Ilvermorny: Shondo, Leticia, Katie and Jim
"All right, then," said Crio, "If you all don't mind, how about Jim does the sorting first, since he's the best authority on these Harry Potter things?"
Jim grinned. "I'd be glad to," he said. He stepped up and onto the Gordian Knot symbol on the floor and faced the enchanted carvings.
As he and the others watched, the Horned Serpent remained totally silent and unmoved. The Thunderbird fluttered its wings weakly, and the Wampus purred, but didn't roar. And then, the Pukwudgie carving raised its bow and arrow high into the air, and the other carvings stopped moving.
Jim looked pleased with his sorting. "Looks like I'm a Pukwudgie," he said. "Makes some sense, because even though I'm not the best at healing people, I follow my heart more than any other part of myself."
Crio nodded. "To me, it looked as if the carvings were not entirely certain of your placement at first. But now you're sorted anyway," he said.
"Paladin Shondo is next," he continued.
Shondo walked over to the Knot intrepidly. As soon as he stood on it and faced the carvings, the Wampus let out a roar.
"Yes!" Shondo said with enthusiasm, "I can totally see myself being a great warrior! All those dubs!"
"Makes sense, considering you call yourself a Mixed Martial Arts fighter where you come from," commented Andrew.
"Paladin Leticia," said Crio.
Leticia was eager to see if she would receive a blessing similar to Shondo's, her being a tough warrior in her own right. As she stood on the Knot, the Thunderbird beat its wings hard, while at the same time, the Wampus let out another roar.
"Looks to me like you have two houses that desire you, Paladin," said Crio. "What do you think? Wampus, or Thunderbird?"
The decision was pretty easy for Leticia. "I love adventures, but my greatest strength is as a fighter. I'd like to join Wampus and be a soldier!"
With that, the Thunderbird stopped beating its wings, and the Wampus roared more loudly than before.
"Hell, you really are an Amazon, Leticia," remarked Andrew.
Leticia grinned from ear to ear. "Yeah, and proud of it!"
"Paladin Katie," Crio called on next.
Katie took her place on the Gordian Knot and hoped for the best.
All at once, the Horned Serpent lit up the crystal in its forehead, but the Thunderbird and the Pukwudgie activated at almost the exact same time. It perplexed Katie initially, having three choices to choose from.
"Any ideas, Paladin?" asked Crio after a moment.
"Well," mused Katie, "The Horned Serpent lit up just before the other two took action, so maybe it wants me the most. Besides, I have pretty good brains for hustling, back home in America."
A moment passed in silence.
"And, your point is?" inquired Christian.
Katie nodded. "I'm going with Horned Serpent. It's sending me the strongest message, and I think it'll fit me."
"Sounds good to me," Crio said.
"Sounds good to all of us, I think," said Lina, speaking for everybody as well as her friend.
To be continued...