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A/N: It's not that bad that you won't even review, is it??? Please review! I don't mind criticism.
Gryffindor
Lily nervously walked to the hat. On her way, Lily turned her head to see Sirius smiling from the Gryffindor table, his thumbs up. This relaxed Lily a bit, but not much- that hat could see and read her mind! Remus Lupin heard McGonagall and said to himself, "These werewolf senses are confusing me- hearing is supposed to be better, but I though I just heard Evans, Lily. Wake up, Lupin!" Briana was too busy trying to relax to hear names, but as Lily walked by, she woke up. "That girl looks just like Lily!" She said to herself.
"Oh!" The sorting hat said, "You would do well in any house. The Slytherins, though, would never accept you, nor would you many of them. You would do anything for those you love, even give your own life- that is where Hufflepuff would suit you. But you are most anxious to learn, and your mind is indeed ready, like a true Ravenclaw. However, you would, without a doubt, risk your life for those you love, which is very much Gryffindor. I see you will succeed in any house I put you in, but both your heart and talents seem to push you towards GRYFFINDOR!"
Lily hurried to a seat beside Rebecca, across from Sirius, as she let out a breath of relief. Lily was smiling and taking a look around when Remus saw her.
"It is her!" He gasped as the sorting hat called Slytherin. As Remus was assessing the situation, Henry Green, Sharon Indeel, and Gilderoy Lockhart were sorted into Hufflepuff.
"Briana," Remus whispered, thing she should know, "I think-"
"Lupin, Remus," Professor McGonagall called.
Remus sighed and walked up, fully expecting to be placed in Slytherin because of his curse.
"So," the hat said, "You think because you're cursed you belong in Slytherin? My view is different. If you handle it as well as you have so far, you belong anywhere but Slytherin. My recommendation is GRYFFINDOR!"
Remus smiled widely while walking to the Gryffindor table. He stopped at Sirius and said, "Mind if I sit here?"
Sirius was puzzled by the question, but shook his head, no, and moved nonetheless.
Remus grinned and said, "Thanks. Lily?" He waved his hand by her face.
"Remus?" She whispered.
"The one and only!"
"I doubt that," Sirius remarked, but nobody noticed him.
"I didn't know-" Lily stated.
"Maren, Jenna."
"I didn't know you were a wizard," she whispered.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Parker, Marie."
"I didn't know you were a witch!" Remus said quietly. "I thought I was crazy, hearing your name."
"Gryffindor!"
"Pettigrew, Peter."
"Why didn't you tell him, Sirius? You seem to be friends." Lily asked.
"You knew she was a witch?" Remus asked.
"Yeah. We met in Diagon Alley. I didn't know you were friends, or I would have said something. How do you know each other anyway?"
"Gryffindor!" The hat finally called. Marie had taken a seat on the opposite side of Lily and Peter took one on the other side of Remus.
"Potter, James."
"We've been friends longer than we could walk. I met her through a muggle school," Remus said. Sirius turned to watch James.
"Gryffindor!"
"Rolands, Lynn."
Sirius clapped loudly as did Remus. Lily rolled her eyes and said to Rebecca and Marie, "I guess they don't know him." Rebecca nodded in agreement as Marie smiled, not knowing him.
"Well done, James," Sirius said.
"You know him?!" Lily asked, shocked.
"Gryffindor!"
"Sanders, Kayla."
"Sure," Sirius responded. "We're friends- met that day in Diagon Alley."
"How could you be friends with him?" Lily asked, still in shock, as Lynn took a seat.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Shaw, Molly."
"He was nice," Remus responded, puzzled.
"Well, that's a change. Every time I've met him, he's seemed very conceited and arrogant." Lily said.
"He was probably distracted or in a bad mood. Give him another chance, Lily," Remus suggested.
"Slytherin!"
"Snape, Severus."
Rebecca gasped. "She seemed so nice on the train!"
"Yes, she was. What of it? She was only put in Slytherin," Lily said absently.
"Slytherin!"
"Stalon, Allison."
"I mean, I know Slytherin and Gryffindor quarreled after they had started the school, but that was a long time ago." Lily continued.
There's never been a witch or wizard who turned out bad that wasn't in Slytherin. All of my family has been in Slytherin, but if I had been put there, I'd have dropped out faster than I could get to my table."
"Hufflepuff!"
"Starr, Alicia."
"Your family can't be that bad, she certainly isn't!" Lily insisted.
"I don't know about her, but my family certainly is that bad. In fact, when they hear I got into Gryffindor." Sirius shuddered. Remus patted his back.
James did the same thing and said, "You're always welcomed at my house."
"Ravenclaw!"
"Stimpletly, Andrew."
"Mine too," Lily added. "I owe you a lot."
"I'm sure we can work out something," Sirius smirked. "Hey!" Sirius said, a realization hitting him. "You two almost agreed. Lily, you have to give him another chance!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Turner, Krista."
Reluctantly, Lily gave in, smiling in spite of herself. "Fine,' she sighed.
"Hello, I'm Lily Evans," she said to James, holding her hand out to him.
"Slytherin!"
"Waters, Trip."
"Hi Lily, I'm James Potter," he said. "How are you today?"
"Shhh!" Marelda coaxed. "We can barely hear without your talking!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Weasley, Christine."
"Fine," Lily said somewhat upset. She then looked down, embarrassed, while Rebecca gave her sister a 'look.'
"Gryffindor!" The hat called immediately.
"Winterly, Jared."
Lily then introduced herself to Marie and Lynn, talking to them quietly.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Woodson, Arono."
"Everybody waited patiently for the hat to call the appropriate house.
"Slytherin!"
"York, Briana."
Lily's eyes opened fully as she saw Briana with the hat upon her head. She turned to face Remus, who silently pleaded for her to wait so he could explain. Lily nodded her head and waited.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Zambini, Anderson."
Lily sighed. "Why didn't you tell me?" She asked Remus
"I was so surprised to see you here, I forgot," Remus started.
"Slytherin!"
Immediately the Great Hall erupted with applause, causing Remus to become quiet.
"Congratulations first years," Dumbledore stood. "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! Before your senses are all blurred from the feast, I would like to welcome Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher." Dumbledore paused for the applause to go down. "And no, with formalities over, enjoy!"
"I'm sorry, but it slipped my mind." Remus finished, filling his plate with a variety of foods.
"It's okay. I was just surprised- very surprised." Lily responded, she too filling her plate.
"Hello there," Came someone from the middle of the table.
Marie's eyes bulged out, while the boys stifled their laughter seeing the stare Marelda was giving them.
"I'm Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, ghost of Gryffindor," he said.
"Also known as Nearly Headless Nick," Christine added happily.
"Yes," the ghost sighed, "I have been called that many times."
"Well, you don't seem to like that nickname," Sirius laughed at the unintended pun as Lily paused, "So I'll call you Sir Nicholas de Mimsy- Porpington."
"Thank you- what's your name?" Sir Nicholas asked.
"Lily Evans," she said.
"Nice to meet you Lily Evans. I hope you are enjoying the feast," he said before moving down the table and away from the small group.
A/N: It's not that bad that you won't even review, is it??? Please review! I don't mind criticism.
Gryffindor
Lily nervously walked to the hat. On her way, Lily turned her head to see Sirius smiling from the Gryffindor table, his thumbs up. This relaxed Lily a bit, but not much- that hat could see and read her mind! Remus Lupin heard McGonagall and said to himself, "These werewolf senses are confusing me- hearing is supposed to be better, but I though I just heard Evans, Lily. Wake up, Lupin!" Briana was too busy trying to relax to hear names, but as Lily walked by, she woke up. "That girl looks just like Lily!" She said to herself.
"Oh!" The sorting hat said, "You would do well in any house. The Slytherins, though, would never accept you, nor would you many of them. You would do anything for those you love, even give your own life- that is where Hufflepuff would suit you. But you are most anxious to learn, and your mind is indeed ready, like a true Ravenclaw. However, you would, without a doubt, risk your life for those you love, which is very much Gryffindor. I see you will succeed in any house I put you in, but both your heart and talents seem to push you towards GRYFFINDOR!"
Lily hurried to a seat beside Rebecca, across from Sirius, as she let out a breath of relief. Lily was smiling and taking a look around when Remus saw her.
"It is her!" He gasped as the sorting hat called Slytherin. As Remus was assessing the situation, Henry Green, Sharon Indeel, and Gilderoy Lockhart were sorted into Hufflepuff.
"Briana," Remus whispered, thing she should know, "I think-"
"Lupin, Remus," Professor McGonagall called.
Remus sighed and walked up, fully expecting to be placed in Slytherin because of his curse.
"So," the hat said, "You think because you're cursed you belong in Slytherin? My view is different. If you handle it as well as you have so far, you belong anywhere but Slytherin. My recommendation is GRYFFINDOR!"
Remus smiled widely while walking to the Gryffindor table. He stopped at Sirius and said, "Mind if I sit here?"
Sirius was puzzled by the question, but shook his head, no, and moved nonetheless.
Remus grinned and said, "Thanks. Lily?" He waved his hand by her face.
"Remus?" She whispered.
"The one and only!"
"I doubt that," Sirius remarked, but nobody noticed him.
"I didn't know-" Lily stated.
"Maren, Jenna."
"I didn't know you were a wizard," she whispered.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Parker, Marie."
"I didn't know you were a witch!" Remus said quietly. "I thought I was crazy, hearing your name."
"Gryffindor!"
"Pettigrew, Peter."
"Why didn't you tell him, Sirius? You seem to be friends." Lily asked.
"You knew she was a witch?" Remus asked.
"Yeah. We met in Diagon Alley. I didn't know you were friends, or I would have said something. How do you know each other anyway?"
"Gryffindor!" The hat finally called. Marie had taken a seat on the opposite side of Lily and Peter took one on the other side of Remus.
"Potter, James."
"We've been friends longer than we could walk. I met her through a muggle school," Remus said. Sirius turned to watch James.
"Gryffindor!"
"Rolands, Lynn."
Sirius clapped loudly as did Remus. Lily rolled her eyes and said to Rebecca and Marie, "I guess they don't know him." Rebecca nodded in agreement as Marie smiled, not knowing him.
"Well done, James," Sirius said.
"You know him?!" Lily asked, shocked.
"Gryffindor!"
"Sanders, Kayla."
"Sure," Sirius responded. "We're friends- met that day in Diagon Alley."
"How could you be friends with him?" Lily asked, still in shock, as Lynn took a seat.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Shaw, Molly."
"He was nice," Remus responded, puzzled.
"Well, that's a change. Every time I've met him, he's seemed very conceited and arrogant." Lily said.
"He was probably distracted or in a bad mood. Give him another chance, Lily," Remus suggested.
"Slytherin!"
"Snape, Severus."
Rebecca gasped. "She seemed so nice on the train!"
"Yes, she was. What of it? She was only put in Slytherin," Lily said absently.
"Slytherin!"
"Stalon, Allison."
"I mean, I know Slytherin and Gryffindor quarreled after they had started the school, but that was a long time ago." Lily continued.
There's never been a witch or wizard who turned out bad that wasn't in Slytherin. All of my family has been in Slytherin, but if I had been put there, I'd have dropped out faster than I could get to my table."
"Hufflepuff!"
"Starr, Alicia."
"Your family can't be that bad, she certainly isn't!" Lily insisted.
"I don't know about her, but my family certainly is that bad. In fact, when they hear I got into Gryffindor." Sirius shuddered. Remus patted his back.
James did the same thing and said, "You're always welcomed at my house."
"Ravenclaw!"
"Stimpletly, Andrew."
"Mine too," Lily added. "I owe you a lot."
"I'm sure we can work out something," Sirius smirked. "Hey!" Sirius said, a realization hitting him. "You two almost agreed. Lily, you have to give him another chance!"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Turner, Krista."
Reluctantly, Lily gave in, smiling in spite of herself. "Fine,' she sighed.
"Hello, I'm Lily Evans," she said to James, holding her hand out to him.
"Slytherin!"
"Waters, Trip."
"Hi Lily, I'm James Potter," he said. "How are you today?"
"Shhh!" Marelda coaxed. "We can barely hear without your talking!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Weasley, Christine."
"Fine," Lily said somewhat upset. She then looked down, embarrassed, while Rebecca gave her sister a 'look.'
"Gryffindor!" The hat called immediately.
"Winterly, Jared."
Lily then introduced herself to Marie and Lynn, talking to them quietly.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Woodson, Arono."
"Everybody waited patiently for the hat to call the appropriate house.
"Slytherin!"
"York, Briana."
Lily's eyes opened fully as she saw Briana with the hat upon her head. She turned to face Remus, who silently pleaded for her to wait so he could explain. Lily nodded her head and waited.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Zambini, Anderson."
Lily sighed. "Why didn't you tell me?" She asked Remus
"I was so surprised to see you here, I forgot," Remus started.
"Slytherin!"
Immediately the Great Hall erupted with applause, causing Remus to become quiet.
"Congratulations first years," Dumbledore stood. "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! Before your senses are all blurred from the feast, I would like to welcome Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher." Dumbledore paused for the applause to go down. "And no, with formalities over, enjoy!"
"I'm sorry, but it slipped my mind." Remus finished, filling his plate with a variety of foods.
"It's okay. I was just surprised- very surprised." Lily responded, she too filling her plate.
"Hello there," Came someone from the middle of the table.
Marie's eyes bulged out, while the boys stifled their laughter seeing the stare Marelda was giving them.
"I'm Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, ghost of Gryffindor," he said.
"Also known as Nearly Headless Nick," Christine added happily.
"Yes," the ghost sighed, "I have been called that many times."
"Well, you don't seem to like that nickname," Sirius laughed at the unintended pun as Lily paused, "So I'll call you Sir Nicholas de Mimsy- Porpington."
"Thank you- what's your name?" Sir Nicholas asked.
"Lily Evans," she said.
"Nice to meet you Lily Evans. I hope you are enjoying the feast," he said before moving down the table and away from the small group.