The Sorting Hat
I walked out of the train. Harry came up to me and was trying to say something to me. I had no idea what he was going to say but just as he was starting to talk, this lady with a big hat yelled "ALL STUDENTS FROM AMERYCA PLEASE COME HERE! I REPEAT ALL STUDENTS FROM AMERYCA PLEASE COME HERE!!" Harry just said "See you later" and I walked towards that funny-looking lady. I knew Harry was going to say something important but I don't know what. Now I definitely want to learn how to read minds. "Welcome to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry" said the lady. She was wearing this sheer red gold robe, with a large pointed black hat and glasses that are too big for her face. "Due to the unfortunate event that happened to Ameryca, you were transferred to Hogwarts. You will have tons of fun here. Now please follow me." We all followed her. I looked around to see who also got transferred to Hogwarts. There was Marissa and her posse, ugh! I hope I'm not in the same house with them. Behind them, were little first and second years. Then there were other groups but I didn't belong with any of them. The only person I knew and I was friends with was Tracy. But we hardly talked. Tracy gets nervous big time and when she does get nervous she can hardly talk. Finally what seemed like forever, the lady finally stopped. "We are in Hogwarts, where you will be sorted into 4 houses. My name is Professor McGonagall. I want to tell you a little background information about Hogwarts. Hogwarts was created in..." Professor McGonagall started to talk and talk. All I heard was blah, blah, blah, blah. I mean come on; we already learned all of this junk in History class. Hogwarts is a really grand place. When you walk in, it feels like you've stepped in a castle or something. The walls were painted gold, with tons of banners saying "Go Gryffindor!", "Go Hufflepuff!", "Go Ravenclaw", or "Go Slytherin". There were also sheets talking about quidditch tryouts, contests, classes, and other events that are going to take place. The ceiling was painted a most marvelous white that just shook up the whole room. In Ameryca, the school just looked normal. It wasn't this grand and all of the teachers didn't dress up in hats and fancy robes. They just usually wore regular muggle clothing or just a plan robe, and they hardly wore a hat. I was almost falling asleep when Professor McGonagall started talking about the houses. "Here in Hogwarts, just like Ameryca, there are 4 houses. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Hufflepuff. Each house has a noble history and each has produced outstanding 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 will be awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. Now we may go in. Please follow me." Professor McGonagall opened the two doors and we proceeded into the Great Hall. It was such a splendid place. There were 4 long tables, 2 on each side with tons and tons of candles floating. The ceiling was bewitched to look like sky outside and all you have to do is look up and you feel like you are outdoors. I saw Dumbledore stand up. They taught us about Dumbledore and how he is the only person Lord Voldemort is afraid of. Now I can see him in person. He has long silver hair going down to his knees. He has a twinkle in his eyes and he was smiling down at us. "Attention, please! Attention, please! We have new students from Ameryca. Due to an incident that has occurred, they were transferred and now they are here. Please be nice to them and help them. They are now going to be sorted. Professor McGonagall" said Dumbledore smiling and then sitting down. "When you hear your name, please come up and I will put the Sorting Hat on your head. Allarie, Dorothy" said Professor McGonagall, holding the Sorting Hat. This was really boring, so I just zoned out. "Snow, Stefania" said Professor McGonagall a couple of minutes later "Snow, Stefania" "Snow, Stefania" "SNOW, STEFANIA! MAY YOU PLEASE COME UP!!" yelled now the angry Professor McGonagall. I just came into realization that Professor McGonagall was yelling at me to come up. I was a little bit embarrassed but I don't care. I don't know these people any way. I went up and Professor McGonagall putted the Sorting Hat on my head. I heard her muttering "I hope she's not in my house". Well, ditto here. I definitely don't want to be in her house either. A second after the Sorting Hat was placed on my head, it yelled out "SLYTHERIN!!!"
I walked out of the train. Harry came up to me and was trying to say something to me. I had no idea what he was going to say but just as he was starting to talk, this lady with a big hat yelled "ALL STUDENTS FROM AMERYCA PLEASE COME HERE! I REPEAT ALL STUDENTS FROM AMERYCA PLEASE COME HERE!!" Harry just said "See you later" and I walked towards that funny-looking lady. I knew Harry was going to say something important but I don't know what. Now I definitely want to learn how to read minds. "Welcome to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry" said the lady. She was wearing this sheer red gold robe, with a large pointed black hat and glasses that are too big for her face. "Due to the unfortunate event that happened to Ameryca, you were transferred to Hogwarts. You will have tons of fun here. Now please follow me." We all followed her. I looked around to see who also got transferred to Hogwarts. There was Marissa and her posse, ugh! I hope I'm not in the same house with them. Behind them, were little first and second years. Then there were other groups but I didn't belong with any of them. The only person I knew and I was friends with was Tracy. But we hardly talked. Tracy gets nervous big time and when she does get nervous she can hardly talk. Finally what seemed like forever, the lady finally stopped. "We are in Hogwarts, where you will be sorted into 4 houses. My name is Professor McGonagall. I want to tell you a little background information about Hogwarts. Hogwarts was created in..." Professor McGonagall started to talk and talk. All I heard was blah, blah, blah, blah. I mean come on; we already learned all of this junk in History class. Hogwarts is a really grand place. When you walk in, it feels like you've stepped in a castle or something. The walls were painted gold, with tons of banners saying "Go Gryffindor!", "Go Hufflepuff!", "Go Ravenclaw", or "Go Slytherin". There were also sheets talking about quidditch tryouts, contests, classes, and other events that are going to take place. The ceiling was painted a most marvelous white that just shook up the whole room. In Ameryca, the school just looked normal. It wasn't this grand and all of the teachers didn't dress up in hats and fancy robes. They just usually wore regular muggle clothing or just a plan robe, and they hardly wore a hat. I was almost falling asleep when Professor McGonagall started talking about the houses. "Here in Hogwarts, just like Ameryca, there are 4 houses. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Hufflepuff. Each house has a noble history and each has produced outstanding 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 will be awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours. Now we may go in. Please follow me." Professor McGonagall opened the two doors and we proceeded into the Great Hall. It was such a splendid place. There were 4 long tables, 2 on each side with tons and tons of candles floating. The ceiling was bewitched to look like sky outside and all you have to do is look up and you feel like you are outdoors. I saw Dumbledore stand up. They taught us about Dumbledore and how he is the only person Lord Voldemort is afraid of. Now I can see him in person. He has long silver hair going down to his knees. He has a twinkle in his eyes and he was smiling down at us. "Attention, please! Attention, please! We have new students from Ameryca. Due to an incident that has occurred, they were transferred and now they are here. Please be nice to them and help them. They are now going to be sorted. Professor McGonagall" said Dumbledore smiling and then sitting down. "When you hear your name, please come up and I will put the Sorting Hat on your head. Allarie, Dorothy" said Professor McGonagall, holding the Sorting Hat. This was really boring, so I just zoned out. "Snow, Stefania" said Professor McGonagall a couple of minutes later "Snow, Stefania" "Snow, Stefania" "SNOW, STEFANIA! MAY YOU PLEASE COME UP!!" yelled now the angry Professor McGonagall. I just came into realization that Professor McGonagall was yelling at me to come up. I was a little bit embarrassed but I don't care. I don't know these people any way. I went up and Professor McGonagall putted the Sorting Hat on my head. I heard her muttering "I hope she's not in my house". Well, ditto here. I definitely don't want to be in her house either. A second after the Sorting Hat was placed on my head, it yelled out "SLYTHERIN!!!"