Hufflepuff and Gryffindor
I was amazed when we entered the Great Hall. I've seen magic before but this, this is truly wonderful. Floating candles were lighting up the Hall. To the front, there was a long table with respectable-looking witches and wizards. Teachers, I thought. Along the hall, there were four long tables as well, but filled with students. I knew about the four houses, my mom's told me all about them. She told me that even if she was in Hufflepuff that doesn't mean I'll be in Hufflepuff.
Together with the other first years, I nervously followed Professor McGonagall toward the Sorting Hat. My mom told me about it, too. I laughed silently at their shocked faces when the Hat started to sing. While it sang, I looked at the teachers. The Professor at the center of the long table seems to be looking directly at a scrawny, dark-haired first year a few people ahead of me. Actually, a black-haired teacher with greasy, long hair kept glancing at him, too and so is the big man who took us through the lake into the castle.
Then the sorting started, the girl I shared the compartment with was sorted into Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff would be great. The bushy haired girl was sorted into Gryffindor. A few people sorted later, Neville was called. Gryffindor. Great! Now I want to be in Gryffindor, too.I frowned.
"Perks, Sally-Anne," Professor McGonagall called. I walked to the front and put on the Hat.
"Hmmm..." the Hat whispered, "Very loyal, dependable but hmmm... I think..." Then it shouted, "Gryffindor!"
I looked towards the Gryffindor table and blushed when I saw Neville clapping and smiling at me. I sat between him and another first year, Patil, but I couldn't remember which one.
"Harry Potter!"
Everyone seems to look at the scrawny dark-haired boy who put on the Sorting Hat. It stayed there for a minute or so, then it shouted, "Gryffindor!" The Gryffindor table cheered and the red-haired twins shouted, "We got Potter! We got Potter!"
Disclaimer: The characters and the Harry Potter Universe are properties of J.K. Rowling.
