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Chapter 2 Hogwarts and the Sorting Hat

Gabriela walked down the narrow hall, dragging her trunk looking for an empty compartment. Hers had been taken from her by

a blond boy and two big, stupid looking boys. She sighed and wondered if she should have stayed with Hermione and the

others. She shook her head.

'No' she thought 'I don't feel like being asked where I came from and other questions like that.'

Finally she found an empty compartment all the way in the back. She placed her trunk under the seat and sat down looking out

the window. She sighed and soon fell asleep. She awoke when the train stopped and people began to get off. She grabbed her

trunk and got off the train. She placed her trunk with the others and started to look for a man named Hagrid, as Professor

Dumbledore told her too.

"First years! This way! First years!" called out a voice.

Gabriela turned to see a very tall and large man waving a hand for the first years to come to him. She walked to him, wondering

if he might me the Hagrid she was suppose to look for.
"Excuse me sir. I'm looking for Señor Hagrid." she said.

"Señor ?" the man chuckled "Just call me Hagrid. You be Gabriela the transfer student, right?"

Gabriela smiles and nodded.

"Well then follow me" Hagrid walks down a path leading her and the first years to some boats on the lake.

They climb in when there was a sudden roar of thunder and lightning flying across the sky. Gabriela hoped it wouldn't start to

rain while she was in the boats. The boats sail across the choppy water and it soon began to pour so hard they were soaked

through in seconds. The boats began to fill with water and the first eyes began to panic. Gabriela quickly perform a drought

charm, but not soon enough for one boat filled with kids panicking so much they tipped the boat over.

"Now, calm down the rest of ya!" said Hagrid as he helped the student back into there boats.

"Lets see….one…two….three…..wait a minute wasn't there four of ya in there?" Hagrid exclaimed

"Yes!" yelled one of the kids.

Gabriela out of instinct dived into the water, her wand already being lit helped her look for the child. She saw a wisp of gold and

turn to see a little girl with golden hair unconscious in the water. Gabriela swam to her starting to feel dizzy from lack of air.

Gabriela grab hold of the girl and started to swim up. She suddenly chocked and swallowed water. She gagged and swallowed

more water as she swam up, her vision clouding. She broke the surface and pulled the girl's head above the water. She tried to

stay above the water but the lack of air made her weak and she started to sink. Suddenly Hagrid grabbed the back of her robes

and pulled them both back into the boats. Gabriela turned and knelt coughing up water. She heard the little girl do the same.

Gabriela turned and saw the girl sitting up, coughing and shaking.

"You two okay?" Hagrid asked. They both nodded.

Gabriela felt light headed and wanted to do nothing but sleep but she turned to the girl.

"You did good. I'm proud of ya" said Hagrid to Gabriela, he beamed at her.

Gabriela smiled "Gracias" she managed to say and started coughing again.

Hagrid patted her on the back with so much force it knocked the wind from her. She cough and batting at Hagrid's hand.

"I'm fine!" she chocked out.

She felt a suddenly pull on her robed then felt a small body curl into her lap, she looked down to see the girl.

"Hello, there. My name is Gabriela."

"Hi, my name is Keisa Appleton. Thank you for saving my life." Keisa said.

"No problem." Gabriela responded smiling to the little girl.

The boats soon got to the school. They got out, very happy and ran to the door, to get out of the rain. They entered a large hall

and stopped at some very large doors. In front of the doors stood a stern looking women.

"Professor McGonagall." Hagrid said nodded his head to the women then left.

She explained the rules and about the house. Then she lead the cold, wet and shaking students into the Great Hall. In front of the

teacher's table was a stool with a dirty, old and torn hat. They walked between two table full of students. Gabriela looked up

and was staring at the sky. She eyes widen in amazement. She felt a small cold hand slip into hers and looked down at Keisa

and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. They stopped before the hat and to her surprise the tear in the hat opened and began to

sing. It sang of the four houses and about danger. The hat sang that the four houses must join together to fight off evil. At the end

everyone clapped.

"Now as I call your name I would like you to come and sit on the stool where I shall place the Sorting Hat on your head and

you shall be sorted. You will then sit at you house table." said Professor McGonagall.

"Appleton, Keisa"

Keisa walked to the stool, sat down then

"Gryffindor!" the hate yelled and a table started to cheer.

Soon one after another the first years where sorted till only Gabriela was left. There was 7 Gryffindor, 6 Slytherin, 6 Ravenclaw

and 7 Hufflepuff.

Professor Dumbledore then stood up to everyone's amazement.

"Students, as I believe you have notice there is one more to be sorted but before she is sorted I wish to introduce her to you all."

Gabriela turned very red, but kept her eyes on Dumbledore.

"She is in her 6th year and is our new transfer student from Madrid Magical Institute in Spain. I hope you will all make her feel

welcome here at Hogwarts." Dumbledore nodded to Gabriela then to McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall then turned to Gabriela and called out her name.

"Gabriela."

There was a sudden whisper around the room as McGonagall did not say a surname and they all noticed.

Gabriela sat on the stool and the hat was placed on her head. Being small for her age the hat fell over her eyes.

'What is this?' she heard in her head and she was sure only she could hear it. 'Oh, yes the transfer student. Now lets see,

where will I put you….what is this! This can't be! No, no, no! Impossible!'

'What?' she thought to the hat.

'Nothing dear girl, nothing. I just…just…wanted to give you a scared was all. An old hat's sense of humor. But I know where

I'm going to put, oh yes.'

"Gryffindor!" the hat yelled.

Gabriela slowly walked to the Gryffindor table which was yelling and cheering, but didn't hear it, all she heard was what the hat

said. It had been no joke she knew that.

'What had he seen?' she thought as she sat next to Keisa who happen to be sitting next to Hermione.

"Now then students. I'm afraid you will have to listen to my talk for just a few minutes longer before we can sink our teeth into

this wonderful meal. For new student and old, the Dark Forest is for binned to all. Quidditch try outs will be held next week and

any Weasley products are not a not allowed in the school nor dung bombs, screaming yo-yos and other items that can be view

on Mr. Filch's office door. Now, tuck in!" at these words the plates before them filled with food.

Gabriela filled her plate as well as Keisa's and began to eat.

"Gabriela I'm so glad you became a Gryffindor!" exclaimed Hermione.

"Thanks!" she replied.

"Yeah it's better then Slytherin" said Ron.

"What wrong with them?" she asked.

"Evil bunch of gits." Ron replied.

Gabriela looked to the table and saw the boy and his friend that has kicked her from her compartment.

"You wouldn't happen to know who that boy is? The one will the blond hair?" she asked them

"Malfoy. Draco Malfoy." said Harry.

"How do you know him?" asked Ginny.

"He kicked me out of my compartment. Remember when I popped into yours looking for an empty one? That was why."

Gabriela answered.

"Harry why aren't you eating?" asked Hermione.

"I'm not that hungry…" Harry said to her.

Gabriela looked at Harry and thought he looked very pale and thin. She was very sure that was not what he looked like

normally and she was concerned.

"Hey Gabriela, why didn't McGonagall say your surname?" asked Ron.

"Ron!" Hermione glared at him.

"It's okay. I'm an orphan. I've lived in an orphanage all my life. So I don't have a surname." she answered.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Ron said.

"It's okay. I'm use to it."

"Why did you come here?" asked Neville.

"I looking for information about my parents. I was born and found here. Then I was adopted at age 5 by a Spanish couple then

we moved to back to there home town Madrid, Spain. When I was six. They died when I was 8 in a car crash." Gabriela said,

remember how nice they were and she missed them.

"I'm so sorry." said Neville and the others nodded.

Gabriela changed the subject by asking questions about the school.

Professor McGonagall walked up to them.

"Miss Gabriela, Miss Appleton, if you two would please come with me to the Hospital Wing. Hagrid as just informed me of

what happen on the boats." Professor McGonagall said.

"Oh, um. I'm fine Professor but, Keisa I think you should go." replied Gabriela

"Miss. Gabriela I must insist that you come." McGonagall said sternly.

"I'm really just fine." Gabriela said firmly.

Professor McGonagall sighs then motion for Keisa to follow her

"See you guys later" she said and walked behind Professor McGonagall.

"What happened?" asked Neville and Gabriela explain what happen on the lake.

"Wow your really brave!" said Ginny "You're defiantly a Gryffindor."

"Thanks but it was mostly instinct I always took care of the young kids at the orphanage. We all took swimming lesson and the

older kids learn how to rescue anyone who is drowning and CPR." she shrugged.

"So exactly how big is this school?" Gabriela asked again trying to change the subject.

They talked about the school happily until it was time to go.

"Ron we need to get the first years to the tower. Gabriela you come with us." said Hermione.

"First years this way, follow me! Gryffindor first years follow me now!"

Together they march to the tower were they were given an tour (password: Dragon Liver). The first years yet to there room and Hermione lead Gabriela to their. Gabriela's bed was next to Hermione's. Gabriel changed then laid in bed, and fell asleep.

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