CHAPTER 3
A four-legged stool was put in front of the first-years. On top of the stool Professor McGonagall put a pointed wizard's hat which was patched and frayed. Everyone in the Hall was staring at the hat. Suddenly it began to sing:
I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
Nothing I can't see
So quickly put me on your head
I'll tell you were you ought to be
Maybe you're a Ravenclaw
If you have a ready mind
You might belong in Hufflepuff
They're loyalist of our kind
In Gryffindor
Those brave at heart
And mean and evil
Is what sets Slytherin apart
The whole Hall gave the hat a burst of applause as it finished its song. Professor McGonagall stepped forward and remained everyone to be silent. She hold out a long roll of parchment and said: "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and will be sorted into your houses." One by one the first-years got sorted. The hat shouted the names of the houses whenever someone put it on. Each time the new students went to the table where their house mates were sitting while they welcomed them with cheering and clapping.
Olivia, wise as she was, became a Ravenclaw. A few others got called after her and then it was my turn.
"Potter, Emily."
I heard the whispering behind me.
"Did she say Potter?"
"Potter!?"
"Emily Potter, didn't she die six years ago?"
"Potter, Emily you say? As in Potter, Harry?"
I stumbled out of the line and put the hat on. A small voice spoke: "Potter I see. Mustn't be very difficult. I see a lot of talent and plenty of courage. Let's say- GRYFFINDOR!"
I will now make an extra story where I will write a little about Emily's first four years at Hogwarts, Emily's time at Hogwarts coming soon ;)