This chapter is dedicated to my Aunt Dee! Thanks for reading this! Hope
you like it.

Chapter Fifteen

Before the now group of 5 knew it, the sorting ceremony was beginning.

"Ravenclaws are smart,
Gryffindors are brave.
Slytherins have no heart,
And Hufflepuffs behave."

The Sorting Hat said this exasperatedly, while everyone stared at it.

"What's wrong with it?" Harry asked.

"Maybe it traded brains with Peeves- he's been doing a lot of singing
lately," Ginny suggested.

Everyone laughed. James muttered something, and the sorting hat then burst into its real song.

"About a thousand years ago

This school was to be started,

The founders picked the best and

Into houses students parted

But who to pick when they were gone?

The founders thought, becoming broken-hearted.

Twas Gryffindor who saved the day

He said, "Lets use my hat!"

The founders put some brains in me

So I could pick like THAT!

In Slytherin, I was to put

Those who were the pratts

In Gryffindor, were those who

Were brave and of ambition

In Ravenclaw, the smartest were

Intelligent and clever, in addition

In Hufflepuff, the loyal reside

And are worthy and have intuition

Now put me on your head

And see where you belong

There is nothing here to dread

I've never yet been wrong

So listen to what I have said

And your house will be very strong!"

The sorting hat finished its song, and everyone in the hall clapped.

McGonagall called out the first name.

As "Ackerly, Rebecca!" became a Ravenclaw, Harry saw his mother lean over to his father, apparently trying to find out what he had done to the hat.

"Anderson, Emily!" became a Gryffindor.

"Bailey, Jared!" became a Slytherin.

"Bones, Ainsley!" became a Hufflepuff, "Celeste, Liana" became a Gryffindor, and "Dunham, Phillip" became a Hufflepuff

"Day, Morgan" became a Gryffindor.

"Detwiler, Zachary" and "Doughty, Ashley" both became Hufflepuffs.

"Farnsworth, Mason" and "Greensburg, Fernando" then both became Slytherins.

"Haines, Rachel" became a Ravenclaw, followed by "Hallison, Jett" who became the first male Gryffindor.

"Jambo, Katrina" became the first female Slytherin followed by two other Gryffindors; "Johnson, Matthew" and "Kettleburn, Jake".

"Kramer, Anthony" became a Ravenclaw.

"Lewis, Harvey" also became a Ravenclaw, then "Matson, Penelope" became a Slytherin.

"Merino, Nathan" became a Gryffindor.

"Moon, Skylar!" McGonagall called.

A shy, timid young girl with bright blonde hair appeared. She quietly stepped forward, and said, barely audible, though Harry could hear.

"Actually, um, Professor, its Skyler, not Skylar"

"Moon, Skyler!" McGonagall called.

The sorting hat went over her small head, and she sat there for around two minutes.

"I don't think that a sorting has ever taken this long." Hermione whispered.

"I don't think so either," Harry replied.

Five minutes later, the hat was still sitting on her head. Finally, after a total of ten minutes, the hat spoke.

"Gryffinpufferinclaw"

"Gryffinpufferinclaw? That's not a house!" Harry said.

"Harry- it's a combination of all of the houses." Ginny told him.

Everyone sat there in confusion. The hat spoke again.

"She has equal qualities of all four houses. I do not know where to put her, so I will let her choose."

Skyler Moon rose from the stool and walked to the Gryffindor table. When she sat down, the Gryffindors clapped and cheered loudly.

Nott, Avery joined Slytherin, followed by O'Nally, Samantha, who joined Hufflepuff.

Parkinson, Donald became a Slytherin. Pattison, Robert became a Ravenclaw. Perkins, Joseph became a Hufflepuff and Pigsnout, Olivia became a Slytherin.

Ralston, Gina also became a Slytherin, followed by Roy, Michael who joined Ravenclaw.

Rollins, Bert became a Hufflepuff, and as he did, Harry noticed that James was staring at Skyler, as though he recognized her from somewhere but couldn't place it. Harry then thought, but they shouldn't be able to recognize her, because when they died, she hadn't even been born yet.

Rhode, Jeremy became a Hufflepuff also.

Rutherford, Melina became a Ravenclaw.

Saunders, Kaden became a Gryffindor.

Tanner, Nichole became a Slytherin.

Tomes, Ray became a Ravenclaw and Thompson, Kayla became a Hufflepuff.

Vera, Allyson became the last Gryffindor.

White, Madison became a Ravenclaw.

Williamson, Hannah became a Hufflepuff.

Zabini, Jessica became a Ravenclaw, and the sorting was over.

The plates in the Great Hall magically filled with every sort of food imaginable, and everyone began to eat. Harry sat in between Ginny, and the new first year, Liana Celeste. On the opposite side, Ron sat in between Hermione and Draco. Hermione was directly across from Ginny, and Morgan Day, another first year, was sitting next to her. On the other side of Liana Celeste, Skyler Moon and Emily Anderson sat. Next to Morgan Day, Allyson Vera and Kaden Saunders sat. Next to Kaden Saunders sat Matthew Johnson and Jett Hallison, and by Emily Anderson sat Nathan Merino and Jake Kettleburn. They were all talking.

"So," Harry asked Liana Celeste, "When did you get your letter?"

"July 28- that's my birthday" Liana answered sweetly. She was a cute eleven-year-old. Her dark brown hair was fairly curly, and tumbled over her shoulders. Her face was covered in freckles, and her bright green eyes really sparkled. She seemed very outgoing compared to Skyler Moon who was sitting next to Liana.

"Wow- that's only three days away from mine!" Harry said.

"Cool!" Liana said.

"What's your name?" Skyler Moon asked. Suddenly, she didn't seem so shy anymore.

"Wow" Harry thought, "She doesn't know?"

Liana looked at her like she was crazy. Obviously, Liana was not a muggleborn, and grew up knowing about Harry Potter.

"Harry Potter" he said.

No reaction.

"Are you muggleborn?" Harry asked.

"Err- Oh yeah. My parents are... muggles."

"Don't worry Skyler, you'll get used to the terminology eventually. I did."

"You are a... muggleborn?"

"No, my parents were both magical, but they were murdered when I was one year old. I was raised by muggles. Horrible muggles. I didn't find out I was a wizard until I was 11, like you."

"That's horrible. Now that you mention it, I think I have read about you in The Rise and Fall of the Dark Ages."

"You know what Skyler?"

"What? And call me Sky- Skyler is way too formal, and all of my friends call me Sky."

"'Kay Sky. What I was going to say is that you sound a lot like my friend

Hermione and Sky began talking, and they really got along. Hermione told her about the classes and such that she would be taking.

Harry turned to Liana Celeste, and continued his conversation with her.

After that, he turned to Ginny and kissed her on the cheek. Just then, Professor Dumbledore rose, and began to speak.

"Now that you are all fed and watered, I have a few announcements that I need to make."

Dumbledore paused for a moment, and then continued.

"Our caretaker, Mr. Filch, has asked me to inform you that this years list of forbidden items inside the castle has been extended to include all products from Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. The full list comprises 528 items and can be viewed in Mr. Filch's office."

'Fred and George couldn't have asked for better advertising' Harry thought. Ron was thinking the same thing.

"As always, I would like to remind you that the forest on the grounds is out-of-bounds to students, as is the village of Hogsmeade to those below third year."

"And, our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Umbridge, had an unfortunate accident last year. She was carried into the forest by a raging heard of centaurs, and never seen again."

Many of the students who had had Professor Umbridge began cheering loudly. Fred and George, who were standing in the back of the Hall (as guests to Hogwarts, they were staying a bit longer) starting a rousing round of "Ding, dong, the witch is dead."

When Dumbledore had the Hall's attention again, he continued.

"And so it is my pleasure to welcome this years Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..."

Dumbledore said this and paused, building the suspense.

'Here goes nothing' Harry thought.

"Professor Harry James Potter!"

The Great Hall erupted with applause and cheering as Harry stood up and walked to the front of the room. Even a few of the Slytherins were clapping, even if it was half-heartedly. He stole a glance at his parent's expressions- they were sitting at the Head Table, and they looked shocked. He had not told them.

He arrived where Dumbledore was standing, and cleared this throat.

"Ummm... yeah. Dumbledore practically forced me into teaching. In case you didn't know, I taught an illegal Defense Group last year, called the D.A. or Defense Association. It was also called Dumbledore's Army, but was founded because that old bat Umbridge wasn't teaching us anything. I am going to be teaching all years, even though I haven't graduated yet."

He paused, thinking about what, if anything, he still had to say.

"Oh yeah, and if anyone calls me Professor Potter, I'll either ignore them, give them a detention, or take a MILLION points from their house."

A round of applause and laughter followed his very brief speech, and Harry sat back down at the Gryffindor table, between Ginny and Liana.

Ginny was still clapping, and Liana looked at Harry in shock.

"YOU are our Professor?"

"Yeah, got a problem with it?"

"No! This is awesome! You are really nice!"

Harry laughed.

"Really?"

"Yeah"

Harry laughed again.

"What are we going to learn about?"

"Um- I think first years is basic spells. I did a lot of bookwork in my first year- you know, copying notes and stuff. But I prefer practical lessons myself."

"Cool! So we can use our wands?"

"Yep"

Dumbledore began speaking again.

"Also, as some of you already know, one of the students that attended here for five years was actually his father, taking the Polyjuice potion. This is none other than Draco Malfoy. He is nothing like the Draco Malfoy that you all knew, and he has been sorted into Gryffindor."

"The students are now dismissed to their common rooms- but I would like the sixth and first year students to remain here. The fifth and seventh year prefects will lead their students to their dorms. Have a wonderful year at Hogwarts!"

A/N: Why does Dumbledore want 6th and 1st years to remain in the Great Hall? Find out in the next chapter! Sorry about the long wait- now its your turn! Review, Review, Review!!!! Push that review button! The faster you review, the faster the next chapter will come!