Chapter 1 I'm A What?

Jasmine peered outside the fogged up window. A week ago she'd been a normal, ordinary girl. She went shopping with her friends, watched movies, everything an average 11 year old girl did. That was, until her parents had sat her down one day.

"Jasmine, honey. There's something you should know," Her mother had begun. "You should've known all along, especially considering,"

"Considering what?" Jasmine interrupted.

"Considering that you're of age. What your father and I wanted to tell you is that you're a witch,"

"A witch? Like the one I dressed up as last Halloween?"

"Not really, you can do magic, spells, enchantments. We're telling you this now because you've been accepted at Hogworts Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hogworts is the best place for you to hone your magical skills," While her mother had been talking, Jasmine had been speechless. All of this had come out of nowhere! A million questions were running through her mind. But her mother was saying something, so she should probably listen.

"We'll have to go to Diagon Alley and get all of your supplies. Oh, it also says you may have an owl, cat, rat or toad. Would you like one?"

"A cat sounds like fun," Least a cat was normal...

The next day they'd gone to a strange place in London. Jasmine had been captivated by the shops containing all sorts of strange objects. She'd wanted to go in just about every shop, but they were on a tight schedule. They got her books, a wand (5 ½ beech with unicorn hair), robes and a brand new kitten. She was black, and had white spots on her back, Jasmine decided to name her Minion.

A few days later she'd been taken to a platform that didn't exist. And that's where she was now, in a compartment by herself. There were lots of people there, and she didn't know a single one. She'd been drawing on a window when the compartment door slid open. It was a girl with bushy light brown hair and something that made her think the girl was very friendly.

"We're almost to Hogworts, it would be wise if you changed into your school robes now," Jasmine thanked her and the girl introduced herself as Hermione Granger. Jasmine introduced herself and the girls shook hands.

"Hope to see you around, Jasmine," She said, then left. Jasmine changed and then looked out the window excitedly. Out of the darkness loomed a magnificent castle. Hundreds of torch lights lit the castle, making it glow. The train slowed to a stop and Jasmine sighed in anticipation. She went outside with some of the other kids who looked as scared as she did. When she got off she heard a gruff voice say.

"First years, this way!" There were many boats lined up against the shore. Separating the castle from the shore was a giant lake. The water was murky, and didn't look like a nice place to go for a swim.

"Jasmine, this way!" She heard her name being called. It was the nice girl from the train, Hermione. She had a boat and was motioning for her to come over. She got in and saw that there were two boys also inside. One had messy brown hair, green eyes, and a strange looking scar on his forehead. The other had flaming red hair, lots of freckles and was holding an old rat. They introduced themselves as Harry Potter and Ron Weasly. They seemed nice enough, and Jasmine was dying to have some friends. After the short trip across the lake, Jasmine felt more at ease. They got off at the front door and waited. There was an older woman there with a stern smile blocking the door.

"Welcome all first years to Hogworts. In a few minutes you will be sorted into your houses. The houses are Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Huffelpuff. Classes will start tomorrow, so be ready. And welcome again to Hogworts," There was a murmur of voices as people began to talk. A boy with bleach blonde hair and grey eyes came towards Jasmine.

"I'm Draco Malfoy, I'm sure you've heard of my father, Lucius,"

"No, sorry,"

Draco seemed taken aback, but continued talking. "Ah well, then. I hope to be put into Slytherin," Hermione interrupted with "You plan on becoming a dark wizard then? Everyone in Slytherin ends up becoming one,"

Draco sneered at her and said "Don't listen to her. When the time comes you'll know who's right," He then winked at her and left.

At that moment, the doors opened and the older women led them into a magnificent room. On top of a stool was a tattered hat, what it was doing there was beyond Jasmine. Then suddenly the older woman called out "Arman, Jake!" A boy put on the hat and it called out "Ravenclaw!" A table cheered as they accepted their new member.

"Baker, Sarah!"

"Huffelpuff!" The hat called. It went on like that until."Granger, Hermione!" was called.

"Gryffindor!" It called. The boy named Harry Potter got into the same house.

"Tamrin, Jasmine!" Jasmine timidly stepped forward and placed the old hat on her head. The hat was taking a long time with her, it kept muttering to itself. Jasmine began to wonder if she was going to be sorted at all!

"Gryffindor!" The hat yelled so suddenly it made Jasmine jump. She beamed as she took a seat next to Hermione. The boy named Ron got placed into the same house. He took a seat next to them and a moment later food appeared on the table. While eating, Jasmine noticed a pair of twins. Not only did they look identical, Ron looked just like them! She elbowed Ron and asked if he knew them.

"Ugh, yes. They're my brothers, but ask them and they'll deny being related to me," Jasmine smiled as she finished the last of her food. After being shown to her room, she went right to sleep. The days events replayed in her dreams, what a week...