Ting Ting Ting!
"Attention please," said a professor at the head table, whose eyes did not match; one was blue and one was green.
All whispers, talking and laughing ceased at once then Tama 'oooh'ed, wondering if that was a spell. Remus dropped his head slightly in embarrassment of the naïve white werewolf. Two doors on the back wall flew open and in marched a lady, whose brown-blond hair was combed into a firm bun on top of her head, and two lines of kids timidly scurrying behind her. Once they were lined up in front of a patched up hat on top of the three-legged stool, the hem of the headwear split and it began to sing, terrifying Tama so badly that she dove under the table.
The hat sang:
Once there were four wizards,
Founders of this place,
Who fought everything but blizzards,
To keep this school intact.
They made a place of learning,
For youngsters of your age,
And taught them the art of casting,And how to make potions.
Then Slytherin got up and departed,
Leaving his students,
There, all abandoned.
But Griffindor swept them up,
Into his loving care,
And taught them all,
He knew there.
They listened and learned,
And made the spells,
But the founders were getting old.
So Griffindor set,
Some brains in me
And deciding is what,
I did for them!
I placed some in Ravenclaw,
Where they loved to read.
And some I set in Slytherin,
And they succumbed to greed.
Then there was Griffindor,
They were brave and decent,
And Hufflepuff topped things off,
With their aim and hard effort.
Now put me on and you will see,
In which house you ought to be!
When the hat finished, the whole hall echoed with applause and cheers but the first years looked nervously around at everyone. Tama looked over at the feet of the first years, definitely more scared then them, until Remus pulled her up onto the bench while sighing.
"Siameed, Hilary!" The blond haired lady, Professor McGonagall, stated.
The Sorting hat yelled, "Ravenclaw!"
The second table in on the right began clapping and the chestnut haired kid darted towards her friends at that table. Peter gave the kid a sour glance as her friends pushed around to make room for her. James laughed silently and kicked Sirius under the table when he began to pull a face at Peter. Tama giggled as a kid with russet hair and small, lime green eyes slowly ascended the platform.
"Hufflepuff!"
The professor with mismatched eyes smiled slightly as Tama giggled but his eyes didn't support his cheerfulness. The white haired girl sensed someone looking at her and glanced up at the head table but saw no one peering down at her. She quickly turned back to see James point at a new first year and smirk. The poor kid had braces on his white teeth and his messy, grey hair was hanging down into his closed yes. Tama kicked James in the shin and he yelped, the sound being drowned out as "Yamari, Turbo!" was sorted into "Slytherin!".
Ting! Ting! Ting!
Suddenly the school became quiet, so quiet, you could hear the muffled scrapes as James and Sirius kicked each other under the table. The headmaster stood up and smiled at the school population, welcoming them shortly before nodding, his beard shimmering in the candlelight, and letting the feast begin. Food appeared on the sparkling golden platters and every boy and girl in the Great Hall burst into streams of conversation and laughter as they rushed to fill their plates and stomachs. Tama stared at the group of kids who chatted and ate, piling their plates with corn, peas, fries, chicken, potato, gravy and lots more.
Sirius threw an apple at Peter but it flew directly at Tama, who stabbed it on her index finger using her wolf strength. Sirius gasped and started apologizing as Peter squealed with mirth and James stared, dumbfounded, at the apple. A speck of her nail could be seen poking out of the red skin. Remus just rolled his eyes and smiled.
"Hey, Moony. Can you do that?" James asked quietly as Tama ripped it off her hand and bit it.
Remus grinned.
"Most probably."
"Wanna try?"
"No."
James made an offended look.
"All right," He said, then turned to Sirius. "Throw one at me! Please Padfoot."
Sirius grinned from ear to ear and scooped up an apple from its nearby basket.
"Here goes nothing!" He exclaimed, pelting it at James.
The apple whacked the boy's finger after it zipped through the air. James howled and wrapped his left hand around his right index finger, earning a smirk and a few laughs from the Slytherins. He scowled and glared at Tama who was about to fall off her seat with laughter.
"I'll get them back later," James whispered to Sirius as he watched Lily cast a curious glance at him.
Tama also noticed Lily's curious glance but said nothing as she reached over for the grape juice pitcher. Before she could touch it, a sliver white, transparent head popped out of the corn and she shrieked. Remus looked mildly surprised and greeted the ghost, putting a hand on Tama's shoulder for comfort.