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Author's Notes: Erm…enjoy! ^^ " heh…

My (Emily's) POV

"When she wakes up, tell her to eat this chocolate. Harry passed out too."

"Okay sir…"

"Harry?!"

I groaned, and put a hand to my head. My head was throbbing, and I was still cold. Slowly I opened my eyes, and saw Marie and Sam staring back at me. I would have screamed, but I was too weak to.

"Your awake!" Marie exclaimed, hugging me.

"Oh Professor Lupin told me to give you this chocolate to make you feel better." Sam added, beaming down at me.

"Wh-what? I…did I….pass out?" I mumbled, holding my head in my hands, eating chocolate with my eyes screwed shut.

"Well…I think." Marie answered nervously," your eyes were open, and you were screaming…"

"Urrrgh….." I groaned, though I felt a little better from the chocolate.

That was horrible….

"Yeah, and then Professor Lupin came and sent the dementor away. The lights came on and everything was back to normal. Malfoy was trembling, staring at the wall, and Crabbe and Goyle had the eyes shut, and were whimpering." Sam explained, looking important.

I collapsed onto the seat and rolled over so that my back was to them.

"They left?" I asked, my voice muffled my the seat cushion.

"Yeah…but you better put your robes on. We're going to be there any minute!!"

Later….

I found myself walking out of the train, following Marie and Sam, still a little shaky. Our luggage (my suitcase, my cat Clyde, and Shadow, my pitch black feathered owl) were left on the train, and we were lead outside (in the rain) to carriages led by horses. We found an empty one, and I climbed in first, followed by Sam and Marie.

Just as we were about to head to the castle, two boys climbed in.

"May we sit here? Everywhere else is full…." One of them asked.

He was Irish, and had short, chestnut hair. The other was black, and he had short black hair.

"Sure" I answered, massaging my temples.

We went for minutes without talking.

Awkward….

"Erm…so…the dementor was really creepy back there…" The Irish boy said, trying desperately to break the awkward silence.

"Yeah. Nasty things they are, dementors." The other agreed.

I nodded and smiled, though I felt like doing anything but. Nerves clawed away at my stomach as we neared the castle. I couldn't see much through all the rain, but it was HUGE.

"So…are you first years?" He asked, rubbing his wet brown hair nervously.

"Well…kind of." I answered, looking him straight in the eyes," We're joining you in your third years---your third years, right?---so yeah it's going to be tough."

They both look stunned.

"So why didn't you come here before?" The other one asked.

I shrugged and Marie replied, "We didn't realize we were…witches…."

They stopped talking.

"So…what are your names?" I asked, glancing shyly at both of them/

"Oh! I'm Seamus Finnigan, and this here's Dean Thomas." The Irish one answered, laughing, "What about you?"

"I'm Marie Elizabeth…." Marie answered, glancing from him to me.

"I'm Emily Collins and this is Sam Brown." I said, feeling slightly nauseous.

"Nice to meet you! I hope you'll get into Gryffindor!" Dean said, a gigantic smile spreading across his face like butter.

In the castle…

The nausea was coming back as I gaped at the ceiling of the castle. It was enchanted to make it look like the sky outside, and it was insanely cool.

Me, Mari and Sam were lined up along the front of the hall, facing the sea of students. I picked out Hermione, Harry and Ron from the crowd, and Harry gave us a thumbs up. I smiled and turned to Sam and Marie, and pointed out Harry, Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table.

Do I want to be a Gryffindor?

My mind traveled back to what Malfoy was saying on the train.

Still infuriated at Marie and Sam, I looked at Draco.

"Well I'm Draco Malfoy, and this….this is Pansy….Parkinson. And if you wish to live through the year, then it'll do you good to be in Slytherin." Draco said, glaring at Sam and Marie.

He raised his eyebrows into a perfect, white-blonde arch, and disappeared with Pansy trailing behind.

Then to the carriage with Seamus (who was exceptionally cute) and Dean.

"I'm Emily Collins and this is Sam Brown." I said, feeling slightly nauseous.

"Nice to meet you! I hope you'll get into Gryffindor!" Dean said, a gigantic smile spreading across his face like butter.

"Now, time for the sorting to begin!"

I was jerked out of my daydream and was staring at who I thought was to be Professor Mcgonagall, with an old, ripped hat that sat on a stool. Everyone else was staring at it, so I did too. Suddenly it began to sing….

It sung about the four founders of Hogwarts, and how they got split apart because of Slytherin.

I listened intently, and when it was over, everybody clapped. I suddenly felt light-headed and nervous. I wasn't ready to go up there!

"Let's start the name call." Mcgonagall said.

She began to rattle off a list of names. The terrified first years walked up and put the hat on their heads, then escaped quickly to their house table.

"Brown, Sam!"

I stopped breathing for a second. All eyes were on her as she walked up to the hat, and nervously jammed it on her head. After a few moments, the hat shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"

Harry, Ron, Hermione and everyone else at the Gryffindor table cheered as Sam walked over, relief etched on her face.

What if I trip and fall?

"SLYTHERIN!"

What if my names not on the list?

"RAVENCLAW!"

What if I just pass out right in front of everyone?!

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Collins, Emily!"

The world started to spin as I silently walked over to the hat. I fumbled with it before I put it on, cheeks burning.

"hmmm", said the hat in my ear," Well, I'd say you'd do well in Slytherin, Gryffindor or Ravenclaw."

No Ravenclaw or Slytherin…Please….

"No Slytherin or Ravenclaw?",gasped the hat," Well I guess it'll be…GRYFFINDOR!"

I sighed a sigh of relief as the Gryffindor table cheered. I walked shakily over to Sam, daring myself not to look at Malfoy's reaction. I didn't want him reminding me.

"Elizabeth, Marie!"

I crossed my fingers under the table as Marie put the hat on. Seconds went by like hours until the hat said, "GRYFFINDOR!"

I squealed and hugged Sam and Marie.

"YAY! We're all together!!!!" I screamed, once the sorting was over.

Sam jumped up and down and sat next to Harry. Harry glanced at her, gave a shy smile, and turned to Ron, who gave him a thumbs up. Giggling, I sat down next to Sam, with Mari to my left.

"Potter! Hey, Potter!"

Harry slowly turned around to face the face, a look of aggravation on is face.

"What do you WANT Malfoy?!" He asked through clenched teeth.

"Is it true? You fainted? You actually fainted?!" Malfoy sneered, eyes glinting with excitement.

Next to him, Blaise Zabini made a fainting impression, and the group of Slytherins cracked up laughing.

"Ignore him. He's not worth it." Ron ordered, scowling at Draco.

"Hey! Hey Collins!!!"

Cursing under my breath, I turned around to face Pansy Parkinson.

"What?" I asked, glaring at her and all the other Slytherins.

"I heard you fainted too!!!" She squealed, clearly enjoying this.

If you don't shut up, I'm going to beat you like a piñata.

Upon saying that, Malfoy got pale and he turned back towards his table, his back now to me.

"Go away!" Sam shouted at Pansy, then turned around to devour the food that had magically appeared on the table.

Author's notes: Hey I hope you liked it. I promise I'll write more. R&R please! ^^