Poems: The Hat's First Song (Poetry Challenge #15)
Title: The Hat's First Song
Summary: The Sorting Hat sings his song for the very first group of Hogwarts students.
Characters/Pairings: Sorting Hat
Genre: Poetry
Beta: None
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: Poetry
Word Count: 401
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: Sure
Oh, today is the first of its kind
A sorting of children who arrive
At Hogwarts to sharpen their minds
And learn in this world to survive
For you are the very first class
To step foot in this glorious school
To have me set on top of your heads
As I wade through your mind like a pool
But first a bit of history
So you can know how this all came
Four friends thought a school was needed
So that became their aim
Godric and Rowena
And Helga and Salazar
Made a plan to build it then
And had dreams wide and far
The name and place for it
Came to Rowena in a dream
And so she told the others
And all was well, so it would seem
They build this castle on this hill
And invited all you young
They decided to teach magic here
And from that Hogwarts was sprung
It was decided that age eleven
Would be the youngest student’s age
And from there they would matriculate
Becoming learned and sage
But things were not all neat and tidy
For all four were quite unique
And so problems they were bound to have
And havoc they would wreak
The Founders four each had a mind
Of what things they’d like to teach
They argued long and hard on this
Until one grabbed me in his reach
A spell was cast upon me then
And their traits placed in my dome
So now I have the task at hand
Of placing you in your home
If you’ve a heart of passion
And a thirst for adventures far
You might do well inside the house
Of good Godric Gryffindor
Or, if you prefer the life
Of academia and wit
Then perhaps the house of Ravenclaw
Would be the better fit
Some may choose hard work
And patience, tried and true
To those I say that Hufflepuff
Is the house where I’ll place you
Then there is the house for those
With ambition and subtlety
If cunning is a trait you hold
Then Slytherin it shall be
These houses four shall be your homes
And the students your family
So treat them well and study hard
And successful you shall be
So that’s my tale, my song is done
And now you meet your fate
So who is first among you all
To place me on your pate?
Colleen//Ravenclaw//18
Summary: The Sorting Hat sings his song for the very first group of Hogwarts students.
Characters/Pairings: Sorting Hat
Genre: Poetry
Beta: None
Rating/Warnings: G
Medium: Poetry
Word Count: 401
Can the Order post to Tumblr?: Sure
Oh, today is the first of its kind
A sorting of children who arrive
At Hogwarts to sharpen their minds
And learn in this world to survive
For you are the very first class
To step foot in this glorious school
To have me set on top of your heads
As I wade through your mind like a pool
But first a bit of history
So you can know how this all came
Four friends thought a school was needed
So that became their aim
Godric and Rowena
And Helga and Salazar
Made a plan to build it then
And had dreams wide and far
The name and place for it
Came to Rowena in a dream
And so she told the others
And all was well, so it would seem
They build this castle on this hill
And invited all you young
They decided to teach magic here
And from that Hogwarts was sprung
It was decided that age eleven
Would be the youngest student’s age
And from there they would matriculate
Becoming learned and sage
But things were not all neat and tidy
For all four were quite unique
And so problems they were bound to have
And havoc they would wreak
The Founders four each had a mind
Of what things they’d like to teach
They argued long and hard on this
Until one grabbed me in his reach
A spell was cast upon me then
And their traits placed in my dome
So now I have the task at hand
Of placing you in your home
If you’ve a heart of passion
And a thirst for adventures far
You might do well inside the house
Of good Godric Gryffindor
Or, if you prefer the life
Of academia and wit
Then perhaps the house of Ravenclaw
Would be the better fit
Some may choose hard work
And patience, tried and true
To those I say that Hufflepuff
Is the house where I’ll place you
Then there is the house for those
With ambition and subtlety
If cunning is a trait you hold
Then Slytherin it shall be
These houses four shall be your homes
And the students your family
So treat them well and study hard
And successful you shall be
So that’s my tale, my song is done
And now you meet your fate
So who is first among you all
To place me on your pate?
Colleen//Ravenclaw//18