Chapter 2: The Sorting
"Good morning, 1st years, the whole school is already in the great hall waiting for you. In a few moments you will go into the great hall and get sorted into your houses. I do hope that you will do your house proud and help to get as much points as you can to win the house cup at the end of the year." Professor McGonagall addressed the first years who are waiting nervously in a sort of ante-chamber.
Sirius looked around him, feeling his heart beating vigorously against his ribcage, he thought, 'This is it.'
"Ashfod, Kate" McGonagall called.
A girl with curly hair put the hat on and after a few moments…. "RAVENCLAW!" The hat shouted.
"Avery, Jeremy" The hat had merely touched his head when it screamed, "SLYTHERIN!"
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"Black, Sirius" Sirius walked gingerly to the chair and put the hat on. To worse and best, here it comes.
"Hmmm…hmmm…. You are not like the other Blacks… Ahh…You don't want to be in Slytherin?... Ummm…. Break the tradition?... Well if you are sure…. Then better be… GRYFFINDOR!"
Sirius sighed in relief, took off the hat and made his way to the Gryffindor. He had made it, he had made it! He turned back and looked towards James, he gave James a wide grin and James gave him a thumbs up.
"Evans, Lily" She was on the same compartment as Sirius and James and she was sorted into….. "GRYFFINDOR!"
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"Mulciber, Richard" went to Slytherin too.
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Soon later, it was James turn. "Ah… Another Potter….Well this is easy…. GRYFFINDOR!" Sirius clapped loudly with the others and bulged up to give James a sit beside him.
"Snape, Severus" It was the greasy-haired boy who was seating was Evans earlier and he was in…. "SLYTHERIN!"
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After all the students had been sorted, Albus Dumbledore stood up and said, "Erhmm…. To the new students, welcome! To the old students, welcome back. I hope all of you will have a good year ahead! Let the feast begin!"
And after that, foods suddenly appeared on the golden plates on each of the house tables and they began to dug in to the delicious food. Sirius and James are sitting around all the first years and they began introducing themselves.
"Hi, I am Sirius Black, a different Black by the way, and this is James Potter here. Who might you all be?" Sirius started.
"Remus Lupin." Said a boy with sandy hair. "I am Frank, Frank Longbottom." "Peter, Peter Pettigrew." "Marlene McKinnon." "Alice Prewett." "Mary MacDonald" Lily Evans threw James and Sirius a glare before she said," Lily Evans". "Well nice to meet you all!" Frank said excitedly as he continued to gulf down his juicy steak.
After everyone is fed, Dumbledore stood to his feet and said, " Now all of you are watered and fed, move up to your dormitories and have a nice year ahead!"
"First year Gryffindor, come with me. I am Arthur Weasley and this is Molly Prewett, we are the Gryffindor prefects. Please follow us to the Gryffindor Common Room." The first years hurried up and followed the two prefects to the common room. On the way, Alice started a conversation with Molly, seeing as they are cousins and after a while the other first years started chatting too.
