Pale and slightly scared the students of hogwarts filed into the great hall for the start of the new school year. Draco Malfoy had regained his seat at the slytherin table but contrary to his boasts throughout the years, he was as pale as the most nervous hufflepuff under the Dark Lords reign over hogwarts. Sixteen year old Ginny Weasly walked quitetly but with a determined atidude over to the gryfinndorr table with Neville Longbottom walking in stride with her grimacing at the sight of Severus Snape, sat greasy hair and all in the seat that had previously been occupied by Albus Dumbledore. As the two of them sat between Seamus Finnigen and Romilda Vane they nodded at the third member of their team, Luna Lovegood, sat over at the Ravenclaw table with her characteristic vaquent expression on her face and her wand tucked behind her ear. As the first years tiptoed trembeling into the great hall lead by a scowling Professor Macgonnogal, the great hall went quite as the sorting hat, dirty and old burst into song.

My Song this year is shorter

my message has been said

and yet has not been heeded

so many more are dead.

I warned you before

about co-operation

and now with dark lord in charge

it's turned to decimation

The Founders folly

is being replayed

with Salazar's Heir

trying to send Godric's to his grave

Slytherin's are said to be cunning

and yet I can see

there's many a Slytherin

that has been outfoxed I see

by Godric's Heir

and all his friends

by the ultimate serpent

who seeks his own end

Gryfindorrs supposedly noble

and yet their are some

weak and conflicted

easily won

by power and fortune

no brave deeds to their names

whilest the ultimate serpent

brings about his own doom

Hufflepuffs loyal

but yet I have seen

'Puffs against other houses

and sarcastic and mean

The Ultimate serpent

though seems cold and mean

holds love in his heart

though it can not be seen

Ravenclaws clever

but some of Rowena's brood

can not see others intellegence

and are bullying, theiving and rude

while the ultimate serpent

Cleverest of the best

sadly this genius

seeks his own rest

So once you morons

please heed my song

so that in the end

it doesn't turn out wrong

Godric's heir and Salazar's

will they survirve or fall?

While the ultimate Serpent

lies down his life for all.

No one clapped, the Carrows were in stunned silence and the students of all four houses were ashamed and embarressed, Snape was sneering at the hat and stood up his long black robes swirling behind hims like bat wings, "Right now we are entierely certain that the hat has gone senile, welcome back to hogwarts, there are a few notices from the ministry."

Neville and Ginny looked darkly at each other.

"Firstly as you may know you were all supposed to declare blood status on your forms, should you know of anyone who should not be here, theives of magic," at this Alecto Carrow cackled, "Inform your head of hall imeddietly or...suffer the consequences. Secondly and more importantly this" he said, flicking his wand "is Undesiarable Number One" a large picture of Harry James Potter lit up in the hall. "Should anyone know of his wereabouts or any other information you must inform someone. Now let the feast begin"

As the great hall came to life again as the food appeared. Over the hubbub and a large chicken drumstick Neville turned to Ginny , "Yeah I'll listen out for info about Harry but c'mon whose actually going to tell Snape anything"

"Yeah and Snape's got another thing wrong...Undesirable my arse!"