Chapter 4 is up!
Warnings: contain character death and slash in later chapters. Will not be OotP and/or HBP combatable.
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Chapter 4. The Sorting
Severus looked around the Great Hall. The roof was an open sky and the hall was filled with hundreds of students all staring at them. Professor McGonagall had explained the houses, sorting and the points system to them. He hoped that he'd go to the same place as Harry. James and Sirius weren't that bad, but Harry just seemed more friendly and familiar.
He noticed Professor McGonagall place an old tattered hat on a stool before the teachers table. What was it for! Just then the hat opened its mouth and started singing. What in the world? That thing was going to decide where they would be for the next seven years. Were these wizards all mad?
Snapping out of his thoughts he heard the professor start to call names. Sirius' had been just called.
Severus watched as the hat pondered for a while before shouting: "Gryffindor!" The hall fell silent. This was a great surprise; no Black had ever NOT been sorted into Slytherin. Sirius' surprise was also evident as he walked to the Gryffindor table.
The sorting continued. Harrys name was called after a pretty red head went to Gryffindor. Lily, he believed, was her name. He watched as the hat decided and decided and decided. Wasn't there a time limit? What could be so hard to decide? Severus thought in puzzlement. At last the hat yelled: "Slytherin!"
More names were called; James went to Gryffindor and at last it was his turn. He put the hat on and waited.
"Hmm..." said a small voice in his ear. "Difficult, very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind, either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes - and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting... So where shall I put you?"
"Slytherin, put me in Slytherin." Severus thought.
"Slytherin, are you sure? Well, if you're sure - better be SLYTHERIN!"
Severus pulled the hat off and walked quickly to Harry.
"We're in the same house, can you believe it?" Harry exclaimed in his excitement. Severus nodded relieved.
The sorting ended with a Xatha, Marco going into Ravenclaw. Before the feast an old bearded man stood up, talked for a bit and then the food arrived. Severus' head still reeled from all the new sights and new information. He hadn't heard anything the headmaster said. (Harry had to point out the headmaster to him later.)
After gorging himself full on all the great food, at last it was time for bed. After an awful song later an older student, a perfect Severus corrected himself, directed the new first years to the dorms. A long walk later in the dungeons they faced a blank wall. The perfect pointed out a small motif of a snake and said the password: “Greatest of the four.” In the common room they were directed to their beds. Severus undressed and climbed into his bed, said goodnight to Harry on the next bed and passed out from exhaustion.
TBC...
AN: Should I write the whole seven years of school or just write some scenes through the years? I won't be updating for maybe a week, because of school. So please review and tell me what you think.
Thanks to all the people who reviewed, you've encouraged me to continue writing. Many thanks.
P.S. Does anyone notice something familiar in this chapter? Extra points to those who do. eg