Chapter 21: Little Raven
She sat on the chair, and the hat was placed on her head. The great hall was silent, as if it was holding an anticipatory breath at the results. The teachers at the head table were solemn. This was an abnormality. A magical child that wasn't registered yet had received a letter? Preposterous. Even if she was an orphan, the wizards that often went to the muggle world should have detected her. There were measures they had put in place to screen the muggle world for magical children. It was impossible to miss one. Some mentioned the use of obliviate, while others protested at the thought. Professor Dumbledore ended the discussion by suggesting to have the hat decide. If she was sorted successfully, it would mean Hogwarts has accepted her as one of her own, and as such, she would become a student.
He watched her, eyes slightly widened before narrowing. Again, she had managed to surprise him. It angered him to see that once again, he wasn't the only chosen one to go to the school, though at this point, he wasn't too shocked about the fact after he had seen her powers. A sense of numbness spread through him. When did she receive the letter? How did she arrive? Questions whirled around his head but he could infer no answers. His hands curled into fists under the table. He would have a talk with her, soon.
Meanwhile, a long time had passed. Far longer than anyone normally took under the hat. The professors glanced at each other anxiously, and Headmaster Dippet made a move to remove the hat. Before he could take it off however, the hat opened its mouth and shouted.
"Ravenclaw!"