Annabeth Chapter 5
Chapter 5, Year 1
"Hm," the Hat mumbled before calling out a shrill, "Gryffindor!"
The hat was lifted off her head and she got many applauds from the Gryffindor table as she sat across from Amelia and next to a boy with dark reddish hair, freckles, and brown eyes.. She smiled at Amelia and Amelia tried to smile back but Annabeth knew it was forced.
Professor McGonagall then called many more names such as Michael Jordan (Gryffindor), and Scorpius Malfoy (Gryffindor); even though when he got called the applause faltered but still came from most of the Gryffindors. When she got to the name "Albus Potter," the hall went silent; making a first year with raven colored hair roll his eyes. He gingerly walked up the few steps until he got to the stool and sat down. Annabeth noticed he carried himself awkwardly and looked small for his age. Once the hat dropped over his head, he balled and unballed his fists a couple of times before the hat eventually cried "Gryffindor!"
The boy sighed in relief then sat down next to Annabeth and across from Scorpius who was next to Amelia; she basically looked like she would rather be anywhere but there. "Good Job," The boy originally next to Annabeth said ruffling the Albus kids' hair; stretching over Annabeth to do so. "Still think you could've been in Slytherin," he sighed patting Albus' shoulder.
"Shut up James," Albus said crossly to the brownish redheaded boy known as James. The James guy just smiled cheekily before looking back at the front of the Hall.
"Oh look Dom! There're on Rose" James said to a very pretty blonde haired girl across from him.
"I can't s—" she tried to say before she was cut off by another very pretty older looking blonde haired girl.
"You can't see because you're looking in the wrong direction." The older girl sighed pointing to the right. The older blonde girl had an arm around her waist which belonged to another older looking boy with turquoise blue hair. He chuckled.
"No Vic, She's looking in the right direction." He said chuckling to himself.
"Shut-up Ted." Vic mumbled turning red and went to look at where Dom was. "You know we'd all be able to see if you had just sat behind us." Vic said pointing at a dark skinned boy with black hair.
"I can see just fine," Ted said teasing the two blonde haired girls.
"No, Fred we're switching spots." Vic announced.
"No, Rox is going maybe later," The dark skinned boy said still staring at the front.
"Wait Rose already finished?" James asked looking up at the front.
"Yes," A girl with bushy red hair said indignantly. "Thanks for paying attention"
"I was," A girl with short bright red straight hair and brown eyes said that was in a conversation with two other boys that had blonde hair and blue eyes. Annabeth guessed they were twins.
"No you weren't! You were talking with Lorc and Lysander!" Rose accused. The hat loudly yelled Gryffindor but the Weasley/Potters didn't hear.
Well except for Fred who jumped out of his seat and started screaming while a tan skinned girl with black hair smiled and walked over to the Gryffindor table. "Good Going Roxy" Fred said enthusiastically and there was a murmur of all the others congratulating her as well before she sat down right next to Scorpius across from Rose.
McGonagall wore a huge smile as she saw Annabeth in the middle of all the Potter/Weasleys and announced that the feast had begun. She saw the looks of amazement on each of the first years faces except from a select few.
Annabeth being one of the few that were already used to the food just appearing she didn't think twice about it but she saw the amazed looks on other new Gryffindors faces and realized this wasn't a normal thing for most first years. The only other person close to her that didn't find it surprising was the blonde haired kid across from her. She couldn't remember his name.
"Why isn't it a surprise for you?" she asked shoveling food onto her plate that she had almost no intention of eating.
"I thought curiosity was a Ravenclaw trait. Why are you not surprised?" he asked accusingly
"I've been staying at the castle the last few weeks." Annabeth responded deciding to ignore the first part of the question. "So, Now that I've answered your question what about mine?" she asked raising an eyebrow at him and using her spoon to play with her food to make it look like she was eating.
He hesitated, "My house elf used to make our dishes appear like that," he said
She was about to ask who the our was when everyone's heads turned to lane up to her seat. Madam Pomphrey was walking up it heading straight for her.
She stooped down to Annabeths level and whispered in her ear so no one would be able to hear. "I never got to give you your nourishment potion. I can give it to you now or we can eat in the hospital wing after dinner and I'll give it to you then."
"Is there anything I'm going to miss after dinner?" Annabeth asked.
Madam Pomphrey nodded "You'll miss going to your dorm with your classmates for the first time."
"Okay, Can you just give it to me now?" Annabeth asked nicely. Madam Pomphrey handed her an orange potion, which looked disgusting, but Annabeth swallowed it whole then gave Madam Pomphrey the vile. Pomphrey then took it, gave a small smile, then walked out of the Great Hall.
"What was that?" Rose asked curiously. You could tell people were listening, even though they were trying to be discreet about it.
"Just a potion I have to take." Annabeth shrugged reaching for a chicken wing and then went to cut the meat off with her fork.
"Why do you eat it like that?" Roxy asked staring at the chicken like it had two legs instead of one.
"Is this not how you're supposed to eat it?" Annabeth asked curiously creasing her brow. Scorpius snorted and muttered something inaudible but made Rose, who was sitting next to him, have a look of disgust on her face.
"Here," Albus said taking a leg himself and started biting into it and swallowing. "There. That's how you eat a chicken leg." He smiled. Albus seemed to explain it non-judgingly.
"Yeah, I'd rather eat it my way…" Annabeth said nicely, "Less animalistic" she mumbled quietly which made Albus laugh pretty loudly and Annabeth blush a light shade of red.
"Really I'm animalistic?" he joked.
"Oh Albus. Got yourself a girlfriend already?" James teased.
Albus didn't get to retort because at that second McGonagall stood up and started speaking. "I hope this year is full of learning and new friendships. "She said with a smile. "Prefects please take the first years up into your house dormitories. First years just look for the person shouting prefect." McGonagall said with a smile which made older students have to do a double take but only made Annabeth chuckle making Professor McGonagall smile a little larger. "Thank you. That will be all."
