Foxtrot Potter. Foxtrot Potter. That was her! She was a Marauder!
When they got off the train, Karina heard a loud voice calling the first years to the boats. As much as she hated to leave the boys, she knew that she had to be Sorted, which scared her a little. If Karina wasn't Sorted into Gryffindor, that could make her lose her right as a Marauder! Well, she hoped it wouldn't. After all, Remus was sure he was going into Ravenclaw because he was all booksmart, Sirius thought he was going into Slytherin because he was a Black, and Peter thought he was going into Hufflepuff because... Well, he's Peter. They all told her on the train.
When thegy got inside the school, Karina felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned and saw a black haired girl with emerald green eyes and pale skin. She smiled at Karina.
"Hello." She said, sounding sly. "I'm Pamela Detris. What's your name?"
"I'm Karina Potter." Karina said, putting her guard up a little. She didn't seem like a good person to be around.
She raised her eyebrows at Karina. "A Potter? I've heard about your brother, James then. My friend, Patrick Parkinson,who's a second year, told me that he's a complete git who annoys everyone." Karina's jaw dropped.
"That is not true! My brother is very popular, and people like him!" Pamela crossed her arms.
"So what house do you think you're going to be in? I'll bet its Hufflepuff." Karina glared at her, crossing her arms. If she wanted to be in Gryffindor, then she had to be brave.
"Gryffindor, where bravery dwells in the heart." She snarled. Pamela laughed.
"Good luck with that, Potter." She said. "Only the brave people get in there. What can you do?"
That was when the doors opened, and a woman in green robes led them into the Great Hall, where Karina stared at the high ceilings, if you could say there were ceilings! The roof just seemed to open up into the night sky.
She stood in line, waiting for her turn to be Sorted.
"Detris, Pamela!" The professor called, whom Karina recognized as Professor McGonagall from James's description. Karina watched as Pamela climbed up onto a stool and McGonagall lowered the infamous Sorting Hat onto her head.
"SLYTHERIN!" It called at once, and Pamela smiled slyly as she walked over to the Slytherin table and high fived Patrick Parkinson. Karina looked away, trying to focus on the Sorting. She saw James and the others out of the corner of her eye and they gave her thumbs up, looking encouraging. Even Lily Evans was mouthing "good luck."
"Potter, Karina!" McGonagall called to her, and all Karina could hear behind her were James and Sirius whooping and hollering, Remus trying to shush them, and Peter giving small cheers. She didn't face them. She knew that she would laugh and it might ruin things. She could already feel her cheeks getting warm and she had to hold back a smile as she sat on the stool.
"Hmm, very interesting. Another Potter. A smart mind, no doubt, and bravery dwells in her heart. And what is this, but a hint of mischief. A cunning trait like that would make a nice addition to Slytherin." Karina gasped, and then squeezed her eyes tight, gripping the stool. Not Slytherin. Please , not Slytherin! James would never speak to me again if I was put in Slytherin!
"Not Slytherin, hm? Would rather go down the path of your brother, would you? Even though a mind such as your's could go to Ravenclaw as well." Karina held her breath. "No? Then... GRYFFINDOR!" Karina's whole face lit up as Professor McGonagall pulled the hat off of her, beaming and she dashed over to James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter, who were cheering louder than anyone in the Great Hall.
That night, the prefects led them all up to the Gryffindor common room and explained the dormitories. Karina went straight for her dorm with three other girls. Their names were Alice Rectum, Evelyn O'Connor, and Rachel Finch. They all seemed like pretty interesting girls.
As she dozed off that night in bed, she heard someone knocking on the door. She sat up and checked to make sure that none of the other girls had woken up. Then she went to the door, and found James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter standing there, grinning like fools.
"Guys, its late." She muttered, rubbing her eyes. "Go to bed." But James took her hand and pulled her out of the room and dragged her back down to the common room.
"C'mon! We're just going to have a bit of fun! We convinced some of the house elves from dinner to smuggle us up some food and a bottle of butterbeer!"
"But we're not allowed to drink butterbeer, are we?" Karina whispered nervously. James shrugged.
"I know that there are third years who drink it, so I think we're safe with a cup each." Then he pulled her down, and Karina looked around the common room with awe. It was amazing! There were orange and red balloons floating about, a table covered in sweets and a bottle of butterbeer, and a huge banner with a fox on it, decorate like the Gryffindor banner, and it read
"Welcome to Gryffindor Foxtrot!" She turned to her brother and friends, a huge grin on her face.
"Guys! This is amazing!" They all chuckled and came over to her.
"Hey, you're an official Marauder now. You deserve this." Remus told her.
"Welcome to Gryffindor, Foxtrot!" James cheered and Karina laughed. Hogwarts was going to be great!
(I feel like this chapter could have been better. And as a little Easter egg, I'm attempting at making all the characters relate to those in the future! Some will be easier than others, as you can see, but I am excited to see if you guys get any of them!
Also, if you don't know, I'm currently also writing a Harry Potter crossover of the game, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch! I'm sure many of you haven't heard of that game, but I'm convinced in the awesomeness of the book! Until Next Slime!)
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p style="text-align: center;" data-p-id="4a4af1304450c53133a87674abc946d3"(I feel like this chapter could have been better. And as a little Easter egg, I'm attempting at making all the characters relate to those in the future! Some will be easier than others, as you can see, but I am excited to see if you guys get any of them! br /Also, if you don't know, I'm currently also writing a Harry Potter crossover of the game, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch! I'm sure many of you haven't heard of that game, but I'm convinced in the awesomeness of the book! Until Next Slime!)/p
