Hey guys! This chapter is re-edited because of some people telling me that the Austin and Ally characters were annoying. Yeah they were I completely agree looking back, I am quite embarrassed. I was in a phase with that show but now its long gone, I swear! Delyth is a character based off a good friend who inspired this story so she will be staying along with Star. All further chapters now will be re-edited with correct grammar and no A&A characters.
Jack couldn't stop smiling all the way through the train journey. Apparently, nearly skewering a Slytherin's head off can get you really positive attention off the other houses. Moments after when Jack was sitting down back with his new friends, a few other students came into the compartment and thanked him! One kid even brought him a ton of Pumpkin Pasties which he enjoyed very much.
Lots of kids in the school had been bullied by Malfoy and his gang and some had been called Mud Bloods, which Jack had found out was someone not born of magical blood. Malfoy and the rest of the Slytherin's were Pure Bloods which Jack also found out was family that had absolutely no Muggle relatives whatsoever.
That was just horrible and spiteful. Well Malfoy was just plain mean and for some reason, he could feel a lot of prank pulling coming along soon this year. When Hermione announced that it was time to put the uniform on, Jack wasn't really looking forward to it.
He managed to put it on easily enough but when he saw himself, he felt as if he was wearing a dress! Actually, it gave him a bit of chills as the robes reminded him of Pitch. Bunny would have a right bit of fun if he saw this.
He followed his new friends as they said he wasn't a First Year and it was strangely cold this night. Jack felt a little guilty about that but he didn't let it bother him as he would try to keep his cool. "I kind of prefer the boats to be honest," Hermione said, kicking a nearby stone.
"Why?" Jack asked curiously. He was glad that they were on land rather than water.
"I don't know, I just like the boats more," she said, her eyes moving forward to the moving carriage coming towards them. Jack grinned but as he looked up at the carriage, his eyes widened. There was some sort of horse like creature pulling the carriage and it reminded Jack of a Fearling. It had hardly any flesh, so only dark bones remained. Their eyes were white, with no pupils, and large bat wings came out of their backs.
Harry seemed to have the same bewildered expression on his face. "Uh Harry? You see that too right?" Jack asked and Harry nodded.
"Yeah… you guys see it too?" Harry asked his other friends. Hermione seemed confused.
"What are you two on about? There's nothing there. The carriage is pulling itself like always," she replied. Jack pinched himself just to make sure he wasn't day dreaming and he wasn't. He decided to move on.
"Too many Pumpkin Pasties," he said with a chuckle and the others grinned too. Jack then ignored the freaky looking thing and climbed up into the carriage with his friends. Again, he sat by Harry and Ron sat by Hermione. The creature then knew its passengers were all in so it then made its way towards the castle where Jack would soon find out what house he was in.
As everyone made their way up the steps that lead to the Great Hall, Jack couldn't help but stare in awe at some of the moving pictures around on the walls and at how big the castle was. Well he had never actually been in a castle before. An old woman in a pointy, but slightly crooked hat and long robes was standing at the top of the stairs, watching the students as they passed. When she saw Jack, she caught him gently by the shoulder and pulled him away from his friends.
Harry saw this, "We'll meet you in the hall Jack. Hope you get into Gryffindor!" he called before entering the hall. Jack smiled and then turned to face the woman.
"Jackson Frost I presume?" she asked and Jack nodded.
"Yeah but call me Jack. Everyone does," he said and the woman smiled.
"Well Jack, my name is Professor McGonagall, I teach the Transfiguration classes," McGonagall said and Jack smiled politely at her. That actually sounded cool! "I will take you in with the First Years, but since you are in the fifth year, you will step aside from the First Years and then I will call you up to sort you into your house. You are not the only one who isn't in the First Years. Some have joined late this Year but you are here for… Guardian work," she explained with a smile at that last bit, then gesturing him into the hall.
Jack obeyed her and walked into the hall after the First Years and he gazed up in wonder at the ceiling.
There were floating candles everywhere and instead of a ceiling there was a night sky with stars dotted here and there. There were four rows of tables, probably one for each house as Jack was guessing. He could see Harry, Ron and Hermione, sitting with a few other of their friends. Seeing him, Harry gave a small wave so Jack gave one back.
He heard lots of whispering and as he looked out of the corner of his eye, he actually saw some girls swooning at him, some of them even giggling and going bright pink on their cheeks and whole faces. Jack held back a laugh, but oh Bunny would have a right laugh of this too.
He then came behind the small group of First Years who were chattering nervously. He laughed silently as he was way taller than the kids in front of him. A few were looking up something so Jack followed their gaze. McGonagall was now standing by a stool that was up a few steps from where he was standing. Behind her, was a long table where all the teachers were sitting.
There seemed to be one empty space there but Jack didn't really take much notice to that. He noticed Dumbledore sitting in a high backed golden chair, and he gave him a nod so Jack just nodded back. What caught his eye in alarm was the woman sitting next to him.
She was a small squat of a woman with short, curly brown hair and a hideous pink cardigan she wore over her robes. She had a toad like face with eyes that gave Jack the shudders. "Looks like a bad wardrobe threw up on her," he muttered in amusement.
McGonagall the placed a rather old looking hat on the stool which the surprisingly started to move its mouth which was actually near the brim where there was a rip. It then started to sing a song which North had mentioned to him but he thought it was a joke.
In times of old, when I was new,
And Hogwarts barely started,
The founders of our noble school
Thought never to be parted.
United by a common goal,
They had the self-same yearning
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
"Together we will build and teach"
The four good friends decided.
And never did they dream that they
Might someday be divided.
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw,
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fail?
Why, I was there, so I can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestry's purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name."
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot
And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light.
For each of the four founders had
A house in which they might
Take only those they wanted, so,
For instance, Slytherin
Took only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning just like him.
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor.
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest
And taught them all she knew,
Thus, the houses and their founders
Maintained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
For several happy years,
But then discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The Houses that, like pillars four
Had once held up our school
Now turned upon each other and
Divided, sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
Must meet an early end.
What with duelling and with fighting
And the clash of friend on friend.
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted.
And never since the founders four
Were whittled down to three
Have the Houses been united
As they once were meant to be.
And now the Sorting Hat is here
And you all know the score:
I sort you into Houses
Because that is what I'm for.
But this year I'll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfil my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether sorting
May not bring the end I fear.
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
The warning history shows,
For our Hogwarts is in danger
From external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we'll crumble from within
I have told you, I have warned you...
Let the Sorting now begin.
The Hall burst into applause and even Jack managed a few claps. "Huh, very… original" he mumbled to himself. McGonagall then cleared her throat and the Hall went silent.
"Now First Years, when I call your name, you will put on the hat on your head and sit on the stool to be sorted" she said, then unravelling a piece of parchment and looking at the first name on top of the list. She then called out a number of First Years, all of them looking gratefully relieved as they were sorted. Most of them, unfortunately, were Slytherins and Jack didn't really like that house. Not because of what it represented but because of the people in it. Not that he was mentioning any names. *Cough* Malfoy *Cough*
"Now we have some students starting in the Fifth Year this year so like the First Years, when I call your name, up you come to be sorted," she said. Jack only noticed six others, four in a group and two standing together. Jack sort of phased out at this point as he was looking around the amazing place. His head then snapped back to attention of the names.
"Hopkins, Delyth!"
This girl seemed very shy and alarmingly pale as she walked up. Her hair was also in a plait down to her knees! She wore glasses and from appearance likewise, Jack guessed she was a bookworm. The hat didn't need to think for her house choice either. "HUFFLEPUFF!"
The girl then quickly scuttled to the Hufflepuff table where she was warmly greeted.
The last girl was up next and went by the name, "Phoenix, Star!" and as McGonagall called her up; she seemed peppy and had a sparkle in her brown eyes. The hat was actually placed upon her head and when the hat seemed to whispering to decide, Star seemed to be whispering something back. Finally, the hat called out, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Star was overjoyed at this. She dashed to the Gryffindor table as soon as the hat was off her head. At long last, McGonagall called out, "Frost, Jack!"
When he walked up, he could feel finger pointing at his head and he even saw Umbridge giving him the eye. Mad old Toad, he thought.
As soon as the hat was placed on his head, he heard its discussion to itself. "Right then… where to put you? Brave… yes… creative… yes… not fit or smart enough for Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff…" the hat mumbled and Jack felt like tossing the hat off his head and shouting, 'Screw you!' to it. But keeping his cool, he didn't.
"Gryffindor, maybe but you would do more well in Slytherin" the hat said and Jack's heart almost stopped.
"Not Slytherin" he whispered. He couldn't stand being in the same house as Malfoy all year.
"Not Slytherin? Are you sure? You would succeed more in Slytherin," the hat mumbled back.
"Not Slytherin!" Jack whispered but a bit more harshly.
"Well then… better be… GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted. The Gryffindor table cheered loudly as Jack thankfully got off the stool and went to sit down. He didn't know where to sit but then he saw Harry wave at him. Jack then went towards Harry and sat down next to the empty space next to him. He saw that Star had joined them too.
Dumbledore then stood up from his chair and looked among his students. "Everyone welcome back to Hogwarts and a big warm welcome to our new First Years and Fifth Years!" Dumbledore said, giving a small smile that only Jack would notice in his direction. "There is a time for speech making but this is not it. Tuck in!"
As soon as he sat down, to Jack's amazement, plates of scrumptious food appeared out of nowhere; plates of roast pork, roast chicken, peas, carrots, gravy, chips, sausages, bacon and steak and goodness knows what else! North would have a jolly old time here, Jack thought in amusement.
The others immediately tucked in but Jack was hesitant. He hadn't eaten in 250 years as he found out he never really had an appetite and never really needed to. But hey, eating was never a problem for him so he grabbed a few things here and there.
Ron, however, piled his plate with tons of food. Another red head sitting by Hermione shook her head, "Do you ever stop eating?" she asked disgustedly. Ron, who currently had a sausage in his mouth, just shrugged.
Everyone laughed at this and the red haired girl just noticed Jack, "Oh you're Jack right? Hey I'm Ginny Weasley, Ron's sister," she said holding out a hand for Jack to shake. He went out to shake it but two hands slammed onto his shoulders made him jump.
"Fred and George Weasley at your service," two voices said at the same time. Ginny saw her brothers and took back her hand as she knew she wouldn't be able to get a word in.
Jack turned around to see two tall red heads looking at him. Obviously twins. "Hey I'm Jack," he said and the twins grinned.
"So we heard, we also heard about your little incident with Malfoy too," one said and Hermione grinned.
"Hasn't everyone?" she said.
Star flicked her golden hair behind her. She picked up her goblet and raised it, "To Jack Frost, who almost turned Malfoy into a Slytherin skewer," she said and the others did the same and Jack almost blushed blue which was something he had to be careful with. As everyone drank their juice, Harry noticed that the jug was empty. Jack saw his stare.
"Want me to get more?" he asked and Harry grinned sheepishly.
"If you don't mind," he said and Jack grinned as he got up and went over to the Hufflepuff table to ask that Delyth girl for another jug. Only because she was closest, and he knew her name. He didn't think of going lower down the table of Gryffindor to get more juice. One of the twins, Fred then turned his head.
"Here comes trouble," he mumbled. The others turned their heads to see Malfoy and his two goons coming their way with faces like thunder.
"I think we will stay to see if anything good will happen," the other twin, George said.
"This should be fun," Harry said sarcastically. Malfoy then stopped right in front of Harry and glared at him.
"Think it was funny do you Potter?" he snarled and Harry shrugged innocently, not wanting to start a scene as people were already looking their way.
"What?" he asked and Malfoy prodded him in the shoulder.
"You know what. On the train. Well tell me tell you something, it wasn't," Malfoy snapped.
Star sniggered, "Yeah it wasn't. It was freakin' hilarious," she commented and the others couldn't help but smirk too. Malfoy glared at her.
"I'm just glad I'm not in a house with Mud bloods. A bunch of you are," he said, glaring at her but Star shrugged.
"So what?" she asked. "Better than being an uptight jerk who cries every time he spills something down his uniform like a big girl," she said. Now several people heard this and they all laughed and by now Malfoy was furious.
"Why you...!" he snarled and attempted to go and punch her lights out when he let out a yell as he slipped and landed on his back unexpectedly. Everyone burst out laughing at this and Hermione was the only to look down and see what he had slipped on.
It was... ice?
Everyone turned to see Jack coming towards them with his wand out in one hand and a jug in his other hand. Now Jack had gotten the juice quite quickly as there was an unwanted one nearby. He had started to make his way back but had seen Malfoy go over and decided to keep clear as he probably wasn't happy from earlier. But when he had seen him do the Mud Blood thing again and almost land a punch on someone, he had to step in. Naturally, he made the ice without his wand but he pulled it out so it didn't look suspicious and so he didn't give himself away.
Crabbe and Goyle saw him and they quickly went away and back to their tables. Malfoy however had been quite stunned from that fall so he lay there for a moment. Out of the corner of his eye, Jack saw some teachers looking over at him but now he was going to play his innocent act. Making sure Malfoy didn't hear him and that he was right next to Harry, he leaned over and whispered, "I'm not so thirsty now, are you?" he asked and Harry grinned.
"Nope. I think we're all quenched right guys?" he asked the others who all nodded minus Ron who actually was thirsty, but Star covered his mouth before he could say anything as he obviously didn't get what Jack was saying or implying.
Jack then pretended to stumble and as he did, he accidentally on purpose, tipped the jug upwards so the juice tipped out and landed on top of a surprised Malfoy. He yelled in surprise and Jack dropped the jug, making sure he got a little on himself. Putting his wand away as the Hall burst into peels of laughter he shrugged. "Oops?" he said.
Malfoy growled in rage and managed to get to his feet without slipping. He hopped back off the ice and then pulled out his wand which was exactly what Jack wanted.
"What is going on here?" a voice said that sent chills down Jack's spine. Looking around, he saw a black robed and haired teacher looking over his shoulder. Professor Snape. Jack had been lectured about him but he knew exactly how to get his own way, even from this cranky old one.
The kids had all turned back to their food but some couldn't help but take little peeks now and then. "Mr Frost, care to explain yourself?" Snape asked folding his arms.
Ron gulped as did the twins. "He's in for it now," Fred murmured to George who nodded in response. To everyone's surprise, Jack put on a smile!
"Of course, Sir! I merely went to get more juice for myself and my friends. When I came back, Malfoy was picking on my friends calling them inappropriate things like Mud Bloods so I told him to leave us in peace. He then went to punch a friend of mine so I stepped forward but as you can see here, he took out his wand and froze a part of the floor, resulting in me slipping and slipping the juice over him and him slipping over as a result of his foolishness. Such actions bring shame to his house, wouldn't you say Sir? I expect an... action will be approved to this?" Jack said with such persuasion in his voice, even Snape and Malfoy were surprised.
Harry's and his friends were completely stunned by now.
Snape gritted his teeth. "Indeed. Mr Malfoy, you will report to my office in the morning for a two hour detention and you will work with Mr Filch as he has a job in the Forest. Something to do with... leftovers after it eats. And ten points from Slytherin. I am I clear?" Jack could see the displeasure in Snape's eyes but the teacher knew who he was and what he could do.
Malfoy was flabbergasted but he didn't dare disobey the head of his house. "Understood Sir," he said.
"Now go and clear yourself up, you look ridiculous boy," Snape said before turning around and heading back to his table. Jack grinned at Malfoy who gave him a death glare.
"I warned you to leave me and my friends alone," he said.
"I will get you," Malfoy his but Jack waved his hand as if swatting a fly.
"Yeah whatever. Just get lost before an icicle gets stuck up a place on you where the sun doesn't shine" Jack said and at this, Malfoy ran off. Satisfied, Jack sat down but when he looked at his friends, nearly all of their jaws had dropped to the floor. In fact, the while Gryffindor table was staring at him.
The twins then broke the silence as they started to clap and so on the whole table joined in. Jack grinned sheepishly.
"How on earth did you do that?" Hermione asked when the clapping had ended.
"What?" Jack asked, filling his goblet with what was left of the juice in the jug.
"Get Snape to listen to you, let alone punish a Slytherin and for him to take points off his own house? No Gryffindor has ever done that, Snape hates us all," she said.
"Guess not all of them" Ginny said grinning.
"We will talk to you soon Jack. Tell us some of your secrets and we will share some of ours with you," the twins said before walking off.
"You my friend are awesome," Star said, and Harry looked at him.
"You know, I think this Year will be interesting with you around Jack" he said and Jack sipped his drink before saying.
"More interesting than you think," he said.
As promised, all edited. This will continue from now on in this story. If you like this one, once you, go to the sequel, SEEKING OUT THE FROST which is in the final year, based on the Deathly Hallows. Cupcakes to all and bye for now!
-Star