The Odyssey And Perseus: A Narrative Fiction

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"Aries remember do not make friends with any one less that pure blood!" Aurora Clayton's voice rang through the young girl's ears as she ventured onto the Hogwarts express next to her older brother; Perseus.

"Hey Percy what's the sorting like?" Aries Clayton said as she looked around for someone her age, as they passed a few compartments, Perseus suddenly stopped.

"It's nothing Ari, trust me. Go find friends or something I'm leaving to go and find mine." Perseus said, while ruffling his black hair. Aries rolled her eyes and continued to walk, compartment after compartment she found no one who looked interesting enough to talk to. She finally felt as if she was going to give up until she heard a few young boys talking.

"I'm going to Gryffindor-"
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The boy looked around and a boy with few scars nodded.

"Sure go ahead no ones going to take that spot." He said with a warm smile, Aries smiled back and said a quick, "Thank you." She gave the boys a quick smile.

"Hi, I'm Aries Clayton." She said with a small smile.

"Hello, I'm James Potter." The boy with the glasses said.

"Hi, I'm Remus Lupin." The boy with a few scars had
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She explained everything that happened at Hogwarts Aries smiled, this was what she had been waiting for since she was little. As they walked down to the front of the Great Hall happiness swelled up inside of Aries. As Professor Mcgonagall placed a four legged stool in front of the children then a hat Aries was bewildered. She could not figure out what she was supposed to do with the hat. At one of the seems of the hat it seemed to rip open and the hat began to sing. As the hat finished it's song everyone began to clap making Aries feel as if she had two. Professor Mcgonagall rolled out a long piece if parchment she began reading names not to Aries surpirse the first person to be called was,

"Black, Sirius!" Sirius approached, almost as soon as the hat touched his head Gryffindor gained a knew member. Sirius was beaming and walked over to his new Hogwarts house. As everyone of her friends were sorted into Gryffindor Aries became more anxious was she even supposed to be at Hogwarts? She questioned herself. As the last person on the list was called Aries walked up, as her last name was now to her knowledge

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