Disclaimer: All of the characters and settings of Harry Potter are all J.K. Rowling's. I do not own any of the characters in this story, with the exception of Ling Yu.
The One He Fell For
Chapter One
A very empty Hogwarts Express pulled up to the station after a long journey from King's Cross Station. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy was visible off in the distance. A sixteen-year-old girl was the only person to get off of the train, gracefully stepping onto the platform. Wearing long, black robes with the uniform of the school underneath she peered around the station, looking to see if any other inhabitants were in plain sight. A large man walked up, taller than any she had ever seen. He smiled warmly, peering down at the young girl before turning to walk towards the castle where the famous school was located.
"You must be Ling Yu Chang, eh?" said Hagrid, the keeper of the grounds at Hogwarts. The girl known as Ling Yu gave him a slight nod, but remained silent as they made their way to the castle. "You must be happy to be attending the same school as your sister, hmm," Hagrid said, giving her a light pat on the back. Being that Hagrid was so large Ling Yu stumbled forward when he patted her on the back. "I've heard your whole family attended Hogwarts, and they were all in Ravenclaw. Is that right?" he asked, hoping that the young girl would answer. "Yeah," Ling Yu replied flatly, not speaking after answering the ground keeper's questions. The rest of the way they both traveled without talking, reaching the castle grounds about a half an hour later.
"Well, here we are." said Hagrid with a sigh of content. "If you go into the great hall, I'm sure you'll find someone who can direct you to Professor Dumbledore's office." Ling Yu's light blue orbs scanned the entry way of the school before they gazed up at the ground's keeper. She nodded, shuffling off into the great hall.
The great hall was dimly lit; candles giving off little light that gave the great hall a quite comfortable, homey feeling. As Ling Yu entered she haulted in the doorway, looking into the great hall to see if anyone could help her. Very few students were in the great hall at the moment, for dinner had just ended a few moments before. Yet, the few that were in there turned and looked only to find a short, asian girl standing in the doorway.
One of the students sitting in the great hall was surrounded by a numerous girls, chatting away happily. Ling Yu frowned and casually made her way over to the group, recognizing the person in the middle of the group immediatly; her sister, Cho. Just as Ling Yu had made her way through the large group of girls, Cho stopped talking. She glowered down at her younger sibling, getting out of her seat to stand in front of her. Each one of Cho's friends gave their famed leader a look of confusion before turning to shrug at one another; each of them wondering who the strange girl that dared to disrupt their group was.
"So, they did actually go through all that trouble to bring someone like you here." Cho replied in a slightly cruel tone. "I'm suprised. Mother and father normally talk about it, but don't go through with it." Ling Yu stared at her older sister for a moment. After staring she opened her mouth, starting to speak to her sister. "Don't be so shocked, Cho. You know they sent me here because they know how much we love each other." Ling Yu exclaimed in a sarcastically happy tone. "Now where is Dumbledore's office?" demanded Ling Yu.
Cho let out quick sigh, grabbing her sister by the wrist. "Sorry everyone, I have to lead my younger sister to Dumbledore's office. She can't do much by herself, you see. She doesn't have the brains." Hearing this caused Ling Yu to hit Cho across her head. "Shut up, Cho. I'm not in the mood for your lame insults." her sister retorted, walking out of the great hall. Cho's friends frowned at her, and then turned to glare at where Ling Yu had exited. Cho frowned and walked out, leaving her friends to whisper quietly to each other about what had just went on.
Quietly the Chang sisters made their way through the long, twisting labyrinth of corridors. After many flights of stairs, numerous muttered incoharent insults, and a few punches in the arms they had finally made it to Dumbledore's office. As Cho reached out to open the door, the handle turned and the door opened by itself. Cho jumped back slightly, hesitantly standing in the door way. "Go on!" Ling Yu said, giving her sister a light push into the headmaster's office. "Bloody hell," Cho cursed under her breath, frowning instantly to see Dumbledore sitting at his desk in front of them both.
"Cho, this must be your sister your parents wrote me about." Dumbledore said with a kind-hearted plastured on his face. Cho gave Dumbledore a weak nod, collapsing into a large, leather armchair. "I bet your excited to be able to attend the same school as your sister. Cho is very well liked at Hogwarts." the headmaster said proudly. Ling Yu mangaged to bring a small smile to her lips at Dumbledore's question. "Why of course, sir. I was so excited to hear that I would be going to the same school as my beloved sister." "That's good to hear! I'm glad your excited. With any luck, you will be in Ravenclaw just like your sister and the rest of your family members."
A moment later the door to Dumbledore's office opened and through it walked four teachers: Professor McGonagal, Professor Snape, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout. All of the teachers but Snape smiled down gently at Ling Yu. "Welcome, professors," Dumbledore said, rising from his chair. As he did he picked up a small, tattered old wizard hat. "Are you ready to see what house Ms. Chang will be sorted into?" he asked, staring at his fellow co-workers. Professor Flitwick nodded excitedly, flashing Cho a smirk. "I'm so happy to have another member of the Chang family in my house!" he responded.
"We don't know if she's in your house yet, Flitwick." Snape said in a cold tone. He sneered at the short, balding charms professor before eyeing Ling Yu. "If she's in Ravenclaw, I'll be suprised." he mumbled, waiting for Dumbledore to place the hat on Ling Yu's head. "The time has come for Ling Yu to be sorted!" Dumbledor said happily.
Ling Yu blinked and turned to glance at her sister for a moment. Then, without her realizing, Dumbledore placed the sorting hat onto her head. She frowned for a second, staring up at the dusty, old hat. "Hmmm, another Chang, eh?" said the hat, pausing before speaking again. "She's a very smart one, she is." the hat remarked, pausing to think yet again about where to place her. "She's smart enough to be in Ravenclaw, but it doesn't suit her."
"I bet she'll be in my house." Sprout replied in a high, enthusiastic voice. "Hmmm.." Ling Yu crossed her arms in annoyance, thinking that the sorting would have been finished by now. "You'll be in...SLYTHERIN!" the hat called out, going quiet after another moment. Cho jumped up from her seat and looked at Dumbledore. "This must be a mistake, professor!" she screeched. Each one of the professors turned and raised an eyebrow at Cho, yet Ling Yu stood from her seat, walking over to Snape. "I guess I'm in your house, then." she said with a smirk.
Dumbledore stared at Cho for a moment before smiling over at Snape. "Well, this will certainly be something new, wouldn't you say, Severus?" Snape nodded and looked up at Flitwick who stood, frozen in shock. "This is absurd," he managed to get out. "Since when has a Chang been in Slytherin?" "Since I've came along." Ling Yu said, sneering at Flitwick before exiting the room, leaving Flitwick along with Cho and the other professors in a state of shock.