A/N: Well, here is part 3. Sorry I haven't written in a while, I have been bombarded by homework, I think my teachers are trying to teach me to death. Anyways, I hope you like it!
P.S. sorry about not writing the sorting hat's song, mine would probably be an insult to sorting hats everywhere.
Part 3: The Sorting
Professor McGonnagal, who had introduced herself, led Lily and everyone else to a small room. Well, it wasn't all that small. It was just tiny compared to the room they had been in a minute ago, which had had a sweeping marble staircase. It had been huge.
"Wait here, and I will be back momentarily to get you for the sorting. When you enter the hall, you will line up in front of the teacher's table, facing the students. Then, you will be sorted into one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff," Professor McGonnagal told them before she exited the room. Lily looked at the room around her. It had many beautiful paintings, which were all moving and looking down at the first years. Professor McGonnagal returned a moment later, and led them into the hall. They followed her instructions and lined up. Sitting in front of them was a hat, sitting on a stool, which seemed to be gathering many people's attention. Lily thought it was rather stupid, to be staring at a hat, when suddenly it started to sing and she jumped.
James clapped with the rest of the hall. He felt a great deal less nervous now. All he had to do was try on a hat. James looked around at his friends. Julia was talking rapidly to Sirius about the hat and the hall and whatever else she could think of, while Sirius was looking quite annoyed. Kristina, Remus, and Peter were all very quiet and looking nervous. Lily was staring at the ceiling.
"Look," she whispered to James. He did, and gasped. The ceiling was covered with stars, and the moon shone prominently over to one side. "Isn't it beautiful?" she asked him.
"Yeah, you think it's glass?" James asked her.
"I dunno, maybe," she whispered back. James was about to answer, but Professor McGonnagal started speaking at that moment.
"Now, as your name is called, please approach the stool and sit with the hat on your head. When it has decided, proceed to your houses table. Arkins, Stephen!" she called. A dark haired boy walked forward, and after a moment of silence, the hat yelled, "SLYTHERIN!" Then McGonnagal called, "Black, Sirius!" Sirius walked confidently up to the hat, and before long, the hat yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!" Jennifer Carter became a Hufflepuff, along with Tom Dram. Laura Green became the second new Slytherin. The sorting continued, and Remus was also made a Gryffindor. Lily cheered him as he walked over to the Gryffindor table. Kristina walked up to the hat with an extremely confused look on her face, and was also made a Gryffindor. When it was Lily's turn, she walked nervously up to the hat and placed it on her head.
"Hmmm..." said a little voice somewhere in the vicinity of her ear. "Where shall we put you? You are very smart, you wouldn't do to bad in Ravenclaw, and you do have lots of bravery.."
"Gryffindor, please Gryffindor," Lily thought to herself.
"Gryffindor? Oh alright then if you say so..GRYFFINDOR!" the hat said. Lily sighed with relief and walked over and sat next to Remus. Julia soon joined them, but Peter became a Slytherin.
"Potter, James!" Professor McGonnagal called. James walked slowly toward the stool. He placed the hat on his head, and suddenly heard a small voice talking in his ear.
"Well, your not hard to place. I see lots of bravery and chivalry in you, so I'll stick you in GRYFFINDOR!" James hurried over to join his friend, and sat next to Lily. He watched as the rest of the kids were sorted, and when at last Zantor, Michelle, became a Ravenclaw, Professor McGonnagal took away the hat and stool. Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster, stood up then and commanded their attention with a clearing of his throat. James had seen him before, on the cards inside of chocolate frogs and in newspapers.
"Welcome to Hogwarts! I assume that you all had a nice summer. Now I must offer some rules, and here they are: 1.The Forbidden Forest, hence its name, is absolutely forbidden, and is very dangerous. 2.This year, the list of forbidden items in the castle has been posted in Mr. Filch's office, if anyone would like to view them. 3. Hogsmeade visits are off-limits to anyone below third year. And now I have an announcement for the first years, during which the older students can allow their minds to wonder freely. Welcome first years! I hope that you will all do your best to bring your houses glory this year. At the end of the year, the house with the most points will be presented with the House Cup. When you do something good and honorable, you will earn your house points. Likewise, when you break the rules, you will loose your house points. Please do your best this year, and have fun at Hogwarts!" the headmaster sat down, and suddenly there was food on the golden plates in front of James.
"Oh, I am so hungry," moaned Sirius.
"Well then eat something, you silly twit!" Lily said, giggling through a mouthful of steak and kidney pie.
"I was getting to that!" Sirius said back, piling some food onto his plate.
When they finally finished, and Dumbledore sent them up to their common rooms, Lily realized how very tired she was. A 5th year girl showed the first year girls where their room was, and they all put on their pajamas and got in bed. Lily stayed up for a while, thinking, and her last thought before she went to sleep was, "I'll bet by the time tomorrow is over James and Sirius will already have detention."
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P.S. sorry about not writing the sorting hat's song, mine would probably be an insult to sorting hats everywhere.
Part 3: The Sorting
Professor McGonnagal, who had introduced herself, led Lily and everyone else to a small room. Well, it wasn't all that small. It was just tiny compared to the room they had been in a minute ago, which had had a sweeping marble staircase. It had been huge.
"Wait here, and I will be back momentarily to get you for the sorting. When you enter the hall, you will line up in front of the teacher's table, facing the students. Then, you will be sorted into one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff," Professor McGonnagal told them before she exited the room. Lily looked at the room around her. It had many beautiful paintings, which were all moving and looking down at the first years. Professor McGonnagal returned a moment later, and led them into the hall. They followed her instructions and lined up. Sitting in front of them was a hat, sitting on a stool, which seemed to be gathering many people's attention. Lily thought it was rather stupid, to be staring at a hat, when suddenly it started to sing and she jumped.
James clapped with the rest of the hall. He felt a great deal less nervous now. All he had to do was try on a hat. James looked around at his friends. Julia was talking rapidly to Sirius about the hat and the hall and whatever else she could think of, while Sirius was looking quite annoyed. Kristina, Remus, and Peter were all very quiet and looking nervous. Lily was staring at the ceiling.
"Look," she whispered to James. He did, and gasped. The ceiling was covered with stars, and the moon shone prominently over to one side. "Isn't it beautiful?" she asked him.
"Yeah, you think it's glass?" James asked her.
"I dunno, maybe," she whispered back. James was about to answer, but Professor McGonnagal started speaking at that moment.
"Now, as your name is called, please approach the stool and sit with the hat on your head. When it has decided, proceed to your houses table. Arkins, Stephen!" she called. A dark haired boy walked forward, and after a moment of silence, the hat yelled, "SLYTHERIN!" Then McGonnagal called, "Black, Sirius!" Sirius walked confidently up to the hat, and before long, the hat yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!" Jennifer Carter became a Hufflepuff, along with Tom Dram. Laura Green became the second new Slytherin. The sorting continued, and Remus was also made a Gryffindor. Lily cheered him as he walked over to the Gryffindor table. Kristina walked up to the hat with an extremely confused look on her face, and was also made a Gryffindor. When it was Lily's turn, she walked nervously up to the hat and placed it on her head.
"Hmmm..." said a little voice somewhere in the vicinity of her ear. "Where shall we put you? You are very smart, you wouldn't do to bad in Ravenclaw, and you do have lots of bravery.."
"Gryffindor, please Gryffindor," Lily thought to herself.
"Gryffindor? Oh alright then if you say so..GRYFFINDOR!" the hat said. Lily sighed with relief and walked over and sat next to Remus. Julia soon joined them, but Peter became a Slytherin.
"Potter, James!" Professor McGonnagal called. James walked slowly toward the stool. He placed the hat on his head, and suddenly heard a small voice talking in his ear.
"Well, your not hard to place. I see lots of bravery and chivalry in you, so I'll stick you in GRYFFINDOR!" James hurried over to join his friend, and sat next to Lily. He watched as the rest of the kids were sorted, and when at last Zantor, Michelle, became a Ravenclaw, Professor McGonnagal took away the hat and stool. Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster, stood up then and commanded their attention with a clearing of his throat. James had seen him before, on the cards inside of chocolate frogs and in newspapers.
"Welcome to Hogwarts! I assume that you all had a nice summer. Now I must offer some rules, and here they are: 1.The Forbidden Forest, hence its name, is absolutely forbidden, and is very dangerous. 2.This year, the list of forbidden items in the castle has been posted in Mr. Filch's office, if anyone would like to view them. 3. Hogsmeade visits are off-limits to anyone below third year. And now I have an announcement for the first years, during which the older students can allow their minds to wonder freely. Welcome first years! I hope that you will all do your best to bring your houses glory this year. At the end of the year, the house with the most points will be presented with the House Cup. When you do something good and honorable, you will earn your house points. Likewise, when you break the rules, you will loose your house points. Please do your best this year, and have fun at Hogwarts!" the headmaster sat down, and suddenly there was food on the golden plates in front of James.
"Oh, I am so hungry," moaned Sirius.
"Well then eat something, you silly twit!" Lily said, giggling through a mouthful of steak and kidney pie.
"I was getting to that!" Sirius said back, piling some food onto his plate.
When they finally finished, and Dumbledore sent them up to their common rooms, Lily realized how very tired she was. A 5th year girl showed the first year girls where their room was, and they all put on their pajamas and got in bed. Lily stayed up for a while, thinking, and her last thought before she went to sleep was, "I'll bet by the time tomorrow is over James and Sirius will already have detention."
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