By: Alicorn and Calicat
C: Hi Folks!
A: I'm going to be typing the chapter now, with Calicat editing. From now on, the writer's name will go first, then the editor. I hope you like the chapter. We'd like reviews, because then we can see whether you like the story or not. If you want to, you can flame the story if you want.
C: Beware the anger of Alicorn. If you flame her, she'll get mad.
A: Hah! Mad is an understatement, I'll get Cable's big guns and start shooting.
C: Don't mid her X-Men obsession. I swear it's almost bigger than her love of Harry Potter
A: NO! I LOOOOVE Harry Potter (clutches books to herself)
C: (sighs) Alright, here is the next chapter, courtesy of Alicorn's twisted mind.
A: I read that! I am perfectly sane. And you forgot to mention the disclaimer!
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Disclaimer: Basically, you know what's ours and what's not ours
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Recap
"We will be arriving at Hogwarts soon, please get changed into your robes."
The girls sent the boys into the bathroom, changed, then knocked on the door when they were ready.
The 6 children departed for Hogwarts, and left their stuff for the house elves to put in their rooms.
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Chapter 3- The Sorting WHATSIS?
The students separated in the boats, McCal had separated them into groups, and Lily, James, Remus and Maeghan were put into one boat, while Ariella and Sirius were put into another. While the four talked among themselves in their boat, Sirius and Ariella made friends with the other two people in theirs. Arabella Figg was hoping to be in Ravenclaw, because that's here all of her maternal ancestors had been. She would like to stay friends with Ari, though, because she wanted to promote inter-house relations, Ari agreed to keeping in touch, while Sirius talked with Amos Diggory, a solid dirty blonde, who shared a love of Quidditch.
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When everyone was ushered into the Great Hall there were the four tables and an empty stool, waiting for someone to sit. The hall was quiet, and the first years waited anxiously.
"Maeghan isn't there supposed to be a Sorting Hat on a stool?" Lily whispered into her friend's ear.
"That's what I read." Maeghan looked confused then erased every emotion from her face.
"All first year students, please step up before the platform." A middle-aged lady, with dark brown hair and thin spectacles, said clearly above the raucous.
"Now dears, my name is Professor McGonagall and we usually use a Sorting Hat, but it was slightly ripped. Professor Flitwick is busy patching it up, and it should be ready soon. So, we'll have to try using some other replacements.
"First, the Sorting … Rubber chicken?" The lady looked at the staff table.
"Don't worry, Minerva, I'm sure that it will work somehow. I believe you are supposed to tell a joke, and throw the chicken."
Professor McGonigall took up a sheet and called out.
"Abal, Lucy"
Lucy walked nervously up to the stool. She muttered something under her breath and chucked the chicken out. It immediately started squawking, and flopped onto the Hufflepuff table, where it promptly changed into a real chicken, and disappeared with a 'pop'.
"Well, I suppose you are to be in Hufflepuff then. Next, Abra, Karry!
"I believe we have . . . the Sorting CLUB!"
"Minerva", said Professor Leareth, the DADA teacher, "I believe you are to whack the child over the head, and they will be transported to the right table."
"Alright. If you say so." With that, she whacked poor Karry over the head. The stunned child flickered, and then re-appeared and the Ravenclaw table.
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After many Sorting things, including the Sorting Apple, Bowling ball, and Shoe, a miracle was provided for the poor students, just as Sirius was about to be subjected to 'The Sorting Bubble Blower' (AN: of Doom)
"MINERVA! I'VE FIXED THE SORTING HAT!" cried a little man who scuttled into the room. He held an odd, patched up hat, who was immediately set onto the stool and started singing:
Who sorts the children into to houses.
In Gryffindor the lion rears
And is standing after all these years
The Gryffindors are loyal, proud and smart
Sir Godric made perfection of his art
Of wizardry, and lo behold
The lion rearing red and gold!
In Hufflepuff, the loyal stay
They are followers, but they
Can be as stubborn and as fierce
As the badger who guards their people's tiers
The yellow and black are for the bees
And any wizard's proud to be
In Hufflepuff!
In Slytherin go those who are
Most cunning sly and smart
Are proud descendants of Salaazar
Who always kept his part
The green and silver cover their crest
And Slytherin may be the best
Of all the houses!
The Ravenclaws are smart and quick, they are not bold or sly
Instead, the feisty Ravenclaws WON'T let the world go by
They analyse and charm the crowds
With their colours of bronze and blue
I hope the raven calls your name
She surely would like you!
So gather round and hear me sound
Which house you should be in
I'll search you brain and you will find
That I don't bite.
Much.
With that, the Sorting hat came down, and waited for the students to sit. Ari, Sirius, Lily, James, Maeghan, and Remus were all in Gryffindor. Arabella was in Ravenclaw, Amos was in Hufflepuff, and Severus and Lucius Malfoy, who was Snape's best friend, were in Slytherin.
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Alicorn: I'm sorry about the length of the chapter. It's mostly the Sorting Hat song, and I like it. It was typed up in 5 minutes, so DON'T HURT ME 'CUZ IT DOESN'T ALWAYS RHYME! I'm sorry if you don't like it. Please, review this story for me! Calicat and I are looking for at least 3 reviews before we continue.
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