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Yeah, I know I'm a bit of a freak, leave me alone.
Chapter 3- The Sorting Hat's BIG Mistake
The train was slowly (at least accoring to the four boys in the 2nd to last compartment) moving towards it's destination. Day turned to night, and the trolley with snacks had already passed, leaving the four boys very full of sweets.
About 20 minutes before it got to it's destination, a petite, red-head popped in.
"Hello." She said, walking in. All four boys were shocked at the girls abrupt entrance, but soon got over it as she started talking.
"My name is Lily Evans. I'm just here because some boys are being rude down the train." James was strongly reminded of his mother.
"Uh...well, hi." Sirius said, standing up. "I'm Sirius Black, this is James Potter, that's Remus Lupin, and in the back, the twitching one? That's Peter Pettigrew. This is a strictly /i cabin. Which means that /i can't be in it. OK?"
"That's rediculous. Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean you can't befriend me like you did those gits. I walked by earlier, and that boy-" She pointed to James, "was acting like a dog. You can't tell me that these the most sophisticated people on this train."
"No, they're just not as annoying as you." Sirius said, and she looked taken aback.
"Well, it seems that you're just as rude as the other boys. I don't need to be in the company of such arrogant idiots. Have fun." She said, and popped her head in once more "Oh yeah, you should put your robes on. We're almost there."
Then she left. As abruptly as she came in.
"Wow...that thing..." James said, trying to find the words... "Lily Evans..."
"I've never seen anything less like a lily in my entire life." Sirius said. Remus agreed.
"So, what scared you about her? You looked like a leaf!" Sirius asked Peter as they got their robes out of their trunks. After all, they weren't complete idiots to disobey orders, even from Miss Boys-were-being-rude.
"I don't like girls..." Peter said. And the boys started laughing hysterically. Even Remus.
"Don't like girls? How are you going to get married?" Sirius asked.
"Or have a kid?" James said.
"Ugh, I don't think I'll ever get married. Or have a kid." Peter said, with another shudder.
This just made them laugh harder.
"You say that in a couple of years." Remus said.
For the next 10 minutes or so, they mimicked Lily Evans.
"Some boys were being rude!" Remus exclaimed.
"He was acting like a dog!" James said.
"I'm a bloock sucking evil git of a human!" Sirius said, and for a while, they had quite a time with that topic. Then, Peter spotted something.
"Look! It's a giant man!"
"A giant man? Let me see!"
"Me too!"
"What giant man? I don't see a-WOAH!" James said.
"I know about him. That's...er....erm.....Hagrid!" Remus said.
"Hagrid! He's a giant!" Sirius said, staring at him. "But, why is a giant here! You don't think..."
"I don't believe so." James said, reading his mind. "We'd know. It'd be all over the Prophet."
"Know what?" Peter piped up.
All three boys stared at him.
"I've had a very protected life..." Peter said. "The only thing I know about the wizarding world is that I'm part of it."
"Muggle born?" James asked.
"No, just raised by a family that's more sheltering than anything else. So you have to tell me all of this."
"Well, this'll be hard to explain.." James said.
"It's about a horrific evil man." Sirius said.
"A ghost story? I don't like ghost stories!" Peter said, clutching at Remus arms. Remus looked quite freaked at the attached boy.
"Yeah..." James said. "A ghost story."
Sirius looked at James, who just grinned.
~*~
"Guys, we can't just scare him to death for fun." Remus said, as Peter struggled with his trunk. They were getting off the train, and while the conductor had told them to leave their luggage, James wanted to discuss the mousey boy who seemed to be afraid of everything.
"Later." Sirius whispered as Peter gave up and went over to the others.
"Don't you think we should take our-" Peter started, but the giant started waving his hands, scaring Peter into silence.
"Firs' years! Over here!" The giant man said, leading a group of about 40 to a flock of boats. "Four to a boa'. No more 'en four!"
"Better do what he says, Peter." Sirius said, scaring the young boy into the nearest boat. The others chuckled and followed him. Unfortunately, Lily Evans spotted them first.
"You know, it isn't very nice to scare people." She said.
"We don't care." Sirius said, getting in.
"Peter, if you want, you can be in my boat." Lily said, looking over to her two friends, both waiting for her to join them. They were both girls.
"N-no...thank you.." Peter said, looking absolutely terrified at the thought.
James held a laugh, and with a severe turn, Lily went back to her friends.
"What a nightmare." Sirius said. James could only agree.
They talked throughout the journey (except for a brief moment where the castle first came into view.)
When they finally got to the castle itself, James, Sirius and Remus looked up in awe.
"Looks a bit...scary, don't you think?" Peter said, jerking the three out of their trances.
"Scary! It's amazing! I've heard all about it from my mum and dad, and-" James started, but stopped as again, they were approached by a strict looking woman.
"Hello. I am Professor McGonagall. I will be your Transfiguration Professor, and I must tell you, do not appreciate talking while I am speaking." She glared at a brown haired girl, talking to Lily Evans. The girl immediately stopped chatting. "Before you join the rest of the school, you must be sorted. The four houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and" She stopped, "Slytherin. Each house has produced wonderful witches and wizards, no need to worry. But, your house will be like your family. You will eat with your house, sleep in your house dormitory, have classes with your housemates, and, during free time, spend time in your house common room. There is something called a House Cup. It is on a basis of points. Your triumphs with gain you points, and your rulebreaking will lose points. At the end of the term, the house with the most points wins. Now, wait quietly while I prepare the school." She said this all without an interuption, but as soon as she left the hall, everyone started chatting at once.
"So much for 'quietly'." Remus said.
"Seems like a stick in the mud, if you ask me." James said.
"Yeah, we have to loosen this school up." Siruis agreed.
"Soooo," Peter said. "A hat, huh?"
James and Sirius were amused that Peter tooked terrified at the idea of a hat.
~*~
The first years were all lined up, and Sirius, who was behind Peter, was humming the funeral march.
Remus, behind James, reached over and slapped Sirius slightly on the head. Sirius grinned haughtly.
Professor McGonagall came out and, with her, was a ratty old hat.
"That's it? It looks like it must be-" James whispered, but now was interupted by the hat, sitting on the stool. His eyes widened as it started to sing.
"I may look old enough
But looks can be decieving
For I am much older
Than will be believing
Once I sat on top of great
Godric Gryffindor
He magicked me to choose for him
For he could choose no more
He and three great wizards made
The school you see today
But way back then there were some things
That no longer lay
One thing that never changed
The houses here from olde
Gryffindor was one of them
The house made for the bold
Another one was Ravenclaw
Whose cleverness never matched
Hufflepuff had loyal means
Great friendships always hatched
Slytherin had shrewd means, yes
But determination was the key
So, put me on and I shall tell you
where you ought to be.
Do not fret, my young children,
Do not be afraid
For Hogwarts is, quite safe to say,
The place where greats are made."
It's end was met with applause from each house, to which the hat bowed and then sat still.
"I shall call your name, and you will come up and try on the hat." McGonagall said.
The first name was "Alfreds, Daniel" who became a Hufflepuff.
The third name on the list, incredibly was: "Black, Sirius"
Sirius walked up, looking ready, and put on the hat.
It took maybe 20 seconds for the hat to make Sirius the first new Gryffindor, much to James' surprise, and yet, his pleasure.
The next person James knew was Lily Evans, who also became a Gryffindor.
After Lily Evans, was her friend, Josephene Fawcetts, who became a Ravenclaw.
Another 5 minutes later, and Remus became another Gryffindor.
Fredrick Muns became a Slytherin, Karen Naples became a Hufflepuff.
And then, Peter was called. The young boy walked up to the hat, trembling.
"H-GRYFFINDOR!" The hat changed it's mind, and Peter was made a Gryffindor.
"Potter, James!"
James slowly went up, scared of letting down his father, and not being with his friends.
He put on the hat, and was shocked when he heard it talking. It hadn't talked to anyone else, had it?
"Of course I have...think you're special, don't you?" The hat said. "Hm...well...you've got the determination, the talent..yes, the talent is there...but also, loyalty...hm...difficult...very difficult...you'd do well in Slytherin...so-"
'No!' James thought loudly. 'NOT Syltherin!'
"What is it with kids these days. Always arguing with their elders. Fine...then-GRYFFINDOR!"
And that is how the Sorting Hat made a big mistake.
Putting the four most troublemaking children to come into Hogwarts until ten years later, in the same house.
Gryffindor.
Yeah, I know I'm a bit of a freak, leave me alone.
Chapter 3- The Sorting Hat's BIG Mistake
The train was slowly (at least accoring to the four boys in the 2nd to last compartment) moving towards it's destination. Day turned to night, and the trolley with snacks had already passed, leaving the four boys very full of sweets.
About 20 minutes before it got to it's destination, a petite, red-head popped in.
"Hello." She said, walking in. All four boys were shocked at the girls abrupt entrance, but soon got over it as she started talking.
"My name is Lily Evans. I'm just here because some boys are being rude down the train." James was strongly reminded of his mother.
"Uh...well, hi." Sirius said, standing up. "I'm Sirius Black, this is James Potter, that's Remus Lupin, and in the back, the twitching one? That's Peter Pettigrew. This is a strictly /i cabin. Which means that /i can't be in it. OK?"
"That's rediculous. Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean you can't befriend me like you did those gits. I walked by earlier, and that boy-" She pointed to James, "was acting like a dog. You can't tell me that these the most sophisticated people on this train."
"No, they're just not as annoying as you." Sirius said, and she looked taken aback.
"Well, it seems that you're just as rude as the other boys. I don't need to be in the company of such arrogant idiots. Have fun." She said, and popped her head in once more "Oh yeah, you should put your robes on. We're almost there."
Then she left. As abruptly as she came in.
"Wow...that thing..." James said, trying to find the words... "Lily Evans..."
"I've never seen anything less like a lily in my entire life." Sirius said. Remus agreed.
"So, what scared you about her? You looked like a leaf!" Sirius asked Peter as they got their robes out of their trunks. After all, they weren't complete idiots to disobey orders, even from Miss Boys-were-being-rude.
"I don't like girls..." Peter said. And the boys started laughing hysterically. Even Remus.
"Don't like girls? How are you going to get married?" Sirius asked.
"Or have a kid?" James said.
"Ugh, I don't think I'll ever get married. Or have a kid." Peter said, with another shudder.
This just made them laugh harder.
"You say that in a couple of years." Remus said.
For the next 10 minutes or so, they mimicked Lily Evans.
"Some boys were being rude!" Remus exclaimed.
"He was acting like a dog!" James said.
"I'm a bloock sucking evil git of a human!" Sirius said, and for a while, they had quite a time with that topic. Then, Peter spotted something.
"Look! It's a giant man!"
"A giant man? Let me see!"
"Me too!"
"What giant man? I don't see a-WOAH!" James said.
"I know about him. That's...er....erm.....Hagrid!" Remus said.
"Hagrid! He's a giant!" Sirius said, staring at him. "But, why is a giant here! You don't think..."
"I don't believe so." James said, reading his mind. "We'd know. It'd be all over the Prophet."
"Know what?" Peter piped up.
All three boys stared at him.
"I've had a very protected life..." Peter said. "The only thing I know about the wizarding world is that I'm part of it."
"Muggle born?" James asked.
"No, just raised by a family that's more sheltering than anything else. So you have to tell me all of this."
"Well, this'll be hard to explain.." James said.
"It's about a horrific evil man." Sirius said.
"A ghost story? I don't like ghost stories!" Peter said, clutching at Remus arms. Remus looked quite freaked at the attached boy.
"Yeah..." James said. "A ghost story."
Sirius looked at James, who just grinned.
~*~
"Guys, we can't just scare him to death for fun." Remus said, as Peter struggled with his trunk. They were getting off the train, and while the conductor had told them to leave their luggage, James wanted to discuss the mousey boy who seemed to be afraid of everything.
"Later." Sirius whispered as Peter gave up and went over to the others.
"Don't you think we should take our-" Peter started, but the giant started waving his hands, scaring Peter into silence.
"Firs' years! Over here!" The giant man said, leading a group of about 40 to a flock of boats. "Four to a boa'. No more 'en four!"
"Better do what he says, Peter." Sirius said, scaring the young boy into the nearest boat. The others chuckled and followed him. Unfortunately, Lily Evans spotted them first.
"You know, it isn't very nice to scare people." She said.
"We don't care." Sirius said, getting in.
"Peter, if you want, you can be in my boat." Lily said, looking over to her two friends, both waiting for her to join them. They were both girls.
"N-no...thank you.." Peter said, looking absolutely terrified at the thought.
James held a laugh, and with a severe turn, Lily went back to her friends.
"What a nightmare." Sirius said. James could only agree.
They talked throughout the journey (except for a brief moment where the castle first came into view.)
When they finally got to the castle itself, James, Sirius and Remus looked up in awe.
"Looks a bit...scary, don't you think?" Peter said, jerking the three out of their trances.
"Scary! It's amazing! I've heard all about it from my mum and dad, and-" James started, but stopped as again, they were approached by a strict looking woman.
"Hello. I am Professor McGonagall. I will be your Transfiguration Professor, and I must tell you, do not appreciate talking while I am speaking." She glared at a brown haired girl, talking to Lily Evans. The girl immediately stopped chatting. "Before you join the rest of the school, you must be sorted. The four houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and" She stopped, "Slytherin. Each house has produced wonderful witches and wizards, no need to worry. But, your house will be like your family. You will eat with your house, sleep in your house dormitory, have classes with your housemates, and, during free time, spend time in your house common room. There is something called a House Cup. It is on a basis of points. Your triumphs with gain you points, and your rulebreaking will lose points. At the end of the term, the house with the most points wins. Now, wait quietly while I prepare the school." She said this all without an interuption, but as soon as she left the hall, everyone started chatting at once.
"So much for 'quietly'." Remus said.
"Seems like a stick in the mud, if you ask me." James said.
"Yeah, we have to loosen this school up." Siruis agreed.
"Soooo," Peter said. "A hat, huh?"
James and Sirius were amused that Peter tooked terrified at the idea of a hat.
~*~
The first years were all lined up, and Sirius, who was behind Peter, was humming the funeral march.
Remus, behind James, reached over and slapped Sirius slightly on the head. Sirius grinned haughtly.
Professor McGonagall came out and, with her, was a ratty old hat.
"That's it? It looks like it must be-" James whispered, but now was interupted by the hat, sitting on the stool. His eyes widened as it started to sing.
"I may look old enough
But looks can be decieving
For I am much older
Than will be believing
Once I sat on top of great
Godric Gryffindor
He magicked me to choose for him
For he could choose no more
He and three great wizards made
The school you see today
But way back then there were some things
That no longer lay
One thing that never changed
The houses here from olde
Gryffindor was one of them
The house made for the bold
Another one was Ravenclaw
Whose cleverness never matched
Hufflepuff had loyal means
Great friendships always hatched
Slytherin had shrewd means, yes
But determination was the key
So, put me on and I shall tell you
where you ought to be.
Do not fret, my young children,
Do not be afraid
For Hogwarts is, quite safe to say,
The place where greats are made."
It's end was met with applause from each house, to which the hat bowed and then sat still.
"I shall call your name, and you will come up and try on the hat." McGonagall said.
The first name was "Alfreds, Daniel" who became a Hufflepuff.
The third name on the list, incredibly was: "Black, Sirius"
Sirius walked up, looking ready, and put on the hat.
It took maybe 20 seconds for the hat to make Sirius the first new Gryffindor, much to James' surprise, and yet, his pleasure.
The next person James knew was Lily Evans, who also became a Gryffindor.
After Lily Evans, was her friend, Josephene Fawcetts, who became a Ravenclaw.
Another 5 minutes later, and Remus became another Gryffindor.
Fredrick Muns became a Slytherin, Karen Naples became a Hufflepuff.
And then, Peter was called. The young boy walked up to the hat, trembling.
"H-GRYFFINDOR!" The hat changed it's mind, and Peter was made a Gryffindor.
"Potter, James!"
James slowly went up, scared of letting down his father, and not being with his friends.
He put on the hat, and was shocked when he heard it talking. It hadn't talked to anyone else, had it?
"Of course I have...think you're special, don't you?" The hat said. "Hm...well...you've got the determination, the talent..yes, the talent is there...but also, loyalty...hm...difficult...very difficult...you'd do well in Slytherin...so-"
'No!' James thought loudly. 'NOT Syltherin!'
"What is it with kids these days. Always arguing with their elders. Fine...then-GRYFFINDOR!"
And that is how the Sorting Hat made a big mistake.
Putting the four most troublemaking children to come into Hogwarts until ten years later, in the same house.
Gryffindor.