Chapter Two
New Friend meets old
POTTER!" Aunt Petunia yelled at Harry from the kitchen. Harry awoke with a jump. "WAKE UP! GET OUT OF BED! POTTER!"
Harry slipped on his glasses.
"I'M COMING!" Harry was still tired and he did not want to get up to make breakfast.
Harry totally forgot about Kathrin. He almost stepped on her when he got out of bed. Harry apologized for this all morning.
"Really, Harry, it's fine. I've lived at a wizard orphanage all of my life, I've been stepped on more than once." Kathrin laughed as they brushed their teeth.
"You've lived in a wizard orphanage? I never knew there was such a thing." Harry asked with curiosity.
"Yep. In America, but I'm sure there's one here. I was the oldest one there, of course. All of the others always bothered me and asked me about Hogwarts when I got my letter. It was really annoying, I'm glad I don't live there anymore!" Kathrin looked at Harry then said, "So, wanna go downstairs?"
"I rather not; I hate the Dursleys, I would be more happy in the orphanage. We better go down, though; Aunt Petunia is really strict."
Kathrin picked up her cat and they went downstairs. Harry followed.
Before they entered the kitchen Harry asked, "What's your cat's name?"
"Oh, this is Artemis. He's been with me ever since my fourth birthday. He arrived at the orphanage and was given to me by Dumbledore." Kathrin smiled. Albus Dumbledore was the headmaster at Hogwarts.
Aunt Petunia was cooking breakfast while Dudley sat at the kitchen table, looking hungry.
"I thought I was supposed to cook breakfast?" Harry asked Aunt Petunia as he sat down next to Dudley, who scooted as far away from Kathrin as possible.
"Don't be stupid, Potter. You have a guest, and besides," Aunt Petunia paused to flip the bacon, "you were late out of bed. I want you to leave far that house your going to as soon as possible. Now, eat your breakfast." Aunt Petunia scooped some eggs on to Harry's plate.
"Thank you," Kathrin said politely as Aunt Petunia served Kathrin breakfast. Aunt Petunia smiled weekly.
"MMMMMROOOWW!" Artemis groaned.
Aunt Petunia jumped; she didn't like animals.
"Oh, Artemis! Stop whining. I know you're hungry." Kathrin patted Artemis on the head.
"I'm sorry; I don't have any cat food." Aunt Petunia acting like she cared, though she didn't.
"It's okay," Kathrin explained. She picked up a piece of bacon and placed it on a napkin for Artemis. Aunt Petunia didn't approve of this but kept quiet.
Harry and Kathrin ran up stairs to pack, the Weasleys would be there soon.
As they packed their trunks, Kathrin told Harry more about her, like her friends in Slytherin and how she wished she was on the Slytherin Quiditch team.
"I don't think they would want a girl on the team. I don't understand, I'm a good chaser, why do they have to have all boys?!" Kathrin sighed.
"You'll probably make it if you tried out." Harry soothed Kathrin.
Right before they finished packing something amazing happened. Artemis actually, well, talked. Kathrin had told Harry Artemis had magic powers, but forgot to tell him that she had a talking cat.
"Kathrin, Harry, you best hurry up, the Weasleys are here!" Artemis hollered while glancing out the window. Harry jumped pretty high.
"Oops, I forgot to tell you, Harry, Artemis can talk." Kathrin apologized.
"Imagine that," Harry said sarcastically.
"Yes, so sorry, Harry, but you must hurry!" Artemis sounded both cheerful and strict, well, Harry couldn't really tell; he had never heard a cat talk.
All of a sudden, someone knocked at Harry's bedroom door. Harry opened the door.
"Ron, Hermione, it's great to see you!" Harry shouted happily as he saw Ron and Hermione.
"Hey, Harry!" Ron stepped into the room.
"Oh, Harry, it's wonderful to see you!" Hermione hugged Harry then said, "Well, Harry aren't you going to introduce us?" Hermione looked passed Harry and at Kathrin.
"Oh, this is Kathrin..." Before Harry could finish Hermione rushed towards Kathrin.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kathrin. I'm Hermione Granger. Do you attend Hogwarts?" Hermione shook Kathrin's hand and didn't stop; she was a little over-excited.
"Hello, Hermione. Yeah, I do go to Hogwarts. I'm in the same year actually." Kathrin struggled to free her hand from Hermione's grip.
Ron pushed Hermione out of the way so he could greet Kathrin. Hermione didn't approve of this action and opened her mouth to argue, but Harry stopped her.
"I'm Ron Weasley. So, if you're in the same year as us how come we've never seen you...."
"Ron," Hermione interrupted. "How can you be so stupid? There are at least a thousand students at Hogwarts! You just met her, give her a break!"
"Well, excuse me! Not all of us have read Hogwarts, a History a zillion times!"
"Maybe if you did you'd have better grades! You'd also know how many kids are at Hogwarts!" Hermione had said the wrong thing. Ron was furious and was about to do something his mother would have killed him for. He caught himself and took some of Harry's stuff and stormed down the stairs.
"Hmph!" Hermione huffed. "Let's get the rest of your stuff; the Weasleys are waiting for us."
They grabbed the rest of their things and headed down stairs. At the bottom of the stairs stood, Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley, Ron's little sister, Ginny, Ron's brothers, Fred and George (twins), and a furious looking Ron.
Kathrin introduced herself to the Weasleys, and she spent most of her time on the trip to the Weasley's house talking with Fred and George. Harry thought she was flirting with them because she kept blushing.
They went straight to bed when they got to the Weasley's house. Harry and Ron slept in Ron's room, Kathrin, Hermione, and Ginny slept in Ginny's room, and everybody else slept in their normal rooms.
Harry was glad to be back with wizards and his friends.
New Friend meets old
POTTER!" Aunt Petunia yelled at Harry from the kitchen. Harry awoke with a jump. "WAKE UP! GET OUT OF BED! POTTER!"
Harry slipped on his glasses.
"I'M COMING!" Harry was still tired and he did not want to get up to make breakfast.
Harry totally forgot about Kathrin. He almost stepped on her when he got out of bed. Harry apologized for this all morning.
"Really, Harry, it's fine. I've lived at a wizard orphanage all of my life, I've been stepped on more than once." Kathrin laughed as they brushed their teeth.
"You've lived in a wizard orphanage? I never knew there was such a thing." Harry asked with curiosity.
"Yep. In America, but I'm sure there's one here. I was the oldest one there, of course. All of the others always bothered me and asked me about Hogwarts when I got my letter. It was really annoying, I'm glad I don't live there anymore!" Kathrin looked at Harry then said, "So, wanna go downstairs?"
"I rather not; I hate the Dursleys, I would be more happy in the orphanage. We better go down, though; Aunt Petunia is really strict."
Kathrin picked up her cat and they went downstairs. Harry followed.
Before they entered the kitchen Harry asked, "What's your cat's name?"
"Oh, this is Artemis. He's been with me ever since my fourth birthday. He arrived at the orphanage and was given to me by Dumbledore." Kathrin smiled. Albus Dumbledore was the headmaster at Hogwarts.
Aunt Petunia was cooking breakfast while Dudley sat at the kitchen table, looking hungry.
"I thought I was supposed to cook breakfast?" Harry asked Aunt Petunia as he sat down next to Dudley, who scooted as far away from Kathrin as possible.
"Don't be stupid, Potter. You have a guest, and besides," Aunt Petunia paused to flip the bacon, "you were late out of bed. I want you to leave far that house your going to as soon as possible. Now, eat your breakfast." Aunt Petunia scooped some eggs on to Harry's plate.
"Thank you," Kathrin said politely as Aunt Petunia served Kathrin breakfast. Aunt Petunia smiled weekly.
"MMMMMROOOWW!" Artemis groaned.
Aunt Petunia jumped; she didn't like animals.
"Oh, Artemis! Stop whining. I know you're hungry." Kathrin patted Artemis on the head.
"I'm sorry; I don't have any cat food." Aunt Petunia acting like she cared, though she didn't.
"It's okay," Kathrin explained. She picked up a piece of bacon and placed it on a napkin for Artemis. Aunt Petunia didn't approve of this but kept quiet.
Harry and Kathrin ran up stairs to pack, the Weasleys would be there soon.
As they packed their trunks, Kathrin told Harry more about her, like her friends in Slytherin and how she wished she was on the Slytherin Quiditch team.
"I don't think they would want a girl on the team. I don't understand, I'm a good chaser, why do they have to have all boys?!" Kathrin sighed.
"You'll probably make it if you tried out." Harry soothed Kathrin.
Right before they finished packing something amazing happened. Artemis actually, well, talked. Kathrin had told Harry Artemis had magic powers, but forgot to tell him that she had a talking cat.
"Kathrin, Harry, you best hurry up, the Weasleys are here!" Artemis hollered while glancing out the window. Harry jumped pretty high.
"Oops, I forgot to tell you, Harry, Artemis can talk." Kathrin apologized.
"Imagine that," Harry said sarcastically.
"Yes, so sorry, Harry, but you must hurry!" Artemis sounded both cheerful and strict, well, Harry couldn't really tell; he had never heard a cat talk.
All of a sudden, someone knocked at Harry's bedroom door. Harry opened the door.
"Ron, Hermione, it's great to see you!" Harry shouted happily as he saw Ron and Hermione.
"Hey, Harry!" Ron stepped into the room.
"Oh, Harry, it's wonderful to see you!" Hermione hugged Harry then said, "Well, Harry aren't you going to introduce us?" Hermione looked passed Harry and at Kathrin.
"Oh, this is Kathrin..." Before Harry could finish Hermione rushed towards Kathrin.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kathrin. I'm Hermione Granger. Do you attend Hogwarts?" Hermione shook Kathrin's hand and didn't stop; she was a little over-excited.
"Hello, Hermione. Yeah, I do go to Hogwarts. I'm in the same year actually." Kathrin struggled to free her hand from Hermione's grip.
Ron pushed Hermione out of the way so he could greet Kathrin. Hermione didn't approve of this action and opened her mouth to argue, but Harry stopped her.
"I'm Ron Weasley. So, if you're in the same year as us how come we've never seen you...."
"Ron," Hermione interrupted. "How can you be so stupid? There are at least a thousand students at Hogwarts! You just met her, give her a break!"
"Well, excuse me! Not all of us have read Hogwarts, a History a zillion times!"
"Maybe if you did you'd have better grades! You'd also know how many kids are at Hogwarts!" Hermione had said the wrong thing. Ron was furious and was about to do something his mother would have killed him for. He caught himself and took some of Harry's stuff and stormed down the stairs.
"Hmph!" Hermione huffed. "Let's get the rest of your stuff; the Weasleys are waiting for us."
They grabbed the rest of their things and headed down stairs. At the bottom of the stairs stood, Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley, Ron's little sister, Ginny, Ron's brothers, Fred and George (twins), and a furious looking Ron.
Kathrin introduced herself to the Weasleys, and she spent most of her time on the trip to the Weasley's house talking with Fred and George. Harry thought she was flirting with them because she kept blushing.
They went straight to bed when they got to the Weasley's house. Harry and Ron slept in Ron's room, Kathrin, Hermione, and Ginny slept in Ginny's room, and everybody else slept in their normal rooms.
Harry was glad to be back with wizards and his friends.