New Adventures (A Harry Potter Next Generation Story)

The Sorting

The train came to a stop. I grabbed my trunk and followed Sara onto the platform. There was a booming voice.

"Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" 

Daniel looked at me and we walked towards the voice. 

"Hagrid!"

"Hey there Teddy! You coming to tea on Saturday?" 

"Uh-huh!"

Daniel and I climbed into a boat with two girls with blond hair. We came around a bend and I saw Hogwarts for the first time. I let out a gasp. It was huge! I heard people whispering excitedly. The boats stopped on the shore, and we all clambered out, where we met a really short professor. He led us into a room and introduced himself.

"Hello. I am Professor Flitwick, the deputy headmaster and charms teacher. There are four houses at Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Your house is your family here, and you can help gain points towards winning the HouseCup. If you misbehave, points will be taken away. You are about to be sorted, and when you have been assigned a house, you will go sit with them. Let's go." 

He pushed open the doors, and we walked into a huge room with four tables all crowded with students. Daniel nudged me and pointed at the ceiling. I gasped. How could I see the sky? I heard others with the same surprised look on their faces. We all stopped infront of  a stool with a hat on it. I felt intimidated, there was so many people watching me. The sorting hat started singing. 

The song ended and I clapped along with everyone else. Professor Flitwick opened a scroll and called out a name. 

"Aner, Ashford"

A boy with sandy hair stumbled up, and the hat was placed on his head. 

"RAVENCLAW"  There was a stamering applase from the table in center, on the right. Ashford smiled and walked to the table

"Cameron, Haley"

"HUFFLEPUFF" 

I zoned out looking around the room. I heard my name being called, and heard some whispers go around the hall. My legs shook as I put the Hat on.

"Let's see. You want to prove that you can live up to your parent's. Yet, a overwhelming sence of bravery and loyalty. I know where to put you. GRYFFINDOR!" 

I breathed a sigh of relief, and headed over to the table on the left. Sara was applauding me, and I sat down at the end of the table, to her right. She patted me on the back. I watched as 'Newt, Gary' became a Gryffindor, and it got to Daniel. The sorting hat just brushed his head as it called out Gryffindor. Sara and I clapped loudly. Daniel sat next to me. He was grinning from ear to ear. 

The sorting ended after 'Wagner, Alii' became a Slytherin. Food of every kind appered on the plates. I was shocked, but I dug in. All too soon, people were getting up and leaving. A prefect appeared and led us to the common room. I choose a bed by the window, and Daniel picked the bed right next to mine. I settled in, a smile on my face, and fell asleep.