Hogwarts Mystery One-Shots

The Sorting

1. MC's first day at Hogwarts

I stood on the marble staircase in front of a great door. I wasn't able to look in the room behind it, but I knew that the doors led to the Great Hall. Jacob, my brother, told me everything about it. I could imagine how beautiful it was. In front of the door stood Professor McGonagall, a teacher at the school of witchcraft and wizardry... Hogwarts. She told me and the other students around me something about Hogwarts and the four houses. Ravenclaw, Huffelpuff, Gryffindor and Slytherin.

I wasn't actually sure in which house I would belong, but my parents thought that I am a 100% [your house]. Well, my brother was a [your house] and really proud of it, but he also got many detentions and lost many house points. He changed so much at this school and I think, it's the school's fault that my brother disappeared. Rumors said that my brother got crazy and that he worked for the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, but I can't believe that. Jacob wouldn't do something like this and he also didn't get mad.

However, now it's my turn. My parents don't know about my plan, but I am here to find the Cursed Vaults and to find my brother. I am sure that he is in great danger otherwise he wouldn't go without a word and leave me alone. That's not him. I was lost in my thoughts, but Rowan Khanna, a girl in my year, hit me in the ribs, so I recognize that the other students went to the big door in front of us.

Professor McGonagall opened the door and I got a first look into the Great Hall. It was a big room with four long tables for the four houses and candles were flying through the Hall. At the end of the Hall stood a long table for the teachers and in front of it stood a chair with a old hat on it.

It was a strange feeling to walk through the Great Hall for the first time in my life. All pupils turned their faces to us and I got really nervous. My brother was kind of famous in Hogwarts and I am not proud what he did sometimes, but I hope that I can live kind of peacefully here and without the rumors and everything. But I saw that many people at the [your house] table recognized me and they started to whisper. Maybe Jacob told them about me years ago, but I wasn't sure. I tried to ignore this and looked back to the front, where the teachers were.

After we arrived at the front, we stood in front of the chair. Professor McGonagall stood beside the chair and the hat began to sing about the four houses. Then she reached for the hat holding a long roll of parchment.

"When I call your name, you will sit on the stool and put on the hat to be sorted.", she said.

"Penny Haywood."

A beautiful girl with long blond hair walked to the stool and then the hat shouted "HUFFLEPUFF!"

The Hufflepuff table bursted into applause and Penny walked to them, grinning.

"Charlie Weasley"

"GRYFFINDOOOOR"

"Merula Snyde"

"SLYTHERIN"

"MC"

Now it was my turn. I was so nervous and my hands were shaking. I heard loud whisper behind me and even the teachers starred at me and started to talk to the teachers next to them. I swallowed and tried to focus. Jacob's past caught up with me on the first day.

Then Professor McGonagall placed the hat on my head and suddenly I heart him speak, but it seemed that I was the only one who could hear it.

"Well, well, well. Jacob's sibling... Hmm, difficult. Very difficult. There's talent, oh yes and I see. Not a bad mind, either. Plenty of courage... You have a brave and loyal heart. You're ambitious and intelligent... But where do I put you?"

Around me everything went silent. I actually didn't remember how long i sat on the stool, but it seemed like forever.And then suddenly and unexpected the hat shouted "[YOUR HOUUUSE]!"

A stone fell from my heart. The [your house] table applauded and I joined them.