n,
but he thought they looked like a. he was starting
to feel definitely siembered beieams
during gym at his old school. he had always been last to be ,
not because he was no good, but beo oed dudley to
think they liked him.
”fichley, justin!”
”hufflepuff!”
sometimes, harry he hat shouted out the house at once,
but at others it took a little while to denigan, seamus,”
the sandy-haired boy o harry i oool
for almost a whole mihe hat declared him a gryffindor.
”granger, hermione!”
hermio raool a eagerly on
her head.
”gryffindor!” shouted the hat. ron groaned.
a horrible thought struck harry, as horrible thoughts always
do when youre very nervous. what if he wasnt at all? what
if he just sat there with the hat over his eyes fes, until
prall jerked it off his head and said there had
obviously been a mistake and hed better get ba the train?
wheom, the boy who kept losing his toad, was
called, he fell over on his way to the stool. the hat took a long
time to decide with finally shouted, ”gryffindor,”
neville ran off still wearing it, and had to jog back amid gales
of laughter to give it to ”ma.”
malfoy swaggered forward when his name was d got his
wish at o had barely touched his head when it screamed,
”slytherin!”
malfoy went to join his friends d goyle, looking
pleased with himself.
there werent ma now. ”moon” ”nott” ”parkinson”
then a pair of twin girls, ”patil” and ”patil” then ”perks,
sally-ahen, at last -- ”potter, harry!”
as harry stepped forers sudde like
little hissing fires all over the hall.
”potter, did she say?”