The Sorting
Adele POV
There was an old hat placed on a four-legged stool. The whole school stared at it and there was complete silence. Then, the hat twitched and a rip near the brim opened wide like a mouth – and the hat began to sing.
After the song, everyone applauded and Professor McGonagall started announcing names. The first years started to sit on the stool and the hat was placed on their heads. The hat would sometimes make a few comments and shouted the house name. That house would then applaud.
"Amsel, Varelle." I could tell that Varelle was really nervous. She walked slowly towards the stool and sat there.
"Ah, another Amsel, it's been long. Ravenclaw!" Varelle gave a really wide smile and ran towards her house table where they applauded and cheered.
"Riddle, Tom." Tom looked up and walked briskly, almost ran, towards the stool.
"Interesting, a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin." With that, everyone in the hall started talking. Tom looked confused. The headmaster had to silence everyone.
"Slytherin!" All the Slytherins cheered.
And it continued on until there was only a few of us left.
"Cullen, Adele." Upon hearing my name, I walked confidently to the stool.
"Wow, this is a really interesting year. Very intelligent but brave as well. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw or Slytherin?" I blushed at that comment.
"Very interesting past she had. Yes. Interesting family as well. This is going to be difficult. You would be brave and popular in Gryffindor. At the same time, you are bright, which suits Ravenclaw. But since you are an all rounder, Slytherin would help you with that." I was getting more nervous every second.
"Slytherin!" I smiled and hurried towards my table and sat beside Tom. I got pats on my back and was warmly welcomed.
After the sorting, the headmaster announced, "Let the feast begin." Food and drinks appeared and everyone began the feast.