Author's note: Sorry it took so long to update, I only did it, because my cousin wouldn't leave me alone! Italics mean thoughts, and bold is for the sorting hat's talking!

Disclaimer: I do not own HP

Chapter four

The Sorting Hat

"Hi, sorry I caused such a commotion back there with your dad and that boy," Lily said coming to the back of the train, and sitting beside Jasmine.

"It's okay," Jasmine muttered.

"We can still be friends though, right? I mean like in secret," Lily said quickly.

"Sure!" Jasmine agreed.

"As long as my parents don't or better yet, never find out," Jasmine added in.

"Hi, my name's Remus Lupin, do you two mind if I sit back here?" asked a boy with brown hair.

"No, go ahead," Lily said, as Remus sat two seats up from the two chatting girls.

……………..With Sirius and James……………………….
In the seat in front of Lily and Jasmine, sat James Potter, all by himself, until someone came up, and sat beside him.

"Hey, aren't you James Potter?" asked the boy, who sat beside James.

"Yeah, and you're Sirius Black," James said, looking up at the boy, who had just sat beside him.

"Yep, that's me1!" Sirius smirked.

…………..At Hogwarts………………….

"EVERYBODY OFF!" screamed the engineer.

"Wow, that was a long trip!" James yawned, and stretched, when he got off the train.

"Yeah, I know," Sirius agreed.

"Four people per wagon, please!" boomed a giant, named Hagrid, so James and Sirius got on a vacant wagon, until two beautiful girls got on.

One being a red-head with bright, green eyes, and the other a raven-haired girl, with blue eyes, but James seemed to be attracted to the red-head, and couldn't take his eyes away from her.

"It's rude to stare," the girl stated to James, and he blushed, and looked away.

…….Inside Hogwarts…………

"Welcome to Hogwarts, everyone," said Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of the school.

"We are going to start off with the Sorting Hat's song, and then, we'll call up everyone to their houses," he explained to all the 1st years, and then, sat down again.

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty, but don't jusge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find a smarter hat than me.

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts' Sorting Hat, and I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head,

That the Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on, and I will tell you,

Where you ought to be.

You might be in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart,

Their daring nerve and chivalry set Gryffindors apart;

You might belong in Hufflepuff, where they are loyal,

Those patient, Hufflepuffs are true and unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise, old Ravenclaw,

If you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slythern you'll make real friends,

Those Cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends.

So put me on!

Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a thinking cap!" the Sorting Hat sang.

The audience, then roared and cheered for the Sorting Hat, and stopped once Professor Dumbledore started to speak, "Now, we will call out the names for the people to come up, and then, we'll let the feast begin!"

"Narcissa Black!" called a woman, with brown hair, with wisps of gray in it, named Professor Mcgonagall.

"SLYTHERN!" exclaimed the Sorting Hat.

"SIRIUS BLACK!" Mcgonagall called again.

"Let's see, you're very brave, daring, you're a pure-blood, but do not want to be in Slythern, so I'll place you in GRYFFINDOR!" The Sorting Hat yelled.

"Yes!" Sirius cheered.

"LILY EVANS!" Mcgonagall said, as Lily made her way up to the stool, which the Sorting hat was seated upon.

"Let's see what you are. You're smart, mischievious, strict, kind, and also helpful, as well as you are gentle, so you're GRYFFINDOR!" The hat yelled, once again.

"LONGBOTTOM!" Mcgonagall hollered.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat exclaimed.

"REMUS LUPIN!" Mcgonagall said, and watched as the brown haired boy walked over.

"Hmm, you're different than the rest, so you'll go to…GRYFFINDOR!" the Hat yelled, causing Remus to smile.

"JASMINE MALFOY!" Mcgonagall called to the raven-haired girl.

"Hm, you're a pure-blood just as Sirius Black was, but yet in some ways, you are like the Evans girl, you will disobey your parents, if you disagree with them, and you're not afraid to tell people what's on your mind, so…GRYFFINDOR!" the Sorting Hat said, once again, so Jasmine walked back to the table, and sat beside her new best friend, Lily Evans.

"LUCIUS MALFOY!" Mcgonagall yelled, when a blonde-haired boy stood up, and walked over.

"Ahh, the brother of the Malfoy girl…I'll put you in Slythern!" The Hat said.

"JAMES POTTER!" Mcgonagall smiled.

"Hmm, you're smart, daring, brave, and courageous, GRYFFINDOR!" The Hat called.

"Now, the feast may begin," Dumbledore announced.

"WAIT! I haven't been sorted yet!" squeaked a little, plump boy.

"What's your name?" asked Professor Mcgonagall.

"Peter Pettigrew," they boy said.

"Then, go on up, and get sorted!" Mcgonagall ordered.

"Let me see, you are a follower, not a leader, you will follow anyone with power. So, I'll put you in GRYFFINDOR!" The Hat announced.

"YEAH!" cheered everyone from the Gryffindor table.

"Excuse me, I haven't gotten sorted yet, either," said a boy with very greasy hair.

"Okay, go on up, and what's your name?" asked Mcgonagall, looking down at her roll of parchment, with the names of the students on it.

"Severus Snape," the boy replied.

"Then, go on, and get sorted!" Mcgonagall barked, angry that she had skimmed over two students.

"Let me see, you are a pure-blood, you don't like muggle born, so I'll put you in SLYTHERN," the Hat announced.

"YEAH!" the Slytherns cheered, as Snape sat down, with all the rest of the Slytherns.

After, all the commotion died down, everyone started talking and eating, and the Slytherns kept sending dirty glances at Sirius, who just smiled in return.

…………With the guys…………

"You know, Sirius, I think that girl, Lily Evans is kinda cute," James said.

"Yeah, but she's not my type, so she's all yours for the taking," Sirius replied, while stealing looks at Jasmine.

"Sirius, who do you keep looking at?" asked James, finally realizing that Sirius wasn't listening to him.

"Oh, that girl, right there," pointed Sirius at a certain raven-haired, blue-eyed girl.

"Isn't she the girl we met at Three Broomsticks, named Jasmine?" asked James.

"Yeah, I think you're right," Sirius agreed, "I'll go ask her."

……………With the girls…………..

"Excuse me, ladies, but you wouldn't by any chance, be a girl, named Jasmine, that I met at Three Broomsticks, would you?" asked Sirius, leaning over Lily and Jasmine.

"That depends, if your name is Sirius Black, and you were there when I met a James Potter, than yes, I am that Jasmine," Jasmine said, sarcastically, a smirk on her face.

"You think you're funny, don't you?" asked Sirius.

"Yeah, I'm a real comedian!" Jasmine joked.

"I think, we should all be friends, I mean we're all in Gryffindor, and everything," James said, walking up, beside Sirius, and also looked down at the two girls.

"Well, what do you say, Lil?" Jasmine asked.

"I guess…" Lily agreed, uncertainly.

"GREAT!" James exclaimed.

"What's so great about that?" Jasmine asked, suspiciously.

"Who knows? They're boys, and all boys are weird!" Lily laughed.

"Yeah, you're right, I should know, my brother is an idiot, too!" Jasmine said, nodding her head in agreement.

"Sirius, are you sure you want to be Lily's friend? I saw your parents, and well, they don't seem like the type to like muggle born people," James pointed out.

"True, but so what? I should be able to pick my own friends, it's not like I listen to my mum, anyway!" Sirius smiled, and looked back at his two new female friends.

Author's note: Sorry, it took so long to update, but school's back, and I have so much HW, especially in Math and English! But, I'll try to get the next chapter up either tomorrow or Friday!