Author's Note: Ok I am feeling very happy right now because someone
reviewed my story!!! Thank you azn_devil_999 so much!! Ok I will write
something now.
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"We will be hosting three exchange students this year," boomed a voice over the chatter in the Great Hall. A few students glanced up from their conversations, but soon went back to them. "Quietus!" Silence immediately reigned upon the students, and all attention lay on Dumbledore, the speaker. "I am sorry to cast such a spell on you, but you seemed not to remember when to stop talking." He surveyed the sea of students, winking at a few and making sure there were no concealed whispers. "I will repeat: We will be hosting three exchange students this year."
Murmurs ran through the Great Hall at the news. Draco Malfoy curled up his lip, excited the news of more students to bully.
"Yes, yes, I know this is a great surprise to all, but I would like to begin to sort them." A hand went up and the Hufflepuff table. "Yes?"
"Where are they from, Professor?" Came a meek voice.
"Ah, yes. One of them is from the Salem School of Witchcraft, one of them is from The School of Hungarian Wizardry, and one of them is - well - she is a guest. They are all fifth years. So! We also have two new teachers: Fleur Delacour, who will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Miranda Higgleby, who will be taking Hagrid's place. We will also have a few teachers walking through the corridors. Mad-Eye Moody will be one, and as Mr. Dunston."
He waited for the babble and clapping to die down, "Are there any more questions?" At seeing no hands raised, he continued, "All right, I will first welcome our first exchange student, Flora Raspenport, from Salem School of Witchcraft." Applause began as the students of Hogwarts got a glimpse of the new student.
A girl with long blonde hair with soft blue eyes and gentle features approached the Sorting Hat confidently. She placed it on her head and waited for the designated house to be said. "Slytherin!" Rang the answer. Flora made her way towards the Slytherin table with a fake smile plastered on her face, and she took a seat next to Malfoy. He raised an eyebrow at her and made a space next to him for her. A few fellow students could hear him whisper "Hey baby -" to her as he put his arm around Flora. She smirked at Pansy, who sat on the other side of Draco, fuming.
"And our next student is Lubor Frankov, from The Hungarian School of Wizardry." A tall, lanky boy with an Italian look and short dark hair stood up to the applause and put on the Sorting Hat. A few moments of silence followed. "Hufflepuff!" Smiles erupted on the faces of the Hufflepuff as they stood up to greet their new house member.
"Out last student, Ezmerelda Gilmer." Gasps were heard as a beautiful girl with sleek brown hair pulled back into a tight bun and bright green eyes stepped up to the Sorting Hat. "Yes - She is our "Guest."
The Sorting Hat seemed to be taking ages as it made its decision. "Ravenclaw!" Many "Damnits" could be heard exploding from various boys at other house tables, including Ron Weasley.
"Ron, you're such a girl-finder," was Hermione's reaction.
Ron's pumpkin juice came exploding from his mouth onto his shirt. "Hermione, what in the bloody hell are talking about?"
"Yeah, what's a girl-finder?" Chimed in Seamus.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "It's a guy who is all interesting in girls."
"Well, I mean, aren't we supposed to be? We're 5th years, right?"
"Never mind. It's not a wizard term I guess. " Hermione sighed.
"More like a nerd term - " Ron coughed. "Anyways, Ron, what do you think of that new Slytherin girl?" Seamus cut in.
"She's a Slytherin, OK?"
"Yeah - "
"So she's off the radar screen." Ron answered bluntly.
"You don't have to be so narrow-minded." Hermione said.
"I think that Ezmerelda is a bomb-shell." Dean interrupted.
"NO! She's mine!" Came a series of shouts from Ron, Seamus and other Gryffindor boys. They moved to a corner of the tables to argue about who deserved her the most.
Hermione rolled her eyes again and muttered "Boys" before heading over to where Harry sat.
"Hey, Harry." Harry burrowed his head out from under his arms and his sleep eyes met Hermione's gaze. "You've been sleeping?" He nodded groggily. "Well I bet you need it." Harry's head returned to his arms and Hermione poked him. "I have to go take the first years to their dorms. See ya." She turned to go when he stopped her with a soft shout.
"Hermione!"
"Yea?"
"You're a prefect?"
"Of course, smart one."
"Who is the other one?"
"Uh -"
"It's me, right? I've let them all down -" he whispered. His eyes became suddenly sadder and dull as he stared vacantly at the floor.
"It's all right. No one cares."
"No. I know they do. Stop trying to live something that doesn't exist. I AM a failure."
"That's not true."
"Don't feel sorry for me. It's all my fault."
"No it isn't. It's You-Know-Who's-"
"Voldemort."
"Yeah. OK, bye." Hermione sighed as she decided it wasn't worth arguing over. She impulsively grabbed his hand before gathering the first years together and leaving.
Harry rubbed his hand where she touched it and stared after her. She looked back at him and gave him a weak smile. He didn't return it, but knew that someone, after all, was watching for him out of her heart. Not just for the sake of him being her designated savior-to-be.
Harry dejectedly stood up from the table and slowly made his way down the Gyrffindor tables. He drew looks from all sides; from people wondering if this dirty, miserable-looking boy was really The Boy Who Lived. He blatantly ignored them, as well as various teachers' attempts to talk to him. His black cloak billowed out from behind him and the only thing he noticed was the determined surveying stare from a certain girl at the Ravenclaw table.
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Author's notes: OK, this might have been shorter than the other one, I'm sorry. I haven't had a lot of time lately so I haven't been able to write as much. Please review!!!! Please!!!! Reviews are what keep this story going!! Have some heart!! I hate to review too. Just do it for me (! Make my day!!
I love all of you reviewers out there,
Emily
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"We will be hosting three exchange students this year," boomed a voice over the chatter in the Great Hall. A few students glanced up from their conversations, but soon went back to them. "Quietus!" Silence immediately reigned upon the students, and all attention lay on Dumbledore, the speaker. "I am sorry to cast such a spell on you, but you seemed not to remember when to stop talking." He surveyed the sea of students, winking at a few and making sure there were no concealed whispers. "I will repeat: We will be hosting three exchange students this year."
Murmurs ran through the Great Hall at the news. Draco Malfoy curled up his lip, excited the news of more students to bully.
"Yes, yes, I know this is a great surprise to all, but I would like to begin to sort them." A hand went up and the Hufflepuff table. "Yes?"
"Where are they from, Professor?" Came a meek voice.
"Ah, yes. One of them is from the Salem School of Witchcraft, one of them is from The School of Hungarian Wizardry, and one of them is - well - she is a guest. They are all fifth years. So! We also have two new teachers: Fleur Delacour, who will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Miranda Higgleby, who will be taking Hagrid's place. We will also have a few teachers walking through the corridors. Mad-Eye Moody will be one, and as Mr. Dunston."
He waited for the babble and clapping to die down, "Are there any more questions?" At seeing no hands raised, he continued, "All right, I will first welcome our first exchange student, Flora Raspenport, from Salem School of Witchcraft." Applause began as the students of Hogwarts got a glimpse of the new student.
A girl with long blonde hair with soft blue eyes and gentle features approached the Sorting Hat confidently. She placed it on her head and waited for the designated house to be said. "Slytherin!" Rang the answer. Flora made her way towards the Slytherin table with a fake smile plastered on her face, and she took a seat next to Malfoy. He raised an eyebrow at her and made a space next to him for her. A few fellow students could hear him whisper "Hey baby -" to her as he put his arm around Flora. She smirked at Pansy, who sat on the other side of Draco, fuming.
"And our next student is Lubor Frankov, from The Hungarian School of Wizardry." A tall, lanky boy with an Italian look and short dark hair stood up to the applause and put on the Sorting Hat. A few moments of silence followed. "Hufflepuff!" Smiles erupted on the faces of the Hufflepuff as they stood up to greet their new house member.
"Out last student, Ezmerelda Gilmer." Gasps were heard as a beautiful girl with sleek brown hair pulled back into a tight bun and bright green eyes stepped up to the Sorting Hat. "Yes - She is our "Guest."
The Sorting Hat seemed to be taking ages as it made its decision. "Ravenclaw!" Many "Damnits" could be heard exploding from various boys at other house tables, including Ron Weasley.
"Ron, you're such a girl-finder," was Hermione's reaction.
Ron's pumpkin juice came exploding from his mouth onto his shirt. "Hermione, what in the bloody hell are talking about?"
"Yeah, what's a girl-finder?" Chimed in Seamus.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "It's a guy who is all interesting in girls."
"Well, I mean, aren't we supposed to be? We're 5th years, right?"
"Never mind. It's not a wizard term I guess. " Hermione sighed.
"More like a nerd term - " Ron coughed. "Anyways, Ron, what do you think of that new Slytherin girl?" Seamus cut in.
"She's a Slytherin, OK?"
"Yeah - "
"So she's off the radar screen." Ron answered bluntly.
"You don't have to be so narrow-minded." Hermione said.
"I think that Ezmerelda is a bomb-shell." Dean interrupted.
"NO! She's mine!" Came a series of shouts from Ron, Seamus and other Gryffindor boys. They moved to a corner of the tables to argue about who deserved her the most.
Hermione rolled her eyes again and muttered "Boys" before heading over to where Harry sat.
"Hey, Harry." Harry burrowed his head out from under his arms and his sleep eyes met Hermione's gaze. "You've been sleeping?" He nodded groggily. "Well I bet you need it." Harry's head returned to his arms and Hermione poked him. "I have to go take the first years to their dorms. See ya." She turned to go when he stopped her with a soft shout.
"Hermione!"
"Yea?"
"You're a prefect?"
"Of course, smart one."
"Who is the other one?"
"Uh -"
"It's me, right? I've let them all down -" he whispered. His eyes became suddenly sadder and dull as he stared vacantly at the floor.
"It's all right. No one cares."
"No. I know they do. Stop trying to live something that doesn't exist. I AM a failure."
"That's not true."
"Don't feel sorry for me. It's all my fault."
"No it isn't. It's You-Know-Who's-"
"Voldemort."
"Yeah. OK, bye." Hermione sighed as she decided it wasn't worth arguing over. She impulsively grabbed his hand before gathering the first years together and leaving.
Harry rubbed his hand where she touched it and stared after her. She looked back at him and gave him a weak smile. He didn't return it, but knew that someone, after all, was watching for him out of her heart. Not just for the sake of him being her designated savior-to-be.
Harry dejectedly stood up from the table and slowly made his way down the Gyrffindor tables. He drew looks from all sides; from people wondering if this dirty, miserable-looking boy was really The Boy Who Lived. He blatantly ignored them, as well as various teachers' attempts to talk to him. His black cloak billowed out from behind him and the only thing he noticed was the determined surveying stare from a certain girl at the Ravenclaw table.
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Author's notes: OK, this might have been shorter than the other one, I'm sorry. I haven't had a lot of time lately so I haven't been able to write as much. Please review!!!! Please!!!! Reviews are what keep this story going!! Have some heart!! I hate to review too. Just do it for me (! Make my day!!
I love all of you reviewers out there,
Emily
