Here is yet again another chapter. Like I have said before, I really like writing this story! Too bad, it could never be published…(Sigh) I think it would make a good edition if I could REALLY invest enough time to write a novel. Ah, what a nice dream, don't you think?
Chapter 11 Gryffindor
Professor McGonagall said, "Black, Sirius!" and Remus felt his friend go ridge. For a moment Remus thought he was going to have to stab Sirius in the ribs to wake him up from his trance but slowly he made his way to the stool. With shaking hands Sirius put on the Sorting hat and sat down. A eternity seemed to pass before it called out, "GRYFFINDOR!" If Remus had been any closer, he would have been sure he saw tears of relief in Sirius' black eyes. The Gryffindor table clapped as he sat down. Sirius turned around and with a huge smile gave James and Remus a thumbs up. One down, two to go.
For the next few minutes Remus watched in silent curiosity as more first years students got Sorted. "Evans, Lily!" A pretty red headed girl walked up to the stool, and placed the Sorting hat on. "GRYFFINDOR!" Remus watched the girl named Lily smile and run over to the Gryffindor table with as much enthusiasm as Sirius had had.
Remus kept track in his mind; I,J,K…L.' It was the moment of truth.
"Lupin, Remus!" with clammy hands Remus made his way over to the Sorting hat,. nervously, almost tripping over his robes. Gingerly picking up the hat he sat down and plopped it on his head, shut his eyes and waited. 'Gryffindor, Gryffindor, Gryffindor…'
'Are you sure?' said a voice that echoed inside his head, 'I think with those brains Ravenclaw would be a better choice.'
'No! I want to be with my friends! Please, please, pick Gryffindor!'
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Remus was floating on air! Gryffindor! He ripped of the Sorting hat and ran over to where Sirius was sitting. The clapping and applause was muffled to his eyes, as all he could hear was Sirius congratulating him. He had made it! Both Remus and Sirius both looked at James and smiled widely. James didn't look too excited. 'Poor guy.'
"Pinchas, Anthony!" "RAVENCLAW!"
Professor McGonagall was all the way to the 'P's' now. It was almost James' turn. Remus noticed that James' looked as white as a ghost, under the dim light of the enchanted candles. Remus gave a silent prayer for his friend. It was all sure to work out in the end, right?
"Potter, James!"
Both Remus and Sirius held their breathe. It was the moment of truth. 'Gryffindor, Gryffindor..' Remus started to chant just like when he had been under the hat himself. After a minute of anticipation the Sorting hat yelled out, "GRYFFINDOR!" and Remus let out a small cry of relief. Siruis and Remus, roared, hooted and clapped, as James made his way over to the Gryffindor table. They were all Gryffindor! All his friends were going to be together.
Remus didn't take much more notice through the rest of the Sorting. He was to busy basking in the glory of having everything work out. His reflections were cut into as Professor McGonagall called out the name, "Pettigrew, Peter!"
A small plump boy waddled over to the stool and placed the hat on. Remus watched in wonder as nothing happened, for quite a long time. It seemed as if the Sorting Hat and boy were having a silent battle of wits. Even after awhile, Professor McGonagall gave the boy a odd look. About when it looked like the boy wasn't going to get put into a house, the hat called out, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Remus saw as the boy, seemed to throw the hat down in disgust and walked over to the Gryffindor table. Remus didn't like the look of him, 'He looks like a confusing character.' Professor McGonagall gave the boy another worried look and called out the next name.
"Sihu, Sebastian!"
A tall black boy made his way over to the hat. He put it on and, "HUFFLEPUFF!", he pulled the hat of with a 'YES!' And ran over to the Hufflepuff table. A boy that looked like his older brother gave him a high five. 'I guess siblings usually get placed in the same house.' Remus wondered momentarily if Sirius or James, had any siblings…Remus was going to have to ask them later.
"Snape, Severus!"
A thin oily boy came over to the Sorting hat and stuffed it on his head in a hurry. Before he even had time to sit on the stool, the hat shouted, "SLYTHERIN!" The boy gave the hat a twisted type of smile as he placed it back on the stool and walked over to the applauding Slytherin table.
There was only three more first years left to Sort. The girl that had been in front of Remus had a sickly look to her face. Remus thought she was bound to faint at any moment. He hoped she got into whatever house she wanted, the last thing she probably needed was to be put in a house like Slytherin. Maybe she'll be another Gryffindor. Silently, Remus hoped that was the case.
"Zudora, Selenia!"
The short girl with freckles timidly made her way to the Sorting hat. Picking it up hurriedly she placed it on her head and gripped her hands on the side of the stool. Remus watched, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Remus clapped as enthusiastically as when James had been Sorted in Gryffindor. Selenia, made her way a couple of chairs away from were Remus sat. Remus silently wondered if he would be able to talk to her, during the term. The Sorting was over. Remus looked over the table at the empty dishes, he could really go for a cold goblet of Pumpkin juice. Remus licked his lips in anticipations, when were they going to eat?
The man at the middle of the staff table got to his feet. Remus could only assume it was the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Remus realized it was his doing that made it possible for Remus to attend Hogwarts. Remus held the man in great esteem already and said 'Be quiet!', in a whisper to James and Sirius so he could hear what he was going to say.
"Welcome to Hogwarts! I hope you will all fill you heads with useful information, instead of cobwebs and that the pranks will be kept to a minimum, unless they are made in good taste. Now a word of advice, 'Never tickle a sleeping dragon!' or more of a sentence." with a bow to either side of the staff table he sat back down. Remus didn't know what to make of it. Everyone else seemed to think it was excellent advice and erupted into hoots and claps.
"Not quite all their upstairs is he?"
Remus just shrugged his shoulders. His father had told him genius can seem to look, 'unusual' to normal people. Maybe this was just a extreme case.
"He has to be brilliant if he's the Headmaster at Hogwarts." James offered.
Remus looked back down at the empty dishes and was surprised to see that it was empty no more. It was filled to the brim with delicious looking food. Beef, chicken, mashed potatoes, stews, corn, peas, puddings, pies, jell-o, biscuits and everything that his mum would have cooked him in a week was littered across the table in the once empty dishes. Sirius already had a mound of food on his plate. Remus grabbed for the fork in the roast beef and began to dig in.
"I knew as soon as I put on the Sorting hat I would be put in Gryffindor." Sirius confidently said, right before biting into a chicken leg. James nodded, as his mouth was too stuffed with pudding to make a reply. Remus didn't know what to say, should he admit that the Sorting Hat had almost put him in Ravenclaw? No, better just to say he had been confident too.
"Yeah, I knew the same thing." Remus took a sip of pumpkin juice, feeling the guilty wash down him, just like the juice. How many secrets did he plan to keep from his friends? Well, being a werewolf was kind of important…besides the Sorting hat was more like a little white lie and who didn't tell those?
"Hey Sirius did you see that red head? Lily, I think. She was hot."
"James, we're eleven years old. It's still a few more years till that part of your brain kicks in."
James rolled his eyes. "Like I'm going to take advice about this from you. I recall you had a muggle magazine called, 'Playboy'? Not that I'm judging or anything."
Remus was completely lost. What was 'Playboy'? He had a feeling it was better just not to ask.
"Don't worry guys we have a whole seven years, besides what about those pranks? I don't have to wait till I'm older to do that do I?"
"Right, Sirius. Anyway I think we have our hands full taking care of this 'green horn' we have on our hands" Both, Sirius and James turned to Remus with mischief written all over their faces.
It was going to be a interesting term indeed. 'More like seven years…'
OWARI
Ok, don't worry I am planning to introduce Peter soon. I just recall the books saying that Peter aligned himself with powerful people. People with influence, which James, Sirius and Remus don't have yet. Besides, who really likes him anyway? Next chapter more dinner and the talk with Dumbledore. Don't worry there is going to be action in this fanfic. I did warn you it was going to be like a novel, so no complains that it is drawn out! Novels aren't ten thousands words long. REVIEW! I need to feel the love!
PS If you haven't guessed I plan on making Selenia a main character. I know J.K.Rowling, never mentioned another girl other then Lily. I don't know, it seems boring to have only ONE girl character in this ENTIRE story! I mean, I can't be sexist can I? Anyway, she helped me get into how I'm going to get them to hate Snape…OH! I have said too much!