Sorting!

Harry waits at the platform just outside of hogsmeade for the train to arrive. He is praying that his triplets haven't caused too much trouble. Even if they hardly ever get into trouble they are have inherited his love of pranks.

Hagrid walks over to Harry wondering what he is doing here as he ran away after the war never looking back. Harry glances at the half giant and suppresses a sigh knowing exactly where this is going to go. It is not something that will be done around children and Harry is sure of that, but he knows that Hagrid will just go off on one without thinking of the consequences.

"Harry where did you go? Why are you back?" Hagrid demands almost growling.

"I left to get over some things." Harry tells the half giant protecting himself from being found out.

Hagrid looks at the young man infront of him not believing that he will not tell him the truth. Harry always used to tell him everything and it puts thoughts into the half giants head that Harry is more like a Slytherin. Hagrid shakes the thought from his head not liking what it might mean in the slightest.

But, before Hagrid was able to say another word the train suddenly arrives. Harry quickly thanks Mother Magic for the blessing. The last thing he needs is to get the third degree of the stupid half giant that used to be someone he cared about.

The second through to seventh years rush of the train with their luggage not wasting a moment. Harry smiles fondly remembering the days he had to do the same thing. But, he was only happy because he was getting away from his abusive relatives and all that changed the moment he meet his husbands.

"Daddy!" Basilius shouts the moment he, his brothers and Carin get of the train.

The youngest son of Harry runs straight up to him and jumps into his open arms. Harry's triplets have not been away from him for more than an hour or maybe two when they were growing up. Harry just couldn't bear to leave them alone with his house elf like most purebloods do.

"Be careful on the boats my little minxes." Harry tells his triplets after hugging each one of them and ruffling Carin's hair.

Hagrid watches as Harry Potter apparates away still thinking about the fact that he totally blew him off. It is not the Harry he knew and cared about. Nothing can change what happened in the past, but the half giant wants to know what is changing the young teen he knew into the young man he meet today.

"Get on the boats! Quickly now!" Hagrid shouts at the first years scaring some of them.

Hagrid doesn't care about the students really. This is just a way for him to be able to take care of magical creatures. All the staff know it too, but Dumbledore makes sure that he stays so that he can manipulate and use him as much as magically possible.

Harry arrives in the great hall shocking all of the Professor there except for McGonagall, Dumbledore and his new right hand man Seamus. Severus spits out some of his drink onto the table and Harry bites back a snigger, but not the smirk glistening his face. He has never seen Severus Snape lose his composure the way he just has ever before.

The second through seventh year students sitting at their house tables eye the young man that has just appeared wondering who he is. Although, if any of them pay attention to the pictures in book or old editions of the Daily Prophet they will know who he is. Harry glances at the Slytherin table and then the Gryffindor and wishes the he did choose to go where the hat wanted him to all those years ago, but he has a feeling that it will not change this situation any way.

"Professor Potter come take a seat." Albus tells them and all the students heads snap up to the headmaster and then back to Harry.

"Of course Headmaster." Harry chimes with a fake smiles that Severus takes note of trying to figure out why Harry Potter is back to make his life a misery once again.

Harry takes his place at the Professors table inbetween Minerva McGonagall and Filius Flitwick. He settles into place hoping that his triplets are okay as they have never really like boats. On the other hand he understand that they will get along with the squid in the lake.

Albus discretely eyes his old student that left with under an hours notice. He wanted to use Harry more to promote himself as the leader of wizarding britain, but he can't do that. It was letting Harry Potter run away without trying to stop him that lost him so much power within the ministry and wizargnot.

"Mr.Potter how long have you been back in Britain?" Filius asks being polite and making conversation, while the other professors are still trying to wrap their heads around the whole situation.

"A month or so." Harry replies stoically.

Severus scowls at his old student and son of his schoolyard bully. He cannot fathom why Harry would come back now. It is too sudden for his liking and he knows that it will cause him so much trouble already.

"And why are you back now?" Severus asks plainly as if he is bored of the whole thing.

"I don't think you need to know my reasons." Harry tells him narked that the man still holds a grudge against him for something that was and never will be his fault.

Minerva sighs wishing that her new colleague and her old one can get along and over the past. She understands that it has nothing to do with Harry what his Father did. She can only hope that the two can talk and get past the horrid past, although she somehow has an inkline that will not happen if Severus treats his children the same why he treats him.

"Minerva dear Hagrid has arrived please go take over." Dumbledore tells her with that sickening twinkle in his eyes.

Harry fights back a shudder. He hate that grandfatherly routine. He will smash it and drag it through the mud for what the man did that day.

When he was the boy who lived he had to forgive and forget, but the really Harry doesn't forgive and he certainly does not forget!

"Of course Albus." Minerva replies before she gets up and gracefully leaves the great hall.

Harry glances at the manipulative headmaster trying to figure out whether or not he is going to be jumped after the great feast after the sorting of the new students, which includes his sons. He sighs knowing the answer and not liking it one bit. Dumbledore has no right to ask anything about Harry's triplets sires. It is not going to do any harm at the end of the day.

Hagrid staggers into the great hall moments later and most of the students have a hard time holding back their sniggrs at the oaf of a half giant. Harry sighs noting down that nothing has changed that much since he left. Severus rolls his eyes with a small smile on his lips for a matter of seconds before he schools his face to emotionless one more time.

Dumbledore clears his throat sushing all the students straight away. Harry notices out the corner of his eye that Severus is scowling at either him or the old bastard and he hopes it's the old man so badly. He needs someone on his side in this stupid place, but he understands that most of them have their heads to far shoved up Dumbledore's ass.

"....." Seamus goes to say something to Harry until all of a sudden the great hall door slam open.

Minerva stalks in with the new first years following behind her. Most of them look scared out of their wits ends about what is about to happen. On the other hand, the ones that have been told about what happens when they arrive look excited.

Harry spots his triplets as they line up against the wall on the left side of the great hall doors. Tom, Damon and Basilius smile at him letting him know that they are okay. Severus notices the interaction and it falls into place that they must be children.

Minerva walks up to just infront of the professors table before stopping and setting up the stool and sorting hat. She hopes that they can get through this quickly as she has a lot of lesson plans to go through tonight. She hates this part of her job, but she loves helping the students and teaching. Not that she ever helped Harry Potter.

"Sorting hat please begin!" Albus shouts into the hall making the first year's jump as none of them though the headmaster would be so loud.

Minerva glances at the sorting hat in wonder of where it will place the young potter triplets. She loves the fact that they will probably end up in her house. But she has no clue as to the fact that both of their sires were in Slytherin when they were at this very same school.

"Of course headmaster." The hat responds hating the fact he has to answer to such a dark and twisted person.

The first years look to the hat wanting to know what is about to happen and how it will affect them. Tom, Damon and Basilius have perfect masks of complete and utter boredom that makes Harry snigger on the inside. It is one of the small joys having children so much like their sires.

"Oh you may not think I'm pretty,

But don't judge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

And I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on and I will tell you

Where you ought to be.

You might belong in Gryffindor,

Where dwell the brave at heart,

Their daring, nerve, and chivalry

Set Gryffindors apart;

You might belong in Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffs are true

And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

if you've a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

Those cunning folks use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a Thinking Cap!"

The sorting hat sings as a tribute to having Harry Potter back in Hogwarts. The castle and it's guardians always have and will care about Harry. Especially after everything the headmaster that they did not have any choice in appointing has done to him.

Minerva inwardly sighs wishing that Seamus took over this job as well. It doesn't help that she is getting old too. But, she will complete it this one last time before handing over this job and then talk to the headmaster about appointing someone else as the head of Gryffindor.

"First up Nina Abbott." Minerva says only just loud enough for everyone to hear.

Quickly they get through students with the last names beginning with a, b and c. Harry cannot believe that it is taking this long to get the task done. It never took this long while he was in Hogwarts, but then again the intake of students has gone up as well.

"Carin Dursley." Minerva lets out eyes almost bulging out of her head since she really believed that Dudley Dursley would stop his daughter from coming here.

Carin smiles at her something or other triplet cousins and they smile back nodding their heads in support. Harry has raised them to know that no matter what house they are in they are to stick together. There is no point in stupid house rivalries as it only breeds hate and jealousy.

Carin sits down on the stool, then Professor McGonagall hands the sorting hat over to her. She places it gently on her head not wanting to hurt the precious magical item. She is nervous about this from what the triplets have told her about each house.

'It is nice to meet you Miss Dursley.' The sorting hat speaks into her mind.

Carin gasps out in shock. The triplets left this part out and she gets that they did it on purpose. It is a means for war and she will get back at them for it with all her knowledge, even if she has to do it the muggle way.

'Hmmm..... so very intriguing.'

'How so?'

'You Carin love to have your nose stuck in a book and learn everything yet you are very cunning as well. It is a mix I have not seen since Lily Potter nee Evans.'

'Harry's mum?'

'Indeed'

"Ravenclaw!!" The hat shouts out and Carin smiles.

Carin gives the Professor the hat back before joining her new housemates at the Ravenclaw. She glances at Tom, Damon and Basilius giving them her support. Harry smiles happy that they get to have a different relationship than he and Dudley were forced to have.

"Haidan Greyback." Minerva slips out in just above a hushed whisper.

Harry's head snaps up at the last name wondering when greyback got with someone. The last time he saw the wolf he was still single. But, then again Harry understands that he has been gone from this world and the dark side of it for a very long time.

"Slytherin!" The sorting hat outs the first greyback who quickly join his house with a devilish smirk on his face.

The headmaster eyes Harper as she walks up after her name is called. He is going to keep a very close eye on the greyback twins. Especially because of how evil their Father is. Even though he should understand better than most that the sins of a Father should never be passed on to their children.

Harper sits down on the stool with the hat placed on top of her head. She wishes that her brother was here to help her out. She hates anyone other than her parents and brother seeing behind her many masks.

"Definitely Slytherin!" The hat shouts out and Dumbledore glares at the greyback twins as the sister joins her couple of minutes older twin brother.

Harry eyes the headmaster and resists the urge to scowl at him. He hates how horrid he is to those who come from dark families. It is so stupid and unfair. It makes Harry think about his time at Hogwarts when the Headmaster was even more bitchy about Slytherins being pure evil.

It is a load of bullshit!

"Aleixo Malfoy." Minerva grinds out nearly ten minutes later; she has still not gotten over what Lucius Malfoy put her through during her imprisonment at his manor.

Alexio and Alejandro both end up in Slytherin with proud smile on their faces. Harry shakes his head with a fond smile on his face remembering the relationship between him and his school rival. It brings back the memories of his blonde haired husband that he shakes away as he does not want to break down right here infront of these people.

"Aleta Nott." Minerva grinds out she despises the fact that her adorable student married Nott and chucked away her whole family.

Aleta makes her way up to the stool, then sit down on it. Alexio and Alejandro send her reassuring smiles telling her that everything is going to be okay. They grew up together because of Draco's, Blaise's and Theodore's long standing friendship.

Aleta gently takes the hat from Professor McGonagall who sends her the deadliest look ever. It makes her think that she would be dead if looks could kill that is. She places the hat on her head banishing the thought from her mind for the moment as she needs to concentrate on her housing.

The hat sorts through all her characteristics and memories, as well as her reactions to different ideas and theories. It is something he has to do with each student he sorts. Yet not even one of them has asked for his name except for Tom Riddle, Lucius Malfoy and the last.... his most favourite one ever Harry Potter.

"Ravenclaw!" The hat points out.

Aleta sits down next to Carin at the Ravenclaw table after handing the sorting hat back to their transfiguration professor. Carin and her start talking straight away along with keeping their attention on the sorting. Both of them wanting to see which students are placed were.

"Basilius Potter." McGonagall tells everyone and they all eye the cute young boy who walks up to the stool.

Basilius looks up to his Daddy who nods reassuring his son that no matter where he is placed during the stupid sorting and house rivalries that he will love him. Basilius sighs and takes the hat from Minerva who smiles at the nervous boy infront of her. He reminds her so much of Harry when he was being sorted.

"Slytherin!" The hat blows out making Carin jump slightly out of her skin.

Basilius hands the hat back to the Professor and glances at his Daddy. Harry smiles and nods at his youngest triplet telling him to go join his house. When Basilius glances at his brothers they do the same with massive grins on their faces.

"Damon Potter." Minerva calls the middle Potter triplet wondering how fertile Harry is to be able to get someone pregnant with triplets not even considering the fact that Harry might not be with a woman.

Damon puts on a plain face knowing that if he doesn't he will scowl at the headmaster for everything he is putting their Daddy through. He has his Dada's anger yet his Daddy's kindness and his Papa's masks. He is the best and worst of each of them and all Harry wishes for is for their sires to be here with them, where others might wish to have children who will behave.

"Ravenclaw!" The hat shouts out and Damon smiles knowing all too well that this is the house he belongs in.

Damon smiles genuinely at his Daddy before sitting down at the Ravenclaw table across from Carin. Carin smiles at the middle son of her Father's cousin. Carin, Damon and Aleta quickly start talking about something of no real interest to others.

"Tom Potter." Minerva says out loud still not liking the fact that Harry named one of his children after the man who turned out to be a monster.

Albus glances at the Harry's eldest triplet knowing that he looks so much like a young Harry, but he also sees a bit of the old Tom Marvolo Riddle. He curses his own luck for being reminded of the sins of his past even though he doesn't care about it at all.

Harry smiles proudly at his oldest as he sits down on the stool and puts the hat on his messy hair. He is one of Harry precious jewels just like his other brothers. But, all three of them understand that the romantic side of his heart belongs to their sires and he will never be with another.

"Gryffindor!" The hat shouts out moments later and Tom nods at his Daddy before sitting down at his table.

Minerva does the rest of the sorting as quickly as possible before coming to the W's. Harry sighs knowing that most of them are coming from the Weasley family. He can only pray that his oldest can deal with them, since they are usually sorted into Gryffindor.

"Amy Weasley." Minerva says with a fond smile, she has always favoured the Weasley's as they always end up in her house.

Amy follows the same actions as the other first year students and takes her place on the stool. Professor McGonagall places the hat on top of the young girl's head. Harry shakes his head hating how bias his old head of house is to those around.

"Hufflepuff!" The sorting hat shouts out and Minerva is taken aback.

In over a hundred years no Weasley has ever been put in another house. Amy takes a shaky breath holding back her tears as she looks up to find the rest of the Weasley's sneering at her. Harry cannot believe that a family based on loyalty and loving each other can turn on each other for the house that they are in.

"Barbara Weasley." Minerva says praying silently that this Weasley does not disappoint her the same way the other one did.

"Gryffindor!" The hat shouts out for both Barbara and her twin sister, Barbora who look exactly like one another.

Professor McGonagall smiles at the adorable twin sisters that will fit in so well with her other house members. She is hopeful now that the last Weasley is put into her house as well. Ron will never allow his son to be in any other house.

Ten minutes later Jacob Albus Weasley is put into Gryffindor. But, Harry has his doubts about the young boy really belonging in the house of lions. It took to long for him to be sorted much like he when he was sorted by the sorting hat.

Albus stands up seconds later and Harry sigh inwardly. He doesn't believe that Albus Fucking Dumbledore is still doing his age old speeches that go on for ages.

Finally Dumbledore finishes his speech and calls the house elves to bring forth the feast.

Everyone digs in getting to know their housemates new and old.