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A giant of a man, named Hagrid, bought us up to the front of the school. I stood with my friends, and I could tell that we were all scared stiff. A lady came an introduced herself as Professor Mcgonagall. She took us into a small corner room and told us to get cleaned up.

"How're we supposed to get cleaned up?" James asked scowling. "we're bloody soaked."

It had started pouring as soon as we stepped off of the train, as if that was our welcoming present.

Mcgonagall came back a few minutes later and opened a side door that I hadn't noticed was there. Light poured into the little room that we were all crammed into. The door led to the famed great hall. We all gasped as the professor took us in. I shivered a little as I noticed that everyone was staring at us first years. My sister and two brothers were looking intently at James, Remus, and I as if to make sure we got put in Gryffindor.

A smaller professor came out into the middle of the room with a stool. McGonagle put a battered hat on top of it. There was a pause as everyone waited to see what would happen next. A slit in the hat opened and amazingly it cleared its throat. Next it commenced into a song.

(a/n- please insert a song here. I'm not good at making things like this.)

It finished singing and every one clapped.

"Well, then." It said. "Let's get on with the sorting."

Some of the teachers looked amazed that it had said anything after the song, but not McGonagle. She took a scroll out of her robes and pulled it open.

"when I call your name, please came forward and put on the hat." She announced, "Ashley, Samantha."

A tall girl walked forward and sat down on the stool. She pulled the hat down over her head. One second later she jumped about an inch off of the stool. Then the hat yelled,

"Ravenclaw!"

she got off the stool and walked over to the table. She had to pass the rest of us to get there.

"It talks!" she whispered to all of us as she passed.

"Black, Sirius."

'Just had to be in alphabetical order' I thought, walking up to the hat. Before putting on the hat, I took a good look at it. It was patched in many places and dusty. I put it on and waited for the voice.

"I've sorted seven generations of Blacks." The hat started up. "But you by far, are the most interesting one. You've a superb mind, and an even better future ahead of you."

'now you can tell the future?' I thought sarcastically.

"I can see it. And for you, it's a good one, though you might not look at it that way when you reach it. But now, about your house. The best choice for you would have to be Gryffindor, unless you have any doubts about it."

'no.'

"Good," the hat then yelled. "GRYFFINDOR"

I took the hat off in a hurry and walked over to sit with my brothers.

"Nice job." Lynx ruffled my already messy hair.

"What'd the hat say to you?" asked Cepheus.

"That's none of your business." Andy said looking sternly at Cepheus.

"I don't care Andy." I stuck my tongue out at her. "it said I had a good mind, and a good future."

Lily was sorted into Gryffindor, she came and sat with me. James, Maxis and Remus joined us later. Less went over to Ravenclaw and Saraan came to Gryffindor.

"Ahem." We all turned to the head table where an old wizard was standing up trying to get our attention. "Please quiet down." He went on. Pretty soon we all shut up and sat down to listen. "Thank you. I'm Professor Dumbledore. This is my first year as head master, and I'd like to make it a fine one. There fore I have but a few announcements I'd like you to pay close attention to. First off, the Forbidden forest and the whomping willow are off limits to all students, yes Mr. Black even you too."

I looked at Lynx who's eyes were looking up to the ceiling.

"next, we have gained two new professors. Professor Trelany for divination, and Professor Forester for D.A.D.A. Finally, here to stay throughout the school year are five people who are children to three professors. You might encounter them while roaming the halls, please be courteous and let them continue to wherever they may be going with out any harm. Thank you for entertaining these notions. You may now commence in stuffing your faces."

Food appeared in the gold plates before us, and we did indeed commence in stuffing our faces.

"I wonder where all those little kids are." Said Remus when he was finished.

"I'm here." Said a voice. "and I'm not exactly little."

We turned and saw behind us a pink faced boy. He was grinning lopsidedly as I'm known to do some times; his blue eyes looked kind of sad. He looked at us expectantly, like he expected us to say something.

"Well, you asked." He said.

"who are you?" asked Saraan. "I'm Saraan, that's Sirius, James, Remus, Lily, and Maxis."

"My name's Peter Pettigrew, actually it's Peter McGonagle, but I took my pa's name." He said hurriedly. "My mum was in circumstances before she got married, but then my pa got killed and…"

"Ok, ok." I held out my hands to stop him. "we didn't need all that. She's got to have some respect from us when she teaches after all."

"How old are you." James asked him. "just a number please."

"I'm nine." He answered. "and three fourths. The old D.A.D.A helped me with that one. He left 'cause…"

Remus gave him a pleading look, and he stopped. This was one hyper kid.

"how much sugar have you had today?" Maxis raised an eyebrow at him.

"My mum doesn't let me eat a lot of sweets."

"Oh, so this is your natural state?" I said sardonically.

"Sirius!" Lily shot me a look. "and Maxis, you shouldn't be accusing others of to much sugar consumption."

"Anyway," Peter went on. "I was wondering if I could sit with you guys."

"Sure." Said James, pulling out a chair. Then he said in a whisper, "anything to shut that boy up."

"You boys are the rudest people." Said Lily, glaring. "Peter, just ignore them."

"Lily, stop being such a fart nugget." Muttered James softly, but Lily heard anyway.

"ass-hole." She shot back.

"what's a fart nugget?" Maxis wondered to herself.

"bitch nugget." Said James.

"Fuck ass." Lily scowled.

"Stop!" said Remus. He looked exasperated with the two of them.

"what's a fart nugget?" Maxis repeated.

"d'know." James shrugged. "I made it up."

"and Fuck ass?" she looked towards Lily.

"My sister's word." She admitted.

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(a/n- what's a fart nugget? I'll have to look it up. anyways, sorry this took so long to upload, but I was having a little trouble with Micro word.

Sirius: I know what a fart nugget is!

Me: Good-bye, Sirius.

Sirius: uh, uh.

Me: *holds up a stick* go fetch boy, fetch!

Sirius: *something clicks inside of his demented brain and he transforms into a dog* woof!

Me: go, fetch!

Sirius: woof! *Runs away after the stick*

Me: Yes, he's gone! I'll close this author's note before he comes back. TTFN: Tata for now!)

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The next day was a Saturday. We didn't have to start classes until Monday. Remus suggested that him, James and I go to the library to see if there was anything interesting to read. Before we left James grabbed his invisibility cloak for just incase reasons.

While we were walking down the halls our little hyperactive friend from the night before. He was with two of his other hyper active friends. James groaned softly as they approached us.

"Hi guys." He said brightly.

"Hello Peter." Remus, James and I chorused dully.

"My friends came up from Hogsmead to visit today." He indicated to the boy and girl walking with him.

"I'm Shelia." Said the girl.

"And I'm Luke." The boy looked even perkier than Peter. "who are you?"

Peter introduced us to his friend. "Where're you guys going?"

"The library." I said while thinking, 'make them go away!'

"Ooo, can we come?" asked Peter.

Remus sighed trying his best to be polite. "Yes, but you have to let us do our work. Ok?"

The three rugrats nodded happily, and skipped with us down the hall. Shelia was the only one who seemed to take life seriously, she wasn't laughing the whole way, and she appeared to be fairly intelligent for her age.

In the library we took a table in the back so Madam Pince wouldn't be breathing down our necks.

"so, what're we here for?" I asked.

"It's was Remus's idea." Said James looking at Remus.

Remus grinned at us. "want to play Russian Roulette?"

"What?" I almost yelled.

"Shh!" said Shelia seriously. "This is a library!"

"Isn't Russian Roulette the game where you put one bullet in a revolver and then pull the trigger at your head to see if you'll get shot?" James asked incredulously.

"yeah," Remus dug a bag out of his pocket. "But in this one you use Berrie Botts Every Flavored Beans. You need something that turns though." He waved his wand and a poker roulette wheel appeared. The bag was opened and Remus took out ten random beans and placed them on the wheel.

"Watch. Sirius, you can go first." Remus spun the wheel. I got a reddish orangeish colored bean.

"You do know that I hate these things." I eyed the bean with antipathy.

"C'mon." James prodded.

I put the bean in my mouth and started chewing.

Have you ever tasted a ladybug?

Or at least that's what James said it was as he read the chart on the back of the bag…he wouldn't let me look. But from the way it tasted I'm about half-way believing it might have been a ladybug.

James told Peter to go next, he did so obediently, and got a brown bean.

"Chocolate." He said flippantly.

It wasn't chocolate and since I don't know if you've just finished eating I won't tell you what it was. Just remember…it was brown. Remus turned the wheel and came up with a blue one. It was blueberry.

"Why is it the one person who suggested this demented game is the only one who gets a normal flavor?" I asked.

"Luck I guess." He grinned wickedly.

"He rigged it." James murmured.

James didn't even bother spinning the wheel, he just grabbed the most normal colored one and hoped for the best.

"Yuck!" he cried loudly. "It's bile!"

Even Remus, who was laughing, got a slightly disgusted look on his face.

"Do you two want any?" I glanced at the two little kids. They shook their heads quickly.

"My mum works in Zonkos." Luke offered as a quick excuse. James, Remus and I snickered lightly.

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(A/n- weak ending, I know, but I've got more coming, so please stay with me here!)