Chapter 6: The Sorting Hat
Jacob POV
When we arrived at the station we were taken to the school by horse-carriages. The horses were called thestrals, and they were black and bony and ugly.
This was very exciting. There were three other girls that were with us in the carriage.
Maggie was very friendly. She had bright brown eyes and short curly dark-brown hair. Her face was covered in freckles. She and Nessie immediately became friends. They were also the same age.
Tessa was quiet, but she also seemed nice. Her long blonde hair was very straight.
Monique was also friendly, although she seemed less confident. She talked a lot though, and kept staring at me. Usually the girls all stare at Edward, but I guess I am also pretty good-looking. I noticed the pretty red-head girl, Ginny, look at me a lot in the train. That Harry guy seemed to be her boyfriend though.
The carriage came to a stop and we got off, all feeling nervous, yet excited.
Everyone filed into a big hall. There were four big dining tables, with amazing food filling them up.
An old man, presumably the principal, spoke. "Welcome back to Hogwarts!" The whole school broke into applause, and once they had died down he spoke again.
"I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. The first thing we need to do is sort the newcomers into houses. The sorting hat will decide whether you go to Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff or Slytherin."
I watched as the new eleven-year-olds went up one by one. The principal put a big old witches hat on them and then the hat would yell out the house they were to be put in.
Whenever a student was sorted into a house, that house would cheer loudly. I noticed that the Slytherins booed the new Gryffindors.
Once the younger students were finished, the principal (Dumbledore I think, but I was half asleep when Edward told me the details) spoke again.
"We are not quite finished yet," he said. "This year we have been joined by eight exchange students from America. They must also be sorted into houses."
This time the hall broke into excited whispers, and everyone was trying to spot us. Feeling very awkward, we walked up onto the stage.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," Dumbledore said. "I hope you all have a pleasant stay here. Now, who will go first?"
We were all quiet for a while, and then Nessie broke the silence.
"I'll do it!" she said, and gracefully hopped onto the chair.
A bunch of boys wolf-whistled at her, but it only made me a tiny bit angry. Luckily I no longer had jealousy issues.
"Renesmee Carlie Cullen," Dumbledore said.
I heard Emmett chuckle as he placed the ugly old witches' hat on Nessie's head.
After a while the hat yelled: "Gryffindor!"
Nessie skipped over to the end table decorated in red and gold. One of the boys made a space for her to sit and she took her place next to him. I was next.
Luckily I was also Gryffindor, and took my place between Nessie and Ginny. I was a bit worried that someone might be in another house, but we all ended up in Gryffindor.
The other kids in Gryffindor seemed eager to have us. Quite frankly, I'm not surprised. Not only are we all good-looking, but we clearly seem strong, especially Emmett.
Once we were settled in, the feast began!
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