Ch.13 the sorting ceremony

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Okay folks there are a few things I need to address before the show. When Janie is talking the spelling errors are done on purpose it's her accent Y'all.

Tokyobabe2040: THANK YOU!!!!! I have no idea why it did that. You'll be pleased to see that I've changed the summary, it's not the best but the class is not the only thing I have going on here like I said in chapter 12 there will be some Mecedes Lackey crossover, and I kinda suck at summary's and my original wouldn't fit so…. Oh, and please ding me if I get anyone ooc.

Morqeadjez: you asked for it so NOW OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION I'll warn you though with school starting my writing time will be considerable shortened. *pouts*

Hermione caught Draco's eye as they sat down and he gave her a small smile. "I think I've spotted our DADA teacher." Harry said nodding towards the woman who was sitting between Professor Snape and McGonagall. She looked vaguely familiar, but Hermione couldn't place where from. She had long hair that was just this side of black. Hermione could tell that when she stood up she wouldn't be very tall.

"Doesn't look too happy to be here does she?", Ron asked rhetorically.

"She can be as ill about being here as she likes as long as she's nothing like that horrid Umbridge woman." Hermione said. The boys nodded fervently in agreement. Their conversation was cut short by the entrance of a line of terrified looking first years being led by Professor Flitwick. The ceremony proceeded as always; the Hat sorted the students equally into the four houses. Dumbledorr stood and said, "Tuck in."

Ron looked across the table and saw a strange girl sitting across him. He watched her study the food dubiously and settle on a vegetarian fare. "Who are you?" He asked.

" Janie Lupin, I'm a transfer from The Southourn Magical Academy Now, I'm afraid M'lor, that you have me at a disadvantage. You know who I am but I am at a loss as to who you are." He gaped at her, which considering that he had his mouth full was rather gross. "Shut ye mouth boy. You lettin the fly's in!" When he didn't shut his mouth she did it for him. "and don't even think about talking until you've swallowed all that. Jeebus where do you think your food's goin to do? Sprout legs and run off?" She realized that during her miniature tirade that half of table grew quiet. They'go Janie, P-off half your house before you even get to know them, before they even figure out who you are. Then the brunette on Janie's left clapped ironically, and the other students who had stopped to listen laughed and turned back to their previous conversations. He gulped down his food and said, "Erm, I'm Ron Weasley."

"Pleased 'ta. Soooooooo, who's who?" Ron introduced her to the rest of the sixth years around his food. Janie nodded to them in turn, bracing herself for the inevitable. It came sooner than she expected when Ron asked, "Are you related to Professor Lupin?"

Janie sighed and said, "yes, he's my dad." Everyone at the table looked shocked.

"Are you a… er… I mean-"

"I am not a were-wolf. Lemme give y'all a quick rundown of were-wolf genetics so we can get that out of the way. Werewolves have two kinds of children. One type is of course Werelings, second-gen werewolves. They will never choose a life mate or have kids because the curse will always be genetic for them. Werelings are extremely rare, about ten percent of werewolf children receive the curse. Then there are people like me, wolflings. We get the heightened senses and what-not, but not the transformations. We can marry or whatever. We are also the reason why werewolves can even have children. Because of our senses we are highly valuable in many lines of work. Unlike our parents we are granted full wizarding status. I'm something of an anomaly, my mom's a werewolf too, by all rights I should be either dead or a wereling. Whew! That was a lecture, any questions?" She spent the rest of the meal answering what she could.

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Over at the Slytherine table Draco noticed that they too had a new girl. She was studiously ignoring her fellow house mates in favor of her novel. Draco was a little more polite in asking who she was, "I don't believe I've seen you before, I'm Draco Malfoy who're you?"

She looked up from her book and said, "Evangaline Strouss, but everyone calls me Eva." She listened to the conversation around her but never really put much in. Eva noticed that Janie seemed to have a large audience over at the Gryffindor table and smirked a little.

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When the last traces of desert were cleared away Dumbledorr rose to his feet and said, " Now that we are all fed and watered I have a few announcements to make. First I would like to remind all students that the Forbidden forest is indeed forbidden. Anyone who wishes to try out for Quidditch should see Madame Hootch for tryout schedules. And I am pleased to introduce Professor Lupin our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher." The woman with black hair nodded her head in recognition to the students.

Everyone at the Gryffindor table looked at Janie who grinned and whispered, "My aunt."

"Off to bed you go." Dumbledorr said. And there was the usual gentle chaos of a thousand students making their way to their dorms.

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