Title: Days of My Innocence
By: Firehotchica0731 and Petpeeves (Rin 136)
Summary: At this moment I was wondering she made this huge of a deal with saying the frog might be important in the future. Had she really know what was going to happen in my third year with Sirius Black and the rat? I sure didn't
Quote of the day: The only enemy is pain. What you do with it is your choice but without it your much better off to succeed in life.(This is really what I thought but after having to type this chapter up twice the first time it being absolutely perfect I come to realize my computer closed the window and I don't have a copy of it ;/.)
Special thanks goes to my one and only co-author Rin136 newly named at Petpeeves for the best friend a girl could have. Putting up with me after my computer lost our chapter and pushing me to update my stories. This chapter was almost longer than my other three stories combined.
Chapter 5: Sorting Hat
It was close to dinner time when we arrived. I was surprised to see Hagrid already here. He wasn't even on the train with us. Nerime turned invisible as soon as the train stopped. All of us first years had to follow Hagrid in rowboats to the school. 'irst years this way!" we heard from a familiar voice it was Hagrid. "Into the boats you three off we go Hogwarts is one of the oldest schools in all of England he began to talk. After what seemed like an hour passed we arrived at what looked to be a huge set of stairs. We all departed from the boats and said our goodbyes to Hagrid and that we would see him around school. (Thank god this was the only time I would have to hear Hagrids history lesson on the grounds of Hogwarts, also my last time and only time I would have to ride in those crammed up boats to enter the castle.)
After walking up the stairs and waiting like Hagrid had told us to do upon our arrival all the students started talking to each other. A tall sort of blond haired boy walked up to me. So what do we have here? Was it Harry Potter Inc or a Harry Potter Fan club? I hope you didn't come to Hogwarts to rub our noises into the fact that you are my popular than any of us. Oh, no it is none other then the world's boy who must not be named the World's Famous Harry Potter it is isn't it? I'm Draco Malfoy and you would do best to not hang around those sort of people especially people with red hair you must be a Weasly especially them. That's were I can help you out. I can see to myself who is the right people to hang out with. (How was I too really know that he was going to end up being the one picking on me most of my life at school. That he would be the one to tease and make fun of my parents from dying when they did.)
"Has anyone seen a toad a boy named Neville has lost one?" Said Hermione From around the corner came a lady wearing all black like me with a witches hat carrying a scroll upon it was a list of names for the sorting ceremony. I was guessing that this is the woman Hagrid was telling us about in the boats. She was getting closer as she did everyone begun to be quiet. When she got there she was holding something sort of green and slimy in her hands. "Did anyone happen to loose a toad on the train?" she asked knowing the answer to the question herself. I'm Neville Longbottom the toad your holding is mine I thank you for finding it has been in my family for generation up generations his name is Trevor "I would advise you to keep track of your belongings Mr. Longbottom for in the near future that toad of yours might change the history of Hogwarts." said the Professor. (At this moment I was wondering she made this huge of a deal with saying the frog might be important in the future. Had she really know what was going to happen in my third year with Sirius Black and the rat? I sure didn't) Professor McGonagall then told everyone that in a minute when she would return for us and take us into a huge room known as the Great Hall where we would stay in line until our names were called then sit on a stool and have a hat placed on us telling us which house we would be in for the eternity of our career long life at Hogwarts.
When she returned on the way to the great hall there was an Announcement board showing upcoming events taking place at the school. On the board were some of the following announcements….. ATTENTION all 3rd years and up interested in playing Quiditch for your house team? If so Tryouts will begin next week a schedule will be posted with times for the different teams to use the field. Are you new at Hogwarts wondering when you get to learn how to fly? Madam Hooch will be teaching all the first years to fly at various scheduled times. Check with your professor of your house if you would like to find out when you will be learning. (There is something wrong with this picture attention all 3rd years and up I'm not a third year and I made the house team on my first year it must have been because I tried to save Neville's remembral from the one and only evil Malfoy. Maybe this was the problem why Gryffindor didn't have a seeker to begin with.)
"Quickly now to the Great Hall you can all stop by and read the announcement board on the way back to your houses." Professor Mc. Gonagall rushed everyone along. Your Headmaster would like a quick word with all before you are sorted.
"Hi would like to welcome you all to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am your headmaster Albus Dumbledore. First years are you ready to be sorted? First Professor McGonagall will call out your name you will then walk up and sit on the stool she will place the hat on top of your head and the hat will sort you into one these four houses Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. After the sorting ceremony takes place you will join you fellow house mates at the table into which you have been sorted. Each table has the symbol and name of the house in which you have been sorted the students at the table will then welcome you to their house. Under no circumstances will there be changing of houses once you have been sorted this would only tend to make the sorting hat mad and it a ritualistic ceremony her works really hard on his songs. (Would Dumbledore have had such a hard time placing me into the right house? After my first year I really didn't know what sort of stuff to expect definitely not having to fight off a basilisk and forks bringing me a sword from the sorting hat. Maybe the hat was correct no one know what trial I faced waiting to be sorted into my house. Why would he want to repeat everything that Professor McGonagall said to us in the hallway before it started? What do they happen to think that we are now forgetful in our young age?) Sorting hat are you ready to start your sorting hat song? The song was like this 'while the hat started to sing professor McGonagall got the microphone ready to call out the names.
(I know this interrupting keeps getting on your nerves why not just have a normal story going on…. Every year the sorting hat has to have its own song the first year it began something like this...
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald (What this doesn't work were young and had heads with hair on them)
Or young with scabby knees, (Unless I plan on falling a lot this won't happen..,
Our heads could do with filling (I already know stuff what else is left to learn?)
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air, (Hello I do know stuff like how to blow up my aunt!)
Dead flies and bits of fluff, (I don't exactly know how they entered but soon they will come out!)
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot, (Forgot I've never been here what is there to forget?)
Just do your best, we'll do the rest
And learn until our brains are rot." (We can't practice over the summer so what is the point our brains will turn into mush.)
Why not just keep the song the same every year the hat always seems to change it. I never really understood the first one…
"Grandpa, tell us what house you finally got into. What were some of the evil ways that Voldomort tried to destroy you life? How did you defeat the all and powerful Lord Voldomort?" A little girl said to him. Let your grandpa finish telling you the story now enough with the questions
The song continues:
In times of old when I was new (Yea like 4 years ago)
And Hogwarts barely started
The founders of our noble school
Thought never to be parted:
United by a common goal,
They had to selfsame yearning,
To make the world's best magic school
And to pass along their learning.
"Together we will build and teach!"
The four good friends decided
And never did they dream that they
Might someday be divided,
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was a second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fail?
Why, I was there and so can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestry is purest?"
Said Ravenclaw "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name,"
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,
And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light,
For each of the four founders had
A house in which they might
Take only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning, just like him,
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor,
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest,
And taught them all she knew,
Thus the Houses and their founders
Retained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
For several happy years,
But then discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The house that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school,
Now turned upon each other and,
Divided sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And d the clash of friend on friend
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted
And never since the founders four
Where whittled down to three
Have the houses been united
As they once were meant to be
And now the sorting hat is here
And you all know the score:
I sort you into houses
Because that is what I'm for,
But this year I'll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Thought condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether sorting
May not bring the end I fear
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
The warning history shows,
For our Hogwarts is in danger
For external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we'll crumble from within
I have told you. I have warned you….
Lets the Sorting now begin
(This ceremony is one I'll always remember. Looking back to this day, I really must have been the only one the hat really doubted which house I was supposed to be in. Seeing that to my astonishment a challenge would take place in my second year. I would actually have to face off with none other than TOM MARVALA RIDDLE who was really Lord Voldomort. This was one of the ways he tried to destroy me…)
"ABBOT, SUSAN" a short blond haired girl walked up past the headmaster and sat on the stool. Professor McGonagall then placed the hat onto her head the hat announced "HUFFLEPUFF" everyone from the house stood up and clapped and welcomed Susan with open arms.
"BOUQT, TEDRA" as her name was called she quickly ran up to the stool and grabbed the hat from Professor
McGonagall and placed it on top of her head. Hmm…. Thought the sorting hat no one has ever been so eager to get sorted before okay lets get this over with "RAVENCLAW" the hat announced to everyone
"COOkARY, GREG was placed in Slytherin. (Who know this boy could have been me thank you sorting hat that you didn't put me in Slytherin.) A couple other girls were both sorted into Hufflepuff. Hermione and Ron Wesley were sorted into Gryffindor and my biggest enemy Malfoy was sorted into Slytherin
"MR. HARRY POTTER" when my name was called the whole Great Hall went into what I thought was silence mode. The only thing that could be heard was the sound my old worn tennis shoes made hitting the ground as I walked up to the stool and plopped down. Hmm… now where to put you… Why not Slytherin? You get be great it is all here in your head but no not Slytherin….. So why not let it is ………….. (If he had put me in Slytherin it would have been like repacking me into my narrow suitcase and mailing me via Dursley express. Who knows my schooling could have been over who would know until the house was announced.
A/N: Hey all I think I did really good on this chapter considering the major crisis that happened earlier this evening. Guess what PetPeeves I'm finally finished with chapter 5! It has 2,407 words yeah I think it is longer than yours you get the next chapter. So how did I do? Please Review!
Quote of the night: All things come to those who wait but not too long!