As I said earlier..... I don't own any of this plot, the sorting hat sond, or characters. the only thing I own are the Characters I make up. J.K. Rowling own everything else!!!!
Chapter 3.......
The Sorting.
As they all reached the school, the gathered round to go up the stone steps. As they approached the entrance hall... they notice a woman standing gathering them up one by one into a straight line. She was pushing them towards a door. The door lead to the great hall. She entered the hall in front of them and began to speak to the students sitting at four tables. There was an old dingy hat sitting on the stool in front of her. She looked over at the door and gestured for the first years to come in.
As the 1st years entered the great hall, they began to freeze with nervousness. All eyes were on them. They looked over to see a rutty old hat sitting on a stool in front of the woman presenting them. Before they could take their eyes off it, it started singing.
"In times of old when I was new
And Hogwarts barely started
The founders our of noble school
Thought never to be parted:
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning,
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
"Together we will buid and teach!"
The four good friends decided
And never did they dream that they
Might someday be divided,
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fail?
Why, I was there so I can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestry is purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name,"
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,
And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light,
For each of the four founders had
A House in which they might
Take only those they wanted, so,
For instance, Slytherin
Took only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning, just like him,
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor.
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest,
And tought them all she knew,
Thus the Houses and their founders
Retained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
For several happy years,
But then discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The Houses that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friends on friend
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted.
And never since the founders four
Were whittled down to three
Have the Houses been united
As they once were meant to be.
And now the Sorting Hat is here
And you all know the score:
I sort you into Houses
Because that is what I'm for."
As the song ended, the woman took out a parchment and began reading off names. "Remus Lupin" she called. A short blond headed boy came out from the back of the line. He look very nervous. He walked up to the sorting hat, picked it up, then sat down on the stool. He automatically put it on. It screamed "Gryffindor!!!" Another student was called.... and so on and so on until all of the 1st years were sorted except James. The woman called out "James Potter!" He immediately began walking towards the hat. Before he could even put it on, it yelled "Gryffindor!!!" James joind all of his old and new friends at the Gryffindor table. All, Lily, Lynn, and Sirius were picked to be in Gryffindor.
As they were heading toward their common room, James spotted a Slytherin 1st year by the name of Serveus Snape. He was staring at Lily in awe. James could see why, she wsa very pretty, almost too pretty to be true. She was natural beauty. He immediately sparked a conversation with Lily and smirked at Snape. Snape gave James a mean stare. James quickly turned away and walked off still chattering with Lily.
In the Gryffindor's common room, the prefects stopped all 1st years and explained to them where to go. " Boys to the right and girls to the left" said a tall, stalky boy while pointing in the air. " All of your things have already been taken care of. You will find them in your rooms."
***** Well, I hope you all liked this chapter!!! I have already gotten a 4th and 5th written , but I am not going to post them till 2-morrow. (I have to type them up, they are on paper. Ugh!!!) Well hope you like it. Be sure you send me a review good or bad. Criticism is good people. Work with me here. LoL. Bye everyone.*****
*******GryfGurl*******
Chapter 3.......
The Sorting.
As they all reached the school, the gathered round to go up the stone steps. As they approached the entrance hall... they notice a woman standing gathering them up one by one into a straight line. She was pushing them towards a door. The door lead to the great hall. She entered the hall in front of them and began to speak to the students sitting at four tables. There was an old dingy hat sitting on the stool in front of her. She looked over at the door and gestured for the first years to come in.
As the 1st years entered the great hall, they began to freeze with nervousness. All eyes were on them. They looked over to see a rutty old hat sitting on a stool in front of the woman presenting them. Before they could take their eyes off it, it started singing.
"In times of old when I was new
And Hogwarts barely started
The founders our of noble school
Thought never to be parted:
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning,
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
"Together we will buid and teach!"
The four good friends decided
And never did they dream that they
Might someday be divided,
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fail?
Why, I was there so I can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestry is purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name,"
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,
And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light,
For each of the four founders had
A House in which they might
Take only those they wanted, so,
For instance, Slytherin
Took only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning, just like him,
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor.
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest,
And tought them all she knew,
Thus the Houses and their founders
Retained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
For several happy years,
But then discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The Houses that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friends on friend
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted.
And never since the founders four
Were whittled down to three
Have the Houses been united
As they once were meant to be.
And now the Sorting Hat is here
And you all know the score:
I sort you into Houses
Because that is what I'm for."
As the song ended, the woman took out a parchment and began reading off names. "Remus Lupin" she called. A short blond headed boy came out from the back of the line. He look very nervous. He walked up to the sorting hat, picked it up, then sat down on the stool. He automatically put it on. It screamed "Gryffindor!!!" Another student was called.... and so on and so on until all of the 1st years were sorted except James. The woman called out "James Potter!" He immediately began walking towards the hat. Before he could even put it on, it yelled "Gryffindor!!!" James joind all of his old and new friends at the Gryffindor table. All, Lily, Lynn, and Sirius were picked to be in Gryffindor.
As they were heading toward their common room, James spotted a Slytherin 1st year by the name of Serveus Snape. He was staring at Lily in awe. James could see why, she wsa very pretty, almost too pretty to be true. She was natural beauty. He immediately sparked a conversation with Lily and smirked at Snape. Snape gave James a mean stare. James quickly turned away and walked off still chattering with Lily.
In the Gryffindor's common room, the prefects stopped all 1st years and explained to them where to go. " Boys to the right and girls to the left" said a tall, stalky boy while pointing in the air. " All of your things have already been taken care of. You will find them in your rooms."
***** Well, I hope you all liked this chapter!!! I have already gotten a 4th and 5th written , but I am not going to post them till 2-morrow. (I have to type them up, they are on paper. Ugh!!!) Well hope you like it. Be sure you send me a review good or bad. Criticism is good people. Work with me here. LoL. Bye everyone.*****
*******GryfGurl*******