Chapter 2- Dumbledore's niece
As they got off the train Hagrid was there to greet the new first years who seemed to get smaller and smaller each year. Suddenly Malfoy pushed past them in a big huff and didn't even make a nasty comment. It had looked like someone had bet him up. Harry thought he had got what he deserved and wished he had done it himself.
They clambered into the threstal pulled carriage and shut the door. Suddenly the door opened. It was Neville Longbottom with a broken leg in a splint. Ron and Harry helped him in and sat him down. He explained that a vampire had coming into Ginny, Dean, Seamus and his compartment. Ginny and the rest managed to get help by running for the door. When he went to leave Malfoy blocked the door. Then the vampire grabbed Neville's leg and broke it. Malfoy got knock out by the vampire and it came over to him and grabbed his neck. Suddenly Kat had save him to by staking the vampire. She could only get his leg into a splint before she heard another scream and she ran off. The gang listened in awe and then they Neville told what happened them.
"And Harry so fancies her don't you Harry?" said Ron. But Harry was not listening; he was busy wondering about why there were vampires on the train in the first place. Were they send by Voltemort to finishes him off before he got to Dumbledore? Or maybe by a death eater or a new unknown force Harry that has not meet yet. Then his mind moved to the thought of Kat. He was now worried about if he had looked like an idiot in front of her. Before he could worry any more the carriage had slowed and stopped. They had arrived at the castle.
Professor McGonagall was waiting to greet them, though she didn't look as cheerful as she had done before. The students paraded into the Great Hall which was decorated in the school's crest and also the crests of the houses; Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Harry looked along the teacher's table and guess who he saw, Lupin. He waved at him and Lupin waved back. The Sorting Hat was brought in and placed on its usual stool and was ready to sing to the school when… Katrina burst through the double doors with such tremendous force that it made everyone in the Great Hall turn around. She said sorry and walk up to the first years. When she walked past Harry to get to the Hat, he had noticed her arm was bleeding and bruised. Finally the Sorting Hat managed to sing its song and had began sorting the first years into their houses. It all went very quickly and then it got to Katrina.
"Katrina Dumbledore," Professor McGonagall read out. A murmur rumbled through the Hall. Ron said to Harry that she must be a relative of Dumbledore. "Thanks for stating the obvious." said Harry. Ron went red and shut up. McGonagall placed it on Kat's head and it seemed ages until the hat cried out "Gryffindor". Katrina went down and sat with Harry, Ron and Hermione on the Gryffindor table. She mouthed hi to and he felt 10 feet tall.
"Before we begin the feast," said Dumbledore. "I have a few notices. The first is that the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds for all years and secondly, that there will a ball in mid May to celebrate the birthday of Hogwarts." Harry and Ron looked at each other in disgust. "Finally, My Niece, Katty…"
Laughter spread through the hall and Katrina whispered to Harry. "Oh No.".
"…is going to be staying here for a year. Unlike she took her N.E.W.Ts in the 2nd year…" The Hall was filled with gasped from the students, teachers and even Harry, Ron and Hermione. Katrina just stared at her place look as if she could eat it. "…She is a sorceress and is here for work experience in Defence Against the dark arts. So she is the new teacher for the seventh year only. For the other years the teacher who will be teaching you is an old colleague of the school. I welcome back Professor Lupin. But, Katrina is still a student so she can still get detentions like you. So now that is let the feast begin." Magically, the food appeared on the tables and everyone began to eat.
The subject of topic on the Gryffindor table was what they had done over the holidays. Seamus Finnegan had gone to Ireland to visit his parents, while Neville had stay at home looking after his plants. Kat was busy eating to notice that her foot was rising up and down Harry's leg. So Harry had to cough loudly, then she noticed. "Oh sorry, I thought it was the table's leg not yours".
"So if you are really a student, how come you are allowed to wear your own clothes?" said Malfoy over the Gryffindor table at Kat.
"Weren't you listening I am also a teacher, so turn around and be quiet." said Kat smartly.
When the feast had ended, Ron and Hermione got up and said "Well time to do the duties again. You think it would be more fun to let the first years find their own ways to the common room," said Ron.
"Ron!" said Hermione pulling him away and they disappeared among a sea of first years.
"You had better show me the away seeing as I am new," said Kat to Harry.
They walked to the common room together, talking about Quidditch. Now that Harry was the Quidditch captain, he was looking for new chasers to be on the team because Angelina Johnson and the chasers had now left. Kat offered her services as a chaser as that was her position at her old school. Harry said thanks, now at least he has to find only two more. They had reached the portrait of the Fat lady. None of them knew the password and were about to give up when Ginny Weasley pushed past and said "Puffskin". Then the portrait swung open and Ginny, Harry and Katrina went through. They found Hermione and Ron had already collapsed on two armchairs.
"Bloody hell, I am sure first years are becoming more stupider. 'Where to I sleep' and 'I have lost my cat' are a few of the complains." moaned Ron.
"I do agree with Ron, even though I shouldn't. They are quite immature for their age. One of them sleeps with a cuddle toy, how juvenile." said Hermione.
"Hey, I sleep with a cuddle toy. He is called Mr Biggles and he sings. Does that make me immature and juvenile." stated Kat.
"No umm I might to bed now, Oh Kat you are sleeping in my dorm room. Ok" mumbled Hermione.
"Ok, I will be up in a minute," said Kat. With that Hermione said goodnight and went up the stairs.
"Sorry about her she is always putting her foot in it." said Harry.
"That's ok, well I had better go to bed. Big day tomorrow, bye cutie." said Kat and she to went upstairs.
"I think she fancies you there Harry. I think it won't be a boring year this year." said Ron as they climbed into their beds in their dorm room. Harry was smiling until he closed his eyes where then he started to smile in his dreams.
As they got off the train Hagrid was there to greet the new first years who seemed to get smaller and smaller each year. Suddenly Malfoy pushed past them in a big huff and didn't even make a nasty comment. It had looked like someone had bet him up. Harry thought he had got what he deserved and wished he had done it himself.
They clambered into the threstal pulled carriage and shut the door. Suddenly the door opened. It was Neville Longbottom with a broken leg in a splint. Ron and Harry helped him in and sat him down. He explained that a vampire had coming into Ginny, Dean, Seamus and his compartment. Ginny and the rest managed to get help by running for the door. When he went to leave Malfoy blocked the door. Then the vampire grabbed Neville's leg and broke it. Malfoy got knock out by the vampire and it came over to him and grabbed his neck. Suddenly Kat had save him to by staking the vampire. She could only get his leg into a splint before she heard another scream and she ran off. The gang listened in awe and then they Neville told what happened them.
"And Harry so fancies her don't you Harry?" said Ron. But Harry was not listening; he was busy wondering about why there were vampires on the train in the first place. Were they send by Voltemort to finishes him off before he got to Dumbledore? Or maybe by a death eater or a new unknown force Harry that has not meet yet. Then his mind moved to the thought of Kat. He was now worried about if he had looked like an idiot in front of her. Before he could worry any more the carriage had slowed and stopped. They had arrived at the castle.
Professor McGonagall was waiting to greet them, though she didn't look as cheerful as she had done before. The students paraded into the Great Hall which was decorated in the school's crest and also the crests of the houses; Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Harry looked along the teacher's table and guess who he saw, Lupin. He waved at him and Lupin waved back. The Sorting Hat was brought in and placed on its usual stool and was ready to sing to the school when… Katrina burst through the double doors with such tremendous force that it made everyone in the Great Hall turn around. She said sorry and walk up to the first years. When she walked past Harry to get to the Hat, he had noticed her arm was bleeding and bruised. Finally the Sorting Hat managed to sing its song and had began sorting the first years into their houses. It all went very quickly and then it got to Katrina.
"Katrina Dumbledore," Professor McGonagall read out. A murmur rumbled through the Hall. Ron said to Harry that she must be a relative of Dumbledore. "Thanks for stating the obvious." said Harry. Ron went red and shut up. McGonagall placed it on Kat's head and it seemed ages until the hat cried out "Gryffindor". Katrina went down and sat with Harry, Ron and Hermione on the Gryffindor table. She mouthed hi to and he felt 10 feet tall.
"Before we begin the feast," said Dumbledore. "I have a few notices. The first is that the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds for all years and secondly, that there will a ball in mid May to celebrate the birthday of Hogwarts." Harry and Ron looked at each other in disgust. "Finally, My Niece, Katty…"
Laughter spread through the hall and Katrina whispered to Harry. "Oh No.".
"…is going to be staying here for a year. Unlike she took her N.E.W.Ts in the 2nd year…" The Hall was filled with gasped from the students, teachers and even Harry, Ron and Hermione. Katrina just stared at her place look as if she could eat it. "…She is a sorceress and is here for work experience in Defence Against the dark arts. So she is the new teacher for the seventh year only. For the other years the teacher who will be teaching you is an old colleague of the school. I welcome back Professor Lupin. But, Katrina is still a student so she can still get detentions like you. So now that is let the feast begin." Magically, the food appeared on the tables and everyone began to eat.
The subject of topic on the Gryffindor table was what they had done over the holidays. Seamus Finnegan had gone to Ireland to visit his parents, while Neville had stay at home looking after his plants. Kat was busy eating to notice that her foot was rising up and down Harry's leg. So Harry had to cough loudly, then she noticed. "Oh sorry, I thought it was the table's leg not yours".
"So if you are really a student, how come you are allowed to wear your own clothes?" said Malfoy over the Gryffindor table at Kat.
"Weren't you listening I am also a teacher, so turn around and be quiet." said Kat smartly.
When the feast had ended, Ron and Hermione got up and said "Well time to do the duties again. You think it would be more fun to let the first years find their own ways to the common room," said Ron.
"Ron!" said Hermione pulling him away and they disappeared among a sea of first years.
"You had better show me the away seeing as I am new," said Kat to Harry.
They walked to the common room together, talking about Quidditch. Now that Harry was the Quidditch captain, he was looking for new chasers to be on the team because Angelina Johnson and the chasers had now left. Kat offered her services as a chaser as that was her position at her old school. Harry said thanks, now at least he has to find only two more. They had reached the portrait of the Fat lady. None of them knew the password and were about to give up when Ginny Weasley pushed past and said "Puffskin". Then the portrait swung open and Ginny, Harry and Katrina went through. They found Hermione and Ron had already collapsed on two armchairs.
"Bloody hell, I am sure first years are becoming more stupider. 'Where to I sleep' and 'I have lost my cat' are a few of the complains." moaned Ron.
"I do agree with Ron, even though I shouldn't. They are quite immature for their age. One of them sleeps with a cuddle toy, how juvenile." said Hermione.
"Hey, I sleep with a cuddle toy. He is called Mr Biggles and he sings. Does that make me immature and juvenile." stated Kat.
"No umm I might to bed now, Oh Kat you are sleeping in my dorm room. Ok" mumbled Hermione.
"Ok, I will be up in a minute," said Kat. With that Hermione said goodnight and went up the stairs.
"Sorry about her she is always putting her foot in it." said Harry.
"That's ok, well I had better go to bed. Big day tomorrow, bye cutie." said Kat and she to went upstairs.
"I think she fancies you there Harry. I think it won't be a boring year this year." said Ron as they climbed into their beds in their dorm room. Harry was smiling until he closed his eyes where then he started to smile in his dreams.