The Common Room

"GRYFFINDOR".

The table under the red and gold banners exploded with loud applause, as Edward walked toward them. Some Gryffindors who knew Edward stood up and congratulated him.

"Why are you taking so long?" said Hermione, "I almost thought that you would not be sorted into Gryfffindor".

"Hey, hey, there's no way Edward won't be sorted into Gryffindor" said Fred, "Isn't that right, George?".

"Yes, we all believe that Edward will definitely be sorted into Gryffindor" said George with a serious face.

"Oh really?" said Hermione, glaring at the twins, "Then who won the bet?".

"George" said Fred without thinking.

"Brother, you don't need to say it to others, you know" said George in a low voice.

"As expected of you two" snorted Hermione.

Seeing their behavior, Edward did not know what to say. Can't they see that almost everyone in the hall is watching them now.

Edward, who wanted to remind them, suddenly heard Professor McGonagall clearing her throat.

They immediately shut their mouths and sat down. Edward is pulled by the twins and forced to sit with them.

After seeing them sitting, Professor McGonagall then took the Sorting Hat from the hall.

From the High Table, Dumbledore, the headmaster, stood up from his golden chair, announcing the start of the feast.

Seeing the many foods that appeared before him, Edward felt hungry and filled his plate with his favorite food.

While eating, Edward asked the twins next to him.

"Hey, how about the broomstick?".

"In our dormitory" whispered Fred.

"What if we use it tomorrow?" added George.

"Ed, you must take flying lessons first if you want to use a broomstick" Hermione reminded after hearing their conversation.

"Hermione, have you forgotten who we are?" asked George, "We are the best at Hogwarts in terms of flying".

"How about Harry?" asked Fred.

"Of course! Harry is better than us" said George.

"Then what about Oliver?" asked Fred, then whispered while looking at the Gryffindor table full of girls, "I think Angelina Johnson will definitely hit you, if she hears you say we are better than her".

"You're right, Fred" whispered George, who was a little scared, especially after seeing Angelina.

Hermione just rolled her eyes irritably and looked at Edward.

Seeing Hermione who seemed to want to remind him again, Edward immediately cut it.

"Okay Hermione, I understand what you mean".

"Good" Hermione looked at him for a moment then nodded in satisfaction.

Edward began to continue eating his food. Everyone in the hall spoke happily and that made the First Year who initially felt nervous starting to adjust to the others.

BANG!

The hall's door opened loudly and walking to the hall was a black-robed wizard. He was a thin man with pale skin, a crooked nose, and shoulder length black hair.

From his seat, Edward could see the man and immediately recognized him, Severus Snape.

Arriving in front of the High Table, Snape immediately notified the Headmaster of what had happened to Harry and Ron. He did not turn down his voice so that everyone in the hall heard it.

Hearing that, Professor Mcgonagall's mouth immediately turned thin.

"Where are they now?" asked Professor McGonagall.

"You can come with me!" said Snape who then walked out of the hall.

The Headmaster and Professor McGonagall immediately stood up from their chairs and walked following Snape.

Lockhart wanted to follow them but stopped after seeing Snape staring coldly at him. Seems like Snape doesn't want Lockhart to enter his office.

After they left the hall, everyone started whispering to each other.

"I thought I saw it in the Daily Prophet before".

"Flying car? Wow ...!".

"And the Whomping Willow? Isn't that tree dangerous?".

"We missed the opportunity to take a flying car to Hogwarts" said the twins together.

"How can they do that? What if they are expelled?" said Hermione indignantly.

A few minutes later, the Headmaster, Snape, and Professor McGonagall returned to the hall.

Everyone saw them and wondered whether Harry and Ron would be expelled or not.

Only Edward didn't think too much about it and continued to eat. Because he knows they will be fine.

Finally, the feast ends. As soon as the food disappeared and the plate was cleared, the Headmaster stood up.

"Only a few short term announcements. I want to remind everyone that the Forest on the grounds is forbidden. I don't advise anyone to go there unless they have the desire to die" said the Headmaster, "And most importantly, welcome to Hogwarts, I hope you have a wonderful year".

Percy the Prefect stood up and told the First Years to follow him to the Gryffindor tower.

When they arrived at the portrait of the famous Fat Lady, Percy turned and said to them.

"Remember, the password is wattlebird".

After saying the password, the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. They all scrambled through it and found themselves in the Gryffindor common room, a cosy, round room full of squashy armchairs.

After Percy showed the direction of the boys' dormitory, Edward immediately walked and entered it. He didn't want to be pulled by the Weasley twins to await the arrival of Harry and Ron with the entire Gryffindor House.

In the dormitory, Edward walked on the bed in the middle of the room.

"I will take this one, right next to the window" said Edward to the others.

Colin and other First Years did not mind and then began claiming their beds.

Besides Colin, Edward did not know the other First Years. Therefore after choosing their bed, Edward introduced himself to others.

They stayed up until almost midnight, talking about the Quidditch team, class, and their families. After feeling tired and sleepy, they returned to their beds.