CHAPTER 2:THIS CRUSH IS CRUSHING ME
The Hogwarts express stumbled to a halt and we boarded boats to reach to the castle. I was joined by Remus, lily and Severus. We could see the magnificent castle which glowed brilliantly in the darkness. My mouth was gaping open in awe, which I realized suddenly with a jolt as someone in a nearby boat was laughing openly at my stupidity, his forefinger pointed in my direction. He was a first year and he wore glasses. His hair stuck out in all directions and the lot in his boat looked a lot rowdy.
He stopped laughing as lily gave him a stern look. "Stupid fellow, I thought."… Wait, seated beside him was the guy from the station. Unlike the idiot guys around him, he was staring at the castle. His milky white skin glowed in the moonlight, those perfect grey eyes and his sleek black hair were whipping in the breeze…..Wow, he is in my year?! I nearly stumbled and fell when the boat came to a sudden halt. I realized I was gaping at him for whole long minutes. I gathered myself . Well, this is it. The beginning of my education in magic. I resolved to do my best here and follow my parents' steps in becoming a successful auror.
We met at the entrance the various ghosts. They whooped and glided around and through us, giving us chills throughout our body. We were greeted at the entrance by professor McGonagall who led us to the great hall. The sorting was about to begin! The senior students were already seated in the long house tables and they clapped for us. A few cheered. Then prof. McGonagall took out a parched hat and a long parchment and read out," Kress, Cindy". WHAT! Of all the people the first one had to be me?! I nearly passed out out of nervousness. My legs were shaking badly as I reached out and put on the sorting hat. God, I wanted to be in ravenclaw."GRYFFINDOR!" the sorting hat cried out. My stomach stooped and settled down somewhere near my navel. The Gryffindor house applauded as I joined them. Well, I felt a little disappointed.
The sorting carried on. Remus became a Gryffindor too and he sat down beside me. Severus became a slytherin [he had got his heart's desire] and when lily was declared a Gryffindor he gave a real ugly look on his face. The rowdy boy with glasses [his name was James potter] became a Gryffindor too. He nearly ran towards the Gryffindor table with a toothy grin on his face and settled down next to lily who budged up. Maybe she didn't want to sit too close to him, I thought.
The sorting hat cried, "black, Sirius" Many girls' heads turned towards it as the gray eyed prince sat on it ;looking haughty and bored, but very handsomely so. After a moment's thought the hat cried out "Gryffindor!" my stomach gave a jolt and the Gryffindor table applauded. I noticed that a few girls in the hufflepuff table; which was nearest to us, were sighing.
Sirius black joined our table and sat with James potter who looked thoroughly happy. They high-fived. So he is friends with that idiot, I thought. After a stupendous dinner, we were directed to the Gryffindor common room and our dorms by certain fifth year prefects, Arthur weasley and molly soanes. I settled in the bed beside lily's and grinned her goodnight. I fell on my bed and closed my eyes as mind again drifted towards Sirius black's charming profile. I smiled; maybe I felt better now that I had been chosen to be in Gryffindor, not ravenclaw…