Disclaimer- I don't know why we have to do this every chapter, you already know. I only own the things that you know aren't Harry Potter. Everything else is owned by J.K. Rowling.
Okay, before I start I just want to say thank you to all of my reviewers so far in the story. You guys are all helping me stay motivated to write this. Without you I don't think I would write anything. Anyway, enough of that, here's the next chapter.
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When their boat reached the castle, the four new friends jumped out excitingly and went with the other first years to the entrance of the castle. They were met there by a woman with brown hair pulled up into a bun. "I am professor Mcgonagoll, the transfiguration teacher," she told them, "Welcome to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry." "Please follow me into the great hall, where the rest of the staff and students are waiting to start the sorting ceremony."
The first years followed Professor Mcgonagoll into the great hall. Lily was looking at the ceiling that looked exactly like a night sky. "It's bewitched to do that, you know," whispered Remus, "pretty wicked, huh?" "Yeah," replied Lily, "It is very wicked." The other students were all sitting at various tables around the great hall. There were four of them, and Lily guessed that each table was for a different house. They got to the front of the hall and Lily noticed that there was a stool with an old hat sitting on it, in the front of the hall.
The hat sat there for a second, then a seam opened up and it started to sing:
I am a sorting hat,
And this is what I do.
You will put me on your head,
And then I will sort you.
There are four houses to be sorted in,
Each one special in its own way,
So sit back and relax,
And listen to what I say.
Gryffindors are brave and loyal,
Daring and honest, too.
Hufflepuffs are just and loyal,
And also very true.
Ravenclaws are very kind,
And also very smart.
Slytherins are cunning folk,
And good at the Dark Arts.
So put me on, don't be afraid,
And you will do just fine.
I'll sort you right where you belong,
Come on, who's first in line?
The hat finished singing, and everyone in the great hall started clapping and cheering. Professor Mcgonagoll got up and silenced them. She had a long roll of parchment in her hands. She unrolled it and called out the first name. "Abbott, Ian." He went up and sat on the stool, putting the hat on his head. He got sorted into Ravenclaw. After a few names Sirius was called and he stepped up to the stool and put on the hat. After a moment of tense silence the hat shouted, "GRYFFINDOR." Sirius went and joined the Gryffindor table.
The list went on and on until finally, "Evans, Lily." After getting a smile of encouragement from her friends, Lily walked up to the stool and put the hat on her head. It slid over her eyes and said, "Ah Ms. Evans, I've been expecting you. You will do well in any of the houses, but there is only one that will suit you. It is the one where your future lays. Yes your future with Mr. Pot… oh I mean, you should be sorted into GRYFFINDOR." It shouted the last word and everyone at her new table cheered loudly. She went and sat down next to Sirius, relieved she hadn't been put into Slytherin, but confused at what the hat was about to tell her. She wanted to know, she figured he was going to say Potter, but she wasn't sure. She was thinking about it when a girl tapped her on the shoulder and asked if she could sit by Lily. Lily said yes and then told her, "I am Lily Evans and that boy over there is Sirius Black." Sirius gave the girl a smile and a wink and then said, " It's nice to meet you, uh," " Oh, Jenna, Jenna Glover," said the girl. "Well, it's nice to meet you, Jenna," said Sirius and Lily at the same time. Lily jinxed Sirius, and told him that he couldn't talk until someone said his name. He groaned and turned back to the sorting.
Remus was sorted into Gryffindor, and he came and sat next to the three other Gryffindors. Lily introduced him to Jenna, then told him about Sirius being jinxed without saying his name. Remus laughed and decided not to say his name, either. James's name was called and he went up to the stool and put on the hat. He sat there for just as long as Lily had before it finally yelled out, "GRYFFINDOR."
He came and sat next to Sirius asking him why he wasn't talking. Sirius looked and Lily, and she told James about jinxing Sirius and that Sirius couldn't talk until someone said his name. James started laughing and vowed he would never say his name.
The sorting ended and the hat and stool were taken out of the room. An old wizard stood up and quieted the hall. Lily guessed that he was probably Professor Dumbledore. He told them some rules they needed to follow, then said, "I am sure you are all hungry, so, dig in." Food suddenly appeared on the golden plates on the tables and the students ate until they were full. When everyone was finished, Professor Dumbledore stood up and said, "First years, please follow your prefects. They will show you were your houses are. You must go with them if you want to know the password into your common room. Goodnight." With that said, the students all filed out of the great hall. There prefect led them to the entrance of their common room. It was a picture of a fat lady in a pink dress. "This is the entrance to the common room," he told them, "the password is "gum drop", you will use this if you want to get in, If you forget it, you will have to wait for someone who knows it to come open it for you." He told the lady the password, and the portrait swung open, revealing a big room with a fireplace and some couches and tables. "This is the Gryffindor common room," he told them, " you can do whatever you like in here, as long as it isn't breaking the rules." He then showed them to their dormitories and told them that they needed to go to bed.
There were five girls in the first year dormitory. They were: Lily, Jenna, a girl with blonde hair, named Allison, another blonde, named Courtney, and a girl with black hair, named Mckel. The girls talked for a few minutes, then decided to go to bed. As Lily was falling asleep, she decided that she loved life at Hogwarts even though it was only the first night. " I can't wait to see what it's really like," she said to herself before going to sleep.
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Well there it is. please tell me what you thought of it. It was probably long and boring. Sorry. I'll write more soon.
-Katie
p.s. This Professor Mcgonagoll is the mom of Professor Mcgonagoll from the Harry Potter books.
