September 1st, 1895 — The Great Hall, Hogwarts
The new first years are lead into the Great Hall for the very first time and come to stand a short distance from a worn leather hat on a wooden stool. As the new students come to a stop, the leathery folds of the hat begin to animate in a way that's reminiscent of a human face. A hush falls over the room and the hat starts to sing. (Returning students will note that the song this year is particularly witty.)
The song concludes and after the applause starts to die down, the deputy headmaster calls out the first name on the list.
And the judgement begins.
When the hat is on your character's head, it is rooting through their mind more stealthily than the most accomplished Legilimens. Your character cannot hide secrets from the Hat but like a priest in a confessional, what the hat learns goes no further.
Please write your posts in two sections. The first section is what you would write in any other thread
detailing their thoughts, feelings, etc. This section is not just for storytelling, however, so don't rush through it to get to the 'sorting part'. Everything you write will influence the outcome.
The second section is a series of prompts. These prompts are not literally being asked of your character by the Sorting Hat, they're not happening IC and the context of the sorting ceremony shouldn't influence what you write. This means if your character doesn't know what an animagus is, for example, you should write as if they do. Explore your character's responses as if they're posing these scenarios/questions to themselves in a moment of private philosophical reflection i.e. from their POV and without external influence. I recommend formatting your post in such a way as to make it clear that section two isn't a continuation of narrative. The more you give me, the more nuanced your sorting will be!
Finally, please post one at a time until September 3rd and tag me in the discord tag channel!
- They have a whole week of unlimited resources and freedom.
- What do they think their animagus form would be?
- A classmate answers a professor's question correctly but the professor mistakenly thinks your character was the one that spoke and awards you their house points.
- Someone they want to be friends with suggests doing something they're uncomfortable with.
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