Chapter 4: Hermione Granger

Gryffindor was what the sorting hat had chosen and Jane was all right with that, except that when she got off the stool and started walking towards that Gryffindor table, she heard some more whispers coming from the students. She gulped. Jane tried to look for a spot open where she can sit down. She found one, but it was next to Ginny Weasley, but Jane took the seat anyway. Ginny looked at her, but then looked at Professor McGonagall for she had said the next name. There was a brown-haired girl that sat across from Ginny. The girl's hair was wavy and it looked beautiful. Next to her, was a tall red-haired boy, "though his hair looked more like ginger hair than red hair," thought Jane.

After Professor McGonagall had called all of the names, there was a commotion as the students started to talk their classmates and congratulate the new students for getting into their houses. No one talked to Jane; most of them were still staring at her and talking about her. Jane was scared, no one would talk to her, but then she heard someone say, "Hey Jane." She looked towards the voice and it was the brown-haired gal. "Hi," was all Jane could manage to say.

"So, congrats on getting sorted into Gryffindor," she said.

"Thanks," Jane said with a smile. "So, what is your name?"

"Oh, sorry. I guess it would be useful for you to know my name," she apologized. Jane laughed.

"It would be useful," agreed Jane. The brown-haired girl laughed.

"My name is Hermione. Hermione Granger." She held out a hand. Jane took it and shook it.

"My name is Jane. Jane Potter," Jane said.

"That is a nice name," commented Hermione.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome." There was a moment of silence between Jane and Hermione as they listened to all of the commotion the other students were having. Hermione was about to ask Jane something when the headmaster stood up. Everyone went quiet and soon all eyes were looking upon the headmaster.

"Welcome back everyone and for those who just got sorted into their houses, welcome! I am the headmaster of this school. My name, for those who are new, is Albus Dumbledore. Just call me Professor Dumbledore, for those of you who are new. This year we will have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher since our previous professor died due to a heart attack. So, let's give a warm welcome to our new teacher, Professor Lockhart!" There was a roar of clapping as Professor Lockhart stood up at the high table to be welcomed by all of the students. The clapping was so loud that Jane had to plug her ears. Most of the loud clapping was from the girls because they just adored him. Once the clapping had stopped Dumbledore continued, "I hope that this year will be a successful one and that our new professor will have a great time here. With that being said, I believe there needs to be a change in order." Suddenly, right in front of Jane food had magically appeared along with a plate, fork, spoon, and all of the items that you would need for dinner! Jane looked around her. There was loads of food, from baked potatoes to chicken. There were pitchers of water and milk along with Sprite and Coca-Cola. There was also a pitcher of pumpkin juice, which Jane loved. Jane grabbed some baked potatoes with some gravy. She also grabbed some chicken and some baked carrots, along with some pumpkin juice.

After the dinner or what Jane thought was a feast, not a dinner, she was led by the head boy of Gryffindor to the Gryffindor dormitory. They were led to the seventh floor, but to get there, they had to go on all of these moving staircases, that have a mind of their own. As Jane kept on following the head boy, who she found out that he was a Weasley and his name was Percy, she watched as the painting moved, chatted, and made noise! It was like looking through a scene that was happening. Jane was so fascinated by this that she wished that she had moving paintings at her house. "I wonder what Sarah would think of a moving painting in her house?" thought Jane. Once they got to the seventh floor, they started to walk down a corridor that led to a big picture that had a lady on it. She was fat with a light pink dress on. They all stopped in front and as they all stopped, the lady had come to life!

"Password?" she asked.

"Wattlebird," Percy answered.

Suddenly, the painting started to open! Inside was a room with a few armchairs, a fireplace, and a table. "It is small common room, but it would work," thought Jane.

"Welcome to the Gryffindor Common Room. You will find that all of your belongings are already here. The boys' bedroom is on the left, same for the girls' on your right," said Percy. Jane walked up the steps and walked into the girls' dorm. Inside she found that there were four-poster beds with small windows. Jane found her bags near one of the beds and started to unpack.

That night, Jane lay down in her warm bed, wondering what her first day here would be like tomorrow. The girls' dorm room was a small round room, but Jane didn't mind. She lay in bed still absorbing everything that happened that day. She sighed. "I wish you were here to see this, Sarah. It is amazing!" thought Jane. She turned on her side and soon before she knew it, she had fallen asleep, dreaming about tomorrow and wondering what would happen.

AN: I don't own Harry Potter. The only characters I own are Jane, Sarah, and any other characters that I made up. (Last edited 3/7/17)