. Boys are like lava lamps; pretty to look at but not very bright."

JAMES POINT OF VIEW By: rickann THE TRUTH ABOUT REMUS

FIRST YEAR-CHAPTER TWO: THE SORTING OF HOUSE

"L-Lily Hea-Heather..." Sirius managed to stammer, I was still in total shook, after about 2 min. of complete silence. "You t-two are w-w-witches?"

"NO! We just came for the ride." Lily said in a sarcastic voice. At this the two other boys broke off into fits of laughter.

"RELLY!" Sirius and me said. This off curse was a dumb thing to say. For even we started to laugh with every one else in the compartment. After about ten-min. of none stop laughter we all sat down and started to talk.

"So who are you guys?" I asked the two other boys in the compartment.

The one on the right, the one with brown eyes, introduced them selves. "Hi I'm Remus Lupin and this is my, 'step' 2nd cousin, Peter Pettigrew."

"What?"

"You see my cousin, Frank on my dad side, got a divorce and married his wife Kayla who had a son; and Peter here is her soon so he is my 'step' 2nd cousin. Got it."

"Not really, but that not saying a whole lot. I never get things like that. Bye the way I'm Sirius Black and this is my best friend James Potter. OH yeah and you know my other two BEST FRIENDS Lily and Heather." Sirius said this last part when he saw the fake hurt looks on the girl's face.

We talked about Quidatch, old friends, what house we wanted to be in ect. About a 1/2 hour before we got there I asked the girls how long they know they were a witch.

"So Lily Heather how long have you known you were a witch?"

Heather was the first to answer me. "We found out last summer when me and Lily turn your hair green." she then added when she saws are confused faces. "OH-YEAH! You never did find out about that." She then launches into the story of how her and Lily found out that they were witches.

***FLASH BACK***

One year before:

"It was the First day of Sept. and very hot. We had just gotten out of the first day of school and the boys thought it would be funny to pull a prank on Lily and me by tricking us to fall into a ditch full of mud.

"Hey Lily Heather come here quick. I think James broke his ankle!" A 10-year-old Sirius yelled across one of his best friends, James, back yard. He was standing over James who was acting like he broke his ankle. The two girls ran started to run straight to James when the fell into a hidden ditch full of mud.

"HAAHAAHAA" both James and Sirius walked over to there two friends who were setting in the ditch they had dug.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS POTTER! YOU TOO BLACK" An anger Lily and Heather yelled at the same time. They were both thinking of a way to pay them back. Seeing how they were so much alike they both thought of dying their hair an ugly bright green; when all of a sudden the boy's hair turn green. Lily and Heather stopped yelling at once and stared at the boys hair then at each other then finally falling over in the mud laughing there heads off.

"WHAT THE..." Sirius and James started at the same time but was cut off by James mom, who had seen the whole thing, come running over.

"Lily Heather I need to talk to you RIGHT now!" she said and led the girls over to the other side of the yard. When they stopped and sat down she asked. "Which of you thought of turning the boys hair green. Both girls said 'I' so Zoë decided to see witch one of these girls where a witch. "OK then Lily you try to do this first then. I want you to think of how mad you are at James and concentrate on turning his hair blue."

"Why? What's going on here Mrs. Potter?" Lily asked. When she looked back over too the boy's hair was no longer green. "And how did the boys hair turn green and back to their normal hair color again?"

"Whale you see one or maybe even both of you are a witch like me."

"How is that..." Heather started but was cut short.

"You see when a witch or wizard gets scarred or mad they can do things like turn your friends hair green. But sense, whichever one of you did this, is still really young it only lasts for a few seconds. Now while you try to turn Sirius hair green again and Lily you do the same to James. All you half to do is concentrate at how mad you are at them." while she was saying this both of the boys hair went green for about 10 sec. then back to normal.

"WOW, did we do that?"

"Yes, congratulations your both are witches. If you would like I can explain things to your parents."

"Thank you Mrs. Potter."

"Yes please Mrs. Potter."

"Ok then I'll invite both of your families for dinner tomorrow. Do you want to tell James and Sirius now or do want to wait? Oh yea I almost forgot to tell you there both wizards."

"Acutely I'd rather not tell them for a while and see how long it takes them to notice Mrs. Potter." Lily said with a evil grin and Heather agreed w/ her friend."

"Ok that should be fun. And you girls please call me Zoë. You know I fell so old when you call me Mrs. Potter" ***END OF FLASH BACK***

"You mean to tell me that you guys have known for a year and you never told us." Sirius asked in a somewhat hurt voice. "Do you know how much me and James wanted to tell you the truth?"

"Yeah your guys mom told us about once a moth, and that only made it funnier. Any way you could have told us. Even if we didn't already know it's not like we would a banned you as friends. DUH!" Lily said trying not to laugh.

"So are you both muggle-born" Remus asked now joining in to are discussion.

"No. My aunt and uncle, on my dad's side, are a witch and wizard, but Lily is. How about you two?"

"That's cool. I'm a pure blood."

"I'm 1/2 & 1/2. My mom is a witch and my blood dad is a muggle. My dad left my mom when she told him." Peter said in an anger voice. I could tell that Peter hated his blood dad very much for what he did. After that we drooped the subject completely.

After about ten min. later the conductor said. "We will be there in 5 min. please change into your robes if you have not done so." After that the girls left for a second while the boys changed. Then we left and the girls changed into their robes. After they let us back in 4 boys came in talking. "Hello there 'sexes' what are you doing hanging around 4 ugly guys when you could be w/ us." a blond haired boy said. On his left stood a long black greasy hair boy, on the right stood two big guys that were showing of their muscles. One had dirty-dishwater hair and the other had blond hair. "Bye the way my name is Lucis Malfoy and these guys are Zach Goyle, Jack Crabbe and my best friend Severus Snape." Malfoy pointed to each one from right to left.

"I think you have it back wards." Lily said. "You're the 4 ugly ones now leave us alone." At that the train stopped and we all went out side into the warm Sept. night air. "First this ver here." came a loud cheery voice. The man that was talking was double the size of a regular man and had mess long black hair all over his head and face. Through all the hair you could make out kind looking eyes and smile. He toke us over to the lake were boats was waiting for us. "4 to a boat only."

Me, Sirius, Heather and Lily got into a boat; while Remus & Peter got into a boat with two twin girls. They both had long brown hair that went down to their buts. They had natural tan skin dark brown eyes. They were on the chubby side but not fat. They were about the same height as Heather but had long legs and a short truss, which is why they were a little chubby.

After the boat ride the tall man named Hagrid led us to a tall young teacher that black hair and blue eyes. She had a semi-stern look on her face. She led us into an empty room, at least that what it seemed. "Welcome to Hogwarts my name is Pro. McGonagall (Pro. M)..." she started to talk but I was paying more attain to the ghost that had just interred. After a while Pro. M. left and more ghosts came in. After about another min. Pro. M. came back and led us to a large room. The room had 5 tables, 4 out of the 5 where full of kids. The other table was in the front on a long stage, by that table Pro. M. put a stole down w/ an old looking hat. All of the sudden hat started to sing:

"Oh you might think I'm ugly, But don't judge a hat by the cover, I'll eat my self if you can find A smarter hat then me. You can keep your fancy bowlers black, Your top hats sleek and new for all I care; For I'm Hogwarts Sorting Hat And I can top them all. Theirs nothing in your head That I can't see. So try me on and see what house you'll be inn.

"You might be in Gryffindor Were there brave at heart, There daring, nerve, and chivalry. There you'll find true love and friends, And never be set apart. Only once a blue moon does a Friend betrays another there. That's what sets Gryffindor apart

"You might be in Hufflepuff, Were they are always loyal To their friends, No matter what the consequence are. And unafraid of toil.

"Or maybe in wise old Ravenclaw, If you are quick at mine, And love to learn; You will always find your kind there.

"Or even perhaps in Slytherin Were people are sly & witty as a fox, Those cunning folk use any means To achieve their goals and get power.

"So put me on! Don't be afraid! And don't get into a flap! You are in safe hands, even though I have none, For I'm the one and only thinking cap!

The whole hall clapped and the hat toke a bow. Then Pro. M. said. "When I call your name please come and sit down and put the hat on."

"Allred, Tyler" a boy walked up and sat down on the stole. Pro. M. put the hat on him and then steeped back. After a min. or so the hat yelled out "HUFFLEPUFF" The boy went and sat at the table that was cheering the loudest.

"Andersen, Jenny Lynn-30sec. wait-RAVENCLAW" "Anderson, Victoria-8min.-RAVENCLAW" "Black, Sirius-1min.-GRYFFINDOR" "Beardman, Amanda-1min-SLYTHERIN" "Bog, Breanna-3min-SLYTHERIN" "Crabbe, Jack-2min.-SLYTHERIN" "Christen, Charrli-2min.-SLYTHERIN" "Darrow, Chealse-4min.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Davis, Amber-2min.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Evan, Lily-4min.-GRYFFINDOR" "Franswork, Josh-1min.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Gardner, Rickie Ann-30sec.-GRYFFINDOR" "Gardner, Janine-30sec.-GRYFFINDOR" "Goodsell, Kevin-10sec.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Goyle, Zach-1min.-SLYTHERIN" "Gray, Liz.-15sec.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Hanson, Justin-30sec.-RAVENCLAW" "Householder, Ryan-6min.-GRYFFINDOR" "Jackman, Greg-1sec.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Jackson, Heather-3min.-GRYFFINDOR" "Jacops, Sarah-45sec.-RAVENCLAW" "Jensen, Alan-4min.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Kendrick, Nicole-15sec.-GRYFFINDOR" "Kern, Dallin-1min.-RAVENCLAW" "Lupin, Remus-5min.-GRYFFINDOR" "Mallett, Izaak-3min.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Malfoy, Lucis-0sec.-SLYTHERIN" "Newman, Jackup-1min.-RAVENCLAW" "Nielson, Mallorie-2min.-SLYTHERIN" "Pingel, Kathy-3min.-RAVENCLAW" "Pingel, Tawni-30sec.-RAVENCLAW" "Pettigrew, Peter-20min.(school record)then-SLYTHHH-GRYFFINDOR"

Then finally after about an hour it seemed "Potter, James" I went up and sat on the stole. Pro. M. slipped the hat over my eyes and I heard 'HMMM, not a bad mine defiantly Ravenclaw materiel, then a gain you are a very loyal friend. Perhaps Hufflepuff. No No I see now you are very sly and conning it better be...' NOT SLYTHERIN, ANY THING BUT SLYTHERIN' I pleaded in my head I didn't want to be there.' Relaxes I was just kidding. Yes it's all here you'll find true love and friends inn 'GRYFFINDOR'' It shouted the last ward. I was so excited that I ran off with the hat and had to take all the way back up there. I sat down between Lily and Sirius. The new Gryffindors sat in this order: left side: Sirius, Me, Lily, Heather, Ryan. Right side: Peter, Nicole, Remus, Janine, and Rickie Ann. We listen to the rest of the sorting.

"Rodriguez, Justin-30sec.-RAVENCLAW" "Rohner, Justin-30sec.-RAVENCLAW" "Smith, Magen-2min.-HUFFLEPUFF" "Snape, Severus-4min.-SLYTHERIN" "Young, Emily-1min.-HUFFLEPUFF"



After the sorting Pro. Dumblerdore stood up and said. "This year I would like to inform you of the new tree that was planted. Its called the 'Wamping Willow' and while live up to its name if you decide to bother it. Also that the forbidden frost is still forbidden.

"I was also asked by Filch, the caretaker, to remind you that no magic showed be used in between classes in the corridors. Also that the list of 560 magical things that are not allowed here has been added to by 'wet start firecrackers'. If you want to see the list its been put up in every common room. W/ that all said I have two wards for you 'EAT MUDD'."

After he had said the last words food appeared magical in front of us. Me, Sirius, Remus, Peter and Ryan filled are plates full and started an eating contest. Remus was the first one out then Peter close behind, Ryan was next and Sirius and me finally called a thigh after Lily through up at the site of how much we were eating. She had run out of the room and when she came back she looked very green.

"You ok Lily?" I asked worried. We had forgotten that she hated food- eating contest, ever sense she entered the 6th grade Pie eating contest. Ever sense then she through up when she watches one or takes a bit of pie.

"Yeah we saved you a piece of apple pie." Remus said not releasing why she had through up all the way. At these words Lily ran back out of the hall. "Whets wrong w/ her?"

"Oh its nothing relay..." Sirius went on to tall the tell of Lily hatred for pie. Bye time he was done Lily had came back and sat down.

"I'm so sorry Lily I didn't know that you hated pie so much. Trust me I wouldn't have afford you any."

"That's ok Remus you didn't know. But these two know perfectly wall that I hate the sit of eating contest."

"Lil were really sorry. We total forgot about that tell you ran out the first time. I hope your felling a lily better!" Sirius said w/ his puppy dog look that never works on Lily and Heather.

"Its ok just don't do it again EVER. Got it. Or I might only get as far as your lap next time to throw up."

"OK OK OK. Look its time to go are you ready?"

"Yup, lets see which one of you want to give me a piggy-back ride? For making me puke!" Lily asked the boys and finally resting her gaze on me.

"OOOKKKK hope on Lily I give you one." I said. She hoped on my bake and we started to walk up to the common room. Bye the time we reached it Lily was sound asleep on my back so I woke her and put her down. "Lily get up were here and I don't think they'll let me take u up to your room."

"Ok. Thanks James..." but she was cut short by the perfect in front.

"Ok here is were you'll spend all your free time. Now to get in just say the password. It will change every month on the first Sunday Ok. The password is Softball." when she said this the portrait, of a fat lady in a pink dress, open. Inside was many chairs desk and couches to sit on. On one wall there was a warm fire blazing. "Ok girls dorms up the left stair case boys on the right. I sagest that you all get a good nights rest, cause class start tomorrow."