Mischief Managed
Chapter: 4
Remus's busy thoughts were interrupted when Sirius looked behind, to where the red-headed girl and the greasy-haired boy were standing.
The boy was nervously wringing his hands and looking at the door again and again with a mixture of dread and fear on his face.
'What's the matter, Snivellus?' said Sirius, sneering. 'Worried they'll chuck you out of this place the minute the hat touches your greasy little head?'
Peter laughed nervously at the joke. James started to laugh, but the a look from the girl next to Severus shut him up.
Remus, who found it extremely interesting that a girl could sober JamesPotter, was about to say something about it, but then Professor McGonagall opened the door and led them into a huge magnificent room. There was another 'Aaaah' as they saw the enchanted ceiling overhead. Remus, of course, knew all about the ceiling. He'd read all about Hogwarts, and had his parents tell him every last detail about the castle.
They all were looking around the Hall, which basically had four tables, each of which (Remus guessed) were for students of the four Houses. At the end of the Hall was a long rectangular table, which was where all the teachers sat, and right in the middle, sat the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, his nose crooked, his eyes scanning everyone in the room, and his hair and beard as long and white as ever.
Professor McGonagall led forward until they were standing in front of the teachers' table, and in front of them, was a stool, with a hat - the Sorting Hat, on top.
Professor McGonagall started calling out the students' names to be sorted.
Remus felt more scared than ever. What if the hat announced to the entire school that he was a werewolf? Or worse, what if it sends him back home?
The first person called to the stool, ('Ahmed, Anna!') was sorted into Hufflepuff, and the Hufflepuff table exploded with cheering.
After that, Professor McGonagall called 'Black, Sirius!' to the stool, and Sirius, extremely confidently walked up to the stool and Professor McGonagall put the hat over his head. The hat waited for a while and then bellowed 'GRYFFINDOR!'
The Gryffindor table was cheering, and Sirius, a broad smile on his face, walked to the Gryffindor table and sent a look of superiority to the Slytherin Table behind them.
A couple of other people were sorted, and them Professor McGonagall called 'Evans, Lily!' and the red-headed girl walked uncertainly to the stool. The minute the hat touched her head, it bellowed 'GRYFFINDOR!'Remus heard a groan behind him, and realized that it was the greasy-haired - Severus. Lily, looking slightly disappointed sent Severus a sad look and sat next to Sirius.
A couple of people were sorted after that, but Remus was so involved in what might happen in case he is called up that he didn't pay them much attention.
Remus looked around him and realized with a start that he was the next person to be sorted. So when Professor McGonagall called his name, he took a deep breath, and walked up to the stool. Professor McGonagall put the hat over his head and waited. Remus, feeling quite awkward (his wholehead was under that hat) waited for the hat to speak.
'Hmm…Iseeyou'vegotthebrainsforRavenclaw…'a small voice in his head said, which he took to be the hat. Remus wasn't sure how he should react, so he just sat there and did nothing. A new worry hit him; what if the hat announces that he's a werewolf to the whole school? 'Ah…Iseeyou'reawerewolf?' Remus nervously grabbed the stool and waited. 'well,bestputyouinGRYFFINDOR!' he yelled to the Great Hall. Remus got up with shaky legs and ran to the Gryffindor table in relief, and sat next to Sirius, who patted his head saying he had him proud.
After that, Peter was sorted. The hat took so long for him that he wondered if something was wrong. However, in the end, it bellowed 'GRYFFINDOR!'Remus, who had expected him to be sorted into Hufflepuff was quite surprised, and he saw that James looked quite surprised too.
The person to be sorted next was James. He too, walked confidently to the stool and was sorted into Gryffindor, as he had predicted. Ruffling his hair, he walked to the table and smiled at Lily, who rolled her eyes and turned her face away to talk to a second year sitting with her. The hat didn't take a second with him. It barely touched his head and bellowed 'GRYFFINDOR!'
'Ah,' said Sirius wisely. 'Snivellus.' Remus turned around from their conversation to see that Snape was walking up to the stool too.
'Wonder how long it'll take them to realize he doesn't have any brains.' muttered James, sniggering. Remus thought it was an improvement that he was muttering and not yelling it to the school.
'Yeah. They should probably chuck him out.' said Peter.
'Probably? They should completely, in all situations and circumstances, chuck him out.' Sirius said. Peter nodded and joined in their laughter.
Snape was on the stool now. Professor McGonagall had barely put the hat on his head when it bellowed 'SLYTHERIN!' to the rest of the hall. Snape, seemingly very proud at this, walked down to the Slytherin table. He sent a sad smile to Lily, and sat down at the Slytherin table next to that haughty prefect Remus had met on the train. James and Sirius, of course, were sending him death glares. He supposed that they would never, ever be friends with Snape, not now that he was sorted in Slytherin, which in their opinion, was the enemy house.
The sorting now over, Dumbledore stood up and said a few things, warned students against going into the Forbidden Forest (James and Sirius exchanged a smirk that very clearly said they would not follow that rule) and in the end, started the feast with the words, 'let the feast begin!', after which he sat back down on the table, talking animatedly to the teacher beside him. The golden plates before them filled with food, and they began eating.
When they had all eaten to their fill the Gryffindor prefect announced that he would lead them to the common room. They all walked behind him, too tired to do or say anything else. The prefect walked them to the famous portrait of the Fat Lady and told them the password.
Once settled in his bed, Remus didn't even have time to think about the whole day, and soon after his head touched the pillow, he was fast asleep.
I'm so so sorry for not being able to update for so long. My exams were going on and I couldn't use the internet. I feel horrible about it. I really do. But I promise I'll work hard. Reviews will be appreciated. C: