"So," he said. "Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts." Kimi and I heard the
kids around us murmur in excitement. We didn't join them. Our father was
involved in an incident with the Potters. We weren't very proud of it, but
he was involved anyway. He was wrongly accused of murdering the Potters.
Neither of us knew if the son, Harry knew about it, and we didn't want to
ask him, so we left it be. Soon, Professor McGonagall came back out to us.
"We're ready for you now," she said. Then she led us into the Great Hall. The other students were sitting at their House tables already, looking at us with eager eyes. We all lined up before the teachers table. Professor McGonagall had set up a stool and set an old, dusty hat on top of it.
We stared at it for a second, wondering what was to happen, when suddenly, it jumped. A tear in its brim opened like a mouth and it began to sing:
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can top them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning
Will always find there kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
The Hall burst into applause as it finished its song. Professor McGonagall stood up and all was quiet again.
"When I call your name," she said. "You will come up. I will place the sorting hat on your head, and it will sort you. You will go to your table and wait for the finish."
She looked down at her list.
"Abbot, Hannah!"
A girl with blonde hair in pigtails walked up to the hat and put it on. After a few seconds, the hat called out
"HUFFLEPUFF!" The Hufflepuff table burst into applause as she went to sit down. Professor McGonagall looked at her list again.
"Black, Kimi!"
"SLYTHERIN!" he yelled out for the whole hall to hear after about 5 minutes. The Slytherins burst into applause; Kimi was the first Slytherin of the year. The other houses applauded unenthusiastically. I guess nobody liked Kimi house, or her. We didn't know which one. As she walked over to her table, she looked into the crowd. Ron, the red-haired boy was looking at her, disapprovingly. It was the House, I could tell. Slytherins were the hated house, I was guessing. She sat down at the table, downheartedly as Professor McGonagall called out my name:
"Black, Tara!" I went up and looked at Kimi. The next thing I knew the hat was over my eyes.
"AH!!!! Another black," The Hat said. I jumped up. "Your not like your sister are you??"
"No" I squeaked.
"Umm; your brave, smart and caring. Where should you be placed? You seem to pure for Slytherin but yet you like to break the rules. your honest but yet you lie, you don't need to be in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff." The hate said
"Can't be in those houses, Will lose all their house points!" I said in my mind smiling evilly.
"Gryffindor, or Slytherin. You're a bit to evil for Gryffindor but to pure for Slytherin." The hat seemed to have trouble placing me, just as it did Kimi. Finally, he called out my house. Surprisingly, I wasn't sorted into Slytherin with Kimi.
"GRYFFINDOR!" It yelled. Professor McGonagall took the hat off my head and I looked at Draco and Kimi. Kimi was sad and Draco looked disappointed. Kimi and I gave each other a sad smile. Bones, Susan became a Hufflepuff. Boot, Terry, became the first new Ravenclaw. Brocklehurst, Mandy followed him. Brown, Lavender became the second Gryffindor. Next came Bullstrode, Millicent, who became a Slytherin. Crabbe, Vincent was a Slytherin. Finch- Fletchley, Justin also became a Hufflepuff. Finnigan, Seamus became another Gryffindor. Goyle, Gregory was a Slytherin too. Hermione Granger, the girl who joined, Kimi, Draco, and I on the boat became a Gryffindor. So did Longbottom, Neville. MacDougal, Morag became another Slytherin.
Next, came Malfoy, Draco. Almost immediately after it hit his head, it called out SLYHTERIN! He came to sit at Kimi table. They both looked at me and I smiled sadly. Oh well, he will proply like Kimi better than me
Moon, Alice was a Ravenclaw. So was Nott, Sid. Parkinson, Pansy joined us at the Slytherin table. Patil, Padma became a Ravenclaw, while her twin sister, Patil, Parvati was a Gryffindor. It seemed that they were separating all of the twins. I saw Kimi looked around at all the tables. Our guess wasn't true. There was a pair of red-haired boys, most likely Ron's brothers, both sitting at the Gryffindor table. Perks, Sally-Anne became another Ravenclaw. Harry Potter seemed to have trouble getting sorted too, but finally, he was put into Gryffindor. I saw Draco grimace out of the corner of my eye as the whole Gryffindor table jumped up and down, screaming and clapping. I caught myself rolling my eyes. Why should he get so much attention? Thomas, Dean also became a Gryffindor. Turpin, Lisa was a Ravenclaw. Then it was Ron's turn. It was kimi's rotten luck. He also got put into Gryffindor. The last person, Zabini, Blaise became a Slytherin.
"We're ready for you now," she said. Then she led us into the Great Hall. The other students were sitting at their House tables already, looking at us with eager eyes. We all lined up before the teachers table. Professor McGonagall had set up a stool and set an old, dusty hat on top of it.
We stared at it for a second, wondering what was to happen, when suddenly, it jumped. A tear in its brim opened like a mouth and it began to sing:
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can top them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning
Will always find there kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
The Hall burst into applause as it finished its song. Professor McGonagall stood up and all was quiet again.
"When I call your name," she said. "You will come up. I will place the sorting hat on your head, and it will sort you. You will go to your table and wait for the finish."
She looked down at her list.
"Abbot, Hannah!"
A girl with blonde hair in pigtails walked up to the hat and put it on. After a few seconds, the hat called out
"HUFFLEPUFF!" The Hufflepuff table burst into applause as she went to sit down. Professor McGonagall looked at her list again.
"Black, Kimi!"
"SLYTHERIN!" he yelled out for the whole hall to hear after about 5 minutes. The Slytherins burst into applause; Kimi was the first Slytherin of the year. The other houses applauded unenthusiastically. I guess nobody liked Kimi house, or her. We didn't know which one. As she walked over to her table, she looked into the crowd. Ron, the red-haired boy was looking at her, disapprovingly. It was the House, I could tell. Slytherins were the hated house, I was guessing. She sat down at the table, downheartedly as Professor McGonagall called out my name:
"Black, Tara!" I went up and looked at Kimi. The next thing I knew the hat was over my eyes.
"AH!!!! Another black," The Hat said. I jumped up. "Your not like your sister are you??"
"No" I squeaked.
"Umm; your brave, smart and caring. Where should you be placed? You seem to pure for Slytherin but yet you like to break the rules. your honest but yet you lie, you don't need to be in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff." The hate said
"Can't be in those houses, Will lose all their house points!" I said in my mind smiling evilly.
"Gryffindor, or Slytherin. You're a bit to evil for Gryffindor but to pure for Slytherin." The hat seemed to have trouble placing me, just as it did Kimi. Finally, he called out my house. Surprisingly, I wasn't sorted into Slytherin with Kimi.
"GRYFFINDOR!" It yelled. Professor McGonagall took the hat off my head and I looked at Draco and Kimi. Kimi was sad and Draco looked disappointed. Kimi and I gave each other a sad smile. Bones, Susan became a Hufflepuff. Boot, Terry, became the first new Ravenclaw. Brocklehurst, Mandy followed him. Brown, Lavender became the second Gryffindor. Next came Bullstrode, Millicent, who became a Slytherin. Crabbe, Vincent was a Slytherin. Finch- Fletchley, Justin also became a Hufflepuff. Finnigan, Seamus became another Gryffindor. Goyle, Gregory was a Slytherin too. Hermione Granger, the girl who joined, Kimi, Draco, and I on the boat became a Gryffindor. So did Longbottom, Neville. MacDougal, Morag became another Slytherin.
Next, came Malfoy, Draco. Almost immediately after it hit his head, it called out SLYHTERIN! He came to sit at Kimi table. They both looked at me and I smiled sadly. Oh well, he will proply like Kimi better than me
Moon, Alice was a Ravenclaw. So was Nott, Sid. Parkinson, Pansy joined us at the Slytherin table. Patil, Padma became a Ravenclaw, while her twin sister, Patil, Parvati was a Gryffindor. It seemed that they were separating all of the twins. I saw Kimi looked around at all the tables. Our guess wasn't true. There was a pair of red-haired boys, most likely Ron's brothers, both sitting at the Gryffindor table. Perks, Sally-Anne became another Ravenclaw. Harry Potter seemed to have trouble getting sorted too, but finally, he was put into Gryffindor. I saw Draco grimace out of the corner of my eye as the whole Gryffindor table jumped up and down, screaming and clapping. I caught myself rolling my eyes. Why should he get so much attention? Thomas, Dean also became a Gryffindor. Turpin, Lisa was a Ravenclaw. Then it was Ron's turn. It was kimi's rotten luck. He also got put into Gryffindor. The last person, Zabini, Blaise became a Slytherin.