Chapter 4
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JamesI can't believe it. I Can't Believe IT! She is right in front of me! Oh my god! I'm being retarded I should say something. " Hi Lily." Wow! You are brilliant! What does she think now? He'll be in Hufflepuff for sure that one. Lily smiled at me somewhat shyly. " So… what house do you want to be in Lils?" Lils, great I gave her a nickname already she must think I'm a freak.
" Gryffindor or Ravenclaw I guess. I don't really know what they are. My parents don't know about this stuff they are, what did you call them Roni?" Lily asked Veronica who obviously liked her since she had never once allowed him to call her that.
" Muggles. Her parents are muggles." Veronica gave me a warning look as though she thought that I would do or say something offensive.
" Brilliant. Remus' mum is a muggle, she is really nice." I said in a rush not sure of what to say. She was so adorable. I don't care about anything stupid like bloodlines. They are for people like Lucius Malfoy. The git.
" What about my mum?" Remus asked from inside the compartment, sticking his head out. " Oh, hi."
" I was just telling Lily here that your mum was a muggle." I told him pleading with him in my head not to say something stupid.
It didn't work. " So what? That's not a problem is it?" Remus asked or rather growled. He didn't like it when people talked about his mother. Every time Lucius Malfoy said anything about her it was rude and offensive.
" No, of course not. Both my parents are muggles as well." Her divine mouth said helpfully.
" Alright then. It's time we get changed into our uniforms though. We should be there soon." Remus offered trying to make up for his rudeness.
" Yeah, Lily, let's go." Veronica told her taking her arm to lead her away. " Just shut that kid up, would you?"
Lily was pulled away a little. " Bye Lily. See you at school. I hope you get into Gryffindor." I said to her, I felt like all my feelings spilled out of my mouth with those few words. She smiled at me and my heart soared.
" Bye James I hope you get where you want to go. Bye Remus." She smiled at us and allowed Veronica to pull her through the train to her compartment.
I turned back to the compartment but Remus stopped me. " That's who you were thinking about isn't it? Don't tell Sirius about her. He'll date her and dump her. She won't want anything to do with you." It was true. At eleven Sirius was already a heartbreaker. He had had eighteen girlfriends already and not one of them had said a word to us since.
LilyI pulled on the Hogwarts uniform happily thinking of his hazel eyes. His eyes looked like melted chocolate with little purple flecks. He was adorable! I have already forgotten about my crush on Wayne. Melanie can have him. I won't see him 'til the Holidays anyway. If I even see him then.
Once I had my uniform on I turned to Naomi. In a hushed voice I whispered. " So did Sarah mention anything other than her few favourite subjects?" Naomi looked solemn but shrugged. It couldn't be anything good." What did she say Naomi?"
" I can't tell you.' She mumbled quietly. It wasn't like a secret thing. Not like it was a best-friend-has-to-keep-their-best-friends-secret, but more of a, you-would-kill-her-if-you-knew-and-I'm-just-trying-to-keep-you-from-a-cold-jail-cell. " It was horrible. It was a mix between them all." By; them all, I could only assume she meant Sarah's fortune, Slytherin and mud bloods.
" Please tell me Naomi. If you don't then she'll think she's won." I realized soon after I had said it that it made absolutely no sense, but apparently it didn't register for Naomi that it hadn't made sense. She gave me a panicked look.
" You don't think she would actually believe that she was smarter than me do you?" Okay. Apparently I'm not the only one who doesn't make sense here. Naomi thought Sarah thought she was smarter than her? What?
" What?" I asked very confused. Sarah, I had a feeling, was going to be an enemy.
" Well, she said that I had let filth sit in this compartment and that mud bloods shouldn't be accepted into Hogwarts. She thinks they are filth just because they're parent's are muggles. I resent that. My grandparents are muggles. My dad is a muggle born. He is also very high up I the ministry. I mean where does she get off thinking she is better than muggles and their kids when she is so disgusting herself. She's a wanker. She went on about How not a single muggle born would ever get into Slytherin because Slytherin is the best house and knows it's standards, blah blah blah. I mean what a jerk!" Naomi vented still quiet enough for only me to hear. I could tell she was on of those people who don't talk that often but when they do they have a lot to say.
Sarah was talking to Veronica who looked about ready to slap her. I moved closer to them and started to listen. " I mean, really. Mud Bloods are filthy. I feel dirty being this close. Roni, you must know what I mean. You come from a respectable family." That was Sarah of course going on about me no doubt.
Just as I was about to stand up for myself Roni did it for me. " First of all. You call me Veronica, or if possible, Miss Kingston. Understand? Second of all where do you get off, talking about muggle borns like that? You don't know them! They are all people! No people are better than others depending on who they're parents are! You judge people by their attitude and passions and personality not by the way they were raised! Or who raised them! So far on my ranking of one to ten you get a negative trillion! You are the most ignorant, despicable, disgusting human being I have ever met excluding of course the obvious!"
My eyes opened wide and my ears throbbed. Veronica really does have a loud voice. Veronica had stood and towered over Sarah during the argument and now pulled down her trunk from the overhead compartment. " Anyone coming?" She asked as she opened the compartment door. I grabbed my trunk and so did Naomi. I left the compartment first at Veronica's ushering and ran face first into the boy I had been daydreaming about.
"Ah, Veronica, I see you showed someone that famous mouth. Too bad I wasn't the one it was aimed at." A gorgeous boy with jet-black hair a little longer and neater than James' said. He had the most desirable black eyes and was a good head taller than me. He smirked at Veronica suggestively.
"Eugh, gross Black! If you must know I was saving Lily's pride." Roni shot at the gorgeous boy whose name must be something Black.
" Down, Sirius down!" Remus laughed at his friend. Remus was around the same height as Sirius and James. He had sandy-blonde hair and golden eyes, which seemed to hold wisdom beyond their years. They seemed to know pain and loss better than of all those around him.
" What happened?" James asked us curiously. I felt his chest vibrate because I was still pressed up against him due to the fact that Naomi and Roni had followed me out and didn't back up when they ran into me.
" Sarah was going on about mud bloods and how much better she is. It was despicable." Veronica filled in. She was a talker. I couldn't talk I was touching James! His hazel eyes burnt into the top of my head. That and I was pressed up so tight my lungs wouldn't expand. I pushed backwards and heard Veronica hit the floor with the force I had pushed Naomi. I took a deep breath.
" Sorry, I couldn't breath." I smiled at the three boys in front of me and I heard Naomi helping Veronica up. " Would you mind allowing us to stay the rest of the train ride in your compartment? It seems we no longer have one."
' Wait! I am not-" Roni's argument was cut off by Naomi's hand covering her mouth.
" Of course. Three beautiful ladies are always welcome in my humble abode." Sirius laughed and turned to lead us back to his compartment.
James looked at me. " Hope you don't mind the snoring. Apparently Peter is in a coma." I giggled at his joke and he chuckled.
About halfway there I heard a "Bugger!" from Naomi. She looked at me " She bit me." That started me on another fit of giggles.
We listened to Roni complain about sharing a compartment with two pricks but she didn't stop following.
James lifted my trunk into the overhead rack and sat down beside me. " I'd hex her into oblivion you know," he said reassuringly. " But Veronica has already done all she can. And I don't know how to hex yet. But I would if I could."
I laughed at his statement. " Thanks. But I don't really understand what it means, Other than being muggle born."
He looked pained, " Well-"
Remus had cut him off. " It means dirty blood. They think they are purebloods. They think they are better than muggles and all who share their blood. Just because they are an all-magic family they think they are better. It's disgusting." Remus looked really and truly ticked off.
"Oh," was all I could manage.
" Yeah," Veronica practically shouted, "That Sarah is a right fowl prick!"
I smiled that they all seemed so protective of me. But, I can take care of myself. I don't need over protecting.
A little while later while I was talking to James I heard someone call. " James, come see this." Sirius called to James. He gave me an apologetic look and left.
Veronica plopped down in his place. " Hey. Lils. How's it going?"
I smiled at her though I bet she could tell it was forced. " Nothing. I was just talking to James."
Veronica smirked at me knowingly. " Don't even try, if he's anything like Sirius. He'll break your heart."
" I don't think he is." I said fiercely. " Well. Not in the dating department. Anyway." I smiled. " I think Sirius is a player. James is more of a good guy." I smiled at her.
" Whatever. It's your heart." Roni shrugged her shoulders and we started to talk about other things. Like the sorting, her sister Alice had told her that it wasn't hard. A dirty old hat was placed on your head and it shouted to the hall where you were meant to go.
"That doesn't sound to hard.' I said reassured.
" Oh, believe me. It is. " Sirius said in an evil tone.' That hat tries to stick everyone in Slytherin and it burns a hole in your head!"
"No it doesn't Black. Don't be a git." Roni scowled.
" Oh, yes it does. How do you know it doesn't huh?" Sirius shot back." My cousins told me so."
" Well my sister didn't say anything about it. And She's a Prefect." Veronica sounded so proud.
" Well my cousins are, are. Well evil. I guess they are a little untrustworthy. And Andromeda can't be nice near Narcissa." Sirius admitted.
" No, you think?" Roni answered aggravated.
" Hey, don't talk to me that way!" Sirius howled his ego bruised. I'd say his ego was the size of all Europe. (A/N: lol Bexca. Cookiemawnster09! Howdy!) " I'd say you have a sweet mouth under all that bitterness. Maybe we'll get acquainted one day. Very soon. Just like an orange. Tries to fool you with the bitter peel but inside are a sweet fruit."
Veronica gave a repulsed look and stood up. " Do you want to make me scream my head off at you now?" She asked angrily." Don't make me or you might just find your face part of the seat!"
" As long as you're the one sitting on me doll." Sirius smirked as he watched Veronica explode. I need to teach her to keep her cool.
" You complete pervert! Go screw a cow! Oh, wait that's already been done. By your father!" Veronica shouted. " You are full of bull! What on earth possesses you to be such a jack ass?"
" Veronica. Make up your mind. Am I a donkey or a bull?" Sirius asked. " And you are totally right my mom is a cow.'
"Urgh!" Veronica screamed. I stood up and pulled her down into her seat.
" Veronica. Calm down! He's not worth it. Just chill out. Okay." I smiled at her. "We can only stand so many screams before we go completely deaf." I laughed and so did she though grudgingly.
I looked over at Naomi. She just smiled and started talking to Remus again. Her caramel skin tone matched her chocolate hair and almond eyes perfectly. I could tell she intrigued Remus. I giggled at the thought of them going to the candy store and making out while Naomi blended in with some of the candy.
It amused me to think of food that people looked like so I did it for the rest of the train ride; Veronica's eyes looked like parsley, her skin looked like a peach and her hair was as black as black liquorices. Remus had a sandy shade of hair that looked a bit like bread. His eyes were golden as umm, corn. His skin was a bit tanned and looked like ginger. Sirius's eyes were a deep brown somewhat like cinnamon, his skin was the colour of mustard seed, and his hair well, and his hair was jet black. James' hair was also jet black as well as messy as though he had just rolled out of bed. His eyes were like melted chocolate and his skin was the colour of gram cracker. Peter, well, I don't know. Peter looked like a pumpkin.
As the train pulled up to the station I was thrust back into reality. James stood and took down his trunk. I lifted my arms to get my trunk but found that the overhead compartment was higher than the one in the other compartment. I couldn't reach my trunk! James noticed though and pulled it down for me. " Thank you." I muttered embarrassed.
Once we had managed to get through the hall, which was packed with students, we got off the train. I looked around, lost. Then I saw a man at least eight feet tall. He was calling for the first years. I smiled and nodded toward him. Veronica, Naomi, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter and I headed his way.
Once we got to him we noticed about another 33 kids there. The tall man counted us then, satisfied, he introduced himself. " I am Hagrid, keeper of Games and keys at Hogwarts."
He turned and led us toward a lake with eleven small boats floating on it." All right. In groups of four grab a boat." I walked over to a boat and climbed in. Veronica and Naomi followed. James, Remus, Sirius and Peter grabbed the one next to us.
A girl with Cotton Candy eyes and banana hair came over. ' May I share your boat?' She asked shyly.
" Yes, of course.' I answered her. I moved over to make room for her. " Hi, My name is Lily."
" Hi, I'm Ginger Prewett." She introduced herself.
": Hi, I'm Naomi.' Naomi smiled at her kindly.
' I'm Veronica, but you can call me Roni.' Veronica said sincerely.
The boats lurched forward the second everyone was sitting. I looked over and saw Sarah sitting in a far boat with some girl who looked as though she had just eaten something sour.
I pointed at them and Naomi and Roni laughed. Ginger just looked a little confused. Veronica tried to explain. "Do you know about Mud Bloods Ginger?"
She looked offended. " Of course, it's a cruel name for muggle borns!" She seemed outraged. " I am ashamed to just be sitting with people that think of them that way!"
" That's very good. We don't like it either. That girls name is Sarah. She was talking about Lily and calling her Mud Blood and things, so we left the compartment and sat beside them." She nodded to the boys.
' Well, after Roni exploded that is!' I laughed and got a glower in return.
" What house do you want to be in Ginger?" Naomi asked her. "We all want to be in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw."
" Well, I don't have much of a choice. All of my family has been in Gryffindor. But then again, all my family is red headed to. She laughed at that. " Though not like you Lily. Yours is redder. Theirs is more orange. My mum thinks that the first magic I did was change my hair. But I can't remember. I was apparently red headed at birth but after two months I was blonde." She started giggling. We all smiled.
Before we knew it we were in front of a huge castle. I stared at it speechless. It was sooo beautiful! It had four huge towers. One looked as though it was open to the elements. That must be the Astronomy Tower. I thought, thinking back to the book I had read. I looked at the second highest. It had a reed and gold flag hanging out of a window. That must be Gryffindor tower.
We climbed out of the boats and Hagrid led us to the steps of the school. " A'right now. Pro'essor Dum'ledore will meet you u' there. He'll 'ake you in the hall to ge' sor'ed."
We walked through the huge oak doors and I gasped. The hall we were in was amazing! I didn't get time to dwell on it though because I noticed a man with a long gray beard and twinkling eyes standing ahead. His eyes seemed to laugh at us kindly in our awe.
" Welcome to Hogwarts. I am Professor Dumbledore. The start of term feast will begin soon, but first you must be sorted into your houses. There are four houses, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, my own house, and Slytherin. The other students in your house will be like your family. Treat them accordingly. At the end of the year one house can earn the house cup based on how many points your house earns. Your triumphs will earn you points as well as Quidditch wins, and rule breaking loses your house points. Now that the formalities are done let's get you sorted so we may eat!" Professor Dumbledore finished with a clap of his hands.
Veronica took the lead followed by; Ginger, Remus, Naomi, Sirius James and me. Peter seemed to have gotten stuck behind other kids. Once I had gotten into the Great hall I gasped. It was much larger than the Entrance hall. It had Five long tables; one diagonally across the hall and the other four vertically across. Each table had a bunch of kids ranging from twelve to seventeen. At each table they seemed to have a different set of colours.
At the front of the room there was a three-legged stool with a ratty old hat on it. Though ratty the hat seemed to hold a great knowledge. James turned to me and smiled. ' We only have to put on a hat. Sure. It probably does some magic on us and we have to ward it off or something." James whispered.
"Mr. Potter!" Came the female voice of a kind but stern looking lady in emerald robes." You have not even been sorted and already you are making trouble! I would take points off your house but, as you have none yet, you have another chance.'
I giggled at the shade of scarlet that James had turned. Sirius also seemed rather amused.
Then to my utter shock a rip on the hat opened and it started to sing!
"Call me what you will,
But I am quite a thrill,
Place me upon your head,
Do not fear I am not made of lead,
I will tell you to which house you belong,
You will not have to sit here for long,
All four houses have their own private tale,
If you try you will prevail!
Will you be placed in Ravenclaw? With those clever and keen,
Where none would be the fool to take Jack's magic bean,
Or maybe in Hufflepuff where they are just and loyal
For those Hufflepuffs there is no bubble, trouble or toil
Possibly in Slytherin where they think of themselves,
I guarantee you all of them will wind up with house elves,
Maybe even Gryffindor where learn the chivalrous and brave,
Godric Gryffindor gave me a life just before his grave!
To place you where I should,
When none other could!Now come and sit on my stool,
You will not be the fool,
Do not despair,
There is love in the air!"
Chatter went through the crowd, though it stopped the minute a short man in black robes raised his hand. He had stern eyes and white hair.
"Now the sorting will begin!" Called Professor Dumbledore. " First we have John Abbot!"
A boy with blonde hair walked forward hesitantly. The hat was placed on his head. The rip opened seconds later. ' HUFFLEPUFF!' It cried. The boy quickly made his way to the right table, with the loudest cheers.
"Lucy Barns!" a girl with brown hair took the hat on her head.
" RAVENCLAW!" The hat cried. She took her seat at the table second from left.
"Sirius Black!" Sirius sat and nearly a second later the hat placed him in Gryffindor. He took his seat at the far left. He smirked at James who gave him thumbs up.
"Sarah Blott!" Sarah took her seat with pride. She seemed to frown at the hat before it screamed Slytherin. She gave a huge smile and walked to the table second from the right.
"Elliot Cass!" A boy with orange hair sat down. The hat was placed on his head. The hat placed him in Ravenclaw.
A few more people went the hat was Naomi's turn because her last name was Dolt. The hat placed her in Gryffindor. We smiled and cheered.
Two more people went then it was my turn. " Lily Evans!"
I walked forward nervously. I sat down on the rickety stool. I felt the hat placed on my head as it covered my eyes. ' You have a bright mind I see. Good for Ravenclaw. Hmm… what's this? Ah, Bravery. Yes Gryffindor would do you good. You stand up for those you love,' I listened to him quietly. Then, much louder, I heard him shout. " GRYFFINDOR!" A smile broke out across my face.
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