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Chapter Four
Sorting and Friends
Star was very uncomfortable stranding up by the Headmaster's chair. It wasn't that she was scared of him, on the contrary Star liked Professor Dumbledore very much she just didn't like to be the only student standing up at the teachers' table. She watched as the new first years got sorted into the different houses. Draco caught her eyes and she smiled over at him, he smirked and winked at her. Tearing her gaze away from his she also found her new friend, Rabekuh. She also smiled and gave a comforting wave at her.
Dumbledore stood up at the end of the sorting and stopped Professor McGonagall from taking that hat down. "Thankfully we have only have few start of term announcements. The first, to help keep sprits up two of our previous students at Hogwarts have decided to be the school coaches for Quidditch. Oliver Wood and Marcus Flint will be filling those positions," a loud cheer rose from the students," In another effort to keep spirits up, the teachers and myself have found that you students enjoyed The Yule Ball three years ago immensely. So we have decided that we might be having a quite a few school balls this year and possibly in years to come," this announcement got a greater cheer than the one before it," Third, and I'm sure that this announcement will be very disliked, because of our diminished numbers over the past two years we will be combining houses. Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw and Griffyndor and Slytherin. Inter-House Quidditch will still take place; nothing will change except your sleeping arrangements. And finally this year we have been grateful to gain a new student into our midst. Ms. Star Trivius is an exchange student from Salemston Institute for Aspiring Magical Beings. She is also the president of Quidditch Escapades in the United States. And as I understand it she is moving her company here to Britain," he turned towards Star," Ms. Trivius if you will please go and be sorted into your house."
Star tried to hide her nervousness as she walked around the table; she tried to hide a smile as she got numerous catcalls from the house tables. She sat down on the sorting stool as the Professor McGonagall placed the sorting hat on her head.
Hmmm...you're not from Hogwarts. You're not even a first year. Let me see, you've learned quite a lot so far. You have the heart of a Griffyndor, wisdom of a Ravenclaw, compassion of a Hufflepuff, and the determination of a Slytherin. You'll be particularly difficult to place.
Star watched the students look at her as she got sorted, she really didn't care where she got sorted just as long as she could keep the friends she already made.
You've already made friends have you? Hmm...interesting...you like potions and Quidditch...better be...
"Griffyndor!"
Star small smile diminished to a horrified look. The one thing she wanted was to be with Draco the only friend she had at Hogwarts and now she was in the house that rivaled with his. She slowly got up still with horrified disbelief on her face and joined the Griffyndor table briefly catching Draco's eye. For some reason she couldn't bring herself to look at him, it was as if she did it would make it all real. Harry and his group of friends watched Star walked over to the end of the Griffyndor table and sit down. Rabekuh moved closer to her and began to whisper quietly with her. Seamus Finnigan smiled and said with sarcasm, "Bloody shame. A pretty young thing like her and we get first crack at her. Bloody shame."
Harry smirked, "I wouldn't try much Seamus. She's friends with Malfoy and he's not going to let her far from his sight."
Neville drop his fork on his plate with a clatter in surprise, "You know her Harry?"
"Well, yeah. Of course we know her," Ron answered for him, "We met her a few days ago in Diagon Alley. She came into my brothers' shop while she was waitin' fer that slimy git."
Dean Thomas leaned over into the conversation, "Yeah well, Malfoy isn't going to try much now that she's in Griffyndor now is he? That means we have free reign."
Ron laughed along with the rest of the group at Dean's apparent innuendo. Seamus nudged Dean, " Not if I get there first."
"And what's this whole thing about joining houses with Slytherin, as if double potions wasn't bad enough, now we have to share common rooms with them," Ron complained.
"Well, maybe it won't be as bad as we think. Maybe it'll finally get rid of this feud that has been going on for centuries," Hermoine stated drawing looks of disbelief from her friends, "Or not."
Dinner was finished and the students were all told to head up to bed. Harry noticed Seamus and Dean looking for someone, probably Star but he knew she was at the back of the group. Harry waited for the familiar voice that told them to follow to get to the common room but he didn't hear it coming from the direction he should have.
"Griffyndors, Slytherins, follow me."
There was a huge groan of disbelief coming form the Griffyndors as Harry yelled out," Why do we have to move down to the dungeons with the Slytherins why can't they move up with us!?"
"Because that's not what was decided Mr. Potter," the prefect for Slytherin calmly told him, "But don't worry. It won't be a total loss for you."
Grudgingly they followed down to the dungeons. Star hadn't eaten very much; she hadn't even gotten past one plate because she was in shock of what had happened. She'd done everything but told the sorting hat she wanted to be in Slytherin, what else could she have done? She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder, turning she came face to face with Draco. She promptly burst into tears. "Shh, shh. It's okay," his calm voice told her as he brought her to him and she buried into his arms.
"No it's not," she sniffled then added quietly, "I wanted to be with you."
He gave a small smirk, "Well, if you couldn't be in Slytherin I would've preferred you be in any other house but Griffyndor," which made her cry harder, "But, at least we're in the same common room. It's not like we're not going to see each other at all."
"What about all the people you introduced me to over holiday, they're all in Slytherin too?"
"Don't worry. We all know how much you wanted to be in Slytherin, we're not going to ignore you, I promise. If you want I'll even write my father and explained what's happened, I don't think he'll hate you either," he reassured her hoping his statement about his father was true.
Smiling down at her he wrapped his arm around her and walked with her to catch up to the group of students. He now understood what the prefect had meant about it not being a total loss for the Griffyndors, to make them feel more comfortable the Headmaster had the Fat Lady portrait moved so it was the entrance to the common room, he prayed that it wasn't all red and gold inside. Then a thought hit him. If they were boarding with the Griffyndors that meant all the seventh years would be in the same dorm, which meant he'd be in the same dorm with Potter and Weasley, he scowled.
"Password?"
The Slytherin prefect smiled, "Pure Blood."
The portrait swung open. Hermoine followed her friends in and muttered, "Yeah that's an unbiased password."
Ron teased his girlfriend, "Well, you know Hermoine maybe it'll get rid of the feud that's been going on for centuries."