When we reach Hogwarts a teacher greets us and tells us about the Aptitude Test, which will be taken by each of us within the hour. All together there are about sixty first years. About fifty-nine names to remember. I already know thirteen. I do the quick math in my head, forty-six more. We are huddled by a red, velvet curtain, listening to the headmaster give his speech. Then an old, brown hat sings a song about the five houses. The song seems to go on forever, well I mean more like five minutes. Then the teacher who seems to be the headmaster's right hand steps out, towards the hat sitting on the stool. She unwinds the scroll she had been holding in her hands and calls out name after name. Houses are shouted about and cheers erupt.
When I hear my name I nervously walk out to the stool. Push myself onto the tan, wooden stool and the teacher places the hat on my head. I hear a voice echo in my head, asking a question. Oddly, I cannot seem to make out what the hat asks me and I just chant repeatedly in my head, not Candor. Don was called up a few people ago and was sorted into Candor. If Candor is full of people like him, I don't want to be in Candor. I hear the hat shout Amity. The table of kids wearing black and yellow robes stand up from their benches and explode into cheers and shouts. Smiling I make my way down the steps, to the table with the other Amity badgers. I take a seat between some of the older kids. There is a spot open next to me, in case any other first years are grouped into Amity as well. I wait for Clarissa to be called up. When she is, I pull myself away from looking at the mountains of food on the long table in front of me.
Clarissa is sitting peacefully on the stool when the hat suddenly blurts, "Can..." but then it stops, and seems to correct itself, "Amity!" It finally calls out. Clarissa and I each grin and she rushes down the steps and take the seat next to me.
"That was close!" I exclaim, relieved that she was placed in Amity with me. She was the last of the Hogwarts Express group to be sorted. And surprisingly, almost the entire group was sorted into amity. About twelve total, and ten from that group. After listening to the Sorting Hat's song, I know that the Amity are the friendly and peaceful. I wonder if that is why we all got along so perfectly well on the way here, to Hogwarts!
"Too close." replies Clarissa."I've heard that the Candor are the meanest in the school because they are never scared to say exactly what they think. When they grow up they are the ones who challenge the world leaders and often perform acts of terrorism."
UGH! I LOVE CANDOR BUT I HAD TO DO THIS! Pretty upsetting. ;(
sorry this is so short, I didn't want to drag it out. Comment what you think should happen! :D