A/N: I want to praise my beta for all of her wonderful work and chapter additions!

I want to thank all of my readers and reviewers too! So I hope you like this Chapter!

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Chapter 11: The Sorting

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"Trish, oh, Trish!" James called out to his best friend while standing out in the hall of the train, waiting for Trish to finish getting dressed. "Hurry up! The train's almost there!"

"Shut up, James," Trish said from inside the compartment. "I'm going as fast as I can, but these stupid robes are stupid! Oh, I'm done. You can come in now."

James stepped into the compartment and sat down across from Trish.

"So, what...um...house you want to be in?"

"I dunno, don't really know, don't even know what houses there are."

"Well, there are 4 houses Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin-"

"I like the name Slytherin. That's my house."

"Trish, that's the dark house. Many kids...you know what? Read this book." James passed Trish his favorite book in the whole wide world: Hogwarts: A History.

"Why?"

"You can learn everything about Hogwarts, starting from when it was made until last year. They update it every year. Oh, wanna see something cool? Hand me over the book."

"Ok," Trish said, giving it back. James flipped though the pages before finally stopping.

"Read this."

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The brightest witch in ages, Miss Hermione Granger, graduated from Hogwarts with the highest N.E.W.T.s test results ever, and helped kill He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, along with Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley.

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"Hey, that's your dad!" Trish said as she felt a little guilt. One: for now Hermione Granger was still alive, and number two: for overhearing what the mouse-man said.

"Yeah, I know. Just continue."

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These 3 young students were then appointed with Medal of Honors. But sad to say, Miss Hermione Granger was never seen after the day the three returned from Hogwarts. She was known to be kidnapped when she passed the barrier of Platform 9 3/4. These three young students are and will always be Hogwarts' greatest students. To contact Mr. Harry Potter, please go to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. To contact Mr. Ronald Weasley, go to the (name of Quidditch team).

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"Wow, James that's awesome. Your dad's in Hogwarts: A History."

"I know you have to do something very special to get in. I have 3 uncles in that book, plus a dad."

"Really? Who? Tell me!"

"My Uncle Ron, who helped defeat Lord...you know..."

"Yeah, who else?"

"My Uncles George and Fred made a swamp in Hogwarts on the fifth floor."

"I see. What else is in the that book?"

"Everything, now, you read it, okay?"

"Sure, James, I will," Trish said, grabbing the book from James' hand. All of a sudden the rain stopped.

"Looks like we're here. Let's go!"

"What about-"

"Don't worry about our stuff," James said, pulling Trish onto a boat, "it'll be brought in. Just come on!"

"Wow, look at the castle! It's so, so huge!" a boy yelled.

"Nah, it small when you go inside it," a girl told the boy.

"Well, did you know, no one can apparate or disapparate in Hogwarts," James told the boy and girl.

"No way! That's awesome!" the boy said. "My name's David Brown, and this is my friend, Belle Thomas."

"Well, my name's James Potter, and this is my friend, Trish Richmond," James said pointing to Trish standing alone.

"Do you mean Harry Potter's son?" David asked.

"Yeah, that's me!"

"Awesome!" Belle said.

"Come on, James, we are lining up in front of the doors!" Trish yelled to James.

"See you guys!" James yelled to Belle and David while standing in line beside Trish.

"Alright, boys and girls," McGonagall said as she pushed open the Great Hall doors. "When I call your name in the front of the room, you will sit on the stool and be sorted. Now follow me."

"James, look at the ceiling!" Trish said. "The night sky's on it."

"It's bewitched to look like the sky. If you read Hogwarts-"

"-A History." Trish finished. "I should know, okay? I'll read it."

"Let 'The Sorting' begin!" Professor McGonnal said. "David Brown!"

" Gryffindor!" the sorting hat said, and everyone at the Gryffindor table clapped.

"Melanie Feather!"

"Hufflepuff!" Like before, there was applause from the house with the new member.

"Kia Lo!"

"Ravenclaw!" Applause.

"James Potter!"

A hush fell over the crowd, students and teachers both, as James trudged up the steps, not seeming worried at all. Of course, he would be put into Gryffindor, just like his mother and father. He sat on the stool, the hat placed on his head. Then a little voice started to whisper in his ear.

"James Potter, son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley" said the voice. "...Where should I put you...? You're smart and brave, but daring. You tend not to follow rules, so I know where I'll put you...'

"Slytherin!" Everybody stood silent. A Potter in Sytherin? After getting over the shock, the Slytherin table erupted into cheers. A Potter in Slytherin! Brilliant!

"Trish Richmond!"

Trish, unlike James, was nervous as she walked up to the hat. She slightly jumped as the hat started whispering in her ear...

'I see Hogwart's smartest student had a daughter, but you are nothing like her. You not as smart, nor as caring, and you seem to have a temper. I know were you belong..."

"Sytherin!" Applause again.

"Page Zia!"

"Ravenclaw!"

And with that, the sorting was over. Then it was time for Snapes' announcements. "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts!" said a cold creepy voice. " As you must have noticed, Albus Dumbledore is no longer here. It is sad to say that he has fallen short...er...of his wisdom. He quit, basically, and has appointed me, former potions professor, as Headmaster."

Groans and mumbles went across the Great Hall.

"Anyway," Snape continued, scowling, "there are quite a few new teachers here. Starting at the far left is Professor Malfoy who will be Slytherin's new Head of House and Potions Master."

Many girls and Slytherins screamed and yelled while many Gryffindors grumbled on how the new head of Slytherin would be just like the old.

"And two seats beside Professor Malfoy is Madam Richmond, talking place of Madam Hooch in the Quidditch territory." Many wolf whistles and howls from boys went across the Great Hall. "And taking over for Muggle Studies will be none other then our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher: Professor Potter wife, the other Professor Potter. Now, since that is taken care of, please enjoy and eat up."