Chapter 2: What's That Hat Going to Do?
As they got off the train they saw the giant looming in front of them.
"Firs' years!" said the giant, "This way!"
"OY, what's your name!" said Sirius while pointing at the giant.
"Hahaha, me name is Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts."
"Ohhh, well that explains it." Said Sirius.
All of the first years followed Hagrid to the edge of the lake where there were 3 dozen small boats. James, Lily, Remus and Sirius got into a boat that was occupied by a smaller boy who looked very nervous.
"Hello," said Lily, "what's your name?"
"P-p-peter," said the boy, "Peter Pettigrew."
"I'm Lily, and this..." she said pointing at the other boys, "is Remus Lupin, James Potter and none other than criminal on the run, Sirius Black!"
"HEY!" yelled Sirius, "I am not a criminal, I just like to cause mischief."
"HAHA!!" said James, "we all know that you like to cause more then mischief. More like mayhem."
As the 5 new friends talked, they rounded the bend and got their first glimpse, of their new home.
"Wow!" they all said in unison.
"Yeah." Said Lily while staring at the castle that loomed ahead of them.
They got out of their boat and followed Hagrid up to the giant front doors of the castle.
"Well," said Hagrid, "this is it."
He opened the doors and the students walked slowly into the giant hall that lay before them. When they were five feet inside, someone, or something dropped 2 dozen water balloons on their heads.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! WEE LITTLE FIRST YEARS, LOVE TO TAUNT THEM, WEE LITTLE FIRST YEARS, WELCOME TO A YEAR OF HELL!!!!" Said a voice above them.
"PEEVES!" Yelled a teacher that suddenly appeared in front of them. "GET DOWN HERE!"
"AH, PROFFESSOR McGONOGALL I WAS JUST HAVING A BIT OF FUN!" Said the ghost named Peeves.
"OH NO PEEVES, THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE BLOODY BARON!!" Yelled Professor McGonogall.
"NOOOOOO!!!!!" Yelled Peeves.
"Now, will you all follow me."
They followed McGonogall to a set of doors which she told everyone was the Great Hall.
"Now, when you walk through these doors, you will be sorted into your houses before you can sit down with your peers." She explained to them.
"She said sorted didn't she." Said a student.
"I wonder how they'll do it?" said a second student.
"Who knows, maybe we have to fight a troll!?" said Sirius to James.
"Yeah right," scoffed James, "more like do some spell that's really hard."
"Now, follow me and you will be sorted into your houses."
They followed McGonogall into the Great Hall, and she led them to the front of the Great Hall where a old, crusty looking hat sat on a stool.
(Another cliffhanger but I think that it's a good place to leave it, R&R as always)
As they got off the train they saw the giant looming in front of them.
"Firs' years!" said the giant, "This way!"
"OY, what's your name!" said Sirius while pointing at the giant.
"Hahaha, me name is Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts."
"Ohhh, well that explains it." Said Sirius.
All of the first years followed Hagrid to the edge of the lake where there were 3 dozen small boats. James, Lily, Remus and Sirius got into a boat that was occupied by a smaller boy who looked very nervous.
"Hello," said Lily, "what's your name?"
"P-p-peter," said the boy, "Peter Pettigrew."
"I'm Lily, and this..." she said pointing at the other boys, "is Remus Lupin, James Potter and none other than criminal on the run, Sirius Black!"
"HEY!" yelled Sirius, "I am not a criminal, I just like to cause mischief."
"HAHA!!" said James, "we all know that you like to cause more then mischief. More like mayhem."
As the 5 new friends talked, they rounded the bend and got their first glimpse, of their new home.
"Wow!" they all said in unison.
"Yeah." Said Lily while staring at the castle that loomed ahead of them.
They got out of their boat and followed Hagrid up to the giant front doors of the castle.
"Well," said Hagrid, "this is it."
He opened the doors and the students walked slowly into the giant hall that lay before them. When they were five feet inside, someone, or something dropped 2 dozen water balloons on their heads.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! WEE LITTLE FIRST YEARS, LOVE TO TAUNT THEM, WEE LITTLE FIRST YEARS, WELCOME TO A YEAR OF HELL!!!!" Said a voice above them.
"PEEVES!" Yelled a teacher that suddenly appeared in front of them. "GET DOWN HERE!"
"AH, PROFFESSOR McGONOGALL I WAS JUST HAVING A BIT OF FUN!" Said the ghost named Peeves.
"OH NO PEEVES, THIS TIME I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE BLOODY BARON!!" Yelled Professor McGonogall.
"NOOOOOO!!!!!" Yelled Peeves.
"Now, will you all follow me."
They followed McGonogall to a set of doors which she told everyone was the Great Hall.
"Now, when you walk through these doors, you will be sorted into your houses before you can sit down with your peers." She explained to them.
"She said sorted didn't she." Said a student.
"I wonder how they'll do it?" said a second student.
"Who knows, maybe we have to fight a troll!?" said Sirius to James.
"Yeah right," scoffed James, "more like do some spell that's really hard."
"Now, follow me and you will be sorted into your houses."
They followed McGonogall into the Great Hall, and she led them to the front of the Great Hall where a old, crusty looking hat sat on a stool.
(Another cliffhanger but I think that it's a good place to leave it, R&R as always)