"Black, Sirius. Gryffindor!" Sirius didn't hear who was called after him, his head swimming. He wasn't in Slytherin. This was his chance to be different. His family was going to be so mad. Maybe it wouldn't be that bad?

"Lupin, Remus. Gryffindor!" At least his new friend would be with him. Remus sat beside him as the next couple of students were sorted.

"Pettigrew, Peter. Gryffindor!" A clumsy boy sat on Remus' other side.

"Potter, James. Gryffindor!" The boy jumped into the bench beside Sirius, practically beaming. It seemed like everything would be alright.

After dinner, Sirius wrote a letter to his family and crawled into bed. Things were looking good. Maybe Hogwarts wouldn't be so bad after all.