Outkast

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Tony Cook stepped off the train only to be stopped in amazement. Hogwarts was ten times bigger than Grippendale. He looked at all the castle- like features and towers. He wanted to explore it all, inside and out. He looked over at the Quiddich field and saw how huge it was. At first he thought it was a football, or soccer field. Then he remembered, seeing the towers that Quiddich was huge here with the European wizards. He wondered how his playing status would be of affect here. Maybe he would make the house team. He started to look at the great river with all the little rowboats with oil lanterns but was only interrupted by a low and scruffled voice.

"Ello. Are you Mr. Cook the exchange student from the America's?" Hagrid asked

"Maybe," Tony replied, "Who are you?" Never give them the answers first he thought. Always get your information that is needed and then give them thiers.

"Well. I'm Hagrid," he was surprized at the young man's rudeness. "Now, are you or aren't you the new student here at Hogwarts?"

"Yes I am."

"Good, come with me, we'll get you assigned to a house. We just have to go on a little boat ride with the first years."

"Fine, why not," Tony said skulking away with Hagrid.

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Harry, Ron, and Hermonie were clumped together with all of thier Griffendor house members. Heterius Lupus, the new head of the house called out orders in his high piercing voice. Soon, after some scruffling around they met up with Ginny, Fred, and George. "Where were you guys on the train?" Hermonie asked.

"We were looking all over for you." Ron added.

"We were helping that Neville Longbottom find his stupid frog that's always hopping away," George replied

They continued talking, but Harry wasn't paying attention. He looked over to the Ravenclaw group. Amongst many Ravenclaw girls he foound who he was looking for. The beautiful Cho Chang. He tried to get enough courage to go speak to her, but ever since the Cedric Diggoroy accident he hasn't spoken a word to her. Go ahead Harry, he thought to himself, maybe she got over it. It wasn't you that killed him it was Voldemort. He was about to walk over to the lonely Cho, but she was suddenly surrounded by friends.

Ron tapped Harry on the shoulder," So what do you think Harry?"

"Think about what?" Harry said.

"Weren't you listening?" Hermonie asked

"Umm, No sorry," Harry replied.

Ginny giggled then said, "What do you think Fred and George should do for thier big finale? Considering this is thier last year here they wanted to go out with a bang."

"Um... I dunno, maybe they shou" Harry didn't get a chance to finish his saying for Ms. McGonagal hussled them all into the food hall. Time for the great supper.

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It was a short, sweet, and incredibly boring boat ride. Hagrid was talking to all the kids in the boats about the rules and such. This gave Tony the chance to view the beautiful Hogwarts. In all of the world this was the most spectacular, amazing structure. It was huge. There were little towers poking out of everywhere. The towers looked like a single castle themselves.

Hagrid saw the gleaming eyes on Cook. He was wondering what Tony was looking at and saw that all the first years were looking at the same thing. I've been here for too long, Hagrid thought to himself, I never look back at the breathtaking features of Hogwarts. Hagrid docked the boats and he took the first years and Tony through the guide/walkthrough that he did too all the first years, every year. Same ol' same ol', he thought to himself.

Tony was still mesmerized by Hogwarts. He didn't even know that the rest of them had walked into the Food Hall. He was wandering the hall aimlessly and finally came to a door. It was marked 'SPEAK FRIEND THEN ENTER Level 6 and under wizards not accepted.' He was looking at the door carefully trying to get in, but the door was locked.

"Oh There you are. I thought I lost you, and me job," Hagrid laughed. "Well boy lets get a move on, you wouldn't want to be late for the Great Supper now wouldja. C'mon you're sittin next to me untill you get sorted."

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Ruby Charles