In the middle of the darkness, the train blows it's whistle and pulls into an outdoor station. A giant hairy man walks along the side aisle, with a lantern. Students are getting out of the train while being led by the giant man.
"Right, then! First years! This way, please! Come on, now, don't be shy! Come on now, hurry up!" said the man.
The students were led to a lake with bunch of boats, in front of them there was a castle. Students started getting on the boats rowing towards the castle. Zaya being a young girl who experienced drowning before stood there, shaking, not willing to step into the boat.
"Are you okay?" Draco asked "aren't you going to get on the boat?"
"It's.. um" she mumbled "I don't like.. I am afraid of water.."
"Oh don't worry!" he laughed "we won't drown, it's floating with magic"
The giant man came over to see why are they standing there "You can chat on the boat you know"
Zaya ended up sitting stiff next to Draco and his friends, holding her skirt tight with her hands while forcefully shutting her eyes. They finally got to the castle and saw an old woman named McGonagall standing on few higher steps.
"Welcome to Hogwarts. Now, in a few moments, you will pass through these doors and join your classmates. But before you can take your seats you must be sorted into your houses." The woman started "They are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin."
"I will definitely be sorted into Slytherin" Draco whispered to the two boys beside him.
"Now, while you are here, your house will be like your family. Your triumphs will earn you house points." Professor McGonagall exclaimed "Any rule breaking, and you will lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup."
Suddenly a scared looking boy shouts "Trevor!" and kneel down to grab a toad near McGonagall's feet, and apologies after getting glared at by her.
"The sorting ceremony will begin momentarily." McGonagall says, and leaves the place.
Draco steps with his to male friends, looks at a black haired boy with glasses on and says " It's true then, what they're saying on the train. Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts."
"Harry Potter?" Zaya whispers "The boy who lived!"
Draco looks at the two boys behind him "This is Crabbe, and Goyle. and I'm Malfoy...Draco Malfoy."
A red-headed boy let's out a laugh and get's Draco's attention "Think my name's funny, do you? No need to ask yours. Red hair, and a hand me down robe? You must be a Weasley" he turns to Harry again and extends his hand "Well soon you will find that some wizarding families are better than others, Potter. Don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there."
Harry looks at Draco, and without a blink he says "I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks."
Draco glares at Harry when McGonagall smacks his shoulder with a paper and says "We're ready for you now."
Draco goes back to where Zaya was standing, still annoyed because of rejected handshake but trying to act cool in front of the new girl. McGonagall leads everyone through two large doors into the great hall, where there are four long tables with many kids, as well as floating candles. The roof appears to be the sky filled with stars. Zaya looked up amazed by how perfect it looked.
Professor McGonagall went on few steps higher than the kids "All right, will you wait along here, please?" she said "Now, before we begin, Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words."
An old man with a very long beard stood from the main table " I have a few start of term notices I wish to announce. The first years please note that the dark forest is strictly forbidden to all students. Also, our caretaker, Mr. Filch," he points at an old man with a cat in the back "has asked me to remind you that the 3rd floor corridor on the right hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a most painful death. Thank you."
"When I call your name, you will come forth, I shall place the sorting hat on your head, and you will be sorted into your houses." McGonagall announced.
"Hermione Granger"
A girl that had brown hair and fair skin went up to the chair next to the professor to get sorted, while mumbling to herself.
"Ah, right then...hmm...right. Okay...Gryffindor!!" The sorting hat shouted.
Everyone at the Gryffindor started cheering and clapping, and Hermione jumped off the chair happily.
"Draco Malfoy."
Draco walked his way to the front and sat on the chair. Before the sorting hat could even touch his head it shouted "Slytherin!!"
The proud Draco smiles, going to the Slytherin table and being welcomed by them.
"Susan Bones"
A small redhead girl stands and goes to the chair, scared because of the tension.
"Let's see...I know...Hufflepuff!" says the sorting hat.
"Ronald Weasley"
The young redhead that found Draco's name funny gulped, went to the chair, and sat down nervously.
"Ah! Another Weasley." The hat said "I know just what to do with you...Gryffindor!!"
Ronald sighed in comfort and went to the Gryffindor table where his brothers were already sitting.
"Harry Potter"
Everyone goes silent, watching carefully and wondering where is he going to be sorted to.
"Hmm...difficult, very difficult. Plenty of courage I see, not a bad mind, either. There's talent, oh yes, and a thirst to prove yourself. But where to put you?" the sorting hat said.
"not Slytherin.." Harry whispered
"Not Slytherin, eh? Are you sure? You could be great, you know. Its all here in your head. And Slytherin will help you on your way to greatness! There's no doubt about that! No?"
Harry whispers again "Not Slytherin...anything but Slytherin"
"Well, if you're sure...better be...GRYFFINDOR!!" the sorting hat announced.
"Zaya Alvis"
Suddenly everyone looked at the brunet girl as she was walking towards McGonagall. Their looks were not the same looks they gave everyone, or at least that's what Zaya felt. She sat down and let out a long breath as the sorting hat was put on her head.
"An Alvis?" the hat questioned "almost all of the Alvises were Ravenclaws but you… you are different"
Zaya clinched her skirt "how?"
"You have a thing." The hat said " Hmmm strange, very strange."
"What's strange?" Zaya asked while moving her eyes from the floor to everyone sitting on their tables.
"You are confusing me little girl, you have a bit of every house in you" the room went silent for a solid minute until the sorting hat shouted "You are a Slytherin!!"
Zaya got up from her chair silently and went to sit next to Draco at the Slytherin table, she heard no claps, no cheering, everyone was in shock that someone from a household full of Ravenclaws was sorted into Slytherin. She sat down and finally the Slytherin table started cheering and clapping as loud as they can. Draco smiled at her "This is a sign that we should stay friends as long as we are in Slytherin"
Zaya smiled back at him "I am counting on you being my friend".
The Sorting Ceremony ended and everyone started talking.
"Your attention, please." Professor McGonagall dinged on a cup.
Dumbledore stood up and said "Let the feast begin"
Food magically started appearing on the tables and every first year student stared in amaze. Zaya and Draco looked at each other rose their eyebrows and grabbed themselves something to eat. Only few minutes after them eating the school ghosts came out and welcomed the new students. The feast ended and now it's time for students to go to their common rooms each house followed their Head student to their common room.
"Our common room lies behind a concealed entrance down in the dungeons. As you’ll see, its windows look out into the depths of the Hogwarts lake. We often see the giant squid swooshing by and sometimes more interesting creatures. We like to feel that our hangout has the aura of a mysterious, underwater shipwreck." Said one of the sixth year Slytherin student. "Okay follow me"
The Slytheins walked behind the Slytherin head boy towards their common room and were told to go to their beds before the curfew starts. When they got in the head boy said "The common room's password changes every fortnight so make sure to check the notice board before you go out."
The Slytherin common room was a long, low underground room with rough stone walls and ceiling, from which round, greenish lamps were hanging on chains. A fire was crackling under an elaborately carved mantelpiece ahead of them, and several Slytherins were silhouetted around it in carved chairs. The students went to their rooms and before Zaya leaves Draco calls for her and say "you have a nice cat"
Zaya turns to face him "I didn't want a cat at the beginning but I ended up buying her"
looking around him suspiciously Draco whispered "do not tell anyone this but the reason I didn't bring a pet with me is because I'm going to be heartbroken when it dies"
"Why don't you want anyone to know about this? It's natural to get attached to your pet" Zaya said, rising an eyebrow.
"I just don't want them to think that I am softhearted" he answered.
"Then why did you tell me?"
"Because I think that you're different from the others" he said with a faint smile "goodnight".
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