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A/N: Sorry everyone they removed my genealogy chart I will try and get it back up in another format. They locked my account for a while because they said that my genealogy "was a list. It is against the rules to post a list." Argh! Well, here it is.
Chapter Three: Baby Sue
The students filed out of the train, into the night. Allison and her friends managed to stick together as the older students pushed and bumped their way to one hundred horseless carriages. They made to follow when a loud voice stopped the.
"Firs' years follow me. All firs' years o'er 'ere." Allison looked in the direction of the voice and gasped. There stood a very large man in the middle of a bunch of first years. His hands were a large as hubcaps and his large coat could have covered her and her friends with room to spare. Chelsea pulled her toward the man.
"That's Hagrid. He is the gamekeeper and the Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Our dads and my mum were his good friends. Here, I will introduce you. Hello, Hagrid!" Chelsea called to him. "This is Allison Potter. Mum told me to introduce you first thing. Oy, James, Lily! Over here." She beckoned her two older cousins. "This is James Potter, and this is Lily Potter. They are going to be sorted tonight, too."
Hagrid took Allison's hand in his own big one and shook it so hard that she had trouble staying standing. He beamed at her. "'Arry Potters girl? It's a pleasure. Blimey! You are a spitting image of yer father. Except that yer a girl. And a very pretty one at tha'" Hagrid told her making her blush. She smiled at him. He was very easy to like. He greeted Lily and James, too. Hagrid looked around at the people surrounding her. "Already made yerself friends, eh? Wouldn't expect less from 'arry's child. Come on you lot, I ought to get you up to the castle. Dumbledore's waiting." He turned at led the first years to the edge of a lake, there sat about fifty boats. "No more 'en four to a boat. Get in." Hagrid said, taking a boat to himself.
Allison stepped in a boat with Chelsea, Damian, and Calvin. Ryan and Frank sat next to a pair of blond twins. As soon as everyone was settled the boats began moving. When they turned the bend a gasp ran through the first years. On top of a cliff was a large castle, lighted in the windows. The boats stopped as suddenly as they started. Everyone filed out of the boats and up to the large front door of the castle. Hagrid knocked loudly three times. The door swung open to reveal a tall, stern looking witch stood there.
"Thank you Hagrid. First years, follow me, please. I am Professor McGonagall. You will be sorted into your house now. There are four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin." She told them as they walked down the long corridor. She opened a door and led them into a vast room. Four long tables filled with students were lined up in front of the head table, which sat the teachers. One thousand candles floated above the candles, but the first years barely noticed them. They were too busy gaping at the sky. It had been bewitched to look exactly like the ceiling outside. It was if there wasn't a roof. Professor McGonagall stopped in front of a squat stool that held a ratty hat. The hat looked as if it had seen thousands of years, and it had.
"When I call your name please step forward and try on the Sorting Hat." Professor McGonagall pulled out a long parchment and read "Abott, Jonathan"
"That's my cousin. He is the son of my mum's younger brother." Frank whispered to Allison. Jonathan walked up and sat on the stool. He set the Sorting Hat on his head. After a moment the hat shouted:
"Hufflepuff!"
"Creevey, Amanda." One of the blond twins that shared a boat with Frank and Calvin walked up to the stool and sat down. She set the hat on her head and immediately it shouted"
"Gryffindor!"
"Creevey, Sharon." Amanda Creevey's twin sat there for almost five minutes before the hat shouted:
"Slytherin!" (A/N: I know, why did I put a Creevey in Slytherin? Well, you will find out later.)
"Davies, Ramona!" A half Asian girl tried on the hat.
"Hufflepuff!"
Endel, Andy was sorted into Slytherin before Ryan Finnigan's name was called. The hat just touched his head before shouting:
"Hufflepuff!" Allison and her friends cheered as a relieved looking Ryan sat at the Hufflepuff table.
"Kint, Sarahi." An Indian girl walked up to the hat and put it on.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Longbottom, Frank." Frank gave Allison a nervous grin and walked up to the stool. He sat down and placed the hat on his head. The hat took almost as much time as it did with Sharon Creevey. Finally it sorted him into:
"Gryffindor!" His friends applauded as he walked to the Gryffindor table.
"Malfoy, Calvin"
"I bet he is sorted into Gryffindor. He doesn't seem to have a drop of Slytherin in him." Chelsea whispered to Allison.
"Slytherin!" Chelsea lost the bet.
Finally Professor McGonagall called "Potter, Allison." Allison looked up at the head table just in time to see her "Uncle" Dumbledore wink at her. She stepped forward and sat down. Trying to order her hands to stop shaking, she put on the sorting hat.
Hmmm. another Potter. It seems just yesterday I was sitting upon your fathers head. Oh, and you have some Weasley in you, too.
Hardly any, Allison thought to herself.
You have more than you know. Now, where to put you? You are very loyal, I see. That's a Hufflepuff feature. You also are very intelligent. You would be good in Ravenclaw. But you also want to be great. I see it here, tucked away in the corner of your mind. You want to prove yourself. You are very brave. You would do anything for your friends. I will put you in-
"Gryffindor!" Allison let out the breath that she didn't know she was holding. She got up and went to the Gryffindor table, sitting down next to Frank.
Professor McGonagall called "Potter, James." James stepped forward and tried on the hat. The hat contemplated for a minute before it decided.
"Gryffindor!"
"Potter, Lily."
"Gryffindor!" Lily went to sit by her brother.
"Weasley, Chelsea." Chelsea tried on the hat.
"Gryffindor!" Chelsea skipped over to the table and joined her cousin.
"Weasley, Damian." The hat just touched his hair then shouted:
"Ravenclaw!"
"Told you." Chelsea whispered.
Finally "Wood, Damian."
"Gryffindor!" Gryffindor table burst into cheers as the Headmaster stood.
"There is a time for speeches, and this is not it! Bon Appetite." The empty plates filled with food.
"This is brilliant!" Damian said, filling his plate with Shepard's Pie and Kidney and Steak Pudding. When their stomachs were full Dumbledore stood again.
"There are only a few start-of-term announcements. We have two new teachers this year. I am sorry to say that our Potions Master, Professor Snape, is retiring. To replace him, which is almost impossible, is Professor Draco Malfoy." A whisper ran through the crowd a hooded figure stood up and removed his cloak. He was a tall, handsome blond man with a sneer on his face.
"Calvin didn't tell us that his dad was going to teach!" Allison said.
"I don't think anyone knew! Look at him, he looks as surprised as us!" Frank pointed to a very shocked Calvin. There was a patter of polite applause.
"Our second change in staff is our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. She was an auror, but unfortunately she sustained injuries that made her job very difficult. Please welcome Professor Nymphadora Tonks." A short woman with short, bright green hair stood and waved to the student. A much larger applause erupted this time.
"My dad told me that she used to be a metamorphgus, but a curse mad her stuck in that form. She will be like that for the rest of life, even when she is old." Frank said to them.
"Now, first years please note that the Forrest is off limits to all students. Your caretaker Mr. Filch asked me to remind you for the one hundredth time that magic is prohibited in the corridor, along with many other items. He posted the list on your message board in your common rooms. Tomorrow morning you will be given your schedules. Breakfast is held at seven. Prefects, please lead your student to your common rooms." There was a rustle of robes as the students all got up and followed the prefects about of the Great Hall.
"All Gryffindors follow me. This way." Jerry called to them. They trailed him through corridors and up stair cases. Soon the first years lost track of where they were. Finally Jerry stopped in front of a giant painting of a blond woman with pigtails and a short pink child's dress who was licking a lolly-pop.
"The Fat Lady used to be here to take passwords, but she decided to retire to the library. The only painting we could get is her, Baby Sue. She insists on the 'Baby'. The new password is 'Love me'" He looked expectedly at Baby Sue.
She crossed her arms and said "You have to say it the right way, or no entry."
"Fine. Wuv me." Jerry turned red at the ears. A few first year girls giggled. That seemed to be the right way to say it because her portrait swung open to reveal a tall hole in the wall. They walked into a large, cozy room filled with cushy armchairs and a fireplace.
"Girl dormitories are up the stairs that way" Jerry pointed. "The boys go that way. Your names will be posted on the doors so you know where you will sleep. Good night." He walked up the stairs to the guy's dormitory and disappeared through the door. Chelsea and Allison found their names on the same door. Their dormitory was round and held five beds. A tall black girl had occupied one of the beds.
She stood and smile. "Hi! My name is Angie Jordan."
"Hi, I'm Chelsea Weasley and this is my cousin Allison Potter. Nice to meet you." Chelsea said.
"Weasley, huh? I know your uncles Fred and George pretty well. My dad is their best friend." Angie said.
Allison sat down on an empty bed and asked "What year are you in?"
"Third. I'm guessing you two are first years?" They both nodded. The door opened and two girls walked in. One was a short girl with brown skin and oval eyes, the other was a chubby brown haired girl with glasses.
"Hi! I am Leslie Dormer. I'm a fourth year." The girl with glasses said.
"I am Wetalu Sanders." The pretty brown one said. Angie, Allison, and Chelsea did double takes. Wetalu had an American accent.
"I'm from the U.S. I am Lapwai Indian. I am on an exchange student program." Wetalu smiled at them. Allison knew that she would get along with her roommates. She laid down and fell asleep.
Amanda Halliwell: Thank you! Do you mean more chapters, or longer chapters?
A/N: Sorry everyone they removed my genealogy chart I will try and get it back up in another format. They locked my account for a while because they said that my genealogy "was a list. It is against the rules to post a list." Argh! Well, here it is.
Chapter Three: Baby Sue
The students filed out of the train, into the night. Allison and her friends managed to stick together as the older students pushed and bumped their way to one hundred horseless carriages. They made to follow when a loud voice stopped the.
"Firs' years follow me. All firs' years o'er 'ere." Allison looked in the direction of the voice and gasped. There stood a very large man in the middle of a bunch of first years. His hands were a large as hubcaps and his large coat could have covered her and her friends with room to spare. Chelsea pulled her toward the man.
"That's Hagrid. He is the gamekeeper and the Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Our dads and my mum were his good friends. Here, I will introduce you. Hello, Hagrid!" Chelsea called to him. "This is Allison Potter. Mum told me to introduce you first thing. Oy, James, Lily! Over here." She beckoned her two older cousins. "This is James Potter, and this is Lily Potter. They are going to be sorted tonight, too."
Hagrid took Allison's hand in his own big one and shook it so hard that she had trouble staying standing. He beamed at her. "'Arry Potters girl? It's a pleasure. Blimey! You are a spitting image of yer father. Except that yer a girl. And a very pretty one at tha'" Hagrid told her making her blush. She smiled at him. He was very easy to like. He greeted Lily and James, too. Hagrid looked around at the people surrounding her. "Already made yerself friends, eh? Wouldn't expect less from 'arry's child. Come on you lot, I ought to get you up to the castle. Dumbledore's waiting." He turned at led the first years to the edge of a lake, there sat about fifty boats. "No more 'en four to a boat. Get in." Hagrid said, taking a boat to himself.
Allison stepped in a boat with Chelsea, Damian, and Calvin. Ryan and Frank sat next to a pair of blond twins. As soon as everyone was settled the boats began moving. When they turned the bend a gasp ran through the first years. On top of a cliff was a large castle, lighted in the windows. The boats stopped as suddenly as they started. Everyone filed out of the boats and up to the large front door of the castle. Hagrid knocked loudly three times. The door swung open to reveal a tall, stern looking witch stood there.
"Thank you Hagrid. First years, follow me, please. I am Professor McGonagall. You will be sorted into your house now. There are four houses: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin." She told them as they walked down the long corridor. She opened a door and led them into a vast room. Four long tables filled with students were lined up in front of the head table, which sat the teachers. One thousand candles floated above the candles, but the first years barely noticed them. They were too busy gaping at the sky. It had been bewitched to look exactly like the ceiling outside. It was if there wasn't a roof. Professor McGonagall stopped in front of a squat stool that held a ratty hat. The hat looked as if it had seen thousands of years, and it had.
"When I call your name please step forward and try on the Sorting Hat." Professor McGonagall pulled out a long parchment and read "Abott, Jonathan"
"That's my cousin. He is the son of my mum's younger brother." Frank whispered to Allison. Jonathan walked up and sat on the stool. He set the Sorting Hat on his head. After a moment the hat shouted:
"Hufflepuff!"
"Creevey, Amanda." One of the blond twins that shared a boat with Frank and Calvin walked up to the stool and sat down. She set the hat on her head and immediately it shouted"
"Gryffindor!"
"Creevey, Sharon." Amanda Creevey's twin sat there for almost five minutes before the hat shouted:
"Slytherin!" (A/N: I know, why did I put a Creevey in Slytherin? Well, you will find out later.)
"Davies, Ramona!" A half Asian girl tried on the hat.
"Hufflepuff!"
Endel, Andy was sorted into Slytherin before Ryan Finnigan's name was called. The hat just touched his head before shouting:
"Hufflepuff!" Allison and her friends cheered as a relieved looking Ryan sat at the Hufflepuff table.
"Kint, Sarahi." An Indian girl walked up to the hat and put it on.
"Ravenclaw!"
"Longbottom, Frank." Frank gave Allison a nervous grin and walked up to the stool. He sat down and placed the hat on his head. The hat took almost as much time as it did with Sharon Creevey. Finally it sorted him into:
"Gryffindor!" His friends applauded as he walked to the Gryffindor table.
"Malfoy, Calvin"
"I bet he is sorted into Gryffindor. He doesn't seem to have a drop of Slytherin in him." Chelsea whispered to Allison.
"Slytherin!" Chelsea lost the bet.
Finally Professor McGonagall called "Potter, Allison." Allison looked up at the head table just in time to see her "Uncle" Dumbledore wink at her. She stepped forward and sat down. Trying to order her hands to stop shaking, she put on the sorting hat.
Hmmm. another Potter. It seems just yesterday I was sitting upon your fathers head. Oh, and you have some Weasley in you, too.
Hardly any, Allison thought to herself.
You have more than you know. Now, where to put you? You are very loyal, I see. That's a Hufflepuff feature. You also are very intelligent. You would be good in Ravenclaw. But you also want to be great. I see it here, tucked away in the corner of your mind. You want to prove yourself. You are very brave. You would do anything for your friends. I will put you in-
"Gryffindor!" Allison let out the breath that she didn't know she was holding. She got up and went to the Gryffindor table, sitting down next to Frank.
Professor McGonagall called "Potter, James." James stepped forward and tried on the hat. The hat contemplated for a minute before it decided.
"Gryffindor!"
"Potter, Lily."
"Gryffindor!" Lily went to sit by her brother.
"Weasley, Chelsea." Chelsea tried on the hat.
"Gryffindor!" Chelsea skipped over to the table and joined her cousin.
"Weasley, Damian." The hat just touched his hair then shouted:
"Ravenclaw!"
"Told you." Chelsea whispered.
Finally "Wood, Damian."
"Gryffindor!" Gryffindor table burst into cheers as the Headmaster stood.
"There is a time for speeches, and this is not it! Bon Appetite." The empty plates filled with food.
"This is brilliant!" Damian said, filling his plate with Shepard's Pie and Kidney and Steak Pudding. When their stomachs were full Dumbledore stood again.
"There are only a few start-of-term announcements. We have two new teachers this year. I am sorry to say that our Potions Master, Professor Snape, is retiring. To replace him, which is almost impossible, is Professor Draco Malfoy." A whisper ran through the crowd a hooded figure stood up and removed his cloak. He was a tall, handsome blond man with a sneer on his face.
"Calvin didn't tell us that his dad was going to teach!" Allison said.
"I don't think anyone knew! Look at him, he looks as surprised as us!" Frank pointed to a very shocked Calvin. There was a patter of polite applause.
"Our second change in staff is our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. She was an auror, but unfortunately she sustained injuries that made her job very difficult. Please welcome Professor Nymphadora Tonks." A short woman with short, bright green hair stood and waved to the student. A much larger applause erupted this time.
"My dad told me that she used to be a metamorphgus, but a curse mad her stuck in that form. She will be like that for the rest of life, even when she is old." Frank said to them.
"Now, first years please note that the Forrest is off limits to all students. Your caretaker Mr. Filch asked me to remind you for the one hundredth time that magic is prohibited in the corridor, along with many other items. He posted the list on your message board in your common rooms. Tomorrow morning you will be given your schedules. Breakfast is held at seven. Prefects, please lead your student to your common rooms." There was a rustle of robes as the students all got up and followed the prefects about of the Great Hall.
"All Gryffindors follow me. This way." Jerry called to them. They trailed him through corridors and up stair cases. Soon the first years lost track of where they were. Finally Jerry stopped in front of a giant painting of a blond woman with pigtails and a short pink child's dress who was licking a lolly-pop.
"The Fat Lady used to be here to take passwords, but she decided to retire to the library. The only painting we could get is her, Baby Sue. She insists on the 'Baby'. The new password is 'Love me'" He looked expectedly at Baby Sue.
She crossed her arms and said "You have to say it the right way, or no entry."
"Fine. Wuv me." Jerry turned red at the ears. A few first year girls giggled. That seemed to be the right way to say it because her portrait swung open to reveal a tall hole in the wall. They walked into a large, cozy room filled with cushy armchairs and a fireplace.
"Girl dormitories are up the stairs that way" Jerry pointed. "The boys go that way. Your names will be posted on the doors so you know where you will sleep. Good night." He walked up the stairs to the guy's dormitory and disappeared through the door. Chelsea and Allison found their names on the same door. Their dormitory was round and held five beds. A tall black girl had occupied one of the beds.
She stood and smile. "Hi! My name is Angie Jordan."
"Hi, I'm Chelsea Weasley and this is my cousin Allison Potter. Nice to meet you." Chelsea said.
"Weasley, huh? I know your uncles Fred and George pretty well. My dad is their best friend." Angie said.
Allison sat down on an empty bed and asked "What year are you in?"
"Third. I'm guessing you two are first years?" They both nodded. The door opened and two girls walked in. One was a short girl with brown skin and oval eyes, the other was a chubby brown haired girl with glasses.
"Hi! I am Leslie Dormer. I'm a fourth year." The girl with glasses said.
"I am Wetalu Sanders." The pretty brown one said. Angie, Allison, and Chelsea did double takes. Wetalu had an American accent.
"I'm from the U.S. I am Lapwai Indian. I am on an exchange student program." Wetalu smiled at them. Allison knew that she would get along with her roommates. She laid down and fell asleep.
Amanda Halliwell: Thank you! Do you mean more chapters, or longer chapters?