They reached the main hall where the ceiling had been placed under a spell
again to imitate the night sky while candles hovered in the air. Each house
sat together at their table, with their pointed hats and in full uniform,
preparing for the new arrivals. Next to Dumbledore's large king-like chair
sat a stool and atop the stool, sat the mystical sorting hat awaiting the
evening. Tattered and torn was he, even more so than last year. The
incident with the troll had left him with twice as many holes than he
started with, but were now newly patched. One table in the center of the
room was left empty, ready to sit the newcomers as they awaited their fate
with the hat. A stampede of feet began ringing all throughout the old
hallways of Hogwarts, squeals and gasps bellowed up to the highest towers,
they had arrived. Hundred of new students flooded into the main hall like
wild rapids of water, there were a great deal more than last year. Most
took their seats while some remained standing. The students standing looked
a good deal older than the rest, they resembled third year students at the
most. As the chattering continued from table to table, Dumbledore arose,
his seat sqeaking as it was pushed back.
"Quiet!" he bellowed.
Silence quickly swept the room, if one was dropped, you could hear a pin fall.
"Thank you. We would like to welcome you to Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We now inform you that the dark forest and the left wing are strictly forbidden and there is a reason that we have a restricted section in the library. Now Professor McGonagall," Dumbledore informed.
As he pulled his chair close to the table, he slowly sat back down while Professor McGonagall rose next to him, scroll in hand. "Good evening, I will read your name off this list. Once your name has been called, rise and come forth so that we may sort you into your houses, lets begin shall we? Gregory Killen," she read.
A boy with green eyes and spiked red hair stood up and walked up to the stool. He sat down and Professor McGonagall placed the old cap upon his head. "Ravenclaw," it yelled. The boy removed the hat and ran to his new table.
'Next we have Bella Sanchez," McGonagall replied. A girl with sandy blonde hair that went to her mid-back who was already standing, walked up and took a seat. 'Gryfindor!' it announced. She stood up, smiled widely, and made her way to the Gryfindor table. Harry noticed that she was taller than the first years so he guessed that she was a third year. Her name was followed by a few first year students, some scattered between Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin, but few in Gryfindor.
"Jade Katan," McGonagall called. A girl with brown wavy hair and green cat- like eyes walked up and took a seat. "Hm, there are many different parts to this one yes? This house could use you, Gryfindor," the hat yelled. The hat was removed and the girl found her seat next to Bella.
'Samuel Maccaglia," McGonagall said. A boy who seemed taller and thinner than most in the crowd, stood up. He had black hair and brown eyes with a strip of black through them. He took a seat, 'Slytherin,' the hat called. He smiled slightly to the side and sauntered over to his table.
"Following Samuel is Katrina Rose," she read.
"Actually, it's Ross not Rose, Professor," a girl corrected who was one of the few standing.
She made her way up to her fate. She had shoulder length blonde hair, blue eyes that were quite unusual (they tended to change color with her mood) and she had a very strange accent, American. Boys of all ages and years heads popped up as she made her way through the crowd and took a seat. To Fred and George's surprise even Oliver Wood seemed intrigued by this new girl.
"You are new and different, very different indeed. There's a great deal of courage but there's also brains and guts, you'd be good for Slytherin, but even better in Gryfindor," the hat decided.
She carefully removed the hat, placed it on the stool and took a seat between the trouble twins, Fred and George since they moved to make room for her pushing Ron closer to the edge. She was across from Oliver and diagonal to Harry. As the ceremony continued, proper introductions were done at the Gryfindor table.
'So what accent is that?" George questioned Katrina.
"American," she replied simply.
"So you're from America," Fred wondered.
"Yes, that would seem the logical answer," she said, silently rolling her eyes.
"What part?" Harry inquired.
"I was born in Orlando, Florida. When I was eight, we moved to Los Angeles, California and when my mother found out my father was a wizard, we moved to England. My parents are divorced, they have been for some time. My mother moved out on me and my father soon after she found out so that's why we came to England. My father wanted me to go to Hogwarts," she informed.
"Wow, I'm sorry 'bout your parents," Harry apologized.
"It's okay, if that hadn't have happened, I wouldn't be here, now would I?" she smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, my parents are divorced as well," Oliver stated. Fred and George's faces turned from nothing but happiness into complete shock. Here was Oliver Wood, captain of the Gryfindor Quidditch team and mister 'keep to himself' telling someone he just met something that he never even told them. And with that last statement, the ceremony began to slow down and finally came to an end.
"Quiet!" he bellowed.
Silence quickly swept the room, if one was dropped, you could hear a pin fall.
"Thank you. We would like to welcome you to Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We now inform you that the dark forest and the left wing are strictly forbidden and there is a reason that we have a restricted section in the library. Now Professor McGonagall," Dumbledore informed.
As he pulled his chair close to the table, he slowly sat back down while Professor McGonagall rose next to him, scroll in hand. "Good evening, I will read your name off this list. Once your name has been called, rise and come forth so that we may sort you into your houses, lets begin shall we? Gregory Killen," she read.
A boy with green eyes and spiked red hair stood up and walked up to the stool. He sat down and Professor McGonagall placed the old cap upon his head. "Ravenclaw," it yelled. The boy removed the hat and ran to his new table.
'Next we have Bella Sanchez," McGonagall replied. A girl with sandy blonde hair that went to her mid-back who was already standing, walked up and took a seat. 'Gryfindor!' it announced. She stood up, smiled widely, and made her way to the Gryfindor table. Harry noticed that she was taller than the first years so he guessed that she was a third year. Her name was followed by a few first year students, some scattered between Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin, but few in Gryfindor.
"Jade Katan," McGonagall called. A girl with brown wavy hair and green cat- like eyes walked up and took a seat. "Hm, there are many different parts to this one yes? This house could use you, Gryfindor," the hat yelled. The hat was removed and the girl found her seat next to Bella.
'Samuel Maccaglia," McGonagall said. A boy who seemed taller and thinner than most in the crowd, stood up. He had black hair and brown eyes with a strip of black through them. He took a seat, 'Slytherin,' the hat called. He smiled slightly to the side and sauntered over to his table.
"Following Samuel is Katrina Rose," she read.
"Actually, it's Ross not Rose, Professor," a girl corrected who was one of the few standing.
She made her way up to her fate. She had shoulder length blonde hair, blue eyes that were quite unusual (they tended to change color with her mood) and she had a very strange accent, American. Boys of all ages and years heads popped up as she made her way through the crowd and took a seat. To Fred and George's surprise even Oliver Wood seemed intrigued by this new girl.
"You are new and different, very different indeed. There's a great deal of courage but there's also brains and guts, you'd be good for Slytherin, but even better in Gryfindor," the hat decided.
She carefully removed the hat, placed it on the stool and took a seat between the trouble twins, Fred and George since they moved to make room for her pushing Ron closer to the edge. She was across from Oliver and diagonal to Harry. As the ceremony continued, proper introductions were done at the Gryfindor table.
'So what accent is that?" George questioned Katrina.
"American," she replied simply.
"So you're from America," Fred wondered.
"Yes, that would seem the logical answer," she said, silently rolling her eyes.
"What part?" Harry inquired.
"I was born in Orlando, Florida. When I was eight, we moved to Los Angeles, California and when my mother found out my father was a wizard, we moved to England. My parents are divorced, they have been for some time. My mother moved out on me and my father soon after she found out so that's why we came to England. My father wanted me to go to Hogwarts," she informed.
"Wow, I'm sorry 'bout your parents," Harry apologized.
"It's okay, if that hadn't have happened, I wouldn't be here, now would I?" she smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, my parents are divorced as well," Oliver stated. Fred and George's faces turned from nothing but happiness into complete shock. Here was Oliver Wood, captain of the Gryfindor Quidditch team and mister 'keep to himself' telling someone he just met something that he never even told them. And with that last statement, the ceremony began to slow down and finally came to an end.