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A/N: sorry
Several hours later, we got to the train station. At least, my guess was the station. All I felt was a jerk from my seat and a disgruntled bark from Savvy.
"Hey, come on, Kate," I heard Sirius say. I took his hand and he guided me out the compartment door.
After stepping out of our compartment, I was jostled and lost Sirius's hand. The area was crowded to the max and I couldn't move. Lost and scared, I cried out for Sirius, but he had been swept away and couldn't fight his way back to me. Someone pushed me over on his or her way to somewhere and I fell over. I smacked down and Savvy jumped on top of my chest. My sunglasses slipped off and the people who saw my eyes gasped. But just then a voice cried out, "Firs' years over here!" Soon the area was nearly cleared out.
Savvy gave me my sunglasses and I put them on. Slowly I got up. Had I been able to see, I might have looked around. "Sirius? James? Remus?" I called out. A moment later I heard footsteps on the pavement.
"Kate, there you are. We were looking for you," called out Remus.
"Come on," said James, "Hagrid is waiting for us to get going to Hogwarts."
"His name is Hagrid?" asked Sirius and we jogged to wherever we were going.
"Yeah," answered James. "First years take a boat trip to get to Hogwarts," he added for my sake, as we were nearly there. Boats, boats, I thought. Those were wobbly things on water. I hated boats. I sighed, damn.
Minutes later we were on the boats to Hogwarts and I was getting seasick.
"FORWARD!" bellowed the man named Hagrid. The boats lurched and I grabbed onto the boy next to me.
A few minutes later there was a collective gasp. "Brilliant," breathed James across from me. All I could see was black.
The next thing I knew, Hagrid as he was called, roared, "DUCK!"
I felt the air pressurize increase against my skin. It had a cool, tingly feeling. Dips of moisture patted against my head and coolness spread from under. Sounds echoed against unseen walls. We're in a cave, I realized. The boats glided up onto a pebble-filled shore. I was guided out of the boat, Savvy in my arms. We walked somewhere and I heard a large knock.
"Hello," said a crisp woman, "my name is Professor McGonagall and I teach Transfiguration. This way please."
We followed her for a little while. "Please wait here," the Professor said crisply. Everyone crowded together. I set Savvy down. His back paws rested on my feet.
In a matter of minutes the woman was back. "There are four houses of which you can choose. These are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin," she droned on. I really didn't care which House I was put in, and this was no new information.
Soon we were led to the Great Hall for Sorting. Gasps were heard from other people. As I could not see, I did not. Someone near me was quivering.
It was quiet for a few seconds as the whole hall waited for something. Then somebody said:
Years ago, I was made, Taken off Gyffindor's head and laid To chanted and charmed To sort new ones into houses and so they made Me remember their morals and said:
Gryffindor be brave, Chivalrous and knight-like; Ravenclaw are wise, Very intellect; Hufflepuff are loyal, Hard-working most like; Slytherin go for goals, Cunning, ambitious, self-start.
Place me, the Sorting Hat, Upon your head, You have nothing to fear Yet!
Students were called and placed. Sirius got Gryffindor. Too soon, McGonagall called out,
"Kenova, Kate!"
"Me, ma'am," called out Kate. Somebody pushed her in the back and she began to walk forward. "To that professor," she whispered to Savvy. He began to pull her out.
Kate could hear whispers that only got worse when McGonagall said, "Oh, yes. Over here." McGonagall pulled her over and set a hat on her head that she guessed was the Sorting Hat.
A few seconds later it yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!" McGonagall took the hat off and guided me and Savvy over to Gryffindor.
"Great, you made it!" screamed Sirius through the rather scattered applause.
Someone else in another House yelled, "Aren't you going to Sort the dog too?" which caused a couple laughs.
When James, Remus, a couple girls, and another boy joined me and Sirius, I was happy. I had a family.
A/N: sorry
Several hours later, we got to the train station. At least, my guess was the station. All I felt was a jerk from my seat and a disgruntled bark from Savvy.
"Hey, come on, Kate," I heard Sirius say. I took his hand and he guided me out the compartment door.
After stepping out of our compartment, I was jostled and lost Sirius's hand. The area was crowded to the max and I couldn't move. Lost and scared, I cried out for Sirius, but he had been swept away and couldn't fight his way back to me. Someone pushed me over on his or her way to somewhere and I fell over. I smacked down and Savvy jumped on top of my chest. My sunglasses slipped off and the people who saw my eyes gasped. But just then a voice cried out, "Firs' years over here!" Soon the area was nearly cleared out.
Savvy gave me my sunglasses and I put them on. Slowly I got up. Had I been able to see, I might have looked around. "Sirius? James? Remus?" I called out. A moment later I heard footsteps on the pavement.
"Kate, there you are. We were looking for you," called out Remus.
"Come on," said James, "Hagrid is waiting for us to get going to Hogwarts."
"His name is Hagrid?" asked Sirius and we jogged to wherever we were going.
"Yeah," answered James. "First years take a boat trip to get to Hogwarts," he added for my sake, as we were nearly there. Boats, boats, I thought. Those were wobbly things on water. I hated boats. I sighed, damn.
Minutes later we were on the boats to Hogwarts and I was getting seasick.
"FORWARD!" bellowed the man named Hagrid. The boats lurched and I grabbed onto the boy next to me.
A few minutes later there was a collective gasp. "Brilliant," breathed James across from me. All I could see was black.
The next thing I knew, Hagrid as he was called, roared, "DUCK!"
I felt the air pressurize increase against my skin. It had a cool, tingly feeling. Dips of moisture patted against my head and coolness spread from under. Sounds echoed against unseen walls. We're in a cave, I realized. The boats glided up onto a pebble-filled shore. I was guided out of the boat, Savvy in my arms. We walked somewhere and I heard a large knock.
"Hello," said a crisp woman, "my name is Professor McGonagall and I teach Transfiguration. This way please."
We followed her for a little while. "Please wait here," the Professor said crisply. Everyone crowded together. I set Savvy down. His back paws rested on my feet.
In a matter of minutes the woman was back. "There are four houses of which you can choose. These are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin," she droned on. I really didn't care which House I was put in, and this was no new information.
Soon we were led to the Great Hall for Sorting. Gasps were heard from other people. As I could not see, I did not. Someone near me was quivering.
It was quiet for a few seconds as the whole hall waited for something. Then somebody said:
Years ago, I was made, Taken off Gyffindor's head and laid To chanted and charmed To sort new ones into houses and so they made Me remember their morals and said:
Gryffindor be brave, Chivalrous and knight-like; Ravenclaw are wise, Very intellect; Hufflepuff are loyal, Hard-working most like; Slytherin go for goals, Cunning, ambitious, self-start.
Place me, the Sorting Hat, Upon your head, You have nothing to fear Yet!
Students were called and placed. Sirius got Gryffindor. Too soon, McGonagall called out,
"Kenova, Kate!"
"Me, ma'am," called out Kate. Somebody pushed her in the back and she began to walk forward. "To that professor," she whispered to Savvy. He began to pull her out.
Kate could hear whispers that only got worse when McGonagall said, "Oh, yes. Over here." McGonagall pulled her over and set a hat on her head that she guessed was the Sorting Hat.
A few seconds later it yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!" McGonagall took the hat off and guided me and Savvy over to Gryffindor.
"Great, you made it!" screamed Sirius through the rather scattered applause.
Someone else in another House yelled, "Aren't you going to Sort the dog too?" which caused a couple laughs.
When James, Remus, a couple girls, and another boy joined me and Sirius, I was happy. I had a family.