A/N: It's the long awaited Sorting Chapter!! And guess what? I wrote my own
Sorting Hat Song!!! How proud am I?! Since this is basically a replacement
for the 4th HP book I was just going to put the Sorting Song from there
into it but I thought I'd be inventive :P It only took me ten minutes so it
probably isn't that good but I'm still happy about it! Oh yeah, it was my
birthday on Monday and I finally got Zelda: Wind Waker! I love it! So
beautiful T_T! Did I ever mention I'm madly in love with the Zelda series?
Well I am ^_^ Ok, here are the review responses! :D
ChibiMalik: I read it on this site! ^_^ Didn't you know? It's by White Angel Chan. But she's taking ages to update the next chapter ;_; oh well, I better concentrate on keeping this one up to date!
Juu-kun: I hope this is good enough for your Malik campaign :P Not quite but as close as you can get without him being there!
B/k: It's ok, I understand, I love me too! ^_^ Just kidding! Just kidding!
Thankyou to Sarah, Quatre Winner, blah, RBMIfan, Nezumi & Lylli Riddle, Dee- whY-Cee-aRe, BishounenzAngel, Peter Kim, 2lazy2logon, evil-bakura20032001, air, Althe, FunnyBunny, Tyger and Darkdracofire, Eternal Dreamer, Spiderfan, Dragona 2007, DHASN, Midnight Fairy and labyrinth of chaos for your really really heaps appreciated reviews!!
Listening to while writing this: DDR - Butterfly
CHAPTER 10. Sorting Escapades
The Great Hall seemed to rise up in front of them in all its great splendor, the candles floating above the tables adorned with golden cultery gave the room a mystical feel as did the hundreds of shining faces peering at them. Ryou gulped audibly.
"There's no ceiling." Malik whispered, his eyes cast towards the heavens which did indeed seem to show the shining night sky
"Of course there's a ceiling idiot. It's just bewitched to look like there isn't." Kaiba said quietly, his voice harsh
"Wow..." Yugi marvelled at everything, 'Hey Yami, whatcha think of all this?'
'The Temples back in Egypt were better.' Yami Yugi said smugly
'Whatever you say.' Yugi smiled and shook his head at his Yami's predictable response. Up ahead of them upon a four legged stool sat a rather dirty and ragged wizards hat. As Yugi watched it the hat twitched noticably before its brim opened wide and a loud voice rang forth,
Well another year's come round
And still I sit upon my stool
Sorting through the students
From the witty to the fool
I've done so since forever
Or as long as I can tell
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I know my Sorting well
Some of you may be cast aloft
And land in Ravenclaw
Where the quick of mind and intellect
Won't show you to the door
Yet more may find themselves wind up
Where brave and loyal ones lie
In Gryffindor your home shall be
And there your mind shall fly
For others not in these two houses
Hufflepuff may be for you
Hard work and patience every day
Makes Hufflepuffs dreams come true
Slytherin is the final choice
If they can have their way
The sneaky ones in Slytherin
Might trip you down some day
So fit me snuggly on your head
And I shall show to you
The place where you should have to be
As all I've said is true'
Applause rang through the Great Hall as everyone cheered the magnificant song. The hat bowed once to each of the tables then became still again. It was at this moment that Proffessor McGonagall stepped forward, holding a length of parchment.
"When I call your name you will put on the hat and sit on the stool." she said, "When the hat announces your house you will sit at the appropriate table."
"Here we go." Ryou barely breathed out
"Ackerley, Stewart!" was the first name read. A definitively nervous boy stepped forward, shoving the hat firmly on his head and sitting on the stool
"Ravenclaw!" called the hat. The boy stood up, placing the hat back on the stool and hurried towards the Ravenclaw table, much applause following him.
"Baddock, Malcolm!"
"Slytherin!" the table on the far side of the hall cheered loudly as the new Slytherin joined the ranks. This names continued for a while, through,
"Creevy, Denis!" who became a Gryffindor,
"Madley, Laura!" who became a Hufflepuff,
"Quirke, Orla!" who became Ravenclaw and finally,
"Whitby, Kevin!" who also became a Hufflepuff. Left standing where the line of first years had been was Yugi, Ryou, Malik and Kaiba. A few of the students seated gave them odd looks, others simply didn't see them. Proffessor McGonagall cleared her throat, "This year we have four new students joining the fourth year and they shall now be sorted. Bakura, Ryou!" Ryou made a noise that sounded somewhat like a very quiet strangled cry and made his way up to the front, sitting on the stool and pulling the hat over his eyes so as not to see the rest of the school.
'Now what do we have here?' came a voice from the Hat. Ryou nearly jumped sky high at the sound of someone other than his Yami who had been sleeping most of the day and was just now starting to waken.
'Who's there!" Yami Bakura barked out at the Hat
'Don't worry Yami, the hat's just going to sort us into a house.' Ryou said, trying to sound calming
'I don't like anyone else being in your head except for me.' if it was possible Bakura sounded like he was glaring
'My my, this has never happened before.' the Hat said, sounding slightly worried, 'Where should I put two people in one body?'
'Don't worry about Yami, just put us wherever you think we should go.' Ryou just wanted this over and done with
'But you're completely different...I can't put you in one house...there's only one thing I can think to do.'
"Gryffindor and Slytherin!" the hat bellowed out. As soon as these words had been spoken the entire school went into an uproar. Shouts of 'That can't be right!' and 'the Hat's broken!' were heard clear across the Hall. Suddenly Dumbledore stood up and walking briskly towards the stool on which Ryou, who had taken off the hat with a look of horror planted on his face, was sitting.
He was about to get up when Dumbledore grabbed the hat, putting it on his own head. The School became almost silent at this movement, wondering what was happening and waiting for a verdict. Soon Dumbledore removed the hat and handed it back to Ryou.
"Try it now. It shouldn't be so indecisive this time." he gave a quick smile before making his way back to his chair at the Teachers table. Shakily, Ryou placed the hat back on his head.
'Sorry about that.' the Hat said, 'Now I can sort you properly.'
"Gryffindor!!" it yelled as Ryou walked, jelly-legged, to the Gryffindor table, sitting in the seat to the left of Harry
"Good work Ryou!" Ron was grinning, and patting him on the back as the rest of the house cheered enthusiastically.
"Ishtar, Malik!" Proffessor McGonagall called as the blond haired boy practically skipped to the stool, jamming the Sorting Hat onto his head.
"Slyth-" the Hat started to say
'Don't even think about it.' Malik said firmly
'Pardon?' the Hat responded, quite shocked
'That Malfoy guy is in Slytherin and there is no way I'm going into a house with multiple hims.'
'I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice in the matter dearie.' the Hat said, rather stunned at the nerve this boy was showing. The Sorting Hat sorted, and never had anyone questioned it before. Maybe I'm losing my touch, it thought frantically. No, this just mustn't be my day...
'I know you know what power I have. I also know that if you look hard enough, you'd see that I'll use it if necessary.' Malik heard the Sorting Hat make a sort of gulping noise.
'Now you know you shouldn't...'
'Don't put me in Slytherin.' Malik said firmly
'Uh, I guess it's our choices that make us who we are but really...oh alright! But just because-'
'Because if you don't do it I'll make you do it?'
'...Yeah that's the one.' the Sorting Hat felt completely beaten. He was going to have to have a word with the Headmaster about this. 'I guess the closest to you would be...'
"Ravenclaw!" it yelled in a sort of dejected tone. Malik grinned, placing the Hat back onto the stool and strolling over to the Ravenclaw table, which was cheering for him. He gave the others a little thumbs up before turning around and chatting up the nearest group of girls. Proffessor McGonagall raised an eyebrow at Malik before shaking her head and reading the next name.
"Kaiba, Seto!" she yelled. A few titters ran through the Hall; muggle borns who knew of the boy billionaire who ran is own well respected business. Kaiba gave a Kaiba-glare and the whispers ceased. He walked forward and put the Sorting Hat on. Still no one made a sound.
'So what about you?' the Hat asked Kaiba
'What about me, Hat?' he responded harshly
'Are you going to suprise me as much as the others?'
'I doubt it, just get this over with.'
'You won't object to whatever house I put you in?'
'No. Hurry up.'
'Last chance!'
'Just do it! Wait....no!'
'Too late!' the Sorting Hat could see Kaiba's...lack of friendly gesture towards one Malik Ishtar and on a good day might have considerred giving the CEO a second chance to get out of being in a house with his current greatest annoyance. But this wasn't a good day. It was turning out to be a particularly bad day and the Hat was feeling quite vengeful. Sure it was thousands of years old but even magical personalities can only take so much.
"Ravenclaw!" it yelled as Kaiba gritted his teeth and stalked to the Ravenclaw table, making a point of sitting as far away from Malik as possible. Malik simply smiled and shook his head.
"Motou, Yugi!" Proffessor McGonagall called, rolling up the parchment at this last name. Yugi walked up slowly, aware that almost everybody in the hall was staring at his very strange hairstyle. He struggled slightly, trying to fit the hat on around his hair, managing somehow after a short while.
'Careful! You'll poke someone's eye out!' the Hat said
'Hi!' Yugi chirped happily, 'How are you?'
'I'm alright....uh how are you?' it asked polietly. It felt like it was really being thrown a loop today.
'I'm great!' Yugi responded
'So...'
'Hmm?'
'What do I do now?'
'Umm...you sort me?'
'That's right. I think I might be having a mid-life crisis. I don't know who I am anymore.'
'That can't be good.'
'No it can't.'
'So...you going to sort me now?'
'Ah yes right.'
"Gryffindor!" the Hat yelled. Yugi took it off and joined the Gryffindor table, next to Ryou, Harry, Ron and Hermione. Dumbledore rose from his seat as Proffessor McGonagall took the stool and hat away,
"With that all over, let the feast commence!" he clapped his heads together and every platter became filled to the brim with food. It had been quite a while and alot had happened since they had last ate so everyone was very hungry when they finally tucked into the food. At the Ravenclaw table Malik was talking up a storm,
"Yes, my hobbies are controlling large criminal organisations and walks on the beach." he was saying loudly to anyone who would listen, which was practically everyone at the table and even some from other tables. Kaiba was making a point of looking the other way.
Suddenly the Great Hall doors slammed open, revealing a figure standing in the doorway. A turban-wearing figure...
"Shadi?!" Yugi exclaimed. Malik choked slightly.
"I apologise for being late Headmaster. I had other issues to deal with." he said, bowing to Dumbledore
"That's quite alright. Come up here and I'll introduce you. Everyone, this is your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Proffessor Shadi."
"Why? Why is does it always has to be him?!" Malik groaned, burying his head in his hands.
A/N: Sorry, yet another cliffie! I quite like this chapter if I do say so myself ^_^ Oh well better go, Wind Waker is calling me!
ChibiMalik: I read it on this site! ^_^ Didn't you know? It's by White Angel Chan. But she's taking ages to update the next chapter ;_; oh well, I better concentrate on keeping this one up to date!
Juu-kun: I hope this is good enough for your Malik campaign :P Not quite but as close as you can get without him being there!
B/k: It's ok, I understand, I love me too! ^_^ Just kidding! Just kidding!
Thankyou to Sarah, Quatre Winner, blah, RBMIfan, Nezumi & Lylli Riddle, Dee- whY-Cee-aRe, BishounenzAngel, Peter Kim, 2lazy2logon, evil-bakura20032001, air, Althe, FunnyBunny, Tyger and Darkdracofire, Eternal Dreamer, Spiderfan, Dragona 2007, DHASN, Midnight Fairy and labyrinth of chaos for your really really heaps appreciated reviews!!
Listening to while writing this: DDR - Butterfly
CHAPTER 10. Sorting Escapades
The Great Hall seemed to rise up in front of them in all its great splendor, the candles floating above the tables adorned with golden cultery gave the room a mystical feel as did the hundreds of shining faces peering at them. Ryou gulped audibly.
"There's no ceiling." Malik whispered, his eyes cast towards the heavens which did indeed seem to show the shining night sky
"Of course there's a ceiling idiot. It's just bewitched to look like there isn't." Kaiba said quietly, his voice harsh
"Wow..." Yugi marvelled at everything, 'Hey Yami, whatcha think of all this?'
'The Temples back in Egypt were better.' Yami Yugi said smugly
'Whatever you say.' Yugi smiled and shook his head at his Yami's predictable response. Up ahead of them upon a four legged stool sat a rather dirty and ragged wizards hat. As Yugi watched it the hat twitched noticably before its brim opened wide and a loud voice rang forth,
Well another year's come round
And still I sit upon my stool
Sorting through the students
From the witty to the fool
I've done so since forever
Or as long as I can tell
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I know my Sorting well
Some of you may be cast aloft
And land in Ravenclaw
Where the quick of mind and intellect
Won't show you to the door
Yet more may find themselves wind up
Where brave and loyal ones lie
In Gryffindor your home shall be
And there your mind shall fly
For others not in these two houses
Hufflepuff may be for you
Hard work and patience every day
Makes Hufflepuffs dreams come true
Slytherin is the final choice
If they can have their way
The sneaky ones in Slytherin
Might trip you down some day
So fit me snuggly on your head
And I shall show to you
The place where you should have to be
As all I've said is true'
Applause rang through the Great Hall as everyone cheered the magnificant song. The hat bowed once to each of the tables then became still again. It was at this moment that Proffessor McGonagall stepped forward, holding a length of parchment.
"When I call your name you will put on the hat and sit on the stool." she said, "When the hat announces your house you will sit at the appropriate table."
"Here we go." Ryou barely breathed out
"Ackerley, Stewart!" was the first name read. A definitively nervous boy stepped forward, shoving the hat firmly on his head and sitting on the stool
"Ravenclaw!" called the hat. The boy stood up, placing the hat back on the stool and hurried towards the Ravenclaw table, much applause following him.
"Baddock, Malcolm!"
"Slytherin!" the table on the far side of the hall cheered loudly as the new Slytherin joined the ranks. This names continued for a while, through,
"Creevy, Denis!" who became a Gryffindor,
"Madley, Laura!" who became a Hufflepuff,
"Quirke, Orla!" who became Ravenclaw and finally,
"Whitby, Kevin!" who also became a Hufflepuff. Left standing where the line of first years had been was Yugi, Ryou, Malik and Kaiba. A few of the students seated gave them odd looks, others simply didn't see them. Proffessor McGonagall cleared her throat, "This year we have four new students joining the fourth year and they shall now be sorted. Bakura, Ryou!" Ryou made a noise that sounded somewhat like a very quiet strangled cry and made his way up to the front, sitting on the stool and pulling the hat over his eyes so as not to see the rest of the school.
'Now what do we have here?' came a voice from the Hat. Ryou nearly jumped sky high at the sound of someone other than his Yami who had been sleeping most of the day and was just now starting to waken.
'Who's there!" Yami Bakura barked out at the Hat
'Don't worry Yami, the hat's just going to sort us into a house.' Ryou said, trying to sound calming
'I don't like anyone else being in your head except for me.' if it was possible Bakura sounded like he was glaring
'My my, this has never happened before.' the Hat said, sounding slightly worried, 'Where should I put two people in one body?'
'Don't worry about Yami, just put us wherever you think we should go.' Ryou just wanted this over and done with
'But you're completely different...I can't put you in one house...there's only one thing I can think to do.'
"Gryffindor and Slytherin!" the hat bellowed out. As soon as these words had been spoken the entire school went into an uproar. Shouts of 'That can't be right!' and 'the Hat's broken!' were heard clear across the Hall. Suddenly Dumbledore stood up and walking briskly towards the stool on which Ryou, who had taken off the hat with a look of horror planted on his face, was sitting.
He was about to get up when Dumbledore grabbed the hat, putting it on his own head. The School became almost silent at this movement, wondering what was happening and waiting for a verdict. Soon Dumbledore removed the hat and handed it back to Ryou.
"Try it now. It shouldn't be so indecisive this time." he gave a quick smile before making his way back to his chair at the Teachers table. Shakily, Ryou placed the hat back on his head.
'Sorry about that.' the Hat said, 'Now I can sort you properly.'
"Gryffindor!!" it yelled as Ryou walked, jelly-legged, to the Gryffindor table, sitting in the seat to the left of Harry
"Good work Ryou!" Ron was grinning, and patting him on the back as the rest of the house cheered enthusiastically.
"Ishtar, Malik!" Proffessor McGonagall called as the blond haired boy practically skipped to the stool, jamming the Sorting Hat onto his head.
"Slyth-" the Hat started to say
'Don't even think about it.' Malik said firmly
'Pardon?' the Hat responded, quite shocked
'That Malfoy guy is in Slytherin and there is no way I'm going into a house with multiple hims.'
'I'm afraid you don't have much of a choice in the matter dearie.' the Hat said, rather stunned at the nerve this boy was showing. The Sorting Hat sorted, and never had anyone questioned it before. Maybe I'm losing my touch, it thought frantically. No, this just mustn't be my day...
'I know you know what power I have. I also know that if you look hard enough, you'd see that I'll use it if necessary.' Malik heard the Sorting Hat make a sort of gulping noise.
'Now you know you shouldn't...'
'Don't put me in Slytherin.' Malik said firmly
'Uh, I guess it's our choices that make us who we are but really...oh alright! But just because-'
'Because if you don't do it I'll make you do it?'
'...Yeah that's the one.' the Sorting Hat felt completely beaten. He was going to have to have a word with the Headmaster about this. 'I guess the closest to you would be...'
"Ravenclaw!" it yelled in a sort of dejected tone. Malik grinned, placing the Hat back onto the stool and strolling over to the Ravenclaw table, which was cheering for him. He gave the others a little thumbs up before turning around and chatting up the nearest group of girls. Proffessor McGonagall raised an eyebrow at Malik before shaking her head and reading the next name.
"Kaiba, Seto!" she yelled. A few titters ran through the Hall; muggle borns who knew of the boy billionaire who ran is own well respected business. Kaiba gave a Kaiba-glare and the whispers ceased. He walked forward and put the Sorting Hat on. Still no one made a sound.
'So what about you?' the Hat asked Kaiba
'What about me, Hat?' he responded harshly
'Are you going to suprise me as much as the others?'
'I doubt it, just get this over with.'
'You won't object to whatever house I put you in?'
'No. Hurry up.'
'Last chance!'
'Just do it! Wait....no!'
'Too late!' the Sorting Hat could see Kaiba's...lack of friendly gesture towards one Malik Ishtar and on a good day might have considerred giving the CEO a second chance to get out of being in a house with his current greatest annoyance. But this wasn't a good day. It was turning out to be a particularly bad day and the Hat was feeling quite vengeful. Sure it was thousands of years old but even magical personalities can only take so much.
"Ravenclaw!" it yelled as Kaiba gritted his teeth and stalked to the Ravenclaw table, making a point of sitting as far away from Malik as possible. Malik simply smiled and shook his head.
"Motou, Yugi!" Proffessor McGonagall called, rolling up the parchment at this last name. Yugi walked up slowly, aware that almost everybody in the hall was staring at his very strange hairstyle. He struggled slightly, trying to fit the hat on around his hair, managing somehow after a short while.
'Careful! You'll poke someone's eye out!' the Hat said
'Hi!' Yugi chirped happily, 'How are you?'
'I'm alright....uh how are you?' it asked polietly. It felt like it was really being thrown a loop today.
'I'm great!' Yugi responded
'So...'
'Hmm?'
'What do I do now?'
'Umm...you sort me?'
'That's right. I think I might be having a mid-life crisis. I don't know who I am anymore.'
'That can't be good.'
'No it can't.'
'So...you going to sort me now?'
'Ah yes right.'
"Gryffindor!" the Hat yelled. Yugi took it off and joined the Gryffindor table, next to Ryou, Harry, Ron and Hermione. Dumbledore rose from his seat as Proffessor McGonagall took the stool and hat away,
"With that all over, let the feast commence!" he clapped his heads together and every platter became filled to the brim with food. It had been quite a while and alot had happened since they had last ate so everyone was very hungry when they finally tucked into the food. At the Ravenclaw table Malik was talking up a storm,
"Yes, my hobbies are controlling large criminal organisations and walks on the beach." he was saying loudly to anyone who would listen, which was practically everyone at the table and even some from other tables. Kaiba was making a point of looking the other way.
Suddenly the Great Hall doors slammed open, revealing a figure standing in the doorway. A turban-wearing figure...
"Shadi?!" Yugi exclaimed. Malik choked slightly.
"I apologise for being late Headmaster. I had other issues to deal with." he said, bowing to Dumbledore
"That's quite alright. Come up here and I'll introduce you. Everyone, this is your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Proffessor Shadi."
"Why? Why is does it always has to be him?!" Malik groaned, burying his head in his hands.
A/N: Sorry, yet another cliffie! I quite like this chapter if I do say so myself ^_^ Oh well better go, Wind Waker is calling me!