The walk to the hall seems to take forever, I'm nervous; I don't want to be stuck with Gryffindor for the next couple of years. I'll just have to hide in the library like I used to and only come out for food, lessons and bed.

We finally make it to the hall and we turn to the Gryffindor table, and the hall goes quiet, Professor Mcgonagall talks to Potter and Weasley and then they turn to smile at me and Mcgonagall signals for me to sit next Potter, I'm quietly seething, this is going to be hell. Once seated I look at the table and don't make any eye contact, the people around me stay quiet, an awkward silence. The person who breaks the silence is Granger, "So, what's your name then?" I look up slightly, I hate to appear so weak and pathetic but all I really want to do is curl up into a ball in a corner. "Charles P-prince" I say, trying to sound confident but fails when I stutter. I look back down again, great; I'm going to be the new outcast stuttering kid. "Cool, I'm Hermione", I look up and she's smiling sweetly at me.

"I'm Ron, Ron Weasley" Weasley says with some food in his mouth causing it to spray everywhere,

"Eurggghhh Ronald! Swallow first before talking!" The Granger girl says

"I'm Harry." I turn to look at Potter and he smiles at me, I continue to look at him, not quite sure what to do, socializing has never been my strong point. "So….what do you think of Hogwarts so far?" he continues, I'm about to answer when Dumbledore starts talking.

"Now boys and girls, I would like to welcome a new student to Hogwarts, Charles Prince a recent transfer in schools. Do make sure to say hello and make him feel welcome, now enjoy the rest of the food!"

I look back down again as the whispers start about me, I hate crowds, I hate people, and I hate being here. It's suddenly getting hot in here, I feel myself burning up and then I feel someone tugging at me and I stand and go with the person.

I don't know who took me out, all I know is that we were out of the hall and I sat against the wall and slid down to the floor, I wanted to be me again, being a teenager was one of the worst times of my life and I've had a pretty bad life; there's another Potter and he's going to make my life hell and I won't even be able to get away at night. There's going to be constant hexing 24hours, 7 days a week, I start crying quietly and I feel someone hugging me and I embrace it, "Hey now Prince, don't worry, the school isn't that bad, it can be a bit overwhelming but don't worry if you want I can stay around and keep you company, and help you learn your way around the place…?" I look up and I realize it's Potter who is holding me, I want to pull away but I don't and I just continue to look at him. He smiles and stands up, pulling me up with him and we start walking somewhere, I know he's talking to me but I only catch snippets of what he's saying "Moving stairs so watch out….Third floor is a no no…turn left here…then right here", then we stop "So here is the entrance to the common room, password is: Fortis, don't forget that okay? Well I'll remind you later when you've calmed down."

Then suddenly we're in a room of red and gold, normally I would sneer and walk out but I'm exhausted and I don't know why, I'm just plain miserable, I want to go back to being me, without all these bloody hormones causing me to react more than necessary!

I pull away from him and he smiles at me, and I try to smile back but I know it failed and then looked around the room, it's smaller than the Slytherin one but definitely more…Homey…it's warm. I turn to look at him and he's still smiling "See, even what you're feeling blue, come here and the red and gold will warm you up and make you feel better. You want me to show you your dorm?" I nod and he turns and walks up some stairs and I follow him, there are 5 beds, 4 are all messy and then there's 1 neat bed, not yet been made to be homey. My trunks is at the bottom of it, I ahead towards it and start unpacking. Potter is sitting on his bed reading something, but constantly looking over to me, I've finished unpacking but not quite sure what to do so I sit on the bed thinking.

"So, Prince, can I call you Charles?" I look at him and nod slightly, "Ah, so you're shy?" I nod again, I feel like a complete fool but right now I can't talk. "Well, I'm sure once you get used to this place you'll be a chatterbox." I smile slightly and bite my lip a little, an obvious sign that I'm nervous. "So…What subjects are you doing then?" I know he's trying to get me to talk but I don't, I get off my bed and look through my satchel for the timetable Dumbledore gave me and hand it to him, he looks through it quickly and his smile becomes broader, "Awesome! You do the same lessons as me! We have potions tomorrow which Dumbledore is teaching at the moment because our other teacher Snape flipped and quit." I laugh a little at that, Severus Snape, flip? Ah the stories teenagers come up with. "So…tell me about yourself then, you can't get away with nodding now." I know he's teasing me slightly; I go back to sitting on my bed and start

"My name is Charles…Ermm…I transferred from an all boys wizarding school to here…" I run out of things to say just as Weasley walks in, "Hey Harry, why'd ya leave dinner? Hermi is kinda worried, she's gone down to the kitchen to get you and…" he waves a finger at me "to get food." He sits on his bed which is on the other side of mine "Oi! His bed is between our beds! No fair!" I look down, great, here I though Potter would be the problem obviously it's going to be Weasley. Potter shrugs his shoulders "I'm sure it's so that Charles here, feels more welcomes." He smiles at me again, I turn to look at Weasley and he's glaring at me, I smile slightly. "You're quite short aren't you Prince? Here we thought Harry was the shorten, but you've taken that crown! Get it? Prince Shorty!" I glare at him, whilst he's laughing,

"I'm sure I'll grow at some point, at least I'll grow taller, and you'll probably stay the same height and watch all your friends grow taller whilst you stay the same height." One of the lamest comebacks ever, but I don't want to come across as a wimp.

Potter walks over between us,"Hey hey you two! Calm down! Really Ron don't be mean because of peoples heights!" I look back at Weasley and smile and put out my hand as a peace offering; he takes and shakes it briefly "Sorry mate, I'm sure you'll grow. Harry I'll be back later, I said I'd play a game of chess with a 3rd year, see you two later" and then he left the room. Potter put his hand though his hair making it even messier if that's possible, "Sorry about him…he's a bit…temperamental. Anyway I'm going to sleep now, see you in the morning Charles."

Once ready and in bed, I lay there thinking, perhaps this wouldn't be so bad? As long as I can get used to being in Gryffindor, putting up with Potter and being a student and having another name it shouldn't be so hard…