Chapter 3: Settling In
The students arrived at Hogwarts the same way they had for years. With much pomp and ceremony.
Stars twinkled in the ceiling as always, but this year instead of candles floating in the air, there were swirling lights of colour. Green, gold, silver, white, red, yellow, blue, and purple.
The first year's looked up in awe as they made their way to the front of the large dinning hall. The older students were already seated at their respected tables. Griffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Ravenclaw.
All the professors sat at the front of the hall a long table dividing them from the students.
Hermione saw, of course, Professor Dumbledor in the middle of all the other Professors, Hagrid to Dumbledor's left and Snape at the end of the table to the right (closest to Slytherin's table).
Hermione's eyes darted towards Malfoy. He was laughing with his friends.
"Quiet please!" Professor McGonagall yelled.
The students quieted almost immediately, except for a few tittering first year's up the front, huddled in a large group.
Professor Dumbledor stood up and gave his yearly speech, and then the sorting began.
"Raymond Sythe," "Slytherin!" the sorting hat yelled.
"Kelima Yavine," "Ravenclaw!"
And so it went until all the first year's were sorted into a house then seated. The Feast began.
After everyone finished eating, Dumbledor called for attention.
"I would like to introduce our Prefects for this year," he said "I will call their names and they'll stand at the front while I give their positions."
"Lyle Crawford," applause sounded from the Ravenclaw table, the rest of the house clapped more sedately.
"Aleena Langley," More applause.
"Hermione Grange and Draco Malfoy." Applause came loudest from those two houses.
"Lyle is Prefect for Ravenclaw." Professor McGonagall explained.
"Aleena Hufflepuff."
"Malfoy Slytherin."
"And Hermione, Griffindor."
McGonagall waited for the applause to die down and then, "Our Head Boy and Girl are Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger."
A Thunder rumbled the plates on all tables.
Draco lead the Slytherin's to their common room.
"Potted weasel." Was Draco's reply when asked for the password.
He showed the first year's where their dormitories were, and left to go back and meet with Professor McGonagall and the other Prefects.
"As you all know," She intoned, "The Prefects have a separate common room and dormitory. Only the dorms are unisex, as the Prefects were chosen because they could be counted on being trustworthy." She glanced at Malfoy as she said this.
"There are four rooms in the dorm and two bathrooms. Each bathroom is connected to two rooms. You will find your possession in you rooms." With that she turned and left them to their own devices. "Please make up a password." Said the portrait of a young lady and young man.
Hermione let the others decide.
"Pothead," Cackled Draco.
"I don't think so Malfoy!" Argued Hermione.
"You two decide." She looked at Lyle and Aleena.
The two discussed it and Lyle said "The new password is Leopard Fire."
The portrait swung open, and they all walked into the warmth of the room.
There were four doors each consisting of the Houses Symblol. Unfortunately Hermione saw who she would be sharing a bathroom with. Damn it! Circumstances just seem to keep throwing them together.
The students arrived at Hogwarts the same way they had for years. With much pomp and ceremony.
Stars twinkled in the ceiling as always, but this year instead of candles floating in the air, there were swirling lights of colour. Green, gold, silver, white, red, yellow, blue, and purple.
The first year's looked up in awe as they made their way to the front of the large dinning hall. The older students were already seated at their respected tables. Griffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Ravenclaw.
All the professors sat at the front of the hall a long table dividing them from the students.
Hermione saw, of course, Professor Dumbledor in the middle of all the other Professors, Hagrid to Dumbledor's left and Snape at the end of the table to the right (closest to Slytherin's table).
Hermione's eyes darted towards Malfoy. He was laughing with his friends.
"Quiet please!" Professor McGonagall yelled.
The students quieted almost immediately, except for a few tittering first year's up the front, huddled in a large group.
Professor Dumbledor stood up and gave his yearly speech, and then the sorting began.
"Raymond Sythe," "Slytherin!" the sorting hat yelled.
"Kelima Yavine," "Ravenclaw!"
And so it went until all the first year's were sorted into a house then seated. The Feast began.
After everyone finished eating, Dumbledor called for attention.
"I would like to introduce our Prefects for this year," he said "I will call their names and they'll stand at the front while I give their positions."
"Lyle Crawford," applause sounded from the Ravenclaw table, the rest of the house clapped more sedately.
"Aleena Langley," More applause.
"Hermione Grange and Draco Malfoy." Applause came loudest from those two houses.
"Lyle is Prefect for Ravenclaw." Professor McGonagall explained.
"Aleena Hufflepuff."
"Malfoy Slytherin."
"And Hermione, Griffindor."
McGonagall waited for the applause to die down and then, "Our Head Boy and Girl are Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger."
A Thunder rumbled the plates on all tables.
Draco lead the Slytherin's to their common room.
"Potted weasel." Was Draco's reply when asked for the password.
He showed the first year's where their dormitories were, and left to go back and meet with Professor McGonagall and the other Prefects.
"As you all know," She intoned, "The Prefects have a separate common room and dormitory. Only the dorms are unisex, as the Prefects were chosen because they could be counted on being trustworthy." She glanced at Malfoy as she said this.
"There are four rooms in the dorm and two bathrooms. Each bathroom is connected to two rooms. You will find your possession in you rooms." With that she turned and left them to their own devices. "Please make up a password." Said the portrait of a young lady and young man.
Hermione let the others decide.
"Pothead," Cackled Draco.
"I don't think so Malfoy!" Argued Hermione.
"You two decide." She looked at Lyle and Aleena.
The two discussed it and Lyle said "The new password is Leopard Fire."
The portrait swung open, and they all walked into the warmth of the room.
There were four doors each consisting of the Houses Symblol. Unfortunately Hermione saw who she would be sharing a bathroom with. Damn it! Circumstances just seem to keep throwing them together.