Irvette looked around her nervously. Surely the hat made a mistake. There was no such house!
⌠P-Professor?■ Irvette asked nervously as she looked at the shocked women.
⌠Yes. I hear you. Yes. Albus?■ McGonagall turned to look at the headmaster, who had an expression that Irvette could not read.
The murmurs in the great hall grew larger and larger, and Irvette just wanted to die on the spot from the embarrassment. How could anyone be sorted to a house that didn▓t exist?
Sentences like, ▒What in Merlin▓s name?▓, ▒Serlivander? What the?▓, ▒Are you sure she▓s in the right school?▓ could be heard throughout the hall.
⌠SILENCE!■ came a booming voice from Dumbledore. Irvette flinched a little. The hall was now very silent. Dumbledore pondered for a moment, before saying. ⌠I assure you that the hat makes no mistakes, therefore, I shall announce, that there will be a new house, Serlivander!■ with a flick of his wrist, a new table appeared beside the Slytherin table and now a row of flags hung, purple and white were its colors, a griffin, and a crown, a sword and a shield were its symbols. ⌠Now, there will be a re-sorting of students┘■ Dumbledore said. He said a great deal more. But Irvette was not listening. She had made her way to the empty table and sat alone as she felt the each and every pair of eyes in the great hall staring at her. She was relieved however, when Zelos was sorted into the same house.
The sorting went on for a very long time. There were many students to be resorted. In the end, there was only a major shift in the fifth years.
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Hufflepuff, there were Neville Longbottom, Ronald Weasley, Lisa Turpin, Dean Thomas, Megan Jones, Susan Bones, Daphne Greengrass and Professor Pomona Sprout was their Head of the House.
In Slytherin, there was Crabbe Vincent, Goyle Gregory, Terry Boot, Kevin Entwhistle, Mandy Brocklehurst, and Pansy Parkinson and Professor Severus Snape was their Head of the House.
Gryffindor, there was Parvati Patil, Cho Chang, Seamus Finnigan, Tracey Davis, Theodore Nott, Ernie Macmillan, Wayne Hopkins, Millicent Bulstrode, and their Head of the House was Professor Minerva McGonagall.
Ravenclaw, there was Luna Lovegood, Lavender Brown, Padma Patil, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Corner, Hannah Abbot, and their Head of the House was Professor Filius Flitwick.
And in Serlivander, there was Irvette Throne, Zelos Throne, Blaise Zabini, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, their Head of the House was Professor Darius Throne. The thing was, Serlivander was made up of fifth years and only fifth years. And this greatly puzzled the teachers as there was going to be a huge shift in the dormitories and there was bound to be much problem without the fact that there was a new house that needed a new dormitory that only had 6 students, and that▓s all.
Albus Dumbledore however, saw this as a perfect chance to get the school unity project going. Now that the fifth years are resorted, there was bound to be weird conversations, conflict of interests and much more, and this new sorting was just the thing Hogwarts needed to become stronger. And Albus Dumbledore knew just what to do with the isolated lot.
⌠Now that the whole school has been resorted, I have a few more announcement to make.■ Dumbledore said, standing up. ⌠Firstly, congratulations to those newcomers in Hogwarts, and welcome to those who have been resorted to a new house, namely, most of the fifth years. Thus, seeing that there will a major change of plans for now, you will all remain in the great hall after the feast, and you will spend the night here in the Great Hall till the necessary arrangements are being made for your new dormitory arrangements. As from this moment on, those who are sitting on the same table as your are, this people will be your new house mates, your new friends that share the same dormitory as you. New schedules will also be passed out by the end of the week. For these few days as we all try to fit in, I believe there will be no classes scheduled, and there will only be activities held to get to know each other better. So, let the feast begin.■ when he said that, the hall immediately bustled with activity, and Irvette and Zelos just stared at the food on the table with wide eyes and jaws wide open.
⌠Blaise. Blaise Zabini. I used to be in Slytherin.■ a boy on Irvette▓s right introduced, holding a hand out.
⌠Irvette. Irvette Throne. As you probably know. That is my brother, Zelos Throne.■ Irvette said, shaking his hand. Blaise held her hand to his lips and kissed the tip of her knuckles.
⌠Pleased to meet you.■ Blaise said, smiling charmingly.
Irvette blushed from the gentlemanly gesture from him. ⌠Pleased to meet you too.■
Blaise nodded at Zelos and they shared a manly handshake.
⌠Hermione Granger. I used to be in Gryffindor.■ the other girl in Serlivander said, reaching her hand out.
⌠Irvette.■ ⌠Zelos.■ the twins introduced.
Irvette got to know Harry and Draco who didn▓t seem like they were on very good terms with each other.
⌠So, new house huh? We really need to learn to get along.■ Blaise said, smiling at Hermione.
⌠I guess. ⌠ Hermione answered.
⌠Well, here▓s my chance to start this all over. Blaise, Blaise Zabini. Pleased to meet you, and sorry about the past four years. I▓m sure this year will be a different year.■ Blaise said, holding out his hand for Hermione.
Irvette looked as Hermione hesitated for a moment before she took Blaise▓s hand. ⌠Pleased to meet you, I▓m Hermione, Hermione Granger. I▓m sure we▓ll have a great year together.■
Irvette smiled at the display. She could still feel the tension beside her between Harry and Draco.
⌠Were you guys enemies or what?■ Zelos asked, cutting the tension. Both Harry and Draco turned and glared at him.
⌠That will be an understatement.■ Draco sneered.
⌠Shut up Malfoy. He doesn▓t care about what you think.■ Harry said, glaring at Draco with menacing eyes.
⌠Oh yeah Potter? Well, you shut up.■ Draco said, glaring back.
Irvette and Zelos looked at each other and Zelos shrugged, indicating that he didn▓t want to have a part in the argument.
⌠Ok guys, break it up. I hate to break it to you, but, you both are in the same house now. Whether you like it or not. You are. So you▓ll just have to suck it up and cork it tight and try to get along because it will be best for the both of you, and the rest of us. We▓re one house, act like one.■ Irvette said, staring hard at the both of them. ⌠Now shake hands and be nice.■
⌠With him?■ both Harry and Draco spat at the same time.
⌠I see you both have lots in common. You should get to know each other better. NOW, shake hands and get over your bloody egos.■ Irvette said, rolling her eyes.
The rest watched as the two boys hesitantly held out their hands and grasp each other▓s hands tightly, sealing the deal.
⌠Alright. Don▓t try to break each other▓s arms now.■ Irvette said, holding their hands and trying to get them to let go.
⌠Ask Potter to stop first.■
⌠Why don▓t you shut your mouth Malfoy?■
⌠Enough! Its Harry and Draco. Not Potter and Malfoy. In case you haven▓t realise, the whole hall is staring at two really immature boys that need to be slapped across the face if they do not stop right now and get it right that you are stuck with each other in the same house, no matter what.■ Irvette said, annoyed.
Harry and Draco looked around, and indeed, the hall was silent and staring at the both of them. They both let go and folded their arms, glaring at each other.
⌠Well, now that we▓ve got that down, I sure expect a more peaceful life around here.■ Irvette said, smiling sweetly, and finally digging in.
Zelos was observing the reactions of both boys from the corner of his eyes. He noticed that Harry was constantly blushing when he was looking at Irvette, and Draco had the curious look on his face whenever Irvette was speaking. Zelos sighed into his plate or chicken. She▓s only here for one day and there are already boys interested in her. He might just have a small talk with the both of them later when he catches them, without Irvette.
After the feast, the hall was cleared and sleeping bags were conjured. The students were assigned toilets to go to, to wash up before bedtime. Lucky for Hermione and Irvette, they were the only girls in their house, so they had the whole prefect▓s bathroom to themselves. And of course, they decided to take a bubble bath in the huge bath tub.
⌠It▓s great isn▓t it? Hogwarts I mean.■ Hermione says, breaking the slightly awkward silence in the bathroom.
⌠Yeah. It is everything I▓ve read about and more. It▓s amazing. Hogwarts is.■ Irvette answers, looking at Hermione from the edge that she was at. She moved to the controls and added more soap into the bath and watched as it bubbled some more.
⌠I▓ve been here for four years. This is my fifth. In the past four years, it was really exciting. I would never trade it for anything else in the world. But this year, this year is different. I know for sure something big is going to happen. I mean, its not every year a new house is created, in fact, it doesn▓t happen at all like this. And, you▓re here, in the same picture with me, the same foreground, and the same background. And I really hope that we could be good friends. You know, I always hang out with Harry and Ron, they are just, guys, and guys are not like girls, and somehow, being friends with them, as exciting and wonderful the experience has been, I lost my girly side to me, and now, now that you, a girl, in the same house as me, I was thinking, maybe, just maybe, I could start over, and you could be my friend. Would you like to be my friend?■ Hermione asks, looking at Irvette sincerely.
Irvette could feel the sincerity from each word, and she felt touched and comforted to know that she had a friend now.
⌠Hermione, you didn▓t have to ask. I was planning to, from the beginning, to be your friend, a best friend maybe. Seeing that we are the only girls in this really, under populated house, I really want to get to know you better Hermione. And I really want to be your friend.■ Irvette said, smiling.
⌠Really? You mean that? You want to be friends with me?■ Hermione asked, beaming.
⌠Unless you don▓t want to.■ Irvette answers, beaming too. The two girls share a hug happily, and almost immediately break it up.
⌠Ok. Hugging naked with a girl, feels wrong.■ Irvette said, shuddering.
⌠I know.■ Hermione answered.
Both girls started laughing immediately. ⌠Come on. Let▓s get going before they lock the doors to the great hall and we have to sleep by the corridor.■ Hermione said, stepping out from the bath.
⌠Herms, I can call you Herms right? Great. You are really pretty. You just need to dress up, put a little more make up, and you▓ll be hot. Guys will be all over you.■ Irvette said, stepping out too.
⌠Really Irvette. Be serious come on.■ Hermione said, rolling her eyes.
⌠Ircky.■
⌠What?■ Hermione looked at her confused.
⌠You can call me Ircky. That▓s what my brothers call me.■ Irvette said, smiling.
⌠Oh, yeah. Your brother.■ Hermione says, turning away, blushing.
⌠You▓re blushing! You like my brother! You like Zecky!■ Irvette said, folding her arms and shaking her head at Hermione.
⌠I do. So get over it. Besides, Harry and Draco are so interested in you.■ Hermione said, as she put on her pajamas, a pair of slacks with a large shirt.
⌠Are not. They are too into themselves to notice anyone else. If I knew better, they are interest in each other.■ Irvette said, rolling her eyes, and pulling on her pink pajama trousers that had small teddy bears on it and a white tank top on.
⌠They so do. And Harry and Malfoy? No way.■ Hermione said, looking at Irvette like she was mad.
⌠I▓m serious Herms. Not. Both of them together? Totally ewwish. And what▒s with the last names?■ Irvette said, pulling her hair up into a messy bun, and brushing her bangs aside, and pulling her locket over her head.
⌠That. Mal-Draco was really a mean jerk over the past four years. He earned the nickname ferret. Trust me, I mean it literally.■ Hermione said, chuckling at the memory of a white ferret.
⌠Do I really want to know.■ Irvette commented as they walked down the corridor and past the boy▓s toilet where they realized it was silent. The boys were probably done.
⌠Not really. But its great for my memory sake. Keeps me sane.■ Hermione said, looking pleased.
⌠I don▓t think so. You seem loony to me.■ Irvette said, shrugging. ⌠But I still love you my sister.■ Irvette said, putting an arm around Hermione▓s shoulders. ⌠Who ever knew? Hermy and Ircky. How cute.■
⌠Seriously Ircky? You▓re the one with the sanity problem.■ Hermione said, rolling her eyes and putting an arm on Irvette▓s waist as the walked into the great hall together.
As they walked in, a gust of different scents from fruity to stinky hit their faces. Mostly the smell came from the different shampoo and soaps that the girls in the great hall were using. Many of them were sitting around, talking and brushing their hair.
Irvette and Hermione located their sleeping bags and belongings. Irvette took out her own brush and started brushing her hair, and Hermione just stared at her.
⌠What? You don▓t own a brush?■ Irvette asked, noticing that Hermione wasn▓t brushing her hair.
⌠Don▓t have the habit of brushing my hair.■ Hermione answered, shrugging.
⌠Well, starting now, you do.■ Irvette said, digging in her bag and handing Hermione her other brush.
Hermione sighed and took it from her, brushing her thick brown hair.
⌠Hey.■ Irvette turned around to see her brother and the boys.
⌠Hey you.■ Irvette answered. Zelos kissed her on the forehead, sitting down beside her.
⌠Just coming around to see how my dearest sister is doing.■ Zelos said, smiling at Hermione who blushed.
⌠She▓s fine, and she found a great new hot friend.■ Irvette said, gesturing for the rest to hang around.
⌠Let me guess? That lady over there?■ Zelos said, nodding towards Hermione.
⌠Yes. That hot new friend.■ Irvette smirked as she saw Hermione blush further.
⌠Alright. Well, good night, sleep well, I▓ll see you in the morning. We▓re just a few rows away in case you need anything. Yell, real loudly.■ Zelos said, kissing Irvette on the forehead, and stroking her hair.
⌠I will. Really.■ Irvette snorted, kissing her brother on the cheek.
⌠Good night Hermione.■ Zelos said, smiling.
⌠G-Good night.■
⌠Night everyone.■
⌠Night.■
The boys left and Hermione and Irvette just stared on as they made their way back to their places, just two rows away from them.
⌠You are so into my brother.■ Irvette said, lying down and making herself comfortable.
⌠Not that much. But I am attracted to him. So, drop it.■ Hermione said, lying on her own sleeping bag, smiling at the ceiling, her cheeks still warm.
⌠I could tell him-■
⌠Don▓t you dare.■
⌠I love you too sis.■
⌠You▓re aggravating.■ Hermione huffed.
⌠Hey thanks. Night Hermy.■
⌠Night Ircky.■
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