10 Chap 8

They didn't even hear the voice warning about their arrival. Cho left first followed by Drake with his hat, whispering into it. He was sending a message to his beasts in the suitcase to behave properly since he left the suitcase on the train.

When he was outside, he heard a voice calling for all the first years.

"Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" said the voice in front of them.

When Drake heard the voice, he followed it.

"Hey uncle Hagrid, what are you doing here?" asked Drake when he arrived in front of the big person.

When he asked these questions some first years who had arrived first were all looking at him some with scorn and others with curiosity.

"Oh look, everybody, the pretty boy his the nephew of giant, probably he was abandoned by his family too and had to join the giant in their filthy home," said a voice full of mockery and scorn.

Suddenly the temperature started to drop fast as Drake looked at the new person and said:

"Say one more thing about my family or my uncle and I will be sure to make you bedridden for a month!" while he said that he cast "Pellis Amictum" with whisper a light wave of his wand hidden in the hat. The boy started to pale when he noticed a lot of furs starting to grow on his face and hands.

(A.N – The chant for the fur growing was unknown so a used the chant in Latin for "fur cover")

Before the situation could escalate, Hagrid went to Drake and put a hand on his shoulder.

"C'mon, little Drake, ter should not let this kin' of things bother ter, he is only a kid."

When Hagrid looked at the other boy, he continues to say to Drake in whispering voice:

"Ter will get in trouble for that, lad."

"I don't care Hagrid!" and with that Drake went behind the group while he was walking a path was open for him and he looked at all the new students before passing them without saying a thing. Meanwhile, Cormac McLaggen was on the floor crying and saying that his father worked in the ministry of magic and that Drake was doomed to be expelled because of doing magic. Well, he could try and prove that Drake used a spell but it won't be that easy, after all, no one saw or heard Drake casting a spell. Hagrid sighed and thought:

"Well, it's not my business."

As Drake went behind the group of people, Cho arrived next to him and started to talk with him.

"OH, so that's his hagrid? The one you talked about in the train?" asked Cho.

"Yup! Tomorrow I will let the cats with him. By the way, you don't seem too shocked or afraid of me after what happened to him?"

"Well, I think he deserved it, probably you will get in trouble. His father is an important person of the new minister" said Cho in a quiet voice.

"Fuck him and his family! The ministry can't interfere with the things that happen in Hogwarts and I'm not seeing the minister doing a fuss about this! Only the headmaster could verify if I used magic or not," replied Drake in an angry tone to her but before she could reply he continued.

"Damn! I'm sorry about that, but you know when people talk about my family, that's borderline."

"hihihih! I forgive you…well, if you want to talk about it, you can count on me" replied Cho giggling.

"Thanks, about that and it seems you will be the only friend I will make among the first years after this" replied Drake in a happier tone. As they were still talking Hagrid went to the Cormac and carried him in princess carry, which won a few laughs from the audience.

"C'mon follow me…any more firs' years?! Mind ter steps now firs' years…ter may slip down.

When all the first years were gathered, Hagrid started to guide them into the school. They started going on the slippery and spent staircase on a narrow and dark path.

"You'll get ter firs' sight o' Hogwarts school in a sec," said Hagrid as he walked and from time to time he would look behind to see if all the fist years were doing okay, well most of them looked scared.

Suddenly the path opened onto the edge of a black lake. On the other side atop of a mountain with the lights coming from the windows, sparkling in the dark of the night sky, was Hogwarts in all its glory.

On the shore, several boats could be seen… "No more'n four people per boat," said Hagrid. Drake and Cho went with two other students on the boat.

"Hey! my name is Katie Bell," said one of the girls while the other in shyer away said, "My name is Marietta Edgecombe, a pleasure to meet you". Drake just nodded at them while Cho started to talk with two girls.

While the first years were entering on the boat, in Hogwarts school, more precisely in Dumbledore office a discussion was happening because of a certain boy.

"Dumbledore you need to take care of that pest, he didn't even start attending the school and he is already causing trouble, "said Severus Snape in an angry tone.

"Well I have to agree with Professor Snape on this one, he can't be wandering around casting small charms on other students," said Minerva in almost a laughing tone.

"Well, I will talk with him but I think he already was warned several times about casting certain kinds of magics on school grounds and that student also deserved that hehehe!" said Dumbledore with a little laugh before he continued. "Also, no one has any proofs about him…after all I didn't see him casting a spell…did you two saw him chanting or waving his wand?! Then, I think the Ministry won't do a thing about it even if he is the son of an important member of it."

"Hmm he would have to be careful, If I caught him or one of his pets or doing any kind of trouble, I will take points or give severe punishments. And don't keep that attitude Dumbledore, sooner or later will cost you like several years ago" said Snape with a snort.

"C' mon Severus, don't be hard on him, he just pranked you a few times when he was a kid, nothing too serious," said Dumbledore chuckling while Minerva giggled.

"Well, we should be going to the Great Hall now to welcome the students another year," said Professor Minerva.

"Yup, time to go" replied Dumbledore´

As this conversation was taking place, the first year were traversing the black lake with Hagrid leading the small boat fleet with still crying Cromac.

"Heads down!" yelled Hagrid as the boats started to reach the cliff, they all bent down their heads while the boats carried them along of a dark tunnel. After a while, they arrived at the underground harbour.

As all student arrived at the harbour and left the boats and started to climb a few more stairs until they arrived at a giant big door.

"Everyone here?" asked Hagrid has he knocked three times on the door.

As he stopped knocking, the door was swung open and tall, black-haired with some white hairs and green eyes Witch, dressed in green-robed stood by the door.

"Here are the student's Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.

"Thanks, Hagrid, I will take them from here."

This time Drake didn't run to her aunt in the same away he did with Hagrid since he would probably be the talk among the first years again.

Hagrid turned away and went up to Drake as he put a hand on his shoulder, "don't cause more scene's hehehe!" whispered Hagrid to him.

"Yeah!"

As Professor McGonagall opened all the door and mentioned the first years to follow her. The wall was lit with flaming torches, the ceiling was too high to be seen and magnificent staircase made of marble stood in front of them. They followed Professor McGonagall through the corridor and not far away from them, they could hear some noise from a doorway.

"Well it seems we almost at The Great Hall," whispered Drake to Cho.

"Yeah...I'm scared of how we will be sorted out…I heard some stories about it," replied Cho

"It's okay don't worry, trust me it will be very easy and funny too" answered Drake before they stopped in front of a door.

As they stopped in front of the door, Professor McGonagall started to speak.

"Welcome to Hogwarts! The start of term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your sits in The Great Hall, you will be sorted into the different houses. This will be a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes, sleep and spend free time with your house colleagues in your house dormitory and common room."

She looked at the students to see if they were still paying attention to her and her look stayed for a few moments on a boy with a hat. Drake saw this and gave her a smile with a slight nod.

She dismissed the nod and continued speaking, "The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its noble history and each one has produced great witches and wizards. Your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule-breaking will cost you points." She finished saying this and look at Drake with a warning gaze. "At the end of the year, the house with more point will be awarded the house cup. I hope that you will be a good addition to your houses."

The Sorting ceremony will begin in a few moments in front of all school, be ready," finished Professor McGonagall before eyeing one more time the students before she disappeared went through the doors.

"Well, we are almost there," said Drake to Cho before another boy came with Cormac which already had recovered, and boy named Marcu Belby. They stopped in from of Drake and Cho and before they started to talk, Drake said in unfriendly tone:

"What do you want fur face? Just don't start crying and calling for your mommy and daddy."

Everyone starts laughing

"Hmm…let's see if you will still be funny when my parents learned about this, I bet you will be expelled" responded Cormac before he left them.

"You are such child Drake," said Katie and Margarette followed by a nod of Cho.

"Hehehehe! Do you think this is over, the fun's only starting now" replied Drake to the three of them.

"This will be fun, very fun," though Drake has he made small evil laugh.