Chapter 3:Welcome Feast

When I got in the compartment I saw that Neville, Luna, and Ginny were also there.

"Better?" Ron asked blankly.

"Much," I lied convincingly and easily.

When we got to Hogwarts I felt like I was going to die. I could barely stand the "evil" talk.

How am I going to stand living like this? I should just join with Malfoy so I don't have tom, I thought. I had to choke down a chuckle and shiver at the thought. Join with Malfoy! I never thought I'd say those words. Or think them. Maybe I should. I... I was pulled out of my thoughts by Ron voice.

"Harry. Harry! Pull outta it," Ron said angrily.

"Sorry. Geesh. Why are you so angry?" I said rolling my eyes.

"I think you got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Hermione said just as angrily.

"I could barely hold back on, I could say the same thing about you. We quietly got onto a carriage and rode up to the school, and I was left to wander around in my thoughts that were jam packed in my head. We finally got to the school and started filling in. The only thoughts that were going through my head were, 'What the hell are all the professors going to be like, and what's this year going to be like?'

WE headed to the Gryffindor table and sat down next to and across from each other, at the end of the table. I looked quickly at the teacher's table and scanned all the teachers. I spotted someone I didn't know and knew they were the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher.

This is going to be extremely interesting, I thought.

After all the students were sorted, it seemed a lot of them were in Gryffindor this year. Wonders if that means a lot of them are in Slytherin in my "reality." When they all took there seats Professor Dumbledore stood up.

"Welcome to all the new students," he said looking at all the tables except Slytherin's and I could tell he wasn't welcoming them. "As always The Forbidden Forest is off limits and no one is to wonder the halls at night or after classes are over. If you must, you must have two others accompanying you. Your schedules will be handed out now, so you have advanced warnings on when and when not to wander the halls." I zoned out after that. I was extremely confused now, and didn't feel like listening to this "evil" Dumbledore. When the feast started I didn't eat much, and didn't really enjoy it. Apparently after I zoned out Dumbledore had said some people were to stay after the feast because when I stood up to leave I was rudely asked, by Ginny, were I was going. I sat back down and waited for everyone else to file out. When they were all gone, I realized, or so I thought I realized, that only order children and Snape, McGonnagall, and Hagrid remained.

What was going on?

"Why are we all straying after, Albus?" McGonagall asked.

"Our plans have been dampened," he said and everyone started frowning, as did I so it didn't look suspicious.

"Why? What happened?" Snape asked.

"Voldemort and his death eaters managed to find out what we were planning, somehow. We may have a spy in the Order," Albus said a little angrily.

"A spy, Professor. How is that possible?" Ron asked.

"I don't know, Mr. Weasley, but I think there is a spy somewhere amongst our ranks."

A spy? Here? Penetrating the Order. Does that mean there's a spy selling Dumbledore out to Voldemort, or a spy selling Voldemort out to Dumbledore? And what was this plan they were talking about? I'll have to ask Malfoy if he knows. Or Voldemort when/if I meet him.

"Harry!" Albus said.

"Sorry. I zoned out a minute."

"He's been doing a lot of that lately, Professor," Hermoine said.

"Well try not to Harry, or you could end up zoning out at the wrong time. You'll be in a bunch of trouble if you do," Albus said unemotionally.

"Will do," I said equally emotional.

"Alright. Everyone hurry up and get to your dormitories. You are not to be late to class tomorrow or ever unless you are excused by a professor," Albus said.

We walked up to Gryffindor tower in complete silence and when we got to the portrait of the Fat Lady, Ginny said the password and the portrait flung open. We went inside and up our respective towers. There were millions of thoughts flying throughout my head and because of that, I had trouble sleeping.