-Chapter 4-
The First Year Begins
After the ride on the small boat, the students arrived at Hogwarts castle, they stood for a while, then the older students got taken in to get ready for the sorting ceremony. A few minutes later, the first years were taken in the castle too. Cassandra wondered what she would have to do in the sorting ceremony, when they reached the great hall, older students were looking at them, smiling and waving, giving them a warm welcome. Cassandra looked at Hermione nervously, and Hermione looked back and tried to comfort her friend. Then suddenly, a tall, stern looking witch stood up and looked around the hall and without effort, caught everyone's attention.
'My name is Minerva McGonagall, you will have to call me Professor McGonagall, I am the Deputy Headmistress, and the head of the Gryffindor house, now you have to be sorted into four houses, Gryffindor house, with me as head, Hufflepuff house, with professor Sprout as head, Ravenclaw house, with professor Flitwick as head, and Slytherin house, with professor Snape as head. You will have to put on the sorting hat to be sorted, but before that, professor Dumbledore would like to speak to you.'
When the Headmaster had finished his speech, the first year students started to be sorted. After the sorting ceremony, Cassandra felt very happy, not only that she got in Gryffindor, she is also in the same house with Hermione and Harry Potter, but she complained to Hermione about having Ron in their house as well ('He'll ruin Gryffindor! We'll lose the house cup for sure!').
After the dinner in the Great Hall, they went up to the dormitories. Hermione and Cassandra shared a dormitory, and fell asleep right when their heads touched their pillows.
A few months had past in Hogwarts. Ron had teased Hermione and Cassandra had slapped him for that. The same day, Hermione and Cassandra was attacked by a mountain troll, and was rescued by Ron and Harry, they became best friends from that day on.
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** Cassandra was boiling potions in her cauldron, she gazed at Harry, all the times they had been best friends, she realized she had feelings for him. Harry was standing boiling potions and was scolded by Snape, their nasty potions teacher, for asking Hermione for help, Harry was muttering a pathetic 'sorry' and at the same time, cursing under his breath and made Hermione snort, which made Harry laugh out loud and was scolded by Snape again.
'I think Harry likes Hermione, don't you?' Ron whispered in Cassandra's ear.
Cassandra looked at Hermione, she knew Hermione liked Harry too, it made her feel bad, she felt burning inside her. Cassandra walked up to Hermione after potions.
'Incendio!' Cried Cassandra, a blue flame shot out of her wand and shot at Hermione, Hermione dodged in time and just had a burn on her shoulder.
'What are you doing? Have you gone mad?' Harry and Ron rushed over to help Hermione from falling, but it didn't keep her from fainting.
A few hours later, Hermione woke up to find herself in hospital wing, she sat up and looked at the person sitting next to her, it was Cassandra, she looked at Hermione and bursted out crying, 'Hermione, I'm so sorry, I didn't know what I was doing. I can't seem to control myself, I'm so sorry.'
'It's alright,' said Hermione, 'I think I understand how you feel about Harry, it's alright, we can still be friends, right?'
Cassandra looked at Hermione as if she was about to throw her arms around Hermione, she felt that from that moment on, nothing, not even Harry, could pull them apart.
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**
It was the end of the year, Hermione and Cassandra was packing their things ready to go back home, they were talking for the last time, until the next school year.
'I'd really miss you, Cassandra, remember to write to me.' Said Hermione, she was already finished packing her things, she is now sitting on her four-poster bed, watching Cassandra. 'I wonder if Harry's going to write to us.'
'I think I lost interest in Harry, I think Ron's rather hilarious.' Cassandra looked down the whole time she was saying this, trying to hide her slightly pink cheeks.
'You don't mean you like Ron?' Hermione asked, amazed. 'I didn't notice it, it might be that I argue with him too much to notice how you act.' Hermione was practically grinning the rest of the time.
*meanwhile in the boy's dormitory*
'Harry, admit it, you like Hermione don't you?' Ron sat down, trying to stuff all his clothes in his trunk, causing it to snap one of its strings.
'Er-w-why are you saying this?' Harry asked, his face obviously blushing a deep red. 'You don't have any proof-'
'-yet' Ron continued, 'you can't lie me, Mr. Harry Potter, I've been hanging out with you since the first day of term.' Harry finally gave up and admitted, 'Fine, now you know who I like, you'd better tell me who YOU like Ron.'
'No way! I guessed who YOU like, you have to guess mine, AND I get to deny it even if it's right-' Ron continued just as Harry opened his mouth to object, 'well, you denied it just then, why can't I?' Harry and Ron finished their packing in silence, Ron had a kind of victorious smile on his face, Harry just pretended to concentrate on his packing and tried not to meet Ron's eyes. After all the packing, they pulled their trunks down to the common room and waited for Hermione and Cassandra. The four talked for a few minutes and followed the older students out to the Hogwarts Express, heading for home. They would miss school life.
The First Year Begins
After the ride on the small boat, the students arrived at Hogwarts castle, they stood for a while, then the older students got taken in to get ready for the sorting ceremony. A few minutes later, the first years were taken in the castle too. Cassandra wondered what she would have to do in the sorting ceremony, when they reached the great hall, older students were looking at them, smiling and waving, giving them a warm welcome. Cassandra looked at Hermione nervously, and Hermione looked back and tried to comfort her friend. Then suddenly, a tall, stern looking witch stood up and looked around the hall and without effort, caught everyone's attention.
'My name is Minerva McGonagall, you will have to call me Professor McGonagall, I am the Deputy Headmistress, and the head of the Gryffindor house, now you have to be sorted into four houses, Gryffindor house, with me as head, Hufflepuff house, with professor Sprout as head, Ravenclaw house, with professor Flitwick as head, and Slytherin house, with professor Snape as head. You will have to put on the sorting hat to be sorted, but before that, professor Dumbledore would like to speak to you.'
When the Headmaster had finished his speech, the first year students started to be sorted. After the sorting ceremony, Cassandra felt very happy, not only that she got in Gryffindor, she is also in the same house with Hermione and Harry Potter, but she complained to Hermione about having Ron in their house as well ('He'll ruin Gryffindor! We'll lose the house cup for sure!').
After the dinner in the Great Hall, they went up to the dormitories. Hermione and Cassandra shared a dormitory, and fell asleep right when their heads touched their pillows.
A few months had past in Hogwarts. Ron had teased Hermione and Cassandra had slapped him for that. The same day, Hermione and Cassandra was attacked by a mountain troll, and was rescued by Ron and Harry, they became best friends from that day on.
*
** Cassandra was boiling potions in her cauldron, she gazed at Harry, all the times they had been best friends, she realized she had feelings for him. Harry was standing boiling potions and was scolded by Snape, their nasty potions teacher, for asking Hermione for help, Harry was muttering a pathetic 'sorry' and at the same time, cursing under his breath and made Hermione snort, which made Harry laugh out loud and was scolded by Snape again.
'I think Harry likes Hermione, don't you?' Ron whispered in Cassandra's ear.
Cassandra looked at Hermione, she knew Hermione liked Harry too, it made her feel bad, she felt burning inside her. Cassandra walked up to Hermione after potions.
'Incendio!' Cried Cassandra, a blue flame shot out of her wand and shot at Hermione, Hermione dodged in time and just had a burn on her shoulder.
'What are you doing? Have you gone mad?' Harry and Ron rushed over to help Hermione from falling, but it didn't keep her from fainting.
A few hours later, Hermione woke up to find herself in hospital wing, she sat up and looked at the person sitting next to her, it was Cassandra, she looked at Hermione and bursted out crying, 'Hermione, I'm so sorry, I didn't know what I was doing. I can't seem to control myself, I'm so sorry.'
'It's alright,' said Hermione, 'I think I understand how you feel about Harry, it's alright, we can still be friends, right?'
Cassandra looked at Hermione as if she was about to throw her arms around Hermione, she felt that from that moment on, nothing, not even Harry, could pull them apart.
*
**
It was the end of the year, Hermione and Cassandra was packing their things ready to go back home, they were talking for the last time, until the next school year.
'I'd really miss you, Cassandra, remember to write to me.' Said Hermione, she was already finished packing her things, she is now sitting on her four-poster bed, watching Cassandra. 'I wonder if Harry's going to write to us.'
'I think I lost interest in Harry, I think Ron's rather hilarious.' Cassandra looked down the whole time she was saying this, trying to hide her slightly pink cheeks.
'You don't mean you like Ron?' Hermione asked, amazed. 'I didn't notice it, it might be that I argue with him too much to notice how you act.' Hermione was practically grinning the rest of the time.
*meanwhile in the boy's dormitory*
'Harry, admit it, you like Hermione don't you?' Ron sat down, trying to stuff all his clothes in his trunk, causing it to snap one of its strings.
'Er-w-why are you saying this?' Harry asked, his face obviously blushing a deep red. 'You don't have any proof-'
'-yet' Ron continued, 'you can't lie me, Mr. Harry Potter, I've been hanging out with you since the first day of term.' Harry finally gave up and admitted, 'Fine, now you know who I like, you'd better tell me who YOU like Ron.'
'No way! I guessed who YOU like, you have to guess mine, AND I get to deny it even if it's right-' Ron continued just as Harry opened his mouth to object, 'well, you denied it just then, why can't I?' Harry and Ron finished their packing in silence, Ron had a kind of victorious smile on his face, Harry just pretended to concentrate on his packing and tried not to meet Ron's eyes. After all the packing, they pulled their trunks down to the common room and waited for Hermione and Cassandra. The four talked for a few minutes and followed the older students out to the Hogwarts Express, heading for home. They would miss school life.