chapter 4

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A woman who was tight-lipped and looked very strict appeared. She announced her name (Professor McGonagall) and that the Sorting Ceremony was about to begin. They brought the Sorting Hat ("It's an actual hat?" Draco said in a surprised tone) and it started with singing its song. Once it ended, all the students in the Great Hall applauded. Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment. "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," she said. Darcey squirmed in her seat, knowing the real excitement was about to begin. The Sorting Hat started sorting people into their house, going in alphabetical order. Finally, Professor McGonagall yelled, "Malfoy, Draco!" Draco looked at Darcey with a wide smile on his face before running up to the stool. Before the hat even touched his blond head, it yelled "SLYTHERIN!" Draco hopped off the stool, smirking and went to the Slytherin table. Darcey suddenly felt sick as Professor McGonagall yelled, "Malfoy, Darcey." She got up fast and tripped on her robes. Aware everyone was watching her, she blushed a bright red and bounded up to the stool. She closed her eyes as the hat was placed on her head. "Hmm, this is a tough decision," said the Sorting Hat slowly. " Slytherin would be ideal, you would fit in with your family and it seems like a great place to put you." Darcey picked at her fingernails uncomfortably wondering why the hat wouldn't just yell Slytherin and be done with it. "But no. It just isn't a match. You'd be better suited for... GRYFFINDOR!" Darcey sat there for a moment in disbelief. "Did I hear the hat right," was her first thought. Professor McGonagall shoved her and said, "Go to the Gryffindor table, Malfoy." Darcey stepped off the stool and looked towards her twin in the crowd of Slytherins. The look on his face was a mix a surprise and disgust. She sat down at the Gryffindor table as a tear rolled down her face. "Hey. Hey why are you crying?" Darcey turned to her right and realized a girl with bushy brown hair and huge front teeth was speaking to her. "I'm Hermione Granger, are you okay?"

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