A/N: To be fair, this was bound to happen sooner or later.

I know there are probably a lot of FT in Potterverse stories around, but I just couldn't help myself, and had to write my own take on this. This won't be a one shot, but then again, it won't be a regular multi-chapter story either. I'll be posting stories which are all in the same universe (duh), but I might skip years, or, for example, write for the 1st then 5th then go back to 3rd year, etc... I'll try to post stories chronologically, but it all depends on my inspiration and what I decided to write about.

Anyway, the first story is set in the primary group's (that would be Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Gajeel and Juvia) first year. The secondary group (where Erza belongs) is in third year. I have about 40 characters sorted into houses and years, so some might not be mentioned at all, but if you're interested, you can always ask me where they are. :)

One last thing, the Slytherin house is barely mentioned in this chapter but I assure you I did not forsake it. ;)

Now, enough blabbering, and on with the story!

The Hogwarts Great Hall was filled with students who were energetically chatting with their friends, recounting the stories of their summer holidays. The Prefects and the Heads were bragging about their new statuses, earning congratulations and good-hearted mocks from their fellow students. The Headmaster Makarov was happily watching over his "children", making sure that each and every one looked healthy and happy. Soon, the chattering died down a bit as everyone was expecting the most important happening of the first day of school.

The Vice Headmistress, Ms. Porlysica, entered the Great Hall with an air of dignity as always. Behind her, small, shivering first years walked shyly, though some of them already looked like they would own the school.

"Everybody sit down!", the Headmaster ordered, and the students obliged. "Thank you. Welcome, to another year here at Hogwarts. I hope you all enjoyed your summer break. As you know, we will be starting this year like all the others – with the Sorting ceremony. I ask you to welcome your new housemates warmly after their names have been read and they have been sorted into one of the following houses:-"

"Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.", chorused the older students, who already learnt the Headmaster's welcoming speech by heart. The first years started shifting awkwardly. Makarov laughed.

"That's right, that's right. Now, before we start this ceremony, I'd like to say-"

"That the Dark Forest is forbidden to all of the students and that the teachers would like to ask us not to cause too much trouble, yeah, yeah, we know.", one of the seventh years yelled, and the students giggled and chuckled. "Headmaster, no offense, but do we ever actually listen to you?", he added.

Makarov sighed and shook his head, though a small smirk could be seen on his face.

"No, I'm afraid you don't.", he answered, and after the laughter died down, he gave up on any speech he had prepared and simply said, "Let the Sorting begin!", and after the Hat sang its song, the Sorting started.

One by one, the small children climbed up the chair and the Sorting Hat yelled out their houses after having a look inside their heads. A pink haired boy and a dark haired boy continued their arguing from the train, and were now staring at each other heatedly.

"I'm gonna be sorted into Gryffindor, you'll see!", the pink haired boy said, and the dark haired boy huffed.

"As if. You're too big of a coward to be sorted there, you can't even handle riding the train. Anyway, I don't wanna be sorted into the same house as you."

"Well then, it's a good thing you're not getting anywhere near the Gryffindor table!", the boy yelled, but after the two got several reprimanding looks, they quieted down, though they were still glaring at each other.

Soon enough, the list came to the letter "D", and one of the boys was called out.

"Dragneel, Natsu.", Porlysica yelled, and Natsu stuck out his tongue at the boy he was arguing with and ran over to the chair. He sat, brimming with confidence, and, not even five seconds later, the Hat yelled out "Gryffindor!". Natsu looked extremely pleased with himself as he walked over to the table at the far right, where the students were clapping. A red headed girl tapped him on the back, though she used too much force and the poor boy almost tumbled over.

A few names later, the dark haired boy was called out as well, and after the Hat thought for some thirty seconds, "Fullbuster, Gray" was sorted into Gryffindor. Natsu made a displeased sound at his "arc-nessemis" being sorted into the same house as he, but found pleasure in teasing the boy about how the Hat sorted him much faster.

"Shut up.", Gray said, although he was a bit bummed out. The other choice the Hat was considering made him a tad disappointed, but he decided to keep quiet.

When "Heartfilia, Lucy" was sorted into Gryffindor after three and a half minutes of waiting, she seemed very relieved that she could finally sit at a table.

"He considered putting me into Ravenclaw.", the girl answered to one of the older students when asked why the Hat deliberated that much. Lucy's friend, whom she met at the train, was sorted into Ravenclaw, and Lucy seemed a bit sad, but nevertheless sent Levy a wide smile and thumbs up when the smaller girl looked her way.

"The fact that we're in different houses doesn't mean we can't be friends."

The girl that was sorted before Levy, though, caused quite a bit of gossiping. The Sorting Hat deliberated exactly six minutes and forty-eight seconds before sorting her into Ravenclaw, making Juvia Lockser an official hatstall. Juvia looked extremely relieved when the Hat finally made its decision – she was getting redder by the second and all the attention she was getting didn't help at all. Even after she sat at the Ravenclaw table, the murmurs about her didn't subdue, so Ms. Porlysica had to intervene.

"If I hear another sound from you, I'll make you clean the halls with a toothbrush for a week!" Suffice to say, the murmurs immediately disappeared.

Minutes passed, and the Hat kept on yelling, "Hufflepuff! Gryffindor! Hufflepuff! Slytherin!", before the Sorting was completed. As the meals were served, Lisanna Strauss was joking with her siblings at the Hufflepuff table, and Juvia kept on sneaking sad glances at her friend, Gajeel Redfox, who had been sorted into Gryffindor. The older students welcomed their new housemates the way they had promised to their Headmaster, and the dinner passed in a pleasant chatter among the students.

…

When the time came for them to go to their common rooms, the first years followed their prefects, very excited. All, but one girl.

"Gajeel-kun…"

The boy with long and messy raven hair sighed.

"What is it, Juvia?"

The blue haired girl looked up with eyes brimming with tears.

"Juvia… Juvia doesn't want to get separated from Gajeel-kun! Juvia wants to go with Gajeel-kun!", she started crying, and drove attention to herself once again. When the whispers surrounded her again, Gajeel took a protective stance and growled at the crowd, prompting some of the older students to laugh and snort at them, but some got the message and left the two alone. Juvia kept on sniffling, and Gajeel awkwardly patted her head, the way he used to comfort her back in the orphanage.

Natsu, Lucy and Gray were just walking towards them, led by the third year student, Erza Scarlet, when they saw the two. Recognizing one as their housemate, Natsu approached them.

"Why's she cryin'?", he asked, genuinely interested. Gajeel wanted to tell him it was none of his business, but when Juvia noticed this, she took a hold of one of his sleeves, returning his attention to her, and shook her head. Gajeel sighed.

"'S nothing. She's just scared."

Lucy looked at the girl hiding behind Gajeel, then smiled at her. Juvia was confused.

"Hello.", Lucy said, as she reached out to shake Juvia's hand. "I'm Lucy Heartfilia. You are Juvia Lockser, if I remember correctly." Juvia nodded her head, slowly, and shook Lucy's hand tentatively. "It's scary, isn't it? Being separated from your friends. A nice girl I met in the train was sorted into Ravenclaw, so we aren't in the same house as I hoped we would be. I was very sad. Do you think you could find her? I'm sure she'd love to become your friend, too.", she said with confidence, and Gajeel eyed her strangely. Juvia was completely stunned, but found it in her to nod weakly.

"T-Thank you.", she said very quietly, and Lucy answered with a "You're welcome." She then turned towards Gajeel.

"You're in our house, aren't you? Come on, come with us. Erza is showing us the way.", Lucy pointed at the scarlet haired girl, who smiled politely. Gray was getting impatient next to her, so Gajeel turned around towards Juvia.

"Are you gonna be okay?"

Juvia nodded.

"If anything happens, find me."

Juvia smiled at him.

"My friend's name is Levy McGarden.", Lucy said. "Say hi to her from me!"

"Juvia will.", she answered, then quickly ran towards the group of Ravenclaws that just passed them.

"I hope she'll manage.", Erza said as she looked at the running girl. "Come on, let's go.", she told the four fist years, and they headed towards the Gryffindor's tower.

"I can't believe I'm stuck in the same house as you!", Natsu commented as he sent a nasty look to Gray. Lucy sighed, making a mental note to stay away from the noisy boy in the future, as Gray scowled.

"I can't believe I'm stuck in the same house as you.", he said, and the two were about to start a brawl when they heard Erza clearing her throat and suddenly, a chill ran down their spines. Tentatively, they turned to look at Erza, who was looking at them with a scary glint in her eyes.

"I should warn you", she said, with a scarily steady voice, "that I have little patience for troublemakers."

The boys nodded their heads and shut up right away, as Lucy and Gajeel decided not to ever stand on the older girl's nerves. They made their way to the common room, and after saying the password to the painting of the Fat Lady (fairy's tail), they entered the room that would be their home in the next few years.

A/N: If you have any questions (like why were certain characters sorted where they were sorted), don't be shy and ask!