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~Lord Voldemort's Heir~ A/N: I'm not very descriptive, I don't think so anyway, so please bear with me, there's a grizzly behind me and he's kind of intimidating lol. Why are you all throwing tomatoes at me? You didn't even start reading the fic! Anyway, this is my first ever fanfic and I'm going to need A LOT of help! If you're confused, or if I make any mistakes, even caPitiLiZation or punctuatio'n, especially speling, tell me and I'll improve. (Or die trying) And, yes, the Chapter Title is lame, I know.

Chapter 4: Griffindor or Slytherin?

(A/N(yeah, another one): I'm not going to put the trip across the lake to Hogwarts because I just don't want to. I think that would make the chapter boring because it would be almost exactly like in the 1st Harry Potter book. Read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Pages 111 - 113 and the top paragraph of 114. Just imagine Kate, age 15, going across the lake with a bunch of first-years. However, Dumbledore opens the door instead of McGonagall. I don't know why, I just wanted it that way)

"Miss Carrington," a tall, thin, strict-looking woman said,

taking Kate aside. "I am Professor McGonagall. Come with

me please," Kate followed McGonagall halfway down a long

corridor, the Sorting Hat beginning its song. "Now," said

Professor McGonagall. "In a moment you will be sorted into

one of the four Hogwarts Houses. They are-"

"I know," Kate interrupted. "Potter and his friends told

me,"

"Well then," she said approvingly. "You know all there is

to know about the Houses?"

"Yes, Professor,"

Kate and McGonagall went back into the Great Hall. Kate

stood in the group of first-years, waiting to be sorted.

Dumbledore stood up and stepped over to a stool on which a

tattered wizard's hat sat. He opened a large scroll and began

reading off names.

"Armstrong, Patrick!" he called. An eleven-year-old boy

walked over to the stool, rather nervously, sat down, and

Dumbledore placed the hat on top of the boy's head. It seemed to

be thinking before it cried out

"Griffindor!" Patrick Armstrong stood up and jogged over

to one of the far tables, where Kate could see James, Peter,

Remus, and Sirius cheering the small boy as he sat down beside a

fifth-year, red-haired girl, who was seated next to James Potter.

"Brown, Alexis!" A small brunette girl leaped up, ran over

to the stool, and plopped the Sorting Hat on her head.

"Hufflepuff!" the hat shouted. Alexis skipped over to the

Hufflepuff table, but had to run back to Dumbledore amid fits of

laughter after she realized she still had the hat in her hand, to

give it to Brown, Stephanie, her sister.

"Mudblood if there ever was one," Kate heard Bellatrix

whisper to Tom Lestrange. Tom nodded back. Stephanie was also

put into Hufflepuff, and then

"Carrington, Katherine!" Kate forced down a large lump in

her throat, walked over to the stool, and sat down.

Dumbledore put the hat on her head.

"Ah, from Durmstrang, are you?" the hat said to her "But

you're not quite like the Slytherins. A little bit, yes, but,

no, not Slytherin. Where should I put you? I think you'd do

well in GRIFFINDOR!" Kate removed the Sorting Hat from

her head and walked to the Griffindor table. As she walked,

Kate could see Snape and his friends staring and mouthing

wordlessly at her. Clearly they had expected her to be in

Slytherin. Kate sat in between Remus and Sirius, across

from Peter and James.

"Glad you're in Griffindor," Peter said.

"Yeah, knew you would be, though," Remus added.

"Good to have you," said Sirius. "James, you owe me three

Galleons. Pay up,"

"James?" Remus urged.

"Huh? Oh, yeah," James said unenthusiastically. "Yeah,

good to have you," he mumbled.

"Come on Potter," the red-haired girl said, rolling her eyes.

"Hey," she said to Kate. "My name's Lily Evans," Kate

turned back to the Sorting, where Hawkins, Gabrielle,

another fifth-year transfer, was put into Ravenclaw.

"Grace, Kevin!"

"Griffindor!"

"Jarnot, Robert!" Dumbledore called. The hat took a long

time before finally deciding to place him in Griffindor. The

small boy sat next to Patrick Armstrong, looking as if he

would rather be anywhere but inside a magical school.

"Lane, Samantha!"

"Slytherin!"

"Pahl, Jennifer!"

"Hufflepuff!"

"Peterson, Chelsea!"

"Ravenclaw!"

"Stevens, Skye!"

"Slytherin!" Kate looked over at the Slytherin table where

Snape and his friends were cheering. Kate watched as

Dumbledore rattled off various other names such as

"Thomas, Richard," who was sorted into Ravenclaw and

"Webster, Abby," who sat next to Kate and her fifth-year

sister, Hannah, at the Griffindor table.

"This concludes the Sorting," Dumbledore said. "Let the

feast begin!"

A/N: Wow, that one took a long time to update! Thanks to all my friends who let me put their names in this. Jen, I put you in Huffepuff for a reason. Take a hint. Kev, couldn't resist putting you in there. Gramps, had to use you just to stick you in something you don't like (you magic hater.grrr.). Everyone else-I couldn't think of many names on my own. So thank you if you gave me consent to use your name. If not, well, don't kill me, I've got too much to do without dying on my To Do List.

Ok. You've read, so now (drum roll please) *drum roll sounds* Hey, that was way cool. REVIEW!!!! REVIEW!!!! REVIEW!!!! REVIEW!!!! REVIEW!!!! REVIEW!!!! REVIEW!!!! REVIEW!!!! Lets see, what do I need from you all this time? Oh, yeah; that's right. What should Voldemort's name be before he emerged as a killer? And I don't mean Tom Riddle; something that wouldn't sound too evil, but not giving away his identity. What am I forgetting?.... That's right..And I need more than one Weasley, I mean measly, idea to get my 6th Harry Potter book fic thing started. Otherwise *cringes* it's gonna be crappy, to put it very politely. Thanks to Kev for that one decent idea you had. I know it was difficult to think of something sane. You should practice once in a while. ^_~ REVIEW WITH AN IDEA, WILL YOU? PRETTY PLEASE??????