HER POV~

The door swung open at once. Our Queen clad in emerald-green robes stood tall, her black hairs were in a strict-looking bun. She had a very stern face and she truly looked like someone who shouldn't be crossed.

"The firs' years, Professor McGonagall," Hagrid said

"Thank you, Hagrid. I will take them from here."

She pulled the door wide. The entrance hall was really big. The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing us led to the upper floors.

We followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor. As soon as we crossed the threshold of Hogwarts I felt warm motherly magic engulf me and probe slightly at my core measuring up my magic, I felt giddy. Ever since I could do wand less magic and inspected the bright purple ball inside my mindscape I could feel the magic around me. Turns out that the purple ball was my core and every wand less occlumes could feel magic in the air to some extent, it was a big advantage for me but I had to be cautious, I was pretty Sure Snape and Dumbledoor too would have the same power.

I could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right — the rest of the school must already be here — Professor McGonagall showed the first years into a small, empty chamber off the hall. We crowded in, standing closer together than we would usually have done, everyone was peering about nervously.

I was pretty nervous and excited myself. I hope that my occlumecy shield holds up, everything will end before it even starts if Snape or Dumbledoor break through them. But as an honorary Potter head I will gladly take the risk to attend Hogwarts

"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room.

"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule-breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honour. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.

"The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting."

Her eyes lingered for a moment on Neville's cloak, which was fastened under his left ear, and on Ron's smudged nose. And thank goodness I had a haircut before coming here; my hairs were straight (thanks to magic and potions) and cut into an Indian military hair cut with a small cut in my left brow. I looked pretty badass to be honest and that's why I loved this hairstyle so much!

"I shall return when we are ready for you," said Professor McGonagall. "Please wait quietly."

She left the chamber.

"Ron you have got something on your nose" I told him

"Huh?" I pointed at the nose he blushed furiously and cleaned his nose on his sleeve

"How exactly do they sort us into houses?" Neville asked us

. "Some sort of test, I think. Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he was joking." Ron replied

"Maybe "I replied and clapped them on his shoulder

"But we will pass the test mate don't worry" I smiled at them

I got startled when several people behind me screamed. Oh right the ghosts.

People around me gasped and my eyes went wide. About twenty ghosts had just streamed through the back wall. Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing at the first years. They seemed to be arguing. A fat little monk who must have been the fat Friar was saying: "Forgive and forget, I say, we ought to give him a second chance —"

"My dear Friar, haven't we given Peeves all the chances he deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost — I say, what are you all doing here?"

A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first years. Nobody answered.

"New students!" said the Fat Friar, smiling around at them.

"About to be Sorted, I suppose?" A few people nodded mutely.

"Hope to see you in Hufflepuff!" said the Friar. "My old house, you know."

"Move along now," said a sharp voice. "The Sorting Ceremony's about to start."

Professor McGonagall had returned. One by one, the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall.

"Now, form a line," Professor McGonagall told the first years, "and follow me."

I got into line behind a boy with sandy hair, with Ron behind me, and we walked out of the chamber, back across the hall, and through a pair of double doors into the Great Hall.

Oh…My…freaking…..God…..!Such a strange and splendid place it was! . It was lit by thousands and thousands of candles that were floating in mid-air over four long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting. These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets. At the top of the hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting. Professor McGonagall led the first years up here, so that they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them. The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight. Dotted here and there among the students, the ghosts shone misty silver. I looked upward and saw a velvety black ceiling dotted with stars. I heard Hermione whisper, "It's bewitched to look like the sky outside. I read about it in Hogwarts, A History." So have I Hermione So have I

I quickly looked down again as Professor McGonagall silently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first years. On top of the stool she put a pointed wizard's hat. This hat was patched and frayed and extremely dirty. There it was the legendary Sorting hat , born in the era of the founder themselves , many may not recognize but such a miraculous piece of magic it was !

For a few seconds, there was complete silence. Then the hat twitched. A rip near the brim opened wide like a mouth — and the hat began to sing:

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,

But don't judge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

I sang the lines inside my head

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

And I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on and I will tell you

Where you ought to be.

You might belong in Gryffindor,

Where dwell the brave at heart,

Their daring, nerve, and chivalry

Set Gryffindors apart

You might belong in Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

if you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

Those cunning folk use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a Thinking Cap!"

The whole hall burst into applause as the hat finished its song. It bowed to each of the four tables and then became quite still again.

"So we've just got to try on the hat!" Ron whispered to me. "I'll kill Fred, he was going on about wrestling a troll." I snorted, Ron was seriously dense , wrestling a troll as if any first year that was YET to learn magic could defeat a troll.

Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment.

"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," she said.

"Abbott, Hannah!"

A pink-faced girl with blonde pigtails stumbled out of line, put on the hat, which fell right down

over her eyes, and sat down. A moment's pause —

"HUFFLEPUFF!" shouted the hat.

The table on the right cheered and clapped as Hannah went to sit down at the Hufflepuff table.

Harry saw the ghost of the Fat Friar waving merrily at her.

"Bones, Susan!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!" and so on the sorting went

I almost had a heart attack when the hat sorted Hermione in Ravenclaw. I knew that Ravenclaw was Hermione's fall back house but – but- Did my words seriously have this much effect on her! No it does not matter which house she is in ,she is still Hermione and my friend, I won't let some stupid house boundaries separate me from my friends. And perhaps this was better, If Hermione was not around I could sneak around easily whiteout her and her sucker attitude for rules.

My second surprise was Neville but I wasn't much shocked after all I was the one had told him to listen to his heart and not his grandma.

Neville was sorted in Hufflepuff and he ran off still wearing the hat, and had to jog back amid gales of laughter to give it to "MacDougal, Morag." I chuckled , Poor Neville he should have more confidence in himself

Draco swaggered forward when his name was called and got his wish at once: the hat had barely touched his head when it screamed, "SLYTHERIN!"

Malfoy went to join his friends Crabbe and Goyle, looking pleased with himself.

"Potter, Harry!" As I stepped forward, whispers suddenly broke out like little hissing fires all over the hall.

"Potter, did she say?"

"The Harry Potter?"

" I thought he wore glasses"

I smirked and The last thing I saw before the hat was dropped over my eyes was the hall full of people craning to get a good look at me. Next second I was looking at the black inside of the hat. I waited.

" Hmm " A voice said in my mind " Can you please lower your shields , I can't sort you if I can't look in your mind" I lowered my shields to only show some irrelevant memories and memories where I was studying. Thank goodness harry spent so much time in library to hide from Dudley and his gang ( She didn't let these thoughts out of her shields)

" Ah showing partial memories will do you no good "

" Please Sort me already , I know I'm a Ravenclaw" A Slyther-claw to be precise I thought behind my shields

" Tsk , Tsk I will not sort you on basis of handful of memories" The hat chuckled

" , please, I can't lower my shields ."

" Listen here child, Do you really think that an artefact like me will not know how to evade occlumecy shields ?"

" No, No I didn't .but I had to try " I sighed I my mind….weird

" Listen I have a deal for you"

" A deal "A rumbling laugh echoed in my minds

" Say child what is this deal you talk of?"

" I will let you in my mind , You can see all my memories but you have to help me"

" Help you in what regards?"

" To Save Hogwarts from Evil , To protect the true motto of Hogwarts"

" What Evil" The hat said a bit to sharply

" You know the Evil where CERTAIN people in Hogwarts eradicate the true meaning of learning , where CERTAIN people in Hogwarts manipulate small kids for the Greater Good , where Hogwarts and the innocent suffer because of a CERTAIN someone's greed and mania for owning power"

" Hmm , Yes it's a really tempting deal and due to my duty it will be foolish of me to let such a chance go" The hat mused

" So Deal or No deal?" I asked

" Deal little slytherin"

" Little Slytherin ?' you haven't even looked in my mind" I said bemused

" No-No I haven't but the way you speak and tried to manipulate me using my responsibility is worthy of Slytherin"

I chuckled and let my walls down

"Oh My Merlin, A soul traveller across a universe…A girl too… lots of shenanigans…A too shoe goodie as they say….Hmm but just and kind to those who you deem worthy….Ah and a healthy obsession with books and information….but you do not show it off…Reckless at times…..a bit of ego….pretty cunning and sneaky…hmm what's this ….inheritance….F-Fnafictions?...Horacruxes…."

"You are really interesting Miss.-"

"Please call me M"

"All right M, You are no doubt a Slytherin but you being in slytherin will be a huge obstacle in your plan, neither can you be Gryffindor for you will directly be in HIS clutches then"

"True"

"So where do you want to be?"

"I propose….Hufflepufff"

"I thought you wanted to be Ravenclaw?"

"It was my best chance without lowering my shield besides I am in no mood to solve a riddle every goddamn time I want to enter my common room. moreover anyone can enter it if they answer the riddle and Hufflepuff is the house who gets the least attention and….. I don't think James Potter was a book worm"

"But your-I mean Harry's mother was a really bright witch"

"She was, alas not everyone remembers that Harry is her son too"

"Very true M very true …So it is decided then, remember M that, I as the protector of Hogwarts will help you in your quest but don't just focus on your quest, enjoy your schooling too"

"I will Mr…."

"Yes my name indeed is Alastor, "He chuckled

"Thank you ."

"Welcome M…then Better be HUFFLEPUFF!"

I heard the hat shout the last word to the whole hall.

For a minute absolute silence overcame the Great Hall. people were gawking at me like they couldn't believe what they were seeing

I stood up feeling a bit awkward handed the sorting hat to a shocked McGonagall and headed towards the Hupplepuff table laded in yellow and bronze. suddenly a great roar erupted startling me
It was the Badgers cheering for their newest members.

Man I was so relieved to have been not put in Slytherin or Gryffindor

I hardly noticed that I was getting the loudest cheer yet.

The puff Prefect got up and shook my hand vigorously, while the Wesley twins yelled, "You tricked us!"

I sat down opposite to Neville

"So you are The Harry Potter" Neville said, mouth gaping

"Yes and no, and close your mouths I don't think the flies will like it in there" he closed his mouth and opened it again

"What do you mean yes and NO?"

"Yes I am Harry Potter but I'm just Harry " I looked him in the eyes

Oh Merlin I'm Huff puff , Gran will kill me now everyone will think I'm weak

Wait he's Harry Potter!...Why is it taking so long, it's already been 5 minutes

Man 10 minutes and he has not been sorted yet .

" Hufflepuff!" Oh my Merlin

Merlin, He's Harry Potter , I have been sharing a compartment with Harry Potter ,He's in my house too , I don't know what gran will think of this I withdrew from his minds

" Do you think I am weak?" I asked Neville , He seemed a bit taken aback at the random question

" No , You defeated the Dark Lord . How can you be weak !"

" Good" I pretended to look relieved " I was thinking that I was weak because I got sorted in Hufflepuff"

" Oh , I was thinking the same" Neville said

" If I'm not weak then neither are you Neville " I told him

I could see the High Table properly now. At the end nearest to me sat Hagrid, who caught my eye and gave me the thumbs up. I grinned back. Hagrid is as innocent as ever

And there, in the centre of the High Table, in a large gold chair, sat Albus Dumbledore. I recognized him at once from the card I'd gotten out of the Chocolate Frog on the train. Dumbledore's silver hair was the only thing in the whole hall that shone as brightly as the ghosts. I spotted Professor Quirrell, or rather Quirrelmort too He was looking very peculiar in a large purple turban.

Ron got sorted in Gryffindor and the Wesley twin cheered the loudest

Albus Dumbledore had gotten to his feet. He was beaming at the students, his arms opened wide, as if nothing could have pleased him more than to see them all there.

"Welcome," he said. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!

"Thank you!" He sat back down. Everybody clapped and cheered

I didn't know whether to laugh or not

"Thank you!"

My excitement was over the roof. The dishes in front of me were now piled with food. I had never seen so many things I liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, peppermint humbugs. There was even curry!

I piled my plate with food being care full not to take beef and pork. Both were illegal in my country and hence I had never tasted them , nor did I want to taste them but I did sneak some meat in my sleeve where Azure was feeding on it.

I ate slowly , savouring every moment of my first feast at Hogwarts.

When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before. A moment later the desserts appeared. Blocks of ice cream in every Flavor you could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate éclairs and jam doughnuts, trifle, strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding…

I helped myself to some chocolate ice-cream.

Everywhere I looked kids were chattering about various things, I caught a drift of Seamus telling the Gryffindor about his parents.

" What about you Neville" Hannah asked

" What? " He said confused

"Did you know about magic already?"

""Well, my gran brought me up and she's a witch," said Neville, "but the family thought I was all Muggle for ages. My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard and force some magic out of me — he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned — but nothing happened until I was eight. Great Uncle Algie came round for dinner, and he was hanging me out of an upstairs window by the ankles when my Great Auntie Enid offered him a meringue and he accidentally let go. But I bounced — all the way down the garden and into the road. They were all really pleased, Gran was crying, she was so happy. And you should have seen their faces when I got in here — they thought I might not be magic enough to come, you see. Great Uncle Algie was so pleased he bought me my toad"

" It's wrong" I said and a few Hufflepuffs including Hannah , Susan and Neville looked at me

" According to section 37 of provisional agenda regarding Magical child safety , A magical family cannot force some magic out of a kid , if they do in any way , physical , magical or psychological they will be charged with a penalty of 100 gallons or a month in Azkaban"

Neville and Susan were looking at me shocked.

" What?" I asked innocently

" I didn't know that"

"How did you know that" Neville and Susan said at the same time

" Err I read about it on a book" I said Neville said nothing about it but Susan looked thoughtful , Oh god she is about to contact her Aunt. Isn't she?

I felt as if someone was looking at me and I looked up at the High Table again. Hagrid was drinking deeply from his goblet. Professor McGonagall was talking to Professor Dumbledore. Professor Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacher with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin. Snape.

It happened very suddenly. Snape looked past Quirrell's turban straight into my eyes — and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar on my forehead. How but he's Snape-oh right It must be Voldemort . He's inside the Turban .

I looked away , Snape hadn't tried legilimency yet.

YET being the keyword

I kept secretly glancing at Snape, but Snape didn't look at me again. Snape…. used to be the most hated character but after his death everything change, I respected the man, he must be really powerful because not only had he spied on Voldemort . He was in fact Protecting Harry all this time without giving out any implication that he was saving Harry. I knew he was (and perhaps is)a rascal but He was bullied by the James and if there is anything I hate more than Umberbitch and Tests it is bullying

Professor Dumbledore got to his feet again. The hall fell silent.

"Ahem — just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-term notices to give you." Feed and watered…what are we animals? I thought

"First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well."

Dumbledore's twinkling eyes flashed in the direction of the Weasley twins.

"I have also been asked by Mr Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors.

"Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch.

"And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."

"He's not serious is he?" Neville asked me

. " Perhaps he is" I replied

"And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!" cried Dumbledore. Harry noticed that the other teachers' smiles had become rather fixed.

Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, as if he was trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and twisted itself, snakelike, into words.

"Everyone pick their favourite tune," said Dumbledore, "and off we go!"

And the school bellowed:

"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,

Teach us something please,

Whether we be old and bald

Or young with scabby knees,

Our heads could do with filling

With some interesting stuff,

For now they're bare and full of air,

Dead flies and bits of fluff,

So teach us things worth knowing,

Bring back what we've forgot,

just do your best, we'll do the rest,

And learn until our brains all rot.!"

Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march. Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest.

"Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes.

"A magic beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot!" yes definitely animals

We followed Ernie Macmillan and another girl who introduced themselves as the Hufflepuff prefects. They led us through long twisting corridors and towards our common room.

Soon we stopped in front a portrait of Helga Hufflepuff

Wait no barrels?

"Hello madam Helga"
"Hello Ernie escorting the first years" The portrait spoke
"yes madam Helga"
"Oh drop with the formalities already dear Ernie" She looked toward us

"Hello, their little firsties I'm Helga Hufflepuff the guardian of Hupplepuff common room. Now listen carefully unlike other houses we don't put silly passwords, I here will memorize all your faces and let only the puffs in, and Do not worry polyjuice or invisibility cloak won't fool me as I have magical eyesight. the barrel over there is a dummy door you have to tap it in a pattern I will open it if you are a puff, what matters is your face, not the pattern . Now form a line and let me have a good look at your lovely faces" she winked

After we entered the common room which was half underground and had a lot of plants in it, then we were introduced to our head of the house Pomona sprout a kind witch who loved plants and was our herbology professor

"I am Pomana sprout your head of the house. I won't go into a long lecture now as all of you must be tired. the only thing I want to say as of now is that we are The Hufflepuff the house of loyalty and patience so stick together. If anyone is bullying you or you have any kind of problem please talk to me I will try to solve the issue to the best of my abilities. Now the girl's dormitory is towards the right the boys to left Unlike other houses every Hupplepuff dorm room is shared between only two people since the Puffs are less in number than the other houses. choose a room with a partner your names shall appear on it. if anyone has problems sleeping with the same gender or has different sexuality you can talk to me about it." Perfect! Now I don't have to worry about sharing a room with anyone. Hush

" You straight mate ?" I asked Neville

"Wha-" The flustered boy choked on air

"Well I'm not , You were probably thinking about sharing a dorm room with me weren't you?" I drawled

" Yes I was so…you are gay?"

"Nope I'm a bi"

After everyone had left to find a dorm room or had sorted their problems with the professor, I approached professor sprout

" Yes " she smiled at me

" Umm Mam you see I'm Bisexual so I can't share a dorm with neither a boy nor a girl" damn , My father will have a heart attack if I ever told him THAT.

" I see , You did a great job approaching me most students don't until later" I shrugged

" Come on let me escort you to your room"

Then she led me to a room in the boy's side of dorm which that had only one bed , My trunks was already at the end of the bed and the poster bed was bronze with yellow curtains. My beds was on the right side of the entry door while the left side had a desk , a wardrobe and a door preferably to the bathroom. One could see the night sky through the window that occupied the upper quarter of the wall opposite to the entry the Hufflepuff dorm was semi underground…Interesting

"This is beautiful " I breathed

" Seems like you like it " Professor sprout chuckled

" I shall leave now but if you require any help remember that I am there"

" I will Professor sprout. Thank you" she nodded and left. I closed the door casted an silencing wards and slumped on my bed

~You can come out now Azure~

~ Its' good to ssstretch~ she muttered (hissed)as she lazily slithered out of my sleeve

*meow* Oi don't forget me I'm hungry!~ I was startled at the sudden appearance of Phantom.

" How did you get in here you were on the train with my luggage"

" house elves brought me her" I face palmed " right"

" You can smash your face all you want later I'm dying of starvation here"

I sighed and Started unpacking all my stuff

"Here" I placed a bowl full of cat food and a petrified mouse for Azure on the floor

~Can I have one too?~*meow* I sighed again and placed another mouse

~Azure you want me to un-petrify it?~

~ yesss~I nodded ~ what about you phantom~

~I will like it very much still thank you~

" Egoistical cat's " I muttered and watched as one of the mouse twitched and then started running, Azure started chasing it.

After unpacking everything and setting up Phantom's bed and Azures self-heating rock, I opened the secret compartment in my trunk.

The compartment was an enchanted room like the one in fantastic beast movie. Going inside the compartment I looked at all the stuff that I had hidden there.

Books, Books, Books, Books ,Books ,Knives , Couple of NEW (in 1991)laptops, a couple of generators, solar panels , wires, different type of motherboards, Nintendo , video games, flash lights, a monitor, chloroform sprays, all type of techno material ,Toratoad and his Aquarium. Chemicals and medicines that I bought under gamours, a few stray ponds and some other stuff

" Young master " the toad croaked . I chuckled and pulled out some dead insects from a jar

" Thank you" He croaked again and started eating them.

I shook my head, time to get to work

I connected the monitor to the circuit and laptop and started going through the bugs that I had planted. Frist I looked through the one I had planted on Ron when I clapped him on the shoulder. No, I'm not a stalker but I had to be updated on what was going on in Hogwarts if I wanted to win against Dumbledore and moreover Griffindor is Dumbledore's base

A room clad in red and gold came in view. It must be the Gryffindor dorm judging by the beds and the theme

" wow the feast was great" I heard Ron say

" It is Ron I just can't wait to learn flying " A boy who I recognised as Seamus said

After a few minutes the boys bid goodnight so I turned to another bug ,Which I had panted on the Teachers table while I was passing by it

The great hall was empty and illuminated by the moonlight and the torches

I turned to another bug which was on a corridor that led to the Hufflepuff common room

The hall was empty except for a cat that, I guess, was

Another bug that was planted outside Hogwarts on its Doors

Still nothing

I sighed and turned the screen off. Looks like there is nothing important tonight . Tomorrow I will plant the rest of the spy cameras all over Hogwarts ,after all I did not go through all the pain of going to black marked just to collect them.

I went back in my room to find Azure swallowing the rat and Phantom fast asleep on her little bed.

I change into pyjamas and decided to retire for the night…