Chaper 3- The Welcoming Feast
As everyone piled out of the carriage, Jenna looked amazed. Never had she seen so many witches and wizards in her life. Hermione was explanning the houses and their colors when she noticed Ron had been starring at her. Every now and then Hermione would glance up and still see the tall red- headed boy looking at her.
"Ron! Hey... hello, Earth to Ron!?" Harry was trying to get his bestfriends attention by snapping his fingers infront of his face.
"Oh, sorry mate.. What'd ya say?"
"You stupid git! Could you make it any more obvious? I mean honestly, just starring at Hermione, as if she wasn't going to notice!" Harry was looking right at Ron as he said this and saw him blush.
"I was not looking at Hermione!"
Just as Ron said that Hermione looked over, " What about me?"
"Oh, erm... nothing." Ron said sheepishly and kept his focus forward the rest of the walk to The Great Hall.
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Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny sat at the Gryffindor while Jenna had to go stand with the first years. The staff were all sitting a the long table in front of the room. Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Snape, Professor Flitwick, Professor Moody; who was going ot be the new DADA teacher, Professor Trelawney, Professor Sprout, Hagrid, and Professor Binns. Dumbledore stood and began to speak,
"I would like to thank every one for comming back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy this year. Welcome to our first years, and our returning students. I hope all of you enjoyed your vactaion and are happy to be back here. Now, when you hear your name, please come and sit on this chair." Dumbledore turned to the first years and then looked over to the chair that stood before him and suddenly the old dusty Sorting Hat appeared over the chair and soon began to sing...
"Oh you may not think I'm pretty. But don't judge on what you see, I'll eat myself in you can find a smarter hat than me, You Keep bowlers black, your top hats slekk and tall, for I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat and I can cap them all. There's nothing hidden in your head The Sorting Hat can't see So try me on and I will tell you where you ought to be. You might belong in Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart, their, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart. You might beling in Hufflepuff, where they are jsut and loyal, Those patients Hufflepuffs are tru and unafraid to toil. Or yet in wise olf Ravenclaw, If you've a ready mind, where those of wit and learning, will always find their kind. Or perhaps in Slytherin You'll make your real friends Those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends. So put me on! Don't be afraid! and don't get in a flap, you're safe in my hands (though I have none) For I am a thinking cap!
The kids cheered for the hats song and Professor McGonagall began to read off the first years names.
"Leah Abbot"
The young girl walked to the chair and saw her sister, Hannah, look at her with a smile. Leah looked just like her sister, blonde hair always in pigtales and a chubby pink face. Soon after she sat the Sorting Hat announced, "Hufflepuff!"
The Hufflepuff table stood and cheered for their new member. Professor McGonagall continued down the list of names and for each child sorted that table would stand and cheer. After many names, Professor Mc Gonagall announced,
"Jenna North."
As she heard her name called, she walked to the chair and sat looking at the Gryffindor table in hopes to see Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. When the hat was placed onto Jenna's head it became confused.
"Why, your not a first year are you?"
At this, the hall became very quiet. Jenna blushed slightly
"No, you seem smarter, much smarter 4th or 5th year perhaps. My, my you do have a lot in your head. You have the qualties of every house, two inparticular. Hmmmm, yes I put you in Gryffindor!"
The Gryffindor house stood and cheered and Jenna ran to sit with her new friends.
"Congradulations Jenna!" Semus Finnigan said.
"uhh... erm, Thanks" Jenna smiled and sat down next to Ginny. "I was so embarassed!" she said after sitting.
"Well, we weren't expecting the sorting hat to realize you weren't a first year!" Ron said.
After all the names were read Professor Dumbledore spoke again.
"Congradualtions to all of our first years in making your houses. I will quickly announce the heads of the house and then the feast will begin.Professor Mc Gonagall; Gryffindor, Professor Snape; Slytherin, Professor Sprout; HufflePuff, and Professor Flitwick; Ravenclaw."
Professor Dumbledore snaped his fingers and food appeared on all of the house's tables. The kids ate their meals quickly and then all left to go to their houses.
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On the way up to Gryffindor Tower Jenna would stop many times looking at all of the moving pictures.
"Nice to see you again Ms. Weasley" Nearly Headless Nick popped around the corner infront of the group and smiled at them.
"Oh, hello Sir Nicholas! Its nice to see you too"
Ginny smiled as Hermione, Ron, and Harry laughed at Jenna's rection to Nearly Headless Nick. She knew there were ghosts but she never thought they would just come up and talk to you like that. Finally they reached the portrait hole to the common room and they entered. The boys said good night and went up to their dormatory. Ginny went to the 5th yr. girls room and talked with Jenna and Hermione for a little while and then went to her room and fell asleep.
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Next Chapter Ginny and Harry take a walk by the lake and Ginny tells Harry something. Snape and Professor Dumbledore have a conversation about someones safety.
As everyone piled out of the carriage, Jenna looked amazed. Never had she seen so many witches and wizards in her life. Hermione was explanning the houses and their colors when she noticed Ron had been starring at her. Every now and then Hermione would glance up and still see the tall red- headed boy looking at her.
"Ron! Hey... hello, Earth to Ron!?" Harry was trying to get his bestfriends attention by snapping his fingers infront of his face.
"Oh, sorry mate.. What'd ya say?"
"You stupid git! Could you make it any more obvious? I mean honestly, just starring at Hermione, as if she wasn't going to notice!" Harry was looking right at Ron as he said this and saw him blush.
"I was not looking at Hermione!"
Just as Ron said that Hermione looked over, " What about me?"
"Oh, erm... nothing." Ron said sheepishly and kept his focus forward the rest of the walk to The Great Hall.
***
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny sat at the Gryffindor while Jenna had to go stand with the first years. The staff were all sitting a the long table in front of the room. Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Snape, Professor Flitwick, Professor Moody; who was going ot be the new DADA teacher, Professor Trelawney, Professor Sprout, Hagrid, and Professor Binns. Dumbledore stood and began to speak,
"I would like to thank every one for comming back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy this year. Welcome to our first years, and our returning students. I hope all of you enjoyed your vactaion and are happy to be back here. Now, when you hear your name, please come and sit on this chair." Dumbledore turned to the first years and then looked over to the chair that stood before him and suddenly the old dusty Sorting Hat appeared over the chair and soon began to sing...
"Oh you may not think I'm pretty. But don't judge on what you see, I'll eat myself in you can find a smarter hat than me, You Keep bowlers black, your top hats slekk and tall, for I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat and I can cap them all. There's nothing hidden in your head The Sorting Hat can't see So try me on and I will tell you where you ought to be. You might belong in Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart, their, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart. You might beling in Hufflepuff, where they are jsut and loyal, Those patients Hufflepuffs are tru and unafraid to toil. Or yet in wise olf Ravenclaw, If you've a ready mind, where those of wit and learning, will always find their kind. Or perhaps in Slytherin You'll make your real friends Those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends. So put me on! Don't be afraid! and don't get in a flap, you're safe in my hands (though I have none) For I am a thinking cap!
The kids cheered for the hats song and Professor McGonagall began to read off the first years names.
"Leah Abbot"
The young girl walked to the chair and saw her sister, Hannah, look at her with a smile. Leah looked just like her sister, blonde hair always in pigtales and a chubby pink face. Soon after she sat the Sorting Hat announced, "Hufflepuff!"
The Hufflepuff table stood and cheered for their new member. Professor McGonagall continued down the list of names and for each child sorted that table would stand and cheer. After many names, Professor Mc Gonagall announced,
"Jenna North."
As she heard her name called, she walked to the chair and sat looking at the Gryffindor table in hopes to see Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. When the hat was placed onto Jenna's head it became confused.
"Why, your not a first year are you?"
At this, the hall became very quiet. Jenna blushed slightly
"No, you seem smarter, much smarter 4th or 5th year perhaps. My, my you do have a lot in your head. You have the qualties of every house, two inparticular. Hmmmm, yes I put you in Gryffindor!"
The Gryffindor house stood and cheered and Jenna ran to sit with her new friends.
"Congradulations Jenna!" Semus Finnigan said.
"uhh... erm, Thanks" Jenna smiled and sat down next to Ginny. "I was so embarassed!" she said after sitting.
"Well, we weren't expecting the sorting hat to realize you weren't a first year!" Ron said.
After all the names were read Professor Dumbledore spoke again.
"Congradualtions to all of our first years in making your houses. I will quickly announce the heads of the house and then the feast will begin.Professor Mc Gonagall; Gryffindor, Professor Snape; Slytherin, Professor Sprout; HufflePuff, and Professor Flitwick; Ravenclaw."
Professor Dumbledore snaped his fingers and food appeared on all of the house's tables. The kids ate their meals quickly and then all left to go to their houses.
****
On the way up to Gryffindor Tower Jenna would stop many times looking at all of the moving pictures.
"Nice to see you again Ms. Weasley" Nearly Headless Nick popped around the corner infront of the group and smiled at them.
"Oh, hello Sir Nicholas! Its nice to see you too"
Ginny smiled as Hermione, Ron, and Harry laughed at Jenna's rection to Nearly Headless Nick. She knew there were ghosts but she never thought they would just come up and talk to you like that. Finally they reached the portrait hole to the common room and they entered. The boys said good night and went up to their dormatory. Ginny went to the 5th yr. girls room and talked with Jenna and Hermione for a little while and then went to her room and fell asleep.
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Next Chapter Ginny and Harry take a walk by the lake and Ginny tells Harry something. Snape and Professor Dumbledore have a conversation about someones safety.