Chapter Twenty-One: Friendship

Alexander beamed as he sat on the chair which faced the many anxious students. The Sorting Hat was going to sort him to his respective houseat that moment,but Alex was not in the least bit worried. He had heard from many students that Slytherin was a bad place to be sorted in. Apparently, all the students in Slytherin were evil. Alex thought that that was rubbish, as his best friend was in Slytherin. It didn't matter to him which house he was placed in...all that mattered to him was that he was finally living the dream that he thought was impossible. He sat that eagerly waiting for something to happen. After several seconds, the hat spoke.

"Ah...I thought I would be sorting you anytime soon. I was waiting for someone like you to come along. I haven't seen anyone like this in...six years. Plenty of courage and mischief, I see. Maybe Gryffindor is where you belong. Ah, you have the brains...maybe it is Ravenclaw you seek. You are sly and tricky. Perhaps, Slytherin would do you good. Talent should not be wasted...Hufflepuff is not where you belong..."

Alex did not really care what the Sorting Hat had to say about him, whether he was brave or whether his boxer shorts made him look sexy.All he wanted was to be put in a house...quickly.

"Well then...I think I know where you belong...GRYFFINDOR!"

There was loud applause from the Gryffindor table. Alex got out of the seat looking rather bored.

Gryffindor is cool he thought as he sat down by his fellow classmates. He gave a small smile to Draco who was clapping along with the other Gryffindors. Draco returned that smile, and turned away.

Okay, so he is not in my house. Draco thought. Big deal. It's not like I own him or anything. So my best friend isn't going to be sharing a common room with me...so what? We will still be buds, right?

Draco bit his lip and stared hard at Dumbeldore. He stared so hard at him, that he was sure that his eyeballs were popping out of their sockets. His eyes tore away from the headmaster. He looked at everything but Alex, because if he looked at Alex then he would surely start bawling like a baby, and that wouldn't do any good to his excellent reputation.

Meanwhile, Alex was enjoying himself at the Gryffindor table. He had met Harry Potter-the one that the headmaster was talking about. The one he met not long ago at the Three Broomsticks. The one who impressed him ever so much. Alex thought that Harry would be one of those snobby, rich, stick-up-his-ass kind of guys, who thought fame grew on trees, but much to his pleasure, he found that Harry was the very opposite. It seemed to Alex that, looking at the sadness in Harry's eyes, Harry didn't want any attention. Just love. Alex found a wayin which they were similar. Alex had no real family. He just lived with his foster mother who also happened to be a witch. Harry had lost his parents at an early age, which was the same for Alex. Except, Harry wished he could see his parents again. Alex didn't. He never knew his mother. He was separated from her a long time ago, so he guessed that she must have not liked him for throwing him away like that. He didn't care much for his mother.His father, on the other hand, he knew about. He had heard from his foster mother, that his father was the most cold-blooded, cruel, and horrible wizard out there. Everyone except Dumbeldore feared him. That was why Alex admired Dumbeldore. Sure, the guy is sort of whacko, Alex thought but he did allow me to join Hogwarts.

Alex's conversation with Harry was quite interesting. They shared a few things with each other and became the best of friends. Alex knew he shouldn't have been so open with Harry. Draco would have been watching and it was not like Alex to stab his first friend in the back like that. But Harry was so nice, and all Alex wanted was to be friendly with everyone. Alex and Harry were engaged in such a deep conversation about which Quidditch team would probably win the series, that Alex didn't notice the girl behind him. It was when the girl poked him hard on the back, that he turned around. Alex looked around to see his girlfriend, Sahana impatiently stomping her feet. Alex gasped as he pulled her into a big hug. Sahana started laughing. Harry just looked at the two of them, eyebrows raised. Finally, Alex had the decency to introduce his friend and girlfriend to each other.

"Harry...this is Sahana, my girlfriend. Sahana, this is my friend Harry."

Sahana and Harry shook hands and let go immediately.

"So Alexander," she said in a flirtatious tone (A/N: You can tell I enjoy being in the story and how much I enjoy flirtatious tones). "Show me around Hogwarts or what?"

Alexander gave a wave to Harry, before taking Sahana's arm to show her around the large castle.

End of Chapter Twenty-One