Beauty and the Beast (Marauder Story)

Chapter Four

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~~~Third Person~~~

The first years' emotions as they walked through the door of the Great Hall for the first time were a rainbow of colors. There were burnt oranges for the excited, pale greens for the nervous, sky blue for those who were confused on what they might have to do, and yellow-oranges for those who were just happy to be there.

The eleven year olds walked up front while marveling at the night sky of a ceiling and watched upon arrival to the front as a three legged stool was put down and a old, beat up hat was placed on it. Hmm, even that hat has an aura, thought Delphi. Most of the first years jumped when the hat began to sing, all except the ones that knew what it was thanks to older students and Delphi and Sibyl who knew it was alive in some sort of way do to the fact it had an aura. When the Sorting Hat's song ended everyone began to clap and cheer. When the applause came to an end Professor McGonagall came to stand by the stool and told the first years to come up when their names were called. Before she began though, James, have found his cousin and was now standing next to her asked, "Hey, wanna see how many people get into the house you think they will?"

"Sure," Responded the bespectacled blonde, "I always have loved this game anyway!" Delphi thought back to all the times she's guessed what house someone was in before they mentioned it in their conversation when they'd first meet her.

So that's how the Sorting went, clapping for their friends when they were sorts and playing the game dubbed the, 'Which House are You?' game. At least until Delphi was called.

"Good luck Del!" James said to her as she started on her way up to the hat.

"You too Jamsie!" She replied. She gave off a small bell-like laugh as she sat down on the stool seeing James blush at his nickname.

She stopped laughing though when the sorting hat began to speak to her, "Ah, so another Potter has the gift, eh? Well let's see what house you belong to yes? A bright mind, creative, rather brave, clever but much to selfless to give into self preservation. Very loyal to the ones you love, just too. Yes, yes; I know where to put you... better be RAVENCLAW!"

With a smile and a thank you Delphi skipped off to sit next to Penelope and Xeno at the Ravenclaw table. They watched as the rest were sorted with Delphi continuing her game in her head until the Sorting finished. Dumbledore began to give a small announcement only being interrupted when James announced sassily, "Who would have thought that the Forbidden Forest was forbidden?!"

Everyone laughed at this except Professor McGonagall and most of the Slytherins. Dumbledore chuckled good naturedly, "Yes Mr. Potter, who would have thought?"

Once the announcements were finished and dinner was eaten the students went off to bed. When the first year Ravenclaws got to the entrance of their common room the Prefects explained how to get in. Once in, the students went to the rooms after being told where they should go for their room. Delphi went to bed in between Sybill and Penelope after reading for an hour. The four boys in Gryffindor tower that would one day be know as the Marauders on the other hand stayed up well past midnight talking and making joke before finally passing out.

~~~The Next Morning~~~

Breakfast the next morning started out as a quiet affair as the teachers passed out the class schedules. Students were showing their friends their classes, smiling when they had a class together. That was, until the mail came. soon the hall was filled with the screams of Mrs. Black, "How dare you be a Gryffindor! You tell that mudblood loving headmaster of your's to put you into Slytherin! You, Sirius, are a disgrace to the great and noble house of Black!"