CHAPTER 4: RETURN TO HOGWARTS
Off into the distance they heard the all too familiar voice of Hagrid. They all tried to head toward him, but the crowd was too big that they couldn't. So they headed towards the coaches instead. Harry, Ron, and Hermione waited together for a coach to arrive to take them up to the castle. After at least fifteen minutes the coaches finally came and Harry, Ron, and Hermione all scrambled into one. Finally they were heading towards the castle. When the coach stopped they hurried off and headed towards the Entrance Hall. When they were in the Entrance Hall they heard a familiar sneer behind them. They turned around and found themselves facing Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle.
"Famous Harry Potter, I bet that your happy now that you are even more famous then before." Sneered Malfoy, and Crabbe and Goyle sniggered when Malfoy finished his sentence. Harry opened his mouth to argue, but Hermione seemed to read Harry's mind.
"Its not his fault that he is more famous now then you would ever be in your life." Argued Hermione.
"You think your funny do you? You're just a filthy mudblood. And a disgrace to the Wizarding world." Sneered Malfoy.
"I'm just being honest." Replied Hermione.
"lets go" said Malfoy gesturing towards Crabbe and Goyle. Harry, Ron, and Hermione headed towards the Great Hall for the arriving feast. They entered just in time because once they took their seats next to Fred and George, Professor Dumbledore started to talk.
"Before we go on to sorting I just have to say something, some of you were in a terrible ordeal over the summer and if you need to talk I'll be free to talk to." Stated Dumbledore gesturing towards students and staff. "Let the sorting begin."
With that said professor Mcgonagall started to read the list of new students. "Amwern, Euan" Harry watched as a scared looking boy sat on the stool. His face was then hidden when Mcgonagall put the sorting hat on his head. After a moment or two of silence the sorting hat shouted "SLYTHERIN" so the whole hall could hear. Slytherin clapped loudly and Euan walked over to his new houses table. The next two kids were sorted as Hufflepuffs. Then Harry paid even more attention when he heard, "Potter, Mandy" being called. He looked up to see if he was hearing the right things. He was and Mandy just got sorted into Gryfindor. After about five more minutes the sorting was done and Professor Mcgonagall carried away the stool and the sorting hat.
"Harry is she related to you because she looks a lot like you and I don't think that your name is very common. Maybe she is one of your cousins that you never knew that you had because you lived with muggles so they never told you." Sated Hermione.
"Hermione, you might be right but yet you might be wrong. I have never seen her but that doesn't mean that she is not related to me. But wouldn't have Dumbledore said something about her if she is my cousin. And why didn't I move in with her when my parents died?" asked Harry.
Professor Mcgonagall came back and then Dumbledore stood up. The hall quieted as they waited for him to speak. "Let the feast begin!" and with that the golden plates magically filled with food.
Harry grabbed some of all of the food and started to munch away. He was so happy to be back where he belonged that he forgot about what happened in the summer and he just continued life the way it is. After a while the main courses disappeared and the desserts appeared. Harry took some of the truffle and bread pudding. He devoured the desserts and waited until everyone was finished. Then Dumbledore stood up again and started to speak to everyone again.
"Now that we are all feed and watered, I have something that I would wish to say, since the death of Cedric we have seen more and more deaths. These deaths all lead up to one person and that one person is Lord Voldemort. Some of the deaths affected some of you in here right now, while others didn't. Now that Lord Voldemort is strong again, I need to warn you that there are most certainly going to be stricter rules this year then in the past. Most of the newly stated rules will regard being outside by yourselves, especially at night. If you are caught out of bed at night there would be higher consequences. I greatly hope that all of you take that seriously. On a happier note, you will realize that there are two more teachers at the head table. One of them you might recognize from two years ago as being Professor Lupin. The other one is filling in our spot as the Defense against the dark arts teacher. Her name is Fleur Declaruir. With that said you should all now head up to your dormitories." Stated Dumbledore.