Celeste Lovegood ⯎ Ch.2

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⯎Chapter 2 - Sorting⯎ The vast darkness of the lake is around me. I dip my hand down, feeling the cool water run over my fingers. Laughing, Sasha tries it too. We sit there, bending over the water, all the way across the lake. And that's when it starts pouring down rain. Some guy named Dennis falls in the lake when his boat starts to overflow. Oddly, he gets out beaming. On the other side, Professor Hagrid leads us, soaking wet, to the doors. He seems nice. We go inside of the castle, where we are met by Professor McGonagall, one of our teachers. Before we have a chance to look around at the great amount of space, she takes us to a large set of doors. "When I call your name, you will come to the chair we have set up for you," the professor says. "Now, everyone follow me. The rest of the school is waiting." Sasha looks nervous. "They're all going to be watching us," she whispers. "What if we do something wrong?" Now I'm nervous. Why didn't I ever think to ask Luna how this works? Inside, there is a chair with a hat on top of it. Very weird. The crowd quiets as we arrive, as though waiting for something. "Are we supposed to do something?" I wonder aloud. Sasha shrugs, and water drips off of her shoulders. Suddenly, the hat's mouth opens - the hat has a mouth?! - and sings! "A thousand years or more ago, When I was newly sewn, There lived four wizards of renown, Whose names are still well known...." So, apparently the hat can sing. Did not see that one coming. It keeps singing about Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. I decide that I definitely want to be in Ravenclaw, but Hufflepuff wouldn't be too bad. I honestly don't know which one I'd choose if Luna wasn't a Ravenclaw. I'm still wondering how this hat can sort us. The hat finishes its song by telling us, "Now slip me snug about your ears, I've never yet been wrong, I'll have a look inside your mind And tell where you belong!" I don't know if I want a hat that can sing looking inside my mind, but I guess this is easier than what Sasha and I were imagining. Professor McGonagall begins to call out names. "Ackerley, Stewart!" puts on the hat, and gets sorted into Ravenclaw. Lucky. "Baddock, Malcolm!" goes to Slytherin. "Branstone, Eleanor!" becomes a Hufflepuff. The line in front of me slowly gets shorter, the group leaving for their new houses. I don't pay much attention until suddenly I hear, "Lovegood, Celeste!". Oh no. My turn. I nervously walk up to the hat. I can hear people in the crowd mumbling. "Did she say 'Lovegood'?" "Not another one!" I put on the hat, trying to drown out the noise. "You might do well in Hufflepuff," a voice whispers in my ear. I guess that would be fine, but then I wouldn't be with Luna! "You don't want Hufflepuff? I suppose you should be fine in RAVENCLAW!" The last word is shouted out to the rest of the Great Hall. The Ravenclaws do cheer, but noticeably not as much as they had for other students. Luna does actually seem to pay attention, and claps for me, but as soon as they move on to the next first year, she returns to staring blankly at a wall. I go over to sit by her anyways. She seems to be the only one that cares that I'm here, so might as well. I do hear a whispered, "Good job," though. As I watch more people be sorted, I wonder if Sasha will also be a Ravenclaw. We probably won't see each other very often if she isn't. Now I'm kind of worried. "Sunbeam, Sasha!" I definitely hear some snickers. After a few moments, the hat yells "RAVENCLAW!". I'm pretty sure I cheer the loudest. Sasha bounces over to the seat next to me. "Your last name's Sunbeam?" I ask, laughing a little. "Yeah," Sasha says defensively. "Relax," I say, "I like it." Then I realize, "Wait, don't tell me this is why your cat's name is Sunny." Sasha blushes. "Maybe...?" "Okay, that's kind of awesome!" I say. Sasha grins. Suddenly, trays of food appear in front of us. So. Much. Food. So we eat. There are some announcements that are apparently important, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher shows up, and before we know it, it's time to go to bed. In the dormitory, Sasha and I have beds close to each other. Yay! I'm excited to see what this year will bring. ⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫⭒⬫