Ch. 2 The Train
Bethany awoke the next morning with a feeling that someone was watching her. She opened her eyes and there were two pink blurbs looking down on her. She blinked and her eyes focused and realized it was her brother and Ben. She screamed and then realized again that it was her brother and then she calmed down.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked in a sharp tone.
"School today!" they yelled and ran out of the room.
Ruth had woken up when Bethany screamed and she said, "Just think, we're going to be stuck with them for the next 4 years. Every single day."
They sighed and got ready for their train ride to school. They grabbed their bags which they had packed the night before, and hauled them down the stairs. They got into the Chattock family's car and drove to King's Cross Station.
When they got there Mrs. Chattock kissed them all goodbye, and the clambered onto the train. Caleb and Ben went into one cabin with their things and Bethany and Ruby went into another cabin and met their friends again.
"Hey Patrick! Hey Kiara!" said Bethany happily as she put her owl Fivel onto a shelf above their heads and her bags underneath the seats.
"Hello!" they said back to her. She and Ruby sat down and a few seconds later, the train began to move. They looked out the window and saw Mrs. and Mr. Chattock waving back at them. They smiled and sat back down in their seats.
"First years for my brother and Caleb." said Ruby solemnly.
"It can't be that bad." said Patrick sympathetically. "My brother wasn't that upset when it was my turn to come to Hogwarts and he was there."
"I actually can't wait to see what houses they are in!" said Bethany.
Just then, the cabin door opened and there stood Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Bethany's eyes opened wide and everyone in the cabin looked at her.
"Can we sit here? All the other cabi---" Harry said, but he was cut off by Bethany.
"YES!" she said, then she continued, "I- - - I mean you can sit here if you want. We can make room." and she blushed.
"They all squished into the compartment and Bethany pushed Kiara away so that Harry could sit next to her. Kiara gave her a nasty look but Patrick nudged her with his elbow and he gave her a nasty look.
They talked about the sorting ceremony and the start of classes that would soon come. They talked so long, the time flew by and before they knew it, the train slammed to a stop and they got up. Bethany grabbed Fivel's cage, Kiara and Ruby scooped up their cats Panda and Punthali.
When they got off the train, they got right back onto the carriages that took them to the boats, which took them to the castle. Once they had finally got to the castle, they went into the great hall and sat down at the dinner tables.
Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were already sitting at the end of the table, noticed they had walked in and they jumped up immediately, their eyes sparkling.
"Bethany, Kiara, Ruby!" they shouted and ran over to them. "Hullo!" They grabbed them in humongous hugs that knocked the wind out of them.
"Hullo, George." said Bethany as she pried his arms off of her. They all started laughing.
"Students, students! I would like everyone's attention please." Professor McGonnagle. "We are about to start the sorting ceremony. Please, everyone sit down." All the students sat down in unison.
The first years came storming into the great hall and a hush fell over the hall as they walked up to the steps where the sorting hat was layed.
"It's a simple process really," Mcgonnagle told the new students, "you sit on this stool and put the sorting hat on your head and wait to hear what it says."
She started to call out the names of the students. "Ben Chattock." Bethany heard a squeal of excitement from Ruby and Ben walked up to the stool and sat down. The sorting hat began to speak.
"Hmmm. you've got enough brains to be in Ravenclaw, but I think you're more of a. Gryffindor!" The Gryffindor table cheered as Ben ran down the steps, tripped, blushed, and sat down.
"Caleb Sipple." Bethany smiled as her brother walked past her table. She gave him a thumbs up sign and he gave her a weak smile and he stepped up to the stool and sat down. The sorting hat began to talk again.
"Hmmm. you're much like your sister in many ways." Everyone at the table looked at Bethany, "therefore, you are a Gryffindor!" Once again, the Gryffindor table erupted in cheers and clapping as Caleb ran down to them beaming and sat down next to his sister.
"Molly Donovan." said Mcgonnagle. Just then, a pudgy little girl pushed her way through the crowd and strutted up to the stool and sat down.
"No need to think about this one." Said the sorting hat. "Slytherin!" it shouted and the Slytherin table began to cheer and clap while the Gryffindor table and some people at the other tables gave nasty looks towards the Slytherins.
"Ew, that's Donovan's sister." said Bethany. "Now there's another one of them here."
Patrick turned around from the Hufflepuff table to talk to them. "I'm sure he's saying the same thing about you and your brother." Patrick pointed out and everyone around him gave him a horrible look that told him he shouldn't have said that.
They finished the rest of the sorting and Professor Dumbledore said some wanted to say somethings.
"I will expect this year will be full of fun and learning. I would like you all to know that we will be having a back-to-school ball on the first of October. I should hope to see you all there."
He smiled and then clapped his hands. Tray after tray the table filled with magnificent food of all kinds. The kids ate greedily and talked and laughed with their mouths full and stuff their mouths with anything that was there until they could eat no more. When they were all finished, the trays disappeared and the prefects took the first years up to the common rooms. Caleb made sure to stay near Ben and Bethany until they got to the common rooms.
When they got there, all the first years gawked at the great furniture and the beauty of the room.
They stayed up talking until 2 in the morning when Professor Mcgonnagle came in and scolded them for being up so late. They all went to bed and Bethany fell asleep thinking about the ball that was going to be held in exactly a month from that night.
Bethany awoke the next morning with a feeling that someone was watching her. She opened her eyes and there were two pink blurbs looking down on her. She blinked and her eyes focused and realized it was her brother and Ben. She screamed and then realized again that it was her brother and then she calmed down.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked in a sharp tone.
"School today!" they yelled and ran out of the room.
Ruth had woken up when Bethany screamed and she said, "Just think, we're going to be stuck with them for the next 4 years. Every single day."
They sighed and got ready for their train ride to school. They grabbed their bags which they had packed the night before, and hauled them down the stairs. They got into the Chattock family's car and drove to King's Cross Station.
When they got there Mrs. Chattock kissed them all goodbye, and the clambered onto the train. Caleb and Ben went into one cabin with their things and Bethany and Ruby went into another cabin and met their friends again.
"Hey Patrick! Hey Kiara!" said Bethany happily as she put her owl Fivel onto a shelf above their heads and her bags underneath the seats.
"Hello!" they said back to her. She and Ruby sat down and a few seconds later, the train began to move. They looked out the window and saw Mrs. and Mr. Chattock waving back at them. They smiled and sat back down in their seats.
"First years for my brother and Caleb." said Ruby solemnly.
"It can't be that bad." said Patrick sympathetically. "My brother wasn't that upset when it was my turn to come to Hogwarts and he was there."
"I actually can't wait to see what houses they are in!" said Bethany.
Just then, the cabin door opened and there stood Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Bethany's eyes opened wide and everyone in the cabin looked at her.
"Can we sit here? All the other cabi---" Harry said, but he was cut off by Bethany.
"YES!" she said, then she continued, "I- - - I mean you can sit here if you want. We can make room." and she blushed.
"They all squished into the compartment and Bethany pushed Kiara away so that Harry could sit next to her. Kiara gave her a nasty look but Patrick nudged her with his elbow and he gave her a nasty look.
They talked about the sorting ceremony and the start of classes that would soon come. They talked so long, the time flew by and before they knew it, the train slammed to a stop and they got up. Bethany grabbed Fivel's cage, Kiara and Ruby scooped up their cats Panda and Punthali.
When they got off the train, they got right back onto the carriages that took them to the boats, which took them to the castle. Once they had finally got to the castle, they went into the great hall and sat down at the dinner tables.
Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were already sitting at the end of the table, noticed they had walked in and they jumped up immediately, their eyes sparkling.
"Bethany, Kiara, Ruby!" they shouted and ran over to them. "Hullo!" They grabbed them in humongous hugs that knocked the wind out of them.
"Hullo, George." said Bethany as she pried his arms off of her. They all started laughing.
"Students, students! I would like everyone's attention please." Professor McGonnagle. "We are about to start the sorting ceremony. Please, everyone sit down." All the students sat down in unison.
The first years came storming into the great hall and a hush fell over the hall as they walked up to the steps where the sorting hat was layed.
"It's a simple process really," Mcgonnagle told the new students, "you sit on this stool and put the sorting hat on your head and wait to hear what it says."
She started to call out the names of the students. "Ben Chattock." Bethany heard a squeal of excitement from Ruby and Ben walked up to the stool and sat down. The sorting hat began to speak.
"Hmmm. you've got enough brains to be in Ravenclaw, but I think you're more of a. Gryffindor!" The Gryffindor table cheered as Ben ran down the steps, tripped, blushed, and sat down.
"Caleb Sipple." Bethany smiled as her brother walked past her table. She gave him a thumbs up sign and he gave her a weak smile and he stepped up to the stool and sat down. The sorting hat began to talk again.
"Hmmm. you're much like your sister in many ways." Everyone at the table looked at Bethany, "therefore, you are a Gryffindor!" Once again, the Gryffindor table erupted in cheers and clapping as Caleb ran down to them beaming and sat down next to his sister.
"Molly Donovan." said Mcgonnagle. Just then, a pudgy little girl pushed her way through the crowd and strutted up to the stool and sat down.
"No need to think about this one." Said the sorting hat. "Slytherin!" it shouted and the Slytherin table began to cheer and clap while the Gryffindor table and some people at the other tables gave nasty looks towards the Slytherins.
"Ew, that's Donovan's sister." said Bethany. "Now there's another one of them here."
Patrick turned around from the Hufflepuff table to talk to them. "I'm sure he's saying the same thing about you and your brother." Patrick pointed out and everyone around him gave him a horrible look that told him he shouldn't have said that.
They finished the rest of the sorting and Professor Dumbledore said some wanted to say somethings.
"I will expect this year will be full of fun and learning. I would like you all to know that we will be having a back-to-school ball on the first of October. I should hope to see you all there."
He smiled and then clapped his hands. Tray after tray the table filled with magnificent food of all kinds. The kids ate greedily and talked and laughed with their mouths full and stuff their mouths with anything that was there until they could eat no more. When they were all finished, the trays disappeared and the prefects took the first years up to the common rooms. Caleb made sure to stay near Ben and Bethany until they got to the common rooms.
When they got there, all the first years gawked at the great furniture and the beauty of the room.
They stayed up talking until 2 in the morning when Professor Mcgonnagle came in and scolded them for being up so late. They all went to bed and Bethany fell asleep thinking about the ball that was going to be held in exactly a month from that night.