As Faven filed into the Great Hall with the other first years, tears began to fill her eyes. She had made it to Hogwarts, not just her dream, but something her brother hadn't been able to do. She would do her best, for herself, and for Felix. Her eyes were drawn to the cieling that seemed to have no end. Light candles were suspended in midair and with her attention upwards, Faven knocked into the tall boy infront of her. "Sorry," she mumbled. When Faven finally lowered her glance, she wished she hadn't. She wasn't the best infront of a crowd, and there were four long tables, each with what seemed like hundreds of kids sitting. One table had green accents, one with yellow, another with crimson, and a fourth with blue. Faven had asked many questions on the train ride over here, so she knew that each color was for one of the four houses of Hogwarts. Which will I get sorted into? That thought was inturruped by a loud voice coming from the front of the hall. "Come along first years, come along! The sorting hat shall place you in a house, this is your house for the rest of your stay at our beloved Hogwarts. Gather in the front, near the hat. Order! I will have order!" the voice bellowed. Faven was tall, but not tall enough to see over the heads of other students enough to see who the voice was coming from. Faven heard names begin to be called, in alphabetical order. One by one students went up and sat on a stool, where the hat was placed upon their head. Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, students were being sorted into all houses. After being sorted, each student went to their respective House table. Faven had been terribly suprised and nearly frightened the first time the hat had talked, but after all she had seen since recieving her letter, she grew more accustomed as the names were continuesly called.

"Dragomir, Faven!"

Faven began to shake with nerves as she pushed through the crowd to the front. As she neared the front she could see that the voice from before belonged to a man holding a long scroll, where the names were presumably.

Faven took a seat upon the stool and shuddered when the hat was places on her head. It began to talk as it had with the other students, and moved from side to side, shaking her head along with it.

"Mmmmm....hhmmm.....Quite an interesting young witch we have here. Slytherin wouldn't suit you at all, muggle born as you are, Salazar would never have allowed it. Brave, as Godric would appreciate, yet loyal enough that Helena would want you. A smart one,quite right for Rowena.....yessss mmmmhhhmmmmm....why can't it be easier.....after hundreds of years........I have it......" the sorting hat mused.

"Quite right, HUFFLEPUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the hat bellowed.

A huge smile light Faven's face as a huge cheer came from the table adorned in yellow. Yes, she was quite delighted with the hats decision. "Thank you," she whispered to it, as she slid of the stool and skipped over to her new house's table.

Ash felt a weird mix of excitement and calm as he waited among the other first years to be sorted. On the one hand, it wasn't as though he didn't expect any of this. He'd read about it over and over in anticipation of coming to the school, the stories supplemented by his father's own anecdotes. He'd only talked to a very small amount of people before he'd arrived, but he watched for them, so that he knew where they went, and perhaps hopefully he would end up with them. It was always good to start out with a friend or two, right?

Soon enough he heard his name - his full name: Ashley Kyung Min Moon - making him wince a little as he walked up to sit on the stool, eyeing the hat that was about to be set on his head.
He closed his eyes tightly, lips set in a thin line as the hat mumbled on something about his father, his mother, his mother's father, his father's mother, and about fifty other little things. As he listened to the mumblings, he opened his eyes and sighed. Most of his family had been of one house, and he just as he began to wonder if the hat was taking so long because it wasn't sure if he should go elsewhere, there came the loud proclamation from above his head: "Oh, you already know... Slytherin!"

Ash actually smiled then, slipping off the stool as the hat was pulled from his head. It was true. Even though he'd thought he had no real preference, when it came down to it, he was actually worried that he wouldn't fit like the rest of his family. That done with, off he went, rather happily, to join his house table. But really, did the hat have to sound like he'd just ruined its fun?

"Elsie Orva"

On hearing he name she couldn't help but smile and do a little jump. She was about to get sorted! Would her mother be right and be put into Ravenclaw like she was? Elsie was told she was bright and Ravenclaw did sound like a nice house. Secretly she had always wanted to be in Gryffindor like her father but she had never known if she was brave, as it has never really been tested!
She walked up and sat down and the sorting hat was placed on her head.

"Hmmm, there is talent here. A quick wit like this would fit into Ravenclaw quite well, bright enough indeed. But also leadership qualities are evident. Loyal enough to be in Hufflepuff, but I don't think Godric would have ever let a student like this not be in his house.

"Gryffindor!"

Elsie couldn't belive it overcome with excitment she ran to her new house table to start to look for a spare seat.

Desiree walked wide-eyed into the great hall following the rest of the first years. So this was Hogwarts, she was actually here, the moment she had been waiting for her whole life. It was amazing, the castle was beautiful she thought staring up at the magical enchanted ceiling. The sorting had begun and she waited rather unpatiently while student after student was placed in their destined house. Finally she heard her name, "Kiana Remora" the voice bellowed out through the hall. She walked up to the stool, suddenly rather nervous. All eyes were on her. She sat down.

Hmm interesting Interesting? was that a good thing? Very interesting, a Remora.. your sister was a Ravenclaw.. bright witch, you're smart oh yes, but I think not.. you're ambitious, you wish great things, but not power exactly no.. you're loyal, but not brave.. hmm The suspense was killing Desiree It seems you're destined for great things.. better be.... SLYTHERIN!!! Desiree let out the breath she been holding and smiled with joy as cheers erupted from the slytherin table, her house table. Her parents were both in Slytherin, she was relieved. This was the house she was meant to be in she thought, approaching the table lined with intricate green banners..

Moon, Laurie!

Laurie wasnt nervous, she was excited as she hopped up on the stool.

The hat began, "yes i see" it said. "Smart and a drive to learn, Ravenclaw would fit this mind. But wait.." the hat paused. This head is taken over by the heart which can only mean...better be HUFFLEPUFF!", the hat suddenly shouted!

Laurie jumped off the stool and happily made her way to the Hufflepuff table where everyone was cheering and warmly welcoming her.

Glenn filed into the hall with the other first years and waiting in a single file line. She was shaking with nerves, and really only because of doing something else rather than watching people getting sorted into their houses; she looked out into the crowd of the school houses.

She spotted her brother Thomas at the Hufflepuff house table, he was waving at her and mouthing something... "Good luck." Glenn gave a nervous smile and turned to face the Sorting Hat again.

"Reyes, Glenn" Glenn walked over trembling and sat down on the stool. She then pulled the sorting hat onto her head, it fell over her eyes and cut the school from view.

"Well, well, well I remember your brother well. Very shy though aren't you? Quite different from your father. Very loyal, quite a quick temper, imaginative. Oh, you are a lot like your brother though... Yes, all right then, HUFFLEPUFF!"

Glenn placed the Sorting Hat back on the stool and walked over to the house that was clapping for her and couldn't stop grinning as she went to find a seat.

Joch waited patiently in the line. She was thinking, 'hmm... Where do I belong? Hufflepuff? I don't think so. Ravenclaw? Maybe but I don't think so. Slytherin? Nah. I guess not. Gryffindor?...'

"Williams, Joch" she raised her head and walked through. She's not nervous at all, as she smiled confidently. She put up the Sorting Hat from the stool, sat and wore it.

"Hmm.. Smart, learns easily... Ravenclaw fits this mind...", the Hat said.
'No way..' Joch thought. "But only your mind, not all of you... Hmm.. You make your decisions by following what your heart says. Determined to protect the ones you love whatever it may take. You sometimes do things without even thinking of the consequences...

GRYFFINDOR!!!"

The Hat said. She stood up and placed the Hat back to the stool. She walked down and approached the cheering table with banners of red.

Pictor,Ryan.Ryan walked up to the stage and sat on the stool.The sorting hat took a couple of seconds to decide it's choice,Gryffindor. All of the Gryffindor's clapped,and Ryan went and sat down

Alyssa walked into the Great Hall for the first time. She felt strange being in this new place but somehow at the same time, she felt like she had just come home. Her parents had attended Hogwarts and had told her what it was like the first time they were sorted into their Houses. Her dad, following in his father's footsteps had been sorted into Gryffindor. Her mother, was a Hufflepuff. Both of them had told that it didn't matter what House she was sorted into. They were all good, no matter what anyone said.

She felt awkward standing together with the first years, but she had been told that since she was a transfer from another school, she had to go through the sorting process like the firsties. "To be honest, I do feel like a firstie. I might as well get used to this because everyone's going to be asking what I'm doing in 2nd year since they haven't seen me before today." Alyssa said to herself. She took a deep breath and moved along with the rest of the students and waited to be called.

"Potter, Alyssa"

She heard her name being called out. She took a deep breath. "Ready or not, this is it", she told herself and stepped up to the front and sat on the stool, where others before her had sat and waited to be sorted. The Professor placed the sorting hat on her head. "I'm here now, Mom and Dad", she thought to herself. "Alright let's do it!!".

"Hmmm....Gryffindor?....Hufflepuff? What do we have here?" the Sorting Hat chuckled out loudly. "I see plenty of loyalty AND bravery at the same time AND hmmm....some hidden secrets in this one".

Alyssa gulped because the Sorting Hat seemed to know of her family secret. "Please, please, don't tell everyone", she silently told the Sorting Hat.

While she sat on the stool nervously, the Sorting Hat continued it's quest, "I also see a strong willingness to help others as well. Bravery, Loyalty and others before self. A very good combination indeed for any House, but I think that this one is best suited for....

HUFFLEPUFF!!!

Alyssa breathed a big sigh of relief. Not only had she been sorted into the House her mother had been before her, but the Sorting Hat had kept her secret. The moment the hat was taken off her head, she jumped off the stool. She heard the entire Hufflepuff table break out in cheer, clapping and hooting as they heard their House name being called out. Alyssa ran over and joined her new housemates at the Hufflepuff table, where they patted her shoulders in welcome and made room for her.

"Opal, Aurora" Aurora heard her name and stepped forward but was so nervous that she tripped over her feet while walking to the stool with the hat.

She sat down and put on the hat and jumped slightly as a voice whispered in her ear, "Hello, Aurora. I see that you're muggleborn. Well, lets just take a look at your traits and see where you fit. Ahh, you do have many traits that fit all four of the houses but the strongest is your thirst for knowledge and to prove yourself worthy of Hogwarts. In that case it had better be-- RAVENCLAW.

Happy that she had been placed and in a good house at that-- Aurora removed the hat and headed towards the Ravenclaw table

Arianna watched as her new found friend excitingly made her way towards the Ravenclaw table. This made Arianna more nervous as she had just made a friend and she knew that they would probably not talk much if they were to be separated. Arianna's thoughts were disrupted as she heard the words "Upward, Arianna". Arianna looked up with an uncomfortable smile. Slowly she made her way up to the stool. She took her seat and the hat was placed upon her head, it felt a bit warm from all the other heads it had already been sat upon. 'Mmmmm.... Interesting, very interesting.' What was interesting, she thought heart pounding. 'You are a tricky one, in deed.' This was not what Arianna wanted to hear at all. 'Sl.... GRYFINDOR!!!' Arianna was overjoyed. She jumped up from the stool, and made her way down to to join her fellow house. Looking over to ravenclaw she saw that her friend was happy, so that made her happy.

Indiana was feeling very nervous. She didn't know why really. Was it because she was stood infront of the whole school? Yes that was nerve wracking enough. What if she made a fool of herself? That would not be good at all. But then Indy thought that made she was nervous about being sorted in the first place. She had no idea what house she wanted to be in, apart from that she did not want to be in slytherin at all. Indy had heard, from her brother, that the slytherin's head of house was really mean. So that was why she didn't want to be in that house. Having to take potions with her was going to be hard enough, especially when she had no idea if she was going to be any good at potions. But that was a story to tell anyone day. Today Indiana was focusing on her soon to be sorting. She knew that her mother really wanted her to be in Ravenclaw. So that Spike could watch her. But that would be no fun at all. She was very sure that Spike didn't really want to watch her either. So hopefully she'd be in a different house. Although being in the same house as Spike wouldn't be that bad, because well, then he'd be there to look after her. That would be a big bonus. Indy was kind of scared that she was going to get bullied, but having her big brother there would definetly mean they wouldn't pick on her. Her brother was a big quidditch star after all. Everyone must love him.

Blinking she looked up at the line of students that was steadily getting smaller. They would get to her name soon. She was kind of glad that her name fell in the middle of the list. She would've hated to go first, or near the end. Everyone would've been watching then, and it would've been really embarrassing. She fidgted a bit as she waited. Yeah. She was getting really nervous now, and had no idea why.

"Hutchinson, Indiana"

Oh. That was her name. Blushing already, she pushed through the group of first years that were gathered near the front of the hall, and walked up the steps, positioning herself onto the stool. The hat was dropped onto her head, covering her eyes and her ears. Man. She really was a tiny person. She was feeling really scared now. She really hoped that the hat wasn't going to put her into slytherin. That would be so dreadful. She didn't think she was mean though, so maybe she wouldn't end up their. Conan had said slytherins were mean afterall.
Suddenly there was a voice in the side of her ear. Oh. My. Days. The hat spoke. Indy had not been expecting that at all. Well. Magic was really weird. "Well Well Well. Where shall we sort you? You have a lot of promise Miss Hutchinson. I see your brother is doing well in Ravenclaw, but is that the house for you? Maybe not. Ravenclaw would suit you well, but what is that? Maybe you will find your real friends in Slytherin

Oh. My. Merlin. The sorting hat wanted to sort her into Slytherin. No. She didn't want that. "No..." Indy shook her head, totally obliviously to the fact that everyone would be able to see her doing that. "Not slytherin. Anything but Slytherin." Because that was really the last place she wanted to go. She wasn't mean, and she certainly wasn't cunning. Indiana was feeling even more nervous. What if it didn't listen to her? And put her in Slytherin?

"Oh? What a shame. You would've made a nice slytherin. But in that case....you belong to RAVENCLAW"

The hat was pulled from her head, and Indiana was beaming. She wasn't in Slytherin. She was in Ravenclaw, and the whole house was cheering. Oh she was so happy. Smiling at the professors, she practically skipped down the stairs, and towards the Ravenclaw table. Success.

"Leone, Temperance" Temperance heard her name called and walks forward slowly trying to not trip over her feet or her robe.

She sits down on the stool and puts on the hat, Hmm... you have traits of both Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. she hears a voice say You would do well in either house but you have a strong thirst for knowledge. Which mean you are best suited for Ravenclaw.

Temperance removes the hat and walks down to the Ravenclaw house table, smiling as her new housemates cheer.

skye was looking at all the first years been sorted into houses she wondered which one she will sorted into when her name got shouted out!......WILD SKYE
skye walked over to the stool and placed the sorting hat on her head!
Now where do we put you...maybe hufflepuff as your loyal...Ah but you are brave.....im going to say....GRYFFINDOR!

All the Gryffindor house was cheering skye quickly jumped of the stool and didnt relise she ran of to the table with the sorting hat on her, she quickly walked back and placed it on the stool and went over to join the other Gryffindors.

McDonnaldson, Elina

oh god this was it, This was the moment in the rest of her life that will make her who she is. She was nervous but she did not show it. She walked up to the stool and put on the hat.

Oh...very ambitious...smart too...Maybe...no I can see that you would not do well...

"Not Hufflepuff...Not Hufflepuff...Not Hufflepuff" was all that would cross Elina's mind.

Not Hufflepuff eh....well it will have to be...SLYTHERIN!!

The slytherin table erupted in cheers as elina skipped over to the table, her white blonde hare flowing in the breeze.

Joaquin felt quite scared for the Sorting Hat. He didn't want to get into Slytherin that was for sure or Hufflepuff. Either Ravenclaw or Gryffindor.

As he sat down on the chair , he was confident. Confident that he would get into Gryffindor.

And finally after almost 7 minutes , the Hat said..... "GRYFFINDOR!"

"Pevensie,Tiffany Pevensie."someone has called out Tiffany's name. She was very nervous about which houses she would be sorted into. She wished to be in Gryffindor, the same house as her brother. The sorting hat was put on.

"um... intelligent...you will be a brilliant witch.You should be in.."
"No!Anything but Slytherin."she thought to herself.She was hoping that the hat wouldn't sort her to be in Slytherin. "GRYFFINDOR!" Tiffany smiled. Cheers came out from the Gryffindor table. She was very happy about the result and so she headed to the Gryffindor table.

Albus, Surya

Okay Surya, it is your turn now. Don't worry, the sorting hat knows everything. He will put you in the right place, Surya was thinking as he walked towards the hat.


The sorting hat began "hmm... another pureblood, I think I know where to put y.."
"Not Slytherin, Please not slytherin" began Surya.
"Not Slytherin! Are you sure? Ok. Well let's see then, I don't see much bravery in you, witty though. So, RAVENCLAW".

There was a loud cheer from the Ravenclaw table. Surya confidently walked over.

"Wood, Ella"
At the sound of her name Ella walked up to the stool at the front of the hall feeling quite excited but uncertain at the same time. She sat down and a hat was placed upon her head.

Just then the hat suddenly started talking "Hmmm, what have we here? Hard working I see, but lots of bravery and courage. Hmmm.... it'll have to be..... GRYFFINDOR!" The hat exclaimed.

Then a loud cheer erupted from the Gryffindor table as Ella hoped off the stool and proceded to the table where the cheers were coming from.

"Hudson, Katrina,"
Uh-oh, Katrina though. It was her time to be sorted.
She went up the stairs slowly and sat at the stool. The sorting hat was then placed on her head.
The hat spoke to her.
"Quite interesting, this one," it said and all the students looked at her. It was awkward being looked at but she was used to it. "Intellegent, smart, creative. You would do great in Ravenclaw but I don't think Ravenclaw is the one for you.
Katrina was quite scared on where to she would be sorted to.
"Sly, sneaky, ambitious, and power-hungry, the hat said. "You have to be..."
Silence was in the air and everybody looked scared. Katrina breathed deeply and waited for her house.
"SLYTHERIN!"

The Slytherin table burst to a round of applause. The Ravenclaws felt worried that maybe her creativity would be in wrong use in Slytherin but that's where she was sorted in. No more turning back.

Katrina looked at her friend, Michelle, who was sorted to Slytherin too. Thank Merlin that they're together. But she was worried that her friend, Beatrice, was in Ravenclaw. But houses don't matter.

So she walked to the Slytherin table to take her seat.

First years were now being sorted. One of the most amazing part in being at Hogwarts. She was really looking forward to this one and not long after,

"Castell, Beatrice .." Okay. Beezus was now called. She walked towards the stool on the Great Hall. All eyes around the well lighted hall were on her. She felt a sudden gush of wanting to hide. Scared ? Maybe, maybe not.. But she was feeling shy and conscious ..
As she put on the Sorting Hat, "Hmmm .. Beatrice eh ? You had some very great challenges that you've been able to successfully passed. A vast intellect and rather constant optimism. So where should I put you then ?" inhaling deeply, she told the hat mentally, "Well, I don't really mind. You can sort me on what house you think would be best."

"Very well Ms. Castell, Ravenclaw ! " the hat shouted, it's voice echoing in the walls of the great hall.
Ravenclaw, the house she always adored. Not bad.
Beatrice proceeded to the Ravenclaw house table as loud cheers erupted from her fellow house mates..

Kane Annabeth!

Annabeth walked sheepishly to the stool, she sat down on it, never more nervous in her life, the hat was placed in her head, "Ahh, what do we have here? Miss Kane, not a bad mind, veyr brave, loyal, but clever talented, where to put you?" the hat said, annabeth held her breath, she wanted anything but Slythering, as she had heard some bad stuff about it,

"RAVENCLAW!"

The hat roared, Annabeth breathed again, and went to joing her classmates and Harvey at the table.

"Black, Jezabel!"
Jezabel sat nervously on the stool, and the Headmaster let the Sorting Hat fall down onto her head. It half obscured her vision.
"Another Black, eh?" said a sly voice in her ear. Jezabel jumped. "Don't do that!" said the Hat crossly. "You'll jolt me right off ... Now then, hmm ... Bravery ... a hard worker ... an intelligent mind, no doubt about that ... but your ancestry does point you towards Slytherin house ..."
"Who cares?" thought Jezabel. "My brother Keegan wasn't in Slytherin."
"Oh, yes, Keegan Black," groaned the Hat. "Gryffindor house. Good Merlin, I hope you won't be as much trouble as he was ... Well, it better not be Slytherin under the circumstances ... I can see you'll not be so ambitious as your family, Miss Black ..."
"Hey!" thought Jezabel irritably. "That's -"
"Ravenclaw!" shrieked the Hat, ignoring her completely. "Good day to you, Miss Black!" it hissed as it was lifted off Jezabel's head.

Scott could see everyone, one by one, getting sorted into their houses, until finally:
"Rowe, Scott"
Scott shook, and then nervously walked towards the chair. He sat down and allowed the Sorting Hat to do it's job.
"Rowe, that name rings a bell, hmm.." The Sorting Hat pondered.
"I can see you have ambition, which points you towards Slytherin, but also bravery and a desire to prove yourself, which makes me think Gryffindor"
"Please Ravenclaw, please." Scott silently begged.
"But your knowledge and love of learning show far greater than any other, so I guess it will have to be:

RAVENCLAW!

Cheers were heard from the Ravenclaw table, and Scott breathed a sigh of relief.