I sat there for the first five minutes staring down at my hands looking miserable. I didn't want to attract attention and sympathy but I was really shy.   
"Hey!" The girl next to me said. I didn't know if she was talking to me but I looked up. Sure enough, she was looking at me. She had light brown hair wich went just past her shoulders and pretty chocolate eyes.   
"I-um-hi." I stuttered nervously.  
"My name is Leona Adams." She said kindly.  
"Hi!" I said, a little more confident now I knew her parents were friends with mine. "I'm Lily. I think our parents are friends."  
"Lily? Are you a member of the Blaze family?" She asked.  
"Yeah."  
"Yeah, you're right, they're really good friends."  
"Hello." The girl sitting opposite me said. She had long, shining blonde hair and hazel eyes a few shades lighter than mine. "I'm Melody Baker."  
The boy sitting next to her, who had messy black hair and almost grey eyes, introduced himself as Dylan Andrews.   
"Hi Melody, hi Dylan, I'm Lily Blaze."   
We chatted to each other, joked, told each other about our homes and pets and ate sweets when the trolley came round.  
"Hey!" Leona called. It was hours later, probably just after six. "I think we're near Hogwarts!"  
"Cool!" Dylan exclaimed. "Lily, what house are you hoping to be in?"  
"Don't really mind, as long as it's not Slytherin." I answered. "Oh no, I don't hate Slytherin like some people." She added truthfully as the others looked at her angrily. "But I'm a pure-blood and I don't want people to hate me because I'm a pure-blood Slytherin."  
"Oh." Melody sighed as the others stopped glaring. "I'm a Muggle-born and these two are half-bloods but I can just imagine how it must feel."  
An hour later, they arrived. Leona actually screamed. "I'm so excited!" She yelled.  
"Firs' years, follow me!" Boomed a voice. The four turned around to see a giant man with a big blackish-brown beard. "Firs' years, come on."   
"Let's go guys." Dylan led them to miniature boats.  
"Up to four in a boat." The man called as everyone arrived.   
Leona, Dylan, Melody and I climbed in a boat. It went all the way to the castle. Then, Hagrid led us all to the Great Hall where a brown hat was in the room. It sang a song before a man with a long white beard and purple cloak stood up. "Hello, everybody, new and old. Welcome to Hogwarts' famous Sorting Ceremony where the first years will be sorted." He said in a loud, clear voice. "As the students in second year and above know, I am Professor Dumbledore. There are four houses: Gryffindor for the brave, Ravenclaw for the smart, Slytherin for the cunning and Hufflepuff for the kind. Now, we will sort the first years before our feast begins!" Dumbledore sat back down and began calling names.