AN: This may not follow the first book in some parts. This is for two
reasons:
1: This story is an AU - Alternate Universe.
2: I can't find my Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (sp?)
Stone/Sorcerer's Stone.
Also, I'm not putting the sorting hat song in the story. OK? OK.
'. . .' Thoughts
* . . . * Memories of the past
". . ." Speech
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Harry Potter, but I do own the names of four of the children getting sorted. . .^^;
Summary: You should all know it by now.
Of Witches, Wizards and Royalty
Chapter 3 - The Sorting Ceremony and a Feast
The sky outside was getting darker, the sun was setting, turning the sky many different colours. Indigo, pastel green, pale blue, yellow, traces of pink among the scattered clouds. . .Hotaru watched as they passed through forests and country sides on the train. She was in a dream-like trance watching the blur of colours in the sky. It was only when a voice said something that she broke out of it.
"Ugh. . .what?" She said. She felt like she had just woke up from a bad sleep.
"I said we'll be at Hogwarts in around ten minutes. Were you asleep?" Ron asked, looking amused.
"No. . .at least, I don't think I was. . ." She answered. The boys had left and changed into their school robes already, but Hotaru hadn't put hers on yet.
"Um, can you two leave? I have to change." She said. The boys left without another word and Hotaru changed into her school robes, by which time the train was slowing down.
"We will arrive at Hogsmeade Station in two minutes. Your luggage will be taken to the school separately." A voice said. At first, Hotaru thought she was hearing things again, but then she realised that everybody else heard it.
The train halted at a platform. The sun had completely set now and the sky was black, dotted with a great number of stars.
"Firs' Years this way!" A voice shouted. The source was a huge person, no, he was the size of a giant! Hotaru walked over and saw a tall boy with flaming hair.
"Ron!" She said, fighting her way over to him. He was with Harry and the girl from the train, Hermione.
"Hotaru! There you are! I was getting worried." He said. Hotaru smiled. Her brother could be very protective at times.
The giant man, Hagrid, had led them down a path towards who knows where.
"Now, ye'll get yer firs' glimpse o' Hogwarts Castle in a minute. . ." He said as they rounded a bend in the path through the forest. Hotaru stopped, and so did many others.
There, in all it's glory, was Hogwarts Castle. There were thousands of windows, each seemed to have a light shining from it. It had many turrets and was made of what looked like golden stone. But it was across a giant lake, and Hotaru didn't really feel like crossing it.
"Now, yer to get into groups o' four an' cross the lake in these boats. Don' worry, yer won't fall in." He said, and so the group of eleven year olds huddled together in tiny groups. Hotaru, Harry, Ron and Hermione had a boat to themselves. They clambered into it and it shook violently, causing Hermione to utter a single scream as they nearly fell into the lake.
"Oops, sorry about that!" Ron said, grinning sheepishly. Harry looked like he wanted to burst out laughing. Hotaru helped Hermione to sit down, shaking her head.
One by one, the boats set off, like a small fleet across the still water of the lake. The castle looked even bigger than before, and it was all reflected in the water.
The boats reached an opening at the base of the castle. It seemed to be lit by a golden light. As the boats reached a docking platform, Hotaru noticed a woman standing there. She looked like a strict old librarian. Everyone got out of the boats and stood in front of the woman.
"Good evening. I am Professor McGonagall, deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. I am to take you to the Great Hall where you will be sorted into one of four houses; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. This will be your house for all of your seven years at Hogwarts. You will meet others of your house in your common room and sleep in the dormitories. Lesson timetables will be given out tomorrow. Now please follow me." And with that, Professor McGonagall walked off, the group of frightened children following.
It was only when the Professor left them in a hall that they started talking.
"How will we be sorted?" Harry asked, and Hermione seemed to be thinking about the same thing.
"Oh, you put a hat on your head and it tells you the house you'll be in." Hotaru said. "Mother told me."
"What!? I'll kill Fred, he was talking about wrestling a troll!" Ron said angrily.
In what seemed like no time at all, McGonagall was back, and told them to follow her. They walked into a magnificent hall. Candles floated over tables with no strings or harnesses, and at each table sat a group of older students, all silent as the new students filed past. The ceiling too was beautiful; it reflected the sky outside, so it seemed like there was no ceiling at all.
The line stopped in front of a stool with a battered old hat on it.
'So this is the Sorting Hat.' Hotaru thought.
Professor McGonagall produced a list of names and began to read them in alphabetical order.
"Abbot, Hannah!" Was the first on the list. A small girl with mousy brown hair walked forward, visibly shaking. She put the hat on her head and waited.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat shouted. The table at the left of the line started cheering.
"Bephta, John!"
"RAVENCLAW!" The table on the other side welcomed John.
And the list went on, Lavender Brown became a Gryffindor, so did Hermione, Parvati Patil and Neville Longbottom. The blonde from Madam Malkin's, Draco Malfoy, was a Slytherin, as well as Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. Ernie Macmillan was a Hufflepuff along with Susan Bones. Terri Boot was a Ravenclaw with Sally Hall, Padma Patil and Emily McKinsley. When Harry's name was called out, whispers broke out among the students.
"Did she say 'Potter'?"
"The Harry Potter?"
Harry put on the sorting hat and it took a while for it to pick, but Hotaru could see Harry muttering something. It seemed to be 'not Slytherin'. But it didn't matter that much anyway.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. Harry removed the hat and walked shakily over to the Gryffindor table, which was cheering louder than any other table had done.
Hotaru nearly went to sleep when the next few names were read out. But she seemed startled when Ron's name was called out.
"Weasley, Ron!" Ron looked pale green and Hotaru felt sorry for him.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Ron sighed with relief and went over to the table. Fred, George and Percy were congratulating him, along with Harry and Hermione, who had become friends with the group on the boat journey.
"Weasley, Hotaru!" McGonagall read out her name from the sheet of parchment. Hotaru shakily walked up to the Sorting Hat on the stool. She saw Ron, Hermione and Harry looking at her expectantly. They were in Gryffindor, where she wanted to be. But deep inside, a small part of her shouted to be in Slytherin. She sat down and put the hat on, and it spoke to her.
"I sense a great deal of wisdom inside of you, perfect for Ravenclaw, you are loyal, an ideal Hufflepuff. Yet you also possess courage and bravery, Gryffindor traits, and darkness, you seem to be cunning, the qualities of Slytherin. You could be in every house, yet you must be in one. I think I'll put you in. . ." Hotaru gritted her teeth and shut her eyes.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. In a daze, she put the hat back on the stool and walked over to the Gryffindor table.
"Great job Hotaru! Another Gryffindor!" Fred shouted. Hotaru smiled weakly. She could have been put in Slytherin. Her mother and father had warned her about that house. Most wizards and witches that left that house had turned to Dark Magic. Hotaru was glad to be with her family.
The last person to be sorted was Blaise Zabini, who was a Slytherin, and then a very old man stood up.
"Good evening! Welcome to Hogwarts, first years, and welcome back, older students! I have a few announcements to make before the feast begins. The Forbidden Forest is out of bounds to all Hogwarts students. I think some of our older students should remember that as well. Also, magic is not permitted in the corridors and the third floor corridor near the Charms classrooms is out of bounds to anybody who doesn't want to die a painful death. Now, let the feast begin!"
Food appeared out of nowhere in dishes. Hotaru wasn't feeling that hungry so she put a bit of salad on her plate. Ron however, seemed to have a bottomless stomach and was gorging himself on the food.
"Ron, have you forgotten table manners? You're going to choke!" Percy scolded. Ron tried to swallow it all in one, couldn't and just took it a bit at a time from then. The rest of the Weasley children just shook their heads. After all, he was always like this.
After dinner came desert, and after that, everyone was allowed to go to their dormitories. Percy was leading the new Gryffindors.
After climbing many staircases and seeing some move, they reached a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress.
"Password?" The portrait asked.
"Caput Draconis." Percy said, and the portrait moved like a doorway. It revealed a room filled with red and gold tapestries, leather chairs, desks and rugs with elaborate designs on them. A fire crackled merrily near the chairs. But not many people noticed, as they were all too tired.
"First year boys, your dormitory is up that staircase on the left. Girls, your dormitory is up the staircase on the right. The doors to your dormitories have 'First Year' written on them, so you can't miss it. Breakfast is at 8am tomorrow morning. Have a good night." Percy said, and sat down with a book in front of the fire.
Harry, Ron, Neville and two other boys, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan went up to their bedrooms and Hotaru followed Lavender, Parvati and Hermione.
The bedrooms each had somebody's luggage at the foot of it. The beds were four posters, red velvet and gold sheets. The windows over looked the lake, the forest and the sea.
Hotaru's bed was nearest the window, so she had an excellent view of the stars and the moon. As she changed into her nightwear and got into bed, she smiled, and fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*
Previews
Chapter 4 - Lessons and Timetables
"Here are your timetables. I feel sorry for you, you have Double Potions with Professor Snape and the Slytherins." Fred muttered, handing Hotaru a stack of timetables. She took one and passed the rest to the other first years.
"Professor Snape?" Harry asked.
"Head of Slytherin House, he favours the Slytherins over the rest of the world. . ." George said.
*~*~*
"What a nightmare! Homework on the first lesson of the first day!" Ron moaned. "it's been one lesson of Potions and I don't like it."
"I don't think it's too bad. I was just freaked out because that Blaise Zabini kept looking over at me when he was talking to that Draco." Hotaru said. Ron smirked.
"Aw, has ickle 'Taru got a boyfriend?" Ron teased. "Who is it? Malfoy or Zabini? You could do better than either of those. . .Slytherins." He said the word with a look of disgust on his face.
"Ron! I don't have a boyfriend!" Hotaru shouted, softly punching him in the arm.
"What do we have next. . .Transfiguration! Come on, you don't want to be late, do you?" Hermione said, and the group began to run to the Transfiguration room.
*~*~*
"Flying lessons, with the Slytherins!? Oh great, I always wanted to make a fool of myself on a broom in front of Malfoy, it's been my lifelong dream. . ." Harry said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Flying? As in, on a broom? No way!" Neville said, a look of fear on his face.
"Oh come on, it can't be that bad!" Hermione said, her voice betraying her own nervousness.
"Well, I guess we have to do it, so we might as well enjoy it." Ron said gloomily.
*~*~*~*~*
R&R, please!^^
'. . .' Thoughts
* . . . * Memories of the past
". . ." Speech
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Harry Potter, but I do own the names of four of the children getting sorted. . .^^;
Summary: You should all know it by now.
Of Witches, Wizards and Royalty
Chapter 3 - The Sorting Ceremony and a Feast
The sky outside was getting darker, the sun was setting, turning the sky many different colours. Indigo, pastel green, pale blue, yellow, traces of pink among the scattered clouds. . .Hotaru watched as they passed through forests and country sides on the train. She was in a dream-like trance watching the blur of colours in the sky. It was only when a voice said something that she broke out of it.
"Ugh. . .what?" She said. She felt like she had just woke up from a bad sleep.
"I said we'll be at Hogwarts in around ten minutes. Were you asleep?" Ron asked, looking amused.
"No. . .at least, I don't think I was. . ." She answered. The boys had left and changed into their school robes already, but Hotaru hadn't put hers on yet.
"Um, can you two leave? I have to change." She said. The boys left without another word and Hotaru changed into her school robes, by which time the train was slowing down.
"We will arrive at Hogsmeade Station in two minutes. Your luggage will be taken to the school separately." A voice said. At first, Hotaru thought she was hearing things again, but then she realised that everybody else heard it.
The train halted at a platform. The sun had completely set now and the sky was black, dotted with a great number of stars.
"Firs' Years this way!" A voice shouted. The source was a huge person, no, he was the size of a giant! Hotaru walked over and saw a tall boy with flaming hair.
"Ron!" She said, fighting her way over to him. He was with Harry and the girl from the train, Hermione.
"Hotaru! There you are! I was getting worried." He said. Hotaru smiled. Her brother could be very protective at times.
The giant man, Hagrid, had led them down a path towards who knows where.
"Now, ye'll get yer firs' glimpse o' Hogwarts Castle in a minute. . ." He said as they rounded a bend in the path through the forest. Hotaru stopped, and so did many others.
There, in all it's glory, was Hogwarts Castle. There were thousands of windows, each seemed to have a light shining from it. It had many turrets and was made of what looked like golden stone. But it was across a giant lake, and Hotaru didn't really feel like crossing it.
"Now, yer to get into groups o' four an' cross the lake in these boats. Don' worry, yer won't fall in." He said, and so the group of eleven year olds huddled together in tiny groups. Hotaru, Harry, Ron and Hermione had a boat to themselves. They clambered into it and it shook violently, causing Hermione to utter a single scream as they nearly fell into the lake.
"Oops, sorry about that!" Ron said, grinning sheepishly. Harry looked like he wanted to burst out laughing. Hotaru helped Hermione to sit down, shaking her head.
One by one, the boats set off, like a small fleet across the still water of the lake. The castle looked even bigger than before, and it was all reflected in the water.
The boats reached an opening at the base of the castle. It seemed to be lit by a golden light. As the boats reached a docking platform, Hotaru noticed a woman standing there. She looked like a strict old librarian. Everyone got out of the boats and stood in front of the woman.
"Good evening. I am Professor McGonagall, deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. I am to take you to the Great Hall where you will be sorted into one of four houses; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. This will be your house for all of your seven years at Hogwarts. You will meet others of your house in your common room and sleep in the dormitories. Lesson timetables will be given out tomorrow. Now please follow me." And with that, Professor McGonagall walked off, the group of frightened children following.
It was only when the Professor left them in a hall that they started talking.
"How will we be sorted?" Harry asked, and Hermione seemed to be thinking about the same thing.
"Oh, you put a hat on your head and it tells you the house you'll be in." Hotaru said. "Mother told me."
"What!? I'll kill Fred, he was talking about wrestling a troll!" Ron said angrily.
In what seemed like no time at all, McGonagall was back, and told them to follow her. They walked into a magnificent hall. Candles floated over tables with no strings or harnesses, and at each table sat a group of older students, all silent as the new students filed past. The ceiling too was beautiful; it reflected the sky outside, so it seemed like there was no ceiling at all.
The line stopped in front of a stool with a battered old hat on it.
'So this is the Sorting Hat.' Hotaru thought.
Professor McGonagall produced a list of names and began to read them in alphabetical order.
"Abbot, Hannah!" Was the first on the list. A small girl with mousy brown hair walked forward, visibly shaking. She put the hat on her head and waited.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat shouted. The table at the left of the line started cheering.
"Bephta, John!"
"RAVENCLAW!" The table on the other side welcomed John.
And the list went on, Lavender Brown became a Gryffindor, so did Hermione, Parvati Patil and Neville Longbottom. The blonde from Madam Malkin's, Draco Malfoy, was a Slytherin, as well as Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. Ernie Macmillan was a Hufflepuff along with Susan Bones. Terri Boot was a Ravenclaw with Sally Hall, Padma Patil and Emily McKinsley. When Harry's name was called out, whispers broke out among the students.
"Did she say 'Potter'?"
"The Harry Potter?"
Harry put on the sorting hat and it took a while for it to pick, but Hotaru could see Harry muttering something. It seemed to be 'not Slytherin'. But it didn't matter that much anyway.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. Harry removed the hat and walked shakily over to the Gryffindor table, which was cheering louder than any other table had done.
Hotaru nearly went to sleep when the next few names were read out. But she seemed startled when Ron's name was called out.
"Weasley, Ron!" Ron looked pale green and Hotaru felt sorry for him.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Ron sighed with relief and went over to the table. Fred, George and Percy were congratulating him, along with Harry and Hermione, who had become friends with the group on the boat journey.
"Weasley, Hotaru!" McGonagall read out her name from the sheet of parchment. Hotaru shakily walked up to the Sorting Hat on the stool. She saw Ron, Hermione and Harry looking at her expectantly. They were in Gryffindor, where she wanted to be. But deep inside, a small part of her shouted to be in Slytherin. She sat down and put the hat on, and it spoke to her.
"I sense a great deal of wisdom inside of you, perfect for Ravenclaw, you are loyal, an ideal Hufflepuff. Yet you also possess courage and bravery, Gryffindor traits, and darkness, you seem to be cunning, the qualities of Slytherin. You could be in every house, yet you must be in one. I think I'll put you in. . ." Hotaru gritted her teeth and shut her eyes.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. In a daze, she put the hat back on the stool and walked over to the Gryffindor table.
"Great job Hotaru! Another Gryffindor!" Fred shouted. Hotaru smiled weakly. She could have been put in Slytherin. Her mother and father had warned her about that house. Most wizards and witches that left that house had turned to Dark Magic. Hotaru was glad to be with her family.
The last person to be sorted was Blaise Zabini, who was a Slytherin, and then a very old man stood up.
"Good evening! Welcome to Hogwarts, first years, and welcome back, older students! I have a few announcements to make before the feast begins. The Forbidden Forest is out of bounds to all Hogwarts students. I think some of our older students should remember that as well. Also, magic is not permitted in the corridors and the third floor corridor near the Charms classrooms is out of bounds to anybody who doesn't want to die a painful death. Now, let the feast begin!"
Food appeared out of nowhere in dishes. Hotaru wasn't feeling that hungry so she put a bit of salad on her plate. Ron however, seemed to have a bottomless stomach and was gorging himself on the food.
"Ron, have you forgotten table manners? You're going to choke!" Percy scolded. Ron tried to swallow it all in one, couldn't and just took it a bit at a time from then. The rest of the Weasley children just shook their heads. After all, he was always like this.
After dinner came desert, and after that, everyone was allowed to go to their dormitories. Percy was leading the new Gryffindors.
After climbing many staircases and seeing some move, they reached a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress.
"Password?" The portrait asked.
"Caput Draconis." Percy said, and the portrait moved like a doorway. It revealed a room filled with red and gold tapestries, leather chairs, desks and rugs with elaborate designs on them. A fire crackled merrily near the chairs. But not many people noticed, as they were all too tired.
"First year boys, your dormitory is up that staircase on the left. Girls, your dormitory is up the staircase on the right. The doors to your dormitories have 'First Year' written on them, so you can't miss it. Breakfast is at 8am tomorrow morning. Have a good night." Percy said, and sat down with a book in front of the fire.
Harry, Ron, Neville and two other boys, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan went up to their bedrooms and Hotaru followed Lavender, Parvati and Hermione.
The bedrooms each had somebody's luggage at the foot of it. The beds were four posters, red velvet and gold sheets. The windows over looked the lake, the forest and the sea.
Hotaru's bed was nearest the window, so she had an excellent view of the stars and the moon. As she changed into her nightwear and got into bed, she smiled, and fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*
Previews
Chapter 4 - Lessons and Timetables
"Here are your timetables. I feel sorry for you, you have Double Potions with Professor Snape and the Slytherins." Fred muttered, handing Hotaru a stack of timetables. She took one and passed the rest to the other first years.
"Professor Snape?" Harry asked.
"Head of Slytherin House, he favours the Slytherins over the rest of the world. . ." George said.
*~*~*
"What a nightmare! Homework on the first lesson of the first day!" Ron moaned. "it's been one lesson of Potions and I don't like it."
"I don't think it's too bad. I was just freaked out because that Blaise Zabini kept looking over at me when he was talking to that Draco." Hotaru said. Ron smirked.
"Aw, has ickle 'Taru got a boyfriend?" Ron teased. "Who is it? Malfoy or Zabini? You could do better than either of those. . .Slytherins." He said the word with a look of disgust on his face.
"Ron! I don't have a boyfriend!" Hotaru shouted, softly punching him in the arm.
"What do we have next. . .Transfiguration! Come on, you don't want to be late, do you?" Hermione said, and the group began to run to the Transfiguration room.
*~*~*
"Flying lessons, with the Slytherins!? Oh great, I always wanted to make a fool of myself on a broom in front of Malfoy, it's been my lifelong dream. . ." Harry said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Flying? As in, on a broom? No way!" Neville said, a look of fear on his face.
"Oh come on, it can't be that bad!" Hermione said, her voice betraying her own nervousness.
"Well, I guess we have to do it, so we might as well enjoy it." Ron said gloomily.
*~*~*~*~*
R&R, please!^^
