The Loop Hole

Chapter 7

Sirius's P.O.V.

    We were sitting in the great hall waiting for the new first years to come in so we could eat.
    "You okay Remus?" asked James. You could tell something was wrong, but we just did not know what it was and if he did not talk to us we would just say being clueless.

Remus's P.O.V.
   
"You okay Remus?" asked James. I thought about telling him the truth about my dream and that I really wasn't up for being in the middle of a large group of people or that I really did feel like I was going to lose my lunch, but I just thought about it. This was their favorite night of the year so I figured I let them have it. So I did what I do best. I lied again.
    "Yeah, I'm fine just still a little tired." I could tell he didn't buy it, but he didn't question any further so I was ok with it. They talked about some weird things that happened over summer break and how they wished we could see each other, over break, but between the full moon cycles and when James parents are actually capable of taking care of more than just James and Sirius. Which is not very often. Now, I was listening to all of this when all of a sudden the room started to spin. I grabbed onto the table in front of me attempting to make it stop. Luckily, after a minute it started to subside. None of my friends seemed to notice which was okay for me because now I don't have to come up with another lie to tell them. I hate lying. After a few more minutes Professor McGonagall came in holding the sorting hat with a line of first years following her. As soon as she set the sorting hat down on the stool in the front of the hall it came alive and burst into song:
(I give credit to whoever made this song because I don't know)
One thousand years ago this story starts
There were four sorcerers with strong and kind hearts
Bold Gryffindor from wild moor
Fair Ravenclaw from glen
Sweet Hufflepuff from valley broad
Shrewd Slytherin from fen
They had a dream to teach all that they knew
Witches and wizards came far and it grew
'Til a castle stood tall by the shores of a lake
And a thousand years later the magic remains
Old Hogwarts Sorting Hat sing me a song
Speak in my head tell me where I belong
And when things look bad and there's no where to run
Unite all the houses and we'll fight as one
Brave Godric Gryffindor favoured the strong
Those who had courage and knew right from wrong
And Rowena Ravenclaw taught only the best
So kind Helga Hufflepuff would teach all the rest
But Salazar Slytherin had is own plans
He thought the Muggle-borns didn't understand
The subtleties of magic and so he devised
The Chamber of Secrets with a monster inside
Old Hogwarts Sorting Hat sing me a song
Speak in my head tell me where I belong
And when things look bad and there's no where to run
Unite all the houses and we'll fight as one
Old Hogwarts Sorting Hat sing me a song
Speak in my head tell me where I belong
And when things look bad and there's no where to run
Unite all the houses and we'll fight as one

Unite all the houses and we'll fight as one.

After that the sorting began we got a few new Gryffindors but the rest went to the other three houses. Then Dumbldore got up and made a few start of term announcements and then just like magic (because it is) the feast appeared in front of us. My friends started filling up their plates with a lot of everything. I truly wasn't very hungry. So I did not eat. Of course James can't be oblivious with everything and had to notice this.
    "Hey why aren't you eating?" he whispered since he was sitting right next to me.
    "I'm just not hungry," I replied. I mean it was the truth it's not like I'm lying I truly was not hungry.
    "You have to at least eat something Remus."
    "Like I said I am not hungry James," he was never one for listening so James being James scooped up a spoonful of mashed potatoes and plopped it on my plate.
"You'll thank me later, now eat or I'll go get McGonagll" He had to use that didn't he. Ugg.
"Fine" I have learned by now that when James is set on something you do not want to go against him. So I started to eat the mashed potatoes that was until I felt someone tap my shoulder.

It was Professor McGonagll.