24 Polar Opposites (1/2)

After hearing the song, everyone started to clap for the hat and the first years seemed as though they had calmed down greatly when compared to their previous attitude.

Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment.

”When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted,” she said.

Arth watched on with a slightly bores expression. He only perked his head up when he heard Luna being called up.

”Lovegood, Luna.”

There was laughter in the room when people saw how bizarre the girl was. She still had her wand on her ear and wore her signature dreamy look on her face. Her Butter beer cap necklace rattled each step she took. Ron raised an eyebrow.

”That's the girl your into? Isn't she quite... the unique one.”

”Yes she is, and she is just a friend.”

”Sure.”

Luna put on the hat, which immediately screamed Ravenclaw. Luna took off the hat, patted it on the tip a few times before going over to the Ravenclaw table.

A few first years later was Ginny. She was sorted into Gryffindor, just like her entire family. Dumbledore got up and said something that Arth didn't bother to listen too, he was waiting for empty plates in front of him to become full.

At last, Dumbledore stood up.

”I see that most of you have hungry wolves in your eyes, let us not waste any more time. Dig in.”

The nostalgic plates became, once again, filled with heavenly delights. All sorts of dishes, sausages, toast, steak, meat, vegetables, and turkey. Beloved turkey.

Arth reached out and gracefully plucked a turkey leg from the mountain of legs. He bit off a small portion and sighed.

”How I missed you... my dearest meal.”

”Hahaha, I forgot how much you liked turkey legs, should've gotten my mum to make you some over the summer, said Ron before turning to a piece of steak. ”Excellent.”

Hermione took small sips of potato soup while Harry was chomping down on sausages. Arth was on his third turkey leg when a person came up from behind and tapped him on the shoulder.

Arth tilted his head backwards and the whole world seemed to be flipped upside down. He recognized the blonde hair and silver eyes that were staring down at him with a smile.

”Hello, sorry to interrupt. May I join your table?”

Arth noticed that people were silently laughing at Luna with amused looks.

”Sure, why not. Harry mover over and make some room.”

Luna sat down right next to Arth and stared at the turkey leg on his plate.

”That seems to be very good, mind I have a bite?”

”No problem, feel free to. There's plenty to go around.”

Perhaps shocked that someone had voluntarily joined the table of another house, the laughter stopped. Dumbledore watched them from afar with a raised eyebrow and a slight smile.

Narrowing his eyes at the Ravenclaw table, Arth asked with an amicable tone.

”So what bring you here Luna?”

Luna took a bite out of the turkey, decided it was good, and ate a bit more before answering.

”Nothing, I just wanted to eat with my friend. The people over there don't really appreciate my style of dressing. They also think that the Quibbler is a pile of rubbish. I can tell when I am not welcome, so I decided to excuse myself. Besides, being with you is way more interesting. It's like having a friend.”

Arth gave a charming smile before poking Luna's head.

”You little dreamer, I thought we were already friends.”

Luna rubbed her forehead with a rueful expression.

”It seems so, I'm sorry. I must've forgotten. I never had a friend you see.”

”Well, I am honored to be your first.”