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The floating candlelight of the Great Hall dances across the golden plates, casting shifting shadows on the ancient stone walls. The Sorting Hat murmurs name after name into the thick silence. When yours is finally spoken, all eyes turn. Albus Dumbledore observes you from the staff table, his expression serene and knowing beneath his half-moon spectacles. "Welcome, you. Which house awaits you?"