The organised movements of the students surprised her as the prefects stood at the large entrance door to the hall, the 7th years covered the walls, followed by the 6th years and so on, layered into the middle where the first years sat. The tables had been spelled away, and everyone knelt or sat, wands out, looking alert. The students began quietly chatting to each other, while others just sat, deep in thought.
The doors burst open and a dark haired boy, a red haired boy strode in, followed by a girl with curly brown hair who was holding hands with a tall, dark, brooding type of man, then a few other people. They all walked up to where Albus, Remus and Sophia stood.
Remus laid a hand on Sophia's shoulder and introduced her to the group he called "the order". Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger, Viktor Krum, Nymphadora Tonks Mad Eye Moody (who shocked Sophia will his crazy eye). There were also others who had moved around the room to speak to family members and important students.
Potter and Weasley walked to a platinum blonde boy who was talking to the girl, Ginny, who was a prefect in 7th year. Sophia then realised that Ginny had the same last name as the Weasley boy and concluded they must be siblings. The platinum blonde boy held her around the waist as they talked.
"That would be Draco Malfoy." Remus whispered into her ear. "Lucius's son."
"But I thought Lucius was one of those Death Eaters.. Shouldn't his son be too?" Sophia replied.
"Ah, yes, but young love prevailed, and since Draco fell in love with Miss Weasley, he declined to take the dark mark, and joined the order." Albus answered.
While Potter, the Weasleys and Draco stood with the prefects at the door, the Granger girl and her boyfriend (Sophia assumed) went to the 1st years in the middle of the room, and looked as if they were calming them down.
Sophia stood close to Remus as he conversed with Albus. She felt horribly vulnerable without Severus there, and knowing she could probably get very violent if she needed to, she still felt reluctant to rely on her wolf instincts.