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CHAPTER NINE first lessons
— [LATER, ALL OF the first years are sorted in their houses, all of the students were talking to each other. McGonagall dings on a cup.]
McGonagall: Your attention, please.
Dumbledore: [rising from his chair] Let the feast...begin.
[From the aerial view of the Great Hall, food magically appears on all the tables, and the hall is filled with awe and chatter.]
Harry: Wow.
[Draco looks at all the food, raises his eyebrows and digs in. Ron stuffs his face.Sophia looks at Ron funny, then digs in as well.]
Seamus: I'm half and half. Me dad's a Muggle. Mam's a witch. Bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out.
Sophia: my dad is a halfblood and my other dad was a pureblood [she says proudly]
"i'm sorry, 'WAS'?!! AM I DEAD?!!!" Sirius exclaims while Remus looks like he is going to cry. Sirius notices Remus upsets and pulls Remus into his chest. Sophia looks at her dads and grins, knowing Sirius wasn't actually dead.
Seamus: you have two dads? [Sophia nods] COOL!! [she smiles in return]
Hermione: wait, did you say 'was'? [Sophia looks down] you don't have to say anything [Hermione rubs her shoulder]
Sophia: no, it's alright. [takes a deep breath and says slowly] My dad died on Halloween night 1981, the night my godparents also died. [Hermione, Neville and Seamus all look sad for her]
"you're telling me, i lose my two best friends and my husband in the same night?!!!!" Remus exclaims with tears running down his face, Sirius still holding him]
[Further down the table, Harry is sitting next to Percy. He leans over.]
Harry: Say, Percy, who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?
Percy: Oh, that's Professor Snape, head of Slytherin house.
The marauders all sneer
Harry: What's he teach?
Percy: Potions. But everyone knows it's the Dark Arts he fancies. He's been after Quirrell's job for years.
[Ron, having just finished a chicken wing, reaches into the bowl for more, and a ghost, called Sir Nicolas, pops out.]
Ron: Ahh!
Nick: Hello! How are you? Welcome to Gryffindor.
[Numerous ghosts come pouring from the walls, sailing along.]
