AN: Okay hey my fellow witches and wizards. I dedicate this whole chapter to Moonchesse for yelling at me and telling me to get up my lazy arse and update. Well she didn't say those exact words but what ever. Well here it is, three days earlier. OH and the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie were so good!!!!
Chapter Three: The Bloody Sorting Hat.
Lily knocked on the door of Dumbledore's office and waited for a reply. Lily opened the door and Dumbledore looked up from his stack of paper work on his desk and looked between Lily and Ginny and Harry, completely confused.
"May I help you?" He asked. Harry inwardly groaned. He knew his mother would get suspicious if Dumbledore had no idea that they were coming.
"Did you not get our letter?" Hermione said. "I didn't think so. Our owl is not very reliable. Professor McGonagall, I believe her name was, took us up to the heads room until the feast was done so we could talk to you. So could we."
Dumbledore looked at Hermione and motion to them to sit down and on the chairs he just conjured. "Ms. Evans if you could give us a minute." Lily nodded and walked out side to wait for them.
They all sat in silence and Harry could feel Dumbledore probing his mind for information.
"Sir if you mind we all are trained in Olccmancy (AN: is that how to spell it? I don't have the book on me right now…) so you can quit." Professor Dumbledore smiled.
"So if you all could explain your self's?"
Well," Ginny started, "we were in the heads room doing a very difficult spell that Hermione found to enable us to go inside peoples memories through a book. That way Harry could…. well see pictures of his family. But the spell went wrong because Hermione's cat jumped in the way. Speaking of which, did Crookshanks go back into time with us."
"Ahh, so you are from the future. Could I please have your names?"
Harry hesitated. Did he want to give Dumbledore his real name? Either way, he would find out. "Harry Potter. Ginny Weasley. Ron Weasley. Hermione Granger." Harry said pointing his wand at each of them in turn. "We come from the time 1997 and would like to know what time we are in now."
Dumbledore looked at Harry his eyes losing the glow. "Can you prove you are who you are? That you aren't really Death Eaters?" Dumbledore growled.
"Well for one we don't have the Dark Mark on our arms, and two, if we show you or tell you anything we could change time and three, maybe Voldemort is after us in our time too." Hermione said huffly.
Dumbledore looked at Hermione. "You do not fear to say his name?" They all shook their heads no. "Very well, we will go to the Great Hall and you will be sorted in front of the school and go into your proper houses—"
"But Sir," Ron said, "We don't have anything. Our trunks or such."
"Don't worry about that Mr. Weasley, I will take care of things. Now you all can't go wondering around with those last names. Did you have any in mind?"
Hermione spoke up. "I changed my hair and Harry's eyes to make us look like twins and Ron and Ginny are going to go by Greenfield—"
"Stupid name by the way." Ron added his two cents.
"But at least it works you prat." Ginny snapped.
Dumbledore broke up the siblings little spat. "Classes start tomorrow, please give me your classes and I will make a time table for you all."
Hermione recited the classes. " Defense Against the Dark arts, Potions, Charms, Care of Magical Creatures, Transfiguration." Harry looked at Hermione and wondered why she didn't tell more. "Please Professor, do you know when we could possibly leave. People will be worried about us and if something happens either here or there, things could go so wrong."
"Not to worry Ms. Granger, everything will be under control. The first years have all been sorted and Ms. Evans will take you to the Great Hall. Oh and Mr. Potter are you by chance related to Mr. James Potter?"
"Yes," Harry said slowly. "He was my father." Harry didn't notice the slip of 'was'.
"May I ask you who your mother is?"
"No, sorry." Harry smiled and opened the door to see his mum trying to listen in on the conversation.
Lily grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, I picked up the habit from the boys."
"Not to worry Ms. Evans. Could you please take our new students down to the Great Hall to have them be sorted?"
Lily nodded, "Of course, follow me." Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and quickly made his way after Lily.
Would the Sorting Hat put Harry in Slytherin like it wanted to before or Griffindor like he wanted to be in. Harry looked back at Hermione and saw she was thinking along the same lines as Harry only with Ravenclaw. At least hers is a good house, Harry thought enviously.
The four of them took deep breaths at the doors of the Great Hall. Lily gave them a weird look and opened the doors. Immediately all the heads in the Great Hall turned and looked at them. Every one was quite and the food was left forgotten. Harry look at his father and godfather and saw them glaring at him. Harry's stomach gave an unpleasant jolt when he looked at the faces of the people he loved.
Harry looked at the heads table and saw Professor McGonagall waiting for them with the Sorting Hat. Lily stopped a few feet from McGonagall and turned back around to sit with James.
Professor Dumbledore stood up and addressed the school. "We have a few new student with us this year. They are late due to portkey trouble but are here nonetheless. Their parents feel they would be safer her at Hogwarts then at Durmstrang because of the war between light and dark. Please make them feel welcome and safe. Professor McGonagall, if you will."
"Granger, Harry." was the first name that Professor McGonagall called out. Harry slowly made his way to the hat and sat down. The hat was still too big for him but at least it didn't cover his eyes.
"Ah, a time-traveler I see. Hmmm, yes I put you in Griffindor in the future, but your worried that I will put you in Slytherin and split you and your friends apart. Hmm, You can do well in Slytherin and that's where—"
No, you won't. I won't get off this stool until you put me where I want.
"Oh a stubborn little person aren't you? Well if your sure better be GRIFFINDOR!" The hat shouted the last word into the Great Hall and the Griffindor house exploded into cheers. Harry grinned at his friends as he got down and gave Ginny a peck on the cheek and all the girls gave a little "ahh" while the boys whistled. Harry could James looking happy that Harry was dating Ginny.
Harry sat down at the Griffindor table and shook hands with those who were closest.
"Well done Mate." Sirius said. "My name is—"
"Shh," Lily interrupted. "Wait until the others are done."
Harry turned his attention to Hermione, who look to be having a struggle with the hat. When the hat shouted Ravenclaw, Harry was surprise that Hermione didn't get off the stool.
"What are you doing Ms. Granger?" McGonagall asked sharply.
"Arguing with the hat. I want to be with my brother."
"Get off the stool at once—"
"GRIFFINDOR!" the hat shouted once again and Hermione smiled smugly.
Hermione sat next to Lily and the blonde girl who they met early but never got a name from.
"Stubborn mule aren't ya?" Sirius asked. Hermione smiled once again and saw Ginny get sorted easily into Griffindor.
"A little." Harry gave Ginny a small kiss and went back into watching Ron get sorted, but like Ginny he easily got sorted into Griffindor.
"Just as well," a girl said with black hair. "We didn't get many first years into Griffindor. Hufflepuff go most of them. My name is Maddie Dickins. I'm Sirius master—I mean girlfriend." Everyone around the table laughed but Sirius just smiled.
"And I am Sirius Black, but don't take any notice to my last name, it means nothing."
"Whats so important to you last name?" Harry asked, even thought he knew.
"My point exactly."
The blonde girl spoke. "My name is Emily Emerson and this is Remus Lupin." Remus nodded.
"And I am James Potter." James was still looking at Harry weirdly.
Ron next to Ginny was still piling food on his plate while eating at the same time.
"Ron," Hermione sighed. "Can't you slow down and use your manners?"
Ron shook his head and kept on eating.
Harry didn't even noticed Peter looking at him, he was to busy talking with Sirius about all sorts of things until he realized the Dumbledore let everyone leave to go to bed.
"Come on, we'll show you where to go." Sirius said and left Harry no choice but to follow in his wake.
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