The Sorting Ceremony Begins for the First Years
September 1, 1991
Pages 118-121
Pages 118-121
Professor McGonagall begins the Sorting Ceremony, calling the students one by one to wear the Sorting Hat. The hat assigns them to their houses, which will shape their Hogwarts experience.
Characters
Draco Malfoy Draco Is Immediately Sorted Into Slytherin
Fat Friar The Fat Friar Waves Cheerfully At New Hufflepuffs
Gregory Goyle Goyle Joins Malfoy In Slytherin After His Sorting
Hannah Abbott Hannah Abbott Becomes The First Student Sorted Into Hufflepuff
Hermione Granger Hermione Is Eagerly Sorted Into Gryffindor
Mandy Brocklehurst Mandy Brocklehurst Joins Ravenclaw
Millicent Bulstrode Millicent Bulstrode Is Sorted Into Slytherin
Moon (Sorted with Harry) Moon Is Sorted Among The Remaining Students
Neville Longbottom Neville Falls On His Way To Be Sorted Into Gryffindor
Pansy Parkinson Pansy Parkinson Joins Slytherin During Sorting
Ron Weasley Ron Worries About His Sorting And Mentions Fred’s Troll Joke
Sally-Anne Perks Sally-Anne Perks Is Called Up For Sorting
Susan Bones Susan Bones Is Quickly Sorted Into Hufflepuff
Theodore Nott Theodore Nott Joins Slytherin During Sorting
Vincent Crabbe Crabbe Joins Malfoy And Goyle In Slytherin
Dudley Dursley Harry Remembers Being Last Picked In Gym To Avoid Dudley’s Wrath
Fred Weasley Fred Catcalls When New Gryffindors Are Sorted
Harry Potter Harry Worries About Being Left Unsorted Altogether
Justin Finch-Fletchley Justin Is Quickly Sorted Into Hufflepuff
Minerva McGonagall Professor McGonagall Announces Names For The Sorting
Padma Patil Padma Patil Is Sorted Alongside Her Twin Sister
Pavarti Patil Pavarti Patil Is Sorted Along With Her Sister Padma
Seamus Finnigan Seamus Finnigan Takes A Long Time To Be Sorted Into Gryffindor
Terry Boot Terry Boot Is The First Student Sorted Into Ravenclaw
Locations
Hogwarts School Hogwarts Hosts The Sorting Ceremony For First-Year Students
The Great Hall The Great Hall Is Filled With Students Witnessing The Sorting
Beasts
Ghosts Ghosts Observe The Sorting Ceremony Alongside Students
Things
Gryffindor House Gryffindor Welcomes New Members With Cheers And Catcalls
Hufflepuff House Hufflepuff Celebrates Each New Addition Warmly
Slytherin House Slytherin Gains Members With Ambition And Cunning
The Sorting Hat The Sorting Hat Decides The Houses For All First-Year Students
Ravenclaw House Ravenclaw Welcomes Students Known For Wit And Learning
The Sorting Ceremony The Sorting Ceremony Sorts Students Into Their Respective Houses
Groups
Hogwarts Ghosts The Hogwarts Ghosts Watch The Sorting Ceremony Alongside The Students
