Carpe Diem: Second Year Revision

by Alec6427/NecessaryEvil

Disclaimer:Second verse same as the first.

Chapter Two:

The Five Houses

The whole school watched as the transfer student placed the sorting hat on his head. They watched through twenty minutes of 'hmms' and 'interesting's and 'Oh dear's ,the kid (who was the first they had seen sorted who the hat actually fit) didn't seemed fazed by any of this, he just stared into space with a faraway look in his darkening blue eyes.

Finally the hat opened its tear and spoke, "Well this is quite enough. I have been thinking, which is a singular rarity considering I am a hat and over the years I have come across many students that would fit in quite well in a few houses but never more than in the last few years. I therefore suggest that a new house be formed and that the following students that I've sorted be put in this house; Finn, William, Finn, Jessica of Ravenclaw, Creevey, Colin Gryifindor, Weasely, Ronald Gryfindor, Potter, Harry Gryfindor, " by this time the students whose names had been called had begun to rise, "Chang, Cho Ravenclaw," Harry looked at the Ravenclaw where he caught the eye of the girl from the carriage and she smiled at him. Followed by a wink? The hat continued, "Weasely, Fred and George Gryfindor, and I believe there is a student sorted quite awhile back that still hasn't graduated and is still here at Hogwarts, Hagrid, Rubeus."

There was a murmur but no one wanted to disagree with the hat, no one it seemed, but Hagrid himself, "I'm sorry sir, but I was expelled fair 'n square,"

Dumbledore smiled and said, "Well then Hagrid if that's what you want, but we do still need a Head of House,"

There was a murmur when everyone realized that this meant Dumbledore was indeed allowing the new house. Dumbledore raised his wand and a new table setup much like miniature bleachers with several tables with stools appeared in one of the corners of the hall. "The new house will be named by its students and its common room and dorms should be done by the end of the meal. Because of the Sorting Hat's statement that indeed the new house is mad up of students with traits from multiple houses, I'm sure the other houses will welcome them at their tables,"

"Now I would like to make a few announcements if you would settle down after all the excitement," the new house had settled in their new seats, Harry sat beside Ron and either Fred or George (he couldn't tell which). "As always the Forbidden Forest at the edge of the grounds is well... forbidden. We would also like to announce a few new appointments in staff. As the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lockhart. As the new teacher in the new subject of Creature Summoning, I would like to introduce our second transfer from Pearl Academy, Professor Connors. With nothing else said, dig in," and with those last words the food appeared on the tables, though it seemed the new house took a little while longer in getting their food.

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They followed Dumbledore and Hagrid up the stairs to the third floor. They came to a door that Harry recognized and he began feverishly praying that its previous inhabitant had vacated.

"Some of you," Dumbledore smiled at Ron and Harry, "will remember this as the forbidden corridor and will be hoping its been cleared of its old occupant, Fluffy," with this Dumbledore smiled at Hagrid who looked like he was misting up, "Has been moved to guard the flying horses pen at Beuxtabon Academy. Those of you who have been in her before," at this he turned to Harry and Ron again and to everyone's surprise Cho also, "will notice that we have had it....renovated I believe is a word you could use," an with this he opened the door. Harry saw the same hall that Fluffy had been in last year, but the cobwebs had been cleared away and armchairs, tables, and a fireplace had been added along with a black flag which they assumed would have their emblem on it once they had one.

Lights had been added everywhere and windows had been added at the far end of the hall. Where the trapdoor had been the previous year were now staircases leading down to the only two dorm rooms. The boys room had six beds, but was obviously roomy enough for many more. Harry was happy to note that their weren't any carnivorous plants on the floor. Through the door to where the flying key test had been were the baths ten for each dorm and through there to where they had seen a dead troll before was a room no longer separated into girls an boys side that had a pool and a fruit bowl painting that had a pear that was shaped oddly like a door knob, where the chess board had been the year before was a library almost as big as the schools regular one and it continued on to where Snape's potion test had been and in the room where Harry had faced Voldemort was no longer a room but a terrace leading to a balcony overlooking the lake. The terrace was of course obscured from view and locked off without a password.

After exploring the amazing new house Harry returned to the boys dorm picked the bed closest to the back exit and as soon as he sat down there was a pop and his things appeared at the foot of the bed. Reflecting on the day he thought, 'Thins is going to be another strange year,'

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