The Sorting Feast [[Everyone]]

[Andromeda Marquette]

[[Sorry for the longness, guys.]]

Andromeda stood outside of the Great Hall, watching the students arrive. They gathered outside, and once she was sure that everyone was there, she pulled out her wand, pointing it at her throat. "Sonorus." she said so that her voice was loud and that all of the students could hear her. "Excuse me!" she said, getting everyone's attention. "All students may now go into the Great Hall, except for first years." she said and watched as the students filtered past her, leaving all of the short eleven-year-olds standing before her.

"Quietus." she said so that she could talk normally to the kids. "Welcome to your first year at Hogwarts. There are many surprises that await you here. There are ways you can earn points for your house, and there are ways you can lose points." she said, waiting for the low murmurs to stop. "I will explain after the Sorting Ceremony is over. Now, shall we begin? We will start with Grey Alexander." she said, watching a boy step up.

"You will go up to the stool and I will place the hat on your head. Then after you've been sorted, I will call out the next name and we will continue from there." Andromeda said, and opened the doors. The hall was revealed, showing the four house tables, the ceiling that at this point looked like a beautiful night sky, and the small three-legged stool with the sorting hat on top of it.

She walked up to the front and turned to see all of the first years standing in shock. When they finally got up to the front, she took out her parchment and read, "Alexander, Grey." and the boy stepped up to her, sitting on the stool. This went on for a while, and the three students whom she'd expected to see got into the houses she'd expected. Scorpius Malfoy got into Slytherin as expected, and Rose Weasley and Albus potter got into Gryffindor.

"Now that that is over, I'd like to welcome all of the new faces that we see here today, and welcome back the old. I'd also like to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest is exactly that: Forbidden. Also I'd like to encourage you all to make the right choices, as failing to do so will cost house points as we've learned in previous years." Andromeda said and glanced over to Roxy Weasley at the Gryffindor table. She'd been the biggest prankster the school's seen since her father and late uncle, Fred and George Weasley. Andromeda expected that she got a lot of ideas for her pranks from her father and his joke store.

Andromeda went on about Quidditch, classes, earning and losing house points, and her personal favorite, the House Cup. "At the end of the year, we have something called the house cup." and there was applause and cheering from each of the tables. She smiled. "It will go to the house that, by the end of the year, accumulates the most house points in their hourglass." Andromeda said, glancing over at the Slytherin table.

"Now, our previous winners," she said and the Slytherin table erupted in cheers and applause and whistles. She held up a hand to silence them, and they did. "Our previous winners," she started again, "will most likely be fighting hard to keep the title. That means that they will be trying to do anything to win house points. That means that they will not be pranking anybody." Andromeda said, glancing over at Roxy Weasley again, smirking. "Do anything to win house points, and avoid losing them at all costs. That is all I have to say, now," she said and clapped, "let the feast begin!"

[Antony Larkin]

Antony sat at the Slytherin Table, this being the only time of year he would actually wear his robes. He used his wand to get himself a turkey leg. "Ha, free food is the best..."He said quietly to himself. He again used his wand and made his own chair out of the long bench. He leaned back, seeing if Stacia was anywhere near. He had met her in the Forbidden Forest, as he had to give her the Dark Mark. He had one too, and he knew Voldemort was rising to power, and so did all the other Slytherins. He bit into his turkey leg, then fell backwards while he was leaning back. He saw Stacia look. He turned pink, scrambled up to the table, leaned his elbow on the table, resting his head in hid hand. He put on his best smile at the moment, which looked cheesy yet suave. He looked away after staring for a moment, laughing with his friends about his moment. "Haha, that was great, wad'n it lad? Hahahaha!!" He loved to laugh at himself. That was the trait that most people found great in Antony.

Suddenly, as if magic, the feast was replaced with puddings, cakes, tarts and other desserts. "He got himself a couple of sweet strawberry tarts, and some of those mini pies. "Don't you love Hogwarts, Stacia?" He asked, since she was just across from him now. He again put on his suave, yet cheesy smile, seeing it made her laugh. He fixed his seat quietly, making sure he didn't fall again. He bit into his tart and pie, unknowingly making Stacia laugh. He smilied at her, making her laugh again, as his mouth was full of a mini cream pie. "Ha, what'sh sho funny?" He asked, swallowing his pie. "Haha!"

[Stacia Monroe]

Stacia walked into the Great Hall and looked around. She heard the headmistress start to talk so she quietly took a seat, not even bothering to look for Antony at the moment. She knew she'd find him later. She walked over to sit next to her friend as she listened to Professor Marquette talk. It went on and on until finally food appeared on the table. Stacia took some and started eating. The Hogwarts food was so good, it wasn't like anything her parents could make. As Stacia ate, she made sure to keep her sleeve down so that nobody would be able to see the gauze oh-so-conveniently wrapped around her left wrist.

It still hurt, yeah, but she would have to deal with it. Just then she heard a bang and looked down the table to see none other than Antony Larkin getting up off the ground. Had he been there the whole time? Stacia chuckled when he smiled his amazingly cheesy smile at her. He looked to his friend, so Stacia got up and walked over to him. Then the tables of food changed and were replaced with desserts of all sorts. "Don't you love Hogwarts, Stacia?" he asked, and Stacia smiled as he did again and bit into his strawberry tart.

She laughed, because he had some whipped cream on his nose. "Oh, you just got a little uh, here." she said and picked up a napkin, wiping the cream off of his nose. "There ya go." she said and smiled again.

[Antony Larkin]

Antony smiled as Stacia wiped whipped cream off his nose. "Ha...thanks." God, why am I so nervous around Staci? I'm never this nervous around girls. I feel like my Mums friend's daughter, Granger... His half-cousin WAS the, Hermione Granger. She had told him about her odd relationship with Ron Weasley. "Ha, so, Staci, what do you think of the first years this year? Ha, that Scorpius kid seems kinda...vain and like his dad. How about that Rose Weasley? You know, My mum became a dentist assistant with her grandma. Kinda weird...." He wiped his mouth after finishing a piece of cheesecake.

[Stacia Monroe]

Stacia smirked. She could tell that she made Antony nervous. Hell, Antony made her nervous too. She smiled as he used his little pet name for her. "Ha, so, Staci, what do you think of the first years this year? Ha, that Scorpius kid seems kinda...vain and like his dad. How about that Rose Weasley? You know, My mum became a dentist assistant with her grandma. Kinda weird...." Woah. Antony's a halfblood? Shwat? Oh well, her father should know that already. He's the one who sent her to him.

"Scorpius Malfoy? Of course he's vain. He's probably exactly like his father. Looks like him too.." Stacia said and smirked down the table at Scorpius. He was everything a Slytherin was; Dramatic. Cunning. Sly. He'd more than likely do anything to get what he wants. Hell, if he was a little older then..

[[Sorry, had to put that in there LULZ. He's my other charrie.]]

[Antony Larkin]

(( No Problem xD. But, btw, I'm a Pureblood, but his mom worked as a dentist when she retired from being a Death eater/ Auror,.))

"Yeah, he is like his father. Ya know, I've met him before. A bit snively. Ha, well, that sounds like a Malfoy alright." Antony said. He grabbed a glass of pudding and started eating. This time, making sure not to make a mess of himself. AND not to make a fool of himself in front of the whole slytherin table. Especially Stacia. He stopped eating when he heard Professor/ Headmistress Andromeda start to speak. He wasn't very much interested in her speech, so he took her wand and made his spoon hover over the table lazily.