A/N: Okay, like I said last chapter, I'm going to try and not make Freya a Mary-Sue, but it will be hard (what with her family all being firmly Gryffindor, and her being a Slytherin, which is the perfect set up for one form of Mary-Sue). And even if she is, it'll be a very unconventional one. I swear it. She won't be perfect looking (hard as it will be to write, due to what I've got planned), she won't be the smartest (not dumb, great at some subjects terrible at a lot) and there will be some flaws in her personality (can you say 'temper tantrums'?). If that's not an unconventional Mary-Sue (if a Mary-Sue at all) I don't know what is.
Disclaimer: Me? Own Harry Potter? I'm flattered, but he belongs to God- err, JK Rowling. I only own Freya.
Chapter 5
As Virginia Weasley was sorted Dumbledore stood up.
"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts," he said, looking around the hall. "Now before the feast I have an announcement to make. As you all know through some strange event-"
Ben, Blaise and Draco grinned at each other her. They each knew that Dumbledore was trying to keep panic to a minimum by not telling the school the whole truth, which was probably wise, as they knew the school had a slight tendency to over-react.
"The Dark Lord Grindelwald returned. It is due to this the staff urges all of you to stay inside the grounds, no matter what. Now, without further ado, it's time to eat."
The food appeared magically on the table in front of them, and chatter immediately broke out. Ben took this opportunity to get a better look at Freya.
She had mid-length red hair, brown eyes and was about average height and weight (A/N: I don't think that's Mary-Sue like) and had several spots on her face.
"What are you staring at?" she asked fiercely, scowling at Ben.
"I'm not too sure. I would say a Weasley, but they're all over at the Gryffindor table," smirked Ben, knowing he had got to her.
Freya growled, and glared at him, probably wishing she knew how to blow him up, though she didn't say anything.
Ben turned his attention to his food, assuring himself that he had just annoyed a Weasley, no one else. She was just a Weasley.
A/N: Yes, yes, I know! Incredibly short chapter, but do you have any idea how hard it is to write an original female character that's going to be relatively important (and so far I've only hinted as to part of the reason, not all) but at the same time not trying to make them a Mary-Sue? Sheesh! It's near impossible! And to be honest, I had to retort to using a guide to Mary-Sues (XNemesis's one, I suggest you read it. It's on my favourite stories list) so she didn't turn out like one! And if Freya seems like one, please let me know! I'm totally against the majority of Mary-Sues, unless they're like that for humour purposes. Anyway, I'm rambling (and trying to make the update seem longer) so I'll just get to the review response (yes, I mean it to be singular).
Solaris Isa: Thank you, but putting Freya in was a spur of the moment thing (just like the rest of my writing) when my internet was down. And yes, the more I think about it, the funnier (both ironically funny, and funny funny) it seems.
