Marauders¹ Rivals - Chapter Two - In the Great Hall
Disclaimer: See last chapter
They all traditionally went on the boat ride across the lake to Hogwarts.
James and his new friends shared one while Malfoy, Snape, Mulciber, and
Lockhart shared one too.
³Ahh, time to relax.² Sirius laid back on his part of the boat which he
shared with Peter. Peter didn¹t look like he was bound to relax, he
shuddered in the corner of the boat which seemed to bob a lot.
The boat automatically took them to an underground cave which led up to the
castle. They were greeted by Professor McGonagall who led them into the
Great Hall. People were buzzing excitedly who were seated already. The first
years went up so the whole school could see him. Then the sorting started.
After a few names, McGonagall shouted, ³Black, Sirius!²
The had stayed on his head, then shot off it with extreme force.
³Too bad he hasn¹t been sorted,² Snape said. ³Or he¹d have so many points
taken off his house.²
³Hope he¹s not in Slytherin,² Malfoy drawled. ³That¹s where I¹m going,
think of the points he¹d lose for us.²
James had been talking to Sirius about it on the train, he was going to put
a Filibuster¹s Firework in the Sorting Hat.
The hat finally landed after fluttering down. There was a large round of
applause from the students. Professor McGonagall, who had a very stern look
on her face, reluctantly gave the hat back to Sirius. After a minute or so,
he was sorted into Gryffindor.
After the C¹s and D¹s, McGonagall yelled, ³Evans, Lily!²
A proud, but scared looking girl with red hair was sorted into Gryffindor.
A few more names were called, then ³Lockhart, Gilderoy!²
The hat had to think for a moment, then called out ³Slytherin!²
Lockhart immediately sat down at the Slytherin table and started rambling
on about how he¹d wrestled a werewolf at age 10.
³Lupin, Remus!²
Remus nervously got up. He was a half-blood, and his witch mother had gone
to school in a different country, so he had no idea what he would be sorted
into. After a few seconds, he was sorted into Gryffindor.
³Malfoy, Lucius!²
Malfoy had barely put the hat on when it yelled, ³Slytherin!² He grinned
and ran to the Slytherin table.
³Mulciber, Vladimir!²
The pale boy with the black hair slowly walked up to the hat. He was sorted
into Slytherin.
After a few more names, ³Pettigrew, Peter² was called, so he got up and put
on the hat, and was sorted into Gryffindor (Him, brave? Sirius thought).
³Potter, James!²
James was sorted into Gryffindor quickly, that was where his parents came
from.
Then there was ³Rosier, Narcissa!² (³Slytherin!²) and ³Skeeter, Rita!²
(³Slytherin!²) then ³Snape, Severus!² was called.
Snape sneered at James and Sirius when he was being sorted, then was called
into ³Slytherin!²
³If he¹s not careful he¹s going to turn the Sorting Hat into the Snorting
Hat,² Sirius said.
James chuckled. Peter snorted. ³Looks like Malfoy already did the job!²
Sirius added.
The rest of the students were sorted, and the feast started.
Peter started drooling on his plate as the food appeared. He was very
hungry and by his appearance, was a major food lover. They all dug in.
At the Slytherin table, the boys were talking about curses.
³Have you heard of the choking curse?² Malfoy said.
³I know it, Lucius.² Snape said.
³Oh yeah, when I had a vacation in Albania, I went into a village and th-²
³Shut up, Lockhart.² Mulciber said coldly. He turned to the other boys.
³You know, he could be good for something. His rambling works better than
anti-muggle charms.²
³The curse would be good to use on Potter or Black,² Snape said. ³Follow
me!²
The four boys walked over to the Gryffindor table and stood by James.
³Cekomalis!² Snape said as James was eating a piece of chicken.
James choked, but a fifth-year Gryffindor boy pointed his wand at James¹s
throat and cried, ³Accio!²
James recovered. A chewed up blob came out of James¹s mouth and landed on
his plate. Many people said ³Eeew!²
Sirius got up, pointed his wand at Snape, and said ³Thetimus!² Snape
started turning into a tree, but now he sprouted little apples too. ³Learned
it from the victim.² Sirius said coolly. He picked an apple of Snape (³too
greasy!²) and chucked it at Mulciber.
Soon, there was a apple fight between Remus, Peter, James, Sirius and
Malfoy, Mulciber, Lockhart. It was finally broken up by Dumbledore,
McGonagall, and Serpert. ³I guess they¹ve had too many Cauldron Cakes,²
Dumbledore chuckled. McGonagall and Serpert didn¹t find this funny. ³The
school year hasn¹t started yet, so no points will be taken. Boys will be
boys. I do want you to return to your common rooms,² Dumbledore said.
Serpert looked like Christmas had been canceled. He led the Slytherin boys
out of the great hall.
³But I didn¹t finish my meal!² Peter whined.
³You may take your plate with you. Come with me,² said McGonagall.
She led them to the common room and told them the password.
Soon they boys got settled into the armchairs.
³I¹m better at Thetimus than Snape!² Sirius sang.
³You should let him wash his hair before you do that again,² James said.
³My hands are greasy from those apples.²
³I hope Hogwarts is this fun all the time!² Remus exclaimed.
Soon the rest of the Gryffindors came in. Sirius was becoming popular,
putting a firework in the Sorting Hat and turning Snape into the tree.
A fifth-year prefect told Remus to see Madam Pomfrey. ³Who? Where?² he
said. It was werewolf business, obviously, though the prefect didn¹t know
this. James and Sirius were becoming popular and Sirius thought this was a
great place to play pranks. They had made new friends too...which will lead
up to more exciting events...
Disclaimer: See last chapter
They all traditionally went on the boat ride across the lake to Hogwarts.
James and his new friends shared one while Malfoy, Snape, Mulciber, and
Lockhart shared one too.
³Ahh, time to relax.² Sirius laid back on his part of the boat which he
shared with Peter. Peter didn¹t look like he was bound to relax, he
shuddered in the corner of the boat which seemed to bob a lot.
The boat automatically took them to an underground cave which led up to the
castle. They were greeted by Professor McGonagall who led them into the
Great Hall. People were buzzing excitedly who were seated already. The first
years went up so the whole school could see him. Then the sorting started.
After a few names, McGonagall shouted, ³Black, Sirius!²
The had stayed on his head, then shot off it with extreme force.
³Too bad he hasn¹t been sorted,² Snape said. ³Or he¹d have so many points
taken off his house.²
³Hope he¹s not in Slytherin,² Malfoy drawled. ³That¹s where I¹m going,
think of the points he¹d lose for us.²
James had been talking to Sirius about it on the train, he was going to put
a Filibuster¹s Firework in the Sorting Hat.
The hat finally landed after fluttering down. There was a large round of
applause from the students. Professor McGonagall, who had a very stern look
on her face, reluctantly gave the hat back to Sirius. After a minute or so,
he was sorted into Gryffindor.
After the C¹s and D¹s, McGonagall yelled, ³Evans, Lily!²
A proud, but scared looking girl with red hair was sorted into Gryffindor.
A few more names were called, then ³Lockhart, Gilderoy!²
The hat had to think for a moment, then called out ³Slytherin!²
Lockhart immediately sat down at the Slytherin table and started rambling
on about how he¹d wrestled a werewolf at age 10.
³Lupin, Remus!²
Remus nervously got up. He was a half-blood, and his witch mother had gone
to school in a different country, so he had no idea what he would be sorted
into. After a few seconds, he was sorted into Gryffindor.
³Malfoy, Lucius!²
Malfoy had barely put the hat on when it yelled, ³Slytherin!² He grinned
and ran to the Slytherin table.
³Mulciber, Vladimir!²
The pale boy with the black hair slowly walked up to the hat. He was sorted
into Slytherin.
After a few more names, ³Pettigrew, Peter² was called, so he got up and put
on the hat, and was sorted into Gryffindor (Him, brave? Sirius thought).
³Potter, James!²
James was sorted into Gryffindor quickly, that was where his parents came
from.
Then there was ³Rosier, Narcissa!² (³Slytherin!²) and ³Skeeter, Rita!²
(³Slytherin!²) then ³Snape, Severus!² was called.
Snape sneered at James and Sirius when he was being sorted, then was called
into ³Slytherin!²
³If he¹s not careful he¹s going to turn the Sorting Hat into the Snorting
Hat,² Sirius said.
James chuckled. Peter snorted. ³Looks like Malfoy already did the job!²
Sirius added.
The rest of the students were sorted, and the feast started.
Peter started drooling on his plate as the food appeared. He was very
hungry and by his appearance, was a major food lover. They all dug in.
At the Slytherin table, the boys were talking about curses.
³Have you heard of the choking curse?² Malfoy said.
³I know it, Lucius.² Snape said.
³Oh yeah, when I had a vacation in Albania, I went into a village and th-²
³Shut up, Lockhart.² Mulciber said coldly. He turned to the other boys.
³You know, he could be good for something. His rambling works better than
anti-muggle charms.²
³The curse would be good to use on Potter or Black,² Snape said. ³Follow
me!²
The four boys walked over to the Gryffindor table and stood by James.
³Cekomalis!² Snape said as James was eating a piece of chicken.
James choked, but a fifth-year Gryffindor boy pointed his wand at James¹s
throat and cried, ³Accio!²
James recovered. A chewed up blob came out of James¹s mouth and landed on
his plate. Many people said ³Eeew!²
Sirius got up, pointed his wand at Snape, and said ³Thetimus!² Snape
started turning into a tree, but now he sprouted little apples too. ³Learned
it from the victim.² Sirius said coolly. He picked an apple of Snape (³too
greasy!²) and chucked it at Mulciber.
Soon, there was a apple fight between Remus, Peter, James, Sirius and
Malfoy, Mulciber, Lockhart. It was finally broken up by Dumbledore,
McGonagall, and Serpert. ³I guess they¹ve had too many Cauldron Cakes,²
Dumbledore chuckled. McGonagall and Serpert didn¹t find this funny. ³The
school year hasn¹t started yet, so no points will be taken. Boys will be
boys. I do want you to return to your common rooms,² Dumbledore said.
Serpert looked like Christmas had been canceled. He led the Slytherin boys
out of the great hall.
³But I didn¹t finish my meal!² Peter whined.
³You may take your plate with you. Come with me,² said McGonagall.
She led them to the common room and told them the password.
Soon they boys got settled into the armchairs.
³I¹m better at Thetimus than Snape!² Sirius sang.
³You should let him wash his hair before you do that again,² James said.
³My hands are greasy from those apples.²
³I hope Hogwarts is this fun all the time!² Remus exclaimed.
Soon the rest of the Gryffindors came in. Sirius was becoming popular,
putting a firework in the Sorting Hat and turning Snape into the tree.
A fifth-year prefect told Remus to see Madam Pomfrey. ³Who? Where?² he
said. It was werewolf business, obviously, though the prefect didn¹t know
this. James and Sirius were becoming popular and Sirius thought this was a
great place to play pranks. They had made new friends too...which will lead
up to more exciting events...
