Chapter 536 (1/2)

Make complaints about the first grade, and the hall opened. People immediately quieted down. Professor McGonagall led a long list of freshmen into the hall.

If Harry, Ron, Vaseline, and Hermione were wet, it would be nothing compared to the freshmen, who seemed to have swam across the lake rather than in a boat, all shivering with cold and tension.

They stood in a line, facing the other teachers and students, and then stopped.

All the freshmen, except the youngest of them, had mouse hair wrapped in what Harry thought was Hagrid's mole fur coat, which was too big for him to look like he was in a shaggy black tent.

His little face came out of his collar and seemed to be shaking with excitement. As he stood in line with his terrified companions, he thumbed up when he met Colin's line of sight and mouthed, ”I fell into the lake.”

He was happy about it.

In front of the freshmen, Professor McGonagall now placed a four legged stool on the floor. On the stool, there was an extremely worn and dirty patched wizard's hat. The freshmen were staring at the hat, and others were staring at the hat.

For a moment, there was silence.

Then a crack in the side of the hat opened like a mouth, and the hat began to sing: ”at least a thousand years ago, when I just finished weaving, there were four famous magicians whose names are still widely known.

The brave Gryffindor,

from Ravenclaw of the wilderness,

from the sweet hefpaff of the canyon,

the valley of Slytherin where it came from.

They came out of the swamp with common wishes, hopes and dreams.

They put forward bold plans to educate the younger generation.

So Hogwarts School was founded.

Now, each of the four elders separated their blood ties.

Each college has a collection of different moral values.

For Gryffindor, the bravest accolades come before the rest.

For Ravenclaw, the smartest is always the best.

For huffpaf, hard-working workers are the most appreciated.

Slytherin, the power seeker, prefers the ambitious.

They can pick Tommy when they're alive, when they're gone for years.

Gryffindor found a way.

He took me off his head,

the pioneers gave me some mana,

so I was able to choose for them as an alternative to slide me comfortably past you.

I never made a mistake.

I can see through your mind and tell you where you stand. ”

After the hat of the branch yard finished singing, the hall resounded with applause.

”This is not the song it sang when it classified US.” Said Harry, clapping with the others.

”Every year I sing a different song.” Ron said, ”living in a hat is always quite annoying, isn't it? I think it took a whole year to make up the next song. ”

Professor McGonagall now unfolds a large roll of parchment.

”When I call your name, you put on your hat and sit on the bench.”

She told the freshmen, ”after the hat announces your college, go and sit at the appropriate table.”

”Ackley. Stewart

A boy stepped forward, obviously shaking from head to toe. He raised his sorting cap, put it on, and sat down on the bench.

”Ravenclaw.” Cried the cap.