I forgot the disclaimer last chapter so here it is. Harry Potter does not belong to me.

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Chapter 2

I found myself being gently shaken awake by Bella.

"Cissy, Cissy! We're almost there, you need to put on your robes."

I opened my eyes blearily and was very surprised to see it was dark and that I'd fallen asleep on Lucius' shoulder.

"Sorry about that." I whispered to him.

"That's ok." He smiled again which made me melt.

I had just put on my robes when we felt the train start to slow. Bella led me out the door and onto the station we had pulled up at.

"Firs' years ova here." I heard a man call.

"I'll see you later Cissy." Bella gave me a hug before heading in another direction. I watched Lucius until he disappeared into the crowd. He didn't look back.

Andy squeezed my shoulder before heading in the same direction with her friends.

I walked over to the giant man who had called for the first years. He was quite an awe-inspiring sight. He smiled kindly at me as I stopped near him.

"Wha's your name?" He asked, seeing I was standing alone (Reggie and Rabastan were busy checking out older girls and hadn't walked over yet).

"Narcissa Black." I replied, raising my chin. I knew that when in public I could not appear weak.

"Oh." He looked disappointed.

Regulus and Rabastan (I decided to call him Stan after dismissing Rab and Rabbie) joined me just then. Reggie put an arm around my shoulders.

I noticed another first year eyeing him, which made me giggle. Her hair was a deep purple and her eyes brown. She noticed me looking and smiled, which I returned.

"Alright, le's get goin'." The tall man said and led us off into the forest.

A mountain walk (who would want to walk when they can fly?), a boat ride (me, Reggie and Stan were joined in our boat by the purple haired girl), and a walk up some steps later we were waiting to be sorted.

Professor McGonagall (a strict young teacher) introduced herself to us before leading us into the great hall.

The hall was quite large, about the size of the main ballroom at home, Malise Manor in Kent. The ceiling was charmed to look like the sky outside. Candles floated in the air above the tables. I picked out Lucius' white blonde hair easily, he sat at the table on the far left next to Bella.

Andy sat at the table on my immediate left, she was whispering something in a boy next to hers ear. She grinned as I caught her eye, and mouthed 'good luck'.

I could also see Sirius sitting with his friends at the far right table. Siri was laughing, James Potter was staring at some redhead, Remus Lupin was watching us first years, and Peter Pettigrew appeared to be asleep (I had had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting them over the summer in Diagon Alley).

Professor McGonagall had put out a stool with a patched up hat on it. I wrinkled my nose in distaste, it was so ugly and dirty.

The hat sung a song about the different houses, then Professor McGonagall stepped up with a long piece of parchment.

"Black, Narcissa." Of course my name had to be first. Why couldn't there have been any A's this year?

I walked up to the stool and sat on it, pulling the hat on.

"Hmm…another Black. Thought you lot would be easy. Always Slytherin before last year. But no…you had to make my job harder." I could hear the sarcasm in its voice.

"Well not too much courage, Gryffindor isn't an option. Quite intelligent, Ravenclaws a possibility, but lacking the concern for others needed for Hufflepuff. Ooh very cunning I see, not afraid to break rules…well only one choice really, not breaking tradition this year…SLYTHERIN!"

I pulled the hat off and gave it to Professor McGonagall. The Slytherin table cheered as I slipped into the empty seat next to Bella. Lucius, on her other side, raised his goblet to me and drank.

I looked over to see Andy's face filled with pain, then she turned her head away. I saw Sirius smile reassuringly at her.

"Black, Regulus."

Reggie put the hat on and a second later…"SLYTHERIN!"

I smiled happily.

Rabastan joined Reggie and I in Slytherin, as did the purple haired girl, Atalanta Saren, two more boys, Aaron Jacobs and Liam Saren (Atalanta's twin.) and three more girls, Jamie Coran, Leanne Prewett (Prewett's were usually Gryffindor's…odd.) and Isabel O'Conner.