The large double doors opened and the first years entered the massive Great Hall that had four wooden long table with benches with four flags hanging above them that separated which house they belonged to which were Hufflepuff that had badger in yellow and . Ravenclaw with raven in bronze and blue. The Gryffindor table with lion in the colors of red and gold. The last house of Slytherin with green and sliver with a serpent coiled into the shape of an S on flag, and the ceiling was enchanted to look like the night sky with thousands of candles lighting the large room. The high table where the professor sat in front of the hall with a podium with an owl stretching out his wings.
"This is amazing. The sky is enchanted to look like the night's sky. I read about it in Hogwarts A History." said Hermione.
"Yea Father made me read that book. Some of it was rather boring." said Draco.
"When I call your names you will come forward and I will place the sorting hat on your heads and you will be sorted into your houses." said Professor McGonagall and she unrolled the long list of first years.
"What house are you hoping for Draco?" whispered Neville as they watched a classmate at the three legged stool.
"My family has been sorted into Slytherin for centuries."
Ron snorted, "Yea there hasn't been a witch or wizard that has gone bad that wasn't in Slytherin House."
Hermione's head whipped around causing her hair to fly around her shoulders in her anger. She balled up her fists in hope not to punch the redhead. "Not everyone in that house it's evil Weasely." hissed Hermione and she looked to Professor Snape. He gave her slight nod that only she saw.
"Hermione Granger." called Minerva.
Hermione took a deep breathe and slowly made her way up the steps. She felt like her heart was going to beat out of her chest. She jumped when she heard a voice in her head.
Hello Hermione. I see you have great potential to be great. You've seen pain yes, but it has made you strong and unlike those that harmed you loving and very loyal. The only place you belong to that of noble and very loyal. The only place for you is GRYFFINDOR!" yelled the hat for everyone to hear.
Minerva smiled and took off the hat and Hermione ran over to the table. She joined her new housemates. She hoped that her friends would join her in the house. She watched and waited as the students joined their houses. She clapped when Neville joined her at the Gryffindor table. She watched as Draco took the stool and the professor sat the hat on his head. Hermione chuckled at his expression when the hat placed him in Gryffindor too. She crossed her fingers for Harry. She clapped and motioned for Harry to join them at the table.
"Ron Weasely," called Professor McGonagall and Ron took the stool. She placed the hat on his head.
The hat yelled, "Slytherin!"
Minerva was stunned because they're had been five Weasely boys walk through the halls of Hogwarts and they all got Gryffindor. She removed the hat and gave Ron a push off the stool and told him to join his house. She heard mumbled under his breathe as he walked over to the table.
"I can't believe our little brother got Slytherin." said a boy with curly red hair, fare freckled skin and saw tall and skinny. He wore a prefect's badge on his robes.
"You know he only thinks for himself Percy." Fred Weasely told his older brother. He too had the same red hair, fare skin with freckles and was tall. He had identical twin brother named George. The only difference was that Fred had blue eyes and George had brown eyes.
"It's his own doing." said George.
The hall got quiet when Professor McGonagall tapped her glass with her spoon and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore walked up the podium. He smiled at the students.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts. I have some first year notices I would like to address before we begin our feast. I would like to remind you that the third floor corridor is out of bounds for anyone who wants to die a most painful death. The forbidden forest is forbidden to all students. The Hogsmeade trips are for third year and up. Now I believe that have said enough so with that tuck in." said Professor Dumbledore and he sat down in his chair and the food appeared on the tables.
"Well, that was surprising. Draco Malfoy in Gryffindor." said Minerva as she began to fix her plate.
"I wonder how Luicus will react to him being in that house." said Albus as he piled so pie onto his plate. "It seems that he has made friends with Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom and your Hermione. Good for him. This might change his parents out look on blood status."
Minerva sighed heavily and hoped for the best. She knew that Draco could convince his mother that things are good at school and then Narcissa would convince Luicus. He was a hard man but he loved his wife and only son. He would do anything for them. Maybe even switch sides of the war.
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Ron wouldn't believe that he had been sorted into Slytherin. He just knew that he was Gryffindor material. It angered him even more to find out that Harry Potter was talking and laughing with his twin brothers. He was the one to befriend Potter. He's mother told him so. He took several big bites of chocolate cake and took big gulps of juice.
"Show some manners Weasely." said Pansy Perkins. She had brown long hair, fare skin with a pug like face. "Just because you didn't get into the house didn't want doesn't mean you have to act like a pig.
"Shut up dog face." snapped Ron.
Pansy gasped at what Ron had called. It had been years since someone had called her that. She went to open her mouth to say something when Blasé Zambini had cast a spell to silence the redhead. He had dark skin, brown eyes, extremely short black hair and was tall with slightly broad shoulders. Pansy smiled at Blasé as a silent thank you.
Meanwhile at the Gryffindor table, Draco couldn't believe how happy he was to be in Gryffindor. He figured that the sorting hat must have seen something in him that he didn't know he had bravery. He only hoped he had the bravery to tell his parents. They were expecting him to be in Slytherin House like the rest of his family. He mentally nodded to himself it was time for a change.
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Richard sat in his study at McGonagall castle after a long day at work. He had made several arrests and had placed several children in safe homes. He looked up when the flames turned green and Alexander Malfoy stepped out of the harp. He favored his son with the long platinum blonde hair, fare skin, blue eyes and was tall with broad shoulders. He wore finely cut robes.
"My Lord McGonagall." said Alexander bowing his head in greeting.
Richard rose to his feet and moved from behind his desk. He bowed his head. "My Lord Malfoy." He lifted his head and smiled "Alex my old friend how are you?" He said and hugged the man before him.
Alex returned the hug. "I am well Richard. If I may sit. My bones are not as young as they use to be." He said motioning to the empty chair with his black cane.
"Yes of course. Whiskey or brandy?" said Richard motioning to the small bar.
"Whiskey." said the elder Malfoy and he watched his old friend pour two glasses and Richard hand it to him. "Thank you." He said taking the glass and Richard sat down in the empty armchair. "Now, you believe that Riddle has made horcuxes?"
"Yes, that could be the only way he can come back. He wanted to be immortal if remember correctly." said Richard.
Alex took a sip of his whiskey in thought. "Yes, it is the only way to come back. I believe has something more up his sleeve. What we need to do is create our own side of this war Richard. Not Dumbledore's side "For The Greater Good." The great good my ass. He uses people. Look at Severus and Luicus! He made them join at sixteen to be spies because they had a natural ability in Occumency and Legmency. I would have never forced them into that." He shook his head sadly. "Then Cissa having to join because of Luicus. This must stop before it begins. Have you contacted our curse breaker and the Prophecy Hall?"
Richard nodded his head. "Yes. I was going to give Harry a year at Hogwarts and then take him to the prophecy hall myself to retrieve the prophecy."
"Yes very wise move. There is a young curse breaker very good. He works for the bank. He goes by the name of Bill Weasely. We should get him involved with this." said Alex. "Now, if I remember correctly Riddle would use things of importance to hide his soul inside. Something with meaning surrounding Hogwarts. I remember he made a huge deal that he was related to Slytherin."
Richard took a sip of his whiskey in thought. "Items that possibly belonged the founders. Ingenious and a very good possibility."
"I'll go to my vaults and see what books I have on the founders. We must work now. I must go. Thank you for the drink Richard. I will contact you soon," and Alex put down his empty glass and left the way he entered through the fireplace.
"I hope you're doing the right thing Rick." said Annabelle from the doorway.
Richard jumped at the sound of his mother's voice causing him to nearly spill his drink on the brown rug at his feet. "Mum, don't scare me like that." He said with his hand over his heart. "I'm not as young as I use to be. I'm an old man." He watched Annabelle sit down across from him. "Yes, I know I'm doing the right thing. We must act now."
Annabelle leaned forward and patted his knee. "You know I'll support you in anything sweetheart. Just be careful, they are still children." Richard only nodded in response and took a sip of his whiskey and they sat in quite enjoying each others company.
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The Gryffindor first years entered the large common room. They looked around the red and gold rooms as Percy explained were to find their dorm rooms. The room had tables and chairs, armchairs in front of a large roaring fireplace with a couch nearby. Then stairs that lead to the dorms.
Hermione watched Draco, Harry and Neville all up the stairs to their room. She smiled grateful that they shared a room. She had to meet her room mates. She hoped that they weren't too girly, but knowing her luck they'd talk nothing but about makeup, clothes and boys. She didn't know if she would like that type of talk at night. She shrugged her shoulders and made her way up the stairs to meet her roommates.
Hermione entered a large room that held several large four post beds. She smiled when she was a bed near the large window. She quickly calmed that bed for herself before the other girls. She knew that she was going to be snapped at for choosing the best bed, but she didn't care.
"You said you could get the bed by the window." said a slightly chubby girl with long blonde hair.
"No one was in here so I got the bed. You should have came in picked out the bed."
"I want that bed. You have to move." she told Hermione.
"No I don't. What's you're name anyway?"
"Lavender Brown. My friends, Parvati Patil and Alicia Spinnet will want to sit there."
"Lavender it's fine really. If she wants the bed by the window let her have it." said Alicia. She walked over and held out her hand, "Alicia Spinnet. It's nice to meet you?"
"Hermione Granger." she said shaking her hand. "Thanks." She whispered watching the two girls choose their beds.
Alicia nodded and found her bed near Hermione. She knew that Lavender and Parviti would fight with bushy head witch. She stopped and looked around and hoped they would all find common ground because they were going to be room mates for seven years. It was four girls to a room.
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Minerva sighed heavily and sat down on the couch just as the flames in the fireplace turned green and Richard stepped out of the harp. He smiled and walked over to his wife and kissed her gently on the lips. He sat down on the couch and placed a pillow in his lap. Minerva laid her head down and Richard slowly pulled the pins from her brown graying hair. He sat them down on the table beside him as he listen to his wife tell him about the welcome back feast.
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