<AtHogwarts>
"WelcometoHogwarts."saidHeadmistressMcGonagall.
"BeforeyoutakeyourseatsintheGreatHall,you\'llbesortedintoyourhouses.TheSortingCeremonywilltakeplaceinafewminutes."
BothAlbusandRosewerenervous,andAlbuswaskeepingacrossfinger.
TheHallwasquiet,thentheSortingHatbegantosing:
"Oh,youmaynotthinkI\'mpretty,
Butdon\'tjudgeonwhatyousee,
I\'lleatmyselfifyoucanfind
Asmarterhatthanme.
Youcankeepyourbowlersblack,
......
//I\'msorrythatIusedthesongthatisalreadyinthefirstHarryPotterbook,butIcouldn\'tthinkofanewone.//
ThewholeHallburstintoapplauseasitfinishedthesong,thenbecamequietagain.
"WhenIcallyourname,you\'llputonthehatandsitonthestooltobesorted."saidHeadmistressMcGonagall.
"Ales,John!"
Atallboywithblackhairwalkedtowardandputonthehat.
"Ravenclaw!"shoutedthehat.
AndtheRavenclawtablecheered.
"Broton,Laura!"
"Hufflepuff!"shoutedthehat.
Thistime,theHufflepufftablecheered.
Asthenameswerecalled,theybecamemoreandmorenervous.
"Malfoy,Scorpius!"Roseraisedherheadwhensheheardthename.
"Slytherin!"Notsurprised,shethought.
......aftersomanynames,finally,theHeadmistresscalled,"Potter,Albus!"
Albustookadeepbreathe,andwalkedtoward.
"Gryffindor!"shoutedthehat.Albusseemedrelaxedafterit.
Now,there\'sonlytwopeopleleft,andonewasRose.
"Weasley,Rose!"
Rosecouldhearherheartbeats.
"Gryffindor!"
RosesatdownbesideAlbus.
YulnetSallywasthelast,andshewasmadeaHufflepuff.
"Ithoughtmyheartwouldbumpoutmychest."whisperedAlbustoRose.
"AndsodidI."saidRose.ShelookedovertowardtheSlytherintable,andsawScorpiusMalfoywholookedstilllonelyashedidonthetrain.
HerfatherhatedtheMalfoys,sosheoftenheardbadthingsabouttheMalfoys.ThatmakesherdislikeMalfoyalot.
ButScorpius,hedidn\'tlookasbadaswhatherdadtoldher.
"Hey,I\'msogladyoutwowereinGryffindor!"saidJames.
"IthoughtyouwantedmetobeinSlytherin."saidAlbus,whoglancedathisbrother.
"Comeon,Al,Iwasjustkidding!"
Rosesmiled,theconversationsofhertwocousinsalwaysmakeherlaugh.
"DoyouthinkI\'llmakefriends?"askedRose,whowasalittleworriedbecauseshedidn\'thavemanyfriendsbefore.
"\'Courseyouwill,Rose,you\'resuchaniceperson!"saidJames.
"Yeah,andyou\'rereallysmart,justlikeauntHermione!"addedAlbus.
"Thanks,Ican\'twaittoexperienceallthethingsinHogwarts."saidRose.
"You\'llloveHogwarts,trustme,there\'ssomuchfunhere!"saidJames.