A Bond of Trust Forged
Chapter Three- "The Sorting and the Howler"
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After her first day of classes at Hogwarts, Ginny was excited, unhappy, and exhausted all at the same time. She ran up to the Fat Lady's portait. "Wattlebird," she panted excitedly, and as the portrait opened to let her inside the Gryffindor common room, she tried to calm herself down.
Upon entering her dormitory, Ginny dug into her trunk for Tom Riddle's diary, some ink, and a quill. She debated whether or not to take the diary down to the common room or not, and finally decided it would be safer to write up here, where hopefully no one would find her. Ginny plopped down on her bed and opened the diary. "Hello again, Tom."
"Hello, Ginny! How have you been?"
"I'm fine. I was sorted into Gryffindor like the rest of my family."
"Ah, Gryffindor. Brave, courageous souls are sorted into that House. How has your experience at Hogwarts been so far?"
"Pretty good...." Ginny paused and chuckled, "Ron received a howler from our mum today..."
"Oh my! Why?"
Ginny giggled and explained the whole story. "Well, you see Tom, for some reason Harry and Ron couldn't get through the barrier to get onto Platform 9 ¾, so they decided to fly our car to Hogwarts instead. Naturally, they got into trouble and were almost expelled. That's why mum sent the Howler."
"They seem like magnets for trouble to me," Tom responded.
"Yes, they pretty much are. It's a good thing Dumbledore like them or they would already have been expelled several times."
"Well, they had better be careful this year then, if they don't want to be expelled."
Ginny thought that this was an odd comment. "Tom, just because I have second-hand things, does this mean I won't be able to make any friends? I haven't so far."
"Of course not Ginny dearest. You just need to settle in some more, that's all. A girl as nice as you should make lots of friends. Anyone who rejects you is a total git, in my opinion."
Ginny blushed, quite flattered.
"That's a very nice thing of you to say, Tom, but I am rather shy, so it may be near impossible."
"Nonsense, Ginny! It may be difficult at first, but it's never impossible. You befriended me quite easily, remember? I'm sure that you'll make many friends in your stay at Hogwarts. And if not, I'll always be your friend."
Ginny smiled. "Well, Tom, I guess you're right. I'll always be your friend, too."
Chapter Three- "The Sorting and the Howler"
9/2
After her first day of classes at Hogwarts, Ginny was excited, unhappy, and exhausted all at the same time. She ran up to the Fat Lady's portait. "Wattlebird," she panted excitedly, and as the portrait opened to let her inside the Gryffindor common room, she tried to calm herself down.
Upon entering her dormitory, Ginny dug into her trunk for Tom Riddle's diary, some ink, and a quill. She debated whether or not to take the diary down to the common room or not, and finally decided it would be safer to write up here, where hopefully no one would find her. Ginny plopped down on her bed and opened the diary. "Hello again, Tom."
"Hello, Ginny! How have you been?"
"I'm fine. I was sorted into Gryffindor like the rest of my family."
"Ah, Gryffindor. Brave, courageous souls are sorted into that House. How has your experience at Hogwarts been so far?"
"Pretty good...." Ginny paused and chuckled, "Ron received a howler from our mum today..."
"Oh my! Why?"
Ginny giggled and explained the whole story. "Well, you see Tom, for some reason Harry and Ron couldn't get through the barrier to get onto Platform 9 ¾, so they decided to fly our car to Hogwarts instead. Naturally, they got into trouble and were almost expelled. That's why mum sent the Howler."
"They seem like magnets for trouble to me," Tom responded.
"Yes, they pretty much are. It's a good thing Dumbledore like them or they would already have been expelled several times."
"Well, they had better be careful this year then, if they don't want to be expelled."
Ginny thought that this was an odd comment. "Tom, just because I have second-hand things, does this mean I won't be able to make any friends? I haven't so far."
"Of course not Ginny dearest. You just need to settle in some more, that's all. A girl as nice as you should make lots of friends. Anyone who rejects you is a total git, in my opinion."
Ginny blushed, quite flattered.
"That's a very nice thing of you to say, Tom, but I am rather shy, so it may be near impossible."
"Nonsense, Ginny! It may be difficult at first, but it's never impossible. You befriended me quite easily, remember? I'm sure that you'll make many friends in your stay at Hogwarts. And if not, I'll always be your friend."
Ginny smiled. "Well, Tom, I guess you're right. I'll always be your friend, too."
