A Sorting Hat Song
Disclaimer: If it's familiar, I don't own it. Written for HPFC Sorting Hat Competition.
Laughter and chatter filled Hogwarts as the students filed in to start a new year. However, the voices in the Great Hall were silenced as Minerva McGonagall carried a stool and hat and placed them directly in front of the staff table. The year's group of nervous-looking first years trailed behind her. As McGonagall placed the hat down onto the stool, everyone waited for the grimy old hat to breakout in its newest song.
It didn't disappoint and started singing right on cue.
Long ago, the Founders Four
needed an easy way
to place the students in each house
quickly as not to cause delay.
So they gave me the power to perform
the task that I carry out to this very day
I may be old and ugly
but I go beyond what you can see
for the choosing of the house for you
is left all up to me.
You might be a Gryffindor,
if you're daring or you're bold
or into being chivalrous,
is something that you seek.
You could sort into Slytherin,
if you'll sneakily earn a bit more gold
for the cunnig and ambitious
being a serpent is not for the meek.
You may belong with Hufflepuff
whose hearts are kind and pure.
They're willing to work hard to forge
friendships that endure.
Or possibly in Ravenclaw,
with a wit that's sharp and sure.
A creative mind is what you need
to be an eagle and truly soar.
So don't be scared
I'll get you where
you're surely good to go.
It's something that
I've been doing
For longer than you care to know.
The students gave an appreciative laugh and applauded as the song finished. When everyone had quieted down, the list of the first years' names was unrolled and Professor McGonagall called the first name.
"Black, Sirius."
I had a lot of fun writing this, especially the Sorting Hat's song. Please R&R and thanks for reading!