"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat boomed. For being a hat, it sure is loud. I got down and sat next to James as fast as I could. I don't like being up in front of people. We sat down and somewhat patiently waited. The last person sorted was a Raveclaw named Xenophilius. Then, the man with the half moon glasses stood up. The room went silent. "Welcome to another year of learning at here at Hogwarts. First, let's introduce our professors. Professor McGonagall teaches transfiguration. Professor Slughorn teaches potions. Professor Moody teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts. And Professor Binns teaches The History of Magic. A word to all students: the Forbidden Forest is out of bounds to all students. Without further ado, let the feast begin!" He clapped his hands and food appeared. We didn't realize how hungry we were until we sat down. I dug in, finishing my plate in a matter of minutes. With his mouth half full, James turned to Sirius, "I always knew I'd be in Gryffindor, eh Sirius?" Sirius shrugged and said "Nah, I'm the first one in my family not in Slytherin." He glared over at the Slytherin table. James turned to me, expectant. I wanted to tell them the truth. But I wouldn't know how they would react. I decided to just play along. "My mum was in Ravenclaw l, but my dad was a Gryffindor. So really I had a 50/50 chance either way" "Ooh, we gotta smartie pants over here Sirius. Watch out or he'll beat you in tests. Stay on his good side, we may need to copy his homework answers." James said, sarcastically. I laughed and ate James' leftovers. A couple minutes later, Dumbledore stood up and told prefects to lead us back to the house dormitories. We went outside, took a couple of turns and got to a staircase. But before anyone could move, the staircase went to the opposite side of the hallway and a new one came in its place, facing down instead of up. "Watch out for the staircases. Don't want to be late to class." The male prefect informed us. After finding the right staircase, we got to a painting of a lady who, frankly, was just a bit overweight. "Drago!" The prefect said to the painting and it swung open. Before we stepped inside, he turned to us and said "Remember that. It's the password for the common room. Without it, you'll not be able to get in." He led us in. Th room was huge, with tables, desks and chairs of all sorts to do homework on. There was one central fireplace, with couches surrounding it. "Girl's dormitories on the right, boy's in the left!" With that, my new best friends and I ran up to claim beds.