A/N OK so here is the third Chapter, longer as promised...Hope you like!
"I'm warning you, DO NOT disgrace the family name! I forbid you to be sorted into any Hogwarts house besides Slytherin. Knowing you, Sirius, I wouldn't be surprised if you end up in Gryffindor, you little twit. You would do anything to go against me! If you aren't in Slytherin, you don't want to know what will happen to you!"Sirius's mother screeched at him.
After nearly four weeks of listening to his mother's nonsense, Sirius found himself standing on platform 9 and 3/4. Even after his mum's threatening words, Sirius was promising to himself that he would not be sorted into Slytherin if his life depended on it. A large maroon train stood in front of him, painted on its side were gleaming golden letters, that read Hogwarts Express. Hesitantly Sirius walked toward the train pulling the large trunk he had packed weeks ago behind him. Next, he lugged the heavy trunk onto the train without any help from his parents. All they were doing was reminding him again and again not to be in Gryffindor. Sirius ignored his parents' babbling, and without a single look back, set out to find a compartment to sit in. As he ambled down the corridor he realized just how good it felt to be away from his selfish family.
Finally he noticed a compartment where a small framed boy with untidy, black hair was sitting alone. Sirius slid open the compartment door and asked, "Can I sit here?"
"Sure," the thin boy said.
Sirius pushed his trunk onto the luggage rack and sat down across from the boy he had just met.
"So what is your name?" Sirius inquired.
"James Potter, and you?" James replied inquisitively.
"Sirius Black."
"Ah, a Black. You'll be in Slytherin no doubt," James said reproachfully.
"Slytherin?" Sirius said wrinkling his nose, "Of course I am not going to be in Slytherin!"
"Really? Good! You scared me for a second, so what house do you want to be in then?"
"Gryffindor, even though my parents said they would disinherit me if i was, but of course I wouldn't mind that!"
James chuckled and at the moment the compartment door opened and interrupted their conversation. A pretty girl with long brown hair and bright green eyes was standing in the door way. A boy who had long, greasy, black hair and a rather large, hooked nose was slumped beside her.
"Hi, my name is Lilly Evans. This is my friend, Severus Snape," Lilly said sweetly, gesturing to the boy beside her, "Mind if we sit here? There isn't anywhere else."
"Uh...uh" James tried to speak.
"Yeah," Sirius finished his sentence, while moved to sit by James.
"You fancy her," Sirius teasingly whispered into Jame's ear.
"Do not!" James yelled and went red. Hurriedly he changed the subject, "I want to be in Gryffindor."
"What about you?" Sirius asked nodding to Lilly and Severus.
"Slytherin, of course." Severus said in an arrogant voice.
Then Lilly spoke, "Well, I'm muggle-born...I think you call it, so I don't really know. Sev has tried to explain."
James seemed to ignore her comment and said, "I hope you have fun in the dungeons."
"I will! It's loads better than the stupid Gryffindor Tower." Severus replied hotly.
"Hey, Sirius how do you think that hooked nose of his would do catching a fish?" James asked Sirius.
"Oh, I think it Is large enough to catch that giant squid in the lake out side Hogwarts." Sirius said. Then he and James burst into laughter.
"You lot are jerks!" Who cares what house Severus wants to be in? Besides, that is no excuse to go on insulting him." Lily yelled furrowing her brow.
"He asked for it!" James retorted, his voice rising.
"C'mon let's find somewhere else to sit Lil'." Severus interrupted.
"You do that Snivilus" Sirius retorted. As soon as the compartment door slammed shut, James and Sirius doubled over with laughter.
"Good one!" James said between laughing fits "Snivilus..."
The boys had hardly noticed that the sky out side had already become dark.
"S'pose we'll be there soon." Sirius suggested after they had calmed down.
And sure enough, a few minutes later the train screeched to a halt. After getting off the train, Sirius, James and the other first years were shepherded towards small boats bobbing up and down on a dark ominous looking lake. James and Sirius got into the same boat, and soon were joined by a nervous looking blond boy.
"The name's Sirius, Sirius black," Sirius said offering his hand to the blond boy, "and this is my friend James Potter."
"I'm Remus Lupin," the boy said shyly and took Sirius's hand, but they were thrown apart when the boats started moving.
"Wow!" Sirius broke the almost complete silence, "Look," he pointed at a large castle ahead with many lighted windows glowing through a thick fog shrouding the castle.
James was preoccupied and replied, "Did you see how Snape looked at Lilly?"
"So you do fancy her!" Sirius triumphed.
"Wait are you talking about Severus Snape?" Lupin asked, "I don't like him much, he came to sit in my compartment near the end of the train ride."
"We don't like him ether," James said. "But still he looked at her like they were...Like they were going to get 'together' soon or something. Fat chance of that happening," he added sternly.
"We are a bit young." Remus interjected.
"Yea, but apparently Snape doesn't think he is too young," Sirius joked.
"Oh, shut up!" James said but laughed with Sirius anyway. Sirius James and Remus spent the rest of the boat ride making fun of Severus. The boys were so enveloped in conversation they didn't even notice when the boats docked.
"Eh, you lads!" a gruff voice carried over to their boat. "Bou' time fer the sortin'. What are yeh still doin' ou' here?"
"Coming," the startled boys said in unison, and scrambled out of the boat staring timidly at the very large man staining in front of them. He was barely twenty, but he looked twice the size of a full-grown grizzly bear.
"I'm Hagrid, the Hogwarts groundskeeper."
"Uh, nice to meet you," Remus stammered.
"Don' got 'ter be scared," Hagrid said and smiled from under a large amount of unkempt facial hair, "I won' hurt yeh. Bes' get goin' though, McGonigal will be upset!"
Sirius, Remus, and James scurried up the stone steps, and through a pair of enormous oak doors. They joined the other first years waiting outside the Great Hall.
"Where have you boys been?" A stern woman at the front of the group of first years said. Sirius and James exchanged smirks, while Remus looked extremely guilty.
"Well get in line!" the woman said. "I'm professor McGonigal," she continued, "The sorting is about to commence. Please follow me."
She turned around and led them into a very large dining-hall. It was nothing Sirius could have imagined. He had only heard stories from Andromeda. He stared up into the enchanted ceiling which showed dark clouds, before searching the crowds of students gathered at four long tables for Andromeda. At last he found her, sitting near the end of the Ravenclaw table. She gave him a reassuring smile that warmed his insides. After what seemed like days, the first years reached the front of the great hall, where a three legged stool was placed with an old, weathered had on top of it.
"When I read your name off of this parchment," Professor McGonigal said, "You will sit on this stool and put on the hat. Albrecht, Rachel." A little girl with cropped, brown hair crept to the stool and placed the hat on her head "HUFFLEPUFF!" the hat yelled. Sirius jumped a bit, startled by the hat's yelling.
"Black, Sirius."
Sirius nervously walked to the stool and sat down. His hands were shaking as he placed the hat on his head.
"Hummmmmmmm, another Black, Slytherin, I suppose...but of course there have been exceptions like your dear cousin Andromeda and your uncle Alphard." A voice whispered into his ear, "I don't really see you prospering in Slytherin, though. Yes...Yes, It will be GRYFFINDOR!" the hat screamed.
A few people clapped from Gryffindor table, while James whooped and hollered, clapping vigorously. Sirius lifted the hat off his head. He was overflowing with joy, as he made his way to an empty seat at the Gryffindor table. After sitting down he caught Andromeda's eye and she beamed at him.
Next was Randy Brandett who turned out to be in Slytherin.
"Evans, Lilly."
"Gryffindor!" screeched the hat.
There were two Slytherins, one Hufflepuff, and one Ravenclaw before Professor McGonigal. Said "Lupin, Remus."
Both Sirius and James crossed their fingers, hoping their new-found friend would end up in Gryffindor. Remus walked over to the stool and placed the hat on his, as everyone else had.
"Gryffindor!" the hat yelled. Remus smiled brilliantly, as Sirius and James clapped with all the strength they could muster.
"Potter, James." Professor McGonigal barked.
Sirius watched James put on the hat."Please, please let him be in Gryffindor...please!" Sirius thought to himself.
After what seemed to be centuries, the hat's rip parted. "Gryffindor," it said. The Gryffindor table exploded into applause, as it had done for Sirius, Lily, and Lupin. Sirius motioned James to come over and sit between him and Lupin. "Well done," Sirius and Remus said together, clapping James on the back.
"And you!" James replied.
They started talking vigorously about pranks they were planing over the course of the year. James and Sirius seemed more keen on the idea of breaking rules than Remus, who kept reminding them they must execute the pranks carefully, as not to be caught. The three friends hardly even noticed that Professor McGonigal had forgotten to read Peter Pettigrew's name. After Peter's name had finally been read, the eleven-year-olds didn't even seem to be aware Peter was sitting right across the table from them. Their conversation abruptly stopped when Severus Snape was mentioned. They listened intently for the sorting hat to decide what house was best for Snape. Before the hat even touched Snape's head it called out "SLYTHERIN."
"I knew he was going to end up there!" Sirius told his friends.
"Better there than here." James said.
"H-hi m-m-m-y name is p-p-p-Peter." a mousy boy across the table volunteered.
"Hi?" Remus replied politely, but at that moment an old man stood up at the staff table. He was presumably, Professor Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts .
"Welcome, to another year at Hogwarts." Dumbledore announced his ice, blue eyes twinkling. "Let the welcoming feast begin!" He sat down. Mounds of food miraculously appeared on gleaming plates set in front of the boys. Sirius, James , and Remus forgot about Peter and started grabbing assortments of food and stuffing them into their mouths.
"I like the idea of sneaking into Hogsmeade. I've heard it is great, and I don't feel like waiting until third year." James said between mouthfuls, "And- I have an invisibility cloak!" he added in a whisper.
Sirius stopped chewing and stared wide eyed at James. He swallowed hurriedly and said "You Have an invisibility cloak? I've always wanted one of those! Are you serious?" even Remus seemed interested.
"Dead serious," James replied, "I've got it in my trunk".
"We could do loads of stuff under that with out being detected!" Remus whispered sounding a bit more excited than usual.
At last the desserts had disappeared from the table, and Professor Dumbledore stood up again. "I only have a few announcements to make before you may retreat to your dormitories. The first announcement is to stay away from the Forbidden Forrest. I would also like to introduce to you Mister Filch."
A thin man with matted hair stood up from his seat at the staff table. He had a rather forced smile on his face, showing ugly yellow teeth.
"Oh no," Sirius groaned. "I have a feeling that he is going to be a bit... annoying."
"He will be the Hogwarts caretaker," Dumbledore continued. ("Double trouble,"James said, "I'm sure he'll be patrolling the corridors.")And my last announcement is, this year we will add more requirements and restrictions for those going to Hogsmeade. Third years and above must have the signed permission slip. I have sent them to your parents/guardians over the summer. I have placed an enchantment on the entrance of Hogsmeade preventing any person who has not met the previous requirements (James and Sirius exchanged glances). "Lessons will start promptly tomorrow morning. Good night. There was a sudden scraping of chairs and masses of students bustled out of the hall.
"First years over here please." James Remus and Sirius ventured towards the voice. It came from a boy who looked to be about seventeen. He had fiery red hair and a kind, round face. A girl of the same age was staining beside him. As soon as all of the Gryffindor first years had gathered around he said, "My name is Arthur Weasley I will be your head boy this year. This Is Molly Prewitt, and she will be your head girl." he said giving her a look of affection. "We will be showing you to Gryffindor tower, come along." he finished gesturing the first years to follow him and Molly.
After a few moments Sirius found himself standing on a staircase. It seemed ordinary, until it gave a jolt and started pivoting left. The movement caught Sirius by surprise and he brushed against James's shoulder. Sirius stared around, and saw what looked to be about twenty similar staircases moving in every direction.
"You'll get used to them after a wile." Arthur Weasley piped up, "but be careful," He pointed at the staircase to the left of them. "The second step on that one is a trick step, you'll get stuck if you don't skip it. Ah, here we go."
The staircase had stopped moving and was attached to a landing. The first years scurried off not wanting to be caught on the staircase when it moved again. Everyone in the pictures to either side of Sirius were nodding and grinning at him. After walking down a long corridor, they went up more flights of sitars.
Then Arthur spoke again. "Our common room and dormitories are on the seventh floor in Gryffindor tower. And she," he said pointing to a large portrait of a rather plump woman, hanging on the wall in front of them, "Is the Fat Lady, or the entrance to our common room."
"Password?" the Fat Lady commanded in a sing-song voice.
"Prancing pixies." Arthur replied.
"Righto." smiling, The Fat Lady swung forward on her hinges, revealing a large hole.
Sirius climbed through the portrait hole closely followed by James and Remus. They were now standing and a warm, comfortable, circular room. There was a fire crackling in the fire place, surrounded by comfortable looking armchairs and wooden tables. On the far wall there were two spiral stair cases.
"Girls dormitories to the left," Molly spoke for the first time, pointing to one of the spiral stare cases, "and Boys' to the right."
"Well, to bed I guess?" Sirius suggested yawning.
"Yeah, I'm tired," agreed James and the three boys traipsed over to the spiral staircase, and ascended it rather slowly. At the top there was a narrow hall lined with seven wooden doors. The third door on the left had a sign hung on it that read first year. Sirius pushed the door open and entered. There were five four poster beds. Sirius James and Remus' trunks had been set at the foot of three beds.
"Can we see the invisibility cloak?" Sirius asked James suddenly less tired.
"Yeah!" Remus agreed, "before the others get here."
A/N Hope you liked it! Be ready for Sirius's first Mini-adventure. REVIEW PLEASE! :D