Aha! Here's chapter two for all of you who wanted it...lol...well, it wasn't like I could just leaving you hanging, that would be horrible of me. Thank you for your kind reviews, I'm glad that you liked the first chapter -

Warnings: still really none at this point...

Disclaimer: I only own the original characters and plot at this point...

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Chapter two: Hogwarts and the Sorting of Lily and James

James

James and his new friend Thor followed all the other first years to the boats, meeting up with Lily along the way. As he sat down and the boats began to move across the lake, James thought about the times his father talked about the boat ride. James noted that Harry had been right, the way the castle looked against the black backdrop of the night sky, with stars twinkling here and there, was absolutely breath taking.

He brushed his shoulder-length hair out of his face as he followed Thor and the other first years down the path to the Hogwarts entrance. James seriously considered getting a hair cut, seeing as he was tired of constantly shoving the blonde locks out of his face. Lost in his thoughts about what it would be like with shorter hair, hands on shoulders startled him. Turning his head, he saw his twin grin wickedly at him before running around him and to the front of the first years. James mumbled incoherently under his breath, shaking his head in annoyance. After a few minutes, the group stopped just inside the main entrance where they were left alone for a couple more minutes.

"Okay children, listen up!" A tall woman with long black hair and light brown eyes said above the chatter of the gaggle of students. The talking diminished and the woman began speaking once more.

"Welcome to Hogwarts, I'm Professor Ravenhart! When we enter through the doors behind me, you will stand silently in between the two center tables as I call you to the front of the Great Hall to be sorted into your houses."

They all nodded simultaneously to show their understanding and followed the professor as she led them through the large double doors. James swallowed nervously as the vast room seating a good hundred people was revealed to him. He sought out the red hair that belonged to Ron but was disappointed to find that, given where he was currently standing, he couldn't see much past all the first years.

Ravenhart placed a stool at the front of the room, just in front of a tall podium, and held up an old, shabby looking hat and a long piece of parchment. James listened as the first person was called up and sorted into Hufflepuff. James watched as a lanky boy with glasses and dark brown hair, Lily's friend, walked up to the stool and sat down.

"GRYFFINDOR!" The old hat screamed. The Gryffindor table clapped and cheered loudly as Gabriel walked over to it and sat down. James continued to watch as more people were sorted.

"Lee, Jason!" Professor Ravenhart called. James watched as an extremely tall, skinny boy with long dark hair and pale skin walked up. He sat on the stool, his face betraying his nerves. James blushed slightly as he realized just how adorable the other boy was to him.

"RAVENCLAW!" the hat once again screamed. James watched Jason walk over to his new house, wondering what house he himself would be placed in.

"Lyne, Carl!" Professor Ravenhart said, calling up a very mean look boy. He was sorted into Hufflepuff.

"Miamian, Kitsune!" The girl walked up to the stool and sat on it. It only took the hat a mere second to decide that she belonged in Ravenclaw.

"Monoamine, Ailbhe!" Professor Ravenhart called. James watched as a tall, skinny boy walked forward and took a seat on the stool. He had chin-length black hair and pale skin. The hat screamed out "SLYTHERIN!" and the boy walked over to the table.

"Potter, James!" Professor Ravenhart said loudly. James swallowed and walked forward, feeling the eyes of the students on his back. A stern looking woman with desperately gray hair smiled down at him before he turned and sat down on the stool. Professor Ravenhart placed the hat on his head and stepped back.

"Well, looky here! James Potter, son of Harry Potter!...I wonder if you're going to be as difficult to place as he was. Let me have a look see inside your mind." The hat said in James' head. He jumped slightly in shock, not expecting the hat to speak to him. He faintly remembered his dad mentioning that before it sorted him into Slytherin.

"SLYTHERIN!" was screamed out, causing James to stir from his thoughts. The hat was pulled from his head and James made his way over to the cheering table. He sat down next to the boy called Ailbhe and smiled shyly before turning his attention back to the sorting.

Lily

"Potter, Lily!" was called and Lilly walked forward nervously. She was completely uncertain of where she wanted to be sorted. Part of her longed to be in Gryffindor like Karin, and Gabriel, another part of her longed to be in Slytherin with her twin brother. If she was sorted somewhere other than Slytherin, she wasn't sure how she'd react. She and her brother have never been separated, other than having rooms across the hall from each other. Once she sat down, the hat was placed on her head and the professor backed away. It only took the hat a total of four seconds to scream:

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Lily stood up and walked over to the cheering table shakily, looking over her shoulder at James a couple of times. She sat next to Gabriel, wringing her hands. Gabriel smiled at her before turning his attention back to the sorting. Lily stared at the grain of the wooden table in front of her, only catching that her brother's new friend had been sorted into Slytherin as well. She continued to worry about how she was going to function without her twin by her side.

"Weasley, Shardae!" drew Lily out of her thoughts. She looked up to see her "cousin" walk up to the stool nervously. She sat down and the hat was placed on her head. A few moments later, the hat belted out "SLYTHERIN!" and Shardae was walking towards the cheering table. The hat and stool were removed and the Headmistress stood from her seat.

"Now that that's done, I'd like to welcome the first years to Hogwarts, and all the older years back! Just a reminder to the older years and a warning to the first years, the Forbidden Forrest is as its name describes: forbidden. There is a list of the banded items on our caretaker's, Mr. Filch, office door. Other than that, there is nothing of great importance that I need to tell you now. So, please do enjoy your feast!" Headmistress McGonagall said. She clapped her hands twice and food appeared upon the platters and in the bowls on all four tables. She took her seat and the feast began.

Lily placed a few morsels on her plate, her appetite seeming to have flown away. Karin, who happened to be across from her, looked at her in concern, knowing that Lily ate more than that. Lily tried to smile reassuringly, but she doubted that it was convincing. The conversation of everyone around her gave Lily a minor headache. Her senses were overwhelmed, she was anxious about being in a different house from James, and she was terrified that she would do something to make her parents disappointed in her.

The meal came to an end and the first years were shuffled off to their dormitories. Lily followed the prefect quietly, listening to the older girl chatter about the common room. Gabriel stayed by her side the entire time, seeming to sense how out of it she was. Lily was rather relieved to have found a friend like him. After an hour tour of the Gryffindor common room, Lily collapsed against her bed in exhaustion. She didn't even bother to change out of her clothes as she drifted off into a semi-peaceful sleep.

Karin

Karin sighed as she lay down in her bed, pulling the curtains around her so that she was in near darkness. She didn't like Lily's behavior at dinner. She wasn't positive, but she had a feeling that it was due to her and James being in separate houses. The noise of the other girls getting around for bed temporarily distracted her, but when she forced her mind back to the situation with her little sister, Karin decided that she would talk to Lily about it the first chance she got. Pulling the covers over herself, Karin closed her eyes and drifted off into sleep.

Author's Note: ha, thanks for reading...and I'm sure you noticed that Ron's POV was excluded, yeah...sorry, but I didn't think it fit properly in this chapter, but I promise he pops back up next chapter. Course, you're not going to find out what he had been talking about in chapter one for a little while, sorry!