Hogwarts Adventrues Year One
Chapter 3
Professor Flitwick stood next to an ragged, old hat. "I'm going to call your name. Once I do, you will come up to the Sorting Hat, I will put it on your head, it will shout out the House you will be in for the remainder of your years at Hogwarts, and then you will join your House mates at your House table." he told all the first years.
"This shouldn't be too bad." Rob thought to himself. Flitwick began calling off names.
"Bell, Christopher." he called out. Chris walked up, and the sorting hat was placed on his head.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" the Sorting Hat rang out. Chris ran off to join the Hufflepuff table.
"Bell, Jessica." Flitwick said. Jessica then walked up to the Sorting Hat, and it was placed on her head.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" the hat yelled out again. Jessica went and sat next to Chris. Rob immediately began to get nervous. He really didn't know what House that Hat would put him in. His family had been if Hufflepuff, and he was pretty sure that he would be in too. However, after hearing that Katie had been put in a different House than her family, Rob began to wonder if that would happen to him.
"Lavito, Violet." Flitwick called out. Violet walked up, and the Sorting Hat got placed on her head.
"RAVENCLAW!" the hat called out. Violet went and sat with her new classmates.
"Lestrange, Alexis" Flitwick called. The girl that snapped at Rob, and his friends walked up to the Sorting Hat. Rob thought she looked semi-psychotic.
"SLYTHERIN!" the hat cried. Lestrange went and sat with the Slytherins.
"Lockwood, Robert." Flitwick called. Rob gulpped. This was it. He walked up, and sat down, and the Sorting Hat was placed on his head.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" the hat cried out. Rob happily took off the hat, and sat across from Chris and Jessica at the Hufflepuff table. Soon the sorting ended. Rob noticed five guys, and five girls were sorted into each of the Houses.
Once they were all seated, Flitwick banged on his goblet, and stoof on his seat. "And now, Headmistress Professor McGonagall would like to say a few words." he said. A stern looking witch, with black hair, that had some grey in it, seated in the middle of all the teachers stood up.
"Thank you Professor Flitwick. Welcome to Hagwarts to all First Years, and welcome back to all returning students. We have a couple new teachers joining our staff this year. First, Madam Cho Chang has joined to be our new Flying instructor. Welcome Madam Chang." Professor McGonagall stated. A young looking Asain woman stood up, and smiled. "Also joining us is the new Arithmancy Professor, Professor Doug Numers." Welcome Professor Numers." A wizard, about mid forties stood up, waved, and sat back down. Once he sat back down, Professor McGonagall started again.
"We have some new changes here at Hogwarts. As grades seem to have gone down, we are now switching over to the O.W.L. grading system for each year. This will reflect on how well you do when it comes time for your O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s. Second, all years are now allowed to try out for their House Quidditch teams, as in previous years, it was only for Second and above. Just a couple of reminders, no magic in the hallways, be prompt on your curfews, and good luck to each and everyone of you. Now, let us eat." she finished, clapping her hands. The plates then filled up with tons of food: roast beef, steak, bacon, fries, roast potatoes, carrots,and Yorkshire pudding to name some of them. The students began eating, and talking.
"Wow. We're lucky enough to be in the same House together." Jessica commented, stuffing her face with fries.
"Yeah, except for Violet. Wish she would have been in Hufflepuff too." Chris grumbled.
"She"ll be alright. it's not like we won't have any classes together, or see each other on the weekends." Rob assured him.
"Tell you what, I can't wait for Quidditch tryouts! That will be awesome!" Chris said happily. An older boy turned to them.
"You three interested in Quidditch?" he asked.
"Yeah. I want to play Chaser, my brother Chris here wants to be a Beater, and our friend Rob wants to play Keeper." Jessica told the boy.
The boy smiled. "I'm James Issac, and I'm the Hufflepuff Quidditch Captain, and one of the Beaters. We are actually needing to fill those positions this year as our Keeper, our other Beater, and a Chaser graduated last year." he told them. The three smiled at each other.
"When are tryouts?" Rob asked eagerly.
"Two weeks from Saturday at three o clock in the afternoon. Gryffindor, and Slytherin already got the pitch booked for their tryouts." Issac told them, looking somewhat irritatted. Rob silently thought that he wasn't pleased with the time slot in which the team had been given.
The food then disappeared, and the desserts appereared. Rob helped himself to some apple pie, and vanilla ice-cream. It seemed no time at all that the desserts disappeared, and Professor McGonagall stood up. "Alright students, it is time for bed. Have a good first day." she told them. Rob noticed that two people from each House stood infront of the First Years, and had silver badges on their robes.
"First year Hufflepuffs follow us." the girl of the duo said. The male just kind of rolled his eyes. The first Year Hufflepuffs followed the duo down into the basement area, and came to a pile of barrels.
"This is the entrance to the Hufflepuff Common Room and Dormintories. Down farther is the kitchens. See this barrel here?" the male pointed to. He knocked on the barrel in the middle of the second row, and the top of the barrel opened up. "You have to knock on that barrel in the precise rythem of Helga Hufflepuff, and the door will open up. Knock on the wrong barrel, or the wrong number of times, and a barrel will dump vinegar on you."
The two led them into the barrel, and they came into a large room filled with earthy decor. The ceiling was low, and there were plants hanging about, some singing and dancing. There were yellow and black chairs and sofas, and burnished copper touchings, along with desks set up. "This is the Hufflepuff Common Room. Girls dormitories are on the left, boys are on the right. Your trunks and pets have been brought down already. I'm Victoria Scret, and this is Jerry Green, and we are your Hufflepuff Prefects. if you need any help, please look to us for guidence." The girl Prefect told them. Jessica and the girls went to their dormintory, and the boys went to their dormintory.
Once the boys got to their dormintory, they saw five four poster beds with yellow and black sheets, and yellow hangings. Rob and CHris also met the three other Hufflepuff boy First Years; Conner Lanick, a caucasion boy who was tall. Leo Kingsley, an African American boy, who always smiled, and Doug Tripper, a Causcasion boy who was shorter than Rob. They also noticed that their uniforms now had yellow on them, they had yellow and black ties, Hufflepuff badges on their robes, which had a badger on it. and cloaks, and yellow, and black scarves.
They all changed into their pajama's and got into bed. Rob pulled the hanging on his bed, and laid awake. Tomorrow, he would start his first day of classes, and in two weeks, he would try-out for the Quidditch team. He honestly hoped it turned out good.