Harry and Ginny hopped off the train, pockets stuffed with stolen goods, "First years over here!" called a massive figure, the two children battled their way through crowds of children, "four to a boat." Harry and Ginny jumped into an empty boat, a girl with curly brown hair, nervous brown eyes and rather large front teeth and a round faced boy clutching a toad tried to get into the boat next to theirs, the boat that was holding Ron and Damian,
"Oiy, Get off" growled Ron, Damian nodded
"We aren't sharing!" the girl looked like she wasn't sure whether to cry or shout, the boy looked furious, but he didn't say anything,
"We were told four to a boat." said the girl, trying to act confident, but Harry noticed how her fists were clenched,
"So?" said Ron,
"Listen guys, we just need to get on the boat, no need to fight." said the boy nervously, the girl nodded,
"I don't think your listening," said Damian, "We just want you off the boat. Now!" he pushed the girl off the boat, they hadn't set off yet, but it was still several inch deep water, the girl toppled into it, completely soaked. Harry and Ginny, who had been surveying the scene, like everyone else, got to their feet, outraged, Ginny jumped from the boat and helped the now soaked and tearful girl, Harry went straight to the boys
"Why did you do that?" he said coldly, the temperature seemed to drop several inches as the two brothers glared at each other.
"She should learn how to treat her betters, as should you." Harry's eyes seemed to darken,
"You are no one's better, Potter." he spat out the name as though it burned his mouth, when people heard his surname they began to whisper to each other,
"Potter... boy who lived... no way... hero..."
Damian pulled himself to his full hight, "better then you." Harry looked at him icily, leaned forwards and gave him a gentle push... Damian shot into the water as though he had been thrown, he hit the middle of the lake and began to thrash, panicking. A large slimy tenticle rose from the water, picked him up, and dropped him back into the boat. Harry leaned forwards,
"You are nothing Potter." he whispered, "Nothing but a name. And you are not, and never will be, my better, you'd do best to remember that." Harry climbed out of the boat, and clambered back to where Ginny was sitting, along with the two new children Harry came to know as Neville and Hermione.
"So, what house do you want to be in?" asked Ginny,
"I don't know, I hear Dumbledore was in Gryfindore, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad." said Hermione,
"We want to go to Ravenclaw," said Ginny, "We don't want to be in the same house has those two," she gestured to Ron and Damian, "They'll go to Gryfindore for sure." Neville paled,
"Hufflepuff for me then." said Neville,
"Why not Ravenclaw?" said Harry,
"Not smart enough," the boy mumbled,
"You seem pretty smart to me..." said Harry, "Anyway, Ravenclaws are studious, they work hard, that's what makes them smart. No one is born any smarter or better then anyone else." Neville nodded quietly,
"don't even know how we're sorted though..." said Hermione, "It doesn't say anywhere in Hogwarts a history."
"we put on a hat that sorts us." said Ginny, at everyone's startled looks she said, "what... my dad told me." Harry shrugged,
"anyway, look! Hogwarts!" The four children gasped...