All characters, places and themes other than the ones I created or exist in real life belong to J.K. Rowling. So far I only created the character of James Smith, Richard 'rick' Smith, Linda Smith and Maria Sanchez. Thank you for reading
Newark, N.J. U.S.A. august 31, 2003
James and Rick were getting ready for their trip to Kings Cross Station in London when they say the last owl of the summer. Over the course of the summer James and Rick received letters from Hermione and Maria, Harry had only met James but still said hi to Rick in his letters to James. Rick wondered why Harry didn't send his own owl until James told him that the Dursleys locked up his magical items in a closet that only James and Harry knew was Harry's old bedroom.
The letters from and to Hermione and Harry were short but for some reason the letters to and from Maria were long usually taking up two or three pages from their muggle notebooks. Maria told James how she was the heir to the house of Hufflepuff and James told her how he was the heir to the house of Slytherin but just like his ancestors, he didn't believe in the blood purity nonsense that Salazar believed in.
He found out that Maria lived in California and thought that she was a muggleborns until she found out about Helga Hufflepuff. In their last letters to each other they unconsiesly wrote love instead of from and Rick teased James for that mistake. The last owl however was from the school. Professor McGonagall had apologized for not telling them how to get onto the platform, she told them that they had to walk through the pillar between platforms nine and ten.
"Ready for tomorrow?" James asked as he finished packing
"Why," Rick replied, "ready to see your girlfriend?"
"Shut up and get some sleep," James said throwing his basketball at him, "we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow"
Rick turned out the light "night jay"
"Night Rick"
7:00 September 1
Rick and James woke up early this morning to the smell of turkey bacon and eggs. The got showered and dressed and headed to the kitchen to see their mother laying down the last of the big breakfast and looked at the two of them. Rick was wearing an A-shirt and a pair of black khaki pants with his chucks on, while James wore his chucks and khakis but also a black kaki shirt and a black and red striped tie.
"Rick put on a shirt." Said Linda
"But mom I am wearing a shirt." Rick said in protest as James laughed quietly
"A wife beater* is not a proper shirt, what do you want people to think we are ghetto?"
"But mom"
"But mom nothing, just because we live in Newark does not mean we are ghetto*. Don't try to act like a hoodlum or those rick kids will always look down on you."
"Fine" rick said as he left to put on another shirt over his A-shirt.
When rick got back he saw that they already started eating without him "thanks for waiting"
"Well we have to hurry the portkey will be leaving in a half an hour" James replied grinning
"Is that your wand James? Mom said no wands unless we were at school because of what McGonagall said." Rick replied with a smirk
"But I read that we should have it at all times in case of an emergency"
"WHAT, DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE AN EVIL WIZARD AT THE TABLE?" Linda yelled, "PUT IT AWAY"
"Sorry mom"
At 9:29 Rick and James said goodbye to their mother and were whisked away as Linda started crying. They landed in the bathroom at Kings Cross and immediately found two trolleys to put their stuff on. Rick took of his white tee shirt and they split up to find Harry, Hermione and Maria. Somehow just when they left James immeadietly spotted Maria leaving the lady's room with her stuff and he walked up to her and offered help to put it on a trolley which she gratefully accepted while biting her lower lip and smiling
"James and Maria sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N…ouch" James hit Rick scolding at him "sorry, calls it how I sees it"
Maria laughed at the playfulness of the siblings silently wishing she had a sibling of her own
"Well let's look for Harry and Hermione"
As they set off to look for their other friends James remembered the Dursleys dropped him off at a quarter to 11*. They found Hermione at 10:30 when they heard "looks like they haven't built it yet have they" they walked around the corner to see Vernon laughing and leaving "have a good term" James had to hold Rick back so he wouldn't beat up Vernon.
"Yo Harry, what the fuck was that whale going on about" said James
"Language" said Maria.
"Sorry" James said apologetic "who was that"
"Oh that was just my uncle, he hates magic."
"That's the one who calls you a freak?"
"Yea" said harry looking down
"Don't worry about him we need to get to the train" said Hermione sympathetically
As they were leaving they heard "pack with muggles of course, Ginny dear what's the platform number"
"Nine and three quarters" they heard a squeaky voice say
"Isn't there a secrecy law?" Hermione asked looking dumbfounded "why are they speaking so loud about muggles?"
"I don't know" said James but he was thinking 'maybe they were trying to attract Harry's ears'
"Well that is a quandary" said Maria "let's get going to the platform"
As they entered the platform they saw the scarlet engine harry and James brought Hermione and Maria's trunks to the train while they got a compartment for the five of them. When they got on the train a little boy with red hair walked in the door "do you guys mind" the boy said "everywhere else is full"
"No" harry said "take a seat"
"Thanks, im Ron Weasley by the way "
They gave him their names going around the compartment in a clockwise matter starting from the right
"Rick Smith"
"James Smith"
"Maris Sanchez"
"Hermione Granger"
"Harry Potter"
"No way" Ron said "do you really have the scar?"
"Oh" harry said looking down "yea"
"Could I see it?" Ron asked excited
"Ron cant you see that it is a time he doesn't want to remember?" Hermione said "leave him alone"'
"Sorry" said Ron under his breathe "just wanted to see it"
"Im getting hungry" rick said
Just then the snack trolley came by "anything from the trolley dears?" said the snack lady
"How much for six of each" harry asked
"12 sicles and 9 knuts"
"We'll take six of each" harry was pulling out his money
"No harry I got it" James said taking out his gringotts bag "12 sickles" he took out the sickles and handed it the to the lady "9 knuts" he took out the Knuts and handed them to the lady. She gave him the candy and he handed everyone a piece of each
"Are these real frogs?" said rick
"No" said Ron "it's just a charm but the cards are what you really want. I got about 500 im just missing a
"Agrippa?" rick asked
"Yea how did you know?"
"I didn't but that's the one I got"
"I'll trade you the one I got"
"Ok"
"I got Dumbledore" said harry
"I got my ancestor Salazar Slytherin"
"Your related to the first snake?" asked Ron with fear
"Yea why"
"Only evil witches and wizards are from Slytherin"
"I resent that" James said with a fury "im not evil"
"I was just speaking historical like but now we know where you'll end up"
"You don't know that" said Hermione
"But where else could he?"
"Well im smart" James said
"He is brave" said Maria
"And he is friendly" said Hermione "I mean he bout us all of this candy"
Just then the door slid open bringing in the ferret and gorillas
"They say that harry potter is in this compartment is that you?" Malfoy asked looking at Rick
"No" said Harry "I am"
"Well this is Crabbe and Goyle" Malfoy said pointing to the apes behind him "and im Malfoy Draco Malfoy"
Ron snickers
"think my names funny do you?" he said with disgust "my father told me all about you Wesley's, red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford"
Ron turned red
"You'll soon find out that some wizarding families are better than others, I can help you"
"Malfoy," James said "you think you're better than us? Just because you're a pure inbred I mean pure blood doesn't make you better than us, I happen to know that your master had a muggle father, that's right Voldemort was a half-blood"
"Don't you use his name and slander him mudblood"
"Remember I am the heir to your pureblood founder's house and I can't stand it. Im going to make the Slytherin house remembered as the house who helped the noble house of Potter take down the slimy snake that you call lord now get the hell out of here"
Malfoy turned red after that rant from James and he left
"You know mate I could have gotten rid of him"
Everyone in the compartment said "shut up Ron"
They took turns getting dressed and a boy named Neville came in looking for his toad then the train finally got to the station
As they got off they heard hagrid "firs' yers firs' yers only don' be shy 'is way to the boats.
When they got to the boats Harry Hermione Maria and James got in one while Rick, Neville, and Ron got into another one. Hagrid had his own boat
As they got to the castle McGonagall met them at the door "'ere they 'r professor.
"Thank you Hagrid I'll take 'em from here." She said "welcome to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry, I am professor McGonagall. In a few moments we will pass through these doors and the sorting' will begin. First I must tell you that your house will be like your family, triumphs will earn you points and breaking rules will lose you points."
She led the first years to the halls to be sorted when they saw the stool with the hat they were mystified.
The ceiling looked like the sky.
"It's not really the sky" Hermione stated "they just charmed it to look like that"
As McGonagall got a large roll of parchment, the sorting hat jumped up and started singing
Oh you may not think me pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
your top hats sleek and tall,
for I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
and I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
so try me on and I will tell you
where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
if you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
for I'm a Thinking Cap!
Professor McGonagall then called
"Abbot, Hannah"
The sorting hat called proud
"Hufflepuff"
"Bones Susan"
"Hufflepuff"
"Boot, terry"
"Ravenclaw"
"Brocklehurst, Mandy"
"Ravenclaw"
"Bullstrode, Millicent"
"Finch-Fletchy, Justin"
"Hufflepuff
"Finnegan, Seamus"
"Gryffindor"
"Granger, Hermione"
Hermione walked up slowly chanting "be calm be calm"
"Mental that one" James heard Ron say to another boy
"Gryffindor" the hat shouted
Hermione looked happy as she skipped down to the Gryffindor table
Then went Neville into Gryffindor, then Morag McDougal was put into Ravenclaw then she called Malfoy and the hat barely toughed his head before the hat shouted "SLYTHERIN" then
"Potter, Harry"
The hat took a couple of minutes then shouted "Gryffindor"
Then few went until "Weasley, Ron"
And Maria, Rick and James were looking confused until after zamini, Blaise was put into Slytherin then McGonagall said "now or visitors from America"
"Sanchez, Maria"
"Gryffindor"
"Smith, James"
'Ah the heir of Slytherin has come to us but you don't belong in Slytherin no you belong with your soul bond so' "Gryffindor"
Ron looked shocked and thought 'why is the prince of snakes with us, he is going to try and take my place as Harrys best mate'
"Smith, Rick
"Gryffindor"
After they were all sorted Dumbledore got up
"Before we eat we will sing the Hogwarts song
Then a huge banner appeared and dumbles conducted with his wand
Everyone started sing at their own pace:
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.
And the Weasley twins finished everything off slowly as dumbles conducted their every word. Just after they finished the master manipulator said "ah music a magic beyond what we do here. Now for a few words before we eat and here they are 'nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! And tweak thank you"
When he finished talking the food appeared.
When the feast was over he went over the rules "first the third floor corridor on the right hand side is forbidden to anyone who does not wish to die a most painful death, and Mr. filtch has asked me to tell you knew students and remind some old" looking at the Weasley "that the forbidden forest is out of bounds for all student, now for a list of all banned items please see the parchment nailed to Mr. filtches office door, thank you now prefects please bring the first ears to the dorms"
As they got to the common room Percy told them the rules and James looked around amazed it looked just how the book described it they went to bed to get ready for the next morning
*^1 for those who don't know a wife beater is a synonym for A-Shirt
*^2 for those who can't tell I am from a place that is considered ghetto but I myself am not ghetto