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"It's true then, all the saying on the train?" came a  familiar voice from behind me. "Harry Potter has come to Hogwart!" Malfoy?

Everyone snickered amongst themselves. Malfoy came closer and began to speak, I couldn't quite hear what they were saying so I glanced at their expressions and moving lips.

A few minutes later, Professor McGonagall came back and tapped Draco's back as if to say his disrupting her. After one last gaze at Harry he scurried away.

We were brought into The Great Hall. It was a huge, exquisite room with four, long tables filled with students. I scanned the room, trying to find my brother but no such luck. We continued to follow the elderly women, who Hermione presumes is Professor McGonagall, the head of the Gryffindor house. I looked around at the unfamiliar faces and scenery, mingled. It was majestic.

Professor McGonagall scampered up a few stairs to a stool with an old, brown hat sitting on top of it.

"Come along here please." she said and with her scroll, motioned us to come forward.

"Now before we begin, Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words." I watched as an old man dressed elegantly with long, silver hair and beard and small, glinting glasses stood up.

"I have a few start of term notices I wish to announce." he wet his lips before continuing.

"The first years please note, that the dark forest, is strickly forbidden to all students. Also our caretaker," He raised his arm towards a man standing by the entrance door. The man looked even more blotchy and filthier than Hagrid. His clothes were old and baggy and a red-eyed, odd looking cat was at his feet.

"Filch has asked me to remind you, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side, is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a most painful death... Thank you." and with that, he sat back down.

Professor McGonagall started to unfold the scroll in her hand.

"Now when I call your name, you will come forth. I shall place the Sorting Hat on your head and you will be sorted into your houses." she said and picked up the hat.

"Hermione Granger."

Hermione nervously walked up to the stool and sat and I smiled at her, giving her a thumbs up. The hat moved around for a while until it shouted:

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The Gryffindor table went wild as she happily trotted to the table.

"Draco Malfoy."

Draco swaggered forward when his name was called and he sat. The hat barely touched his head when the hat shouted:

"SLYTHERIN!"

The Slytherin table began to cheer.

"Ronald Weasley."

Ron nervously walked up and sat on the stool. Ron fumbled in his seat, waiting to hear from the Sorting Hat and was startled when it suddenly moved. Then after mumbling to Ron, it shouted:

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Ron breath a sigh of relief and hurried to his table.

"Harry Potter."

Harry went up slowly, eyes not leaving the hat. Professor Dumbledore leaned forward and everyone else whispered. He sat down. I could see Harry's mouth moving, he was saying something but I couldn't tell what. The hat moved around a few times before shouting:

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The Gryffindor table all got up and cheered in delight.

"Lila Madison."