The Next Generation

Chapter 3- sorting

Author note: italics are scorpius's thoughts

And in my version Luna and Neville get married

Thanks to Ella for Lena longbottoms name

Sorting hat poem is my own

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As Draco, Rose and Albus made their way through the great doors, they were greeted by a stern looking woman, dressed in dark robes with a black pointed hat that only added to the severity of her personality.

"Welcome first years to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. I am your headmaster professor McGonagall

In a moment you will make you way into the great hall and be sorted into your houses"

And in that moment the doors opened and in twos the students made their way to the war - damaged hat sat on a stool at the front of the hall.

Scorpius looked at the sparklingly nights sky above him as he heard Rose talking excitedly to a long blonde haired girl beside her...

"It's not real you know, the ceiling, it's just bewitched to look like the nights sky. I read about it in Hogwarts, a history"

The students clumped round the stool, staring in amazement as the hat erupted into song:

Hogwarts school, a place called home

You'll find you true friends

You're never alone

Whether you're brave, or cunning

Intelligent or loving

Hogwarts is now your home

With my knowledge I seek to know

Where you heart and head do go

I am not just a bonnet

A hat who talks in sonnets

I will sort your place, if you seek to know

Those who know will strive

While those unsure will discover

Learn in a school that survived a war

If your heart you wish to uncover

Do you belong in Gryffindor ?

If you are brave and strong

Or perhaps in Slytherin

Where dwell the cunning mind

Or perhaps in Ravenclaw

In knowledge your do mind does lie

Or maybe you lie in Hufflepuff

If loyalty is your hearts desire

Then I will sort why this is true

As I am not a liar

Trust in those around you

and never be mislead

As a boy who made all the wrong choices

Chose the good side in the end

And then it finished leaving the first years gasping in awe,

Scorpius looked up to find professor McGonagall rising from her some what looking throne, nodding in acknowledgement to a tall dark handsome man, by the name of Professor Longbottom.

She made her way to the front of stage and unravelled a long piece of parchment

She called out the names of various children, placing the battered old hat on their heads as it sorted their houses.

"Rory Finnigan"

"Gryffindor"

"Elijah Thomas"

"Gryffindor"

"Piper Parkinson"

Slytherin for definite

" Lena longbottom"

Professor Longbottom looked nervously down at one out two of his twins

"Ravenclaw" she was like her mother,

"Fabian Longbottom"

"Gryffindor" the hat roared - he took after his father.

Then it was the turn of Rose.. The hat needed no time to decide where her loyalties lay

"Gryffindor" her eyes lit up (beautifully ) as she joined the jeering table

"Albus Potter"

Albus sat down closing his emerald eyes, muttering quietly to himself

"Gryffindor" he ran to join Rose and the rest of his family (Fred, rose, James, victoire....) smiling encouragingly at Scorpius as he passed.

After what seemed a lifetime, it was Scorpius's turn

He walked cautiously to the stool and placed the hat gently on his head

"Hmmm what to do with you eh?" Scorpius jumped gasping at the speech in his ear

Not slytherin not slytherin not slytherin

"Well your desire shows where your heart lies"

Please not slytherin I don't want to make the wrong choices like my father

"Well if you're sure, You'd do great you know, But if not ...Better be ...... Gryffindor"

A Delighted Scorpius beamed looking up to find the great hall filled with a hundred shocked faces...

He made his way to the Gryffindor table, silence greeted him with the occasional acknowledging smile

this is what you get for being a Malfoy