Sorting Ceremony
Harry had been sitting in his usual seat next to Ron for the past fifteen minutes and he found that his gaze kept drifting up to the head table. Three seats where empty two of which where suppose to be. One belonged to Hagrid who was bringing the first years across the lake and the other was Professor McGonagall. The third empty chair was not usually empty it belonged to the DADA teacher maybe they hadn't got any one to fill the position yet.
"Ron do you think they didn't get anyone to fill the position of DADA" Ron looked up the way Harry was staring at the empty seat. "I don't know hey Harry hear they come look there's Katharine out in the head of them it appears the first years are hiding behind her." Harry looked over and noticed the same the first years trailed behind her and had made them selves as small as possible so Katharine's tall frame would hide them. Lee Jordan Fred and Georges best friend could be heard whispering, "That's the tallest first year I ever set eyes on." He heard others whispering how the first year could almost be confused for one of the Weasleys. How close they where to knowing the truth thought Harry. The first years now stood in a strait line bellow the professors table McGonagall stood beside a small stool they used for sorting a list in her hand.
Harry noticed Hagrid quietly slip in through a side door and take his seat with the
other professors. "Attention please before the sorting ceremony progresses your Headmaster has a few enouncements he would like to make." McGonagall fell silent as Dumbledore stood "First I would like to say welcome to another year at Hogwarts the forbidden forest is off limits to all students. Mr. Filch has a list of band items that are not allowed in the school please see him if you would like to check it. Now I have two more enouncements the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts has been filled and ah here comes the professor now." Dumbledores eyes twinkled as the Gratehall doors where pushed open. "Students staff I would like to introduce you to Michaela your new professor she agreed to help me out this year she is a graduate of this school and owns her own business." The women that entered had dark brown straight hair with a few wisps of silver shot through it all though she seemed quiet young. Her eyes are a chocolate brown. Michaela looked around at each table and noded before setting her stride up to the professor's table. the Gratehall doors swung closed behind her. Harry's eyes followed the women's progress until she made it to the staff table and took the empty seat across from Snape. Harry's eyes stopped on Snapes face and what he saw there stunned him. Snape appeared dumbfounded and worse he looked shocked at the sight of the women who had entered and sat across from him.
Harry nudged Ron who had turned his attention back to the first years. "Ron look at professor Snapes face." Harry hissed Ron quickly turned his head in that direction "what the.. I have never seen that Old Git look that way." Hermione turned to see what they where talking about and the same look of puzzlement crossed her face as Ron's held. "how very odd he looks how very odd in deed." Dumbledoors clearing of voice brought all threes attention back to him " The last enouncement is we have a transfer student that has come all the way from Africa she is taking place in the first years sorting ceremony but will be joining fifth years in there classes now let the sorting ceremony begin." After he said this Harry found himself staring back up at Snape but his face was back to its usual sneer. Professor McGonaigall Set the sorting hat down on the stool and the whole room fell silent even the professors side conversations stopped. The hat began it song and here is how it goes.
" In times of old when I was new
And Hogwarts barely started
The Founders of our 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 build 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 and so 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 taught 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 the discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The Houses that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school,
Now turned upon each other and,
Divided, sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friend 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
And 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,
But this year I'll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether sorting
May not bring the end I fear.
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
The warning history shows,
For our Hogwarts is in danger
From external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we'll crumble from within
I have told you, I have warned you..
Let the sorting now begin"
McGonaigall stayed quiet a moment after the sorting hat finished its song before calling out the first students name. The first student was a pimpled-faced little boy with black hair and he was placed in Ravenclaw. He ran off to his table who where clapping loudly for him. "Janice Andithore" McGonaigall cried a girl who was wearing her robes backswords came up on stage the Slytherins could be heard snickering as she took her seat. The hat appeared to take for ever then it cried "Hufflepuff" the girl jumped down and joined her appropriate table, and so this is how the sorting ceremony went three students added to Ravenclaw two to Slytherin four to Hufflepuff and Gryffindor's total was two until it came time for Katharine's turn. "Katharine Weasley" McGonaigall called Kathiren was the only one left standing up front she took a deep breath then began to climb the stairs.
Harry who had not been listening after the hats song had finished. turned his gaze away from the back of the new professors head she was the first girl professor they had ever had for Defense Against the Dark Arts. His eyes fell on Katharine who appeared to be turning white her freckles sticking out more as she took her place on the sorting hat stool.
'Ah your going to be trouble just like your cousins Fred and George I see. Lets see what else I can find. You like to full around so others wont see how bright you really are but really you love to do your best and learn. I also see you stick up for what you believe no matter the person your talking to. You have courage so many different talents but I would say you would do good in Gryffindor like your cousins.' Katharine gave a small start when the hat began to talk in her head but quickly relaxed this was really very fun. "Griffindor!" the sorting hat yelled out lowed so every one could hear. McGonaigall pulled the hat from Katharine's head. Katharine turned to Ron and gave him thumbs up before running to Gryffindor's table. "Kat there is a seat next to me I saved it for you." Ron said as he removed the book he had sat there and handed it across to Hermione who had let him borrow it.
"I just knew you would be in Griffindor ." Ron was bouncing a bit in his seat "What Weasley hasn't been put in this house Ron." Katharine said jokingly before sitting next to him she could here Fred George and Genny congratulating her. "Thanks guys where's the food I am starved" as if answering her question Dumbledore raised his arms and said "Tuck in." Plates started to fill right before Katharine's eyes her stomach gave a lowed grumble as she started filling her plate with food. Katharine didn't seem socked in the slightest when Nearly Headless Nicks head popped out of her plate. "Well what do we have here?" Nick asked, "This is my Cousin Nick she's just joined Hogwarts." Nick looked at Ron then back at Katharine his head flopping a bit "well hello there good to see you made it to Hogwarts." Nick moved after he said this bringing him self to a stop at the end of there table. "Thus pl-a-ic is coul," Katharine said her mouth stuffed full of food. "You are just like Ron swallow before you talk no one wants to see your food." Hermione had said this but Harry agreed with her full heartedly his best friend shared a lot of qualities with Kat and talking with his mouth full is just one of them.
Harry had been sitting in his usual seat next to Ron for the past fifteen minutes and he found that his gaze kept drifting up to the head table. Three seats where empty two of which where suppose to be. One belonged to Hagrid who was bringing the first years across the lake and the other was Professor McGonagall. The third empty chair was not usually empty it belonged to the DADA teacher maybe they hadn't got any one to fill the position yet.
"Ron do you think they didn't get anyone to fill the position of DADA" Ron looked up the way Harry was staring at the empty seat. "I don't know hey Harry hear they come look there's Katharine out in the head of them it appears the first years are hiding behind her." Harry looked over and noticed the same the first years trailed behind her and had made them selves as small as possible so Katharine's tall frame would hide them. Lee Jordan Fred and Georges best friend could be heard whispering, "That's the tallest first year I ever set eyes on." He heard others whispering how the first year could almost be confused for one of the Weasleys. How close they where to knowing the truth thought Harry. The first years now stood in a strait line bellow the professors table McGonagall stood beside a small stool they used for sorting a list in her hand.
Harry noticed Hagrid quietly slip in through a side door and take his seat with the
other professors. "Attention please before the sorting ceremony progresses your Headmaster has a few enouncements he would like to make." McGonagall fell silent as Dumbledore stood "First I would like to say welcome to another year at Hogwarts the forbidden forest is off limits to all students. Mr. Filch has a list of band items that are not allowed in the school please see him if you would like to check it. Now I have two more enouncements the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts has been filled and ah here comes the professor now." Dumbledores eyes twinkled as the Gratehall doors where pushed open. "Students staff I would like to introduce you to Michaela your new professor she agreed to help me out this year she is a graduate of this school and owns her own business." The women that entered had dark brown straight hair with a few wisps of silver shot through it all though she seemed quiet young. Her eyes are a chocolate brown. Michaela looked around at each table and noded before setting her stride up to the professor's table. the Gratehall doors swung closed behind her. Harry's eyes followed the women's progress until she made it to the staff table and took the empty seat across from Snape. Harry's eyes stopped on Snapes face and what he saw there stunned him. Snape appeared dumbfounded and worse he looked shocked at the sight of the women who had entered and sat across from him.
Harry nudged Ron who had turned his attention back to the first years. "Ron look at professor Snapes face." Harry hissed Ron quickly turned his head in that direction "what the.. I have never seen that Old Git look that way." Hermione turned to see what they where talking about and the same look of puzzlement crossed her face as Ron's held. "how very odd he looks how very odd in deed." Dumbledoors clearing of voice brought all threes attention back to him " The last enouncement is we have a transfer student that has come all the way from Africa she is taking place in the first years sorting ceremony but will be joining fifth years in there classes now let the sorting ceremony begin." After he said this Harry found himself staring back up at Snape but his face was back to its usual sneer. Professor McGonaigall Set the sorting hat down on the stool and the whole room fell silent even the professors side conversations stopped. The hat began it song and here is how it goes.
" In times of old when I was new
And Hogwarts barely started
The Founders of our 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 build 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 and so 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 taught 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 the discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The Houses that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school,
Now turned upon each other and,
Divided, sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friend 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
And 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,
But this year I'll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether sorting
May not bring the end I fear.
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
The warning history shows,
For our Hogwarts is in danger
From external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we'll crumble from within
I have told you, I have warned you..
Let the sorting now begin"
McGonaigall stayed quiet a moment after the sorting hat finished its song before calling out the first students name. The first student was a pimpled-faced little boy with black hair and he was placed in Ravenclaw. He ran off to his table who where clapping loudly for him. "Janice Andithore" McGonaigall cried a girl who was wearing her robes backswords came up on stage the Slytherins could be heard snickering as she took her seat. The hat appeared to take for ever then it cried "Hufflepuff" the girl jumped down and joined her appropriate table, and so this is how the sorting ceremony went three students added to Ravenclaw two to Slytherin four to Hufflepuff and Gryffindor's total was two until it came time for Katharine's turn. "Katharine Weasley" McGonaigall called Kathiren was the only one left standing up front she took a deep breath then began to climb the stairs.
Harry who had not been listening after the hats song had finished. turned his gaze away from the back of the new professors head she was the first girl professor they had ever had for Defense Against the Dark Arts. His eyes fell on Katharine who appeared to be turning white her freckles sticking out more as she took her place on the sorting hat stool.
'Ah your going to be trouble just like your cousins Fred and George I see. Lets see what else I can find. You like to full around so others wont see how bright you really are but really you love to do your best and learn. I also see you stick up for what you believe no matter the person your talking to. You have courage so many different talents but I would say you would do good in Gryffindor like your cousins.' Katharine gave a small start when the hat began to talk in her head but quickly relaxed this was really very fun. "Griffindor!" the sorting hat yelled out lowed so every one could hear. McGonaigall pulled the hat from Katharine's head. Katharine turned to Ron and gave him thumbs up before running to Gryffindor's table. "Kat there is a seat next to me I saved it for you." Ron said as he removed the book he had sat there and handed it across to Hermione who had let him borrow it.
"I just knew you would be in Griffindor ." Ron was bouncing a bit in his seat "What Weasley hasn't been put in this house Ron." Katharine said jokingly before sitting next to him she could here Fred George and Genny congratulating her. "Thanks guys where's the food I am starved" as if answering her question Dumbledore raised his arms and said "Tuck in." Plates started to fill right before Katharine's eyes her stomach gave a lowed grumble as she started filling her plate with food. Katharine didn't seem socked in the slightest when Nearly Headless Nicks head popped out of her plate. "Well what do we have here?" Nick asked, "This is my Cousin Nick she's just joined Hogwarts." Nick looked at Ron then back at Katharine his head flopping a bit "well hello there good to see you made it to Hogwarts." Nick moved after he said this bringing him self to a stop at the end of there table. "Thus pl-a-ic is coul," Katharine said her mouth stuffed full of food. "You are just like Ron swallow before you talk no one wants to see your food." Hermione had said this but Harry agreed with her full heartedly his best friend shared a lot of qualities with Kat and talking with his mouth full is just one of them.