A/N: Wow I actually got reviews despite my bad literally skills! You guys are the best! Here's chapter three for you!

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Chapter dedicated to Soleil Luna for being my Beta!

Chapter 3 – Sortings and Family Rivalry

The three boys stepped out onto the platform just as it was starting to rain. They looked around to try and see where they were meant to go and ended being swept along with some much older students. Just as they were about to follow some other students into the carriages, they heard a loud voice across the platform,

"Firs'-years! Firs'-years over here!"

They turned around to see a gigantic man who was, to their horror, calling the first years over to the other side of the platform. As quickly as they could, which was difficult owing to the crowd of higher years pushing them in the opposite direction, they managed to get to the other side just as everyone was about to leave.

"Where 'ave you lot bin then?" The man asked, "Hurry up an' get your selves in a boat then."

There was only one boat left. The boys quickly scrambled onto the last boat, muttering something about getting lost as the boats started to move of their own accord across the dark lake.

"Great," James whined, "We're stuck right at the back. This isn't fair!" James turned to Remus who nodded then to Sirius. "Sirius? Helloooo Sirius? Are you listening to me!?" At that point Sirius was flicking through a little black book, muttering under his breath. He drew out his wand, closed the book, and said "Properus". James and Remus were almost thrown backwards as their boat started moving at a rapid speed towards the front of the line.

"How did you do that?!" James exclaimed. Sirius smiled as pulled the book back out of his pocket and tossed it to James.

"Hexes and Charms for the Young Troublemaker?" James flicked through the book and his eyes lit up, "Cool!"

Meanwhile their boat had made it to the front and they were now along side a boat with three girls sitting it. James grinned and started searching through the little black book. "Remus," he whispered, "Switch places with me"

"Huh?"

"Switch places with me."

"Why?"

"Because. Just switch with me and you'll see."

"Fine."

The two boys switched places as James snatched Sirius's wand off him.

"Hey!"

"What? Mines in my trunk. Now shh!" Sirius scowled and turned to talk to Remus until he heard a loud splash and lots of screaming. He turned to see James laughing his head off.

Remus looked from the girls in the water to the wand in James' hand, "What did you do?" he asked.

"I was just doing a little bit of practicing," He said in between laughs, "and they just happened to get in the way of it." Sirius and Remus glanced at each other and also burst out laughing.

"What's goin' on 'ere then?" Hagrid had sailed over in his boat and begun fishing the girls out of the water.

"It. Was. Him." The girl with red hair and green eyes spluttered, pointing at James, who tried his best to look innocent while trying to hide his laughter.

"You're James Potter aren't ya? We'll let the professor sort this one out then; no magic allowed outside of classes ya kno'"

There was a collective gasp from the students as the boats pulled up outside the castle. It was huge, with hundreds of turrets and light beaming out form the thousands of windows. They were quickly silenced however, by the teacher that now stood at the oak front doors. The lady had black hair, pulled back into a bun, had square glasses and looked very strict. As she looked down upon them with her black beady eyes, she took in the sight of the boys still trying to stop laughing, and the girls drenched in water. She talked to Hagrid briefly before casting a quick drying spell on the girls and addressed the students.

"I am Professor McGonagall, your deputy headmistress. The sorting will begin shortly, please follow me. Also would Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, and Mr. Lupin please see me after the feast." She glanced at the boys and swept into the hall, the students following close behind, whispering about what the sorting would involve.

The first years were let to an anti-chamber off the hall and told to wait for the sorting to begin. James, Sirius, and Remus were just wondering what McGonagall would do to them when they heard someone shouting to them from across the chamber.

"Oi! Black!" Sirius turned round and instantly went pale at the site of two girls advancing on them. One of them would have been pretty with her long black hair was it not for the fact she had an evil glint in her eye and looked slightly insane. The other had long platinum blonde hair with a pointed face. She was also sneering down at the boy in front of her.

"Well if it isn't our dear cousin Sirius," The blonde said to the other, "Already got himself in trouble hasn't he, Bellatrix?"

The one whom James assumed was called Bellatrix smirked at Sirius and continued talking to the blonde as if the boys weren't there, "O yes Narcissa. His mommy won't be very pleased with him will she? Little blood traitor." They both looked at Sirius who looked as though he was about to be sick.

"You made some little friends already Siri darling? You better be in Slytherin or my dear Aunty will disown you. She was talking to my mum about it. Doesn't really like you does she Siri?" Narcissa continued, watching Sirius' face get red with anger, "But surely you already knew that dear cousin, you must have noticed how she favors your brother."

Sirius clenched his fists and looked as though he would love nothing more than to pummel his cousins into the ground; thankfully Professor McGonagall re-entered at that moment and called everyone into a line to go into the Great Hall.

"Who were they Sirius?" James whispered to the boy behind him,

"My cousins, they hate me. They actually believe what my parents say about Blacks being noble and better because of their blood," Sirius whispered back, trying to keep the anger out of his voice, "I just hope they're wrong and I get into Gryffindor. I bet they'll put me in Slytherin because my cousins will definitely go there. Dammit. Why does my family have to be so evil?!"

"You guys be quiet people are staring" Remus cut in from the other side of James. Sirius and James turned round to see Remus was in fact right, and their deputy head was glaring at them as she placed an old hat on a stool.

"When I call your name you will sit on the stool and place the hat on your head. Abbott, Chloe."

Once the sorting had started James and Sirius got back to their conversation.

"Sirius mate calm down, if you want to be in Gryffindor I don't see why they wouldn't let you." The conversation continued that way for the next few minutes until "Black, Bellatrix" was sorted into Slytherin, closely followed by "Black, Narcissa" to the same destination. Sirius was virtually shaking when he was called forward but managed to sit on the stool. His last sight before the hat covered his eyes were his cousins smirking and mouthing that they would save him a seat. He was thinking about this when a little voice came into his head,

"Another Black I see, and a cousin to the previous two, I know where you should go," Sirius shouted "No" in his head and thankfully the hat heard him.

"No? You do not want to be with your family? You want to be a Gryffindor? Well that is true bravery defying those closest to you. If you're positive that's what you want, GRYFFINDOR!!" Sirius took off the hat and turned to see James and Remus beaming at him before he went to the Gryffindor table, a lot more confident now that he was where he wanted to be. He continued to watch the sorting, praying for his friends to be sorted into Gryffindor. When "Evans, Lily" was called forward he exchanged a horrified look with James at the fact that she was in Gryffindor and likely to be very pissed off with them after the whole boat incident. A very pretty girl called Kelly Kepalski was sorted into Ravenclaw, with Sirius making a mental note to ask her out when he saw her. Two brothers, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange, were sorted into Slytherin and then it was Remus' turn to go up.

"Let's have a look in here," The hat whispered into Remus' head, "You certainly are brave to overcome your personal battles like this. It is clear you wish to be with Mr. Black in Gryffindor and so it will be. GRYFFINDOR!!"

Sirius and James cheered along with Gryffindor house as Remus went and sat opposite Sirius, grinning that he finally had friends, and he was in Gryffindor. The next boy, Malfoy, Lucius, swaggered up to the hat and was declared a Slytherin before the hat had even touched his head. He smirked at James as he passed and went to sit with his housemates. Mia was sorted into Gryffindor as she had hoped and went to sit with Lily who looked a lot happier now that she was in a good house and her first friend was with her. A girl with strawberry blonde hair and a lot of lipstick on by the name of Nickels, Morgan was the next Gryffindor, she chose to sit next to Sirius rather than the girls so she was branded a slut by Lily and Mia, and gorgeous by Sirius. She was quickly followed by a boy called Peter Pettigrew who went and sat on his own at the end of the table looking as though he was about to faint, and then finally it was James' turn.

James went up feeling only slightly nervous but happier at the fact that Sirius and Remus were there. He grinned at them and put the hat on his head.

"Ahhhh," The little voice said, "Another Potter, only one place for you, GRYFFINDOR!" James smiled and strutted down to sit on the other side of Sirius who was complaining he was hungry.

Lily and Mia's friend Jessica sat down at the Gryffindor table straight after James and joined in the conversation that Morgan was indeed the biggest slut she had ever seen.

The next up was Severus, Snape, who had long greasy hair and acted like he was sitting on a throne rather than a stool; he of course went to Slytherin and was instantly deep in conversation with Lucius Malfoy, occasionally shooting smirks at the Gryffindor table, particularly James, Sirius, and Remus. Stevens, Helen was the next Gryffindor and everyone was deep in conversation when Wood, Dominic went to the Hufflepuff table and the Headmaster stood to face the students. There was an instant hush over the students and everyone turned to face the man in front of them. Everyone who had grown up in the Wizarding world knew who this man. He was Albus Dumbledore, the recently appointed Head of Hogwarts. He was wise and prematurely aged and he was respected by the magical community as the greatest wizard of their time.

"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. Now is the time for eating, so let us begin."

The plates were suddenly filled with food and the conversation started back up as Sirius piled everything he could see onto his plate.

"Sirius, you ate the entire cart on the train and you are still hungry?" Remus commented.

"I'm a growing boy, I need my food!" That was all they got out of him before he stuffed his face, leaving James and Remus to slightly more civilized conversation.

Once the plates were returned to their original state (Sirius still complained he hadn't eaten enough), Dumbledore rose once again,

"A few notices before bed, if you will spare me a minute. First years should note that the forest in the grounds is strictly forbidden, no magic is allowed inside or outside of corridors, (at this the boys received another glare from McGonagall), and Mr. Filch would like me to tell you that the list of forbidden objects has been moved to outside his room if anyone wishes to view it. Quiddich try-outs are this weekend for people from the second year and above wishing to try out. That is all."

Dumbledore sat down and the hall was noisy once again, the prefects were calling for the first years to follow them and older students were finding out the passwords to their common rooms. However three boys were still sitting at the table, waiting for their teacher to come down form the teacher's table.



Lily was feeling the happiest she had in her life. She was at Hogwarts, she was in the best house, and she could tell she was going to be great friends with Mia and Jessica. Once in the entrance hall she received her first shock when a painting started talking to her. Mia explained that this was normal for all photos in the Wizarding world to move and talk but Lily still found it fascinating. The Gryffindor prefects, Rich Frampton and Jo Wright, led them up staircases and along corridors and soon Lily along with everyone else, was completely lost. The prefects told them to be careful of the trick stairs and moving staircases. At last they arrived at a large portrait of a fat lady in a pink silk dress. Rich informed them that the password was "sugar quill" and let them through the portrait to the Gryffindor common room. The common room contained a lot of squashy armchairs, a fireplace, tables and a notice board. It was decorated in red and gold, the Gryffindor colours.

"Right listen up!" Jo shouted over the noise of the older students, "Boys dormitories to the left and yours is the fourth room up, girls, same on your right."

"Also boys," Rich cut in, "I'd advise you not to try and get to the girls dormitories. From personal experience," He grinned at Jo, "It doesn't work!" The girls started giggling; it was so obvious that their prefects were dating.

They went up to their dormitory and found their trunks already there.

"Guess we know where we're sleeping then," Mia smiled as she jumped onto her bed right in the centre. Jessica took the one to the right and Lily the one to the right of that, next to the bathroom. She grinned.

"I get first dibs on the bathroom then cause my room's closest!" Mia pouted and was prepared to fight for bathroom rights when Morgan and Helen entered the room. Both parties halted their conversation, glaring at each other to see if they could take the other one. Moran realized she was outnumbered and stalked off to her bed on the far left, with Helen trailing behind to the bed in between Morgan's and Mia's. Lily, Mia and Jessica quickly used the bathroom and everyone went to bed without another word.



The boys on the other hand were laughing their heads off when they reached the common room. It had taken a while because they had no clue where they were going but fortunately with the help of portraits they found their way there. They were stuck however when the fat lady asked them for the password.

"Er, guys," James asked when they got there, "does anyone know the password?

"No. Remus?"

"A prefect said something to do with sugar I think" James walked up to the portrait and put on his most charming smile.

"Sugar?" He said to the lady, who shook her head,

"No password, no entry. Sorry boys."

"You can't just do that!" James shouted, "It's not our fault!" Remus surveyed his friend, cautiously approaching him,

"James, calm down."

"But we can't get in!"

"That's a good point, but I have a headache." Luckily for them Rich and Jo came out at that moment, holding hands and looking very guilty.

"What are you boys doing out here?"

"Well we had to see McGonagall after the feast because apparently you get detention for tipping over the girls boat," The boys grinned, "and when we came back this lady wouldn't let us in and we didn't know the password."

Rich smiled at the boys, "You're in trouble with McGonagall on your first day at the school? She's head of our house you know, and it looks like she's gonna have her work cut out. The password is sugar quills and your dormitory is the fourth room up on the left. Now get up there before I have to dock points for being out late."

"But you're out late" Sirius put in.

"We're prefects," Jo replied, "and we have patrol duty."

The boys smiled their thanks and went up to their dormitories to find they had one other roommate who was already asleep in the bed to the furthest right.

"I told you the password had something to do with sugar," Remus protested, "But would you believe me? He must be Peter." He added as an afterthought, indicating to the sleeping boy.

"Right. This is my bed then!" Sirius ran and jumped onto his bed to the left of Peter's.

"And this one's mine!" James jumped to the left of Sirius.

"I'll take this one then." Remus walked over to the bed on the furthest left. "'Night all"

The lights went out and the boys fell asleep straight away, ready to face their lessons tomorrow.



A/N: Will meet Peter properly in the next chapter I promise, he doesn't deserve to be in the story but he is a key part in the future so we have to have that little piece of slime in it somewhere.

Silver Lily x x