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America's POV
So each of us are in one of the houses. This was extremely fortunate because we can know what is happening in all houses. I was hoping someone could be with me. Oh well, I'm the hero so I can handle this.
Man, people are looking bored or confused. I guess I was up there for a long time. I sat down next to Harry and Ron. They looked happy to be placed in the same house. I hope Mattie will be okay by himself. We ate for awhile; no, I don't mind English cooking. I just can't manage to eat any of the scones. Francis and Mattie look unhappy but are eating the food, albeit reluctantly.
The headmaster, Dumbledore, stood up after most of the Hall had finished their meals and walked to a podium in front of the head table overlooking the four house tables. He told us not to go into the Forbidden Forest, no magic in the corridors; something call quidditch starts in two week and the right side of the 3rd floor corridor was forbidden unless you wanted to die. This school is crazy why keep something that can kill someone?! That would never happen in non-magical schools. He then began to sing something after telling us we can sing along in any tune we want.
Hogwarts Hogwarts Hoggy Wortty Hogwarts
Teach us something please-
weather we be old and bald
or young with scabby knees-
Our heads could do with filling
with some interesting stuff
for now there bear and full
of air dead flies and bits of fluff
So teach us things worth knowing
bring back what we forgot
just do your best we'll do the rest
and learn until our brains all rot
Two boys, Ron's brothers, sang it in a funeral march tune. That makes me uncomfortable as well as Arthur, Matthew, and Francis. We have seen more funerals combined than people actually living on the earth.
A ghost floated up to my section of the table, intriguing my new friends. I had to hold back the urge to latch on to someone. I know in the past, I have broken bones because of the strength of my hold. Lucky, they healed quickly since they were nations and now they do not break their bones are so used to it. He is said his name was Nearly Headless Nick.
Hermione asks how he could be nearly headless. He grabbed his hair and pulled his head to the side until only a little bit attached to his head to his neck. I have seen worst but it still scares me. He was a ghost after all. I luckily didn't scream but the floor was suddenly very interesting. The ghost tried to get my attention but I ignored him instead choosing to study a crack on the old wooden table. The others are looking at me weird but I don't care. I hate ghosts. They tormented me when I was younger so when the ghost leaves I'm glad.
Harry's POV
Those last four were long. Alfred took forever. Why did he look scared after a while and why did the hat get panicked? I'm glad we're in the same house. I can't believe Arthur is in Slytherin. I guess not all Slytherins are like Draco.
The four look uncomfortable when they heard funeral march tune. I wonder why? There are so many questions about those four. Also, why was Alfred afraid of ghosts? Nick looked so sad that Alfred was ignoring him. I will ask him about that later. Why do I feel this is not the first time that has been said and will not be the last.
England's POV
Need to keep all those sad memories away. Those boys really need to not joke with something like that. I need to find that hat as well. I told him to go easy on Alfred and what does he do, he makes Alfred look scared. Alfred never should look like that.
That headmaster is weird. I need to talk with Scott to find out all the secrets of this school. I need to know what in here can kill someone. I felt Draco's glare burning a hole in the back of my head and sighed. This will be a long 7 years. Well, at least he hasn't said mudblood… yet. At least I will know what Draco is up too.
A ghost comes over to me. He tipped his head in way of greeting. "I'm Nearly Headless Nick. Do not ask about the nearly part. You are friends with that blond in Gryffindor?" I nodded stiffly wondering what was wrong now.
"Why is he afraid of me?" Nick asked.
"When he was younger many evil ghosts tormented him. It took a long time to get him to sleep." I answered him.
The ghost nodded and asked concernedly. "Is there anyway I can help?"
"Your best bet is to talk to him when there are others around and during the day. If you see him looking down, talk to others to show him that you are nothing to be afraid of. Can you tell the other ghosts this?" I said. Nick nodded and thanked me. He drifted off to go meet other first years.
The other Slytherins look surprised. Draco asked. "Why were ghost after him?" He look really interested.
I said,"I have no idea." A lie but the truth would bring unwanted questions.
The headmaster sent everyone off to bed, thankfully before Draco could interrogate me further. Alfred comes up to me and says "Night Artie. I can't believe we can't eat together." He looked sad.
I responded with a slight smile. "There is no rule that I know of, it's just expected. How about we sit with our houses for the first week then we can sit together and we can switch. One week our houses and the next we can sit with your house so we can talk with Harry and his friends. Write that down and get Freedom to send it to the Frog and Matthew." Alfred brightened at that idea.
He hugged me and whispered, "Thanks Artie." He ran off to go to sleep.
Canada's POV
What did my brother and Arthur talk about? I'll ask when I see one of them next. I also need to find that hat. Okay, time to see where I'm staying for the next 7 years. A guy named Filius Flitwick spoke from his position in front of the group, "You guys and girls are in the house for has the best academics in the school statistically. So to get into the RavenClaw common room you have to answer a riddle. Which one of you first years wants to have a go at the first riddle of the year?"
I thought if I did this and got it right, I could be noticed, so I raised my hand. Filius said, "Okay the blonde kid with a curl. Please say your name." I said my name. Filius gestured to the door with a grand sweep of his arm. "Okay Matthew, get ready. Don't be discouraged if you get it wrong. The first riddle of the year is always the hardest. No first year has ever gotten it right." I nodded. The painting came to life and said in a flat tone.
"Sherlock, a detective who was mere days from cracking an international smuggling ring has suddenly gone missing. While inspecting his last-known location, you find a note:
710 57735 34 5508 51 7718
Currently there are 3 suspects: Bill, John, and Todd. Can you break the detective's code and find the criminal's name? "
I thought about it for a minute then said "Bill" The painting said "Wrong the correct answer is... You said Bill. That is correct." I nodded. The painting said "Why is it Bill? I need to make sure you are not guessing." I responded with "If you turn the numbers upside down it becomes 'Bill is boss. He sells oil.'" The painting looked surprised and said
"That is correct." The painting opened up and I went in. It wasn't until Kumaflower told me no one was behind me that I realized I was alone.
I went back peered almost sheepishly out of the open doorway. "Are you, people coming?" They all nodded. One girl came up to me as I picked up Kumajiro. "How did you do that? Raven Claw's learn quickly to always have paper and a writing device for those types of questions. My older sister is a RavenClaw and she told me."
I responded with, "I can visualize things well." The girl looks confused but dropped it.
"Bye, Matthew. By the way, my name is Sarah." Sarah ran off to the girl's room. I'm happy someone remembers my name. I reached my room. I was about to get in bed when I heard something scratching at the window. I went to open it and saw Freedom with a piece of parchment tied to his ankle. I got the message off and patted Freedom on the head. The message said,
Hey after a week all four of u our sitting at my table. Arthur already knows. We will switch off from our houses to eating together.
Mattie after you gets this send Freedom over to Francis.
Francis after you gets this send Freedom back.
Love,
Alfred
I guess I know what Alfred and Arthur were talking to about. I'm glad. I'm not use to going too long without eating with my family. I re-tied the parchment to Freedom's ankle and opened the window once more.
France's POV
What did Alfred and Arthur talk about? I'll ask when I see one of them next. A lady named Pomona Sprout was taking us to the Hufflepuff's common room. I caught a glimpse of a kitchen as we passed it. Good, I can cook if I can't deal with the English food.
Pomona said, "To get into the Hufflepuff's common room you need to tap the right barrel in the rhythm of Helga Hufflepuff." She goes up to a barrel and taps it in what I'm guessing is the correct way. An opening appeared and we entered. Pomona said, "Remember that. If you tap the wrong barrel or the wrong number of times then you will be covered in vinegar." I hope that doesn't happen. I don't want to smell like vinegar.
I was getting ready for bed when I saw Freedom fly up the window and perch on the ledge. I let him and saw a letter on him. I take it off and read it. Why am I not surprised? Alfred is trying to stay near what is familiar. I sent Freedom back.
Arthur's POV
I trailed behind Severus Snape as he led the way to the Slytherin's common room. He makes me look like a crazy party person with his strict manner and clipped tones- if you ignore my pirate and punk days. I hope Alfred is okay. The Slytherin common is in the dungeons. That will make getting letters to me hard but not impossible. Draco came over to me and whispered, "Listen, I'm sorry about the mudblood thing. I have an image to keep up because of my family history. Can you tell the Alfred that and not mentioned that to anyone, especially Snape?"
I nodded and said, "I will, if you owe me a favor. Do not worry I will not ask for you do anything that will get you in trouble. Also, don't be surprised if Alfred wants to hear your apology in person." He nodded and we shook hands. I will have to mention this to the others. This school is very divided and that will not be good in a time of war.
Alfred's POV
Minerva McGonagall lead us to Gryffindor's common room. "You need a password to get into the common room. It will change but you will be notified when the password changes and what the new one is." This school has better security than most of my government facilities.
After getting settled, I asked Freedom to deliver the message for me. After I a few minutes, Freedom returned.
"They got the message." Freedom said breathlessly.
"You must be tried. You can go sleep." I said. Freedom did that. I fell asleep soon after.
Suddenly, I was woken up by someone shaking me. I open my eyes and saw that it was still dark outside, no way class or breakfast was starting soon. I noticed Allen.
"Allen, why did you wake me up?"
"I wanted to see how you were doing."
"I'm fine."
"I'm you. So, I can feel how nervous you are."
"Then why did you come here, if you already know how I'm doing."
"I wanted to hear from your mouth. I also know you almost killed someone today."
"Pale kid was asking for it."
"That is his nickname. Don't kill him. I can't kill anyone while I'm at the school." The only good news is neither can the others kill anyone too. This will be hard. The 2p nations were created with a bloodlust. We do not like killing innocents but if our bloodlust gets too high, who knows what would happen.
"It would be hard to explain why so many people are dying or why 4 students are disappearing at night."
"It would. Listen, Alfred if you need to talk or just get away, then come over and find me. I will take you away from the school for awhile. You won't miss a thing. If you return through the mirror that connects our two dimensions, then you will return to the time when you came to my dimension. I know Arthur has it with him."
"You will get trouble."
"I don't care. I know how you are with magic."
"Why aren't you like me? We had the same thing happen."
"That is because I never liked magic when that happened so that didn't affect me as much."
"Thanks Allen. Go back to your dimension, I need to sleep."
"Okay. Night Porkchop."
I hope you enjoyed. I know in the books and movie no one switch tables but have have never heard it as a rule so I say you can sit where ever you want. Also Allen gets more dialogue, the 2ps will be in this story a lot but I don't know how important they will be. In the next chapter, we see what the other nations are up to and how the 2ps are doing in Hogwarts. I won't be doing much dialogue with any 2p outside of nations.