I Hate You Because I Love You

1 The Sorting Hat

1 The Sorting Hat
    "Lyra get your arse down here you don't want to be late for the first day of your first year!" Remus called.
   
    "I'm coming, I'm coming," I said while dragging my trunk down the long stairs. Going into my first year in hogwart is probably the most nerve racking and exciting thing I've ever done. I mean I haven't done much in my life considering Remus doesnt let me out of the house but still the most exciting.

     My heart started to race as I got into the taxi he had called for us. "Are you coming with me?" I asked Remus.

    "Lyra you know people can not know who your family is." he said way more sternly then he should have.

    "I don't understand why though like you keep telling me all this stuff about how nobody can know who my family is but why and  WHY WON'T YOU TELL MY WHO MY REAL PARENTS ARE, I KNOW ABOUT SIRIUS BUT I ALSO KNOW HE'S NOT MY REAL DAD SO JUST TELL ME!"

    "You are 11 young lady you do not get to yell at me like that, I already told you that you are not ready! End of conversation!"

    I sat back in my seat and looked out the window. Why would he yell at me like that, I did nothing wrong.

    Arriving at platform 9¾ was the best thing that could have happened because I could not sit in that car any longer. I got out of that car so fast, faster than my feet could take me. Walking around the train station was a lot more confusing than I thought it would be, I could not find platform 9¾ anywhere it went from 9 to 10 no 9¾ in sight. As I was looking around I saw an orange haired lady, Molly Weasley, the most kind loving woman I have ever met, but I have to listen to what Remus said and stay away from her. I just have to stay back and watch. The  Weasley twin ran through the brick wall. Molly turned around, we made eye contact and she gave me a slight nod, I smiled back.

    I walked my trunk up to the brick wall and held my breath. "On the count of three, 1... 2... 3..." I whispered to myself as I closed my eyes and squeezed them shut and ran through the brick wall. As soon as I knew I was through I opened my eyes and what I saw was the most beautiful and magical place I had ever been. As soon as I walked in I heard the train honk. quickly rushed my trunk onto the train and found the first compartment I saw with no people in it.

    As I looked out the window I heard the compartment door open. I turned around and saw two red heads looking down at me. "I'm George and this is Fred," one of the boys said to me.

    "Uhm, Lyra... Lyra Black," I replied.

    "Well Lyra, can-," Fred began but I interrupted.

    "Sorry but we aren't on first names bases yet."

    "Woah... feisty, I like it."

     I just rolled my eyes as they sat down. Eventually I fell asleep. I suddenly woke up to someone flicking my head and calling my name.

    "Lyra... Lyra... Lyra... wake up the rides over," Fred repeated.

    "It's Black, not Lyra Fred."

     I sat up and got my trunk down and pulled it out. As soon as I got off the train I was met by a big hairy man, it was Hagrid. I'd known him anywhere, I mean he wasn't hard to spot considering his height.

    "Alright first years, to the boats."

      He led us all out to the boats and I quickly got into one of them. As soon as everyone was settled into all of them, we were off.  As we got off the boats I looked around. Hogwarts was the most beautiful place I had ever been. All of the first years gathered as Professor Mcgonagall introduced us and told us what to do.

    "Welcome to Hogwarts . The start-of-term banquet 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 your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep 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 had produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn you house points. At the end of the year the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a great credit to whichever house becomes your." she said. "The Sorting Hat Ceremony will take place momentarily in front of the rest of the school. I segust you fix yourselves up and get ready as you wait." she finished 

    After a while she began again "Quiet form a line and follow me," she said.

    The walk up there was the most nerve racking thing I've ever done. Then the big doors opened and everyone was watching and I looked around in shock. We were told to walk up to the front, right in front of the teachers table.

    "When I call your name please come up and sit on the stool to be sorted." the professor said.

    "Taylors, Marie!" she called.

    "RAVENCLAW!" The sorting hat yelled. All of the Ravenclaws got up and began to cheer for their new housemate.

    "Smith, Oliver !"

    "HUFFLEPUFF!" it yelled once again and all of the table shot up and cheered.

    "Bell, Katie!"

    "GRYFFINDOR!" all of the Gryffindors cheered loudly for the first year.

    "Black,Lyra!" my heart was now beting out of my chest and I wanted to puke.

    "Hmm Interesting a Black..."

    "I know just the house for you... SLYTHERIN!" it yelled. As soon as I got up all the nerves left my body. Although slytherin wasn't my first choice a feeling of pride washed over me as I walked over to the slytherin table.