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After changing into my robes I hopped off the train and joined the rest of the kids and waited to see what was going on. Misti stood next to me and grinned. We didn't talk at all, and tried to see over everyone's heads.
"What are we doing?" She asked.
"I don't know. Let's go up to the front and see what's happening." I suggested.
I grabbed her hand and dragged her through to the front. There was a very large man with a long beard waiting for us to settle down. It took about five minutes to shut us all up.
"Listen up! All firs' years will be comin' with me. You'll get on the boat. Only three people, and when ye get off you'll wait for further instructions." He instructed.
Misti and I got into a boat. We needed one more person, so the girl I saw on the train joined us. Misti and I talked through the whole ride there. She just sat there. Never spoke a word.
We got off and followed an old lady up many stairs and then waited. She left through the large doors in front of us. Then she came back and took us in.
There were hundreds of older kids sitting at four different tables. They starred and pointed and made me feel uneasy. She made us stay and pulled out an ugly, beat up hat. It sang a scratchy tune, and then it settled down.
"Now when I call your name, please seat yourself on this stool, and we'll get you sorted."
"Vincent Crabbe.Slytherin!"
"Hermione Granger. Gryffindore!"
"Draco Malfoy. Slytherin!"
"Harry Potter. Gryffindore!"
The first ten kids went up. Then there were twenty sorted. Then thirty! Then I started to sweat, I was next!
"Gweneth Rivera!" McGonagoll called.
I pushed my way forward and sat upon the stool. I was nervous. What if I ended up in Hufflepuff? What if I ended up in Gryffindore? She placed the hat upon my head, and we were all waiting.
"Hmmm... this is a tough one I see. Where do you belong? Certainly not Hufflepuff or Gryffindore. No, either Ravenclaw or Slytherin. I think you'd better be in. Ravenclaw!" It cheered.
I gave a sigh of relief as I ran over to the table and sat down. I shook hands with several people and I was no longer nervous. The people in my house were happy to have me.
I watched as McGonagoll called Misti. Misti waltzed up there, without a care in the world. I smiled, knowing she would do well. She was placed in Slytherin and I clapped for her. She got into the house she wanted to be in.
"Hi, I'm Amanda Scott." The girl next to me introduced herself.
"I'm Gweneth Rivera." I shook her hand.
"That girl up there looks a lot like you. Do you know her?" Amanda asked
"That's my sister. My twin, we just aren't identical." I nodded.
"Cool. You two have the same faces, and you look so alike and yet different. You have brown hair and she has red. You have green eyes and she has brown. Her skin is almost white, but you look pretty tan." She observed.
"Yeah. So do you have any brothers or sisters here?" I asked.
"No, but I do have a cousin here." She replied.
"Really? Who?" I asked curiously.
"Draco Malfoy." She shrugged.
"Cool. I met him on the train ride here." I smiled.
"Were the two idiots there with him?" She smirked.
"Yeah. What's with them?" I asked.
"Not a clue. They just follow him everywhere. Doing whatever he tells 'em to do. They aren't very smart." She frowned.
"Apparently." I nodded.
We talked all through dinner. She and her cousin were very close. They didn't like this girl named Pansy Parkinson. Said she was an annoying little brat. She didn't mind Gryffindore, she just didn't want to be friends with them. She couldn't stand Hufflepuff though. I completely understood.
The rest of my night went very quickly. The best part was when we got to find out our password. We got to make it up! We decided on Hufflepuffs Suck.
I shared a dorm with all the other Ravenclaw girls and I got along fine with all of them. We stayed up late into the night talking about everything. But then Some seventh year girl came in and made us go to sleep.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Gweneth! Wake up!" I heard Amanda yelling.
"What time is it?" I moaned.
"Six, but it will probably take you a while to get ready." She shrugged
"Five more minutes." I pulled the covers back over my head.
"Up now. You don't want to be late on our first day." She smiled and left.
"Morning Person." I growled as I stretched.
The thing that really made me mad, was the fact that she was right. It did take me a long time to get ready. Almost an hour and a half. I couldn't find my stuff.
"See, you did need to get up early. Otherwise you'd be late!" She beamed.
"Yeah, yeah. Just don't do it again." I grumbled.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I'm Professor Snape. I do not tolerate rule breaking, tardiness, talking or ignorance. Pay attention in my class. Do not day dream, do not pass notes. I will read them in front of the whole school at the next meal. Follow these rules and do what I say, and you'll do fine." He spat. No good morning class, just straight into the rules.
Class went by quickly. He went over what we would be learning during the next year and continued to add more rules. On our way out he had comments for everyone. Some good, and some bad.
"I'd better not catch you misbehaving in my class again. Otherwise I'll have you polishing the trophies for weeks." He snarled to a short boy from Hufflepuff.
"You seem to have potential. I usually don't like children from other houses. In fact I despise them. Consider yourself a lucky one." He whispered.
I was confused and I thought about his words. What did he mean?
The rest of the classes were pretty uneventful, and the day ended quickly.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
I was the last person awake in my dorm that night. Everyone else was already sound asleep. I was finishing up my transfiguration homework when I found Misti's owl flying in.
"Hello Hunter. Got a letter for me?" I smiled as it perched it's self on my lamp.
I untied the ribbon from his leg and grabbed the parchment.
Hey Gwen,
I figured you would still be up right now. I can't sleep either. I love potions class and charms. I don't like transfiguration. She is one evil teacher. Yelled at me for talking with Draco. I believe you know him. He was the one on the train yesterday. He's in Slytherin too. We were talking about Harry Potter. Apparently he doesn't like him. The old hag heard us and was screaming in front of the whole class. I didn't get to say hi in herbology. I'll see you tomorrow. Sit at my table.
Misti
After changing into my robes I hopped off the train and joined the rest of the kids and waited to see what was going on. Misti stood next to me and grinned. We didn't talk at all, and tried to see over everyone's heads.
"What are we doing?" She asked.
"I don't know. Let's go up to the front and see what's happening." I suggested.
I grabbed her hand and dragged her through to the front. There was a very large man with a long beard waiting for us to settle down. It took about five minutes to shut us all up.
"Listen up! All firs' years will be comin' with me. You'll get on the boat. Only three people, and when ye get off you'll wait for further instructions." He instructed.
Misti and I got into a boat. We needed one more person, so the girl I saw on the train joined us. Misti and I talked through the whole ride there. She just sat there. Never spoke a word.
We got off and followed an old lady up many stairs and then waited. She left through the large doors in front of us. Then she came back and took us in.
There were hundreds of older kids sitting at four different tables. They starred and pointed and made me feel uneasy. She made us stay and pulled out an ugly, beat up hat. It sang a scratchy tune, and then it settled down.
"Now when I call your name, please seat yourself on this stool, and we'll get you sorted."
"Vincent Crabbe.Slytherin!"
"Hermione Granger. Gryffindore!"
"Draco Malfoy. Slytherin!"
"Harry Potter. Gryffindore!"
The first ten kids went up. Then there were twenty sorted. Then thirty! Then I started to sweat, I was next!
"Gweneth Rivera!" McGonagoll called.
I pushed my way forward and sat upon the stool. I was nervous. What if I ended up in Hufflepuff? What if I ended up in Gryffindore? She placed the hat upon my head, and we were all waiting.
"Hmmm... this is a tough one I see. Where do you belong? Certainly not Hufflepuff or Gryffindore. No, either Ravenclaw or Slytherin. I think you'd better be in. Ravenclaw!" It cheered.
I gave a sigh of relief as I ran over to the table and sat down. I shook hands with several people and I was no longer nervous. The people in my house were happy to have me.
I watched as McGonagoll called Misti. Misti waltzed up there, without a care in the world. I smiled, knowing she would do well. She was placed in Slytherin and I clapped for her. She got into the house she wanted to be in.
"Hi, I'm Amanda Scott." The girl next to me introduced herself.
"I'm Gweneth Rivera." I shook her hand.
"That girl up there looks a lot like you. Do you know her?" Amanda asked
"That's my sister. My twin, we just aren't identical." I nodded.
"Cool. You two have the same faces, and you look so alike and yet different. You have brown hair and she has red. You have green eyes and she has brown. Her skin is almost white, but you look pretty tan." She observed.
"Yeah. So do you have any brothers or sisters here?" I asked.
"No, but I do have a cousin here." She replied.
"Really? Who?" I asked curiously.
"Draco Malfoy." She shrugged.
"Cool. I met him on the train ride here." I smiled.
"Were the two idiots there with him?" She smirked.
"Yeah. What's with them?" I asked.
"Not a clue. They just follow him everywhere. Doing whatever he tells 'em to do. They aren't very smart." She frowned.
"Apparently." I nodded.
We talked all through dinner. She and her cousin were very close. They didn't like this girl named Pansy Parkinson. Said she was an annoying little brat. She didn't mind Gryffindore, she just didn't want to be friends with them. She couldn't stand Hufflepuff though. I completely understood.
The rest of my night went very quickly. The best part was when we got to find out our password. We got to make it up! We decided on Hufflepuffs Suck.
I shared a dorm with all the other Ravenclaw girls and I got along fine with all of them. We stayed up late into the night talking about everything. But then Some seventh year girl came in and made us go to sleep.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Gweneth! Wake up!" I heard Amanda yelling.
"What time is it?" I moaned.
"Six, but it will probably take you a while to get ready." She shrugged
"Five more minutes." I pulled the covers back over my head.
"Up now. You don't want to be late on our first day." She smiled and left.
"Morning Person." I growled as I stretched.
The thing that really made me mad, was the fact that she was right. It did take me a long time to get ready. Almost an hour and a half. I couldn't find my stuff.
"See, you did need to get up early. Otherwise you'd be late!" She beamed.
"Yeah, yeah. Just don't do it again." I grumbled.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I'm Professor Snape. I do not tolerate rule breaking, tardiness, talking or ignorance. Pay attention in my class. Do not day dream, do not pass notes. I will read them in front of the whole school at the next meal. Follow these rules and do what I say, and you'll do fine." He spat. No good morning class, just straight into the rules.
Class went by quickly. He went over what we would be learning during the next year and continued to add more rules. On our way out he had comments for everyone. Some good, and some bad.
"I'd better not catch you misbehaving in my class again. Otherwise I'll have you polishing the trophies for weeks." He snarled to a short boy from Hufflepuff.
"You seem to have potential. I usually don't like children from other houses. In fact I despise them. Consider yourself a lucky one." He whispered.
I was confused and I thought about his words. What did he mean?
The rest of the classes were pretty uneventful, and the day ended quickly.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
I was the last person awake in my dorm that night. Everyone else was already sound asleep. I was finishing up my transfiguration homework when I found Misti's owl flying in.
"Hello Hunter. Got a letter for me?" I smiled as it perched it's self on my lamp.
I untied the ribbon from his leg and grabbed the parchment.
Hey Gwen,
I figured you would still be up right now. I can't sleep either. I love potions class and charms. I don't like transfiguration. She is one evil teacher. Yelled at me for talking with Draco. I believe you know him. He was the one on the train yesterday. He's in Slytherin too. We were talking about Harry Potter. Apparently he doesn't like him. The old hag heard us and was screaming in front of the whole class. I didn't get to say hi in herbology. I'll see you tomorrow. Sit at my table.
Misti
