The sorting hat now- I decided to do this one over Hermione. Enjoy :¬)
I inhaled the dust gathered on me as Minerva's gnarled hand moved me from my perch in Albus's office. Another Sorting.
The rest of the year was spent, up here in Albus's office. It was an extremely fascinating place to live and had many unusual, unique head-teachers to engage with, but just once a year it was nice to do the sorting.
I was placed on the rickety, wobbly legged stool- I wondered why the humans didn't replace it. Peeling open my leathery eyes and blinking out the dust I cast my gaze around the hall. I let my gaze travel first to the teachers then to the four houses and finally allowed my eyes to feast upon the new Hogwarts students.
Many little faces appeared worried, especially one flame- haired girl who was blushing furiously. In fact all the new first years were visibly nervous, except from one girl standing right at the back.
She was a little shorter than the rest, but her hair was remarkably long and slightly unruly.
She examined the ceiling in wonder, in deep thought. From her ears dangled two watermelon flavored beans and in her hair was a bright, glowing pineapple. From underneath the trailing hem of her robes, striped socks were visible.
Minerva's voice- growing slightly shriller with age- sounded through the great hall. "Abbot Violet!"
The cringing girl with long blonde pigtails walked up, her cheeks tinged a bright pink. Some were easy to sort- like this one. I knew as soon as the hat touched her head that she was "HufflePuff!"
Others were a little more difficult, like "Homes Michael."
He was clearly brainy, but in the end his pure-blood status and cunning won him into "Slytherin!"
And then it was her turn- "Lovegood Luna!"
She skipped up to the stool, seemingly at ease. She was blissfully unaware of the laughs and whispers about her echoing round the hall. She placed my lightly onto her head and flopped down onto the stool.
Before I could speak she said- in that uncanny way so that no one else could hear- "I would like to be sorted into HufflePuff please."
I replied, "Well yes… you could do well in Hufflepuff, but then again you would do better elsewhere."
"No, I think I'd like to be in HufflePuff."
"You certainly have the determination of a Gryffindor….. and the brain of a Ravenclaw."
"What about Slytherin?" she asked conversationally, seeming only mildly interested.
"No, you're not at all suited."
"Oh really?"
"No. My, my this is difficult… It'll have to be "Ravenclaw!""
She skipped off, seeming satisfied. I watched her go… Yes…I mused, she'd do just fine by herself."
A little bit of a longer chapter this time- hope you like it! Behind the scenes: I decided to tell this chapter in the 1st person to humanize the sorting hat more. The blushing red-head is Ginny Weasley, and Violet Abbot is Hannah Abbot's younger sister.
Please Review! Thanks for all the reviews so far J! Who sould be next- Hermione, Neville, Hagrid or Flitwick?