Veronica sat at her table after she was sorted. She had heard stories of Hogwarts since she was a little girl, but had never even heard of Hufflepuff. It was like it was a forgotten house. And to make everything worse, she had no friends in Hufflepuff. She sighed in dismay, and looked at her three friends. None of them seemed to be enjoying themselves, despite all the loud, cheerful voices that could be heard throughout the room.
She had to work with what she got. She looked around her table. Everyone looked so happy. That was when she spotted a handsome, older looking boy staring at her. She looked away in surprise. Though she has caught many, many boys staring at her, she is always surprised.
"Hello, I'm Cedric Diggory."
She looked up again. "He-e-llo Cedric." Darnit! She thought.
He seemed to not notice her stumbling of the word. "And your name?" He prompted.
"Oh. Veronica. Veronica Ambrose." She smiled.
"You know, I was hoping you would be sorted into Hufflepuff. It's about time we had a few model-types in our house."
She stopped herself from blushing. But she did not know what to say.
"I'm serious. Your long, thin legs are like Twiggy's."
"Thank you." It wasn't the first time she heard that one.
He looked at the other end of the table. Some people were beckoning him to go over.
"Well," He stood up. "I've got to get going."
"Bye!" She said.
"Bye." He said in a soft, but affectionate voice.
Veronica was overcome with joy. Already, she had her first crush at Hogwarts. She looked over at the other tables, to see if her friends had seen what had happened, but her friends were also being talked to by other guys.
Veronica was daydreaming, which does not happen alot, when a girl sitting across from her caught her eye. She was small, with dull, blonde hair. Her arms were crossed, and her back was slumped over. Nobody seemed to be talking to her, and she was avoiding eye contact. She just stared at her plate.
Veronica, being the charitable girl that she is, wanted to cheer that girl up.
"Hi, I'm Veronica." She greeted warmly.
The girl slowly looked up. "Hello." She said in a small voice.
"Isn't this just the loveliest place to be?"
"I guess." The girl shrugged her shoulders. It was obvious this girl was shy.
Veronica wanted to somewhat relate to this girl, to make her more comfortable. "It is a bit intimidating though, especially with all these older students."
The girl smiled. "But your not intimidating."
She did not get it at first, but then she giggled. "I'm new, just like you."
The look of embarrassment coloured the girl's face, then it was fascination. "You can't be eleven."
"Oh, but I am." She answered. "The last time I looked eleven was when I was six."
"Blimey!" The girl exclaimed.
"I didn't catch your name before, what was it?"
"My name is Dawn Moore."
"Nice to meet you, Dawn Moore." She smiled.
They shook hands. Veronica was content that she had done an act of kindness for the day.
Dawn went to the loo, while it gave Veronica a chance to look at her friends. Their faces weren't very sad anymore, and this made Veronica glad. Although, Neon seemed a bit angry, while a blonde haired boy was talking to her.
The next day, after seeing the extravagant Common Room, and being in a few classes with her friends, Veronica went outside to get some air. She was upset about how her wand, and everything else was secondhand. Her mother had thrown out all of her things after Veronica was born, but luckily, her mother's friend offered to give her the essentials needed. Turns out half of the stuff was broken. She had been embarrassed during one of her classes. She couldn't send her mom a letter asking for money, because there was none.
She went back to her friends, who were gossiping and laughing.
"I'm a bit tired. See you in the morning?" She said.
"See you." Lucy gave her a sympathetic smile. She knew Veronica was feeling low.
Ellie got up and gave her a hug.
When Veronica got back to her room, there was a basket on her bed. When she came closer, she saw a wand, and all the other things she needed.
There was a note that said, "For you Veronica, one I have barely known, but love."
She picked up the paper and hugged it. She was beginning to like Hogwarts.