The Sorting
A couple of hours later, the sky grew dark and the quarter moon came out of its cloud blanket. Slowly the train came to a halt and the airy whistle blew. The girls got their robes on, and made their way off the train.
"First years follow me! Well hullo thar! I'm Hagrid! First years follow me!" Sophie heard a deep grumbling voice, and she looked up to see a largely built man with an almost equally large beard, holding a lantern. He was beckoning the first years onto horseless carriages. Lily and the girls whom she had introduced Sophie to, a girl with flaming red hair named Molly, and another girl who was Asian, named Tara, got into one of the carriages. It took off at flying speed and about twenty minutes later, they were at the edge of a huge lake.
"Have you ever seen anything so big?" A boy with mousy white hair named Peter said to no one in particular.
"Yah, its called the ocean." Another boy with long blonde hair spat. The first boy blushed.
Sophie was separated from the girls when Hagrid divided up the first years and put them into boats. Sophie was in the last group and was once again left with the boys who's names she couldn't remember. She sighed. This was going to be a long year if she was going to be stuck with them.
"Girl, I can't believe you made friends with that... Evans girl!" Messy hair shouted at Sophie once they had started off into the water.
"At least she's not arrogant." She said coolly. Messy hair scowled at her. No one talked for the rest of the boat ride. They were too busy gawking at the castle to talk even if they had liked each other.
They got off of the boat and were ushered into a large high ceilinged room. A woman with dirty blonde-ish hair wearing emerald green robes came out from what seemed no where and greeted them.
"My name is Professor McGonagall. I am the head of Gryffindor house. The sorting ceremony will begin momentarily."
There was some hushed whispering and the woman disappeared. Minutes later two heavy doors opened to reveal a hall full of people. The first years walked along the red center carpet up to a podium which held a patched hat.
"When I call your name, you will come up here and sit on this stool, and the sorting hat will put you into a house. Quite simple really, your house will be your family while you are here at Hogwarts." McGonagall spoke again. She began to read a list of names.
"Sirius Black."
"So Snuffles' real name was Sirius Black. I can remember that easily!" Sophie thought to herself.
McGonagall put the hat on Sirius' head and it spoke. "Hm... another Black I see... but your different... very different. I know where to put you. GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindor table erupted in clapping and Sirius, beaming, went over and sat down."
"Michael Avery." McGonagall said and she put the hat on him.
Before the hat even touched his head, it yelled "SLYTHERIN!" and the Slytherins clapped and hollered.
The sorting continued.
"James Potter."
"James Potter." Sophie made a mental note.
The sorting hat laughed. "Oh I have the feeling I'll be seeing you in Dumbledore's office a lot. A keen mind, yet daring. GRYFFINDOR!"
"Remus Lupin."
"Remus Lupin." Sophie memorized.
Another Gryffindor.
"Peter Pettigrew."
It was the mousy haired boy who had been teased by the blonde boy (who had gotten put into Slytherin no to Sophie's surprise).
"Well you're a different one... where should I put you... why not. GRYFFINDOR."
A weaker applause set in for Peter.
"Sophie Carwin." McGonagall announced.
Sophie, surprised to hear her name, made her way through the students. It felt like she had swallowed a butterfly. She sat down on the stool and the hat spoke to her.
"What an interesting little girl. Talented, noble, definite qualities for this house. GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindors whistled and clapped and glad not to have gone to Slytherin, Sophie went and sat between James and Sirius and across from her brothers. Had they been saving her a seat between them? Oh, well.
"Congratulations mate! Gryffindor!" James held his hand up to her, and she high-fived it, too happy to care who he was or what she was doing.
After what seemed like forever, the sorting was over. Dumbledore gave a speech and every table filled with all sorts of food. The students eagerly dug in to their first meal at Hogwarts.
There were potatoes, and chicken and pumpkin juice and more things that they could have imagined.
They students ate until they were fit to burst and after they stuffed their faces, they followed the prefects up to their common rooms. The Gryffindor common was strung with banners of scarlet and gold with pictures of lions all around. The students "ooo"-ed and "ahh"-ed over it. Most of the students went to bed, but Sophie, James, Sirius, the mousy haired boy named Peterand Remus stayed downstairs in the common room.
During dinner, Sophie, James, Sirius and Remus had talked and Peter had basically, joined in whenever he thought fit to answer. Sophie was beginning to be able to look over James' constant arrogance, and see the other sweeter side of him. She could fee the same thing with Sirius. She noted that the looks of curiosity were gone from their faces, but Remus was still a little shy with her, but he was that way with all of them.
They stayed down in the common room until 11 talking about their families and their past and how glad they were to be in Gryffindor.
"I'm a pure blood, but I'm not a muggle hater. How about you?" Sophie asked Sirius as she pushed her straight brown hair behind her ears.
"Same here. I'm a pure blood and I don't hate muggles, but my family hates anyone that isn't a pure blood. I kind of broke the Black tradition of being in Slytherin. Can't say I'm that sorry bout it though." He chuckled and sniffed.
A grandfather clock on the wall chimed eleven. Remus yawned.
"Well we better be off to bed then shan't we? Want to get up bright and early for tomorrow's classes!" he stated.
"Right then, good night!" Sophie waved goodbye and clambered up the stairs to her room. Lily, Tara and Molly were already fast asleep. She plopped onto the bed which she had chosen, the closest to the window, and got inside, clothes and all. She was far too tired to put her pajamas on. She stared out the window into the forbidden forest. The moon was high, and she could see the stars surrounding it. She made a wish on each one until she fell fast asleep.
A couple of hours later, the sky grew dark and the quarter moon came out of its cloud blanket. Slowly the train came to a halt and the airy whistle blew. The girls got their robes on, and made their way off the train.
"First years follow me! Well hullo thar! I'm Hagrid! First years follow me!" Sophie heard a deep grumbling voice, and she looked up to see a largely built man with an almost equally large beard, holding a lantern. He was beckoning the first years onto horseless carriages. Lily and the girls whom she had introduced Sophie to, a girl with flaming red hair named Molly, and another girl who was Asian, named Tara, got into one of the carriages. It took off at flying speed and about twenty minutes later, they were at the edge of a huge lake.
"Have you ever seen anything so big?" A boy with mousy white hair named Peter said to no one in particular.
"Yah, its called the ocean." Another boy with long blonde hair spat. The first boy blushed.
Sophie was separated from the girls when Hagrid divided up the first years and put them into boats. Sophie was in the last group and was once again left with the boys who's names she couldn't remember. She sighed. This was going to be a long year if she was going to be stuck with them.
"Girl, I can't believe you made friends with that... Evans girl!" Messy hair shouted at Sophie once they had started off into the water.
"At least she's not arrogant." She said coolly. Messy hair scowled at her. No one talked for the rest of the boat ride. They were too busy gawking at the castle to talk even if they had liked each other.
They got off of the boat and were ushered into a large high ceilinged room. A woman with dirty blonde-ish hair wearing emerald green robes came out from what seemed no where and greeted them.
"My name is Professor McGonagall. I am the head of Gryffindor house. The sorting ceremony will begin momentarily."
There was some hushed whispering and the woman disappeared. Minutes later two heavy doors opened to reveal a hall full of people. The first years walked along the red center carpet up to a podium which held a patched hat.
"When I call your name, you will come up here and sit on this stool, and the sorting hat will put you into a house. Quite simple really, your house will be your family while you are here at Hogwarts." McGonagall spoke again. She began to read a list of names.
"Sirius Black."
"So Snuffles' real name was Sirius Black. I can remember that easily!" Sophie thought to herself.
McGonagall put the hat on Sirius' head and it spoke. "Hm... another Black I see... but your different... very different. I know where to put you. GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindor table erupted in clapping and Sirius, beaming, went over and sat down."
"Michael Avery." McGonagall said and she put the hat on him.
Before the hat even touched his head, it yelled "SLYTHERIN!" and the Slytherins clapped and hollered.
The sorting continued.
"James Potter."
"James Potter." Sophie made a mental note.
The sorting hat laughed. "Oh I have the feeling I'll be seeing you in Dumbledore's office a lot. A keen mind, yet daring. GRYFFINDOR!"
"Remus Lupin."
"Remus Lupin." Sophie memorized.
Another Gryffindor.
"Peter Pettigrew."
It was the mousy haired boy who had been teased by the blonde boy (who had gotten put into Slytherin no to Sophie's surprise).
"Well you're a different one... where should I put you... why not. GRYFFINDOR."
A weaker applause set in for Peter.
"Sophie Carwin." McGonagall announced.
Sophie, surprised to hear her name, made her way through the students. It felt like she had swallowed a butterfly. She sat down on the stool and the hat spoke to her.
"What an interesting little girl. Talented, noble, definite qualities for this house. GRYFFINDOR!"
The Gryffindors whistled and clapped and glad not to have gone to Slytherin, Sophie went and sat between James and Sirius and across from her brothers. Had they been saving her a seat between them? Oh, well.
"Congratulations mate! Gryffindor!" James held his hand up to her, and she high-fived it, too happy to care who he was or what she was doing.
After what seemed like forever, the sorting was over. Dumbledore gave a speech and every table filled with all sorts of food. The students eagerly dug in to their first meal at Hogwarts.
There were potatoes, and chicken and pumpkin juice and more things that they could have imagined.
They students ate until they were fit to burst and after they stuffed their faces, they followed the prefects up to their common rooms. The Gryffindor common was strung with banners of scarlet and gold with pictures of lions all around. The students "ooo"-ed and "ahh"-ed over it. Most of the students went to bed, but Sophie, James, Sirius, the mousy haired boy named Peterand Remus stayed downstairs in the common room.
During dinner, Sophie, James, Sirius and Remus had talked and Peter had basically, joined in whenever he thought fit to answer. Sophie was beginning to be able to look over James' constant arrogance, and see the other sweeter side of him. She could fee the same thing with Sirius. She noted that the looks of curiosity were gone from their faces, but Remus was still a little shy with her, but he was that way with all of them.
They stayed down in the common room until 11 talking about their families and their past and how glad they were to be in Gryffindor.
"I'm a pure blood, but I'm not a muggle hater. How about you?" Sophie asked Sirius as she pushed her straight brown hair behind her ears.
"Same here. I'm a pure blood and I don't hate muggles, but my family hates anyone that isn't a pure blood. I kind of broke the Black tradition of being in Slytherin. Can't say I'm that sorry bout it though." He chuckled and sniffed.
A grandfather clock on the wall chimed eleven. Remus yawned.
"Well we better be off to bed then shan't we? Want to get up bright and early for tomorrow's classes!" he stated.
"Right then, good night!" Sophie waved goodbye and clambered up the stairs to her room. Lily, Tara and Molly were already fast asleep. She plopped onto the bed which she had chosen, the closest to the window, and got inside, clothes and all. She was far too tired to put her pajamas on. She stared out the window into the forbidden forest. The moon was high, and she could see the stars surrounding it. She made a wish on each one until she fell fast asleep.