Chapter 5: The Sorting Ceremony
We walked up to the castle, and put our trunks where everybody else was putting their's. We then walked up to an older woman with her hair up in a very tight bun, and a pointy witches hat on. She had a bunch of little kids around her.
"Excuse me, but me and my brother are new here, and we don't exactly know where we're supposed to go." I told her.
"Ah, you must be Cameron, and you are Adam." She said gesturing to my brother, and we nodded. "You will be sorted before the first years, so you need to go through these doors, and then there will be a big room that has many doors. The Great Hall has the biggest doors. You need to wait outside those doors until you hear Professor Dumbledore call your names. You will then walk in, and get sorted into one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. Which ever house you get sorted into, you shall go sit at that table. Go on before you miss your call." She told us.
I turned to Adam and thought to him, "Did you get any of that?"
"Not a thing." He thought back, and I giggled to myself.
"Well I suppose we should get in the building before we miss everything." I said. I started walking, and Adam trailed closely behind. I went into the big room, and immediately found the big double doors. I pressed my ear against one of the doors, and heard a man talking.
"We have two new students this year. They are transferring from America, and they will be in sixth year. Please welcome Adam and Cameron Harlington" I opened the door, and Adam walked in first. The man motioned for both of us to walk up to come up to the stool in the middle of the hall. There was a ragged looking hat on it. The man picked up the hat, and Adam sat on the stool. I could hear the hat talking in his head.
"Hmm, you are pure of blood. Brave as well. Oh, and sly, and cunning. Not very bright, but works hard. I think you would do well in Slytherin. How about it?" It said.
"Um sure?" Adam looked at me, and I snickered.
"Slytherin!" The hat yelled. The table with green and silver flags over it stood up and applauded.
"Cameron? Have a seat." Dumbledore said. I sat on the stool, and the hat started to speak in my mind.
"Definitely brave, sly, witty, smart as well. Pure of blood, also." It started, but I interrupted.
"Please, I have to be with my brother." I told it.
"But you would do so well in Gryffindor. Are you sure? Very well, then." It finished. "Slytherin!"
I let out a sigh when the table stood up and cheered. I walked over and sat next to my brother, who was sitting with Draco, Blaise, two goons, and a pug faced girl. Draco was right across from me, and I felt him looking at me so I looked up. He turned away just as I looked up.
"Hey Draco," I said.
"Hey Cammie, how was the rest of your summer?" He asked.
"Pretty bad. You weren't there." I said, and I saw his face turn a slight shade of pink. "How about you?"
"Same, I was really…" He started, but Dumbledore started to talk. All of the first years had been sorted.
"Welcome to those of you who are new, and welcome back to those of you who aren't. A reminder, the Forbidden Forrest is strictly off limits. Filch would also like for me to tell you that any Weasley products are banned from the premises, as well as a long list of other things posted on his office door. Well, now I think that I only have two more words to say at this moment. Tuck in." The table was suddenly filled with assorted foods. Adam, and I ate in silence while listening to the conversation going on between the surrounding people.
After the feast was over Dumbledore stood up once more, "Now that we have stuffed our bellies full of this delicious food, it is time to go to bed. Please ask your prefects for the password to your common rooms. Get a good nights rest for tomorrow will be the start of classes. You are dismissed." I had fallen asleep on Adam's shoulder, again. He of course carried me to the common room. It was only eight o'clock, and Adam wasn't ready to go to bed, so he sat down on one of the couches laying me on his lap.
I awoke to a conversation between Adam, Draco, and Blaise. I guess everybody else had went to bed. Draco and Blaise were sitting on beanbag chairs right next to the couch.
"Hey, guys." I said groggily. I met my eyes with Draco's, and he flashed me a quick smile before it turned into a smirk.
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty. I thought you were never going to wake up." Adam said. "That seems to be the theme for today. Every time I look over at you, you're asleep."
"Sorry, I guess I've just had a lot on my mind lately." I said, I did feel bad about it. I know how to make it up to him, though. "I'm going to go up to my room, will you come see me before you go to yours?"
"Yeah, sure. I'll be up in a few minutes." He said. I said goodnight to Draco and Blaise, and walked up to my room. All my stuff was already put away, so I stripped out of my uniform, and I got ready for bed. I brushed my hair and teeth, washed my face, and I climbed into bed. I heard the door click open, and I saw Adam walk in. He sat on the edge of my bed, and I pretended to be asleep. He stroked my hair, and started talking in almost a whisper, "If only you knew, Cammie. If only you knew how much I love you, how much I want you to love me the way I love you." I let a tear fall down my cheek. He bent over and kissed me softly on the lips. I wasn't sure if I should kiss back or not. Against my better judgment, I did. He froze.
"Mmm, don't stop." I said, and he slapped me upside the head, playfully.
"You were awake the whole time, weren't you?" He asked, sounding annoyed.
"No, maybe, okay, yes I was awake. I do love you Adam, and I know how much you love me." I told him. "Sleep with me?"
"Of course." He said, and I rejoiced in my head, which he probably heard. He slowly stripped out of his clothes, and I was about ready to pounce on him. When he was finally down to his boxers, he climbed into bed and closed the curtains. I looked over and saw Adam trying to cover up his erection. I giggled to myself, and turned over to face him. I scooted a little bit closer to him every few seconds, and he scooted a little bit farther away every time. He was at the edge of the bed with nowhere else to go. I smirked to myself.
"Hey, Adam? Where are you going?" I asked in a childish voice.
"Um? Nowhere. I guess I'm just embarrassed." He said.
"Aw, Adam. You don't have to be embarrassed around me. I won't hold the fact that I'm getting you hard against you." I giggled. I rolled over to the other side of the bed. I knew he would come over to me any second. I felt the bed shift, and I looked over but Adam wasn't in the bed. The bathroom door was closed, and I could hear him banging on the wall. I laughed to myself, and he came out looking paranoid. He started pacing back and forth. "Adam, you need to stop. You're going to wear a hole in the floor."
"Shut up, you're a stupid fucking bitch-faced whore!" He yelled, he never yelled at me, or called me names. I got out of bed, and threw my robe on. I walked out of my room, and down the hallway. I was trying to find Draco's room. I found it at the end of the hall, and I knocked on the door. I heard some shuffling, and then the door opened to reveal a groggy Draco.
"Cammie? What's wrong? Where's your brother?" He asked.
"Um, Dray? Can I um spend the night in here?" I asked him, almost in tears, for the second time today.
"Cammie, what's wrong?" He asked. I just shook my head, and the tears started to pour. He pulled me into his room and laid me on his bed. He sat down next to me, and rubbed my arm moving my hair out of my face. I calmed down slightly, and he laid next to me. I moved in closer laying my head on his toned chest.
"Cammie, what happened?" He asked again. I barely choked out an answer.
"He yelled at me," I sobbed, "He never yells at me."
"Who did? Who yelled at you?" He looked genuinely concerned.
"Adam." I said.
"Why? Did he hurt you?" He said. I didn't know if I should tell him.
"No, he didn't hurt me. You are probably going to think I'm a freak, but here goes. I am sexually attracted to my brother. I don't know why he was mad, but he had gotten an erection, and said he was embarrassed. I told him there was no need to be embarrassed for that. He stormed into the bathroom and started banging on the wall, then he came out and started pacing. I told him he was going to wear a hole in the floor and he screamed at me calling me all these cuss words. I really hate myself right now." I explained.
"Oh, Cammie. It's not your fault at all. It is his fault, if he was uncomfortable he should have left the situation, not taken it out on you. There's nothing wrong with being attracted to your brother. As far as I know, he's attracted to you too. Sex is natural, and healthy. It is nothing to be ashamed of. I mean, it is kind of weird, but I understand." He said. I think I had fallen in love with Draco. He is so nice and understanding.
"Your right, it's not my fault I have raging hormones, and my brother is hot." I said. I looked up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks so much for letting me in here so late at night. Can I still stay the night?"
"For all that help I gave you, all I get is a kiss on the cheek, and then you still want to stay here with me. Nuh uh! Your crazy, girl." I know that I had a look a complete shock on my face, and then I saw him smirk at me. I smacked him in the arm.
"You are so mean, Dray! I almost believed you for a second there. So, I'll take that as a yes to spending the night here." I rambled on until he cut me off by crashing his lips down on mine. He already had his mouth parted, so I slipped my tongue into the gap. I moaned softly as he played with my tongue ring. He suavely untied my robe and slipped it off onto the floor. I could tell he was shocked that I only had undergarments on, but I continued the kiss anyway. His hand traveled up my body, resting on my breast. He waited a few seconds, probably to see if I was going to stop him, which I had no intention of doing. He gave it a squeeze, and I let out another moan. I felt my bra unclasp, and it was thrown on the floor. He broke our kiss and started nipping at my jaw. He made his way down to my neck leaving hickeys one after the other. Down my chest, he was using his tongue to tease me. Meanwhile, his hand traveled down to my panties. He slid his hand into them, massaging me, and making me moan louder. "Mmm…Dray…oh god…ah, ah, ah…" By then I was panting and squirming. I was about to explode for the second time that day, but he stopped.
"God! It's like they know when it's going to happen, but they won't let it. It is so unfair!" I thought to myself. He stood up, but I didn't want him to leave. I got out right behind him and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and was going to say something, but I cut him off. I jumped onto him and he grabbed me before I fell. I pressed my lips against his. I tugged at the elastic on his boxers. I could feel him smirking as our lips parted. I got my feet back on the ground, and then I pushed him onto the bed. I pulled his boxers off. I bent down and kissed his stomach, and then I kneeled on the floor taking it all in my mouth. I moved up and down his shaft as he was trying to hold in a very loud moan. My hands were traveling across his muscles. He couldn't take it anymore, so he grabbed a pillow and shoved his face into it, but I could still hear it, just not as loud. I stopped, and decided to give him a taste of his own medicine. I grabbed my robe off the floor and pulled it around me. I started heading towards the door.
"Good night, Draco…" I said flirtatiously. He sat up really quickly, and rushed over towards the door; standing in front of it so I couldn't get out.
"Whoa…wait a minute, Cammie. You can't just leave me hanging, and not finish what you started." He said hopefully.
"How does it feel?" I mocked.
"Cammie…I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stop like that, but it's just my nature. I can't let you climax before I do, it's against my rules." He apologized. I had already taken my panties off when I put on my robe. I slowly undid the tie, and dropped it on the ground. My hair had been in a ponytail, but I took it out so it was hanging loosely on my shoulders. "Cammie you are so beautiful. Please stay." The robe slipped off my shoulders, and I started walking towards him.
"Shall we?" I asked, and he pulled me into an embrace. I threw my legs around him, and he carried me the rest of the way to the bed, lying me down gently. He was about to enter me, but I hesitated. "Drake? I have something to tell you."
"What? Am I doing something wrong?" He asked worriedly. I giggled.
"Even if you were, I wouldn't know. This is my first time, Dray." I told him.
"Oh my god, Cammie…why didn't you tell me sooner? I could have seriously hurt you." He said laying down next to me.
"I don't know, I guess I didn't think that it mattered, but I'm scared." I said, turning my head so I could hide my embarrassment. He gently pulled, with one finger, my chin so I would look at him.
"Cammie, we don't have to. I'm not going to force you to do something you're not ready for." He said, but I could sense the disappointment in his voice.
"I know, but I want to. It's just, I know it's going to hurt." I said my voice was shaking slightly.
"Would it make you feel better if I walked you through it?" He asked.
"Would you?" I said, hoping it wouldn't be as bad as everybody says it is.
"Of course. You ready?" He asked. I nodded my head. He got back over me.
"Okay, I'm just going to enter slowly, tell me if it hurts, I'll stop." He went in about two inches, and I felt some pressure, but no pain. He slowed down even more, and then came the pain. "Give me your hands." He held them tightly. I winced as he broke through. "Are you okay? Do you want me to stop?"
"No, I'm fine, just go slow." I said, but I wasn't fine. This hurt worse than my tongue piercing. He leaned over and kissed my lips tenderly, it melted away all the pain. As long as he didn't break the kiss, I would be fine. He slowly went all the way in, and back out. I slowly got used to the pain, and I was starting to enjoying it. Our lips parted, and there was no more pain. "How did you do that? How did you take away the pain?"
"I don't know, I just wanted you to not be in pain anymore. I didn't think it would help any." He said. I smiled, and leaned up to kiss him. I wanted him to start going again, and just like that he was thrusting himself in me. I moaned loudly into his mouth, and he started going faster. After only a few minutes I was whimpering and squirming. I heard Draco's breathing getting heavier, and more forced. I was almost out of breath, but I didn't want it to stop. He leaned over and pressed his lips on mine once more, and I had put my arms around his neck. I felt this pleasure surging throughout my body and a warm liquid inside me. I didn't realize I was digging my nails into his back. He collapsed next to me out of breath. I smiled in a daze. I turned to face Draco, and he was smiling at me. I scooted over and closed the gap between us, and I felt his arm snake around my waist pulling me closer. I snuggled into his chest, and he kissed my forehead.
"I love you, Dray." I said, and I knew I meant it.
"What did you say?" He said sounding annoyed.
"I love you?" I said sounding unsure of myself.
"Cammie, I am flattered that you think you feel that way, but it's impossible." He said, and I was hurt. "Nobody 'loves' me. They either respect or fear me, or are just overly infatuated."
"Draco…how can you say that? How do you know how I feel? You have been so nice to me tonight. You took away my innocence. I can understand if you don't love me, but how can you sit there and tell me that I don't love you? I'm sorry, Draco, but I'm leaving. I guess all you wanted was a one night shag." I wrapped my robe around me, and grabbed my undergarments. I walked out the door and slammed it behind me. I walked away letting tears falling down my cheeks. I wondered if Adam was still mad, or if he was still in my room. I walked the length of the hallway to my room. There was a note attached to my door:
Dear Cammie,
I am extremely sorry that I got mad at you, I just hope you can forgive me. I could not live with the fact that I caused you any pain. I just didn't know what to do, it is very wrong to love your sister the way I love you, to be in love with you. I wasn't sure if you felt the way I did, so I just figured that I shouldn't be doing this. Know that I will always love you.
Your brother,
Adam
I couldn't believe that is why he got mad. He knows that I love him like that, well at least I thought he did. Whatever. He must've gone to his own room thinking that I would be mad at him.
"Adam?" I thought spoke. I waited a few minutes. "Adam, I'm not mad at you. You can talk to me. Actually I have to talk to you about something." I waited a few more minutes, but still no answer. Maybe he is asleep and can't hear me. Whatever I'll just talk to him tomorrow.
I opened my door, and it was pitch black. I tried to get to the bathroom, but my trunk was in the way. I opened it and took out some short pajamas. I put them on after I took my robe off. I felt my way around the trunk and into the bathroom. I turned the light on, and used the toilet. I washed my face and brushed my teeth again. I left the bathroom light on while I walked over to my nightstand, turning on my nightlight. I went to go turn the bathroom light off, but I saw some dark liquid on the floor. I went back into the bathroom because I forgot to brush my hair, and I noticed that there was one of my razors laying on the counter without the blades. Adam must have been cutting. I turned the room light on and I screamed at the top of my lungs. Adam was laying on my window seat with blood trickling all down his arms and legs. I ran over to him and saw his wrists, they were slit really deep. His lips were turning blue. I felt for a pulse, and listened for breathing but there was none. I started bawling, knowing he was dead. I ran out of the room and back to Draco's door. I didn't even bother knocking. I turned his light on, but he wasn't there. I saw his bathroom light on, so I opened the door, it's not like haven't seen him naked. He was sitting on the toilet with a razorblade in his hand. He already had several gashes in his arms.
"Cammie, what are you doing here?" He said standing up. "You can't just come barging in my room anytime you want, especially the bathroom. Wait…why are you crying again? I can tell this is going to be an on going thing." I couldn't breath, I was struggling for air. I grabbed his wrist and pulled him down the hallway to my room, but I couldn't go in. He was trying to get me to breath, but I didn't care. "Cammie calm down, you're going to pass put if you don't start breathing right."
I stopped sobbing long enough to get out three words, "Please save him." He was still clueless. I turned him around and pushed him into the room.
"Oh my god!" I heard him shout. I heard him say a spell and he came out of the room with Adam floating behind him. "Come on, Cammie we have to get him to the hospital wing." He pulled at my wrist but I couldn't move. He scooped me up in his arms, and I fainted.