Once again, I've managed to stay up into the 'wee' hours of the morning.
It's about 1:15, and I have a killer headache, yet I leave my light on,
read excerpts from Harry Potter, and attempt to put together another Fanfic
for you people. Feel proud.
Disclaimer: I own none except my own characters that I add in, and a couple new spells. Have fun trying to sue me. I DENY THE FACT THAT I ATE..Evil computer. I meant to say.Oh heck, let's just get on with the story.
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"And you're absolutely SURE that this thing won't kill us all?" Sydney asked.
Briar nodded. "Yes. Now, your mission is to go to the past, to the WAY past, and kill Pettigrew. Whether you decide to come back to the future is up to you."
Sydney laughed slightly. "Why wouldn't we? I've got too much here! You guys ready?"
Andi and Ronni nodded.
Briar smiled, and sort of hovered around. "You'll need to take things from now to then. You'll have to say you're transfering to that grade. You'll be in the 6th year. Of course, you're almost out of seventh. You girls have always been the highest of my classes, despite your age. And so pretty too!"
Sydney rolled her eyes. "Get on with it, Briar. Wolfsbane potion ready? We need cd players, food from now, batteries, Bop-it, and a couple other things."
Briar smiled, tears filling her eyes. "I'll miss your sarcastic remarks to me every day that you're gone!" A small gasp filled the air, before loud wails echoed through the halls.
Sydney chuckled slightly, and with help, got the stuff herself. "Briar, we have to go. I have my wand, and I know how to transform. I'm ready to go. Andi, Ronni, say goodbye, and get in here."
Andi and Ronni grabbed their things, hugged the sniffling Briar, and jumped into the time machine.
Sydney grinned. "Come on Briar, We're ready."
With that, Briar pressed the button, sending them into the past.
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"So, this is the year that you definitely get her, right?" Sirius Black asked his friend.
James Potter grinned, and ran a hand through his unruly hair. "Yep. She'll be mine. I guarentee it."
Remus Lupin sighed. "You two will never learn. Lily doesn't like James."
James shrugged. "She will."
Just then, Andi, Ronni, and Sydney appeared on the train station platform, their stuff behind them. "See, I hate Britian. I just HATE it!" Sydney muttered under her breath.
"Why's that?" Sirius asked, as he, James, and Remus walked toward the girls.
Sydney glared. "What's it to you? Pi-" Ronni elbowed her in the side. "Go away, Sirius."
He raised an eyebrow. "You know my name?"
Sydney quickly shook her head. "It says on your name tag."
He grinned, and brushed the wisps of hair from his eyes. "So, since you know mine, I'd like to know yours."
She rolled her eyes. "Know what?"
"Your name." He replied.
"It's none of your d-" Sydney started, but Andi poked her. "Her name is Sydney, Sirius."
Remus smiled at Andi. "What's your name?"
Andi shyly returned the smile, as she brushed her long golden locks out of her face. "Andi. What's yours?"
"Remus." He replied.
Andi continued to smile. "That's a cool name."
"Really? You think so?" He asked.
She nodded. "Uh-huh."
James smiled at Ronni. "My name's James Potter. What's yours?"
"Ronni." Ronni replied.
"Brilliant." He remarked. "Do you guys wanna sit with us on the train?"
Sydney looked up from the conversation with Sirius. "Sure."
The reply was the same for the two other girls.
"It's settled then. Come on, We'll help you get your stuff put away, and then we'll find the train cabin." James said.
"We'll be there in a second, ok?" Andi replied.
The guys nodded, as Andi pulled Sydney and Ronni to the side. "What are you doing?"
Sydney grinned, and held up a sprite bottle. "You drank some, right?"
Andi nodded, as did Ronni.
"Well, you drank Essence of Veela. It makes you attractive to men. Neat, eh? I created it myself." Sydney remarked, grinning like a fiend.
Andi moaned. "I can't believe you! Now you're going to get us killed! All these guys are going to start stuff."
"Maybe Sirius, Remus, and James will get jealous and protective. That'd be funny, don't ya think?" Sydney replied.
Ronni snorted. "James has to marry Lily Evans. He has to. Harry Potter, remember? He's my boyfriend, don't screw anything up for me."
Syd shrugged. "I always thought you'd be better off with Ron Weasley, or Draco Malfoy. If I screw anything up, it'll be because I didn't kill Pettigrew."
Ronni nodded, and then sighed. "Just be careful. And did you get what Briar was saying? About staying after everything was over?"
Andi shook her head. "I didn't. Do you think she means, like, if we fall in love or something? Or does she mean if we die?"
Syd shrugged again. "Not sure. Come on, they're waiting for us. And if you're REALLY worried about the EoV thing, it wears off in an hour."
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So the girls went with the guys, got their stuff put away, and then sat with them in the same cabin. But it wasn't until they got to Hogwarts did they know that they had a problem. Even though they were in the 6th year, they had to be sorted. This also meant that the hat could read their minds, and their most inner secrets.
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As Andi, Sydney, Ronni, and the guys entered the hall, Professor McGonagall pulled them aside. "Miss Veronica DiAngelo, Andrea Baker, and Sydney Hall. You three, please follow me. Sirius, James, and Remus, you three head to your seats."
Sydney scowled at the use of her last name. "Ok, you can call me Sydney and get away with it, but don't use my last name EVER again."
Andi clasped a hand over Sydney's mouth. "Excuse her, Professor. She's had a little TOO much sugar."
Professor McGonagall smiled. "I can see. So, Andrea, What do you wish to be called then?"
Andi smiled. "Andi is preferable, Ronni is for Veronica, and Syd for Sydney."
McGonagall smiled again. "Ok, now you three must be sorted. Your houses in your old school are different from ours. The sorting hat will sort you into 1 of 4 houses. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin."
The three nodded, as Syd listened boredly. "So then, we have to be sorted like the first years?"
McGonagall nodded. "Yes, Sydney, you do."
Syd groaned. "Fine, you can call me Sydney if you want, but come on! In front of the whole school? Do you know how embarassing that is?"
Professor McGonagall shook her head. "I doubt that it will be anything but thrilling for you three. Now, lets hope you get sorted into a good house. Now, go with the first years, and you will be sorted in a moment."
The three sighed, and headed towards the first years.
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"Did you notice their accents? They sounded kind of funny, don't ya think, Moony?" Sirius asked Remus.
Remus raised an eyebrow. "I didn't notice an accent."
"Oh. Well, I did." Sirius replied.
James eyes widened. "They're doing the sorting."
"What're you talking about, mate?" Sirius asked James.
"They're in the sorting line!" James replied.
"Bloody hell! I bet they just got lost. Peter, transform, and go and get them, will you?" Sirius remarked.
Peter shook his head. "No! I will not!"
Sirius glared at him. "Fine you wimp, I will." With that, Sirius pretended to drop something on the floor. Because of the fact that the tables had such long table clothes, he transformed without being seen. He nudged James under the table, who in turn, pretended to faint. The attention was drawn to him, and not to Sirius. Sirius crawled out from under the table and raced toward Sydney.
Sydney looked at the dog, raised an eyebrow, and then dragged it out toward the door. "Hi dog!!" She soothed, as soon as she reached the door. She started playing with it, scratching it behind the ears, and under the chin. She looked like a little kid.
Sirius yipped, and transformed back into himself. "So, you've got a soft spot for dogs, eh?"
Sydney jumped back, and stared in shock at him. "I didn't know you could turn into a dog."
He sighed. "Listen, not many do, so be quiet. What're you and your friends doing?"
She sighed. "We have to get put into a house. At our school, the houses were different. So, we have to get sorted again."
"Good luck." He muttered.
"Oh, by the way," She transformed into a large white dog, and then nuzzled his knee.
He laughed. "You too, eh? Neat."
She morphed back into her human form, and then went back into the line. "See yah later, Siri."
He grinned, morphed back, and followed her.
She got back into the line, and then shooed the dog away. "What was that all about?" Ronni asked her. "Sirius." Was the reply.
Ronni nodded, and waited patiently in line.
Sydney sighed. "This is SO boring."
Just then, Professor Flitwick, a short but stout teacher with white fly away hair, came into the Great Hall, and set a stool with a very large old wizard hat on it, down on the floor.
The hat moved a little bit, opened it's mouth, that looked oddly like a stitch gone wrong, and started reciting a poem.
((Sorry to disappoint those who wanted a new poem. This is the one from the 5th book.))
In times of old when I was new
And Hogwarts barely started
The founders of our noble school
Thought never to be parted:
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
"Together we will build and teach!"
The four good friends decided
And never did they dream that they
Might someday be divided,
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fall?
Why, I was there and so can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestery is purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name."
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,
And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light,
For each of the four founders had
A house in which they might
Take only those they wanted, so,
For instance, Slytherin
Took only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning, just like him,
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor.
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest,
And taught them all she knew,
Thus the Houses and their founders
Retained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
For several happy years,
But then discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The houses that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school,
Now turned upon each other and,
Divided, sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friend on friend
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted.
And never since the founders four
Were whittled down to three
Have the houses been united
As they once were meant to be.
And now the Sorting Hat is here
And you all know the score:
I sort you into Houses
Because that is what I'm for,
But this year I'll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether sorting
May not bring the end I fear.
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
The warning history shows,
For our Hogwarts is in danger
From external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we'll crumble from within
I have told you, I have warned you.
Let the Sorting now begin.
The Great Hall roared with applause and whistles. Professor McGonagall glared at the whispering students as she scanned the list of first years. "This year, we have three new girls transferring in. They shall go first, instead of following the alphabetical list. Baker, Andrea."
Andi smiled warmly at Professor McGonagall, and walked up to the stool. Lifting up the hat, she sat on the chair, showing true poise, as she set the hat on her head.
"Hmmm. This is hard this time. Such intelligence, such good lines, and such bravery. Yet you've made friends already. I approve. Hmmmm.." The hat started.
'Please put me in Gryffindor. I have a mission from the future if you must know, to save the innocent lives here. Please, kind hat, place me among my friends.' Andi replied.
"As you wish." The hat remarked. "GRYFFINDOR!"
A loud set of applause echoed through the hall, as the Gryffindor table stood up.
Andi blushed slightly, took off the hat, and set it back down. Then as she approached the Gryffindor table, Remus waved at her. She grinned, and walked over to him, and took the seat next to him. ((A bit repeatative, eh? Sorry.))
"DiAngelo, Veronica."
Ronni walked towards the Hat, and as soon as she set it on her head, she was placed in Gryffindor. Grinning ear to ear, she took a seat next to James.
"Hall, Sydney."
Sydney glared at the use of her real name. Walking towards the hat, she grabbed it, and stuffed it on her head. 'Just put me in Gryffindor.'
The hat chuckled. "Maybe I should place you in Slytherin.You seem to have their temperment, do you not?"
Syd grunted. 'Listen Mr. Hat, I don't have the time. You know what's going on in my head. I know you do. And I also know that you know that I have a pair of scissors in my pocket. Now, what about Slytherin?'
The hat twitched. "Normally, I wouldn't respond to a threat, but I do understand your situation. Good luck, Sydney. GRYFFINDOR!"
Syd smirked, and took the hat off. Tossing it back onto the stool, she shook her head as she went towards the Gryffindor table. She smiled slightly at Sirius. "Hey."
Sirius held back a fit of laughter, as he stared at her. "You're something else, you really are."
She rolled her eyes, and sat down next to him. "You're a nut, that's exactly what YOU are."
Professor McGonagall glared again, and called the rest of the names. About three more first years were added to their table. When the sorting was done, Dumbledore stood up. "Well, another year has past and come. Welcome back my fair students! Now, I wish to welcome the first years and the tranferers! A Hogwarts welcome to the new and the old! Now, let us eat!"
With that, the hall burst into flourishing applause again. But just as soon as it started, it stopped, as the plates had started to fill up.
Sydney stared at the food, raised an eyebrow, and got some. Ronni and Andi did the same. The guys next to them ate steadily, grabbing everything in sight. But nothing diminished. Sydney sighed. "Hey, I'm tired. I'm off. See ya later."
Sirius started to wave, and then thought better of it. "I'll walk you back."
She shrugged. "Ok. But I hope you're allowed back in here."
"I'm not, but that's ok. I know how to get into the kitchens." He replied with a grin.
She sighed. "Come on then. Once we get out of sight, I'm morphing. It takes less energy."
He shook his head. "You might be able to do that wherever you came from, but not here. They'll register you, and they'll watch for you to make sure you don't leave the castle."
She grunted. "Fine. Are you coming then?"
He nodded. "Yeah."
They left, and hurried down the corridor, and up to the Gryffindor portrait hole. After saying the password, 'Animagi' they walked into the common room.
"Listen, erm, Yeah. Would you like to hang out later?" Sirius asked.
Sydney raised an eyebrow. "When?"
"2:00 this morning." He replied.
She shrugged. "Sure. I'll meet you down here on the couch."
He grinned. "Ok, see yah then."
Sydney sighed. "Wait for a sec." She walked closer to him, placed a hand on his shoulder, and kissed him.
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Ok, first chapter. I wanted it to be longer but oh, well. Have fun reading! And please review on your way out!
Disclaimer: I own none except my own characters that I add in, and a couple new spells. Have fun trying to sue me. I DENY THE FACT THAT I ATE..Evil computer. I meant to say.Oh heck, let's just get on with the story.
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"And you're absolutely SURE that this thing won't kill us all?" Sydney asked.
Briar nodded. "Yes. Now, your mission is to go to the past, to the WAY past, and kill Pettigrew. Whether you decide to come back to the future is up to you."
Sydney laughed slightly. "Why wouldn't we? I've got too much here! You guys ready?"
Andi and Ronni nodded.
Briar smiled, and sort of hovered around. "You'll need to take things from now to then. You'll have to say you're transfering to that grade. You'll be in the 6th year. Of course, you're almost out of seventh. You girls have always been the highest of my classes, despite your age. And so pretty too!"
Sydney rolled her eyes. "Get on with it, Briar. Wolfsbane potion ready? We need cd players, food from now, batteries, Bop-it, and a couple other things."
Briar smiled, tears filling her eyes. "I'll miss your sarcastic remarks to me every day that you're gone!" A small gasp filled the air, before loud wails echoed through the halls.
Sydney chuckled slightly, and with help, got the stuff herself. "Briar, we have to go. I have my wand, and I know how to transform. I'm ready to go. Andi, Ronni, say goodbye, and get in here."
Andi and Ronni grabbed their things, hugged the sniffling Briar, and jumped into the time machine.
Sydney grinned. "Come on Briar, We're ready."
With that, Briar pressed the button, sending them into the past.
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"So, this is the year that you definitely get her, right?" Sirius Black asked his friend.
James Potter grinned, and ran a hand through his unruly hair. "Yep. She'll be mine. I guarentee it."
Remus Lupin sighed. "You two will never learn. Lily doesn't like James."
James shrugged. "She will."
Just then, Andi, Ronni, and Sydney appeared on the train station platform, their stuff behind them. "See, I hate Britian. I just HATE it!" Sydney muttered under her breath.
"Why's that?" Sirius asked, as he, James, and Remus walked toward the girls.
Sydney glared. "What's it to you? Pi-" Ronni elbowed her in the side. "Go away, Sirius."
He raised an eyebrow. "You know my name?"
Sydney quickly shook her head. "It says on your name tag."
He grinned, and brushed the wisps of hair from his eyes. "So, since you know mine, I'd like to know yours."
She rolled her eyes. "Know what?"
"Your name." He replied.
"It's none of your d-" Sydney started, but Andi poked her. "Her name is Sydney, Sirius."
Remus smiled at Andi. "What's your name?"
Andi shyly returned the smile, as she brushed her long golden locks out of her face. "Andi. What's yours?"
"Remus." He replied.
Andi continued to smile. "That's a cool name."
"Really? You think so?" He asked.
She nodded. "Uh-huh."
James smiled at Ronni. "My name's James Potter. What's yours?"
"Ronni." Ronni replied.
"Brilliant." He remarked. "Do you guys wanna sit with us on the train?"
Sydney looked up from the conversation with Sirius. "Sure."
The reply was the same for the two other girls.
"It's settled then. Come on, We'll help you get your stuff put away, and then we'll find the train cabin." James said.
"We'll be there in a second, ok?" Andi replied.
The guys nodded, as Andi pulled Sydney and Ronni to the side. "What are you doing?"
Sydney grinned, and held up a sprite bottle. "You drank some, right?"
Andi nodded, as did Ronni.
"Well, you drank Essence of Veela. It makes you attractive to men. Neat, eh? I created it myself." Sydney remarked, grinning like a fiend.
Andi moaned. "I can't believe you! Now you're going to get us killed! All these guys are going to start stuff."
"Maybe Sirius, Remus, and James will get jealous and protective. That'd be funny, don't ya think?" Sydney replied.
Ronni snorted. "James has to marry Lily Evans. He has to. Harry Potter, remember? He's my boyfriend, don't screw anything up for me."
Syd shrugged. "I always thought you'd be better off with Ron Weasley, or Draco Malfoy. If I screw anything up, it'll be because I didn't kill Pettigrew."
Ronni nodded, and then sighed. "Just be careful. And did you get what Briar was saying? About staying after everything was over?"
Andi shook her head. "I didn't. Do you think she means, like, if we fall in love or something? Or does she mean if we die?"
Syd shrugged again. "Not sure. Come on, they're waiting for us. And if you're REALLY worried about the EoV thing, it wears off in an hour."
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So the girls went with the guys, got their stuff put away, and then sat with them in the same cabin. But it wasn't until they got to Hogwarts did they know that they had a problem. Even though they were in the 6th year, they had to be sorted. This also meant that the hat could read their minds, and their most inner secrets.
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As Andi, Sydney, Ronni, and the guys entered the hall, Professor McGonagall pulled them aside. "Miss Veronica DiAngelo, Andrea Baker, and Sydney Hall. You three, please follow me. Sirius, James, and Remus, you three head to your seats."
Sydney scowled at the use of her last name. "Ok, you can call me Sydney and get away with it, but don't use my last name EVER again."
Andi clasped a hand over Sydney's mouth. "Excuse her, Professor. She's had a little TOO much sugar."
Professor McGonagall smiled. "I can see. So, Andrea, What do you wish to be called then?"
Andi smiled. "Andi is preferable, Ronni is for Veronica, and Syd for Sydney."
McGonagall smiled again. "Ok, now you three must be sorted. Your houses in your old school are different from ours. The sorting hat will sort you into 1 of 4 houses. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin."
The three nodded, as Syd listened boredly. "So then, we have to be sorted like the first years?"
McGonagall nodded. "Yes, Sydney, you do."
Syd groaned. "Fine, you can call me Sydney if you want, but come on! In front of the whole school? Do you know how embarassing that is?"
Professor McGonagall shook her head. "I doubt that it will be anything but thrilling for you three. Now, lets hope you get sorted into a good house. Now, go with the first years, and you will be sorted in a moment."
The three sighed, and headed towards the first years.
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"Did you notice their accents? They sounded kind of funny, don't ya think, Moony?" Sirius asked Remus.
Remus raised an eyebrow. "I didn't notice an accent."
"Oh. Well, I did." Sirius replied.
James eyes widened. "They're doing the sorting."
"What're you talking about, mate?" Sirius asked James.
"They're in the sorting line!" James replied.
"Bloody hell! I bet they just got lost. Peter, transform, and go and get them, will you?" Sirius remarked.
Peter shook his head. "No! I will not!"
Sirius glared at him. "Fine you wimp, I will." With that, Sirius pretended to drop something on the floor. Because of the fact that the tables had such long table clothes, he transformed without being seen. He nudged James under the table, who in turn, pretended to faint. The attention was drawn to him, and not to Sirius. Sirius crawled out from under the table and raced toward Sydney.
Sydney looked at the dog, raised an eyebrow, and then dragged it out toward the door. "Hi dog!!" She soothed, as soon as she reached the door. She started playing with it, scratching it behind the ears, and under the chin. She looked like a little kid.
Sirius yipped, and transformed back into himself. "So, you've got a soft spot for dogs, eh?"
Sydney jumped back, and stared in shock at him. "I didn't know you could turn into a dog."
He sighed. "Listen, not many do, so be quiet. What're you and your friends doing?"
She sighed. "We have to get put into a house. At our school, the houses were different. So, we have to get sorted again."
"Good luck." He muttered.
"Oh, by the way," She transformed into a large white dog, and then nuzzled his knee.
He laughed. "You too, eh? Neat."
She morphed back into her human form, and then went back into the line. "See yah later, Siri."
He grinned, morphed back, and followed her.
She got back into the line, and then shooed the dog away. "What was that all about?" Ronni asked her. "Sirius." Was the reply.
Ronni nodded, and waited patiently in line.
Sydney sighed. "This is SO boring."
Just then, Professor Flitwick, a short but stout teacher with white fly away hair, came into the Great Hall, and set a stool with a very large old wizard hat on it, down on the floor.
The hat moved a little bit, opened it's mouth, that looked oddly like a stitch gone wrong, and started reciting a poem.
((Sorry to disappoint those who wanted a new poem. This is the one from the 5th book.))
In times of old when I was new
And Hogwarts barely started
The founders of our noble school
Thought never to be parted:
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
"Together we will build and teach!"
The four good friends decided
And never did they dream that they
Might someday be divided,
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fall?
Why, I was there and so can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestery is purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name."
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,
And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light,
For each of the four founders had
A house in which they might
Take only those they wanted, so,
For instance, Slytherin
Took only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning, just like him,
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor.
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest,
And taught them all she knew,
Thus the Houses and their founders
Retained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
For several happy years,
But then discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The houses that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school,
Now turned upon each other and,
Divided, sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friend on friend
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted.
And never since the founders four
Were whittled down to three
Have the houses been united
As they once were meant to be.
And now the Sorting Hat is here
And you all know the score:
I sort you into Houses
Because that is what I'm for,
But this year I'll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether sorting
May not bring the end I fear.
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
The warning history shows,
For our Hogwarts is in danger
From external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we'll crumble from within
I have told you, I have warned you.
Let the Sorting now begin.
The Great Hall roared with applause and whistles. Professor McGonagall glared at the whispering students as she scanned the list of first years. "This year, we have three new girls transferring in. They shall go first, instead of following the alphabetical list. Baker, Andrea."
Andi smiled warmly at Professor McGonagall, and walked up to the stool. Lifting up the hat, she sat on the chair, showing true poise, as she set the hat on her head.
"Hmmm. This is hard this time. Such intelligence, such good lines, and such bravery. Yet you've made friends already. I approve. Hmmmm.." The hat started.
'Please put me in Gryffindor. I have a mission from the future if you must know, to save the innocent lives here. Please, kind hat, place me among my friends.' Andi replied.
"As you wish." The hat remarked. "GRYFFINDOR!"
A loud set of applause echoed through the hall, as the Gryffindor table stood up.
Andi blushed slightly, took off the hat, and set it back down. Then as she approached the Gryffindor table, Remus waved at her. She grinned, and walked over to him, and took the seat next to him. ((A bit repeatative, eh? Sorry.))
"DiAngelo, Veronica."
Ronni walked towards the Hat, and as soon as she set it on her head, she was placed in Gryffindor. Grinning ear to ear, she took a seat next to James.
"Hall, Sydney."
Sydney glared at the use of her real name. Walking towards the hat, she grabbed it, and stuffed it on her head. 'Just put me in Gryffindor.'
The hat chuckled. "Maybe I should place you in Slytherin.You seem to have their temperment, do you not?"
Syd grunted. 'Listen Mr. Hat, I don't have the time. You know what's going on in my head. I know you do. And I also know that you know that I have a pair of scissors in my pocket. Now, what about Slytherin?'
The hat twitched. "Normally, I wouldn't respond to a threat, but I do understand your situation. Good luck, Sydney. GRYFFINDOR!"
Syd smirked, and took the hat off. Tossing it back onto the stool, she shook her head as she went towards the Gryffindor table. She smiled slightly at Sirius. "Hey."
Sirius held back a fit of laughter, as he stared at her. "You're something else, you really are."
She rolled her eyes, and sat down next to him. "You're a nut, that's exactly what YOU are."
Professor McGonagall glared again, and called the rest of the names. About three more first years were added to their table. When the sorting was done, Dumbledore stood up. "Well, another year has past and come. Welcome back my fair students! Now, I wish to welcome the first years and the tranferers! A Hogwarts welcome to the new and the old! Now, let us eat!"
With that, the hall burst into flourishing applause again. But just as soon as it started, it stopped, as the plates had started to fill up.
Sydney stared at the food, raised an eyebrow, and got some. Ronni and Andi did the same. The guys next to them ate steadily, grabbing everything in sight. But nothing diminished. Sydney sighed. "Hey, I'm tired. I'm off. See ya later."
Sirius started to wave, and then thought better of it. "I'll walk you back."
She shrugged. "Ok. But I hope you're allowed back in here."
"I'm not, but that's ok. I know how to get into the kitchens." He replied with a grin.
She sighed. "Come on then. Once we get out of sight, I'm morphing. It takes less energy."
He shook his head. "You might be able to do that wherever you came from, but not here. They'll register you, and they'll watch for you to make sure you don't leave the castle."
She grunted. "Fine. Are you coming then?"
He nodded. "Yeah."
They left, and hurried down the corridor, and up to the Gryffindor portrait hole. After saying the password, 'Animagi' they walked into the common room.
"Listen, erm, Yeah. Would you like to hang out later?" Sirius asked.
Sydney raised an eyebrow. "When?"
"2:00 this morning." He replied.
She shrugged. "Sure. I'll meet you down here on the couch."
He grinned. "Ok, see yah then."
Sydney sighed. "Wait for a sec." She walked closer to him, placed a hand on his shoulder, and kissed him.
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Ok, first chapter. I wanted it to be longer but oh, well. Have fun reading! And please review on your way out!