uChapter IV: Emerald Eyesbr
"What really is the point of first years riding across the lake?" Cindra asked Ginny as they got into a boat.br
Ginny shrugged and say down. They were quickly joined by a girl Cindra recognised as Lindsey, the girl she had met in the robe shop back in Diagon Alley.br
"Hello," Lindsey said quietly.br
Once they were across the lake and in the main foyer of the school, Cindra's heart began to beat wildly. She was acctually here. She was going to be a witch. She was terrified of the fate the Sorting Hat might give her.br
Professor McGonagall instructed them to get into a line, and she led them into the Great Hall. Slowly, the first years began to be sorted into their houses.br
"Creevy, Colin.br
"Gryffindor!" the Sorting Hat shouted.br
There was then a Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and then...br
"Harrison, Lindsey."br
Lindsey approached the Sorting Hat and placed it on her head. It quickly shouted "Slytherin!", seemingly to her satisfaction. Cindra's heart sank.br
There proceeded to be another Gryffindor, Slytherin, two Ravenclaws and then...br
"Paige, Cindra."br
Cindra slowly walked up to the front. Her heart was now racing so fast she thought it would fly out of her chest. She placed th Sorting Hat on her head. There was no immediate answer. "Hmm...I see bravery, and intelligence, and clverness in you. Oh, better make it GRYFFINDOR!"br
Cindra broke into a smile as the gryffindor table cheered loudly. She took a seat near Fred and George.br
There were several more first years sorted, until last but not least...br
"Weasley, Virginia."br
Ginny walked briskly up and placed that hat nervously on her head. After a few moments debate it shouted, "Gryffindor!"br
She jumped down and took a seat at the Gryffindor table next to Cindra.br
"Congradulations Ginny," another red-haired boy with a large prefect "P" on his robes said. Cindra guessed this to be non other than Percy Weasley.br
"Where's Ron?" Ginny asked once again.br
Fred and George shrugged. "Probably got in trouble. I assume McGonagall caught them." Ginny sighed and Cindra knew that she was wishing Harry was there.br
After the feast, Percy led the Gryffindors to Gryffindor tower. "Wattlebird," Percy said looking very important indeed. The portrait of the fat lady opened, revealing a hole in the wall. One by one, they all climbed through and entered the Gryffindor Common Room.br
Cindra awoke suddenly to a rustling sound. She stirred and sat up in her bed. The sound persisted. She quietly pulled up the curtains around her four-poster and saw a light coming from Ginny Weasley's bed. From the shadows cast against the curtains, Ginny appeared to be writing in something.br
Cindra glanced at her clock, seeing it was nearly four o'clock in the morning. She shrugged and lay back down. However, she couldn't get back to sleep. She lay thinking about Harry, and anxiously awaiting breakfast when she would get to have a civilised conversation with him (hopefully). When he and Ron had returned to the common room about a half hour after the feast, they were combarded with congratulations on "making Hogwarts history". After bathing in their glory for a moment, they rushed to their dormitory, followed by Seamus, Dean, and Neville. She hardly got a chance to even look at Harry, let alone talk to him!br
Breakfast that morning turned out to be quite different than she epected. After Cindra finally fell asleep around a quarter after five, she'd had a horrible dream. She was at breakfast and was sitting somehow between Ginny and Hermoine. Harry was directly across from Ginny, and Ron next to him, directly across from Cindra. Ginny was making feeble attempts at flirting with Harry. They were in vain, however, because Harry's beautiful emerald eyes kept returning Cindra's loving gaze. It was odd because Cindra would look away everytime she and Harry made eye contact. Ginny was pretending not to notice any of this, but it was evident in her voice that she was getting extremely annoyed at Cindra. Eventually, she just got up and left the table. In her fury, she dropped something. It looked like a diary. Cindra picked it up, and the book began screaming. She dropped it and it burst into flames. The smoke formed into the shape of a skull.br
She awoke again out of breath at seven o'clock. She got out of bed, dressed, and went into the common room. Ginny was lingering by the door. "Hi," she said quietly. br
Ginny proceeded to follow Cindra out of Gryffindor Tower and down to the Great Hall. Amazingly enough, there were empty sports next to Hermoine, and Crindra was seated staring Ron Weasley in the face. She glanced ove and saw Harry, and her heart skipped a beat.br
"Hi Ginny," Harry said.br
Ginny blushed and smiled weakly. "Hi," she said.br
"Who are you?" Ron asked Cindra.br
"I'm Cindra Paige," she said, glancing again at Harry.br
"Of course /u wouldn't know that," Hermoine cut in. "Since you decided to fly an enchanted car to school and miss the sorting ceremony!"br
Ron's ears went crimson, and Harry grinned. Hermoine frowned.br
"Hi Cindra, nice to meet you," Harry said kindly. Cindra's heart fluttered.br
Cindra decided she would be completely ignorant and said, "You know, you shouldn't just assume everyone knows your name Harry Potter. Just because you're famous doesn't mean you can be rude."br
Ron cracked up. "Ooh, Harry!"br
"S-sorry," Harry said.br
Cindra smiled smugly. "Anyway, nice to meet you too."br
After breakfast, Cindra bid Harry farewell. "Good bye Mr. I'm-too-famous-to-be-polite!"br
Harry blushed, but then leaned over to Ron and whispered what Cindra heard to be "I like her."br
Overjoyed, Cindra skipped off to her first class of the year, Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall. Good thing she'd already read the book.br
"What really is the point of first years riding across the lake?" Cindra asked Ginny as they got into a boat.br
Ginny shrugged and say down. They were quickly joined by a girl Cindra recognised as Lindsey, the girl she had met in the robe shop back in Diagon Alley.br
"Hello," Lindsey said quietly.br
Once they were across the lake and in the main foyer of the school, Cindra's heart began to beat wildly. She was acctually here. She was going to be a witch. She was terrified of the fate the Sorting Hat might give her.br
Professor McGonagall instructed them to get into a line, and she led them into the Great Hall. Slowly, the first years began to be sorted into their houses.br
"Creevy, Colin.br
"Gryffindor!" the Sorting Hat shouted.br
There was then a Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and then...br
"Harrison, Lindsey."br
Lindsey approached the Sorting Hat and placed it on her head. It quickly shouted "Slytherin!", seemingly to her satisfaction. Cindra's heart sank.br
There proceeded to be another Gryffindor, Slytherin, two Ravenclaws and then...br
"Paige, Cindra."br
Cindra slowly walked up to the front. Her heart was now racing so fast she thought it would fly out of her chest. She placed th Sorting Hat on her head. There was no immediate answer. "Hmm...I see bravery, and intelligence, and clverness in you. Oh, better make it GRYFFINDOR!"br
Cindra broke into a smile as the gryffindor table cheered loudly. She took a seat near Fred and George.br
There were several more first years sorted, until last but not least...br
"Weasley, Virginia."br
Ginny walked briskly up and placed that hat nervously on her head. After a few moments debate it shouted, "Gryffindor!"br
She jumped down and took a seat at the Gryffindor table next to Cindra.br
"Congradulations Ginny," another red-haired boy with a large prefect "P" on his robes said. Cindra guessed this to be non other than Percy Weasley.br
"Where's Ron?" Ginny asked once again.br
Fred and George shrugged. "Probably got in trouble. I assume McGonagall caught them." Ginny sighed and Cindra knew that she was wishing Harry was there.br
After the feast, Percy led the Gryffindors to Gryffindor tower. "Wattlebird," Percy said looking very important indeed. The portrait of the fat lady opened, revealing a hole in the wall. One by one, they all climbed through and entered the Gryffindor Common Room.br
Cindra awoke suddenly to a rustling sound. She stirred and sat up in her bed. The sound persisted. She quietly pulled up the curtains around her four-poster and saw a light coming from Ginny Weasley's bed. From the shadows cast against the curtains, Ginny appeared to be writing in something.br
Cindra glanced at her clock, seeing it was nearly four o'clock in the morning. She shrugged and lay back down. However, she couldn't get back to sleep. She lay thinking about Harry, and anxiously awaiting breakfast when she would get to have a civilised conversation with him (hopefully). When he and Ron had returned to the common room about a half hour after the feast, they were combarded with congratulations on "making Hogwarts history". After bathing in their glory for a moment, they rushed to their dormitory, followed by Seamus, Dean, and Neville. She hardly got a chance to even look at Harry, let alone talk to him!br
Breakfast that morning turned out to be quite different than she epected. After Cindra finally fell asleep around a quarter after five, she'd had a horrible dream. She was at breakfast and was sitting somehow between Ginny and Hermoine. Harry was directly across from Ginny, and Ron next to him, directly across from Cindra. Ginny was making feeble attempts at flirting with Harry. They were in vain, however, because Harry's beautiful emerald eyes kept returning Cindra's loving gaze. It was odd because Cindra would look away everytime she and Harry made eye contact. Ginny was pretending not to notice any of this, but it was evident in her voice that she was getting extremely annoyed at Cindra. Eventually, she just got up and left the table. In her fury, she dropped something. It looked like a diary. Cindra picked it up, and the book began screaming. She dropped it and it burst into flames. The smoke formed into the shape of a skull.br
She awoke again out of breath at seven o'clock. She got out of bed, dressed, and went into the common room. Ginny was lingering by the door. "Hi," she said quietly. br
Ginny proceeded to follow Cindra out of Gryffindor Tower and down to the Great Hall. Amazingly enough, there were empty sports next to Hermoine, and Crindra was seated staring Ron Weasley in the face. She glanced ove and saw Harry, and her heart skipped a beat.br
"Hi Ginny," Harry said.br
Ginny blushed and smiled weakly. "Hi," she said.br
"Who are you?" Ron asked Cindra.br
"I'm Cindra Paige," she said, glancing again at Harry.br
"Of course /u wouldn't know that," Hermoine cut in. "Since you decided to fly an enchanted car to school and miss the sorting ceremony!"br
Ron's ears went crimson, and Harry grinned. Hermoine frowned.br
"Hi Cindra, nice to meet you," Harry said kindly. Cindra's heart fluttered.br
Cindra decided she would be completely ignorant and said, "You know, you shouldn't just assume everyone knows your name Harry Potter. Just because you're famous doesn't mean you can be rude."br
Ron cracked up. "Ooh, Harry!"br
"S-sorry," Harry said.br
Cindra smiled smugly. "Anyway, nice to meet you too."br
After breakfast, Cindra bid Harry farewell. "Good bye Mr. I'm-too-famous-to-be-polite!"br
Harry blushed, but then leaned over to Ron and whispered what Cindra heard to be "I like her."br
Overjoyed, Cindra skipped off to her first class of the year, Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall. Good thing she'd already read the book.br