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Chapter 7

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The first years where now lined up in the Great Hall, in between 4 long tables where the other students were sitting, face to face to each other. They were still looking a little pale from the 'event' that happened a while ago. The Great Hall was something wonderful to the new students. The ceiling was painted a nightly sky with stars all around, and it was moving and almost real. Candles floated all around the sky, like it was held by something. The tables held several dining ware and was glittering in gold.

Harry, from looking at the magical ceiling, looked down on Professor McGonagall. She was standing with a chair, where a grayish black pointed hat was sitting. She was holding on to a long scroll. From Harry's point of view, he could see that it was names. She cleared her throat and began.

"I am terribly sorry for the ghosts, but they are harmless and will and cannot hurt anyone here." Almost all the first years puffed up a sigh of relief. All the other students just chuckled.

"Now…" She signaled the hat on the chair, "… it is time for the ceremony…" She then read through her list, "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted…… Abbott Hannah!"

A pinked-faced girl with blonde pigtails stumbled out of the group, put on the hat, which fell down over her eyes, and sat down. Then the unexpected thing bewildered Sayoko and Harry.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" the old hat shouted.

The Hufflepuff table clapped their hands together, as a new house member has been added to them.

'Wow… now that is nice!' Sayoko thought. 'I wonder if it can sort the vegetables back home…'

"Bones, Susan!"

She did the same thing as the last person and…
"HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat shouted and Susan shuffled to a sit next to Hannah.

"Terry Boot!" McGonagall said.

"RAVENCLAW!" The sorting hat declared. Terry went on with his assigned table.

"Hermione Granger!"

Hermione almost ran to the stool and jammed the hat on her head, forcefully.

"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. Ron groaned, while Sayoko looked at him questionably.

"Neville Longbottom."

Neville nervously went on the chair and the sorting hat was dropped on his head.

"GRIFFINDOR!"

"Seifer Alsmay!"

A blonde haired boy came up and had an arrogant like look on his face, his hair was pulled back, like Draco Malfroy. The hat then came down and…

"SLYTHERIN!"
"Squall Leonheart!"
A brown haired boy came up and had this lonely-serious look on his face…

"Gryffindor!"

"Ion Fortuna!"
Another boy came up and he had blondish-white hair, and he almost looks like a girl. He had those faint red eyes and sat down…

"SLYTHERIN!"

Sayoko felt a little shiver, but decided not to mess with it.

"Ron Weasley!"
Ron blunted to the chair and the hat on his orange hair.

"GRIFFINDOR!" Some of the Griffindors yelled out his name, and a few that looked like him.

"Esther Blanchett!"

A girl that looked like Ion came up. She had blue eyes and had short red hair. She went and sat down. The sorting hat sat down on her head and thought.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Rinoa Heartilly!"

A long black-haired girl skipped her steps into the chair and grabbed the hat before McGonagall can react, and a smile in her face. The hat sighed.

"Griffindor…" Was all it said. Rinoa immediately went for the assigned table and directly next to Squall's arm, forcing him to groan.

Another set of names were heard, that aren't too important so we skip to the last parts.

"Mana Kirishima!" At the sound of that name, most of the boys were in heaven, and the girls felt a sudden drop of 5 degrees Celsius.

A girl then went up into stage smiling rather devilishly. She had auburn colored hair and it was short. She was the same height as Sayoko. When the boys saw her, they were in cloud nine. The girls on the other hand felt another set of degrees drop down like an iceberg. Even Professor McGonagall was shivering. The hat was carefully placed on her head, and the hat too shivered.

"Sly—th—erin--…" The cat stammered. Mana rose up and headed for her seat.

"Draco Malfroy!"

Draco came up and sat down, and the hat was hovering an inch from his head…

"SLYTHERIN!" The hat shouted.

Harry and Sayoko heard a few groans from the Griffindor table. They turned and noticed that it was Ron and… his brothers?

"Sayoko Morisato!"

Sayoko headed up on the seat and sat down. If anyone saw, Albus leaned forward, towards Sayoko from the headmaster's chair. The Sorting hat then began to speak it's mind out.

"Hmmm… Very Special… Talent…Yes…Skills… it's there…. But where to put you?" The sorting hat was looking around. Sayoko was just as calm as a palm tree in a beach.

"You know what you are… yes?"

Sayoko gulped.

Um please don't tell anyone…

"Yes of course… What is this?"
"Huh?" Sayoko said.

The sorting hat was silent.

"Ah well then… GRIFFINDOR!" It shouted out. Sayoko quickly rushed to the table of Griffindor.

"Harry Potter!" Albus stood up from his chair, and had his eyes set on Harry. And there was silence.

Sayoko watched as Harry walked up to the stool and sat down, rather nervously… but only a little.

The sorting hat was also speaking its mind off… Only giving Sayoko this….

"Not Slytherin Eh?" The sorting hat said, "Are you sure? You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, like that girl, and Slytherin will help you to that greatness, no doubt about that…………… still no? Well, if you're sure about that…… Better be GRIFFINDOR!"

Sayoko didn't feel like it, but she felt relived. Harry sat down next to her and was congratulated by the house. He did however receive a few cat calls and glares. Sayoko glared at them, sending chills down their spine and quickly minded their own business.

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Oh if you don't know where the characters came from…

Mana Kirishima came from Neon Genesis Evangelion

Squall, Rinoa and Seifer all came from Final Fantasy 8

Ion and Esther both came from Trinity blood

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