Ava Potter Chapter eight

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◦°☆ Chapter eight: The Sorting Ceremony ☆°◦ The doors of the Great Hall were open. The first-years walked in silence. Ava had never imagined suge splendid place. It was lit by thousands and thousands of candles floating in mid-air over four long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting. At the top of the Hall was another long table where the professors were sitting. Professor McGongall let the first-years up, so they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them. Thousands of faces looked at them with interest. Ava was very nervous. Professor McGonagall silently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-years. On top of the stool she put a pointed wizard's hat. It was patched and frayed and extremely dirty. “Now the Sorting Hat will sing its song” said Professor McGonagall loudly. When the Hat stopped singing the whole Hall burst into applause. Professor McGonagall stepped forward holding a roll of parchment. “When I call your name you shall put on the hat and sit on the stool.” she said “Hailey Rosie Night-Malfoy!” A girl with long wavy light blond hair with hazel eyes stumbled out the line. She put on the hat and sat down. – A moment of pause – “HUFFLEPUFF!” shouted the hat. The table on the right exploited into applause “Christopher Weasley-Johnson!” “Wish me luck!” said Chris. “RAVENCLAW!” shouted the sorting hat. This time the table on the left exploded into applause. Ava could see Chris smiling and walking towards the Ravenclaws table. “Rosemary Brooks!” “RAVENCLAW!” "Emma Fox" "GRYFFINDOR!" “Rose Weasley!” “OMG! It’s me! By Ava!” “GRYFFINDOR!” “Lily Hazel!” “Hope we are in the same house!” said Lily and stepped towards the hat. “GRYFFINDOR!” Sometimes, Ava noticed that the hat shouted out the houses immediately, and sometimes, it took a while to decide. Like when Chris put it on it took almost a whole minute until the Hat declared him a Ravenclaw. “Ava Potter!” said Professor McGonagall. This was the moment Ava dreaded. She slowly stepped out the line. She nervously sat down and put the Hat on. Nothing happened. “What was wrong? Did she need to say a magic spell? Maybe she didn't listen well? What should she do???” Then the Hat shouted: “GRYFFINDOR!” Ava gasped with happiness. She looked towards Rose. She was smiling, same Ava. She took off the Hat and beamed at Rose, then she ran almost tripping towards her. “Oh, Rose! Oh Lily! I'm in Gryffindor! Same as you two! And almost all my family!” They cried and laughed with happiness. Finally the banquet began and Ava ate till she couldn't eat anymore.