Akantha: Thank you very much for your Review. As you see I divided this chapter into more blocks. I want to apologise for all the spelling mistakes in the last chapter and this one, for my first language wasn't English.

The Marauders entered the great Hall with all the others. Everyone got nervous, even James and Sirius. "Okay, what will that hat do to us Remus?" Sirius asked. "How should I know?" "Well you're the one who read 'Hogwarts: A History'. There must be written something that explains how the hat sorts the students." "No there isn't. There's nothing about that in 'Hogwarts: A History'" Remus got even more nervous, if that would've been possible. Then Professor McGonagall read out the names. The first student to be sorted was "Anderson, Jenny." Who got a Ravenclaw. Followed by "Apoth, Michael" who got the first Slytherin. After 3 new Hufflepuffs came "Black, Sirius." Sirius steppes up and sat down on the chair. He saw all Slytherins listen up. For them it was obvious Sirius would come to them. He was a Black. All Blacks came to Slytherin. When Professor McGonagall put the hat on Sirius head Sirius heard the hats voice. "Well, a Black, normally I wouldn't hesitate sending you to Slytherin, but you're not like the others. You're more likely a GRYFFINGOR!" Sirius was relieved. The hat would've almost sent him to Slytherin, but he would never tell anyone.

The next Marauder was "Longbottom, Johanna ... GRYFFINDOR!" "Lovegood, Harold ... RAVENCLAW" "Lune, Geraldin ... SLYTHERIN" As the Girl stood up Remus got really nervous he probably would be the next and indeed "Lupin, Remus" He stepped up the three stairs sat on the chair and while Professor McGonagall was putting the hat on his head he was constantly looking at Sirius and Johanna who looked at him hoping he would come to them. "Don't worry young boy, you won't be in Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw. For you it's GRYFFINDOR!" Remus stood up and saw Sirius and Johanna cheering then he really realized which house he was sorted into. "Oswald, Helena." Got a Hufflepuff and "Oswald, Larry" got a Gryffindor. "Pettigrew, Peter" whom Sirius recognized as the boy who fell on him in the train got a Gryffindor as well. "Phillips, Patricia." "Patricia go." James said and gave her a little nog. Then she realized she had been called. So she went up. "Okay, let me see. I can see some characteristics of a Black but also of the Phillips. I think you would be best in GRYFFINDOR!"

"Potter, James." James really got nervous. He was the last of the group to be sorted. What if he wouldn't get into Gryffindor? Would he and his friends be parted just by the rivalry of the houses? "Oh a Potter. And an heir of the noble Godric Gryffindor himself. It is obvious in which house you should go SYLTHERIN! No I'm just making a little joke of course you come into GRYFFINDOR and nowhere else!" For a moment James sat frozen on the chair, but when the hat said Gryffindor he was feeling even more relieved. He didn't know he was the heir of Godric Gryffindor. If he would have known earlier he would've known in which house he would have been sorted into. Why hadn't his parents told him? Was there something bad about being the heir of Godric Gryffindor. While he was thinking about why his parents never told him about Godric Gryffindor he missed all names. "Hey James look at that guy there!" Sirius said pointing at a Black haired boy standing right in front of them still waiting to be sorted.

"Snape, Severus!" When Professor McGonagall said that name the boy Sirius just had pointed at went to the chair and sat down. The hat had nearly reached his head when it already shouted "SLYTHERIN!" "I knew it! He looks like a Slytherin. So filthy and slimy ... if he would have blond hair you could think he was a brother of that Malfoy git." Sirius said and James nodded laughing. Then an old man stood up from his place. "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. Before we start our wonderful feast I have to say some things. At first I want to tell everyone to stay away from the forbidden forest. And now something new for all of you. During the summer holidays a new tree got planted and I beg you not to get close to it if you don't want to die. The 'whomping willow' will beat everyone who gets too close to her, so don't try."

"That's Dumbledore, the headmaster!" Remus said astonished. "Remus we know who Dumbledore is." Patricia said. "This school is crazy. Why do they plant a tree that could kill us?" Johanna asked a bit irritated from Dumbldores' speech. "Well, there has to be something, they obviously don't want anyone to get near it, so who or what would be better for a hiding place for something important than a tree that'll kill you if you get near it." Sirius said. "Wow, that was fast thinking Sirius. Didn't expect you being that fast." Patricia said grinning. "Ha ha ha, very funny Pat, really." Then the food appeared out of nowhere and everyone began to eat. The food was delicious and all ate as much as they could. Then Frank Longbottom brought the first years up to the Gryffindor Tower.

"Okay now I'm telling you the password. You have to remember it for the whole school year, except we change it. Without the password the Portrait won't open and you won't get into the Gryffindor common room. The password is: Augustus Divinus." The portrait swung open and the first years entered the common room. None of the older students where in it at that time. "Okay, the bedrooms of the boys are upstairs and downstairs on the right side. The bedrooms of the girls are upstairs and downstairs on the left side. You things are already brought into your new rooms. After Frank finished Sirius and James ran upstairs looking for their room. When they found it they saw that there were only 2 other beds taken. One was free. The two other beds were for Remus and that Pettigrew guy. In Patricia's room there was only one other bed taken. It was Johanna's bed. Both agreed in the thought that there would be some first years in their room next year. The girls didn't talk for a long time, for they were really tired and went to bed early. The same was in all the other rooms. No one knew if it was the long train travel or if it was a sleeping charm setup by the teachers so they would be awake early the next morning. I the morning both were woke up by the screaming of girls "What the hell is going on?" Patricia asked walking out of the room. Then she saw a few girls standing on chairs.

"T-There are rats every where." A second year said afraid. "Oh I didn't realize. So what's the problem with the rats?" "They're biting everyone!" "Well they don't bite me and Johanna and several others, so they don't bite everyone." Patricia said. "Nope. They just bite the girls that put on make-up." Sirius said smirking. Patricia had to laugh. Who else could have such an idea except of Sirius. "Sirius, put them away or you will have trouble on your first school day here." Patricia said laughing. "Oh come on! Let me have some fun!" Sirius begged but Patricia looked at him in a way that made him vanish the rats.

"I know you would prank someone sooner or later this year, but I didn't think you would do it this soon and to some of our own house." Patricia said looking seriously at Sirius. Then all went down to the great hall and ate their breakfast. In the first two lessons they had Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall. It was quite amusing for they tried to turn their writing feathers into pens like Muggles used them to write with ink. Patricia was the first one to manage changing her feather the next were Remus, Sirius and James all three at the same time. Then Severus Snape who already seemed to be the smartest Slytherin. Johanna got it about 10 minutes after Snape. "Well okay for Miss Phillips was the first one to manage this charm ... 10 Points for Gryffindor. 5 Points for Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, Mr. Lupin and Mr. Snape for managing it shortly after Miss Phillips." Professor McGonagall said. When Lucius and McNare heard that Gryffindor won so many points, because some of the first years were so smart, he planned on getting them into trouble, so that Gryffindor would lose points. " I bet those little smart Gryffindors wouldn't dare to brake rules and go into the forbidden forest McNare. What do you think?" Lucius asked looking at Sirius and James. "You bet we would! We just have better things to do." James said. He and Sirius went away.

James still had the thought in his mind. Why not go into the forest and show this Slytherin git he wasn't a chicken?. "Sirius, what do you think? Should we go into the forest tonight?" "I don't know. I mean it would be very cool, but don't you think that Malfoy git just told us to send a teacher near the forest tonight so the teacher would catch us and Gryffindor would lose our points again?" Sirius had a point. Of course that had been Malfoys intention. The tension between Malfoy's gang and The Marauders reached the momentarily highest point one day before the Christmas holidays. "Hey Black, do you dare going home in the holidays?" Malfoy asked Siriurs when he catched up with the Marauders, his gang following him. " I bet your parents won't take you back for the holidays." Bellatrix said which caused all of the Slytherin gang to laugh. "Bella, Bella, Bella. Even if they would take me, I wouldn't want to go back there! It's odd enough I have to go back there for the summer holidays." Sirius said. "You know Sirius, I perfectly understand your mother. If you would be my son … I would beat you a thousand times a day, just for being alive. You hang around with Mudbloods like that Pettigrew guy. And you are a Gryffindor. Oh my god I would rather kill myself than having such a son!" Patricia and Remus had difficulties to hold Sirius and James back for both of them wanted to beat the crap out those arrogant Slytherins. "You know Narzissa, I have no family except for the Phillips. They are what I could call family, because they share my opinion of a wonderful world." Sirius said glancing at Narzissa and Bellatrix.

Then the Marauders sat on the Gryffindor table for their last meal in the great hall for the year. "Well, I guess you guys go all home don't you?" Sirius asked. "I'm going to my aunt in Italy, she wanted me to visit her what about you James?" "Me? Well I'm going back to my parents and my sister." "And I'm going to Rumania with my Parents." Remus added. Then all looked at Patricia. "What's the matter?" she asked confused. "Pat you didn't listen to us did you?" James asked. Patricia nodded no. "I'm too focused on the food to turn up. I'm starving!" she said hungrily. Then the food appeared and Patricia immediately grabbed some rice and chicken and began to eat. "So what was the question?" she asked with a full mouth as the others stared at her. "We asked, where you are going in the holidays." Remus said. "I'm going to Aunt Molly with mom and Dad. We would take you with us Sirius, but you know, that their house is too small for all of us." Patricia said when Sirius looked hopefully at her. "So I'll really have to stay here, all alone." "No." James interrupted Sirius. "No what?" "No you won't be alone here, because you won't stay here, you'll come with us. Mom will be pleased to meet one of my friends." James said. Sirius looked at him like he was crazy.

"James, I can't come with you, what about the problems your family will have with me. I mean they aren't prepared to have me at your home over Christmas." James grinned. "You know what Sirius? I already asked mom a week ago. When I realized you would be all alone here with none of us to accompany you. She already said yes. So you have no other choice." Remus and Patricia started to laugh that was just how James was. He had kind of a foresight gene that helped him get everything fixed before it was actually talked about. If something popped into his mind he already did everything that it would turn our good, even if the others didn't know about it yet. The last dinner soon ended and all went to the common room. "So James … what are we going to do in the holidays at your place?" Sirius asked. "Well … I think my little sister wants to know all about Hogwarts, because she is coming next year. So this will take a bit of time. Then we could plan some pranks …" James said looking dreamy around. He seemed to see all the fun right before his inner eye. Then the boys went to their dormitory and fell asleep.