Fanfiction Story-Harry Potter
The steam rose from the platform; in vast quantities. No one seemed to mind though; everyone was exceedingly happy and smiling. It was like a huge reunion only it was the platform to the train that took all these children to school. There were those few who looked confused but very excited at the same time, sort of taking everything in at once, completely in awe of it all. They were the first-years. First-year at this new school, a completely different environment. Evidently they were always excitable and hyper, which obviously annoyed the older children to no end.
Clara stood very worried but excited with her mum and sister Katie on the platform.
"Honey, you'll do fine. It will be a lot of fun, and you'll get to meet loads of new people who are like you, "her mum said reassuringly. Clara wasn't convinced though and still looked nervous.
"But what if I hate it there, or I they are horrible, or If...If…"she said, all really fast and worried, before her mum cut in.
"It is going to be fine, look around you, "she said making her turn around to all the beaming faces, "Look they are all so happy, and overjoyed to be here."
"Okay, but promise you'll write all the time, and take me home if I hate it."
"Of course honey, "she said pulling her into a big hug, kissing her forehead.
Clara breathed in nervously and hugged Katie, and waved as she walked onto the closest train door. There were all manners of weird objects, brooms, owls, ferrets, and trunks, well even she had one of those, and in fairness she did have her cat Moira with her as well. Moira purred softly, as she walked on.
She put her trunk onto the cart just inside the train door. After loading it she took her rucksack and Moira, and she continued to walk down the corridor, just as the train pulled out from the station. She just ran back to the window on the door quickly and along with many others, she waved and smiled at Katie and her mum, as the train left the station, at 11:00 exactly.
She then went back to walking down to a free or near free compartment. She passed multiple full compartments and couldn't find a free or semi-free for that matter one. Finally she got to near the end of the train and she found one with around five people in and just decided that this was better than nothing. She slid the door open and was met with smiling friendly faces.
"Umm, sorry. Do you mind if I sit here with you? It's only I don't know anyone and everywhere full. "Clara said nervously, hoping for a yes. Very quickly a boy of the same age answered.
"Of course, it's our first year too, "he said grinning, "Umm, I'm is Rose and Louis. He said pointing to a very ginger girl sitting by the window with a book on her lap and a boy staring out of the window. "There are a few others, but they're not here right now. He sat back down still smiling. Clara sat down on the right side closest to the door and shoved her rucksack onto the top shelf. She kept Moira on her lap stroking her, every once in a while.
"Well I'm Clara, and this is Moira", she said stroking her cat as she purred. Albus leaned over and stroked Moira as well, chuckling slightly as Moira meowed quietly. Rose smiled and opened her book back up and read occasionally turning to stare into the window; the bleak rainy countryside with the rolling hills and lone farms. The boy Albus had called Louis just continued to stare into the window, clearly in deep thought.
"So who are you?" Albus said after an awkward ten minutes silence
"I already told you, Clara," She said looking confused.
"No like in the wizarding world, what do your parents do? Did they go here too?" He asked eagerly.
"No my mum didn't go here. My dad…"She started just as three people walked into the compartment. They must be the others Albus had mentioned, Clara thought to herself. They walked in, chatting and laughing and stopped when they saw Clara sitting there. Albus quickly stepped in.
"This is Clara she's in my year and new. This is James," He said gesturing to the taller boy with untamed brown hair, "This is Fred and Molly." He said as he pointed to the two dark gingers, who waved. The boys sat between Albus and Louis and Molly sat between Clara and Rose.
Molly, who hated silence, quickly spoke, eager to break the awkwardness
"Hi, as you know I'm Molly, their cousin." She said cheerily.
"Like, all of them?" Clara asked in disbelief.
"Well, know who we are, right?" She said questioningly. Everyone else in the compartment had stopped what they were doing, and were all staring at her. The stares were making her slightly uncomfortable, sweat trickled down her back. They were all unsure whether she was being genuine.
"No. Should I? "She said slightly puzzled at the odd looks around the compartment.
"Are you being serious? "James said.
Clara just shrugged. She clearly wasn't aware who they were. They all just looked at each other with a weird look still unsure what exactly was going on, as if all of a sudden she was going to get up and start laughing at them. They all stayed silent for a moment, not really sure what to say. This hadn't happened before and honestly they were glad she didn't know; they knew it would make it easier if they were friends. There had been so many people that had come up to them, and had obsessed over them, and their parents. After a few minutes Louis spoke, rather annoyed that nothing had been said for about five minutes, and Clara was beginning to look very befuddled.
"Well basically our parents are very famous in the wizarding world, and this hasn't happened before."
"My parents weren't like me so I wouldn't know about all this. I just am sort of going with it at the moment, after Diagon Ally I gave up on everything ordinary, but didn't look into anything like history of Magic." She responded.
"Oh that makes sense, we were worried for a second that you were going to jump up and start laughing at us or something," Fred said jokingly. He chuckled for a bit before it fizzled out as it had become quite awkward.
"Here we call it if you have muggle parents, you're a are pure-bloods, apart from Rose, our grandparents were all wizards and witches. It is nothing bad, I swear." Molly informed.
"What are muggles, I expect they are normal folk, am I right?" She asked. Rose and Molly nodded.
The others soon began informing Clara of all manner of things in the Wizarding World from Azkaban to Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans; mentioning the beans just as the old lady pulled the food trolley up to the side of the door, and said, as she always did,
"Anything from the trolley dears?"
They all shook their heads before Rose stood up and handed five Galleons over for a big pack of the beans. As she sat back down she mumbled something about "sharing" and "letting her try". She ripped open the pack and gestured for everyone to have one. They all reached in peering at the wide selection picked one out as did the others.
"Okay, put it into your mouth and guess the flavour in three, two, and one!" Rose said. They all chewed down on their sweets a few scrunching up their faces as some smiled sheepishly.
"Cor'Bogey ,"Louis said chewing it with caution.
"Haha, pumpkin juice!" James said grinning like the Cheshire cat to his cousin.
"Apple Pie," Fred said shrugging "Isn't that bad."
"What did you get?" Molly asked as she turned to her right, to Clara.
"I think its, cheese," she said shrugging it off, "mm actually isn't that bad."
They all looked at her like she was mental.
"I am being serious!"
They all started laughing continued to chat and laugh consistently whilst they were on the long journey to school. When they were nearing Hogwarts they all parted and got changed into their robes. And got their stuff together, and started talking about more serious things. Molly left to go speak to one of her other friends in another compartment about something to do with a teacher. The boys began a huge debate about Quidditch, a sport which Clara knew little about, so she got out her book and read. She put it back when they were ten minutes away from the school. They all put their stuff back and sat quietly, staring out the window. As it was Albus', Rose's and Louis' first year also, they were also mesmerised by the new scenery and were very excited to see the school. They had only heard what it was like from family members all of whom loved being there.
Soon after Molly returned they drew up to Hogsmeade station and were met with Hagrid, which caused most people to smile cheerily, as they stepped of the train. James, Molly and Fred left to take the messing with Albus as he walked off laughing at his brother who looked quite nervous. As they walked off he could slightly hear Molly getting annoyed at him for playing with him, as he knew he was worried.
Albus looked a little lost as he walked over to the huge half-giant with the friendly face carrying the huge lantern leading the way. He had actually met him before, when he was younger at various gatherings. His parents were very good friends with him, he had aided them when they were younger.
After the murmurs died down Hagrid walked off the side of the platform and to an array of small boats that they noticed didn't have any oars. They got into fours and clambered into the boats. Not sure what was going to happen as they knew that to go oars were required. Clara looked quizzically at Hagrid who in all honesty she was rather scared of.
All of a sudden the boats left the shore, and moved without any aid it seemed. Rose who was on the boat with Clara, Albus and Louis told them they were charmed and went on to talk about Hogwarts: A history. Clara gathered from the rolling of the boy's eyes that this was something she did on a regular basis and whilst pretending to not be listening she was really listening in on the talk as in all honesty it did fascinate her.
When they had left the darkness and turned into the middle of the lake they finally got a look at the school. And they were all mesmerised about how awe-inspiring it was. The tall turrets, the high towers, the lights shining from the huge hall. They were all silent and staring at the sight in front of them as they rode into the other shore, eagerly waiting what was to happen next. Clara was just so overwhelmed by all the lights dancing across the water, unlike anything she'd seen before. It was a whole different atmosphere from her small village she'd grown up in. It was all just so magical. Most knew what was coming, but there were those few who didn't, Clara being one of them, was just taking everything in and was quite disappointed when she realised they had reached the water's edge and they all go out and went up to the looming castle.
After they got in the walked up through the entrance hall, up through a flight of stairs, where at the top a young, cheery face stood. After everyone had gathered at the top. The cheery teacher began,
"Hello Everyone! I'm Professor Longbottom, Herbology professor here at Hogwarts. In a minute you are going to walk through these doors into the Great Hall; where you'll get sorted into one of the four houses. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. You'll get sorted then you'll sit with your peers. The houses will be your homes for the next seven years. They will be where you sleep; who you have your lessons with and were most of you will find your friends though inter-house friends are highly encouraged. So that's enough from me. Welcome, to Hogwarts!" Professor Longbottom said before smiling to Rose, Louis and Albus and stepping away so the doors could open.
All the first-years who had already been astonished from seeing the castle for the first time were even more astounded after they'd walked in. They gazed around at the many friendly faces and the floating candles. There was just so much it was amazing! They were all gasping in awe of what they were witnessing. After a few quiet mumbles they reached the top where an old hat stood on a stool with a scroll of parchment lying next to it. Professor Longbottom spoke again after picking up the parchment.
"I know everyone's eagerly awaiting the welcome back feast. So I'll try and get this done quite quickly. I will call you up one by one and you'll have the sorting hat placed on your head which will determine which house you will get sorted into. So let's commence."
Suddenly the hat burst into song, which took all the first-years by surprise. But the rest of the school just listened which Clara presumed meant that this was normal or an annual thing. After a fairly long song about friendships and uniting everyone stood up and cheered and clapped. It was then that Clara noticed the others who'd been in her compartment all siting together on one of the long tables. The table was scattered with red lined uniform, which indicated that it was Gryffindor.
"Okay first up, Alney, Josh"
A small blonde haired boy stood up and sat on the stool. He looked totally unfazed by what was occurring. After a few seconds the hat roared,
"RAVENCLAW"
The table littered with blue cheered as the Josh ambled over to the table where he was greeted by many handshakes and a smattering of well done.
"Arnic, Christy"
"HUFFLEPUFF," the hat roared after around thirty seconds.
The hat went through a variety of names until it reached L.
"Lake, Clara," she walked up nervously to the top step where she cautiously placed the hat on her head, where it contemplated her house.
"Hmm, we have a lot going on here don't we. Cleverness and Intelligence. Hmm a lot of that, but courage so much courage. Where to put you, where to put you? You are tricky aren't you, but I think so much courage, I'll say GRYFFINDOR!" The hat roared after speaking only to her about the choices. The red house roared with happiness, and clapped, after Clara breathed a sigh of relief and calmly walked over to the end of the table where a small ginger girl sat opposite called Annabel. Clara was sitting next to Molly which assured her that everything was fine. She composed herself before introducing herself to Annabel. Then the sorting continued as Professor Longbottom called the next name.
"Longley, Chris"
The boy of that name stood up and walked up to the hat and almost as if it never even had touched his head it roared,
"RAVENCLAW"
"Next Malfoy, Scorpius," the professor said before the hall hushed silent, eagerly awaiting the answer. Almost all of them new of his father, the wicked Slytherin who'd turned out different. Maybe Scorpius would be a Gryffindor, and would take leave from the Slytherin family? They waited in hushed silence for four minutes as the nervous boy sat and talked to the sleek blonde haired boy. After the fourth anxious minute the silence rose and whispers started creeping up at the hat stall that was commencing. Soon after the hat finally spoke,
"SLYTHERIN," he roared, everyone let out a sort of sigh of relief, well the Gryffindor's did; they weren't all that keen on having a Malfoy after what the last ones had been like. They weren't against the house as their ancestors had been, just there was a bit of frostiness in the air about it still. But Slytherin had gained a new inmate and a famous one too. Everyone clapped enthusiastically.
The sorting continued. It finally got to P and Albus was feeling hot and sticky on the back of his neck as he waited nervously. He ran what his father had said to him on the platform through his head multiple times. Wishing not to be a Slytherin secretly despite what he'd said. Hopefully I'll be with Rose, Clara and Louis in Gryffindor along with my ancestors. He took depth breaths as the Professor said his name.
"Potter, Albus," The hall went silent once again as it had for the Malfoy. The professor turned to Albus who looked exceedingly nervous and gave him his familiar smile, as he placed the hat on his head. The hat deliberated for a while going through the same procedure it had for his father, but this time with Ravenclaw also. Everyone was staring at him waiting to see where the famous Harry Potter's youngest son would place, making the house even more famous and brilliant. Also everyone was expecting him to be placed where everyone else has, Gryffindor. He was just so nervous and worried about disappointing them. The sweat was building on the back of his neck. Finally the hat had decided.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat roared once again. The cheers were much louder this time; he had taken his place where his elders had also gone. He was exceedingly relived and swore to never tell anyone of the conversation he'd had with the hat. He continued to smile as he walked over to the table and sat next to Clara as the cheers continued. His brother just rolled his eyes as he sat down and started introducing himself to his classmates.
The professor continued to go through the names, until there was just a few left. Rose, Louis, a boy called Tom and a tall Blonde called Rachel.
"Weasley, Louis," he said in the usual tone that was once again met with hushed silence. The blonde haired, quiet boy got up and after about twenty seconds the hat spoke,
"GRYFFINDOR!" It appeared that he'd been placed with his family once again. His sisters Dominque and Victoire clapped and cheered the loudest as everyone stood up as he once again walked over to the ever cheerful table.
"Weasley, Rose," he said and the wild ginger composed herself as she began cautiously walking up to the stool. She was behaving exactly like her mother had over 25 years ago. She once again was a hat stall and the same silence was around the room as the hat deliberated between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. A full six minutes later, after everyone was bored out of their wits, the hat had decided, roaring the Red house.
As she gladly walked over to the house of her family. A huge smile washed over her as she sat opposite her cousins and next to a girl called Eliza. The sorting still continued. Thomas Zambini to Slytherin and Rachel Winey to Hufflepuff. Everyone clapped, though secretly awaiting the feast that would commence shortly. No one was really paying any attention to the headmistress that was speaking after the sorting had ended. Eventually she ended her speech and the food appeared all along the table. The first-years were now completely unfazed by what they'd just witnessed due to all the other things they'd seen so far that evening.
There was a wide variety of food lying before them: sausages, mash potatoes, meats, greens, and copious amounts of veg. They all ate as much as humanly possible and drank loads of pumpkin juice, which was like nothing like anything Clara had ever drank before. The talk soon turned to new teachers and school as they started to finish there dinner.
"So who's new this year?" James said turning to his cousin Victoire who was in her final year at school. Victoire surveyed the teachers table as she munched her mash with gravy. There were a few new teachers.
"Well obvs, Longbottoms still here. Also apparently when McGonagall eventually leaves he'll get the job as headmaster. Well Professor Collins left so we need a new astronomy professor. There are three new ones at the table so one of them," Victoire said as she looked away from the others, "We also need a new transfiguration professor as thank god Maybin left, and DADA needs another one as well as per usual." She said as she spotted the three new teachers talking to each other and their fellow colleagues. There was a neat brown haired lady, a stern looking young male and a young lady who looked as if she'd only just left Hogwarts the previous year.
"I haven't seen any of the new ones before, I wonder who they are?" Molly said airily just as the Headmistress got up to answer her very question.
"Welcome once again! This year promises to be great and many things will be achieved I hope. Good luck to those taking exams I hope you will all fair well, " the kind but stern teacher said, " This year we have three new professors. Professor Kirk that will be teaching Defence against the Dark Arts," The stern male stood up as the school clapped meagrely," Professor Pentanble who will be teaching astronomy," the young woman stood as the rather lame clapping continued. "And finally Professor Clearwater who will be taking the place of Transfiguration. "The neat lady stood up as the school clapped with a bit more enthusiasm from last time as a few knew her, she was friends with Molly's father.
"Sadly we had to say goodbye to Professor Maybin, Collins and Hawk at the end of last year but we assure you that these teachers will do brilliantly. So thank you. Finally I just hope that this year will be good so good luck, and dig in to pudding." She said before going back round to the table where all the old food had cleared and now various puddings stood. Everyone dug into the trifle and treacle tarts, James and Albus' favourite. The atmosphere all around that evening was excellent. The first-years who had once been very nervous were now in their element and enjoying meeting all the new people and the wide variety of puddings to choose from. Later on the food vanished once again and for the last time of the evening the headmistress rose and made the final announcements about the forbidden forest and where all the other places that were forbidden was. Warning them of the dangers that they'd face. She then before exciting told the prefects to lead their first-years to their towers and for the rest to follow on afterwards.
Clara got up with the others and was smiling sheepishly as they went up the stairs to the Gryffindor tower past all the moving paintings and wonderful things that were beyond her imagination
"This is amazing isn't it?" Rose said to Clara as they reached the final steps to the fat ladies portrait.
"It's wonderful!" She said as she stared up at the huge moving staircases up above. The prefect who was called Charles Hornby lead them into the common room where they all waited eagerly for their next instructions, marvelling at the room with the shabby chairs and big fireplace that was keeping it warm.
"In the girl's dorms, Dorm A is Clara Lake, Eliza Cherish, Annabel Green, Poppy Millan and Rose Weasley. Your things are all in that room which is up the flight of stairs on your left. Dorm A for the boys is Albus Potter, Louis Weasley, John Stroud, Chris Wood and Lewis Ebbleton. Can you guys go up there now? Boys, your dorm is the same directions as the girls but yours is on the right. Everyone else that's left are in the B dorms. After the people in A have gone I'll sort you out," Charles said as he motioned upstairs when saying the directions, after reading off the paper he was holding.
Clara gave a smile towards Rose as they went up the stairs.
"This is like actually happening now. This is real!" Clara said excitedly as she rushed up the stairs with Rose.
"I know my parents said it was wonderful here but not this amazing!" she said marvelling at the ceiling and walls with tapestries around them. When they finally got to their room Clara, Eliza, Annabel, Poppy and Rose opened the door into their home for the next seven years. Clara quickly sprang onto the bed next to the biggest window, Rose sitting opposite her laughing as they started bouncing on them seeing how springy they were. Annabel went on the total other side of the room and Poppy next to her and Eliza on Clara's other side.
They all sighed in relief as they flung themselves on their beds once again, before they all burst out in giggles. They all yawned which was then they realised just how tired they actually were. They all quickly got their stuff together and changed did their teeth and then threw themselves on their beds.
"Night, Everyone!" Rose said rather quietly as she drifted slowly off to sleep. Clara thought to herself for a while whilst everyone's breathing slowed into a soft rumble. Despite how tired she was, she just couldn't sleep everything that was happening was so amazing. She just thought to herself that this year would be the best year of her life.