Lilies Walking

The Hat

"All right, when yeh get in there you will sit on the stool an' try on the hat. It'll sort yeh inta houses they will be the team, yeh'll earn points for listening to rules and lose points for breaking them, yeh'll also have a house quidditch team, an' the dormitories will be yeh homes." Hagrid said listing things one by one. "Follow me." The hall was huge; there were four tables with hundreds of kids, each table had a different crest hanging over it. One for Slytherin which was green and silver with a serpent on it, and Hufflepuff which was black and yellow with a badger on it followed by Gryffindor which had a lion and it was red and gold, Ravenclaw had an eagle on theres and was blue and bronze. Each table is lined with bare gold plates. The sealing was bewitched to look like the sky outside so the sealing was filled with the light of the stars along with thousands of floating lights. At the front of the room there was a table full of teachers and a tight lipped, high bunned Headmistress Mcgonagall sat at the front she was not a person to cross. In front of the table was a old brown patched wizard hat that sat on a stool then out of nowhere it started to sing.

I know i'm not pretty
but so many have found me fiting,
For I the sorting hat I pick at your brains and chose,
What house will be for you,
For each person is different,
Just like our founders four,
So each would seek who they teach,
But can't you see they seek no more,
Before they left they made me the one to chose,
What house will fit you,
Although I find united best I do my job well,
Now come and sit and I will find the perfect house for you,
Could it be Gryffindore,
Were daring is no other,
Were the brave and chivalrous are heroes,
Without doubt,
Or could I be strong Slytherin,
Where they are Cunning and quick,
Where you will find friends just like yourself.
Or do you have a ready mind set for Ravenclaw,
Were wits must be strong,
And were new skills will dawn,
Could It be Hufflepuff,
For witch are kind at heart,
Were Friends are true,
Now try me on and we will see,
Which House fits you.

Once he finished his final line everyone started cheering. It was pretty impressive. I started to feel sick about what it would be like if I was in Hufflepuff. My brother is in Slytherin and he feels loads of pressure. I know Hufflepuff is not a bad house, it would just be very strange especially because i am nothing like my cousins in Hufflepuff. Then a tiny wizard walked down the hall with a list in his hands.
"Arora Argest," The tiny wizard read aloud. A blond haired girl walked up and sat on the stool. Then the sorting started to talk.
"Lets see, Hm, Hm, If you fear the name I speak, Listen close do not squeak ," He said in rhyme. " Arora Argest Ravenclaw!" Then she practically ran to the ravenclaw table which was cheering loudly. Then a Dean Dorbilin was sorted into Gryffindor, A Della Marbrick Hufflepuff, Hela Horobin Slytherin, Walker Morris Gryffindor, Malda Morris Hufflepuff, Octavia Blake Hufflepuff, Josh Jordan Ravenclaw, Riley Rellof Hufflepuff, Dorian Potts Slytherin, Vincent Goyle Slytherin, Lupus Flint Slytherin no surprise there, Marcuse Nott Slytherin, Selina Pintrissa Ravenclaw, Polly Porter Ravenclaw, Sara Parker Gryffindor. He made a rhyme like song for each person. Finally my name.
"Lily Potter," The tiny man called. I walked up to the stool, and the hall went silent. My pulse was racing. I felt like all the people in the hall were staring at me. Then A tiny voice in my head said.
"So much complication I see so much Future, Slytherin like your brother might be a good choice, But you bold like a Gryffindore, with the knowledge of a Ravenclaw. Difficult what do I see power and suffering wait- '' It seemed like he stopped himself from revealing more. Than Hat said it aloud. "Are you afraid of what you'll hear? Afraid I'll speak the name fear! Don't worry child I know my job. You'll learn to laugh if first you sob for hardships follow you. Power grows in you, Lily Potter Gryffindor!" The Gryffindor table started to cheer and the noise seemed to fill the hall once more. I saw both my brothers cheering although Albus was sitting at the Slytherin table. I walked down the hall and sat down near James who was talking to a group of girls. More kids went but I was more focused on Albus who seemed surprised I could just imagine him saying Lily is really a slytherin. Honestly i wouldn't have been surprised or mad if i was in Slytherin.
"Lorcan Scamander." The wizard called. My attention was back on the hat. Lorcan walked up to the hat and immediately the hat cried.
"Lorcan Scamander does not flee! From what I see! For kind and just you will be, Hufflepuff is what you will be!" Lorcan Smiled and waved at me while he sat down at the Hufflepuff table.
"Lysander Scamander." The tiny wizard called. Lysander walked up looking more nervous than Lorcan. At once the sorting hat bursted out.
"Your knowledge is true, it's amazing! Strength and Bravery grows in you! It will be Gryffindor!" Lysander walked and ran totable looking embarrassed and giving me a weak smile. He sat down next to me at the Gryffindor table.
"Vivian, Jordan," The tiny wizard called. Vivian walked up and sat down about ten seconds later the hat sang.
"Brave and Kind, you will be a loyal friend soon you'll see, you'll stand strong and follow others too, that are brave just please be true! Gryffindor is for you!" It seems like all my friends were going at the same time.
"Lloyd, Jordan," The man called again.
He walked up nervous looking at Lorcan. Then the hat sang."Just and True I will be true but only for you, I say Hufflepuff fits you." Then he ran and sat next to Lorcan. The tiny wizard called more names but now my hunger was filling my brain.
"Hugo, Weasley." Hugo's name took me out of my trance just like Lorcans had. He walked up kind of awkwardly.
He sat down, seconds later the house spat. "The Weasley Family comes and goes. The Weasley family breeds like gnomes isn't it obvious where you'll go, Gryffindor, now GO." He ended with a snap. I couldn't help but laugh at the hats words. Hugo was the last person to go and then the tiny wizard took the hat and walked out through a door at the back of the hall. Then Headmistress McGonagall nagall stood up.
"Welcome new students and welcome back old students, I will save my lecture for later, you are obviously hungry, Now dig in!" She said in a cheery manner. Immediately the plates in front of us filled with foods of all sorts. Shepherd pies, Steaks, Chickens, Corn, Broccoli anything you can imagine and some foods you wouldn't want to imagine. When I looked around at the other tables I saw Lorcan and Lloyd in deep conversation. I scanned the slytherin table and saw Albus talking to Scorpiouse. Lupus and his gang are sitting not too far away which has grown now two girls have joined. I looked back at my table. I saw Vivian looking at James with an expression of complete loathing.
"Oh, that's my brother James," I told her pointing at him. "He is kinda a-"
"Prat," She finished my sentence.
"Pretty much, he is very protective." I told her. Protective is an understatement. I am the youngest girl of fourteen cousins. If anything were to happen to me there would be a mob of people ready to help. Some of my cousins aren't very close to one another but I am pretty close to all of them. At the same moment James's elbow slipped into a bowl of mashed potatoes.
"He - lookes - so - stupid-" She said trying to stop laughing
"Ya" Hugo said. This was the first time he spoke since he sat down. I think he was too in love with the food to stop eating for long enough to join in on the conversation. Now we were all laughing and we all kept eating.
"I remember James getting mad at you for talking to the muggle boy in the house next door because he swore the boy tried to hold your hand." Lysander said.
"I remember that, I was so mad." I told him. My family new I wasn't helpless or needed protecting but they all tried to protect me anyway. Once Headmistress Mcganagal was done the gold plates cleared and reappeared with all sorts of desserts. Treacle tarts, puddings and pies and for the rest of the meal no one talked because we were all acting as if this was our last meal. Finally Headmistress Mcganagal stood up.
"Before you leave I must tell you a few notices, Professor Filch would like you to know that all Weasley Wizard Wheezes products are banned. That list includes 9,893 other banded objects. If you would like to stop by his office the list is hanging on his door. I would also like to remind you that the Forbidden Forest is out of bonds. I assumed the name would have explained that but it seems I still need to remind you. All the house quidditch teams will be holding quidditch trials on thursday so please talk to your head of house if you are interested." She waved her hands, excusing us.