Chapter 12: Letters and Lost Ones
As the students attended the Great Hall, there was noticeably a large amount of students looking over at the Neroes, Legionnaires and Sapphires.
"Honestly," complained Hermonie catching Harry, Ron, and a couple of other student's attention. "Everyone should let them eat in peace. I realize they the attention right now. But they should be able to enjoy their visit here."
"It'll die off over time Hermonie," mentioned Harry.
"Harry's right," put in Dean. "He would know."
That was true. Dean made a slight point. Harry had been the attention for at least his first year. After that, he would have been treated like a regular student. If a couple of minor situations hadn't come into affect.
His thoughts were interrupted by owls swooping through the Great Hall, delivering mail. Owls swooped in dropping things here and their, some landing in people's food, including Ron's. He picked up his letter, while wiping eggs off of it with a napkin.
He opened the letter and read his message.
After a while of reading it, his eyes seemed a little larger than normal. Harry and Hermonie desperately wanted to know what was so surprising.
"What is it, Ron?" asked Hermonie.
Ron looked at his friends with disappointment.
"My mum signed me up for this stupid program," he said tossing the letter to the side, landing in front of Harry. "Some rubbish about adopting a student."
Harry picked up the letter while looking at his best friend, and read the letter to figure out what he was talking about.
Dear Ron,
I have come across this program that is going on at your school. It's called Adopt-A-Student. Where you can become friends with a student from America and show him around Hogwarts. I have already signed you, Fred, and George up. It would be a good chance for you to meet new people. Have fun.
P.S.
Say hello to Harry and Hermonie for me.
Mum
"It shouldn't be that bad, Ron," said Harry as he passed the letter to Hermonie. "I don't see what's wrong."
"That's because you're not in the stupid program," snapped Ron. "Now I gotta spend all my time showing his new kid around. Knowing my luck, they'll put me up with some annoying little-"
"C'mon," retaliated Hermonie, who obviously had finished the letter. "I agree with you mum. It would be a good chance to meet knew people."
"I don't care," complained Ron once again.
After they completed their morning meal, the trio had to go to their fist class, Divinations. As they were walking Harry noticed Kareem and Allen looking around the castle. They were obviously lost.
"Hey," he started catching his friend's attention. "They look lost. We should help them out."
"I'm not going over there with him!" cried Hermonie, referring to Allen.
"C'mon, Hermonie. He doesn't bite," teased Ron.
She groaned and walked towards the two lost students. Kareem noticed them walking up and greeted them once again.
"Are you lost?" asked Ron.
"Yeah," said Kareem. "Where's the North Tower?"
"Oh, you have Divinations too?"
"Is that how you pronounce it?" asked Allen with confusion.
Kareem rolled his eyes and continued.
"Are you all going there? We can just follow you guys."
"Okay," said Harry. "Follow us."
Harry, Ron and Hermonie walked in front of the Neroes and they followed them. On their way to the North Tower, Harry heard Hermonie grumble,
"Great. I have a class with him."
When they reached the tower and climbed the latter to the classroom, Kareem and Allen seemed to be taking in every bit of scenery their eyes could find. This class room was different; it was similar to a Tea shop.
Harry, Ron, and Hermonie sat at their usual round table, and there were noticeably two more seats there. Allen rushed to grab a spot next to Hermonie and succeeded. He gave her a smile and Hermonie rolled her eyes. Kareem took a seat next to Harry.
After a few more students entered, Professor Trelawney came walked in to start her class. With her usual crazed look. After making her speech, you looked around the class and noticed a little disbelief on a couple of American's faces.
"You!" she said surprisingly, pointing at Allen, who jumped when she jabbed her finger towards him.
"You might want to try a different route with her. The results aren't good."
Hermonie and Allen cut eyes at each other. Both obviously thinking of the moves Allen was trying to make on Hermonie.
"I do not know how the teaching was at your old school," said Trelawney rubbing a crystal ball on the round table. "But like I've told my students last year, your books will barely be of use."
At that sentence, Kareem whispered,
"So basically, I've just straight up wasted my Galleons."