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The Sorting
Professor Dumbledore rose to quiet the school waiting to eat
dinner in the Great Hall before him. Every student there noticed the ten foreign kids behind him, each with
their heads bowed. "Today we are
gaining a few more students." Dumbledore informed the school, "I know it is not
the beginning of the year and they look a little old to be joining now, but
bear with us. They come from the
Tajina-shi school in northern Japan. They will be joining us because their school has been badly damaged by
certain circumstances that we will not discus at this time."
Professor McGonagall stepped forward with the sorting hat in her hands. "Our new students will be sorted out of their old houses into the following – Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin." McGonagall set the down on a stool and there was complete silence form everyone in the hall.
It had been one day since they had left Tajina-shi school and all ten were feeling very nervous.
Suddenly a rip near the brim of the hat opened up like a mouth and the hat began to sing!
O,
you may think me strange,
And
as far as you can see,
I'm
just a hat that talks and sings,
There's
nothing more to me.
But
I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat,
I'm
here to sort you out,
All
you students from Japan,
Don't
pout or sit about.
From
your five houses,
Go
to four,
Each
with pride
And
Honor.
You
could go to Gryffindor
Where
they are brave and strong,
Those
courageous people there
Will
never steer you wrong.
Or
you could go to Hufflepuff
Where
patience is a blessing,
Hardworking
people in this house
Find
friends of everlasting,
Or
maybe wise, old Ravenclaw
Where
people use their wit,
Knowledge
is a virtue
And
people never quit.
Or
maybe Slytherin you'll go,
Where
people like their way,
Full
of determination
They
never go astray.
Now
that you've heard my poem,
Come
and try me on,
I'll
sort you into your best house,
And
now my song is done.
The whole hall erupted in yelling and applause as the newcomers
jumped backwards in fright and confusion. "Now when I call your name, please come forward, sit on the stool and
put the sorting hat on." McGonagall
continued, "Joining the second years - Hibiki, Ryoga!"
Hesitantly, Ryoga stepped forward. "Why do I have to go first?" he complained mentally. He sat down and put the hat on.
"SLYTHERIN!" the hat called out. The middle right table burst into applause and cheers while the other
tables were silent. Ryoga took off the
hat and walked over to the table on the far left. He sat down between two older, redheaded twins. The whole school stared, then broke out into
a low rumble of whispers.
The red-head on his right clapped him on the back and said "Hey
Slytherin old buddy, what're ya doin' over here? Shouldn't you be sitting at your table?" He looked at his brother
and winked.
"Yah, me and my brother George here like to eat Slytherins for
breakfast!" the boy to his left said. The twins burst out laughing.
A girl with frizzy brown hair, seated across from him gave the
twins a stern look. "Come on Guys, can
you please grow up? Can't you see he is
really nervous and confused?" She gave
him a shy smile.
"I never thought I would see the day when you would stick
up for a Slytherin, Hermione!" George said.
"I think you like him." A boy with red hair to her left said in a
singsong voice as a boy with wild, black hair to her right started giggling.
"I do not Ron! You are so
immature!" she screeched at him. Then
in a softer voice, she said to Ryoga, "The Slytherin table is over there." She pointed, smiling at him again, this time
blushing.
"Oh, Thanks." Ryoga said,
his face reddening with embarrassment.
As he slowly walked towards the Slytherin table he looked up at
his friends. Ranma was laughing like he
would never stop. He glared at Ranma.
"Ahem!" McGonagall said very loudly, "Joining the second years -
Kuno, Kodachi!"
Kodachi gave a laugh that made everyone stare and sat down on the
stool. The hat had just barley touched
her ponytail when it screamed "SLYTHERIN!" Again the middle right table burst into applause. Kodachi gave that triumphant laugh again and
leaped onto the Slytherin table.
"OK, joining the third years - Kuno, Tatewake!" Tatewake ran up to a girl with long, blue
hair, got down on one knee and took her hand in his own. "Tendo Akane, you are the rose that I will
keep in my heart for eternity. We shall
meet again." "Oh, Gods," she said as he walked towards the stool and blew her a
kiss. He sat on the stool and the hat
was put on him.
The room was silent for almost five minutes before the hat finally
shouted out "SLYTERIN!" He quietly got
up and walked back to Akane. He took
her hand, "We will be in the same house again my love, I can feel it." She rolled her eyes up to the ceiling.
As he walked to the Slytherin Table, McGonagall called out
"Joining the third years - Mousse!" A
wave of murmurs swept over the great
hall as he walked up to the stool, head held high.
"Mousse?"
"Doesn't he have a last name?"
"What's with that name?"
"He looks really scary!"
"Mousse? As in the stuff
you put in your hair or the animal?"
Mousse sat on the stool and put the hat on. "GRYFFINDOR!" It shouted. The table on
the far right burst into applause and cheers. Everyone watched as Mousse walked over to the table…and then into the
table. The Slytherin table burst out
laughing as dishes were scattered to the floor. You could hear a loud "You stupid Mousse! I hope I don't get same house as you!" From one of the girls still waiting to get
sorted, and a lot of "Sorry! Sorry!" from Mousse.
"Next joining the second years - Saotome, Ranma!" McGonagall rose her voise to be heard over
the chatter.
Ranma walked over, sat down, barely put the hat on when it
shouted, "GRIFFINDOR!" Again the
Griffondor table burst into applause. Ranma calmly took off the hat and walked over to the table as if to say,
'Hey, don't stare! I'm normal!'
"Joining the second years - Shampoo!"
Again whispers started filling the Great Hall.
"Another one with no last name!"
"Dude what's with the hair names?"
"I hope she's not another whacko."
"Wow, she's pretty cute!"
It took the hat maybe 15 seconds to decide before it yelled,
"GRIFFINDOR!"
"Oh, no!" came the reply. "I in same house as Mousse!" She
stalked over to the Griffindor table and sat as far as she could from him.
"Next, joining the second years - Tendo, Akane!"
"GRIFFINDOR!" yelled the hat.
"Joining the fifth years - Tendo, Kasumi!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!" Kasumi
walked over to the far right table as they burst into very loud cheers.
"Joining the third years - Tendo, Nabiki!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
"And last joining the second years - Ukyo!"
"SLYTHERIN!" shouted the hat.
"No!" cried Ukyo. "It's wrong!" She ran over to Ranma and threw her arms around him. "I'm supposed to be with Ran-Chan! He promised to take care of me for the rest
of my life! I'm supposed to be in
Griffindor!"
"I was six years old, Ukyo!" Ranma countered. "Go sit with the 'Lost Boy'!"
She dried her eyes, sulked over to the Slytherin table and sat
down next to Ryoga.
Dumbledor stood up to say his last words before they started
eating. "Well, Welcome to
Hogwarts. I hope your stay here will be
long and pleasant. Now, everyone, eat!"
And that is how their lives at Hogwarts began.