Chapter 3: Sorting Ceremony

"Oh my goodness." Peter hurridly got dressed and started shoving things back into his truck when the train came to a hault.

"Great now what am I supposed to do." He continued throwing things back into his truck.

After a few minutes James, Sirius, and Remus came through the compartment door.

"What's taking you so... WAO!" James said after seeing the mess.

"What happened here?" Sirius asked while beggining to help Peter put his things back in his truck.

"I donno. When I got here to put on my clothes it was trashed." Peter exclaimed.

"Move back boys and watch the master at work." The red head named Lily came through the door.

"Perficalious toteum." She said and automatically everything was clean again.

"Thanks." Peter said after he got over the shock of seeing is first spell.

"Don't mention it but you guys better hurry before there isn't any boats left and before the train starts moving again." She turned and left.

The boys then followed her since they didn't know there way to the boats.

Luckily when they got there there had been one boat left after Lily went and sat in the boat that her friend Cyible had been sitting in. All Four boys hopped into the boat before a huge man cried "to the castle" and the boats set sail.

Peter looked up to see Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He couldn't believe it's size and it's beauty. It was just a building but it was the most beautiful building Peter had ever dreamed about. Finally the boats got the the small dock and everyone got out of the boats one at a time.

"Follow me now. Jus' up these stairs up ahead. On ya' go now." The giant called.

The students all followed the giant up what seemed twenty flights of stairs before they finally reached their destination which lye right in front of them. Two wooden doors opened to reveal a hall way into a big room where there waited a fairly young witch, who looked very stern and serious. Peter knew right off the bat that this was one teacher he did not want to meddle with.

"Welcome to Hogwarts school of Wichcraft and Wizardry." she said looking at each and everyone of them.

"Soon you will be joining your houses through these doors. You will follow me to the front of the room until your name is called. You will then be sorted into your houses." She particularly kept glancing over at James and he just blushed.

"Your house will be like your family. Any triumphs and you will gain points, any rule breacking and you will loose points." She again looked at James.

"There are four houses. Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindore, and Slytherin." She said Slytherin with a hiss.

"Wait hear while i make sure everything is prepared." She turned around and walked through the door and as soon as she did so wispering broke out through the hall.

"Why did she keep looking at you when she was talking about rule breaking and all that James?" Sirius asked concerened.

"Because she knows my family. She is Professor McGonagal. She teaches Trasfiguration and she is head of Gryffindore house." James said glummly.

"Don't worry. We won't get caught much. And if we do... we're smart enough to earn our points back in classes." Sirius told him.

"They're ready for you." McGonnagal called from behind the door.

The students formed a line and filed in one by one behind their new professor. The ceiling was enchanted to look like the night sky and you could see the stars shining brightly. There were four tables lined through the hall and there was one big table at the front of the hall that consisted of professors and the headmaster who nobody could misteak him for none other than Albus Dumbledore. In the front of the teachers table there lay a stool and on that stool there lay an old battered hat.

Just as everyone was waiting for directions the hat began to sing.

As you can see I am uniqe For have you ever seen a hat that could speak? I put you in the house you belong It will be the right house for you for I am never wrong. There are four houses in which you could be placed When you put me on your heart will race. But do not worry for you see For I am less dangerous than a flea. If you are smart then Ravenclaw is your home Fear not for you'll never be alone. If you are brave you belong to the Gryffindore They fight for there beliefs and so much more. If you are friendly and want to make amends Hufflepuff is where you'll make your friends. And last but not least the sly ones of the class Slytherin will take you in and they will help you pass. So put me on and let me test Which house that will be best.

Everyone started clapping and screaming hurrays and brovos. This is when Professor Mc Gonnagal started reading off the names.

"Anderson, Michael"

Micheal came through the line of people and up to the hat as it was placed on his head. After about thirty seconds the hat shouted

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Black, Sirius"

"Good luck!" they all wispered to there friend.

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I know that the songs not that good but it took me a while to come up with it. There will be more to what the hat says to each of the maurderers in the next chapter.