The sorting

[Sorting Hat]

((OOC note: Please make sure you read the membership guide and all the information concerning new students. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact any student here at Hogwarts.

If you have any preference on housing, please contact the sorting house. However, keep in mind you may not always get the house you want.))

The Sorting Hat was brought out in front of the students and placed on a stool on the stage before the teachers table. When all of the students were quiet it opened its mouth and began to sing:

"From the moment Godric Gryffindor,
Did place me on his shelf,
And gave me capability,
For thinking for myself,
I've done my best to serve the school,
Though they are dead and gone,
And tell you what they told me so,
The legends will live on,
Each house though they are different,
Are equal in their might,
And you shall all be part of one,
By eight o'clock tonight,
Hufflepuff's serenity,
And cheerfulness at heart,
Tis their pleasant warm demeanour,
That set Hufflepuffs apart,
Ravenclaw’s intelligence,
And those with sharpened wit,
Commanding intellectuals,
In Ravenclaw will fit,
Slytherin’s ambitiousness,
And mindful strong desire,
It’s those with stealth and cunning,
That Slytherins admire,
Gryffindor’s audacity,
And courage to the end,
Those with faultless loyalty,
Will Gryffindors befriend,
Mull it over in your minds,
For you what would be best?
Which of the favoured qualities,
Do you count above the rest?
In all the time I've had this task,
I've never once been wrong,
So come and place me on your head,
I'll know where you belong,"

[Kel Henderson]

Kel sat waiting for his turn to be called to have the hat placed on him to be sorted into which house he would call home for the remainder of his time at Hogwars.

[Sorting Hat]

Though you are nervous around new people and quite meek and mild most of the time, you hate bullies and will go against your own demeanor to stand against them. Because of this clear cut view of what is right and wrong, you would do very well in Ravenclaw. However, a Ravenclaw would not jeopardize their physical well being for their beliefs. You would and because of this sheer fact, I shall put you in

GRYFFINDOR!

[Ling Ming]

Ling watches as Kel gets sorted in to a house. As she keeps watching, Ling becomes more nervous about where she is going to be placed at. "I hope its somewhere fun" she says to herself.

[Sorting Hat]

Ah. Another student who would do well in Ravenclaw. You are exceedingly smart and studious. However, though Ravenclaws are smart, they wouldn't go out of their way to transfer to a much more knowledgeable school to challenge themselves. This ambition is a trait of another house I think would suit you better than Ravenclaw. That house is

SLYTHERIN!

[Armeina Caladwen]

Slytherin!

The hat cried when it was placed on the the head of Ming, Ling. Armeina could only imagine what it would say once it reached her brow.

Caladwen, Armeina!

Her stomach plunged as she was called forward and she nervously took her seat on the spindly stool.

[Sorting Hat]

Though there is intelligence in your head Ravenclaw is not the house for you. I also see bravery, you were willing to face the challenges you thought were involved in sorting. Happy to find out you only have to listen to me? What I see most is loyalty and now I believe you belong in

HUFFLEPUFF!

[Franz Kaiser]

Franz watched as the sorting hat sorted Armeina. He found it pretty enchanting that an old and somewhat dirty hat held so much knowledge and responsibility.

When his name was called after Armeina left the seat, Franz walked up to the stool and sat down. He felt really tall, since Armeina was just at the same seat and she was a first year and 11, and he... well, was a 6 foot tall 17 year old.

He waited for the sorting hat to be placed on his head and make a decision.

[Sorting Hat]

Franz Kaiser...what a peculiar case you are! You are coming into the school as a transfer student with many characteristics and talents already embedded in you. What house would further enhance your skills? Oh yes... I see you are very smart and Ravenclaw would cater to your needs, but Slytherin can capture your ambitions and be a made man! However, neither of these houses can hope to help you as much as the house of...

GRYFFINDOR!

[Franz Kaiser]

Franz really didn't care which house he was placed in. He didn't think that it would determine anything about himself that he didn't already know. He go off the stool and headed toward the Gryffindor table.

Looking up at the Gryffindor Lion, he felt a little pride being in the house the Sorting hate placed him in.

[Dante Starr]

Heading to the stool Dante couldn't help having an amused smile on his face. He really wondered who would win the bet over what house he'd be in. He also hoped after this bet thing was over they'd still be interested in him and want to be his friend.

Sitting down, he placed the sorting hat on his head and waited.

[Sorting Hat]

Well well well.. another Starr that puts me on top of their head. You are certainly different than other Starrs but that is not a surprise due to your older sibling. Now let me see.. You are certainly smart and would do well in Ravenclaw however, there is more to you than intelligence and wit. You like to please people and you try very hard to maintain balance in almost every situation. There is only one house that will turn that trait into an asset and that is..

HUFFLEPUFF!

[Lucas Montgomery]

Horror! A look of horror crossed Lucas' face as the sorting hat called out Hufflepuff. He turned to look at Thom and then Angel. They had all lost the bet. What were the odds? The next day at school was going to be rather unpleasant.

[Sadie Magnas]

Sadie walked up behind Lucas and patted him on the back. A huge grin was on her face as she tried not to laugh. She was so glad she hadn't gone in with the betting because she would have lost.

"So... you remember my red pumps... Right?" She giggled. "Oh I could charm your hair and make it longer and in curls! You would look great with curls."

[Andromeda Cross]

((recapping original post as best i can remember))

"Oh please don't let me be a Hufflepuff or a Gryffindor, pretty please." The phrase was a mantra struck on repeat in Andromeda's head as she stood with her fell first years waiting for sorting. She felt like a cornered animal as all the older students watched her though she saw nothing menacing in there expressions. Both houses represented rejection and ridicule by her more unfortunate relations and at only eleven years old she was scared spitless of them.

"ANDROMEDA CROSS!" When she heard her name she walked forward sedately with no particular expression on her face though she was shaking inside. An aloof manner came to her as easy as breathing but it did nothing to change the turmoil roiling inside her.

"Pleas don't put me in Gryffendor or Hufflepuff." She though desperately at the hat as the first touch of its age soft fabric.

"Or Slytherin." She added though not intentionally. Her parents would be thrilled no matter what house she ended up in and her relations would be pleased with Slytherin but she had no desire to be part of a house that would bring her in close contact with them.

[Seth Brusseau]

Seth took a deep breath, walked up to the stool and sat down. He had no idea where he could be sorted in the school. He looked around the faces of his fellow students, but knew that only one of the tables there would probably be his closest friends for the next several years at the school.

Make me famous, he thought to himself as the hat was put on his head.

[Fintan Brennan]

((OOC: I would have waited until Seth was sorted, but I know everyone's busy and I felt it best to do it asap, as it could be ages until the next opportunity for the sorting hat to be logged into.

Also, I have an indication of the house I'd like Fintan to be in, but I don't really want to approach the admins as everyone's so busy, but if one of them has some free time for discussion, may I be contacted?))

Seth had gone to his newly sorted house table.

"FINTAN REILLEY BRENNAN" The hat boomed.

Fintan stepped out of the queue and silently moved towards the stool of which the sorting hat was placed upon. He reached the stool, placed the hat onto his head and took a seat. The brim of the hat rested on his glasses, blocking his view of the Great Hall.

[Sorting Hat]

Now what do we have here? A very ambitious young fellow, indeed. The son of writers, though more like journalists as well as spun as a child prodigy by his mother! Very bright, its definitely here and would be perfect for Ravenclaw. However, Ravenclaw lack the environment for someone cunning and sly as yourself, young man. I know the perfect place for you, its...

SLYTHERIN!

[Seth Brusseau]

Seth gave one of his knowing smirks and hopped off the stool. That hat knew him too well. But he wasn't going to disappoint. He walked over and joined his new housemates at the Slytherin table.

[Sorting Hat]

Under me is a student who I feel has potiential for two houses. In Gryffindor you will be surrounded by those who will show you the courage you possess. On the other hand there is Hufflepuff, perhaps fitting in with the loyal and true is your destiny. A tough decision indeed but I feel you truly belong in...

HUFFLEPUFF!

[Fintan Brennan]

Fintan smiled widely and placed the hat back on to the stool. He then made his way towards the Hufflepuff table and took a seat in an empty place.

[Ethlinn O'Riordan]

Ethlinn strolled nonchalently up tp the hat. Te only thing she was nervous about was having to put a manky hat on her hair. Would her hair smell gross afterwards? Sitting down she crossed her legs delicately and placed the hat down so that it slipped over her eyes. She didn't have a clue which house she would belong, as far as she was concerned they needed to make a whole new house for her. Slytherin, Gryfindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and O'Riordan.

[Sorting Hat]

[i]Hmmm... Very interesting indeed! You are the younger sister of Cian O'Riordan but completely different! You very cunning and ambitious, wanting the best for you! I know just the house to put you in....

SLYTHERIN!

[Ethlinn O'Riordan]

Ethlinn slid off the stool and rolled the idea around her head.

"Slytherin, slytherin. Slytherin? Hmm." Well she reasoned, at least she wouldn't be stuck with nerdy Ravenclaws, Dorky Hufflepuffs or her brother. She went and joined the Slytherin table and smiled, this was probably the best outcome, after having her own house of course.

[Hollieanda Spark]

Hollie had waited for her turn, trying desperately to not be sick on her shoes. She heard her name and made her way towards the stool. She felt like she was climbing a ladder as she sat on top and placed the hat on her head. She wondered which house it would pick for her. It did seem like such and odd thing to let pick were you belonged. She had been told that the hat talked to you inside your head and she trembled as she waited, her hands clamped to the sides of the stools seat.

[Sorting Hat]

Now at first glance, someone who is shy, reserved and works well with others can only by put into Hufflepuff, but there is more to you! You have a sense of adventure that only can be matched by Gryffindor. Strangely, I don't think any of those houses would suffice your clear ability to observe and analyze the world around you. Coupled with your determination to do well in your studies, you shall be in

Ravenclaw!!

[Hollieanda Spark]

Hollie smiled as she slid off the seat and took the hat off. She looked towards the Ravenclaw tabled and walked towards it, shyly taking a seat at the end of the table.

[Rowan Hellscare]

Rowan stood very confident and a little bit to courageous for the event. He looked around the hall as the houses were being called "Gryffindor!", "Hufflepuff!"... This was was more than Rowan had expected it to be. The attention all on that single person sitting in that chair waiting for ther fate for the next 7 years of their lives...

"Hellscare, Rowan!" was called next.

Rowan, as confident and courageous as he could, brought himself to sit upon the chair as the sorting hat was placed on his head.

[Sorting Hat]

You are a fairly easy pick! You are adventurous and courageous, even to a fault! You want to be accepted by others and will do anything to do so, even the dangerous things that many claim that are brave. You are decent in school and friendly, but there is one house that will help you tame your adventurous streak...

GRYFFINDOR!

[Jude Paxton]

Jude waited until it was his turn to come up and be sorted. His jaw was locked tight as he thought about Delysia and how he wished she could have been here to see what house he was going to be in. However she always told him where she thought he would end up in. Jude came up, didn't sit on the chair and waited for the hat to be placed on his head.

[Sorting Hat]

Jude, you have seen and experienced many things already for such a young life. You know and understand more than many people your age and older can comprehend. You are competitive, which can be brought out in the merry houses of Gryffindor or Slytherin but you are also very loyal, just and always try to do the right thing. For that, the house that is very much suited to your new life is...

HUFFLEPUFF!

[Nicky Bathurst]

Following his group into the great hall Nicky was bewildered by the immense room before him. There were a lot of people in the room, Walking in a row Nicky waited for his turn.

When it was time for him to sit, Nicky walked over to the small stool and sat down crossing his legs. The hat was placed on him, As the other people were staring at him anxiously, Nicky remembered about the flask in his robes. "Oops, I guess I'll have to slip it into somebody else's robes when I get to sit down at one of the tables." He thought to himself.

[Sorting Hat]

Nicky Bathurst.. my, my.. what an interesting and devious personality that so seldom I have been acquainted with before. You believe that the rules don't apply to you and that now since you are in the magical world, you will be able to do a lot more than every before. You are ambitious and sly and such thinking can be harnessed, yet cultivated in only one house... and that house is..

SLYTHERIN!

[Nicky Bathurst]

Beaming Nicky looked over to the Slytherin table, setting the hat back onto the stool for the next person to use, He took his seat at the cheering table with most his peers.

Slipping the flask into the robes of a student next to him, Nicky picked up a goblet of water and nodded at the sorting hat giving a toast. "To Slytherin!"

[Sebrena Abayomi]

It was now Sebrena's turn to be sorted. She knew about all the houses and where her sisters were sorted: Gryffindor. She liked them all and hoped that her house would be fun and accepting. She came up to the stood and put the hat on her head.

[Sorting Hat]

Sebrena Abayomi... Mmm, interesting, very interesting. Very smart girl who speaks her mind. Strong, good head on your shoulders, though some of the things you say can tend to seem abrasive. There have been others like you in the past; not shy about letting anyone know what they are thinking, and I think you know who I am talking about. Go on off to follow in their footsteps

GRYFFINDOR!

[Rocco Starr]

Taking a seat and putting the sorting hat of his head Rocco he waited for it to start reading his mind. Just go ahead and put him in Slytherin already, because surely that was were he would fit in. Still he looked at Sebrena heading towards the Gryffindor table and couldn't help questioning.

Nah if he wasn't brave enough to end things with Angel, he certainly wasn't brave enough for Gryffindor.

[Sorting Hat]

Hrm, another Starr! Let's see, let's see.. You are ambitious, that I can see, and you rarely set out to do a task without finishing it, or doing it to the best of your ability. You strive for success and with your charming personality, many will say you are cunning and sly. This then leaves me to put you in one house that will enhance your strengths and diminish your flaws! And that house is...

SLYTHERIN!

[Rory Trask]

Rory was shaking slightly as she approached the stool . Up close she could see the hats features much more clearly and all she could think was how afraid she was to find out. Any house would probably be fine for her, and it wasn't as if she'd be unhappy in any house. So as confident as she could be Rory sat down on the stool, and messed with her hair slightly and fidgeted, an attempt to get more comfortable.

[Sorting Hat]

Ah yes. Rory Trask. Your case is going to be relatively simple even though you think its much more complicated. You think you would do well in Hufflepuff, which would bring out your friendliness and loyalty ties to other people, but there is one house that will enhance your studious behavior and cultivate your interest in puzzles and being clever.. and that house is..

RAVENCLAW!

[Parker Harrison]

Parker stepped up to the stool and the hat, wishing that everyone in the room wasn't able to see her. She could feel her cheeks redden as she picked up the hat, turning to sit down before letting it drop onto her head and over her eyes. If she had fallen when trying to sit down, she would have just about died right there in the Great Hall.

Um... hello? she thought to the hat, not wanting to say it outloud but not wanting to be impolite. It talked, it sang, it sorted people... it had to have some kind of brain or intelligence. She felt silly wanting to be polite to a hat, but if inanimate objects in this world were alive (or at least had the semblance of life), then she might as well be nice to them. Then, when they tried to take over the world like in that one movie her brothers were watching, they wouldn't try to kill her.

Okay, now she was being ridiculous. But at least she had forgotten about all of the people waiting for her to be sorted.

[Sorting Hat]

"Hmmm... Parker Harrison..." The sorting hat was not trying to be rude by ignoring her hello, he was simply trying to concentrate. "A bit of a late bloomer with your magic, but it is strong now never the less. Like many other students here you have a good head on your shoulders and a strong desire to learn what you can while you can. You have a great advantage over the rest of your family and I suspect you shall do them proud in the future! I see it only fit to place you in....

RAVENCLAW!"

Before Parker had the chance to skip off to her new house table the sorting hat did his best to whisper something to her, "I suggest talking to the Magnas girl from Gryffindor, she shares a same love for dance as you do."

[Parker Harrison]

Thank you, she thought to the hat before taking it off and placing it back on the stool. The Magnas girl from Gryffindor? She would keep that in mind, see if she could meet her.

With that, she headed to her new table.

[Damian Cortez]

Damian stepped forward. His hands were clammy from nerves, he was just glad this wasn't some sort of magical creature... just a hat that could talk, that's all, right?!

He wiped his hands, before picking up the hat and sitting down. He put the hat on his head very carefully and thought, Uhm, Hi? How are ye?. He felt weird trying to talk to a hat.

[Sorting Hat]

Damian Cortez! An interesting mind... and interesting mind... You could do well in Gryffindor, with your self confidence and ability to stay true to yourself, but these qualities will be further enhanced by another house! You are also fiercely loyal to your friends and family, almost to the point of devotion! There is only one house for you, my friend, and that is...

HUFFLEPUFF!

[Damian Cortez]

Awesome! thanks, He thought. Hufflepuff, eh? hope that wouldn't make things difficult for Hollie to still be his friend? feeling sure it would be ok he took the hat off and went to take his place with his new house mates. as he stepped down from the stool he looked over at Hollie on the Ravenclaw table and smiled.

[Claus Von Klein]

((OOC: I think I'm a day off two weeks, I hope that doesn't matter too much?))

Claus had come to the school so late in the year that the thought of him being sorted as a part of a ceremony was absurd. Instead the authority of the school insisted that tradition be maintained and that he was to be sorted via the sorting hat and so here he was, sat in a rather empty Great Hall on a summer's afternoon, waiting for the staff to bring in the hat. He huffed slightly, considering whom he might be sorted into. He'd never understood the Beauxbatons process however the Hogwarts method of a hat seemed absolutely absurd, not that it was a bad thing. Claus often felt that any tradition was better than Beauxbatons' and a hat would probably give a more accurate view of personality than what he had to do at his other school.

Eventually the hat was brought to him and he quickly placed it atop his head, wondering how exactly this thing was meant to sort him. Did it suddenly turn the colour of the chosen house? Needless to say it gave him quite a shock when it began to talk.

[Sorting Hat]

Claus! A transfer from Beauxbatons, I see... You are a free spirit, allowing yourself to go where the wind takes you in order to discover life! You don't value education which is a shame, because Ravenclaw would suit your clever mind very well... You are very loyal to the few friends you have, and Helga Hufflepuff would foster that trait very well... However, i see something else in you.. yes, that's it... strong opinions, ability to act on impulse and the affinity in taking risk can only be cared for in one house, and that house is..

GRYFFINDOR!

[Miley DeLong]

It was Miley's turn and she was nervous as can be. She's met a lot of new people in the time she was here. She wonders if she would be with them or some other people she hasn't met yet.

Miley sat down on the stool and waited for the hat to tell her where she would be placed. She had no idea which house she would be placed in but truthfully, it didn't matter to her. She knew she would get along with everyone. Strangely enough, Miley was still hugging her diary tightly. It seemed once she got placed in a house she was going to write the whole experience down.

[Sorting Hat]

Miley Delong... interesting... You are a very social person and prefers to be around others rather than yourself. You are outgoing, which would do very well in Gryffindor, but I see that you also like to write and reflect in your diary, which would suit you in Ravenclaw.. but your need to be loyal and trustworthy will only put you in one house and that house is...

HUFFLEPUFF!

[Olivia Lovett]

Olivia's heart thumped inside her chest as she stepped up to the podium. She kept her hands behind her, tugging at the hem of her skirt underneath her robe. I'm just a normal girl, she thought to herself. What possibly can I be put in? She nervously bit her bottom lip as she stared the Sorting Hat right in the eye (Hats aren't supposed to have eyes, Olivia thought. I think I still have much to learn).

With a deep breath, Olivia stepped up the stool and took her seat. Before she knew it, the Sorting Hat was on her head, nice and snug.

Not quite sure what else to do but wait, Olivia put her hands on her knees, sat still, and greeted the Hat. It was a smart idea to perhaps be friendly to the animate object that was going to decide her fate at Hogwarts.

[Sorting Hat]

Painfully shy, Olivia Lovett! You aren't quite sure of yourself, are you? Fortunately here at Hogwarts the four grand houses will help you discover who you are and who you are going to be.

Now, let's see, despite your quiet nature, you want to socialize, and Gryffindor can be just the house to help you break out of that shell. You are also artistic and clever, which Ravenclaw can help you develop that mind and that talent. But, I can see only one house that will help you break out of your shell, plus fine tune your loyalty and pride you on your hard work.. and that is...

HUFFLEPUFF!

[Olivia Lovett]

"Hufflepuff," Olivia repeated. She heard the name resonate throughout the Great Hall. "Father said that Hufflepuffs are particularly good finders."

Olivia looked over to her new house's table in the Hall. She could make out quite a few face beaming back at her. Something rose inside of her. The idea that she actually belonged someplace. She smiled, thanked the Hat for his placement, and took off.