Christopher Weasley. Chapter 5 [Part 3] The Sorting Ceremony

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Professor Longbottom looked speechless, “Well, weird song this year.” He said. “The Sorting Hat is supposed to also explain what he is going to do. Now, when I call your name, you will sit on the bench, and wait until the Sorting Hat puts you in a house.” He unrolled a parchment and said, “Blackthistle, Nixara.” A girl with long black hair went to the bench and sat down. The Sorting Hat put a sour face, then shouted, “SLYTHERIN!” There was a loud cheer on the last chair on the left. Christopher asked Oliver, “We just have to put the hat?” Oliver stared at him for a long time and said, “Looks like it. Friends?” Christopher didn’t know what to say. He just nodded at Oliver and looked away. He kept listening to which house the Sorting Hat put each student in case there was some kind of test. After Nixara, went Darkthorn, Kaelith who was also a Slytherin. Both went to the long table on the left side and high-fived. After that, came a pair of Hufflepuffs, Emberheart, Gwendolyn, and Everheart, Bianca. They went to the second to last table on the right, which also cheered loudly for them. Then came two Gryffindors, Firehawk, Quinara, and Frostbane, Hadrian. Christopher noticed there still wasn’t a Ravenclaw. After Yvandor, Ulyssara, Maximus, and Wynthor, there still wasn’t a Ravenclaw. Christopher was wondering why. The last table on the right looked confused, also. So, Christopher imagined they were the Ravenclaws. He then heard Professor Longbottom say, “Lovegood, Andrea” Christopher turned around, and saw Andrea, as shy as ever before. When Andrea passed him, Christopher tip-toed and said on her shoulder, because he couldn’t reach her ear, “Good luck.” Andrea smiled at him and sat on the bench. Professor Longbottom put the Sorting Hat on her head. Christopher noticed that Andrea was the only one by far who could block the face of an important, elderly, looking teacher in the center of all the teachers. “RAVENCLAW!” Shouted the Sorting Hat. The shouts of happiness from the Ravenclaw table were unbelievable. They were so loud that Andrea’s face turned as red as a tomato. After Andrea, Christopher didn’t care much less about what house everyone else was in. Delphine Malfoy went to Hufflepuff. Christopher noticed something different from her than everyone else. But he did not see what. When Professor Longbottom called Elizabeth, Christopher started to pay attention. “RAVENCLAW!” The hat shouted. Christopher looked at Elizabeth, with a big smile on her face, getting out of the bench. Christopher was a total wreck! He wanted to be in Ravenclaw, to be with Andrea. But at the same time, he didn’t want to be in Ravenclaw, so he didn’t have to be with Elizabeth! Andrea put a sour look on her face when Elizabeth sat down on the side of her and whispered something in her ear. Christopher decided to keep paying attention. “Malfoy, Scorpius.” Three Malfoy’s in a row thought Christopher. He figured out Delphine was a cousin of Elizabeth and Scorpius. Delphine looked a whole lot nicer than Elizabeth. Christopher thought it might not be bad to be in Hufflepuff, because he could be with Delphine, who looked nice. Elizabeth’s twin, Scorpius, went to Slytherin. Some time later went Apolla, Artemis’s twin. “HUFFLEPUFF!” The hat shouted. ‘Does that mean Artemis will be in Hufflepuff?’ Christopher wondered. “RAVENCLAW!” The hat shouted when it was Artemis’s turn. Now Christopher didn’t know what to think. Did he want to be in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw? He saw Artemis was talking excitedly to Elizabeth, again. After Artemis, they called Oliver’s twin, Amara., who went to Ravenclaw. Finally, they also called Oliver. Christopher was excited to see in what house Oliver was going to be. He also went to tiptoes and whispered, “Good luck” to Oliver. “RAVENCLAW!” After that, Christopher wanted to be in Ravenclaw. He would just ignore the bullies, like Elizabeth. When there were three people left, Professor Longbottom said, “Weasley, Christopher.” Christopher looked sideways. He saw Oliver cheering for him, silently. He also saw that girl, Delphine, smiling at him. He walked up the small stairs and sat on the bench. Professor Longbottom put the hat on his head, which slid down to his eyes. “Hmm, a Weasley…,” said a small voice. “Weird, only one Weasley this year. I thought the Weasleys provided more of them. Hmm, interesting. You could be a Hufflepuff…” Christopher was silent. “You want to be a Ravenclaw.” He says. “RAVENCLAW!” The hat shouted. Christopher’s face lit up with a smile. He took the hat and gave it to Professor Longbottom. He went running to the Ravenclaw table and started talking to Oliver. “Yes! We both got in Ravenclaw!” He cheered. Christopher turned around and saw Delphine smiling at him.