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Old 01-01-2019, 08:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Jackson Reagan
Hufflepuff
Fifth Year

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Ministry RPG Name:
Wallace Crum
International Cooperation

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Forever Hufflepuff | | Always.

Matthew stood impatiently as he waited his turn towering over the first years. He was one of just a few transfer students who were waiting to be sorted but he couldn't focus enough to say hello to any of them. His eyes darted all over the Great Hall, seeing the candles float above, and was that ceiling like the night sky outside? Woah, this is way better than Yaya said it would be! For once, Mr. Flory was without a book in his hands and was not beside himself.

"This is amazing." He whispered out loud. Slowly each student was called to the front and the further they got down the alphabet the more Matthew began to get excited. Possibly the first time since he found out he was going to Hogwarts, Matthew was exhibiting something other than disappointment and displease.

"Flory, Matthew!" The Sorting Hat called. Matthew threw his hand in the air. "That's me!" He called out as he stepped around the other students. For a quiet kid Hogwarts was already changing him, and he'd been here all of half an hour.

Approaching the front Matthew told himself to take a deep breath. He had remembered Yaya explaining how this all worked and how his parents had both been Ravenclaws, and Yaya herself was a Hufflepuff. Matthew thought that surely with two Ravenclaws as parents and his love of books that he'd be a shoo in for Ravenclaw.

With the Sorting Hat now on his head he sat up straight just as he would if Yaya herself was standing in front of him teaching and he listened to what the Hat had to say to him. "Ah, I see another Flory has made their way back. Not a young one either. Seems there is a strong sense of smarts in this one, just as your parents..." The Sorting Hat trailed off into silence. Matthew's eyes shot up trying to peer at the Hat. Was it not working now? Oh come on. He urged. "Yes, lots of smarts and a very strong urge and desire to learn...but I sense you're more HUFFLEPUFF!"

The Sorting Hat was taken from his head and Matthew began to walk away, confused. How was he a Hufflepuff? Even the Hat itself said he had strong Ravenclaw tendencies. Shaking his head as he headed for the Hufflepuff table Matthew tried to logically explain the Sorting Hat's decision. Perhaps Yaya would have some thoughts on this, he vowed he would write her first thing in the morning.
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