Emerald took one last look out of the carriage window as it set of from her castle in the mountains.
Thinking about going to Hogwarts she sighed it's not like she didn't want to go in fact she was quite excited about it. She was just scared; emerald had never really socialised with people her age before and was wondering if they would like her. The thought crossed her mind of sitting in a corner all alone and she shuddered.

"Everything alright milady"

Flitty her house elf looked concerned

"Would you like me to get your warmer cloak out of your bag?"
"No, no I'm ok honestly I was just thinking"

She gave a smile of reassurance to Flitty. They had a different relationship than most people had with their house elves. Flitty had been there since the day Emerald was born, they'd become close some would say they were more like friends than master and servant.
Emerald was probably one of the most important people in the wizarding world even so she doubted most of the students would have heard of her. The Queen of the majestic, she thought that all the lessons she'd had on how to become a good queen couldn't help her now.
Thinking about Hogwarts emerald must have dropped off, the next thing she knew she was being gently shook awake.

"We're nearly there milady I think its best you wake up a bit before we get there"

As emerald looked out of the window again her green eyes glinted in the moonlight. In the distance she could see a dark shape emerging through the forest on top of a mountain.
"This must be it" she said to Flitty without taking her eyes off it. She was glad she wouldn't be alone in this.

The carriage pulled up outside the mighty castle and she was helped out by her driver.

"Hmmm impressive, it's nearly as big as mine. I wasn't expecting it to be like this"

A calm but powerful voice just to the left of her spoke

"Yes it is impressive, my pride and joy. Oh I'm sorry did I startle you? "
"Erm a little, yes actually"
"Please forgive me, I am Albus Dumbledore your new headmaster
-please let me show you inside. Professor McGonagall will be waiting inside to show you to your quarters".

The castle was completely empty apart from her, Flitty and the professors. It was an almost eerie silence as she was led up the stone staircase by professor McGonagall. To emerald everywhere looked the same and she soon lost track of where she was going. She wondered how she was going to find her way around in this maze. This might not look as big as hers from the outside but it was definitely more complicated.

As if reading her mind McGonagall spoke

"There will be a student along to assist you before the sorting and the feast tomorrow we have arranged for a few students to come early, one of them will be assigned to you"
"But professor im not being sorted my advisers said it would be inappropriate for some on of my stature to…."
"Well we thought even if you do not take part you may want to witness the sorting and you would not want to miss the feast would you?"
"No professor, I would not"

In actual fact all she wanted to do was lock herself in her room and hide, how was she going to cope with all the students, where would she sit? She wasn't to be sorted so how was she supposed to know which house table to sit at?
At that moment Professor McGonagall stopped in her tracks
"Here we are"
"But professor it's a dead end"
"Fairy dust"

With that the bricks parted and behind then were huge wooden double doors

"I'm sure you will be comfortable here, your luggage will be along shortly"

Fairy dust? Emerald thought, how dumb is that she could have given me a better password.
Her room was much better than expected and without a word to Flitty she dropped down on her bed and fell soundly asleep.
Flitty sighed, Emerald knew she disapproved when she slept without changing.