A/N- Anything you recognize from the Harry Potter books are not mine, they are the brilliant J. K. Rowling's. All else is mine.
A/N- See? That wasn't so long a wait! Now this chapter is probably the longest I've written so far, and it will tell you what year Harry is in. Should I go along with what happened in the book, or just write the story my way? Let me know in the review! By the way, do review! No flames please because flames kill. Hope you like the chapter! ~Emily
The Sorting Hat
When the train stopped completely, Alexz and Jenn walked out into the corridor, but Hailey hung back, "What about our trunks and animals?" She asked.
"Oh, they get brought to the school separately." Jenn said. "Come on, Hailey, let's go." Hailey ran to catch up with the other girls, and soon they heard a voice calling, "Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" It was Hagrid. He recognized Alexz and said, "Hello, Alexz, nice ter see yeh again. Any more firs' years?"
"Hi, Hagrid." Alexz said as Jenn, Hailey, and she climbed into a boat. They were soon joined by a tall girl with long, strait raven black hair, cold light blue eyes, light skin, and no freckles at all.
"Hello, I'm Alexz Magic, and this is Jennifer McKelly, and Hailey Baker." Alexz said, pointing to each in turn.
"Hello, I'm Adriana Ice." She said in a rather flat tone.
"Well, nice to meet you, Adriana." Alexz said, giving Jenn and Hailey sideways glances.
When they reached Hogwarts, they walked through giant doors and soon left Hagrid to follow a rather strict looking teacher by the name of Professor McGonagall. They entered a small chamber where Professor McGonagall said, "Welcome to Hogwarts. The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room.
"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history, and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.
"The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarted yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting."
Alexz looked around at all the first years, some looked pale, others green. Alexz felt her stomach do another flip-flop, 'I should really sign you up for gymnastics.' She thought.
"What do we do at the sorting?" Hailey asked, her voice shaking.
"You just put on the Sorting Hat and it will tell you and the rest of the school what house you should be in." Alexz explained quietly. Just then, Professor McGonagall came back in and said, "Follow me." All the first years walked quietly after her. When they got into the Great Hall, Alexz heard a lot of people gasp. There were thousands and thousands of candles that were floating in midair over four long tables where hundreds of students sat. In front of the students were golden goblets and plates. Alexz looked up at the ceiling, or where the ceiling was supposed to be, to see what looked like the sky outside. Black and purple clouds were swirling across it, and as a thunderclap sounded outside, a fork if lightning flashed across it. It had obviously started to rain.
"My sister told me that it's bewitched to look like the sky outside." Jenn said, seeing where Alexz was looking.
"I thought there was no ceiling." Alexz said, stifling a giggle. Professor McGonagall lead the first years in front of the head table and placed a four-legged stool in front of them. On top of the stool, she put a rather old and dirty looking wizard's hat.
The hat twitched. A rip near the brim opened wide like a mouth-and the hat began to sing:
"A thousand or more years ago,
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Whose names are still well known:
Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor,
Fair Ravenclaw, from glen,
Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad,
Shrewd Slytherin, from fen.
The shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
Thus Hogwarts School began.
Now each of the four founders
Formed their own house, for each
Did value different virtues
In the ones they had to teach.
By Gryffindor, the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest;
For Ravenclaw, the cleverest
Would always be the best;
For Hufflepuff, hard workers were
Most worthy of admission;
And power-hungry Slytherin
Loved those of great ambition.
While still alive they did divide
Their favorites from the throng,
Yet how to pick the worthy ones
When they were dead and gone?
'Twas Gryffindor who found the way,
He whipped me off his head
The founders put some brains in me
So I could choose instead!
Now slip me snug around your ears,
I've never yet been wrong,
I'll have a look inside your mind
And tell where you belong!"
The hall burst into applause. The hat bowed to each of the four tables then became quite still again. Professor McGonagall stepped forward holding a long role of parchment.
"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted." She said. "Anderson, Kassidy!"
A tall girl with shoulder-length light blonde hair, clear light blue eyes, and freckles on her nose, stepped out of line, trembling, put on the hat, and sat down. After a minute or so-
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted.
Kassidy walked over to the table to the far left that was cheering loudly.
"Baker, Hailey!" Hailey stumbled out of line, Alexz gave her an encouraging smile, then she sat down on the stool.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Hailey took off the hat, looking relieved that she had even been sorted, then walked over to the table where Kassidy had gone.
"Brandonburg, Kyle!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!" Kyle walked over to the table on the right.
"Burgbon, Andrew!"
"RAVENCLAW!" The table second from the left clapped as Andrew went to join them.
"Donald, Allison!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"Freeburg, Jonathan" and "Gamble, Christopher" became Gryffindors. The next name called was
"Ice, Adriana!"
Adriana glided out of line, her cold blue eyes sweeping the hall. She sat down and put the hat on. Right as the hat touched her head, it shouted, "SLYTHERIN!" Adriana took off the hat, looking pleased and walked to the Slytherin table.
Alexz looked at Jenn who was standing beside her, "She doesn't seem upset." Alexz mouthed.
"I know." Jenn mouthed back.
"Levington, Nicolas" and "Longwood, Kristen" became Hufflepuffs, while "Liviosa, Cole" became a Slytherin. Alexz's stomach did another flip-flop when she realized, she was next. Professor McGonagall called out, "Magic, Alexz!" Jenn squeezed Alexz's hand to wish her luck, and Alexz walked out of line. She took the hat, put it on, and sat down on the stool. Then she heard a little voice in her ear. "Hmm, plenty of courage, and a very good mind. Very loyal and hard-working…So where should I put you?"
Not Slytherin, please not Slytherin, Alexz thought.
"No Slytherin, eh? Well, your bravery and courage shines out above all, so better be GRYFFINDOR!"
Alexz heard the hat shout out the last word to the hall. She put the hat back on the stool, smiled at Jenn, then joined Hailey at the Gryffindor table.
"I'm so glad you're in my house, I don't know what I would have done with out you!" Hailey said as Alexz sat down.
"Thanks, look it's Jenn's turn!" Alexz said as Professor McGonagall called out, "McKelly, Jennifer!" Jenn walked up to the stool, put the hat on, then sat down. After about a minute, the hat shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!" Alexz and Hailey cheered along with the rest of the Gryffindor table as Jenn walked over to them. She sat down next to Alexz and said, "I'm glad we're all in the same house!"
"Me too!" Alexz said as "Megonnon, Lindsay" became a Hufflepuff. The sorting continued, and at the end, "Rygonner, Tyler" and "Tomas, Ryan" became Gryffindors. "Neveaux, Lealia," "Schneider, Warren," and "Tanger, Justine" all became Hufflepuffs. "Montegono, Hugh," "Neganna, Mika," "Peginine, Albert, " and "Songer, Colleen" all became Ravenclaws. "Ryder, Melanie," "Varden, Donald," "Walkins, D'arcy," and "Williams, Blake" all became Slytherins.
After the sorting was over, Professor McGonagall took the Sorting Hat and stool away. Albus Dumbledore got to his feet. He was smiling around at the students, his arms wide open in welcome.
"I have only two words to say to you," he told them, his deep voice echoing around the Hall, "Tuck in."