Sapphire waited as patiently as she could for her turn. Having a last name starting with "W" would mean she'd be one of the last to be called.

She looked around the Great Hall, at all the students who had already been at Hogwarts at least a year. There were a couple who smiled at her. Sapphire gave them a small smile but quickly looked back at the Sorting Hat.

And at that moment, she finally heard her name called. "Wulfweardsweorth, Sapphire!"

She took a deep breath and walked anxiously up the steps. She glanced up at the professor holding the Hat, hoping to meet friendly eyes, then turned and sat down.

"Wow. There are more students than I expected," Sapphire thought. The view disappeared before her, however, when the Sorting Hat was placed over her head. The front covered her eyes and rested on her nose.

"Hello," Sapphire said, unsurely. "I'm -"

"Sapphire Wulfweardsweorth," The Sorting Hat said. "Well...it's nice to meet another Wulfweardsweorth after all these years. Hardworking, protective, loyal."

"Like my dad. He was a Hufflepuff," Sapphire thought.

"Yes, like your dad. I remember," The Sorting Hat continued. "Headstrong, honourable, brave."

"Like my mother. A Gryffindor." Sapphire smiled. People had always told her how much she looked like her father, but that her temperament was more like her mother. She heard the opposite about her younger sister, Amethyst.

"Yes. And now you know they were right." The Sorting Hat said proudly before his voice boomed throughout the Great Hall. "Gryffindor!"