They sat at their house tables ready for the beginning term feast.
Lily was starving. She looked around to find the first years, hoping that
the sorting ceremony would start soon so she could eat sooner. All she
could find was the sorting hat sitting on a stool. Lily had never known it
to be the true black it once was. She always remembered it being the faded
tattered hat the sat before them. She looked up at the ceiling trying to
forget her hunger once more. Thin wisps of cloud hung in front of the
stars. The moon was a beautiful slender crescent the shed its light through
the cloud, making the sky the silver pool she gazed upon. She looked a
Brooke who sat beside her and then at Kaitlin and Lizbeth across the table
and then the Marauders who sat beside them. Kaitlin was talking to Sirius
and Remus. Lily smiled at them. "I'm hungry," she announced to Brooke.
"You always are," Brooke laughed.
It was true. Lily was always announcing her hunger to her friends. Before she came to Hogwarts her friends from elementary school asked her why her mum never packed her a lunch. She always managed to finish her lunch before they had sat down and then sometimes she would still be hungry.
"I hope the ceremony starts soon."
At that the door to the Great Hall opened and a bunch of shy quite 11 year old walked through looking down at the floor. Lily saw a boy who looked very familiar to her. She had seen this boy before with his messy blonde hair and crooked teeth. He was known to her as a goofball kid always laughing and never serious. He was though at that moment the only first year with his head up looking at the older students. He had in fact been very serious at that moment. She wondered which house Billy Comer would be in.
She watched the frightened kids sit the hat upon their heads in fear. Jenny Blat had become a Hufflepuff and then Blake Bradley had become a Slytherin. "Simon Canterbury" Professor McGonagall called stiffly.
"Ravenclaw!" the hat shouted.
"I remember how terrified I was of my sorting ceremony," Brooke wispered.
Lily remembered too. She hadn't the slightest idea of what went on in a sorting ceremony. She remembered the boys behind her talking about fighting with a Dragon! She tried not to listen to them and all of the creatures they were going to fight. She could still see the older students gazing at her and the other first years as she walked through the hall. She could hear them cheering for the students after they were sorted. She wondered why her last name had to be Evans, thanks to alphabetical order she would be one of the first to be sorted. She walked quickly toward the hat when her name was called, nervously glancing back at the students. She sat on the stool and winced when McGonagall placed the hat upon her head. She recalled what the hat had said to her. He hummed deep in thought. "You've have a great mind and a brave heart. Your loyalty is strong," He hummed once more, "Well, lets see. You will fit right in any house but far better in Ravenclaw or Gryfindor," He was silent.
Lily felt as though she had sat up there far longer than anyone else had. She remembered the sounds of the Gryfindors cheering as she proudly walked to the Gryfindor table.
The thoughts of her sorting ceremony faded when she heard the name she had been eager to hear. "William Comer," McGonagall spoke.
The boy walked up with courage, not showing his fear which Lily admired. He sat on the stool and the hat was placed on his head. Lily was excited to hear that William had become a fellow Gryfindor. She joined the other students in applauding for him.
He took his seat at the front of the table as Lily leaned over to wave to him. He looked at her in confusion and then smiled.
"Do you know him?" Lizbeth asked.
"Yeah, I baby-sit him during the summer," She replied.
They continued to watch the ceremony until finally Arthur Yules was sorted into Hufflepuff. "Good, I'm staving," Lily pointed out once more.
Kaitlin laughed. Lizbeth shook her head. The food appeared on the table and lily reached for it. They began to eat, and soon the realized their exhaustion from the long journey to school. Dessert came but only Lily served herself the pumpkin pie. "I can't believe your still going to eat more," it was Sirius who stared at her in amazement. She took a bit shrugged her shoulders and said, "I'm hungry."
She took another bit and looked up. They were all watching her every move. She blushed, "Hi," she said.
She finished her pie with a "Wow," from Remus and "Where do you put it all?" from Sirius.
Lizbeth, Kaitlin and Brooke all smiled when they saw she was done. A bit later the food vanished from their plates and Dumbledoor spoke. "Now, before you head for your dormitories, I'd like to tell the first years and some of you who may have forgotten, that we call the Forbidden Forest the Forbidden Forest because it's forbidden, hence the name. He smiled and make sure to find a prefect for the password to your common rooms."
Lily's eyes widened, she had forgot to ask the 6th year prefects for their password. She looked to each of her friends and then she saw Remus. She sighed with relief, "Remus do you know the password?" She asked.
"Oh it's Nugae Omerta," Remus said.
The Gryfindors began to leave for their dormitories with the other students. Lily was glad she didn't have to lead the first years to the Portrait of the Fat Lady. Instead she stayed behind the first years and listened to the kid's amazement toward the moving stairs and pictures along the wall. She and her friends climb through the portrait hole into the common room. The girls say good night to everyone in the common room and found their way to their room. Lily found Micha curled up onto her bed. Her trunk placed at the foot of the bed. She got ready for bed, slid under the covers as Micha found her way to the foot of her bed.
Thanks for reading! Please review my story! I really would like to hear from you! I realize I'm not getting to the plot yet, but I promise it'll come soon enough! ~ Michamuchkin
"You always are," Brooke laughed.
It was true. Lily was always announcing her hunger to her friends. Before she came to Hogwarts her friends from elementary school asked her why her mum never packed her a lunch. She always managed to finish her lunch before they had sat down and then sometimes she would still be hungry.
"I hope the ceremony starts soon."
At that the door to the Great Hall opened and a bunch of shy quite 11 year old walked through looking down at the floor. Lily saw a boy who looked very familiar to her. She had seen this boy before with his messy blonde hair and crooked teeth. He was known to her as a goofball kid always laughing and never serious. He was though at that moment the only first year with his head up looking at the older students. He had in fact been very serious at that moment. She wondered which house Billy Comer would be in.
She watched the frightened kids sit the hat upon their heads in fear. Jenny Blat had become a Hufflepuff and then Blake Bradley had become a Slytherin. "Simon Canterbury" Professor McGonagall called stiffly.
"Ravenclaw!" the hat shouted.
"I remember how terrified I was of my sorting ceremony," Brooke wispered.
Lily remembered too. She hadn't the slightest idea of what went on in a sorting ceremony. She remembered the boys behind her talking about fighting with a Dragon! She tried not to listen to them and all of the creatures they were going to fight. She could still see the older students gazing at her and the other first years as she walked through the hall. She could hear them cheering for the students after they were sorted. She wondered why her last name had to be Evans, thanks to alphabetical order she would be one of the first to be sorted. She walked quickly toward the hat when her name was called, nervously glancing back at the students. She sat on the stool and winced when McGonagall placed the hat upon her head. She recalled what the hat had said to her. He hummed deep in thought. "You've have a great mind and a brave heart. Your loyalty is strong," He hummed once more, "Well, lets see. You will fit right in any house but far better in Ravenclaw or Gryfindor," He was silent.
Lily felt as though she had sat up there far longer than anyone else had. She remembered the sounds of the Gryfindors cheering as she proudly walked to the Gryfindor table.
The thoughts of her sorting ceremony faded when she heard the name she had been eager to hear. "William Comer," McGonagall spoke.
The boy walked up with courage, not showing his fear which Lily admired. He sat on the stool and the hat was placed on his head. Lily was excited to hear that William had become a fellow Gryfindor. She joined the other students in applauding for him.
He took his seat at the front of the table as Lily leaned over to wave to him. He looked at her in confusion and then smiled.
"Do you know him?" Lizbeth asked.
"Yeah, I baby-sit him during the summer," She replied.
They continued to watch the ceremony until finally Arthur Yules was sorted into Hufflepuff. "Good, I'm staving," Lily pointed out once more.
Kaitlin laughed. Lizbeth shook her head. The food appeared on the table and lily reached for it. They began to eat, and soon the realized their exhaustion from the long journey to school. Dessert came but only Lily served herself the pumpkin pie. "I can't believe your still going to eat more," it was Sirius who stared at her in amazement. She took a bit shrugged her shoulders and said, "I'm hungry."
She took another bit and looked up. They were all watching her every move. She blushed, "Hi," she said.
She finished her pie with a "Wow," from Remus and "Where do you put it all?" from Sirius.
Lizbeth, Kaitlin and Brooke all smiled when they saw she was done. A bit later the food vanished from their plates and Dumbledoor spoke. "Now, before you head for your dormitories, I'd like to tell the first years and some of you who may have forgotten, that we call the Forbidden Forest the Forbidden Forest because it's forbidden, hence the name. He smiled and make sure to find a prefect for the password to your common rooms."
Lily's eyes widened, she had forgot to ask the 6th year prefects for their password. She looked to each of her friends and then she saw Remus. She sighed with relief, "Remus do you know the password?" She asked.
"Oh it's Nugae Omerta," Remus said.
The Gryfindors began to leave for their dormitories with the other students. Lily was glad she didn't have to lead the first years to the Portrait of the Fat Lady. Instead she stayed behind the first years and listened to the kid's amazement toward the moving stairs and pictures along the wall. She and her friends climb through the portrait hole into the common room. The girls say good night to everyone in the common room and found their way to their room. Lily found Micha curled up onto her bed. Her trunk placed at the foot of the bed. She got ready for bed, slid under the covers as Micha found her way to the foot of her bed.
Thanks for reading! Please review my story! I really would like to hear from you! I realize I'm not getting to the plot yet, but I promise it'll come soon enough! ~ Michamuchkin