~Author's Note~
Gomen naisai! Sorry it took me so long to update this! I'm been working like made on some other stories of mine. But, I knew and wanted to come back to this one. Hope you like it, it's long!
Disclaimer: I don't Harry Potter and Dragonball Z. Plus, some of the names that I rearranged.
Dealing With A New Gift
Chapter 7
The Sorting Ceremony
By the time the train had arrived at the station, it was evening. As Goten and Trunks unloaded their trunks off the Hogwart's Express, they became more anxious. They made sure to stick close to their new companions. You could easily get lost amongst the crowd and dark corners of the platform. The small group followed the flow of traffic towards a huge, stocky, hairy man down at the end where the lanterns were brightest.
"Gather around everybody, first years up front!" The huge man spoke in a rough, booming voice. His arms, as huge as tree trunks, waved them forward. The saiyans managed to get front row center with Harry and his friends. Looking down at them, "Well, hello there Harry, Ron, and Hermione!" he welcome them with a friendly smile. Hagrid hadn't seemed to notice their new acquaintances by their side.
"This way newbies! Follow me!" With lantern in hand, the giant turned and strode off the platform's limits. The students had to walk pretty fast to keep up with Hagrid's giant strides.
Behind him, "I think he's slightly smaller than grandpa. Don't you, Trunks?" Goten whispered to his purple haired companion. He wasn't sure if the giant had good hearing or not, so he had decided to whisper that.
Looking at the towering figure, "Gyu-Mao? Heck yeah! But, I don't think he's as hairy as this one." Trunks kept his voice low too, trying to stifle a laugh at the same time.
As the young saiyans whispered amusing comments to one another behind Hagrid's back, they walked through an open grass field. There came a gentle breeze as the group gathered along the bank of an enormous lake. Seemed big enough to be an ocean to some.
Since there was a slight fog misting over the lake, it blocked out the amazing sight of Hogwart's castle. After Hagrid ordered them all to a halt on the small dock, "Two to four people to a mini boat. Leave room for your luggage. Some of you will have to paddle your boats along. Okay, go!" Settling himself onto one of the bigger boats, "Don't sink and don't fall in. There's a giant squid in them waters!" He said in his best imitation of a muggle pirate.
Goten and Trunks got a mini-boat to themselves. Goten carefully loaded their luggage onto it, as Trunks took up positioning at the oars to paddle. With a swift kick to the dock, they were off.
The huge lanterns attached to the masts provided enough light to see by through the fog. It was smooth sailing once they got through the mist. The rowing slowed as everyone looked up and gaped at the huge, brightly light castle that they were approaching.
For the saiyans to say that this place was much bigger than Capsule Corp. or Kami's Lookout was an understatement. Once they hit a shore, tied the boats to the dock, then dragged their trunks all the way to the entrance hall. Before they were to ascend the stone steps, Hagrid had them stack their luggage against a bare wall to be hawled away later.
The first years stopped at the upper stairs to where an elderly lady clad in black and rich green velvet, with a feathery hat, stood waiting for them. "Welcome first years to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," said Professor MaGonnagel. "Before you can learn any magic, you all must be sorted into houses. They are: Gryffindor, Hupplepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." She said the last one with a hint of distaste. "If you'd all follow me, I'll take you to the Great Hall to get you sorted." With a wave of her scrawny arm, the group marched forth inside.
Inside, it seemed that the common thing to do was bulge your eyes out and gape at the rich decorations and carvings on the walls and floors. Once they got over their amazement, MaGonngel lead them through huge, heavy double wood doors.
Upon entering the Great Hall, the first years went two by two in line as they passed down the middle ail, pass Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, of a room filled with four elongated tables. There were already many other older students already seated there.
Man, to think that the entrance hall was amazing, this one here was a killer! Enormous stonewalls with banners and stain glass windows decorating them. A couple of hundred floating white candles burning over their heads. Looking up, the arched ceiling was charmed to look and reflect the night sky.
Down the way of tables, Harry and his friends waved and wished the saiyans good luck to get into Gryffindor like them. The first years halted before the staff's table in the traditional Sorting Ceremony fashion. There was an old, dusty, tattered looking pointy hat sitting upon a tall stool.
Standing at its side was Professor MaGonngel holding a huge scroll of paper. She quickly informed them about earning points for their house and the houses themselves. The woman paused after that, as if waiting for something. But what was there to wait for?
Suddenly, the hat on the chair twitched. The stitches and huge creases in the cloth seemed to form a face. It coughed once, then spoke in a sly voice, "Ah, the new year starts and more first years come our way." Without warning, the sorting hat burst into song about the school. Afterwards, it fell quiet and stared into the eyes of the first years. The youths found that 'disturbing' and sweat dropped in confusion.
During that slight, shameful pause, MaGonnagel unrolled the scroll and began to call out names from its list. "Lucifer, Lana." A young girl with long, wavy bronze hair stepped up. The older witch lifted the hat away, than Lana took its place. The hat was placed over her head and eyes. The girl just sat very still as the hat twitched about trying to make its decision about her. Then came a loud, "HUPPLEPUFF!" and a roar from that table as Lana headed over to sit down.
"Guerin, Max!" came the voice of MaGonnagel again. "GRYFFINDOR!" was the result. "Delfino, Katherine!" "RAVENCLAW!" "Fehr, Shiri!" "HUPPLEPUFF!" As she went down the list, the saiyans started to get nervous. Finally, with half of the crowd left to go, "Kento-ka, Toranku!"
'Ack! That's me!' thought Trunks panicked. Gathering up his courage like he would for a battle, he came and sat on the stool. The lady lowered the hat over his eyes, blackening out the world around him. Trunks kept a mask of indifference on, but mentally he was a little scared.
"Hmm..You, boy, have come a long ways away," came the voice of the sorting hat. When it sensed him panicking, "Oh, don't worry, you're not going crazy. This is just my comments in your mind. No one can hear us."
'You can read my mind? Okay, I feel better now.' Came the response.
"That may be all well and good, but where to put you my dear lad? I've never encountered a foreigner such as you. Hmm.a saiyan are you, great warrior?"
Alarmed, 'No I'm not! Er..please don't tell anyone that!'
"Hmm.I see, or more like, feel your reason. Don't worry, I can keep a secret well hidden in my threads!"
Continuing, "You've used this ability only for good. Good! But, you do have an arrogancy and determination that could make you a swell Slyterin. Would like to be one?"
'NO! I HEARD THOSE PEOPLE ARE EVIL! Harry told me. Besides, I don't want to have to put up with that bully, tight butt Malfoy.'
"Alright, alright! No need to get hasty now! Your courage to fight for what's right is much stronger than those Slytherin's drive to dominate. Hmm.better be."
"GRYFFINDOR!!!" the hat yelled aloud for all to hear in the hall. The sudden noise made Trunks jump. Then, the hat was lifted from his head and he could see everyone. His fellow Gryffindors cheered and roared the loudest at that triumph. Coming back to reality, Trunks made his way over to the houses' table and plopped himself down next to Max Guerin. The people there greeted him by shaking his hand or slapping him on the back.
Once all had quieted down, "Saru, Son Goten!" Hearing that, Goten stood straight and walked nervously over to sit down. With hat over his eyes, Trunks watched the hat twitch and mumble. His friend's head would look side to side occasionally. Relaxing his body and mind, 'Goten! Tell him you mean good and it should be an easy pass! Come on!' Trunks mentally sent a bit of encouragement to his friend. That got Goten's attention and he quit painicing from what he could sense.
"GRYFFINDOR!!!" came the hat's final decision. More celebrating and congratulations roared up as the new Gryffindor came to sit next to his long time buddy. He was relieved to be in the same house with people he knew.
A few moments later, everyone had been sorted. Then, Dumbledore stood up and gave his usual speech. Always about rules and boundaries of school grounds. "Nitwit! Flitkit! Periwinkle!" He ended it, than clapped his hands together. "Now.Let the feasting begin."
Once that was said, loads and platters of food and drinks magically appeared in the empty food ware. There were amazed gasps from the first years. They all immediately dug in, too hungry to bother questioning about it.
As the saiyans enjoyed their first taste of European foods, they chatted with Harry and the other students there. After the feast, all the prefects gathered their first years and guided them to their dormitories with their luggage.
~TO BE CONTINUED.~
Gomen naisai! Sorry it took me so long to update this! I'm been working like made on some other stories of mine. But, I knew and wanted to come back to this one. Hope you like it, it's long!
Disclaimer: I don't Harry Potter and Dragonball Z. Plus, some of the names that I rearranged.
Dealing With A New Gift
Chapter 7
The Sorting Ceremony
By the time the train had arrived at the station, it was evening. As Goten and Trunks unloaded their trunks off the Hogwart's Express, they became more anxious. They made sure to stick close to their new companions. You could easily get lost amongst the crowd and dark corners of the platform. The small group followed the flow of traffic towards a huge, stocky, hairy man down at the end where the lanterns were brightest.
"Gather around everybody, first years up front!" The huge man spoke in a rough, booming voice. His arms, as huge as tree trunks, waved them forward. The saiyans managed to get front row center with Harry and his friends. Looking down at them, "Well, hello there Harry, Ron, and Hermione!" he welcome them with a friendly smile. Hagrid hadn't seemed to notice their new acquaintances by their side.
"This way newbies! Follow me!" With lantern in hand, the giant turned and strode off the platform's limits. The students had to walk pretty fast to keep up with Hagrid's giant strides.
Behind him, "I think he's slightly smaller than grandpa. Don't you, Trunks?" Goten whispered to his purple haired companion. He wasn't sure if the giant had good hearing or not, so he had decided to whisper that.
Looking at the towering figure, "Gyu-Mao? Heck yeah! But, I don't think he's as hairy as this one." Trunks kept his voice low too, trying to stifle a laugh at the same time.
As the young saiyans whispered amusing comments to one another behind Hagrid's back, they walked through an open grass field. There came a gentle breeze as the group gathered along the bank of an enormous lake. Seemed big enough to be an ocean to some.
Since there was a slight fog misting over the lake, it blocked out the amazing sight of Hogwart's castle. After Hagrid ordered them all to a halt on the small dock, "Two to four people to a mini boat. Leave room for your luggage. Some of you will have to paddle your boats along. Okay, go!" Settling himself onto one of the bigger boats, "Don't sink and don't fall in. There's a giant squid in them waters!" He said in his best imitation of a muggle pirate.
Goten and Trunks got a mini-boat to themselves. Goten carefully loaded their luggage onto it, as Trunks took up positioning at the oars to paddle. With a swift kick to the dock, they were off.
The huge lanterns attached to the masts provided enough light to see by through the fog. It was smooth sailing once they got through the mist. The rowing slowed as everyone looked up and gaped at the huge, brightly light castle that they were approaching.
For the saiyans to say that this place was much bigger than Capsule Corp. or Kami's Lookout was an understatement. Once they hit a shore, tied the boats to the dock, then dragged their trunks all the way to the entrance hall. Before they were to ascend the stone steps, Hagrid had them stack their luggage against a bare wall to be hawled away later.
The first years stopped at the upper stairs to where an elderly lady clad in black and rich green velvet, with a feathery hat, stood waiting for them. "Welcome first years to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," said Professor MaGonnagel. "Before you can learn any magic, you all must be sorted into houses. They are: Gryffindor, Hupplepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." She said the last one with a hint of distaste. "If you'd all follow me, I'll take you to the Great Hall to get you sorted." With a wave of her scrawny arm, the group marched forth inside.
Inside, it seemed that the common thing to do was bulge your eyes out and gape at the rich decorations and carvings on the walls and floors. Once they got over their amazement, MaGonngel lead them through huge, heavy double wood doors.
Upon entering the Great Hall, the first years went two by two in line as they passed down the middle ail, pass Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, of a room filled with four elongated tables. There were already many other older students already seated there.
Man, to think that the entrance hall was amazing, this one here was a killer! Enormous stonewalls with banners and stain glass windows decorating them. A couple of hundred floating white candles burning over their heads. Looking up, the arched ceiling was charmed to look and reflect the night sky.
Down the way of tables, Harry and his friends waved and wished the saiyans good luck to get into Gryffindor like them. The first years halted before the staff's table in the traditional Sorting Ceremony fashion. There was an old, dusty, tattered looking pointy hat sitting upon a tall stool.
Standing at its side was Professor MaGonngel holding a huge scroll of paper. She quickly informed them about earning points for their house and the houses themselves. The woman paused after that, as if waiting for something. But what was there to wait for?
Suddenly, the hat on the chair twitched. The stitches and huge creases in the cloth seemed to form a face. It coughed once, then spoke in a sly voice, "Ah, the new year starts and more first years come our way." Without warning, the sorting hat burst into song about the school. Afterwards, it fell quiet and stared into the eyes of the first years. The youths found that 'disturbing' and sweat dropped in confusion.
During that slight, shameful pause, MaGonnagel unrolled the scroll and began to call out names from its list. "Lucifer, Lana." A young girl with long, wavy bronze hair stepped up. The older witch lifted the hat away, than Lana took its place. The hat was placed over her head and eyes. The girl just sat very still as the hat twitched about trying to make its decision about her. Then came a loud, "HUPPLEPUFF!" and a roar from that table as Lana headed over to sit down.
"Guerin, Max!" came the voice of MaGonnagel again. "GRYFFINDOR!" was the result. "Delfino, Katherine!" "RAVENCLAW!" "Fehr, Shiri!" "HUPPLEPUFF!" As she went down the list, the saiyans started to get nervous. Finally, with half of the crowd left to go, "Kento-ka, Toranku!"
'Ack! That's me!' thought Trunks panicked. Gathering up his courage like he would for a battle, he came and sat on the stool. The lady lowered the hat over his eyes, blackening out the world around him. Trunks kept a mask of indifference on, but mentally he was a little scared.
"Hmm..You, boy, have come a long ways away," came the voice of the sorting hat. When it sensed him panicking, "Oh, don't worry, you're not going crazy. This is just my comments in your mind. No one can hear us."
'You can read my mind? Okay, I feel better now.' Came the response.
"That may be all well and good, but where to put you my dear lad? I've never encountered a foreigner such as you. Hmm.a saiyan are you, great warrior?"
Alarmed, 'No I'm not! Er..please don't tell anyone that!'
"Hmm.I see, or more like, feel your reason. Don't worry, I can keep a secret well hidden in my threads!"
Continuing, "You've used this ability only for good. Good! But, you do have an arrogancy and determination that could make you a swell Slyterin. Would like to be one?"
'NO! I HEARD THOSE PEOPLE ARE EVIL! Harry told me. Besides, I don't want to have to put up with that bully, tight butt Malfoy.'
"Alright, alright! No need to get hasty now! Your courage to fight for what's right is much stronger than those Slytherin's drive to dominate. Hmm.better be."
"GRYFFINDOR!!!" the hat yelled aloud for all to hear in the hall. The sudden noise made Trunks jump. Then, the hat was lifted from his head and he could see everyone. His fellow Gryffindors cheered and roared the loudest at that triumph. Coming back to reality, Trunks made his way over to the houses' table and plopped himself down next to Max Guerin. The people there greeted him by shaking his hand or slapping him on the back.
Once all had quieted down, "Saru, Son Goten!" Hearing that, Goten stood straight and walked nervously over to sit down. With hat over his eyes, Trunks watched the hat twitch and mumble. His friend's head would look side to side occasionally. Relaxing his body and mind, 'Goten! Tell him you mean good and it should be an easy pass! Come on!' Trunks mentally sent a bit of encouragement to his friend. That got Goten's attention and he quit painicing from what he could sense.
"GRYFFINDOR!!!" came the hat's final decision. More celebrating and congratulations roared up as the new Gryffindor came to sit next to his long time buddy. He was relieved to be in the same house with people he knew.
A few moments later, everyone had been sorted. Then, Dumbledore stood up and gave his usual speech. Always about rules and boundaries of school grounds. "Nitwit! Flitkit! Periwinkle!" He ended it, than clapped his hands together. "Now.Let the feasting begin."
Once that was said, loads and platters of food and drinks magically appeared in the empty food ware. There were amazed gasps from the first years. They all immediately dug in, too hungry to bother questioning about it.
As the saiyans enjoyed their first taste of European foods, they chatted with Harry and the other students there. After the feast, all the prefects gathered their first years and guided them to their dormitories with their luggage.
~TO BE CONTINUED.~
