Chapter 2: Maria And Leela Weasley
The girl looked around, looking quite terrified. Maria didn't really know what to say, but she knew exactly how the girl felt. Lost. But Professor
"Well hello my friend" said Professor McGonagall, "you can sit here, if you want to"
the girl sat down on the seat across from Maria and McGonagall's.
"I can see you're a Weasley" McGonagall continued, "So, who do you belong to?"
"Belong. to.?" said the girl confused. She looked at Maria for help, but Maria didn't really know what to say.
"Well, Bill, Percy, George.." Professor McGonagall said.
"Oh, Ron" said the girl.
"Then you must be Leela. That's interesting, we were just talking about you"
"you were..talking about me?" Leela asked,
"Yes. I was just telling Maria here, about your parents" McGonagall said, as if it were the most logical thing in the world.
"Oh." Leela said, trying to figure out why two stranger were talking about her parents
"Hi, I'm Maria" Maria said and smiled at Leela. The poor girl was obvious just as scared as Maria.
"Hi" Leela said, and the two girls shook hands. "Are you a 1st year too?" Leela asked.
"Yes"
"Oh that's good. I'm so nervous"
"Me too"
And that's how Maria and Leela started their conversation. The rest of the trip, they sat and talked about how exiting it was, and how they both hoped to get in Gryffindor. Maria also told that her dad was famous Harry Potter, though it was not something she planed to use to get in the cool crowds. Like the Weasley crowd. She was just going to be herself. But she told Leela, because their parents had been fest friends, and that was pretty funny.
When the train stopped, Maria and Leela picked up their bags, and, along with the rest of the students, got of the train. The 1st year students were called together by this big man, Hagrid. Maria remembered her parents telling her about him.
Everybody, follow me!" he yelled.
And all the children did. Nobody wanted to be on their own right now.
To Maria, the sailing was wonderful, but she had to sit with an arm around Leela, who did not enjoy it very much. "Oh, I hate this. I get seasick so easily. It's so embarrassing!" she cried, slightly green in her face.
"It's okay" Maria said, trying to comfort her new friend.
When they finally got to the castle, she was overwhelmed by the place. It was so big, and beautiful. and magical! At this, Leela agreed.
"Can you believe it? It is so great!"
"You're absolutely right" Maria said, and the two girls followed the rest into the Great Hall.
At the ceremony, both Maria and Leela had to stand in line for a long time. Maria was very nervous. "I just have to get in Gryffindor! Both my mum and dad were!" Maria whispered to Leela. Leela also hoped to get in Gryffindor, but she was pretty much sure to get in there, since the rest of her family was or had been.
While waiting, Leela pointed some of her family members out for Maria. "That's my brother Chris, and that's my cousin Ally, she's in 3rd year, and that's my cousin Mario, he is 4th year." and so on.
Maria didn't have a very big family. It was just herself, her parents and her little brother Jamie. Jamie was 9 years old. And they also had some cats at home..
"MARIA POTTER" the hat yelled. Maria stepped up, and placed the hat on her head.
"hmm. brave little girl here. Definitely a Gryffindor" The hat said, and Maria sat down at the Gryffindor table, very relieved. At those seconds she had been up there, she didn't feel very brave though.
A little after the hat shouted "LEELA WEASLEY"
"My, my, another one again. How many of you are there, if I may ask?. okay, to the case. Gryffindor. like the rest"
Leela smiled and sat down next to Maria, "Thank Merlin" she whispered, and Maria giggled. She had got to get use to this wizard world. Her parents had insisted that they lived a muggle lifestyle, when they were not in school or at work. So she had never used magic before.
Leela had an amazing appetite. Or maybe she was just very hungry today. Either way, she ate almost the double of Maria. Maria just sat and enjoyed everything. But the best was that she had got a good friend, already on the first day.
"It's gonna be great year!" Chris Weasley yelled, mouth full of food.
"Urgh, Chris. That's gross!" Stacy LaMour yelled back.
"Arghh, Stacy honey. Loosen up a bit.!" a boy with brown hair said and shoved Stacy, so she fell of her chair.
All the boys started laughing. Leela and Maria looked at each other and giggled, "He's right" Maria said.
"What?" Leela asked.
"Chris. It is going to be a good year"
"Most defiantly it is"
Maria fell back in her seat, smiling to herself. 'I love this place'
The girl looked around, looking quite terrified. Maria didn't really know what to say, but she knew exactly how the girl felt. Lost. But Professor
"Well hello my friend" said Professor McGonagall, "you can sit here, if you want to"
the girl sat down on the seat across from Maria and McGonagall's.
"I can see you're a Weasley" McGonagall continued, "So, who do you belong to?"
"Belong. to.?" said the girl confused. She looked at Maria for help, but Maria didn't really know what to say.
"Well, Bill, Percy, George.." Professor McGonagall said.
"Oh, Ron" said the girl.
"Then you must be Leela. That's interesting, we were just talking about you"
"you were..talking about me?" Leela asked,
"Yes. I was just telling Maria here, about your parents" McGonagall said, as if it were the most logical thing in the world.
"Oh." Leela said, trying to figure out why two stranger were talking about her parents
"Hi, I'm Maria" Maria said and smiled at Leela. The poor girl was obvious just as scared as Maria.
"Hi" Leela said, and the two girls shook hands. "Are you a 1st year too?" Leela asked.
"Yes"
"Oh that's good. I'm so nervous"
"Me too"
And that's how Maria and Leela started their conversation. The rest of the trip, they sat and talked about how exiting it was, and how they both hoped to get in Gryffindor. Maria also told that her dad was famous Harry Potter, though it was not something she planed to use to get in the cool crowds. Like the Weasley crowd. She was just going to be herself. But she told Leela, because their parents had been fest friends, and that was pretty funny.
When the train stopped, Maria and Leela picked up their bags, and, along with the rest of the students, got of the train. The 1st year students were called together by this big man, Hagrid. Maria remembered her parents telling her about him.
Everybody, follow me!" he yelled.
And all the children did. Nobody wanted to be on their own right now.
To Maria, the sailing was wonderful, but she had to sit with an arm around Leela, who did not enjoy it very much. "Oh, I hate this. I get seasick so easily. It's so embarrassing!" she cried, slightly green in her face.
"It's okay" Maria said, trying to comfort her new friend.
When they finally got to the castle, she was overwhelmed by the place. It was so big, and beautiful. and magical! At this, Leela agreed.
"Can you believe it? It is so great!"
"You're absolutely right" Maria said, and the two girls followed the rest into the Great Hall.
At the ceremony, both Maria and Leela had to stand in line for a long time. Maria was very nervous. "I just have to get in Gryffindor! Both my mum and dad were!" Maria whispered to Leela. Leela also hoped to get in Gryffindor, but she was pretty much sure to get in there, since the rest of her family was or had been.
While waiting, Leela pointed some of her family members out for Maria. "That's my brother Chris, and that's my cousin Ally, she's in 3rd year, and that's my cousin Mario, he is 4th year." and so on.
Maria didn't have a very big family. It was just herself, her parents and her little brother Jamie. Jamie was 9 years old. And they also had some cats at home..
"MARIA POTTER" the hat yelled. Maria stepped up, and placed the hat on her head.
"hmm. brave little girl here. Definitely a Gryffindor" The hat said, and Maria sat down at the Gryffindor table, very relieved. At those seconds she had been up there, she didn't feel very brave though.
A little after the hat shouted "LEELA WEASLEY"
"My, my, another one again. How many of you are there, if I may ask?. okay, to the case. Gryffindor. like the rest"
Leela smiled and sat down next to Maria, "Thank Merlin" she whispered, and Maria giggled. She had got to get use to this wizard world. Her parents had insisted that they lived a muggle lifestyle, when they were not in school or at work. So she had never used magic before.
Leela had an amazing appetite. Or maybe she was just very hungry today. Either way, she ate almost the double of Maria. Maria just sat and enjoyed everything. But the best was that she had got a good friend, already on the first day.
"It's gonna be great year!" Chris Weasley yelled, mouth full of food.
"Urgh, Chris. That's gross!" Stacy LaMour yelled back.
"Arghh, Stacy honey. Loosen up a bit.!" a boy with brown hair said and shoved Stacy, so she fell of her chair.
All the boys started laughing. Leela and Maria looked at each other and giggled, "He's right" Maria said.
"What?" Leela asked.
"Chris. It is going to be a good year"
"Most defiantly it is"
Maria fell back in her seat, smiling to herself. 'I love this place'
