e. She had a very stern face and while Nathaniel's first thought was that this was not so

Professor McGona

rid. I will tak

lit with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts Bank, the ceiling was too high

the school must already be here- but the professor showed the first-years into a small empty chamber off the hall. The potter boy that was sta

u take your seats in the great hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The sorting is a very important cere

Remus and Sirius. Then she caught the dreamy gaze Nico Potter was sending

ur house, sleep in your house dormitory an

nd each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house

is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each o

front of the rest of the school. I suggest you all smart

nherited James untidy hair, and a young bright-haired girl, who seeme

dy for you," said Professor McG

t the c

eryone jump about a foot in the air

t th

back wall. Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to one another and h

say, we ought to give

deserves? He gives us all a bad name and you know, he's not

ts had suddenly noti

you lot

tudents!" sa

und at them. "About to

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r father had quite t

d a sharp voice. "The Sortin

d. One by one, the ghosts floate

sor McGonagall told the fi

across the hall, and through a pair

with glittering golden plates and goblets. At the top of the hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting. Professor McGonagall led the first years up here so that they came to a halt in a line facing t

and saw a velvety black c

itched to look like the sky outside. I

or crushing my

ned, being a bit pressured und

ing there at all, and that the Great Ha

nt of the first years. On top of the stool, she put a pointed w

hen the hat twitched. A rip near the brim opened

y not think

judge on w

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keep you

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a Thinki

finished its song. It bowed to each of the f

join a choir" C

co potter found

stepped forward holding

on the hat and sit on the stool to be

ut of line, put on the hat, which fell right down

F!" shoute

nnah went to sit down at the Hufflepuff table, t

, Cass

o the stool, with enough arro

the hat on her h

a Nott as well, a line full of Slytherins. Though you're not very fond of your mother'

, th

, defensive, mischievous a

already know I've only had a

ight. Bet

FFIN

ng in anticipation of her mother's reaction, she turned her hair half gold and

umbledore's silver hair was the only thing in the whole hall that shone as brightly as the ghosts, should have given him the name sparkles. Then she saw the teacher that she h

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stool, he glanced behind him to see Cassiopeia at the Gryffin

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nly Cassiopeia yelled out "That's my only best friend, I

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alled, he fell over on his way to the stool. The hat took a long

oy, D

as called and got his wish at once: the hat had bar

ends Crabbe and Goyle, look

Nott" "Parkinson" then a pair of twin girls,

er, H

FIND

ter,

ds Cassiopeia, making her hair flash a bright pink. No one noticed exce

e passed, and then sudd

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led up her scroll and to