NOTE: I KNOW THE SORTING HAT DOES NOT REPEAT SONGS BUT I'M NOT THAT CUNNING AND THEREFORE CANNOT COME UP WITH SUCH A UNIQUE THING.
"I'm such a idiot." James said slugging his way off the train taking a look first at the magical charms sending their luggage to their rooms and then at Peyton who was with her older brother, Ethan Malfoy, and his friends along with Kim in tow. Kim and Peyton had left James and Sammy when they returned from their food hunt and went to the Slytherin area to hang with Peyton's brother. James hadn't reconized any but figured the guy that they had gotten into a fight over was over there somewhere.
"Yeah you are but we'll get over it." Sammy said slapping James on the back. He had to do something to get his friend out of his funky mood. "Hey you forgot your robe." Sammy said throwing it over to James as they started to head up to the school. Sammy already had his on, crisp and brand new. He was proud of even the ugly robes they had to wear on special occasions especially after hearing of his father and how they used to make fun of him cause his were handed down. James pulled his over his head roughly trying to keep his eyes open for Peyton in case something happened even though he knew that she would be in the best hands with her brother. He would kill anyone who messed with his sister. At least that was one good thing about him-- loyalty, but too bad it never worked out for James' good.
"I wonder what house do you think we'll be in?" Sammy said trying to move James' mind off from the arguement and get him onto something else. "Probally Gryfindor, but you never can tell with this hat. And what about Peyton-- there's no way she getting into Slytherin!" Sammy exclaimed as his curly light brown hair jumped on his head. James hoped to death Peyton would be in Gryfindor, then maybe they could become closer as friends, or at least start talking to each other.
"Welcome students to another year at Hogwarts!" Professor McGonagal started her voice reaching out to all the house tables that laid out before her with children of older years. The new students were in a line imbetween the center tables facing right in front of the sorting hat. "Now now settle down settle down!" She said smiling raising her hands. The upper classmen were getting rousy cause of the amount of first years they had to go through to eat. "As you all know I will be your headmaster for this year. Professor Dumbledore has retired and taken place with the rest of the headmasters. He wishes you all the best new students and old in your quest for your magical abilities. Now new students--" She said turning her eyes directly towards a small girl in the front of the long line leading out of the door," look around you. Before this night is over you will be seated either, in order from left to right in case you become more confused than you already are, with the brave lions of Gryfindor, The loyal badgers of Hufflepuff, the cunning and witty eagles of Ravenclaw or the persistant serpents that are Slytherin." She finished after all the screams imbetween the call of each house. McGonagal quieted the room again as the hat burst into song:
Oh you may not think me pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
"Not exactly MTV material but it'll do." James said as a Hufflepuff girl immediately sushed him. James rolled his eyes and crossed his arms together, he was nearly in the back of the line already and he had to go through all these people. "Okay our first to be sorted is Aavera, Jessica." McGonagal said as the girl placed the hat on her head. After a moment the hat screamed "Huffle Puff!" The students at the house immediately greeted her as she took a seat with them talking exictedly away to someone she must of met from the Hogwarts Express.
Time had went by with what seemed for hours. Kim had been sorted into Ravenclaw already, and now it was close to Peyton's turn. She looked down at her hands as they shook uncontrolably. Even she knew there was a little to no chance of her getting into Slytherin like her father and brother had wanted. As McGongal called her name Peyton placed the hat up on her head closing her eyes. She was fearful to stare at her brother, she didn't want to see the look on his face when she had been sorted. "Oh I know your type," the hat hissed," looks like a Slytherin.....smells like a Slytherin.....comes from Slytherins...... but--" The hat said hesitating. The room was so quiet especially for the Slytherin's. Ethan was clenching his fist so hard his knuckles were starting to turn white. "Oh I know where you go.....," the hat said stopping again, even McGongal was interested," Gryfindor!"
A huge uproar was heard from both the Gryfindor table and the Slytherin tables as the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables sat inbetween the chaos looked around not knowing what to do. Both started calling names at each other screaming outrages and asking it if was all a joke. The headmistress tried to control the outburst but the students kept on. A Malfoy in Gryfindor was like having Lord Voldemort over in your house for tea. It just wasn't done.
"Oh my god." James said feeling awful and sympathetic for Peyton as she slid off of the chair heading over to the Gryfindor table without any applause just sneers and insults from her new housemates. Her hair hung around her face as she took a seat by herself away from the older years and the new students, as they people in line schrunched up as if intending to skip so they could get a seat if picked for Gryfindor and not sit by Peyton. Finally after many minutes later, McGonagal managed to at least get it quiet enough to continue sorting. A Gryfindor who had been picked after her walked past her saying," You people have to take this from us too?!" A tear slid down her cheek and landed on the table, as she just sat there and cried to herself. So much for a first impression.
"Is there any possible way for the hat to be wrong?" McGonagal asked standing infront of Dumbledore's picture in her new office. A worried expression was on her face, fearing for the benefit of Peyton, she was sure Slytherin and Gryfindor would have unusual curses and spells hexed upon them in the coming days. "Now now, there's one thing I know for sure," Dumbledore started wiping his glasses clean with his robe," and that is the hat is never wrong."
"Yes, but maybe we should just consider changing her Albus-" McGonagal pleaded holding her bony fingers to her thin lips. After all a Malfoy in Gryfindor-- that was just crazy. "Do not change that girl under no circumstances!" He said sternly placing his glasses back on his nose. "She belongs in Gryfindor just as much as anyone else in that house!"
"They're just stupid-- they're all stupid!" Sammy reassured talking to Peyton in a low voice as they sat secluded from everyone else. James hadn't come in yet, and Kim left them at the door to head off to Ravenclaw. "They don't know what the hell they're talking about! You belong here and don't let them change that!" He felt horrible. He'd never seen anything so degrading happen to someone before.
James walked into the main room of Gryfindor, with his robe wrapped in his arm. He saw Peyton and Sammy in the corner and walked over to them. Sammy obviously had tried to comfort her, but didn't get anywhere.
"Hey." James said quietly sitting down in front of them.
"I'll see you guys later okay?" Peyton immediately said not wanting to be around James. She already had a worse enough day.
"What?-- okay." James said his head raising as Peyton stood from her seat and headed towards the girls dormitries.
"Wow-" Sammy said after Peyton had left shaking his head," she hates you more than-- well you know."