First Year Begins
Only a little while before it was time to get off the train, the three boys got changed into their new school robes. When the train finally screeched to a halt at the Hogsmeade station, the boys grabbed all their belongings and departed the train and on to the cold stone walk-way. Remus was about to ask where they were supposed to go when a very large tall man started yelling across the station.
"Firs' Years follow me! All Firs' Years follow me to the boats!" The large man had a low booming voice that echoed across the station. As soon as all the First Year students were crowded around the large man, he started talking again. "My name is Rubeus Hagrid. I'm the keeper of keys an' games at Hogwarts. If ya follow me, I'll show ya the boats that'll be takin' ya to Hogwarts."
They all followed Hagrid to the boats that were floating on the Hogwarts lake.
"No more than four ta a boat, please." Hagrid yelled to all the First Years.
James, Sirius and Remus all got into one boat, when a boy came up to them and asked if he could join they're boat. They were of course polite and allowed the boy to sit with them. The boy introduced himself as Frank Longbottom. (A/N You thought it was Pettigrew didn't you. Just to let you all know Peter might be mentioned, but he won't play a big part in my story, because I hate the little rat!)
When they finally got safely across the huge lake to the magnificent castle, Hagrid told them Professor McGonagall would come to collect them and take them into the great hall to be sorted. As soon as Hagrid left, everybody started talking to their friends. After awhile the Great Hall doors opened revealing a stern looking Professor, who everyone assumed was Professor McGonagall.
"My name is Professor McGonagall and, as soon as they are ready for you, you will go through those doors to be sorted into your houses. The houses are Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor and Slytherin." said the stern Professor.
McGonagall left and as soon as she was gone the buzz of talking started up again. She came back a short while later.
"They are ready for you now, follow me!" she said in he stern voice.
When they entered the magnificent Great Hall all you could here were little "Ooohs" and "Ahhhs". When they reached the front of the hall they noticed McGonagall was standing by an old hat that was sitting on a stool.
As soon as the hall was quiet the hat began to sing. It sang about the qualities of each house. As soon as the song was over McGonagall began talking.
"When I call your name you will put the sorting hat on your head and you will be sorted into your houses." she told the entire group of First Years.
"Abbot, Adam"
"Hufflepuff!"
"Braun, Jessica"
"Ravenclaw"
"Bitner, Brooklynn"
"Ravenclaw"
"Black, Sirius"
Sirius took a deep breath and walked up to the sorting hat. He sat on the stool and McGonagall slowly placed the hat on his head.
"Hmm.... another Black" said the hat's voice inside Sirius' head. "You have an urge to upset your parents by not being in their favorite house, Slytherin. But, you have a great deal of courage and bravery. So, I must put you in GRYFFINDOR!!!
There was a boom of applause as Sirius went to join the Gryffindor table. He had an immensly relieved look on his face.
"Bones, Maria"
"Hufflepuff"
"Crawford, Chad"
"Ravenclaw"
"Cruger, Mark"
"Slytherin"
"Cammon, Rhia"
"Gryffindor"
"Evans, Lily"
"Gryffindor"
"Gartner, Brielle"
"Ravenclaw"
"Guenther, Matt"
"Hufflepuff"
"Innaz, Rory"
"Gryffindor"
"Jones, Brad"
"Slytherin"
It kept going on like that until finally McGonagall reached the L's or more specifically Remus.
"Lupin, Remus"
Remus nervously made his way up to the stool and waited for the hat to sit on his head.
"A werewolf!! Wow, you have over come so much it would only be fair to put you into GRYFFINDOR!!!"
Remus' face had a huge smile plastered on it as he went to take a seat next to Sirius.
After another long line of names it was time for James to be sorted.
"Potter, James"
James walked up to the stool with nothing but a normal look on his face. He knew which house he'd be sorted into and that was Gryffindor. His entire family had been in Gryffindor for ages. He sat on the stool and had the hat placed on his head.
"Hmm..... Potter you have a lot of courage and bravery. You will have a difficult life ahead of you, but I know you belong in GRYFFINDOR!!!!!"
James walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down across from Sirius and Remus.
A few more names were called until all the students had been sorted. After the hat and stool were taken away, Dumbledore stood up to make his beginning of the year announcement.
"Welcome, to another year at Hogwarts! To all the new students in our school there are a few rules that need to be looked at. First, nobody is allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest because it is indeed forbidden. Second, I will not tolerate any magic in the corridors and third, there is a list of forbidden items on the door of our caretaker, Mr. Filch's, office. Other than that, tuck in!"
All the first years were amazed by the amount of food on the table. Everyone just sat there for a minute until Sirius said...
"Well, no use just staring at it. Do what Dumbledore said and dig in!!"
After everyone was finished desert, Dumbledore, once again, stood up and started a second speech.
"All First Years, the prefects from your house will show you how to get to your dormitories." Dumbledore said before dismissing the students.
"All Gryffindor First Years please follow us and keep up!" said a boy with a badge on his robes that had a 'P' on it.
The two prefects led them up 6 flights of stairs until they finally reached a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress. The boy said Bludger and the portrait swung open. They all entered it and the little First Years looked around in awe.
"My name is Erik Manwen and this is Amy Adams. We are the Gryffindor prefects. The password you just heard me say, Bludger, is the only way for you to enter Gryffindor Tower. The password will change every now and then and you have to make sure you know what it is at all times." Erik said with a serious face.
"Now, to introduce you to your rooms for the next seven years. Boy's dormitory's are upstairs and to your left, girls the same on your right. girls please follow me to your dorms." Amy said and then led the girls up to their dorms.
"Just to warn you guys, you shouldn't try to go up the girls staircase. If a gender that isn't that of a girl tries to go up it, it will turn into a slide and send you sliding right back down." Erik said with more humor than when Amy was around.
"Isn't this place cool?" James asked Sirius.
"Yea, it's awesome!" Sirius answered.
Once they were all settled in their room, they found it was all three of them in the same dorm along with the boy they met on the boats, Frank Longbottom.
"Well, I say we boys need our sleep so we aren't cranky tomorrow." James said with a smile on his face.
"I like, totally agree!" said Sirius in a high voice which he assumed was like a girl's.
They all got changed and said goodnight to each other and were soon fast asleep.
Now I'm going to switch over to Lily and her friends.
"Wow, can you believe these rooms. There so big!" said a girl on Lily's right. She had shoulder-length blonde hair and astonishing blue eyes."My name is Rhia Cammon, what are your names?" Rhia asked.
"My name is Rory Innaz." said the girl to Lily's left. She had long dark brown hair and chocolate eyes.
"My name is Alice Steven." said the girl beside Rory. She had light brown hair and grey eyes.
"I'm Lily Evans," Lily said a little nervously. When she talked she fiddled with her red hair and pointed her brilliant green eyes at the floor.
"Are any of you a Pure-Blood like I am?" asked Rhia.
"Nope, I'm a half-blood." Said Rory proud of what she was. "What about you Alice?" she asked.
"Ya, I'm a pure-blood. How about you Lily?" she asked.
"Umm.. I don't know what I am." Lily stated feeling extremely stupid.
"Are your parents magical?" Rory asked.
"No, I'm the only magical person in my family." Lily said.
"Well then, your a muggle-born."
"Oh, is that a bad thing?" Lily asked.
"No, in my opinion it doesn't matter what kind of blood type you have as long as your a nice person." Rhia stated like it was stupid to think otherwise.
They unpacked in silence until Rhia, being the talkative person she is, decided to start a conversation.
"Do you guys play Quidditch?"
"I like to watch but I think it's too dangerous to play." said Alice.
"Me too, I would be disowned by my family if I didn't like Quidditch. But I don't play either." said Rory.
"What is Quidditch?" Lily asked feeling stupid again.
The girls spent another hour describing Quidditch, and other favorite wizard things, to Lily. After they thought everything was covered they went to bed so they wouldn't be tired for tomorrow's classes.
