Gia clapped wildly for Desmond as his Destiny started its next chapter. Her heart was beating wildly as she was called forward. Minding her manners, Gia curtsied to the hat and the professor setting it on her head. Taking her seat, she was all smiles as the hat slipped down to catch on her hair. “Hello, Master Hat. I am so excited to meet you. My mama talked about you and you just met my brother, Desmond. And don’t worry, I know we could be sorted into different houses. That’s okay, I want to go to the best house for me. I’m so excited!”
"Describe yourself in three words."
“Do you want to know what I think or what other people would say to describe me? I think Des would say I’m smart. You met him before me, but I also think he’s smart. He’s just different smart than I am. Papa would probably say ‘helpful,’ but that is more about how I behave, not who I am. Mama would say that I’m creative, and I like that. That’s three words, but I do hope you’re asking about what I think.
If you mean three words from me, I would say I’m clever, creative, and thoughtful. I don’t mean to brag, but mama said to tell you all of the truth. I am very clever, I like to make plans and find new, fun ways to do things. I dislike too much routine and like to think of better ways for things to be achieved. It’s fun!
I’m creative in loads of ways. I love to sing and dance and I am very good at piano. I do enjoy writing and journaling things. It’s so much fun to think about all the ways something could happen or how to reach a goal. I love finding fun ways to do boring things. I’m very good at motivating Desmond to do lessons with me, and that’s because I come up with lots of good reasons for him to listen. That’s creative.
I’m thoughtful, too. You know, this is difficult Master Sorting Hat, ladies aren’t supposed to brag. I’m thoughtful in lots of ways. I’m thoughtful because I’m happiest when I get to think, but also because I care about other people. I like to make people feel better and that means taking my time and thinking hard about things.”
"Would you rather be able to change into an animal, change your appearance, or see the future?"
It would be wonderful to change into an animal, but it wouldn’t be my choice. And I know my future is going to be great. My job is to learn everything I can to make sure that Desmond and I can elevate the family. I want to know some parts about the future, and I’m excited to take Divination in two years, but I don’t think the future is set, so what is there to see? There are so many possibilities, and I think the only thing that’s certain is that my future will be great if I do my work.
That means I’d like to change my appearance. I wouldn’t change many things, but it would be wonderful if I could change my hair whenever I’d like without needing help. And I could make my clothes so interesting! That would be wonderful; I could find ways to enchant my school robes so I could still be fashionable in uniform."
"If you could invent a potion, what would it do?"
Gia propped her chin on her fists, deep in thought. “Well, I don’t know lots of potions yet, so I don’t know if what I think already exists. I don’t know, but I don’t like to not try and answer a question. It’s important to bring solutions and not just problems. Hmm.” Gia considered, gently tapping out Ode to Joy on her knee out of habit. Giving a little wiggle of excitement, Gia came to her conclusion. “I know the perfect new potion! What about a potion that made it so you could only hear the good, nice things someone was thinking of you? That would be brilliant because there are lots of people that need more confidence and sometimes, they don’t believe it when you tell them something kind. This way, you could hear the good parts yourself!”
"Imagine you see someone cheat in class. What do you do?"
“That’s not hard at all. Cheating is wrong. You should always be able to ask for help, but cheating is bad. It depends on when I know. If it’s during an exam or during class, I might wait so I don’t cause a scene. If the person hasn’t apologized already, I will talk to the professor after class. Cheating is absolutely wrong because you’re missing out on chances to practice and get better. If you don’t do your own homework, you aren’t learning, and that would be awful.
"Who is your enemy and how will you defeat them?"
Gia giggled. “I’d don’t have enemies, I’m eleven.” Gia thought hard about this, taking her time assembling her answer before offering, “I think my enemy is ignorance. It isn’t a person, but it’s in a lot of people. When I think of everybody who’s been mean to me or my brother or our family, they’ve all been ignorant and silly. I guess it’s my enemy because it’s something that I can fight. People don’t have to be ignorant; they can learn, if they try.
So, I will defeat my enemy, Ignorance, by learning loads and making sure I help others learn, too. Mostly Des, I think I’m going to spend lots of time making him do homework."
"Describe yourself in three words."
“Do you want to know what I think or what other people would say to describe me? I think Des would say I’m smart. You met him before me, but I also think he’s smart. He’s just different smart than I am. Papa would probably say ‘helpful,’ but that is more about how I behave, not who I am. Mama would say that I’m creative, and I like that. That’s three words, but I do hope you’re asking about what I think.
If you mean three words from me, I would say I’m clever, creative, and thoughtful. I don’t mean to brag, but mama said to tell you all of the truth. I am very clever, I like to make plans and find new, fun ways to do things. I dislike too much routine and like to think of better ways for things to be achieved. It’s fun!
I’m creative in loads of ways. I love to sing and dance and I am very good at piano. I do enjoy writing and journaling things. It’s so much fun to think about all the ways something could happen or how to reach a goal. I love finding fun ways to do boring things. I’m very good at motivating Desmond to do lessons with me, and that’s because I come up with lots of good reasons for him to listen. That’s creative.
I’m thoughtful, too. You know, this is difficult Master Sorting Hat, ladies aren’t supposed to brag. I’m thoughtful in lots of ways. I’m thoughtful because I’m happiest when I get to think, but also because I care about other people. I like to make people feel better and that means taking my time and thinking hard about things.”
"Would you rather be able to change into an animal, change your appearance, or see the future?"
It would be wonderful to change into an animal, but it wouldn’t be my choice. And I know my future is going to be great. My job is to learn everything I can to make sure that Desmond and I can elevate the family. I want to know some parts about the future, and I’m excited to take Divination in two years, but I don’t think the future is set, so what is there to see? There are so many possibilities, and I think the only thing that’s certain is that my future will be great if I do my work.
That means I’d like to change my appearance. I wouldn’t change many things, but it would be wonderful if I could change my hair whenever I’d like without needing help. And I could make my clothes so interesting! That would be wonderful; I could find ways to enchant my school robes so I could still be fashionable in uniform."
"If you could invent a potion, what would it do?"
Gia propped her chin on her fists, deep in thought. “Well, I don’t know lots of potions yet, so I don’t know if what I think already exists. I don’t know, but I don’t like to not try and answer a question. It’s important to bring solutions and not just problems. Hmm.” Gia considered, gently tapping out Ode to Joy on her knee out of habit. Giving a little wiggle of excitement, Gia came to her conclusion. “I know the perfect new potion! What about a potion that made it so you could only hear the good, nice things someone was thinking of you? That would be brilliant because there are lots of people that need more confidence and sometimes, they don’t believe it when you tell them something kind. This way, you could hear the good parts yourself!”
"Imagine you see someone cheat in class. What do you do?"
“That’s not hard at all. Cheating is wrong. You should always be able to ask for help, but cheating is bad. It depends on when I know. If it’s during an exam or during class, I might wait so I don’t cause a scene. If the person hasn’t apologized already, I will talk to the professor after class. Cheating is absolutely wrong because you’re missing out on chances to practice and get better. If you don’t do your own homework, you aren’t learning, and that would be awful.
"Who is your enemy and how will you defeat them?"
Gia giggled. “I’d don’t have enemies, I’m eleven.” Gia thought hard about this, taking her time assembling her answer before offering, “I think my enemy is ignorance. It isn’t a person, but it’s in a lot of people. When I think of everybody who’s been mean to me or my brother or our family, they’ve all been ignorant and silly. I guess it’s my enemy because it’s something that I can fight. People don’t have to be ignorant; they can learn, if they try.
So, I will defeat my enemy, Ignorance, by learning loads and making sure I help others learn, too. Mostly Des, I think I’m going to spend lots of time making him do homework."