"Ooh, we must be nearly here!" Jenna let out happily as the night fell upon the sky and the houses in Hogsmeade came into view while the train passed them by.

     The three of them had already changed into their Hogwarts robes and were eagerly awaiting their arrival to Hogwarts and to get their first glimpse of the castle.

      When the train finally came to a stop at the Hogsmeade station, James and Jenna practically raced each other down the train's corridor and Sirius ran after them, causing the older students to glare at their direction as the three darted past them.

     The moment they stepped outside the train, the first thing that they saw was a giant man with a bushy beard shouting above the crowd of students, "Firs' years! Firs' years this way!"

"Whoa!" James muttered with a grin as he stared back at the giant man with fascination.

They followed the man along with the rest of the first years. The large man then led them on a separate way from the older students, towards the lake and instructed them to share a boat with four people in it. Jenna, James, and Sirius raced towards the first boar on their way before anyone else.

Another boy came forward and tried to get into the boat. He had light brown hair and kind eyes, but underneath them there were dark circles.

He looked tired and worn-out as he tried to get into the boat, but he seemed too weak that he almost tripped. James and Sirius were fighting over who was going to get the better seat, but thankfully Jenna was there to abruptly get a hold on the boy's robes, stopping him from falling into the lake.

"Thanks," the boy said, panting as he took the seat next to Jenna.

"Anytime." Jenna smiled, raising her hand for him to shake. "I'm Jenna."

"I'm Remus. Remus Lupin," said the boy, fishing into his pocket and taking something out of it. "Chocolate?"

He offered to Jenna as a thank you for saving him from falling, but she refused politely, saying she'd had enough sweets on the train.

The giant man, whose name they later on learnt that was Hagrid, took a whole boat to himself and when he was sure everyone was seated, he motioned his arm and all boats magically started to move through the lake.

"Yeh'll get yer firs' look at Hogwarts any moment now!" he called in the lead, and sure enough, in a few moments, they saw it.

It was a castle bigger than what one could fit into their imagination and so they all stared up at it in awe, not wanting to ever look away. They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground harbor, where they clambered out onto rocks and pebbles.

When they finally hit the shore and got out of their boats, they all followed Hagrid inside until they stopped at the entrance of a huge hall inside a chamber, where a witch came forward.

She was tall, thin, and stern, and had her hair up in a tight bun and was wearing emerald green robes. She was not a Professor you could cross, thought Jenna, but surely the most fun if you did so.

     "Firs' years, this is Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid, and so the witch nodded at him in appreciation before he left them with her.

      "Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "Now before we go inside these doors to start the banquet, you will be sorted into your Houses."

     James nudged Jenna on the arm with his elbow, winking at her at those words, before they turned to face Professor McGonagall again.

Although Jenna really couldn't get herself to listen to her explanation about the Houses, seeing as she was too busy looking around at the enormous hall in awe.

     "The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your House will be like your family at Hogwarts. You'll share classes, your dormitory, and the common room with them," she went on. "The four Houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. While here, your triumphs will earn your House points, while any rule-breaking will lose House points."

     The Potter twins' grins widened at those words.

      "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 credit to whichever House becomes yours. The Sorting Ceremony will start momentarily."

    Professor McGonagall then left the chamber after asking them to wait quietly, and on cue a murmur fell over them all. Jenna looked around at the nervous and anxious faces before turning to look all around her, her stomach lurching in excitement.

But at last the moment came when Professor McGonagall returned and asked the first years to follow her back across the hall and through a pair of double doors which led them into the Great Hall.

     Jenna gasped along with everyone else as they entered the enormous hall. Floating candles were all over the place and the ceiling looked like the night's sky. Four long tables were set, filled with eager students, looking forward to the feast.

      At the top of the hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting. Professor McGonagall led the first years up here, so that they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them. The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight.

     James then nudged Jenna again to grab her attention and then pointed at pale figures all around the hall. They were ghosts, watching them as they whispered excitedly to one another. Jenna had a hard time suppressing her huge smile which had crept through her face unknowingly.

When they reached the end of the hall, Professor McGonagall gestured at a stool with an old-looking hat on it and said, "When I call your name, come forward and sit here so the hat can sort you into your houses."

She then took out a large list and started reading the names. "Abbott, Henry." A boy with blond hair walked forward and when he sat, Professor McGonagall placed the hat on his head.

There was long seconds of silence before the hat shouted out, "HUFFLEPUFF!" and the hall applauded as the boy went to sit by the Hufflepuff's table.

"Black, Sirius!" McGonagall called, and Jenna saw the confident boy's face go pale as he made his way over the stool.

The hat took longer to sort him than the last boy, but at last it shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!" Everyone clapped, but Sirius didn't seem too happy.

As he was making his way over, James raised his hand to high-five him, but for some reason Sirius ignored him, and sat down in silence.

James sent a questioning glance at Jenna. "What's his problem?" he whispered, frowning in confusion.

Jenna only shrugged, not caring so much about the boy, and so she eagerly went back to watching the sorting ceremony.

A girl and a boy were sorted into Slytherin and one into Ravenclaw, another boy was sorted into Hufflepuff. Lily Evans, Remus Lupin and a blonde girl named Marlene Mckinnon ended up in Gryffindor as well, and before they knew it, Professor McGonagall called out, "Potter, James!"

His usual arrogant grin didn't leave James's face as he turned to his sister and muttered, "Wanna see which one of us gets sorted into Gryffindor quicker?" and then without waiting for Jenna's reply, he made his way forward and sat on the stool, secretly nervous.

But the hat had only touched his head for a few short seconds that it shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"

You couldn't have wiped the grin off James Potter's face now even if you beat him with a bludger, as he winked at Jenna and walked proudly towards the clapping Gryffindors.

"Potter, Jenna!" Professor McGonagall called.

By hearing her name, all of Jenna's fears crushed down on her at once. She had her fingers crossed, hoping over and over to herself to become a Gryffindor, just like her father knew that she would be.

     She was sure she wasn't going to end up in Hufflepuff, because Jenna wasn't a patient person and she was sure of that. Jenna could've ended up in Slytherin, she thought, because she liked being a leader. A Ravenclaw wouldn't have been bad either, but she still hoped to carry on the same path as both her parents.

All thoughts attacking her at once, Jenna hesitantly walked towards the stool and sat down. She got even more nervous when she caught all eyes staring at her.

She froze on her spot when Professor McGonagall placed the hat on her head.

"Another Potter, eh?" A voice suddenly said inside her head, making her flinch from surprise. "Just as eager to get into Gryffindor as your brother, I see. But I have to say, you have the perfect mind and wit for Ravenclaw. But I see bravery in you, too, as well as boldness. Yes... But where to put you? Hmm... Better be...

GRYFFINDOR!"