After blondie departure, silence was installed again in the compartment. The other two occupants didn't engage in a conversation with Harry or her, and she could finish his book. The rest of the train ride transferred without any interruptions, and soon they were at Hogsmeade station. There she part ways with Harry, who was going to take the carriages to the school with the redhead Stolls.

She had received instructions from the Deputy Headmistress, to join the firsties in the station and take the boats. Once in the school, they were escorted to a small room to wait for the sorting, where she was the centre of attention being the oldest of all. The stern woman came back, and carried a stool, waining the attention of the Great Hall, instead of Thalia. She could hear the whispers, and see various hands pointing at her. After the Sorting hat sang, the Headmaster gave a welcoming speech.

-Dear students, all and new, I hope that you have had a wonderful summer, but everything good has to end. So welcome to Hogwarts. I hope that you learn a lot this year, but don't forget to have fun too. This year, the school will participate in a special competition with other schools, I will tell you more after we had dinner. But first the sorting. Now Minerva if you could.

And then the sorting began. Thalia being the last person to sort.

- You may have observed that we have another student left to sort. She is a 5th-year transfer student from Chiron's Academy in America. -The Headmaster announced

-Lightning, Thalia. - as she wasn't part of an important magical family, her surname had changed to one representing her godly parent. It was a tradition in the wizarding world, as demigods were treated with great respect.

She advanced with a firm step, sat down in the stool and felt the hat be placed in her head.

- Umm, interesting. A demigod, yes I see. Complicate life. So much tragedy... But what is this, you sacrificed yourself to save your friends. Well, I know where I'm going to put you. You better be GRYFFINDOR

She took off the hat, left it in the stool and went to the table under the red banner, where she sat next to her brother. The whole desk was cheering loudly with their new acquisition.
The Headmaster got up again

-Now that everyone had been sorted, let's the feast begin!

All kinds of food that you could imagine appeared at the table. Everyone picked their favourite food, and started to eat. But Harry was not one of them, after picking some food, he burned part of it in a brazier, as an offering to his father and the goodness of magic. Thalia following in the same fashion.

That caught the attention of those who were sat close to them.

-Why are you burning food mate? You have destroyed perfect delicious food -said Ron with his mouth full of food, scattering bits of it around the table.

-Ronald manners, don't speak with food in your mouth, it's disgusting.

She wasn't the only one thinking the same, everyone had taken some distance from the redhead.

-But Hermione -he replied- he is burnimg burn food, a sacrilege.

Harry ignored them all and focus on eating his meal.

The meal gave way to the desserts. Soon the only one left eating was Ron. When the food dishes and goblets vanished, Ron complained, and the Headmaster rose from the High Table.

-Now that we are all fed and watered, I have a few announces to made. In the first place, the list of banned objects have reached more five hundred, the list can be consulted at the door of Mr Fitch. In the second place, the Quidditch league has been suspended...

The headmaster was interrupted by all the Quidditch fans, which mean the great majority of the students.

-I know, I know that some of you aren't happy about it, but it's because of a reason. In the third place, the reason because there won't be Quidditch this year is that Hogwarts will host the Triwizard Tournament, an interschool competition that will start the next month. The other competing school will arrive on the 30th of October, the selection of the champions will be the following evening. For those of you who may want to participate, take into mind that it's a dangerous competition, and once entered you can't be out. Because of it, just students over 17 years old can participate. Now that the announcements are done, let's sing the school song, and then all of you to bed.