Fight the fire

Sorting

"Miss I don't think you thought this through," the Ravenclaw prefect said who was sat alone at the Ravenclaw table.

"Yes maybe I should have got all the prefects staying to represent the houses," professor McGonagall mused,"we should probably just start the ceremony, you will have to clap extra hard. I will start with the second years and go up through the years obviously."

The starting ceremony was a long and tedious. It took what seemed like forever to at least get through the second years let alone everyone else. It came as a huge relief when the fifth years started to be sorted.

"Uba Zane!" it was his brothers turn. He did not know what house he would be in although he did presume it would not be Hufflepuff. 

"Slytherin!" the hat called again after only a few seconds.

"Uba Ade!" it was his turn. Carefully he made his way towards the stool trying not to embarrass himself in front of everyone. The hat was placed on his head. It was large and smelt a bit funny though he presumed that was because it was so old and so many people had worn it.

"Hmm what would be the best house for you?" the hat was speaking inside his head," clever so maybe Ravenclaw but kind like a Hufflepuff but you are brave. You have been through a lot too so it had better be."

"Gryffindor!"

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The long walk to Gryffindor tower would have been easier if they were all not tired or had not eaten the most he thought he ever had. Paintings were whispering as they walked past. Well all except one painting.

"Oi Moony and Prongs since when has Sky had any responsibility!" a man with long black hair shouted.

"Since she and Teddy got the roles as perfects and were asked to get the exchange students settled in," a scarred man sat in an armchair said bluntly.

"Yeah honestly pads you should know these things," a man with glasses who was stood to the side of the painting said.

"I have better things to do than keep a track of my second cousins role in this school," the original man said.

"Yeah like trying to persuade the fat lady to let you into Gryffindor tower when you could just ask," the armchair man said bluntly again.

"You two stop bickering and introduce yourselves to the exchange students. Well I am Prongs head of the Marauders," there were some coughs from the others," and I am the father of world saving babies and I am a stag,"

"You aren't meant to tell them that and I am Moony or Remus depending on if you are sane or not and I am Hogwarts resident werewolf." there were some gasps from the other Gryffindors. "And prongs who made you head just because you were head boy or is it judt you being egotistical."

"Just because he is a werewolf he is not scary as how many people have you seen fold their socks,"
The other man said, "and I am padfoot or if you are my dear dead mother the disgrace to your family name."

"Well I think you should be proud of Sky and let her do her job," a woman who had just walked into the painting said going to stand by prongs.

"Yeah I should probably get going thanks Lily," she said to the woman, " the common room is this way."

They left leaving the paintings stairing after them.