James got in line behind a pretty girl with dark blond hair, with Sirius behind him; they fallowed professor McGonagal out of the room, across the hall and through a pair of double doors into the Great Hall. There were thousands of candles floating in mid air over four long tables, lighting the place. The rest of the students were sitting at these tables, on the tables golden plates and goblets sat and at the top of the great hall a fifth long table sat where all the professors were, the ceiling was black with thousands of stars dotting it. James knew it was bewitched to look like the sky outside. Professor McGonagal halted the first years in a line facing the other students. She places a four legged stool in front of them, and placed an old wizard's hat on top of it. Silence filled the great hall, making Sirius raise and eyebrow.
"Isn't it supposed to sing or something?" Sirius asked loudly breaking the silence, McGonagal glared at him and James put a hand up to his mouth to stop from laughing and felt something wet, drawing his hand away he stared down at the dark red blood, his lip was busted, James though bewildered, he didn't remember Malfoy even hitting him, but then again he hadn't been thinking clearly. His thoughts were cut into when a rip near the brim on the hat opened like a mouth and began to sing.
"Now" Professor McGonagal said once the song had finished "when I call your name, just come up here and place this hat on your head, Abrital Rylie" A chubby girl with stringy brown hair walked to the stool, she swallowed hard and glanced back at the group of first years before sitting down and placing the hat over her head, it fell right down past her eyes. The whole common room was watching and after a minute the hat shouted "Hufflepuff" the Hufflepuff table erupted with applause as the girl stood up and all but ran to her new table.
"Antanio, Jay" a tall blond boy gathered his courage and stepped out of the line, he walked up to the stool and sat down, putting the hat on his head, many people started to grow impatient as they waited while seconds grew into minutes and finally the hat shouted "Ravenclaw"
The boy jumped up and with a grin on his face walked to the applauding Ravenclaw table.
"Backelwash, Misty"
"Ravenclaw!" the hat shouted and the Ravenclaw table erupted again with applause.
"Black, Narcissa" Sirius watched his cousin walk to the stool and sat down, the hat had barely touched her head before it yelled
"Slitherin"
"Black, Sirius" taking a deep breath, Sirius grinned at James and stepped forward.
"Good luck" James shouted after him.
"Thanks" Sirius said over his shoulder "though I won't need it... good luck to you." he walked to the stool and sat down, hunching his shoulders he dropped the hat on his head and let it fall over his eyes. James shifted from foot to foot as the time ticked by... he was getting hungry, and by the look of things they were going to be there for awhile considering they were only on the fourth person and had all the first years to sort. When his stomach rolled James clasped a hand to it.
"Gryffindor" his mouth fell opened when the hat yelled it and the Gryffindor table applauded, sending a satisfied grin over his shoulder Sirius marched off the Gryffindor table. Putting his head down, James stared at his feet, not only had he been wrong about Sirius being in Slitherin, but he had been wrong about Sirius not being in Gryffindor, that was going to cause him to lose 30 galleons.
He watched as more people were called to the stool, the group slowly died down, James watched as Draftler, Cory was made a Slitherin and Eastwood, Ryan was made a Ravenclaw.
"Evans, Lily" James paused in the middle of a yawn, the girl was beautiful, her dark auburn hair fell down to her chest and her skin was tanned from the sun, she was a little shorter then average and very petite. Lily took a deep breath and placed the hat on her head, she gasped when it began to mutter to her.
"Gryffindor!" the hat shouted.
"Falter, Mathew"
"Hufflepuff"
"Finley, Melissa"
"Slitherin"
"Flose, Whiler"
"Ravenclaw"
The line was moving slowly but it was moving, James felt his stomach rumble as Knight, Hannah was sorted into Hufflepuff. Malfoy, Lucius was sorted into Slitherin and Milcus, Hailey was made the next Gryffindor. James ran his hand through his hair as Professor McGongal called off more names, getting closer and then entering the P's. James threw his head back; he had never known there could be so many people with the last name starting with the letter P.
"Paler, Katie"
"Hufflepuff"
"Pafe, Joshua"
"Ravenclaw"
"Pafe, Mya"
"Ravenclaw"
"Pinttlight, Crystal"
"Gryffindor"
"Potter, James" It was finally his name, taking a deep breath James walked to the stool and put the hat on his head he watched while it went dark as the hat slid over his eyes, James wasn't sure why he was so nervous, it was a sure thing that he was going to be in Gryffindor, all of his family had always been in Gryffindor.
"Hmm…" James jumped when he heard the voice in his ear, "You want Gryffindor eh… that seems like quite a choice, I see brains and bravery, you could be very great… GRYFFINDOR" the hat shouted its final decision. Relieved, James took the hat off and set it back on the stool as the table applauded yet again.
James took a seat next to Sirius and watched as Ryan, Chloe as sorted into Ravenclaw.
"Like I said" Sirius muttered leaning his head in closer "you can pay me in the common room after the feast"
"Shut up" James said even as he turned to face Sirius "How did you do it? I thought for sure you were going to be in Slitherin"
"Well, know one knows me better then me" Sirius said glancing up to where professor McGonagal had just called Walker, Talia.
"Gryffindor"
"You shouldn't judge people by their family history"
James turned back around to watch the rest of the sorting, giving a small prayer when the last person was sorted.
A murmur started upon the students, but quickly died when a man from the teachers table stood up, the man had long silvery hair and bright blue eyes, he was wearing pale blue robes and a warming smile "Welcome back students" He said "I have some announcements but I can tell some of you may be a little hungry so they will have to wait. Tuck in" "
That must be the new head master" Sirius muttered, looking amazed at all the food that had magically appeared on the table.
"I heard he turned down an offer to become the minister of magic" a blond girl sitting across from James said.
"He must be insane… who would chose a headmaster over minister"
"He looks insane" James put in before biting into a chicken leg.
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Meanwhile: Hailey picked at her mashed potatoes, she had just spent the whole train ride making friends and now, before they had really gotten to know each other, they were being torn apart, put in different houses. How could it have happened, she almost didn't want to believe it.
"Are you okay?" Lily asked, sending Hailey a sidelong glance "you look a little… down"
"Yeah," Hailey muttered quietly "I can't believe this"
She didn't need to say anymore, Lily knew what she meant and she, herself, had been thinking the same thing. It wasn't right, Lily told herself, she knew, and had told herself time and time again that the train was not the place to make friends because of the possibility of getting yanked away from them but she hadn't been able to help it. The girls had over looked her shyness and made her feel like one of them, during the few hours they had been together, the girls had made her feel special, like she really belonged. They had each chipped in and told Lily all about the wizarding world, all she needed to know and she really felt like she knew all she needed to, she felt like she knew as much as everyone else did.
"Hailey" Lily put her fork down and turned to face her new friend, at least one of them had ended up in the same house as her.
"Yeah?" Hailey asked, also putting her fork down.
"Let's promise each other something right now"
Hailey raised an eyebrow "okay, what?"
"I really like you… all of you, Chloe, Talia, Hannah, you guys really let me into your group today, I didn't know anything about this world and you guys explained it, you made it so I feel as much a part of this world as anybody and it tears me apart that we are already separated… before we really even got a chance but… you realize we can still be friends with them don't you… I mean we will see them in the halls and stuff"
Hailey nodded but didn't say anything; not yet, she wanted to know what the girl was going to say.
"I'm just happy" Lily continued "that we are still together, that you and I got into the same house, I was really worried that I would be in a different house and all you guys would be in the same house, but I hoped that we would all be in the same house…" she paused a minute, wondering if she was making any since, but Hailey didn't say anything, she just sat, listening. "Listen, I know we don't know each other very well yet and this may seem like kind of a stretch but I want to make a promise that we will be friends… no matter what happens we will stick together and be there for each other."
Hailey smiled and looked down at her plate before looking back into Lily's eyes "You want to be my friend?" she asked, it meant so much to hear someone say that.
"Yeah" Lily said "yeah I really do…" she paused before opening her arms wide "Friends forever?"
"Forever" Hailey agreed pulling Lily into a hug.
"Isn't it supposed to sing or something?" Sirius asked loudly breaking the silence, McGonagal glared at him and James put a hand up to his mouth to stop from laughing and felt something wet, drawing his hand away he stared down at the dark red blood, his lip was busted, James though bewildered, he didn't remember Malfoy even hitting him, but then again he hadn't been thinking clearly. His thoughts were cut into when a rip near the brim on the hat opened like a mouth and began to sing.
"Now" Professor McGonagal said once the song had finished "when I call your name, just come up here and place this hat on your head, Abrital Rylie" A chubby girl with stringy brown hair walked to the stool, she swallowed hard and glanced back at the group of first years before sitting down and placing the hat over her head, it fell right down past her eyes. The whole common room was watching and after a minute the hat shouted "Hufflepuff" the Hufflepuff table erupted with applause as the girl stood up and all but ran to her new table.
"Antanio, Jay" a tall blond boy gathered his courage and stepped out of the line, he walked up to the stool and sat down, putting the hat on his head, many people started to grow impatient as they waited while seconds grew into minutes and finally the hat shouted "Ravenclaw"
The boy jumped up and with a grin on his face walked to the applauding Ravenclaw table.
"Backelwash, Misty"
"Ravenclaw!" the hat shouted and the Ravenclaw table erupted again with applause.
"Black, Narcissa" Sirius watched his cousin walk to the stool and sat down, the hat had barely touched her head before it yelled
"Slitherin"
"Black, Sirius" taking a deep breath, Sirius grinned at James and stepped forward.
"Good luck" James shouted after him.
"Thanks" Sirius said over his shoulder "though I won't need it... good luck to you." he walked to the stool and sat down, hunching his shoulders he dropped the hat on his head and let it fall over his eyes. James shifted from foot to foot as the time ticked by... he was getting hungry, and by the look of things they were going to be there for awhile considering they were only on the fourth person and had all the first years to sort. When his stomach rolled James clasped a hand to it.
"Gryffindor" his mouth fell opened when the hat yelled it and the Gryffindor table applauded, sending a satisfied grin over his shoulder Sirius marched off the Gryffindor table. Putting his head down, James stared at his feet, not only had he been wrong about Sirius being in Slitherin, but he had been wrong about Sirius not being in Gryffindor, that was going to cause him to lose 30 galleons.
He watched as more people were called to the stool, the group slowly died down, James watched as Draftler, Cory was made a Slitherin and Eastwood, Ryan was made a Ravenclaw.
"Evans, Lily" James paused in the middle of a yawn, the girl was beautiful, her dark auburn hair fell down to her chest and her skin was tanned from the sun, she was a little shorter then average and very petite. Lily took a deep breath and placed the hat on her head, she gasped when it began to mutter to her.
"Gryffindor!" the hat shouted.
"Falter, Mathew"
"Hufflepuff"
"Finley, Melissa"
"Slitherin"
"Flose, Whiler"
"Ravenclaw"
The line was moving slowly but it was moving, James felt his stomach rumble as Knight, Hannah was sorted into Hufflepuff. Malfoy, Lucius was sorted into Slitherin and Milcus, Hailey was made the next Gryffindor. James ran his hand through his hair as Professor McGongal called off more names, getting closer and then entering the P's. James threw his head back; he had never known there could be so many people with the last name starting with the letter P.
"Paler, Katie"
"Hufflepuff"
"Pafe, Joshua"
"Ravenclaw"
"Pafe, Mya"
"Ravenclaw"
"Pinttlight, Crystal"
"Gryffindor"
"Potter, James" It was finally his name, taking a deep breath James walked to the stool and put the hat on his head he watched while it went dark as the hat slid over his eyes, James wasn't sure why he was so nervous, it was a sure thing that he was going to be in Gryffindor, all of his family had always been in Gryffindor.
"Hmm…" James jumped when he heard the voice in his ear, "You want Gryffindor eh… that seems like quite a choice, I see brains and bravery, you could be very great… GRYFFINDOR" the hat shouted its final decision. Relieved, James took the hat off and set it back on the stool as the table applauded yet again.
James took a seat next to Sirius and watched as Ryan, Chloe as sorted into Ravenclaw.
"Like I said" Sirius muttered leaning his head in closer "you can pay me in the common room after the feast"
"Shut up" James said even as he turned to face Sirius "How did you do it? I thought for sure you were going to be in Slitherin"
"Well, know one knows me better then me" Sirius said glancing up to where professor McGonagal had just called Walker, Talia.
"Gryffindor"
"You shouldn't judge people by their family history"
James turned back around to watch the rest of the sorting, giving a small prayer when the last person was sorted.
A murmur started upon the students, but quickly died when a man from the teachers table stood up, the man had long silvery hair and bright blue eyes, he was wearing pale blue robes and a warming smile "Welcome back students" He said "I have some announcements but I can tell some of you may be a little hungry so they will have to wait. Tuck in" "
That must be the new head master" Sirius muttered, looking amazed at all the food that had magically appeared on the table.
"I heard he turned down an offer to become the minister of magic" a blond girl sitting across from James said.
"He must be insane… who would chose a headmaster over minister"
"He looks insane" James put in before biting into a chicken leg.
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Meanwhile: Hailey picked at her mashed potatoes, she had just spent the whole train ride making friends and now, before they had really gotten to know each other, they were being torn apart, put in different houses. How could it have happened, she almost didn't want to believe it.
"Are you okay?" Lily asked, sending Hailey a sidelong glance "you look a little… down"
"Yeah," Hailey muttered quietly "I can't believe this"
She didn't need to say anymore, Lily knew what she meant and she, herself, had been thinking the same thing. It wasn't right, Lily told herself, she knew, and had told herself time and time again that the train was not the place to make friends because of the possibility of getting yanked away from them but she hadn't been able to help it. The girls had over looked her shyness and made her feel like one of them, during the few hours they had been together, the girls had made her feel special, like she really belonged. They had each chipped in and told Lily all about the wizarding world, all she needed to know and she really felt like she knew all she needed to, she felt like she knew as much as everyone else did.
"Hailey" Lily put her fork down and turned to face her new friend, at least one of them had ended up in the same house as her.
"Yeah?" Hailey asked, also putting her fork down.
"Let's promise each other something right now"
Hailey raised an eyebrow "okay, what?"
"I really like you… all of you, Chloe, Talia, Hannah, you guys really let me into your group today, I didn't know anything about this world and you guys explained it, you made it so I feel as much a part of this world as anybody and it tears me apart that we are already separated… before we really even got a chance but… you realize we can still be friends with them don't you… I mean we will see them in the halls and stuff"
Hailey nodded but didn't say anything; not yet, she wanted to know what the girl was going to say.
"I'm just happy" Lily continued "that we are still together, that you and I got into the same house, I was really worried that I would be in a different house and all you guys would be in the same house, but I hoped that we would all be in the same house…" she paused a minute, wondering if she was making any since, but Hailey didn't say anything, she just sat, listening. "Listen, I know we don't know each other very well yet and this may seem like kind of a stretch but I want to make a promise that we will be friends… no matter what happens we will stick together and be there for each other."
Hailey smiled and looked down at her plate before looking back into Lily's eyes "You want to be my friend?" she asked, it meant so much to hear someone say that.
"Yeah" Lily said "yeah I really do…" she paused before opening her arms wide "Friends forever?"
"Forever" Hailey agreed pulling Lily into a hug.
