"You never told me that you were Harry's sister," she said hotly.
"I didn't think it mattered. I figured that you wouldn't care who's sister I was or not." Courtney nodded in agreement and began jabbering on about how Drumstrang was so different from Hogwarts. Kari wasn't paying attention. She watched Scott flirting innocently with Becca, who was quite pale by now. Professor McGonagall returned and said.
"We are ready for you now. Please follow me. First years first, then foreign exchange students follow directly afterward." They followed her into the Great Hall, where hundreds upon hundreds of students were sitting, anxiously. Kari pointed the ceiling out to Jes and thought to him. It is enchanted to look like the night sky. Jes asked. How did you know that? Kari mouthed my vision and at once, he understood. When they reached the top of the hall, Kari peered around. She saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione waving at her. She gave them a weak smile as she waved back.
Kari then turned her attention to Professor McGonagall, who explaining that to be sorted into their houses, they would have to try on a hat. Professor McGonagall began to call off the names in alphabetical order, and Kari zoned out. That is until she heard the name.
"Schild, Mason." The hat was on his head only for a moment, before it shouted.
"Ravenclaw!" mason then took the hat off of his head, handed it to the professor, and skipped over to sit down at a table on the side of the room. There were a few more names before the sorting ended with Zurich, Scott. Then the professor said.
"Now for the foreign exchange students. They will be starting in their fifth year. I hope that you all will treat them with respect." Kari jerked back into attention as she said this. She glanced over at Harry and thought. Harry, what house are you in? Harry smiled at her and replied. Gryffindor. Kari nodded and turned to watch professor McGonagall. Veronica was walking over to the three-legged stool. She sat down, and Professor McGonagall put the hat on her head. The hat seemed to be thinking, before it shouted.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Browen, Raven," the hat shouted. She walked up to the stool obediently and sat down.
"Huffelpuff."
"Hawthorn, Anthony"
"Slytherin."
"Marbywire, Daniel."
"Ravenclaw."
"Miller, Joshaua."
"Huffelpuff."
"Navarro, Trent."
"Slytherin."
"Potter, Jessie." The room went silent. Kari watched as Jes, pure nerves on his face, walked over to the stool and sat down. The hat seemed to be trying to make a very difficult decision. Then a minute later, it shouted.
"Gryffindor!" There was a loud roar of applause from the Gryffindor table as Jes ran over and sat down.
"Potter, Kari," Professor McGonagall shouted, so that everyone could hear over the cheering. The room went quiet once more. With trembling legs, Kari walked over to the stool and sat down, as the professor placed the hat on her head. It startled her when the hat started whispering into her ear.
"Well, very good at many things, I see, unusual abilities, loyalty, and yet there are secrets. Yes, maybe Ravenclaw, no wait… I know. Gryffindor," the hat shouted. Kari got up and ran over to the Gryffindor table to sit between her brothers. She was grinning like mad. Jes and Harry gave her a big hug. Harry began explaining about their meeting on the train and them finding out about how they were related. Two red haired boys looked over at them in amazement. Kari guessed that these were Ron's brothers. Neville Longbottom introduced himself and held his hand out to shake. They watched the rest of the sorting.
"Ryan, Becca," the hat continued.
"Huffelpuff."
"Sawyer, Justin."
"Slytherin."
"Storm, Courtney."
"Gryffindor."
Harry began talking about Quidditch with Dean. Fred looked over at Kari intently, although he said nothing, Kari could somehow tell that they would get to know each other fairly well.
Just then, the doors of the Great Hall swung open and a boy walked in, sat down and began staring around the room. He caught her eye and waved. His hair was slicked back and he was wearing a smirk.