𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 - harry potter x fem! oc ¡DISCONTINUED!

year one ; sorting hat

‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾　chapter three; sorting hat　☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙

3rd person pov

once the trio got off the train, they were met by this tall man. harry said his name was hagrid, and he was one of the most nicest people julianna had ever met.

they got on the boats, which only first years and new students go in. they were met (yet again) by a tall, blacked-haired witch in emerald green robes. she had a stern face and julianna's first thought was that this  was not someone to cross, but she liked her already.

"the firs' years, professor mcgonagall," said hagrid.

   so that was her name, julianna thought.

   "thank you, hagrid. i'll take care of them from here."

   she pulled the doors wide. the entrance hall was so big you could have fit the whole burrow in it. well, not entirely, but most of the it. the stone walls were lit with flame torches like the ones at gringotts, which julianna had gone to before. the ceiling was so high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors.

   they followed professor mcgonagall across the flagged stone floor. julianna could here the drone of hundreds of voices from the doorway to the right — the rest of the school must already be here — but professor mcgonagall showed the first years into a small, empty chamber off the hall. they crowded in, standing very close together than they would usually have done, peering about nervous.

   "welcome to hogwarts," said professor mcgonagall. "the start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the great hall, you will be sorted your houses. the sorting hat is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within hogwarts. you will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room.

"The four houses are called gryffindor, hufflepuff, ravenclaw, and slytherin. each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards. while you are at hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule-breaking will lose house points. at the end of end the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. i hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.

   "the sorting ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the whole school. i suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting."

   her eyes lingered for a moment on Neville's cloak, which was fastened under his left ear, and on ron's smudged nose. julianna nervously tried to adjust her wavy hair, while harry tried to flatten his hair.

"i shall return when we am ready for you," said professor mcgonagall. "please wait quietly."

she left the chamber. harry swallowed.

"how exactly do they sort us into our houses? he asked ron and julianna.

"some sort of test i think."said ron.

"fred said it hurts a lot, but i think he was joking." julianna finished.

harry's heart gave a horrible jolt. a test? in front of the whole school? but he didn't know any magic yet — what on earth would he have to do? he hadn't expected something like this the moment they arrived. he looked around anxiously and saw that everyone else looked terrified, too. no one was talking much except ron and julianna and hermione granger, who was whispering very fast about all the spells she'd learned and wondering which one she'd need. ron and julianna we're talking about which house they'd like to be in, which harry had heard them saying gryffindor wouldn't be bad, as their entire family had been in gryffindor. harry tried hard not to listen to them. he'd never been more nervous, never, not even when he'd had to take a school report home to the dursley's saying that he'd somehow turned his teacher's wig blue. he kept his eyes fixed on the door. any second now, professor mcgonagall would come back and lead him to his doom.