Chapter 3

Savannah looked out the window and gasped at what she saw. It was a huge castle, about two times the size of Beauxbatons.

"Wow." she said.

"I'm so excited!" Ginny shrieked. "Our 5th year is supposed to be the best!"

"Not for me it wasn't." mumbled Harry.

"Why not?" asked Savannah.

"It's a long story, and it has to do with you-know-who and Sirius Black." said Hermione.

"So two evil people against a couple of innocent children? That's not fair."

"No!" yelled Ron. "Sirius Black isn't evil! It was Peter Pettigrew! Sirius was innocent!"

"I-I'm sorry I offended you." said Savannah, taken aback.

"It's not me your offending, it's Harry! Sirius Black is Harry's godfather!"

"Thanks for telling the whole world Ron." said Harry.

"Sorry." said Ron, turning pink on the ears.

"You're serious? Sirius Black is really your godfather? I thought he was trying to kill you!"

"That's what I thought at the beginning too. But he was only trying to kill Peter Pettigrew, Ron's rat."

"An Animagi." said Hermione, looking at the confused look on Savannah's face.

"Oh." said Savannah.

"We're getting off the train, come on, let's go!" said Ginny.

They all pushed their way off of the train and out on the wet grass.

"It's so c-cold!" said Ginny hugging her arms.

"Hello Hagrid!" said Harry.

"Wow." said Savannah. "We have someone like that also, at Beauxbatons, but not as big as him! Is he friendly?"

"Of course! He's a person, just like us, only bigger!" said Ron stupidly.

"Come on, let's get on the carriages!" said Ginny.

"Uh, Ginny," said and unfamiliar voice, "would you like to sit with me on a carriage?"

"Of course, Neville. See you guys around." she added to Savannah, Harry Ron, and Hermione.

"I don't think we'll all fit in one carriage," said Hermione, "why don't you go with Savannah, Harry, and Ronald and I will go together?"

"Ok, sure." said Harry, thinking it may be the only opportunity to be alone with Savannah. He wanted to ask her out right then, on the carriage, but something about the way Savannah looked at the castle made him want to wait until he knew her better, just like Ron had said.

"It's so beautiful!" said Savannah. "It looks nothing like Beauxbatons; it was much smaller and cheaper there."

"I'm sure." said Harry.

Once they were in the castle, Savannah looked around as if she was in heaven; it seemed she had seen nothing of the sort her whole life.

"Savannah and Joey London! Savannah and Joey London come here to get sorted! Savannah and Joey London!"

"I'd better go, see you around." said Savannah to Harry.

She looked around to see who was calling her name, and saw a strange looking man with a lantern in his hands and a cat at his heel. Next to him was Joey, looking around for his sister.

"Oy! Savannah! O'r here!" he called.

"I know!" said Savannah as she ran over to the man and Joey.

"I am Argus Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts. Follow me to be sorted. You're the only ones this year."

Joey didn't seem to understand what he meant. Filch led them into his office, a very unpleasant place to be. It was messy and smelled of gasoline.

"This is your office?" asked Joey holding his nose. "It reeks!"

"Joey! Be quiet!" said Savannah.

"Yes it is my office young man, and if you don't like the smell then get out and get back on the train home, because you have to be in here to get into Hogwarts. Sit!"

They both sat, realizing that this man was no one to mess with.

"Who first?" he asked, pulling out a torn up hat. "And hurry up; we've got to get this hat up to the great hall in 10 minutes for the Sorting Ceremony."
"Er, she'll go first!" said Joey.

Savannah rolled her eyes as she put the hat on her head.

Hmm...this is a difficult one. Very brave, that's good, and smart, you seem like a true friend. Difficult, very difficult. Tell me, where do you want to go?

"Where are Harry, Ron, and Hermione?" she asked aloud.

"She's a little crazy!" said Joey to Filch.

Potter? He was a difficult one, yes where did I put him? Ah, it was Gryffindor, where the brave one's are! Are you sure? You are a smart one, Ravenclaw would suit you well.

"I'm sure."

Well then. GRYFFINDOR! Yelled the hat.

"Right, hurry up then, give it to the boy, we're running late." said Filch looking at his watch.

The hat took a shorter time with Joey then it yelled...GRYFFINDOR! So they were both in the same house.

"Go to the Great Hall now; ask the portraits for directions, I've got to take a shortcut that leads to the back room, forbidden to students. Run along then, and sit at your house table!"

They got to the Great Hall shortly, and it wasn't very difficult to find. Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked eagerly over in her direction when she came sprinting in.

"I got Gryffindor!" she yelled once she reached them.

"Yes!" they all said.

"Sit, hurry! The Sorting Ceremony is about to begin." said Hermione.

The Sorting Ceremony wasn't very interesting, but was Savannah glad when the food came, she was starving! She gobbled it up and was finished before everyone else. When the plates were all cleaned, all the students waited eagerly to find out who the Head Boy and Head Girl were going to be.

"For Head Boy and Head Girl, I have made a decision that may surprise all of you. Head Girl first of all, will be Savannah London, who just transferred from Beauxbatons to Hogwarts, a round of applause for her please." said Dumbledore.

"What? Me? But I barley just got here!" said Savannah, but she still smiled at winning the position of Head Girl.

"And as for the Head Boy, he could not make it with us tonight, but he will be here tomorrow afternoon. A round of applause for Sam Valgith, a new student that transferred from Durmstrang!"

"Who's he?" asked Savannah.

"I don't think anyone here knows." said Hermione.

"All of you, off to bed, and may the new Head Girl come up here for a word with me. Good night to you all!"

Everyone left the Great Hall and Savannah went to Dumbledore.

"Hello, sir." she said.

"Ah, Savannah London, we meet alas!" Savannah smiled. "Eh, follow me, and I will show you to your dormitory."

"Wait, so it's not in the Gryffindor house?"

"Yes, yes, you actually have two dormitories. One is in the house you are in, and one you share with Head Boy, whom you will not meet until tomorrow."

"Oh. So I get regular classes and everything?"

"Of course, with the Gryffindor students."

"Great! Thank you sir."

Dumbledore led her to the Gryffindor common room, and then to a separate dormitory all for herself.

"Thank you so much, this is amazing." Savannah said.

"It is what the Head Girl deserves. I would actually sleep tonight if I were you. Most of the transfer students don't sleep for their first week! But as you are also Head Girl, you have your duties to maintain, so, sleep well, there's a long day ahead of you."

He turned and left the room. Then Hermione came in.

"You're really lucky, you know? I was hoping I'd be Head Girl ever since I arrived at this school, I've been getting straight A's, I even became a prefect, and now my dream is shattered."

"Oh, I'm sorry Hermione, I didn't know. I didn't even want to be Head Girl. Sorry."

"It's really easy for you, isn't it? I've worked hard for all these years, and you just come barging in and take away my dream. It's really not fair. I suppose there's no point in being the braniac anymore. I might as well flunk my 6th year. Night." She left without another word.

Savannah went to sleep, but couldn't help but think by switching to this school, she had shattered someone's dream, and changed her life.