Chapter 5

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Third person POV

As the group of kids walked up the steps of the grand castle, a witch dressed in green robes called to a few of them, four students broke of from the group and walked towards her along with all of the first years, they all listened as she said that they would be sorted shortly and that they were to wait here. Then she walked of, a few moments later, four ghosts floated through the wall, chatting, they introduced them selves as 'the Bloody Baron', 'the Grey lady' , 'the Fat Friar' and 'Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington'.

The ghosts stopped dead when they laid eyes on one of the four older children. He was a short boy with black hair and dark brown eyes, he was wearing the usual school robes and he was twisting a skull ring on his fore-finger, he seemed to radiate a fear. Overall, he looked like the type of person you didn't want as an enemy. The ghosts moved back a bit as he stepped forwards, the he said something in a different language and they all said things like 'so sorry my lord' and 'we shall leave my king' and left as quickly as they could. The other older students stared at this strange boy in dismay, and almost as soon as the first years realized what had happened, the green clothed witch came back into the room and led them to a grand hall. The students in the hall were quiet as the witch led the first years into the room, and even as she lined them up and brought out a hat and a stool, then, to the new kids obvious surprise, the hat started to sing!

"In times of old when I was new

And Hogwarts barely started

The founders of our noble school

Thought never to be parted:

United by a common goal,

They had the selfsame yearning,

To make the world's best magic school

And pass along their learning.

"Together we will build and teach!"

The four good friends decided

And never did they dream that they

Might someday be divided,

For were there such friends anywhere

As Slytherin and Gryffindor?

Unless it was the second pair

Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?

So how could it have gone so wrong?

How could such friendships fail?

Why, I was there and so can tell

The whole sad, sorry tale.

Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those

Whose ancestry is purest."

Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose

Intelligence is surest."

Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those

With brave deeds to their name,"

Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,

And treat them just the same."

These differences caused little strife

When first they came to light,

For each of the four founders had

A House in which they might

Take only those they wanted, so,

For instance, Slytherin

Took only pure-blood wizards

Of great cunning, just like him,

And only those of sharpest mind

Were taught by Ravenclaw

While the bravest and the boldest

Went to daring Gryffindor.

Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest,

And taught them all she knew,

Thus the Houses and their founders

Retained friendships firm and true.

So Hogwarts worked in harmony

For several happy years,

But then discord crept among us

Feeding on our faults and fears.

The Houses that, like pillars four,

Had once held up our school,

Now turned upon each other and,

Divided, sought to rule.

And for a while it seemed the school

Must meet an early end,

What with dueling and with fighting

And the clash of friend on friend

And at last there came a morning

When old Slytherin departed

And though the fighting then died out

He left us quite downhearted.

And never since the founders four

Were whittled down to three

Have the Houses been united

And they once were meant to be.

And now the Sorting Hat is here

And you all know the score:

I sort you into Houses

Because that is what I'm for,

But this year I'll go further,

Listen closely to my song:

Though condemned I am to split you

Still I worry that it's wrong,

Though I must fulfill my duty

And must quarter every year

Still I wonder whether sorting

May not bring the end I fear.

Oh, know the perils, read the signs,

The warning history shows,

For our Hogwarts is in danger

From external, deadly foes

And we must unite inside her

Or we'll crumble from within.

I have told you, I have warned you…

Let the Sorting now begin. "

All of the new students stared at the hat in amazement whilst the older kids and teachers clapped loudly. Then the green robed witch stood up and called for silence, she pulled out a list of names and started to call of names, she finally got to the exchange students.

"Di Angelo, Nico!" she called out.

The strange boy who had talked to the ghosts stood up nervously and sat down on the stool as the witch put the hat on his head.

Nico POV

as Nico sat down, the witch who had introduced herself as professor McGonagall placed the hat on his head.

Hello there, ah a Demigod, haven't had one of those in a while.

What the hell! Get out of my head!

If you want to be sorted then I have to look into your memories.

Fine, but I will warn you only once, I don't have very good memories.

The memories came rushing in all of a sudden, Tartarus, the Jar, Bianca's death, Gaea, Cronus, Eros, everything, It all came rushing back. It was so painful, he remembered the pit, fighting his way through monster after monster, trying to find the doors of death, being taken by the twins, chucked into that jar, the pomegranate seeds, the death trance, Percy telling him how Bianca died, how much he hated the son of the sea god at that moment, how his former hero had promised him he would take care of his sister, how he had to admit he was gay in front of his best friend, in front of Jason, how he had to admit that he used to have a crush on Percy, then the good ones came, when he first got to camp half-blood, looking up to Percy, saving Hazel, Reyna, Jason, Will, being accepted at camp, both camps.

You, you have seen so much, so much pain, and so little happiness to rival it, you are to young to have seen and done all of this... how are you still sane?

Sometimes I wonder that myself.

So brave, you could be in Gryffindor, you were smart to, Ravenclaw, not Hufflepuff I don't think, but, ah, yes. Slytherin, you could do great things in this house, you have the cunning, you had to have it to survive all of that, the ambition to bring back your sister, to save your friends, that is strong to, yes, you are SLYTHERIN!

The hat shouted out the last part and Nico took it of his head, he walked quickly over to the table were all of the students were waving him over to, and sat down at the end next to a first year, he thought his name was, what, Jay? Never mind, he watched as Will was called up to the front.

Will POV

I was called up to the front of the hall by Professor McGonagall, she made me sit down then put the the sorting hat on my head.

Ah, another Demigod, how many more of you are there?

What! You're in my head!

Yes, how clever you must be for noticing.

Uh, sorry, I was just surprised is all, there are two more Demigods after me.

Thank you. Now, I need to look into your memories, don't try to stop me or it will hurt you.

Okay, but-

He was cut of as he felt something searching through his head.

Hmm. Interesting. You are definitely loyal, and brave, you would do good in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff. A medic, you were in both the second titan and the second giant wars, you lost lives, but saved more, you demigods, always so strong and brave. What do you think? Gryffindor, house of the brave, or Hufflepuff, house of the loyal?

Uh, well, were on a quest you see, to destroy the Horcruxes, Lord Hades sent us. Which house is better for the quest?

I would say Gryfindor as you can be closer to the golden trio, Harry potter is the boy who lived after all, and he has fought of Voldemort twice now.

Okay then, Gryfindor it is.

Very well then, GRYFFINDOR!

Everyone on the Gryffindor table jumped up and cheered, a similar reaction came from the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw tables. Will turned to look at Nico and tried to apologize, the son of Hades looked upset that Will wasn't in Slytherin with him. He turned around and sat down next to Harry, then turned to look as Reyna walked up to the front of the hall to be sorted.

A/N- Thx for reading! Pls review and favourite, also, you may want to read the 1st chapter again because I'm changing it a bit.