A/N: sorry for not updating in so long. I was doing other things. Like watching South Park. And reading manga. And watching South Park. And sleeping. And watching South Park. And swimming at swim meets. And doing karate. And texting my friend. And talking about South Park. And moving and getting my computer taken away because I was getting bad grades, and being scared my ghosts.
Please review or message me cuz I'm lonely!
So, after I managed to get back into my boat (with no help from Sirius, who was the one who pushed me in the first place, we arrived at a rocky shore thingy. The guy who was leading us (who I must say was HUGE!) knocked on the door and this lady opened it. She was apparently going to be one of our teachers.
"Hey," James whispered, "I know who that is, that's Professor McGonagall. She's really strict."
"Like I care," I whispered back
Professor McGonagall was taking in the mess of all of us, and did a double take when she saw me.
I was hexed, soaked to the bone, completely covered with chocolate and Bertie botts every flavor beans, and also had a chocolate frog jammed up my nose.
"What's your name young lady?"
"It's Jessica Levine! I heard your name was professor McGonagall, but that's kind of hard to remember, so can I call you by a nickname?"
"No."
"You need a nickname," I decided, ignoring her negative response, "Now, what would be a good nickname for you?"
"It should be Minnie!" James yelled out, and I grinned
"Your name will be Minnie from now on, got it?" I told Minnie.
She didn't answer, and lead us to a big room. It had floating candles everywhere, and all the older kids were sitting at four tables.
Then a really old looking and dirty hat was brought out. Then it moved and started singing.
I wasn't listening to the song, I was looking at the TALKING HAT. I wondered how it could talk and how old it was and how on earth it got so dirty.
By the time I was done wondering Sirius' name was called, and he walked up to the stool and put the hat on his head. After a second the hat yelled out
"GRYFFINDOR!"
The hall was silent for a moment. Then James and me looked at each other then started cheering as loud as we could. I even added some whistles.
Remus and Peter caught on after a second and started cheering too. Slowly people at the Gryffindor table started clapping, starting with a pair of ginger twins.
Sirius sat down next to a redheaded boy talking about airplanes to his exaspersted girlfriend across from him.
"No Arthur, I have no clue how they stay up."
Soon enough It was my turn. I casually walked up to the stool and put the hat on my head.
How does this work anyway?
I can see all your thoughts and judge what house you should be in.
"Ahh! The hat can read my mind!" I screamed and immedeatly took it off my head.
Everyone looked at me funny then they all started laughing.
"Its not funny!"
"Miss Levine, put the hat back on so it can sort you."
"But Minnie, I don't want to!"
She walked over to me and put the hat on my head and held it there until I was sorted. Into Gryffindor.
I sat next to Sirius In the spot he made for the huffy ginger girl earlier.
"So, we just sit here until everyone is sorted?" I asked Sirius.
"Pretty much."
"I have cards in my pocket, wanna play war?"
"How do you play?"
As I explained the rules of war, Remus sat across from us, and since he also had a deck of cards in his pocket, we put them all together to make a big deck and when James Joined us I explained the rules of war and we epicly played 4 way war. Peter watched.
When the time came to go to the common room, we all got up and followed the 5th year in charge of us.
So we walked, and walked, and walked, to the tower.
I thought my legs were going to fall off. Wanting to be carried, I sized up the boys. Peter was the fattest and shortest, he's no use. James is barely taller than Peter, and looks too scrawny, he can't carry me either.
Remus and Sirius were big enough to carry me so I compared them. And realized they were both probably strong enough.
Then I had to decide which one I would want to carry me.
"Hey Sirius, my legs are getting tired, will you carry me?" I asked him with my best helpless face.
"If you teach me all the betting card games you know."
"Deal" And with that I jumped on his back and he gave me a piggy back ride.
"The password is Fortuna Major." The prefect with the blonde hair told us.
The portrait of the fat lady swung open.
"Girls go up those stairs. Boys go up those stairs," The prefect said pointing.
"Goodnight dear friend!"
"Goodnight!"
I said a melodramatic farewell till morning with Sirius and James, then went up to my dorm. I saw 3 girls in there. There was an empty bed I figured was mine too.
"Hi, I'm Jessie! Who are you guys?"
"Well as you said during the foodfight on the train I'm the 'fussy stuck up ginger bitch'"
"I'm Alice Prewet. You're the girl who had to have the sorting hat held on her head right?"
"Yes I am." I told her proudly."
"So crazy girl I'm tired, and my names marlene. The fussy ginger is called lily by the way. We need to sleep now."
So I Gladly jumped onto my bed, realized that Baby Doll (the doll I've had since I was a baby and can't sleep without) was still in my trunk. I dug through my stuff and she was naturally at the bottom.
I left my trunk open with my stuff falling out held babydoll and collaped onto my bed and immedeatly fell asleep.
I had an odd dream, of a girl with frizzy brown hair and buck teeth coming into this room, setting up a calendar that read
September 1st 1991
And then she fell asleep in a bed the exact same place mine is now.
A/N: Yes, another authors note. There are a lot of hidden referances in this chapter. If you can find them and are the first to review with them or review with the most, you will get a shoutout or a pick your own reward kind of thing.
