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Chapter 6: Maximillion Pegasus, the DADA teacher?

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Once the train arrived at Hogwarts, they all heard a rough voice call "Firs' years, firs' years, over 'ere!"

Most of them grinned, but Marik and Malik groaned and again, Marik was insulting him through his and Malik's mindlink, and Malik was giggling the whole time they got off the train and boats.

When they got up to the entrance to the 'Great Hall', a woman stopped them from going any further. She had black hair and emerald green robes.

--(1)"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall,"Hagrid said.

"Thank you, Hagrid. I will take them from here."

She pulled the door wide. The stone walls were lit with flaming torches, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led up to the other corridors.

"Welcome to Hogwarts,"said Professor McGonagall. "The start of term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because while you are here, your house will be something like a family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory and spend your free time in your house common room.

"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule-breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.

"The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting."

Her eyes roamed around all of the First Years, and then continued. "I shall return when we are ready for you,"said Professor McGonagall. "Please wait quietly."

Then something happened which made all of the First Years jump about a foot in the air. Several people screamed.

"What the - "

They all gasped. About twenty ghosts had just streamed through the back wall. Pearly-white and slightly trasnparent, they glided across the room talking to each other and hardly glancing at the first years. They seemed to be arguing. What looked like a fat little monk was saying "Forgive and forget, I say, we ought to give him a second chance - "

"My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the chances he deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost - I say, what are you all doing here?"

A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first years. Nobody answered.

"New students!"said the Fat Friar, smiling around at them. "About to be Sorted, I suppose?"

A few people nodded mutely.

"Hope you see you in Hufflepuff!"said the Friar. "My old house, you know."

"Move along now,"said a sharp voice. "The Sorting Ceremony's about to start."

Professor McGonagall had returned. One by one, the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall.

"Now, form a line,"Professor McGonagall told the first years. "and follow me."

Professor McGonagall placed a four legged stool in frong of the first years. On top of the stool she put a pointed wizard's hat. This hat was patched and frayed and extremely dirty.

The hat twiched. A rip near the brim opened like a wide mouth, and the hat began to sing.

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can't find,
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers back,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I am the Hogwarts Sorting Hat,
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head,
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you,
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at hear,
Their daring nerve and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are all just as loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true and unafraid of toil;
Or yet in a wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin,
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
Your in safe hands (though I have none)
For I am a Thinking Cap!"

The whole hall burst into applause as the hat finished its song. It bowed to each of the four tables and them became quite still again.

Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment.

"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted,"she said. "Abbott, Hannah!"

A pink faced girl with blonde pig tails stumbled out of line, put on the hat, which fell right down over her eyes, and sat down. A moment's pause-

"HUFFLEPUFF!"shouted the hat.(1)--

The girl walked over to the Hufflepuff table and McGonagall called out another.

"Masaki, Anzu!"

Anzu walked up to the stool and put the hat on (MWAHAHAHA!!). The sorting had snorted, and then said, "SLYTHERIN!"

Anzu walked over quietly to the Slytherin table and sat down to watch the others being sorted.

"Katsuya, Jounouchi,"Professor McGonagall announced. Jounouch stepped up and put the hat on, and he could have sworn he heard Seto snort as he sat down on the stool.

"GRYFFINDOR!"the hat shouted.

Jounouchi walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down.

"Ishtar, Kohaku!"

Kohaku slowly walked up and sat down on the stool as the Sorting Hat was placed on her head.

"SLYTHERIN!"the hat shouted, and she raced to the Slytherin Table and sat beside Anzu.

"Motoh(2), Yugi!"

Yugi walked up to the stool and the hat was placed on him. It was hard to keep it on and everyone laughed as it fell off the first time. Yugi only blushed in embarrassment.

"GRYFFINDOR!"the hat shouted. Yugi walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat beside Jounouchi.

"Valentine, Mai!"Professor McGonagall said.

Mai walked up and the hat was placed on her head.

"RAVENCLAW!"the hat shouted. (Tell me if you think she should be placed in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff and I'll change it!!)

She walked over to the Ravenclaw table, and sat beside someone who she heard her name was Cho Chang.

"Ishtar, Isis!"

Isis had the hat placed on, and instantly it said "RAVENCLAW!"

She walked and sat beside Mai at the table.

"Bakura, Ryou!"

Ryou placed the sorting hat on, and instantly, "GRYFFINDOR!"

Ryou walked over happily to sit beside Jounouchi and Yugi. He could feel Bakura getting mad in the ring, because he wasn't with him yet.

/Oh, come on, Kura, it won't take that long,/he said.

/But I'm tired of waiting!/Bakura whined.

/Oh, hush up and wait your turn, Kura,/Ryou giggled.

"Tomb robber gettin' impatient, huh?"Jounouchi asked, looking over at Bakura who was getting as angry as he could get behind a whole lot of first years.

Ryou giggled. "Yup."

"Ishtar, Malik!"

When the hat was placed on Malik, it shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"

The rest of the guys:

Seto - Gryffindor

Mokuba - Gryffindor

Bakura - Slytherin

Marik - Gryffindor (Now he can't go a whole day without being with Malik, so that's why I put him in Gryffindor, okay? Just incase you ask)

Professor McGongall cleared her throat. "Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words."

Albus Dumbledore got to his feet. He was beaming at the students, his arms opened wide, as if nothing could have pleased him more than to see them all there.

--(3)"Welcome!"he said. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we bein our banquet, I would like to announce that the caretaker, Mr. Filch, has asked me to remind you that the third floor corridor(??am i right??) is out of bounds, to anyone who does not wish to die a most painful death.(3)-- Also, our new Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher (DADA),"a man with long white hair and in robes sat down in an empty chair and Yugi, Yami, Seto, Mokuba, Ryou, Bakura, and the rest of them could have fainted. "Maximillion Pegasus."

Pegasus looked around and when his eyes landed on Seto and Mokuba, he smirked. Seto was in complete shock.

When he looked at Yugi, Malik and Ryou, he saw doubles of them. He didn't understand, so he left it at that. Professor Dumbledore continued.

"Let the banquet begin,"he said, sitting back down in his chair.

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1)I had to go back to my first Harry Potter book to get all of that information!! Can you believe it?? I'm that bad!!

2)I like spelling "Motoh" like that for some reason. It's cool! :)

3)I totally remembered ALL OF THAT from the movie, except the part with Pegasus! ::Sweatdrop:: That was kind of obvious, really!!

::laughs:: I could hardly type Pegasus' name I was laughing so hard! ::laughs... chokes:: P-Please R-Review! I PLACED ANZU IN SLYTHERIN, DOES THAT MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY, HAPPY HAPPY??? HAHAHAHAHAH!!

I don't know WHY IT'S SO FUNNY, But it is! ::Sweatdrop::

---Kohaku