Author's Notes: Wow, I got 3 Reviews (4-26-04 at 8:04 pm) on the first chapter! Thank you! The second chapter, hope you like it just as much, or more as the first chapter. ^-^ Enjoy. Leaning more towards the movie, but still with book attributes. Only because I haven't read the books in forever (like, 4 years).
Disclaimer: Draco Malfoy and all original characters and such are owned by J.K. Rowling.
From Night to Day, From Black to Grey
Chapter Two: The Sorting Hat
The first year students had gathered in the corridor outside the Great Hall. They chatted with their newfound friends, made on the train ride here. Draco, Raivan, Crabb and Goyle were towards the back. Raivan was looking about the stone walls, filled with magical, moving pictures, all greeting them with a welcome and a smile. Soon an old, but young, lady with a silk hat with a feather and silk robes stood before them. Her glasses gleamed a little.
"Greetings, and welcome to Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," she announced. Her voice had a slight rasp to it, firm but kind, "In a few—" a toad was at her feet, croaking loudly.
"Trevor!" A plump young boy exclaimed, pushing through the crowd. His face was turning red with embarrassment, but picked up the toad as everyone laughed. Draco howled, but stopped quickly, conscience of Raivan, although she herself was chuckling rather much. The group finished their fun as the boy stepped back into the crowd.
"Now, without any more intrusions, in a few minutes you will enter the Great Hall and be sorted into your houses. There are four houses. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin," and with the few words, and a swish of her robe, she disappeared down another corridor. Draco looked to Raivan and his two other friends, smirked, and pushed his way through to the front, standing before the crowd.
"Well, if it isn't the famous Harry Potter," the crowd of kids was stirred. Even Raivan knew who Harry Potter was. His name was famous all over the wizarding world.
"I'm Draco Malfoy," the two of them shook hands, though Harry did reluctantly. He looked over a red-haired boy. Raivan, standing on her toes, just barely saw that it was one of the boys from the train station.
"Stick with me. You don't want to be making friends of the wrong kind," he sneered at the boy. The lady from before came through the two large stone doors that were in front of them. Draco stepped down and back towards the back to his three friends.
"We're ready," she opened the doors wide, and looking inside, Raivan silently gasped with delight.
The Great Hall was a huge dining area, probably also used for other stuff too, Raivan thought to herself.
The wall, along with ever other wall, was stone. But engraved into it were come basic, but still complex designs. The ceiling was a night sky, with a little thunder. Lit candles floated above their head, and older students sat all around, sorted by house. The lady led them through a narrow aisle, in between two almost room-long tables. She walked to a little stage in front of the head table, where the Professors sat. Hagrid was there as well, at the end of the table. Dumbledore, the Head Master, sat right in the middle, eyes twinkling behind half moon glasses. The lady stood next to a stool with a hat, and pulled out a scroll.
"Now, you're name will be called. When it is called, you will walk forward, sit down, and I will place the Sorting Hat on your head," she lifted the hat for everyone to see, "You will be sorted into your houses, and then you will sit down at your tables," she paused than began, "Harriot Westley."
A young girl with brown hair walked forward. She sat down, the hat was placed upon her head, and the hat yelled, "HUFFLEPUFF!"
The Hufflepuff table cheered, and she jogged over to the table smiling.
"Hermione Granger." A girl with brown, wavy hair confidently came forth. She sat down, the hat was placed on her head, and it yelled, "GRYFFANDOR!" The Gryffindor table cheered.
"Ronald Weasley." The red haired boy from the train station went up.
"Ah, another Weasley. I know just what to do with you," the hat said smirking with its folded face, "GRYFFANDOR!"
"Draco Malfoy." Raivan patted Draco on the back, giving him a little shove as he pushed his way through. Before the hat was even placed on his head the hat yelled, "SLYTHERIN!" The Slytherin table cheered.
"Harry Potter." The room became silent, but still whispered conversations went on. Dumbledore leaned forward.
"Hm… Difficult… Very difficult… Plenty of bravery, and smarts! Oh… but where to put you…" Harry muttered some things, unheard by the rest of the room.
"Better be… GRYFFANDOR!!!" The Gryffindor table all stood up and cheered louder than anyone else before. Once everyone was calmed down, it went on.
"Charles Hampton."
"RAVENCLAW!"
"Frederick Hengly."
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Raivan Moonven." Again Dumbledore leaned a little forward. He knew her family very well, and was the one who decided that she could bring her dragon.
Raivan managed her way through, and sat on the stool. The hat was lowered, and it began to speak to her.
"Hmm… You're difficult as well. You could do great in Gryffindor, Slytherin, or Ravenclaw. You have great potential in each… But it seems like you favor Slytherin…"
"How did you know that?" she asked, a bit spooked. Her question was unheard by the rest of the room.
"I can read your mind, and it's all up here. And you do have a great chance in Slytherin. So it'll be SLYTHERIN!" The Slytherin table cheered, as it did with everyone else. Raivan sat next to Draco. Crabb and Goyle joined up later, already knowing they would get in. Soon the students were divided up, and the meal was about to begin.
Dumbledore rose, "To all first years, I'd like to say welcome. And to everyone, the Forest is of limits, as well as the Third Floor corridor. To all those who do not wish to die a horrible death," the students all looked at each other with worrying looks. The chattering mass of people soon was quieted by the tapping of a fork against a glass.
"Let the feast begin."
Mounds of food appeared in the once empty bronze and silver dishes. Oohs and Aahs came from the children. There was roast turkey, mashed potatoes, peas, gravy, steaks, rolls, grape juice, corn, and other delicious foods. Raivan's mouth watered. Unladylike, but she was still hungry, even after the candy from the train.
She immediately took a roll, some dark meat from the turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, and some grape juice. That would be enough to satiate her for the rest of the night.
Draco, Crabb, and Goyle had surprised smiles on their faces. Raivan had taken so much so quickly, it surprised them that she hadn't eaten it as fast. Instead she had eaten it perfectly normal, though she was so hungry.
"Hungry much?" Draco asked sarcastically.
"Yeah. I can't help it. I eat in large quantities," she said, then taking a bite of some turkey, "thankfully I only eat over large amounts of time. Otherwise, I'd work the kitchen staff too much," she gave a wryly smile. Draco chuckled.
"You still couldn't eat as much as Crabb or Goyle," she and Draco looked over at them who were scarfing down food like no tomorrow.
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The feast had ended and the Slytherin Prefect was taking them to the common room and dorm. All the Slytherin's were walking together, up the stone stairs and corridors of Hogwarts. Finally they reached the dormitory.
"For all you first years, the password into the Slytherin House dormitory and common room is Lotus Jewel," the Prefect turned around and retold the password to the painting. It nodded its head and opened, leading into a brilliantly decorated room.
The room had elegant chairs, couches, desks, and tables, and other things. The walls were painted a light elegant green. There were two sets of stairs on either side of the room.
"This is the common room. Do what you want here, just don't destroy it," the prefect said with a sneer, and glaring at a pair of twins in the corner of the room. The two of them smiled at each other.
"The girls' dorms are to the right, boys' to the left. All of you stuff is near the bed you've been assigned too," everyone started to say their goodbyes and to head up to their dorms.
"One more thing," everyone turned back around, "if you didn't already know, Professor Snape is the teacher in charge of Slytherin House." With that all the kids dispersed into the dorms.
Raivan was following the rest of the group of girls, in the middle of the line. They stopped after a while.
"This is the dorm for first years. The second years are at the second door up, and so on and so forth," the girl Prefect announced.
Raivan and a bunch of other girls were into the first year dorms. The rest of the girls continued up. Looking around, the room wasn't as elegant as the common room, but just as cozy. She looked around for her belongings, and the bed she was to have.
Immediately spotting the two covered cages, she jogged over to the bed, robe, now adorned with a Slytherin patch, swished back and forth. She uncovered the two cages, and smiled at them in acknowledgment. Silver looked up at her, and snorted, tiny flames released from his mouth. Cinnamon hooted and ruffled his feathers.