Author's Note: (I sure have a lot of these don't I?) Shawna, Sarah, and
Laura are friends of mine in real life. This story was originally made for
us at school, so therefore Sarah and Shawna have the boyfriends they have
because that's whom they wanted and I didn't really care. So, that's why.
If you think that's really stupid you can tell me so though. :-)
Chapter 4
"Hogwarts and the Sorting Hat"
When they got off the train, Faye was disappointed. "Where is it?" she asked. Hermione shrugged. Faye picked up her trunk and started walking. She walked into a giant!
The giant said, "Hi there! I'm Hagrid, the Keeper of the Keys at Hogwarts. Need some help?"
"Where's Hogwarts?" Faye asked.
"We have a long journey to git there. A walk an' a boat ride." Hagrid said. "Only the firs' years have to do that though, the others go in carriages."
"Wow." Hermione said.
Then Sarah, Shawna, and Laura got off the train! "Hi!" Shawna said.
"Hi!" Hermione replied.
"Where's Hogwarts?" Laura asked.
"Far away," Faye said, smiling. Then, Sarah left them and started talking to some boy. "Who's that?" Faye asked.
Laura and Shawna looked at each other, then at Faye and said, "Oliver Wood." Then they burst into laughter.
Hagrid called all of the first years, and they began the walk to Hogwarts. The underbrush was very thick and they had to cut it down with a Severing Charm. After they had cut through all the underbrush, they came to a flat area surrounded a huge lake. Across the lake and over another long plain was the small form of a castle, silhouetted in the moonlight.
"Wow.!" Faye said.
Surrounding the plains was a huge, dark forest. It looked evil. "We don't have to go through the forest, do we?" Hermione whispered.
"I don't know, but I hope not," Faye said.
Hagrid told them to get into the boats at the edge of the lake. Hermione and Faye got in one and the boat started drifting slowly, no, magically across the lake. Faye peered ahead into the deep, jet-black water. She couldn't see anything; it was too murky. A creature shot a tentacle out of the water suddenly, and waved it around, as if searching for their boat. Faye gasped and tapped Hermione, who was gazing at the castle ahead. Hermione turned around and Faye pointed to where the tentacle had been, but it was gone.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"Creatures live in here," Faye said. "Creatures with tentacles that grab boats."
"Oh, please." Hermione said sarcastically.
Then, 3 tentacles shot out of the water and grabbed her. She started screaming. Faye took out her wand and said the first spell that came to her mind. "Melocius amilosum!" she shouted. The animal was now bright daisy yellow. Stunned by the spell, it released Hermione and dived beneath the surface. Hermione looked at Faye, and Faye smiled. They both burst into laughter.
"Why yellow?" Hermione asked when they stopped laughing.
"Ever since I turned Zoë yellow, I've never forgotten that spell. It was the first spell that came to mind." Faye said, smiling.
"Now there will be a yellow whatever-that-was in this pond!" Hermione said, giggling.
They settled down, and it was just as dark and mysterious as before. Faye looked up at the moon. It was full. The moonlight shimmered down on the lake. She shivered. She wasn't superstitious, but a full moon still gave her the creeps. Plus, in the magical world what seems like a superstition to the Muggles is real, like werewolves.
"Look! We're almost at the edge!" Hermione said, breaking the eerie silence.
The boat gently bumped the other bank. Faye and Hermione got out. Ahead, across a long plain, was Hogwarts! They could see the towers rising above the mist. There was a field on one side, with golden hoops raised high into the air.
They started to walk and finally everyone was in front of two great doors. Hagrid opened them and they walked into a small room. Hagrid left, and everybody was talking excitedly.
"I heard we have to take a test," someone said.
Hermione started babbling on about what spell she should use. Faye rolled her eyes and talked to Sarah. "Do you have a crush on Oliver Wood or something?" she asked her.
"Well, duh, he's my boyfriend!" Sarah said.
"Oh. How long have you been together?" Faye asked. Sarah opened her mouth to answer, but a lady came in and demanded their attention.
"Attention!" she said. Everybody stopped talking. "Hello," she continued, "and welcome to Hogwarts. In a few minutes you will be led into the Great Hall. When we call your name you will come up, sit down, and the Sorting Hat will placed on your head. You will be sorted into the four houses accordingly. The houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." As she paused, Faye saw Draco nod as in approval of Slytherin. "All houses are good, and are known for special qualities. Good luck." The woman said, then walked away.
"Who was that?" Faye asked Hermione.
"How would I know?" Hermione replied.
~~~~~
"Look! The doors are opening!" Laura said.
They all walked into the Great Hall. It was huge, and beautiful. The ceiling was enchanted to look like the sky outside, so it looked as if the whole hall opened up to the sky. They were led up to the front, and the Sorting began.
The lady, whom Faye had found out was Professor McGonagall, began calling names. She started with the A's. "Angelo, Chloe." She said. She put the Sorting Hat on the nervous girl's head and the hat declared her a Ravenclaw. "Bones, Susan," was a Hufflepuff. It went on and on. Faye got more nervous as each name was called. "Granger, Hermione" was in Gryffindor. Faye applauded. Now she really hoped that she'd be in Gryffindor too. "Kostkowski, Tia" was in Gryffindor too. "Potter, Harry" took a long time. The Sorting Hat couldn't decide. Eventually, he got placed in Gryffindor. Faye was so nervous. What if she was placed in Slytherin? Well, she'd have Shawna, Sarah, and Laura in her house. Still. "Quedante, Amy" was in Slytherin. Finally, Professor McGonagall called, "Rowess, Faye."
Faye slowly walked up and sat down on the Sorting stool. The last thing she saw before the dark, patched-up hat was placed on her head and dropped over her eyes was Hermione, crossing her fingers.
The hat said, "Hmm. let me see. Ah, another one in your family. I know where to put you! GRYFFINDOR!"
Professor McGonagall took the hat off Faye's head and smiled at her. Faye got off the stool and almost floated down to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Hermione. Faye slapped hands with all the other Gryffindors around her and watched the rest of the people get sorted. "Stepp, Laura", "Stepp, Shawna", and "Stepp, Sarah" were all in Slytherin. The last person to be sorted was "Zirron, Kira" who was in Ravenclaw.
An old, wise-looking wizard stood up and said he had a few rules. He told them not to go into the forest, 3rd floor, etc. He silenced them after he told them the rules, saying he had a few more words to say. They "Nitwit, blubber, oddment, tweak". Harry asked one of Ron's brothers I he was mad. He laughed and said he was Professor Dumbledore, very wise and a great wizard, but a little mad, yes.
Then, golden plates appeared, and lots of food after them. The feast had begun.
Chapter 4
"Hogwarts and the Sorting Hat"
When they got off the train, Faye was disappointed. "Where is it?" she asked. Hermione shrugged. Faye picked up her trunk and started walking. She walked into a giant!
The giant said, "Hi there! I'm Hagrid, the Keeper of the Keys at Hogwarts. Need some help?"
"Where's Hogwarts?" Faye asked.
"We have a long journey to git there. A walk an' a boat ride." Hagrid said. "Only the firs' years have to do that though, the others go in carriages."
"Wow." Hermione said.
Then Sarah, Shawna, and Laura got off the train! "Hi!" Shawna said.
"Hi!" Hermione replied.
"Where's Hogwarts?" Laura asked.
"Far away," Faye said, smiling. Then, Sarah left them and started talking to some boy. "Who's that?" Faye asked.
Laura and Shawna looked at each other, then at Faye and said, "Oliver Wood." Then they burst into laughter.
Hagrid called all of the first years, and they began the walk to Hogwarts. The underbrush was very thick and they had to cut it down with a Severing Charm. After they had cut through all the underbrush, they came to a flat area surrounded a huge lake. Across the lake and over another long plain was the small form of a castle, silhouetted in the moonlight.
"Wow.!" Faye said.
Surrounding the plains was a huge, dark forest. It looked evil. "We don't have to go through the forest, do we?" Hermione whispered.
"I don't know, but I hope not," Faye said.
Hagrid told them to get into the boats at the edge of the lake. Hermione and Faye got in one and the boat started drifting slowly, no, magically across the lake. Faye peered ahead into the deep, jet-black water. She couldn't see anything; it was too murky. A creature shot a tentacle out of the water suddenly, and waved it around, as if searching for their boat. Faye gasped and tapped Hermione, who was gazing at the castle ahead. Hermione turned around and Faye pointed to where the tentacle had been, but it was gone.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"Creatures live in here," Faye said. "Creatures with tentacles that grab boats."
"Oh, please." Hermione said sarcastically.
Then, 3 tentacles shot out of the water and grabbed her. She started screaming. Faye took out her wand and said the first spell that came to her mind. "Melocius amilosum!" she shouted. The animal was now bright daisy yellow. Stunned by the spell, it released Hermione and dived beneath the surface. Hermione looked at Faye, and Faye smiled. They both burst into laughter.
"Why yellow?" Hermione asked when they stopped laughing.
"Ever since I turned Zoë yellow, I've never forgotten that spell. It was the first spell that came to mind." Faye said, smiling.
"Now there will be a yellow whatever-that-was in this pond!" Hermione said, giggling.
They settled down, and it was just as dark and mysterious as before. Faye looked up at the moon. It was full. The moonlight shimmered down on the lake. She shivered. She wasn't superstitious, but a full moon still gave her the creeps. Plus, in the magical world what seems like a superstition to the Muggles is real, like werewolves.
"Look! We're almost at the edge!" Hermione said, breaking the eerie silence.
The boat gently bumped the other bank. Faye and Hermione got out. Ahead, across a long plain, was Hogwarts! They could see the towers rising above the mist. There was a field on one side, with golden hoops raised high into the air.
They started to walk and finally everyone was in front of two great doors. Hagrid opened them and they walked into a small room. Hagrid left, and everybody was talking excitedly.
"I heard we have to take a test," someone said.
Hermione started babbling on about what spell she should use. Faye rolled her eyes and talked to Sarah. "Do you have a crush on Oliver Wood or something?" she asked her.
"Well, duh, he's my boyfriend!" Sarah said.
"Oh. How long have you been together?" Faye asked. Sarah opened her mouth to answer, but a lady came in and demanded their attention.
"Attention!" she said. Everybody stopped talking. "Hello," she continued, "and welcome to Hogwarts. In a few minutes you will be led into the Great Hall. When we call your name you will come up, sit down, and the Sorting Hat will placed on your head. You will be sorted into the four houses accordingly. The houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." As she paused, Faye saw Draco nod as in approval of Slytherin. "All houses are good, and are known for special qualities. Good luck." The woman said, then walked away.
"Who was that?" Faye asked Hermione.
"How would I know?" Hermione replied.
~~~~~
"Look! The doors are opening!" Laura said.
They all walked into the Great Hall. It was huge, and beautiful. The ceiling was enchanted to look like the sky outside, so it looked as if the whole hall opened up to the sky. They were led up to the front, and the Sorting began.
The lady, whom Faye had found out was Professor McGonagall, began calling names. She started with the A's. "Angelo, Chloe." She said. She put the Sorting Hat on the nervous girl's head and the hat declared her a Ravenclaw. "Bones, Susan," was a Hufflepuff. It went on and on. Faye got more nervous as each name was called. "Granger, Hermione" was in Gryffindor. Faye applauded. Now she really hoped that she'd be in Gryffindor too. "Kostkowski, Tia" was in Gryffindor too. "Potter, Harry" took a long time. The Sorting Hat couldn't decide. Eventually, he got placed in Gryffindor. Faye was so nervous. What if she was placed in Slytherin? Well, she'd have Shawna, Sarah, and Laura in her house. Still. "Quedante, Amy" was in Slytherin. Finally, Professor McGonagall called, "Rowess, Faye."
Faye slowly walked up and sat down on the Sorting stool. The last thing she saw before the dark, patched-up hat was placed on her head and dropped over her eyes was Hermione, crossing her fingers.
The hat said, "Hmm. let me see. Ah, another one in your family. I know where to put you! GRYFFINDOR!"
Professor McGonagall took the hat off Faye's head and smiled at her. Faye got off the stool and almost floated down to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Hermione. Faye slapped hands with all the other Gryffindors around her and watched the rest of the people get sorted. "Stepp, Laura", "Stepp, Shawna", and "Stepp, Sarah" were all in Slytherin. The last person to be sorted was "Zirron, Kira" who was in Ravenclaw.
An old, wise-looking wizard stood up and said he had a few rules. He told them not to go into the forest, 3rd floor, etc. He silenced them after he told them the rules, saying he had a few more words to say. They "Nitwit, blubber, oddment, tweak". Harry asked one of Ron's brothers I he was mad. He laughed and said he was Professor Dumbledore, very wise and a great wizard, but a little mad, yes.
Then, golden plates appeared, and lots of food after them. The feast had begun.