Chapter 5
Hermione stood up and Jess and Cara followed her lead. They filed out of the compartment. "That one's a crazy bitch," Cara heard someone say. They were quite a distance in back of her, but she knew who it was; Draco. She took a deep breath, and just followed Jess, who was following Hermione off the train.
Hagrid greeted them. "'Ello girls," he said. "Get into one of those boats over there." he said and pointed to a bunch of boats. "Oh great, boats!" Cara said. "Oh come on! There aren't any sharks in this water," Jess said. "Shut up! How would you know?" Cara snapped back at her. Hermione giggled at this and the three girls piled into a nearby boat. The boats were soon quite far away from the land. Cara shifted nervously, peering over the edge of the boat every once in awhile. Jess looked at her and then at Hermione, who looked back. Jess rolled her eyes and motioned for Hermione to look at Cara. Hermione did so and giggled. Cara's eyes shot up from their gaze on the water and focused on Hermione giggling. "What?" Cara asked, confused. Hermione smiled and shook her head. "Nothing," she said. Cara shifted her eyes from Hermione to Jess and back again. Then her attention turned back to the water.
Jess sighed and turned around to see if maybe Wood was somewhere in the back of the boat. She didn't see Wood, but she noticed a certain blonde glaring at the back of Cara's head. He broke his glare as he noticed Jess staring at him, hatred in her eyes. He sneered and pegged a finger at her, and his attention went back to Cara. He sat there, glaring at her, but whenever she looked into the water, he gave her a look like 'What the hell are you looking for?' She scoffed and turned back around. She had a lot more self- control then Cara. She was also hoping that Cara wouldn't turn around and see Draco.
Soon a large castle came into clear view. It was gigantic! Cara and Jess were in awe of its size. "It's like Theoden's castle in Rohan," Cara said to Jess. Jess laughed. Cara was so obsessed with the Lord of the Rings. Jess loved it too. She didn't know how either of them would survive without their precious DVD's. The boats pulled up onto the land and the children all piled out of them. "First years 'ere!" Hagrid was shouting. "Hermione, should we go with the first years or you?" Jess asked her. "Neither, you will come with me," a woman in green robes said to them. She smiled and said, "I am Professor McGonagall. Professor Dumbledore would like to talk to you two before the ceremony. Follow me." The girls waved goodbye to Hermione and followed McGonegall. Jess looked around and saw Wood! He flashed a brilliant smile and blushed a bit. She returned the smile and kept on following the Professor.
"Professor Dumbledore, I would like to introduce you to Ms. Jessica Greene and Ms. Cara Copeland." Mcgonagall said. A man with a long white beard and half-moon glasses stepped out in front of them. He smiled and said, "Welcome to Hogwarts! I trust you two have kept out of trouble on your journey here?" he said, almost as if he knew that Cara had almost punched Draco's lights out. The girls nodded yes, and he looked at them, still as if he knew. "I am Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Well, I must be going to the ceremony. You will be sorted before the first years, however, you are second years. You will need to be taught the basics to catch up with the other students in your grade, and you will have to take flying as an elective. But within a week, you should be alright." He smiled and signaled for McGonegall to lead them to the Great Hall.
They were brought into the Great Hall after everyone else had already been seated. To their surprise, Dumbledore was already up on the platform at the head of the room. He smiled and said, "I believe we have two exchange students. All the way from America. They will be sorted into their houses first." McGonagall stood at the platform and said, "Cara Copeland." Cara made her way to the stool on the platform and sat down. McGonegall placed a ruddy looking hat on her head. "Hmm... an American... I see. You have quite an attitude... brave though... yes very brave... but such a temper... hmm... I think SLYTHERIN!" Cara was still in shock that the hat was talking to her. She took a quick breath and smiled as she saw the Slytherin table stand up in applause. She walked over to the table and sat down. She turned and looked at Hermione, who was now sitting with Ron and Harry. They all had a disappointed look on their faces. She sighed and shrugged. But then Hermione smiled and so did Harry and Ron. She noticed a pair of gray eyes glaring at her from across the table. It was none other than The Great Draco Malfoy. She rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to the platform.
"Next, Ms. Jessica Greene," Mcgonagall called out. "Please, its Jess," Jess said. This raised the professor's eyebrows, but she just ignored it and placed the hat on Jess' head. "Another American!" the hat said," Great ambition... not afraid to speak your mind... this is easy... SLYTHERIN!" the hat bellowed. Jess grinned and ran over to the Slytherin table, taking the seat next to Cara. "Sweet... same house," Jess said and smiled. They then noticed Draco, with a surprised look on his face. He couldn't believe that these two Americans had the heart of a Slytherin. But he just shrugged it off. It's not like he had to talk to them. Then he saw Pansy Parkinson.
He groaned as she switched seats with one of the people sitting next to him after the sorting was over and the feast had begun. "Hey Draco," she said, "Didja miss me?" He just rolled his eyes and put his head down on the table, hoping she'd get the hint, not like she ever did though. She turned her attention to Jess and Cara, who were snickering at Draco's reaction to her. They couldn't help it. They didn't like Draco, but God! When this girl spoke, everyone in the room got a little dumber. Pansy scoffed at them and said in a cocky tone, "What's so funny?" "Oh, shut up Pansy!" Draco said, in the most aggravated voice ever. She giggled, and snorted, "Oh Draco, you're so silly!". When Pansy snorted, Cara and Jess went into a fit of laughter. Pansy, being as dumb as she was, didn't get why they were laughing, so she started laughing also. This made Cara and Jess laugh even harder. Even Draco started to laugh. "That was so funny ," Pansy said, after everyone had calmed down. Cara, Jess and Draco all just sat there and stared at her. She sat and smiled at them, still oblivious to everything that was going on.
Hermione stood up and Jess and Cara followed her lead. They filed out of the compartment. "That one's a crazy bitch," Cara heard someone say. They were quite a distance in back of her, but she knew who it was; Draco. She took a deep breath, and just followed Jess, who was following Hermione off the train.
Hagrid greeted them. "'Ello girls," he said. "Get into one of those boats over there." he said and pointed to a bunch of boats. "Oh great, boats!" Cara said. "Oh come on! There aren't any sharks in this water," Jess said. "Shut up! How would you know?" Cara snapped back at her. Hermione giggled at this and the three girls piled into a nearby boat. The boats were soon quite far away from the land. Cara shifted nervously, peering over the edge of the boat every once in awhile. Jess looked at her and then at Hermione, who looked back. Jess rolled her eyes and motioned for Hermione to look at Cara. Hermione did so and giggled. Cara's eyes shot up from their gaze on the water and focused on Hermione giggling. "What?" Cara asked, confused. Hermione smiled and shook her head. "Nothing," she said. Cara shifted her eyes from Hermione to Jess and back again. Then her attention turned back to the water.
Jess sighed and turned around to see if maybe Wood was somewhere in the back of the boat. She didn't see Wood, but she noticed a certain blonde glaring at the back of Cara's head. He broke his glare as he noticed Jess staring at him, hatred in her eyes. He sneered and pegged a finger at her, and his attention went back to Cara. He sat there, glaring at her, but whenever she looked into the water, he gave her a look like 'What the hell are you looking for?' She scoffed and turned back around. She had a lot more self- control then Cara. She was also hoping that Cara wouldn't turn around and see Draco.
Soon a large castle came into clear view. It was gigantic! Cara and Jess were in awe of its size. "It's like Theoden's castle in Rohan," Cara said to Jess. Jess laughed. Cara was so obsessed with the Lord of the Rings. Jess loved it too. She didn't know how either of them would survive without their precious DVD's. The boats pulled up onto the land and the children all piled out of them. "First years 'ere!" Hagrid was shouting. "Hermione, should we go with the first years or you?" Jess asked her. "Neither, you will come with me," a woman in green robes said to them. She smiled and said, "I am Professor McGonagall. Professor Dumbledore would like to talk to you two before the ceremony. Follow me." The girls waved goodbye to Hermione and followed McGonegall. Jess looked around and saw Wood! He flashed a brilliant smile and blushed a bit. She returned the smile and kept on following the Professor.
"Professor Dumbledore, I would like to introduce you to Ms. Jessica Greene and Ms. Cara Copeland." Mcgonagall said. A man with a long white beard and half-moon glasses stepped out in front of them. He smiled and said, "Welcome to Hogwarts! I trust you two have kept out of trouble on your journey here?" he said, almost as if he knew that Cara had almost punched Draco's lights out. The girls nodded yes, and he looked at them, still as if he knew. "I am Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Well, I must be going to the ceremony. You will be sorted before the first years, however, you are second years. You will need to be taught the basics to catch up with the other students in your grade, and you will have to take flying as an elective. But within a week, you should be alright." He smiled and signaled for McGonegall to lead them to the Great Hall.
They were brought into the Great Hall after everyone else had already been seated. To their surprise, Dumbledore was already up on the platform at the head of the room. He smiled and said, "I believe we have two exchange students. All the way from America. They will be sorted into their houses first." McGonagall stood at the platform and said, "Cara Copeland." Cara made her way to the stool on the platform and sat down. McGonegall placed a ruddy looking hat on her head. "Hmm... an American... I see. You have quite an attitude... brave though... yes very brave... but such a temper... hmm... I think SLYTHERIN!" Cara was still in shock that the hat was talking to her. She took a quick breath and smiled as she saw the Slytherin table stand up in applause. She walked over to the table and sat down. She turned and looked at Hermione, who was now sitting with Ron and Harry. They all had a disappointed look on their faces. She sighed and shrugged. But then Hermione smiled and so did Harry and Ron. She noticed a pair of gray eyes glaring at her from across the table. It was none other than The Great Draco Malfoy. She rolled her eyes and turned her attention back to the platform.
"Next, Ms. Jessica Greene," Mcgonagall called out. "Please, its Jess," Jess said. This raised the professor's eyebrows, but she just ignored it and placed the hat on Jess' head. "Another American!" the hat said," Great ambition... not afraid to speak your mind... this is easy... SLYTHERIN!" the hat bellowed. Jess grinned and ran over to the Slytherin table, taking the seat next to Cara. "Sweet... same house," Jess said and smiled. They then noticed Draco, with a surprised look on his face. He couldn't believe that these two Americans had the heart of a Slytherin. But he just shrugged it off. It's not like he had to talk to them. Then he saw Pansy Parkinson.
He groaned as she switched seats with one of the people sitting next to him after the sorting was over and the feast had begun. "Hey Draco," she said, "Didja miss me?" He just rolled his eyes and put his head down on the table, hoping she'd get the hint, not like she ever did though. She turned her attention to Jess and Cara, who were snickering at Draco's reaction to her. They couldn't help it. They didn't like Draco, but God! When this girl spoke, everyone in the room got a little dumber. Pansy scoffed at them and said in a cocky tone, "What's so funny?" "Oh, shut up Pansy!" Draco said, in the most aggravated voice ever. She giggled, and snorted, "Oh Draco, you're so silly!". When Pansy snorted, Cara and Jess went into a fit of laughter. Pansy, being as dumb as she was, didn't get why they were laughing, so she started laughing also. This made Cara and Jess laugh even harder. Even Draco started to laugh. "That was so funny ," Pansy said, after everyone had calmed down. Cara, Jess and Draco all just sat there and stared at her. She sat and smiled at them, still oblivious to everything that was going on.