A Recipe for Disaster
Chapter Two: Sorting
Nina was in the Airport saying good bye to her dad and grandma. "I'll miss ya dad! Write everyday when you get there! I'll try to reply if I don't have too much homework." Nina told her father. That last bit was directed solely towards Minerva.
"I'll try Nina, I'll try." Mike replied laughing his bark laugh, his eyes twinkling. "I'll miss you too hon. The homework thing is up to your grandma though…"
"I know, but does she know that I know that you know that I know that she is confused by now?"
"What?" Minerva looked confused.
Laughing Nina explained, "Nothing grandma. Try not to give us too much home work, kay?"
"I won't." Grinning Minerva hugged her eldest and only granddaughter. Nina had only two cousins that were both boys and an older brother that was in Iraq.
"Mom, does Pauli know who to find Ben?" Nina asked referring to her older brother.
"Yes why?" Mal said.
"I want to write him as much as I do you. Since he is part of the Wizard Army it is ok to send owls right?"
"Yes it is. I can't wait for Christmas when he comes home."
"I know ma, we all can't wait."
At that moment a woman on a speaker announced, "FLIGHT 7-15 LEAVING IN TEN MINUTES! I REAPEAT FLIGHT 7-15 LEAVING IN TEN MINUTES!"
"Well that is us Nina. Bye everyone. See you all very soon."
"Bye dad, grandma!"
With that they both boarded the plane. Nina pulled out her mp3 player and her laptop. A/N: Nina had Dumbledore run them on magic so when she gets to Hogwarts she can communicate with her friends in US. She typed in her hotmail username and looked for her friends Kari and Scarlett. They were all on much to her amusement. That happened rarely, and she quickly started a conversation with them:
Nina: I guys! whats up?
Kari: hey gurl. nm, u?
Scarlett: NINA! miss ya gurl, nm here u?
Nina: nm here just waitin for the plain to leave.
Scarlett: kewl, what house u n?
Kari: yeah spill
Nina: idk yet, I get sorted when I get to London
Kari: how u get sorted?
Nina: idk gma refused to tell
Scarlett: that sux
Nina: yeppers
Kari: I g2g. needs 2 pack train leaves 2morrow
Scarlett: WHAT! IT IS ALREADY AUG 27! X0! crap I g2g too, ttyl
Kari: yeah smart one! ttyl 2
Kari has signed out.
Scarlett has signed out.
Nina laughed at her own friend's stupidity and signed out. Turning off her lap top she found a comfortable spot in her chair and fell asleep. About a second after she fell asleep the plane took off awaking her. Mentally cursing the plane she found a new spot and fell asleep again.
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Nina woke to a flight attendant that looked like a life size Barbie shaking her. When she saw the flight attendant she screamed and bolted up right. She had had nightmares about Barbies since her cousin made a Chucky doll look like one.
As she and her mother left the Barbie said, "Bu-bye now, bu-bye. Bu-bye." Nina laughed at the Barbie and continued walking.
"Mom is it me or did she try to be like Barbie or what?"
"It wasn't just you dear; I think the whole plane knows now."
An elderly man dressed in jeans and a sweater that said "SAVE PENGIUNS! THE ARE CUTE AND CUDDLY!". The man had a sign that said "Nina and Mal McGonagall."
"That must be us ma."
"Thank you captain obvious." Mal laughed at her daughter. Nina stuck her tongue out and went over to the man.
"Are you Professor Dumbledore?"
"Why yes. What gave me away?"
"The sign." Nina stated simply.
"Shame, I always thought it was the beard."
Now that Nina thought about it he did have a long beard.
"Long isn't it?" Nina thought, 'Well duh!' but didn't say it.
"So how does this sorting thing work?" Inquired Nina
"Ah we can not talk about that hear. Let us go to the L.C."
"L.C.?"
"Never mind. Come let's go"
Nina and Mal followed Dumbledore out side and into the parking lot where they put their luggage into the back of a pick up.
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With the flick of his wand, Dumbledore cleared all of the McGonagalls' luggage from the back of the pick up and sent it to their room. Nina and Mal followed him inside as shabby looking building. After he entered he went up the stairs and into a study. Nina was second to enter and Mal was last.
"So sorting is…?" Nina asked again.
"Sit." Dumbledore instructed. Nina obeyed and waited for further instructions.
"Now out the hat on your head." He said giving the hat to Nina. During the ride to the Leaky Cauldron Nina told Dumbledore she wanted to be sorted right after they got there.
Nina put the hat on her head and jumped when it spoke to her. "Ah another McGonagall. I was waiting for you. You father was Ravenclaw. Bright he was and you Uncle. Oh yes he was Gryffindor. Oh whats this? Mal Henderson is your mother? What a true Gryffindor is there was one. Right up there with James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Lily Evans. Let's see where to put you…"
Out loud it said, "BETTER BE…"
A/N: Short again, I know. I left a semi-cliffie didn't I? I felt the chapter needed to be there. I will have you guys vote to where to put Nina. If you review either state Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. I still have an idea but I want to see where you all would like to see her. Thank you to my first reviewer darkmarkgirl. YAY! GO YOU! He he.