Chapter 8
“-arry wake up, Harry wake up we’re here” Harry opens his eyes to Neville slightly nudging Harry awake,
“About time Harry” Draco said
Draco was collecting his bag and shoving loose parchment into it, Harry looked over the car to see no pansy , blaise or nottt or their stuff.
“Where are- Harry was cut off
“the others decided to meet us outside while longbottom and I tried again to wake you up “ Draco said “but each time we tried you um housed a face that “
“You looked as you were being hurt” Neville said before collecting his things “you started having these nightmares about an hour ago but no one could wake you up”
“Oh I’m sorry” Harry said “I get them sometimes but it’s nothing, come on the others are probably getting fed up waiting for us” before Draco or Neville could say anything, Harry had already shoved his things into his bag and was somehow already out of the carriage
Draco, Neville and Harry walked out and met with pansy and blaise,
“Finally” pansy exclaimed “come on Hagrid already lead the others to the boats”
“Boats?” Harry asked “ why don’t we go the same way as the older years” he said pointing as the older years who were getting on magic carts, the seems to be pulling themselves
“First years taking the boats is a tradition” Draco said
“but it’s really just there because the headmaster likes to show of the castle since from The water the school apparently looks magnificent” blaise
“I still can’t believe the school is a castle” Harry said in disbelief
“Come on or we will have to catch a ride with the older years” pansy said
And like that they all rushed in the direction pansy and blasie said the groundkeeper lead the other first years.when they got to the water bank Hagrid was about to leave them behind, he said he thought he had all the first years and asked them to maybe not tell anyone about him almost leaving five kids behind, to which they reluctantly agreed too but with many comments from Draco, blaise and pansy.
After the boats all the first years where lead up to the main hall where they met professor McGonagall, she told them some rules and explained what was about to happened to put the first years to ease well mostly to put the muggle born to ease.
As Jerry stood with his friends he kept noticing Ron giving him death glares but Harry decided to ignore it, not like he wasn’t used ti them living with the Dursley’s
“How nice to see the amazing Harry Potter only making friends with pure bloods” Ron sneered cause I g a few gasps from the few who heard him
“Harry! There you are I was looking all over the train after I finished talking with Choi “ hermione said before quickly rushing over to Harry “ and Neville you here as well! Anyways I was wondering if you wanted to talk to me about more the difference between muggle items and wizard items, like quills, why not use pens- hermione continued to list other items that she found that were more of a hassle then good,
“Oh Hermione let me introduce you to my other friends” he said turning to the group as they were still shocked by this sudden appearance that Harry knew talking about things they had no clue what could possibly be
“Hermione meet Draco, blaise, pansy and of course you know Neville” he said “ everyone meet Hermione, we became friends on the train while Neville and I were looking for his toad”
“Nice to meet you” pansy said
“When were you looking for a toad!?” Draco said finally being able to speak
“Neville lost his toad on the train, I thought I told you this when we found your car” Harry said
“No, all you said were a few hellos asked a bunch of random questions and then fell asleep” pansy
“Oh sorry” Harry said
“What’s a pen?” Neville asked when the group fell silent although Neville only really addressed Harry and Hermione
“It’s a muggle version of a quill” Hermione explained
“And it’s so much easier to use “ Harry said
“Why do you know about so much about a muggle item Harry?” Blasie asked
“I know about muggle items because I’m from there? Did I not tell you that?” Harry turned “i thought I atleast told Draco who I assumed told you two”
“Draco told us nothing about you” pansy said” he didn’t tell us anything that we actually tonight you were imaginary or fake”
“Pans! I told you he was real but you didn’t believe me so don’t blame me” Draco said
“Well what do you expect when blaise nor Daphne couldn’t find info on him” pansy replied “ and living in the muggle world should have not stopped us from finding any thing on him”
Harry watched as pansy and Draco continued to bicker, he stopped listening when they first started so Harry hadn’t noticed when pansy and Draco were yelling at Ron,
“Neville what happend?” Harry whispered
“Ron insulted you and Hermione” neville whispered back
“Why!?” Harry said, louder “Hermione are you ok?” He said turning to face Hermione
“Y-yeah I’m fine just never expect someone to ever do that” she replied
“Do what?” Harry asked
“Didn’t you see?” Hermione said” you really must be blind come on let’s move away from them”
“Draco, pansy come on “ Harry yelled “no need to fight him, he isn’t worth getting in trouble for”
Reluctantly they moved away from the angry orange haired boy and followed Harry, Hermione, Neville to the front of the first years. Luckily just as they reached the front of the first years professor magonicgal came back and lead them through the door.
Harry immediately stiffened up after being lead through the door. He had never seen that many kids all in one place and he would have to every single day!? He was in disbelief, luckily no one noticed Harry because they were in there on disbelief and Harry didn’t know how he would’ve handled being asked if he was ok or If he need to take a minute or two.
Harry’s eyes went from the students to looking at the teachers, in the middle standing in front of the podium was the proffers who showed them into the eating hall? Cafeteria? Who knows Harry thought she was standing with a long list.
Behind her was a grey haired man who looked weird, Harry didn’t trust him. To the left was a ghost, weird but Harry was attention was more on the paled teacher at the end of the table who had greasy black hair, the teacher apron noticing Harry looking at him quickly turned and talked to the teacher next to him who was wearing a turban. Harry felt light headed staring at the teacher with the turban but he ignored it. Harry finally noticed a dusty old wizard hat in the middle of the room sitting on a stool.
After a few words from professor McGonagall and the hat singing, which creeped Harry out, professor McGonagall began calling students names out and sitting them on the stool then placing the hat onto of them, Harry didn’t really know what was happening until the hat yelled Hufflepuff and the yellow table bursted with cheers and the girl on the stool rushed to go sit with them. The rest of the evening continued to do the same, Neville and Hermione and sadly Ron all landed Gryffindor while pansy, blaise and nott landed in Slytherin.
Finally professor McGonagall called Harry’s name, Harry noticed she stuttered slightly when she noticed the word black but luckily no one else did. Harry walked towards the stool and hat, he could hear all the whispers and gasps amount the students at the tables and the ones he just walked away from. Harry sat on the stool and professor McGonagall placed the hat apron his head,
~hmm difficult, very difficult~
“Hello?” Harry asked “Is someone there?is it the hat?”
~indeed it’s the hat no hush I have a very difficult decision to make~
After a minute Harry spoke again “sorry for making it so difficult for you”
~nonsense you have no reason for apologises, now Is there any house you would prefer to be in~
“Nope I like them all”
~really? There now house you would prefer to be in?not even to be with your friends?~
“Nah not really, I already have friends in Gryffindor and Slytherin and I’m going to befriends with them regardless of which house I’m in so I don’t really mind being in any”
~tsk such a Hufflepuff answer but I already ruled them out, you have a need for knowledge which could mean you would work for ravenclaw but you don’t have drive for it, you have the bravery of a Gryffindor but not the chivalry, slythern could work n but you lack the resourceful ness for it~
“All I just want is to get away from my uncle, is there a house where that could happen?”
~you will have to use the values of all the house to thrive in this house. Best be Gryffindor!!~
The hat yelled Gryffindor for all to hear, after a few seconds of stunned silence the red table shouted out in cheers, Harry felt happy that people were that happy that he had gotten their house but he still felt sad for not being in the same house as Draco, pansy, blaise even nott who hadn’t vent said more then one word to Harry.
Harry got off the stool and walked over to the table and sat next to her one and Neville who moved to give him room to sit. As Harry sat down he turned towards the Slytherin table and waved to Draco, pansy and blasie then Harry turned to see a few face stunned but continued their conversations,
“Harry I can’t believe we’re gonna be in the same house! Hermione said gleefully “though I do feel bad for Draco and that, they were looking forward to possibly having you in their house”
Before Harry could reposted, someone spoke up
“Wotcher Harry glad your in our house” one of the Weasley twins said
“Though, what’s this we heard of you fighting our little brother” the other replied
“He insulted my dead parents, I think I’m in the right” harry said, though it’s not like I care that he did Harry silently thought to himself
“He did what!?” They both said before Turning towards the brother who sat at the other end of the table
“He said I should show of my scar so people know who I am since I don’t like to introduce my entire name when meeting people but I don’t like to show off my scar as it’s a reminder of and that both my parents are died and he said If he was giving the often he would do it” Harry explained
“Sorry about that Harry” one of the twins said
“He just doesn’t know when it shut up” the other continued
“He is a pick” the other replied “ we both just hope this wasn’t ruined any further friend ships among the weaslys”
“No worry’s, one person doesn’t define an entire family” Harry said reassuringly
“Good cause we know Ginny would killed Ron if he did” the both snickers at the thought of Ginny killing Ron
“Hi I’m Hermione” Hermione cut in, introducing herself to the twins
“Hi we’re”one of the twins said
“Fred and gourge” the other finished
“This is Neville” Harry introduced his blond friend who had talking to hiding behind Harry right as the twins approached
“Nice to meet you now, We have siblings to harass” one said
“And pranks to plant, better watch out Harry “ the other finished before walking away
“Why do you make friends with the most crazy people Harry” Hermione sighed
“I have no clue Hermione, at least I’ll have free entertainment for life” Harry said with a shrug before eating his food that magically appeared
The rest of the night Harry met some other kids, Hermione introduced Harry to some other book nerds to which how Hermione already knew on the first day will for ever be a mystery . After dinner the headmaster warned students about the forest and third floor and that if any student went to either they would die a horrible death, after dinner head students also known as prefect showed them to their common room.
Harry had never seen paintings move and talk before or ghost just floating air making passing conversations with the students. In the common room there were a few coaches and big fire place that a few students were sat at playing some magic game. After being told where his dorm was Harry walked up wanting to go straight to bed but then quickly learned Harry was sharing a room with three other boys apart from Neville. Harry was fine sharing with Neville and the two others but he was all sharing with Ron, who spent the entire time trash talking the other houses but lucky all the boys ate themselves into a food coma and immediately went to bed, ignoring Ron’s as he attempted to make them stay awake by talking to them about anything he couple think of. Harry watched as the others including Ronald finally went to sleep, but much to Harry’s dismay he couldn’t sleep, he thought it was because of growing up in a cabinet and only just getting a room a week or two ago to now being in the biggest bed room he had ever seen and he had to sleep in the same room as others, Harry had never had to share a room before since the Dursley’s never let Harry have sleepovers before nor would they let Harry and Dudley sleep in the same room,
“You yousss ok Harry” a hiss came form Harry’s robe
“Wisteria! I’m so sorry I forgot you were there” Harry said in a whisper as to not walks his roommates
“Tisss ok” Wisteria assured
“If I didn’t forgot I would’ve gotten you some meat at dinner, would you like some of the ham I packed as treats instead?” Harry asked
“Sure, but I may hunt later assss this castle issss full of preysss” Wisteria said “ if Im allowed to leavesss “
“Ok course thats the reason I bought you here Wisteria but please be careful there’s cats and owls here” harry said
“Thankssss Harry”Wisteria said , Harry got up and opened his trunck that had been in the room before he got there and gave Wisteria her ham treats,
“I shoot I guess I’ll give hedwing her treats tomorrow, I heard form Draco there’s an owl house or something that she would most likely be at” Harry said hold hedwings treats before putting them back in his trunk, Harry picked up his clothes and putted them away in the wardrobe that was somehow bigger then the his old room under the stair. Harry felt at easy in the wardrobe putting his clothes away that he needed u fulling asleep there reminiscing about the events he had experienced today.