RPOV
Hagrid led our group into Hogwarts and we all stared in wonder at the castle. It was huge! I was sure to get lost somewhere. We were introduced to Miss McGonagall, the deputy headmisstress of Hogwarts. She was old but she looked very wise. She was intimidating but she looked friendly, if you got on her good side. She looked like the kind of person who could be fierce if you disobeyed her. She took us into the Great Hall to be sorted. We gazed at the bewitched ceiling as it showed us the sky outside. It really was magical. As we walked towards the Sorting Hat I could feel the stares of the other students who were waiting impatiently for us to be sorted so they could begin their feast.
Once we were all at the front Miss McGonagall stood by the Sorting Hat with a scroll in her hands. She unrolled it and began reading names off the list. The students sat on the stool with the Sorting Hat placed on their heads. The hat thought carefully and placed students into either Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
"Annabel Rogers!" Miss McGonagall read out.
She looked at us with a helpless look on her face then she went to sit on the stool. Miss McGonagall placed the hat on her head and she sat staring at us, looking terrified.
"You're destined for greatness," the Sorting Hat murmured.
It debated with itself for several minutes before finally deciding on her house.
"Slytherin!" it yelled out.
Her mouth dropped open and she looked like she was about to cry. We knew that she didn't want to be in Slytherin but if the Sorting Hat had placed her there then she must belong there. She walked to the Slytherin table to be greeted by fellow Slytherins that were cheering for her and shaking her hand. I watched as one boy with white blonde hair stood up and shook her hand and invited her to sit with him.
"Rowan Matthews!" Miss McGonagall shouted.
"Very intelligent aren't you?" the Sorting Hat said to me.
"Um.. am I?" I asked.
"Yes, very intelligent, your intelligence can give you many opportunities, you will do very well in Ravenclaw!" it yelled.
Ravenclaw wasn't bad. They were intelligent, the only bad thing was the fact I was separated from Annabel. I hope they'd look after her in Slytherin.
Samuel was placed next, thankfully he was placed in Ravenclaw too. We sat next together, as usual, and listened to Dumbledore's welcome speech. We grinned as food magically appeared on the plates in front of us.
After the feast each house were led out of the Great Hall by their head boy and shown to their dormitories. Our trunks and pets were already waiting for us. We unpacked quietly, tired after such a long day. I lay in bed for a while, staring at the ceiling thinking about todays events, tomorrow and most importantly Annabel.
