Overlooked Chapter 5
Author's Note: Here's a new chappie! Thank you to everyone who reviewed! I apologize for spelling errors, that is the reason I have a B in English for the moment. sigh Stupid self spell checking. Well R&R! CHEERS!
Professor McGonagall stared at the hat almost hoping for it to yell out, 'JOKIN!' The hat did not. She strode forward beside the hat and faced the four tables of Hogwarts. The staff table was apprehensive and to many of the students they had aged ten years over the past summer. Renwin's eyes darted around and took in the four banners that hung above the tables. She felt like screaming out, 'You've made a mistake, let me go home!'
"Welcome students to Hogwarts before we begin the sorting, we will sort are newest student. She is sixteen years old and this is her first time in the wizarding world. It will be expected that she will feel welcome,' her eyes stopped on the table of green and silver, 'Renwin Morgan,' she declared crisply. Renwin didn't move, she could feel herself get hot, she imagined how pink her ears were. How she detested the way they poked out. She could hear the low whispering echo of the ceiling. She looked briefly at the ceiling and saw the stars wink down at her. She took a small stride towards the hat, she stared at it and sat down and felt the hat slip on to her head. She jumped slightly as she heard soft chuckling inside her head.
"I've been waiting for you my dear. I was wondering how long it would take to find you, how long you would hide. I knew you would come. What am I talking about? Well, you shall find out soon enough. You have come to fulfill your destiny, all shall be understood shortly. Do not worry so much, your heart is pure and your mind strong you will endure all. I will play my small part in this prophesy," the hat trickled in her mind. Renwin's mind was racing, Prophesy? Destiny? It didn't make sense.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat erupted, Renwin's large hazel eyes widened and stood up abruptly and began pulling off the hat, but not without hearing it's final blessing, 'You are the key, help him unlock the door.' She strode towards the table who was cheering the loudest, the table of red, gold and lions. She seated herself across from the girl from the train. She was sitting beside those two boys from the train. They smiled broadly at her and the redheaded one looked as if he was wanting to say something, but stopped as Professor McGonagall began reading names from a long parchment, and the timid first years took their turn on the stool. She watched as she saw the youngsters join the four tables. Gryffindor her own she now knew and the other three; Ravenclaw of blue and ravens, Hufflepuff of yellow and badgers and Slytherian of green, silver and snakes. At last they were sorted and she saw the students turn expectantly towards the staff table. She saw a man of white rise, his beard of snow billowed around him.
"Welcome to Hogwarts students old and new. I will only saw few as so much needs to be said but I will save it for another time. I will only remind upon a few deaf ears that the Forbidden Forest is forbidden hence the name," he smiled, "Now tuck in." Renwin nearly fell over as a banquet appeared before her. The boy with unruly hair leaned over and smiled,
"Don't worry you'll get used to that quickly, and just bout everything else round here in this castle." Renwin flushed and nodded and watched as her new peers began to stuff themselves silly. The redheaded boy was eating at a tremendous rate and only stopped every now and then to drink from his goblet. He stopped noticing her gaze and she averted her eyes quickly. He broke into another goofy grin which she had decided was his trademark.
"Oi, I'm Ron and this is my best mate Harry and this is 'Mione, welcome to 'Ogwarts," he said. Hermione shook her head but smiled. He offered her the jug and she peered in and wrinkled her nose and she looked at the orange juice.
"As this git Ronnie said I'm Hermione, and your Renwin right?" she nodded and waited for more. "We've got one more year of school to go and as you said on the train your in your sixth year too. Do you know how your going to take in five years of classes yet?"
"No not yet it said in the letter Hagrid gave it would be decided when I arrived, so I'm just waiting for now," she finished weakly, mentally kicking herself for sounding like a lost puppy. She looked around realizing that the tables had risen and were making there way out the doors. Her table was standing too and she began to rise. She saw Hagrid cross the hall and he began to speak.
"I knew you'd get in with the good lot Renwin, you take good care of 'er you three. And 'enwin Dumbeldore wants tah see ya in his office, come on now. You three head up to the common room, she'll be up shortly," he smiled. They rose and waved at Renwin and began making their way out the door, she watched them go and then ran to catch up with Hagrid who was already heading out a different door.