~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (At the sorting ceremony) Abbie plops down at the gryffndor table, sitting next to Lee Jordan, the twins and Lee soon get into a deep conversation about Dungbombs. Abbie started looking around the massive hall trying to find some familiar faces, when her eyes fell upon one of the most studly males in Hogwarts, Cedric Diggory. Fred noticed this and started waving his hand in front of Abbies face. But she didnt notice him, she was too busy day dreaming about his eyes, and his button nose, and those huge.....muscles! "ABBIE!" She blinked a couple times then glared at Fred, "What?" "I just wanted to give you a heads up about all of the drool thats coming out of your mouth." "Yeah, yeah," Abbie said sarcastically. "What happened to Oliver," said Lee. "Well, I haven't found him yet! Geeze Lee! Besides, he's in my house, AND hes my quidditch captain! So I have all of those lovely practises to swoon!" "Oh like I never knew that" Just then, Prof.McGonagol came into the Great Hall with the 1st years. Abbie and the twins eyed each one up, trying to see if they had the qualities to be on a quidditch team. Then a young boy with dark, unkept hair and green eyes walked past her. Abbie felt her heart skip a beat. "There he is," whispered George. "I can see that," exclaimed Abbie. And, like it was every year, one by one, the 1st years sat on the stool, and put on the old, dusty sorting hat. The process seemed like it took ages, and that the hat was taking longer and longer on each kid! Even with al this wrenching inseide her, she still kept her manners and cheered, and shook each and every new Gryffindor. Once Hermione Granger had been sorted into Gryffindor, it was time for a boy with red hair and freckles to be sorted. This boy Abbie knew all too well! "Hey George, look! Its Ron," Fred said. It was a no-brainer that Ron got sorted into Gryffindor. So Abbie congratulated him, and gave him a hug for doing what every Weasley has for over a century! Abbie had been staying with the Weasleys for 2 years now. She just wasnt enjoying herself at her Aunt and Uncle's home in Canada, ever since she went to school at Hogwarts. So,Fred and Marilyn made a deal with Mr. and Mrs.Weasley to have Abbie stay at the Burrow for majority of the summer. It was the best thing that ever happened to Abbie. "Oh god, he's next!" "Whats there to worry about," asked Lee. "Well I dont know Lee, the Hat could.......well, like I said I don't know,"exclaimed Abbie. "Well you know, Hats like those do have a tendency of blowing up in peoples faces!" said Fred "See! There you go!" 'God, this thing takes forever! Couldn't Godric Gryffindor had given it the power of being a but faster!" Abbie thought to herself. Then, as if the hat was reading her mind, it opened it rim for a mouth and shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" Abbie immediatly jumped up, as did the rest of her fellow Gryffindors. She starting chanting with the twins, "We've got Potter! We've got Potter!" Then she did the same to Harry as she did to Ron. She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a giant hug. Anyone could see he was a bit baffled by this. "Er, Congratulations!" "Thanks," said Harry. Abbie sat down a lot more calm, a relaxed, knowing her cousin was in good hands. "See, there was nothing to fret about," Fred exclaimed. "Right.....nothing at all." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~