Chapter 6
Strange Slytherin
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Hermione woke with sore red eyes. She was in a room she didn't recognise, and then it hit her, the previous night's occurrences. Her parents were dead.
She looked around the room and saw two other beds, both occupied by Tim and Ben.
She walked over to the window and peered out, it was dark so she assumed it was very early in the morning. She went to the bathroom and washed her face. She studied herself in the mirror, her eyes scanned her blotchy face and dark rings under her eyes. She quickly muttered
"Accio Wand" and sure enough it came flying into her hand.
She used a couple of spells to make herself look better and walked back to the main room. She suddenly realised she was in 'The room of requirement', which meant that whatever she required, would come. If only her parents were there, but they weren't, they were dead. She wondered what the time was and so a clock appeared on the wall. It read 6.14 am. A rustling noise was heard from one of the other beds as one of the boys stirred. The boy let out a yawn and rolled over.
"Morning Tim"
"Hermione? Where am I? Oh God, I had this horrible dream last night! Mum and Dad were dead and so was Ben's parents"
Hermione started crying again and the look on Tim's face showed that he wasn't exactly in a cheerful mood either. For him, crying wasn't an option, he tried not to show much emotion, it's just what guys did. He was a year younger than Hermione, about 15. It was about 6.30 before Ben woke up. Seeing Hermione crying he instinctively went over to her bed to comfort her. He sat down and put his arm around her back, pulling her into a hugging position. He had been waiting for a chance like this, to be close to Hermione, even under the circumstances. Tim watched this all from his bed. Being the insensitive teenage boy he couldn't resist a chance to make a comment.
"God guys get a room" he said while making smooching noises.
Ben turned around so he was facing Tim and shot him a death stare, which Tim took seriously and shut up altogether.
A knock was heard from the door and Dumbledore walked into the room seconds later.
"Good morning Mr Young, Mr Granger and Miss Granger. You may be wondering who I am he said to the boys. I am Professor Dumbledore Headmaster of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry and I am offering you a place at my school. I have checked and you both seem to have SOME magic running through your veins, meaning you can both become wizards. You will be taught the basics of magic and then with a bit of perseverance you will be able to join normal classes with the rest of the students. I am sure this will not take long under the guidance of Miss Granger of course. If you accept these terms you will stay here for the rest of your schooling but if you choose not to take this opportunity your memory will be erased of the past couple of hours and you will continue life in the muggle world. Any questions?"
"Um, what's a muggle?"
"Non-magical person"
"Oh I see"
"I will leave you for a couple of minutes to talk amongst yourselves and decide"
Dumbledore walked out of the room calmly and shut the door behind him.
"So guys, what do you think? Will you stay?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah of course I'll stay here! A chance to learn magic, no way will I pass up an opportunity like that!" Tim said excitedly
"How about you Ben, are you going to stay?" she asked him hopefully.
"Of course I'll stay! There isn't much to go back for anyway" He replied looking down at the floor.
Dumbledore walked back inside the room.
"So your decisions?
"We'll stay" the two boys said in unison.
"Ah, excellent! I am pleased to have you in the school and I hope you will enjoy your time here as students" Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling in admiration.
"You will obviously need your school supplies, but I can get them in the mail for you, as for wands we can go get them tomorrow after you have met some of the other students. There is one last thing to do before you can go roam the school. You boys will have to be sorted, wait here and I will go get the hat."
After Dumbledore left, just one question was on their minds.
"Sorted? What are we being sorted for?"
"You get sorted into houses, there are 4 of them. Their names are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. They all have individual qualities and I myself are in Gryffindor. You do heaps of things in your houses. Your common rooms are in house groups as well as most classes. To get sorted you have to put on an old hat, which ironically is called the sorting hat, and it well sorts you into a house."
Dumbledore entered again before producing an old battered hat from inside his robe. Ben and Tim were shocked when it started singing but it was all over in a matter of minutes.
"Mr Granger you can go first, just place the hat on your head" Dumbledore handed Tim the hat and he placed it on his head.
Hmm… another Granger eh? Interesting, very interesting indeed, you have brains like your sister, most definitely, but you also seem to be courageous and brave, much like our Godric was. Hmm yes I think Gryffindor will do you well!
"Gryffindor!" it yelled and Tim removed the hat and handed it to Ben who placed it on his head
Ah Mr Young! I've heard of your father, brilliant wizard, was very successful from what people say, I can see you want to succeed, you have the power within you so I think Slytherin would be a good place for you.
"Slytherin!" The hat yelled.
Damn I won't be with Hermione! Oh well, I guess I can make other friends in Slytherin.
Dumbledore took what looked like miniature robes out of his pocket. He said a spell and the robes grew to the size of the boys.
"Here put these on so you don't look different" Dumbledore explained to the two boys
"Welcome to Hogwarts Ben!" Hermione smiled at him
"You don't seem the Slytherin type, I was surprised" she said
"What's the Slytherin type?" he said defensively
"You can see for yourself, lets go."
A/N: A boring chapter, I know, u can review anyway because it's a nice thing to do!