' Potter, James' called Professor Longbottom. The Great Hall fell silent.

' Oh no...' moaned James. His new friend, Charlie, who he had sat with on the Hogwarts Express, nudged him in the back and James stumbled forwards. Looking over his shoulder, he could see a sea of expectant faces staring at him, causing an outbreak of muttering.

Sitting down on the stool, he caught a glance at the Gryffindor table. He could see Teddy Lupin's ever-changing hair as well as Fred Weasley Jr. and Louis Weasley, in their second year at Hogwarts and Victoire Weasley, in her fifth year. He saw Lorcan give him a small wave before the Sorting Hat was placed on his head, plunging him into darkness.

'Ah, who do we have here then, another Potter...' started the Hat.

'Lots of courage I can see, and, what's this, flair, lots of flair, just like your grandfather and his friends. Also, a thirst to prove yourself, a hunger, Son of the famous 'Boy who Lived'. Yes. I think I know just where to put you...'

'GRYFFINDOR!' Screams of delight filled the young boys ears.

Beaming from ear to ear, a young James Sirius Potter, jumped down off of the stage and sprinted over to the awaiting Gryffindor House table.

Sitting down, he grinned to Victoire, sitting not far down the table.

' Well done James!' She called across, as the hall quietened down to congratulate the next pupil.

' Thanks Vic!' He replied as a cheer rose up from the Ravenclaw table.

' Welcome to Gryffindor, mate!' Fred Jr. Weasley whilst his other cousin, Louis, who sat next to him, gave him a thumbs up.

After much more cheering, his childhood friend, Lorcan Scamander gladly sat down opposite him, giving him a quick grin.

After everybody had finally been Sorted and had quietened down, Professor McGonagall rose from her seat to address the sea of pupils staring up at her.

' I would like to welcome all of you to a brand new year at Hogwarts. Now, tuck in and enjoy!' Beamed as she sat down and turned to Professor Longbottom beside her and started a conversation.

James looked round, and to his amazement, the table was brimming with food. As he helped himself to some Roast, Lucy began to introduce herself and James to the other first years. This included Charlie Walsh, the boy he had met on the train, who was tall and gangly, with dirty blond curls and freckles; his friend Lorcan Scamander, with sleek blond hair, whose twin, Lysander, was sorted into Ravenclaw, and whose mother is his parents close friend, and Lily's Godmother; Lauren Taylor, who had blonde hair with pale features, had light blue eyes and a sweet smile; Oliver Williams, a small boy with short, light brown hair; Jessica Parker, tall with dark blonde hair and freckles; and Matt Johnson, a small dark haired boy. After being introduced to each other, they started to talk about their families and backgrounds.

As they all finished dessert, wondering what was next, they looked up to the staff table to see Professor McGonagall rising and waiting for the muttering to cease. The hall promptly fell silent.

'Now, I have a few start of term notices to give you all.' She announced, pausing.

' First years note that the forest in the grounds is forbidden from being entered, by all pupils.

' The caretaker, Mr. Filch, has asked me to inform you all that no magic is allowed in corridors between lesson times, as is all products from ' Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes' joke shop are banned and will be confiscated if found.

'Now, time for bed. First years, follow your prefects to your dorms.'

The Gryffindor first-years followed Victoire through the crowds out of the Great Hall and mounted the marble staircase.

James was too tired to notice the moving portraits until his friend Charlie nudged him. Even then, he was too exhausted to care. Moving past hanging tapestries and moving staircases, he wondered how much longer it would take them to reach the common room, when they came to a halt. In front of them hung a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress.

'Password?'

'wolfsbane' replied Victoire, and with that, the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. After scrambling through, they all found themselves in Gryffindor common room; a round, cosy room full of squashy armchairs. The walls were draped with red and gold. Victoire showed the girls through to their dormitory before showing the boys through the other door, leading to their dormitory.

Through the door, at the top of the stairs, they found five four-poster beds, hung with red velvet curtains. All of their trunks and possessions had already been brought up. Too tired to do much talking, they pulled on their pyjama's and collapsed into bed. Rolling over he fell asleep dreaming of the day he had just had, thinking of all the adventures that could be had at Hogwarts.