Welcome To The School Of Witchcraft and Wizarding
Sophie faced the castle as the boat she was in moved towards it. Today was the day she and many other first-years would find out their houses and spend the next 7 years, maybe more, at the famous Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizarding.
Both Sophie’s parents were muggles, but her Aunt, Oralie, on the other hand, was a witch. It had taken their family by surprise when the letter arrived, her adoptive parents, Grady and Edaline,supported her choice to go happily but her Aunt was quick to disapprove, saying it was too dangerous. Edaline told her to stop before getting Sophie everything she needed from diagon alley, even a cat named Marty.
“First years ‘ead inside!” Hagrid called, getting off the boat and gesturing to the large doors of the castle.
The doors opened to reveal the large entrance hall with a marble staircase. The room was lit up by candles mounted to the walls. On one wall was a huge door, most likely the door leading to the Great Hall.
Hagrid shoved through the crowd, “Don’ be ‘fraid, go!”
First years began crowding into the Great Hall all of them nervous, excited, and anxious to begin school.
Sophie gaped at the ceiling, it looked exactly like the starry night sky outside. Of course, she tripped over her own feet and almost face planted on the tile. Luckily, a pair of arms had grabbed her before she could fall.
“Careful there.” The person said. She looked up at him and observed his features. He had teal eyes and slicked back brunette hair. His smile was one of a movie star’s and it made her flush a deep red. (A.N- I hated writing that)
“I-Thanks.” She stuttered out as she stood up straight.
He chuckled, “No stress, what’s your name?”
“Uh, Sophie.”
The boy beamed, “I’m Fitz Vacker.”
“Nice to me—“
She got cut off by the booming voice of Professor McGonagall, “Welcome! Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. As always, the forbidden forest is off limits to all and to break this rule it will be up to your house leaders to decide your punishment! Thank you, now let’s begin the sorting.”
McGonagall summoned a scroll and began to call names.
“Maruca Chebota!”
She sat under the hat, “Gryffindor!”
“Dex Dizznee!”
A strawberry blonde boy walked up the stairs awkwardly and took a seat on the stool.
The sorting hat announced, “Ravenclaw!”
The Ravenclaw table cheered loudly as Dex giddily ran over to sit with his house mates.
“Sophie Foster!”
Sophie jumped when her name got called and she stumbled through the crowd and up the stairs. When the sorting hat was placed on her head, its voice filled her mind.
“Ah, Sophie Foster… I sense so much ambition to prove yourself to those who disapprove and yet…there’s courage there too. Loyalty and wit. My my.”
Then the sorting hat shouted out loud, “Gryffindor!”
The Gryffindor table cheered wildly and she walked over to take a seat. Sophie wondered why out of all the house traits he had listed, he had decided on Gryffindor though she was happy with the option.
An older boy next to her held out his hand, “Alvar Vacker, nice to meet you.”
Sophie shook his hand, “Vacker? Are you related to that boy Fitz?”
“Yes I am, you know Fitz?”
She shrugged, “Kind of.”
He nodded as McGonagall called more names.
After a while she called, “Marella Redek!”
“Slytherin!”
“Linh Song!”
A girl with black hair, dyed sliver at the tips walked up to the stool.
“Hufflepuff!”
“Tam Song!”
A boy, identical to Linh, walked up to the stool. His bangs were dyed sliver.
“Hufflepuff!”
Linh cheered along with the other Hufflepuffs as he walked over.
“Keefe Sencen!”
~~~~~~~~~~~~Keefe’s POV~~~~~~~~~~~
This was one name he did not want to hear, his own. He already knew it would probably be Slytherin just like the rest of his family but he really didn’t want to find out if that was the truth.
Sighing, he walked up the stairs and sat in the stool.
“Oh! A Sencen, haven’t seen one of you in a long while.” The hat said in his mind.
The hat yelled aloud the word he was dreading, “Slytherin!”
Oh mommy dearest would be so happy with him.
He put on a confident smile and walked to the table.
~~~~~~~~~~~~Sophie’s POV~~~~~~~~~~~~
Something about that boy, Keefe, intrigued her but she ignored that feeling for now.
After lots of names got called, McGonagall reached, “Fitz Vacker!”
He strut up to the stool and sat up tall when it called, “Gryffindor!”
Fitz ran over and took a seat in between Sophie and Alvar, “The Vacker legacy continues!”
“Biana Vacker!”
Fitz and Alvar cheered and Sophie concluded that she was their sister.
The hat thought for a while before calling, “Ravenclaw!”
“WHAT!?” Fitz and Alvar yelled in unison.
“What is it?” Sophie asked cluelessly.
Fitz shook his head, “She’s supposed to be Gryffindor like the rest of the Vackers!”
Biana herself had a surprised reaction on her face when she sat at the Ravenclaw table.
Alvar cursed under his breath, “Biana needs to be re-sorted.”
-`♡´--`♡´-Time Skip -`♡´--`♡´-
“First year girls laboratory is up those stairs and boys opposite of them.” Their head prefect, Wylie explained, “Questions?”
No one raised their hands.
“Good, have a great nights sleep then first years and welcome to Hogwarts.”
Sophie got dressed in her nightgown and picked up Marty. She pet him gently as she stared at the moon out the window reflecting on the Great Lake.
“We made it Marty, first year at Hogwarts!” She whispered excitedly.
With that she set Marty down in his kennel and got in her bed. What did Aunt Oralie have against this place? She thought as she dozed off.