(Ok, peeps I know its not that hard to review so please review this for me! And, I know I skipped the part with the ghosts, but I didn't feel like writing that part….
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or places, they belong to J. K. Rowling… blah, blah, blah…
Ok here's the story ~Lily)
The Hardest Thing
Chapter 2: The Sorting
Lily, James, Sirius, and Remus followed behind the rest of the third years, who were heading to the sorting ceremony. Lily could remember her sorting as plain as if it was yesterday
~Flashback~
"My brother says they torture us." One girl ahead of them said.
"I heard the make us turn a frog into a prince." Another said
"Whatever it is I hope I pass." The first said again.
"So do I."
Lily glanced at the two girls standing next to her, but they obviously hadn't heard the conversation.
~End of Flashback~
"I'm gonna put dungbombs in all the caldrons." Sirius said glancing at Lily, who was a bit mad for her memory being inturuppted, "All but Lily's"
"How sweet." Lily said smiling at Sirius.
"Anything for you." Sirius said smiling back. However, their serenity was broken by gagging sounds coming from James.
"Can you two come back to earth now?"
"If we have to…" Sirius said as they reached the Great Hall.
~Flashback~
"Wow, Lily look at that!" Sara said as a huge cloud came into view overhead. "This is so cool!"
"Completely," Lily said ducking a shooting star, then shivering, before she slid into one of the tables so that she could see over everyone's head.
"Hey! Lil, scoot over for the rest of us!" Courtney teased shoving her over.
"Oh, Court you're so kind." Lily replied sarcastically.
"I know," the girl grinned back.
~End of flashback~
"So Potter, I see your fan club is back together." Came an oily voice from behind the group.
"Shove it, Snape."
"Tut, tut, you haven't even introduced me to your latest girlfriend." Snape said turning to Lily, "You do know Potter has a reputation for never keeping a girl for longer than a week."
"I'm not his girlfriend." Lily said plainly.
"Ah so you're single." Snape smiled slightly at the thought of Lily as his girlfriend, at the same time Lily winced.
"No, she isn't," Sirius said cutting in, "She said she wasn't James's, she never said she wasn't taken. Anyway why would she want to be your girl?"
"Suit yourself, Black. But you can bet she," he jerked his head towards Lily, " hasn't seen the last of me." Snape said before walking off.
"Thanks Siri, I couldn't have told him off like that." Lily said hugging Sirius, who was grinning at James over his shoulder.
~Flashback~
Suddenly a professor with black hair that was pulled back into a tight bun approached. "Welcome students, as most of you know I'm Professor McGonagall and I teach Transfiguration."
"Trans what?" Sara whispered into Lily's ear.
"I dunno." She whispered back.
"This is the sorting hat," The professor continued, "You will place it on your head as I call your name and it will tell you what house you are in. Good, now we'll start."
"Finally." Courtney groaned.
"Arenhart, Fred" A boy timidly approached the hat and placed it on his head almost immediately it shouted HUFFLEPUFF! And he ran to a cheering table.
"Bass, Molly!" A girl bravely approached the hat and waited, she was quickly sorted into Gryffindor. However, Lily hardly noticed due to Sara's squirming.
"Black, Sirius" A boy left the table near Lily Sara and Courtney.
GRYFFINDOR! The hat quickly shouted and Sirius grinned, before heading to the table where Molly Bass had sat down.
"Crabbe, Christopher" A large boy lumbered up to the hat and before it had barely touched the top of his head, he was sorted into Slytherin.
"Donson, Courtney" Courtney jumped nearly a mile into the air when she heard her name. With a quick glance at Lily and Sara she muttered, "This is it" Almost as soon as she had placed the hat on he head the hat cried out "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Evans, Lily" Lily was so surprised she jumped up and almost fell over, but she managed to control herself and headed to the hat. No sooner had she put it on then a queer voice filled her head, Ah, Lily Evans so nice to meet you. Lets see you've got the brains to be in Ravenclaw, the loyalty of a Hufflepuff, and the bravery of a Gryffindor. But let's see about Slytherin, nope! You won't work there. Tell me Miss Evans where would you like to be?"
"I'd like to be in Gryffindor." She thought.
"Ah, good choice that means you're a GRYFFINDOR!"
Lily rushed to the seat beside Courtney and grinned at her.
"So you're with us, huh?" Sirius asked, leaning over dthe table to talk to Lily.
"Yeah. Do you have a problem with that?"
"Nope" Sirius grinned wider
"Good" Lily shuddered as Sara joined them.
"What's good?" Sara asked.
"Sirius approves of me being in this house."
"Ah, I see."
"Yeah."
"Potter, James" walked up to the hat and although it took longer than usual, he was sorted into Gryffindor. Lily began cheering as she had seen the other older Gryffindors do.
" You know Lils, if I didn't know better I'd say you like him more than me." Sirius leaned over to whisper to Lily.
"But you do know better, Siri." Lily grinned back.
"Do I?" Sirius asked making such a face that all the Gryffindors laughed at him.
"Yes you do."
"I'll take your word for it."
~End of flashback~
At this a rather middle aged man stood up and began speaking. "Welcome, students. I am Albus Dumbledore, as most of you know I am the headmaster. Finnitch has added ten more rules to the list, and if you would like to see these, they will be posted outside my office. Now for the feast!" Lily watched, amazed, as the empty plates filled with food and kept refilling as people took things from them.
"James?"
"Hmm?" James replied his mouth full of food.
"Who was that guy that said I was your girlfriend?"
"Severus Snape… why?"
"Just wondering. He's a Slytherin isn't he?"
"Yep."
"Oh." Lily sighed before returning to her food.
(A/N muhahaha I ended it there….. ok please review!!! I feel soo bad when I don't get any, I feel like nobody likes my story! Anywayz review and I'll be happy and I'm trying to hurry with the next part! ~Lily)
