~*~ I'm so sorry to the mean person who yelled at poor little me for 'dissing' Malfoy.  Hey don't get me wrong he is a really cool character! It's just that my brain ran away from me while I was writing! It came back though!!! And I really wanted to punch someone!!!!!! I promise I'll make it up to you though!!!!!!!! Hehehehehe!!!!!

(Melanie's POV)

As the carriage bumped up the road to Hogwarts, I was jumping up and down in her seat in excitement, humming a popular muggle song.  Meanwhile Hermione was reminding Harry and Ron of 'the plan' "so, we go straight to Dumbledore as soon as we get to school, alright?" they nodded and sat wordlessly waiting for their arrival back at school.  Harry especially seemed relieved to be back there.  His summer had probably not been easy. Worse than that it had probably been absolute HELL!!!!!!! And I thought my family life was hard. I had a huge grin plastered on my face, which grew as more time passed.

The carriages eventually stopped and Harry threw open the door and jumped out, I walked to the door then tripped and fell out of the carriage and landed on the ground.  I sat there a moment staring up at the huge castle with wide brown eyes.  "Wow!!" I exclaimed jumping up off the ground like a monkey.

  "Let's go find professor D!!" I called over her shoulder as I started hopping up the front steps to the door and started skipping through The Entrance Hall.  Harry, Ron and Hermione caught up with me and asked, "Do you even know where Professor Dumbledore's office is??" I stopped skipping, "not really…" I admitted. 

I allowed myself to be led through the corridors, up the stairs and through various rooms, amusing myself by having quick conversations with the paintings they passed.  The came to a stop outside an ugly looking gargoyle, "Geez," I thought, "even I never thought it was this ugly!" Harry was about to open his mouth to say the password when he realised he didn't know it.

He was about to start listing off all the names of candy he could think of when the gargoyle sprang to life and jumped out of the way leaving an opening which revealed a very happy looking Professor Dumbledore, "morning sir," they coursed.  "Ahh Harry, Ron and Hermione, to what do I have the pleasure of this visit?? Why my dear I do believe we have never met before?" Dumbledore said, noticing me staring open mouthed at him.  "Wow!" I said amazed, "your beards even longer than she said!!!" It was true, Dumbledore's beard reached down to his knees instead of being tucked neatly into his belt; his eyes however were the same twinkling blue as described.  "I think we should go inside my office for a quick little chat, the first years will be delayed quite a bit I'm afraid.  There's a storm coming in quickly" he led our little group up the winding staircase and into the gorgeous round room.

I drew my breath in sharply, this was even more magical than even I could ever have imagined. The very air sparkled in a magical way, and there were little lights all over the place, which I realised, were fairies. I stood there amazed for a moment, until Ron pushed me towards one of the golden chairs, in front of a huge oak desk. I sat down in it, and looked expectantly at Dumbledore who just looked back at me just as expectantly, when he didn't say anything, I blurted out, "you have a gorgeous room Professor D!!! Its sooooooo pretty!!! Oh! Wow!! Fawkes looks even better then I've ever imagined!!!!!"

I bounced over to the bird, and started petting him, "you know Professor D? You're so lucky to have a place like Hogwarts I mean J.K.R makes it sound so magical you just have to believe every word of it!! And then I actually come here and find out that it was all true!!!! I mean I'd always believed in magic and stuff like that, but Hannah was always trying to convince me that it wasn't real! She gave up after a while though; she said I could believe whatever I wanted to." I continued stroking Fawkes' beak, "Hannah's my best friend you know." I told him before turning around and skipping to Dumbledore's desk holding out my hand, "I'm Melanie Robinson." I said grinning at the amused look on the Headmaster's face.

"Well Miss Robinson would you please enlighten us on how you came to grace us with your lively presence?"  I hesitated glancing side long at Harry, Ron and Hermione who until now had sat wordlessly, "I think we should go don't you Ron, Harry?" Hermione said meaningfully pulling Harry out of his chair and towards the door, Ron followed after bidding the Headmaster and me farewell; they exited and made their way down to the Great Hall talking. 

"It probably doesn't matter if they were here at all Professor D, but I just though until you had heard my story… well lets just say J.K.R made you a very mysterious person and I figured you would know what to do." The Headmaster nodded his eyes twinkling, "tell me about this J.K.R" he prodded.  "Oh J.K.R is the most brilliant, wonderful, exciting, amazing, intelligent, original, terrific…" "I think I get your point Miss Robinson, please continue with your story," Dumbledore interrupted.  "Oh, sorry sir, didn't realise I was blabbing again, and by the way it's Melanie or Mel not Miss Robinson, please, the only person who calls me that is my Aunt Laura and well… we don' get along very well to put it nicely, actually I don't get along with anyone in my family, closest thing to a real mum would be Hannah's mother."

I took a breath, "alright, Melanie, continue," He prodded again, "Well J.K.R is a writer, and she wrote this series of books and the whole world is totally in love with them, and I just found out at 11:00 this morning that this series is not just a set of books, but a reality and I still don't believe that I'm really here, see look at the bruise I gave myself from pinching myself to make sure all this was really happening to me."

I showed Dumbledore my arm and sure enough there was a huge bruise just below my elbow. "Anyway, This series of books tells the entire story of Harry Potter's life at Hogwarts including massive detail.  It starts off with 'The Philosophers' stone' then 'chamber of secrets' then 'Prisoner of Azkaban' then finishes off with 'The Goblet of Fire' the fifth one should come out sometime soon, which is kinda funny since its only the start of his 5th year.  Anyway Professor I have a question for you as well, how did I get onto the platform if I'm a muggle and the barrier has muggle repelling charms on it?"

I focused a questioning gaze on the Headmaster and awaited his answer,  "well Melanie, before I answer your question I must ask you if you have this book on you?" "No," I answered straight away, " I didn't have anything but my wallet on me when I err, fell into the plane, and if you don't mind me saying, I'm not sure if you really should read it anyways, it has a lot of Harry's private thoughts and things in there, including what he saw in the Mirror of Erised, I'm pretty sure all the stories in there are real though, from what I gathered on the train, what with Sirius being there and all I figured dear old Voldie has been pretty bad lately."

I watched the merry looking Headmaster carefully during my speech, wondering briefly how he would take being ordered around by a muggle when he exclaimed, "Sirius? What the hell was he doing on the plane? If he…" "Professor!!" I yelled, shocked at his outburst, "you do know he's innocent don't you??" I was so confused, had the fabulous J.K.R messed up the story? " Oh, Of course I know Sirius is innocent, but HE is supposed to be in hiding at Remus Lupin's place, not here at Hogwarts, where is he hiding??" "Shrieking Shack" I answered in a small voice.

"Thank you Melanie, now I think we had better discuss you current situation, now if I'm not mistaken, your parents have gone on a holiday for awhile?" I was shocked. "Yes… how did you…." I trailed off, "never mind that now, your friend Hannah, is she trustworthy?" Dubledore asked.  "Hell yeah!!" I exclaimed, "she is like my sister, she would never tell anyone, I take it I will be 'staying' at her place until my parents come back?" I grinned cheekily, Dumbledore chuckled, "very witty girl, just like her mother…" he mumbled to himself, "yes, you are very welcome to stay here, I feel you have 'found' your way here because you are needed here for something, something very important, you will find Miss Robinson…" "Melanie!" "Very well, Melanie you will find that things in the magical world rarely ever happen for no reason…" I interrupted him, "The Power's that Be??" Dumbledore nodded, "you will find out in time what it is you are meant to do, now we shall sort you at the welcoming feast with the first years, you are 15 are you not? Then you shall be in fifth year, what shall we do about a wand? Hmmmm… I do have an old one from a former student who passed it to me just in case," he rummaged through his desk and pulled out a shining wand, he handed it to me and I felt a warmth surge through me and a rainbow shot out of the end, "I have a wand! I have a wand!" I sang joyfully, Professor D laughed as he transfigured me some school robes which I sat on my lap, "you will find a pair of pyjamas on your bed, in the dormitory of the house, in which you are sorted," "ta, sir!"  "Now Melanie, about classes, you may join in if you wish but you will be quite behind and it may be hard for you so you will not take part in exams or homework unless you really want to… now let us go to the feast."

He got up and led me (dancing with joy behind him) down to where the first years were waiting to be sorted, and with them stood a stern looking lady, a lady that looked like someone that you shouldn't get on the bad side of, someone who looked suspiciously like… "Minnie!!!" I cried joyfully bouncing over to the astonished teacher, "Oh God," Professor Minerva McGonagall looked utterly amazed at seeing me, I wasn't surprised at this, seeing I was still wearing my muggle clothing, jeans and a pink tank top, what I was surprised at were her next words, "Albus, is this who I think it is?" he nodded, "oh, dear!" Minnie looked faint, "not another one!" I was confused, "What do you mean 'not another one'?" I asked. 

A look was exchanged between Professor D and Minnie, It was meant to be so I couldn't see it, but since I could tell they weren't going to tell me anything, I left and started chatting to the nervous first years, I wasn't nervous, after all I already how I was going to be sorted, so after I put on the robes Dumbledore gave me, I amused myself by making up terrifying stories of gruesome battles which would sort us into our houses, I noticed Professor D and Minnie having a mini conference in the corner, before Dumbledore went in the Great hall and Minnie came over to lead us to get sorted, I followed her, walking at the back of the group, ready for the magical sight I was about to see, or I thought I was ready for it, when I entered the room I felt my jaw drop and my eyes fly open,

"Wow!!" I cried, people laughed, I spotted Harry, Ron and Hermione sitting at the Gryffindor table, I waved joyfully at them, hopefully I would get into their house, I skipped up to join the first years, as they were getting sorted I looked up at the 'sky' Dumbledore was right I noted, there was a huge storm, it was raining and huge streaks of lightening flashed across the roof, I watched it mesmerised, I absolutely love storms! "Melanie Robinson!! Get over here and put this hat on now!!" Minnie's angry voice yelled, 'whoa' I thought, the sorting had almost finished, as I skipped up to the stool I wondered briefly how long Minnie had been calling my name. 

I sat the dirty old hat on my head and it fell past my ears blocking my view of the hall.  'Hello,' I thought, "Hello," the hat spoke in my ear, 'how are you?' I asked the voice, "very well thanks!" the hat answered, "do you know you are the second person to ask me that in my whole life as sorting hat!" 'really! Who was the first?' the hat chuckled, but didn't answer me 'where are you going to put me??' I asked the hat "where you belong" the hat answered vaguely, 'which is where?' I asked it impatiently, "Gee, touchy, touchy," the hat chuckled again, "you, are all the same you lot aren't you? Oh well Gryffindor could do with another like you, it will be just like before…" I was about to ask the hat what it was talking about when it yelled

"GRYFFINDOR!!!"

I pulled the hat off my head and handed it to Minnie who I swear was trying so hard not to smile it looked like her face was in a tug-o-war, trying not to laugh, I made my way to the seat Ron had saved for me, when I got there I promptly burst into silient giggles, clutching hard at my chair so I didn't fall off, the people sitting nearby stared at me in shock, I calmed down enough to ask Ron how long Minnie had called my name, "oh, she called you about 10 times before she yelled, hang on did u just call her Minnie?!?!"

I was about to answer when Professor D stood up to make his announcements, but I didn't listen to them, instead I was staring expectantly into my plate, willing food to appear in it, I was starved, I couldn't remember the last time I had a huge feast like I knew I was about to, as soon as the dishes were filled with food I attacked them, piling food onto my plate, shoving it into my mouth, after five minutes, I stopped for a breath, I looked up, seeing everyone staring at me, I snapped "never seen anyone eat before?" most of them went back to their food, however, one boy replied, "not like that" he said, "and especially not a girl!" the boy next to him added, I glared at them angrily, then realised who they were, they looked exactly the same, 'Fred and George' I reminded myself, I realised I was still glaring and my face relaxed into a huge grin. 

"Oh really?" I asked, they nodded, "then I guess you've also never seen a girl do this," I flung a spoonful of mashed potatoes at the one sitting on the left, (I couldn't tell them apart!) They both looked at me shocked, then retaliated, soon the whole of Gryffindor had joined into the fight, food being flung all over the place, "Melanie Robinson! Fred and George Weasely!" Minnie yelled stomping over to the table, I put on an innocent face and looked up at her, "yes Minnie?" I asked her; Minnie's face went from angry to majorly pissed off in seconds, "don't call me Minnie! Detention to all three of you for starting this, and 20 points off Gryffindor! Now get to bed! All of you! Shoo!" she waved her wand, so all the food flew into a bucket she was holding, then she stormed back up to the Head table. I looked at the twins sitting opposite me and burst into giggles, they grinned identical grins back at me and started laughing as well.

When all three of us had calmed down, I stood up and allowed Ron to lead me to the Fat Lady, and when we reached I said, "hey! How are you?" "Just fine dearie, just fine. My, don't you look familiar… almost like… nah! Password please?" I looked at Ron. He shrugged.  "Honestly!" Hermione tutted, coming up from behind us. "The passwords 'Humming Bird'" the Fat Lady swung forward revealing a cosy looking room adorned in scarlet and gold, for the second time that day I felt my jaw fall to the ground, "Melanie! Come on!" Hermione called impatiently, pulling me into the Common room, apparently all her bad feelings about me had evaporated, since I was sorted into Gryffindor.  We said goodnight to the boys and headed up the stairs to the dormitory.

I walked over to a spare four poster bed covered in Scarlet and gold coverings and pillows, I pulled my new wand out of my pocket laid it on the dresser, found the pyjamas that Professor D had promised and collapsed on the bed, I thought about what the sorting hat and Minnie had said, 'what did they mean, not another one?' I asked myself. Obviously I didn't give myself any answers, so I lay awake a while thinking before I fell asleep.   

~*~ Here we go again! I thought Melanie seemed like a girl that Fred and George would get along with so I had to add them in!! this is starting to get a bit to predictable for me, but I suppose that's alright since I know what's going to happen anyway, tell me if you think its getting too ummmmm…. Whats the word???? Oh well just tell me if it gets too bad!!!!! I'm having fun writing it though, and I guess that's what counts most!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See yas!!!!!!