The entrance doors opened. There stood Professor Mitchell. "Come this way, first years," she said in a stern but kind voice.
All the first years hurriedly followed her. We entered the Great Hall. I stared at the ceiling, with my mouth open. Stars glittered there.
"I know, it's cool, right?" said Isabella.
I nodded and then looked at the table where the Headmistress and the teachers sat. Headmistress Oshiro looked around the Great Hall, smiling slightly. Her hands were laid lightly on her lap. The potions teacher, Professor Penrose was drinking wine from a glass, Professor Vineburg was laying back on her chair, smiling and the other teachers just looking around.
"Now when I call your name, you will come up and sit on the stall and then I will put the Sorting Hat on your head. It will shout out what house you will be in!" said Professor Mitchell loudly. "Do you understand?"
There were mumbles of 'yes'.
"Good! The sorting will begin! Bella Anna!"
A girl with hair the colour of a tomato stood up. She walked quickly towards the stool and Professor Mitchell put the Sorting Hat on her head. A second then the Hat shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"

The girl looked very happy to be Sorted into Gryffindor. She ran to the Gryffindor table.
It seemed like ages till Professor Mitchell finally said, "Weasley, Matilda!"
I was shaking as I stood up. Lots of other children stared. I swallowed, then walked up to the stool quickly and Professor Mitchell put the hat on my head.
I waited patiently, then suddenly a voice said, "Mmm..... you would do good in Gryffindor but....." The Hat paused and I waited.
"You would definitely not go in Ravenclaw, no! But maybe Slytherin.... Maybe. But you seem loyal and kind, so.....I think.....HUFFLEPUFF!"
I cried out in joy. I quickly took the hat of my head then ran to the Hufflepuff table.
"Well done for getting into Hufflepuff!" said a Prefect girl who had brown hair which was plaited.
"Thanks!" I said.
Then Professor Mitchell said, "Lilly, Isabella!"
Isabella stood up, grinning, then walked slowly up to the stall and propped the Hat on her head.
It was only a few seconds then... "HUFFLEPUFF!"
"YES!" I yelled.
Isabella came skipping up to me. "Yes! I got in Hufflepuff as well!" she cried.
"I know! That's great!" I said.
Soon everyone had been sorted. We had the most DELICIOUS dinner and desert.
"Now everyone, go to bed," told Headmistress Oshiro, smiling at all of us.
All of us students slowly got up.
"Hufflepuffs! This way please!" said a Hufflepuff prefect. We passed the kitchens, then came to some barrels.
"To enter the Hufflepuff common room, you have to tap one of the barrels — two from the bottom, middle of the second row, to be precise — to the rhythm of Helga Hufflepuff," said the Prefect girl. One of the barrels opened and we walked in and then we were in the Hufflepuff common room!
It was pretty and cosy. The ceiling wasn't very high and round little windows let the sunshine in when it was a nice sunny day. There was a fireplace, and nice chairs.

Hufflepuff common room at daytime.