Albus Potter's Sorting
Albus Potter stood next to his cousin, Rose Weasley, in a crowded room with nearly a hundred other nervous first year students. He had been so looking forward to his first year at Hogwarts school, but now that he was here he really just wanted to go home. After several moments of tense silence Professor McGonnagal came into the room. She was looking very old. "Follow me." She said simply.
Al and Rosie stayed close and the followed McGonnagal into the Great Hall. Al looked up immediately. He had always heard stories of the enchanted ceiling and saw now that it was true. It was like there was no roof on the Great Hall and he was suprised that he couldn't feel the rain falling on his face. When they got to the front they turned and faced the student body. He saw his older brother James wave at him from the Gryffindor table and waved back.
Professor McGonnagal sat the old Sorting Hat on a stool and it sang its song about the four houses and how the Slytherin house was greatly diluted, and as the sorting began Albus looked around for the rest of his family. At the Gryffindor table with James were Fred, fifth year, and Louis and Roxanne, second years. At the Slytherin table was fourth year Molly. Then over at the Ravenclaw table were Victoire, the oldest Weasley and seventh year; and fifth year Dominique.
"Malfoy, Scorpius." Al heard McGonnagal call out and looked up as Scorpius walked slowly up and sat on the stool. Professor McGonnagal placed the hat on his head and after a moment the hat yelled out "RAVENCLAW!" There was a lot of shocked applause as the little Malfoy boy made his was to the Ravenclaw table instead of the Slytherin table.
After several more kids were sorted Albus tensed up. He knew he was next; and sure enough, "Potter, Albus." There was complete silence as the little Harry look-alike sat on the stool in front of everybody.
"Well, well!" Said the Sorting Hat in Al's ear. "The second son of Harry Potter. You're mind is a lot like your father's. More so than your brother's is." Albus thought hard Erm, Sorting Hat? Could you please not put me in Slytherin? My dad said you wouldn't if I asked. "Yes, very like your father. GRYFFINDOR!" The Sorting Hat shouted out the house name and Albus pulled off the hat with a huge grin on his face. He ran over and sat next to his brother and cousins. James thumped him on the back as Roxanne hugged him and Louis said "I knew you'd be in Gryffindor mate!"
Then finally, Rose Weasley sat on the stool with the hat on her head. It took a long time for Rose to be sorted. It seemed about ten minutes before the hat finally shouted "GRYFFINDOR!" to the rest of the hall.
"What took so long?" Albus asked as Rose took the seat across from him.
"The hat couldn't decide whether to put me in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. It said i had qualities for both houses; but in the end I guess I have more of a Gryffindor heart. I'm glad though because now I'm with the rest of you and Dad won't disown me." She said with a smile and the Potter/Weasley clan cracked up.