Sorting Ceremony (Y7)

[Jasmine Green]

Jasmine walked with the other students into the great dining hall. Many of the students looked up and she followed there gaze. The roof was a starry sky filled with many wonders. She let out a small sigh, this was her home.

The sorting began after some speeches, this was when Jasmine felt nervous. She forced herself to remeber the promise she made to herself. She was going to forget the past, and be brave towards the future. One by one names were called and first years were sorted.

Then she heard her name.

"Green, Jasmine"

She stepped up to the stage and got a burst of bravery. She sat down and smiled as the hat sat on her head.

please be gryffindor she thought

"Yes, that's what it is. GRYFFINDOR!"

 

[Emmett Burke]

Emmett was standing in line for the sorting hat and looked at his watch, he was really hungry and really impatient. He waited for the person in front of him to be sorted and then heard his name being called.

'Burke, Emmett'

He bounded up and sat on the seat, then stuck the hat on his head. 'Hurry up'He murmured quickly, wanted to go and eat already. 'Put me in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff and make it fast. Please'He thought quickly, waiting for the hat to yell out a house already.

"You're all over the map. Well, may as well be GRYFFINDOR!"

 

[Jasmine Perfitt]

Jasmine stood with the other new first-year students, and glanced around nervously. She was still afraid that she would find it hard to make any new friends, but there was such a warm, friendly feeling to the place that her fears were beginning to disappear.

Smiling, Jasmine looked up at the ceiling, and gasped. She had known that the ceiling was enchanted, but she hadn't expected it to be quite so beautiful.

"Perfitt, Jasmine"

As she heard her name, Jasmine looked back down to eye level, and walked over to the hat. She sat down timidly, hoping it would be over quickly.

"Your kindness tells me your house is the house of HUFFLEPUFF!"

 

[Hannah Lynch]

Hannah was so excited, but nervous at the same time, she had never felt this feeling.
Amongst all her fellow first years she felt at home, like she truly belonged. She had met a few of the students before and gave some a quick nod, or a nervous wave. As the sorting hat called out the names she felt her heart racing faster as it got closer to her name.

"Lynch, Hannah"

Hearing the sorting hat say her own name startled her for a second. She walked up to the hat nervously, knowing full well all eyes were on her, she didnt mind which house she was in, as long as it wasnt slytherin. She sat down and felt like it would never end.

"Your wisdom is inherent of a true RAVENCLAW!"

 

[Loren Watts]

Loren walked into the Great Hall with her peers, she was a little taller than the others, and felt out of place. She stood with the one person she knew, Hannah.
Loren watched her friend get sorted, grinned, and gave her a thumbs up. Secretly hoping she would be with her friend.

Watts, Loren As her name was called, her stomach twisted. She stepped up to the stool, feeling stares on her back, she turned, and sat down. As the hat was placed on Lorens head, she closed her eyes. Unsure of what house she wanted to be sorted in, she heard Gryffindor was for the brave, Hufflepuff for the loyal, Ravenclaw for the intelligent, and Slytherin was for the cunning. Chewing her lip, she opened her eyes, waiting for the hat to sort her.

"RAVENCLAW!"

 

[Xander Paine]

Xander stood in line behind his sister his hands shoved deep into his pockets, fingering the lint gathered in it. He glanced aroudn nervously, thinking of the novel in his bags, wherever they were. He only had a couple chapters left. Eh, he could finish those tonight, but the suspense was killing him.

His mind wandered to food as his stomach rumbled, and he eyed the empty golden plates, shifting his weight around on his feet as he waited as patiently as possible. He had been too obsorbe din his bok on the train ride to bother buying anything to eat from the snack cart.

Finally his name was called and he released an exasperated sigh as he approached the stool, his klunky black shoes nearly tripping him up. he'd hit a growth spurt over the summer and was still growing used to the limbs, rather lanky for an 11 year old boy.

His blue jeans were scuffed along the bottom from being dragged under the shoes constantly, and the blue and white striped polo he had on had him sweating profusely as he nervously had a seat on the stool, a swishing of robes and echoing of footfalls on the wood floor.

He closed his eyes, feeling horribly for his evil twin sister who had been sorted into his desired house.

What if it gets me wrong too? She wanted Slytherin so badly! Oh no oh no what if it got our minds mixe dup?? It cant do that...nooo oh pleas oh please put me in Ravenclaw I'll be miserable if I'm anywhere else, especially if that's Slytherin/ I haven't a bad bone in my body oh please. he begged in a battle of thoughts with the hat, awaiting it's decision anxiously.

"Ravenclaw might suit you - but even better would be HUFFLEPUFF!"

 

[Bailey Courtly]

Bailey was waiting in line with the rest of the unsorted students. He was eyeing up all the girls, and cursing the Headmaster for making the girl's robes so loose. He watched a particularly cute girl go up and get sorted into Gryffindor. He watched her sit down, and saw an empty space next to her.Gryffindor here I come... he thought.
When his name was called, he sauntered onto the stage, hands in pockets. Sitting himslef down on the stool. He searched the Gryffindor table, until he found the girl he had been looking at before.
Allright mister hat he thought Gryffindor please?

"I can see even greater success for you in SLYTHERIN!"

 

[Joseph Bree]

Joseph was a nervous wreck. He was surrounded by more people he had ever been in his life. And it felt like all eyes were on him, even though they were on the hat. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, to calm himself. His eyes opened when his name was called out. He pushed his way through the crowd towards the stool and hat. He bit his bottom lip nervously, knowing now all eyes were on him. He sat down on the stool and turned his eyes to the ground as the hat was placed on his head. He had no idea what to do...or to think. He looked up and saw one of the girls, Alexia, he had met over the holidays sitting at one of the tables. Hufflepuff if I remember correctly he thought as he looked down again.

"Yes, indeed. HUFFLEPUFF!"

 

[Angelbert Swift]

Angelbert walked at the magnificent great hall that his adopted sister said, it was really magnificent and pretty. The group stopped in front of a long table with lots of older people, he heard his name out and walked toward the stool and sat there. The man holding a hat placed it in his head...waiting for the magical hat to speak. I would be please if you make me what really am i He spoke nervously in his thought and waited for more minutes...

"Your future lies with HUFFLEPUFF!"

 

[Sukie Takahiro]

"Takahiro, Sukie".

Sukie raised an eyebrow as he stood up. Slytherin please! he prayed as he sat on the stool. Sukie smiled, as he had a better view of the students. He didn't see any Asian students. Sukie sighed. Slytherin please..Slytherin please..slytherin please..he thought. Sukie bit his lip. It was all up to the sorting hat. He really wanted to be in his Slytherin just like his dad.


"Yes, there's no doubt about you. You belong in SLYTHERIN!"

 

[Corrie Yelnats]

"Yelnats, Corrie."

Corrie swaggered forward as his name was called, he didn't care that there were loads of people watching him at the moment. They would forget him soon enough, everyone else did. He parked himself on the stool and the hat was put on his head. Heya mate. You gunna put me in Slytherin yeah?

"Yes, that's exactly where I'll put you. SLYTHERIN!"

 

[Rebecca Prince]

Rebecca, like the rest of the first years, waited to have their name called. As she waited, she remembered the ones that were placed in Slytherin, they all didn't seem worthy enough to her, but there were a few that did. She was pleased at this, perhaps she would bother consorting with them, perhaps not. It didn't matter much to her. When the reached the letter P, she smirked, awaiting Prince, Rebecca to be called. When a Prince had been called, she began making her way through the crowd but stopped realizing that the Professor had said Ava Prince.

Becky looked at the girl oddly. They certainly could not be related, she had never met that girl in her life, and she knew most of her family, even though there were tons of people in it. She shrugged that off and smirked when she heard, "Prince, Rebecca."

Rebecca strolled on to the stool and sat down in a posh fashion, crossing her legs in the most lady like fashion. Then the hat was placed on her head and she thought, Ugh stupid thing is going to mess up my hair. She rolled her eyes and awaited what her house would be. Her family had a long line of Slytherins so why on Earth should she be the exception?

"SLYTHERIN!"

 

[Emma-Lily Rose Phoenix]

Emma-lily rose walked through the giant door of the great hall sat in her place then waited for her name to be called. "Phoenix, Emma-Lilly Rose." She crossed her fingers and chanted over and over in her head 'please let be in griffindor so I can be with my twin.'

"Alright, that it is. GRYFFINDOR!"

 

[Melody Renson]

Melody walked into the Great Hall with the rest of her soon to be class mates. She kept her head down, her browny-blonde wavey curls falling in front of her face. She was trying to stay invisible, something that she was quite good at.
She listened as their group thinned, until she heard her own name being called.
She walked up to the stool, keeping her face remote. She sat quietly on the stool, with the hat on her head, waiting for it's verdict.

"Your interests set you in the house of RAVENCLAW!"

 

[Anne Houser]

Hurry up, hurry up, sort me already. Anne thought, annoyed. People were called up and sorted, most looking happy with their houses, a few a little upset. Anne waited, fiddling with her platinum blonde hair and wondering when it would be her turn. Finally "Houser, Anne" was called, and Anne made her way to the stool, and sat down. The hat was placed on her head, and she sat as still as a statue, thinking one thing and saying another. She knew the hat could hear her, but she had no idea it knew her thoughts. "Just put me in Slytherin already, you stupid hat." she murmered. I will be in Slytherin, right? she thought to herself, unsure.

"You're closer to other houses than you might expect. Your attitude isn't that of a true Slytherin, either. But it's SLYTHERIN none the less."

 

[Gin Bailes]

Gin glanced around the Great Hall with fresh interest lurking in her mind but not eyes. The Hall was bustling with first year students such as herself, but some were shaking in fear or smiling too brightly. She smiled a little, breaking the ice wall for a split second before her face returned to the calculating mask it usually wore.

Students around her were exclaiming about which House they thought they'd be in, how nervous they are - the expected chatter at an event like this. As her gaze swept around the room, she could definitely pick out a few future Slytherins, from what she'd heard of that House ... and a few Gryffindors, too. Also, apparently the Hufflepuffs tended to be shy here, and there was quite a few people shaking slightly here. And the Ravenclaws were the intellectuals, huh? Her eyes narrowed. These were hard to pick out.

Seeing as her second name began with B, it was no surprise when her name was soon called -

"Bailes, Gineve Jane!"

She winced slightly at her full name but set her face into her normal cool expression and walked up to the Sorting Hat, placing it on her head.

OK, Sorting Hat, she said in her mind, having determined that the Sorting Hat could actually talk. Obviously. I don't know much about these Houses at all. Put me where you think I should be.

"It's Slytherin or Ravenclaw for you. Ah, but it'll have to be SLYTHERIN!"

 

[Barbara Grant]

Barbara strode through the doors of the large Great Hall, a grin on her face, a bounce in her step. She had just arrived at her new school, Hogwarts New Zealand, and she kept pinching herself to make sure she wasn't in another of her fairytale dreams, she wasn't, ofcourse! Barbara tried to listen in as the Headmaster spoke but she was too excited and his words went in one ear and out the other. As the Sorting Hat she had read about was brought out, Barbara stared around at her fellow first years, all waiting to be sorted, and she grinned. The headmaster began to read out names, and just as Barbara thought hers would never be called, she heard it. "Barbara Grant." Her heart skipped a few beats as the young blond made her way up to the three legged stool, nearly tripping up the steps. As she took a seat, she took a deep breath and pretty soon the large hat was covering her eyes so she could only hear the loud buzz of the millions of people in the hall. Oh my god.. Barbara thought, she was so excited she felt like screaming. She was un-patient at the best of times, and right now she badly wanted to know which house she would be spending seven years in. She didn't know much about them, so she would be happy with any!

"Your future lies in GRYFFINDOR!"

 

[Monty Phoenix]

The ride on Hogwarts Express seemed as if it would never end. But finally, sitting in the Great Hall and awaiting to be sorted, was one thing Monty only dreamed about. The dream had finally come true, Monty thought to himself. He was extremely eager and ready to place the hat on his head to find where he would be. He listened as the names were read off alphabetically.

Monty began to tap his fingers on the table in anticipation. He realized he was being inpatient and hated the fact that his last name was Phoenix; Atleast it wasn't Zuzu or something. "Monty Phoenix!" Monty jumped up out his chair and dusted himself off. He made his way to the stool with the sorting hat placed on it. Making his way up the steps, and finally placing his bottom on the stool the hat was placed on his head. He waited, as the hat was to big and went over his eyes. Everything else was silent, because all Monty wanted to hear was the name of the house, he was to be placed in.

Just pray its not, Slytherin.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

 

[Ali Shaw]

Ali walked strongly into the great hall, her choppy jet black hair wavered down past her shoulders. A smaller kid held her up, and Ali shoved them in the back to get the line moving. Why should she have to wait, everyone knew she was the most important person here. She stuck her noise in the air and pushed her way to the front of the rest of the first years that were getting sorted.

"Shaw, Ali" It was her turn, she watched dryly as other students skipped off to their pathetic house like Hufflepuff. She knew were she belonged. Right were the rest of her family have been put too, and also her younger two siblings hoped to be put. If she was placed in such a house as Hufflepuff, ergh, she couldn't bear it.

She strutted over to the stool and took her place rolling her eyes at the nervous first years who had yet to be sorted...

"You're as clear cut as can be. SLYTHERIN!"

 

[Flora white]

Flora stood in the crowd looking a bit peckish, she shuffled with everyone closer and closer to the hat. Because her last name started with ' w' she was right at the back of the line which she didn't see as an advantage.
The line moved excruciatingly slowly as she waited the hall would go quiete when a student took their place on the stool and then the students would aplause as the student took their place at their future house.
Floras turn was next, she could tell. " Flora White " oh no Flora mumbled, she stumbled to the stool and sat down.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

 

[Remus Firn]

Remus walked forward as he heard his name called out by the Hat. He had been standing with the crowd of Young wizard for quite some time now, but he had to head up there and be ready for what ever the hat Decides to place him. Remus walked up to the stool sitting to it gently.
Remus smiled to the people before him as he readied for the result that was to come from the Sorting hat, though he begged to himself Just not Slytherin, Please not them... I'm not a bad kid i wouldn't last!

"You don't need to be bad to fit in Slytherin. In fact, your interests tell me that's where you most belong. Yes. SLYTHERIN!"

 

[Avrille Grinaes]

Avrille seethed, she did not want to be standing in line to be sorted, she wanted to be at Durmstrang where she was supposed to be. Her Mama promised her that she would go, and she broke two promises, one by being impregnated by Chavdar, and now where she would have to go to Hogwarts. Now Simone would have more things to tease her about, she was not pleased at all.

The noirette ruffled her short hair whilst scowling to herself, until her name was called. "Grinaes, Avrille." She rolled her harlequin green eyes and walked up the steps, and took a seat on the rickity stool, awaiting the stupid hat to be placed on her head.

When it was she almost converted everything she thought in to Russian, her native language. But she didn't because if she was going to be here, she might as well get into a respectable house, one that was not Hufflepuff, that house for wusses. Hurry up you ugly piece of cloth, she thought bitterly to it, really not caring how mean she seemed, she was just hating the thought of having to be here, it was not fair.

"I fear for the future of Wizard kind, this year. No respect for Magic or anything at all. Perhaps you'll learn a thing or two in RAVENCLAW!"

 

[Landon Dalton]

Landon was nervous.
He stood amongst the crowd, his scruffy ginger mop on his head hung low in front of his eyes.
Landon gave out a great sigh as he waited.
He knew he wouldn't have to wait long and then- "Dalton, Landon"
Landon made his way to the front of the Great hall.
He sat on the stool and had the hat placed on his head.
He jumped slightly when he felt the hat move.
"Please not Slytherin," Landon muttered under his breath.
He didn't mind the idea of being a Ravenclaw but he didn't want to be in Slytherin. -It was the wrong sort of crowd.

"No, not Slytherin, not Slytherin at all. GRYFFINDOR!"

 

[Vladimir Volkov]

Not good.

Vladimir took a deep breath, and tried to stop himself from jumping up and down on the spot and screaming in panic.

Not good, he repeated mentally in his head.

The rather tall boy for his age forced himself not to fidget as he glared in front of him, making a fellow first year behind him ask if he was alright; in which his voice caught in his throat and his lips twitched upwards around the corners in a pained smile, then he turned his head forward like a rusty machine. He took a few more deep breaths, then exhaled and clapped his palms together. He was going to die if he didn't get this over with soon.

Several thoughts fought with each other as he stood in line. What if he wasn't magical enough for this Hogwarts? He knew Durmstrang would accept him on accounts of his father, but would Hogwarts? Perhaps they had higher standards. He imagined the dread of sitting in the train and getting trundled back to Russia. The other inclination was, what was this 'house' thing about? How was he supposed to be sorted? Did he have to fight a Hippogryph with a flaming sword or something?

His thoughts did not calm when the sorting begun and people started to go up and get sorted. He begun to fiddle with all sorts of suspicions about that hat. What if it sucked your brains out? He was positively getting hysterical, so he mentally braced himself and just about ran forward when the name, "Dragonski, Vladimir!", was called. He could see some people whispering about themselves at the obviously Russian - and obviously magical-rooted names. No I'm not a Vampire. He wanted to exclaim as he jammed the hat upon his head and wished it would be over soon.

"Another one for GRYFFINDOR!"

 

[Arianna Perry]

Arianna stood amongst the crowd of first years cursing her slightly amazonian height. Her blonde head poked out over a majority of the sea of first years she was lost in. This was it, after hearing her mom talk about her own time at Hogwarts and skimming through Hogwarts, a history with her sister in the attic after they found it in one of the trunks that had been stashed away in the fairly new houses already dusty attic. She was standing in the great hall amongst so many students.

Sure it was a different Hogwarts than the one her mother had attended twenty or so years ago but she felt as though she was standing in her mothers place all of these years later. But in reality she felt slightly suffocated amongst all of the people due to her nerves, despite the fact that she could see over most of them. She reached down and started twisting the bracelet hanging from her wrists. She barely heard the cry of a student being sorted into Gryffindor. She perked her ears up for a moment only to fall back into nervousnes as she realized that they were in the L's. M,N,O then the P's, Arianna didn't have much longer to have to stand up here thank god.

She wasn't normally so nervous and jittery, she was actually quite outgoing and seemed to make friends easily. She had a bit of a suspicious streak in her that she had gotten from her father but she tried not to judge too harshly, what was a world without good friends and family? This was another factor of her nervousness, she was going to be away from her family for a whole year. Her mother had said that Hogwarts would become like a second home to her and Arianna hoped that was true.

"Perry, Arianna!" the headmaster yelled and the young girl took a deep breath and started walking slowly up to the hat. As she sat on the stool and slipped the hat on her head everything melted away, all of the nervousness she held. The crowd seemed to vanish before her very eyes. The only thing on her mind now was her, her future house, whichever house that may be, and the hat that would put her there. Her breath was a bit shaky as she started to think, giving the hat her opinion on the whole thing not that it's bound to matter all that much.

Okay hat... I honestly have no clue where you should put me. I'm only eleven years old for goodness sakes. Anything could happen to me, a person can change greatly from their 11 year old self but you surely know this so I'll just get on with my thoughts, you have several students to sort and I don't want to take too long. But I really would like Gryffindor, but do I have the bravery for it? Hufflepuff would be nice just because my mother was there. But I really don't want to be in Slytherin, nothing against the house in general, but they would eat me alive! If anything you could always just put me in Ravenclaw with my cousins. I need to reconnect with them anyways. I guess I'll just trust your judgement, you have this job for a reason afterall...

"RAVENCLAW!"