Witches and Wizards Around the World I was scared to go to my first day at Hogwarts. I had always gone to school with my friends in the U.S. I had never even been out of the country, until now. I had been chosen to represent my country in the Witches and Wizards Around the World Year of Change. The WWAW had decided that it would be good if all the young witches and wizards knew something of other countries. Every school involved with WWAW had sent one student to another school. Candidates were chosen based on grades, personality, practicality, and responsibility. I was going to Hogwarts in place of a girl named Hermione Granger. I had been told that Hermione was the top of her class and belonged to Gryffindor house. I didn't know anything about the houses so that confused me. At breakfast on my first day there was going to be an honorary sorting for me because I came a few weeks into term. At the sorting I had no idea what to expect. I was told to go to the staff table when I got to the hall. I did as I was told and the deputy headmistress brought out a very grubby looking hat and a three-legged stool. She told me to sit down and she placed the hat on my head. I heard a voice in my ear saying "Where should you go, where will I put you. You have a strong mind and a good heart. You are brave but you also are a schemer. Oh I don't know." And then out loud so everyone could hear, "GRYFFINDOR". I had heard that was a good house so I was happy. I went to sit with my new classmates; I was immediately surrounded by curious faces and one very depressed boy with stunning green eyes. I said hello to everyone. They kept asking me to repeat things because of my accent. It got so annoying that I switched to Spanish unconsciously. It wasn't until I noticed everyone looking very confused as if I was speaking gibberish that I switched to English and apologized. Everyone, that is, except the green-eyed boy. The first time I saw him look at all interested in me was when I started to speak in Spanish. He actually smiled and when he did he looked very handsome. I was surrounded by curious Brits all day. It was getting to be very annoying until the boy, whose name was Harry Potter, saved me. He told everyone off and led me to the common room where he told me the password (Flabigus). He introduced me to some of the other Gryffindors. He was looking happier than this morning, but he had a faraway look in his eyes, like he missed something terribly. I guessed that Hermione was his girlfriend. Then he introduced me to his best friend, Ron Weasley. I had seen him earlier, he had flame red hair and freckles and he was almost a foot taller than everyone else. "Hi, Kerry, is it?" "Yeah, what's up?" "Huh, the sky?" "Oh, I mean what's going on." "Well than why did you ask me what is up?" "Because, that's what you say in America, dumbass." "What? Are you trying to insult me?" "Yes you idiot!" "She is trying to tell you to sod off, stupid", said Harry. Ron walked off looking very annoyed with me and Harry. I was thankful for his intervention, because I was getting very annoyed. I decided that I should try to try a little harder to be nice and Brit friendly, but it was so hard. Harry was laughing at me like I had just told the funniest joke he had ever heard. "What is so funny?! Why are you laughing at me?" "Oh nothing" he said between laughing. Pretty soon his eyes started to water, he was laughing so hard. I stormed up the stairs to find my dormitory. I found the door that said sixth years. I thought it was odd how they did grades, but I had been told I was in my sixth year. I stomped in, slammed the door, and flung myself on the bed. "Well, someone isn't happy, are they?" I looked up to see Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil. I had met them earlier and found them somewhat annoying. "Well it's none of your business, is it?" "Touchy, touchy. I just thought that you might want to find out how available, or unavailable Harry Potter is.", Lavender said. She had perked my interest with that comment. I didn't know if I was going to ever be interested in him, but it would be nice to know what was going on. "Go on." "Well, he has been completely unavailable, under penalty of getting your head bitten off by Hermione Granger, but Hermione isn't here this year. My prediction is that most of the girls will be trying to get Harry's attention, but you have everybody's attention so it shouldn't be to hard." "Oh well I am not going to help him cheat on his girlfriend." "She isn't his girlfriend anymore. They broke up because she was fooling around with Draco Malfoy." "That changes things, doesn't it? So I guess I need some good gossip and you two seem like the ones to get it from. Tell me what I'll need to know." "Ok, but we could be here a while." I nodded my head for her to keep going. "You asked for it. Ok here's the basics of the Gryffindor relationships. I am going with Dean Thomas at the moment. Parvati here has had a claim on Seamus since fourth year. Ron doesn't have anyone at the moment 'cause he insulted Parvati's sister in fourth year at the Yule Ball. That was not a smart thing to do. Her sister, Padma, is in Ravenclaw. Ginny Weasley, who is in her fifth year, is going with Draco Malfoy. Yes the same one who was fooling around with Hermione Granger, I don't understand why he would want Hermione, she is so annoying and not all that good-looking. He is in Slytherin. I don't get the Ginny/Malfoy thing, but it doesn't matter what I think. I also think she should have dumped him after the Hermione thing, but. Hey are you paying attention?" I wasn't because I had fallen asleep.