Hi! This chapter is VERY short and VERY sweet, so I hope you enjoy it.
-LLF
Harry sighed with relief and scurried over to Starlie, barely hearing the rapturous applause. Starlie smiled at him and whispered, "Told you you'd be in Ravenclaw!" Harry smiled sheepishly.
"What was the hat saying to you? Your Sorting was a Hatstall! That means it took more than 5 minutes to decide! Minerva Mcgonagall had a Hatstall along with Filius Flitwick... oh no." Harry said, suddenly worried.
"What?" said Starlie, looking over at him.
"Flitwick! He's the most evil person to ever live and he's my- our- head of house! What am I supposed to do?!"
"Well, I guess that could be a challenge... maybe you could surround him with nargles so he'd be distracted? Or-" Starlie looked as if she could spout on forever, but luckily, before Harry could get even more agitated, Dumbledore started his speech.
"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! I am Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. I am...eh ehm, did you know that sloths are the only mammals that do not fart?...Very happy that you are all here. For our new first-year students, I would like to tell you that...did you know that crocodiles can't stick their tongues out?...you are not allowed in the Forbidden Forest. Then it would be called the Allowed Forest! Now, Mr Filch would like to remind you that... did you know the best place in the world to see rainbows is in Hawaii?..." Harry giggled. He loved the way Dumbledore talked, interrupting himself with fun facts and not even realizing it, especially when he did it at the exact right time to make it almost make sense. He looked over at Starlie, who was nodding along like it made perfect sense. He smiled even wider.
Eventually, all the speeches were finished and everything was settled. Harry waited, counting down until there was a loud "POP!" And then there was food. Tons of it. They had meat, mashed potatoes, pastas, soup, rice, peas, carrots, fish and chips, gravy, and more. All of their glasses were filled with pumpkin juice, sparkling in its shiny golden goblet. Everyone gasped while Harry smiled. He filled up his plate with bits of everything, while Starlie went straight for the pasta. They talked and laughed, filling up their plates more than once. Starlie went for a third, but Harry stopped her. She looked at him curiously until another loud "POP!" sounded and dessert filled in the dinner. There was ice cream, puddings, treacle, pies, cakes, cookies, and every other dessert you could imagine. Starlie's eyes went wide as she grabbed everything she could reach. Harry giggled and did the same as he gobbled down all the delicious delicacies in front of him. Finally, once they were all full and tired, the plates cleared and Dumbledore stood again.
"Now that we are all fed and watered, I would like to say a few words: Flippet, Astreg, Wendel and Yump. You are all...did you know that there is a black hole in the middle of our galaxy?...excused. Prefects, please lead your houses to the dormitories!" Harry smiled again and got up, ready to sleep so he could start tomorrow.
Ah, Dumbledore. That's exactly how I picture what goes on in his brain. I hope you enjoyed! Thank you!
-LLF out
