no one notice them.
"Where have you guys been?" asked Felicity. "Dumbledore's just going to start his speech."
"Hey look! Justin is sitting next to Dumbledore! I wonder why." said Clarissa.
"Greetings, and welcome to the new year of Hogwarts." said Dumbledore, beaming to everyone. "Before we have our feast, I want to introduce someone to you. As you know, Miss Pikes, our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, had decided to retire. So this year, we will have the honour to have Miss Anderson to teach us." A good looking, young woman stood up and bowed.
"Hello everyone. I'm Miss Anderson and I hope we will have a good time in my lessons. Thank you."
Everyone clapped. Remus poked at Lily and pointed at Professor Sneddon. She was clapping and it was obvious that she was trying very hard to false a smile.
"I bet she's jealous that Miss Anderson is better looking than her." whispered Remus. Lily grinned and nodded.
"This year," said Dumbledore. "We will have a exchange student programme with one of the schools in America. We will exchange one student with the other school for one year. One of our students, Mr. Amos Diggory will be our representative. The student who is going to study here for an year is a second year student, Mr. Justin White. Mr. White, please rise to let everyone meet you." Justin stood up. Immediately there were whisperings and mutterings.
"Omigosh, omigosh! Those lucky second years!" whispered some senior year girls. "He's so cute!!"
After everybody got over their shock, they began to clap their hands.
"Thank you, everyone." said Justin, smiling. "I'm very happy and honoured to be studying in Hogwarts for an year. I have plans for this year. Within the time I'm in Hogwarts, I shall catch all the girls in my grade... I mean the second years. No matter what personalities, what house. Thank you." He sat down.There was again murmuring and whispering. Some boys glared at Justin, but he just sat there as if he didn't notice. Even the teachers were muttering to each other. Dumbledore clapped his hands and the others followed him.
"I'm glad to hear that Mr. White has a plan for this year and I hope he would reach his target." said Dumbledore, as if chasing girls of the whole year was a very ordinary thing to do. "Now, as he is just going to stay here for only one year, we shan't use the sorting hat to sort him. He shall choose which house he would want to be in. Mr. White, do you have your choice?"
"Yes," said Justin. He looked at Lily and smiled.
"Oh no, please not Gryffindor!" prayed Sirius silently.
"Gryffindor."
"Very well then. Professor McGonagall, please help me make sure Mr. White is happy and comfortable in Hogwarts." said Dumbledore. Professor McGonagall looked as if she was half disgused and half happy.
"Mr. White, I think you should go and sit with your house members now."
"Now we got stuck with him..." muttered Remus while Clarissa and Felicity was clapping hard and looked really happy. Justin walk towards them and the two girls immediately make room for him.
"Well, I'm glad that you're in Gryffindor, Justin. If you have any problems, you tell me and I'll help if I can." said James, patting Justin's back as if they were old friends. Sirius and Remus left their mouth wide opened. Lily looked amused. It was obvious that Justin was very shocked at James' little talk.
"Er... thanks James. I hope we can be good friends." he said.
"Are you out of your mind, James?" whispered Sirius.
"Do you feel sick or something?" asked Remus.
"No." said James, grinning. "We should give him a chance, shouldn't we? But if he dare to make one move wrong..." then James put his hand under his chin. Remus and Sirius laughed.
"Well, everyone. We've hold our feast long enough." said Dumbledore. Immediately the dishes were all full of food.
"It's great to be back again." said Lily. James nodded.
The six finally arrived in Hogwarts. They walked in the hall and looked around.
"Home sweet home." said Sirius, finding a seat in the table.
"Hey, James! Sirius! Over here!" squeaked a voice. It was Peter Pettigrew, a mouse-like boy who was always tagging along with James or Sirius. Though he was very good to all six, Lily didn't like him as the others did.
"Peter! How nice to see you again!" said Sirius, patting Peter's shoulder. The three boys were busy chatting away that they forgot all about the girls. Felicity and Clarissa was still busy talking with Justin. It made Lily felt a bit left out. She didn't really want to talk just then, so she just got out a book to read, as she always brought a book with her.
"So, Lily. Got left out?" asked Justin. Lily saw that Felicity and Clarissa was whispering to each other.
"Not really. I just don't feel like talking, that's all." said Lily. "Which year are you?"
"Second. The same as Felicity, Clarissa and you." he stared at Lily with his brown eyes. Lily felt a bit nervous.
"Second? But I thought Dumbledore have already accepted all the witches and wizards in Britain! Why you came here this year?"
"Well, I think your principal, er.... Dumbledore is going to tell you all you want to know later." replied Justin.
"So, er.... do you know which house are you going to stay?"
"Not yet. Which house are you in, Lily?" asked Justin.
"I'm in Gryffindor." replied Lily. "There are still 3 more houses. They are Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Brave students in Gryffindor, Smart ones in Ravenclaw, Loyal and kind ones in Hufflepuff and bad and sly ones in Slytherin. Slytherin is our biggest enemy"
"So Slytherin are the bad guys, huh?" said Justin. "Then I hope I'm not going to be in it."
"Lily? I thought you said you need to ask McGonagall something. I'll come with you." said James, suddenly walking forwards them. Lily looked at him and then smiled.
"Oh, I forgot! Thanks James. Let's go then." said Lily. She waved goodbye to her friends and Justin, then went of with James. They went out the Hall.
"What do you want, James?" asked Lily.
"Lily, tell me. Do you want to flirt with Justin?"
"JAMES!!!"
"Answer me!"
"No!"
"Really?"
"YES!!!"
"Good." said James, finally.
"Why you can think such a thing?" asked Lily.
"Nothing. I just don't trust him. Did you notice that he is always trying to lead you in conversation?"
"He did?" asked Lily, thinking hard. "I dunno. He talks with me 'cause he thinks I'm felt out."
"He just wanted to talk to you!" said James, angrily.
"So what? Can't I talk with others?" Lily asked, a bit annoyed. Then she grinned. "You're not jealous, are you?"
"Of course not!" cried James.
"Then I'll talk with him, play with him, do homework with him....."
"Okay, okay! I am jealous, all right?" James nearly shouted.
"Right." said Lily and hugged James.
"Hey, didn't you guys notice that Dumbledore and the other teachers are already going inside? Do you want to be late?" yelled Hannah Rivers, a Gryffindor in Lily's year.
"Oh! I forgot all about it! Thanks Hannah! C'mon James!" she grabbed James' hand and sneaked ran inside. Luckily no one notice them.
"Where have you guys been?" asked Felicity. "Dumbledore's just going to start his speech."
"Hey look! Justin is sitting next to Dumbledore! I wonder why." said Clarissa.
"Greetings, and welcome to the new year of Hogwarts." said Dumbledore, beaming to everyone. "Before we have our feast, I want to introduce someone to you. As you know, Miss Pikes, our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, had decided to retire. So this year, we will have the honour to have Miss Anderson to teach us." A good looking, young woman stood up and bowed.
"Hello everyone. I'm Miss Anderson and I hope we will have a good time in my lessons. Thank you."
Everyone clapped. Remus poked at Lily and pointed at Professor Sneddon. She was clapping and it was obvious that she was trying very hard to false a smile.
"I bet she's jealous that Miss Anderson is better looking than her." whispered Remus. Lily grinned and nodded.
"This year," said Dumbledore. "We will have a exchange student programme with one of the schools in America. We will exchange one student with the other school for one year. One of our students, Mr. Amos Diggory will be our representative. The student who is going to study here for an year is a second year student, Mr. Justin White. Mr. White, please rise to let everyone meet you." Justin stood up. Immediately there were whisperings and mutterings.
"Omigosh, omigosh! Those lucky second years!" whispered some senior year girls. "He's so cute!!"
After everybody got over their shock, they began to clap their hands.
"Thank you, everyone." said Justin, smiling. "I'm very happy and honoured to be studying in Hogwarts for an year. I have plans for this year. Within the time I'm in Hogwarts, I shall catch all the girls in my grade... I mean the second years. No matter what personalities, what house. Thank you." He sat down.There was again murmuring and whispering. Some boys glared at Justin, but he just sat there as if he didn't notice. Even the teachers were muttering to each other. Dumbledore clapped his hands and the others followed him.
"I'm glad to hear that Mr. White has a plan for this year and I hope he would reach his target." said Dumbledore, as if chasing girls of the whole year was a very ordinary thing to do. "Now, as he is just going to stay here for only one year, we shan't use the sorting hat to sort him. He shall choose which house he would want to be in. Mr. White, do you have your choice?"
"Yes," said Justin. He looked at Lily and smiled.
"Oh no, please not Gryffindor!" prayed Sirius silently.
"Gryffindor."
"Very well then. Professor McGonagall, please help me make sure Mr. White is happy and comfortable in Hogwarts." said Dumbledore. Professor McGonagall looked as if she was half disgused and half happy.
"Mr. White, I think you should go and sit with your house members now."
"Now we got stuck with him..." muttered Remus while Clarissa and Felicity was clapping hard and looked really happy. Justin walk towards them and the two girls immediately make room for him.
"Well, I'm glad that you're in Gryffindor, Justin. If you have any problems, you tell me and I'll help if I can." said James, patting Justin's back as if they were old friends. Sirius and Remus left their mouth wide opened. Lily looked amused. It was obvious that Justin was very shocked at James' little talk.
"Er... thanks James. I hope we can be good friends." he said.
"Are you out of your mind, James?" whispered Sirius.
"Do you feel sick or something?" asked Remus.
"No." said James, grinning. "We should give him a chance, shouldn't we? But if he dare to make one move wrong..." then James put his hand under his chin. Remus and Sirius laughed.
"Well, everyone. We've hold our feast long enough." said Dumbledore. Immediately the dishes were all full of food.
"It's great to be back again." said Lily. James nodded.
