Leah stepped up the stool where the students were being sorted. She herself felt a little out of place as she was older than most of the others being sorted and as she so far knew nobody at the school. Well nobody except for her brother who, as soon as he'd heard she'd applied to transfer here, decided to do the same. She glanced over her shoulder at him and sighed, it wasn't that she didn't like him, he was her brother, and she cared for him deeply, but sometimes their rivalry got out of hand. Still, it had been nice spending a week in London with her family before coming to Hogwarts.<br/><br/>As soon as the hat fell over her ears Leah could hear a voice in her head.  "Let's see, a few options here.  You definitely have the intelligence to be Ravenclaw, but you don't rely on it alone.  You have quite the study ethic, which would suit you well in Hufflepuff, or perhaps you wish to make the most of your talents and seek Slytherin?"<br/><br/>"Do I get to choose then? Well not Slytherin, they seem so snarky. I'd like Ravenclaw please Mr. Hat; Hufflepuff just... sounds strange," she responded in a soft whisper, feeling rather strange speaking to a hat.<br/><br/>"They are all a bit strange in their own way.  At least Hufflepuff's strangeness is in their name.  I still think you'd end up happier there, but I suppose we'll try RAVENCLAW!"  The last word was shouted, and the students at the Ravenclaw table all cheered.<br/><br/>Leah grinned widely and hurried to the Ravenclaw table, shaking offered hands and replying to several introductions before taking a spot some of the others opened up for her. She then turned to watch the other students finish their sorting, seeing her brother deposited into Hufflepuff, she silently thanked the hat for listening to her choice of Ravenclaw, she knew Stephen was a stretch for this house and she was glad to have some extra seperation from him.<br/><br/>She joined in the cheering then laughed as confetti rained down in the hall. This was certainly different than opening day at her old school, that had been more of a confused mass of students rushing to find homerooms and classrooms and what not. There was something a little welcoming about being put into a house, especially one with an emphasis on intelligence, as she'd always been fairly shy and so was never comfortable making friends. Now, she was grouped with people she'd be spending the better part of the year with. It was both comforting and intimidating at the same time.<br/><br/>For the moment though she pushed those thoughts away, and sat watching the welcome and listening to the other students, especially for any talk about the Transfigurations intructor.