I don't own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does.
Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw?
James, Remus, Sirius, and Peter were sitting in their compartment playing Exploding Snap and talking about their families, friends, hobbies, etc. when the train came to a halt.
" Are we there already?" Peter asked, laying down his cards. James jumped up and looked out the window, " We're here!" James exclaimed, pulling out his trunk and throwing on his robe.
" Wow, it seemed like we had only been riding for about an hour." Sirius said, doing as James had done by putting on his robe. Remus and Peter put on their robes as well. " I guess time flies when you're having fun."
Lily, Abbi, and Gabby all grabbed their trunks, (Lily grabbing Fargo,) and opened their compartment door. Instantly their ears were filled with the roar of excitement and joy of finally arriving at Hogwarts. The three girls gripped their belongings tightly, and urged their way through the bustling crowd.
" First years! First years, follow me, please." The man who was calling had a deep, rough voice, but at the same time it sounded very friendly.
Lily, Abbi, and Gabby turned to see who was calling for them. What they saw was what had to have been the biggest man they had every laid their eyes upon. The man was at least three times the girls' height, and he had dark, tangled hair, and a beard to match. His eyes were like little black beetles, and they gleamed with friendliness. " Follow me please." The man said after all of the first years had gathered around. Most of them had either gasped, or stood with their jaws dropped in awe once they had seen the man, ( Just as Lily, Abbi, and Gabby had done.) " My name is Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys here at Hogwarts. But, if you wish, you all can call me Hagrid."
After walking a little bit, the castle finally came into view. Almost every room shining as if to greet them. Though the castle was old, it still was magnificently beautiful gleaming in the moonlight.
" Okay, lads and ladies. Hagrid said, turning to face the first years as soon as they had reached the edge of the lake. " There will be three to a boat, minimum. The maximum is five."
Of course, Lily, Abbi, and Gabby all chose to seat together as they rode off to what would be their home away from home.
Once Sirius, Remus, Peter, and James had entered the castle, greeting the first years in front of the large, oak doors that lead to the Great Hall, was a stern, middle-aged woman.
" Good evening boys and girls." The lady said, " My name is Professor McGonagall, teacher of Transfiguration. Once you enter these doors, you will each be sorted into your houses in alphabetical order. The houses are Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Gryffindor. Once you have been sorted, you will sit at your houses' table. Then, Professor Dumbledoor will say a quick speech, and then it will be time to eat." Without another word, Professor McGonagall turned and walked into the Great Hall. Being welcomed by all of the students in the Great Hall made the boys feel good.
Professor McGonagall lead the first years up to the front of the Great Hall. Sitting on the old, rickety stool was a hat that looked even older than the stool itself - The Sorting Hat.
As the Sorting Hat sang its song, James looked around him, observing his fellow first years, only barely listening to what the hat was saying. Finally, the hat finished its song.
Next, Professor McGonagall reached for the long list of students' names, and started to call them off.
" Archer, Hannah." A small, brunette walked up to the stool, she looked incredibly nervous.
" HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat bellowed. The girl jumped up and ran to the Hufflepuff table filled with joy, ( Or at least that is what it looked like.)
" Baker, Rachel." Another girl walked up to the stool, except she didn't look as nervous as Hannah had looked. Rachel was wearing a sly grin. Sirius sat and watched her, knowing that he would probably be called next.
" SLYTHERIN!" The hat called out. The girl took her seat with the Slytherins who had stood up in applause.
" Black, Sirius." Professor McGonagall said, looking around for Sirius. Sirius walked up to the stool and sat down. Just as he had sat down, he caught the evil glimpse of his cousin, Bellatrix. Sirius loathed Bellatrix, and vice versa. Just as the Sorting Hat was placed on his head, Sirius gave Bellatrix an equally evil look. Unfortunately, she didn't receive it for the hat was so large that it sank over Sirius' eyes. Once it had done so, Sirius hoped and prayed that he wouldn't be placed in Slytherin with the rest of his family. What he wanted more than anything was to be in Gryffindor. The hat took a few moments to decide which house Sirius should be in. But, it finally called out, " GRYFFINDOR!" Sirius was thrilled! He jumped off of his stool and gave Bellatrix the dirty look that he had wanted to give her.
Next, Professor McGonagall called out another name, " Evans, Lily." A beautiful, red headed girl with dazzling green eyes walked up to the stool gracefully.
" Wow. She's awfully pretty." Remus muttered softly, nudging James in the side. James nodded dumbly, " Yeah." Just as he had said this, Lily was sorted into Gryffindor. She rushed over to join the other Gryffindors.
Remus, James, and Peter were all excited for Sirius, but they were also nervous about which house they would be placed in. Finally, Remus' name was called. Remus walked up to the hat . "DON'T THINK ANYTHING, LET THE HAT DO IT ITSELF." Almost instantly, Remus was placed into Gryffindor. This wasn't much of a surprise for James considering that the hat said that Gryffindor held the most knowledgeable of all of the students, excluding Ravenclaw. James knew that Remus was quite intelligent when he looked at the books that Remus claimed to read "For fun." The books were thicker than all of James' books that he had ever read, COMBINED! Remus, as happy as Sirius had been, skipped over to the Gryffindor table, sitting next to Sirius as he was bombarded with greeting and congratulations. Next, was Peter. Peter just hoped and prayed that he would be placed with Remus, Sirius, and James considering that he wasn't good at making very many friends. So, he just wanted to hold on to the friends that he had no matter what.
" GRYFFINDOR!" The hat screamed. As Peter stood up, he nearly fainted, being overwhelmed with relief.
Now, James was extremely nervous. He wanted so badly to be placed with Sirius, Peter, and Remus. He knew that his name would be coming up. And sure enough, he was the next one called. As James walked up to sit on the stool. He looked down to see his hands gleaming with perspiration. As he sat down on the stool, he looked over at the Gryffindor table to see Remus, Peter, and Sirius all watching James intently.Those few seconds of waiting were part of the worst of James life. After no time at all, the hat called out, " GRYFFINDOR!" The Gryffindor table roared with applause. James was thrilled! He rushed over to the Gryffindor table to where the three boys were seated. They all were cheering as well.
After everyone had been sorted into their houses, Professor Dumbledoor gave a brief speech. Once he was finished he added, " Now, let the feast begin." And with a clap of his hands, the empty china was suddenly filled with delicious looking food. Sirius was the first of the four boys to pile his plate. He was also the first to fill his mouth. Remus, Peter, and James all stopped and watched Sirius in fascination. Sirius looked over at the boys who were staring at him and said,
" Whap? Can'p a gwowing boy eap?" Remus, James, and Peter all laughed at Sirius' stupidity and piled their plates with food as well.
" Well, I am about to go and meet my friend Mr. Stall, and Mrs. Toilet here in just a minute." Abbi said, putting her spoon down after finishing her pumpkin pastry. Lil and Gabby both laughed.
" That really was delicious." Lily said, also putting her silverware down signaling that she was eating. Gabby opened her mouth to say something, but she was interrupted by someone screaming out at the end of the Gryffindor table.
" First years, First years, listen up!" A feminine voice chimed. " My name is Rebecca Smith, Gryffindor Prefect. If you girls would follow me, please, I will take you up to your dormitories." Rebecca then turned and started to walk out of the Great Hall.
" Let's go." Lily said, ushering Gabby and Abbi to the doors. Just as they were leaving the male prefect said, " Hello, boys. My name is Nathan Carter. I am the Gryffindor prefect as well."
As Lily, Gabby, and Abbi walked out, Lily in the front., Lily accidentally ran into somebody.
" Oh, I'm sorry." Lily apologized. The boy turned around, " That's all right." James Potter said. They both stood there for a second, staring at each other. Finally, Abbi ushered Lily to keep moving.
" Ooh la la." Abbi said, nudging Lily in the side, once they had exited the Great Hall. Gabby laughed.
" Oh, shut up." Lily said, looking down to hide her blush.
