"Ugh! I got Pepper!" Aurora said coughing as the other two girls roared with laughter. They were currently sharing a box of Bertie Botts every flavored beans, taking one blindly and having to eat it. 

"You think thats gross! I just got puke don't even complain!" Charlotte exclaimed as she pointed an accusing finger at the brunette.

"Chloe's lucky, she hasn't had even one bad one yet!" Aurora sighed dramatically as Chloe smiled,

"I just know which ones are good, I can sense it" Chloe said matter-of-factly as both girls gave her the I'm not buying that look. "What! it's true!" she said throwing her hands up.

"Yea don't tell me I don't see you peaking each ti-"Aurora began only to be interrupted by the compartment door opening showing a girl with bushy brown hair and big teeth. 

"Have any of you seen a toad, a boy named Neville's lost one" she said.

"No we haven't sorry" Aurora said kindly to the girl followed by a response from Chloe,

"Do you want help looking, it's a pretty big train?" she asked sweetly and the girl smiled.

"Sure! that would be wonderful! I'm Hermione Granger, what are your names?" Hermione asked,

"I'm Aurora, that's Charlotte, and that's Chloe" Aurora said pointing to the other girls. They all left the compartment deciding to split up to cover more of the train faster. They all went and looked  but to no avail, found the toad. 

Aurora finished looking in her area and started walking down to find the rest of the girls to spot Hermione right outside a compartment talking to the people inside.

"Hey Hermione, I could't find him, did you have any luck?" she said walking up to the girl,

"No, maybe-" she started but was stopped when a person from inside the compartment spoke,

"hey Aurora" said a voice. she looked in the compartment to see the group of boys she met earlier joined by one of the redheads probably one of Molly's sons. The person who spoke was teddy and she smiled, "hey! i didn't see you there!" she smiled.

"We were just chatting about what houses we wanted to get into, and all of them are up for Gryffindor, I myself think I fit in Ravenclaw, what about you?" Hermione asked her as she thought about it.

"Umm, i'm not really sure, it would be great to be in the same houses as Chloe and Charlotte and Ravenclaw with you would be fun!" the girl exclaimed.

"No, you'll be a Gryffindor, all the prettiest girls are in that house" said Harry who was sitting closest to her giving her a charming smile. Aurora frowned, "all girls are pretty, they don't have to be in Gryffindor" she said defiantly. 

"Seeing as I am going to be in Gryffindor, I would love if you would join me there" he said winking at her as she now was annoyed. 'jerk' 

" We don't choose our houses Potter, now if you'll excuse me I have friends to find" she huffed as she walked away pulling Hermione with her.

Harry frowned slightly but then shrugged. Eh, I won't worry about her now, I have a reputation to create! he thought as he continued talking to the boys, figuring out their first prank for the year.

After all the girls found each other, they sadly did not find the toad and went back to their compartment, now joined by Hermione.

Soon, they arrived and the train slowed to a stop at Hogsmeade station. They all got their trunks and exited the train.

"Fir's years! Fir's years! This way!" said a deep and loud voice which when they looked, was a very very tall man. 

Woah! aurora thought as she and the girls walked towards him. They all saw little boats that were floating in what seemed to be a lake.

They got into a boat and made their way across the waters soon to see the magnificent castle. Aurora gazed at the structure in awe and excitement, looking at her soon-to-be second home. They could see the group of boys laughing loudly and rocking their boat back and forth. Aurora found it annoying.

After the boat ride, they arrived at the school to be gathered into a huge hall right outside two very large doors. Standing right in front of those doors was a woman in dark green velvet robes and hat and a stern look on her face though not mean.

"Welcome to Hogwarts" she began, "when you enter these doors you each will be sorted into four houses. Gryffindoor,"she said followed by some proud smirks from a certain group of boys" Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Your house will be like your family, do well and you will earn points, fail to do so and loose points. The sorting ceremony will begin momentarily" she finished before entering the room behind the doors. 

After she left, whispers eruppted from all the first-years. some of excitment and others of worry.

"I just want you all to know, no matter what house we are in we will be friends" Aurora said strongly and the 3 girls nodded. she was happy to have already made such good friends but what if they were in different houses, would she be alone despite their promise?

Just then, the woman returned and the doors were opened. As they walked down the hall, aurora noticed there were four tables each housing a number of students with the same color robes. Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green. She gulped in anticipation as they stopped in front of the larger table seating the teachers and a wooden stool with an old brown hat sitting on top of it.

From what Charlotte told her, aurora guessed it was the sorting hat and her thoughts were confirmed when it broke out in song,

Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,

For I'm a Thinking Cap!

after the song finished, the hall burst into applause. hmm... I wonder what house I will be in  Aurora thought as the woman, now she knows is professor Mcgonagall thanks to Hermione.

soon, she called a familiar face, "Black, Leo"......"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled after only a split second on top his head.

"Brooks, Chloe" called Mcgonagall and the girls smiled at the blonde as she nervously went up to sit on the stool. "Five sickles to say she's in Hufflepuff" charlotte whispered to aurora but she shook her head, "Nah, she's a Gryffindor". They smirked at each other and shook hands.............."GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled as Chloe smiled and ran to the house of red and gold. Aurora, Charlotte and Hermione all clapped and cheered loudly for her though charlotte less enthusiastic as she was grumbling and handed aurora 5 sickles. "thank you" the brunette said cheekly as charlotte rolled her eyes in amusement.

"Edwards, charlotte".......the woman soon called as the said girl took a breath and headed to the stool only to be sorted into Gryffindor along with Chloe. 

"Granger, Hermione"....Aurora smiled in comfort at the girl but did little as she took a shaky breath repeating "its ok, i can do this" as she made her way to the stool...."RAVENCLAW" the hat bellowed and she smiled and ran off to the blue and bronze table. Hermione was sad she was not with her friends but was comforted from the smiles and cheers coming from  the house of wisdom.

After a while the names kept on going to reach Aurora, "Holland, Aurora" the professor called. Aurora took a deep breath and made her way up to the stool and sat down to have the hat placed on her head.

Hmmm....I see kindness, oh and bravery, not really Ravenclaw, Slytherin would fit your willingness to protect your friends, I am seeing strong Gryffindor traits in you as well, she heard a voice in her head say, she wanted to be in Gryffindoor with her friends because Ravenclaw did not seem to likely...hmm...I choose....."GRYFFINDOR!"