I walked out of the train, having changed in my robes quickly, and saw Hagrid there, "Hi Hagrid" I said smiling at him. I knew Hagrid because of my dad. Every now and then Hagrid would visit us whether it be during summer or at Christmas dressed up as Santa so I was certainly pleased to see him there guiding us all.
“Aaa.. well look wos her Mr. Albus potter!” He said joyfully. And everyone looked at me, mixed voiced surrounding me. As if being the son of the great Harry Potter wasn't enough already, but having the name of the most known Wizard in the world "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore" was far too much pressure for me!

I tried hiding my face in the fear that the girl who I shared my compartment with would notice me or worse if that dictionary girl from earlier spotted me like this, it would be even more embarrassing. The crowd parted as I made my way through, Then we walked up to the boats as we sat in them and moved towards The great Castle of Hogwarts.

After my short chat with Hagrid we arrived at the great hall, there I saw professor long bottom who took us in to the Great Hall.
The sorting ceremony began! And everyone started getting sorted into their houses.
"Alex…Alexander..hummm Slytherin!!" And everyone clapped… as the sorting ceremony was taking place I was looking for that girl who gave me a place in the train, I was already feeling regretful having not asking her name or anything. "Miss Rosabella Du Thornycroft" professor Longbottom shouted and my head spun in the direction of a familiar girl walking up to the chair. It was the girl from before who threw a dictionary at me. "Hmmm Rose…I seem to find a huge list of vocabularies….but I seek braveness as well…" said the sorting hat. "let it be Gryffindor!" he decided and everyone clapped! "Rosabella Du whatcha call? what a stupid name" I thought to myself.

I could have cared less about her. My eyes were still searching for that one girl. More and more students got sorted as I was still busy in my search hoping to find her towards the back of this long line of students but I found her in the most unlikely of places as professor long bottom shouted the name "Hannah Wood!"
I turned around and saw it was her... it was Hannah… Hannah wood.. she was the girl from the train, the girl who gave me a place in the train. “Humm…. I seek intelligence and beauty…. let it be! Ravenclaw! “ and the Ravenclaw table clapped and cheered.

There was no doubt about it, it was definitely her. I wasn’t even finished looking at her that I heard my name "Albus Potter!" shouted professor Longbottom and everyone started whispering ”Silence please” continued professor Long Bottom! as I moved towards the sorting Hat hoping that I may also get sorted into Ravenclaw. Ofcourse I could hear many voices in the background “We haven’t have a potter since years!”….. “A potter in this decade at Hogwarts!”

Anyhow I sat and professor long bottom lowered the sorting hat… “Humm Potter!....but this one’s different….Humm I sense slytherin!” and then the student started muttering… “A potter in Slytherin! that would be so disappointing” but I had other plans and started concentrating hard on Ravenclaw it was as if desperation had consumed me, I didn't know why but in that moment I really badly wanted to be in Ravenclaw. The sorting hat must have detected this and continued… “Not slytherin… aye hmm maybe Rawenclaw?” A sudden smile appeared on my face but the hat must have detected that as well as it finally came to a conclusion “Gryffindor it is!” and the Gryffindor table went upside down!.... I got up “N-no there must have been a mistake-” But it was too late, it was already done.. I joined the Gryffindor table as soon after the Sorting Hat ceremony Ended….