For the Houses the characters get in, by characters I mean Peter Pettigrew, Belle and Lily only, since Remus, James, Sirius, and Severus belong in the original houses. Severus I thought about putting in Gryffindor but at this point in his life he doesn't belong in there he believes in pure-blood supremacy, is resourceful, cunning and ambitious the perfect Slytherin. Later in his life he becomes brave and noble, that's why Dumbledore said that he thinks the sorting hat sorts too early. So Severus is left in Slytherin, Sirius in Gryffindor, Remus in Gryffindor (was going to put him in Ravenclaw but went with Gryffindor because he fits there more I think) and James in Gryffindor of course though I reckon he is resourceful and cunning (there is a little bit of Slytherin in him). So I went online and did many Hogwarts sorting hat quizzes and I did it on behalf of the characters, I made Lily a little OOC, Belle is an OC of mine and Peter well I did it what I think he'd pick since he won't be exactly the same as he is in the books. Though I hate Peter I did not let my hatred for him blind me, he couldn't be that evil as an eleven year old. Actually I see him sort of as Neville in a strange way (a nervous, chubby boy who is mocked by his peers, who isn't the brightest crayon in the pack, and a boy who longs to accepted and popular) except Peter made wrong choices where Neville made the right ones. I was a little surprised with the result I got for him I admit. Lily now this was a tough one, I made her different from her cannon in ways, Lily's never had to defend herself since Petunia or Belle always have so I guess with a different past she becomes a whole new person. There was a House where I thought I should put her in but I kept getting the same result for her and sometimes another House which I was also very tempted to put her in. It was a hard decision but after re-doing all the tests online, asking the opinion of my friend and choosing one of the three houses out of a hat I got her sorted into a House.
Severus glares angrily at the James Potter 'how dare he imply that I am a girl, stupid dunderhead is probably too intellectually challenged to notice the difference between girls' and boys' Severus thinks furiously in his mind but he manages to look calm and collected on the outside. A trait he learnt as a boy, to never show your feelings because if he did it gave his father an excuse to abuse him physically and verbally, smiling is a terrible thing to do in his house if Tobias has to miserable with a queer wife and son then they have to as well.
"You wouldn't be able to tell a boy from a girl anyway Potter, your too intellectually challenged" Severus responds coolly, smirking tauntingly as James angry glares at him "and your sight is impaired judging by the fact you have wear glasses" he adds, pouring salt onto the wound.
Sirius takes a seat next to the fuming James Potter, whose face has gone red with anger and a little embarrassment since Belle is there to witness her verbal beating.
"With that greasy, and oily mop on your head you call hair covering your view I'm surprised you are able to see that I am wearing glasses, Snape. Your sight must be impaired as well, it must be challenging to see over that huge nose of yours" James bites back, Severus's smirk is wiped clean off his face and he sneers at James.
Lily nervously watches the argument take place, and she looks at Belle expectantly, it is always been Belle who stops fights.
"Can you two cut it out" Belle exclaims with annoyance, the pair is starting to get on her nerves.
A knock at the door prevents James from replying, the compartment door slides open to reveal and sandy haired boy. His eyes sallow, underlined by lines revealing lack of sleep, his amber eyes showing he has been through much for his young age. His skin a sickly pale tone as if he is suffering from an illness, and he has so many frown lines that it makes him looks older than he really is.
"Hello, can I please sit in here" he asks politely while wearing a small smile on his face.
"Yes, you can" Belle answers the boy kindly mentally noting the boy must have been through a lot which has taken a toll on his physical appearance.
"Thank you" he says with a genuinely happy smile on his face, he takes a seat beside Sirius and sighs in content as he leans back on the comfortable seat.
He quickly sits up after feeling their eyes on him "I apologize, my name is Remus Lupin and it is nice to meet you all" Remus says, his cheeks a pink hue in embarrassment because of the attention he is receiving.
"I'm Belle Evans, it's nice to meet you Remus and blimey you look like you have been to hell and back twice today" Belle replies back bluntly to the boy and after receiving a kick in the leg from Lily she realizes she didn't think the last part.
Belle blushes with embarrassment "sorry, it slipped out because well you look, well awfully tired and sort of sickly, oh sorry I meant you look like you fought a war before you came and... I'm am going to be quiet now" Belle says rather quickly and she starts laughing a little nervously.
Remus smiles, amusement shining in the depth of his amber eyes "it's all right, though you got the number of times wrong I have been to Hell and back four times but I will let your mistake slide for now" Remus jokes, he feels a warm, and giddy feeling as the everyone in the compartment laughs, apart from Severus of course who is too cool but his onyx eyes shine with amusement.
"I'm Sirius B-buddy" Sirius says, grimacing after he nearly said his surname. He knew if he mentioned it James would immediately jump to conclusions, it is well-known in the wizard community that the Potter's hate dark magic and dark witches and wizards aka his whole family apart from himself.
"I'm James, James Potter" James says proudly, Remus amber eyes shine with instant recognition to the Potter name, James father Charlus is famous after all because so far though Mad-eye Moody is catching up he has locked away the most dark witches and wizards.
"I'm Lily Evans" Lily says kindly earning Remus's attention which was on James, a friendly smile graces her features.
Belle elbows Severus sharply in the side and gives Remus a tight smile "and this is Severus Snape, my anti-social best friend" Belle says giving Severus an annoyed look when he didn't introduce himself though she prodded him.
"It is nice to meet you all" Remus replies, he couldn't help but hope they could all be friends, his very first friends. The sad thing is that he has never had a friend because of a certain problem he has.
"So what House are you hoping to get in?" Sirius asks everyone curiously, it went a little quiet after Remus spoke so he though he ought to start a new conversation.
"I'm going to be in Gryffindor, the House for the brave, courageous and noble. It's the best House at Hogwarts" James announces with a look which basically said 'I mean come on, what a question to ask'.
At the same time however Severus remarks "Slytherin" which earns him a glare from James, it only make James despise him more.
"Well... I wouldn't say Hufflepuff since patience is not one of my virtues, sure I work hard but if a short cut is possible I will take it" Belle comments, she chews her bottom lip as she thinks.
"Yes like when you got lost in London because you saw an alleyway, and thought it would be a shortcut to Aunt Poppy's apartment. Of course you found more 'shortcuts' and ended up getting lost, dad luckily found you" Lily remarks, a big grin on her face and a twinkle of amusement in her emerald orbs.
"I was taking the scenic route, Lily" Belle exclaims in her defence though her cheeks are red with embarrassment.
"Anyways before a certain individual interrupted my train of thought I think I'll be in... Okay to be frank I don't know" Belle admits, Lily is giggling softly at her younger sister.
"You two are twins, right. Who is the oldest" Sirius asks curiously, Belle points to Lily but proudly states "I'm taller though, and proud of that". Lily frowns a little but immediately brightens when Belle adds "Lily was kind enough to let me have the height"
Severus and James are still staring each other down, both eyes narrowed with anger and hatred shining in the depth of their orbs "Gryffindor for those who would rather be brawny than brainy" Severus comments icily.
James narrows his eyes "are you saying that Slytherin is for the brainy?" James asks coldly.
Severus smirks smugly at James "blatantly Potter or is that hard for you to comprehend" Severus responds tauntingly.
Sirius starts to dislike Severus, he hated Slytherin, he hated his family who happen to be or have been in Slytherin, they are cruel and nasty individuals who treat those they think are inferior terribly "I don't agree with that statement, Snape. Haven't you read up on the Houses, Ravenclaw is for the smart and Slytherin is for the ambitious, cunning, resourceful, and have leadership qualities. They could be complete dunderheads" Sirius says, inserting his opinion Severus would have rather not have liked to hear.
"Did I ask for your opinion Sirius, if I wanted one I would want an opinion from an intelligent being" Severus says coldly, he glares hatefully at the other boy.
"Do you know what Snape, I don't know what they would do with you since your neither brainy or brawny" Sirius retorts angrily, anger flashing in his gray eyes.
"Hey stop it" Belle exclaims angrily and she immediately glares at James and Sirius "and you guys didn't need to gang up on Sev"
"Did you not hear the slimy, and greasy snake with a huge thing on his face he calls a nose" James spits out venomously.
Belle looks at Severus with disappointment in her apple green eyes "blatantly I did because I'm right next to him, he shouldn't have said what he did along with you two" Belle replies
"Why is Snivelus going to cry now like a big baby" Sirius proclaims tauntingly, smiling cheekily at a glaring Severus Snape.
"Snivelus? What a brilliant nickname" James exclaims as he burst into a fit of laughter, patting Sirius on the back as he collects himself.
"Shut it Sirius, Potter" Belle hisses out, venom dripping from every word that escaped the confine of her lips.
The rest of the trip is filled with tension, Sirius and James taunting Severus over and over again with that awful name and Belle defending him. Remus read his book for defense against the dark arts purposely blocking out the argument and Lily quietly observed, not wanting to become a part of the chaos. Belle was happy when she and Lily got to leave to change into their Hogwarts uniform, the boys were infuriating. The boat ride across the lake to Hogwarts wasn't any better Belle, Sirius, James and Severus shared a boat while Remus and Lily went with a boy named Peter and a girl named Mary. The boys kept making the boat rock, and made several attempts to push Severus into the lake.
The half-giant who greeted them at the train station's name was Hagrid, he seemed like a kind fellow to the twins to the castle he knocked three times on the castle door. Professor McGonagall greeted them at the door; the first-years were amazed when they walked inside the castle especially Belle and Lily who noticed the moving paintings.
That was nothing compared to the Great Hall, lit candles floated in the air giving the room a warm luminous glow, the ceiling looked like the night sky and there were four long tables filled with students.
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,
You 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 Gryffindor's apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuff 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 folks 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!
Lily couldn't believe that an old hat sitting on a three legged stool is actually singing, with its mouth being a tear along the brim of the hat.
Belle clears her throat and nudges Lily "are you seeing a talking hat too?" she asks and when Lily nods she sighs with relief "thank goodness, thought I was going a bit mad. I know to expect this sort of thing but..."
Lily nods in agreement "I know, it's so... amazing" Lily whispers softly back to her sister, while the twin's talk McGonagall is starts to read the roll.
"Allen, Elizabeth" McGonagall calls, a nervous blonde haired girl walks slowly towards the stool and McGonagall places the Sorting Hat on her head.
"Hufflepuff" the hat screams after a few seconds, the House of black and yellow cheer as the first year hopped off and walked towards them, after McGonagall took the Sorting Hat off her of course.
"Andrews, Lucas" McGonagall calls, the boy with wavy blonde hair walks towards the stool. After one minute the hat yells "Ravenclaw"
"Axel, Jorjah" a girl with curly black locks is sorted into Ravenclaw after the hat deliberated for two minutes.
"Black Sirius" the whole Hall is stunned when Sirius is placed in Gryffindor; no Black had ever been in Gryffindor before only Slytherin with the exception of Ravenclaw.
"Brightwell, Jeffery" a chubby boy with dull brown hair is sorted into Slytherin almost instantly.
Soon the names of the roll continue until they finally reach the E's.
"Edmund, Victoria" the chubby girl with her blonde hair tied up in pig-tails is placed into Slytherin after a long deliberation on the hats part.
"Evans, Lily" McGonagall calls to Belle's surprise; she thought she would be going first since it is in alphabetical order. Severus trails Lily's movements as she nervously makes her way to the stool. As she takes a seat McGonagall places the sorting hat on her head.
'Hmm... A great mind you have here, you are extremely intelligent for your age Rowena would love a student like you, and you love to learn I see. Ah you are a hard-worker, loyal to the bone, extremely kind to anyone and are patient. Helga would cherish a student like you' 'I want to be in Slytherin' 'Ah for the boy, Severus. That will not do for the likes of you, my dear. A great mind Rowena would admire and qualities Helga would admire, I am quite torn Miss Evans. You hold a lot of knowledge, intelligence and you value your learning in Ravenclaw you will become greater. Though you would make an excellent Hufflepuff you will be better in' "RAVENCLAW" the hat exclaims, Lily looks over to Severus with sadness shining in the depth of her emerald eyes and McGonagall takes the hat off her. Lily strides nervously towards the table of blue who are clapping, a little intimidated by the intelligence the table seems to ooze.
Severus instantly deflates but is happy that at least she isn't in the House for dunderheads aka Gryffindor, and Belle smiles at her twin sister.
"Evans, Belle" McGonagall calls from the roll, she hears everyone in the Hall whisper about her and Lily being twins.
She slowly walks towards the Hat a little nervous of where she'd be placed, if she'd be with her sister or not.
After taking a seat she feels Professor McGonagall place the sorting Hat on her.
'Ah another Evans, Miss Evans twin. Oh not like your sister, you are kind, loyal, intelligent and creative I must say holding traits that will qualify for you to be in the two Houses she qualified for. Hmm... But you are cunning, determined to achieve such great dreams ah very ambitious, you are resourceful and would make a great leader. Fame and glory you will achieve in the House of Slytherin' 'Really?' 'Yes, Miss Evans oh but what is this... you are very noble, very noble indeed and very brave. Such courage and bravery within you is admirable, stood up to a much older boy to defend your sisters' 'Ha, I wasn't brave then, I was scared of him beating me up' 'bravery is not in the absence of fear, Godric himself felt fear, you are very brave my dear. Like your sister you are a hard one to sort, ah but you will do better in... Oh yes become greater in this House sadly the other House's prejudice against your muggle heritage will prove to be a troublesome ordeal for you in your time here. Fame and glory you would gain indeed but you'll be even greater in' "GRYFFINDOR" the hat exclaims and before McGonagall takes the hat off her head it whispers "good luck Miss Evans".
Belle hops off the stool and heads towards the cheering table of red and gold, she glances sullenly at Severus knowing she could have been in Slytherin with him. She looks across at Lily sitting at the Ravenclaw table and waves a little, a sad smile on her face as she does so and Lily returns it.
"Hello" "we met you" "at platform 9 ¾" "welcome to the best" "house at Hogwarts" "any lion is a friend" "of ours" the ginger haired twins, Fabien and Gideon say with mischief smiles on their faces.
"Hello Fabien and Gideon" Belle replies back, smiling with amusement at the pair.
"You're sorting" "was long" "like your sister" Fabien starts and finishes with Gideon commenting in the middle.
Thinking of Lily immediately dulls her mood, she has never hasn't been connected to Lily's hip, they shared a room for eleven years (heck they shared a room in their mum's stomach) and now they were in separate houses meaning separate dorms. McGonagall had said on the way to the Hall that first years in a House share classes with another House but what if Gryffindor isn't paired with Ravenclaw, how were they supposed to share Onyx the owl now.
"Why the long face" Fabien asks curiously and Gideon gazes at her with curiosity shining in his honey brown eyes.
"I'm just not with Lily, my sister and we have been attached since day one" Belle admits, twirling a fiery red lock with her finger.
"I understand, since Fideon and I are twins" "yeah Gabian and I have never been apart" both twins reply but Fabien sitting next to her pats her on the back "don't worry you have us, the Prewitt twins".
Belle becomes engrossed in a conversation with the twins that she didn't notice Remus taking a seat across from her.
Lily looks over at her sister chatting away to ginger haired twins, she sighs dejectedly already missing the company of her sister "hey, I'm Jorjah Axel" a girl with curly black locks says. Lily looks up from the table to peer into almond coloured eyes, she smiles a little to the other girl "Lily, Lily Evans" she replies.
The girl puts her hand over the table as she is sitting across from her; Lily shakes it with a genuine smile appearing on her face as she does so.
A shy looking girl with black hair tied in a pony-tail and dark almond eyes takes a seat next to Belle, and it gains Belle's attention.
"Hello, I'm Belle Evans" Belle says warmly to the girl, after pausing to think whether she should say hello or not.
"Hi, I'm Amber Nuteye-Foxtin" Amber replies back nervously, she glances at the Ravenclaw table before turning to look at Belle "I don't think I belong here, my family have either been in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw though my sister Peyton wanted to be in Gryffindor or Slytherin, she got in Ravenclaw. Also I'm not brave at all"
Belle smiles brightly at Amber "I don't know why I'm here as well but since the Sorting Hat who can go through our minds, or I'm sure the hat can it means deep down we do belong here" Belle responds, earning a friendly smile from Amber.
Belle scowls when James Potter takes a seat beside Remus, a cocky smirk on his face and his hand running through his messy hair to make it messier "knew I'd get in, put me in here the second it touched my head" he bragged arrogantly, Sirius who just so happened to have been next to James agrees with his new friend.
"Blimey, I've got to deal with that for the rest of my schooling career" Belle grumbles with disgust as she eyes the arrogant Potter.
Amber laughs softly but nods in agreement nonetheless "it will make things interesting for you" Amber teases, and Belle groans with agony making Amber laugh even more.
"Though there was a whole lot of Hufflepuff people before me, I got in" James proclaims proudly, though it was only Peter Pettigrew whose sorting took a while "that chubby one was chucked in the other house because he didn't belong in any other" James adds, and Belle glares angrily at him.
"Snape, Severus" Belle glances at the stool quickly, just as his name left McGonagall's lips. Severus strides to the stool and takes a seat. His face composed and collected when 10 seconds later the hat decrees Slytherin to Lily and Belle's disappointment.
Amber's dark almond coloured eyes flicker from the boy back to Belle "do you know him? You look a bit upset that he is in Slytherin" Amber asks, curiosity heard clearly in her tone.
Belle smiles sullenly as she returns her attention to Amber "yes, we're been best friend's since we were 8 years old. I was kind of hoping he would be in Gryffindor but I should have known he'd be in Slytherin" Belle replies softly, brushing a fiery red strand behind her ear.
"Oh" Amber remarks, her eyes flicker over to the boy who is currently shaking the hand of a blonde haired boy wearing a shiny prefect badge.
The sorting soon finishes and Belle eyes the old wizard unmistakably Albus Dumbledore from the chocolate frog card she saw James had on the train, he has a long white beard, crescent moon shaped spectacles framing his soul-piercing blue eyes twinkling with happiness and mischief.
"Welcome!" Dumbledore says, his voice calm and pleasant "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! The forbidden forest is off limits to all students. Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you!"
When he finishes his small speech a large mass of food appears on the tables, and many first years gasp in amazement.
Belle doesn't know where to begin there is a large range of food, roast meat, mashed potatoes, lamb chops, carrots, chicken, pumpkin, gravy, and a lot more.
Belle piles some roast meat, a lamb chop, a chicken wing, some mashed potatoes, some pumpkin and gravy. She can feel someone staring at her and she looks up to see not one but Fabien, Gideon, James, Sirius, Remus and Amber looking at her with surprise.
Belle furrows her eyebrows in confusion "what?" she asks touching her face to feel if anything is on it.
"Can you eat all that?" "Blimey, no girl I know can" "eat that much" the twins chorus eyeing her plate which literally mirrored their own, and their plate is filled to the max.
Belle cheeks go a bit pink "yes, I have a big appetite" Belle confesses sheepishly, smiling a little.
"I can see, if you weren't friends with Snivelus I wouldn't mind you" Sirius remarks as he gets a chicken drumstick.
Belle glares angrily at Sirius "and if you weren't such a prat I wouldn't mind you" Belle hisses back "but that wouldn't be possible, you were probably born one"
Amber nervously gets a lamb chop "these lamb chops are real good" Amber exclaims before taking a bite.
Belle lies on her tummy on crimson and gold four post bed, gazing longing at her family photo in her hand.
Amber takes a seat on the edge of Belle's bed "homesick" Amber says while looking at the picture of Belle's family, she is surprised to see the figures are still and aren't moving.
"Yes, it's the first time I've been away from home" Lily replies back to Jorjah who is climbing under the dark blue and bronze covers of her four post bed.
"Same but we will get used to it after a while" Jorjah says softly, she closes her eyes and rests her head on the extremely soft pillow.
Both the twins lie awake for a while, missing their parents and older sister and also each other. The twins for the first time in their lives don't share a room.
Sorry it is rushed but my annoying mother who got our laptop for me to use Microsoft word wants the lap top again, totally annoyed. Anyways the last bit was majorly rushed because of her; I wish I had my own lap top. Please review and tell me what you think of this chapter.