Authors Note: Finally here! Sorry for the wait, I was on vacation.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN Ed, Edd, Eddy or Harry Potter
Chapter 4
It was sad for the Ed's that they were all in different houses, but they were all excited to start their Hogwarts careers. Now that they were all sorted and sitting at their tables, Dumbledore had another announcement to make.
"Attention" Dumbledore shouted. "Let the feast begin"
Suddenly, all the bowls and plates on the table filled with with all kinds of foods that everybody likes. 'Wows' echoed through the crowd and then everybody dug in. Ed was practically shoveling food into his mouth. He wolfed down many mountains of buttered toast, and ate almost all of the gravy the table had. Everyone at the Hufflepuff table were staring at Ed, almost horrified by the amount of food he was consuming.
"Gluttonous Ed-boy! I too am wanting to celebrate our arrival with this marvelous feast, but you eat more than the pigs on my farm!" Rolf shouted.
He and Jimmy were sitting by Ed.
"I'm sure if I consumed that much food, my tummy would hurt." said Jimmy in his usual high-pitched voice.
Watching Ed from across the table, May Kanker was watching Ed eat.
"Big-Ed looks so manly when he eats." May said to herself.
She tried to trade people at her table for their seats to get closer to Ed, but to no avail.
At the Ravenclaw table, Double D ate silently since he knew nobody at the table. So, he took a moment to look around at who was at the table. Suddenly, his eyes caught a very beautiful girl. She had long, dark brown hair and blue eyes, with a cute smile. She looked very sweet. She also had black rimmed, thick frame glasses.
She was talking to two other girls, one was asian, and the other was blonde. He stared at her for longer than he should have. She looked at him while he was staring and giggled. Her friends didn't seem to notice, and didn't look his way. His face was as red as a tomato with a deep blush. He quickly looked down and ate some sardines and crackers, with a glass of iced tea to wash it down.
At the Slytherin table, Eddy was frozen in fear. Lee Kanker was leaning over the table, face to face, inches away from him. Marie seemed pretty bored since Double D wasn't at that table. Eddy was trying to think of a way to escape.
"Hey Lee, get over here!" yelled Marie.
Lee quickly looked at Eddy, gave him a grin that says "I'll be back" then went over to Marie's side of the table.
Eddy quickly tried to blend in by eating the food. There was a lot of the foods that he liked so he dug in.
"I can't believe Harry Potter was sorted with the Gryffindorks." said a kid with blond hair that was combed back. "He is going to make friends with people like the Weasleys who are an embarressment to the wizarding world. And I could have sworn he said that he didn't want to be Slytherin to the sorting hat."
"And what do you think?" said the kid.
Eddy could really care less. So he flat out told the boy...
"I don't care"
The boy looked as if he had been insulted.
"Really? You don't care that this kid manipulated the sorting system just so he could avoid joining Slytherin which he was destined for?"
"Probably just a stupid kid" replied Eddy.
"Do you even know who that kid is?" asked the boy.
"No" said Eddy
"Have you been living under a rock? Who are you?"
"Eddy" he said. "Who are you?"
"Malfoy. Draco Malfoy."
"And it is foolish that this scarhead kid refused to join the superior house of Hogwarts which has represented the pure-blood elite. Ever since Salazar Slytherin himself."
Eddy decided that this kid was starting to sound like a supremacist of some sort. He didn't like this house at all. He was in a house with a bratty jerk, and two Kankers. What more bad luck could he have?
The Gryffindor table was not only eating the vast portions of food, but also celebrating. One side of the table was celebrating something about some first-year boy. However, on the side with Kevin, Jonny, Nazz, and Sarah, they were celebrating no Eds in the house! They helped themselves to massive ammounts of delicious food. Chicken, beef, pork, pasta, veggies, fruits, and lamb chops.
"Plank needs to be fed some pork. It's good for him." Jonny stated
"It's good for me too!" said a hungry Kevin as he layed his eyes on juicy porkchops.
After Kevin was done with the pork, he tried to impress Nazz by trying to throw peanuts into the air and catching them in his mouth.
"Wow Kev!" Nazz said sweetly.
Meanwhile, Sarah was reaching out for Jimmy who was at the Hufflepuff table.
"Jimmy!" Sarah shouted
"Sarah!" Jimmy shouted.
Overall, most of the kids had a great time eating their favorite foods, and meeting new people that they will spend 7 years with. Since they now were all tired and full, and it was getting late, the prefects showed them back to their common rooms.
Double D followed his house back to his common room. He felt very alone, since no one he knew was in his house. Still, he remembered the pretty girl and how she giggled at him.
His prefect led all the Ravenclaws to a huge tall room with many paintings covering the walls and even moving, and there were many staircases. The Ravenclaws went on one of the staircases as well as the Gryffindors. Double D could see Kevin, Nazz, Sarah, and Jonny with them. When the Ravenclaw's stepped on the staircase, it moved! Everyone was surprised.
Eventually, after many turning staircases, the group of Ravenclaws arrived to a large circular staircase with many stairs. (There were TONS of stairs). The group then went up the stairs which seemed like forever. Double D realized he was panting and out of breath, and he wondered if he would be able to do this on a daily basis.
Finally after what seemed like an eternity, the group arrived to a regular sized door with a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle. Then the tall, dark haired prefect who led them there spoke to them.
"Hello, I'm prefect Robert Hilliard and congragulations on making it to Ravenclaw house. The home of the wisest and most eccentric wizards at Hogwarts. Our house values knowledge and learning. Our common room lies past that door. Now since we value the traits I mentioned, the knocker asks the person who wants to enter a riddle-type question. To enter, you must answer the riddle correctly. This has proven effective since no one but Ravenclaws have entered in centuries."
Double D worried that it would ask a question that would have to do with magic of some kind. While he read his books quite a bit before going to bed back at the motel room, (and he actually knew quite a bit) he couldn't say he could have remembered all of it, despite being a very fast learner.
The knocker spoke:
"I always run, but I never walk.
I often murmur, but never talk.
I have a bed but I never sleep.
I have a mouth but I never eat.
What am I?"
"Now, I'm gonna let the first years try first, before the older kids." said Robert.
Double D thought for a moment, he was releaved that it wasn't a magical question.
For several seconds, it was silent, but then it just hit Double D. Maybe that sudden realization was why he was placed in Ravenclaw.
"A river!" Double D yelled.
Suddenly, the group heard a loud unlocking noise, and the door swung open revealing the mostly blue common room.
A huge wave of pride and relief flooded Double D as he was respectfully applauded by his new housemates. They were all suprised and satisfied, and wore smiles as they cheered for Double D. But he noticed that the one clapping the fastest the loudest, and with the largest smile, was the beautiful girl he saw before. She not only smiled at him, but also winked at him, and believe it or not, Double D gave a faint smile back without going red in the face.
"Congradulations sir! You are the first, first year, to be the first one to correctly answer the door riddle! What is your name?" asked Robert.
"E-E-Eddward, b-b-but my f-friends call me Double D."
"Well, Double D, I must say I'm impressed. Now lets all settle down into the common room. All of your belongings have already been brought up, you will find them next to the bed that you are assigned to."
They entered the common room.
Many "wow's and "cools" echoed through the first year students.
Double D was then introduced to by other people, most of them first years. There were many, including a boy with wierd goggles, and a boy who almost as short as Eddy (maybe shorter). But what he mostly remembered were the two girls that the pretty girl was talking to at the feast, who introduced themselves as Luna Lovegood, and Cho Chang.
It was a good feeling for Double D. These people were as socially awkward, and as nerdy as him. It was nearly the first time he truly felt comfortable with the people around him.
The common room was very interesting. It was a large, open, airy, circular room with a dark domed ceiling that had stars all over it, greatly resembling the night sky. Blue curtains hung from the top of the ceiling, to the top of the wall. There were a couple of bookshelves, desks, chairs, and sofas placed around, but there was also a small little room filled with bookshelves next to a stone statue of the house founder Rowena Ravenclaw. In front of that room were two pillars with bronze eagles on top of them. The walls were cream colored, and there were also very large windows around the common room.
"Boys dormitories are to the left, girls on the right." informed Robert.
Double D headed to his dorm. After walking around for a little, he found his bed. It had his suitcase on top. He looked inside it and found that his robes now had the Ravenclaw patch on them, and his ties were blue and white striped. He got into his one-piece pajamas He decided he didn't want to go to sleep yet, so he went to the common room and sat on a sofa. He decided read a book, so he went to the little room with the bookshelves. He was able to find a book he thought looked interesting and curled up on the sofa to read. He thought he was the only one there.
"Hello?" said a soft, comforting voice.
It was the beautiful girl from before! Double D's face got red and he panicked. He also noticed that she had an American accent.
"Y-Y-Yes?" said a timid Double D.
The girl looked him and got a joyful looking smile.
"Hey! It's you! Mind if I sit by you?" said the girl.
"N-N-Not at all!"
She walked over there in her long, light blue, nightgown which almost looked like a large dress shirt. It sleeves were slightly rolled up. She looked just like a model with her long, dark brown, hair flowing. She sat beside Double D and leaned towards him. By now, Double D was sweating.
"What are you reading?" she asked?
He looked at the title for a second.
"S-Standard B-Book of Spells G-Grade 1"
He then realized that this was one of the books he was required to have for school.
"Cool." she said.
"Hey, I know you're Eddward, and your friends call you Double D, but I think I need to introduce myself. My name is Natalie, but you can call me Natty or Nat."
"P-P-Pleasure to meet you" said Double D.
She adjusted her black rimmed, thick frame glasses which were very fashionable.
"The pleasure is all mine, besides, you don't meet cute boys all the time, now do you?" she winked at him and giggled.
Double D felt like he was going to faint, his face was so red, and he was sweating so much. Had this extremely attractive girl just called him cute?
"See you tomorrow 'Double D'." she said while giggling.
Double D put his book back, and ran back to his dorm. By now, everyone in his dorm was sleeping, with very loud snoring coming from some of the beds. He managed to maneuver through the other beds to his bed, which was four-poster with blue sheets and curtains. His bed was right beside one of the large windows which let in the moonlight. The view was amazing, and the night sky looked beautiful since it was a clear night, and the moon and stars were very bright and visible.
He laid in bed and thought about Natalie. She was SO pretty, and so mannered and seemed very intelligent. How could she think that he is cute when he is a nerdy dork?
The gentle wind was very relaxing, and it easily put Double D to sleep. He lay there, dreaming away about the girl he met, and his Hogwarts career.
Ed had now finished his food, Jimmy, Rolf, and May still in awe. The group of Hufflepuffs got up from their table and followed their prefect to go to their common room. They went downstairs to the basement and went through a corridor. They could all smell a delicious smell because the kitchen was that way, where they prepared the feast.
Halfway through, the group stopped at an old stack of barrels.
"I am Gabriel Truman, and I'm a prefect for Hufflepuff house."
"First-years, this is the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room.". "And congradulations on getting sorted into Hufflepuff house, we are the most humble and loyal house, and we value hard work, fair play, and friendship." said Gabriel.
"In order to get into the common room, you must ap the barrel two from the bottom, and the middle of the second row int the rhythm of 'Helga Hufflepuff'."
He demonstrated this to the students, and the barrels moved, revealing the bright common room. The group went inside to see plant samples everywhere on circular window holes around the room.
"Look at the pretty plants guys!" said Ed.
The entire group laughed out loud at Ed's out -of-place remark. He seemed oblivious to how wierd it was.
The common room was cozy and comforting, with plants hanging from the wall, wooden tables and chairs, and comfy yellow furniture. There was a cozy, bright, fireplace as well. The common room was still very bright despite it being night time.
Ed was showed where the boys dorm was by Gabriel, where he found his torn, backpack. A disgusting odor was being emitted from his backpack, many people in the room also noticed the foul stench, and stuck their noses in the air, and some held their breath.
"ED-BOY! Your back satchel smells of horse feces and goat saliva!" Rolf yelled with a half angry, half digusted face.
"You need some flower-scented air-freshener, Ed. Sarah and I use it all the time. I miss Sarah..." said Jimmy
Suddenly, tears started rolling down his cheeks, and then he started to cry.
"WAHHHHH" Jimmy cried as he ran to the boy's dorm.
Ed didn't seem to care about the odor, because it is regular to him. He casually opened his backpack, and pulled out a gravy soaked, piece of buttered toats and ate it all in one bite.
"mmm, tastes like home." said Ed. Strangely, he actually pretty homesick when he said that.
He also decided to go to the common room and sit on one of the soft yellow sofas in front of the fireplace and read one of his comics he brought. There was only one other person in there, which was a very tall blonde girl, who was tending to the plants. He decided to read Magical Max #68 which was one of his favorite issues in Magical Max. It's thin pages were soaked in gravy from his bag, and ocasionally dripped on the floor as he read.
He then heard someone attempted to sneak up on him from behind. It was a blonde girl, but not the one tending to the plants, this one was much shorter, and had large two front teeth. Ed quickly turned around where they were face to face.
"Kanker!" he yelled with a look of panic and fright.
"Hey boyfriend!" loudly greeted May Kanker.
She climbed into the sofa with Ed and got a devilish grin on her face.
"Hey Big-Ed, we're in a house together! That means I can give you all the smooches I want!"
She then quickly put on red lipstick and prepared to kiss him on the lips, grabbing his robes tightly. Her lips were millimeters were away from his, before someone yelled loudly.
"Hey! What's going on?" said the blonde girl who was tending to the plant samples before.
May looked both suprised and frightened. This girl was so tall and tough looking, and pretty intimidating.
"Don't worry boy, I'll save you!" This girl also had a pretty deep voice.
She grabbed May by the robes with one hand and held her up. The girl then proceeded to through her out of the way, and sat beside Ed.
"Why thank you chivalrous girl!" Ed said with a goofy grin.
"Your welcome! You seemed like you were in trouble, that girl kind of looks like the monster in Magical Max with large teeth that stick out from her mouth." said the girl.
She then noticed that Ed was reading Magical Max.
"I love Magical Max! I think he's real! But my friends don't for some reason."
The girl was extremely light-headed and ditzy.
"I do to! I want to be the new king to the kingdom he protects! I will fight evil monsters along side Max, and protect the citizens." said a Ed who was clearly way to excited about this idea.
"And I could be your queen!" said the girl.
Normally this stuff goes over Ed's head, but this time, he understood what she was trying to say. They both looked deeply into each other's eyes for what seemed like 30 minutes.
"My name is Patricia by the way, but I mostly get called Patty."
"I am Ed."
But Ed said this much quieter, softer, and more gentle voice than usual.
It was a new feeling for Ed. He had never really liked any girls before, but this girl was different. She was caring and understanding. She also smelled bad like Ed, and was as tall (maybe even taller!) than Ed. The only girl that really liked him was May, but Ed never had much interest for her. She scared him.
"Well, I got to go to bed now Ed. BYE ED!" Patty waved enthusiastically.
"BYE PATTY!" said Ed. He was now in a very good mood.
He sloppily, and noisily ran to his dorm, and laid on his yellow four-poster bed. He took of his robes until he was just in his underwear. All he could hear was Rolf's loud snoring. After laying on his back, he fell fast asleep. He started to snore even louder than Rolf.
Eddy's group got up from their seats so they could go to their common room since it was getting late. The quite attractive female prefect named Gemma Farley led the Slytherin house to the common room. They were led down staircases, and went down a dungeon corridor, until they came across a stone wall will two torches on it. Those torches provided the only light in that corridor, making it very dimly lit. The students could hear water drops coming from the ceiling. Eddy was actually quite creeped out by the eerie atmosphere of the dungeon.
"You have been sorted into Slytherin house, home of the most cunning and resoursceful witches and wizards. We are sharp and very ambitious. We aren't bound by tradition either."
"This is the entrance to the Slytherin dungeon. In order to get to our common room, you must say a password to this wall entrance. The passwords change every two weeks."
She spoke to the wall.
"Jawbreaker" she said.
The stone entrance in between the two torches opened up.
The group walked into the room. The room had dark stone walls and dimly lit green lamps hung from the ceiling. The room had a small fireplace in the front of the common room. There was a snake head carved on the wall, above the fireplace, as well as a banner of the house crest. The fireplace was also adorned by goat skulls which were laying on top. Around the room were windows looking out into Hogwarts' Black Lake, which let in an eerie green glow. You could see a large squid swimming. The furniture was not as soft as the other rooms, and was either black or green. Overall, the room was pretty dark, and slightly creepy.
"Settle down, your belongings from the train have been brought up. Make yourself at home" said Gemma.
Eddy layed down on the black couch. He could see Lee and Marie go into the girl's dorm so he tried to blend into the couch so he would not be spotted. Finally, he was able to sit upright and relax, listening to the water moving in the lake, and the fireplace making soft crackling noises. Most people had also gone to the dorms so Eddy was able to snatch a seat close to the fireplace.
"Score!" he muttered to himself.
However, there was another person in the room.
"Hey! Whadaya doin'? This was my spot!" said the person. She was a girl with a Brooklynn accent.
"Not anymore!" said Eddy unafraid of conflict.
"Tough guy" said the girl. "I like that."
Eddy couldn't help but feel flattered and a lot of personal pride.
"I like to think so. I'm irresistible!" said Eddy arrogantly.
"Who are ya?" asked the girl.
"Eddy, the manliest, wealthiest, handsomest, and coolest kid in Hogwarts. Ask my big bro!"
"I like a man with power and influence. Ma names Maddy."
This girl was slightly taller than Eddy, but still short, so it was kind of hard to take her too seriously. She had ebony black hair with a rockabilly-style bandana and haircut with a braid. She had fire-engine red lips and hoop earrings. She looked like a biker chick almost. Her Hogwarts skirt was higher than usual and her white dress shirt on her unbuttoned at the top. In addition her tie was very loose. She was chewing bubblegum which she twirled in her finger.
"You need a guy like me. A tough, handsome guy." said Eddy with a smirk plastered on his face.
"Hmm, you gotta earn it though." said Maddy almost as arrogantly as Eddy.
"Do you have any friends? I know some guys who would be interested." asked Eddy while considering his friends.
"Well, there's Natalie. She is smart and gets good grades n' stuff. She's also very pretty and confident, and a lot of guys like her, but they're too afraid to admit it because she ain't that popular. Still, she is nice, and a good friend. There is also Patricia. She is very big and tough. Even guys don't want to mess with her! But she ain't popular either. She's into all these wierd, geeky comic books. Together we make Patty, Natty, and Maddy. We try to get popular and be respected around the school, but usually our plan goes wrong and we get into trouble...or laughed at. But me, Patty, and Natty have been friends since we were toddlers."
"It's gettin' late, and I'm getting kinda tired, later Hot Stuff!" said Maddy waving goodbye.
"See ya later Sweet Cheeks!" said Eddy trying to sound cool.
Eddy walked with more of a showy strut to the boy's dorm. He truly felt he was the coolest kid at Hogwarts and no one could match him. This was probably the first time he had been successful with a girl, but his walk made him appear as if he could get all the ladies in his sleep. Eddy tip toed to his four-poster bed with green sheets, stripped down to his underwear, and buried himself under the covers. He also saw his dufflebag on his bed which now contained his silver and green Slytherin ties, and his robes now had the Slytherin patch. He fell asleep.
Since there were no Eds in Gryffindor, the Cul De Sac Gryffindor kids thought that it would be pretty quiet and peaceful in that house. However, it seemed to be the loudest and most talkative house! What was all the buzz around Gryffindor? Were they celebrating something?
"Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts and is in Gryffindor!" chanted a random boy.
"I knew it, I just knew he would be Gryffindor!" said another.
"Alright Gryffindors, follow me to the Gryffindor Common Room." commanded the Prefect.
This prefect was tall, with red curly hair. He had a facial expression that said 'I'm in charge'.
He led the new Gryffindors to the common room. First, they traveled up a few moving staircases, until they came upon a large painting of a fat lady in a pink dress.
"I'm prefect Percy Weasley and welcome to Gryffindor House. Where we have the bravest witches and wizards at Hogwarts. We are noble, chivalrous, and have a determination to always do the right thing. It is an honor to be sorted into Gryffindor. Now in order to enter the common room, you must say a password to the lady in the painting in front of us. Tell her when you are asked. The passwords change about every two weeks."
Percy went up to the painting.
"Password?" asked the Lady.
Percy muttered a Latin-sounding phrase.
"Caput Draconis"
The painting slowly opened, revealing Gryffindor Tower. The room had a large, cozy, crackling fireplace and large cozy red chairs and sofas. There was a few wooden chairs and desks scattered around the room. The walls were red, and there were also a few paintings. In additon, a large window with an amazing view including a Quidditch pitch.
Kevin stared at the Quidditch pitch for a while. A wide smirk stretched across his face.
"Hey Nazz, check this out!"
"What is it Kev?" asked Nazz.
Nazz looked over Kevin's shoulder and stared down where Kevin was looking.
"This looks like some kind of sport. This is right up my alley!" Kevin was very interested.
"Totally Kev! You'll probably look so handsome in the uniform, and you'd probably be awesome at the sport!" said Nazz
"Decent to say the least..." Kevin seemed confident in himself from that flattering comment from Nazz.
"Man, this year is going to be SWEET! There are sports at this school, and there aren't any DORKS in this house!" said Kevin.
Kevin and Nazz both collasped into a sofa near the fire. Nazz rested her head on Kevin's shoulder. They each stared at the orange flames glowing in the fireplace. It was both relaxing and romantic. However, it was cut short, when Sarah came rushing into the common room and yelled at the top of her lungs.
"GUUUUYYSS! Jonny took my teddy bear! It was a gift from Jimmy!" complained Sarah.
"Sorry Sarah! Plank and I are lonely and need some company!" said Jonny.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU MELONHEAD, OR YOUR STUPID PIECE OF WOOD, THAT IS MY TEDDY BEAR, AND MY ONLY MEMORY OF JIMMY! IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME MY BEAR BACK, I'M GOING TO TURN PLANK INTO TOOTHPICKS!" Sarah screamed.
"You need to apologize Sarah, Plank is offended." demanded Jonny.
But Jonny didn't realize that Sarah had already taken her Teddy Bear and gone upstairs to the girl's dorm.
"We'll play with you and Plank! Right Kev?" said Nazz.
"I don't want to play with a dorky piece of wood!" replied Kevin.
Nazz and Jonny gave him puppy dog eyes.
"Fine..." Kevin muttered.
"Right on! Did you hear that Plank?" Jonny was satisfied.
So, the three went to a table and sat down to play cards. They actually had a better time than expected and played longer than they thought they would. Eventually they all retreated to their beds and went to sleep.
However, after a little while of sleeping, the Eds all woke up. It was about 1:00 AM. Coincidentally, each were feeling adventurous, and wanted to explore their new school. They all got out of their beds and tip-toed out their common room doors. Ed walked out through the barrel entrance, Double D slowly opened the door with the bronze eagle knocker, and Eddy walked through the stone entrance. Eventually, after a very long walk, they each made it to a random corridor where they all came across eachother.
"GUYS! There you are! I missed you guys!" yelled Ed.
"SHH! Lumpy! Keep it down! You're gonna get us in trouble!"
"Gentlemen! I shouldn't have snuck out! We shouldn't have snuck out! Think of the consequences!" Double D warned.
"Relax Sockhead! We got the whole school to ourselves! What if there's secret treasure or something!" said Eddy.
Suddenly, the trio heard a loud meow sound. They looked over to see a cat.
"Eddy! I am quite sure that cat belongs to the caretaker!" said Double D who's teeth were chattering.
"Where are you little buggers? Show your self!"
It was a man with an old cockney accent. He had long messy hair, jagged teeth, and messy stubble.
"Run!" they all whispered loudly.
They all booked it back to their respective common rooms. They haven't ran that fast in their lives. By the time they reached their rooms, they almost collapsed on the floor. The bronze knocker spoke to Double D.
"Tear one off and scratch my head, what once was red is black instead."
Double D was too tired to think. However, this riddle was particularly easy.
"A match" Double D answered as quietly as possible.
The door swung open, and he swiftly tip-toed in the darkness to his bed. Double D thought while laying in his bed. 'Why did he listen to Eddy?' Every time he does something risky with Eddy, he always gets in trouble, or almost does. Should he reconsider his friendship?
Ed surprisingly was able to successfully open his common room entrance. He tapped the barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row in the rhythm of 'Helga Hufflepuff' with his wand.
Eddy answered 'jawbreaker' to stone entrance.
Finally, they were able to go to sleep for real. What will the first real day of school be like though?
Author's Note: End of chapter 4, please leave a review.