Chap. 1
Disclaimer on opening note
Ruby was very unsure of herself as she walked down towards the front of the
Great Hall. She had only heard about Hogwarts from the books her friend
Bobby gave her. It was more magnificent then any book could have
described. She was in awe of her surroundings when an old man at the front
table broke through her thoughts.
"Let the Sorting begin."
The woman that led them in, Prof. McGonagall started to read off names. Ruby watch as one by one the first year students sat on a chair and had a hat placed on them. She didn't really know about the houses at there current standing, just how they were started. She's never going to get to my name Ruby thought. She scanned the front table, deciding it was the teacher's table and noticed an empty chair. How odd she thought. What excuse would a teacher have to be late? Then she noticed that the last student was on the chair. She would be next.
"Kennedy, Ruby," McGonagall called. Ruby tentatively stepped up and sat on the chair. "Don't be scared, dear," the professor whispered as she placed the hat on her head.
Her head zoomed as a voice said to her, "Definitely not Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, no no no. Don't be so skittish girl," the hat chided as Ruby squirmed in her seat. "You are full of ambition," the hat continued, "perfect quality for a Slytherin, but also brave of heart, a perfect Gryffindor. You are as hard to place as Harry Potter!" That name rang a bell with Ruby, but at this moment she could not remember why. She felt as if the hat was strangling her brain.
"Did you hear me, girl," the hat asked.
"What?"
"Which house, Gryffindor or Slytherin, would you prefer?" "Umm..." At this she slowly took off the hat, to the shock of everyone in the room, turned around, a faced the teachers' table. The old man looked at her kindly, but somewhat perplexed.
"What's wrong, dear," he asked.
"It asked me a question."
"What did it ask you?"
"Which house, Gryffindor or Slytherin, would I prefer." There was a murmur though the hall.
"Well," said the man," Prof. McGonagall is the head of Gryffindor. Prof. Snape," he gestured to the empty chair," who is taking care of some business, is the head of Slytherin. Does that help?"
Ruby look at both professor and empty chair then back at the old man. Without answering she put the hat back on her head.
"Did you have a preference," the hat asked aloud.
"No," Ruby answered to the shock of the students. Silence came and Ruby went numb. Say something you stupid hat!
"GRYFFINDOR", the hat exclaimed. McGonagall took the hat as the students applauded. Ruby looked up at Prof. McGonagall with a placid look and asked which table to sit at. McGonagall pointed to the table where red and gold were the color of choice.
*kind of a standard opening huh?
"Let the Sorting begin."
The woman that led them in, Prof. McGonagall started to read off names. Ruby watch as one by one the first year students sat on a chair and had a hat placed on them. She didn't really know about the houses at there current standing, just how they were started. She's never going to get to my name Ruby thought. She scanned the front table, deciding it was the teacher's table and noticed an empty chair. How odd she thought. What excuse would a teacher have to be late? Then she noticed that the last student was on the chair. She would be next.
"Kennedy, Ruby," McGonagall called. Ruby tentatively stepped up and sat on the chair. "Don't be scared, dear," the professor whispered as she placed the hat on her head.
Her head zoomed as a voice said to her, "Definitely not Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, no no no. Don't be so skittish girl," the hat chided as Ruby squirmed in her seat. "You are full of ambition," the hat continued, "perfect quality for a Slytherin, but also brave of heart, a perfect Gryffindor. You are as hard to place as Harry Potter!" That name rang a bell with Ruby, but at this moment she could not remember why. She felt as if the hat was strangling her brain.
"Did you hear me, girl," the hat asked.
"What?"
"Which house, Gryffindor or Slytherin, would you prefer?" "Umm..." At this she slowly took off the hat, to the shock of everyone in the room, turned around, a faced the teachers' table. The old man looked at her kindly, but somewhat perplexed.
"What's wrong, dear," he asked.
"It asked me a question."
"What did it ask you?"
"Which house, Gryffindor or Slytherin, would I prefer." There was a murmur though the hall.
"Well," said the man," Prof. McGonagall is the head of Gryffindor. Prof. Snape," he gestured to the empty chair," who is taking care of some business, is the head of Slytherin. Does that help?"
Ruby look at both professor and empty chair then back at the old man. Without answering she put the hat back on her head.
"Did you have a preference," the hat asked aloud.
"No," Ruby answered to the shock of the students. Silence came and Ruby went numb. Say something you stupid hat!
"GRYFFINDOR", the hat exclaimed. McGonagall took the hat as the students applauded. Ruby looked up at Prof. McGonagall with a placid look and asked which table to sit at. McGonagall pointed to the table where red and gold were the color of choice.
*kind of a standard opening huh?
