Remus carried Emily out of the train, with James carrying the wheelchair
behind them. Once they were outside, Emily was carried over to a boat and
the wheelchair in the back of her boat.
Emily felt her heart had stopped when she saw Hogwarts. 'Remus was right, it's a dream come true.' she thought. The trip across the lake was over to fast. Hagrid lifted Emily out of the boat and into her wheelchair. She wheeled herself over with the other students. Hagrid knocked on the huge front doors. A teacher came to the door, and the students entered.
McGonagall went down to Emily "Welcome, Miss Lupin. involito." Emily floated up the steps and into the castle. McGonagall started talking and Emily tuned it out as Remus, James and Sirius had told her she had to beat Dumbledore in a duel so she already knew what to do, Remus had told her the best way was to circle round him til Dumbledore got dizzy from watching her and passed out. She smiled at a tall girl with pale skin and long, blonde hair. The girl smiled back.
She looked up as McGonagall headed into the Great Hall, leaving them behind her. The tall girl came over.
"Hi, I'm Kate Macumber."
"I'm Emily Lupin." They shook hands. Another boy wandered over.
"What's that?" he asked pointing to the wheelchair.
"A wheelchair, it helps me get around." she said. Some other kids gathered around them.
"Oh. Why don't you just walk?"
"Because I can't. I'm paralyzed, from a car accident when I was 4."
The boy looked embarrassed. "Oh."
"I'm Emily, by the way. Who're you?"
"Jeff."
"Nice to meet you." He was about to respond when McGonagall came back "We're ready for you." The students followed her into the Great Hall.
Emily was near the front and when she saw a old hat on a stool, she turned to The Marauders and stuck her tongue out at them. They were grinning at her. She noticed James was poking a red-headed girl.
Emily tried to control her stomach which seemed to have a mind of it's own. She heard "Johansen, Jeffery." She saw Jeff sit on the stool and the hat called out "GRYFFINDOR!" She wanted that house because her brother and his friends were in there, but now was Jeff.
She nervously chewed on her lower lip. She was smart too, what if she was put in Ravenclaw? Or even worse, Slytherin? She'd never live it down if she was put in Slytherin! She heard "Lanchantin, Shawn Rose " and a girl with brown hair went up. "HUFFLEPUFF!" called the hat. "Lupin, Emily" she wheeled and floated herself next to the stool and the hat went on her head, covering her eyes.
"Ah, yes, the courageous Lupin."
'courageous?'
"Yes, Emily, courageous. When the car crashed, you nearly died, but had the courage to fight for your life even if you would never walk again. You were lucky no one died."
'Remus needed me, and I needed him.' "Oh yes, Remus, the werewolf. You're brave enough to live with him, he could kill you at any moment." 'Don't you say that! He's not a killer, but *I* will be if you don't shut up about him!' "I should put you in Slytherin for that." 'JUST SORT ME!' "Touchy, touchy. Fine, GRYFFINDOR!"
Relief filled her body and she floated down the steps and wheeled over to the seat that disappeared for her, next to Remus, there was one seat left, and she hoped it would be Kate in it. She turned to the sorting and watched as the hat called out "GRYFFINDOR!" for Kate. She cheered with the others and Kate sat down at the table. "Welcome to Gryffindor, Kate." she said grinning at the blonde.
Emily felt her heart had stopped when she saw Hogwarts. 'Remus was right, it's a dream come true.' she thought. The trip across the lake was over to fast. Hagrid lifted Emily out of the boat and into her wheelchair. She wheeled herself over with the other students. Hagrid knocked on the huge front doors. A teacher came to the door, and the students entered.
McGonagall went down to Emily "Welcome, Miss Lupin. involito." Emily floated up the steps and into the castle. McGonagall started talking and Emily tuned it out as Remus, James and Sirius had told her she had to beat Dumbledore in a duel so she already knew what to do, Remus had told her the best way was to circle round him til Dumbledore got dizzy from watching her and passed out. She smiled at a tall girl with pale skin and long, blonde hair. The girl smiled back.
She looked up as McGonagall headed into the Great Hall, leaving them behind her. The tall girl came over.
"Hi, I'm Kate Macumber."
"I'm Emily Lupin." They shook hands. Another boy wandered over.
"What's that?" he asked pointing to the wheelchair.
"A wheelchair, it helps me get around." she said. Some other kids gathered around them.
"Oh. Why don't you just walk?"
"Because I can't. I'm paralyzed, from a car accident when I was 4."
The boy looked embarrassed. "Oh."
"I'm Emily, by the way. Who're you?"
"Jeff."
"Nice to meet you." He was about to respond when McGonagall came back "We're ready for you." The students followed her into the Great Hall.
Emily was near the front and when she saw a old hat on a stool, she turned to The Marauders and stuck her tongue out at them. They were grinning at her. She noticed James was poking a red-headed girl.
Emily tried to control her stomach which seemed to have a mind of it's own. She heard "Johansen, Jeffery." She saw Jeff sit on the stool and the hat called out "GRYFFINDOR!" She wanted that house because her brother and his friends were in there, but now was Jeff.
She nervously chewed on her lower lip. She was smart too, what if she was put in Ravenclaw? Or even worse, Slytherin? She'd never live it down if she was put in Slytherin! She heard "Lanchantin, Shawn Rose " and a girl with brown hair went up. "HUFFLEPUFF!" called the hat. "Lupin, Emily" she wheeled and floated herself next to the stool and the hat went on her head, covering her eyes.
"Ah, yes, the courageous Lupin."
'courageous?'
"Yes, Emily, courageous. When the car crashed, you nearly died, but had the courage to fight for your life even if you would never walk again. You were lucky no one died."
'Remus needed me, and I needed him.' "Oh yes, Remus, the werewolf. You're brave enough to live with him, he could kill you at any moment." 'Don't you say that! He's not a killer, but *I* will be if you don't shut up about him!' "I should put you in Slytherin for that." 'JUST SORT ME!' "Touchy, touchy. Fine, GRYFFINDOR!"
Relief filled her body and she floated down the steps and wheeled over to the seat that disappeared for her, next to Remus, there was one seat left, and she hoped it would be Kate in it. She turned to the sorting and watched as the hat called out "GRYFFINDOR!" for Kate. She cheered with the others and Kate sat down at the table. "Welcome to Gryffindor, Kate." she said grinning at the blonde.