Black Tears {Sirius Black's Daughter}

Chapter Three

Hey, quick A/N before the chapter starts.  Gryffindor had the most votes.  So, she's gonna be in Gryffindor.  Also, I want to know what your favorite house is/what house you're in.  I'm a Hufflepuff, and I'm mighty proud to be one.

"GRYFFINDOR!"  The hat shouts.  I take the hat off and set in on the stool, running over to the table that was clapping the most.  I sit down quickly next to Fred and George, staring intently up, waiting for Mione to be sorted. 

"Granger, Hermione!"  Professor McGonagall called.  I watch as the hat slipps over her eyes.  It takes a minute before the hat yells "GRYFFINDOR!"  And Mione scurries over to me, sitting down on my other side. 

"Mione, this is Fred and George."  I say, pointing at the right ones. 

"Hey,"  She smiles.

"Fred, George, this is my cousin Hermione." 

"Hi-"

"Nice to-"

"Meet you."  They finish together and I laugh.  Mione smiles, somewhat weakly.

Suddenly, "Potter, Harry"  is called.  Whispers break out all around us and then silence when the hat falls on his head.  It takes a while before deciding.

"GRYFFINDOR!"  The hat calls and he comes over, sitting down near us.  I look at him, smiling and he smiles back at me.  Fred and George had been catcalling 'We got Potter', making me laugh.  Hermione watched the other first years, trying not to stare as Ronald was sorted into Gryffindor.  I see her smile but she hides it and just clapps with all the rest of us, trying not to act too excited. 

I grin at her and raise my eyebrows.  She blushes and glares at me, hitting my arm as Ronald sat down.  "Hi, I'm Stephanie."  I smile at Ronald and Harry.  They sat next to each other so I thought they'd obviously become friends on the train.

"Hi.  I'm Harry Potter."

"Nice to meet you."  I simply say.  It had to be annoying having people stare at him.  I turn to Ronald.  "You're Ron right?"  I asked.  He nods, obviously confused.

"Oh, are you talking to our brother?"  Fred asks.

"Ickle Ronniekins got into Gryffindor!"  George says.  I smile as Ron's face turns bright red.

"Stop it."  He glares at them but it's not very intimidating.

"Aw, is Ickle Ronniekins mad?"  Fred asks

Katie walks over from where she was with her friends, sitting next to Fred.  "You should stop teasing him.  He's your brother after all."

"That's why we tease him though."  Whines George.

"Yeah, don't ruin our fun."  Poutes Fred.  I turn and direct my attention to Hermione.  She's quiet and just sitting there, not talking.  The overwhelming part of this all must have finally gotten to her, I think.

"Hey, you okay?"  I ask.

"I can't believe that we're going to be away from mum and dad until Christmas."

"You can still write to them."  She looks at me, with a small smile but her eyes are filled with tears.

"I know, but..."  She looks ready to cry.  Which is understandable.  She spent a lot of time with her parents.  She wouldn't even spend the night at our grandparents house. 

"Yeah, I understand.  But think of this as a way to invent a new you."  She doesn't seem convinced so I continue, "We can make friends."  She nodded, stopping the tears from falling.  She smiled.

"Yeah, we can.  This is a new year, a new us.  Nobody here knows us.  We can start over."  She's talking more to herself than to me, so I look around.  I smile at James Lupin who's sitting at the Ravenclaw table.  Cassiopeia is at the Hufflepuff table and the girl, Annae, is sitting near James at the Ravenclaw table.

I zone out until Mione grabs my arm, pulling me up.  She nods, showing that everybody's leaving.  "Where are we going?"  I ask and she gives me a look.  

"We're following the prefect." 

"No need to do that."  says George, popping up next to me.

"We know the password, the prefects our brother."

"We'll show you there, only taking a few detours."  I grin, this sounds fun.

"Coming Mione?"  I ask as we walk off. 

"No, I'm going to go with the prefect.  I'm not getting in trouble on my first day."

"Don't worry, we won't get in trouble."  Fred starts walking. 

George smiles at me and I grin back.  "Let's go."  He says and I nod, we follow Fred down an empty corridor. 

"What are we-"  I stop talking as Fred slips behind a curtain.  George gestures for me to follow and I do.  I enter a passageway that leads to who knows where.  It's only wide enough for one at a time, so I follow just behind Fred, George behind me. 

We pop out near a painting of a fat lady.  "This is the Fat Lady.  Entrance to Gryffindor tower."  Fred says and I smile as we walk over.  "Caput Draconis"  she swings open and we step inside. 

I stare around.  It's got a large common room.  There are lots of couches and chairs that look comfortable.  "Well, you'll find your room up there."  Said George pointing up. 

"We'll see you later."  Fred said and they walked up the other side of the staircase.  I went upstairs and entered the room that said first years.  I entered and their were four, four poster beds.  Mine was right by the window and I grinned, walking over.  I changed into my shorts and tank top. 

I wasn't very tired so I sat on the window sill, staring out over the grounds of Hogwarts.  I smiled to myself.  This was going to be fun. 

Heya there!  So, I hope you liked this update, I know it was short but it was kind of just a filler chapter as you can probably tell.    I know you've all been waiting forever so, I'll try not to make the next wait too long.  Who knows, I might update sometime in the next three days.  Maybe even later today.  I have a four day weekend so you never know. 

The picture above is Stephanie.  I deleted the cast because I realized I didn't like it.  Anyways, bye!  Love you guys!