Written for a private Harry Potter roleplay. Not to be taken too terribly seriously. A fun exercise, since I haven't written poetry in nearly half a decade.


Yet Another Sorting Song

By TheFictionFairy


Old cloth and ragged stitching,

Not much to marvel at,

But you'd be wrong to turn away

For I'm the Sorting Hat!

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Hogwarts truth lies in this song,

So heed the words I say,

For it's my task (and purpose too)

To divide you all today.

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The founders needed someone

To look inside and see

What is in students' hearts and minds,

So they created me.

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For soon you'll each go to a house

Named for the founders four:

There's Slytherin, and Ravenclaw,

Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor!

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Those who belong in Gryffindor

Are a brave, chivalrous sort,

With will and nerve enough to share

And daring never short;

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One meant to be in Hufflepuff –

Loyal beyond compare

Hard working, dedicated too,

And ever kind and fair;

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Those who belong in Ravenclaw

Are a keen, creative kind

Intelligent and wise they are

With sharp wit and clever mind;

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And then of course there's Slytherin

Full of those who use their guile

To fulfill ambition's siren call

In cunning, resourceful style.

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So place me now upon your head

And that's how I will know,

With just a peek inside your mind,

Where you are meant to go!