Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of the characters EXCEPT for Jocelyn and Anthony Heart. Meredith Stratton and Kelsey Moran were inspired by two friends of mine. Other imaginary characters are put in throughout.

Chapter 3: The Sorting

Jocelyn jumped out of the car when they got to King's Cross. She ran and got trolleys for her and Draco. Lucius looked at her strangely, but Draco thanked her and they ran through the barrier.

After finding a compartment, Jocelyn walked back off of the train to get some air. Then she heard a shout from behind.

"Joce!" Someone screamed over the heads of about 20 other students. "Over here!" Jocelyn turned around to see Mere and Kelsey walking over to her. She hugged them both, disbelieving.

"I can't believe it!" she squealed. "What in the world are you doing here?" She hugged them again and started jumping up and down.

"We got a letter from Fudge," Mere started to explain. "It said that you missed us and that we should go to Hogwarts to help keep you company. So, here we are." Jocelyn stood there, dumbstruck, trying to embrace the fact that she would have her friends there with her.

"That's amazing!" She finally managed to squeal. "I can't believe it! All four of us, going to Hogwarts!" She took both their hands and dragged them to the compartment she and Draco had picked out.

"What do you mean the four of us?" Kelsey asked. Just then the door opened and Draco walked inside the compartment. Kelsey stared at him, suddenly understanding.

"Kelsey, Mere, this is Draco," Jocelyn pointed to each of them in turn. Kelsey blushed and a smile spread across Mere's face. This is Great, Jocelyn thought, Kelsey totally has a crush on him. "Draco was the guy that has been in the room while I was chatting with you for the past few weeks," she said.

They all sat down as the train started to move. Draco bought lunch for all of them when the trolley came and it was so far, a very quiet ride. Kelsey took out a deck of playing cards and started dealing.

"You up for a game of poker?" Mere, Jocelyn, and Draco nodded. They bet what food they had left over from lunch. They were still playing, when the door of the compartment opened and in walked to gorilla-ish boys.

"Where have you two been?" Draco asked, turning around. "Oh, Mere, Kelsey, and Jocelyn, meet Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle." Draco motioned for them to sit down and Kelsey started handing out cards for another game.

Before they knew it, the train ride was over. Everyone filed off the train onto a platform. A very large man called over the student's heads.

"All first years and transfer students over here!" he yelled. The three walked over to him, feeling nervous. Other students joined them as well. Some were, Jocelyn guessed, first years, but there were about four others that looked too old to be first years. Jocelyn walked over to one of them and introduced herself.

"Hi!" she said. "My name is Jocelyn Heart, what is your name?" She looked the girl over. The girl had long, brownish reddish hair that went to her stomach and light brown eyes. The girl was a few inches taller then Jocelyn, but she didn't mind.

"My name is Alma Richardson," she said finally. "I'm starting in my fifth year, what year are you in?"

"Fifth," Jocelyn answered, glad that she had made a friend on her first day.

"What a coincidence," Alma said in a sincere, yet mocking tone.

"Alrite, students," the tall man said, "my name is Rubeus Hagrid. Its time to go to the boats, so all you need to follow me." He led them to the lake with a bunch of boats with lanterns. "Four to a boat please." Jocelyn, Mere, Kelsey, and Alma climbed into a boat and sat down. It magically started by itself. Jocelyn introduced Alma to all the others.

The boat ride went by so quickly that Jocelyn barely had time to take in the beautiful sight of the castle before they were bustled inside to prepare for the sorting.

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