One at Hogwarts, they got on the boats, arrived, got off, and were greeted by Dumbledore, who told them all about the Houses and points system.
Tom thought that Dumbledore was a little biased on explained the so-called greatness of each House. It was like he was reading off a script or something. Hang on, he was holding a rolled script, so maybe..?
Before Tom knew it, they were all being lead into the Great Hall, where one stool at the front, and four tables filled with students awaited.
"Now, when I call your name, you will step up and try on the Hat, which will then Sort you into your House," Dumbledore said cheerfully. "Abbott, Henry!"
A plum, blonde haired boy staggered up and tried on the Hat.
A moment's pause..
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Henry went to join the cheering Hufflepuffs.
"Black, Alphard!"
The Hat needed only one second..
"SLYTHERIN!"
Alphard went to sit at the Slytherin table.
"Black, Orion!"
Just like before..
"SLYTHERIN!"
"Black, Walburga!"
An impassive-faced, pretty black haired girl confidently went up and sat on the stool and tried on the Hat. Well, it was just barely on her head when it screamed, "SLYTHERIN!"
"Bulstrode, Allen!"
"RAVENCLAW!"
Then to the F's...
"Fawley, Cheryl!"
An auburn coloured haired girl tried on the Hat.
.....
Two minutes.....
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Then to the R's..... (It would've taken forever to make up or add any more names onto this Sorting)
"Riddle, Tom!"
Melody watched as Tom went up and tried on the Hat.
The Hat's mouth was moving, and so was Tom's, but nobody could hear a thing they were saying, other than noticing the fact that they seemed to be arguing.
...
"SLYTHERIN!"
Then the W's....
"Weasley, Septimus!"
A fiery red-coloured-hair-person went up.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Weasley, Cedrec!"
Another similar coloured redhead then went up.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"White, Melody!"
Melody, head held high, walked up, sat on the stool, and tried on the hat.
'Interesting...Heart of a Hufflepuff, nerve of a Gryffindor, and mind like a Ravenclaw..Oh, yes, quite some ambition as well, but where to put you?'
Melody shrugged in response. "I don't know.."
'You desire Gryffindor deep down, but Hufflepuff also seems suitable...Ah but yes, the courage to stand up for what's right...So in this case, it only makes sense for me to put you into...'
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Melody joined the clapping Gryffindors and watched as the rest got Sorted.
After the final person went into Hufflepuff, Headmaster Dippet got up and made a few notices clear.
"The Forbidden Forest....out of bounds.....staying safe...Grindelwald blah blah.....House unity..."
And then the feast began.
Meanwhile with Tom, at the Slytherin table.
Tom was trying very hard not to gawk at all the good food. The quantity and quality of it
Usually, at the orphanage, the food was always dry and close to rotten. Had it not been for Melody, who almost always had candy or snacks (where she got those from, Tom stopped wondering a long time ago) to share, candy might as well have been foreign to Tom.
It wasn't as if Mrs Cole didn't give out candy, she did, just only to the 'good' kids. With all the trouble Tom's caused since he was old enough to walk, he wasn't surprised that he wasn't exactly Mrs Cole's favourite. Anyway, he didn't want to dwell on the past, now however, he could look forward to a brand new life, 80% free of the terrible orphanage.
He loved Hogwarts.
It was officially his new...
Home.
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A / N : CREDITS GO TO JK ROWLING FOR THIS FANFICTION (there is a second copy of this story on Wattpad also by me)