Hogwarts! He was finally at Hogwarts! As he entered the Great Hall, the young Fudge boy was awe-inspired by the floating candles and moonlight ceiling. It was beyond everything he’d ever hoped for and it was absolutely magical. It didn’t matter what his brothers and sisters had said because it was more than that! He was finally going to learn proper magic that didn’t involve burning sand!
Watching intently when the students began sitting, Paxton felt the butterflies in his stomach begin to swirl into an anxious flutter and when he was seated himself, the Fudge child sat stiffly on the chair. He didn’t know what house he would be!
As soon as he sat, he began hearing the hats voice.
“Which house would you like to be in and why?” The hat asked and for a moment, Paxton was silent. What a difficult question!
“Well,” the Fudge son began, “Holliday and Somersby are in Ravenclaw, so maybe I’d like to be there because I think I’m quite smart… though I think I’m also very brave and courageous like Gryffindors are! I don’t want to be in Hufflepuff, though.” Hufflepuff, to him, always seemed like a silly house and he didn’t particularly want to be in it!
“You catch a fellow student copying your friend's homework in their absence, how do you deal with this situation?” The hat continued.
Hmm… This was rather difficult too. Paxton thought for a moment before nodding confidently, “I’d see why they had to copy my friends homework and then tell them off because they shouldn’t be copying. I’d have to report them and tell my friend because that just is not fair. Though if they are having to copy someone’s homework then it’s likely they’re too stupid to do it themselves so I’d probably try to help them understand the homework so they can do it themselves… After I’ve told them off, though.”
The next question caught Paxton off guard a little, “ Centaur, unicorn, kelpie, or abraxan?”
It didn’t take long for Paxton to answer though: - “Centaur! They are fierce and brave and I’ve read about them. They are really strong and I’ve heard they are in the forbidden forest, too!”
“What would you like to do once you leave Hogwarts?” The hat continued and Paxton furrowed his brows.
He… wasn’t entirely sure. He rather liked the zoo and helping around the estate, so perhaps that. But he also enjoyed running around the estate and causing mischief so… an adventurer! Then it hit him and he smiled widely.
“Erm… the Spirit Division in the Ministry, I think! I really like ghosts and think they are amazing. I want to learn more about them – and meet all the Hogwarts House ghosts! Like… Why is Nearly Headless Nick only nearly headless? And why is the Bloody Baron… bloody? Or maybe I could go on adventures and find more ghosts and research them!”
As it turned out, Paxton did have quite an idea for his future after all.
“ Your close friend is miserable, what do you do about it?”
This one was easy!
“I’d find out what is making them miserable and then try to cheer them up. I’d make jokes with them so they laugh because that always makes me feel better! Or maybe I’d find a game with them to play.”
And with that, it was to the final question. And… Paxton was well and truly stumped. He didn’t know what to say! It wasn’t for lack of good traits, he felt, it was more for lack of knowing which trait to choose!
“I’m very brave and adventurous. I’m also really good at helping people sometimes! Like… I kind of helped a friend find her parents once! But I think it’s… Yeah… I think I’m… Erm… I think I’m very adventurous. I think that’s my best trait because you have to be brave and smart and also not scared and that’s why being adventurous is my best trait because I am all of those!”
Once he was finished, Paxton went quiet and stiff once again and awaited the Sorting Hat’s decision…
Watching intently when the students began sitting, Paxton felt the butterflies in his stomach begin to swirl into an anxious flutter and when he was seated himself, the Fudge child sat stiffly on the chair. He didn’t know what house he would be!
As soon as he sat, he began hearing the hats voice.
“Which house would you like to be in and why?” The hat asked and for a moment, Paxton was silent. What a difficult question!
“Well,” the Fudge son began, “Holliday and Somersby are in Ravenclaw, so maybe I’d like to be there because I think I’m quite smart… though I think I’m also very brave and courageous like Gryffindors are! I don’t want to be in Hufflepuff, though.” Hufflepuff, to him, always seemed like a silly house and he didn’t particularly want to be in it!
“You catch a fellow student copying your friend's homework in their absence, how do you deal with this situation?” The hat continued.
Hmm… This was rather difficult too. Paxton thought for a moment before nodding confidently, “I’d see why they had to copy my friends homework and then tell them off because they shouldn’t be copying. I’d have to report them and tell my friend because that just is not fair. Though if they are having to copy someone’s homework then it’s likely they’re too stupid to do it themselves so I’d probably try to help them understand the homework so they can do it themselves… After I’ve told them off, though.”
The next question caught Paxton off guard a little, “ Centaur, unicorn, kelpie, or abraxan?”
It didn’t take long for Paxton to answer though: - “Centaur! They are fierce and brave and I’ve read about them. They are really strong and I’ve heard they are in the forbidden forest, too!”
“What would you like to do once you leave Hogwarts?” The hat continued and Paxton furrowed his brows.
He… wasn’t entirely sure. He rather liked the zoo and helping around the estate, so perhaps that. But he also enjoyed running around the estate and causing mischief so… an adventurer! Then it hit him and he smiled widely.
“Erm… the Spirit Division in the Ministry, I think! I really like ghosts and think they are amazing. I want to learn more about them – and meet all the Hogwarts House ghosts! Like… Why is Nearly Headless Nick only nearly headless? And why is the Bloody Baron… bloody? Or maybe I could go on adventures and find more ghosts and research them!”
As it turned out, Paxton did have quite an idea for his future after all.
“ Your close friend is miserable, what do you do about it?”
This one was easy!
“I’d find out what is making them miserable and then try to cheer them up. I’d make jokes with them so they laugh because that always makes me feel better! Or maybe I’d find a game with them to play.”
And with that, it was to the final question. And… Paxton was well and truly stumped. He didn’t know what to say! It wasn’t for lack of good traits, he felt, it was more for lack of knowing which trait to choose!
“I’m very brave and adventurous. I’m also really good at helping people sometimes! Like… I kind of helped a friend find her parents once! But I think it’s… Yeah… I think I’m… Erm… I think I’m very adventurous. I think that’s my best trait because you have to be brave and smart and also not scared and that’s why being adventurous is my best trait because I am all of those!”
Once he was finished, Paxton went quiet and stiff once again and awaited the Sorting Hat’s decision…