The Sorting Hat

My parents were too scared to tell me

They knew of You-Know-Who

The letters came when I turned 11

That's when I learned of the magic I could do

A month later, I boarded a train and

Headed off for school

Was separated with the first years

Staring at an old hat sitting on a stool

(Chorus)

You might belong in Gryffindor -

Where the brave at heart

Set them apart;

You might belong in Hufflepuff -

Where the just and loyal,

Aren't afraid of toil;

Or yet in old Ravenclaw,

If you've a ready mind,

You'll find your kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your friends,

And use them to achieve an end.

They called out students before me

I knew my time was soon

My heart raced as I became last

Standing alone in the middle of the room

McGonagall called out my name

I marched up to the stool

The Sorting Hat was placed on my head

To tell in where I belonged in the school

Where should I put you?

It whispered in my ear

Oh, where should I put you your very first year

You don't seem all that evil

Or even all that brave

But, you seem quite smart

Ravenclaw it is