Astoria Liliana Lupin ( Remus Lupins Sister)// A Regulus Black Love Story

chapter 2

The train pulled to a stop. Me & My newly found friends made our way out of the train and to a lake. We saw a huge  man he must have been a 1/2 giant. His face was completely covered in a big, bushy, black hair. He then instructed us to get into small boats to cross the lake. Sirius, Remus, Peter, and James went to one boat. Me and Regulus to a second with two other kids who I now know Jada Abbott and Rylan Noel. I looked up to see a beautiful castle that I know has Hogwarts. I heard lots of ooh's and aah's and Wow's and woah's. It truly was a breathtaking sight. We then are led to the entrance where  there's a lady with a stern face dressed in a  green hat and robes. She leads us into the castle and up the stair case. " The start of term banquette will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into  your houses. The sorting is a  very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like a family within hogwarts. You have classes with the rest of your house, sleeping in your house dormitory and spend free time in your house common room

The four houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each house has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule-breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is it worth the house cup I hope you are a credit to whichever house becomes yours.

The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can whilr you are waiting". As she said this her eyes lingered on James, who's hair was pointing out in every which way and Sirius, whose tie was hanging loosely around his neck. McGonagall then made here  way threw the giant doors.

Then I remembered that I had wanted to ask Regulus something. I leaned over to his eat and asked " why are you coming to hogwarts a year early".

" It's not safe at home" he repiled.

" what do you mean"

He opened his mouth to explain but McGonagallcame came in and told us " Were ready for you." She then lead us threw the doors to a magnificent room. It appeared as it had no ceiling and looked up to the billions of stars above. There was five tables. One at the far left, another at the far right, two in between, and another on the head of the room.

"Hey Reggie" I said trying out the nickname.

"Yeah"

"Watch this" I said as I pulled Willow out of my bag and murmurmed something in her ear and set her on the floor. I watched as she made ger way to the table that sat all the teachers. She climbed the headmaster's chair and Climbed onto his head. Some girl from hufflepuff screamed and pointed to Dumblydoors head. The headmaster then picked up willow and asked.

" Whose pet is this?" I got another idea and said.

"It's his" I pointed to Regulus. He looked a me as if I was crazy... Which I kinda am ,but thats besides the point.

" wh- bu- She's lying"

" okay, I am." I made a clicking noise with my tounge and called Willow" come here girl".

" 20 point from whichever house becomes yours, Miss Lupin" McGonagall  said with a stern look. I just shrugged.

The Sorting started, A girl named Karry Adams got Slytherin. A guy named Joseph Baldwin got Hufflepuff. At this point Regulus leaned over and said " I feel bad for whatever house you go in"

"And why is that"  I ask

" Because You already lost twenty house points and you haven't even been sorted"

" What if I dont get sorted" I ask with a certain mischief."

"What are you planning"

"You'll see... And ypur name was called 2 minutes ago"

"What-" he said looking to see everyone staring at him. He looked to me I just smirked.

He made his way up to the sorting hat nervously. He sat with the hat on his head for about 20 seconds when it said in a booming voice. "SLYTHERIN"

Srius looked crestfallen. I gave Reg a smile and thumbs up. He made his way to the slytherin table he shook hands with the head boy who I knew as Lucius Malfoy.

" Black, Sirius"

"GRYFFINDOR"

"Potter, James"

"GRYFFINDOR"

"Pettigrew, Peter"

" GRYFFINDOR"

" LUPIN, REMUS"

" GRYFFINDOR"

"Lupin, Astoria" it was my turn, but I wasnt nervous. I wasnt going to be sorted, and "how is this"? You may be thinking. I was going To use occulmency. That way the hat couldn't get into my head so he couldn't sort me. It was the perfect idea.

I sat on the old stool and I felt the hat being placed  on my head. " What do we have here" a voice said. I assumed this was the hat." Wh- why cant I get into your head?"
" because I dont want you there"

" an occulmens,lets see your just a child, I'll break threw this in no time"

" no you won't"

"Yes I will"

" then do it"

"I will"

The hat then spent the next thirty minutes or so try to get into my head. The kids who were still waiting retreated to sitting on the floor, even McGonagall went to sit with the Gryffindors. 

I suppose Dumbledore got tired of wating and asked me " why is this taking so long"

" because this blasted hat keeps trying to get in my head and I wont let it"

" well that is kinda the point, also how are you stopping it"

"Well headmaster, I'm a born occulmens so im stopping it from sorting me"

"And why is that, Miss Lupin"

" Its because if you get sorted, you get a lable. For example, if you get Slytherin everyone thinks your an evil, Death eater, if you get Ravenclaw your expected to always have the answers, to always be good, if you get  Gryffindor everyone expect you to be reckless and outgoing, if you get Hufflepuff everyone just forgets you, people think your unimportant. I want none of these so,I just dont get sorted."

" I see, we will discuss this later for now you may go sit with your friend" he said gesturing toward Regulus.

I smiled and went to sit next to him. Reg looked at me flabbergasted, I simply smirked.