Sydney: Can officially be done with Card Keeper right now. Rate, Review, whatnot. Don't own anything
"I can't believe that you crashed the ship!" I yelled as loud as I could as we started to walk away from the crashed gummi ship to explore this world that we landed on. The first thing that I could tell you about it is that it was dark, not heartless dark just plain out dark but that was probably because there was no sun in the sky.
"You can't believe that I crashed the ship? Who were the ones whispering in my ears, 'Don't crash the ship Sora' over and over and over." Sora said.
"Well that meant that you weren't supposed to crash the ship!" Roxas yelled as I spotted a castle far away.
"Oh my god! I can't believe that we're here!" I yelled as I started running up the road. "We're going to Hogwarts! We're going to Hogwarts!"
As we approached the gates, an old man with a long white beard stood just behind them.
"Who is that?" Sora whispered as the five of us slowly walked.
"Albus Dumbledore, the head master of Hogwarts School of witch craft and wizardry." I told him as we waited for the gates to open.
"Hello, chosen ones, welcome to Hogwarts. You are just in time for the sorting." Dumbledore said as he turned to leave, we followed almost running after him. He lead us towards a group of first years that were all lined up, listening to McGonagall who was going over how the evening was going to happen.
"Professor McGonagall, we have three fourth year and two sixth year transfer students here. Make sure that they know what is to be expected." Dumbledore said before going the long way around the school. After a few minutes, the five of us were all dressed in the school uniform and were walking down the aisle between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. I saw Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley with their heads low, probably in deep conversation. I couldn't help but smile which made Sora look at me because He never sees me smile this much when we're in a world (little does he know that I've been obsessed with harry potter ever since I watched the first movie. We came to a stop right in front the steps that lead to the head table.
"A thousand years or more ago,
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Whose names are still well know:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
Thus Hogwarts School began
Now each of these four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones they had to teach
By Gryffindor, the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest
For Ravenclaw, the cleverest
Would always be the best
For Hufflepuff, hard workers were
Most worthy of admission
And power-hungry Slytherin
Loved those of great ambition
While still alive they did divide
Their favorites from the throng
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When they were dead and gone?
'Twas Gryffindor who found a way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug about your ears,
I've never yet been wrong
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!" The sorting hat sang. To tell you the truth, I was whispering the words as the hat sang. This is what happens when you're read the Harry Potter book too much. There was a round of applause before the first student went up.
"What the heck was that about?" Sora whispered in my ear.
"It's the sorting hat's song. He always sings his song before people get sorted. Then he has all year to think up a new song." I told him as we watched people get sorted.
"I don't think that I want him inside my head at all." Sora said.
"Well, how else do you expect to get into Gryffindor?" I asked him.
"I would rather be kicked out of this school than let that thing in my head." He said as McGonagall looked up from the scroll that she was holding and stared at us. We decided that we shouldn't talk anymore, or else we would be in really big trouble.
The first years went first and there was way too many of them. It was about an hour and a half later when it was just Donald, Goofy, Roxas, Sora and I standing there.
"Donald Duck." McGonagall read off of the scroll she was holding. Donald went up and put the hat on. It took a couple of minutes before the hat put him in Hufflepuff. After Donald sat down at the table on the other side of Gryffindor, Goofy had the hat on. About five seconds later, Goofy was at the Hufflepuff table. Both Roxas and Sora were put in Gryffindor and then it was only me left standing there.
"Sydney Jackson." McGonagall called out before finally putting the scroll away. When I finally reached the stool, I turned around to see that everyone had their eyes on me.
"Not Slytherin, not Slytherin." I whispered over and over and over again. I really didn't want to be in Slytherin, it's the worst house mainly because they all believe that they are better than everyone else.
"Not Slytherin, you would be great in Slytherin. No, then it better be…" The sorting hat said and I held my breath and mentally hit myself in the head. I totally forgot that the hat would hear me whispering to myself. I had no idea which house I would be in. My friends use to say that I would be in Hufflepuff but I don't think so anymore. "Gryffindor!" The hat said. The Gryffindor table exploded into cheers as I walked over to Sora and Roxas who were sitting next to Harry, Ron and Hermione. Roxas sitting next to Hermione while Sora and I were next to Harry.
"I thought you were going to be in the green house or the blue house." Sora said as Dumbledore started to stand up.
"It's called Slytherin and Ravenclaw, and Slytherin support Voldermort during the second wizard war. Besides I'm not smart enough to be in Ravenclaw." I whispered in his ear. Roxas leaned in to listen to our conversation.
"When is this war going to happen?" Roxas asked.
"In three or so years I believe. They don't tell us when the dates in the movies or the books." I told them as Dumbledore started to talk.
"I have only two words to say to you." He said, "Tuck in."
"Hear, hear!" Harry and Ron said on Sora's left side as the plates in front of us magically filled themselves. It wasn't until the food actually appear that I realized how hungry I was. We haven't eaten anything since last night and that really wasn't filling at all. Sora and Roxas must have gone thought five or so plates before they noticed the Hermione, Ron and Harry were starring at them.
"Ignore them. That's what I do when they get like this." I told them as the two idiots started to slow down.
"I don't believe that we've met." Hermione said.
"No we haven't, I'm Sydney Jackson and these two are Sora and Roxas Hikari. We just transferred here from a remote school." I told them as I kick Sora and Roxas.
"I'm Ronald Weasley but most people just call me Ron." Ron said.
"Hermione Granger, the smartest wizard of our year." Hermione said as she pushed her plate towards Roxas who was eyeing it ever since I made him stop eating.
"And you're Harry Potter, the boy who lived." I said as I pointed towards Harry.
"How did you… three years and I'm still not used to it." He said which made us laugh. I really hated the fact that I couldn't tell him about the Triwizard tournament and that he would be apart of it.
It was around Nine o'clock when Dumbledore stood up again.
"Now that we are all fed, I must once more ask for your attention, while I give out a few notices , the caretaker, has asked me to tell you that the list of objects forbidden inside the castle comprises some four hundred and thirty-seven items and can be viewed in Mr. Flinch's office. As ever, I would like to remind you all that the forest in the grounds is out-of-bounds to students, as is the village of Hogsmeade to all below third year. It is also my painful duty to inform you that the inter-house Quidditch cup will not take place this year." He said.
"What, I was going to try out for the team." I said sadly as I looked around the table to see that everyone that was on the team couldn't form any words.
"This is due to an event that will be starting in October, and continuing throughout the school year, taking up much of the teachers' time and energy- but I am sure you will all enjoy it immensely. I have great pleasure in announcing that this year at Hogwarts-"
At that moment, there was a roar of thunder and then the doors to the great hall opened. Everyone just went silence so the only sound that could be heard was this low clunk coming up the aisle. We turned around to see this man in a black traveling cloak. As lighting struck outside, I got my first glimpse of his face. It was all scared and there was a magically eye that was going around in every direction. I knew at that moment that it was mad-eye Moody, one of the members of the order of the Phoenix plus this year's defense against the dark arts teacher. I could feel Sora was scared of Moody because he grabbed onto my sleeve as Moody walked past. Once Moody was next to Dumbledore, they shook hands then started whispering about something. When Moody sat down, Dumbledore started talking again.
"As I was saying, we are to have the honor of hosting a very exciting event over the coming months, an event which has not been held for over a century. It is my very great pleasure to inform you that the Triwizard tournament will be taking place at Hogwarts this year." Dumbledore said which made the tension that appeared when Moody made his entrance disappear. There was muttering all around us, I think I even heard Sora and Roxas start talking about something.
"What the heck is the Triwizard Tournament?" Sora asked, making me turn around as Fred Weasley and Dumbledore started having a discussion.
"It's where three champions are put thought three different tasks. The first is retrieving a golden egg. The second is to retrieve what has been taken from each champion then the last is to find the Triwizard cup." I whispered.
"That seems easy enough, maybe we should enter." Roxas said.
"First task: Have to get past a different kind of dragon to get the egg with out dying. Second: You have to deal with Merpeople and only have to take one person. Third: You have to go thought a maze that full of dangerous stuff." I told them what really made the whole this dangerous.
"I don't want to enter anymore." Sora and Roxas said.
"Well you couldn't have any ways; it's only open for people seventeen and older." I told them as Dumbledore revealed the age limit. I was kinda upset about the age limit because I really wanted to enter; I was only two years away from being seventeen. Fifteen year olds should be allowed to enter; we were almost as skilled as the sixth years.
"Sydney, come on." I heard Harry say, snapping me out of my trance.
"What?" I asked.
"We're going up to the common room; I thought somebody should let you know where it was." Harry said as he looked over his shoulder to see the others were turning the corner.
"Lets go." I said as I stood up. As Harry and I made our way thought the corridors, we actually got to know each other better, well, I got to know everything that they put in the books while he got to know more about me.