Carpe Diem: Second Year Revision

by: Alec 6427/NecessaryEvil

disclaimer: I ain't Rowling, she owns the potter universe and everything u saw in the bleedin books.

Chapter One:

Looking Up!!

"I almost missed the train!!!"

Harry was dumbstruck with the thought of what would have happened if Oliver Wood hadn't stuck his head through barrier and yanked him and Ron through just as they had been about to give up. As Wood ushered them to the train he was muttering about almost losing the best Seeker Hogwarts had seen in fifty years.

Harry had settled himself down in the back compartment which he had found completely empty excepting someone's luggage. Ron had gone off to discuss tactics of torturing Snape and Malfoy with his brothers Fred and George and he had yet to see the bushy hair and large teeth that signified the arrival of Hermione. He was finally alone with his thoughts.

He was on his way to the only place he had ever truly considered home, he hadn't been expelled, he's gotten away from the Dursleys. and Hermione wasn't pestering him to do any studying. Things were most definitely looking up.

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The rest of the ride to Hogwarts was uneventful, Neville had lost his toad as usual, a few first years stuck their heads in to get a look at his scar, and Ron had returned with a happy grin on his face followed shortly by an amazingly still drawling sounding bellow from somewhere on the train, "Weasley!!!"

At the end he heard the familiar voice of Hagrd saying, "All yea new students 'hould be followin' meh now," Harry looked over and saw a cloaked figure next to Hagrid. Harry was absolutely sure this was one of the wizards he had seen pulling Lucius Malfoy and Arthur Weasely apart at Flourish and Blotts.

He made his way with the rest of the non-first year students and found himself near a row of horseless carriages. Students were getting into the carriage in small groups and Harry found the nearest one. Inside sat Neville Longbottom and a Hufflepuff third year Harry recognized as Cedric Diggory. Just as the carriage was beginning to move towards the castle they heard a shriek of "Waaaait!!!!" The carriage they were in must have had very understanding non-horses because theirs was the only Carriage that responded to the yelling girl. The door swung open once again and a very pretty Asian girl who was probably in her third year climbed in and sat next to Harry. Harry turned to say "Hi," just as she did the same they laughed a little and then Harry introduced himself with, "Harry, Gryfindor," and she smiled and replied, "Cho, Ravenclaw," Harry didn't have enough will to respond, her smile had taken all power from his brain he just sat there and looked and then started blushing when he noticed that their eyes hadn't left each others and she hadn't once glanced at his scar.

The carriage made its way up to the castle where the occupants got out and made their way to their respective house tables to watch the sorting.

The hat was brought out, it said a few words then began the sorting process. Boot, James was made a Ravenclaw, Weasely, Ginny a Gryfindor, Finn, Jessica was made a Ravenclaw after twenty minutes, along with several others.

Once all the first years had been sorted everyone looked expectantly at the head table, but the heard a throat being cleared from near where the Sorting Hat still sat. Professor McGonagal now had everyone's attention, "We have one more student to sort, our newest third year, transferring from Pearl Academy in California, America, now sorting FINN, WILLIAM!!!" she yelled the last part towards a door where the first years had come out nothing happened, "FINN, WILLIAM," she repeated, "WILLIAM FINN GET OUT HERE!!!," the door opened and the hooded wizard walked in. McGonagal motioned impatiently for the figure to remove his hood which he did.

There stood a boy with nicely tanned skin, blonde and dark brown hair combed halfway between neatly and wildly. As he completely removed his over cloak you could see he wore a mail shirt, matching gray leather pants and on his left shoulder what was probably armor with a strange emblem on it.

He looked around the room his eyes pausing on various faces until he finally paused at Gryfindor table, his eyes not on Harry's scar but on his eyes and then he grinned.

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