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Chapter 4: The New Student

Summary: A new student arrives and is sorted…but why do Ron and Hermione seem suspicious of this newcomer? Read and Review

After parting ways, with Sirius, The three friends went in search of an empty compartment. After finding one at the back of the train, they settled there trunks on the racks. Harry sat next to the window, Ron and Hermione across from him. He sighed as he looked out the window. Leaning his head on the cold glass, he closed his eyes. He really wanted to tell someone but who would believe him…

"Harry, are you okay?" Hermione asked worriedly as she watched her distressed friend, she knew something was bothering him but she didn't know what

Snapping his eyes open, he turned toward his friends, he made a quick decision and said, "I had a nightmare…about Voldemort" The reactions of his two friends were immediate, Ron eyes widened and he paled making his freckles stand out even more. Hermione gasped and clamped her hand over her mouth.

Breaking the silence, Ron said, "What happened?"

Taking a deep breath, Harry said, "Well, he just said that he was planning something big and he wanted someone…he wanted…me." Harry said, shakily before he continued, "When I woke up my scar hurt"

The three friends sat there in a thick silence before Ron opened his mouth to say something. However, before he could have said anything he was interrupted when someone slid the compartment door opened, making the trio turn there heads toward the door to see who the intruder was, Harry eyes widened as he came face to face with the girl he bumped into in Muggle London.

She smiled at the three and said, "Hi, can I sit here everywhere else is full"

Ron narrowed his eyes and said, "No, you can't sit here"

Hermione added, "Yeah, don't you know how to knock" The girl looked hurt before she glared at the three and said, "You know you could have said no…Jerks" Before she closed the door with a slam and left.

Harry, instantly, felt bad and glaring at his friends he got up and opened the compartment intending to tell her she could sit with them but with a confused look, he notice she was already gone. 'Maybe got into another compartment' with that in mind he shrugged and went back inside his compartment ready to reprimand his two friends.

"How could you be so mean?" Harry said as soon as he entered the compartment, his friends just raised an eyebrow and said, "What? She was the on intruding"

"Yeah, but she just wanted somewhere to sit" Harry said as he sat down and stared out the window.

Hermione and Ron sighed before they started chatting among themselves. They knew Harry did not want to talk to them now.

The rest of the train ride was in silence.

Harry sighed in relief as he finished changing into his uniform and the train came into a halt. A knife could have cut the tension between the three friends. Hopping off the train, with his trunk trailing behind him he entered an empty carriage and closed the door telling his friends he wanted to be alone. As the carriage finally began to move, Sorrel took that as her cue to come out.

"Why so gloomy?" Sorrel asked, as she floated in mid-air with her legs crossed, before she added, "I don't know what happened, because I was sleeping, but anyone could obviously see that you and your friends had a fight" Sorrel said raising an eyebrow

Harry sighed before he said, "The girl that we bumped into in Muggle London well she's a witch and she came into our compartment and Ron and Hermione said that she couldn't sit there. She looked hurt before she left. I got mad and we didn't talk for the rest of the train ride," Harry said all this in one breath

"Mmm…" Sorrel began thoughtfully, "Well, to me she seemed okay but a little rude" Harry smiled, he felt relived because he knew as soon as he reached Hogwarts he was going to try to find her.

For some reason, Harry wanted to know this girl because he felt like he knew her from somewhere like from an old childhood friend.

"We'll be arriving soon" Sorrel said, snapping Harry from his thoughts, she was looking out the window before she commented, "So this is Hogwarts…Meh it's nothing special…not better than the Rims of Heaven"

Harry had to smile at that, Sorrel maybe a handful, sometimes, and a little bit rash but that's why Harry loved her. She would not be Sorrel without her little flaws.

After exiting the carriage, Harry made his way toward the Great Hall. He sighed as he and the others entered the beautiful Hall. Harry smiled he was finally home. Making his way toward the Gryffindor table, sitting down he waited, impatiently, for the sorting to begin. He spotted his friends as they made their way toward him, he sighed frustrated he did not want to talk to them right now. After another moment, the first years came in and the sorting began.

"Beatrice, London"

"Hufflepuff"

"Lipton, Cody"

"Ravenclaw"

Harry sighed before he zoned out. He could not get that nightmare he had out his head. Why did Voldemort wanted to get him? Was something going to happen at Hogwarts? Harry turned these questions in his head before he sighed and decided to listen.

"Zola, Kola"

"Slytherin"

Harry looked around the Great hall noting that the girl was not here. Where was she?' Harry thought before he turned his attention to Headmaster Dumbledore.

Dumbledore stood up and, with his arms wide open, he said, "Welcome new students and to old welcome back. This year will be full of excitement but before I get into that, I would like to say that there is a new 4th year student among us,"

Dumbledore stopped for a moment because of the excited whispers coming from the student after a moment the whispers were gone and once more all attention was toward Dumbledore, "Now, she will be sorted and, I expect you all to treat her with kindness and with tat said…Come in." Every one instantly looked toward the door, that slowly opened, and there stood a girl with dark red hair with black streaks and jade eyes. She confidently entered the Hall going toward where McGonagall stood waiting for her.

McGonagall smiled at the girl before the girl sat on the stool and McGonagall put that hat on her.

It seemed like hours before the hat opened it mouth and yelled out, "Gryffindor!" The Gryffindor roared with applause and cheers at there new housemate. The girl smiled before she sat at the end of the table.

Dumbledore smiled before he stood and said, "Now, like I said his year will be filled with excitement because this year Hogwarts have been chosen to hold the Triwizard tournament." Harry looked around confused

"For those who do not know, the Triwizard is a tournament in which three champion compete in three tasks in the end they win the Triwizard Cup. Now their will be two other schools that we will be competing. The first, Drumstrang and their headmaster Igor Karkaroff" Dumbledore said before the great hall doors, once again, were opened and the Drumstrang party entered with Karkaroff behind.

"Merlin, it Krum" Harry heard Ron said next to him

"Oh, Ron, what's so special about him? He's just a Quidditch player," Hermione said in annoyance

"Just a Quidditch player?" Ron said, in a scandalized voice, "He's one of the best seekers in the world!" Before he turned back to look at Krum again. Harry rolled his eyes and took a bite of his pudding

"Now," Dumbledore started once more, "Let me introduce Beauxbaton and their Headmistress, Madame Maxime" Everyone clapped as the doors opened and the girls from Beauxbaton entered gracefully with a woman, taller than even Hagrid, behind them.

"Dumbly-Dorr" Maxime said in a deep voice "'As Karkaroff arrived yet?"

"Yes he did" Dumbledore said smiling before he ushered Maxime to the seat next to him. The Beauxbaton party quickly sat at the Ravenclaw table while the Drumstrang student sat at the Slytherins.

After everyone was seated, Dumbledore stood up and said; "Only students who have reached 17 of age shall participate in this tournament. If you wish to take part, you must put your name inside the goblet of fire. Without further ado, have a goodnight"

With that as their cue, everyone got up from their sit and left the great hall. Harry stopped short as he remembered the new girl. Nevertheless, before he could have seen her, he saw Sirius walking toward him he smiled before he made toward his godfather.

"What a night" Sirius said smiling "The Triwizard tournament and a new student"

"Yeah, did you see her?" Harry asked hoping his godfather would know

"Nope sorry, kid, but she did look familiar…" Sirius trailed off

"Thanks, anyway, Sirius see you tomorrow" Harry said before he waved and left the entrance hall walking toward the Gryffindor tower. Maybe tomorrow he might see the jade-eyed girl.

Meanwhile…

"Well," A man hissed as his red slit eyes turned toward the man that just entered the room.

"The first step has been place Igor will place Potter's name in the goblet of fire tomorrow." The man said confidently

The man face turned into a smirk as he whispered, "Excellent"

End of Chapter

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