Disclaimer: Moses, do I have to keep going over this? I don't own Harry Potter and what not, and I doubt I ever will…

Author's Note: Enjoy, yet again (I need to find another word for enjoy…)

"Chastity, it's only been 2 and a half months…"Nerissa said. It was one of the other three girls that shared their dorm, and by far the most annoying one. Chastity closed the door behind her and sat across from Nerissa and Lily. She flipped her loose brown curls over her tiny shoulder and re adjusted her robes.

"Oh, can't I exaggerate when I haven't seen the people I live with! Oh, and this will be our last year living together how sad. Well, it'll be just a wonderful year! Going to committee meetings, having everyone look up to us, staying out late, going to Hogsmade more." She rambled, her brown eyes wide with excitement. She suddenly stopped and stared at Lily. "Lily, is that a head badge you're wearing? Are you head girl?"

No, I'm wearing it because it's shiny… Lily thought "Yes," she sighed.

"I knew you would be!" She squealed "Oh you'll just have to plan some balls! Who's the head boy?" Nerissa shot Lily a glance. Chastity had once dated James in their 4th year, and once he realized she was obsessive and to perky for her own good, they were over and she was still bitter about it.

"James," Lily said quickly,

"James…Potter…?" Chastity asked.

"Yes, my brother is head boy," Nerissa said getting her word in. "

"Well, I trust that you'll make sure that he doesn't blow the school up." She said tartly, completely changing her attitude, making the rest of the ride completely silent. Once the carriage stopped Chastity perked up and left to go visit other people who don't want to see her.

"Thank god that's over with," Nerissa said getting out. The two of them joined the rest of the huge crowd going into the school. The same as every year it was over decorated, yet had all of it's charm.

"You see James?" Lily asked.

"Thought I'd never hear you say that," Nerissa said standing on her tiptoes. "I don't see him,"

"Don't you have the twin connection thing?"

"We're the only ones without it, give me a boost,"

"What?"

"You know, a lift,"

"Oh, right," Lily wrapped her arms around her slightly shorter friend's waist and gave her a lift up.

"I see him!" She yelled. She grabbed Lily and went through the throng of students and somehow managed to find the marauders.

"Rissa love," Sirus said "have a seat, I think the firsties are about to come in soon." Nerissa took a seat next to Sirius, and he wrapped his arm around her waist giving her a kiss on the cheek. Lily, feeling slightly awkward took a seat next to Nerissa. Soon the whole hall was settled and in walked the first years with Professor McGonagall leading them. Some were scared, some excited, but most just shocked. The professor motioned for them to stop and she grabbed the stool with the sorting hat on it.

"When I call your name, you will have the hat placed on your head and be sorted into one of the four houses where you will stay for your time here at Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said. Then the whole hall fell silent as the hat started it's poem.

For quite a while, I've sorted you all
Into Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin
And I do say, I make a good call.

Now you may wonder about where you'll be placed
I think I should tell you though
I don't make my choice with to much haste.

Fair Gryffindor is where the brave dwell
Very noble are they all
But wait, there's more to tell

Quick and witty are in Ravenclaw
Always diligent in their study
I kid you not, they'll make no flaw

Hufflepuff, what a treat
All loyal in this house
And most I say, are very sweet

Slytherin, the last I tell, but not the least bit small
Very cunning they are indeed
And now I have told you all

So come now, don't be frightened
I have not made mistake to this day
And now you've been enlightened.

As the hat finished the room filled with applause. Then professor McGonagall took out her list. At the same time Lily pulled out her notebook and quill. "Lily, what are you doing?" Nerissa asked

"Making sure I learn all of the first years name. As head I feel it's necessary," Lily replied flipping to the page where she'd made a chart that was divided into four sections, one for each house. In each column she would put a name next to what they looked like.

"When did you have time for that?" Nerissa asked.

"When you were on a date with Sirius…" Lily whispered looking up to see professor McGonagall clearing her throat.

"Veronique Averte," She said. A small girl with short blonde hair held back with a blue headband and big blue eyes that were full of fear went up to the stool and sat. The hat was placed on her head, falling over her eyes and it yelled:

"RAVENCLAW!" The ceremony dragged on for another half hour. In the end Gryffindor got four girls, Georgia, Zoe, Wendy and Ingrid, and six boys, Kyle, Chester, Thomas, Princeton, Daniel and Avery.

"Well, what a wonderful sorting," The headmaster Dumbledore said getting up, "It's going to be a wonderful year, and a wonderful feast. Now, instead of telling you the rules, making you all wait for your feast, our Head Girl Lily thought of a splendid idea. It's a wonderful way for you first years to get acquainted with the older years. You in the older years, sort of adopt a first year and tell them all about Hogwarts, and show them the way. So, now lets eat!" and in an instant food filled the tables.

"Lily, giving suggestions for the school already, and it's only the first day of the term?" Nerissa asked as she served herself some mashed potatoes. "When did you find the time?"

"Once again while you were out with Sirius," Lily said a blush rising to her cheeks as she poured herself some pumpkin juice.

"Jeez Lils, you're making me look bad already," James said with a mouth full of chicken.

"Chew and swallow," Lily scolded

"Yes mother," James said after swallowing, causing Lily's cheeks to blush even more.

"It's so wonderful to start out the year with you two not fighting. It's music to my ears, er, well lack of horrendous music to my ears," Nerissa said smiling like a ninny.

"So I'm not music to your ears?"

"Of course you are Sirius,"

"So I'm horrendous music to your ears?"

"No, you're the lovely music to my ears," Nerissa replied giving him a quick peck on the cheek.

"Get a room," James said.

"Oh, come off it James," Remus said, "Let the young lovers be, well, lovers,"

"Thank you Remus," Nerissa replied

"But if you two do happen to stumble upon one…"Remus started causing Lily, James, Peter and himself to laugh.

"You're all just depressed because you're sad and lonely," Nerissa mocked.

"Oh, I could find someone if I wanted too," James replied.

"You've dated almost everyone in our year and within two years of us, who would want you now?" Nerissa asked back, her competitive side showing.

"I could get someone if I wanted to!" James replied

"Not until the end of the year,"

"Oh I doubt that,"

"Wanna bet?"

"Fine,"

"Loser lets the other keep all rights to the invisibility cloak,"

"You've got yourself a deal," Both twins said together shaking on it, leaving their little group at the table staring at them. The invisibility cloak was the prized possession of the twins and they always fought over it. How could they give it up over something so small and, well, stupid? Lily asked.

"Who wants cake?" Nerissa asked as the dessert appeared.

"I do!" Sirius said helping himself, the mood entirely changing. This is going to be some year… Lily thought.

Yeah..about the whole sorting hat poem...It's a little funky but you know...cest la vie.