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Chapter 6- Miss Understood
"God, pink and black so don't go together!" Jefferson mumbled as she stepped into the horseless carriage.
"It don't look to bad together." Spike offered, eyeing the low cut tank top.
"Perv!" Jefferson hissed, slapping him lightly on the arm. "So, Rivers, who was on the phone earlier?"
Rivers sighed and looked out the window, clearly taking the
'I don't want to talk about it' stance.
So the other three friends skirted around different subjects.
"Rivers, are you sure your OK?" Ginny asked her best friend, who only nodded as the carriage pulled to a stop in front of the castle.
The four friends made their way into the entry hall where they ran into Prof. McGonagall.
"Ginny! Good I've been looking for you! Are these out Transfer students?" With a quick nod of affrication she continued, "O, good! All four of you will be sorted, Ginny, you have to be resorted because you spent a year in a different school and you may have changed, therefore out growing your old house. You will go before the first years. You three, will go after the first years because you have never attended Hogwarts before." That said, she than led them to a room where a bunch of children were waiting, looking quite nervous and mumbling amongst themselves about fighting trolls and the like.
"This place is SO big!" Jefferson said quite loudly.
"Jeff, Darlin', your room is bigger than this." Rivers pointed out, smiling at her friends antics.
Before Jefferson could come up with a witty reply about the size of Rivers bedroom, McGonagall was back and was impatiently motioning for them to follow her. So Jefferson settled for a death glare directed at her best friend. Once they were all situated in a striate line in front of the rest of the student body, an old hat on a stool sang a very strange song, when that was done, and Jefferson had finished giggling, McGonagall started .
"Sixth Year, Weasily, Virginia!" Ginny, along with her new found confidence, made her way casually to the front of the room, where she sat down on the uncomfortable, worn, wooden stool. The hat was than sat on top of her head, which covered her eyes.
'hmm… So, back from the states I see. Now let me see, talent, yes lots of that and power, along with brains. Bravery, yes lots of that, a quick wit, and an ear for music… hmm… determination and a thirst to prove yourself to you family, now were to put you? I believe you best bet would be…
(A/N Should I make you wait for it? Maybe until the next chapter? Nah, I'm not that mean!)
"SLYTHRIN!" the hat yelled the last part for the entire hall to hear, and the quite that followed was unbearable, but Ginny smiled as her three friends were the first to start clapping. Jefferson's Cries of "that's my girl" and Rivers with "Aint nothing but a cakewalk!" even Spike was flashing her a huge smile, the fact that they were the only ones cheering for a full two minutes didn't daze the three. So as casually as she could Ginny made her way to the Slytherin table, she caught sight of Ron, as red as a tomato and glaring at McGonagall as if she had purposely put Ginny into the Slytherin house. She took a seat furthest from any one else in her new house. She could feel a certain pair gray eyes burning holes into the back of her head.
A good thirty minutes later, with six new Slytherin's, the first years had been sorted.
"Sixth Year, Anthony, Andrew!" Spike casually made his way to the stool, Ginny could hear a few females whispering and couldn't help the smile that covered her full pink lips. Her Best-male-friend had been one of the biggest heart breakers at Silver Waters.
"Slytherin!" He easily dumped himself into the seat across from her.
"Sixth Year, James, Rivers!" Rivers, a very bored expression covering her pretty face sat primly on the stool, she looked very professional, until she stuck her tongue out at Ginny. Forcing the redhead to break out giggling.
"Slytherin!" Rivers strutted across the hall, easily turning every boy in the halls head. She fell gracefully into the seat next to spike.
"Sixth Year, Tally, Jefferson!" the small blonde, who had been standing there twirling a piece of pink colored hair looked up as if startled. "Ma'am?" she asked, a look of pure confusion and innocence crossing her pretty face, her friends across the Great Hall had to try hard not to laugh at her. She skipped, literally, to the stool.
"Slytherin!" A smiling Jefferson walked as slow as humanly possible to her seat next to Ginny.
"What's crackin' Chicka?" Jefferson asked a brunette who was giving her Pink hair nasty looks, but before the girl could make any reply, Dumbledore stood up and motioned for quite.
"I am happy to inform you that Ms. Virginia Weasily has rejoined us this year." a few people clapped. "I am also delighted to inform you that we have three transfer students joining us this year from America, Mr. Andrew Anthony," here spike kindly shouted he preferred to be known as Spike. "Ms. Rivers James, and Ms. Jefferson Tally." after Jeff's name was called she stood up on her seat, flashed the hall a 100 watt smile before taking a bow. "Now, please remember, that as always, the Forbidden Forest, is as its name implies, Forbidden. Mr. Flinch, our care taker, asks that you remember to whip your feet before entering the castle, and the list of forbidden items inside the castle has been extended to include exploding lizard tails, Gory Gorges, and popping poodle poopers; which brings the list to 5,548,022 items, for the entire list, please see Mr. Flinch, and there is a three day detention for people who get caught kicking, spitting at or teasing Ms. Norris. Now, eat up!"
With his last words food appeared on the table in front of the stunned blonde and brunette. Spike looked bored (He had read Hogwarts a History!) .
"The last time that I saw this much food, daddy's firm was throwing a Christmas bash." Jefferson said looking hungrily at the food in front of her.
"Wasn't that the party two years ago where Jay Jackals and you, you know, "hooked up"?" Spike asked, looking around for something that he recognized as being food. Jefferson worked up a modest blush, even though she was far from modest.
"I would prefer not to talk about my sex life at the dinner table thank you."
"Let's talk about Gin's Sex life!" Rivers said happily as she waited for one of her friends to start taking food so she would know what to take.
"What sex life? Don't you mean lack of a sex life?"
"you two do realize that I am sitting right here, right?"
"What's that? O, Gin N Tonic, didn't see you sittin there darlin!" Jefferson said smiling.
"are you guys gonna eat?" Rivers whined from across the table. Ginny smirked but began to fill her plate with the food closest to her. Her friends followed suit with whatever she got.
"Are you sure this is edible?" Jefferson asked, poking at the green stuff on her plate.
"They do have that in the states you know." Spike said as he put a fork full into his mouth.
"We do?" Jefferson asked, making a face.
"Yeah Dork, it's called Broccoli. It's usually up by your dad on the adults end."
"O, well, I don't like it!"
"Hey Ginny!" a fifth voice cut threw the argument on food.
Ginny turned to see a tall boy with light brown hair and intense blue/green eyes striding towards her. It took a moment for the name to register in her mind before she squealed, drawing the attention of a few people near her.
"Damn boy! Milk does the body good, but how much did you drink?!¿?" The boy only grinned, showing perfect, even white teeth.
"I'm a beater for Gryffandor." he said.
"You have changed so much! And for the better might I add! Last time I saw you, you were a skinny, awkward kid that had a camera permanently attached to his face, and was the only member of the Potty Fan Club, other than myself."
"Yeah, well, the clubs dead, he's a rotten bugger once you get to know him, the whole 'you-have-to-pay-attention-to-me-because-I'm-the-kid-who-saved-the-world-'act gets kind of lame after awhile. I still take lots of pictures, only now I'm the most accomplished photographer at the school, so if you need a picture of something, let me know."
"Of course!"
"O, right, the reason I came over here. Umm… your brother is bloody pissed. Knocked over an entire picture of pumpkin juice on Herm, mashed potatoes in Lavenders hair, and Harry's plate went into Harry's lap. But it's nice seeing you, oh and the milk comment? It goes both ways. Watch out for those bloody snakes, Gin!" With that said he gave her a quick squeeze before quickly exiting the great hall.
Ginny turned her eyes towards the Gryffandor table and saw that Ron was busy trying to whip Potatoes out of Lavenders long hair while Harry was throwing dark looks at him while picking the remainders of his dinner off of his jeans and robes. Herm looked like she was about to cry.
"Hey Gin Bug!" Jefferson called, Ginny turned to look at her best friend. "Who was the hottie? And do you got dibs on him?"
Ginny smirked at her. "Colin Creevey, and he's so not your type."
"Dude! No worries, the little innocent is safe from the big bad Jefferson, I have… other plans." Ginny rolled her eyes. Typical Jefferson, she hadn't been in England for forty-eight hours yet and she was already plotting ways to get some poor innocent boy, well, knowing Jeff, maybe not that innocent. She watched as Spike looked up, a triumphant look on his face. He had been talking to a girl that was on the other side of Rivers. And he now had a piece of parchment clutched in his hand. 'Ladies of Hogwarts beware. He can give even Malfoy a run for his money.' Ginny thought, smirking at her best male friend. She was very glade she was immune to his 'charms.' He had had half of the female population at Silver Waters begging to do his homework.
"Virginia Belladonna Weasily." each syllable of her name was pronounced clearly and precisely. She turned very slowly to look into the face of her very red, very angry, older brother. Behind him Hermione and Harry hadn't yet realized he was missing from the crime scene that was known as their table, instead of being over there reeking havoc he was bearing down on her.
"O,! Ron! I don't think you have met my friends! This is Spike, Jefferson and Rivers!" once again Gin glanced behind her brother, they still hadn't noticed. 'I just gotta stall the explosion, that's all.' she thought, than mentally kicked herself, how was she going to stall? He looked ready to blow.
"What's Crackin Cuz'?" Jeff asked, flashing him with the best smile that she could come up with. It appeared she had given up on eating "gross foreign food" in favor of her ever present bubble gum (That's my habit, you wont catch me with out a piece of gum unless I'm sleeping or eating!). Ron muttered an incoherent response under his breath that had the words "Bloody, Ferret, Fagot, little sister,'" and "touch" not in that particular order, with more words that they didn't quite catch. Jefferson raised one perfectly tweezed eyebrow at the pissed off red head and decided she would rather through coy and sexy looks to a boy at a near by table.
"well, as fun as that was, I think I would rather eat my dinner." Rivers said, returning to eat her Squash, which she seemed to be enjoying.
Once again Ginny threw a look behind her brother, Harry and Hermione had FINALLY noticed their best friend and king of disaster wasn't any where near them. "What was the question?" she asked, flashing her brother with her very own, innocent, sweet, and overly loving 100 watt smile that had gotten her out of a few sticky situations with Dusty at her brother, problem? Dusty was more reliable to notice the "I am so innocent, it's not my fault, I was framed!" look.
"What…Are…You…Doing…At…The…Slytherin…Table?" he said threw gritted teeth. Gin considered pulling the "Please don't be mad at me! I didn't want to do it!" Routine, complete with real tears, but decided that she didn't want to mess with her flawless make up. So she opted to do the "Confused" routine, and yes, these lovely little tricks were tested and designed by Jefferson.
"What do you mean?" he got redder at her lack of brains.
"did all that ink go to your brain? You are sitting at a table with that… that … FERRET!" 'and there goes that explosion.'
"O! That! Well you see, that hat thing said I should be in Slytherin! Hi Harry, Herm!"
"Ginny." Hermione said, looking disapprovingly at the table and at the people that Ginny had been sitting with. This of course pissed Ginny off.
"Hiya!" Jefferson said loudly, drawing the hostile looks of Ginny and Ron, along with half of the great hall that had been watching the exchange to herself. "Jefferson, Jefferson Tally. Lovely to meet you." she flashed one of her more brilliant smiles that she used to get her way.
"Hermione Granger, and this is Harry Potter." She had added the last in an after thought, looking strangely at the girl in front of her.
Jefferson, in turn wrinkled her brow in thought, as if trying to place a name in her mind. She raised one pink tipped fingernail to gently tap on the side of her mouth (Cough*Mary*Cough) "Where have I heard that name before? Rivs?" she asked, addressing the dark haired girl across from her.
The girl shrugged, seemingly as unfamiliar with the name as her friend, in fact, she seemed to find her hair more interesting as she played with a piece of her blue/black hair, uninterested in the conversations going on around her.
"Well, for starters," They all turned to look at Spike, Hermione could have sworn she felt her heart skip a beat. "Jeff, Gin used to have a mad crush on Britain's saving grace, which would interest you Riv, considering that your father and brother are both Aurors, and how Potter here has gone down in every record book in the world for defeating the big bads, better known as Voldermort and Co." everyone except for Gin, the three Americans and the potter boy flinched at the name, including some who were ease dropping on the conversation.
Rivers shrugged. "Poppy talks, I listen, Poppy talks about work, I start thinking how best to get out of the house during the weekend."
"No worries Rivers, I think it's time we catch up on some Z's any way." Ginny flashed a sweet smile at her brother.
"I concur!" Jefferson said, a big smile on her face for using such an odd word.
"See yaw'll tomorrow!" Rivers said, Following the other two girls, who were already half way to the door. Spike threw the boys and *ahem* lady, a wink before following his friends out the door.