This was it. It was the moment that I had defiantly not been waiting for. I looked up at the humungous castle of Durmstrang. It was floating in the middle of the sky and looked like it was sitting on a cloud. It was as if the castle was bigger than it had ever been. No, it WAS bigger than it had ever been. It was definitely twice the size that it was last year. Something was already going on and I was just itching to find out what it was. I stood there just staring for a few minutes until Chenise tugged my arm and brought me back to reality. We were all ordered to head straight to the Great Room. This was where the sorting ceremony began. I looked over at Chenise and Christina; I could see beads of sweat roll down their faces. They were defiantly nervous about where they would go and learn to call home for the next 7 years.

As the four of us walked towards the Great Room we all gave each other a hug before we entered and bid wishes of good luck to each other. Chenise and Christina were going to be set up for the sorting ceremony and Caroline and I had to sit at the tables of out houses.

I went to the BasiliskTongue table and sat down next to my roommate of the past two years, Meadow. She was a girl whom I first envied when I first saw her. She was a pretty girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes that could take you to the sea. Then I thought I was doomed to die when she shared a room with me and slept next to me. But then I got to know her and found out that she was really nice. Almost as if she didn't belong in the BasiliskTongue house. That was until you get to know her. If you get her just the tiniest bit mad, she immediately plots revenge on you and can be really scary. But other than that she was a nice person and she was a pureblood too, another reason why she was in the BasiliskTongue house.

I glanced over to Caroline who was sitting over at the WolfHowl table. She too was sitting with her friend Hailey and they were chatting away.

I looked around the Great Room some more and noticed that the tables were much longer and there was many empty seats in the room. I pondered to myself why this could be. Could there have been a tragedy that left many students unable to attend? But then I looked around and noticed that there didn't seem to be fewer students there, just more room. Something fishy was defiantly going on here. Then the headmaster showed himself and everyone went quite.

Professor Albus Dumbledore appeared at the podium. I know knew for sure that something odd was going on and as if it weren't more obvious it seemed to have something to do with Hogwarts. Everyone was in as much shock and awe as I was. I looked over at Caroline and we met eyes, shaking our heads in confusion at what was going on. Where was our usual headmaster? Professor Igor Karkaroff?

"I welcome you back to Durmstrang students, I have important news that I must share with all of you before we start anything", He paused for a dramatic effect and then continued on again, "I know you are all confused to see me here today well let me explain, there seems to have been a tragedy that has occurred at Hogwarts during the summer. Someone has destroyed the entire Hogwarts castle including all land in and around the castle. Everything is just a pile of rubble there at this moment. It seems that it would take at least a year and about 5000 or more wizards to put the place back to how it was, even with using magic. With that said, I would you to give a welcome to your new classmates and friends. The Ministry of Magic has ordered that education be continued here for the Hogwarts students and you will also acknowledge the teachers that are hear from Hogwarts as well. News about your headmaster is confidential and it is news that I unfortunately can't reveal to you. But alas we will now welcome our new students and teachers".

I turned my head to look at the entrance of the Great Room and saw as kids poured in and took a seat at some of the tables. They seemed to already know exactly which house they would be going in. I looked as I saw a familiar face walk in, could it be? There was no way. Thee famous Harry Potter was going to be going to school….here? I almost had a panic attack at the sight of seeing him sit down at the PhenoixWing table. I then suddenly felt very jealous that he was going to be in the PhenoixWing table and that I was going to be sitting here with no one. I looked at the kids coming to sit down at our long table. One gentleman caught my eye. He would be hard to miss with that platinum blonde hair and those gorgeous eyes. I felt like I knew him just by seeing him on television and reading about him. It was Draco Malfoy the guy that I had always admired from afar. I didn't want to seem like a freaky fan girl like most of the girls on my table so I admired him from afar as he brushed off every girl that approached him.

"Ladies and gentlemen if I could just get your attention again please!" Dumbledore called out once again, "We know that room will be tight and it will take awhile to get used to these living conditions but it will only be for a year and it would be most greatly appreciated if we could do this well together. I would also like to mention that all traditions of the Durmstrang school will be kept and followed by Hogwarts students and staff and will also be respected. The last thing we want is to walk in here and make you feel like we own the place. With that said I would like to go on to the next part of the ceremony, the Sorting Pen."

As if right on cue a huge group of first years came pouring into the front of the Great Room. There were of course double the kids as it seemed the Hogwarts children were going to be sorted here too. The drill was going to be the same as it was every year except now it would just take longer great a few hours of watching kids get sorted into houses, did we really have to sit here and watch this? Well I guess I would be patient this time, this time would be Chenise and Christina getting sorted and what an interesting thing that will be, maybe even worth the wait.

"Alright so everyone knows how this works but for the first years this is what you must do, you will write your name in the book with the ink pen given to you. Then you must place the pen back down. Wait a few seconds and beside your name will appear the house which the pen will have written for you. There are four different houses that you can get put into, which you were told outside and you must go to the house that has been chosen for you. We will start with, Katie Times."

I felt as if I was sinking into a deep hole. Just sitting there waiting for these kids to get sorted. It was so bloody boring. Oh my gosh, did I just say bloody? Those British kids were taking a toll on me. I could hear them talking the way they talk. Oh my! What if by the end of this we all end up talking like that too? Then this school might as well just become Hogwarts. Who do these people think they are just coming in here and making the school their own. They are already world famous because of Harry Potter and his stupid books. What they have to take over our school now too? We have our own people and our own ways of life and they think they can just come in here and change it? And what about Voldmort? Is he going to be following Harry here too putting us all in grave danger? This was just preposterous. I hope those British kids don't try and talk to me because if they do I'll show them where to go!

"Ello, the name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. Just introducing myself to my new housemates".

I turned around and noticed that he was talking to me. I was starting to shake a little a bit and I think I was turning red. The moment that I was dreaming of happening for the longest time was finally happening. He was smirking at me like he had something up his sleeve but I just kept staring at him and I didn't know what to say.

"That's okay, girls usually feel that way around me, I know it's my good looks and all but what can I say? Well I hope to see you around, see ya." He then walked away.

I watched as we walked away and my face still red just starring. I can't believe that he came to talk to me. Of all people me! And I couldn't even say anything. I'm such an idiot, why do I allow myself to live? I smacked myself on the forehead and then I thought about what he said. How obnoxious he sounded. Was it just me or did that make him even hotter. Oh boy, something was coming over me and I really wish I knew what it was. Obnoxious guys like him are not my thing but there is just something about him.

"Christina Owen!"

I looked up at the front of the Great Room to see Christina walking towards the desk with the parchment and pen. I watched as she wrote down her name. Then there was a pause. I felt my stomach tingle inside with excitement. I thought for a second that I was more nervous than she was.

"RabbitFoot!" a manly voice coming out of nowhere shouted out.

The RabbitFoot table started clapping as Christina walked towards the table and shook hands with some other first years. I felt myself feel saddened. At the moment I was still alone at this house as I have ever been.

A few more people went up to do their sorting when Chenise's name was called up.

"Chenise Jones!"

She emerged from the group of students and walked to the desk and just as Christina did she wrote down her name on the parchment. Again there was a pause and I could see Chenise close her eyes almost as if she was praying. I was about to do that to when a voice called out, "PhenoixWing!"

I couldn't believe it. Out of the four of us we couldn't even be placed in the same house. What were the chances of that? I always knew that we were people with different personalities but I didn't think we were THAT different. Apparently we were and the sorting showed it.
I watched as Chenise walked over to her new table. Then I realized how lucky she was to be in that house. She was going to be in the same house as Harry Potter! That was just too cool. I hope they become friends. Then maybe I'll get to know him too and we can be best friends forever! Okay no, that was just me being freakish. Eww best friends with Harry Potter? No, he was cute and all but all that innocence and nice guy stuff pissed me off. One of these days Voldmort should take him down, honestly! Why does the good guy always win? Lets get real here, Voldmort is a powerful wizard and one of these days Harry was going to get beaten by him.

Besides who needs Harry Potter when you got Draco Malfoy sitting a few meters away? Not me! And with that I looked too Draco smiled and waved.

"Students I would like to say thank you for your patience! Now that all of our students are sorted-hmp…listen to him, our students? I don't think so. I am not your student, just because you come to this school, you don't own us! - I think we may start our feast and we hope you enjoy that. And with that said he lifted his hands and food appeared on the table before us. I looked around and everything looked so delicious. It's this part that I liked the most about coming back. My favourite was the piles of sweets that they had afterwards. There were so many sweets that you could probably take them all and build a mountain higher than Mount Everest. And the sweets were the most delicious ones ever, things you definitely wouldn't find in the muggle world. Sweets from Hogsmade, Diagon Alley, Vertical Alley, the Trolley on the train. There was every sweet you could possibly want. All of this was of course after dinner so I usually tried not to eat too much during dinner.

Finally after about an hour of eating it was almost time for the long anticipated sweets to come out. It was the greatest part; every student was waiting to dive into the mountains of sweets. Then Dumbledore spoke,

"Well students I hope you enjoyed your meal. Your luggage has been already placed into your rooms and I would like to wish you a goodnight. Classes start immediately tomorrow, please be sure that you pick up your schedule from your prefixes on your way out". And then he left. He left without a wave of the arms and without any candy on the tables. Everyone looked at each other with a confused look on their face. All the students from Durmstrang started talking all at once, there were upset remarks and wining being heard from people all around. The Hogwarts students all looked confused more like, what's their problem?

So much for sticking to our traditions and respecting them. I could see it happening now, our school being Hogwartsafied! I could see all the great things about Durmstrang that I have grown to love being taken away. I could see this turning into a boot camp for wizardry kids. I could see-

Well maybe I needed to calm down a bit. But there was no way I could let this old hag named Dumbledore take over my school. There was no way he was going to change this into another Hogwarts. I was not going to let him do that. The next time he thinks he owns this school he better watch out because I'll be on his back about it. This is the Durmstrang School of witchcraft and wizardry and it will remain that way.