Chapter 2
Just at that moment, Dumbledore stood up.
"Now that were all stuffed with our excellent feast, I have a few other announcements to make. I would like to welcome our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lupin." Dumbledore motioned to the man to his left. Lupin stood up as the students applauded. "And our new Care of Magical Creatures professor, Reubus Hagrid." The Gryffindor table erupted in applause. I would also like to remind the older students and inform the first years that the Forbidden Forest is indeed Forbidden. If you enter, you will most certainly experience a horrible death." A few first years gulped. "Once again this year, we will be holding the House Cup. Doing good deeds and being a good student will present your house with points. The opposite will have them taken away. At the end of the year, we will have another feast in honor of the winner. Now, please enjoy the rest of the dinner." Dumbledore sat back down to loud clapping and cheering. By the time Dumbledore had finished talking Wood was deep in conversation with Harry. Evvie had had enough to eat and she wasn't entirely sure of where to go, but a few other students were exiting the hall, so she decided she'd try to follow some.
She walked out of the hall, feeling eyes upon her. What is their facination?! Am I really that different? she thought as she walked by a group of, she assumed were, Ravenclaws (The had blue robes with a gold bird, which she assumed was a Raven). After wandering for about fifteen minutes, she realized she had no idea where to go, and she was a bit creeped out by the pictures moving around, some even watching her walk around. She saw a guy at the end of the hall a called out. "Excuse me!" She yelled. The boy turned. She recognised him from the train straightaway.
"Evvie?"
"That would be me.. This is going to sound stupid but where am I?" She asked feeling a little embarrassed, but secretly happy he remembered her name.
"You are in the Hufflepuff corridor." He stated. "And you are a Gryffindor. Very lost are you?"
"You mean there are different. areas. for each house?" she inquired, feeling her face grow hot.
"Yes." he said with a laugh.
"Do you know where the Gryffindor area is?"
"It's called the Gryffindor tower, and yes I do."
"Could you show me?" Evvie asked shyly.
"Of course I can!" and with that they started down the hall.
There was an odd silence until, "So, what kind of wand do you have?"
"Er. Phoenix Feather. Maple. 8½ inches." Evvie replied.
"Very nice. That's a great wand. I've got Unicorn Tail Hair, ash, twelve and a quarter inches.' He said, very proudly.
"Exciting. I like mine. It's orange."
"Yeah, the only bad thing abut mine is it's pink. It's kind of embarrassing." Cedric said sheepishly, pulling out a pale pink wand.
"Pink isn't so bad. Uhm. Well, Some very poisonous creatures are pink. The Boreguards are pink and everyone's afraid of those. Same with. er. Junekils." Evvie said, trying to make him feel better.
"Yeah. That is pretty nice. So you're a sixth year, huh?"
"Uh-huh. You?"
"Sixth. We'll probably have a few classes together." Cedric said hopefully.
"Cool." Evvie said. That didn't sound so bad. Cedric was nice.
"Well, this is your corridor. I'm not sure which painting is yours, but I'm pretty sure it's the one with the fat lady."
"Oh, well, thank you for walking me to my house, Cedric. I'd been lost all night with out you!" He looked into her eyes, feeling pretty pleased with himself. He'd noticed her straightaway on Platform 9 3/4, but didn't get a chance to say anything to her until they were on the train. Even then he was dissapointed with himself for not saying more. She had the most beautiful face, with deep blue eyes and full cherry lips. He snapped back to reality as some gryffindor guys came up behind her. It was Fred, George, Lee and Oliver. "I should probably be off," Cedric said, a little hesitant. He wanted to stay with her longer; she'd had such an effect on him in the short time they'd been together, and he was completley mesemerized. "Yeah, bye," said Wood shortly. "See you later, Evvie." Cedric said, ignoring Wood's comment.
"Yeah. See you around." Evvie said, trying hard to hold back her smile. Cedric was very cute. Not as cute as Wood. But still very cute. She thought as Cedric walked back to Hufflepuff.
"What was he doing here!?" George muttered.
"Trying to steal Quidditch secrets, I bet." Fred also mumbled.
"No. He wouldn't do that! He seems like such a nice person." Evvie said.
"Gobbledygook." Said Lee.
"What?" Evvie asked.
"It's the password. You better know it or you won't be allowed in!" Said the lady in the portrait.
After they had walked in, Fred asked, "So, do you fancy Cedric, Evvie?"
"What? No!" Evvie replied, "I've only just met him."
"You can fancy someone after you just meet them." Wood said quietly, avoiding Evvie's eyes.
"Now that were all stuffed with our excellent feast, I have a few other announcements to make. I would like to welcome our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lupin." Dumbledore motioned to the man to his left. Lupin stood up as the students applauded. "And our new Care of Magical Creatures professor, Reubus Hagrid." The Gryffindor table erupted in applause. I would also like to remind the older students and inform the first years that the Forbidden Forest is indeed Forbidden. If you enter, you will most certainly experience a horrible death." A few first years gulped. "Once again this year, we will be holding the House Cup. Doing good deeds and being a good student will present your house with points. The opposite will have them taken away. At the end of the year, we will have another feast in honor of the winner. Now, please enjoy the rest of the dinner." Dumbledore sat back down to loud clapping and cheering. By the time Dumbledore had finished talking Wood was deep in conversation with Harry. Evvie had had enough to eat and she wasn't entirely sure of where to go, but a few other students were exiting the hall, so she decided she'd try to follow some.
She walked out of the hall, feeling eyes upon her. What is their facination?! Am I really that different? she thought as she walked by a group of, she assumed were, Ravenclaws (The had blue robes with a gold bird, which she assumed was a Raven). After wandering for about fifteen minutes, she realized she had no idea where to go, and she was a bit creeped out by the pictures moving around, some even watching her walk around. She saw a guy at the end of the hall a called out. "Excuse me!" She yelled. The boy turned. She recognised him from the train straightaway.
"Evvie?"
"That would be me.. This is going to sound stupid but where am I?" She asked feeling a little embarrassed, but secretly happy he remembered her name.
"You are in the Hufflepuff corridor." He stated. "And you are a Gryffindor. Very lost are you?"
"You mean there are different. areas. for each house?" she inquired, feeling her face grow hot.
"Yes." he said with a laugh.
"Do you know where the Gryffindor area is?"
"It's called the Gryffindor tower, and yes I do."
"Could you show me?" Evvie asked shyly.
"Of course I can!" and with that they started down the hall.
There was an odd silence until, "So, what kind of wand do you have?"
"Er. Phoenix Feather. Maple. 8½ inches." Evvie replied.
"Very nice. That's a great wand. I've got Unicorn Tail Hair, ash, twelve and a quarter inches.' He said, very proudly.
"Exciting. I like mine. It's orange."
"Yeah, the only bad thing abut mine is it's pink. It's kind of embarrassing." Cedric said sheepishly, pulling out a pale pink wand.
"Pink isn't so bad. Uhm. Well, Some very poisonous creatures are pink. The Boreguards are pink and everyone's afraid of those. Same with. er. Junekils." Evvie said, trying to make him feel better.
"Yeah. That is pretty nice. So you're a sixth year, huh?"
"Uh-huh. You?"
"Sixth. We'll probably have a few classes together." Cedric said hopefully.
"Cool." Evvie said. That didn't sound so bad. Cedric was nice.
"Well, this is your corridor. I'm not sure which painting is yours, but I'm pretty sure it's the one with the fat lady."
"Oh, well, thank you for walking me to my house, Cedric. I'd been lost all night with out you!" He looked into her eyes, feeling pretty pleased with himself. He'd noticed her straightaway on Platform 9 3/4, but didn't get a chance to say anything to her until they were on the train. Even then he was dissapointed with himself for not saying more. She had the most beautiful face, with deep blue eyes and full cherry lips. He snapped back to reality as some gryffindor guys came up behind her. It was Fred, George, Lee and Oliver. "I should probably be off," Cedric said, a little hesitant. He wanted to stay with her longer; she'd had such an effect on him in the short time they'd been together, and he was completley mesemerized. "Yeah, bye," said Wood shortly. "See you later, Evvie." Cedric said, ignoring Wood's comment.
"Yeah. See you around." Evvie said, trying hard to hold back her smile. Cedric was very cute. Not as cute as Wood. But still very cute. She thought as Cedric walked back to Hufflepuff.
"What was he doing here!?" George muttered.
"Trying to steal Quidditch secrets, I bet." Fred also mumbled.
"No. He wouldn't do that! He seems like such a nice person." Evvie said.
"Gobbledygook." Said Lee.
"What?" Evvie asked.
"It's the password. You better know it or you won't be allowed in!" Said the lady in the portrait.
After they had walked in, Fred asked, "So, do you fancy Cedric, Evvie?"
"What? No!" Evvie replied, "I've only just met him."
"You can fancy someone after you just meet them." Wood said quietly, avoiding Evvie's eyes.