Chapter Three: A Strange New Girl and New Found Likes
"I hate sitting here through all this first year sorting," Ron grumbled as Denise Antoine was sorted into the HufflePuff House.
"Well, suck it up. We'll be done soon enough, then we'll eat and go to bed," Hermoine commented.
Ginny sat next to Hermoine and Luna sat on her other side, although she was a Ravenclaw, she sat with the Gryffindors often. Demi Bell, who's older sister Katie had been in Hermoine's charms class in fifth year, sat with them too. Ron, Harry, Seamus, Dean, and Neville sat across from the girls.
"I wonder who I'll be bunking with this year," Ginny wondered aloud.
"Hopefully all three of us can get a room together," Demi said.
"Well, five to a room. So we'll have two other people with us," Hermoine said.
"Probably two giggly first years," Ginny said, rolling her eyes before averting them to the first year sorting.
"Jayden Bell," Professor McGonnagal called.
"That's my other sister," Demi commented, gesturing towards the small girl making her way toward the front of the Great Hall.
"If she gets Gryffindor, she can bunk with." Ginny noticed how Demi's little sister and she looked almost identical. Except for their slight height difference, they looked almost the same. They had the same dark hair and baby blue eyes. Jayden still had bangs, while Demi had just grown hers out. They both were quite pale, as if they'd never seen the sun.
"Gryffindor," the hat called as soon as it was placed on her head. As soon as the hat was taken off, Jayden hopped from the stool and hurried over to her older sister.
Demi moved over and let her sister settle in between herself and Hermoine. They sat in silence until an odd looking girl went to the front.
"That's Audrey Wells, I sat with her on the train," Jayden whispered.
As soon as she laid eyes on the first year, she was instantly reminded of Luna. The young girl had long bundles of light brown hair, and mixed in with it were some little braids. In the braids were woven little pink and yellow strings. She had dangly black star earrings, a jingly necklace that upon closer inspection, Ginny found it was made of coke can tabs. Her school robes covered her shirt, but as she sat on the stool, Ginny was able to see her jeans and shoes. She was wearing denim blue jeans, but Ginny saw they were randomly splatter with bleach stains. They were tucked into high tops, much like the ones Luna was wearing, except Audrey's were green and had x's and o's painted on them with white-out.
"Extravagant girl, isn't she?" Demi whispered to her sister.
"But ever so nice, she's always full of things to say," Jayden replied as she watched Audrey climb onto the stool.
"GRYFFINDOR," the sorting hat shouted. Audrey looked extremely relieved. She hopped off the stool and shuffled over to where Jayden was.
"I'm so glad we're in the same house, I don't know what I would've done if we weren't. Now we can bunk together and everything! Is that your sister, Demi? Or is it Katie? Or didn't Katie get out of Hogwarts? Well, I've forgotten all together, but who are all these other people?" Audrey said all of that in one breath and wasn't even red in the face.
Everyone just sat there staring at Audrey, open mouthed. She smiled and waited for Jayden to introduce her to everyone. So, as Dumbledore gave his customary speech, Jayden quietly introduced Audrey to everyone.
"That's Ginny and Hermoine, they're Demi's friends. Ginny's brother Ron and his friend Harry played quidditch with my older sister, Katie," Jayden pointed to the respectable people as she talked. "I'm afraid I don't know who those other three boys are over there," Jayden said, biting her lip and casting her gaze upon Seamus, Dean, and Neville.
Demi introduced the other three boys to Audrey and Jayden. Hermoine and Ginny noticed how Audrey's eyes sparkled as she was introduced to all these boys. Instead of sitting with Jayden, she ran to the other side of the table and sat in between Neville and Dean. Dean was immediately confused by the first year's actions, but Neville looked at her adoringly. He hadn't had a girl give him a second glance since two years ago when he and Ginny had dated for two months.
Once Neville had captured Audrey's attention, Jayden whispered, "Audrey loves boys, she'll have a boyfriend by the end of this week."
Somehow, Ginny didn't doubt that. Obviously Audrey was skilled in the area of boys and wasted no time in finding one that fancied her.
"Now," Dumbledore's voice boomed around the Great hall as everyone grew silent. "You may feast and find your rooms."
Gratefully, Ginny and Hermoine began eating as soon as the food appeared.
Ginny was quite happy with how the rooming arrangements ended up. Audrey, Demi, Jayden, Hermoine, and herself ended up sharing a room. And, from Audrey's constant babbling, she found that she and Luna were cousins.
"She didn't even say anything to you. She acted as if you weren't even there," Jayden commented as she took a pink tank top and white shorts out of her trunk to sleep in.
"Well, Cousin Luna isn't one to say anything. It's just her way. She doesn't hate me, just the fact that I have so much to say and she has only wisdom," Audrey replied. She was busying herself with unfolding a white blanket with magic marker drawings on it. She threw it over the deep maroon bedspread that covered her bed.
"Too bad Luna wasn't in Gryffindor with us too. Maybe she never has much to say, but I really like her," Ginny commented. Demi had just brought her some hangers for her robes. All the girls hung up their robes and put them in the closet. They left all their other clothes in their trunks. They then put their books and satchels by their trunks.
"I'm so tired," Hermoine commented as she headed toward the bathroom the five girls would share.
"I know, I'm bushed. I'll get up extra early tomorrow and take a shower instead of taking one tonight," Demi commented as she yawned. She had just changed into an oversized sleep shirt, and had climbed into her four poster bed. She yanked the curtains closed and yelled good night to her four room mates.
Audrey decided that since she'd taken a shower that morning, she'd remove her braids, and take a shower tomorrow night. Ginny almost laughed when Audrey put on her pajamas. It was a long, silky white nightgown with large black bows around the bottom. The big pink blotches on it, just made Ginny want to laugh even more.
"Good night," she said as she swished her bed curtains closed.
"Goodnight Queen of Sheba," Ginny quietly whispered to herself as she sat on her bed to wait for her turn in the shower.
"You taking a shower too, Ginny?" Jayden said quietly as she came over and sat on Ginny's bed next to her.
"Yeah, I'm so tired though. I'm about to think twice on it!"
Jayden gave a laugh and turned to directly face Ginny. "Can I ask you something?"
Ginny nodded and the younger girl immediately let whatever was on her mind out.
"Do you know if that Neville boy from dinner has a girlfriend?" As soon as Jayden let that out, she immediately bit her lip and looked at Ginny hopefully.
"He doesn't, but I think Audrey has her eye on him. Jayden, just let Audrey run her course. If she's a boy crazy as you say, then it won't take long for the whole Neville and Audrey thing to be over," Ginny said. She felt good giving some wise advise to Demi's baby sister.
"Thanks Ginny, I owe you one." Jayden's eyes sparkled with gratefulness.
At that moment, Hermoine came out of the bathroom in a white t-shirt and pink pants, followed by a whoosh of steam. "Next," She stated joyfully as she tapped her wand on her head and whispered a drying charm.
"You'll have to teach me that one," Ginny smiled. Hermoine nodded and climbed into bed.
"You can go ahead, Ginny. I'll take a shower in the morning," Jayden smiled up at Ginny before heading toward her trunk to change.
"Thanks Jayden, sleep well," Ginny said. As she headed toward the bathroom, she thought of what Luna had said as they'd left the train. 'Trouble is only what you make of it.'
End Chapter Three: A Strange Girl and New Found Likes
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