"Albus, what if I'm not in Gryffindor?"

"Don't worry, you will be."

"Fris' years! Firs' years! Over here!" A gruff, yet kind voice called out. Lily stepped off the train, clutching onto Albus's shoulder out of fear.

"All right there James? Albus?" Her brothers looked up, smiling greatly. Lily followed her gaze, finding herself staring at a very large man with a bushy black beard and dark beady eyes.

"An' this must be Lily," she nodded, "ahh, you look just like your mum." She blushed, as the man who she guessed was Hagrid, eyes started to water.

"Okay Lily, we have to go to the carriages now," James said, as Albus started peeling her fingers off of him.

"I'd rather go with you guys." She whimpered. She knew that she was going on the boats, and the water scared her.

"It's okay Lils. Just remember, you are on magic boats, ones that are going to Hogwarts," Albus started backing away slowly, succeeding in prying her fingers off of him.

"Yeah, just watch out for the Giant Squid! He loves to eat children!" James laughed, running off. Albus joined in, following him.

"The Giant Squid doesn't eat people, Rose told me." Her shaky cousin said, walking up to her.

"Every one ready?" Hagrid said, he suddenly turned around and started walking away. There was a scramble of kids, begging to be in front to prevent from being lost. Lily and Hugo walked side to side. Looking around desperately, searching for some other light source, other than Hagrids.

"Achoo!"

"Bless you!" Lily said to the girl next to her. She couldn't see her face very well, but she could sense that she was smiling.

"Thanks." There was something odd about her voice. It ended faster than Lily words usually did, and they didn't slur as well either. Lily started muttering to herself, trying to mimic the other girl's voice.

"Lily," Hugo whispered, tugging at her sleeve.

"What?" She asked impatiently, she was just starting to get a hang of the other girl's voice.

"There's something in the trees,"

"Where?" She was now walking on her tiptoes, even though she was about an inch taller than Hugo, she still had to stand even taller to see over him properly. Hugo opened his mouth to respond, but Hagrid's beat him to it.

"Right up there, there is yer new home, Hogwarts." Every one gasped. The palace looked spectacular. Lily could see the glowing fires from where she was standing; she wondered how muggles couldn't possibly know about her world.

"Right then." Hagrid said when they got to the Black Lake, "no more'n four to a boat! C'mon then," Hugo had to practically drag Lily over to a boat and shove her in. Once seated she shut her eyes. She could feel two other join, but didn't dare look up.

"FORWARD!" Hagrid's voice boomed. The boat gave a slight jerk, then started moving. Lily flung herself into Hugo's protective arms. He started playing with her hair, and then pulling on it, telling her that she had to look. She opened her eyes; they were much closer to Hogwarts now. It was even more amazing; the towers were taller than Big Ben in London and the fire that shown through the windows were welcoming. But there was something off about the school. As if it was hiding a secret of it's nasty past that the towers and fires were trying to conceal. Lily pushed that thought away. This was Hogwarts, the safest place in the world, after Gringotts of course. Besides, her dad would've told her anything that had happen here. The boat gave another jerk, and she relaxed being on land again. She then remembered that they were about to be sorted, and her stomach re-clenched. She followed the rest of the first years passed the entrance doors. And sooner than she hoped for, they were standing in front of the Great Hall. A woman was standing there, her blonde hair pulled back into a bun, and her purple robes dazzling.

"Welcome first years!" She said, "I am Professor Clearwater. Soon, you will be walking through these doors, entering the Great Hall. From there you will be sorted into your house. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, my house, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. The other children in your house will be like your family, treat them well. Each year, house points will be given for good behavior, and taken away for bad, at the end of the year, which ever has the most points will win the house cup. Ready to enter?" She smiled. A few brave student nodded their heads, others shook. Lily stood still, afraid to move. Professor Clearwater, ignoring the students who shook their heads, opened the doors and walked in. The room was beautiful. The candles that were floating never dripped wax, and the ceiling looked exactly how it did outside. Dark, with a few clouds, and a million of stars.

"Looks like we wont need a weather report every morning, would we?" The boy behind Lily stated. She managed a small smile, remembering Albus's words earlier, all the Potter's got placed in Gryffindor. She ran into Hugo, not seeing that everyone else had stopped. Professor Clearwater was holding a brown tattered hat. It opened his mouth, Lily covered her ears, expecting it to scream, but instead it broke into song.

"Once upon a time, a long time ago, four witches and wizard made me.

They gave me a task they did, to sort children into their houses.

One sweet Helga told me just what to do,

Place them in my house if they are Loyal and True

The Godric stepped up, tall and fine

If Bravery dwells in their heart, they are mine

Rowena said she was better

Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure

Salazar pushed them all away

If they be cunning and ambitious send them my way.

So I sit here now, awaiting your heads.

You can trust me, there is no better hat,

For I am the thinking cap!"

Applause broke through the Great Hall. But it soon quieted down once Professor Clearwater took out a piece of parchment.

"Aaron, Jane!" A girl with very short brown hair walked up, shaking from head to toe. The hat was placed on her head, only a moment passed, then-

"RAVENCLAW!" The hat cried out. Cheers and clapping came from the Ravenclaw table, Jane bounced over, flushed with excitement.

"Beron, Allison!" It wasn't long before she and her twin brother, (who went after her) were placed in Slytherin. Student after student were sorted. The closer the Professor got to Lily's name, the more worried she became.
"Owen, Hannah!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!" More cheers came from the table on the right.

"Potter, Lily!" Lily took in a deep breath and walked forward. The hat was placed on her head, and everything went silent. Even the fires didn't crackle as loudly.

"Daughter of Harry Potter," the hat whispered in her ear. "And your brothers mean everything to you, they are your role models, you wouldn't dream of leaving them behind, yes. Afraid of water I see, better be, HUFFLEPUFF!" She took of her hat and handed it to Professor Clearwater, following the sound of claps and cheers. She finally reached her table out of breath, shaking anyone hand that was near her. Wait, where were Albus and James? And Rose? She looked past the sea of heads, and found her brothers staring at her, open mouthed and dumbfounded. Why weren't they over here at their table? She took a closer look at the people around her, they wore yellow and black crests with a badger on them. Yellow and black, Lily gasped, reality hitting her. She hadn't been sorted in Gryffindor, she was in the house of Hufflepuff.