The hall was crowded with new first years exitedly talking about 'the
tourtures to choose the house.' The lofty second years proud that they had
matured so much walked past smugly and the sixth years with whom our
friends were to be staying were rapidly making introductions and wild
guesses as to which houses the first years would be placed in. With
fingers crossed that friends would all be together they entered the Great
Hall.
Instantly gasps of amazement came forth as the newcomers stared up in amazement at the floating candles in the starry ceiling. The tables were laid with silver and gold plates and cutlery. Susan opened her notebook and moving to the corner trying to be unconspicuous, began to sketch it, the ceiling almost seemed to see what she was doing and appeared to change shape rapidly. Tugging on her arm they pulled her away and sat down with the first years waiting for their formal introduction to the school. The sorting hat opened up and smiled down at the nervous first years, the hat began to sing. It's voice sounded clear and fresh and everyone in the hall heard every word he, (or she) sang. Trying not to be biased, they only clapped a few times when people were chosen in to Gryfindor. Finaly Dumbledore stood up, "I know you are all very hungry and waiting for the feast, but I have just a few things I would like to say first. This year we are very fortunate to be reciving somone very special." At this the new children looked at each other wondering which of them Dumbledore thought was most important, until he continued, "Our new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher -Proffeser Crutes." Every head wandered along the staff table untill it came to the woman he indicated. A tall witch in electric blue robes stood up. Her long black hair had been braided into dreadlocks, and there was one thick blue streak at the left hand side of her hair, "Yo People!" she said raising her right hand up in a casual salute.
"Now then," inturrupted Dumbledore, because everyone was already forming an opinion about Proffeser Crute, "We also have some new pupils who received a huge, unusual stream of magic last year. They are capable of becoming very great witches and wizards and will be staying with us for a while. Would you please come to the front?"
As they stepped forward nervously trying to avoid the sneering glare of Malfoy and his Cronies, they were startled to see the girl who had tripped up Malfoy stand up with them. On the stage Dumbledore introduced them all, "Susan, Vixie Pixie, Gemma, Ruth, Amanda, Jezebel Smith and." he loked along the line, "Was there not one other? I was expecting seven." "Oh yes!" said Amanda, "There is Sophia as well, but we think she missed the Hogwarts Express."
"Huh!" murmered Ruth, "Knowing Sophia she just wants to make a grand entrance."
She spoke too soon. In the centre of the Great Hall a large black box appeared. It had a gold roibbon along the top and cast shadows in the wrong shape around all sides. In a loud thunderclap it exploded, the sides falling flat in a mist of orange smoke. Standing in the middle it revealed a girl with light auban hair and new hogwarts robes on. She wore a hoody round her waste and bracelets all the way up her wrists, which did not really match the uniform. Then seeing how many people were watching her she yelled, "YO! I is Sophia!"
Her friends on stage turned round with hands over faces pretending never to have seen her before. Except for Vixie who came out with, "Sophia! You made it!!!!!" She looked around. The Slytherins were in fits of giggles and Malfoy looked like he was wetting himself, (he probably was) the Gryfindors were loking blankly at Sophia except for Colin Creevy who was looking at Sophia and Susan trying to decide which scored higher in his private 'drop dead gorgeous' rankings.
"Hurumph," coughed Snape, "I think perhaps now would be a good time to sort them," he said icily.
"Ah! Yes indeed. Amanda I think is first"
Instantly gasps of amazement came forth as the newcomers stared up in amazement at the floating candles in the starry ceiling. The tables were laid with silver and gold plates and cutlery. Susan opened her notebook and moving to the corner trying to be unconspicuous, began to sketch it, the ceiling almost seemed to see what she was doing and appeared to change shape rapidly. Tugging on her arm they pulled her away and sat down with the first years waiting for their formal introduction to the school. The sorting hat opened up and smiled down at the nervous first years, the hat began to sing. It's voice sounded clear and fresh and everyone in the hall heard every word he, (or she) sang. Trying not to be biased, they only clapped a few times when people were chosen in to Gryfindor. Finaly Dumbledore stood up, "I know you are all very hungry and waiting for the feast, but I have just a few things I would like to say first. This year we are very fortunate to be reciving somone very special." At this the new children looked at each other wondering which of them Dumbledore thought was most important, until he continued, "Our new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher -Proffeser Crutes." Every head wandered along the staff table untill it came to the woman he indicated. A tall witch in electric blue robes stood up. Her long black hair had been braided into dreadlocks, and there was one thick blue streak at the left hand side of her hair, "Yo People!" she said raising her right hand up in a casual salute.
"Now then," inturrupted Dumbledore, because everyone was already forming an opinion about Proffeser Crute, "We also have some new pupils who received a huge, unusual stream of magic last year. They are capable of becoming very great witches and wizards and will be staying with us for a while. Would you please come to the front?"
As they stepped forward nervously trying to avoid the sneering glare of Malfoy and his Cronies, they were startled to see the girl who had tripped up Malfoy stand up with them. On the stage Dumbledore introduced them all, "Susan, Vixie Pixie, Gemma, Ruth, Amanda, Jezebel Smith and." he loked along the line, "Was there not one other? I was expecting seven." "Oh yes!" said Amanda, "There is Sophia as well, but we think she missed the Hogwarts Express."
"Huh!" murmered Ruth, "Knowing Sophia she just wants to make a grand entrance."
She spoke too soon. In the centre of the Great Hall a large black box appeared. It had a gold roibbon along the top and cast shadows in the wrong shape around all sides. In a loud thunderclap it exploded, the sides falling flat in a mist of orange smoke. Standing in the middle it revealed a girl with light auban hair and new hogwarts robes on. She wore a hoody round her waste and bracelets all the way up her wrists, which did not really match the uniform. Then seeing how many people were watching her she yelled, "YO! I is Sophia!"
Her friends on stage turned round with hands over faces pretending never to have seen her before. Except for Vixie who came out with, "Sophia! You made it!!!!!" She looked around. The Slytherins were in fits of giggles and Malfoy looked like he was wetting himself, (he probably was) the Gryfindors were loking blankly at Sophia except for Colin Creevy who was looking at Sophia and Susan trying to decide which scored higher in his private 'drop dead gorgeous' rankings.
"Hurumph," coughed Snape, "I think perhaps now would be a good time to sort them," he said icily.
"Ah! Yes indeed. Amanda I think is first"