Fullmetalchick101: I stoled the keyboard and am doing the beginning rant! (I am aware that the appropriate word is "stole", but the 'd' makes it sound more cute.) I also have a very special guest here with me!

Bill Weasley: Am I that special guest?

Fullmetalchick101: Yes, Bill. Yes, you are. By the way, I have given the actor playing you in 'Harry Potter and Deathly Hollows' the "Kyo stamp of approval".

Bill Weasley: Why? Is he that actor you've been fawning over?

Fullmetalchick101: Mr. Kitsch? No. He just looks like a Bill. On top of that, he looks like a Weasley. If he were playing you though...(Trails off into thought.)

Bill Weasley: No naughty thoughts about if that particular actor were playing me. I have kids now.

Fullmetalchick101: And they are lovely children. Would you mind doing the disclaimer and flamer warning?

Bill Weasley: Not at all. T3h Tr1f0rc3 0 D00m (That would be Moncollefan365, Narro, and Fullmetalchick101) do not own Harry Potter, along with the Harry Potter universe. If they did, I'm sure all of us males would be beautiful at the hands of Moncolle and Fullmetal, and a lot tougher at the hands of Narro.

All flames will be used to barbeque You Know Who's snake, which Fullmetalchick101 informs me is a delicacy in the bayou.

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One very amusing boat ride, due to Nika and Mika enduring a horrible bout of motion sickness much to the amusement of Kyo, and ten cramped minutes later Professor McGonagall returned to the room and instructed the first years to form a single line. Surveying the group her eyes paused for a moment on Kyo who was the only one wearing street clothes.

"Young lady, why are you not wearing your robes?" she reprimanded sternly. Kyo blinked.

"The shop didn't have any robes that were short enough for me in stock. I won't receive the custom made ones for at least another week Sensei...I mean Professor." This answer seemed to pacify McGonagall for a moment, later the six former teens took their first steps into the great hall. Kyo immediately attempted to look at every little detail of the room at the same time, resulting in her becoming quite overwhelmed. Mika's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates at the sheer amount of people in the same place and she attempted to hide behind the now shorter Kyo. Nika eyed the head table critically in an attempt to discern who amongst the teachers would grade harshly and who would be fun to have. Deidara seemed to be bouncing off the walls and attracted tons of attention from the students who were confused as to his gender. Itachi and Shino did not appear to react and simply followed behind Deidara. When Professor McGonagall placed a battered old wizard hat upon a stool at the front of the room however all attention was diverted to it. Of the first years only the three girls seemed unsurprised when a rip appeared and the hat began to sing.

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,

But don't judge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

And I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on and I will tell you

Where you ought to be.

You might belong in Gryffindor,

Where dwell the brave at heart,

Their daring, nerve, and chivalry

Set Gryffindors apart;

You might belong in Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

If you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

those cunning folk use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a thinking cap!"

The group of ninjas all exhibited mixed responses to the poem the hat chortled out to the incoming first years. Mika silently recited the poem in time with the hat, for she knew it well. One the other hand, her toe headed male companion looked both confused and mystified by the idea of an article of clothing that could talk. (However, he was quite versed in the ways of talking animals.) Shino was curious as to what kind of Jutsu that these oddly dressed people were using, only to realize that he temporarily forgot that he was not at home, and these strange people preferred to be called 'wizards'. Uchiha looked bored as ever. He cared not about being sorted into a house or of this magic that everyone spoke of. His talents were far superior to those conjured up by waving around a flimsy twig anyway. Nika was furiously deciding which of the houses she would prefer, though finding that the options offered by Gryffindor seemed all the sweeter due to two reasons named Fred and George Weasley. The smallest of the group danced cheerfully with the song, not doubting that she would be pleased with the results, even if she had to use underhanded techniques to get what she desired.

McGonagall looked down at a parchment positioned in her hand, then at the group in front of her. "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted." She paused for a second. "Abbot, Hannah!"

A blonde haired girl sporting pig tails made her way to the stool, when the hat was positioned on her head. (Which comically fell down over her eyes.) There was a pause-

"HUFFLEPUFF!" Shouted the hat. A group of students whose sweaters and ties exhibited yellow and black all began to cheer. McGonagall looked back down at the parchment.

"Aburame, Shino!" She called out. The bespectacled ninja walked up to the stool and sat down. The hat was placed upon his kinky hair.

"Hmm." Crooned a soft voice in his ear. "Though you are young, you are much wiser than your years permit. Perhaps I should put you in- RAVENCLAW!"

The students at the second table from the left all cheered in unison as Aburame found a seat at their table. As the others were sorted, Mika began to sweat nervously, knowing that she was to be the next of their group. "Gesshoku, Mika!" Called out the woman.

The forest haired girl cautiously sat on the stool, feeling the cloth of the hat tickle her ears.

"hmmm, the timid type. Your most definately a hard worker so Hufflepuff would suit you well. However...your plans for the future, no I believe I will put you in-GRYFFINDOR!" Mika practically ran over to the Gryffindor table and plopped herself down next to the Weasley twins. She cheered as Hermione Granger became a Gryffindor as well and crossed her fingers anxiously as Kyo's name was called.

The red head had to hop onto the stool, for it was much too tall for her to sit normally on it, as McGonagall placed the hat onto her crimson hair. "Hm...You prove to be more of a challenge than your face implies." stated the small voice in her head. I'll be happy so long as I'm not in Slytherin. Even happier if I'm with Mika-Chan. She thought, considering she was well aware that the hat could read thoughts. "But you are well suited for Slytherin Miss Kyo Keisei. The way you torture that Uchiha boy more than proves so." That it may, but if you put me in Slytherin, I'll find where they keep you and rip you apart. The hat paused. "You're much too short to reach the shelf I'm kept on." Kyo was ready with a response. Give it a few years. I'll be much taller, and you'll be a hand puppet. Kyo was fuming at the idea of being put in Slytherin, and the hat could sense this. "However, like the Gesshoku girl, I see that you possess great bravery and a kind heart, so perhaps I should consider-GRYFFINDOR!" Keisei smiled widely, realizing that the Weasley twins were positioned next to her friend, and skipped off to join them.

Neville Longbottom was next to be sorted, and he too found the Gryffindor table very comfortable with the three others.

The boy the trio assaulted, also known was Draco Malfoy, was then summoned to the stool, and mere seconds upon arriving, a loud "SLYTHERIN!" echoed through the Great Hall.

The last of the three girls was yet to be sorted, and she felt increasingly anxious at the choice that would define her future seven years at this school. Hufflepuff would be completely unacceptable, and she would rather take another turn in the boats than be caught dead living with the scum of Slytherin. Ravenclaw wouldn't be horrible, but she felt that her mental prowess was not her greatest strength, unlike her bug using comrade. McGonagall barked out, "Nakamura, Nika!" and with that the lion eared child ambled to the stool and hopped on, earning stares for her ears. The hat slid over them and caused her to flinch. "Interesting child, where should I put you?" Put me in Gryffindor, I can be their mascot, Nika decided that sassy was the way to go. "I think your brain is more useful than that, so I think you belong in RA-" Kyo would be able to reach a great many things on high shelves with my help! "GRYFFINDOR!" the hat hastily corrected itself. Nika threw off the hat and smushed herself between her two friends, winking at Kyo mischievously.

"Potter, Harry!" Was then shrieked by McGonagall. Many of the other students whispered amongst themselves as the hat debated feverishly with the boy about where he would be placed. However, the females all knew that he would be joining them shortly, and busied themselves with their plans of world domination, or their rescue list, as the public would prefer it to be. "GRYFFINDOR!" Howled the scrap of cloth, sending Harry to find his way to the red haired twins he was informed were Ron's older brothers.

Deidara smiled to himself as Harry made a beeline for the now growing sea of red hair at the Gryffindor table. He had absolutely no doubt that he would soon be joining that particular table. When Shina, Deidara was called, and horribly mangled he would later add, the blonde explosive expert bounced to the stool and only glowered a moment when the hat slipped down to near his chin.

"Your an odd one. You have passion for your art and certainly work hard on it-HUFFLEPUFF" Deidara grinned before realizing that that was not the house that Mika was in. Looking over at the jade haired girl he trudged toward his table and plopped between first two people he found. He continued to glower through the next three people being sorted. He perked up, however, when he heard McGonagall shout "Uchiha, Itachi!"

The dark haired male took his place on the stool, to find the brim of the hat covering his beautiful crimson eyes. "You are a bit of an enigma. You're cruel and a murderer, but as an act of self-sacrifice and kindness. I cannot figure where you belong." Itachi huffed. I will be content if I am away from that harpy. The sorting hat chuckled. "But she loves you so. Perhaps I should accelerate the courting process by placing you in the house she is in." The Uchiha remained stoic and unwavering. If you sort me into her house, you will regret ever doing so. There was another great pause. "She will regret pleading otherwise when I place you in-SLYTHERIN!" The raven-haired male let out a sigh of relief upon hopping off the stool and finding a seat near Malfoy and his inner circle.

The red haired pigmy stood up on the bench she was seated at whilst pitifully crying out "We shall be together once again, my love!" and extending her arm in the general direction of the Slytherin table. Kyo's outburst caused several reactions at the head table: amusement form Dumbledore, frown from Snape, and a nervous titter from Quirrell.

Ron Weasley was the last to be sorted. His ginger hair became immersed in the hat, if only for a brief minute. "GRYFFINDOR!" Howled out the heap of cloth. Another red head at the Gryffindor table, whom the girls could only assume to also be a Weasley, began clapping.

"Good show, Ron!" He congratulated as the boy took a seat next to Harry Potter.

Harry looked over at the Head Table oddly, then turned to the other Weasley who was not Fred, George, or Ron. "Percy," Potter addressed him, "who is Professor Quirrell speaking with?" He questioned. Percy opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Kyo.

"He's SNAPE!" The red head howled enthusiastically, eyes shining with hope and love. Never had a Gryffindor seen another Gryffindor refer to Snape with such joy and adoration, so she received quite a few odd looks.

The dark haired boy quirked an eyebrow at the answer to his question, then turned back to Percy. "What subject does he teach?"

"Potions, but everyone knows that he's had his eye on the Defense Against the Dark Arts position for years." The three girls tuned out the rest of the conversation between Harry and Percy opting to chat with the twins about the best way to humiliate a much hated teacher and whether Quirrell had hair under the turban (which of course the girls knew the answer to). At the Hufflepuff table Deidara was poking at his food experimentally as though unsure of its edibility. Over with the Ravenclaws, Shino was having a discussion with a prefect about how classes were run at the school and what the course load was like. The Slytherins seemed intrigued by Itachi and Malfoy wasted absolutely no time in introducing himself to the Uchiha.

"I take it you're quite upset about being separated from your...ahem, friend, but she's now a Gryffindor, thus implying her blood is not pure. I take it you're a pure blood, then?" The boy wryly remarked.

Itachi coldly glanced at Malfoy, formulating a response. "The purity of my blood is of little concern, however, that girl is hardly my friend, or anything more, as I could assume you were implying. Perhaps it is the purity of your own blood you are unsure about if you find the need to question me so." The blonde hardly knew what to say in response to what Uchiha had to say, yet, he knew not that he was talking to a man trapped in a pre-pubescent boy's body, and his being befuddled was quite a routine action. Dinner continued without further incident and as soon as dessert was cleared from the table the attention turned to Albus Dumbledore. After the announcements of what was off limits to students the school started singing the school song, with everyone singing to a different tune. The Weasley twins and the three girls finished last, singing to a very slow funeral march. After a confusing trek to the common room the trio of girls found themselves in front of a portrait of a fat lady in a silky pink dress.

"Password"

"Caput Draconis" Percy replied and the portrait swung forward and admitted them into the Gryffindor common room. The first thing that Kyo and Mika did when they got into the girl's dormitory was to jump up and down on their respective beds like hyper chimps. Within moments however, both girls collapsed in an exhausted heap. Nika shook her head before climbing into her own four poster and drifting off herself.

The Next Morning

Breakfast the turned out to be quite a fiasco for Kyo was accosted several times by teachers demanding to know why she was not wearing her robes and consequently was in a horrible mood until the Weasley twins asked for her help with a prank. Deidara had apparently shocked several Hufflepuff boys by heading straight into the boys dormitory the night before and the explosives expert was quite disgruntled about being mistaken for a female and therefore not socializing. Nika had left the Gryffindor table and was sitting next to Shino chatting as she ate. Mika was picking at her food quietly, never really being one for breakfast anyway. Occasionally Mika would respond to one of Kyo or the twin's ideas but she appeared to be memorizing her schedule for the year. Itachi was eating silently, only pausing to occasionally glare Malfoy back into his seat. Over all the six newcomers had apparently made themselves quite content in their new home.