Chapter 5: Beaters and Books
It was Rose's turn to try out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. She was more nervous than she had ever been.
"Rose Weasley!" a tall blonde girl named Cami, the captain of the Quidditch team, said.
Rose walked on to the field.
"Rose Weasley, first year," Rose said.
She grasped her Cloudflame 200, noticing Cami's Cloudflame 3000.
"Go ahead and try your best to hit the targets," Cami said with a flick of her wand. Rose hopped on her Cloudflame and grabbed her bat. She flew into the air. A target appeared in front of her. She hit the bludger with all her might and the target fell down. Another target appeared above her, and she hit the edge, knocking it sideways.
"That's all we need to see!" Cami said. Rose's heart sank. She hopped off her broom and walked away.
"Cami just said, 'that's all we need to see' and walked away!" Rose was telling the story of her tryouts to Albus, Pip, and Jamie in the Gryffindor Common Room.
She sighed and opened up The Life of a Sorting Hat.
"I'm sure she just realized how good you were!" said Pip.
"Or they hate her," said Jamie.
"Could you guys just be quiet, I have to read," Rose said.
She flipped to Chapter 12: The Sorting Hat's Choice.
"Albus! Look at this!" she exclaimed, pointing to the section she had just read.
Albus read it out loud:
"There comes a time in most Hogwarts' students' lives when they feel like they were sorted into the wrong house. If you felt this way, there is only one option for you; to ask the hat. Place the hat on your head and think about the house you think you belong in. Only once in the history of the Sorting Hat has the hat changed its mind-"
"I know the hat got it wrong!" Rose said, "We have to ask it!"
"Actually, we have to ask Hugo to ask it," Albus said.
Rose ran to the spiral staircase and stopped. She turned around to look at Pip, Jamie, and Albus.
"Well, aren't you guys coming with me?" Rose said, smiling.