Chapter 3
Chapter 3
**All familiar characters belong to J.K. Rowling, the plot and everything else is mine : )**
The next thing Lily knew, Mackenzie had grabbed her hand and they somehow managed to scramble through the massive mob of Hogwarts students and off the train.
"Now where do we go?" Lily asked.
For once in her life, Mackenzie didn't seem to have an answer.
Suddenly there came a loud, gruff voice, "FIRS' YEARS, FIRS' YEARS,
OVER 'ERE, CALLIN' ALL FIRS' YEARS!"
Both girls were temporarily frozen in place as they beheld a gigantic, black-bearded man (WAS he a man?) guiding all the first years to different boats.
"You two look lost," said the gigantic, black-bearded man, "'ere, get inter
the boat righ' over ther'."
Lily and Mackenzie looked at each other nervously for an instant and then climbed into the small boat which promptly took them over the lake. When they got out, they followed the stream of first years into the great hall where they were all lined up against a wall to wait for the Sorting Ceremony.
What exactly happens to us in this.....er.......Sorting Ceremony?" Lily asked.
Mackenzie shrugged her shoulders, "This is one thing about Hogwarts that no one ever told me. I've heard rumors that they hand everyone a broomstick and they sort us based on how we fly. I hope that's what it is. I'm a damn good flyer."
Lily made a strange choking noise.
"Well I've heard that you have to take a written test on magic," said Severus Snape who was standing beside them, "if that's what it is, I'm sure I'll get in the best house. I've already memorized all our textbooks, and I know loads of other stuff, probably more than most people in this school."
"A test On MAGIC!!!!!???!!!"
"Well, the point of going to this school is to learn MAGIC, isn't it?" said Severus smuggly.
"Good grief Severus, stop trying to sound so smart!" exclaimed Sirius Black who had just walked over to them, "you're making me sick. Besides, I heard that Professor Dumbledore, the Headmaster, stands up on that table over there and shoots curses at us, and they place us in houses based on how good we react."
Lily raised her eyebrows, "I think you are all making this all up. I'm sure they could think of something much more creative than flying or a written test or curses."
"I'm with you," said the pretty girl with curly blonde hair that had fainted on the train, "maybe it will involve kissing a toad and watching him turn into a prince, and they'll sort us according to how handsome he is. I'm sure I could produce a GORGEUS prince, if that was the case. What are your names?" she said to Lily and Sirius.
Everyone laughed except Severus. (who was still feeling a bit bitter towards Sirius for telling him he shouldn't talk like he's so smart).
"My name is Lily Lamont," said Lily.
"And I'm Sirius Black"
"Well it's nice to meet you guys, I'm Sheila Shickaboo. Sirius, I saw how you and James were fighting back there, and I think you did a spanking good job. What did Proffessor Saphire say to you when she made you leave the compartment just now?"
Sirius grinned, "Oh nothing much, something about 'step out of line once more and mark my words you will be whipped, or maybe expelled' but all she did was give us a detention. I told her it wasn't fair because school hadn't actually started yet, but she got really angry and said I was 'entirely out of line'" said Sirius, doing an uncanny impression of Professor Saphire, "and not only is she giving us a detention, she's also going to subtract some points from whichever house I get. Not an entirely bad deal.....that kid deserved it."
"I know!" said Sheila excitedly, "I couldn't believe he said that to Lily! And he doesn't even know her!"
"I'm glad I got the opportunity to give Lucius Malfoy my two-cents worth, but I hope Professor Saphire doesn't hate me because of it," said Mackenzie nervously.
"Oh, I doubt she will," said Sirius carelessly, "I mean, she was pretty harsh and strict sounding when she talked to James and me just now, but I don't think she hates us. You can pretty much tell when someone hates you just by their eyes. Take Severus Snape for instance, did you all see how scrunched up his eyes got whenever he looked at James Potter? Like he had a smelly sock under his nose.......but then again, maybe that's just how he always looks."
Everyone laughed. Severus glared at Sirius for a moment and then stormed off.
"Don't you girls think Professor Dumbledore over there is mightily handsome? He has such.....CORISMA," said Sheila dreamily.
"Hmm........" said Sirius, "I think I'm going to go talk to James over there."
"I thought you hated him!" Lily exclaimed.
"What? Oh, well I guess I did, but he's really a funny kid, did you SEE the way he tackled that Malfry kid or whatever his name was? It was classic!" and with that, Sirius bolted away.
"Anyway girls," said Sheila as she watched Sirius walk away, "what do you think of Professor Dumbledore?"
"He certainly does have nice eyes," remarked Lily, "and I like the way his hair falls over his brow, but his nose is a little odd-looking, don't you think?"
"I think it suits him perfectly. Oh my gosh, Lily, he has THE most soothing voice----"
"Well that sort of thing doesn't really matter, I mean, he's like the greatest wizard alive! He could be uglier than.....Severus Snape, and everyone would still adore him," said Mackenzie.
"I've never actually even heard his voice," continued Sheila as if she hadn't heard Mackenzie, "but you can just tell from the way he looks that it would be perfectly divine. It's completely hopeless though; I think he's in love with Professor Saphire."
At that precise moment, Professor Dumbledore himself, dressed in an emerald cloak with a massive, dirty-looking, black hat, stood up at the head of the Great Hall.
"Good evening to all of you," he said cheerily with a twinkle in his eye, "my name, for those of you that don't know, is Albus Dumbledore and I would like to welcome all of the first years (and everyone else too) to Hogwarts. First years, you are about to participate in a Ceremony that has taken place every year for more than a millennium. Fear not, it is completely simple and requires a minimal amount of effort on your part. Anyways.....er........pardon me for JUST one moment...."
Everyone watched curiously as he pulled of the enormous hat and placed it on a chair.
"There we are. Now, I want all of you first years to take a deep breath and relax, (and also be quiet). The hat will explain everything."
Lily's eyes grew very big as she looked at Sheila and Mackenzie questioningly. Mackenzie was extremely pale, and Sheila was making lots of strange hiccuping noises.
"Oh my good-HIC-ness," Sheila moaned, "I am so incread-HIC-ibly nervous. What if I get into Slytherin? I would scream, I've heard there's not a sin-HIC-gle handsome boy to ever go in that house---"
"SHHHHH!!!!!!!" Mackenzie warned, for just then the Hat twitched upward, and a large rip opened in its side, it took a deep breath and started to sing...........
Chapter 3
**All familiar characters belong to J.K. Rowling, the plot and everything else is mine : )**
The next thing Lily knew, Mackenzie had grabbed her hand and they somehow managed to scramble through the massive mob of Hogwarts students and off the train.
"Now where do we go?" Lily asked.
For once in her life, Mackenzie didn't seem to have an answer.
Suddenly there came a loud, gruff voice, "FIRS' YEARS, FIRS' YEARS,
OVER 'ERE, CALLIN' ALL FIRS' YEARS!"
Both girls were temporarily frozen in place as they beheld a gigantic, black-bearded man (WAS he a man?) guiding all the first years to different boats.
"You two look lost," said the gigantic, black-bearded man, "'ere, get inter
the boat righ' over ther'."
Lily and Mackenzie looked at each other nervously for an instant and then climbed into the small boat which promptly took them over the lake. When they got out, they followed the stream of first years into the great hall where they were all lined up against a wall to wait for the Sorting Ceremony.
What exactly happens to us in this.....er.......Sorting Ceremony?" Lily asked.
Mackenzie shrugged her shoulders, "This is one thing about Hogwarts that no one ever told me. I've heard rumors that they hand everyone a broomstick and they sort us based on how we fly. I hope that's what it is. I'm a damn good flyer."
Lily made a strange choking noise.
"Well I've heard that you have to take a written test on magic," said Severus Snape who was standing beside them, "if that's what it is, I'm sure I'll get in the best house. I've already memorized all our textbooks, and I know loads of other stuff, probably more than most people in this school."
"A test On MAGIC!!!!!???!!!"
"Well, the point of going to this school is to learn MAGIC, isn't it?" said Severus smuggly.
"Good grief Severus, stop trying to sound so smart!" exclaimed Sirius Black who had just walked over to them, "you're making me sick. Besides, I heard that Professor Dumbledore, the Headmaster, stands up on that table over there and shoots curses at us, and they place us in houses based on how good we react."
Lily raised her eyebrows, "I think you are all making this all up. I'm sure they could think of something much more creative than flying or a written test or curses."
"I'm with you," said the pretty girl with curly blonde hair that had fainted on the train, "maybe it will involve kissing a toad and watching him turn into a prince, and they'll sort us according to how handsome he is. I'm sure I could produce a GORGEUS prince, if that was the case. What are your names?" she said to Lily and Sirius.
Everyone laughed except Severus. (who was still feeling a bit bitter towards Sirius for telling him he shouldn't talk like he's so smart).
"My name is Lily Lamont," said Lily.
"And I'm Sirius Black"
"Well it's nice to meet you guys, I'm Sheila Shickaboo. Sirius, I saw how you and James were fighting back there, and I think you did a spanking good job. What did Proffessor Saphire say to you when she made you leave the compartment just now?"
Sirius grinned, "Oh nothing much, something about 'step out of line once more and mark my words you will be whipped, or maybe expelled' but all she did was give us a detention. I told her it wasn't fair because school hadn't actually started yet, but she got really angry and said I was 'entirely out of line'" said Sirius, doing an uncanny impression of Professor Saphire, "and not only is she giving us a detention, she's also going to subtract some points from whichever house I get. Not an entirely bad deal.....that kid deserved it."
"I know!" said Sheila excitedly, "I couldn't believe he said that to Lily! And he doesn't even know her!"
"I'm glad I got the opportunity to give Lucius Malfoy my two-cents worth, but I hope Professor Saphire doesn't hate me because of it," said Mackenzie nervously.
"Oh, I doubt she will," said Sirius carelessly, "I mean, she was pretty harsh and strict sounding when she talked to James and me just now, but I don't think she hates us. You can pretty much tell when someone hates you just by their eyes. Take Severus Snape for instance, did you all see how scrunched up his eyes got whenever he looked at James Potter? Like he had a smelly sock under his nose.......but then again, maybe that's just how he always looks."
Everyone laughed. Severus glared at Sirius for a moment and then stormed off.
"Don't you girls think Professor Dumbledore over there is mightily handsome? He has such.....CORISMA," said Sheila dreamily.
"Hmm........" said Sirius, "I think I'm going to go talk to James over there."
"I thought you hated him!" Lily exclaimed.
"What? Oh, well I guess I did, but he's really a funny kid, did you SEE the way he tackled that Malfry kid or whatever his name was? It was classic!" and with that, Sirius bolted away.
"Anyway girls," said Sheila as she watched Sirius walk away, "what do you think of Professor Dumbledore?"
"He certainly does have nice eyes," remarked Lily, "and I like the way his hair falls over his brow, but his nose is a little odd-looking, don't you think?"
"I think it suits him perfectly. Oh my gosh, Lily, he has THE most soothing voice----"
"Well that sort of thing doesn't really matter, I mean, he's like the greatest wizard alive! He could be uglier than.....Severus Snape, and everyone would still adore him," said Mackenzie.
"I've never actually even heard his voice," continued Sheila as if she hadn't heard Mackenzie, "but you can just tell from the way he looks that it would be perfectly divine. It's completely hopeless though; I think he's in love with Professor Saphire."
At that precise moment, Professor Dumbledore himself, dressed in an emerald cloak with a massive, dirty-looking, black hat, stood up at the head of the Great Hall.
"Good evening to all of you," he said cheerily with a twinkle in his eye, "my name, for those of you that don't know, is Albus Dumbledore and I would like to welcome all of the first years (and everyone else too) to Hogwarts. First years, you are about to participate in a Ceremony that has taken place every year for more than a millennium. Fear not, it is completely simple and requires a minimal amount of effort on your part. Anyways.....er........pardon me for JUST one moment...."
Everyone watched curiously as he pulled of the enormous hat and placed it on a chair.
"There we are. Now, I want all of you first years to take a deep breath and relax, (and also be quiet). The hat will explain everything."
Lily's eyes grew very big as she looked at Sheila and Mackenzie questioningly. Mackenzie was extremely pale, and Sheila was making lots of strange hiccuping noises.
"Oh my good-HIC-ness," Sheila moaned, "I am so incread-HIC-ibly nervous. What if I get into Slytherin? I would scream, I've heard there's not a sin-HIC-gle handsome boy to ever go in that house---"
"SHHHHH!!!!!!!" Mackenzie warned, for just then the Hat twitched upward, and a large rip opened in its side, it took a deep breath and started to sing...........