Chapter 3: The Sorting Hat
Warning: Again, Yes I did take a couple of things out of the 1st book but they are needed. Again I do not take credit in the work that I took out of the book but the story wouldn't be right without it. Happy Reading!!! ;D
Sara was glad that she finally made a friend that was her own age, even though she knew his name she didn't know who he was. She didn't know it was her father that tried to kill him; the only father she knew was Snape. When they finally arrived she made another friend, Ron, she hoped that they all would be in the same house.
On the trip across the black lake Sara could feel everybody's nervousness and she couldn't help but be nervous along with them. Halfway across the lake Sara turned to Harry and Ron. "If you look closely you can see the giant squid. He escorts the first years across to make sure that no one falls in."
Just like that Harry and Ron both looked over and they could see one of its arms just below the surface. "Wow he must be huge!" Exclaimed Ron.
Then Hagrid told them that they would be getting their first sight of Hogwarts in just a few minuets, and he was right. When they came around the bend there stood Hogwarts in all its glory. It didn't take long for them to reach the bank and all the new students got out of their boats and followed Hagrid to the front door and banged three times and entered.
He led the students into another chamber and there stood a witch that seemed if you looked at her wrong she would eat her. "The firs' years, Professor McGonagall." He said.
"Thank you Hagrid, I'll take them from here." She said and led them the rest of the way.
It seemed that they were going to another room to wait. But wait for what, was going through every ones mind. When they reached their destination McGonagall turned around and waited for them to catch up. "Welcome to Hogwarts," she said. "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room.
"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.
"The Sorting Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting." She said and walked away.
Professor McGonagall came back and led them into the Great Hall where they got their first glimpse of the other students and the other teachers. They just stood there and waited for what… Sara didn't know, all she knew was that she just stood there. Every year that she was there she never saw the sorting take place. It seemed that everyone was staring at the old dusty hat, so she stared too.
After a few seconds the hat twitched and began to sing:
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
After the song ended the entire Hall clapped and cheered, then McGonagall took out a rolled up parchment and unrolled it then cleared her throat, "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," she said. "Abbott, Hannah!"
A pink-faced girl with blond pigtails stumbled out of line, put on the hat, which fell right down over her eyes, and sat down. A moment's pause –
"HUFFLEPUFF!" shouted the hat.
The table on the right cheered and clapped as Hannah went to sit down at the Hufflepuff table.
"Bones, Susan!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!" shouted the hat again, and Susan scuttled off to sit next to Hannah.
"Boot, Terry!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
The table second from the left clapped this time; several Ravenclaws stood up to shake hands with Terry as he joined them.
"Brocklehurst, Mandy" went to Ravenclaw too, but "Brown, Lavender" became the first new Gryffindor, and the table on the far left exploded with cheers; Sara could see Ron's twin brothers cat-calling.
"Bulstrode, Millicent" then became a Slytherin.
"Finch-Fletchley, Justin!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
"Finnigan, Seamus!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Gelmir, Arwen!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Longbottom, Neville!"
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"MacDougal, Morag!"
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Malfoy swaggered forward when his name was called and got his wish at once: the hat had barely touched his head when it screamed, "SLYTHERIN!"
Malfoy went to join his friends Crabbe and Goyle, looking pleased with himself.
There weren't many people left now.
"Moon"…, "Nott"…, "Parkinson"…, then a pair of twin girls, "Patil" and "Patil"…, then "Perks, Sally-Anne"…, and then —
"Potter, Harry!"
As Harry stepped forward, whispers suddenly broke out like little hissing fires all over the hall, and Sara couldn't figure out why, he was only a kid. He became a Gryffindor. Sara thought her ears would spilt, the Gryffindors was screaming "We got Potter! We got Potter!"
The time had come "Riddle, Sara!" McGonagall called out and people hushed again, waiting … she walked up to the stool and sat down, before the hat was near her head it shouted, "SLYTHERIN!"
Sara walked over to the Slytherins table and Malfoy pushed Crabbe out of the way and asked her if she wanted to sit with him. So she sat with him. She didn't like him but if they were going to be spending time together she would have to put up with him. Harry looked at her, wondering if they would still be friends.
After dinner she walked with her group to their common room and went to her dorms. She knew her father would have a fit that she got into Slytherin rather than Gryffindor. He would probably talk with the Slytherins.
How right she was, he called every Slytherin into the common room except Sara. "Listen up, so I don't have to repeat myself. Sara Riddle is my daughter by adoption. Her real father is Tom Riddle, or more known as Lord Voldemort. I would not piss her off, she is extremely strong, and you would piss me off in the process. That is all, good night." He said and turned around and stormed out of the common room. He didn't feel like getting bombarded with questions.
The next morning he found out in the History of Hogwarts, the reason why Sara was put in Slytherin, other than her 'father' was in Slytherin. The guardian/parent's child must be in the same house that they are Head of.
"Only if I could see to getting her into Gryffindor, I need to see that old meddling man." He thought to himself.
Instead of going straight to his classroom to prepare for teaching he went to Dumbledore's office and had a little chat and the old fool simply said "no," and he wouldn't budge. Even when Snape said that they will try to kill her. All he said to that was "she is very strong and I think that they would think twice about trying to kill her. If they do then they would piss her off and she would hurt them. She would use Parseltongue magic on them and we wouldn't be able to turn them back, only she can, and of course young Harry."
A/N: Cliff hanger……………………… Hahahahahahaha I feel so evil right now.
I always wanted to have a cliff hanger. Hahahahahahahahaha……………… only I know how this story will turn out. More EVIL hahahahahaha.
Anyways have fun be merry and don't do anything I wouldn't do…………… wow I really shouldn't say that, there really isn't anything I don't do except drugs. Drugs can go to hell. Well bye before I say too much. Thanks to all my readers how you have fun.