Chapter 3: CH3: The Sorting

Our group stands in front of the entrance to the castle in which we are going to reside the majority of the next seven years. Hagrid brought us here, after we crossed the Black Lake and now we are waiting as Hagrid goes knocking on the gate. As much as the ride was impressive, it was and still is freezing cold, especially for the poor guy who fell into the lake. I can barely pity him because of the cold, but it takes a special kind of talent to fall out of a steady boat moving at a slow pace over a completely still lake.

And then, finally, the door opens. "It was only half a minute at most", comes Hermiones voice from beside me. 'Uhh, must have seen my annoyance at the cold'. 

"The first years, McGonagall.", comes Hagrids voice from the front, talking to the woman who opened the gate. "Thank you Hagrid.", she answers, looking over the shivering crowd, "Follow me!"  And with that, she leads us inside, into a sidechamber before turning around and adressing us all: "The sorting cerenomy will start shortly. In your own interest I would suggest you fix your appearance.", she looks at the people who tripped down the path before while saying that. "Oh, what have we here.", she continues, now looking at the guy who decided bathing at night was a good idea, "It seems like we should hurry a bit." She pauses a bit, then adressing everyone again: "I will get you, once everything is ready. Now, stay quiet." And she leaves through the door we came in.

As soon as the door closes, the chattering starts.

"Did she realy think anybody would stay silent?", I ask no one in particular. Surprisingly Potter answers: "I think it was more of a formality." "How do you think this sorting cerenomy is going to work?", interjects Hermione. "My brothers told me we would have to fight a troll." That was Ron and now my interest is aroused: "You have brothers?" What, you thought I was interested in the troll? "Yeah, Charlie works in a dragon reservat in Romania, Bill does spell breaking for Gringotts in Egypt, Percy is in his 5th year and the twins Fred&George are now in their 3rd year here in Gryffindor. They are lunatics. Don't trust them. And then I still have a younger sister, Ginny, who will come to school next year." "That is... a lot."

"Aaah"

"What is that?!"

"Ggghossst"

Screaming breaks out as half transparent figures float through the walls, scaring quite a few people.

"Ahh, freshlings", comments one of the ghosts, followed by another, "Hope to see you in Hufflepuff!" Followed by the next: "Nah, Gryffindor is better, I hope to see most of you in Gryffindor."

And then the door slams open.

Pin-drop silence, well except for the ghosts, they continue chattering away. "Ahem. You should go to your places now.", McGonagall orders the Ghosts, who promptly disappear through the nearest wall. "The cerenomy is ready. Let me introduce the 4 houses now and then we can start. The houses are equal to each other, you are going to eat, sleep and study together for the next 7 years in these groups. Wether you become a brave Gryffindor, a cunning Slytherin, a wise Ravenclaw or a friendly Hufflepuff, you all are going to earn points for your house by performing above expectations, or you are gonna lose points by breaking the rules. The house with the most points by the end of the year is going to win the housecup, a great honor.  With that out of the way, form lines and follow me!"

The great hall with it's floating candles and fake sky is another impressive sight but you cann't realy appreciate it if everyone in the room is looking at you in silence. There are 4 rectangular tables, one for each house I guess and another one on the opposite end of the hall for the teachers.

As we reach the middle of the room McGonagall signals us to halt. In front of us sits an old hat upon a just as old stool. 'What we doing now?' And it cracks open, bareley resembling eyes and a mouth. 'Ah, an artifact' And it begins to sing. 'Is that torture?' After it finished with its grotesque performance, McGonagall once again speaks to us: "When I call your names, step forward, sit on the stool and put the sorting hat on. It will then put you into the house your suitet for."

"Abbot, Hannah!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

As the sorting continued, I saw a lot of people getting nervous , especially Potter, he seems to nearly have a panic attack. But there is nothing I can do, standing on the other side of the again formed crowd.

"Granger, Hermione!"

'Now it gets interesting.'

----PoV-to-Hermione----

'Where will it put me? I hope Gryffindor. Will it notice me being an elemental? Surely not, right' I was honestly still a bit disturbed at the sudden race change and the *sigh* complications that followed. But at the same time the memories I gained assured me that nothing but me gaining new abilities, knowledge and weaknesses would change, unless I wantet to. I can still live a perfect human live with eating, drinking and sh*ting, unless I transform myself into a full blown elemental. Note, that currently that transformation would make me more powerfull, but I wouldn't be able to learn normal magic which would hinder my growth. And why should I need my max power here in the supposedly most secure place in Britain anyway? 

"Granger, Hermione!"

'Here it comes'

I sit down and place the hat on myself and wait.

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"Hmmm"

"What an interesting girl you are. You seek knowledge, yet you still rely on your courage more. Oh and you love the wind it seems."

"Hmmm.......GRYFFINDOR IT SHALL BE!"

'Yes!'

----PoV-to-Luke----

I clap for my friend(?) as she goes to the Lions table. Apparently it was were she wantet to go from the look on her face. 

Meanwhile the sorting continues, until...

"Potter, Harry!"

And there was utter silence, at least until the murmuring began.

"Potter, did she say?"

"The Harry Potter?"

'Poor boy' I think to myself as I watch him putting on the hat. After severel long minutes the hat finally says something.

It starts as a murmur and gradually gets louder until it is clearly audible: "beter be GRYFFINDOR!!!"

And everyone applauds, especially the Gryffindor table. A pair of twins, I think they are Rons brothers(?), are singing loudly "We got Potter!" "We got Potter!"

After a few minutes, silence settles again and the sorting continues, until it is my turn.

"Schwarzwasser, Luke!"

'Better be over quick' and I put it on.

"Hmmm"

"Oh a love for lightning and electricity. And misguided courage leading to drastic consequences. I hope that brought you back to your feet ther boy."

"GRYFFINDOR!"

I ditch the hat as fast as I can and run over to the Gryffindor table to sit down next to Hermione. "Phew. Uncomfortable." "Haha"

As the sorting draws towards the end, Ron too is sortet into Gryffindor. And after the last child is sortet, the hat is brought away. Hopefully we can eat now.

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