Thousands of candles floated mid-air in the Great Hall. There were four long tables filled on either side by students. I, along with my fellow students walked down the centre and prepared to be sorted. McGonagall stood on the platform ready to read our names in order for us to be sorted.
The line was slowly getting shorter and as I was near the end I had a long wait. I looked around me at the students, who were all seated at their tables watching the sorting eagerly. But, as I looked around, I noticed that someone wasn't watching the sorting. He was in fact staring at me! For a moment our eyes met but then we both looked away. After that I kept secretly taking peeps at him. He was quite good-looking, young and just genuinely cute!
*
I don't know how long exactly I had been unconscious for but by the time I had awoken the sun had risen and I could hear muffled voices. One of which belonged to Harry.
"Please Professor-,"
"Now Harry, I think you and Ron and Hermione should get some rest and food. I suggest a nice cup of hot cocoa before bed."
"Professor Dumbledore," said Hermione, "Will Andrea be sent back to London?"
"Not quite yet, Miss Granger. I have some questions that need answering." I assume they were satisfied with that reply as I heard slow shuffling of footsteps exiting the room. Moments later I heard Professor McGonagall talk with Dumbledore.
"Albus, do you really believe she has something to do with-"
"I don't know Minerva. We will just have to wait until she wakes then we can clear a few things up." What exactly did they mean? I got up slowly, my head spun! I must have hit it bad when I fell! Oww.
Dumbledore and McGonagall both came to me and there was a few moments silence.
"Where am I?" I asked them
"You are in the school Hospital wing. You are safe here." Since when was I in danger anyway? "Miss V-Shields, we have a few questions to ask you. Are you fit enough?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Go ahead." They both looked at one another and smiled.
"Have you ever made anything strange happen when you're mad or unhappy?"
"Err…not that I can remember."
"Have you ever had anyone in your family who has ever been a wizard?"
"No." And so these types of questions continued.
*
About 10 minutes later I was asked the strangest question. They suddenly revealed a hat…a tattered wizards hat. Is the best spare they could find?
"Could you please put this on," asked Dumbledore and as I nodded, McGonagall placed it over my head, covering my eyes. Huge hat I'm telling you. I jumped. A voice in the hat spoke to me.
"Who's there?" I asked it.
"Hmm…very similar…so much alike…"
"Excuse me?"
"I have never read a person whom is so alike another before! You are the first!"
What in the world was this hat going on about? Who am I like?
Then I heard it finally shout out loud, "GRIFFINDOR." After that, McGonagall took off the hat. They both looked tearful. Why? Maybe they were tired…probably me misinterpreting! Then I looked at Dumbledore who smiled and said, "Miss Shields, we will now leave you to rest now. Thank you for you time." And with that he strode away with this lilac cloak flowing behind him.
"We shall organise you to have a bed in the Griffindor dormitories. Hermione will look after you during your stay here at Hogwarts." Before I could speak she had walked away too.
I really like the way they question me for ages and then leave me alone in the Hospital wing, wondering about a lot. First, what on earth was that Hat on about? How come I'm not going home right now? And what was that dream about? Who was that guy?
The line was slowly getting shorter and as I was near the end I had a long wait. I looked around me at the students, who were all seated at their tables watching the sorting eagerly. But, as I looked around, I noticed that someone wasn't watching the sorting. He was in fact staring at me! For a moment our eyes met but then we both looked away. After that I kept secretly taking peeps at him. He was quite good-looking, young and just genuinely cute!
*
I don't know how long exactly I had been unconscious for but by the time I had awoken the sun had risen and I could hear muffled voices. One of which belonged to Harry.
"Please Professor-,"
"Now Harry, I think you and Ron and Hermione should get some rest and food. I suggest a nice cup of hot cocoa before bed."
"Professor Dumbledore," said Hermione, "Will Andrea be sent back to London?"
"Not quite yet, Miss Granger. I have some questions that need answering." I assume they were satisfied with that reply as I heard slow shuffling of footsteps exiting the room. Moments later I heard Professor McGonagall talk with Dumbledore.
"Albus, do you really believe she has something to do with-"
"I don't know Minerva. We will just have to wait until she wakes then we can clear a few things up." What exactly did they mean? I got up slowly, my head spun! I must have hit it bad when I fell! Oww.
Dumbledore and McGonagall both came to me and there was a few moments silence.
"Where am I?" I asked them
"You are in the school Hospital wing. You are safe here." Since when was I in danger anyway? "Miss V-Shields, we have a few questions to ask you. Are you fit enough?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Go ahead." They both looked at one another and smiled.
"Have you ever made anything strange happen when you're mad or unhappy?"
"Err…not that I can remember."
"Have you ever had anyone in your family who has ever been a wizard?"
"No." And so these types of questions continued.
*
About 10 minutes later I was asked the strangest question. They suddenly revealed a hat…a tattered wizards hat. Is the best spare they could find?
"Could you please put this on," asked Dumbledore and as I nodded, McGonagall placed it over my head, covering my eyes. Huge hat I'm telling you. I jumped. A voice in the hat spoke to me.
"Who's there?" I asked it.
"Hmm…very similar…so much alike…"
"Excuse me?"
"I have never read a person whom is so alike another before! You are the first!"
What in the world was this hat going on about? Who am I like?
Then I heard it finally shout out loud, "GRIFFINDOR." After that, McGonagall took off the hat. They both looked tearful. Why? Maybe they were tired…probably me misinterpreting! Then I looked at Dumbledore who smiled and said, "Miss Shields, we will now leave you to rest now. Thank you for you time." And with that he strode away with this lilac cloak flowing behind him.
"We shall organise you to have a bed in the Griffindor dormitories. Hermione will look after you during your stay here at Hogwarts." Before I could speak she had walked away too.
I really like the way they question me for ages and then leave me alone in the Hospital wing, wondering about a lot. First, what on earth was that Hat on about? How come I'm not going home right now? And what was that dream about? Who was that guy?