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The Whomping Willow

           Innumerablecandleswerehoveringinmidairoverfourlong,crowdedtables,makingthegoldenplatesandgobletssparkle. Overhead,thebewitchedceiling,whichalwaysmirroredtheskyoutside,sparkledwithstars. 

           ThroughtheforestofpointedblackHogwartshats,Harrysawalonglineofscared-lookingfirstyearsfilingintotheHall. Ginnywasamongthem,easilyvisiblebecauseofhervividWeasleyhair. Meanwhile,ProfessorMcGonagall,abespectacledwitchwithherhairinatightbun,wasplacingthefamousHogwartsSortingHatonastoolbeforethenewcomers. 

           Everyyear,thisagedoldhat,patched,frayed,anddirty,sortednewstudentsintothefourHogwartshouses(Gryffindor,Hufflepuff,Ravenclaw,andSlytherin). Harrywellrememberedputtingiton,exactlyoneyearago,andwaiting,petrified,foritsdecisionasitmutteredaloudinhisear. ForafewhorriblesecondshehadfearedthatthehatwasgoingtoputhiminSlytherin,thehousethathadturnedoutmoreDarkwitchesandwizardsthananyother buthehadendedupinGryffindor,alongwithRon,Hermione,andtherestoftheWeasleys. Lastterm,HarryandRonhadhelpedGryffindorwintheHouseChampionship,beatingSlytherinforthefirsttimeinsevenyears. 

           Averysmall,mousy-hairedboyhadbeencalledforwardtoplacethehatonhishead. Harry’seyeswanderedpasthimtowhereProfessorDumbledore,theheadmaster,satwatchingtheSortingfromthestafftable, hislongsilverbeardandhalf-moonglassesshiningbrightlyinthecandlelight. Severalseatsalong,HarrysawGilderoyLockhart,dressedinrobesofaquamarine. AndthereattheendwasHagrid,hugeandhairy,drinkingdeeplyfromhisgoblet. 

           "Hangon..."HarrymutteredtoRon. "There’sanemptychairatthestafftable... Where’sSnape?" 

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