This chapter may not be as long as the last one and I'm reeeaally not looking forward to writing the sorting hat's song but we will meet some other friends of Lily's which will be good so I guess it's a trade off. On with it!

Lily stepped out of the scarlet train and took a deep breath. "Come on can't stand around all day" and older student said. Lily glared at him and started walking towards the voice calling all the first years.

"'Ello there!" and giant sounding voice said to her," an' what's yer name?"

Lily looked up at the giant man who she presumed to be Hagrid from what Severus told her. "Hello Hagrid my name is Lily Evans."

Hagrid looked surprised at Lily for knowing his name then he let out a booming laugh. "Well this one has fire! All righ' then everyone in the boats!"

Hagrid watched as students clambered in the boats. Lily got in a boat with Severus, the sandy haired boy and a girl with long blond hair who Lily didn't know. As the boats started moving Lily asked asked the sandy haired boy what his name was. Lily suddenly noticed that he had very faint scars on his shoulders but didn't comment.

The boy looked alarmed for a second but then relaxed and said calmly "Remus Lupin. What are your guy's names?" Immediately Lily said "Lily Evans." She nudged Severus who said reluctantly "Severus Snape" but still had a shadow of distrust on his face.

"DUCK" Hagrid roared as they approached a cliff face and went underneath it. "You'll get yer first view of Hogwarts in a second" Hagrid said his voice clearly carrying.

Soon they were back in fresh air and many people gasped. They all saw Hogwarts for the first time. Lily was breathless as she took in the spectacular view of the massive castle. There was amazing architecture involved perfectly done it looked like magic did it. Then again, Lily figured, It probably did. The sheer height of Hogwarts was amazing too; no non-magical building would have been able to be built like it. The castle just looked like a piece of art so magical that nothing could contain it. Lily also thought about how that was just the outside too and the inside would most likely look 10 more times amazing.

Lily also thought about the Great Hall she had read about in Hogwarts, A History and the ceiling she knew she would find in there with the heavens enchanted on to it.

Lily was jerked out of her thoughts as the boats bumped into shore. Lily jumped onto the shore and ran towards the front of the line. Hagrid knocked three times on the the massive doors and they were flung open revealing none other than Professor McGonagall looking very strict.

"Thank you Hagrid I'll take them from here." McGonagall said sternly looking over all first years. "Follow me." she said to the first years. She lead them into a giant hall "This is the Great Hall. Behind those doors," she nodded to another set of giant doors," is where you will be sorted based on intelligence, loyalty, bravery and cunning." Lily noticed Severus perk up at the last word she said eyes gleaming. "All the houses have their own noble history and qualities. Their names are Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor and Slytherin. I suggest you smarten yourselves up. I will return." The Professor left the room.

Lily felt a little sick because she didn't feel like any of those. Lily had a sudden thought: What happens if I'm just not sorted! What if there was a mistake! Lily took a deep breath wiped all nervousness away. She soon found she was excited instead nervous now and couldn't wait for Professor McGonagall to return.

The door opened loudly and made a lot of students jump. "We are ready for you now."

Everybody followed her without a word into the Great Hall. Lily looked up at the ceiling and sure enough it looked like the night was there and not a ceiling. Ahead of her was an old hat on a stool. Why is there an old hat on display? She wondered. After the thought flew her mind the hat opened it's brim, like a mouth, and began to sing:

"Will you belong in Ravenclaw

With the intelligent near and far

How about old Hufflepuff

Where disloyalty makes them huff

How about brave Gryffindor

Who keep going until they are on the floor

And cunning Slytherin

They will always win

So try me on

I'm never wrong

Because I know where you belong!"

As they clapped for the sorting hat's song McGonagall stepped next to stool and put the hat in one hand and had a list of the students names in the other and started calling names.

"Lily Evans!" McGonagall called. Lily walked up the the stool slightly nervous until all she could see was the inside of the hat.

The hat said "Ah plenty intelligence and bravery. I sense you would anything for your friends so I think you belong in GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted the last words to hall. Lily walked towards the cheering table of red and gold. She turned back to smile sadly at Severus before sitting down between Remus and a plump faced girl.

Lily heard Severus's name being called as she turned to watch him be sorted, he had barely sat down when the hat shouted "SLYTHERIN" to the hall. Lily watches as he sat down at his table surrounded by older, mean looking students.

When the ceremony was over Professor Dumbledore stood up and said "Let the feast begin!" then the plates were filled with food. Lily laughed because she was so grateful and started filling her plate with food. The girl to the left of her started talking to Lily.

"It's so awesome how I'm finally able to go to Hogwarts just like my parents! How about you? Did your parents like it here? Or did they go to another wizarding school? What's your name? My name is Alice!" Alice finally stopped talking and was looking at the expression on Lily's face. "What's wrong was I talking too much? I do have a tendency talk a little bit muc-"

Alice was cut off by Lily laughing so much. "I - have - never - heard someone talk so - much!" LIly started hysterically laughing again. Alice eventually joined her in laughing. Eventually they both calmed down enough to started eating and Lily answering her questions. "My name is Lily Evans and my parents are muggles so I didn't know much about Hogwarts when someone came to explain it." Lily told Alice.

"Much?" Alice said noticing the word choice.

"Well when I was about 7 I met a wizard that my age and he told me a lot about the wizarding world but I didn't know much about Hogwarts because he didn't tell me a lot about it."

"Well that makes sense I guess," Alice said nodding,"Where is this boy anyway?" looking up and down the table as if he would have label on him. "He was sorted into Slytherin and his name is Severus Snape."

Alice expression arranged into distaste "Lily I'd stay away from him, he comes from a bad family how do we know it hasn't rubbed off on him?" Lily shook her head her red hair, it swinging behind her. "No. Severus isn't like that, I've known him for years."

Alice shook her head again "Whatever" as she helped herself to the desserts that had just appeared.

As the prefect lead the first years to the dorms. Alice started talking to someone else. "Hey Marlene meet my friend Lily!" Alice grabbed Lily's arm and dragged her over to Marlene who started shaking Lily's hand vigorously "I'm Marlene McKinnion. What's your name?" Lily tugged her hand out of Marlene's death grip and said "I'm Lily Evans. I don't think my hand with survive this though." Lily looked down at her limp hand. "I'm sorry!" Marlene said cheerfully, not sounded sorry at all. Lily walked in the dorm and saw her bed in between Marlene's stuff and Alice's stuff.

Lily threw herself on the bed and fell asleep almost immediately dreaming of classes the next day.