The second the train had left the station, Lily had changed into her school robes.

"You're already putting on your school robes. It's gonna be a long ride." Albus said to his little sister as she sat down in the compartment with him, Rose, Scorpius and Hugo.

"Albus, give her break. So she's excited about going to Hogwarts. We all were." Rose said, defending her cousin and her best friend. She was so excited that Lily was coming to Hogwarts this year.

"She also memorized all her textbooks over the summer. I thought only you and Aunt Hermione did that." Albus said.

"Hey just because your brain doesn't focus on anything but Quidditch doesn't mean my does. Everyone knows I'm the smartest one in the family." Lily said smugly.

"Whatever." Albus said, clearly ignoring the fact that his sister was smarter than him.

"So, what house are you 2 hoping to get into?" Scorpius said.

"Gryffindor." Lily and Hugo said at the same time.

"Although dad said that he thinks I'll be put in Ravenclaw." Lily said.

"Either one would be good." Albus said.

"Are you kidding. Al, I'm positive that our little sister will be joining us in Gryffindor." James said with a smile as he entered the compartment with his girlfriend, Alice Longbottom.

"What brings the Gryffindor prefects into our compartment?" Albus asked.

Scorpius laughed and said "You're telling me that Professor Hemsworth made one of the biggest pranksters in the school, one with knowledge of every secret passageway in the school and leading out of it, a prefect?"

"We said the same thing when he first got his badge." Albus agreed, laughing with his best mate.

"Watch it, I was also made quidditch captain and since I'm holding tryouts for every position aside from my own as a chaser, you 2 should be careful, in case I find a better keeper and a better beater than you guys. And that goes for you to with chasing Rose." James said, since Rose was in Gryffindor as well.

"Lily, you should try out for Seeker." Hugo said.

"Thanks, but first years aren't allowed brooms and I've never even flown one before." Lily said.

"They made an exception of that rule for your dad. Maybe they'll make it for you." Rose said.

Lily shrugged.

"Come on Lily, both of our parents are natural born quidditch players, I'd be surprised if you didn't make the cut." James said, reassuring his little sister, since he agreed with Rose that Lily was definitely built to be a seeker.


When the first years arrived had arrived at the castle, Lily could not help but be amazed. Her brothers were right, describing Hogwarts just did not do the place justice.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. I am Professor Longbottom. The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room. The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting." Lily's parents' old friend, Alice Longbottom's father, Hogwarts Herbology professor and the head of Gryffindor House, Neville Longbottom, said.

"I can't believe we're finally about to be sorted into our houses." Hugo said to his cousin.

"Yeah, I just hope that what James and Albus told me about the sorting ceremony isn't true." Lily said.

"What did they tell you?" Hugo asked.

"Well, James at first tried to sell me on the idea that I'd have to wrestle a troll until my mum threatened to ground him for the whole summer if he didn't stop terrorizing me, then both he and Albus began to put ideas in my head about how stressful the sorting ceremony is and they even told me that some students weren't even sorted." Lily said.

"I'm sure they were just messing with you." Hugo said.

"I'm sure you hope they were just messing with you Weasley." a snide and sinister voice said.

"And you are?" Lily asked, turning to see a black haired, tan skinned girl with dark eyes.

"Vanessa Goyle, daughter of Gregory Goyle and Pansy Parkinson. And I know a Weasley when I see it, but who are you redhead?" the girl asked Lily.

"Lily Potter, Harry Potter's daughter." Lily said smugly.

Before Vanessa could respond, Neville came back into the room and said "We're ready for you."


As the first years entered the hall, Lily saw her brothers, Rose, Scorpius and her cousins Fred and Roxanne Weasley (George's kids), nodding encouragingly at her and Hugo from the Gryffindor table.

"When I call your name, please come up to the podium to sorted into your house." Neville said as he held out the sorting hat.

"Adams, Reginald."

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Argus, Sara."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Beckham Nigel."

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

As they went down through the list, the crowd of first years began to dwindle. Vanessa Goyle had been sorted into Slytherin house.

Lily kept growing more and more nervous until finally, her name was called.

"Potter, Lily."

Lily took a deep breath as she walked up to the stool, sat down and allowed the sorting hat to be placed on her head.

Hmm, now you're a bit of a challenge aren't you. While you certainly will not do in Hufflepuff, for you do value fair play and are very kind and loyal, Hufflepuff is not the right place for you, nor is Slytherin, for while you do possess cunning and ambition, that is about it. No no, Slytherin shall not do. However, both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, you would shine brightly in both. You are brave, courageous and daring, yet your mind is quite remarkable. You are wise beyond your years. Yes a very tricky decision. However, I think that you would do best in.