![]() “GRYFFINDOR!” the Sorting Hat finally roared out to the Great Hall. The hat seemed to hesitate and Peter couldn’t breathe for a moment, awaiting the final verdict. He truly desired to be the powerful Gryffindor the Hat saw in him. I want to take chances, Peter thought as fervently as he could, repeating the phrase over and over inside his head. ![]() Surely this had taken longer than five minutes…maybe he could prod the hat, hurry it along somehow. Peter flushed again when he thought of how long he had been sitting on this hard stool. The hat still seemed to be struggling with its decision. He had potential and the Hat could sense it! A powerful Gryffindor! The thought overcame him with joy. Yes, you have the bravery and daring to become a powerful Gryffindor.” “However,” the hat continued to muse, “you have nerve. All he knew was that he wanted to take chances, like his mother said. Even he wasn’t sure where he wanted to go. Peter hated the thought of what his parents would think if he failed them, but even the sorting hat didn’t seem to know what to do with him. “Don’t be afraid to take chances! And stand up for what’s right!” His mother, a bold Gryffindor, had encouraged him in a different way. You can choose any career, anything you could want!” “That way nothing will be closed off to you. “Learn everything you can, Peter!” his father, a proud Ravenclaw, had fervently said. He could still remember exactly what they had whispered to him right before he bounded on to the Hogwarts Express. His parents had filled his childhood with hopes and wishes for what he would become. He did feel an undeniable pressure to prove himself. “Yes, I see much ambition in you…a great desire to prove yourself,” the hat’s small voice said in his ear, wrapping up a long thought about why Slytherin would help him achieve his potential. He desperately hoped his cheeks weren’t as red as they felt. Peter Pettigrew could feel beads of sweat falling down his neck.Īfter watching more than half of the frightened first-years being sorted into their respective houses without too much hesitation on the hat’s part, Peter was increasingly aware of how long he had been sitting in front of the entire school with the too-large hat slipping over his eyes. Read the winning stories below to revel in your own nostalgia for Harry Potter. The winners are: Winner: “A Powerful Gryffindor” by Casey Allen Runner-Up: “Risk” by Samuel Hedley Runner-Up: “Platform 9 3/4” by Angelika M. A big thanks to everyone who participated in our fanfiction contest! Our judges had a great time reviewing your submissions and as one editor put it, we were “rolling in nostalgia and feelings.”
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