They don't need to know about your gamer power, but you can tell them everything else.
"Well, Draco Malfoy there came in and started talking about how he could make sure my friends are the right sort and I wanted to demonstrate that I'm fully capable of telling what sort my friends are for myself. So I used a spell based off of some accidental magic I did that Moody helped me with. A cast of it causes those who are evil to glow. Anyway, after I cast it I noticed that Ron's rat was glowing. So I had him set it down, sealed the door, and used spells I learned with the help of Moody to stun him and return him to human. Then we got in touch with you."
You shrug your shoulders after telling them this, as those who were in the compartment and near enough to hear nod their heads. After a couple minutes Madam Bones glances at Moody and asks, "You taught him these spells?" Which gets a gruff nod in answer to the woman's question.
After a few minutes she wanders off and Dumbledore asks, "How did you recognize him as Peter Pettigrew?"
Shrugging your shoulders you reply, "I saw a series of books in the bookstore about me. I got them because I figured I should know what people would be thinking of me, good or bad. He was mentioned in them with a drawing that looked... Very similar, though not exact."
There's a couple more, less important questions after that. But not many, as Dumbledore seems to be hurrying things along. With the reason why revealed as they're leaving. "We can finally let this train start moving again, and these students continue on to start or resume their educations."
And so the adults leave and the train gets underway again. Your compartment is cleared out and you and your friends try to get back to your game of Dungeons and Dragons, but nobody's heart is quite in it, everyone still a little shocked by what all happened. Though you notice that when you have them encounter a group of giant rats Ron, playing a wizard, shows no hesitation in charging in to beat on them with a quarterstaff.
When the train arrives at the station and everyone disembarks you hear a loud voice calling out, "Firs' years, over 'ere!" And when you look over you see Hagrid. Waving you join the rest of the first years as he leads the way to some boats, letting you all know that there shouldn't be more than four in a boat. You decide to take one with
[ ] Pick three first year students, either in your group of friends or not. Note: If you choose one of the Patils, another spot is taken by her twin, if you choose Draco the other two spots are taken by Greg and Vince.
After being led to the castle, a far more breathtaking sight at night, with the windows all lit up, you end up spending time waiting to be called into the great hall, where you're startlted by the appearance of ghosts. Murmured conversations are going on about you, but before much of anything can really be discussed you're lead into the Great Hall. A huge room with four tables for the students, a fifth on a slightly raised dais for the staff, four colored hourglasses on a wall, and a ceiling that currently looks like the night sky.
"It's bewitched to look like the sky outside. I read about it in
Hogwarts, A History," you hear Hermione whisper.
Before you can do much the tall stern woman that Hagrid identified as Professor McGonagall places a four-legged stool with a ratty hat atop it in front of you and the other first years. You stare at the hat, along with everyone else, in complete silence.
[The Sorting Hat]
-A hat commonly used to sort first years in some fashion.
After a few minutes the hat twitches, then a rip opens and the hat, odd as it is, begins to sing.
Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Sorting Hat
And I can top them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting HAt can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make you real friends,
Those cunning Folk use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (Though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!
The hall burst into applause after this, and you hear Ron, among others muttering. Before you can dwell on it much a window pops up.
[Quest Alert:] Be sorted into one of Hogwarts houses.
-Completion reward: 20xp, Title based on house.
-Failure reward: Impossible.
Not that you're given a choice, but regardless you tap the accept button before you're startled by McGonagall calling out "Abbot, Hannah!"
Hannah makes her way up to the stool and puts the hat on, looking rather nervous. After a few seconds the rip opens up again and calls out, "Hufflepuff!" And the sorting continues on.
You pay attention as the rest of your friends are sorted. Susan ends up with Hannah in Hufflepuff while Neville and Hermione both end up in Gryffindor. Draco and his friends all end up in Slytherin. You notice that the twins you saw at the station, the Patil twins, end up in different houses, something that disappoints them, it seems. One in Gryffindor and the other in Ravenclaw. Then it's your turn.
As you make your way up to the stool you hear the hall around you being filled with whispers.
"
Potter, did she say?"
"
The Harry Potter?"
"I heard he captured a dark wizard on the train."
You do your best to ignore it as you put on the hat.
"Hmm," a small voice murmurs in your ear. "Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either, and only getting better. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes -- And a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting... And that's not even getting into this... Gamer stuff. Hmm. Let's see. How about we try something a bit different. If we do this... And this... There we go!"
A window pops up before your eyes, contrasting brightly against the darkness brought on by the hat covering your eyes.
[The Sorting Quiz, v1.0]
"Here we go, just speak your answers. And don't worry about being heard, I'm keeping the sounds silent."
1.) You are given a test at school that has questions that teacher hasn't covered yet. In the middle of the test you notice that your friend next to you has a cheat-sheet. The teacher doesn't notice.
[ ] Ask to share the cheat-sheet. This test isn't fair, so why should you be?
[ ] Good for them, they beat the system.
[ ] Confront them after the test and try to convince them not to cheat anymore. You don't want them to get in trouble.
[ ] Confront them after the test and force them to tell the teacher they cheated, or you will tell on them. They must pay for their misdeeds.
[ ] Inform the teacher right in the middle of class that they are cheating. Cheaters never prosper!
2.) While walking down the street you see a wallet on the side of the road. It has a small amount of money in it, but no identification of any kind. There is nobody in sight.
[ ]Leave it there. Someone is probably looking for it.
[ ]Pocket the money. You don't know who it belongs to, so finder's keepers.
[ ]Take it to the police in case anyone ever reports it.
[ ]Take the wallet, and go around the area asking anyone if they have lost a wallet recently.
3.) Someone has played a prank on you which involves your public embarrassment and everyone begins laughing at you. However, you doubt they meant any harm by it.
[ ] Laugh along with the crowd. You love a good joke even if it's at your expense.
[ ] On the outside you'll laugh because you don't want anyone to know that they really hurt your feelings by making you look stupid in front of everybody.
[ ] You get upset and run away from the crowd. How could they be so mean?
[ ] That jerk! You get mad right away and tell it to their face.
[ ] Pretend that all is well, but you won't forget this. They're going to pay for what they did! How dare they publicly humiliate you.
4.) You have arrived late to work because you had a flat tire. You've been on time every other day for the past month, yet your boss yells at you about it in front of all your coworkers.
[ ] Endure his yelling, he is my boss after all.
[ ] Let him yell, it doesn't matter anyway, you're not listening.
[ ] Explain to him that accidents happen and that you don't feel you need to be yelled at because of it.
[ ]Yell right back at him! How dare he insult you for something so petty.
[ ]Allow him to yell all he wants, you'll just let the air out of his tires someday.
5.) You have just returned home from a long day's work when a friend calls you and explains that they are stranded on a back road an hour drive from town and they need you to pick them up. They've already tried everyone else and you are their only means of getting back.
[ ] I'm too tired. Tell them to try to flag down a car to help them out.
[ ] I'm too tired. Make up a lie about why you can't help them.
[ ] I'll do it, but I'm charging them for gas money.
[ ] Yes, I'm tired, but what are friends for?
[ ]Ask them what's wrong with the car. Maybe you can talk them through how to fix it.
6.) A little kid accuses you, in front of a whole crowd people, of stealing his toy which you did not do. You are twice his size, but he won't back off.
[ ] How dare he insult me in front of all these people? I'll show him how things work in the real world!
[ ] Explain to him that I didn't take his toy and give him fair warning that he'll have a black eye if he doesn't drop it.
[ ] Try to rationalize with the kid. Tell him you didn't take the toy and refuse to fight him even if he takes a few swings at you.
[ ] Tell him you didn't take the toy and direct him to someone who can help him find it.
[ ] Explain to him you didn't take the toy and offer to personally help find the person who did.
7.) You have saved up for months to buy a new bike. As you're getting ready to buy it, a child runs by and steals your money. You chase him down and find that his mother is deathly ill and the child stole the money to buy her medicine.
[ ] That's their problem, I didn't get the lady sick. I worked hard for that money and it's mine.
[ ] Perhaps you would have helped them if they were to ask, but you don't help thieves.
[ ] Maybe I'll let them keep some of the money and buy the bike later.
[ ] They are obviously in need of the money more than I. I give it all to them.
[ ] I'll give them the money and try and nurse the mother back to health.
[ ] Refuse to give them your money, but still try and nurse the mother back to health.
8.) A friend of yours tells you that there is some really cool stuff in an old abandoned building. When you get there you see a sign that "Danger: Do not enter!", but the building doesn't look dangerous. There is nobody around to see you, and your friend wants to check it out.
[ ] Obviously there is some dangerous stuff in there, and we shouldn't be going inside.
[ ] Maybe I'll just take a peek inside for a little while. What could it hurt?
[ ] Danger shmanger! There's probably some cool stuff inside. Let's see what all the fuss is about.
9.) A very strong man approaches you while you're eating lunch and demands that you give him some food. He doesn't appear to be starving or poor. There is nobody there to stop him from taking it.
[ ] Give him some food and leave quickly. You don't want any trouble from a jerk like that.
[ ] Give him some food and leave. But you're going to tell on him later.
[ ] Give him some food and follow him to his house so you can later get him back by doing something rather nasty.
[ ] Give him half your food and invite him to sit and talk with you, maybe you can befriend him.
[ ] Give him a nice fist in the face. Nobody steals from you.
10.) You have inherited a large sum of money from your great aunt.
[ ] Put it all into a savings account and spend it wisely as needs present themselves.
[ ] Buy a few things right away. Maybe a new car, a boat, a house, etc. The rest I'll put away for a rainy day.
[ ] Spend it all on something really big and eccentric. You can't take it with you right?
[ ] Donate it to the sick, injured, and poor.
[ ] Donate it to science, research, and development.
[ ] Invest it into the market. You'll soon have even more!
11.) You are given a small plastic puzzle that looks to be difficult to solve.
[ ] I have better things to do than play with toys.
[ ] I'll try it out, but if I can't solve it, it's not the end of the world.
[ ] I'll put some time into it. I'm sure I could solve it eventually.
[ ]I won't give up until I solve it. Then, maybe I'll try it blindfolded!
12.) Five years ago a girl stole some money from you and she never got in trouble for it. Since then, she has become a much better person. Recently she has been arrested for stealing, but you can prove that she is innocent.
[ ] I'm not saying a thing. This is the punishment that she never got five years ago.
[ ] Tell her that I'll save her, provided she pays me back the money she owes me.
[ ] I'll save her because I know she's a better person now.
[ ] I'd save her even if she was still a bad person because I know she is innocent this time.
13.) You would rather end up in:
[ ] Gryffindor
[ ] Hufflepuff
[ ] Ravenclaw
[ ] Slytherin
Sorting quiz is from
here.
