Disclaimer: Yeah, I wish.
Notes: This story is Draco/Ginny with a little Harry/Pansy and Ron/Hermione.
Shout out: Cookies to Soupie and Blue_angel for reviewing both chapters one and two!
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'Something is horribly wrong here.' Was Ginny Weasely's first thought as she entered the Great Hall. The teachers were strangely silent and kept shooting nervous glances at each other. Even Snape, Mr. Sarcasm himself, appeared uneasy.
She wasn't the only one to notice; the students kept pointing at the head table and whispering. Had something happened? Had there been an attack sometime between King's Cross and Hogwarts?
Thoughts and worries swirled in her head as she made her way to the Gryffindor table.
McGonagall swept in once everyone had been seated, the sorting hat in hand, a scroll in the other, and a line of nervous fist years trailing along behind her.
The old professor quickly plunked the sorting hat onto the bench; the brim opened wide and, to the delight of the firsties, began to sing.
"With many years to wear her down
Like sands against a stone
Dear Hogwarts wears her rusted crown
Upon a molded thrown
Her children are divided
And it makes her weak
In me she has confided
And to you I do entreat
When foundations first were lain
Together were her masters
All enemies were slain
By those four united casters
Gyffindor with bravery
Fought valiantly indeed
Hufflpuff with loyalty
Aided all who were in need
Ravenclaw with strategy
Would quickly win the fight
Slytherin with mastery
Cunning ally in the night
Forget about of your silly fear
Your prejudice, your hate
The time of dark is drawing near
Delay and be too late
You must unite within her walls
Brother helping brother
Hurry now, before she falls
Unite with one another"
As the last note rang throughout the hall not a single word was uttered. Again the Sorting Hat had sung of uniting.
McGonagall cleared her throat and through the Headmaster and weary glance. He nodded and she unraveled the scroll in hands.
"Jiles, Sara!"
"Hufflepuff!"
The rest of the sorting passed without incident, but Ginny heart dropped into her stomach when the Headmaster stood to make the start of term announcements. Something dreadful was about to happen, she could feel it.
"Students, with Voldemort on the rise I have felt it necessary to take a few extra precautions this year. First, let it be known that all Hogsmead visits and Quidditch matches are hereby canceled."
Protests erupted all over the hall, but died quickly when the Dumbledor raised his hand for silence.
"I am afraid that is not all. For your protection, it has been decided that all contact, be it friendly or not, is banned. No student is to speak to another student outside of their house, to do so will result in dire consequences. If you insist on breaking the rule repeatedly, you will be expelled."
Not a sound was uttered, this could not be happening. Didn't the Headmaster hear what the hat had been saying?
As though their thoughts had somehow been heard, the sorting hat sprang to life once more from its wooden perch. Its brim opened wide and a piercing shriek was released into the hall.
Professor McGonagall rose from her seat and rushed to the hat when it became obvious that it would not stop. Hurriedly she picked it up and ran from the hall.
Dumbledor smiled brightly at the shocked students. "Let the feast begin."
Well everyone, I hope you enjoyed this. I had a lot of fun on the sorting song and think I did an okay job on it. ^__^ If anyone wants to use it in a fic of their own just let me know and give me credit for it.
I know it's uber-short, but I needed this scene before I could go into the romance. Speaking of romance, I promise we will have our first Ginny/Draco interaction next chapter, so please don't lynch me.
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