Sorting Ceremony

The Sorting Ceremony is a ceremony held as soon as first-year students reach Hogwarts on September 1. Held in the Great Hall, students from each house sit appropriately at their table, as the first-years stand in line in the middle-aisle, facing the teachers. Minerva McGonagall places Godric Gryffindor's old hat on a stool, and it sings a little song about it's history and about the different houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Then, McGonagall reads a list of the new students, and each one called, places on the hat, one-by-one. After the hat decides, it, screams the houses' name to the hall.

After the sorting, Hogwarts sings its school song, everyone singing to their favorite tune. After the singing is over, Dumbledore makes some announcments about the Forbidden Forest and such being banned, afterwhich, the golden plates are filled with much, much food, but not after dessert.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
 * Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)