Emma Longbottom

Chapter 5

All of a a sudden two boys come into the compartment where Hermione and I were sitting. They go out there trunks up and sit down beside Hermione and I. We exchange awkward glances at each other. Then I finally break the awkward silence.

"Who are you! You know before you just sit down in our compartment you should ask us" I say getting annoyed.

"Harry Potter and that's Ron. Ron Weasley. And I don't need anyone's permission to sit here. Who are you any ways?" He ask me earning himself a scowl from Hermione.

" Maybe you should be nice to her Potter. You know she's only the most famous person alive."

" No way. You're not Emma Longbottom are you?" asks his friend.

"Yes. Yes I am" I say matter of factly.

"Wow! Harry she is even more famous than your dad!" Says Ron. " But then again you are more famous than your dad."

I look over to Harry and see that he has a frown on his face. Oh well. Serves him right. Unlucky for me and Hermione they stay in our compartment for the rest of the trip to Hogwarts. Just as I am about to fall asleep, Hermione tells me I should get my robes on. I do as she tells me and get dressed. When I'm done I see the most beautiful sight ever. It was this castle that had a forest. It reminded me of a fairy tales. Are little group quickly gets out of are compartment and off the train. When we get out I see Hagrid. I walk over to him and here that he wants all the first years to come over to him. So I pull Hermione and we go over to Hagrid.

"Hello Hagrid" I say cheerfully.

I look over to Hermione preparing to introduce them to each other but I see Hermione's mouth wide open. I quickly nudge her to give her the hint to close her mouth. She takes it and closes her mouth.

"Hagrid this is Hermione. Hermione Hagrid."

"Hello" Hermione says shyly to him.

"Hello Emma, hello Hermione. How has the rest of yer summer been?"

"Really well! And yours?" I tell him.

"Pretty well, if I do say so me self." He answers.

Hagrid has to stop talking to us at that moment to tell all of us to follow him. So we do. He stops of close to a lake and we see a bunch of boats in a line. We each step into one as we are told and we are of to Hogwarts. As were skimming across the water me, Hermione, Ron and Harry can't believe how beautiful it is. We keep pointing out different things to each other. Hermione points out hogsmead in the distance, Ron points out the merpeople( which I didn't know existed) in the lake and Harry finds a giant squid who splashes him in the face for I think being to loud. Then we get to the castle. It is the most beautiful and magnificent thing ever. It was even better to be here in person then just looking at it from a far.

Hagrid leads us inside and up a flight of stairs before leaving us with an elder lady. She tells us her name is Professor McGonagall. Then she tells us that we will be sorted into four different houses. Gryfondor , Huffulpuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. I look over to Hermione to ask them which one she wants to be in when I see Ron freaking out. I remember then that Ron has 3 brothers at this school and two that have already graduated and they were all in Gryffondor. She then tells us to wait a moment and that she would come back for us when they're ready. I turn over to talk to Hermione but am interrupted by a very pale boy with white blond hair and grey eyes.

"So it was true then." he tells me," Emma Longbottom is at Hogwarts."

"Yes I am" I say back.

"I'm Draco. Draco Malfoy. I'm going to be in Slytherin. This Crab and Goyle." He says gesturing to the baboons standing behind him. " If you want I can show you around the school instead of these losers."

That's it. All chances of us being friends just disappeared as soon as he said that word.

"Yeah thanks but no thanks. I'd rather hang out with the "losers"." I tell him.

His face turns tomato red at this. He stomps off and mutters whatever. Oh well he wasn't very nice. I turn around to finally talk to my friends and they stare at me in awe. Harry finally says something.

"That was bloody brilliant! I knew I liked you!" He says as I laugh.

Then McGonagall returns and we follow her in there. When we enter the first thing that I register is how many people are her. Second thing is that there is a hat in the middle of a platform on a stool. We all walk closer closer than the most unexpected thing happened. It started sing a song. I didn't pay any attention to it because I am to worried about which house all be put in. Then it stopped and the sorting began.

McGonagall started calling of names but I didn't really pay attention. I hear Hermione's name called up, then Harry,
then Rons. They all get Gryffondor. Then they call my name and I put the sorting hat on. It racks through brain I just wait for it to tell me which house I'm in. Then it says.......