"Hmm" A small voice came from beside her ear "different from the others, lots of worry and doubt, bravery definitely, a thrive to help those in need but where's best to do that from, an ambition to be the best..." the small voice was able to confuse Selena more. "SLYTHERIN!" The voice boomed causing the leftmost table to applaud and cheer. She got up slightly shaking and quickly walked to the table, she sat down next to the other first year Slytherins.    

Selena recognized the blonde boy from before as he swaggered up to the stool and before the hat even touched him it shouted

"SLYTHERIN" Selena scrunched up her face at the idea of living in the same area as him but clapped all the same. Draco sat across from her and immediately started boasting about how he knew he would get into Slytherin to everyone within earshot. The sorting ceremony continued and she noticed that for the most part each house got basically the same amount of students, she wondered if there was ever years that a house got no students.

"Potter, Harry" Unlike the other names this one sparked a wave of whispers. 

"The Harry Potter!"

"Did she say Potter?"
Selena was lost at what the deal with this boy was, she could only assume he was famous in the wizarding world.

"GRYFFINDOR" The hat shouted followed by a thunderous applause from the Gryffindor table.

Soon all the students were sorted. The previously bare tables filled with all sorts of food. Her jaw hung open for a second before she dug in filling her plate.

Everyone at the table seemed friendly enough but it seemed like everyone already had their own groups even the first years. The food disappeared at some point during the evening along with the dishes.

"Ahem - just a few words now we are all fed and watered. I have a few start of term notices to give you. First years should note that the forest in the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well. I have also been asked by Mr Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quidditch trails will be held in the second week of term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch. And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death." He finished on a serious note leaving Selena with an ominous feeling.

"Wait what's Quidditch?" Selena accidentally asked out loud, most of the table ignored her except for one girl who was staring at Selena, jaw dropped.

"What's Quidditch!" She exclaimed "Only the best sport ever invented!" She was cut off by the commotion of the Slytherin table leaving. The girl followed the crowd with Selena in tow as to not get lost. 

Each table seemed to go a different way, the slytherins went down several sets of stairs. The air was colder giving Selena chills.  After what felt like forever they stopped, the quidditch girl was taller and stood on her tip toes to see over the crowd.

"We stopped at a wall!?" She exclaimed to no one in particular. They heard some shuffling then someone said something that Selena didn't quite catch. Then some gasps as they started moving forward again.

Once the crowd of students spread out Selena could see the room more clearly.  There were a few tables and chairs and some couches. Two fireplaces lit up the room, one on either side. The entire room was green, black and silver. The opposite wall was entirely a window looking into the lake, although it was to dark to see much. The small group of first years huddled together as the older students seemed to know what they were doing. 

"First years! This is your common room, the weekly passwords are posted on our board to the right. The boys dorms are up the left stairs and the girls to the right. Your trunks have already been brought upstairs. And yes we are actually under the lake." The boy who gave the speech started up the stairs.

The blond boy, Draco, ran up the stairs first, with a few others in tow heading left. Selena followed the girls up the stairs to the left into a hallway with many doors, each slightly different. She walked to the furthest, the door was green and faded giving it a rustic feeling. She push open the door making it creak from the sudden use. The room was filled with four beds lined up against the wall, each with dark green drapes, a wardrobe beside and room for a trunk at the foot. The opposite wall was filled with another window to the lake. She ventured further to find the last bed had her trunk at the foot and her guitar on top. 

"Hey."The sound of another voice startled her causing her to turn. The quidditch girl stood there hands on her hips. She was fairly tall and thin. She had her long blond hair in a ponytail and dark blue eyes. "Leesa Parker, you?" She held out a hand after introducing herself. 

"I'm Selena DeBrax." Selena shook her hand  before continuing ."So is that your stuff?" Selena asked gesturing to the trunk at the foot of the bed beside her own.

"Yeah but onto more important things, do you really not know what quidditch is?"