As you walk in through the entrance to Hogwarts you start to slow down until you come to a stop. Your eyes dance all over, taking in the sights around you. All the things you only imagined before are now right in front of you. The staircases off to the side, the door to the Great hall wide open and full of people, a nearly headless ghost floating above the ground. It's all so amazing.

Off to the side you see Professor McGonagall gathering up a group of first years. As she collects them up she glances over in your direction.

"Ah, is that Miss y/n?" Professor McGonagall says.

"Yes, that's me," you say.

"Ah good, I've been looking for you," she says. "Now then, if you just come over here and join us for a moment."

You walk over to where the first years are grouped together. They all look so nervous and excited to be here, you can only imagine that your own face must have the same expression.

"Now then," says Professor McGonagall with a sweep of her robes. "Just a wee while longer for the headmaster to give his speech and we will be starting the sorting ceremony."

She turns to face you.

"Now, Miss y/n, we will have you come out last rather than mixing you in with the first years. If that is okay?" she asks.

"Err, yes, of course," you say as you walk to the back of the group.

"Okay now, as I already explained to you all just wait here until you hear your name being called while I go make sure they are ready to begin." Professor McGonagall says. Then she turns round and walks off into the hall leaving you with the first years.

You decide to wander closer to the door hoping to hear what Professor Dumbledore is saying. But instead it's a woman's voice you can hear. You wonder who that could be. Wait, is that Professor Umbridge? You walk closer to the door and take a quick peek through it. Yes, it's Umbridge, you recognise her pink clothes. Urgh, God, you can't stand her.

You head back to behind the group of first years. Umbridge, when was she from? It was the 5th book wasn't it, The Order of the Phoenix? Yeah, that seemed about right. But why would you be dreaming about this book, it wasn't your favourite of the series. Maybe it was because of your age, you were the same age as the 5th years in real life. It could be that? But what was it that happened in this story? There was the fight in the ministry obviously, but what else. Urgh God, your mind was blank.

You look up for a moment and suddenly realise that the group of first years is a lot smaller than it was a moment ago. The sorting, it must have started. Right, you should probably be concentrating on that first, you could worry about the rest later. Ooh yeah, sorting. What house would you be in?

You had done the online tests before, but they always seemed to give different answers depending on your mood at the time. But what would the actual real sorting hat say? Ooh, what if it says Slytherin? You would be in the same house as Draco. The same common room. The same bed? Mmmm, you bite your bottom lip. Yeah, you definitely want to be in Slytherin.

"Y/N," a voice loudly calls through the doorway.

You blink. "That's me," and quickly walk through the door.

As you enter the Great hall you feel everyone turning around to look at you. You feel yourself blushing as you try to walk as quickly as possible to the front of the hall. There standing at the front you see Professor McGonagall holding the sorting hat. You quickly sit on the chair and feel the hat get lowered onto your head.

"Oh my, this is an interesting one," the sorting hat says. " Where should we put you?"

"Slytherin," you whisper under your breath.

"Slytherin? No, you're not a Slytherin. You could never be a Slytherin."

"Oh," you say, slightly disappointed.

"No, I know what I need to do with you," the sorting hat says. "Gryffindor!"

Oh. You look around in surprise to see the Gryffindor table all standing up and clapping loudly. Okay, yeah, Gryffindor works too. That would have been your second choice.

You stand up and start walking towards the other Gryffindors. As you do you spot Hermione waving you over.

"Y/n, I'm so glad you are a Gryffindor. I just knew you would be," she says as she pulls you in for a big hug.

You hug her back. "Thanks," you say.

"Are you hungry?" Hermione asks. "There's lots of food. Or if not I can show you where our common room is."

"Erm, no, I'm not really hungry now," you say. "But seeing the common room sounds good."

"Okay, great. Come on," Hermione says as she jumps up to her feet. "Ron, Harry, are you coming?"

Ron gestures at the large plate in front of him piled high with food and mumbles something unintelligible as he takes another bite.

Harry grins at Ron. "Yeah, we'll catch up with you later Hermione," he says.

Hermione rolls her eyes at them then links her arm with yours.

"Come on then y/n, let's get started without them," she says as the two of you walk together out of the Great hall and towards the staircase.