Hi everyone Hope you are all enjoying this so far! I'd just like to say a
big thanks to hpcrazy who told me what the sorting hats song was! Thanks
ever so much! Okay on with the story!
Destiny The First Year
Chapter 2: The Sorting (real original I know!)
The platform was full of students. The older ones were climbing aboard some horse-less carriages but at the other end of the plat form an extremely large man was bellowing over the heads of the students for the first years to head up to him.
Harry, Charlie and Ron followed several other nervous looking first years towards him.
"'Arry!" the man bellowed at Harry "nice ta see ya how are ya!"
"Er hello" Harry said nervously "I'm fine thanks."
"I'm Hagrid keeper of key and grounds at 'ogwarts!" Hagrid informed Harry loudly
"Nice to met you." Harry replied politely
"Well lets get a move on we've got a bit o' a journey a head o' us!" Hagrid told the three of them "first years come on this way!" he yelled at the crowed
Hagrid headed up a pathway, which wound its way out of sight into the darkness. Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione (who joined them once they began to move) followed Hagrid up the rocky path.
"You'll get ya first sight of 'ogwarts in a minute!" Hagrid informed the timid crowed of first years loudly "here ya go!"
There were many oohs and arhs from the crowed of first years as they looked at the glittering castle across the shimmering lake.
Harry and Charlie weren't as surprised as some of the other students as Sirius had got his photo albums (all 50 of the things) the night before. However, they hadn't seen a single photo of the castle at night it really was a breath taking sight!
"I thought Pranksters palace was big!" Harry whispered to Charlie
"Me too! We've still not explored all the rooms at home! Imagine how long it would take us to explore all of this!" Charlie stifled a laugh at the look on Harry's face.
However, before they could finish their conversation Hagrid shunned them towards some small wooden boats, which were bobbing on the lake's edge.
They piled into the boats. Harry and Charlie got into one with Ron and Hermione and they all waited expectantly looking at Hagrid who was sat in a boat of his own.
"Forward!" Hagrid cried when everybody was seated safely in a boat.
The boats set of haring across the lake at a steady speed. Many of the first years cried out in surprise and some grabbed hold of the edges of the boat as if they were frightened of falling out.
Harry sat back laughing at the expression on Ron's face as he clinged to the side of the boat.
"Come on this is cool!" he laughed
"Might be for you!" Ron muttered
All to soon for Harry but not soon enough for Ron they had reached the safety of the bank on the opposite side. Harry hopped out of the boat energetically ruffling his already mess hair as he went. Ron got out very carefully and joined Harry who was waiting for Hagrid Hermione and Charlie and the other first years joined them in dribs and drabs and they all followed Hagrid up to a huge oak door at the front of the castle.
Hagrid knocked loudly three times and the door creaked open. A witch wearing a pointy tartan hat and a set of teacher's robes appeared in the doorway.
"The first years professor!" Hagrid informed her
"Very well this way!" she said strictly "Thankyou Hagrid!" the first years led by Harry followed her into a chamber off to the right.
"Welcome to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry!" she said, "the sorting will begin shortly! I will go and see whether they are ready for you!" and with that she disappeared out the door.
The first years chatted nervously while they waited. Some were contemplating the sorting itself and what it would entail others were discussing what house they might be put in.
The blond boy off the train was talking to his cronies a few feet away from Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione. They could her every word he was saying.
"... Imagine being put in Hufflepuff I could just imagine fathers face if I was! I defiantly think I'll be in slytherin all my family has been!" He snarled laughing maliciously the cronies laughed to but that minute the door sprang open and the stricked looking professor returned.
"They are ready for you now! Follow me please!" she told the first years.
Harry, Charlie, Ron, Hermione, and the other first years followed the professor to a pair of magnificent carved oak doors. When they reached them the doors opened slowly and they followed the professor up the centre of the hall up to the platform at the end.
The first years were oohing and arhing again this time looking at the ceiling which looked just like the night's sky.
"It's not real its bewitched to show the sky outside!" Hermione whispered to no one in particular Harry and Ron looked at each other rolling their eyes holding back laughs.
The first years stood in a line on the stage ready to be sorted. Harry chanced a glance at the teachers to see "Sirius!" Harry said shocked to Charlie Charlie's mouth fell open there was Sirius sat at the teacher's table giving them the thumbs up. Remus was sat next to him smiling broadly.
The professor who had led them in disappeared into a small chamber and came back with a hat and a stool. She set the stool down and placed the hat on it. Everybody in the room was looking at the hat so Harry stared at it to and them suddenly it burst into song!
Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
but don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find,
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm 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 heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal,
those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
or yet in 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!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
for I'm a thinking cap!
The hall burst into applause and the stricked professor began reading names off a list. It didn't take long for her to reach "BLACK, Charlotte!" Charlie groaned she hated being called Charlotte, Charlie was much more her style. She glanced at Harry, they exchanged grinned, and then she walked over to the stool picked up the hat and placed it on her head. It didn't take the hat long to decide and a couple of minutes later it yelled out "GRIFFINDOR!" The griffindor table cheered loudly and she gave Harry, Sirius and Remus the thumbs up as she sat down.
"I wish it would hurry up!" Ron whispered to Harry as the second of the blond boy's cronies Goyle was sorted into slytherin "Fred and George told me there was a feast after the sorting and I'm starving!"
Harry agreed and looked up as Hermione was being sorted. After a while the hat yelled "GRIFFINDOR!" and Hermione joined Charlie at the griffindor table.
The professor was rolling through the names; Neville Longbottom the boy who had lost his toad became a griffindor. Harry watched him heading down to the griffindor table and vaguely heard the teacher shouted out "M ALFOY Draco!" turned to watch some more of the sorting and saw the blond boy off the train stagger forwards and place the hat on his head. It barely touched him before it shouted "SLYTHERIN!" Malfoy swaggered off to the slytherin table and Harry and Ron exchanged a look.
Before Harry knew it he heard his name being shouted out, "POTTER Harry!" lots of whispering could be heard from the tables Harry shrugged it off and walked forwards ruffling his hair. He sat down on the stool and heard a little voice in his ear.
"Hmmm let me see you've got plenty of courage, not a bad mind either, you seem to be a good friend and enjoy a bit of fun, I can see your going to be a troublemaker, but where to put you?"
'Not slytherin, please not slytherin!' Harry thought
"Not slytherin? I see are you sure? You could be great you know. No? Okay better be GRIFFINDOR!" Harry heard the hat shout this out to the room.
The griffindor table exploded with applause and Harry got up returned the hat to the stool and set off to the griffindor table to join Charlie. He sat down, gave Sirius and Remus the thumbs up, and watched as the rest of the first years were split into houses.
Soon enough it was Ron's turn, it didn't take that hat long to place him in griffindor to and soon he was sat next to Harry at the griffindor table.
Finally, the final first year (Zabini, blasie) had been sorted into slytherin. The wizard sat in the middle of the staff table stood up.
"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! Mr filch our caretaker would like to reinforce the fact that no magic is to be used in between classes. He also wishes to let you all know that the banned items list has grown over the holidays and anyone wishing to check it will find it pinned on his office door. For the first years and some of our older students to the forbidden forest is as its name suggests forbidden. The third floor corridor is out of bounds to anyone who doesn't wish to die a most painful death." A shocked silence filled the hall after this comment, before Dumbledore continued: "This year we have two new teachers, Professor Black is the first he has taken up the position of defence against the darks teacher this year!" with that Sirius stood up and bowed. Several students laughed and there was a round of applause. "And secondly Professor Lupin who will be giving extra lessons in most subjects including some that we don't normal have at Hogwarts!" There was some applause specifically from the griffindor table but Remus didn't get up and bow like Sirius did he just smiled at the students. "And finally tuck in!" He smiled
The empty gold plates on the tables filled with food and the older students began to fill their plates. The first years followed suit and soon everyone was eating and chatting away happily. Harry looked up to the staff table to see Sirius and Remus exchanging annoyed glances and looking at a particularly evil looking teacher who looked like he was itching to walk up to Sirius and Remus and hex them into the next century.
Harry nudged Charlie and she looked at the look on the teacher's face too. Sirius and Remus were eating again and Harry saw the evil looking teacher pull out his wand and pointed it at Sirius. Harry pulled his wand out of his robes and used the disarming spell on the teacher before he could mutter out his spell.
The teachers want flew up in the air and landed on his head. This caused much laughter to come from all the tables except the slytherin table.
Harry smiled at Charlie and they carried on eating. The evil looking teacher was now looking about the hall to see who had disarmed him.
Everybody finished eating, the remainders of the food disappeared, and Ron's prefect brother began to guide the first years out of the hall and up to the dormitories. Harry and Charlie were trying desperately to persuade him that they really had to go and see Sirius and that even though they had 'never' set foot in Hogwarts before they knew the way up to the dormitories and Sirius would give them the password for the fat lady.
"Excuse me!" said a voice over Harry and Charlie's shoulder.
Harry and Charlie looked round to see Sirius with Remus by his side.
"Professor! I..." Ron's brother began
"Please could you take your first years up to the dormitories and leave Harry and Charlie with me!" Sirius said in a serious voice that made Harry and Charlie crack up laughing (Sirius didn't do serious).
"Yes sir." Ron's brother muttered "griffindor first years follow me!" he yelled at the other first years
"Come on lets go to my office!" Sirius laughed "god forbid I never though I'd say that!"
Remus, Harry and Charlie laughed too.
"Yes sir!" Harry grinned and they all followed Sirius up to his office.
When they got there Sirius sat down in his chair and put his feet on the desk. Remus drew up two chairs for Harry, Charlie, and Sirius offered round a few bottles of butterbeer.
"Harry?" Sirius asked, "was it you that disarmed Snivellus?"
"Was that Snivellus?" Harry asked amazed
"Yup!" Sirius laughed at the look on Harry's face
"He's a teacher?" Charlie asked
"No he's just there for decoration!" Harry said sarcastically
"He really hates you doesn't he?" Charlie asked
"Yup and I hate him! I tried to get you two out of his classes and get Remus to teach you instead but Dumbledore said no! Oh well!" Sirius said
"What does he teach?" Harry asked
"Potions but he wants my job! He's so pissed of that I'm the defence against the dark arts teacher that he tried unsuccessfully, thanks to you Harry, to curse me!" Sirius laughed "nice one! Anyway, Harry I'm trying my Hardest to persuade McGonagall to let you on the Quidditch team this year but it will take a bit more persuading and her seeing you fly to get her round I reckon! Also I wondered if you two would (he looked at Remus who smiled) like to have a bit of fun with the slytherins? What do you reckon?" Sirius asked Harry and Charlie
"Yes!" Harry said automatically
"Well you better be off to bed as you have lessons tomorrow but think of some good ideas and I'll help you tomorrow night if you want!" Sirius grinned
"Ok!" Harry smiled as he got up off the chair and ruffled his hair "are you going to take us to griffindor tower or what?"
"Okay lets go!" Sirius smiled
Sirius led Harry and Charlie to the fat lady, gave her the password (Polo's), and saw them inside. He showed them where the dorms were and left them to their own devices.
Harry got changed into his pyjamas thinking of lots of things they could do to the slytherins with Sirius's help. He lay down in his bed wondering what Malfoy would look like with Barbie pink hair!
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Destiny The First Year
Chapter 2: The Sorting (real original I know!)
The platform was full of students. The older ones were climbing aboard some horse-less carriages but at the other end of the plat form an extremely large man was bellowing over the heads of the students for the first years to head up to him.
Harry, Charlie and Ron followed several other nervous looking first years towards him.
"'Arry!" the man bellowed at Harry "nice ta see ya how are ya!"
"Er hello" Harry said nervously "I'm fine thanks."
"I'm Hagrid keeper of key and grounds at 'ogwarts!" Hagrid informed Harry loudly
"Nice to met you." Harry replied politely
"Well lets get a move on we've got a bit o' a journey a head o' us!" Hagrid told the three of them "first years come on this way!" he yelled at the crowed
Hagrid headed up a pathway, which wound its way out of sight into the darkness. Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione (who joined them once they began to move) followed Hagrid up the rocky path.
"You'll get ya first sight of 'ogwarts in a minute!" Hagrid informed the timid crowed of first years loudly "here ya go!"
There were many oohs and arhs from the crowed of first years as they looked at the glittering castle across the shimmering lake.
Harry and Charlie weren't as surprised as some of the other students as Sirius had got his photo albums (all 50 of the things) the night before. However, they hadn't seen a single photo of the castle at night it really was a breath taking sight!
"I thought Pranksters palace was big!" Harry whispered to Charlie
"Me too! We've still not explored all the rooms at home! Imagine how long it would take us to explore all of this!" Charlie stifled a laugh at the look on Harry's face.
However, before they could finish their conversation Hagrid shunned them towards some small wooden boats, which were bobbing on the lake's edge.
They piled into the boats. Harry and Charlie got into one with Ron and Hermione and they all waited expectantly looking at Hagrid who was sat in a boat of his own.
"Forward!" Hagrid cried when everybody was seated safely in a boat.
The boats set of haring across the lake at a steady speed. Many of the first years cried out in surprise and some grabbed hold of the edges of the boat as if they were frightened of falling out.
Harry sat back laughing at the expression on Ron's face as he clinged to the side of the boat.
"Come on this is cool!" he laughed
"Might be for you!" Ron muttered
All to soon for Harry but not soon enough for Ron they had reached the safety of the bank on the opposite side. Harry hopped out of the boat energetically ruffling his already mess hair as he went. Ron got out very carefully and joined Harry who was waiting for Hagrid Hermione and Charlie and the other first years joined them in dribs and drabs and they all followed Hagrid up to a huge oak door at the front of the castle.
Hagrid knocked loudly three times and the door creaked open. A witch wearing a pointy tartan hat and a set of teacher's robes appeared in the doorway.
"The first years professor!" Hagrid informed her
"Very well this way!" she said strictly "Thankyou Hagrid!" the first years led by Harry followed her into a chamber off to the right.
"Welcome to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry!" she said, "the sorting will begin shortly! I will go and see whether they are ready for you!" and with that she disappeared out the door.
The first years chatted nervously while they waited. Some were contemplating the sorting itself and what it would entail others were discussing what house they might be put in.
The blond boy off the train was talking to his cronies a few feet away from Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione. They could her every word he was saying.
"... Imagine being put in Hufflepuff I could just imagine fathers face if I was! I defiantly think I'll be in slytherin all my family has been!" He snarled laughing maliciously the cronies laughed to but that minute the door sprang open and the stricked looking professor returned.
"They are ready for you now! Follow me please!" she told the first years.
Harry, Charlie, Ron, Hermione, and the other first years followed the professor to a pair of magnificent carved oak doors. When they reached them the doors opened slowly and they followed the professor up the centre of the hall up to the platform at the end.
The first years were oohing and arhing again this time looking at the ceiling which looked just like the night's sky.
"It's not real its bewitched to show the sky outside!" Hermione whispered to no one in particular Harry and Ron looked at each other rolling their eyes holding back laughs.
The first years stood in a line on the stage ready to be sorted. Harry chanced a glance at the teachers to see "Sirius!" Harry said shocked to Charlie Charlie's mouth fell open there was Sirius sat at the teacher's table giving them the thumbs up. Remus was sat next to him smiling broadly.
The professor who had led them in disappeared into a small chamber and came back with a hat and a stool. She set the stool down and placed the hat on it. Everybody in the room was looking at the hat so Harry stared at it to and them suddenly it burst into song!
Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
but don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find,
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm 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 heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal,
those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
or yet in 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!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
for I'm a thinking cap!
The hall burst into applause and the stricked professor began reading names off a list. It didn't take long for her to reach "BLACK, Charlotte!" Charlie groaned she hated being called Charlotte, Charlie was much more her style. She glanced at Harry, they exchanged grinned, and then she walked over to the stool picked up the hat and placed it on her head. It didn't take the hat long to decide and a couple of minutes later it yelled out "GRIFFINDOR!" The griffindor table cheered loudly and she gave Harry, Sirius and Remus the thumbs up as she sat down.
"I wish it would hurry up!" Ron whispered to Harry as the second of the blond boy's cronies Goyle was sorted into slytherin "Fred and George told me there was a feast after the sorting and I'm starving!"
Harry agreed and looked up as Hermione was being sorted. After a while the hat yelled "GRIFFINDOR!" and Hermione joined Charlie at the griffindor table.
The professor was rolling through the names; Neville Longbottom the boy who had lost his toad became a griffindor. Harry watched him heading down to the griffindor table and vaguely heard the teacher shouted out "M ALFOY Draco!" turned to watch some more of the sorting and saw the blond boy off the train stagger forwards and place the hat on his head. It barely touched him before it shouted "SLYTHERIN!" Malfoy swaggered off to the slytherin table and Harry and Ron exchanged a look.
Before Harry knew it he heard his name being shouted out, "POTTER Harry!" lots of whispering could be heard from the tables Harry shrugged it off and walked forwards ruffling his hair. He sat down on the stool and heard a little voice in his ear.
"Hmmm let me see you've got plenty of courage, not a bad mind either, you seem to be a good friend and enjoy a bit of fun, I can see your going to be a troublemaker, but where to put you?"
'Not slytherin, please not slytherin!' Harry thought
"Not slytherin? I see are you sure? You could be great you know. No? Okay better be GRIFFINDOR!" Harry heard the hat shout this out to the room.
The griffindor table exploded with applause and Harry got up returned the hat to the stool and set off to the griffindor table to join Charlie. He sat down, gave Sirius and Remus the thumbs up, and watched as the rest of the first years were split into houses.
Soon enough it was Ron's turn, it didn't take that hat long to place him in griffindor to and soon he was sat next to Harry at the griffindor table.
Finally, the final first year (Zabini, blasie) had been sorted into slytherin. The wizard sat in the middle of the staff table stood up.
"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! Mr filch our caretaker would like to reinforce the fact that no magic is to be used in between classes. He also wishes to let you all know that the banned items list has grown over the holidays and anyone wishing to check it will find it pinned on his office door. For the first years and some of our older students to the forbidden forest is as its name suggests forbidden. The third floor corridor is out of bounds to anyone who doesn't wish to die a most painful death." A shocked silence filled the hall after this comment, before Dumbledore continued: "This year we have two new teachers, Professor Black is the first he has taken up the position of defence against the darks teacher this year!" with that Sirius stood up and bowed. Several students laughed and there was a round of applause. "And secondly Professor Lupin who will be giving extra lessons in most subjects including some that we don't normal have at Hogwarts!" There was some applause specifically from the griffindor table but Remus didn't get up and bow like Sirius did he just smiled at the students. "And finally tuck in!" He smiled
The empty gold plates on the tables filled with food and the older students began to fill their plates. The first years followed suit and soon everyone was eating and chatting away happily. Harry looked up to the staff table to see Sirius and Remus exchanging annoyed glances and looking at a particularly evil looking teacher who looked like he was itching to walk up to Sirius and Remus and hex them into the next century.
Harry nudged Charlie and she looked at the look on the teacher's face too. Sirius and Remus were eating again and Harry saw the evil looking teacher pull out his wand and pointed it at Sirius. Harry pulled his wand out of his robes and used the disarming spell on the teacher before he could mutter out his spell.
The teachers want flew up in the air and landed on his head. This caused much laughter to come from all the tables except the slytherin table.
Harry smiled at Charlie and they carried on eating. The evil looking teacher was now looking about the hall to see who had disarmed him.
Everybody finished eating, the remainders of the food disappeared, and Ron's prefect brother began to guide the first years out of the hall and up to the dormitories. Harry and Charlie were trying desperately to persuade him that they really had to go and see Sirius and that even though they had 'never' set foot in Hogwarts before they knew the way up to the dormitories and Sirius would give them the password for the fat lady.
"Excuse me!" said a voice over Harry and Charlie's shoulder.
Harry and Charlie looked round to see Sirius with Remus by his side.
"Professor! I..." Ron's brother began
"Please could you take your first years up to the dormitories and leave Harry and Charlie with me!" Sirius said in a serious voice that made Harry and Charlie crack up laughing (Sirius didn't do serious).
"Yes sir." Ron's brother muttered "griffindor first years follow me!" he yelled at the other first years
"Come on lets go to my office!" Sirius laughed "god forbid I never though I'd say that!"
Remus, Harry and Charlie laughed too.
"Yes sir!" Harry grinned and they all followed Sirius up to his office.
When they got there Sirius sat down in his chair and put his feet on the desk. Remus drew up two chairs for Harry, Charlie, and Sirius offered round a few bottles of butterbeer.
"Harry?" Sirius asked, "was it you that disarmed Snivellus?"
"Was that Snivellus?" Harry asked amazed
"Yup!" Sirius laughed at the look on Harry's face
"He's a teacher?" Charlie asked
"No he's just there for decoration!" Harry said sarcastically
"He really hates you doesn't he?" Charlie asked
"Yup and I hate him! I tried to get you two out of his classes and get Remus to teach you instead but Dumbledore said no! Oh well!" Sirius said
"What does he teach?" Harry asked
"Potions but he wants my job! He's so pissed of that I'm the defence against the dark arts teacher that he tried unsuccessfully, thanks to you Harry, to curse me!" Sirius laughed "nice one! Anyway, Harry I'm trying my Hardest to persuade McGonagall to let you on the Quidditch team this year but it will take a bit more persuading and her seeing you fly to get her round I reckon! Also I wondered if you two would (he looked at Remus who smiled) like to have a bit of fun with the slytherins? What do you reckon?" Sirius asked Harry and Charlie
"Yes!" Harry said automatically
"Well you better be off to bed as you have lessons tomorrow but think of some good ideas and I'll help you tomorrow night if you want!" Sirius grinned
"Ok!" Harry smiled as he got up off the chair and ruffled his hair "are you going to take us to griffindor tower or what?"
"Okay lets go!" Sirius smiled
Sirius led Harry and Charlie to the fat lady, gave her the password (Polo's), and saw them inside. He showed them where the dorms were and left them to their own devices.
Harry got changed into his pyjamas thinking of lots of things they could do to the slytherins with Sirius's help. He lay down in his bed wondering what Malfoy would look like with Barbie pink hair!
Emz: that's another chapter done! I can't believe how long it is!
Mia: yup!
Emz: please review! I want to know what you think! Thanks!
Mia: you heard her! Review!
