Sirius got of the boat first, followed by Remus, James and Peter. They all stared in awe at the great castle, that was Hogwarts. "Can you believe it? We're finally here." Sirius asked James, a tear almost coming to his eye.
Remus smirked at this. "Is big, tough Sirius gonna cry?" He asked, with a patronising tone. To which Sirius replied with, a punch to the arm. "It was just a joke." Remus muttered rubbing his arm.
"Sirius can't take jokes." Smirked James. Remembering waking him up on his birthday. "And he doesn't cry, either."
"Alright, Professor McGonagall here." Hagrid gestured to an women, probably in her late fifties, or early sixties, with a very strict looking face. "Is gonna take ya up teh the castle, now."
McGonagall nodded. "Thank you, Hagrid. I am also going to be your transfiguration teacher." She elaborated, beginning to walk up to the castle. "Please, stay right behind me do not go of track." She said strictly. Sirius nodded to James, implying that they should go off track. James shook his head, and mouthed "I want to be sorted." Sirius looked upset at this, but nodded back slowly. Peter also nodded, clearly confused by the situation.
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Sirius stepped into the castle, and was instantly happy, this was different to his usually dark house, despite how big the castle was. There were lots of torches, lining the walls. There were banners and portraits everywhere, but not like the ones at his house, the ones that always had shifty eyes, and called James names. No, these ones were smiling and happy. As he turned around, he saw that everyone else was staring too. From the toughest ones, like Evan Rosier, who he had heard say his name on the boat he was on, with The greasy haired boy, who had been bullying Peter, to the littlest ones, like Remus.
He turned and saw McGonagall sighing. "Yes, yes it's quite impressive." Everyone turned to her. "Now, through these doors you will be sorted." She opened the doors and lead them through. Sirius saw Remus who gulped at everyone looking at him, James who walked proudly and Peter who also tried to walk proudly. Sirius saw four tables, each decorated in certain colours. Scarlet and gold, green and silver, yellow and black and blue and bronze.
It was then that the thought came to Sirius, what happens if he's not in the same house as his new friends, and his old best friend? What if he's put in Slytherin, while James is put in Gryffindor, Remus is put in Ravenclaw, and Peter is put... Who knows where?
An old man, older than McGonagall, probably in his late eighties to his early nineties; got out of his chair. "Hello." He said quietly, however it was heard across the room as everyone had gone silent. "It is nice to see some old faces." He smiled, kindly and gestured to the tables. "And some new faces." His smile not faltering, he gestured to the first years. "I am Professor Albus Dumbledore, and I will be your Headmaster, here at Hogwarts, that is all." He sat back down and gestured to McGonnagall.
"Thank you Professor Dumbledore, you will now be sorted." McGonagall gestured to the first years. "When I call your names, come up and sit on this stool."
"Richard Avery." She called. A boy, bigger than Remus, but slightly smaller than Sirius walked up to the stool. McGonagall placed a hat on his head. In a matter of seconds the hat yelled. "Slytherin!" The hat freaked a few people out, Lily gasped, Remus, James, and Sirius who were used to this kind of stuff, just shrugged, and Peter almost fainted. Avery walked towards the Slytherin table, smiling.
"Sirius Black." McGonagall called.
Sirius went to go sit down, he looked behind him, and saw the Slytherin table, all smiling, waiting for yet another Black to join them, since the last one, his cousin Andromeda had graduated this year. Sirius sat down on the stool, the hat barley covered his eyes. Ah, another Black, I know where to put you, the hat muttered inside of his head. Why, you're nothing like the rest of your family, the hat said surprised you are brave, loyal, and strong. "Gryffindor!" Everyone gasped while the Gryffindor's clapped as Sirius walked towards Gryffindor Table, and high-fived James on the way, he sat down.
"Lily Evans." McGonagall called, yet again another person up to the stool. Lily ran up, quickly and excitedly, she stayed on the stool for a bit longer than Sirius, but the hat finally called "Gryffindor." The Gryffindors began to clap, Sirius joined in. "Hey." Sirius said, as she sat down next him.
"Hi." She smiled, turning to look at the next sorting; who was a pale girl, with long, flowing black hair, who McGonagall announced as Cassandra Hill. She sat down on the stool, the hat was only on her for a few minutes, her face unmoving, before the hat called. "Slytherin." The Slytherins clapped.
"Rabastan LeStrange." McGonagall called. A rather large boy sat down on the stool, the hat was on a few seconds before. "Slytherin!"
"Remus Lupin." McGonagall called, Sirius looked as his small friend sat down on the stool, and the hat was placed on him, although it almost covered his whole face. Remus was on the stool the longest yet, fifteen minutes before the hat finally decided. "Gryffindor."
Remus sat down next to Sirius. "Hey!" He said happily. Sirius nodded, as he watched McGonagall call the next person up to the stool.
"Liam Mulcibar." A boy, barley bigger than Remus, but with shifty eyes walked up, and sat on the stool. He was on it a few moments before the hat called. "Slytherin!" More clapping from the table to the left.
"Debra Mullins." McGonagall called. The girl with short black hair, whom he had seen talking with Lily earlier sat on the stool for a few seconds before the hat called. "Gryffindor." The girl sat down next to Lily.
"Peter Pettigrew." McGonnagall called. Sirius watched as his friend sat down and got the hat placed on him. He was on for at least thirty minutes, before the hat sighed and announced. "Gryffindor!" Peter came and sat down next to Remus.
"James Potter." Sirius watched, as his best friend was sorted, the hat was on and off in a flash. "Gryffindor!" James sat down next to Sirius.
McGonagall cleared her throat. "Evan Rosier." He went up on the stool, the hat was placed on him and called. "Slytherin!"
"Severus Snape." McGonagall called. Ah, Sirius thought to himself, that's his name. The greasy hair boy walked up to the stool, he was on it for a few seconds before the hat called. "Slytherin." Lily looked saddened at this.
"Alex Walker." Called McGonagall. A boy, a bit taller than Remus, with blonde messy hair walked up to the stool, the hat was on him for a few minutes before it called out the first. "Ravenclaw!"
"John Wilkes." The final person walked up and sat down, he had brown short hair, and was the same height as Sirius. The hat was on him for a few minutes before the hat called. "Slytherin!"
Dumbledore stood up again. "Goodnight." He said, everyone started to flow out into the corridors while the prefects called. "First years, follow me!" James, Sirius, Remus and Peter went to bed with a smile that night.
