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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…
