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Chapter
3
After a long journey in the boats of about 40 minutes, they finally reached it - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Phew!" panted Luca, "Boy, did that rowing wear me out! I wonder what's for dinner?"
"Do you
always think about your stomach, Luca?" sighed Rosie.
Luca looked at her.
"What? Aren't
you hungry, Rosie?"
"Maybe I am, but at least I don't go on about it!"
Al sighed. Maybe he wouldn't have any friends...
Suddenly, a young-looking wizard came through the giant doors, which Al assumed lead to the Great Hall.
"Hello!" he said cheerfully, "I'm Professor Lupin. Theodore Lupin. Teddy if you know me, but in school, Professor Lupin!"
Al and Rosie smiled at Lupin, while Luca remained completely confused.
"Nice to see you, Rosie, Al!" Lupin nodded at them.
"Anyway, I need to explain what's going to happen in there-" he nodded towards the Great Hall. "- when you guys get in there. Well, it's simple. You get sorted into one of our four houses. Then, when all of the first years are sorted, the feast will begin!"
Malfoy pushed his way through the crowd.
"So,
Professor Lupin, what subject do you teach?" he smirked silently after he said this.
"Defence Against the Dark Arts." replied Lupin shortly.
"Oh." replied Malfoy in a snobbish way. "My father says that subject is rubbish. Well, except when Severus Snape taught it in my father's last year. My father-"
"We don't care what your father says, Malfoy." interrupted Al, stepping forward.
"Oh looked, It's Weirdo and Weasly's Son." said Malfoy, also stepping forward. "Has your father had any more nightmares yet, Potter?"
"Shut up about my Dad." replied Al hotly.
"What if I don't?"
"At least
my Dad didn't nearly murder Professor Dumbledore!"
"How..dare..you..POTTER!" snarled Malfoy, drawing out his wand.
Al was about to do the same, when Lupin cried out.
"Enough boys, enough!"
"EXPELLIARMUS!" cried Malfoy.
"STUPIFY!" roared Lupin. He turned to look at the two boys.
"Malfoy, I would deduct some points from your house but you're lucky you haven't got one yet!" lectured Lupin. "Anyway, I believe it is time for you to be sorted. Follow me, please."
Lupin pushed open the wooden doors and lead them through the Great Hall.
Al gasped. He couldn't help it. It was packed full of students of different ages. Everyone was wearing black robes, but, Al noticed, each table was wearing a different colour stripe around their waist and a different colour tie.
Above the table to his furthest left was a banner with a lion on it, baring red and gold squares, four in total.
Next to that was a banner with a badger on it, surround again by four squares, but this time their colours were black and yellow.
On Al's right was a banner which bared a Raven or an Eagle; he couldn't tell which. It was surrounded by four squares, two blue and two bronze.
The last table had a fierce snake on it, which was on a background of four silver and green squares.
Absent-minded, Al walked into Rosie, who was standing in front of him.
"Al!" whispered Rosie.
"Sorry!" replied Al apologetically.
He noticed Lupin walking towards an aged witch, who was sitting in a more elegant chair than the other members of staff.
"The first years, headmistress." informed Lupin, as he then stood near a shabby looking hat which was sitting on a wooden stool.
"Now," said the Headmistress, "the 2nd sorting hat will sing it's song."
To the first year's surprise, the hat opened it's mouth and began to sing:
I welcome you, dear first years,
To Hogwarts School,
You will learn many things here,
But pay attention!
You first must know which house you will be in,
Will it be Ravenclaw?
Or dear dear Slytherin?
Maybe Hufflepuff?
Or even GRY-FFIN-DOR?
Hufflepuffs have loyalty,
As their main trait,
Also the el-e-ment of -Earth!
Ravenclaw are bright,Clever, smart,
Maybe this is why they represent AIR!
Sly and ambitious,
You may in Slytherin,
Though only Pure-Bloods are acceptable!
(Also they represent the element of WATER!)
Last, but by no means least,
Is Gryffindor, with a heart of GOLD!
Brave and full of chivalry!
Could that be the house for you?
So now you have listened to my song,
I hope you have enjoyed it!
Finally we shall see
Which house you were made to be in!