The Powers Within Nightmares

Chapter 1

Well, you know the story about the famous Harry Potter, well here is my story. Where are my manners, I am Sky. Obvi it is not going to be as grand as Harry Potter, but it is a wild ride, so strap in and let's get started.

I stand at the steps of the great hall waiting to be sorted into my house, I am so nervous. I am standing there in a big pile of other students next to the girl I made friends with on the train on the way in, Tabitha. We chatted about how we think the school year is going to go and I told her that I am going to study harder than I ever have in my life. At the top of the stairs is a gold and wood chair, next to the chair is young professor who is holding a book and a dusty hat "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry welcomes you, I'm Professor Kidney. I am head of the Ravenclaw house." The professor nods and opens the book a dove flies out of the book and everyone is amazed, I hear lots of ooohs and aaaahhs "Now this hat sorts you into your house. The hat knows what is in your heart. No matter what you are the decider of your own fate. Now let us get started with Tabitha Green" the Professor calls out; I watch as Tabitha makes her way up the stair and sits down on the chair. The professor places a dusty hat on her head, we watch as the hat forms a face "HUUUUMMMM well I do love a new school year. Tabita Green where to put you, where to put you. I am very unsure, very unsure. You have a lot of potential. Your smart, like a Ravenclaw, Cunning like a Slytherin, Brave like a Gryffindor. Where to put you, HUMM yes, I see much consideration you are a.... SLYTHERIN". Tabitha smiles and jumps off the chair, there is clapping and massive cheering coming from the Slytherin tables. More and more students go through the sorting hat "Sky Wells".

I make my way up the stairs and sit on the chair. I look down at the students that are left, I grip the sides of the chair my eyes glances down at a boy with dark hair, his eyes are so golden I feel myself getting lost in them "Slytherin" The hat says, "Huh" I say as I blink out of my daze. The Slytherin table is cheering once again. I get off the chair and make my way over "Michael (TBA)" I hear behind me as the next student is called up. I walk up to the table and a tall older Slytherin boy hugs me and congratulates me, I sit next to Tabitha. Tabitha and I both look at the chair to see who Michael is, to my surprise it is the dark-haired boy gosh I just want to look in those eyes again.  "Looks like it is fate that we are going to be friends" I smiled at her. Michael was sorted into the Slytherin house as well, there he was sitting a few people down, by now everyone was sorted, and people engaged in conversation. Tabitha and I are talking to another first year, Xia. Xia was a beautiful blonde hair, her skin was an ochre colour, much like the mellow-brown light that bathed the forest. She is a person who had a strong sense of herself "There won't be anything that will stop me from becoming a botanist, plants are my forte" Xia explains "I get what you mean I'm so excited to start my first spell class, I already know a few I want that top grade" as Tabitha is talking, we hear laughter coming from group of three girls "wow they honestly think they are getting top grades, bet they fail. Who wants to bet?" A red hair girl is asking her the people around her "Excuse me?" I ask her. She flips her perfect neat ponytail, turns to me and says "your excused" she and the girls around her start laughing but are cut off by a loud voice "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. We welcome our new Defense Against the dark arts teacher Professor Chilli" the loud voice comes from a 40ish man, he gestures to a man who stands and does a small wave to the hall "Dark arts I hear that's a cursed job" Tabitha says in a small voice. Professor Chilli sits down, and the man continues "Let's eat!". The hall goes golden brown from the beautiful ceiling it lights its candles that I just notice that have been floating there, food almost immediately appears out of thin air on the tables "I can't eat this" as Xia hold up a plate of chicken "Why?" Tabitha asks, "I'm a vegetarian" as she explains why the plate of chicken transforms into vegetable samosa pies "Holy, my favourite, my mother makes the best. Anyone want one?" she offers me one "yeah I will give it a try they look delicious" I take one of the pies and bite into it. The pies mango flavour is dancing off my tongue "wow these are amazing. Is that mango I taste? Mangoes are my favourite." "Yes! That is my mother's recipe, don't tell anyone her special ingredient but I'll tell you, its paprika" she whispers to me. We all continue to eat and engage in conversation.