THE SORTING HAT
[Professor McGonagall leads everyone through two large doors which go to the Great Hall, where there are four long tables with thousands of students, as well as floating candles. The roof appears to be the sky.]
Hermione: It's not real, the ceiling. It's just bewitched to look like the night sky. [Carina looks over to her with a slightly annoyed expression she hid really well.] I read about it in Hogwarts: A History.
[McGonagall leads the first years to the front where the Sorting Hat lies on the stool.]
McGonagall: All right, will you wait along here, please? Now, before we begin, Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words.
[Dumbledore rises from the main table.]
Dumbledore: I have a few start-of-term notices I wish to announce. The first years, please note that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all students. Also, our caretaker, Mr. Filch, [shows a ragged old man, called Mr. Argus Filch, with his cat with red eyes, called Mrs. Norris.] has asked me to remind you that 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. [He sits back down]
"I'm sorry, die a most painful death?"
The entirety of the great hall looked at the screen, shocked.
[Carina mutters something about killing everyone and everything in the school for him to shut up so they could get sorted and eat.]
A few chuckles are heard.
McGonagall: 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. Hermione Granger.
Hermione: [to herself] Oh, no. Okay, relax. [She goes up]
Ron: Mental, that one, I'm telling you.
[Harry nods in agreement. Hermione sits on the stool and McGonagall places the sorting hat on her head]
Sorting Hat: Ah, right then... hmm... right. Okay. Gryffindor!
[The students cheer; Hermione jumps off with a smile.]
McGonagall: Draco Malfoy.
[Carina can be seen rolling her eyes discreetly. Draco saunters up proudly. The tattered hat nearly freaks before touching down on Draco's head.]
Sorting Hat: Slytherin!
[The students cheer, not as loudly]
Carina: [muttering to herself] Either the hat didn't want to touch my cousin's slimy, greasy hair. Or uncle Barbie has paid the hat, no in between.
The slytherins, excluding Draco and Lucius, chuckle.
Ron: There isn't a witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin.
[Carina huffs dramatically]
"Carina, you are the best." Bex declared.
McGonagall: Susan Bones.
[A small redhead, named Susan Bones, walks up to the Sorting Hat. Harry looks around and notices a black greasy haired, pale man, called Severus Snape, giving him sinister looks. His scar hurts.]
"Is that..." "James, I think it's Snivellus."
Harry: Ahh! [puts his hand on his forehead in pain]
Ron: [concerned] Harry, what is it?
Harry: Nothing. Nothing, I'm fine.
Sorting Hat: Let's see... I know! Hufflepuff!
McGonagall: Ronald Weasley.
[Ron gulps and walks up. He sits down and the hat is put on.]
Sorting Hat: Ha! Another Weasley. I know just what to do with you. Gryffindor!
[The students cheer as Ron sighs in relief.]
McGonagall: Harry Potter.
[Everything goes silent. Harry walks up and sits down on the stool. The Sorting Hat is placed on his head.]
Sorting Hat: Hmm... difficult, very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind, either. There's talent, oh, yes. And a thirst to prove yourself. But where to put you?
Harry: [whispering to the hat] Not Slytherin, not Slytherin!
Most Slytherins looked at the boy, who they were watching on the screen.
"I'm not going to try to explain myself, but let's just say I didn't know a lot of good Slytherins and Draco was in Slytherin." Harry told them all.
Sorting Hat: Not Slytherin, eh? Are you sure? You could be great, you know. It's all here, in your head. And Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness! There's no doubt about that. No?
Sirius and James turned to Harry in shock. "Slytherin?" Both of them asked.
Harry shook his head and told them to continue watching the film.
Harry [still whispering] Please, not Slytherin... anything but Slytherin.
Sorting Hat: Well, if you're sure. Better be... GRYFFINDOR!
[There is an immense cheering and Harry gets sent to the Gryffindor table.]
Fred and George: We got Potter! We got Potter!
[Harry sits down at the table. He looks at Dumbledore, who lifts up his goblet and slightly waves it, as if he was wishing congratulations.]
McGonagall: Carina Black
[Everyone starts muttering again]
Sorting Hat: A Black... I'm pretty sure I've got to sort two of you.
Carina: I'd rather not be in the same house as Cassie.
Sorting Hat: I can take requests...
[The screen goes foggy and we can't hear or see anything happening]
"What's happening?"
"I'm guessing Carina doesn't want to share her conversation with the sorting hat." Dumbledore answered the first year, looking slightly annoyed.
[The fog goes away and we can hear the sorting hat halfway a sentence.]
Sorting Hat: -kay, I'll put you in Slytherin.
Carina: Thank you, mr. Hat.
Sorting Hat: SLYTHERIN
"Did you ask to be put in Slytherin, why?" Sirius asked his niece.
McGonagall: Cassie Black
"The other Black that year, apparently."
[Cassie Black goes to sit on the stool in front of the school.]
Sorting Hat: I just put your cousin in Slytherin, but I don't feel like you'd fit in there.
"Cousin?" Barty asked.
"That means it's Black the older one's daughter." Evan answered Barty.
Sirius was fully quiet, looking at the screen in shock.
Cassie: I know my father was in Gryffindor, but I don't think I would be happy there.
Sorting Hat: No, of course. I know exactly where you should go, HUFFLEPUFF
"Hufflepuff? My daughter is a Hufflepuff?"
"Yes, Sirius. I think it's quite obvious, she's just been sorted into Hufflepuff." Remus replied.
[Cassie hopped over to the Hufflepuff table. Looking back at the Gryffindor table once, she saw her friend, Hermione clapping for her.]
siirens speak
I kind of confused myself with this, but just know that:
- carina and hermione asked about neville's toad
- they're friends
- but carina and cassie are cousins, so they were all friends
- cassie just went to ask other people with another friend
(- i mightve mixed up carina and cassie while writing this, but this is what i want it to mean)
