Sariah West has a reputation of being the girl that no one can control, that was at least until she met Mattheo Riddle.
TW: mentions and depictions of the following subjects - abuse, sexual assault, underage drinking, drug usage, language, sexual sc...
Jasmyn and I are currently standing on the platform saying our goodbyes to Jasmyn's parents. I've always been so grateful for Nora and Jay, they've always been very kind to me. When I was 13 my father was sentenced to life in Azkaban for mass murder and exposure to magic. This of course left me alone until Mr. and Mrs. Latimer agreed to take me in. Speaking of them, I give them both a hug before I head towards the train.
"Be careful girls! And remember to owl us now and then." Jay, her dad hollers at us as we get on the train. Jasmyn yells a reply back and I keep walking back to the section where the Slytherins normally sit. Once I find Lorenzo I smile and sit across from him. Along with Jasmyn, he has been one of my best friends since my first year.
"Hey, Enzo.' I greet him right before Jasmyn comes in and sits next to him.
"Hey ladies, how was your summer?" Lorenzo asks looking between us. Me and Jasmyn grin at each other as we start telling him how Nora and Jay took us to Italy.
"Oh! We got you something while we were there." I tell him and start digging through my bag. Jasmyn and I wanted to get him something since we didn't bring him with us this year. Finally, I found the small box and hand it to him.
"you guys didn't have to y'know." He says and laughs a little, opening the box to reveal the ring we got him.
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He grins and puts it on his left middle finger. "Although I am not complaining." He smirks as he admires it. We smile, glad that he likes our gift.
"So, Enzo, what did you do this summer?" Jasmyn asks him and he shrugs his shoulders.
"I just went to a few parties, snogged a few girls." He said leaning back in his seat. I roll my eyes jokingly and laugh. "So basically what you do when you travel with us anyways," I say and we all laugh with each other.
A moment later the whole compartment goes dark with black smoke causing us all to look around, when it was clear we all just shrugged it off, probably just some prank.
At Hogwarts
After walking through the bag check the three of us walk into the Great Hall, taking our regular seats at the Slytherin Table to await the sorting. After a few moments, we watch as Dumbledore announces for McGonagall to begin and we watch all the first years walk in. After they have been sorted Dumbledore starts his speech.
"The very best of evenings to you! First off, please join me in welcoming the newest member of our staff, Horace Slughorn." He pauses and we all applaud, mostly to be polite. "Professor Slughorn, I'm happy to say, has agreed to resume his old post of Potions master. Meanwhile, the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts will be assumed by Professor Snape." The silence is almost deafening, as everyone is used to Snape as our Potions master. Dumbledore frowns slightly at our reaction and claps his hands together trying to get us to do the same, a few of my housemates clapped and a couple of the first years but the headmaster seems satisfied as he continues.
