Remus had noticed when Danielle was in their compartment, she had barely noticed Sirius other than the fact that she took a curse off of him. How odd. Sirius was losing his touch.

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The boats had reached the castle, and everyone was getting out. By the time that they'd walked up to the front door(which was very massive, and had nice purple stained glass windows). A dark haired woman with her hair curled around her head was there. She motioned sweetly for them to come in and began to talk to them.

"Hello, dear first years, I am going to be your Tranfiguration teacher, Professor Ethack. My first name is Kathy, and I'll leave you to ponder over the connection." She smiled again. "You ," she pointed to Sirius," young man in the baseball cap, please run down the hall and fetch the lady who is cleaning. I dare say she'll want to watch the ceremony." Sirius ran down the hall and found a severe looking woman with raven hair and square septacles.

He walked up to her and said, "Ma'am, Professor Ethack wants you to come and watch the ceremony. Erm, what ceremony does she mean anyway?"

"You mean you don't know? Well, very soon you and your friends are going to be sorted by a hat."

"A hat?"

"Yes, now come along." By now the woman was half-way down the hallway.

"Fine, you old hag," Sirius muttered.

"I heard that!" What ears this woman has..... Sirius rejoined his friends quickly, and they were standing in line waiting. Professor Ethack came up and motioned for them to follow her.

"Nothing to worry ducks, you're just going to try on a hat; don't listen to what other people have told you if different." She walked through a tall doorway that was covered in astrological signs and led them up to a platform. When she noticed that a young boy with crutches was struggling in vain to get up the steps she went back to help him.

"Oh, duck, are you okay?"

"I don't know exactly. My mum said that I had gotten some Muggle disease that she didn't know how to cure, so my dad made me a pair of crutches so I could get around.

"You poor dear; there's one in every year. I keep telling Dumbledore to have a ramp built, but he has more pressing issues I'm afraid. Would you like some help getting up?"

"Yes, please Professor." Professor Ethack picked up the small eleven year old and set him on the platform. "Wow, golly, thanks Professor!"

"That's okay, now go get in line quickly now." The boy made his way to the back of the line and waited patiently.

Professor Ethack walked up to the front where a three-legged stool sat and had the lady that Sirius had went after to place a ragged looking hat on it. She thanked the woman and then preformed a charm to inhance her voice.

"Hello, students, the sorting ceremony is about to be underway. When I call your name, please come up here. That is, we'll start after this marvelous hat finishes its song." Everyone clapped.

"I might look like a normal hat,

That your parents might wear to work...

But I am no normal hat and that is that.

I'll sort you into Hufflepuff,

But you'll hate change,

I'd sort you into Ravenclaw,

But you'll need brains,

I may sort you into Gryffindor,

But are you brave enough?

I could sort you into Slytherin,

But only if you're of the right stuff...

So let me talk to you,

And hold an interview,

So I'll sort you true!" Everyone cheered again.

"Aaron, Felicity...." She was in Gryffindor. The Gryffindors cheered. "Aaron, Mack" He, Felicity's twin, was in Ravenclaw. Cheers came from the Ravcenclaws. "Aaron, Jack." He was a Gryffindor, just as his cousin Felicity was. Even more cheers came from Gryffindor. "Black, Sirius."

'Hello, Sirius.' A little voice in his ear said. 'I hope that Minerva wasn't too harsh on you.' Sirius listened to the voice which was obviously coming from the hat. 'I hope you will like being in "Gryffindor."' The people at Gryffindor's table seemed wild with happiness.

"Carroway, Elizabeth." She was the first new Hufflepuff. The Hufflepuffs clapped and cheered in unison, never breaking the beat. "Doe, Jane... Evans, Lily." Lily walked up to put the hat on her head. Almost immediately, it began to speak.

'Hello Lily, how are you? Do you think that you can make it in this school?' Lily nodded to herself. ' Ah, you're self-confidant; that's good. You'll need self-confidance in "Gryffindor!" the Gryffindors cheered. They had gotten four new students already, and Slytherin had gotten one.

"Hartwold, Harold" The Hufflepuffs cheered, again, in unison. "Gretta, Gereldine... Kafhop, Ian. "More cheers from Gryffindor, and a cheer from Ravenclaw, though not respectively. "Lane, Rose." Another Slytherin. Perhaps Gryffindor wouldn't get any more students... "Malfoy, Lucuis." As soon as the hat was on his head, it roared "Slytherin" and tried to wriggle away. Everyone started to laugh half-heartedly at this; Lucuis glared at them.

"Students, calm yourselves," a man with a long silvery beard said. He was wearing half-moon spectacles, and Remus recognised him as Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster. "Carry on, Kathy."

"Lupin, Remus." Remus went up to the hat and sat as the others did. The hat spoke.

'Hark, Remus. You have been cursed, but your friends in "Gryffindor,"'the hat spoke hurriedly, and everyone thought that Remus was confused.'will help you...' The Gryffindors who had not been in Remus' compartment cheered somberly.

Pettigrew, Peter." Peter walked up to the Sorting Hat, and he buried his head in it. It was silent for a while, but then it began to whisper to him. 'Greetings, Peter. I trust all is well. I suppose you know of the dark magic that is arising? You don't? Well, that's too bad as your life has been planned out, and your course chosen. If I were to sort you into Slytherin as you rightfully ought to be, I would be destroyed, and then where'd I be? The school'd be at a loss. You don't want to do that do you? Good, now try not to overshine the

"Gryffindors!"' Hardly anyone but Lily and Remus noticed that the hat said Gryffindors.

"Potter, James." James walked up to the sorting hat nonchalantly. This was simple as pi. He had attended a Muggle summer school class and learned a bit of mathematics. The hat was on his head.

'James Potter. How nice to meet you. Your friend had his life mapped out just like yours is, but for a very different reason. You will be very powerful, but you know how to control it, so better be in

"Gryffindor!"' James overtook Peter who was walking slowly, and they both walked dazed to their seats.

"You okay James?" Lily asked. "And you Peter?"

"I'm fine," they said together.

"Quagmire, Peter." The hat proclaimed the second Peter of their year a Slytherin. "Snape, Severus." Severus went up to the hat.

'Hope I'm in Ravenclaw!' He thought to himself wildly.

'Ahoy, Severus. Gack! You're the third one for whom I cannot control their sorting.'

'I wonder who the others are...' Severus thought.

' Never you mind, but you simply must be in Ravenclaw, but it is against the wishes of those higher than I. I'm afraid you have to be in Slytherin.'

"Slytherin." The hat called out wistfully. Again no one noticed the hat's emotions. (Pity, that might come in useful for them. Oh wait, it won't, or will it? I forgot. On with the sorting!Oh, wait it's over:p)By then everyone had been sorted with there being seven Gryffindors, four Slytherins, two Hufflepuff, and two Ravenclaws. The hat was taken up and anyone nearby could swear that they heard it starting to hum a tune. Obviously practicing for the next sorting. Ian was sitting next to James and Sirius, and they were carrying on a conversation about the pros and cons of dung-bombs when Albus Dumbledore stepped up.

"Hello, students. Another year, another class. I welcome you all! I wish that you would stay away from the forest"--the first years leaned in to listen--"there have been accidents there, and it's for your safety that I impose upon you to stay away from it." Many first years began making plans on how to enter this "Almost Forbidden Forest". "Another thing, we are having an interschool Quidditch match for the first time in many years; all players who wish to try out for their house team contact Madam McGonagall. We have remodeled the Hospital Wing, and it is now in the upper east corridor. Now attending you is Madam Pomfrey, who is replacing Sir Conningham. She is fresh out of college, so treat her nicely. Other than that, have a terrific term and now... eat." Food appeared upon their plates, and everyone started eating.

After all was quiet and still, the Prefects started to awaken the students and hustle them to their dormitories. One such prefect was Jonathan Smith. He made sure everyone was awake, then he lead all of the Gryffindors to their dormitories. Upon arriving, he informed the first years (and older students) that the password was "Go Gryffindor". The portrait(curiously enough of a fat lady in a pink dress, who would have never been on a house team of any kind)swung open. The tired boys and girls then swarmed the stairwells in their attempt to get to their beds and sleep.

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DISCLAIMER- I don't own the Harry Potter associetated characters(J.K.Rowling does), and I don't own Family Guy. I hate FOX/whoever-made-up-the-show because they took it off of the air. It was one of my favorite programs. Anyways, don't touch Ian, Gereldine, Professor Kathy Ethack(you mean you don't get the joke?), Felicity, Mack, and Jack Aaron, Elizabeth, or Harold; I still need them for the story:) Peter Quagmire is from Family Guy; the names of two of Quahog's residents. Rose Lane is Laura Elizabeth Ingall(sp?) Wilder's daughter. She died in 1960 I think. It may've been 1980. I think Jane Doe belongs to the FBI; she and her husband John. I'll give a prize to whomever can figure out the connection between Ethack and Kathy:)