Hey, guys! And thank you to PrincessAmelie09 for her kind review! I'm kind of pissed that about 14 of you saw my story and didn't review, but you know, it's your choice, so I can't really do anything about it but hope my chapters on here will gradually get better. Anyways, here's the chapter!
Sirius's POV, 3rd person
"I can't believe you made Lily mad, Sirius, you know that I was planning to ask her out this year!"
"You should thank me, you know, she would've said no at any rate- and plus, you ask her out every year, don't you think you should be moving on?"
James looked affronted at this.
"I'll never replace Lily- never!" He proclaimed, and with a loud HARRUMPH!, turned his back to Sirius and gazed out the window. Sirius smirked at his back before letting his mind wander to the mute.
She wasn't pretty, or special, and yet there was something in her eyes that Sirius could only comprehend as sorrow. For what, though? She seemed happy enough. He had to admit, he was a bit intrigued- not romantically, though, but as a professional fascination with the girl.
While Peter chatted with James, Sirius turned to Remus and jabbed his ribs to get his attention away from Hogwarts, a History.
"So what do you think of Mute?" He asked casually. Remus looked up and stared at him incredulously. It wasn't uncommon to hear Sirius chat about a girl, but they were usually hot. And, they could use there tongue… in more ways than one, at any rate.
"She's a quiet sort. Nice, I suppose… why do you ask?"
"No reason," Sirius said lightly and drummed his fingers on his leg, musing about the girl some more. She wasn't pretty, with her disheveled, neck-length black hair and her cloudy gray-blue eyes, and her skin was way too pale to be considered pearly, so it was a wonder why he was thinking about her, especially after he insulted her and her friends.
"Do you think she'll be put in Gryffindor?" He suddenly asked, and Remus's head snapped up to stare at him irritably.
"I don't know, Sirius," He said in an annoyed tone, and went back to his book. Sirius sighed as he stared at Remus's mousy brown hair. He used to be fun, but now…
"Well, I, for one, think she'll be in Slytherin," Sirius said to the silence, and James turned to stare at him with bewildered eyes.
"Why do you hate her so much? She actually seemed nice-"
"You're only saying that because she's Lily's friend, Prongs," Sirius snapped. Truthfully, he didn't know why he disliked her so much. And, for a second, his mind turned to Regulus. His future Death Eater brother, his annoying little sibling… yes, she reminded him of Regulus. He smiled bitterly, half-thinking the two should meet each other and get married someday.
After an awkward half-hour of silence, the Mauraders finally slipped into their black robes and were led out the train and into one of the carriages, led by the creepy and invisible Threstrals. Sirius never really liked the Threstrals- they gave him the willies, seeing as they were invisible except to those who watched a person get killed, and were completely responsible for their well-being during the ride to Hogwarts.
He heard laughs from the other carriage and turned around to see Mute, Lily, and Severus all giggling and chattering excitedly to one another- with the exception of Mute, of course. He saluted to them mockingly as the carriage sped off towards the castle, and they all gave him glares as his carriage passed.
The landing onto the castle's grounds was a rather bumpy one, but otherwise okay. Sirius, Remus, James and Peter carefully exited out their carriages and trudged over to Hagrid, who was leading them all inside the castle.
As they entered the Great Hall, Sirius couldn't help but marvel how beautiful it was this year: the levitating candles let off a rosy, gleaming glow, and the enchanted ceiling was a gorgeous shade of cloudy gray- almost exactly like Mute's eyes, he realized in shock. He peeked at her and saw her staring at the floor as she walked with the 1st years. He smiled smugly at her, but it went wasted as she walked past him.
Sirius, Remus, Peter and James took their seats down at the Gryffindor table, and as if on cue a bunch of fan girls squealed and instantly shoved each other next to one of the Mauraders- all except for Peter, who was looking quite glum as he stared over at the Head Table.
Dumbledore coughed loudly from over at the Head Table, and the students all quieted down as they leaned forward and stared at the old man with admiring eyes.
"Welcome, students," He began with a kind smile, "to a new school year here at Hogwarts. I hope you all have studied good and hard, because this year is going to be a very busy one- very busy! And let me personally welcome our newest student from the Salem Witches Institute of Magic, Judy Hallows,"
They all applauded as Judy stepped forward from the line of first years. Her straggly black hair hid her eyes as she bowed her head, and even though the students craned their neck to get a better view of her, her face stayed hidden until the Sorting began.
"RICHARDS, LAILA!"
A beautiful girl with long chestnut-colored hair stepped forward and sauntered to the Sorting Hat with an easy, confident smile on her face. No sooner had it been placed on her head did it yell, "GRYFFINDOR!", and she practically skipped to the cheering table, her cheeks rosy and bright. Sirius grinned at her, and she blushed even more- if that was possible.
"ADAMS, DAVID!"
A trembling boy walked to the Sorting Hat with a look of terror on his face, and after a second it yelled, "HUFFLEPUFF!"
A few others- "SMITH, DANIEL!" "CYPRESS, MAYA!" "DREWSON, EVE!"- were called before Mute was called.
"HALLOWS, JUDY!"
She stepped forward and walked to the Sorting Hat with a silent, eerie air in her footsteps as they smacked the ground. When the Sorting Hat was placed on her head, though, a weird thing happened. It opened its mouth and screamed- a high-pitched scream that made Sirius's blood curl. It sounded like a child, he realized, and all the blood drained out of his face.
Judy looked so pale, no snowfall could compare. She ripped the hat off her head and glared at Dumbledore, who stared at her with wide blue eyes. She pointed one pale finger to the Gryffindor table, and Sirius could almost hear Dumbledore's sigh as he nodded his consent.
Nobody clapped for her as she walked to the table. Nobody whooped or cheered for her as she took a seat down. In fact, for the rest of the meal, all eyes stayed on her- everybody except for Sirius and James, who were wolfing down their food happily. The rest, though… not so much.
But as Sirius peeked at her face, he was surprised to see he wasn't crying, or holding back tears or all that jazz- instead, her face was stony, her eyes were cold, and her fingers drummed an intricate pattern on the tablecloth that Sirius could only comprehend as Morse code.
I love you, she was saying.
Hey, guys- I know this was a bit over-the-top, but I had to distinguish Judy as different somehow, right? And I know the child's scream was pretty confusing, but you'll understand in the later chapters. As for the Sorting Hat, I know you want an explanation, so I'll tell you right now: It dived into her thoughts, as it usually does with students, to see what House it should Sort her into. But instead of thoughts- he found a scream. And so he yelled what was going on in her mind- there wasn't anything else in her mind except for a child's scream.
Hey, I know this chapter was pretty morbid, but next chapter is Judy's POV- I'm so much better with her, and if you can tell me if I should continue on with Sirius's POV, please let me know!
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