| Beginning of Chapter 18 Long Stories Chapter 19 | ||||
| Chapter 18 (cont.) Professor McGonagall cleared her throat loudly to bring calm back to the Great Hall.As the first years got up to the hat Harry turned to Hermione,"Where's Christina?" Hermione shrugged,"I dunno,Professor McGonagall asked her to go with her when we entered the front hall." Harry shrugged.He looked towards the stool at the front of the hall.He heard the name,"Chang,Lisa" Harry shuddered.Ron gave a sarcastic laugh,"Another emotional loony." Hermione pushed him,"Shut up,Ron" The hat finally placed the last few first years into Ravenclaw and Gryffindor.But,Professor McGonagall didn't put the sorting hat away.Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat,"Adding to the delightment already put upon us by the coming of the first years,we also have two new students to add to our merry gathering." Professor McGonagall shouted out,"Black,Christina" Everyone in the Great Hall began to chatter,louder and louder.Dumbledore cleared his throat loudly.The doors in the Great Hall opened and Christina strode in.She sat on the stool with the hat on her head. After debating with itself for a few minutes,it shouted out,"Gryffindor!" Everyone at the Gryffindor table shouted but Harry must've been the loudest. When Christina sat down between Harry and Hermione,everyone asked her the same question,"Are you related to Sirius Black?" But Christina had already thought of this,"No,no,I'm not even pure blood.No,no one in my family has ever even done anything exciting that I know of." She handled it very calmly but Dumbledore cleared his throat once more,"There is one more to join our family." "Tober,Elizabeth",shouted Professor McGonagall. A girl who looked to be 15 or 16 walked in through the doors.She had shoulder length brown hair.She had blue eyes that sparkled with laughter.She walked with good posture and smooth strides.She sat down on the stool as Professor McGonagall placed the hat gingerly on her head. It thought a while,at last within about three minutes of debate the hat decided on,"Gryffindor!" and with that Ron,who had been staring at her wide eyed fell off the bench onto the floor with a loud,"Thump!" |
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