A PROMISE TO THE PAST | Watching The Future

11| The sorting hat

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The train arrived at it's destination. Harry, Ed and Archemis helped the girls (Cassie, Lyra and Hermione) with the luggages and the six got off the train.

"Aww, they are such gentlemen!" Lily, Natalie, Isabella and Harper cooed proudly.

"Yeah, they have definitely taken over our genes!" Exclaimed James, Sirius and Remus, to which the girls rolled their eyes.

Hagrid gestured the first years to get on the boats in front of them nd also instructed them that only four people could travel in a boat. Cassie and Ed sniggered at that and pulled the Harry, Archemis , Lyra and Hermione along with them in a single boat.

"Great, they are already up for breaking the rules..." Lily muttered. Natalie and Isabella nodded, sighing heavily.

"They would. Afterall, they have truly taken over their fathers!" Ivan Rosier sniggered.

"Ofcourse!" The marauders smirked proudly but, quickly hid it as their respective partners glared at them.

As the boat reached the other side, everyone got sown from their boats and walked towards the castle. The first years were in awe at the sight of the castle.

"I know right... When I entered Hogwarts for the first time, even I was lost at the sight of the castle..." Harper said and most of them nodded in agreement.

Cassie and Ed left from there, after promising Harry, and the other three that they would meet in the great hall in a while.

A few moments later, the great doors of the castle opened, revealing a slender, older woman, wearing emerald green robes. Her hairs were tied in a tight hair bun and she had a stern face.

"Minnie!" The marauders yelled in recognition.

Prof. McGonagall smiled at them but covered it up very quickly and kept a stern face.

Prof McGonagall led the first years inside an empty chamber, and informed them that the sorting ceremony would start soon and left from there.

"Tch tch tch, always the same dialogue Minnie!" James joked and hified with Sirius.

Harry was speaking to his three new friends when someone tapped his shoulder. Harry turned and recognised the person immediately. It was the guy from Madam Malkins. Draco Malfoy.

"So, you are Harry Potter?" Draco asked.

"Yes" Harry answered politely.

"Why didn't you tell me the other day?" Draco asked.

"You didn't ask my name..." Harry said with an internal eye roll.

Rosier and Barty Crouch Jr. guffawed at the sassy reply of Harry.

"We'll yeah, I am Draco - Draco Malfoy. Would you like to be my friend?" Draco asked.

"Umm..." Harry was about to reply when Draco interrupted.

"I'm sure you don't want to hang out with the wrong type." Draco said, looking at Hermione and the Lupin twins. Harry noticed that.

"I am more than capable of telling the wrong type myself." Harry said and walked away with his friends.

"Well done prongslet!" Sirius barked in happiness.

"How dare your son to offend my son?" Lucius fumed.

"He deserves it for being a git Lucy... Just like you." Regulus said, ignored his mother's heated glares.

"That's true!" Bellatrix cackled.

Soon, the first years were led to the great hall for the sorting ceremony. The first years were made to stand in a line and were being called up on the stage to try the sorting hat and get sorted into their houses.

Hermione, Lyra, Archemis, Neville and Ron were sorted into gryffindor . Draco was sorted into Slytherin. After a few more names, Harry was called up.

Harry went up to the stage and sat on the chair. Soon, the hat was placed on his head. The whole hall fell silent for a second before they started arguing about which house he'd be in.

"Hmm... Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's a lot of talent, oh my goodness. Yes- and a nice thrist to prove yourself. So where shall I put you." The hat babbled.

"The hat asks for your opinions?" Barty asked, looking baffled.

"Not at my time." Answered many.

"Gryffindor. I want to be in gryffindor. My sister, Ed, and all my friends are there..." Harry thought to himself.

A few Slytherins sneered at the boy's request. But many awed at him.

"Are you sure?" The hat asked.

"Yes!" Harry said firmly.

"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat yelled loudly, after a few more minutes of talking to Harry.

Harry went and joined the Gryffindor table. Cheers erupted from the Gryffindors. Cassie hugged him tightly and ruffled his messy hairs affectionately.

"Yay! Now all of us are in the same house!" Lyra exclaimed, pointing at herself, Archemis, Hermione, Harry, Ed and Cassie.

"Yeah!" They agreed with a huge smile.

Then, the dinner started. In the middle of the dinner, Harry felt a pain in his scar due to the constant staring of Processor Snape. Cassie and Ed told him and his friends that professor Snape is their least favourite because, he is biased, rude, mean and a slimy git. They also warned the four to be careful with him.

The marauders looked really angry and shot dangerous glares at Snape. He almost covered, seeing their heated glares. Mr and Mrs Potter, Lily and her friends were also disappointed looking at the bad selection of teaching staff.

After dinner, Dumbledore warned all the students that noone are allowed to go the third floor, as there is a lot of danger over there, and those who go there might die.

"What the hell?" Everyone in the great hall shouted and glared at Dumbledore.

" What species have you kept in the third floor that might result in someone's death Dumbledore?" Orion asked firmly.

"And why would you do that?" Fleamont added.

"Now I am starting to think that Hogwarts is no longer safe." Euphemia said.

"If anything happens to our children, we won't leave you Dumbledore!" The parents (both old and new) threatened Dumbledore.

"I don't know anything about this. It is future and, if I have done something like that, there must be a good reason behind it." Dumbledore said with a strange twinkle in his eyes.

"I doubt that!" Almost everyone in the great hall mumbled, causing Dumbledore to pale slightly.

Lastly, the school song was sung and everything dispersed to their respective houses, with the house prefects leading their house.

Harry found out that he was sharing a room with five other people. He was glad that Archemis was one of them. Both the boys selected a bed next to eachother's and drifted off to deep slumber.

"They are going to continue our legacy!" James said with a grin. The other Marauders nodded whereas, the others rolled their eyes.

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