They walked up to the front of the Great Hall Lined up in front of the staff table. "When I call your name you will come up sit down upon the stool and place the hat upon your head when it say your house you stand up place the hat down on the stool and go to your House table. The Houses are Gryffindor" Gestures to the Gryffindor table "Ravenclaw" gestures to them "Hufflepuff" points to them "and Slytherin" points to them. "When you sit down be sure to sit closer to the rest of your house leaving room for other's to join." She fell silent and the Hat began his song.

"Hogwarts ,Hogwarts
your hallowed halls
protect your students well.
You stand strong to outside forces
you stand strong.
Now you need the
help of students
to defend your inner walls.
They Stand together
to make you stronger
and you will live longer
But for now it is sorting time
to which I no longer
enjoy to do
for separating means
making small groups
judging others
for if it was up to me
and not to you
I'd have all of you Hufflepuffs
Hufflepuff's the nicest folks
accepting all others
for that's what we need
a bond like no other
But for now I must place you
In Gryffindor
Where the Brave & the bold
are accept beyond the rest
Ravenclaw where wit
is the key to all of the
knowledge
Hufflepuff where the
kindest hearts are placed
or Slytherin where
The Dark Lord
Aroussed
Thoses cuning folk
have a headmaster
sitting high."
When the hat finished his song it was quiet nobody spoke. They just stared at the hat. McGonagall was also silent but came around moments later. "Well lets start with the sorting." She unrolls the parchment with the names. "First is Brighten, Sara." Sara is a ginger girl with shoulder legth hair steped from the line of 1st years and placed that hat upon her head shortly after the Hat spoke again.
"Ravenclaw!"The girl took the hat off and ran over to the Ravenclaw table where she was greeted by her older sister Lilliana
"Brimminghan George" McGonagall called next he sat under the hat nearly a full minute before being Placed in Slytherin and the Head Master clapped. After he sat McGonagall called "Bristow, Percy" Percy walked up slowly to the hat placed it on hi head. He was there for nearly 2 minutes before Hufflepuff rang through the hall. Percy gave a weak smile to Joanna as he walked to the Hufflepuff table. She smiled back and waited for one of her otherfriends when McGonagall finally called "Garth, Kaitlin" there was 2 boys who joined Gryffindor, 2 guys and 2 girls joined Ravenclaw table 2 girls that joined Hufflepuff and 2 girls and 2 guys that joined a Slytherin table. Kaitlin walked to the stoll just barly placed that hat on her head when the hat shouted Gryffindor to the hall Kaitlin was the 2nd girl to have sat at the Gryffindor table after she sat down McGonagall Read Nathan's name from the list hesat on the stoll a few seconds before Joining Percy at the Hufflepuff table. Next McGonagall called a girl nmed Tina Groth. She joined the Ravenclaw table as the 4th girl and 6th 1st year in Ravenclaw. Next McGonagall called Haily Hancy who became another Slytherin. Then Henry Hancy the twin of Haily joined his sister at the Slytherin table a minute after placin the hat on. When Shannon's name came up she placed the hat on her head and he became a Gryffindor like Kaitlin. Joanna stood as the line got smaller and smaller each house gained more students Slytherin had 6 girls and 5 boys. Ravenclaw 4 guys and 6 girls. Hufflepuff 5 guys and 5 girls. Gryffindor 6 guys and 4 girls. McGonagall finally read out "Zefira, Joanna" and Joanna walked forward looking only at the hat. When she sat down and placed the hat over her eyes she heard a whisper in her ear.
"Quick minded. Brave oh yes. Friend to all. Wishing to show your skills. Willing to fight all those that try to hurt you. But were should I put you? Well Slytherin's out of the choices for you'll find no true friends in that house. But I have a hard choice between 3 house yet." Joanna listened to the hat and thought please not Ravenclaw anything but please... "Not Ravenclaw? Well why not you'll find friends that are as quick witted as you."
Joanna though fora moment that it was true she wuld find friends that were smart, but she also would find that she'd have to compeate to be the best.
"Don't lie the Compition of Ravenclaw...Hmm well your smart, and brave so how will I place you? I've ruled out Hufflepuff. I see you have a sister in Gryffindor, and your Mother was a Ravenclaw. But your father a true brave man. Was a Gryffindor. You're a hard candidate." She heard talking a the great hall. People were saying that it had been nearly 5 minutes. They wondered why this girl was so difficult to place. THat maybe the hat was finally stumped. but when she truely started to focus just on the great Hall the Hat yelled out "GRYFFINDOR!" to the hall it rang around and around the hall. Joanna removed the Hat joined her friends at the Gryffindor table a boy leaned down to look at Joanna.
"I'm Miles. I'm in my 5th year, and never in all my years here dd it take over 5 minutes to sort someone" Miles smiles at Joanna.

"I'm Keeva said a girl sitting next to him. 5th year as well. I'm glad you joined us, and don't mind the fact that your sorting took long because it shows that your well rounded!" Keeva gave a big smile before turning to Miles and talking to him. Short after Hannah came down to Joanna and hugged her.
"Congrats sis." Hannah smiles letting Joanna go "I'm going back to my seat but I just wanted to say congrats" Hannah left and sat down as Snape stood, the students fell silent all but the Slytherins were glaring at him.

"Welcome to a new year. In the New Hogwarts. Where you can only attend if your blood status is half or Pure." He said to them " I will save my speech on re to after the feast. Now Eat." the food appeared i the gold plates around them and Joanna gasped like many other 1st years. She started to grab food including Chicken, Patos and gravey. the patotos were piled high on he plate covered in a waterfall of gravy. She ate until she could eat no more. and then the plates cleared and pudding ice cream and many other Desert foods come into te bowls an plates. She could hold back on the chocolate pudding so she grabbed the bowl putting some on her plate and ate it all. when everyone ate some Pudding it to disappeared leaving the golden plates sparkling clean. Then nape stood to speak again. "Welcome new comers. Welcome back to all pasted students. You are all in or a great year. But I must tell you of staff changes and Class changes. 1st We have the Carrows as Muggle studies...and Defence against the Dark arts. But the subjects are being changed. Muggle studies is now going to be a class on the history of muggle Hunting, and It will no longer b defence against the dark arts. It will just be called Dark arts." Whispers broke out along the hall "Shut it!" Snape snapped at the hall "You are not to enter the forest and tomorrow you will begin classes. Have good night, and Praise the Dark Lord. Now GET TO BED!" The Prefects called to their first years and the Gryffindors hurried to their own. Who took them though a series of hidden passages,and hidden doors to the 7th floor. Where a woman's picture stood.
"Password" she said to the prefect.
"DA" the Prefect sai and the woman nodded pushing forward to revel a hidden passageway that they climb though to find the Gryffindor common room. "Welcome to your 1st year here at Hogwarts. Boys your Dorm is on the left and the 2nd door. Girls yours is the same but to your right. Your trunks are in there already for you have a good night." Joanna fallows Kaitlin and Shannon up the stairs and turned to the right and walked to the 2nd door. When they opened the door Joanna spotted her trunk and went to it changing into her night-gown and going to bed very tired and full of food she fell asleep right away.