Just another take on the WBWL Storyline.

Albus Dumbledore was very annoyed. The Hat had placed his protege into the wrong house. The boy who lived could NOT be a Hufflepuff.

James and Lily Potter were also up in arms. Potters had been in Gryffindor for centuries.

Finally, the Headmaster had retrieved the necessary people to change this travesty.

"I, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, Albus Percivel Wulfric Dumbledore, hereby demand a resort of Arnold Potter based on Family Preference. Present are myself; Deputy Headmistress and Head of Gryffindor Minerva McGonagall; Arnold Potter; James Potter, Head of House Potter; Lily Potter, Lady of House Potter; and Augusta Longbottom, Member and Proxy for the Board of Governors. According to Familial Preference, I submit Arnold Potter for a resorting into the House of Gryiffindor, traditional House for members of House Potter."

This particular procedure hadn't been used in centuries - and Dumbledore didn't like the precedent. However, it was a legal move and his plans required it.

Arnold Potter sat on the sorting stool in the middle of the office and the Headmaster placed the Sorting Hat upon his head.

The witnesses were nervous as the Sorting Hat inspected the boy. However, Albus wasn't worried. This was still a valid procedure.

Suddenly the Sorting Hat cried out, "Hufflepuff!"

There was suddenly many cries of protest until Dumbledore calmed them down. "How? The Familial Preference clause is still in place. There hasn't been a non-Gryffindor Potter in centuries!"

The Sorting Hat replied, "I cannot place Arnold Potter in Gryffindor because the Potter family has Disowned itself from the Gryffindor family. No Potter shall ever be allowed to become a Gryffindor unless the House of Potter remarried into Gryffindor sometime in the future."

Albus sat down heavily and looked at James. "James? Do you know what he speaks of?"

Lily and James were just as confused as everyone else.

"Hat? Can you explain?" Albus asked.

The Sorting Hat began be asking to be placed on the shelf where all could see it. After this was done, the Hat continued, "The Lordship of Gryffindor follows the Laws of Primogeniture as in place prior to 1066. Godric Gryffindor had only a daughter. Arleigh of Gryffindor. According to his wishes, the next male born of magic descending from his daughter's legal line would inherit the House of Gryffindor. However, her only child was born a squib."

"And how is this relevant?"

The Sorting Hat looked at James Potter. "The first magical born of the Gryffindor line was Lily Potter nee Evans. Her firstborn Magical Son became Lord Gryffindor."

James was confused. "Yes. Arnold."

The Sorting Hat replied, "No, Harold."

Everyone was confused. "But Harry was a squib!" Lily cried.

"No. His is attending right now as Adrian Deveraux. When he was disowned by the Potter family, it could not change the fact that he was ALREADY Lord Gryffindor. Therefore, the Potters having disowned him irrevocably means that the Potter family has disowned itself from Gryffindor - irrevocably."

The babbly was long and loud. Albus, however, thought furiously. Finally, he settled the room down and asked the question he was afraid of asking. "If Adrian Deveraux is Lord Gryffindor, how was he sorted into the House of Slytherin?"

The Sorting Hat had almost a smug tone to it as it said, "Because, by the Laws of Conquest from when the Slytherin Lordship became extant, Adrian Deveraux became the Lord of Slytherin on 31 October 1981 when he defeated Tom Marvolo Riddle, Self-Styled Lord Voldemort, last legal Heir of the House of Slytherin. When given a choice, he chose Slytherin to avoid the Boy-Who-Lived."

Poppy Pomphrey had to called when Albus Dumbledore suffered a heart attack.