Laura turned around and found herself face to face with Albus Dumbledore
himself. At that moment Hagrid stepped out of the fireplace.
"Good afternoon Professor Dumbledore, sir," said Hagrid.
"Ah yes, it is a godd afternoon, isn't it. Everything go ok today Hagrid?"
"Yes sir, everything was fine. We got Laura's school supplies and things. Well, I'll just leave these packages here sir, and I'll be getting back to my duties. See ya later Laura, " said Hagrid, and he turned and walked out of the office.
Dumbledore was looking at all the things, Laura had bought, when he spotted the wrapped up broom. "I see you bought yourself, your first broom. What model did you get, if you don't mind me asking?"
"No sir, I don't mind. I got a Firebolt 2000. It just came out on the market," replied Laura.
"Yes, I had heard a new broom was coming out. Come over here and sit. I'm sure you have some questions for me. I will try to answer them all, but I will warn you, you may not like the answers I give," explained Dumbledore.
"Professor, I do have some questions. Such as: why me? What makes me so special? Why did it take sixteen years to find out I am a witch?"
"Many hundreds of years ago, the greatest wizard of that time, Merlin, predicted that there would be a very powerful witch born one day. All that he said was, she would be born into an all muggle family, and that she would not come into her powers until her sixteenth birthday. The only other facts we had were, she would be born in the month of August, sometime before the year 2000, and this witch would have amazing blue eyes. You can't imagine how hard it was to find you. There have many, many witches born since then, and for some unknown reason, your name was not written in our book when you turned eleven. We searched, and searched. In a way the books and movies helped us to find you. Deep down inside of you, there was always this pull to wonder and find out about magic. You always read books that dealt with it in some way. And we also know that you went and saw the movies that have come out, 12 times a piece at the theater. Plus all the websites and things that you have joined, they led us to you. Now as for your exact powers, I will not say. I want you to discover them for yourself, in your own time. All I will say is that you are destined to be a most powerful witch. I would ask for you not to reveal this information to many. There are some who have been searching for you, that would use your powers for evil ways. Yes I am talking about Voldemort. He does have many spies everywhere. That is why I brought you here, to keep you safe. This is why he has been so quiet these past two years: finding you has been a lifelong goal of his. Do not worry, for he does not know yet that you have been found. As you have already been informed by Professor McGonagall, you will have training lessons until school starts, we need to bring you up to speed on everything, since you will be entering your sixth year, and there is so much to learn. I am sure you are going to do just fine. Now as soon as notice new things that you are able to do, report them to me, and we will start your special training. What we are going to do right now though, is sort you into your house."
Dumbledore stood up and walked over to where the sorting hat sat. He picked up the frayed and dusty hat, and brought it over to Laura.
"Are you ready?" he asked her.
Laura nodded her head yes. Dumbledore placed the hat on her head, and stepped back. There was silence for a minute, then Laura heard a small voice in her ear start to talk: "Well what do we have here. Uummm, a desire to fit in. Intelligence and courage I see. Power, oh yes, and lots of talent.Never have I felt this kind of power before. Let's see..where to put you. Ah yes, GRFFFINDOR!"
At hearing this Laura breathed a sigh of relief, and removed the hat. Looking over at Dumbledore, Laura could see that he was smiling with a twinkle in his eye. He came back over to Laura, took the hat from her, and placed it back on it's shelf. Turning around he said," I am sure you are tired after this long and revealing day. Your packages and luggage will be taken up to your room for you. As for now, it is time to go down to dinner. I am afraid you may be a bit uncomfortable, seeing as you are the only student. Starting tomorrow you will begin classes with your various instructors. Let us go now, to the Great Hall." And with that Laura and Dumbledore headed out of his office and down to dinner.
As they were walking, Dumbledore continued their conversation: " All this information I have given you about Merlin and the prophesy, must be kept a secret. I know you would like to let your friend back home know, but I would wait until you see her again in person, because you don't know who may intercept your owls to her."
At that moment an owl came swooping down the hallway, and landed on Laura's shoulder. "Ah, this must a new friend of yours. I see you got a tawny. What did you name him?" asked Dumbldore.
"His name is Falkor," replied Laura," I named him after a luck dragon, in one of my favorite movies."
"Curious that you should have named him that. Curious in the fact that, when you named him, you didn't know anything about who you are. Dragons seem to play a large part in your life. Yes, curious indeed," said Dumbledore.
Laura had no time to ponder this statement, because at that moment, the conversation ended, for they had reached the Great Hall. "Hagrid will not be joining us this evening, so I invite you to sit in his seat, just for tonight," explained Dumbledore.
Laura took her seat, and one by one, was introduced to each of the staff members at the High Table. She was surprised by only one thing: Professor Lupin. Turning to Dumbledore she said," I thought he left the school two years ago."
Dumbledore smiles and responded," Yes he did leave us, but we seem to have a problem keeping our Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers. I managed to convince Remus to come back and teach for us again. I do hope this time he plans to stay with us for more than a year. From what I've gathered, he was the favorite teacher for the class in a long time."
"I'm glad he agreed to come back, he was the one Professor that I always wished I could have," said Laura with a smile on her own face.
Laura spent most of the time at dinner, looking over the Great Hall, with much interest. It was one of the most amazing places Laura had seen so far. The ceiling tonight was black and cloudless with a million stars shimmering. Hundreds of floating candles, kept the room very bright. Everything was just wonderful. She didn't say much through dinner, seeing as she was new, and didn't really know anyone yet. This was just fine with the Professors, who all kept stealing glances at her throughout the meal. They were all thinking the same things: who was this new student exactly? Why did she transfer here for her sixth year? What was going on? Of course none of these questions could be answered, as only a small handful of people knew who and what Laura really was.
After dinner was finished, all of the teachers, except for McGonagall got up and bid everyone goodnight. McGonagall came up to Laura and said," Well I hope you enjoyed your meal. I know that we have some different foods, then maybe you are used to. Now, one of the house elves will show you up to the dorm. The password is Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, cute isn't it? Walt did have some good ideas, didn't he. Ah, here he comes now. I'll say goodnight to you then."
"Goodnight professor,and thank you," said Laura. Laura watched McGonagall walk out of the room, before turning to watch the small house elf walk up.
"Hello miss. Dobby the house elf at your service," said the little elf as he bowed. "It's a pleasure to meet you Dobby. I have read so much about you. You've always been one of my favorite characters." "Oh miss is too kind to Dobby. Would you please follow me up to Gryffindor Tower. Dobby is very glad you were sorted into that house. Some of Dobby's favorite people are in there too."
Dobby led Laura through many different hallways, and up staircases. She hoped she would remember her way around. A lot of the portraits lining the walls started whispering to each other as Laura passed by, wondering who she was. Finally after what seemed like an hour of walking, was the portrait of the Fat Lady. Once they were there, Dobby turned to Laura and said," This is where Dobby will leave you miss. They have put your name on on your door. Have a good night. Perhaps Dobby will see miss again?" he asked hopefully.
"Oh yes Dobby, I would very much like that. Maybe you and I could be friends?" Instead of an answer, Dobby hugged Laura tight around her middle and ran off.
"It seems you have a new friend already," said a voice behind Laura. She turned around, and saw the Fat lady smiling at her.
"Yes, I guess I have," replied Laura, giving a small smile back in return.
"Password please?" "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo," answered Laura, and with that the portrait swung open, and Laura climbed into the common room with a small thanks to the Fat Lady.
The first thoughts that popped in Laura's head, when she saw her new common room where that it looked very cozy, comfortable and inviting. She went over and dropped down into one of the plush chairs by the fire. Laura sat there for a while, and went over in her mind, the events of the last two days. Even though she was there, she still could hardly believe it. The other thing on her mind was how much she missed Heather, wishing she could just pick up a phone and call her.But of course muggle things like phones don't work here at Hogwarts. All of the sudden, her eyes started drooping, making Laura realise how tired she was. She pushed herself out of the chair, and walked up the stairs that lead to the dorms. Laura found all her things had been brought up and put around her four poster bed. She barely managed to change into her pajamas, before falling into bed. Right before she fell asleep, she remembered that she needed to send owls to Heather and her parents in the morning. With that thought on her mind, Laura fell into a deep sleep.
"Ah yes, it is a godd afternoon, isn't it. Everything go ok today Hagrid?"
"Yes sir, everything was fine. We got Laura's school supplies and things. Well, I'll just leave these packages here sir, and I'll be getting back to my duties. See ya later Laura, " said Hagrid, and he turned and walked out of the office.
Dumbledore was looking at all the things, Laura had bought, when he spotted the wrapped up broom. "I see you bought yourself, your first broom. What model did you get, if you don't mind me asking?"
"No sir, I don't mind. I got a Firebolt 2000. It just came out on the market," replied Laura.
"Yes, I had heard a new broom was coming out. Come over here and sit. I'm sure you have some questions for me. I will try to answer them all, but I will warn you, you may not like the answers I give," explained Dumbledore.
"Professor, I do have some questions. Such as: why me? What makes me so special? Why did it take sixteen years to find out I am a witch?"
"Many hundreds of years ago, the greatest wizard of that time, Merlin, predicted that there would be a very powerful witch born one day. All that he said was, she would be born into an all muggle family, and that she would not come into her powers until her sixteenth birthday. The only other facts we had were, she would be born in the month of August, sometime before the year 2000, and this witch would have amazing blue eyes. You can't imagine how hard it was to find you. There have many, many witches born since then, and for some unknown reason, your name was not written in our book when you turned eleven. We searched, and searched. In a way the books and movies helped us to find you. Deep down inside of you, there was always this pull to wonder and find out about magic. You always read books that dealt with it in some way. And we also know that you went and saw the movies that have come out, 12 times a piece at the theater. Plus all the websites and things that you have joined, they led us to you. Now as for your exact powers, I will not say. I want you to discover them for yourself, in your own time. All I will say is that you are destined to be a most powerful witch. I would ask for you not to reveal this information to many. There are some who have been searching for you, that would use your powers for evil ways. Yes I am talking about Voldemort. He does have many spies everywhere. That is why I brought you here, to keep you safe. This is why he has been so quiet these past two years: finding you has been a lifelong goal of his. Do not worry, for he does not know yet that you have been found. As you have already been informed by Professor McGonagall, you will have training lessons until school starts, we need to bring you up to speed on everything, since you will be entering your sixth year, and there is so much to learn. I am sure you are going to do just fine. Now as soon as notice new things that you are able to do, report them to me, and we will start your special training. What we are going to do right now though, is sort you into your house."
Dumbledore stood up and walked over to where the sorting hat sat. He picked up the frayed and dusty hat, and brought it over to Laura.
"Are you ready?" he asked her.
Laura nodded her head yes. Dumbledore placed the hat on her head, and stepped back. There was silence for a minute, then Laura heard a small voice in her ear start to talk: "Well what do we have here. Uummm, a desire to fit in. Intelligence and courage I see. Power, oh yes, and lots of talent.Never have I felt this kind of power before. Let's see..where to put you. Ah yes, GRFFFINDOR!"
At hearing this Laura breathed a sigh of relief, and removed the hat. Looking over at Dumbledore, Laura could see that he was smiling with a twinkle in his eye. He came back over to Laura, took the hat from her, and placed it back on it's shelf. Turning around he said," I am sure you are tired after this long and revealing day. Your packages and luggage will be taken up to your room for you. As for now, it is time to go down to dinner. I am afraid you may be a bit uncomfortable, seeing as you are the only student. Starting tomorrow you will begin classes with your various instructors. Let us go now, to the Great Hall." And with that Laura and Dumbledore headed out of his office and down to dinner.
As they were walking, Dumbledore continued their conversation: " All this information I have given you about Merlin and the prophesy, must be kept a secret. I know you would like to let your friend back home know, but I would wait until you see her again in person, because you don't know who may intercept your owls to her."
At that moment an owl came swooping down the hallway, and landed on Laura's shoulder. "Ah, this must a new friend of yours. I see you got a tawny. What did you name him?" asked Dumbldore.
"His name is Falkor," replied Laura," I named him after a luck dragon, in one of my favorite movies."
"Curious that you should have named him that. Curious in the fact that, when you named him, you didn't know anything about who you are. Dragons seem to play a large part in your life. Yes, curious indeed," said Dumbledore.
Laura had no time to ponder this statement, because at that moment, the conversation ended, for they had reached the Great Hall. "Hagrid will not be joining us this evening, so I invite you to sit in his seat, just for tonight," explained Dumbledore.
Laura took her seat, and one by one, was introduced to each of the staff members at the High Table. She was surprised by only one thing: Professor Lupin. Turning to Dumbledore she said," I thought he left the school two years ago."
Dumbledore smiles and responded," Yes he did leave us, but we seem to have a problem keeping our Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers. I managed to convince Remus to come back and teach for us again. I do hope this time he plans to stay with us for more than a year. From what I've gathered, he was the favorite teacher for the class in a long time."
"I'm glad he agreed to come back, he was the one Professor that I always wished I could have," said Laura with a smile on her own face.
Laura spent most of the time at dinner, looking over the Great Hall, with much interest. It was one of the most amazing places Laura had seen so far. The ceiling tonight was black and cloudless with a million stars shimmering. Hundreds of floating candles, kept the room very bright. Everything was just wonderful. She didn't say much through dinner, seeing as she was new, and didn't really know anyone yet. This was just fine with the Professors, who all kept stealing glances at her throughout the meal. They were all thinking the same things: who was this new student exactly? Why did she transfer here for her sixth year? What was going on? Of course none of these questions could be answered, as only a small handful of people knew who and what Laura really was.
After dinner was finished, all of the teachers, except for McGonagall got up and bid everyone goodnight. McGonagall came up to Laura and said," Well I hope you enjoyed your meal. I know that we have some different foods, then maybe you are used to. Now, one of the house elves will show you up to the dorm. The password is Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, cute isn't it? Walt did have some good ideas, didn't he. Ah, here he comes now. I'll say goodnight to you then."
"Goodnight professor,and thank you," said Laura. Laura watched McGonagall walk out of the room, before turning to watch the small house elf walk up.
"Hello miss. Dobby the house elf at your service," said the little elf as he bowed. "It's a pleasure to meet you Dobby. I have read so much about you. You've always been one of my favorite characters." "Oh miss is too kind to Dobby. Would you please follow me up to Gryffindor Tower. Dobby is very glad you were sorted into that house. Some of Dobby's favorite people are in there too."
Dobby led Laura through many different hallways, and up staircases. She hoped she would remember her way around. A lot of the portraits lining the walls started whispering to each other as Laura passed by, wondering who she was. Finally after what seemed like an hour of walking, was the portrait of the Fat Lady. Once they were there, Dobby turned to Laura and said," This is where Dobby will leave you miss. They have put your name on on your door. Have a good night. Perhaps Dobby will see miss again?" he asked hopefully.
"Oh yes Dobby, I would very much like that. Maybe you and I could be friends?" Instead of an answer, Dobby hugged Laura tight around her middle and ran off.
"It seems you have a new friend already," said a voice behind Laura. She turned around, and saw the Fat lady smiling at her.
"Yes, I guess I have," replied Laura, giving a small smile back in return.
"Password please?" "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo," answered Laura, and with that the portrait swung open, and Laura climbed into the common room with a small thanks to the Fat Lady.
The first thoughts that popped in Laura's head, when she saw her new common room where that it looked very cozy, comfortable and inviting. She went over and dropped down into one of the plush chairs by the fire. Laura sat there for a while, and went over in her mind, the events of the last two days. Even though she was there, she still could hardly believe it. The other thing on her mind was how much she missed Heather, wishing she could just pick up a phone and call her.But of course muggle things like phones don't work here at Hogwarts. All of the sudden, her eyes started drooping, making Laura realise how tired she was. She pushed herself out of the chair, and walked up the stairs that lead to the dorms. Laura found all her things had been brought up and put around her four poster bed. She barely managed to change into her pajamas, before falling into bed. Right before she fell asleep, she remembered that she needed to send owls to Heather and her parents in the morning. With that thought on her mind, Laura fell into a deep sleep.