Chapter 6 - Sorting (1/2)
”When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted,” the professor said before starting list a bunch of names. He would watch as students walked up to the stool and placed the hat on their heads.
”Black, Sirius.”
”GRYFFINDOR!”
Arth raised an eyebrow. It seemed that the lazy boy that they had met on the train had entered Gryffindor. This was surprising as the house of Black usually consisted of Slytherins and pure blood fanatics.
”GRYFFINDOR!”
”RAVENCLAW!”
”SLYTHERIN!”
”HUFFLEPUFF!”
After being sorted, the students would go to their respective tables.
”Evans, Lily.”
Lily nervously walked up towards the stool and placed the hat on her head.
There was a brief moment of silence that dragged on for a minute or two when the hat suddenly screamed. ”GRYFFINDOR!”
The table second from the right exploded in lot cheers as Lily was accepted into the table. And after a few minutes, it was time for Alice's sorting.
”Kingscrown, Alice.”
Alice confidently walked up to the stool and threw the hat on her head which immediately screamed, ”GRYFFINDOR!”
Knowing that he was immediately next, Arth stood up and made his way to the stool even before Professor McGonagall had called out his name.
”Kingscrown, Arthur-”
Arth sat down and placed the hat on his head. He waited for a good solid three minutes before he started to hear an odd voice in his ear.
”Hmmm? I didn't notice that you had put me on. Interesting. Oh well. Let's ee where you belong..... ahhhh, very difficult. Very difficult indeed. You have a brilliant mind but an equally strong heart as well. You would flourish in Ravenclaw but..... Gryffindor would suit you just as well.... tell me boy, do you have a preference in where you wish to go?”
”Put me anywhere. I don't honestly care.”
”Difficult..... very difficult....”
Arth sighed before taking out a small book out from his pockets and started to read.
”You have such a good mind.... you thirst for knowledge and you wish to seek thrill. You would fight bravely to the bitter end yet you also believe in knowledge's superiority.”
Arth flipped a page.
”Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... please do tell me if you want to go anywhere. This is very difficult on me as well.”
Arth rolled his eyes. ”Then put me in the same house as my sister-”
”GRYFFINDOR!”
There was a burst of applause and laughter as Arth snapped his book shut and placed the hat back on the stool.