Chapter 4: The Hogwarts Sorting
The students suddenly stopped in front of the Teacher's Table and McGonagall was now unrolling a scroll whilst standing next to a stool on which a very old, patched and extremely dirty hat stood.
"Now when I call your name, I want you to come up, sit on the stool and put the Sorting Hat on your head and you will be sorted into your houses." McGonagall explained to all the nervous first-years. "Black, Martha." She called and Martha nervously walked up and sat on the stool, placing the Hat on her head.
"Hmmm…a dark past…however a smart student…some slight mischief wanting to happen…how about…RAVENCLAW!" the Sorting Hat, which up until then had been whispering in her ear, suddenly shouted out so the whole school could hear. Martha stood up, took the Hat off her head and headed over to the table which had erupted with cheers.
"Brown, Daniel." Was next, being sorted into Ravenclaw as well.
"Celt, Henrietta." McGonagall called and a short, stumpy girl walked up to the stool and the Hat had barely touched her head before:
"SLYTHERIN!" the Sorting Hat called out and the table to the far left suddenly exploded with cheers as Henrietta Celt approached it, grinning broadly.
"Elthen, Richard." McGonagall called and a boy approached the stool nervously, placing the Hat on his head.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" the Hat shouted out and Richard half walked, half ran towards the table second to the right, which had exploded with cheers.
"Ethene, Dean." McGonagall called out and Dean Ethene walked nervously towards the stool and the Sorting Hat had only been on his head before it shouted:
"RAVENCLAW!"
Dean ran towards the table second to the left, the one Martha was at and sat down next to her.
"Hey." He said, his face slightly red.
"Hia." Martha replied kindly, blushing slightly as they looked at each other.
"Geth, Rebekah." was next, being sorted into Gryffindor, and after a few more students were sorted, McGonagall called out,
"Marlo, Adelyne." and Adelyne walked towards the stool. The Hat took a few moments before it called out,
"RAVENCLAW!" Adelyne walked towards the Ravenclaw table and sat next to Martha.
"Hey Martha!" Adelyne said, sounding excited.
"Heya Adelyne." Martha said, looking briefly at her friend before looking back at the brown-haired Dean.
"Nuttlemock, Adrian." McGonagall called out and a boy with shoulder-length light brown hair approached the stool, being sorted into Ravenclaw.
"Potter, Lannastar." Lannastar nervously approached the stool and they all waited about five whole minutes before the Hat finally shouted:
"RAVENCLAW!" and Lannastar ran to the Ravenclaw table, sitting next to Adelyne.
"Snape, Dora."
"RAVENCLAW!" Dora ran to the Ravenclaw table and sat next to Lannastar, grinning at her friends.
Finally the sorting finished with "Wilkinson, Christine." being sorted into Ravenclaw.