Chapter 2: The Sorting
James laughed with his friends as they hopped out of their boat and pulled it ashore. They had 'accidentally' put a chocolate frog in a girls' boat and it had jumped on them. In the shock of the moment they thought it real and screamed, almost knocking their boat over. Luckily the frog jumped into the lake too soon, so the girls never figured out that they were scared of a chocolate concoction.
"That was a good one, James," said Sirius as they followed Hagrid up a long, winding path towards Hogwarts.
"Thanks," James said, cracking up so hard that he practically fell backwards into the group of girls behind him.
"Excuse me," said the plump precocious girl rather rudely.
"No, excuse me," said James, bowing and allowing them to go first. He gave his friends a look that said he had an idea.
"What is it?" whispered Peter, always ready for a good practical joke. James whispered something to do with a Muggle trick and boots. Sirius couldn't contain his laugh and let out what sounded like a large belch. The girls stopped, stared suspiciously at them, and then continued walking. This caused the rest of them to laugh too.
"Ready?" asked Remus, it was his turn to be the culprit.
"It's your deal," James said.
"Don't remind me," Remus was not happy about having to do this. Cautiously he jogged up to a position where he was walking right behind the girls. When Lily's foot was right in front of his he stomped his foot down on the heel, causing it to flip off her foot and into the wood right next to the trail.
Furiously Lily turned around and glared at Remus. "How dare you!" she yelled. Hagrid heard her and turned around.
"Is everything okay back there?" his voice boomed.
Lily nodded and turned back towards Remus. "Get my shoe," she said in a daring voice.
Remus shrank underneath her gaze and quickly went into the wood to fetch the shoe he had stomped off. "Here," he said meekly, knowing he would never hear the end of it from James or Sirius. Luckily, Remus knew that Peter would let him off easily.
Lily slipped it on, threw another threatening glare at the foursome and said, "Come on Lisa and Heather, we have to keep going, and not hold up the line behind us." She turned around, flipping her long red hair and headed up the trail.
James elbowed Remus. "Why did you get her shoe for her?" he whispered angrily as they continued walking, a ways behind the girls this time.
"Um." Remus stammered. "She glared at me so bloody awful," he said truthfully.
"Oh, so if I stare at you like this," James gave Remus a far worse glare than Lily's, "then you won't do that again." Remus timidly shook his head and kept it lowered until they got to the cafeteria.
"Wow," the foursome said in unison. Candles were floating above the long four tables, where people were already seated with few empty seats. Above the ceiling was imitations of the sky outside, stars were glittering and a crescent moon was nestled on one of the sides.
"First-years!" a woman voice said from in front, where there was a line of teachers seated behind a table. In the middle sat an old man with a long white beard and a splendid peaked hat on. I suppose that's our headmaster, Dumbledore, thought James. "My name is Professor McGonagall, please come stand up here to wait to be sorted." The first-years filed up the aisles while the professor beckoned for something to be brought in.
"What's that?" James whispered to Sirius as the object was placed on a stool.
"Looks like an old, ugly wizard hat," Sirius said.
"Black, Sirius!" McGonagall yelled, Sirius jumped with surprise and nervously made his way to the stool. Professor McGonagall picked up the hat, Sirius sat on the stool, and the hat was placed on his head. It was far too big for it slid down past his nose. Sirius heard a snicker from the audience and assumed it was one of his friends.
"Hmmm.." He heard the hat say and jumped. "A prankster, eh? I've had many of those in my day. You have to be rather smart to be pull pranks, so I guess Hufflepuff is out, and I don't think Ravenclaw would fit either. No, GRYFFINDOR!" The table of Gryffindors exploded with applause and Sirius, grinning from ear to ear went to sit down.
"Williams,Emma!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Thortlebottom, James!"
"Slytherin!"
"Potter,James!"
James held his breath as he went up to the stool.
"I put someone of the same sort in Gryffindor, so..GRYFFINDOR!" James smiled from ear to ear and went to sit down next to his friend. Another five went by before Lily was called up to the front.
"Muggle-born, I see. I do so love doing these. You stand up to people, bravely, and for the good of others, so no Slytherin for you. How about..GRYFFINDOR!" She rolled her eyes when she saw that two of the first- years already seated there weren't clapping, of course it was James and Sirius. She had no clue why they already had quite a disliking for her. She hadn't been that mean, besides the glare she gave Remus, which she already felt quite bad about.
There were only about ten more first-years to be sorted. Lisa was placed in Gryffindor, as was Peter and Remus, much to the girls' dismay.
"Feast!" Dumbledore proclaimed and instantly the table was covered in food beyond anything Lily had every seen before. Hungrily she dug in. Between bites she talked to Lisa.
"Did you see Heather's face when she was sorted into Ravenclaw? I wanted to crack up, but didn't."
"Oh, I know," Lisa replied. "Especially after that whole speech about how all her pure-blood family had been in Gryffindor. That was priceless."
About an hour later a prefect led them to their house. On the way Lisa and Lily met the other first-year girls.
"Hello, I'm Sonya," a tall girl with long blond hair said.
"I'm Seria," said another girl. And so it went with the five other girls Penelope, Paige, Erin, Amber, and Molly. Laughing they went into the Gryffindor common room for the first time.
A/N: I never know when to end the chapter, and how to. So I hope this is efficient enough for you! Thanks all for reviewing, I have three so far! Yippee!
James laughed with his friends as they hopped out of their boat and pulled it ashore. They had 'accidentally' put a chocolate frog in a girls' boat and it had jumped on them. In the shock of the moment they thought it real and screamed, almost knocking their boat over. Luckily the frog jumped into the lake too soon, so the girls never figured out that they were scared of a chocolate concoction.
"That was a good one, James," said Sirius as they followed Hagrid up a long, winding path towards Hogwarts.
"Thanks," James said, cracking up so hard that he practically fell backwards into the group of girls behind him.
"Excuse me," said the plump precocious girl rather rudely.
"No, excuse me," said James, bowing and allowing them to go first. He gave his friends a look that said he had an idea.
"What is it?" whispered Peter, always ready for a good practical joke. James whispered something to do with a Muggle trick and boots. Sirius couldn't contain his laugh and let out what sounded like a large belch. The girls stopped, stared suspiciously at them, and then continued walking. This caused the rest of them to laugh too.
"Ready?" asked Remus, it was his turn to be the culprit.
"It's your deal," James said.
"Don't remind me," Remus was not happy about having to do this. Cautiously he jogged up to a position where he was walking right behind the girls. When Lily's foot was right in front of his he stomped his foot down on the heel, causing it to flip off her foot and into the wood right next to the trail.
Furiously Lily turned around and glared at Remus. "How dare you!" she yelled. Hagrid heard her and turned around.
"Is everything okay back there?" his voice boomed.
Lily nodded and turned back towards Remus. "Get my shoe," she said in a daring voice.
Remus shrank underneath her gaze and quickly went into the wood to fetch the shoe he had stomped off. "Here," he said meekly, knowing he would never hear the end of it from James or Sirius. Luckily, Remus knew that Peter would let him off easily.
Lily slipped it on, threw another threatening glare at the foursome and said, "Come on Lisa and Heather, we have to keep going, and not hold up the line behind us." She turned around, flipping her long red hair and headed up the trail.
James elbowed Remus. "Why did you get her shoe for her?" he whispered angrily as they continued walking, a ways behind the girls this time.
"Um." Remus stammered. "She glared at me so bloody awful," he said truthfully.
"Oh, so if I stare at you like this," James gave Remus a far worse glare than Lily's, "then you won't do that again." Remus timidly shook his head and kept it lowered until they got to the cafeteria.
"Wow," the foursome said in unison. Candles were floating above the long four tables, where people were already seated with few empty seats. Above the ceiling was imitations of the sky outside, stars were glittering and a crescent moon was nestled on one of the sides.
"First-years!" a woman voice said from in front, where there was a line of teachers seated behind a table. In the middle sat an old man with a long white beard and a splendid peaked hat on. I suppose that's our headmaster, Dumbledore, thought James. "My name is Professor McGonagall, please come stand up here to wait to be sorted." The first-years filed up the aisles while the professor beckoned for something to be brought in.
"What's that?" James whispered to Sirius as the object was placed on a stool.
"Looks like an old, ugly wizard hat," Sirius said.
"Black, Sirius!" McGonagall yelled, Sirius jumped with surprise and nervously made his way to the stool. Professor McGonagall picked up the hat, Sirius sat on the stool, and the hat was placed on his head. It was far too big for it slid down past his nose. Sirius heard a snicker from the audience and assumed it was one of his friends.
"Hmmm.." He heard the hat say and jumped. "A prankster, eh? I've had many of those in my day. You have to be rather smart to be pull pranks, so I guess Hufflepuff is out, and I don't think Ravenclaw would fit either. No, GRYFFINDOR!" The table of Gryffindors exploded with applause and Sirius, grinning from ear to ear went to sit down.
"Williams,Emma!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Thortlebottom, James!"
"Slytherin!"
"Potter,James!"
James held his breath as he went up to the stool.
"I put someone of the same sort in Gryffindor, so..GRYFFINDOR!" James smiled from ear to ear and went to sit down next to his friend. Another five went by before Lily was called up to the front.
"Muggle-born, I see. I do so love doing these. You stand up to people, bravely, and for the good of others, so no Slytherin for you. How about..GRYFFINDOR!" She rolled her eyes when she saw that two of the first- years already seated there weren't clapping, of course it was James and Sirius. She had no clue why they already had quite a disliking for her. She hadn't been that mean, besides the glare she gave Remus, which she already felt quite bad about.
There were only about ten more first-years to be sorted. Lisa was placed in Gryffindor, as was Peter and Remus, much to the girls' dismay.
"Feast!" Dumbledore proclaimed and instantly the table was covered in food beyond anything Lily had every seen before. Hungrily she dug in. Between bites she talked to Lisa.
"Did you see Heather's face when she was sorted into Ravenclaw? I wanted to crack up, but didn't."
"Oh, I know," Lisa replied. "Especially after that whole speech about how all her pure-blood family had been in Gryffindor. That was priceless."
About an hour later a prefect led them to their house. On the way Lisa and Lily met the other first-year girls.
"Hello, I'm Sonya," a tall girl with long blond hair said.
"I'm Seria," said another girl. And so it went with the five other girls Penelope, Paige, Erin, Amber, and Molly. Laughing they went into the Gryffindor common room for the first time.
A/N: I never know when to end the chapter, and how to. So I hope this is efficient enough for you! Thanks all for reviewing, I have three so far! Yippee!