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Back in 1971, when the first years finally walked into the great hall for the first time, they had no idea the mischief they’d find themselves in, and who they’d end up with.
The first of the names were called, as they were called they walked towards the sorting hat which was in charge of controlling their fate for 7 years. Who they’d talk to, who they’d be obligated to treat differently and how high their respect was.
A tall witch wearing a green robe called out the first name,
“Lily Evans”, she called and the small red haired girl walked forwards.
After a short amount of time, it sorted her into Gryffindor. The headmaster was pleased.
The next name called out was Severus Snape, a skinny, greasy haired young boy. No one could miss the way Lily Evans looked at Severus, hoping they’d be in the same house. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
“Slytherin”, is what the hat yelled and the serpent's table roared with cheers. Severus and Lily’s faces fell.
The next names flew by, one by one the names were yelled, “James Potter”, a brief pause, then “GRYFFINDOR”. “Jackson Willis”, a pause, “Ravenclaw”. “Peter Pettigrew”, a slight pause, between slytherin and gryffindor, but no doubt, “Gryffindor” was yelled out. The next was Sirius Black, A pure-blood, a direct descendent of the noble and ancient house of Black. The same house of Black as 3 sisters, Andromeda Black, Bellatrix Black and Narcissa Black. The 3 famous black sisters, known for being pure-blood supremacists. There were rumours of one sister falling in love with a muggle, but that was not proven. All of the Black family were Slytherin’s. There was no doubt that he’d be sorted to slytherin as well. Right?
WRONG.
When the hat was placed on his head, the hat was torn.
“Well, Well, Well. If this isn’t another Black. Your determination, and ambition prove you to be a good fit for slytherin. But.” The hat paused. “Your Bravery, and courage show how well you’d fit in gryffindor. You're destined for good Mr Black.” The hat paused momentarily, “I think you’d thrive in… GRYFFINDOR!”.
The gryffindor table burst into applause as the slytherin table eyed him dangerously. He knew he should be mad he was a Gryffindor, but he couldn’t help but feel pride towards the house he’d been sorted into.
One of the last wizards sorted was Remus Lupin, the hat found it hard to separate Lupin between Ravenclaw, for his knowledge, and Gryffindor for his bravery. The hat settled on Gryffindor. That’s where the friendship of the marauders began.
As Lupin sat down, distancing himself from the rest, alongside Sirius, Peter and James came to sit next to them.
“Hey, I'm James, James Potter. Just met this boy and he said his name is..?”
“Peter, Peter Pettigrew.” the small boy shyly said.
Sirius stared at them, wondering if this was a set-up before deciding his fate.
“Hi, I’m uhm I’m Sirius Black. Nice to uhm, sorry, nice to meet you.” He said while scratching his neck.
James grinned at him.
“So a Black ey? How are you not in Slytherin like the rest of 'em?” He asked, joking slightly.
Black, not seeing the joke, searched his mind for an answer. The young frail boy next to them, the one who hadn’t said a word yet, felt Black’s discomfort. He decided it would be nice to start off on the right foot.
“Let’s steer the conversation away from the ancient house of Black, yeah? I’m Remus Lupin by the way.” He said, putting out his hand to shake the other's hands.
Just as the 4 started to talk, the headmaster broke the loud noise.
“If I can just have your attention for a while, then you can continue with your feast and chat. For those who do not know me, I am your headmaster, Headmaster Dumbledore. For the new first years, your head of houses depends on what house you were sorted into. Slytherins, your head of house is Professor Slughorn who is also the Potions professor, Gryffindors, your head of house is Professor McGonagall who is also your deputy headmistress and Transfiguration professor . The head of house for Hufflepuff is Professor Sprout, the herbology teacher, and the Ravenclaw head of house is Professor Merson, the charms professor. You’ll meet the rest of your teachers in your first class of the year. The grounds of Hogwarts may be explored during your free time, but if a professor tells you to stay from a specific area of the school, you do as ordered. An example is the forbidden forest. No one under any circumstances may go into the forest unless you are accompanied by a fellow professor. You must be back in your dorm by 9pm sharp. Breaking of curfew without a very good reason will result in a deduction of points. While we're on the topic of house points, points are earned by good deeds around the school, a good result in a class will award your house with 5-10 points, winning the quidditch game will also award your house points. Any misbehaviour will result in a deduction of points that can reach up to even 100 or more. At the end of the year, the house with the largest amount of points will win the house cup. Work hard to help your fellow housemates win the house cup. An important note to add is the quidditch rules, you may not sign up or try out until you reach your second year. During your second to your seventh year you may try each year. Any rule bending on quidditch will deduct points. And lastly, enjoy the new year and please welcome the first years.” He ended his speech there and everyone dug into the delicious looking food. But, for Sirius Black, the Slytherin’s, especially the pure-blood supremacists, kept staring at him throughout the speech and now. James saw this and gave the slytherins a dirty look.