A/N: Translations:

Bitte shön - You are welcome.
Es war perfekt - It was perfect.
Geh zur Hölle! - Go to Hell!

Sorting is Such Great Sorrow

The uncomfortable silence was only broken when Scoripus started laughing. James' looked confused. Scorpius took five whole minutes to stop laughing. Then he took a minute to catch his breath.

"So, I've been wondering if that applies to se-"

"Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy!" a shrill voice caused the boys to cower. I stifled a giggle with a hand, "I should owl your mother about your mouth. In fact, after I am done checking on Jamie, I am!" a strawberry blonde girl with glasses had her arms crossed in front of her chest. Her stern look could melt metal.

"Don't call me that in front of other people!" James whispered angrily. He obviously did not fear this girl as much as Scorpius. They were related. The strawberry blonde girl scoffed at him and turned her attention to me.

"Hi! I'm Molly Weasley. I'm just checking on James and Scorpius." she pushed up her rimless glasses. Her bright blue eyes were kind at the moment.

"I am Calesta Manslayer." I said with a smile.

"Wonderful!" she exclaimed, "He is doing his assignment. I assumed since our other cousin told him to do something, he just ignored him as usual."

James started looking at the ceiling. I gave Molly a confused look. Her face looked confused. Two seconds later, her features morphed into anger.

SMACK!

Molly got the back of James' head pretty hard. James recoiled in pain. Scorpius dashed to the other side of the compartment.

"Were you ever going to tell her?" Molly yelled.

"Damn Molls! That fucking hurt!" James shouted, "And eventually."

I stood up from the bench and looked between cousins. James was acting cagey and Molly looked like she wanted to strangle him. Now it clicked what was happening.

"No, he told me." I put in. The room went still.

Everyone watched me carefully. James' eyes were cautious and Molly's were stern. Scorpius had the biggest grin. I do not want to know what would happen if I was wrong.

"Mr. Potter told me that since I am a transfer, I am to follow him to be sorted separately." I stated quietly and rushed, "That's why I'm here." I finished in a whisper.

Molly stepped real close to me. She looked me up and down, slowly. When she was done, she just stared into my eyes. She was checking to see if she could find any clue that I was lying.

When she found none, she rounded on James.

"Don't be a git." she said through clenched teeth, "You are a prefect this year, act like it!" and she stormed out. Scorpius started laughing.

"You cannot be fourteen." he said through the laughter. James got up from the bench. He took a step towards me, so I took a step back. He stopped moving.

"How?" he flustered, "Why?"

"I'm new, but I'm not eleven. So, I get sorted separately." I flattened myself against the window, "That slap looked like it hurt."

"No more than usual." he muttered.

"Molly acts like their Aunt Hermione. She is quite bossy." Scorpius settled down, "She also has that famous female Weasley temper. She terrifies me." he shuddered. I giggled.

"You laugh now, but you wait until she gets mad at you. Then you will wish you had died instead of met her." James sat on the bench again.

"You are going into Slytherin." Scorpius stated.

"I don't know mate, she took on Molly Weasley. She qualifies for Gryffindor." James leaned his elbow on his knee.

"Hey Jamie, we should get our robes on." Scorpius sneered playfully. James shot him a glare.

"Come on, we should." the two boys reached for their trunks. I stood still. The two boys took notice and stopped fussing with their things.

"So, how about this. James and I will get dressed first. While we are dressing, you look out the window. We will signal you when we are done." Scorpius proposed in a soft voice. I nodded in response.

I watched the scenery change. I saw a train station coming up, about ten miles away. A huge lake was present. It was dark and beautiful. There was tons of trees and bushes. Scotland was beautiful. I love things beautiful.

"Hey." James said gently. I turned around and met his eyes. Scorpius was pulling my trunk down.

"vielen Dank." I mumbled.

"Bitte shön." he responded. I blinked in surprise. He winked at me, "I chose to study German. I maybe a little rusty though."

"Es war perfekt." I said, "Now turn around please." I gathered my robes and started changing.

I kept my eyes on James and Scorpius. They were nice, but I did not trust them. Those two were sneaky. And cunning. And prats.

"She is so short. I never would've guessed she was fourteen. A fourth year!" James whispered enthusiastically, "We haven't had a German here."

"How could you not? Did you notice those knock-"

"Seriously?" I interjected. They both started snickering. I shook my head.

Then the door slid open. And I grabbed the closest piece of clothing and covered my chest. I dropped to the floor and made myself as small as possible. James and Scorpius' body language shifted. They were stiff.

"Pattinson." James almost growled. I was scared, not for myself though.

"Potter, Malfoy." a nasty voice drawled from the door, "And my darling beauty." he knelt to peer at me between their legs.

"Geh zur Hölle!" I spat at him. Scorpius snorted indignantly. I saw this new boy turn red.

"Got a bite to that one." he mumbled, "Just checking up on my favorite idiots. Seeing if you made it through your summer break. I see you did." his nose had the appearance of always being turned up.

"Get out!" Scorpius snarled. The ferocity of his voice was frightening.

"Still idiots, also." he sneered, "Fine. I'll see you in class." and he left. I did not move.

James stepped over to me. I held my article of clothing tighter to me. He saw the slight movement and stopped moving forward. He backed away from me.

"Scorp, please go find my sister and all my cousins." James murmured to him.

As the tall blonde left, James sat on the floor, right by the door. He gave me a gentle smile. His eyes were curious.

"Look, we just met, but I am curious as to why you are acting like this?" he questioned quietly. I stared into his eyes, looking for any indication of mockery. I found none.

I let out a long sigh.

"We just met." I repeated him. He nodded his head. He understood what I meant.

The compartment door slid open again, revealing a lot of redheaded girls. They ranged from strawberry blonde to dark auburn. The estrogen in the room was comforting.

SMACK!

"Dammit Molly!" James hissed in pain.

"You suck at your job!" Molly Weasley scolded, 'Now wait outside the door." to prevent further abuse from his cousin, he left the compartment.

"I'm sorry that he called you all. I just very nervous." I muttered as I finally stood up. I noticed I grabbed my uniform shirt. I proceeded to put it on.

"Oh, it is okay. We have all grown up around each other. We are no strangers to the dressing protection shield." the younger girl from earlier said, "James and Scorpius are morons. They don't know how to conduct themselves around pretty girls." my face flushed.

"Lily Potter!" a caramel skinned girl scolded, "You're embarassing her!"

"It's okay. I am sure she is just complementing me." I mumbled as I pulled on my skirt. Lastly, I pulled on my robes and placed my wand in the pocket.

"Well, that's better." Molly stated. I gave her a weak smile.

"Thank you." I said softly. Lily walked over and gave me a tight squeeze. I returned her embrace with one of my own.

"You are welcome." she whispered, "Maybe you will be in Hufflepuff! We would have so much fun!" I gave her a bright smile.

"Come on girls." Molly ordered. She had a soft way about being mother hen. After a final wave, they were all gone. James and Scorpius were back.

"You ready?" Scorpius asked quietly. I gave him a tiny nod. James held his hand out for me to pass him. Scorpius was leading the way. As I passed James, his hand rested high on my back. I shrugged it off. He sighed in frustration.

We departed the train and headed for some carriages. They appeared to be pulled by magic. But I had read up on Hogwarts history. I knew they were thestrals. In a way, it was a blessing not to see them.

The three of pulled up to the castle and I was awestruck. The architecture was amazing and beautiful. The statues on the outside were masterpieces. And the double doors were gorgeous. James motioned me to follow. I got off the carriage and followed the two of them.

We entered through the double doors and came to the Entrance Hall. My breath was taken away. You could tell a lot of redone after the battle, but it was still magnificent. I walked slowly behind James, too distracted by the artwork to bother keeping up.

"Calesta, come on." James insisted. I hurried to catch up to him.

"Sorry." I said, "I must look like an idiot." my cheeks burned.

"It's fine." he responded, "I just have to remember you're a first, but you're not." he smiled at his own riddle. I smiled too.

"I'm sorry." I was getting used to their presence. I did just spend a whole day with them.

"You don't have to apologize again." he looked very confused.

"That was for the train." I looked between the pair of them.

"Oh, well," Scorpius shifted his shoulders uncomfortably, "That was no one's fault." he finished.

We entered a tiny room with a young man holding a hat. The man's hair was canary yellow, with his eyes to match. He was smiling sweetly at me. It almost looked fake.

"Welcome, Miss Manslayer." he greeted warmly, "I am flying instructor, Teddy Lupin. And I will be sorting you tonight."

I know he was being nice, but I could not bring myself to get any closer to him. He I did not know. Teddy saw my hesitation and stepped forward. I took a step back and bumped into either James or Scorpius. My heart was racing in my chest.

"Teddy, don't." the person behind me whispered, "Place the hat on the floor." I started to hyperventilate.

Teddy place the hat on the floor and stepped away. He looked at my quizzically. I felt the person behind me give me a little shove of encouragement. I took a few steps forward. My heart started to slow down. 'Would I always be in such close quarters with the opposite sex?'

I picked up the hat and dropped it on my head. My world went dark as the hat fell over my eyes.

Ah, intriguing! German blood! Very nice! You are a good mixture of brave, cunning, gentle and power. You are hard to place. You have a healthy fear of the world though. Let's shake things up a bit!

"Slytherin!"