Chapter 13
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN MAXIMUM RIDE OR HARRY POTTER sorry fornot posting but I'm starting high school so I was really busy. Anyway on to the story.
The Gryffindor house table was packed. We had trouble finding room for all of us. We ended up sitting at the front of the room. I looked at the rest of the students. They were all whispering and pointing at us. Malfoy was miming something about a nose. Harry still wasn't back yet and everyone was beginning to worry.
The door opened and Hagrid and all the first years came through the door. I saw Angel and Gazzy near the front. Angel was busy talking to another girl, but when she heard my thoughts she turned and gave me a big smile.
"When I call your name, you will come and sit on the stool. I will put the Sorting Hat on your head and it will assign you to your house." Professor McGonagall said to the crowd. Just then the hat started to sing. Was I surprised by that? No. Stuff like that didn't really surprise me or any of the flock anymore.
Maximum are you nervous?
Jeb, always Jeb.
Bite me Jeb. I'm happy the flock is happy don't ruin it.
Everything isn't as it seems. You may think that everything will be nice and comfortable. It won't be.
What? Jeb what are you saying? Are we in and danger?
I am simply saying that you should not lower your guard. Oh and your mother is happy that you and your flock are back at school. She said something about sending you cookies.
I smiled at the thought of my mom's cookies but Jeb wasn't getting off the hook that easily.
Jeb you better give me some answers.
But of course he didn't give me any answers other than that. Since when did he ever? By the time I started to pay attention to the sorting it was Angel's turn.
"Angel Ride." Professor McGonagall called out. She gave the crowd a huge innocent smile as she hopped to the stool. She sat down on it, and as Professor McGonagall dropped the hat on her head she gave us one last smile. The hat completely covered her face. She sat there for a few seconds and then…
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat yelled. The Gryffindor table went wild as Angel beamed at us as she skipped down to where we were sitting. When she got to where we were sitting she went and sat down between me and her friend.
"Gasman Ride." Professor McGonagall said. A few people laughed at Gazzy's name. He strutted up to the stool and sat down. The hat covered his eyes and then…
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat yelled out to the crowd. The table went wild again. Gazzy went and sat down beside Iggy, across from Jet. Jet, Iggy and Gazzy all punched fists. I smiled. We hadn't even been here for an hour and already Iggy and Gazzy had a new friend.
"And now that the sorting is over, let us begin the feast." Dumbledore called out to everyone. My eyes went wide and my mouth dropped as suddenly the empty plates were full with food. Food of every kind was laid out on the table.
"What? What happened?" Iggy asked annoyed by our sudden lack of noise.
"It seems that they have just discovered the mystery of Hogwarts food." Ron said sarcastically.
"What?" Iggy asked again, clearly confused. Fang was the first to recover.
"Food of all kinds just appeared out of nowhere Ig." Fang explained. And with that we all started to shovel the food down. After about an hour Harry finally turned up. His face was covered in dried blood and he was still wearing his normal muggle clothes. He was followed in by none other than Snape. I had been told so many stories about Snape that I recognized him instantly. Harry made his way over to us quickly.
"Harry what happened?" Hermione asked worriedly. She took out her wand and pointed it at his face, cleaning off all the blood.
"Thanks and I'll tell you later." He said, glancing at Ginny, Dean and Seamus who were all leaning in trying to hear what he was going to say.
"Where's Umbridge?" Harry asked looking at the table.
"Is it too much to hope that the giant squid got her?" Ron asked. Hermione punched him in the arm.
"Ron I don't think that the giant squid got her. That's a little too cruel for her. Maybe she quit." Hermione said.
"I think she's probably just busy. No way would the old witch ever give up b the chance of ruining our lives." Harry said darkly as he bit into his treacle tart.
After dessert Dumbledore stood up and talked to us.
"Now I'm sure that you all know of the dark wizard Voldemort has returned. The magical defenses around the school have been increased, but they do nothing if you are careless. Please follow the rules that have been set down for your safety…" Dumbledore said to us all. I looked around. Malfoy as levitating is goblet, like Dumbledore's word weren't good enough for him.
"Max come on lets go. The feasts over." Nudge said.
"What? Of yah let's go." Hermione had already jumped to her feet to lead the first years off to the dormitory. Fang stayed behind to talk to Harry and Ron while the rest of us followed Ginny and Dean to the Gryffindor tower.
The common room was huge. There were four chairs and a huge couch in front of the huge roaring fire. Hermione was already there. The flock did our stack and tap ritual and went off to find our beds.