Sorting!
Sorry about not adding any chapters in awhile, haven't felt like it, and then the program I use to write with kept messing up. Anyways, this chapter will be done sometime tomorrow night. *October 29th will be the nite*..
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Harry was sitting alone in his room, wondering what house he may be sorted into. The houses were Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Gryffindor was for the people with courage and bravery. Hufflepuff was for the loyal, though Draco told him it was for the weaklings. Ravenclaw was for people who liked to study, read, learn, or were just brilliant in some way. Slytherin, that was the house Draco wanted Harry to be in, since Draco knew he would be in that house. Slytherin was the house for the sly and cunning, but most people just thought it was for Death Eaters or Dark Lords in training.
After Draco and Severus had dropped him off at his relatives house, they had treated him fairly nicely, fearing the return of the 'freaks' as they called them. So life had been pretty good for Harry now that his relatives had to treat him nice in case of facing the wrath of a powerful wizard and Harry's boyfriend (as Harry now called Draco). Harry had been waiting for this day to come, because it was the day that his relatives would take him to the train station to get on the Hogwart's Express. He was to get on at platform Nine and Three quarters, which of course Harry knew how to get to it now thanks to Severus explaining it to him. Of course it took a bit of explaining for Harry to actually think about running into a brick wall.
Now, as Harry got off from his bed, opened his door, and headed down stairs, he thought about how wonderfull it would be at Hogwarts. He thought about Draco and he spending time together, taking classes, playing quidditch, he was hoping that there may be some dances in the upcoming years. If you can't tell from this, Harry is of course, infatuated, lovestruck, or thinking lovey dovey with Draco. Harry got to the Kitchen where his Uncle was eating, and his Uncle looked up at Harry with his beady little eyes that Harry had grown a gag reflex to.
"Uncle Vernon, I am ready to go to the train station", said Harry.
"Are you now? Why should I take you!?", barked Vernon.
"Because if you don't, my friends will see I have not arrived, and they will come looking for me, and where do you think the first place they will look is?", explained Harry.
"Well, what are you waiting for boy!? Let's get a move on! Off to the train station", said Vernon quickly.
Harry merely smirked.
It was a quiet ride to the train station, not a peep out of Vernon or Harry, though if either of them had to guess, even if one did try talking, the other would say nothing. In thirty minutes, they had arrived at the train station, and Harry got out.
"Thank you Uncle Vernon", said Harry gratefully.
Vernon had sped off already.
Harry once again smirked.
He started heading for the train station, ignoring everyone that he saw, for he was destined for one... wall. As head headed for this wall, he was thinking about how stupid he looked... because he was running towards a brick wall. He finally started going through the wall, and was glad no one had seen him go through, though he wasn't glad about a person being on the other side of the barrier.
"Hey! Watch where you're going!", said the person.
"Sorry, I couldn't slow down", apoligized Harry.
"Tch, well, do it again and you'll be sorry", said the person, as he walked away.
As Harry walked the person walk away, he finally noticed that it was a Weasley, the red hair was a dead giveaway. If Harry was correct, this Weasley hadn't recognized him just now, so what happened later would be fun. Harry opened one of the doors to the train, and started looking for a compartment, it took awhile, but he finally heard the sound of Draco's voice that no one could imitate. He opened up the door, and saw platinum blonde hair, and a big smile, along with a girl that looked like... a pug?
"Err, hey Draco.. and.. Pug Face", greeted Harry.
The girl hmphed, and started to talk.
"Who do you think you are! Probably a half-blood, or even worse, a mudblood!",yelled the girl.
"Settle down Pansy! You self-centered pug face!", yelled Draco.
"Yes Draco", Pansy peeped.
"Harry, how are you? Have your relatives been nice? Did you miss me?", Draco asked quickly.
"Umm, in order, good, yes, of course", said Harry sweetly.
"Oh my Merlin! You... you.. you two are.. going out?", asked Pansy.
"Yes, have you got a problem with that?", Harry and Draco asked simultaneously.
"No.. it's just.. I LOVE SLASH!", screamed Pansy.
Pansy started getting a camera out.
"Kiss! Please? Make out! Romp around a little!?", yelled Pansy.
"Pansy!", Draco yelled,"This is a K+ rated story! Save that for 5th year!".
*Author- XD*
"Fine!", Pansy pouted as she supposedly put the camera away.
The rest of the train ride went by without a hitch, no problems... except for a certain Weasley, who introduced himself as Ron.
**FLASHBACK**
... the compartment door slid open, and the red head from the train station walked in.
"I hear that Harry Potter is on the train, any of you him?", he asked rudely.
"Yes, I am", said Harry.
"Hello there, I am Ron Weasley", he stated.
"Yea, and I'm the guy you yelled at by the barrier", said Harry glaring.
"Heh, you shouldn't be so careless as to run into me", said Ron smirking.
"Yes, and maybe you shouldn't be such an egotistical bastard!", yelled Harry.
Ron was about to say more, when a blast of magic from Draco's NEW wand blew him out of the compartment and locked the door. Harry looked on Draco surprised.
"What? Can't have someone harassing my boyfriend, can I?", said Draco smirking.
Harry just smiled and hugged Draco. As they went to go change into their robes.
**END FLASHBACK*
The train came to a sudden halt, which was a sign.. it was time to get off. As they got off the train, they were greeted by what looked like a giant, but was too small Draco had observed, and came to a conclusion that it was a Human/Giant offspring. Which made Harry wonder how the mother and father mated. *XD* The man introduced himself as Hagrid, and told them to get in a boat that would take them to the castle. Harry and Draco got in with Pansy, and another boy that Pansy told them was named Blaise Zabini. Zabini didn't say one word to any of them the entire boat ride, atleast, not until they got off the boats.
"Bye", said Blaise.
"Err.. bye", Draco, Harry, and Pansy said in unison.
"Wow, that was strange", said Harry.
"F..R...E....A.....K", spelled out Pansy.
"Don't be mean Pansy", said Draco sternly.
"Yea, yea, yea", Pansy said.
They all started walking up to the castle, when they got inside, and to the top of the staircase before a set of huge oak doors, a woman came and started talking to them.
"You are all here to be sorted into your houses, and get on with your wizarding education so you can become productive, hard-working members of wizarding society", she said,"The houses you can be sorted into are as followed, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, each of you have qualities that will help decide what house you will go into.., now if you'll follow me, we'll get you sorted".
She started towards the doors, and the rest of them followed, then.. the doors opened, into the hugest room Harry had ever seen in his life. While walking down the hall, Harry didn't notice everyone staring at him, because he was staring at the staff table, looking for Severus. When he finally saw him, he just gave a hint of a smile, and Severus did the same back. Looking more at the staff table, Harry noticed the famed Dumbledore that Severus would always... err.. rant would be the right word, about. He had a twinkle in his eyes, that made Harry think even though he messed some things up, he wasn't a bad guy, but could be a manipulative old coot.
As Harry was wondering about the teachers, a hat was put onto a stool, and started 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.
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!"
Harry of course heard none of this, for he was still in his own little world.
As Harry heard newly named Professor McGonagall start yelling out kids names, he decided that he should pay attention a bit. He started paying attention only to discover that a hat was being placed on each of the kid's heads.
"Oh! It's a mind reading hat that dives into your sub-conscious and conscious to see what house would suit your qualities", thought Harry.
As you could see, Harry had grown very smart since he had started hanging out with Severus and Draco. He had also learned that he had a knack for Defense Against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration, while Draco had a knack for Charms and Potions. Which meant they both excelled where the other was horrible at. Which was no problem for them, because that meant they could just be partners in those classes, so the other wouldn't fail that class. They liked to call it a fair trade, even though it was really just them wanting to be able to partner up all the time.
As Harry once again slipped into his own little world, the real world was still going at a normal speed, and McGonagall was naming off students to try on the hat one by one. When Harry somehow heard the name Draco Malfoy, he decided to finally pay attention.
"I wonder what house Dray will be in", Harry thought,"He could be in Slytherin, he is very cunning, or Ravenclaw, because he's so smart".
As Harry continued to wonder about what house Draco would be in, the Hat started mumbling something inaudible to anyone, and finally, it yelled something out that everybody in the entire room (including Harry) could hear.
"RAVENCLAW", yelled the Hat.
Draco had a worried yet relieve look on his face as he started heading towards the empty side of the Ravenclaw table.
Harry drifted off to his dream world again, and started thinking about how awesome it would be if he and Draco were in the same house together, and how much time they could spend together, and maybe have a few sleep overs in later years? As Harry continued to think about this, he heard his name called, so he started heading up to the hat.
Then, the whispers started.
"It's Harry Potter"
"It's bloody Potter!"
"It's the scar baby!"
"It's the next Dark Lord!"
"I wonder if he has candy?", whispered a certain Zabini.
Harry rolled his eyes at the last whisper, and sat on the stool waiting for McGonagall to put the hat on him.
"HELLO! Harry Potter", yelled the Hat.
Harry had to resist from yelping and throwing the Hat across the room.
"I see you're finally entering Hogwarts, a fine school indeed", the Hat said.
"Now, it is my job to find out what house you belong in", it explained,"Let's see, you have bravery, loyalty, a nice brain, and some cunning in you".
"Sadly, you cannot be put in all four houses", the Hat said.
"Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw", whispered Harry.
"Ravenclaw aye?", the Hat asked,"You have the brains for it, but what's the real reason you want in there?".
"Draco Malfoy", Harry said blushing.
"Oooohhhh, some love going on in Hogwarts", teased the Hat,"Well, you have the brain, and want the love, so you should be in RAVENCLAW!" it roared.
Everyone in the room started clapping, while the Ravenclaw table was cheering.
"YES!", screamed Harry.
Everyone in the room ceased all noise.
"Err... I wanted to be in Ravenclaw.. really badly?", Harry said.
Everyone started cheering again.
Harry headed over to where Draco was seated at the table, and gave him a huge hug.
"I'm so glad we're in the same house together", said Draco.
"I know!", replied Harry.
A feast appeared in front of them, and they started eating. The food was quite strange to Harry, but after some encouragement from Draco, and then watching Draco eat the food, Harry decided it was okay to eat. After the feast, Dumbledore decided to make a end of dinner announcement.
"I thought it would be nice if we all sang our favorite song!", Dumbledore said, smiling.
Almost everyone in the room groaned, except for the Weasley twins, all of Hufflepuff, and a few first years.
"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." sang everyone, with the Weasley twins ending in a funeral march.
"Ahh, music, something we can all enjoy", Dumbledore said, tearing up," Now! Prefects, lead your first years to the dormitories!".
Harry and Draco followed the rest of the Ravenclaw first years and their Prefect whose name was Tamian. As they got closer to the dormitory, they all stopped in front of a painting of an old man with glasses reading a book entitled "Loving Your Garden".
"What do you want!", questioned the man.
"Jeva, I have come to ask entrance into the dormitory", stated Tamian.
"Fine! What's the password?", Jeva asked sternly.
"Ravenous Rowena Ravenclaw", Tamian said.
"Enter!", Jeva shouted.
As they entered the dormitory, Tamian started to explain where the rooms were, and who went in which rooms. Luckily, Harry and Draco were in the same room together, along with Blaise Zabini, and a boy by the name of Leeman Tomas.
So, Harry and Draco set out on their final destination for the night, bed.
"Love you Harry", said Draco.
"Love you Dray", said Harry.
They hugged, and went in their own beds, and fell to sleep.
DONE! After a lot of work.. because the stupid site told me I wasn't logged in when I tried to put this up before, I had to redo it all. So, this chapter is finally up!