A/N: Hey guys, ah, I love reviews. So to the people who reviewed you are my life source…I live only for reviews…ok so maybe I don't but it's pretty close to it. Anyway, I was really happy with the reviews I got so I decided I'd write the next chapter and throw it up pretty much straight away. I still need a name for this story so, if you have an idea tell me coz unnamed is just lame.
Disclaimer: I own no more of Harry Potter than the last time I wrote a disclaimer.
Sorting
Rose was the first to exit the train closely followed by Albus and Scorpius. To the students arriving for another year at Hogwarts the familiar calls of "Firs' years, firs' years over here" were clearly audible over the hubbub of the station. Rose smiled as she led the way over to Hagrid, and stood in front of him.
"Ah well, Miss. Rosie, yer look so old," Hagrid said before looking at the boys on either side of her, "and you too Al, look much bigger than when I last saw yer."
"Hagrid, you were at my place last week," Albus answered with a laugh.
"Well it musta been a long week," Hagrid said, his black eyes falling on the last member of the group, "an' if I'm not mistaken you'd be young Scorpius Malfoy." Scorpius looked up at Hagrid, a bit bewildered, before he nodded in the affirmative.
"Look jus' like your dad the firs' time I ever met 'im" Hagrid said his expression looking a little solemn. "Al, Rosie you two are coming over on Friday aren't yer?" Hagrid asked the only first years that didn't look utterly scared or flustered.
"Of course Hagrid" they answered together.
"Alrigh' firs' years follow me to the boats" Hagrid called as he moved towards the great lake. Rose couldn't help but smile; she'd waited the majority of her 11 years of life to come to Hogwarts, to learn magic, make friends with lots of other witches and wizards and it was finally about to happen. The group of about 40 climbed in 4 to a boat, Rose, Albus and Scorpius climbed into the same boat followed by a black boy who Al and Rose recognised immediately, it was Dean Thomas's son Josh, Rose smiled at him and moved over to make room. Soon with all the boats loaded up, they began to drift off towards the school. Rose lent over the edge of the boat trying to see if the giant squid was anywhere near them and got a shock when a small tentacle came out of the water and almost, it seemed, waved at her. Though soon all attention was off the magically moving boats and the water, as the castle came into view, there were quite a few audible gasps of amazement.
"Cool" Rose exclaimed as the boat docked under the school and she climbed out of the side and onto the stone floor.
"Rosie look" Al was pointing at the stairs that lead up to the dinning room, standing at the top of the stairs was Neville Longbottom, smiling down at the first years. Rose smiled and looked around to find Scorpius looking pale and uncomfortable.
"Are you ok?" Rose asked looking at him a little worried.
"Yeah, just a bit nervous," Scorpius answered unconvincingly, Rose smile at him and offered her hand which he gladly took hold of. Then they began to ascend the stairs, Rose would've skipped if she hadn't been trying to climb stairs while holding onto Scorpius's clammy hand. Once they reached the top Rose pushed her way to the front smiling up at Neville.
"Neville," she whispered and waited until he bent down a little to be face to face with her, "mum and dad send their love and so do Aunty Gin and Uncle Harry."
"Thank you for passing on the message Rosie," Neville said before straightening up at looking out at the expanse of first years waiting before him. "Right, this way first years, we'll get you sorted and then you can eat," he called, smiling at them.
Rose followed at the front of the group with Scorpius and Albus at her sides. The first years walked into the Entrance hall and waited outside the doors to the Great Hall. Rose took a moment to look around the room; it was large and mostly stone, in the corner was four hour glasses full of coloured gems, red, blue, green and yellow ones to be exact. There were no gems in the bottom of the hour glasses yet, but Rose knew they were for counting house points, earned by doing things correctly, lost for bad behaviour and rule breaking and at the end of the year the house with the most points would win the house cup.
Startled out of their wonderment, the first years all turned to face the giant doors that opened before them, Al was the first person to step over the threshold, walking confidently up the middle of the four house tables, closely followed by his cousin and Scorpius, while most of the other first years stayed a little further behind, intimidated by the many students staring at them. When everyone was assembled at the front of the hall Neville placed a spindly stool in the middle of the raised platform where the teachers sat, and then he placed an old, mostly patch work hat on top of the stool. Everyone waited in silence for the hat to do something, or as the older kids knew, start its song.
Another year at Hogwarts,
I sing another song
Let's look inside your head,
To find where you belong.
Maybe you're a Ravenclaw,
Bright and intuitive.
Or do you think a Hufflepuff,
Soft and sensitive.
Do you belong in Slytherin?
Those sly and cunning folk.
Or maybe you're a Gryffindor,
Brave and loyal wins the vote.
I'll find you deepest feelings,
Your hidden qualities.
I'll sort you into houses,
Don't wait for a reprieve.
The hat finished its song and fell quiet, before the hall erupted in applause. Though the song was shorter than it had been in the past the song served its function. Then Neville stepped to the front of the platform and unrolled a list containing the names of all the first years about to start Hogwarts. Neville cleared his throat and began to read from the list.
"Abberly, Marie" he called and a small, mousey looking girl walked nervously up to the chair, Neville picked up the Sorting Hat and waited to Marie was comfortably seated and plopped the hat on her head. Not only did the hat cover her eyes but most of her face, after supposedly quiet deliberation the hat made its decision.
"RAVENCLAW" it shouted to an eruption of cheers from the Ravenclaw table. Neville continued to call out names and houses exploded in cheers every time someone was added to their table.
"Malfoy, Scorpius" Neville called and Scorpius stopped dead, Rose pushed him between the shoulder blades causing him to lurch forward and stumble a bit, looking back at Rose with a look of disdain and made his way to the chair. Sitting down he felt the hat slip onto his head a cover his eyes.
"Hmmm, a Malfoy, what will we do with you? Well, I would generally not have to think would I? But, you are not like the ones before you, you want to make your family proud, achieve good grades and make friends. But, what about deeper? You wish to prove yourself, make your house proud, would kill to protect your friends, of which you have few," the hat whispered in Scorpius' ear, "But where to put you? I think I know a place to make friends and show them that you are loyal, while also proving yourself to your peers…"
Scorpius tensed every muscle in his body as the hat fell silent for a moment them it shouted for all to hear, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Scorpius took a deep breath and walked to his seat at the table sitting down and looking up at the stool.
"Potter, Albus"
Al walked confidently up the stairs and sat on the stool taking a deep breath as the hat was lowered onto his head.
Hey sorting hat Albus thought, what felt like, to himself.
"Hello Mr Potter," the hat said to him, "Gryffindor, eh? Well you wouldn't be the first Potter to end up there would you? Well if you're sure…GRYFFINDOR." Albus stood up smiling and walked down to sit opposite Scorpius at the Gryffindor table. James reached around one of his friends and clapped his brother on the shoulder and smiled at him. Albus watched as the students dwindled away, until only Rose was standing in the middle of the four tables looking smart and overly confident, as usual. He caught her eyes at gave her a thumbs up, which she returned with a large smile.
"Weasley, Rose."
Once again the hat was put on a head, falling over the eyes of the wearer.
"Well, you are hard to pick, some what like your mother. You are greatly intelligent, with loyalty and bravery, a thirst for knowledge and a willingness to accept anyone. Ravenclaw would further your mind whilst Gryffindor would harbour need for comfort and family. But where to put you? Gryffindor would still allow you to study but Ravenclaw would allow you to be amongst like minded people…" the hat fell silent, and stayed that way for a good while longer before finally yelling "GRYFFINDOR."
Rose mad her way down to the Gryffindor table, sitting next to Scorpius and in front of Albus she couldn't help smiling as she turned to listen to Professor McGonagall's start of year speech.
A/N: Well, there's chapter number two. And yes if everyone else get's to have babies so does the giant squid! I have nothing else to say so I will go but as always REVIEW!!
Much Love and later days
Manda
P.S Sorry about my lame sorting hat song, but I couldn't come up with anything better.