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"What are we waiting for?" Hermione asked Remus who glanced at her.
"We're waiting to be lead into the Great Hall where we'll be sorted into either Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin," Hermione noticed he said the last with distain and his tired and calm face even had a flash of hatred come across it.
"What's wrong with Slytherin?" Hermione asked, realizing that there had to be a good reason to get this reaction from this seemingly calm boy.
"The house of Slytherin is notorious for producing the worst witches and wizards. The students sorted there are mostly pure- bloods who hate all half- bloods and 'mudbloods'," he said the last word with air quotes and disgust at thinking of the word.
"Oh," Hermione said then pointing at a boy and said, "at a boy and said, "Hey isn't he that boy who opened our compartment door on the train?" she then began walking towards him.
"Wait where are you going?" he asked then jogged to catch up with her.
"Hi, I'm Hermione and this is Remus," she introduced herself and motioned to Remus as he came up behind her. "Aren't you the boy who opened our compartment door on the train?"
"Ya, I'm Sirius Black," he held out his hand and she and Remus shook it.
"And I'm the one who smacked him for it. He has no sense for others privacy," he shot Sirius a pointed look with that comment, "James Potter," a boy standing beside Sirius said. He had messy jet black hair and wore glasses. The boy held out his hand and they all shook it as well.
The Great Hall doors then opened and Hermione saw four long tables with kids varying from the ages of 12-17 years of age sitting on either side of the tables. All of them stopped talking as the first years began filling up to the front where another long table was placed where the professors were seated. McGonagall began reading names off of a long piece of parchment. It then dawned on Hermione that her name would not be on the list. Her hands became sweaty and she started shaking.
Remus' POV
When they reached the front of the Great Hall and the sorting began all he could think about was that he did not care what house he was sorted into as long as it was not Slytherin. He absolutely despised that house and anyone in it because of their pure- blood prejudices and he did not want anything to do with them.
He glanced at Hermione and noticed her pale face and shaking hands and became worried. "Are you okay?" he asked leaning over to her so he could whisper.
"R-Remus, how's my name going to get on that list?" She asked with a shaky voice and tears beginning to form in her big brown eyes.
Sirius' POV
"Black, Sirius," McGonagall called out.
Sirius turned white and slowly began walking up muttering to himself. He shakily sat down and felt the hat be dropped on his head and his eyes were covered.
"Ah another Black," the hat said.
"Ya, but I'm nothing like my family!" Sirius thought stubbornly.
"No, you're right so you would not fit in Slytherin."
"Thank God," Sirius sighed.
"So there's only one place for you, GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted.
The Gryffindors erupted into cheers while the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs politely clapped. Some of the Slytherins shot him murderous looks and others were too stunned or confused to do anything. All Sirius did was smile at them with a goofy look.
Hermione's POV
Her, Remus, and James saw this and burst out laughing. For a moment Hermione forgot all her worries and felt she had friends and could live here for awhile.
"Evans, Lily," McGonagall called. A pretty red headed girl walked up and the moment the hat touched her head she was sorted into Gryffindor. James immediately stopped laughing and stared at her.
"Earth to James," Remus said waving his hand in front of James' face, who jerked his head back in surprises.
"By the time we graduate she will be my girlfriend," James announced.
"No, that's not going to happen, mate," Remus said in a definite tone.
"Yes it will."
Hermione watched the two argue back and forth on this subject for a few more minutes. Then she heard McGonagall call, "Granger, Hermione," and her heart stopped and she stood in her place stock still. She didn't think it possible to move had Remus not nudged her toward McGonagall and the stool.
As she walked forward the only thing on her mind was, "How did my name get on the list?"
She sat down on the stool and felt the hat be gently placed on her head and her eyes and ears were covered by the brim.
"Ah, interesting story you have. You don't belong here in the 70's do you?" the sorting hat asked.
"No I'm from the 90's," she thought.
"Well then, how'd you get here?"
"I don't know. Something happened when I crossed the barrier to Platform 9 ¾."
"Well until you can get home why don't I place you in GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted.
The conversation replayed in Hermione's head as she walked over and sat down next to Sirius at the Gryffindor table.
Remus' POV
Remus was glad Hermione was placed in Gryffindor and hoped he could be as lucky and be with her in the same house. He continued to think about such things until his thoughts were interrupted by McGonagall calling, "Lupin, Remus,"
Remus slowly walked over hopping beyond all things he would be sorted into Gryffindor. He sat down and felt the hat be placed on his head.
"This is different. I must admit you are the first werewolf I've had the pleasure of sorting," the hat said. Remus flintced at hearing the hat say that he is a werewolf. "Don't worry no one else can hear what I say to you."
"Okay," Remus replied feeling better.
"Now where to put you. Since you are a werewolf you would belong in Slytherin-" the hat began.
"I don't want to be in Slytherin," Remus interrupted.
"Don't worry. I wasn't going to put you there. I know you want to be with your friends so I'll put you in GRYFFINDOR."
As Remus walked to the cheering Gryffindors he released a breath he had not realized he'd been holding and sat down next to Hermione and watched James be sorted into Gryffindor a few minutes later and join them. After a boy named Peter Pettigrew was sorted into Hufflepuff.
Hermione's POV
Hermione felt at home being surrounded by her new friends and was thankful for them all being sorted into Gryffindor.
A few minutes later a boy named Severus Snape was called up. He had long greasy black hair and looked generally unhappy to be there. It was no surprise that he was soon sorted into Slytherin.
After the last student was sorted Dumbledore stepped up to the podium and McGonagall returned to her seat and the Sorting Hat and stool disappeared.
"Welcome everyone. Before we begin eating I would like to remind you all, especially the first years that the Forbidden Forest as named is forbidden to all students who do not wish to be severely injured. On another note the newly planted Whomping Willow is out of bounds to all students. Now tuck in," Dumbledore then sat down and food appeared on the tables and everyone began eating.
When everyone was done eating the heads of house lead them to their common rooms.
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