This chapter was written by: Juliet's Shadow
Prologue- The Sorting Hat
Stay close believe
Though things are not what they seem
I won't let them destroy these dreams
Headmaster
It never ceases to amaze me when I see first years come into Hogwarts for the first time. Some with older siblings know what is coming and look around for a familiar face or two. There are also those who come from families with no magic what so ever. Their eyes are as big as the moon, as they look for strings and wires that they think are holding the candles in place. They don't realize everything is magic yet.
The group this year isn't too big, only eight students, but I have seen smaller classes. I can see them staying clumped together, trying to not make eye contact with the person beside them. The only ones who look comfortable with the other is a pair of kids who look like they are brother and sister, perhaps cousins. They both have black hair and olive skin and mysterious gray eyes. Both are small and lean and look like they can fight.
There was also a boy who one could tell would be extremely handsome in years to come. He had bronze skin and dark golden hair and had a charming smile. Everything about him screamed handsome. He was also the third biggest in the group, being shorter than two blonde boys.
The first blonde boy had a muscular build and big blue eyes. I could recognize him as a Mellark. His two brothers already attended here. They all had a similar look about them in the same way the Weasly's did.
I vaguely recognized the second blonde boy as well. He was the biggest of the group. I could tell he was brother to two of our students, Cashmere and Gloss because they kept making eye contact, but they had the same bone structure and same bright green eyes. They were all stunning to look at as well.
There was a small girl with dark auburn hair going down to her waist. She had a smart, clever and calculating look about her. She didn't look like she could be held down easily. The look in her dark blue eyes reflected that.
At the front of the group was a girl with similar stature of the auburn hair girl. She looked confident. Her eyes were ready to fight, and were little more than pieces of ice in an olive skinned body. She also had the darkest hair –besides the cousins or siblings- pulled into a pony tail. The scattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks made her seem like less of a threat that the rest of her implied.
The last student was the hardest to find. She was the smallest, height wise, and looked like a scared deer. She had big, beautiful dark brown eyes, the same color as her hair that came halfway down her back. She looked terrified and confused and I could tell from that, that she was muggle born. I saw Mags, the Head of House of Ravenclaw, consoling the poor girl. She gave her a pat on the back and wished her luck as she took her seat beside the rest of the teachers.
"Welcome to another fine year at Hogwarts, students!" I start with my speech as I do every year I have been teaching here. I read off my paper, introducing new teachers, making announcements about stairwells not allowed to be used and other tidbits of information. Nothing has been said of any danger in years. I can only hope there are no dangers again.
Professor Trinket, a young woman with pastel blue hair and features to match her outrageous hair-do, steps up holding the Sorting Hat in her hands.
"Now, when I call your name you will step up and I will place the sorting hat on your head. It will tell you what house you belong to. You will then go sit with your newly appointed house and wait there until the end of the feast. Good luck!" She looked at the scroll and called out the name at the top. She had always done it in alphabetical order since I got here. "Annie Cresta!"
The little doe girl with the big brown eyes was called up first. She looked taken aback and terrified. I could see Ravenclaws looking at her with disapproving eyes and could hear Slytherins snickering. I gave the two houses a sharp look and they quit instantly. "Come on up, Miss Cresta. We aren't going to hurt you." Effie had a way with dealing with new students. If they were timid she could make them feel welcome. She was very kind, although when one broke the rules of etiquette, she became very hostile. She reached a hand out for the shy young girl, and the girl took it. She placed Annie on the seat and placed the hat on her head.
"Well, it is no question where this girl should go. She is bright and loyal but above all else, she is kind! Hufflepuff!" Effie smiled and helped direct the girl where she should go. The cheering and welcoming Hufflepuffs made a spot for the small girl between two of the kindest seventh years in the school. I love how they have their little traditions of putting first years by seventh years. It makes them feel welcome in a way only Hufflepuff can.
Effie smiles and continues down the list. "Katniss Everdeen!" The female of the sibling-cousins comes up, looking very confident, but not cocky. She gives one last look to the boy and the hat is placed on her head.
"Very interesting." The Sorting Hat in contemplation which house she should go in. She is probably like Hermione, either belonging to Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. Finally, after a long pause of silence it yells her house. "This girl is smart and quick but she has courage that can't be compared to; Gryffindor!" She smiles and walks over to the cheering table and sits on the very end and turns her attention to the front.
"Gale Hawthorne!" The boy out of the two of them walks up. Since they have different last names I suppose they are cousins. Effie places the hat onto the boy's head. He looks just as confident as Katniss but still not arrogant. He looks around very eager, very intelligently. It doesn't surprise me when I hear the house get called. "He is smart and can think his way out of any situation using any means to do it; Ravenclaw!"
I look out the corner of my eye and see Mags smiling. She is happy to get a young wizard into her house. The amount of young wizards in recent years has decreased by a lot. Effie looks down at her scroll again. "Johanna Mason!"
The girl with the long auburn hair walks up. She appears to be very intellectual and ready to do anything she can. I'm sure she is very ambitious too. I am certain she is Slytherin. "This young woman is just as smart the last young man. She seems to be anything she needs to be. Beware for she isn't as innocent as she seems. Ravenclaw!"
Although I wasn't expecting it, it still makes sense. There are only four more students waiting for their name and fate. "Peeta Mellark!" The sorting hat was placed on the young boys head, although no one had any doubt where he would go. "You belong with your brothers! Hufflepuff!" Peeta let out a relieved sigh I didn't noticed he was holding, and walked over to the Hufflepuff table where they were cheering. He sat between his oldest brother, a seventh year, and one of his brother's friends, another seventh year, and across from Annie Cresta.
Slytherin looked rather annoyed when there was no one called over to their house yet. I am sure one of these remaining students would prove to be in their house. Effie looked at the remaining first years and smiled. "Finnick Odair!" The handsome boy with the dark golden hair walked up to the front. He looked easy going and laid back, but kind and confident too. When Effie put the hat on his head he smiled.
The sorting hat took no time in thinking of its answer, though it had never seen a wizard of him or his family before. "You are noble, brave, good and true; you are loyal and nothing will ever sway you. Gryffindor!" Finnick jumped off the seat and made his way, proudly, over to the table or cheering Gryffindors. There was extreme distaste coming from the Slytherins. They always had someone right now.
There were two children left, the girl with eyes like ice, and Cashmere and Gloss' brother. Effie looked at the two children and looked at the scroll. "Clove Reeves!"
The girl with ice eyes came up and Effie placed the hat on her head. "This girl is cunning, quick witted, ambitious, proud and strong. She has earned the title of Slytherin!"
The Slytherins cheered loudly for the young girl, who came and sat on the edge of the bench. When the cheering died down Effie read the last name on the scroll. "Cato Sheers!"
No one had any doubt where he would go. It was confirmed when the hat was placed on his head. "You are to join your siblings in Slytherin!"
After the conclusion of the sorting the wizards all started to indulge into the feast. I couldn't take my eyes off this group of young wizards. There was something special, but dangerous about this group of young ones. I don't know what it is though.
Hi guys! Juliet here! I am one of the two authors writing this story. I am a Hufflepuff (don't laugh, my dad did when I told him that) and my heart belongs in District 4. I am best known for my Hunger Games stories, Search all of the Alaskan Sky for You and Graceland, which is currently being written in addition to this story. MikeyJacquez (his fanfiction pen) has written the story Convergent, a Divergent and Hunger Games crossover, which he is also writing in addition to this story. Please check us both out if you have a chance! I will be writing from the POV's of Finnick, Annie, Johanna and Clove. I also wrote from the Headmaster's POV. Mikey is writing the POV's of Katniss, Peeta, Gale and Cato. It would make Mikey and I so incredibly happy if you left us a review saying how we did! We would love it a lot :) Please and thank you!
What's up, guys?! (By the way, this isn't Juliet's Shadow, it's Mikey Jacquez!) I just want to tell all of you that me and Juliet's Shadow will be working on this story together. The process we're going to do is switching off chapters, meaning she'll do one, I'll do the next, she'll do the one after that, and so on. Anyway, I'm really excited for this and I'm sure it'll be a ton of fun! I hope all of you guys enjoyed this chapter, which was written beautifully by Juliet's Shadow, and I can't wait to see you guys' feedback. We're glad we started this (Juliet's Shadow came up with the idea and I'm thankful that she did) and we hope you guys will love this! Thank you! And let us know what you guys think so far!:D