After the battle when Minerva McGonagall sat at her desk and floods fell on to her parchment. Did I feel a thing? Of course not. I'm a hat.
When Severus Snape discovered that Lily Potter was to die. I was there. Could I help?
When Harry Potter had no help in the Chamber of Secrets. I was there. Could I help?
When Severus Snape discovered that he would be the one to kill Albus Dumbledore. I was there. Could I help?
When Harry Potter found out that neither can live while the other survives? I was there. Could I help?
When Harry Potter discovered that he had to kill parts of soul that could be hidden anywhere in anything before he could even think about the next step. I was there. Could I help?
When I sat burning on Neville Longbottom's head.
When little Tom Riddle attacked his and my home. I was there. Could I help?
I've seen inside their heads. I know everything about them. Their deepest desires. Their darkest fears. Everything that could have been and everything that was.
Potter, James: Gryffindor! Arrogant, but brave and loyal and such a willingness to love.
Evans, Lily: Gryffindor! Kind, gentle, clever, a heart of gold.
Snape, Severus: Slytherin! Brave, clever, loving, but not ready to show it.
Black, Sirius: Gryffindor! So different from his relatives and so eager to prove it.
Lupin, Remus: Gryffindor! So brave and clever and kind, but so scared that he would never belong.
Dumbledore, Albus: Gryffindor! Willing to do anything for those he loves.
Tonks, Nymphadora Hufflepuff! So kind and brave and full of life.
Weasley, Fred: Gryffindor! Another Weasley and just as much a Gryffindor as the rest of them.
Creevey, Colin: Gryffindor! So excited, so happy, so easily impressed and pleased.
Riddle, Tom: Slytherin! So much potential.
So after the battle when Minerva McGonagall sat at her desk and floods fell onto her parchment I felt it more than she did.
For I'm the Hogwarts sorting hat.