Immediately, names were being called. When each person got up there, a hat was placed on their heads. Then, it shouted out the house, and depending on the person, it took up to 1 minute.
"Albus Severus Potter!" and Albus jumped to the chair in the front and sat down.
I only took a split second until the hat yelled out Gryffindor. He jumped happily over to the Gryffindor table. The same thing happened with Rose. After a while, it was finally my turn. I gulped and walked up to the chair, careful not to trip. As the hat was placed on my head, I immediately wished to be in Gryffindor. It was odd though, because the hat seemed to take the longest on me. After what seemed like hours, it finally yelled out it's answer.
"Gryffindor!"
I felt so elated as I ran over to where Al and Rose were sitting.
"Congrats Bliss!" Rose said when I plopped down next to her.
"Yea, congrats! I hope we can become great friends." Al said, smiling.
I totally blushed crimson red right there. I'm really surprised that Al didn't notice. Rose and James did though, and they snickered under their breath. I made a mental note to talk to the two of them later. After filling ourselves up, two prefects from Gryffindor called all of us first-years into a group.
"Okay you guys, make sure to remember the route to the common room!" one of them said as they led us up many stairs.
After about 5 minutes, we stopped in front of a portrait of a plump lady in a dress, and she started talking to us.
"Okay dearies, the password for now is 'Fortuna Major'. Be sure to remember it!" the Fat Lady said in a sing-song voice.
"That's Latin for greater luck you guys" I whispered quietly.
"Oh wow, you are really smart, Bliss!" Al whispered loudly back.
I blushed really hard when a few third-years started whispering about us. When we walked in, all the first-years gasped in amazement. The room was huge, and looked super comfy. There were two doors branching out on the opposite side of the room; according to the prefects, they led to the bedrooms, one for guys, one for girls. One of the guys tried to sneak up the stairs to the girls' room, but slid down after going up three steps. The girl prefect laughed as she explained that even though girls were allowed in the guys' room, the opposite wasn't allowed because guys are 'less trustworthy' than girls. After we unpacked our belongings, I slid into the bed next to Rose's and fell asleep right when my head hit the pillow.