Water Lilies
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A/N: Deep breath. Thank you my new reviewers (LoonyLoopyLisa and Mysticpixie) and old reviewers. As to your question Mysticpixie (So when are they going to meet Lily?) the answer is, all in good time. Her name is in this chapter. I mentioned a dare, which will be in the next chapter. After that you can expect two to three chapters before you see her in person. Sorry if that's a long time. I'm trying to get one chapter per day, at least, and I will have to slow down when I go to school again along with Softball practice on the thirty-first. So I am so-o-o-o sorry, as I love writing and reviews. Remember, Review, review, review, review!
Chapter four (Already?) in which they finish Sorting.
Professor McGonagall returned a few minutes later to a few grinning kids along with several shaking profusely.
"Form a line and follow me," she commanded in a sharp voice. What was going on with these kids was etched in her face.
Lini, Sirius, Remus, Peter, James, and Bella got in a line behind each other. Other kids joined in and, with Lini in the front, they began to march out of the room towards the Great Hall. Every once in a while, Lini or Sirius would slow down or speed up, causing confusion behind them.
Finally they got into the Great Hall. It was a wonderous sight. There were four long tables and a teachers' table that had golden plates laid upon them. Thousands of candles lit the space and the ceiling could be mistaken as the sky.
Lini and Sirius, of course, grinned at all the students. They even grinned at the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore. They knew these two were Gryffindor material. The only difference between the two faces was when they looked at the Slytherin table, where Sirius scowled.
In front of the Professors' table, a stool on which a hat sat stood. A crease around its rim parted as it said:
"I used to be young and beautiful, Though now that has come to null, But you may keep your pretty hats back, For I bet none can find, A hat that's smart, As smart as me, For you are young, Look at your scabby knees, But even those old and balding, Have never seen one quite like me, I am the Sorting Hat, I'll put you where to belong, All you have to do, don't fret, Is put me on, There's nothing in your mind that's set I cannot see, I will tell Where you ought to be.
There's Gryffindors true Loyal and brave, Only if chivalry, nerve, and daring is you; Fear not, there's Ravenclaw, They're smart, And full of wit, Learning is what sets them apart; Hufflepuff, my dear fellows, For friends unafraid of toil, They're patient and true, My they're the one of just and loyal; Finally, last, is Slytherin, They're full of your true friends, As cunning people They'll make their end. So now, Please put me on, Don't be withdrawn, For what can I do? I'm a Thinking Cap!
The Hall cheered loudly and a few people whistled.
McGonagall stepped forward, "I will call your name, and you will step forward, sit on the stool, and put on the hat." She pulled out a list, "Adducts, Wilina"
The hat paused for a bit. "GYFFINDOR!"
"Adora, Kamore" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Anthrop, Laura" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Black, Sirius," call McGonagall. Sirius bounced forward and put on the hat.
'Ah, bravery, yes, loyal, ah, and you want to go to Gryffindor. Well, I think that will be best, "GRYFFINDOR!"' the hat said to his mind. He sighed and nearly ran to the table after taking the hat off.
"Good job, Sirius," complemented several students. He just grinned at his friends.
The Sorting went on. "Bones, William" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Comera, Jason" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Devon, Arabella," she said. Arabella walked up trying to keep breathing under control and ending up not breathing. She breathed finally and put the hat on.
'Ah,' he said mentally, startling her, 'Lots of talent, you're chivalrous; indeed, you'll do well in this world as a "GRYFFINDOR!"' Arabella walked over across from Sirius and sat down, ignoring the complements, and shouts from Sirius.
"D'more, Jasmine" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Edmonds, Rachel" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Evans, Lily," McGonagall said. No one came forward. "Miss Evans," she said after a pause, "please come forward." Again no one. Everyone looked around.
"I'm afraid," said Professor Dumbledore, "she is not here. Perhaps they chose to keep her instead." There was a huge silence. Someone would keep their child away from Hogwarts?
"Ferring, Lindsay" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Figg, George" was a brunette boy which the hat went to his mouth, not uncommon. "RAVENCLAW!"
"Geonos, Barbara" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Harriet, Marie" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Ivans, Favio" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Jakers, Kendra" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Kerrings, Corry" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Lupin, Remus" walked up to the stool. 'I can see everything in your head, boy,' what little color Remus had left, 'Do not worry, I cannot tell. To face your friends, who will find out, you must be a "GYFFINDOR!"' Remus was still white sitting next to Sirius. He barely heard the shouts from two of his friends.
"Manning, Jacob" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Neaf, Eric" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Omer, Josh" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Pettigrew, Peter" was shaking horribly as he went up. The hat slipped down to his shoulders. 'Something tough lies in your future, I do not know how you will react, but if correctly, than you need to be a "GRYFFINDOR!"' Peter smile at his friends when they cheered. But he wondered what was it the Sorting Hat meant?
"Potter, James" walked up confidently to the stool. 'You know what you are, you are easy, a "GRYFFINDOR!"' His friends cheered along with James and he sat next to Sirius.
"Renderson, Drake" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Shanks, Lini" hopped up like Sirius. The hat went down on the light to her nose. 'You really want to do that?' Lini blushed at her secret ambition, but hoped for Gryffindor. 'Relax and let yourself love, save the world from something else, but no doubt you is a "GRYFFINDOR!" despite your ambition.' Lini ran over to the table and seated next to Bella. "What made you blush," asked Sirius. She blushed again and didn't answer.
"Snape, Severus" was glared at by the Marauders and co. "SLYTHERIN!"
"Terry, Jordan" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Uein, Sean" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Vanat, Nick" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Wyatt, Shaylee" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Yeed, Patrick" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Zorro, Narcissa" "SLYTHERIN!"
Finally they were done with Sorting. They all wanted to eat. Dumbledore stood up. "As you all want to eat, I will be quick. Numble Knit, Chams and Tarnsuration." People clapped and a few laughed. They didn't know whether not to laugh or to do so. But the food appeared and they decided to stuff their selves.
"So," said the other Gryffindor, Wilina, "You look like you guys know each other. I'm Wilina."
"Hello Wilina," said Bella. "I'm Arabella Devon, call me Bella."
"You guys call me Lin," said Wilina.
"Good," said Lini. "I'm Lini, and I hate being called Lin, especially from Sirius." She pointed to him.
"What?" he said, having finally come back to earth from food world. They laughed. "Who're you," he asked with his mouth full of food.
"I'm Wilina, call me Lin."
"Lin?" he asked stupidly. "But that's her name." He pointed to Lini. She smiled sickly-sweet at him. "Oh well, I'll call you Crookshanks." She shrugged.
"I don't mind that." Sirius hunched his shoulders, but continued to call her it.
Finally the feast was over, much to Sirius's dismay and Dumbledore once again stood up. "I hope you enjoyed your feast," he said smiling. There were more than several shouts; Sirius's being 'More!' "I must once again say that the dark Forest is the Forbidden Forest, and therefore forbidden. Also a Whomping Willow has been planted on the grounds. Please stay away from it. I do not want any injuries. Now, off to bed."
They followed a prefect to the portrait of a fat lady and said the password, ("Halleluiah.") and went upstairs to their dormitories. The girls, tired, fell asleep, the boys did not.
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Disclaimer: All disclaimers apply.
A/N: Deep breath. Thank you my new reviewers (LoonyLoopyLisa and Mysticpixie) and old reviewers. As to your question Mysticpixie (So when are they going to meet Lily?) the answer is, all in good time. Her name is in this chapter. I mentioned a dare, which will be in the next chapter. After that you can expect two to three chapters before you see her in person. Sorry if that's a long time. I'm trying to get one chapter per day, at least, and I will have to slow down when I go to school again along with Softball practice on the thirty-first. So I am so-o-o-o sorry, as I love writing and reviews. Remember, Review, review, review, review!
Chapter four (Already?) in which they finish Sorting.
Professor McGonagall returned a few minutes later to a few grinning kids along with several shaking profusely.
"Form a line and follow me," she commanded in a sharp voice. What was going on with these kids was etched in her face.
Lini, Sirius, Remus, Peter, James, and Bella got in a line behind each other. Other kids joined in and, with Lini in the front, they began to march out of the room towards the Great Hall. Every once in a while, Lini or Sirius would slow down or speed up, causing confusion behind them.
Finally they got into the Great Hall. It was a wonderous sight. There were four long tables and a teachers' table that had golden plates laid upon them. Thousands of candles lit the space and the ceiling could be mistaken as the sky.
Lini and Sirius, of course, grinned at all the students. They even grinned at the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore. They knew these two were Gryffindor material. The only difference between the two faces was when they looked at the Slytherin table, where Sirius scowled.
In front of the Professors' table, a stool on which a hat sat stood. A crease around its rim parted as it said:
"I used to be young and beautiful, Though now that has come to null, But you may keep your pretty hats back, For I bet none can find, A hat that's smart, As smart as me, For you are young, Look at your scabby knees, But even those old and balding, Have never seen one quite like me, I am the Sorting Hat, I'll put you where to belong, All you have to do, don't fret, Is put me on, There's nothing in your mind that's set I cannot see, I will tell Where you ought to be.
There's Gryffindors true Loyal and brave, Only if chivalry, nerve, and daring is you; Fear not, there's Ravenclaw, They're smart, And full of wit, Learning is what sets them apart; Hufflepuff, my dear fellows, For friends unafraid of toil, They're patient and true, My they're the one of just and loyal; Finally, last, is Slytherin, They're full of your true friends, As cunning people They'll make their end. So now, Please put me on, Don't be withdrawn, For what can I do? I'm a Thinking Cap!
The Hall cheered loudly and a few people whistled.
McGonagall stepped forward, "I will call your name, and you will step forward, sit on the stool, and put on the hat." She pulled out a list, "Adducts, Wilina"
The hat paused for a bit. "GYFFINDOR!"
"Adora, Kamore" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Anthrop, Laura" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Black, Sirius," call McGonagall. Sirius bounced forward and put on the hat.
'Ah, bravery, yes, loyal, ah, and you want to go to Gryffindor. Well, I think that will be best, "GRYFFINDOR!"' the hat said to his mind. He sighed and nearly ran to the table after taking the hat off.
"Good job, Sirius," complemented several students. He just grinned at his friends.
The Sorting went on. "Bones, William" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Comera, Jason" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Devon, Arabella," she said. Arabella walked up trying to keep breathing under control and ending up not breathing. She breathed finally and put the hat on.
'Ah,' he said mentally, startling her, 'Lots of talent, you're chivalrous; indeed, you'll do well in this world as a "GRYFFINDOR!"' Arabella walked over across from Sirius and sat down, ignoring the complements, and shouts from Sirius.
"D'more, Jasmine" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Edmonds, Rachel" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Evans, Lily," McGonagall said. No one came forward. "Miss Evans," she said after a pause, "please come forward." Again no one. Everyone looked around.
"I'm afraid," said Professor Dumbledore, "she is not here. Perhaps they chose to keep her instead." There was a huge silence. Someone would keep their child away from Hogwarts?
"Ferring, Lindsay" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Figg, George" was a brunette boy which the hat went to his mouth, not uncommon. "RAVENCLAW!"
"Geonos, Barbara" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Harriet, Marie" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Ivans, Favio" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Jakers, Kendra" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Kerrings, Corry" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Lupin, Remus" walked up to the stool. 'I can see everything in your head, boy,' what little color Remus had left, 'Do not worry, I cannot tell. To face your friends, who will find out, you must be a "GYFFINDOR!"' Remus was still white sitting next to Sirius. He barely heard the shouts from two of his friends.
"Manning, Jacob" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Neaf, Eric" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Omer, Josh" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Pettigrew, Peter" was shaking horribly as he went up. The hat slipped down to his shoulders. 'Something tough lies in your future, I do not know how you will react, but if correctly, than you need to be a "GRYFFINDOR!"' Peter smile at his friends when they cheered. But he wondered what was it the Sorting Hat meant?
"Potter, James" walked up confidently to the stool. 'You know what you are, you are easy, a "GRYFFINDOR!"' His friends cheered along with James and he sat next to Sirius.
"Renderson, Drake" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Shanks, Lini" hopped up like Sirius. The hat went down on the light to her nose. 'You really want to do that?' Lini blushed at her secret ambition, but hoped for Gryffindor. 'Relax and let yourself love, save the world from something else, but no doubt you is a "GRYFFINDOR!" despite your ambition.' Lini ran over to the table and seated next to Bella. "What made you blush," asked Sirius. She blushed again and didn't answer.
"Snape, Severus" was glared at by the Marauders and co. "SLYTHERIN!"
"Terry, Jordan" "RAVENCLAW!"
"Uein, Sean" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Vanat, Nick" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Wyatt, Shaylee" "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Yeed, Patrick" "SLYTHERIN!"
"Zorro, Narcissa" "SLYTHERIN!"
Finally they were done with Sorting. They all wanted to eat. Dumbledore stood up. "As you all want to eat, I will be quick. Numble Knit, Chams and Tarnsuration." People clapped and a few laughed. They didn't know whether not to laugh or to do so. But the food appeared and they decided to stuff their selves.
"So," said the other Gryffindor, Wilina, "You look like you guys know each other. I'm Wilina."
"Hello Wilina," said Bella. "I'm Arabella Devon, call me Bella."
"You guys call me Lin," said Wilina.
"Good," said Lini. "I'm Lini, and I hate being called Lin, especially from Sirius." She pointed to him.
"What?" he said, having finally come back to earth from food world. They laughed. "Who're you," he asked with his mouth full of food.
"I'm Wilina, call me Lin."
"Lin?" he asked stupidly. "But that's her name." He pointed to Lini. She smiled sickly-sweet at him. "Oh well, I'll call you Crookshanks." She shrugged.
"I don't mind that." Sirius hunched his shoulders, but continued to call her it.
Finally the feast was over, much to Sirius's dismay and Dumbledore once again stood up. "I hope you enjoyed your feast," he said smiling. There were more than several shouts; Sirius's being 'More!' "I must once again say that the dark Forest is the Forbidden Forest, and therefore forbidden. Also a Whomping Willow has been planted on the grounds. Please stay away from it. I do not want any injuries. Now, off to bed."
They followed a prefect to the portrait of a fat lady and said the password, ("Halleluiah.") and went upstairs to their dormitories. The girls, tired, fell asleep, the boys did not.
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