Chap 4 - Sorting
"JAMES!"
I looked around wildly.
"What? Huh? What did I miss?"
"Jeez man, you definitely got something on your mind."
I looked to see Sirius looking at me again, but not the same look as before, but of concern.
"Sorry mate, just... just remembered something." I said nervously.
Sirius didn't look convinced.
"I'm not a complete nutter I promise."
"Awesome! The semi-crazy dude! As I said, we gonna be the best of friends." He smiled as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. "Let me give you a run down. Okay so we about to get sorted. It's alphabetical by last name so I'm before you."
"First years, please follow me."
I looked up to see a teacher at the front of the line.
"You will be quiet as you wait for your name to be called. As soon as you are assigned you will go to your table and after a speech from Professor Dippet, your Headmaster, you will have dinner then follow your house prefect to your common room." He winked at us all over his half-moon spectacles. "Remember. We all have a choice."
The giant doors in front of us opened and we all began to file in nervously. When we all stopped we all looked a ahead to see a shabby black hat sitting on the stool in front of the other teachers.
"Alpine, Robert!"
A small squeaky little boy stepped up and looked around. I guess he didn't know what to do. The professor who walked us in walked to him and sat him down on the stool, then put the hat on him. Moments later...
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
The sorting ceremony was boring at best. Sirius was put in Gryffindor like he had wanted. But that was the most interesting part really. Well until her name was called out.
"Evans, Lily!"
The girl with red hair and beautiful green eyes walked up to the hat. Curiously she just touched it and the Sorting Hat yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!"
My heart jumped. We may actually be in the same house. All of a sudden, the professor had said that we always have a choice... did he mean in the Sorting? I waited eagerly for my turn and then...
"Potter, James!"