Disclamer: wow! I'm actually remembering to do this. Anything you recognized belongs to J.K. Rowling. The rest is mine, Mine, all MINE mwahahahahahahahaha. (I apologize for the temporary insanity. I'll try not to let it happen in the future.)
I'm giving you a nice long chapter, but it might be the last for a while. High School is a pain in the back! It's not even that I have so much homework or anything. It's just that My high school has three floors and I have no class on the same floor as the one before it so I have to run up and down at least 20 flights of stairs a day, so when I get home I'm exhausted! Sorry enough boring you with my sad life.
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Anyways, To the story...
Before they new it, the train was screeching to a halt. They nervously disembarked not sure where to go or what to do when they heard a booming voice shout, "firs' years this way."
Alex turned around and stared at the huge man holding a lantern. He must have been at least twice the size of anyone she had ever seen before. He had a bushy brown beard and was wearing a large moleskin coat.
"All right. Everyone follow me." He led them down steep path toward the lake. The short walk consisted of much stumbling and squeaking, but finally they reached the water's edge. "Into the boats everyone, no more then four to a boat."
At the mention of boats, Alex noticed a look of horror cross Sarina's face. "Boats, boats, why does it have to be boats?" Sarina stuttered.
"Aw come on, you'll be fine," Lily said reassuringly.
Lily and Alex dragged a pale Sarina into a boat and were joined by a haughty looking girl with cruel eyes and long blond hair. Lily looked nervously at the newcomer and then at Alex and Sarina. She realized that they weren't going to say anything and that if they were to speak the whole trip, she would have to speak first.
"I'm Lily, and this is Sarina, and this is Alex," as she said this she motioned to the other two girls in turn.
"Do I look like I care?" The blond girl sneered.
Lily opened her mouth to deliver a cutting reply when they heard Hagrid shout, "all right, you'll get you're first view of Hogwarts in a couple o' seconds." Immediately silence fell. Every child, male or female, muggle born, pureblood, or otherwise craned their necks looking in the direction Hagrid had gestured. (A.N. I know the first saw Hogwarts when they were walking but I like to think of the whole journey as by boat.) "Now don't hurt yourselves, you can't see it yet, wait 'till we go around this turn." As they rounded the corner all eyes stared at the huge castle that loomed before them. Alex was in a state of shock. This old fashion castle was nothing like what she had imagined. Lily's mouth hung open slightly and she seemed like she was in a trance. Sarina was practically falling out of the boat and didn't seem to notice. Alex did note that her face was still tinted green. Even the dark haired girl who was doing her best to seem unimpressed couldn't take her eyes away from the enchanting castle that loomed before them.
The boats docked and the children scrambled out of them. Sarina literally stepped on people in her haste to get out of the boat. They followed Hagrid up the hill to the castle. He stopped in front of a large wooden door and knocked thee times. Slowly the door opened. A tall witch stern looking in an deep green robe with square glasses. Her black hair was pulled up onto a no nonsense bun. This was clearly not a teacher to mess with. "Thank you Hagrid, I'll take them from here." She led the first years down a long hall into a large room. "Welcome to Hogwarts. I am professor McGonagall, the transfiguration teacher. In a few moments time you will follow me to the Great Hall at which point you will be sorted into your house. There are four houses here at Hogwarts. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. While you are here your house will be like your family. Your achievements will earn your house points. Any misbehavior and you will lose points. At the end of the year the house with the most points wins the house cup. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as best you can. The sorting will begin momentarily." With those comforting words she left. No one made a sound. Alex saw anxiousness, nervousness, and even plain fear on some of the other first years faces.
It seemed like hours passed before Professor McGonagall returned. With out a word they first years formed a line and followed her. As they entered the great hall, all eyes were on them. Some of them looked about to faint. A short plump boy that had rather mouseish features looked like he was about to throw up. Others however, especially a rather tall boy with extremely ruffled looking hair, seemed to flourish under the attention.
All of a sudden the attention shifted. It was focused on a very old hat on a stool, that Alex hadn't previously noticed. She wondered what it was there for. Before she had much time to think on it a small rip on the brim opened and it began to sing...
Oh you may not think I'm clever,But don't judge on what you see,
For I assure you'll never meet,
Another hat like me.
A thousand years ago it was,
When Hogwarts had begun,
Did Gryffindor devise a plan
For the founders wisdom to be sung.
He took me off his noble head,
And cut around the brim,
A tear, a mouth so I could sing,
At my every whim.
Four proud house form this school,
Each of it's own contriving,
To be the ones to lead the school,
They always have been striving.
For each with it's own elements,
That show their special traits,
Each prizes there own feelings,
And each is very great.
Gryffindor prized courage,
Above all of the rest,
For those whose bravery was grand,
He thought to be the best.
Slytherin preferred sharp wit,
And those who were quite shrewd,
The ones who would use any means,
Even if they were quite crude.
Ravenclaw liked those of brains,
She thought they were the brightest,
They could notice most anything,
Although it could be the slightest.
Hufflepuff however chose,
Those who were just and faithful,
She liked those who would always work,
And never were they wasteful.
No matter where I sort you,
I wish you the best of luck,
No matter if your scared or tired,
I certainly won't get stuck.
And so you see just pop me on
It won't take long,
For I'm the Hogwarts sorting hat,
I've never yet been wrong.
Written by
20Chitose05, edited and added to by me
When it finished the hall burst into a thunderous applause. "When I call your name you will come forward and place the hat on your head. Black, Narcissa."
The nasty girl came forward. So that's her name. Well what ever house she's in I don't want to be in it.
The hat rested on her head for a few seconds and then shouted "Slytherin." The table on the far left broke into applause.
"Black, Sirus." a tall boy with long black hair was sorted into Gryffindor. Bones, Amelia became the first Hufflepuff, quickly followed Boyle, Robert who became a Ravenclaw. There were a few c's and d's and then...
"Evan's Lily." Lily walk cautiously toward the hat. Gingerly she placed it on her head. It stayed there a while before shouting "Gryffindor." As Lily walked to the applauding table Alex noticed she looked visibly relived.
Finnigan, Sara became a Ravenclaw and Alex allowed her attention to wander. She was brought back to reality when Sarina gave her a sharp jab as McGonagall called Harrisson, Emma got sorted into Ravenclaw. Before she had time to register what was going on she heard professor McGonagall say, "Johnson, Alexandria" She nervously walked to the stool and gingerly put the hat on her head. For a moment she waited, wondering what was going to happen. "Hmmm... what have we here, ah yes. Quite intelligent but Ravenclaw doesn't seem the place for you no... Cunning yes... and a mice amount of ambition... Slytherin looks like the place for you..." Not Slytherin, Alex thought quickly remembering the Haughty girl in the boat. I don't want to be anywhere near her er I mean... I never want to be like them "Are you sure, Slytherin really would be the best place for you. Do you really want to let one chance encounter change your life?" Yes! I DON'T want to be in Slytherin. I'm posotive. "Well I suppose then, looks like you belong in GRYFFINDOR"
Alex breathed a sigh of relief and went to sit next to Lily. She watched the remainder of the sorting only half paying attention. She was still thinking about what the hat had said. It seemed to know more then it told her. Oh well, that's something to leave to ponder on a rainy day.
She refocused on the sorting in time to hear Malfoy, Lucius was sorted the hat barely touched his head when it cried out "Slytherin".
After about "M" as each name was called Sarina grew progressively paler. By the time Snape, Severus became a Slytherin she looked about ready to faint.
"Summers, Sarina." Slowly she walked over to the stool, and gingerly put the hat on. The second it shouted Gryffindor, she snatched it off her head and ran over to the Gryffindor table.
After Zola, Rebecca was sorted into Ravenclaw Dumbledore stood up. Silence fell once more and every one turned toward the headmaster expectantly.
"Before you eat I have a few words I would like to share with you." His words were met by several groans from students expecting a speech. "Flibbertigibbet, smorgasbord, meatloaf." It took a moment for students to realize he was done speaking. Then they noticed the golden platters had filled themselves with food.
The Great Hall filled with noise as people banged silverware against plates or talked with mouths full of food. Alex stared at the huge amounts of food in front of her. It was the most that she had ever seen anywhere, and she noted the best looking to. She loaded her plate with some of everything within arms length. After some time when everyone had was good deal fuller (A.N. is that a word?), the food magically disappeared and dessert appeared. Sarina watched in shock as Alex proceeded to eat as much of every dessert as she could get her hands on.
"How do you eat all that? You just had a huge dinner, you can't possibly still be hungry."
"See it's like this," Alex replied, "you know how people always say it all get mixed together in your stomach? Well they're wrong. You're stomach is divided into compartments for each food. Now some compartments are bigger than others so you can eat more of that food. I just filled almost all of my dinner compartments but I still have plenty of room left for dessert."
"I did not just follow that but sure!" Lily said through a mouthful of cake.
"It all has to do with my theory of everything," Alex started.
"Stop right there," Sarina ordered, "i know from experience theories take forever tp explain. A theory of everything would doubtlessly take even longer. I'll just agree with you. No need to make me fall asleep at the table."
"Oh well gee that's sure nice-" Alex's reply was cut off when a hush fell once again over the great hall. Dumbledore was standing again. He gave a short speech on behalf of the caretaker, Argus Filch, telling them not to go into the Forbidden Forest, hmm I wonder why its called forbidden, and noting a couple of other things about Hogwarts. Alex was feeling very tired and only half listened. Then a boy with red hair led, named Arnold, or Arthur, or something led them up to the Gryffindor tower. He said he was a prefect and then he explained that some staircases moved or had trick steps and to be careful. He came to a stop in front of a portrait of a very large women in a pink dress.
"The password," the prefect said, "is phoenix feather" when he said this, the portrait swung forward revealing a small whole in the wall. They clambered into the common room and looked around. There was a crackling fire surrounded by an array of couches, chairs, and tables. Off of the common room were two doors. "Boys in the right, Girls on the left," the prefect announced. "All of your belongings are already in your rooms."
Sarina, Lily, and Alex trudged up the stairs to their dormitory. Alex took a second to notice there were more then three beds in the room but she was too tired to stay up and find out who they were. She climbed into her large canopy bed and closed the hangings. She was asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.
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