The trip to Hogwarts at first was uneventful. Amy sat in a compartment by
herself and stared out the window. There was complete silence only broken
the occasional loud laughter from the other compartments. She sighed; glad
no one wanted to sit with her, but also a bit lonely. All of a sudden, two
boys, one with sandy colored hair, the other a tall black boy burst into
the compartment talking, but stopped short at the sight of her.
"Uh...sorry. Didn't know anyone was in here." one said, and turned to leave, but Amy spoke, stopping him dead in his tracks.
"That's okay. You can sit here," she said, gesturing at the seats across from her.
The boy with the sandy colored hair gasped. "You're-you're American." He had an Irish accent.
"Yes. My name is Amy Ripley and I am from Southern California."
"Oh," he said, staring at her. "I'm Seamus. Seamus Finnagin. Nice to meet you."
"And I'm Dean Thomas. We're 5th years, you?"
"Um...fifth I guess. I'm 14, but my birthday's in 2 days."
"Oh, that's cool. Happy Birthday," Dean said, sitting down across from her and pulling Seamus down with him. He was still rudely staring. "Hope to see you in Gryffindor. That's what we're in."
"Oh, but I am in Gryffindor. I was already sorted," she said.
By now, Seamus had recovered and had stopped staring. Actually, he was doing the exact opposite, staring at his shoes. He looked up and spoke, "Oh really? That's good. Gryffindor's the best house you know."
"Really?" Amy said, trying to hide her laughter. Dean rolled his eyes at her and nudged Seamus.
"We should be there soon," he said, standing. "We should go change into our robes. Come on Seamus."
"Yeah, coming," he said following Dean out the compartment, taking one more glance at Amy.
Amy sighed and pulled out her robes, changing in the bathroom. A few minutes later they arrived at the station. She got out and looked about. She saw Dean and caught up to him.
"Where's everyone going?" She asked looking at the others walking to carriages.
Seamus chose to answer. "To the carriages. You don't expect us to [Iwalk to the castle?"
"Oh...no, of course not," she said, sounding quite stupid.
The three of them climbed into a carriage, along with a round faced boy who said his name was Neville. Then the carriages started moving, and soon Amy saw her first glimpse of Hogwarts. She gasped and stared at the castle, overcome with awe.
"Big, isn't it?" Seamus asked, noting her look.
She nodded wordlessly and hardly noticed when the carriage bumped to a halt. They climbed out and trooped up the stairs into a grand entrance hall. Amy gazed about until Seamus pulled her along saying "You don't want to get lost yet. Save that for later." He winked at her.
"Uh...sorry. Didn't know anyone was in here." one said, and turned to leave, but Amy spoke, stopping him dead in his tracks.
"That's okay. You can sit here," she said, gesturing at the seats across from her.
The boy with the sandy colored hair gasped. "You're-you're American." He had an Irish accent.
"Yes. My name is Amy Ripley and I am from Southern California."
"Oh," he said, staring at her. "I'm Seamus. Seamus Finnagin. Nice to meet you."
"And I'm Dean Thomas. We're 5th years, you?"
"Um...fifth I guess. I'm 14, but my birthday's in 2 days."
"Oh, that's cool. Happy Birthday," Dean said, sitting down across from her and pulling Seamus down with him. He was still rudely staring. "Hope to see you in Gryffindor. That's what we're in."
"Oh, but I am in Gryffindor. I was already sorted," she said.
By now, Seamus had recovered and had stopped staring. Actually, he was doing the exact opposite, staring at his shoes. He looked up and spoke, "Oh really? That's good. Gryffindor's the best house you know."
"Really?" Amy said, trying to hide her laughter. Dean rolled his eyes at her and nudged Seamus.
"We should be there soon," he said, standing. "We should go change into our robes. Come on Seamus."
"Yeah, coming," he said following Dean out the compartment, taking one more glance at Amy.
Amy sighed and pulled out her robes, changing in the bathroom. A few minutes later they arrived at the station. She got out and looked about. She saw Dean and caught up to him.
"Where's everyone going?" She asked looking at the others walking to carriages.
Seamus chose to answer. "To the carriages. You don't expect us to [Iwalk to the castle?"
"Oh...no, of course not," she said, sounding quite stupid.
The three of them climbed into a carriage, along with a round faced boy who said his name was Neville. Then the carriages started moving, and soon Amy saw her first glimpse of Hogwarts. She gasped and stared at the castle, overcome with awe.
"Big, isn't it?" Seamus asked, noting her look.
She nodded wordlessly and hardly noticed when the carriage bumped to a halt. They climbed out and trooped up the stairs into a grand entrance hall. Amy gazed about until Seamus pulled her along saying "You don't want to get lost yet. Save that for later." He winked at her.