"GRYFFINDOR" The hat screeched to as it sat upon my head, causing a table closer to me stand up and clap, I caught a glimpse of Liz among them. The professor took the hat off me and nodded me towards the table with a smile.
"great things in store for that one, terrible and great" the hat slurred from behind me, all chatter in the room fell silent and all eyes shifted to mine. I glanced around pretending not to notice and found even the eyes of the teachers were locked on to me.
An arm was suddenly looped through mine and I looked to find Liz had come forth and was escorting me to the house table. After we has sat down everyone seemed to have recovered as Mcgonagall continued calling out the names.
"so what was that about" I whispered to Liz, interrupting her mouthing something to Tori who sat a table away.
"it was just odd, the sorting hat has never done that before, all connection or recognition of the person is disconnected when it is removed from them"
"huh, okay.. What houses is everyone in?" more than a little desperate to change the subject away from me, Liz smiled and began pointing at our group from the train.
"Simon is Hufflepuff,Derek and Tori and Ravenclaw, and we are obviously Gryffindor"
"wasn't there a fourth house, since four tables?" I asked, she glanced her eyes down
"we had a friend in Slytherin first year, but things happen" she said as the table around us erupted standing and clapping at someone being chosen for our house. As we sat, the elderly man approached the podium, his beard even longer than I had noticed when we entered the great hall.
"The very best of evenings to you! Now… to our new students, welcome, to our old students, welcome back! Another year full of magical education awaits you, should you have any troubles you may speak to me or to your head of house, classes will begin the tomorrow, so eat up and get a good night's rest. oh, and the forest is forbidden to anyone who does not wish to die a most painful death. thank you"
he turned and clapped, to which the tables began filling with food, dishes that were empty seconds ago were now filled with hot, yummy food, goblets filled with drink and soon our plates were full from the dishes in the middle. We ate and talked ignoring the occasional glance our way, I shook off what the sorting hat said, and thought to myself
this might actually be a great year.