Soon enough, just as Kasey had gotten completely changed into her Hogwarts
top, jumper and skirt, the Hogwarts express came to a stop. Kasey quickly
brushed her hair, making sure to flick the ends to make a bit of a curl,
and adding a pink clip to the back of her hair, leaving most of it out.
Before she left the bathroom, she slipped on her black robes. Then, she
yanked open the door, nearly knocking over a girl with chestnut colored
hair in two low ponytails, and light green, emerald eyes..
Kasey gasped. "Oh, my gosh, I'm so sorry!" She REALLY felt like crying, now. She expected this girl to be all like "Why don't you watch where you're going?", but, amazingly, she just smiled!
"That's ok." The girl that Kasey nearly knocked over, said. "It's my first time at Hogwarts, too."
"How did you know I was new to Hogwarts?" Kasey wanted to know.
"You're not in a house yet." The girl pointed out. "See? Your tie, it's just black, not any house colors. Mine's like that too. See?" She pointed to her tie.
Kasey, being a quiet girl, didn't really say anything. All she did was nod.
"So," The girl said. "What house do you think you'll be put in? I hope I'm in Gryffindor."
Kasey shrugged. "I'm not sure. I just hope I'm not in the same house as that Draco Malfoy and his friends..."
"Ah, I take it you've met them. Yea, Malfoy's actually kinda cute. It's just too bad he's so...so mean and nasty.
Kasey smiled and nodded. "Oh yea," Kasey said. "My name is Kasey. Kasey Clarke."
"Nice to meet you, Kasey Clarke." The girl said, extending her hand for Kasey to shake. "My name's Alaina Johnson. Most people call me Lai-Lai, though."
Kasey smiled politely, and shook Alaina's hand. "Say, we'd better get going now.." She said, nodding her head towards the door. Alaina grinned and lead the way to the exit, Kasey directly behind her.
*** After awhile of walking, they finally reached a beautiful castle, surrounded by water. There was a bunch of little boats parked by the water. A giant, hairy man had told everyone that they were to have no more than four people in each boat, and to row across the water.
Soon enough, they reached Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Kasey gasped at the sight of the beautiful castle, close up.
"Wow," Alaina gasped. "We're gonna be staying here all term?"
"It sure is," Said a girl with shoulder-lengthed brown hair with red tips, and green eyes. "It's big, isn't it?"
"It's you're first time at Hogwarts, I gather?" Her friend, a black haired, green eyed girl asked. "It's our fourth time here.
"Yep," Alaina nodded. "You guys are in Slytherin, right? I can tell by your tie colors."
One of the girls, the black haired one, nodded. "Yep. My name is Sinem Dincer, and this is my friend, Natalie."
"Natalie Radford, that is." Natalie said.
"Nice to meet you." Alaina said, firstly shaking Sinem's hand, then shaking Natalie's. "I'm Alaina Johnson. And this is Kasey Clarke." Kasey smiled politely.
"Hey, we'd better go in now, before they start the Sorting Ceremony." Natalie pointed out. "You wouldn't wanna miss out on finding out what house you're in, wouldn't you?"
Alaina giggled, and Kasey smiled, as they wandered into the gigantic castle with their two new fourth-year, Slytherin friends.
***
After awhile of walking up a few flights of stairs, they finally reached the Great Hall. When they got there, rather late I might add, Natalie and Sinem suddenly split from Kasey and Alaina, and wandered over to the Slytherin table. Kasey started to follow them, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Kasey whirled around and saw Alaina shaking her head.
"They're going to their house table." Alaina told her. "But, we're not in a house yet, so we don't have a table yet!" She giggled, while Kasey blushed furiously, as an old, serious-looking lady, obviously one of the teachers, picked up a three-legged stool, wandered over and put it down in front of all the first years. Kasey noticed a tall, black, pointed hat sitting on this stool.
Suddenly, the hat opened it's mouth and started to rhyme.
A thousand years or more ago, When I was newly sewn There lived four wizards of renown, Whose names are still well known: Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor, Fair Ravenclaw, from glen, Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad, Shrewd Slytherin, from fen. They shared a wish, a hope, a dream, They hatched a daring plan To educate young sorcerers Thus Hogwarts School began. Now each of these four founders Formed their own house, for each Did value different virtues In the ones they had to teach. By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, the hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition. While still alive they did divide Their favorites from the throng Yet to pick the worthy ones When they were dead and gone? 'Twas Gryffindor who found the way, He whipped me off his head The founders put some brains in me So I would choose instead! Now slip me snug about your ears, I've never yet been wrong, I'll have a look inside your mind And tell where you belong!
As soon as the hat finished it's rhyme, everyone in the Great Hall clapped and cheered madly. Kasey clapped too, but was still in a bit of shock.
"The hat.it talked." She whispered to Alaina.
"I know." Alaina whispered. "It's a bit different here, than it is out of Hogwarts."
"I don't know if I'll ever get used to it." Kasey admitted.
"Oh, you will." Alaina assured her. "My sister, Angelina, was kinda nervous on her first day, but she soon grew to love it here!"
"SHH!" Said a small girl with short, thin black hair in a high ponytail. "McGonagal is talking."
Alaina gave the girl a dirty look, and Kasey just smiled nervously, as the old, serious-looking lady, obviously Professor McGonagal, continued explaining how to be sorted. Kasey didn't exactly get what she was saying, as she and Alaina had talked through most of her speech. Oh well, Kasey thought. I'll just watch what everyone else does, then I'll copy them.
"Baddock, Malcolm!"
Kasey watched closely as Malcolm Baddock left the crowd of unsorted first years, and sat on the stool. Professor McGonagal slowly fitted the sorting hat on his head, and it immediately shouted out,
"Slytherin!"
"Oh, so that's how it's done." Kasey sighed, relieved that the Sorting process was that simple.
"Duh!" Whispered the small girl that had ordered Kasey and Alaina to "shush" just before. "Weren't you listening to Professor McGonagal was just saying??" Kasey became bright red at that, and actually felt tears sting at her eyes.
"Branstone, Eleanor!"
"Hufflepuff!"
Cauldwell, Owen!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Clarke, Kasey!"
Kasey nearly choked on her own breath at this, and squeezed through the crowd to get to the stool, making sure not to push. She slid onto the stool, and waited for McGonagal to place the hat on her head.
"Hmm, you're a shy one, aren't you?" Kasey heard the hat murmur. She bit her lip. "Not too sure of yourself, hey? You do have a lot of sensitivity in here, a willingness to make good friends and keep them."
"Hufflepuff!"
Kasey was surprised to hear almost everyone at the Hufflepuff table cheer ultra loudly at the news that Kasey Clarke would be in their house. It was strange, as she didn't even know any of those people, and they didn't know her, yet they were cheering for her.
Still kinda shocked, she slowly took the had off and handed it to Professor McGonagal, as "Creevey, Dennis"s name was called out. As Dennis walked over to sit on the stool, Kasey shook her head in suprise and jogged off to join the Hufflepuff's. She found a seat next to a tall, 7th year girl, and an empty seat on the other side.
Professor McGonagal continued to call out names, and the hat continued to sort the people into their houses. Finally, Professor McGonagal called out:-
"Johnson, Alaina!"
Kasey suddenly looked up, to watch her new friend get sorted. Alaina was squeezing through the crowd, shoving at the nasty short girl on the way. She sat down on the stool, and let Professor McGonagal place the Sorting Hat on her head. After a short while, the hat shouted out,
"Gryffindor!"
Kasey shook her head. She hoped she didn't hear right. But, she knew she DID hear right, when she saw Alaina stroll over to the Gryffindor table and sit next to a taller, older looking girl that actually looked a lot like Alaina herself! The Gryffindor's cheered as she did so. Alaina looked over at Kasey, after grinning at her proud sister, and gave her an "I'm sorry" shrug and raise of the eyebrows. "That was your friend, I gather?" The 7th year girl that was next to Kasey, said, sympathetically.
"Yea." Kasey nodded, sounding kinda sad and disappointed. Well, that was how she was feeling at that moment.
"Don't worry." The 7th year girl said. "We Hufflepuff's are generally nice people, I'm sure you'll find some friends in us."
"Thanks." Kasey smiled, as the Professor McGonagal called out for "Killow, Nicky." The hat took no more than one second to call out "Hufflepuff!" Nicky, a slightly tanned girl with pin-straight blond hair and blue-green eyes, and wore small, rectangular glasses, hopped off the stool and trotted over to the Hufflepuff table. She looked around for a place to sit, and finally chose the chair beside Kasey.
"Hi." Nicky said. "You don't mind if I sit here, do you?"
Kasey shook her head. "Of course not, go ahead."
Nicky smiled. "Oh yea, my name's Nicky."
Kasey smiled back. "I know, I saw you being sorted. I'm Kasey."
"I know. I saw you being sorted, too. That hat thing seemed to take quite a while with you, hey?"
Kasey nodded, but said nothing, as the small, nasty girl with the thin black hair ("Steele, Terri") got sorted into Slytherin. Finally, after the last person got sorted into a house, the school headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, clapped his hands, and food suddenly appeared on the tables.
"Well, dig in, then!" The 7th year girl on the other side of Kasey, said cheerfully. Of course, everyone obeyed.
Kasey gasped. "Oh, my gosh, I'm so sorry!" She REALLY felt like crying, now. She expected this girl to be all like "Why don't you watch where you're going?", but, amazingly, she just smiled!
"That's ok." The girl that Kasey nearly knocked over, said. "It's my first time at Hogwarts, too."
"How did you know I was new to Hogwarts?" Kasey wanted to know.
"You're not in a house yet." The girl pointed out. "See? Your tie, it's just black, not any house colors. Mine's like that too. See?" She pointed to her tie.
Kasey, being a quiet girl, didn't really say anything. All she did was nod.
"So," The girl said. "What house do you think you'll be put in? I hope I'm in Gryffindor."
Kasey shrugged. "I'm not sure. I just hope I'm not in the same house as that Draco Malfoy and his friends..."
"Ah, I take it you've met them. Yea, Malfoy's actually kinda cute. It's just too bad he's so...so mean and nasty.
Kasey smiled and nodded. "Oh yea," Kasey said. "My name is Kasey. Kasey Clarke."
"Nice to meet you, Kasey Clarke." The girl said, extending her hand for Kasey to shake. "My name's Alaina Johnson. Most people call me Lai-Lai, though."
Kasey smiled politely, and shook Alaina's hand. "Say, we'd better get going now.." She said, nodding her head towards the door. Alaina grinned and lead the way to the exit, Kasey directly behind her.
*** After awhile of walking, they finally reached a beautiful castle, surrounded by water. There was a bunch of little boats parked by the water. A giant, hairy man had told everyone that they were to have no more than four people in each boat, and to row across the water.
Soon enough, they reached Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Kasey gasped at the sight of the beautiful castle, close up.
"Wow," Alaina gasped. "We're gonna be staying here all term?"
"It sure is," Said a girl with shoulder-lengthed brown hair with red tips, and green eyes. "It's big, isn't it?"
"It's you're first time at Hogwarts, I gather?" Her friend, a black haired, green eyed girl asked. "It's our fourth time here.
"Yep," Alaina nodded. "You guys are in Slytherin, right? I can tell by your tie colors."
One of the girls, the black haired one, nodded. "Yep. My name is Sinem Dincer, and this is my friend, Natalie."
"Natalie Radford, that is." Natalie said.
"Nice to meet you." Alaina said, firstly shaking Sinem's hand, then shaking Natalie's. "I'm Alaina Johnson. And this is Kasey Clarke." Kasey smiled politely.
"Hey, we'd better go in now, before they start the Sorting Ceremony." Natalie pointed out. "You wouldn't wanna miss out on finding out what house you're in, wouldn't you?"
Alaina giggled, and Kasey smiled, as they wandered into the gigantic castle with their two new fourth-year, Slytherin friends.
***
After awhile of walking up a few flights of stairs, they finally reached the Great Hall. When they got there, rather late I might add, Natalie and Sinem suddenly split from Kasey and Alaina, and wandered over to the Slytherin table. Kasey started to follow them, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Kasey whirled around and saw Alaina shaking her head.
"They're going to their house table." Alaina told her. "But, we're not in a house yet, so we don't have a table yet!" She giggled, while Kasey blushed furiously, as an old, serious-looking lady, obviously one of the teachers, picked up a three-legged stool, wandered over and put it down in front of all the first years. Kasey noticed a tall, black, pointed hat sitting on this stool.
Suddenly, the hat opened it's mouth and started to rhyme.
A thousand years or more ago, When I was newly sewn There lived four wizards of renown, Whose names are still well known: Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor, Fair Ravenclaw, from glen, Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad, Shrewd Slytherin, from fen. They shared a wish, a hope, a dream, They hatched a daring plan To educate young sorcerers Thus Hogwarts School began. Now each of these four founders Formed their own house, for each Did value different virtues In the ones they had to teach. By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, the hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition. While still alive they did divide Their favorites from the throng Yet to pick the worthy ones When they were dead and gone? 'Twas Gryffindor who found the way, He whipped me off his head The founders put some brains in me So I would choose instead! Now slip me snug about your ears, I've never yet been wrong, I'll have a look inside your mind And tell where you belong!
As soon as the hat finished it's rhyme, everyone in the Great Hall clapped and cheered madly. Kasey clapped too, but was still in a bit of shock.
"The hat.it talked." She whispered to Alaina.
"I know." Alaina whispered. "It's a bit different here, than it is out of Hogwarts."
"I don't know if I'll ever get used to it." Kasey admitted.
"Oh, you will." Alaina assured her. "My sister, Angelina, was kinda nervous on her first day, but she soon grew to love it here!"
"SHH!" Said a small girl with short, thin black hair in a high ponytail. "McGonagal is talking."
Alaina gave the girl a dirty look, and Kasey just smiled nervously, as the old, serious-looking lady, obviously Professor McGonagal, continued explaining how to be sorted. Kasey didn't exactly get what she was saying, as she and Alaina had talked through most of her speech. Oh well, Kasey thought. I'll just watch what everyone else does, then I'll copy them.
"Baddock, Malcolm!"
Kasey watched closely as Malcolm Baddock left the crowd of unsorted first years, and sat on the stool. Professor McGonagal slowly fitted the sorting hat on his head, and it immediately shouted out,
"Slytherin!"
"Oh, so that's how it's done." Kasey sighed, relieved that the Sorting process was that simple.
"Duh!" Whispered the small girl that had ordered Kasey and Alaina to "shush" just before. "Weren't you listening to Professor McGonagal was just saying??" Kasey became bright red at that, and actually felt tears sting at her eyes.
"Branstone, Eleanor!"
"Hufflepuff!"
Cauldwell, Owen!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Clarke, Kasey!"
Kasey nearly choked on her own breath at this, and squeezed through the crowd to get to the stool, making sure not to push. She slid onto the stool, and waited for McGonagal to place the hat on her head.
"Hmm, you're a shy one, aren't you?" Kasey heard the hat murmur. She bit her lip. "Not too sure of yourself, hey? You do have a lot of sensitivity in here, a willingness to make good friends and keep them."
"Hufflepuff!"
Kasey was surprised to hear almost everyone at the Hufflepuff table cheer ultra loudly at the news that Kasey Clarke would be in their house. It was strange, as she didn't even know any of those people, and they didn't know her, yet they were cheering for her.
Still kinda shocked, she slowly took the had off and handed it to Professor McGonagal, as "Creevey, Dennis"s name was called out. As Dennis walked over to sit on the stool, Kasey shook her head in suprise and jogged off to join the Hufflepuff's. She found a seat next to a tall, 7th year girl, and an empty seat on the other side.
Professor McGonagal continued to call out names, and the hat continued to sort the people into their houses. Finally, Professor McGonagal called out:-
"Johnson, Alaina!"
Kasey suddenly looked up, to watch her new friend get sorted. Alaina was squeezing through the crowd, shoving at the nasty short girl on the way. She sat down on the stool, and let Professor McGonagal place the Sorting Hat on her head. After a short while, the hat shouted out,
"Gryffindor!"
Kasey shook her head. She hoped she didn't hear right. But, she knew she DID hear right, when she saw Alaina stroll over to the Gryffindor table and sit next to a taller, older looking girl that actually looked a lot like Alaina herself! The Gryffindor's cheered as she did so. Alaina looked over at Kasey, after grinning at her proud sister, and gave her an "I'm sorry" shrug and raise of the eyebrows. "That was your friend, I gather?" The 7th year girl that was next to Kasey, said, sympathetically.
"Yea." Kasey nodded, sounding kinda sad and disappointed. Well, that was how she was feeling at that moment.
"Don't worry." The 7th year girl said. "We Hufflepuff's are generally nice people, I'm sure you'll find some friends in us."
"Thanks." Kasey smiled, as the Professor McGonagal called out for "Killow, Nicky." The hat took no more than one second to call out "Hufflepuff!" Nicky, a slightly tanned girl with pin-straight blond hair and blue-green eyes, and wore small, rectangular glasses, hopped off the stool and trotted over to the Hufflepuff table. She looked around for a place to sit, and finally chose the chair beside Kasey.
"Hi." Nicky said. "You don't mind if I sit here, do you?"
Kasey shook her head. "Of course not, go ahead."
Nicky smiled. "Oh yea, my name's Nicky."
Kasey smiled back. "I know, I saw you being sorted. I'm Kasey."
"I know. I saw you being sorted, too. That hat thing seemed to take quite a while with you, hey?"
Kasey nodded, but said nothing, as the small, nasty girl with the thin black hair ("Steele, Terri") got sorted into Slytherin. Finally, after the last person got sorted into a house, the school headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, clapped his hands, and food suddenly appeared on the tables.
"Well, dig in, then!" The 7th year girl on the other side of Kasey, said cheerfully. Of course, everyone obeyed.