Chapter 4
The scared looking first years followed the deputy head mistress into the great hall in an orderly line. There was as always a great hubbub about the enchanted ceiling.
"When I call your name come forward and sit here, once your house has been called go to your respective table and join your house." said Professor McGonogall
A Millennia ago, when I was freshly stitched,
This castle was built by the greatest four,
two wizard and two witch.
Gryffindor and Ravenclaw,
Hufflepuff and Slytherin
Had a great cuffufle as to which houses to put the students in.
The bickered and they argued
They squabbled and they squawked
until Ravenclaw the clever one
Made a hat that thought and talked.
She sent me on a mission,
To go inside your minds,
And find which house you'd spend all your time.
Be you in Gryffindor, with the brave and courageous
Or maybe noble Hufflepuff where friendships will last the ages
Better yet in Raven claw their house is full of wit
Or finally in Slytherin the quickest you you'll find will get you out of...
Hey you moving there don't get up just sit!
There was great applause as the Sorting Hat finished it's song, then Professor McGonogall cleared her throat and called 'Rebbecca Arenson', a small girl with platinum hair stepped up to the stool, she sat down and Professor McGonogall placed the ragged hat on the girl's head, and the hat then shouted 'Raven Claw'. A great cheer came from the far table.
Soon it came round to Erika, she stepped up to the stool with a look of defeat on her face, Professor McGonogall, Erika and pretty much everyone else were expecting the hat to barely touch her hair before it said Slytherin. However when the hat got to her head it began talking to her.
"Well Malfoy by name, but not as it appears by nature. There's real talent here, and a need a desire to prove a point, however your heritage makes you a difficult choice, however with everything I see here, you'd better go in GRYFFINDOR!" the hat screamed
Erika let out a sigh of relief as the Gryffindor table exploded with cheers, then she went and sat with her new family. Soon Professor McGonogall got round to Sirius, and everything went silent, he approached the stool, and the hat barely touched when it also screamed Gryffindor triumphantly. There were only a few students who were unsorted, and the list ended with 'Brock Warwick' who was sorted into Hufflepuff.
After the feast had ended and Dumbledore had given out the rules, the prefects led the new students to their common rooms. When the Gryffindor's reached the portrait of the Fat Lady, Archibald Phenswick spoke the password (BUCKBEAK), they all clambered inside and were directed to their rooms.
After a few hours of getting to know each other, it settled in to Erika, that her father would not be at all pleased, in fact he would be furious, she could just imagine it now, a hundred howlers exploding or shouting, telling her she was a disgrace to the name of wizard, and she'd never be allowed home again. Then again if there were no howlers, iut might not be such a bad thing.
