Hello again! I hope you like the other chapter, and more importantly, I hope you like this one. By the way, I just thought I should warn you that the facts from the book are most likely to get screwed up, SO DON'T COMPLAIN! Please. Anyway, I'll write the next chapter as I can envision some of you sighing with impatience at my long-windedness. By the way, PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!

Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters in this chapter (but I sure wish I did).

' I see,' Dumbledore said, stroking his beard,' Well, until we can find a way to send you three back to your own time, I think it would be best if you enrolled as new students. The sorting hat will sort you into your new houses.'

' Oh, I don't think that's necessary.' Hermione said, ' We were all in Gryffindor in the future.'

'Ah, but how do we know you wouldn't have been in a different house in this time?' Professor McGonagall asked, trying to look as wise as Dumbledore, but failing miserably.

'If we must.' Ron said, giving a very forced smile.

Harry heard him mutter under his breath ' I'd better be in Gryffindor.' Harry tried to give him a reassuring smile, but it came out as more of a grimace, as he thought about what would happen if he were sorted into Slytherin.

Dumbledore carefully took the sorting hat down from its shelf, while McGonagall sat down the stool for them to sit on.

'Well, who would like to go first?' Dumbledore asked.

When none of the three stepped forward, Harry suggested Ron go first. Ron gave Harry a spiteful look as he sat down on the stool. At once, the sorting hat shouted: 'GRYFINDOR!'

Ron smiled triumphantly; got up and suggested Harry go next. Now it was Harry's turn to give Ron the evil eye. Before the sorting hat was placed on his head, Harry saw Ron giving him a fleeting thumbs up.

' Hmm,' the sorting hat said,' I see great courage, but also a lot of ambition. Were to put you? I know! GRYFFINDOR!'

In the closet, Draco smirked.

'Good. I don't have to worry about those filthy muggle-lovers dirtying my house (Slytherin) Granger will probably end up going into Gryffindor too. At least that mudblood won't be contaminating any of the other houses!' he drawled.

Hermione smiled confidently as both Ron and Harry ushered her to sit down. She sat down on the stool and primly folded her hands on her lap. The sorting hat was placed on her head, and after a lengthy debation with itself proclaimed:

' SLYTHERIN!'

HA! I thought I'd leave it with a cliffhanger. How do you like me now? Just kidding. I have a question, though. In the fifth book, when Harry goes into the Pensieve, Snape called Lily a 'mudblood'. So if she was Harry's mother, how could the sorting hat have sorted him into Slytherin like it wanted to in the first book? I mean, wouldn't that mean that Harry was a 'mudblood' too? Think about it! Please answer the question (if you can). REVIEW, OR I'LL SET HAGRIDS DOG, FANG ON YOU!