A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed the first chapter! This one probably may be longer, but I don't know-sorry, but I only have so much free time! Hope you like it, and please review!
As the train ride began, Kerstie and Ari were telling Lily what they knew about Hogwarts, and listening to the boys plot their newest pranks. James, Sirius, and Remus were just starting to torment Peter with tales of 'The Sorting' when four boys walked into the car. "And then, you have to turn a carrot into a cat using..." Sirius trailed off as he noticed the newcomers. "Who are you?" The three girls glared at him for his bad manners.
"Sirius! Where are your manners?" Ari asked. "I'm Ariella Black, how do you do?" she said, smiling and holding out her hand. She aimed for the boy in the middle, who was good looking, in the tall, dark, and sinister way. Her smile quickly faded as the boys looked at her in disgust. "Ok, I think I'll sit down now." she muttered to Kerstie, who was glaring at the four.
"Excuse me, but this is our car." sneered the short boy to the left of the good looking one. "I suggest you get out." His eyes drifted to Lily and stopped. "Although, if you wish to stay, my dear, I won't object." His oily smile sharpened into a grimace as Lily glowered at him. "Watch yourself girl-I'm Lucius Malfoy, and nobody messes with me. Understand?!"
Kerstie's eyes widened. "I've heard of him!" she whispered urgently to Ari and Lily. "His family are supposedly big supporters of You Know Who!" Unfortunately, one of the brutes shadowing Malfoy heard her. He tapped Lucius on the shoulder and jerked his head towards Kerstie, cracking his knuckles ominously. Lucius leaned forward, breathing down the girls necks. They leaned back to avoid the foulness.
"Never. Ever. Say ANYTHING about my family AGAIN!" he roared. Sirius and James had jumped up to tackle him when the door of the car opened. A cart emerged first, followed by a plump witch in lavender robes.
"Anything for you, dears? Oh my," and her hand went to her mouth. "I do hope you weren't fighting in here!" James smirked at Lucius as he and Sirius stepped back into their seats. His face scarlet with fury, Malfoy turned on his heel and stalked out, followed by his two large minions. The tall, good looking one stayed behind, sitting in the seat in front of the girls. The lunch cart witch eyed them nervously. "Well, now that that's been cleared up...lunch? And you had better get into your robes, children, because we're almost there."
Everybody bought something to eat, and were showing Lily the wonders of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans when Kerstie told the boys to turn around. "Why?" whined Peter. "You just put your robes over your clothes!" The girls just looked at him. The stranger boy, grinning, was the first to turn around, followed by the rest. The girls quickly changed and turned back to their candies while the boys did the same.
In another fifteen minutes, the train had arrived at Hogwarts. All the students had jumped out and were running around greeting old friends when a huge man appeared to call for order. "Firs' years! All firs' years over here! Have I got you all? Good. Four to a boat now, no more!" Kerstie, Lily, and Ari pile dinto a boat, giggling uproariously. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter entered the one next to them. The stranger was left on the bank.
"Er...can I share your boat?" he asked, blushing furiously. "I'm Severus Snape." The girls eyed him cautiously before nodding and scooting over to make room. The boys glared from the next boat, but didn't have time to say anything before they took off, gliding across the lake.
They got across with minimal mishap - one girl, Layla Frumple, screamed and fell out of her boat when she saw the giant squid, causing mass hilarity among the other children. Once inside the entrance hall, a strict witch came out to meet them. "Thank you, Hagrid, I will take them from here." She watched as the man left. "I am Minerva McGonagall, deputy Headmistress. Welcome to Hogwarts. The Sorting ceremony will begin as soon as the other students are seated." With that, she turned and left. All the students turned and murmured nervously to each other.
"What do you have to do?" asked Lily anxiously. She had overheard the stories James and Sirius were telling Peter. Peter looked like he was about to faint. James shrugged nonchalantly.
"No idea. But it can't be that hard, otherwise no one would ever get in. You'll do fine." At that pronouncement, Peter toppled over onto the floor, and everone burst out into nervous laughter. Professor McGonagall stalked in looking furious.
"Silence! What are you thinking...oh, dear." She eyed Peter's prone form for a minute before conjuring him onto a stretcher and calling a prefect to take him to the infirmary. "Now, if you are all quite composed? Let's go." She led the students out into the great hall. Most of them missed seeing the dirty old hat in their astonishment at seeing the ceiling.
"Wow." Kerstie gasped. "I'm getting dizzy!" Remus rolled his eyes at her and told her not to look. McGonagall turned and glared at them, and both hushed. Then, to everyone's suprise, the hat began to sing. (insert song, cause I can't think of one!) Waves of applause followed the hat's finale.
"Now, when I call your name, come up and try on the hat." McGonagall announced. Lily sighed with relief. The professor started down the list. Most children sat for a few minutes before the hat called out their name, some got an immediate response. Ariella was so entranced she almost missed her cue. "Black, Ariella!"
Ari stumbled towards the stool and seized the hat. To her amazement, it talked to her! "Let's see, plenty brave, although let's not confuse bravery with foolishness, which you also have plenty of." Ari rolled her eyes. "None of that now! I think it shall be GRYFFINDOR!" Ari lept out of her seat and ran to the Gryffindor table to a mixture of applause and boos from the Slytherins. Sirius was up next. "GRYFFINDOR" roared the hat, and Sirius joined his twin. Kerstie became a Ravenclaw, she made a face at Ari as she passed, but had already begun talking to others when Ari next looked. Lily was also a Gryffindor, and came to sit with Ari. Layla Frumple, still dripping, was a Hufflepuff.
"No surprise there!" whispered Sirius. Ari covered a giggle and hit him with her other hand. "Ow!" Remus joined them at the Gryffindor table and looked curiously at the twins. They shrugged at him. Malfoy, Lucius became a Slytherin, and joined his two bodyguards at their table. "Another no-brainer!" muttered Sirius.
"Let's see, Pettigrew, Peter will join us later." said McGonagall. "Potter, James!" The hat had barely touched his head before he ran for the Gryffindors. "And lastly, Snape, Severus." Ari craned her neck to see better, and slumped down when he was declared a Slytherin. He hadn't seemed all that bad...it was a pity, really.
As the train ride began, Kerstie and Ari were telling Lily what they knew about Hogwarts, and listening to the boys plot their newest pranks. James, Sirius, and Remus were just starting to torment Peter with tales of 'The Sorting' when four boys walked into the car. "And then, you have to turn a carrot into a cat using..." Sirius trailed off as he noticed the newcomers. "Who are you?" The three girls glared at him for his bad manners.
"Sirius! Where are your manners?" Ari asked. "I'm Ariella Black, how do you do?" she said, smiling and holding out her hand. She aimed for the boy in the middle, who was good looking, in the tall, dark, and sinister way. Her smile quickly faded as the boys looked at her in disgust. "Ok, I think I'll sit down now." she muttered to Kerstie, who was glaring at the four.
"Excuse me, but this is our car." sneered the short boy to the left of the good looking one. "I suggest you get out." His eyes drifted to Lily and stopped. "Although, if you wish to stay, my dear, I won't object." His oily smile sharpened into a grimace as Lily glowered at him. "Watch yourself girl-I'm Lucius Malfoy, and nobody messes with me. Understand?!"
Kerstie's eyes widened. "I've heard of him!" she whispered urgently to Ari and Lily. "His family are supposedly big supporters of You Know Who!" Unfortunately, one of the brutes shadowing Malfoy heard her. He tapped Lucius on the shoulder and jerked his head towards Kerstie, cracking his knuckles ominously. Lucius leaned forward, breathing down the girls necks. They leaned back to avoid the foulness.
"Never. Ever. Say ANYTHING about my family AGAIN!" he roared. Sirius and James had jumped up to tackle him when the door of the car opened. A cart emerged first, followed by a plump witch in lavender robes.
"Anything for you, dears? Oh my," and her hand went to her mouth. "I do hope you weren't fighting in here!" James smirked at Lucius as he and Sirius stepped back into their seats. His face scarlet with fury, Malfoy turned on his heel and stalked out, followed by his two large minions. The tall, good looking one stayed behind, sitting in the seat in front of the girls. The lunch cart witch eyed them nervously. "Well, now that that's been cleared up...lunch? And you had better get into your robes, children, because we're almost there."
Everybody bought something to eat, and were showing Lily the wonders of Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans when Kerstie told the boys to turn around. "Why?" whined Peter. "You just put your robes over your clothes!" The girls just looked at him. The stranger boy, grinning, was the first to turn around, followed by the rest. The girls quickly changed and turned back to their candies while the boys did the same.
In another fifteen minutes, the train had arrived at Hogwarts. All the students had jumped out and were running around greeting old friends when a huge man appeared to call for order. "Firs' years! All firs' years over here! Have I got you all? Good. Four to a boat now, no more!" Kerstie, Lily, and Ari pile dinto a boat, giggling uproariously. James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter entered the one next to them. The stranger was left on the bank.
"Er...can I share your boat?" he asked, blushing furiously. "I'm Severus Snape." The girls eyed him cautiously before nodding and scooting over to make room. The boys glared from the next boat, but didn't have time to say anything before they took off, gliding across the lake.
They got across with minimal mishap - one girl, Layla Frumple, screamed and fell out of her boat when she saw the giant squid, causing mass hilarity among the other children. Once inside the entrance hall, a strict witch came out to meet them. "Thank you, Hagrid, I will take them from here." She watched as the man left. "I am Minerva McGonagall, deputy Headmistress. Welcome to Hogwarts. The Sorting ceremony will begin as soon as the other students are seated." With that, she turned and left. All the students turned and murmured nervously to each other.
"What do you have to do?" asked Lily anxiously. She had overheard the stories James and Sirius were telling Peter. Peter looked like he was about to faint. James shrugged nonchalantly.
"No idea. But it can't be that hard, otherwise no one would ever get in. You'll do fine." At that pronouncement, Peter toppled over onto the floor, and everone burst out into nervous laughter. Professor McGonagall stalked in looking furious.
"Silence! What are you thinking...oh, dear." She eyed Peter's prone form for a minute before conjuring him onto a stretcher and calling a prefect to take him to the infirmary. "Now, if you are all quite composed? Let's go." She led the students out into the great hall. Most of them missed seeing the dirty old hat in their astonishment at seeing the ceiling.
"Wow." Kerstie gasped. "I'm getting dizzy!" Remus rolled his eyes at her and told her not to look. McGonagall turned and glared at them, and both hushed. Then, to everyone's suprise, the hat began to sing. (insert song, cause I can't think of one!) Waves of applause followed the hat's finale.
"Now, when I call your name, come up and try on the hat." McGonagall announced. Lily sighed with relief. The professor started down the list. Most children sat for a few minutes before the hat called out their name, some got an immediate response. Ariella was so entranced she almost missed her cue. "Black, Ariella!"
Ari stumbled towards the stool and seized the hat. To her amazement, it talked to her! "Let's see, plenty brave, although let's not confuse bravery with foolishness, which you also have plenty of." Ari rolled her eyes. "None of that now! I think it shall be GRYFFINDOR!" Ari lept out of her seat and ran to the Gryffindor table to a mixture of applause and boos from the Slytherins. Sirius was up next. "GRYFFINDOR" roared the hat, and Sirius joined his twin. Kerstie became a Ravenclaw, she made a face at Ari as she passed, but had already begun talking to others when Ari next looked. Lily was also a Gryffindor, and came to sit with Ari. Layla Frumple, still dripping, was a Hufflepuff.
"No surprise there!" whispered Sirius. Ari covered a giggle and hit him with her other hand. "Ow!" Remus joined them at the Gryffindor table and looked curiously at the twins. They shrugged at him. Malfoy, Lucius became a Slytherin, and joined his two bodyguards at their table. "Another no-brainer!" muttered Sirius.
"Let's see, Pettigrew, Peter will join us later." said McGonagall. "Potter, James!" The hat had barely touched his head before he ran for the Gryffindors. "And lastly, Snape, Severus." Ari craned her neck to see better, and slumped down when he was declared a Slytherin. He hadn't seemed all that bad...it was a pity, really.