The Thunder Phoenix
CHAPTER 1
THE SORTING
"Slytherin!" The sorting hat yelled. Hermione Granger quickly walked to the Slytherin table. She sat next to a girl with black hair. "What's your name?" the girl asked. She swiftly replied," My name is Hermione, Hermione Granger." "I know you! You are one of the oldest pureblood families in Europe, by the way, my name is Pansy, Pansy Parkinson." Two more boys joined the group, they both introduced themselves as Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini. They had a lovely conversation and quickly became friends. "Harry Potter!" Professor Mcgonagall yelled. "Harry Potter?" "Is it the actual Harry Potter?" Students whispered in awe to each other as a black haired boy with round glasses sat on the stool and put on the hat.
" Ten Galleons if he gets in Gryffindor." Draco whispered to Hermione. " No, 10 Galleons if he ends up in Slytherin." She whispered back. "Slytherin!" the hat yelled. Draco groaned and gave Hermione 10 Galleons while Harry walked up to the Slytherin table. Harry sat next to Draco and they started to talk with Hermione. At the end of the Sorting, the trio had struck up a immediate friendship. Dumbledore stood up and held his hand, everyone stopped talking at once. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts. I would like to say a few welcoming words to all of you. Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you and enjoy the feast." He sat back down.
" Is Dumbledore mad?" Harry asked. "Definitely, potatoes Harry?" The once empty golden plates in front of them had piles of food on them, as much as you can imagine like chocolate frogs, pizza, ham n cheese sandwiches and peppermint humbugs. Everyone started eating. Sounds of culinary clashing with plates sounded through the hall.
While they were eating, the conversation revolved from their favorite food to their families. "My mother is a muggleborn while my father is a pureblood, how about yours?" asked Harry. " My parents are Narcissa Malfoy and Lucius Malfoy, both pureblood." Draco said smugly. " My parents are Richard Granger and Amelia Granger, both Pureblood." Suddenly, all the food disappeared and desserts appeared. Both boys dived for a piece of chocolate gateau. "Boys…" Pansy tutted as she helped herself to pudding. Hermione giggled.
When the desserts disappeared too, Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement. "Since you all are fed and watered, Mr. Filch will like to say there are 456 items that that are forbidden to have in this school, the list is outside his office. The forest is out of bounds to everyone." His eyes twinkled in the direction of 2 redheads. The third floor corridor is out of bounds, anyone who enters there will die a very painful death." Most people laughed but some people looked curious at what that corridor holds. "Now may you all follow the prefects from your house and I wish you a good evening." Dumbledore concluded.
"First years please come here," a prefect named William Parkinson yelled. " follow me to the common rooms." They walked for quite a while until they stood in front a portrait of Merlin. "Password?" Merlin asked. "Nimbus 2000" William replied and the portrait swung open to reveal a room with armchairs and a view of the lake. " Be up at 8 o'clock sharp and get ready for breakfast." With that, he left the common room.
Pansy and Hermione decided to choose their beds first as they didn't want to be last to choose. When they walked up, they saw a room labeled 'First Years'. The room revealed to hold 4 beds . Pansy and Hermione sat on their beds and after they got ready for bed, Pansy asked Hermione. "So, how do you think of Draco or Harry?" "I personally feel bad for Harry as he has to stay with muggles but both of them are nice." Hermione replied. Their conversation was interrupted by two girls entering. They introduced themselves as Travis Davis and Daphne Greengrass. "Pansy, I'm feeling tired, I suppose I sleep now." Hermione said. "good night" Pansy said, "you too." Hermione replied. She thought: I wonder how Harry and Draco are getting on with their roommates. Soon, her sleepiness overpowered her brain and she fell into deep sleep.