3 Sorting Feast

And it started to sing with a horrible tune. After the song heard Fred or George exclaiming: "Oww there is no troll."

Now is the time of truth. If the Sorting hat isn't able to access my encrypted memories I should be safe from every legilimens in and outside this castle.

Professor McGonagall stepped forward with a long roll of parchment.

"When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," she said.

"Avery Claire"

A Dark-haired girl stepped forward and Professor McGonagall put the sorting hat on her head.

"Slytherin" shouted the hat.

The table on the far right started to cheer and clap as Claire went to sit down on the Slytherin table.

"Davies, Roger"

"Ravenclaw" shouted the hat again, and the dark-haired boy Roger joined the Ravenclaw table as they began to cheer

"Diggory, Cedric"

'Huh, that's a bit unexpected. It seems Cedric was in the same Year as Fred and George he just had his birthday before the Goblet of Fire choose the Champions in Harry's fourth year. My Birthday is also before Halloween on October 23rd so I could also join the tournament. But I still have time lets think about it when the time comes. Since I would have to face Voldemort to win the tournament. Less than winning is unacceptable.' decided Matthew

"Hufflepuff" Exclaimed the hat and Cedric joined the cheering Puffs on the Hufflepuff table. And the sorting continued until I suddenly heard my name called by Professor McGonagall.

"Mason, Matthew"

He started walking to the front while wondering where he would get sorted based on the memories of the original owner of this body. And whether the hat would pick up that he had hidden memories. He sat down and Professor McGonagall put the hat on his head. All eyes were on him.

Suddenly he heard a voice in his head: "So I have horrible voice? Maybe I should put you in Hufflepuff…"

"Eww Sorry I was joking honestly." He thought in panic.

"Is that so. Let's see. Hmm, Curious and Difficult where should I put you? Your Memories would suggest Gryffindor or Hufflepuff but your personality and subconscious thoughts suggest a thirst for power and knowledge at all cost. Ideal traits for Slytherin."

"But I am a muggle-born. Wouldn't I have to endure lots of hardships and hate?"

"That's why Slytherin is unfortunately out. In old times Salazar would welcome someone like you with open arms, but the recent centuries were no good for house Slytherin. Cunning and Ambition were replaced by hate and bigotry. But you have a deep thirst for knowledge and a sharp mind which will help you to gain Power. So better be…"

"RAVENCLAW!" shouted the Sorting hat loudly. So Matthew walked to the cheering Ravenclaw Table and joined his classmates. Happy that the encryption of my memories worked and the hat could only pick up a recent personality change. The more time passes, even legilimens shouldn't pick up a personality change in the past. But he should still study Occlumency in the future but it's not a priority.

As the Sorting continued Fred and George got sorted into Gryffindor. Also Alicia Spinnet, Angelina Johnson, and Lee Jordan. Cassius Warrington, Graham Montague, and Adrian Pucey got sorted into Slytherin. That should be all characters from Canon.

His eyes fell on the high table. All the teachers looking like their movie actors. Hagrid was drinking from his larger-than-normal Goblet. McGonagal was chatting with Dumbledore. Snape was dressed like you would imagine him in all black. Even Quirell was there. He looks like in the movies just without the Turban and he has Dark Hair. He should be teaching muggle studies at this point if he was not wrong. Additionally, there was a very old man looking even older than Dumbledore with his white long beard. That's Probably the Defense against the Dark Arts Professor.

"Welcome," he said. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. Let's welcome Professor Quirinus Quirell as our new Teacher for Muggle Studies and Professor Mark Williams as a teacher for Defense against the Dark arts who fortunately returned from his retirement for this Year. And now: Dig in!"

"Thank you," he said as everyone applauded and he started to move his hands.

As he waved his hand's tons of different kinds of food appeared on the table. Everyone started happy eating after the long Journey. Matthew was also hungry and the food looked delicious, so he ate while holding small talk with his new housemates so he gets to know them.

As everyone finished eating, the food remains vanished and the tables became sparkling clean as before. A moment later the desserts appeared. Blocks of ice cream in every flavor you could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate eclairs, and jam doughnuts, trifle, strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding...

Lots of Ravenclaw students talked about Homework, Studies, or books. The atmosphere was happy in the whole great hall. At last, the desserts too disappeared, and Professor Dumbledore got to his feet again. The hall fell silent.

"Ahem — just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-term notices to give you. First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well."

While Professor Dumbledore said that he watched the Weasley twins as they looked at each other and had a dangerous grin on their faces. Oh boy, here we go again. Apparently, Dumbledore also didn't miss their look as his twinkling eyes observed the twins for a moment.

"I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch."

"And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!" cried Dumbledore. The other teachers' smiles had become rather forced and awkward.

Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, as if he was trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and twisted itself, snakelike, into words.

"Everyone pick their favorite tune," said Dumbledore, "and let's sing!"

After the worst song he had heard in both his lives finished, the students started to move outside of the Great Hall to their common rooms. We also got called by a female blond-haired prefect from Ravenclaw.

"Ravenclaw First Years to me! Welcome to Ravenclaw the smartest House of Hogwarts my name is Lisa Bennet I am a fifth-year prefect. Follow me to our Common Room!"

She guided them outside of the Great Hall up the marbel Staircase through the castle. Through a lot of Corridors with moving Portraits and Armors and other moving staircases until we reached the fifth floor. Matthew made sure to remember the path, as he would need it from tomorrow on. Where she led us to the West side of the Castle to a large spiral staircase. At the end of the Spiral staircase was a big door without a doorknob or keyhole but a bronze knocker in the shape of an Eagle. As we arrived before the door.

"This is the entrance to our common room we have no passwords like the other Houses. To enter ours we need wisdom. Everyone only gets one try if you answer it false you will need to wait for other students. So who wants to try to answer it?"

After nobody wanted to, Matthew stepped before the bronze eagle and it started to ask a riddle: "I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings. What am I?"

Huh, not easy. But after a few moments, he got the answer.

"The answer is A map!"

As the door opened for us Lisa said: " Well done! Let's enter the Common Room and finish our tour so we can all get to bed. Follow me!"

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