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The Sorting Ceremony

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Andy waited in the hall, a cat in the middle of a highway had steelier nerves then he had at the moment, he wanted to learn magic and learn its boundaries but the amount of students and teachers in the hall and the size of the castle made him full of nerves, he was going into worry over drive and if something was not done soon then he would probably burn up under the strain he was subjecting himself to, he knew he had the potential to be powerful and wanted to show this but his worrying nature was clouding that fact. Andy waited a few minutes after his name was called, just to make sure that there was no other 'Andrew Hydran' when he was sure that it was in fact him he walked up to the hat carefully, he was the first of his family to be called up, a fact he hated, he hoped that his older cousin by a few days would be called up first so he would have something to think about other then the fact that every single pair of eyes in the hall was on him, when he sat down on the stool and the hat was placed on his blonde head and watched as it quickly slipped down his head, sighing at his size he waited for something to happen.

"Undoubtedly a RAVENCLAW!"
 
Drew looked at all the students in the hall, he did not know anything about Hogwarts and knew very little about magic, he was in the middle of a crowd of students slightly bigger then himself, even the girls were taller than him, and this did not boast his confidence levels. Drew wasn’t usually overly nervous but this was one of those times that made someone evaluate themselves, what Drew found did not show much promise, but he still managed to wonder up to the stool and put the hat on his head, he found it odd. Why a hat? Why not a scarf or a bracelet? Drew let it go when he watched the hall disappear as the hat slide down his face.

"I think if I'd have been a scarf I may have strangled some people I was wrapped around, and bracelets have no chance to be heard. But that's not the matter right now. Right now I need to place you some where... well, you're quite considerate, and somewhat nervous. I think you'll find home in HUFFLEPUFF!"
 
Drake stood in the middle of the crowd of kids about his age, most were his size but a couple were slightly smaller. Drake could see many different kinds of kids in the hall, some tall some short, girls and boys. Drake waited as the Professors went through the many names on the list, he had to admit that he was excited and could not wait to hear his name be called. When Drake heard his name he walked up towards the sorting hat, Drake was confused as to why it was a hat but did not question it, who was he to judge the hat that would decide where he would sit? Drake sat the hat on his head and waited patiently for something to happen.

"Another one for GRYFFINDOR!"
 
Justin stood in the middle of the crowd of students that would be in his year, the hall was large and rather crowded, there was alot of whispering as names were called from a scroll the professor held, when his name was called he got small butterflies, it was only to be expected, most of the people he knew here were already called. Justin walked up to the stool and sat down, placing the sorting hat on his head and waited patiently for the sorting hats reply.

"I think you'll do well in SLYTHERIN!"
 
Daniel stood in the middle of the hall, it was huge and magestic. He was surrounded by people he wouldnt mind meeting, he always had time to talk to people. When the sorting hat called out his name he walked up to the stool and sat down, placing the hat on his head, he was excited about finding out where he would be placed and waited paticently.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"
 
Sam was sitting with all the other first years. "I am so nervous. I don't know what house I'll be sorted in and how will i be with the others? Oh my..." Sam was such a wreck. But sadly he couldn't seem to think that he wasn't the only person around. A good chunk of the other first years were probably just as nervous as he was.

Some how the great hall was relaxing him. The ceiling was bewitched to give its appearance of not being covered which intrigued Sam. As he began to think more about that, he could hear someone calling out his name but wasn't sure where it was coming from. When he finally tuned in, it was the sorting hat. "Devlin, Sam!" "Oh geez here we go." Sam was just about to wet his pants! As he slowly walked he could feel everyone's eyes glaring down on him. He sat on the stool and the sorting hat was placed on his head. "This will be interesting." He waited to see what wise decision the sorting hat was going to make.

"Speaking of wisdom... RAVENCLAW!"
 
This year's first year class is a big one. with at least 100 students crowded around, I found myself squished against those next to me. After ages, the professor finally calls my name and I nervously step up to the stool. As I sat, I noticed that the sorting hat had quite a few folds in it, 23 to be exact. It was very worn and looked like it was from around 518 a.d. As it neared my head, I could feel the presence of this unique magical object. It sat for about 3 seconds before letting out an inquisitive hmm... and shouted my house.

"RAVENCLAW!"

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Caio wasn't anxious at all. All this things he had witnessed the past few hours were unbelievable. A train full of owl cages and students calling themselves wizards and witches, a huge castle in the middle of nowhere and now a huge chamber, crowded with students wearing robes and teachers sitting at the head table waiting for the ceremony. He was along with other first years. Others were looking quite confident, possibly they knew what was next, others completely clueless like him and others were looking quite nervous like they were going to prove themselves as skillful wizards or witches.

After a short introduction from the headmaster of Hogwarts that Caio listened carefully, they brought a stool with a hat on it. Caio looked around to see the faces of the rest of the first years. Only a few were still looking like nothing strange was happening, the rest of them including him, were looking rather confused. What they were supposed to do with that hat? Summon rabbits or something?

Soon they started calling the names of the first years. Caio watched carefully as the student first called, walked out of the crowd and took a sit on the stool with the hat placed on his head. After a few seconds the hat appeared to be talking, murmuring something to the student that Caio couldn't heard. The only thing that managed to listen was a loud Ravenclaw and the huge applause from one of the four tables. That should be some kind of classification but Caio didn't had a single idea of how they were placed to those groups. He guessed that the 4 tables meant 4 groups.

He didn't had to wait long enough for his turn as his name was starting by a 'B' and curious stepped out of the group of the first years to take his seat. The hat seemed alive on his head and Caio waited for its decision.

"You could be a lot of things, but most of all you seem to be a HUFFLEPUFF!"
 
It was like nothing she had ever seen before, the Great Hall was magnificant and intimidating at the same time. She couldn't help but look up to what seemed lie and endless sky filled with floating candles. The wonders of magic never cease to amaze her as she followers her class mates down the hall towards the famous sorting hat. Jennette was nervous to say the least as they were stopped and one of the professors began to read from long piece of parchment. She waited paitently for her name to be called while on the inside she was terrified. As the sorting hat commented on everyone that went up she began to dread what it would say about her. What if it said she would be a terrible witch. She was so wrapped up in her own head that she almost missed her own name. She would have if it wasn't for the one person she'd spoken to gently elbowing her in the ribs to get her attention. She looked up at the professor who was now glaring at her. "Your holding us up Miss Jenkins," She said. JJ gulped and walked up to the stool, she wasn't even sorted yet and she was in a professor's bad books. A wonderful start to her magical education. JJ sat on the stool and the professor lowered the hat to her head, she closed her eyes and awaited the verdict.

"You'll have plenty of chances to make friends in GRYFFINDOR!"
 
Deza walked into the Great Hall looking at all the staring faces of the various houses. She felt confident, but the slightest bit nervous. She heard the stomp of her feet echo in the Great Hall. One of her friends had been sorted into Gryffindor, would she do the same? How would her parents feel about the house she was sorted into? What if she was a Slytherin? How would her mom, a muggle-born feel about that? She sat on the stool and had the hat pressed down on her head.

"Your mother wouldn't react to you being in Slytherin negatively if she knew anything about what the house actually means now. Not every person in the house has the exact beliefs of its founder - there are more than four types of people in the world. That said, you do have some Slytherin traits but you should be with your friend: GRYFFINDOR!"
 
"Elfeirr, Emma!" That was her. Emma gulped, wishing she could at least have Koko sit with her up in front of the school. Why'd it have to be in front of everyone like that?] Emma knew she shouldn't be so nervous, but she couldn't help it. Right then and there, all she wanted was to be back on her dad's canoe with her parents and Koko, lost out at sea somewhere. Why had she decided to come to this wizarding school? She didn't know anyone here, and they were all so different. Richer. Emma didn't have nice robes, unlike most of the other students. They're going to tell me to go home if I go up there. I don't belong here. I don't even like wearing these stupid robes. Why do we have to wear robes? Her thoughts trailed off as she walked up to the stool and sat herself down. She became so lost in thought that she forgot to be terrified and didn't even notice the hat being placed on her head until it started talking.

"You're cunning. Brilliant, but not necessarily wise. You like everybody to know what you think no matter how you let them know. SLYTHERIN!"
 
Jeremy entered the Great Hall along with the other first year students(well, soon to be). They formed a group in front of a man, stool and the Sorting Hat. One-by-one the students were called, until, finally Jeremy was called he was asked to sit on the stool, as the hat was being put on his head. He relaxed and remained quiet until the Sorting Hat had sorted him to his new house that would change his seven years in Hogwarts.

"Your desire for fairness places you in HUFFLEPUFF!"
 
Karl walked to the Great Hall excitedly but nervously. They stop in front of a man a stool and the Sorting Hat. Names were called one by one to be sorted. It took a long time before Karl was called. He sat on the stool as the Sorting Hat was placed on his head. He felt uneasy to know that a hat was reading his memories. Especially there are some embarrassing ones. He moved and moved and moved, until the hat spoke.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"
 
Cleo waited amongst the eager crowd of 1st years, her arms crossed infront of her chest, she wasn't nervous she was excited but chose to pick a plain stance so that she wouldn't stuff up.
Cleo waited paitently some girls were chatting eagerly amongst themselves, Cleo looked around to see if there were any cute boys in her year, or the year above, she caught a few good eyes and smiled to herself before looking down biting her lip slightly.
Cleo had completely forgotten where she was and started to silently flirt across the room when her Name was called.

'Heaven, Cleo'

A Superior voice called from above, she was busy giving flirtacious looks and almost said that she would be there in a second when she realised where she was.
Cleo walked up to steps to the old stool and sat on her, her short skirt riding up alot higher then it should as she sat down, She may only be 11 but she learnt alot from her mother.
Cleo waited as the Hat was place on her head.
Her mind was blank, she was quiet and silent while she waited for the voice to loom above her.

"GRYFFINDOR!"
 
My character goes to the hat nervously but comfortably, as the sorting hat was put on her head.

"RAVENCLAW!"

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As Chris was walking toward the students he was filled with joy to finally be sorted. He really want to be in Ravenclaw because her favorite sister Crystal was in that house so when his name was called her quickly walked into the stool and whispered to the hat "please put me in Ravenclaw!! I really want to be with my sister!"

"I can't just place you wherever you want or wherever you know people - you need to go where you fit best... and you fit best with HUFFLEPUFF!"
 
Voldemort stood up in the great hall then when they started calling names he was frightened the he heard his name called he started to walk in front to be sorted.He was looking terrified.he said "let's all get this over with".

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

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Hazel was shocked at the size of the Hall, it was massive and so bright, Hazel had a feeling that she was going to like it here, she was going to learn alot of things and have fun while doing it. Hazel heard her name and knew right away that it was her that was called, not needing to check whether there was another girl with the same name, the name 'Hazel Maye Hydran' was a very uncommon name in Hazel's experience. Hazel walked up to the hat and sat down on the small stool and placed the hat on her head, her hair stopped it from covering her face so sight was not a problem, so she just waited silently and waited for something to happen.

"I think you'll like it in RAVENCLAW!"
 
Camille stood in the middle of the crowd of students, she was not nervous, more excited. She was starting her first year at Hogwarts and only an idiot would not be excited. Camille waited until her name was called, she first looked around, making sure there was no other Camille Jones around, when she was sure it was her she walked up to the sorting hat and placed it on her head, she wondered where she would be sorted and whether she would be in the same house as her best friend, but she couldnt be sure as their personalities were rather different. Camille's breathing was calm as she waited for the hat to tell her where she would go.

"I think you're strong will and sense of justice has you in GRYFFINDOR!"
 
It was a clear night, all the first years were excitedly walking the halls of Hogwarts as they were guided to the Great Hall to be sorted. I waited patiently to be called and to be sorted. After a few minutes, her named was called. Everybody stared because when the sorting hat took more time in sorting than usual. And after being sorted she walks down to her table carefully.

"SLYTHERIN!"

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Giovanna followed the other first years through the large chamber doors into the glorious Great Hall. She pulled her simple robes around herself closer, trying to not draw much attention to herself. However, she was quite curious as to how this Sorting Hat seemed to function. Esther, her grandmother, had told her much about Hogwarts. Of course, in Esther's day, Hogwarts was a tad different from the more modern times. Giovanna watched as many first years approached the hat as their name was called. Some students looked rather nervous, as Giovanna expected they all were. As Giovanna heard her name clearly sounded across the Great Hall, she took a deep breath and squeezed through a section of girls to make her way up to the front of the room. Eyes were on her. The nerves inside her were having racing matches in all different directions and routes; the easiest way to deal with this would be like one of her piano recitals. She must imagine she's getting up to play the piece she had practiced for months. Too bad this wasn't as easy as a piano recital. Giovanna bit her lip nervously as she gracefully slid on the stool and let the Sorting Hat be dropped on her head, and basically come down to her nose.

"Undoubtedly a RAVENCLAW!"
 
Watson sat in the group with the other unsorted students. He wasn't really nervous about anything. He didn't have a preference for a house, though he did expect to be sorted into Hufflepuff or Gryffindor. Whatever the house, though, he didn't mind. Every house had it's good qualities, even Slytherin. Though, most people that were sorted into that house were rude and nasty. He thought about the possibilities. Seeing that his mother was a Hufflepuff as well as his uncle, that made his chance of getting into that house more likely. His father was sorted into Ravenclaw, but he doubted he'd be smart enough to get into that house. He could see himself as a Gryffindor since he was a rebel. Slytherin seemed very unlikely. He saw his cousin, Rosalind go up to the Sorting Hat. He knew she wanted to get into Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff. He thought she'd be more of a Gryffindor, though, so he wasn't surprised when it called out her house. Watson felt bad though, she'd be disappointed. Just as he was promising to make her feel better later, the Headmaster called out, "Lockhart, Watson!" Watson walked up to where the three-legged stool was with ease. He was aware of all the eyes on him, but it didn't affect him. As the ancient hat was put on his head, he wondered what house the hat would assign him.

"Without any doubt a GRYFFINDOR!"
 
Carly took a really deep breath before entering the great hall with her siblings. They're all gonna be sorted any minute now. Carly followed her older brother through the crowd of unsorted students. She was feeling nervous and excited because any minute now she's gonna start her school life. The professor on the front started calling names. Her older sister was called first and she was put in Gryffindor. Her another older sister was called and she was put in Ravenclaw. And her older brother was called and he was put in Hufflepuff. Carly was now more nervous than excited. Her siblings were put in each seperate houses. She wants to be with any of them. She's really afraid the hat might put her in Slytherin so when the professor called her name she took a deep breath again and walked slowly over to the stool in fornt of her and closed her eyes as the hat was lowered on to her Blondy head.

"Slytherin? Oh no! It doesn't need to be a new house for every child in your family. In fact... RAVENCLAW!"
 
walking straight to the sorting hat with a wide smile feels nervous but thinking some positive things to enrich powerful abilities and have lots of friends.sat on the chair waiting for the announcement of the sorting hat.All the students is yelling.as irun towards they never regret that i'm gonna be at the gryffindor because of my bravery when i saved my friends on a cruel magician in the town yesterday.I was sat on and heard the sorting hat yells........

"Your responsibility, honesty, and loving nature tell me you'll make a fine HUFFLEPUFF!"

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James was now in the Great Hall at HNZ, hoping still to get the Gryffindor role. A bunch of new kids were going up to the sorting hat, and James was afraid that he would get something he didn't want, like Ravenclaw. Then his name was called. He walked up to the sorting chair, and sat. The sorting hat was placed atop his head.

"SLYTHERIN!"
 
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