Harry Potter and the New Student By: Robyn A. Meyer

Chapter 1: The New Kid.

"Firs' years come over here please!" yelled Hagrid.

"Another year, another load of first year brats." Ron commented. Hermione slapped him on the arm.
"You were a first year at one point in time Ron." Hermione said.

"But now we're sixth years and no one really cares about the babbling first years."

Harry just ignored them and continued to walk towards the castle when he spotted a new student among the sixth years. He tugged on Ron's arm repeatedly and eventually got his attention by slapping him across the back of his head. "Who's that Ron?" he said.

"How should I know?" Ron replied rubbing the back of his head. "A really tall confused first year?"

"I wonder what she's doing here. She's really pretty though." said Hermione.

Ron and Harry looked at Hermione strangely and then walked into the great hall and took their usual seats at the tables. They looked up at the bewitched ceiling of the great hall which now was full of brightly shining stars. Harry looked at the staff table at the front of the hall. There was a new teacher. She must have taken Professor Trelawney's position after the stupid bitch Umbridge fired her last year. She was reasonably pretty and long, curly, blonde, hair and big eyes. She was sitting next to Hagrid who waved to Harry as he caught his eye. Next to Hagrid was Snape. Who was scowling furiously at some Hufflepuffs that we goofing off. The row of teachers went on until Harry's eyes met Albus Dumbledore headmaster of Hogwarts. Suddenly Albus stood up.

"Quiet students, quiet students, the sorting will begin shortly. As you know the first years are the most influenced students here. So I expect you to treat them like you think you would be treated" Dumbledore looked at Draco Malfoy and his too lackies, Crabbe and Goyle. "Professor McGonagall, please bring in the new students."

Professor McGonagall brought out the first years and set the sorting hat upon the stool sitting in the middle of the stage. The hat sang its song and started sorting the first years. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Gryffindors started chatting about nothing in particular. Suddenly Professor McGonagall's voice boomed across the Great hall.

"I have an announcement. We have a transfer student from Beauxbatons. She will be a sixth year and her name is Brenna Duchman. The tall blonde girl sat on the stool and Professor McGonagall placed the sorting hat on her head. Almost immediately it yelled out "Gryffindor!" And the Gryffindor table screamed and shouted as Brenna walked down and sat near Hermione. "Hello." She said shyly.

"Hello, my name is Hermione. This is Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Dean Thomas, and that's Ginny Weasley. Welcome to Gryffindor!"

"Hermione don't be so professional." said Ron.

"Ahem. I have a few start of term announcements." said Professor Dumbledore. "As most of you know the forest is forbidden. And we have a new teacher among us. Professor Robyn Meyer. She will be the new Divination teacher." There were a few more announcements but Harry wasn't paying attention. He was too busy staring at Hermione who was chatting up a storm with Brenna. He thought he felt a twinge of jealousy towards Brenna but that feeling went away when the food popped up on the table in front of him.

The feast went on and the chatter was loud and ceaseless. After the Feast the Gryffindors started to walk up to the Gryffindor tower. Hermione, who was first, said the password. Discombobulated. And the Gryffindors went into the common room. All the girls were crowding around Brenna asking her all sorts of questions. Finally all the chatter settled down and Brenna walked towards the place where Hermione, Ron, and Harry were sitting.

"What are you guys up to?" She asked.

"Nothing really," Hermione said. "We're just playing UNO."

"Isn't that a muggle game?"

"Yes. I came from muggle parents so I understand these games. Ron on the other hand I think is really confused." She said as she looked at Ron who was looking at the cards strangely. "I think I will go to bed now." Hermione said and she grabbed Brenna's arm and ran upstairs to the girls' dormitories. Ron and Harry also went up to their beds and fell asleep easily.