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Rain pattered gently on the water, the great silence making the sound seem all the more pronounced. Atari

forced herself to focus on the droplets, looking neither at the castle, or at the first years watching her with interest. The short trip across the lake did not last long enough for the lonely girl. At the castle, everything was in turmoil as first years frantically whispered to each other and Professor McGonagall desperately tried to talk over the noise.

"Silence! I've never had such a noisy group of children!" McGonagall shouted angrily. The talking continued, droning her out.

"LINE UP!"

Finally getting the idea, the first years hastily formed a line, Atari among them. Her heart pounded so hard that she was afraid that the people around her could hear it. The line entered the Great Hall, all looking ill with fright. The Sorting Hat began its annual song, and Atari found herself trembling.

"Anders, Sarah!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Braunhurst, Stephanie"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

Soon it was down to

"Werwitt, Joseph!"

"GRIFFINDOR!"

And finally:

"Zeller, Atari!"

This is interesting.

What? Atari thought.

Well you're definitely ambitious enough to be in Slytherin, also evil enough, but there is something missing in your personality.

What do you mean?

Somewhere, buried beneath all of that evil is- well where should I put you?

Is what?

I don't think you'd want to know, actually.

Why not?

Plenty of loyalty, I see. Maybe you belong in Hufflepuff…

Never!

Ravenclaw? No, definitely not. My, this is hard!

Where are you going to put me?

Maybe you should be in Slytherin, even if you are missing an important quality. Where do you want to be? I just cannot decide!

I don't know.

Well, Gryffindor, maybe. Yes, something tells me it must be GRYFFINDOR!

Atari stumbled off the stage, her mind racing. It wasn't until she sat down at the Gryffindor table that she realized that the Hat had not told her why she couldn't be in Slytherin…