I'm sure you will all be able to guess which house I'm going to put our favorite Ranger in. If not, well, you need to go and think about what the obvious answer is.

Chapter 8: Sorting, New friends, and Plans

Estel had a very stressful day that day. After he woke up Legolas had taken him to the headmaster's office where Dumbledore and McGoanagall performed the torture that they had called a spell. He was in the hospital wing for the rest of the day with a killer headache.

Legolas had kept him company all day while his brothers taught their class. Legolas was the reason poor Neville had almost had a heart attack when he came to see Estel and apologize about his cauldron exploding. Legolas glared at the young man until Estel asked his friend to go get him some water. Legolas recognized the request to be alone for a minute and left so that his friend could talk to the boy. Estel told Neville that he didn't blame him one bit and it was his own fault for not getting away quick enough. At this Neville looked relieved and wished Estel good luck at the sorting that night.

They had told Estel that he would be sorted into one of the four houses. He didn't know what he would have to do but he was looking forward to interacting with humans his age. Well the weren't really his age but thanks to the potion he could say that they were.

He was feeling better after Neville's visit so Madam Pomfrey decided that he could go back to his brothers rooms as long as he didn't do anything to overexert himself. He and Legolas made their way to the rooms and spent the rest of the day talking until Elladan and Elrohir came in with the Weasley twins and announced it was time for dinner.

Estel was to be sorted into his new house before dinner. He wondered how he would be sorted and asked the Weasley twins. "Oh it's quite fun," said George with a mischievous smile on his face.

"Oh yes and quite easy," continued Fred with an identical smile on his face.

"I'm sure they won't make your troll to big either," said George.

"Troll," asked Estel with a small crack in his voice. His first encounter with trolls as a ranger was not a very pleasant one and had to spend a week in the healer's tent.

"Yes troll, don't worry it'll be fun," responded Fred.

Elladan noticed how his little brothers face had paled at the thought of fighting a troll and took pity on him. "They're not going to make you fight a troll Estel. This is a school they wouldn't do anything that dangerous," he said. Estel instantly calmed.

"So what will I really have to do," he asked suddenly not liking the red headed twins as much as he used to.

"Did you see his face Fred? It was even funnier than Ron's when we told him he would have to face a troll," George said through his laughter.

"Oh yes, his reaction was even funnier than our dear little brother's was," replied Fred.

Just then McGoanagall came out and said to Estel, "Please follow me we will begin the sorting once the Hall is filled and we wont have any interruptions."

"Bye Estel, and good luck," Elladan whispered in his ear.

"You'll do fine," Elrohir whispered in the other.

"So you later Estel, we hope you get into Gryffindor," called the Weasley twins together.

"Into what," Estel asked under his breath.

"Okay there are four houses you can be sorted into, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor," explained McGoanagall. 'Did she hear me or can she just read minds' Estel thought after McGoanagall explanation. "Your house is like you family, you will be awarded point for your triumphs and points taken for failures or if you break minor rules. More serious rules you shall be given detention and have points taken away. At the end of the year the house with the most points wins the house cup. Now the Hall is filled and Dumbledore has made his announcement. Please you into the Hall and take a seat on the stool in the front of the room."

Estel did as he was told and quickly sat on the stool. Soon after he sat down a hat was place on his head. 'This odd' he thought

'Not as odd as it could be' came the response he didn't expect.

Estel jumped when the voice entered his head then he thought he heard the voice laughing. 'What's so funny' asked Estel.

'You are' the voice responded.

'Who are you' asked Estel.

'I am the sorting hat,' replied the hat in a tone that a mother would use while explaining something to a young child. 'I sort you into what house you will go into.'

'How do you do that,' Estel asked curiously.

'By seeing what you have in you head and putting you where you would most fit in,' explained that hat.

'Oh,' thought Estel.

'Let's see, Let's see where to put you where to put you. You are loyal to your friends, you are a fierce warrior when you want to be, you are brave, and I see that like some of the students you have a certain disregard for the rules. Yes you will fit in perfectly in' "GRYFFINDOR!" Estel realized that the hat had shouted the last part out. The hat came off his head and he could hear the Weasley twins cheering wildly along with the table he assumed was the Gryffindor table.

He quickly got up and walked towards the cheering table and took an empty seat. When he sat everybody around him got up and welcomed him to the Gryffindor house. He looked around and saw that he had sat next to Harry and across from Harry was Ron and Hermione.

As the crowed around him disappeared he noticed that the tables were now filled with food and began to fill his plate. "Welcome to Gryffindor," said Harry who was also filling his plate.

"Thanks," Estel said.

"Glad to have ya mate," said Ron through a mouth full of mash potatoes.

Hermione looked at Ron in disgust "honestly Ron the way you eat someone would think you haven't eaten for days." She turned to Estel. "Please forgive Ron's eating behaviors. I'm glad that you are a Gryffindor. If you need help with homework or anything just ask and I'll do what I can to help," she said.

"Thanks," Estel said careful that he swallowed all his food. Now that he was sixteen again he learned that some of his old habits had returned, including that he used to never swallow his food before talking.

"So what classes are you taking," Harry asked.

"Not sure yet," Estel responded, this time he tried to speak around the beef that was in his mouth. He thought that he heard Hermione mutter something that sounded like "boys".

"Well if you were to ask me what classes to take I would say anything but potions," said Ron.

"Why not," asked Estel defensively despite what had happened in the class he was looking forward to actually taking the class now, despite what his brothers would say about it. For some reason they didn't like Snape at all.

"Well you see," started Hermione, "Professor Snape is the, well, meanest teacher we have at Hogwarts. I'm not even sure he would let you in if you tried to get into the class. He only let the top students into the class, and most of them are Slytherins."

"I was actually sorta planning to take potions, my brothers class, charms, and maybe transfiguration," said Estel

"Those are the classes we're taking, those and Defense Against the Dark Arts and Business and Management, but we're only taking that because Fred and George are teaching it," said Harry gesturing towards Ron. "Hermione is taking other classes along with those."

"What's Defense Against the Dark Arts," asked Estel. This would be the first chance he would actually get to hear about the class. He figured that sense he would be taking his brothers and Legolas' class he couldn't take another defense class.

"It teaches you how to defend you self in duels or against well the dark arts," said Harry.

"Sound interesting," Estel stated.

"Oh it is, and Harry is at the top of our class in DADA," said Hermione. "By, the way Harry are you going to do the D.A. again this year? I'm sure that Dumbledore would let you and even help out some."

"What's D.A.," Estel asked eagerly. He wanted to know about the school now that he was a student.

"It's a club that Hermione and Ron helped me set up last year in order to help those who wanted to know the practical approach to Defense," Harry explained. "No I don't think I will be reinstating the D.A. this year. It was just too much work and I need to concentrate on other things."

"Oh come on Harry the D.A. was great you were a great teacher," Hermione started before Harry cut her off.

"We have a proper teacher this year though and they will learn more of what they need to if they concentrate on what they are being taught," Harry stated.

"Oh Harry I'm sure Tonks wouldn't mind if you helped out the students a little," Hermione urged.

"Hermione, he said no that's that, just leave it alone," said Ron. He noticed Harry was becoming a little frustrated.

"Fine," Hermione said as she got up and left.

"Where is she going," Estel wondered out loud.

"She's going to where she always goes, the library," said Ron. "I swear if they would let her that girl would live in there and never come out."

"Wow she sounds like someone I know," said Estel thinking about Erestor his father's chief councilor.

"So when are signing up for your classes," asked Harry.

"I guess I'll go and do that after dinner," stated Estel.

"Cool, we'll come with you," Ron.

"Um Ron, is it true that Fred and George told you that you would have to fight a troll to be sorted," asked Estel wondering if it was true.

"How did you find out about that," Ron asked his ears turning red.

"They told me they did and that you believed them." Ron's face started to turn red with embarrassment and anger at his brothers. "They told me the same thing. I believed them to until my brothers said that I was being stupid for believing something like that," Estel sated hoping that it would make his new friend feel better.

"Twin brothers are the worst, don't you think," asked Ron his face and ears slowly turning to their original color.

"That's for sure. Always making fun of you, playing pranks," said Estel.

"Trying to embarrass you in anything they can, thinking they're better than you." stated Ron gloomily.

Harry, who had spent enough time with the Weasley's to be considered one of the family and therefore not immune to the twins' pranks, nodded his head in agreement.

"Try having a father who all he says is don't hurt him too badly with brothers like that," said think of a time that happened right before his twentieth birthday.

"Well Dad is usually cheering them on and saying that they're brilliant but Mum always get onto them at home. Here they have the whole school minus the Slytherins cheering them on, and mum isn't here to tell them off," Ron said.

"Yeah, I'm surprised they don't just play pranks during their entire class," said Harry.

"Ro and Dan play pranks during their class but nobody knows it but, Legolas and me," said Estel with a frown on his face. "Of course that's because they only play the pranks on Legolas and me."

"Really? What did they do?" asked Ron.

"They glued all of Legolas' and my swords to their sheaths," said Estel thinking that they needed to get back at the twins for that one.

"So that is why you spent that entire class glaring at them," asked Harry with a small grin on his face.

"We still need to get back at them for that one," said Estel.

"Can we help at all, we could do for a good laugh," said Harry as Ron nodded his head eagerly.

"Are you sure? Once you get involved in a prank war with my brothers there's no turning back," Estel said seriously. Harry and Ron just nodded and asked when they get started.

"We have to talk to Legolas. He'll want to help us and get his revenge," said Estel.

"Hey Estel after we get your brothers can we go after my brothers," Ron asked thinking that it was time that they got a dose of their own medicine.

"Sure, but I'm sure that once they realize that we acted together they will combine forces to take us out," Estel said already looking forward to getting his revenge. "We'll have to get Legolas after your brothers. The only problem with that is then we will be out numbered because Legolas will go crawling to my brothers for help." Estel thought out loud.

"Why will we have to get Legolas," Harry wondered.

"Because a few days ago he said I looked like a girl. Can you imagine that? Me look like a girl. Has he looked in a mirror lately? If anyone looks like a girl it's him," said Estel.

"He said you looked like a girl," Harry asked raising his eyebrows while trying not to smile.

"Well we might be able to get Hermione to help us though I highly doubt she will. Oh crap I just thought of something. They are all teachers. They can take away points and give us detention."

"They won't," said Harry confidently

"What makes you think that mate?" asked Ron.

"It's all apart of being a mischief maker. They won't discipline one of their own," said Harry. At Ron's raised eyebrows he shrugged and said, "Sirius told me." At Ron's nervous look when he mentioned his godfather he said, "Don't worry Ron. I'm over it. He's gone and he won't come back. I'm fine with it. Seriously I am."

"Whatever you say mate," said Ron finishing his dinner. "Why don't we go talk to McGoanagall now?"

"Okay, um, I'm just going to take the same classes as you, is that okay," Estel asked.

"That would be great mate. We can use all the time we can get to plan against our brothers," said Ron with a grin that resembled his older brothers on his face.

McGoanagall noticed Ron, Harry, and Estel get up and came quickly over and said, "Estel you need to tell me what classes you have decided to take."

"Okay professor," Estel said once again wondering if she could read minds or something. "Um, I decided to take Potions, Muggle Defense, Defense against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration, and Business and Management," he said.

"Alright then, I shall inform the teachers in each of these classes that you will be added to the class and you have the same schedule as Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley. Have a good night and good job on becoming a Gryffindor. I am your head of house so if you have any problems that can not be resolved without a teacher you come to me for help." She then turned around and started to talk to Snape.

"Oh great just what I need, another misfit Gryffindor to muck up my class," said Snape when McGoanagall informed him that Estel would be joining the class.

She then moved to talk to both sets of twins and when she left all four had grins on their faces that Estel knew meant trouble for him and his new friends. Harry and Ron seemed to notice this too and all three took off out of the hall towards the Gryffindor common room.

They stopped outside the picture of the fat lady. "Password," she asked.

Ron gave her the password and soon the walked into the Gryffindor common room. "Welcome to the Gryffindor common room. I'll give you the grand tour. Over there is the fire, there are some chairs and couches, and up the stairs is our dorm. There you pretty much have it. Not much but it's home," said Ron cheerfully. "Hey Harry it says here that Quidditch tryouts are next week. You think I should go out for the team again. I mean I'm not the best player."

"You were the best one last year and I'm sure you'll be the best one this year, but don't think that just because you're my best mate I'm going to let you onto the team without even trying out," said Harry jokingly.

"Aww come on Harry, you know you want me on the team. Or do you think you're too good for me now that you are Quidditch captain," Ron joked back.

"What's Quidditch," asked Estel.

"Only the best game ever," cried Ron enthusiastically. "Man I almost forgot that you don't come from our world."

Harry and Ron spent the rest of the evening explaining what Quidditch was to Estel. They talked until most of the common room was empty. It was decided that sense Estel was going to go to Diagon Ally the next day that to get his wand Harry and Ron would find him a broom and they would go outside and teach him how to fly after he got back.

"Wait I just thought of something guys," said Estel. " I don't have any money in this world. How am I going to buy all my school supplies and a broom if I don't have any money?"

"Well I have more money than I could ever wish for, so you can use my godfathers vault to get your supplies, its vault 867. Don't worry about the broom," said Harry smiling.

Tbc as if you didn't know that

Well I hope you all have enjoyed this chapter and last chapter. I hope that this will make up for me not updating for several months. Like I said I really hate band.

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