The trip to Hogwarts from the train was very amusing, to say the least. I was quite embarrassed by my little stunt and remained quiet in the carriages. Kavie, however, seemed to be getting along quite well with Hermione. Which kind of scared me.
"This is going to be so cool! I'm really looking forward to this!" She giggled. Hermione was positively glowing.
"We've never had new students, other than first years. Do you know how you're going to get sorted?" She asked.
"Not a clue. Although Kacy might..." Kavie looked at me.
"Probably with the first years." I stated. In reality, I had no idea. Maybe we'd get to be special and pick our own houses. Man that would be wicked! But, would I want to be in Gryffindor or Slytherin? See, Slytherin's are actually expected to be bad... it might be fun. Gryffindor however, had Harry. Okay, no contest. If I had a choice, Gryffindor all the way!
As the 'horse-less' carriages pulled up in front of the massive castle, I couldn't help but gasp. It was effing huge! I felt like an ant... well, even more so because, well, I'm short. The dream team led Kavie and I into the Entrance Hall, were we met up with a very old, hairy guy. Oh wait. It was just Dumbledore.
"Hello girls." He addressed me and Kavie. "I am Professor Dumbledore." He smiled, and we smiled back. We each shook his hand.
"Um, Professor, what exactly is going on with us this year?" Kavie asked.
"Well, if you two would follow me, I would be more than happy to explain everything." We nodded and followed him up to his office. The room was very big and bright. I stood there, in awe, as Fawkes sat all purdy-like on his little perch. Dumbledore ushered Kavie and I into the armchairs he had just created with his wand, and sat facing us on the other side of the large desk. "Now. I'll try to sort this all out for you, but if you don't understand, just ask me, alright?" We nodded. He went into a very detailed explanation about why we hadn't been in a school for witches and wizards until now (there was no school were we lived and we had sort of, not been noticed by Hogwarts...), and how we would be sorted (The Hat was going to be brought to us after the Ceremony in the Great Hall), and how we would be eating in Dumbledore's office. He waved his wand and in front of us, a plate with a lot of sandwiches popped out of nowhere. Then he left very abruptly. I'm pretty sure that he went to the Great Hall, but I mean, hey. You never know!
Me and Kavie seemed painfully hyper after the sandwiches, and came up with a theory that Dumbledore had drugged us. I knew it wasn't true (or at least, I hoped it wasn't true), but it certainly felt like it. We stopped chasing Fawkes around as Dumbledore and someone I recognized as Professor McGonagall walked in.
"Hello, ladies. I am Professor McGonagall." She stated.
"Caveena."
"And I'm Erika." Wait, what? Had we just said our real names? AAAH! THE END IS NEAR! ... Oh wait... no it isn't! Anywho, back to the story. I noticed that McGonagall was holding a raggedy old hat in her hands, and I couldn't help but get butterflies. Is it weird that I wanted to ask a hat for it's autograph? I'm serious!
"It's nice to meet you." She smiled. "This is the Sorting Hat. Who would like to be sorted first?" Kavie looked at me hesitantly.
"I- I will." I said. I sat on the little stool McGonagall had placed and she placed the hat on my head. It fell immediately over my eyes, and I heard it whispering in my ear.
"You'd do very well in Ravenclaw." I heard it say.
"No I wouldn't." I thought.
"Oh, but you would. But then, you'd be well in Gryffindor, as well."
"Gryffindor, Gryffindor, Gryffindor..." I found myself chanting. C'mon! You had to be expecting it.
"Gryffindor!" The Hat said out loud. I couldn't help but smile. YAY! Now, however, it was Kavie's turn. She sat down on the stool, clearly shaking, and the hat fell over her eyes. Within seconds, it had shouted "Gryffindor" as well. McGonagall and Dumbledore were smiling.
"I'll show you to your common room." McGonagall led us up to the 7th floor, and to a portrait of a fat lady. The portrait, in fact.
"Puffskein." She stated. The Fat Lady smiled and her portrait opened, revealing…well, a giant hole in the wall. We followed her into the rather large room. Everything in it was red and gold... but that was to be expected. "This is the common room. To get in, you simply tell the Portrait of the Fat Lady 'Puffskein'." We nodded. She led us up a set of stairs, and into another smaller room, this time, filled with beds. "This is your dormitory, Erika." She smiled, and I nodded. We went into another dormitory. "And this is yours, Caveena." Kavie nodded. I could tell she was uncomfortable with us having different dorms. "I'll leave you two to get comfortable." She smiled. Before she left, she turned back to us and reached into her robes. "I almost forgot! Here are your schedules. The first term starts in the morning." And with that, she was gone. I helped Kavie find her bed, and then we headed back down to my dorm. I found my trunk and sat down on my bed. Kavie joined me. I looked at my schedule, which had become crumpled in my hand, and Kavie followed suit.
"I've got Defense Against the Dark Arts first thing!" I smiled.
"I've got Transfiguration." Kavie sighed. "Who's the teacher, again?"
"McGonagall." She nodded. She seemed a bit relieved. I compared both of ours.
"I've got potions before you." I felt a pang of anxiety. I would really rather not have Professor Snape at all.
"Tell me how it goes?" I nodded. "'Kay." I handed her timetable back and turned to her.
"Wanna go down to the common room?" I asked.
"Sure." She said, stuffing the parchment into her pocket. We practically ran down the stairs, racing to the bottom. We crashed into the big armchairs in front of the fire and sat down. Well, Kavie sat down. I just sort of flopped onto it and ended up looking like a deranged rag doll. Friskas and Artemis stalked out from under a table and curled up near the fire. They seemed to be adjusting well. Kavie looked around the room, as if searching for something.
"Where is everyone?" She asked. I hadn't even noticed that we were alone.
"Probably still at the feast." I shrugged. As if waiting for their queue, Seamus Finnigan and who I thought to be Lavender Brown walked in. "Or right there." I whispered. I noticed them stop as they spotted us.
"Who're you?" Seamus asked.
"I'm Kacy, and this is Kavie. We're new." I smiled. The two looked at us oddly.
"New?" Seamus asked, disbelievingly. Kavie and I nodded.
"What year are you in?" Lavender asked.
"I'm in sixth and she's in fifth." I stated. I suppressed a smile as they looked at each other, then back at us.
"Cool!" Seamus smiled. "Anyway, I'm Seamus,"
"And I'm Lavender." She piped up. "We're both sixth years, too."
"Wicked."
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