Ordinamento ed i sogni
The sorting and dreams
"Welcome to hogwarts," a stern woman said "I am professor McGonagall, The start of the term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the great hall, you will be sorted in to your houses. The sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you're here, your house if like your family at hogwarts. You will have classes with you house, sleep in your house dormitories, and spend free time in you house common room. There are four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at hogwarts you triumphs will earn your house points, while rule-breaking rules will lose house points. At the end of the year the house with the most house points will be awarded with the house cup a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. The sorting ceremony will begin shortly, I recommend that you smarten yourselves as you wait. I shall return shortly when we are ready for you."
She left the chamber when reality set in for Gemini. '
What if I'm not chosen for a house, what if this was a mistake!' She thought to herself
Professor McGonagall returned "form a line and follow me" she told the first years. They followed her in to the great hall. The rest of the school was already there, waiting at four long tables. At the end of the hall there was a large, head table where the teachers sat. That's where that stopped. Professor McGonagall put a stool out in front of the first years and placed an old dirty hat on top of it. To the amazement of the first years the hat began to sing.
" You may think I don't look like much,
But I can guarantee
That you will never find
A smarter hat than me
Four wizards shared a wish a hope a dream
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
That's how hogwarts began
Now each of these four founders
Formed a house for each
Did value different values
In the ones they had to teach
You might belong in Gryffindor
Where dwell the brave at heart
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindor apart
Or you might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they're just and loyal
Those patient Hufflepuff are true
And unafraid of toil
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw
If you're a ready mind
Where those of wit and learning
Are sure to find their kind
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends
Those cunning folk use by any means
To achieve their ends
Now slip me snug around your ears
I've never once been wrong
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell you where you belong!
The hall burst in to applause as the hat finished. Professor McGonagall was now unrolling a larch scroll of parchment
"When I call your name, you will sit on the stool, and put on the hat" she told them" when the hat calls out your house, you will sit at your house table.
"Avery, Julius" the sorting hat sat on this head for about 5 seconds before screaming "Slytherin!"
"Black, Sirius" the hat instantly yelled" Gryffindor"
"Boone, Michael" became the first Ravenclaw
"Cielo, Gemini!" Gemini felt all eyes were on her as she walked to the stool and put the hat on.
"Well hello Gemini, now lets see. Very difficult, very difficult, indeed. Two sides you have, it's hard to see. When I look into your mind I see a person who is great, you have powers my dear, powers that will marvel you! You will go far, sly and cunning are you to achieve your goals. Yet I see a side of you who is daring and doesn't take danger very seriously. Talent, yes a great talent with powers beyond your dreams! Slytherin will do you good, but you are best in "GRYFFENDOR" the hat screamed
Gemini felt a rush of relief as she walked to the cheering table and sat down next to Sirius. Gemini then turned out but was aware that Lily and James both became Gryffendors.
The other new Gryffendors were Arabella Figg, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew.
An old man stood up at the end of the sorting and said. " I have only two words I have to say to you all, Buen Appitito!" he said winking at Gemini.
Then the empty plates filled with food. Gemini ate to her hearts content and talked to Sirius, James, Lily, and Arabella.
* * *
After following the perfects molly and author to the common room, the girls and boys separated and went there separate ways. Lily, Arabella, and Gemini picked their beds and fell fast asleep instantly. Lily and Arabella had sweet dreams, but Gemini's dreams were any but pleasant.
* * *
Gemini was running though the halls scared stiff. All she heard where an evil laughing and a girl crying. She was running, to where she couldn't tell. She stopped in front of the large stone gargoyle trying to catch her breath, saying, softly ''he's got her, he's got her'. Then she collapsed
Gemini was in the common room, in her pajamas, panting for air. She was on the couch with a blanket wrapped around her. Her eyes were still closed but she heard voices, new voices, familiar voices.
"Is she ok? What happened?" Sirius asked frantically pacing around the room.
"I couldn't sleep, when I heard sounds coming down from the common room, I came out and saw her. She looked so scared," Remus said looking down at Gemini "But her eyes were closed. I ran down here to stop her from going anywhere, but when I got down to her she collapsed, and she's been on the couch since."
" I wonder what she was dreaming about that made her so scared" James wondered aloud, maybe a little too loud because Gemini slowly sat up.
" Hey guys…" she said softly
"Gemini!" Sirius exclaimed, as the three boys ran to her side. "Are you ok? You had us worried!"
"Sirius, I'm fine. And your starting to sound like my father" she giggled as she saw him turn red.
"What happened?" Remus asked.
" I don't know, I just remember voices… laughing and crying, then I passed out I guess…"
"Well I suggest we get to bed, classes start tomorrow." James said standing up.
"You're right, lets go" Gemini said getting up " goodnight" she said as she headed up her stairwell to the girls first year dorm.
* * *
"Guys…" Lily groaned as she looked at her schedule "we have potions first with Slytherin"
Although they've been there for two days, they've heard a lot about Slytherin. A lot of bad things about Slytherin
"Great!" Gemini said happily, receiving weird looks from her friends " I get to see my three favorite people; Malfoy, Snape, and Narcissa!"
"Ok… then I guess we should go then" Remus said standing up " I heard the potions master doesn't like people being late, or a Gryffindor at that."
The seven friends walked out of the great hall, in search of the dungeons. They found them but on the way in Gemini dropped her books.
"You guys go on in… I'll be in, in a second" Gemini sighed as she bent down to pick up her books.
The bell rang as she walked in to class when she was addressed by an evil looking teacher.
"I see we already have the trouble maker of this class," he said
"Are you talking about me?" Gemini asked as she walked though the class and sat down at the last empty seat, with Malfoy and Snape, still smiling. "Because I don't really classify my self as being a trouble maker, smart Alec maybe, but not a trouble maker."
"Well, I see you don't have much respect for authority" the teacher said. " As I was saying, I am professor Giovani, potion master at Hogwarts School. In this class you will learn about the magic of potions and draft. I can make you invisible with a sip, make you 30 years older with a drop, and kill you with a small drink. Now this class will not involve silly wand waving. Only the exact art of potion mixing. I will not tolerate failure. Your potion fails, you fail. You will work in the groups I assign you. See the people you're sitting with? Get comfortable for these will be your partners for the first term." He said smiling evilly when he passed Gemini, Snape, and Malfoy. "If you do not get along with these people, learn how to a quickly. For your first homework assignment you will have an essay, due on my desk on Friday. You will write an essay, a roll of parchment, of three potions in your text book." The bell rang as he finished talking. The class walked out of the room complaining.
" I cant believe it, the first day and already a whole roll of parchment!" Sirius exclaimed, loudly as they walked though the halls
" I hope our other teachers aren't like that…" Lily said as they walked in to their next class, transfiguration, with professor McGonagall.
* * *
"Guys, I love transfiguration!" James said as the walked in to the Gryffindor common room after dinner.
" And you were the only one the change their matchstick in to a needle!" Lily said, playfully punching her shoulder
"Remus," Gemini said pulling him back. " We HAVE to get them together!" she whispered excitedly
"Just leave it all to me" Sirius said, grinning like a maniac, " Oh Jamsie-boy!" he said bounding after them.
" Ah mio dio!" Gemini sighed as she sat down in a chair by the fire.
"What did you say?" Bella said, sitting on a couch across from her, looking quiet confused
"Oh, sorry, some times I switch back to Italian" Gemini replied
"Wait, English isn't your first language?" Remus asked sitting down on the floor.
"Nope. My dad works for an observatory. It's based in England so my dad had to learn English. When he did, he taught it to the rest of the family, just in case. He always told us that it was important that we knew two languages."
"That's cool. Hey, does your name mean any thing in Italian?" Bella asked looking interested
" Well all I know is my last name means heaven, or sky, something around that. I think my first name is Latin. Yea I'm pretty sure it is" Gemini yawned looking at her watch." Bella I'm going to go up to bed now ok?"
" Yea, I'm a bit tired to. Good night Remus" Bella said waving to her new friend
" Good night" Remus said, heading to the stairs and up to his dorm room.