6. Sorting
"Firs' years, Follow me" shouted a giant man, near steam engine, at first glance knew who it was, but then I tripped, I was on floor but instantly someone helped me stand up, it all was dizzy, I wasn't able to focus, when I did I felt pain in my left hand, then I touched it, it felt wet, suddenly I knew why, everything came to focus my hand was dripping red, the was a vertical cut from my elbow to wrist, there was a sharp stone where I fall, my brother was holding me by shoulders, he was calling someone, out of nowhere Hagrid appeared " 'ow it happened" "someone tripped her and I'm sure it's Malfoy" answered Harry
"wait 'ight here" Hagrid went into the train and got some bandage, with help of it he stopped bleeding and said "firs' place you're going to is school infirmary"
"Are you feeling good now" asked Harry softly
"better than before" I said " it was Goyle not malfoy, he tripped me I saw his face running away the moment I fall"
"Do you want me to kill him" asked Harry
"thanks but I'll do it myself" said Emma with s chuckle after some walking they were near a river there were boats in it, Harry and I sat with Ron in a boat with another student her name was Hannah Abbot, when we saw the castle for the first time it was mind blowing I was not able to believe it myself it was a wonderful sight, shame entering it, first place I'm visiting is infirmary.
They were standing in front of large pair of oak door, Hagrid knocked twice before it opened then, A old woman in emerald green robes and a hat came forward, her face stiff, she looked very disciplined, by looking at her, I knew never cross her, but Hagrid went forward and said something to her then she said something, Hagrid came to me, said "let's go, Emma" Harry was coming with us but Hagrid assured him, he will take care of me. I mean like I'm not dying Harry.
I was in infirmary here Madam poppy Pomfrey, then healed the cut on my hand, for blood loss and dizziness she gave me a potion, which brought the energy back in me.
"what about my sorting" asked Emma " I've been here for last fifteen minutes,"
"Just five minutes more, Hagrid will escort you to the great hall for sorting ceremony, he is waiting outside for you" she said
"Ohh, alright, thank you very much" I said
"How're yer feeling" asked Hagrid
"never better" I said nervously "magical
healing is great but I still don't know in which house I'm going to get in, I'm nervous about it"
"Whatever house yer go yer going to make a hell of a witch" said Hagrid proudly
"What If I don't get sorted" I asked nervously
"Yer are going to get sorted just don't think too much about it" said Hagrid
"can you please tell me how they are going to do it" I asked hopefully
"jus' wait a min'te yer'll know everythin" said Hagrid then they reached the front of great hall when she saw it, it was amazing thousands of candles were in air, four large tables were vertically placed in hall, the professors and the staff table was a bit higher, and the ceiling just reflected the outside, it felt like I'm looking into sky and I can touch thousands of stars.
"only our last student is remain for the sorting, accidentally she got hurt because of it she wasn't able to get sorted before, Miss. Potter if you can please come here" I saw the very same professor in her green robes and pointy hat asking me to come and sit on the table near by her, the professor had a pointy hat in her hand as well, so I didn't understand much I just went forward and sat on the table the moment I sat, same professor put the hat on my head, the hat was too large for my head, that it slipped and covered my eyes, but in instant she heard.
"interesting, you are just like your brother"
"You can talk??""
can't a hat talk"
"Ohh, I just didn't know, so everybody can hear us"
"No,"
"you said I'm just like my brother"
"yes, you are, you both are alike, courageous, brave and intelligent but you have cunning as well which sets you and your brother apart, now shall I sort you or you want to say"
"Do it"
"Slyt--
"No!!"
"you want to be with your brother"
"Yes"
"Then you are lucky you are suitable for both houses"
"GRYFFINDOR"
I happily got off the stool and looked at all the Gryffindor which were all shocked at first but then they all started celebrating and clapping she can easily see her brother clapping so hard, the twins dancing and singing "we got both the potters", I happily walked to Gryffindor table, handshaked with Prefects and head boy and girl, then I sat beside Harry, on Harry's left there was Ron who was beaming.
"Why everyone was shocked at first" I whispered to my brother I already knew just wanted to hear it.
"Uh- everybody heard the hat saying Slytherin I mean at least first syllable of it, then suddenly it stopped I mean you stopped it then it said Gryffindor, that's why everybody reacted the way they reacted" said Harry nervously
"So what they are going to think now" I asked
"Nothing, the hat wanted me in Slytherin too but I was too stubborn with Gryffindor" said Harry
"The same Happened with me" I said smilingly.
I was over moon after being in Gryffindor that's where my mum was some years ago, I mean I literally look like her, I've a wand same as her, it's just so much good knowing this mum..
Then at high table headmaster Dumbledore stood up, He was beaming at all the students, then he opened his arms wide open.
"Welcome!" he said. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!
"Thank you!" He sat back down. Everybody clapped and cheered. I didn't know whether to laugh or not, same were my brother's expressions
"is he mad" my brother asked Percy who was beside Ron
"He is a genius," replied Percy with a chuckle "just sometimes out of his mind"
Suddenly there was pile of food on the table, she had never seen before, seen so many things she liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, peppermint humbugs. I shared a look with Harry he looked as happy I was, we both started eating, whatever we wanted to, after finishing food, The girl beside me started talking, who I have seen before in train, the same brown bushy haired girl, with rather larger front teeth, "Hi, nice meeting you again," said Hermione
"nice meeting you too again Miss Granger, right??" said Emma with a smile
"Yes, you can call me Hermione" said Hermione
"Okay, I'm Emma potter, you can call me Emma" said Emma
"So did you read anything" asked Hermione for making a conversation
"Yes, I did but those were just some textbooks regarding Hogwarts culture and all" I said nonchalantly
"I've already read our all grade textbooks, there is not much in first year," said Hermione annoyingly about books
"what??, you aren't planning on reading second year textbooks already??" I asked surprisingly
"Actually I already have charms second year textbooks -and I'm thinking about reading it" said Hermione with clearing her throat. But before I can say anything, Dumbledore stood up again, then Our headmaster told us that forbidden forest is forbidden, I mean the name says itself, then Third floor corridor is out of bound too, if anyone shows curiosity, that will be there last curiosity, then Quidditch is just for second to seventh year, there is some village called Hogsmaede that's for just third and above years.
Now we were on our way to our common room, Percy Ron's brother was leading us, there were too many of the stairs, he asked to be aware of trippy ones or Moving stairs. At the very end of the corridor hung a portrait, when we reached the portrait, it was of a fat lady who said "Password", Percy said "caput draconis", the fat lady portrait swung forward and revealed around hole in the wall, they all scrambled one by one in it, Gryffindor common room was a cozy round room, it was full of squashy armchairs.
Percy directed the girls through one door to their dormitory and the boys through another. At the top of a spiral staircase — we were obviously in one of the towers — we found our beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains. our trunks had already been brought up. I was too tired but a girl named lavender brown and Parvati Patil wasn't, Hermione looked tired too but they both dragged her in their conversation, I too wanted to be in conversation but I was too tired so changed my pyjamas and dropped dead in my comfortable bed.