The Great Hall
« -And who allowed you to talk ? » asked a irritated Lilith, she hated being cut off.
« i’m... I’m sorry... » said an embarrassed Luz. She shouldn’t have shown her presence, at least, not like this.
Lilith was just pissed and « Tsk » before continuing her introduction. « As i was saying before you comrade interrupted me, my sister, Eda Clawthorne will be your Transfiguration Teacher. Alright, behind that door is located the Great Hall, your elders have been waiting for you so let’s enter now »
The Professor opened the door, and students started to come in. Luz could see a giant room, it had 4 very large tables, almost like picnic tables, with tones of students sitting in silence.
There was also an isolated big table with adults whose she assumed were others Professors. Luz stare wandered around the table, searching for her immature and childish aunt « Ah ! There she is ! » Luz thought, kinda relieved that the Teacher was really her lovely aunt.
Professor Lilith walked straight to a platform and asked the students to walk faster. On the platform, a chair and a witch hat could be seen. Luz was walking slowly, she tried to stay near the door, and when she though it was the good time, she lowered herself and sat beside the students on one of the 4 large tables.
A student, saw her but shut her mouth. She was probably scared to say anything to the young girl and surely too much terrified of what could be Luz reaction to her note. The girl was wearing circular glasses, had short curly blueish hair, she also was wearing a yellow and black tie and had on her emblem a cute little badger.
« Alright, when I’ll be calling your name, you’ll step up, sit and I’ll put the Sorting Hat on your head » The Professor Lilith cough then started to call a certain « Eathan Blundell ». A young red hair boy stood up and sat. The Hat was placed on his head and then it started to TALK ??!! Incredible ! This place is so fantastic ! Luz was so amazed by the magic hat that she haven’t taken any attention into his words.
She heard the magic hat say « houses », she assumed they were like grade or some sort of class. So Luz tried to named them herself by the room’s order, that is to say, left to right from the door point of view: the Snake house, the Badger house, the Lion House and the Raven house.
If she had been the class designer, she would have choose a owl so that it could be call “the Owl house", that name sounded nice for the young teen. While Luz was zoning once again, the half of the students in the crowd was now sitting in their house.
As she was contemplating, she could see Eda staring at her, so she stared back. She was shoving her eyes to the side, Eda was trying to tell her something... But she didn’t know what ? Luz was shrugging and Eda just smashed her hand to her face. Then, she pointed to the chair, while mouthing « Go ». Luz was surprised, she was suppose to go there ? She thought for a second then raised her hand.
Eda eyes went wide « What is she doing ?! She was just suppose to wait so that Lilith wasn’t looking to sneak back to the crowd ! Not raise her hand ! » Eda was freaking out that they might find out she wasn’t a witch !
« Oh you... » The Professor Lilith sighted before saying « What is it again ? ».
« Excuse me ma’am, but I’m Luz Noceda and I’m new here, I was transferred from another school, can I sit on the chair too ? » Luz wished it would work, she didn’t have any idea what was the point of wearing the hat anyway but she needed to go there, and it was clear that the Professor Lilith figured out she wasn’t a first year student. So she had to improvise a way.
« Huh, alright come here » Lilith was really tired by this girl. Luz stood up, sat and The Professor put the hat.
« Hummmm... fascinating... you want to prove yourself something... to be strong... well that seems like any house would fit you well... is there any preference ? » finally said the Sorting Hat. Luz didn’t listen to any of the things he said to the other students so she didn’t had any idea what were the real houses name « Oh shoot... » She said.
« Oh shoot you say... it seems like you don’t have any idea either... Well then... Let’s go for... Hufflepuff ! » Some specific students were clapping, it was the Badger house ! Well “Hufflepuff“ apparently. Luz went back next to the glasses girl but this time, she wasn’t scared, the girl smiled to her so she smiled back.
From the other side of the room, Eda was smirking proudly and that warmed Luz’s heart.