The Sorting

Chap: 4

Disclaimer: i do not own the characters that J K Rowling has in her books I only own claire and

the story except for the sorting hats song that's J K Rowling's also.
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It was dark outside when they arrived. Claire then took her trunk and walked off the train towards a very large man who had a bushy beard, long bushy hair, small eyes and had very rosy cheeks, he looked quite friendly. The very large man seemed to be showing everyone where to go , so she just followed the older kids to the right where she found carriages lined up and seemed to be pulled by large black winged horses. She then got into one of the carriages near the front where
2 other 3rd years and a 4th year were sitting and talking. It didn't take them long before they arrived at the huge gates that lead them to the main entrance of the huge castle. She got out and went inside where she found a very old looking witch that was directing everyone into the Great Hall. Claire was about to follow all the other kids into the great hall but was pulled aside by the tall witch directing everyone.

"Miss Claire Hathor?" the witch asked.

"Err....yes" answered Claire

"Well..im Professor Mcgonagal and im head of Gryffindor House" she said "I will be taking you in the Great Hall to be sorted into the Sorting Hat with all the other first years."

"Um....okay?" Claire said confused

"Now if you would please follow me the ceremony ids about to begin" said Professor Mcgonagal. She then walked towards the doors and opened them. Claire followed Professor Mcgonagal into the hall which was full of students sitting at long tables all staring at her and a
line of first years all waiting to be sorted. She followed her to the front of the line where she found a stool with a ratty old hat sitting on top of it. Professor Mcgonagal then climbed the steps and stood beside the hat as if waiting for something. She then motioned everyone in the hall to be quiet. Suddenly the old ratty hat started to say something or more like singing a rhyme.

'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........


The voice of the hat faded as she turned around to look at the students just to find that everyone was staring at her and not paying attention to what the hat was saying except for the line of scared first years. She then turned back around to face the hat once again while he finished his song.

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!'

Finished the hat then suddenly there was a roar of clapping and cheering from the hall.

"Okay well when I call out your names you will step up here and sit on the stool and I will place the hat on you so you can be sorted." announced Professor Mcgonagal "Okay then we will start with our new 6th year Claire Hathor....... Claire if you would please step up to be sorted." Claireclimbed the steps and sat on the tool facing everyone in the Great Hall. The hat was placed and it started to talk.

"Hmm....lets see has definite intelligence which would mean Ravenclaw....but wait noo... also is brave and very bold which would mean Gryffindor but no....but you also have something that changes it all your pure blooded and your past hmm...hard decision" the hat said while everyone looked either shocked or confused at Claire.

"Hmmm....I would have to say.....SLYTHERIN!!"decided the hat. The table to the far left wearing green and silver robes cheered as Claire got up and walked over. Claire found an emptyseat across froma girl about her height with short black hair and a small scrunched up face kind of like a pug's with dark brown eyes.

"Hi im Pansy Parkinson" the girl said

"Hi! errr...Pansy im Claire Hathor" Claire said. Pansy then was suddenly elbowed by the person to her right. She turned where a tall blonde haired boy with grey eyes and a graceful complexion sat.

"Err....this is Dr..."she was cut off by the boy.

"Im Draco, Draco Malfoy...er nice to meet you" he said giving her his hand.

"Umm hi" she said shaking his hand. They were quiet for a while until a tall, very old man with a long grey haired beard and misty blue eyes behind half mooned spectacles stood up to announce something.

"Hello again and welcome to another year at Hogwarts" he said in his scratchy voice "I would also like to remind you that the last floor is off limits to all students and that classes will start promptly tomorrow..., now let our feast begin"then suddenly food appeared in their empty plates.Everyone started to eat until there was nothing left.

"Well im full um..Claire do you want me to show you around and to our common room?" asked Pansy getting up to get her bag.

"Err..yeas thanks" answered Claire. She got up and followed Pansy towards the doors where shesaw once again the 2 boys she met on the train with the girl that was in the compartment.

"Hey Claire" Harry said while waving at her

"Hey harry" she said waving back as harry smiled and turned around again to talk to a small red head who looked like the other boy ron.

"Er.. Do you know them?" asked Pansy

"Yea.. Well I mean I met them today on the train why?" she answered

"No nothing I'd just be careful they're not the type of people you want to be around if you want to fit in" she said "we dont really get along with Gryffindors especially them."

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A/N: well there you go chap 4 hope you like. Im gonna also update the other chapters so look out for that and yea please review and tell me what you think.