Ok, if you didn't read the update to the first chapter, I advise you to do
so before you read this chapter.
Thank you RussellGrl15 and Rita Skeeter for your positive reviews, it was
really nice to get a couple of them. And I hope this chapter helps you see
their house characteristics more.
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The Sorting
by: little lisa
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Finally the Hogwarts Express slowed down and stopped. The girls changed into their uniforms and got off. When they heard a deep voice yelling "Firs' years! Firs' years over here. Follow me!" they walked in a little clump over to the voice.
An enormous man was standing at the edge of a lake. There were boats lined up by the shore. The big man was telling them to get in, but no more than 4 to a boat. The girl piled into one and waited.
As they traveled across the lake, Anushka was able to appreciate the beautiful evening. When she saw Hogwarts, it reminded her so much of the castles she had imagined in her books, that she felt like she was going to wake up any second. Even though the other three had grown up in wizarding families, they still weren't prepared for Hogwarts.
A strict looking woman greeted them when they got off the boats. She was standing in front of a large door. "I am Professor McGonagall. In a few moments I will lead you to the Great Hall, where you will be sorted into one of the four houses. There is Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffendor and Slytherin. These houses will be like your family for the seven years you stay at Hogwarts." The woman entered the door and left the first years to themselves.
"What's this about being sorted?" asked Anushka. She felt very ignorant and left out at the moment.
"Well, I'm not sure, my dad said something how your about personality and choices determine what house you're going to be in, but he never said how the teachers knew all that." said Adeline.
"My mother told me they have a hat that."started Barkarna.
At that moment, McGonagall came back out. "You may follow me now."
All the first years walked after her, whispering nervously. Most of it stopped when they entered the Great Hall. It was so overwhelmingly big that everyone, even the kids from wizarding families, were speechless for a few moments. When they heard the Sorting Hat start to sing, they were all surprised. The nervousness started to fade away.
It came back though, as soon as McGonagall started calling people up. One by one, the first years walked up to the hat and got sorted. Kamilla, Adeline, Barkarna and Anushka were so close together, hanging on to their friends, that they were practically standing on each other. Soon the first of them got called up.
"Gallagher, Kamilla"
Kamilla gave a quiet little scream when she heard her name being called.
"I didn't think my name would be called so early." she said in a scared voice.
As about a fourth of the first years had already been called, Barkarna sigh, a little impatiently, and gave Kamilla a push.
Kamilla stumbled a little, then she straightened out and walked, almost bouncing to the stool. As she put the hat on, her hands only trembled a little.
"Let's see here.mmm, you're quite clever, and you have a great mind, even if you haven't had much of a chance to prove it. Ahh, and you want to prove just that, you don't like people thinking you're not smart. Being in Ravenclaw will help make you see what you can do. Yes, that's best.
"RAVENCLAW"
Kamilla's face broke out into a big smile. She waved at her friends and went to the Ravenclaw table. She figured that they would join her there soon. She was too busy looking for her friends to notice that there were already five other first year Ravenclaw girls. After a few minutes, it was the next girl's turn.
"Morgan, Adeline"
Adeline took a deep breath and walked steadily up to the hat. When she put it on, she heard a small voice in her ear.
"My, you're quite a courageous girl, taking care of your brothers and sisters like that, even by Gryffindor standards. And you have a very good sense of right and wrong. There's no doubt that you belong in.
GRYFFENDOR!!"
As brave as Adeline was, she was very surprised at the voice in the hat. It all happened so fast she didn't have time to think much about it's choice. She got off the chair and walked to her new table, still dazed.
She wasn't the only one. Kamilla gasped with surprise when she heard the hat announce that her friend belonged in Gryffindor. Why wasn't Adeline in Ravenclaw with her?
Barkarna was also worried. She knew what house she was going to be sorted into, but none of her friends were going there. She tried to convince herself that she didn't need them, even as she held Anushka's hand to comfort her.
It wasn't too long before the next of them was called up.
"Snape, Barkarna"
"A Snape, huh? Ahh, but you're not like most of them. You do have ambition and you've been taught how to survive in Slytherin all you're life. Hmm, you won't do everything to get what you want, will you? You will do a lot, but not everything. And you seem very attached to your new friends. This might make it difficult for you to be in Slytherin, but a challenge will do you good."
"I really didn't expect anything else, but what am I going to do without them?" thought Barkarna, more than just a little upset.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm sure you'll figure something our. Besides, you're mother wouldn't like anything else, would she? Hmm, well, I'm not completely pleased, but it will do.
"SLYTHERIN!"
Barkarna put on her best cold, uncaring face, as she walked to the Slytherin table. Now was not a time to be worried about anything. It was important she make a good enough impression on the others of her house to be left alone, showing any weakness would be bad.
Anushka watched as her new friends were sorted into different houses. As if that wasn't enough, now she was standing all alone. She was so upset, that she almost didn't hear Professor McGonagall call her name.
"Uliengue, Anushka"
As Anushka walked to the hat, she felt sure she new what people being led to the guillotine must have felt like. She didn't like to talk to strangers; she wasn't even sure why she had talked to Adeline and the others. Now she was going to have to talk to more strangers? And what about her friends? From what she had seen and heard so far, you didn't talk to people from other houses unless you needed to. Did that mean that she wouldn't be able to talk to her friends?
Anushka put the Sorting Hat on, feeling very lonely.
"Oh, so you're Anushka. You friends have all thought about you, I was wondering when you'd be here. Let's see.you're a loyal friend and you're a very hard worker. You don't work hard to impress people or to prove something, you just like working hard. You'll fit right in with Hufflepuff. And don't worry about you're friends, I'm sure you'll all find a way to stay together. You'll be happiest in.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Anushka was a little confused by what the hat told her about her friends. She thought about it as she walked to the Hufflepuff table. She sat down next to one of the other first years, a girl with dark brown eyes and two black pigtails.
"Hi, my name is Helena." she said with a big smile on her face. "Isn't this place great? I've been so exited about coming here ever since I got my letter. I tried to imagine it, but this is even better than what I had imagined. I guess we're going to be roommates now."
"My name is Anushka." She said this with a shy and slightly distracted smile. There was something about this dark, excited girl that made her feel a little better, but at the same time reminded her of Kamilla. This girl seemed nice enough, but she missed her new friends already.
Helena didn't seem to notice that Anushka wasn't paying much attention. She just kept on talking.
"You know, I can't wait to."
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The four girls went to their new dormitories for the night, hoping to feel better in the morning.
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The Sorting
by: little lisa
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Finally the Hogwarts Express slowed down and stopped. The girls changed into their uniforms and got off. When they heard a deep voice yelling "Firs' years! Firs' years over here. Follow me!" they walked in a little clump over to the voice.
An enormous man was standing at the edge of a lake. There were boats lined up by the shore. The big man was telling them to get in, but no more than 4 to a boat. The girl piled into one and waited.
As they traveled across the lake, Anushka was able to appreciate the beautiful evening. When she saw Hogwarts, it reminded her so much of the castles she had imagined in her books, that she felt like she was going to wake up any second. Even though the other three had grown up in wizarding families, they still weren't prepared for Hogwarts.
A strict looking woman greeted them when they got off the boats. She was standing in front of a large door. "I am Professor McGonagall. In a few moments I will lead you to the Great Hall, where you will be sorted into one of the four houses. There is Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffendor and Slytherin. These houses will be like your family for the seven years you stay at Hogwarts." The woman entered the door and left the first years to themselves.
"What's this about being sorted?" asked Anushka. She felt very ignorant and left out at the moment.
"Well, I'm not sure, my dad said something how your about personality and choices determine what house you're going to be in, but he never said how the teachers knew all that." said Adeline.
"My mother told me they have a hat that."started Barkarna.
At that moment, McGonagall came back out. "You may follow me now."
All the first years walked after her, whispering nervously. Most of it stopped when they entered the Great Hall. It was so overwhelmingly big that everyone, even the kids from wizarding families, were speechless for a few moments. When they heard the Sorting Hat start to sing, they were all surprised. The nervousness started to fade away.
It came back though, as soon as McGonagall started calling people up. One by one, the first years walked up to the hat and got sorted. Kamilla, Adeline, Barkarna and Anushka were so close together, hanging on to their friends, that they were practically standing on each other. Soon the first of them got called up.
"Gallagher, Kamilla"
Kamilla gave a quiet little scream when she heard her name being called.
"I didn't think my name would be called so early." she said in a scared voice.
As about a fourth of the first years had already been called, Barkarna sigh, a little impatiently, and gave Kamilla a push.
Kamilla stumbled a little, then she straightened out and walked, almost bouncing to the stool. As she put the hat on, her hands only trembled a little.
"Let's see here.mmm, you're quite clever, and you have a great mind, even if you haven't had much of a chance to prove it. Ahh, and you want to prove just that, you don't like people thinking you're not smart. Being in Ravenclaw will help make you see what you can do. Yes, that's best.
"RAVENCLAW"
Kamilla's face broke out into a big smile. She waved at her friends and went to the Ravenclaw table. She figured that they would join her there soon. She was too busy looking for her friends to notice that there were already five other first year Ravenclaw girls. After a few minutes, it was the next girl's turn.
"Morgan, Adeline"
Adeline took a deep breath and walked steadily up to the hat. When she put it on, she heard a small voice in her ear.
"My, you're quite a courageous girl, taking care of your brothers and sisters like that, even by Gryffindor standards. And you have a very good sense of right and wrong. There's no doubt that you belong in.
GRYFFENDOR!!"
As brave as Adeline was, she was very surprised at the voice in the hat. It all happened so fast she didn't have time to think much about it's choice. She got off the chair and walked to her new table, still dazed.
She wasn't the only one. Kamilla gasped with surprise when she heard the hat announce that her friend belonged in Gryffindor. Why wasn't Adeline in Ravenclaw with her?
Barkarna was also worried. She knew what house she was going to be sorted into, but none of her friends were going there. She tried to convince herself that she didn't need them, even as she held Anushka's hand to comfort her.
It wasn't too long before the next of them was called up.
"Snape, Barkarna"
"A Snape, huh? Ahh, but you're not like most of them. You do have ambition and you've been taught how to survive in Slytherin all you're life. Hmm, you won't do everything to get what you want, will you? You will do a lot, but not everything. And you seem very attached to your new friends. This might make it difficult for you to be in Slytherin, but a challenge will do you good."
"I really didn't expect anything else, but what am I going to do without them?" thought Barkarna, more than just a little upset.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm sure you'll figure something our. Besides, you're mother wouldn't like anything else, would she? Hmm, well, I'm not completely pleased, but it will do.
"SLYTHERIN!"
Barkarna put on her best cold, uncaring face, as she walked to the Slytherin table. Now was not a time to be worried about anything. It was important she make a good enough impression on the others of her house to be left alone, showing any weakness would be bad.
Anushka watched as her new friends were sorted into different houses. As if that wasn't enough, now she was standing all alone. She was so upset, that she almost didn't hear Professor McGonagall call her name.
"Uliengue, Anushka"
As Anushka walked to the hat, she felt sure she new what people being led to the guillotine must have felt like. She didn't like to talk to strangers; she wasn't even sure why she had talked to Adeline and the others. Now she was going to have to talk to more strangers? And what about her friends? From what she had seen and heard so far, you didn't talk to people from other houses unless you needed to. Did that mean that she wouldn't be able to talk to her friends?
Anushka put the Sorting Hat on, feeling very lonely.
"Oh, so you're Anushka. You friends have all thought about you, I was wondering when you'd be here. Let's see.you're a loyal friend and you're a very hard worker. You don't work hard to impress people or to prove something, you just like working hard. You'll fit right in with Hufflepuff. And don't worry about you're friends, I'm sure you'll all find a way to stay together. You'll be happiest in.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Anushka was a little confused by what the hat told her about her friends. She thought about it as she walked to the Hufflepuff table. She sat down next to one of the other first years, a girl with dark brown eyes and two black pigtails.
"Hi, my name is Helena." she said with a big smile on her face. "Isn't this place great? I've been so exited about coming here ever since I got my letter. I tried to imagine it, but this is even better than what I had imagined. I guess we're going to be roommates now."
"My name is Anushka." She said this with a shy and slightly distracted smile. There was something about this dark, excited girl that made her feel a little better, but at the same time reminded her of Kamilla. This girl seemed nice enough, but she missed her new friends already.
Helena didn't seem to notice that Anushka wasn't paying much attention. She just kept on talking.
"You know, I can't wait to."
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The four girls went to their new dormitories for the night, hoping to feel better in the morning.
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