Outwardly, Harry was calm, but that was only because he was repeating Ellie's instruction as though it were a mantra: Always look like you know what you're doing. In truth, Harry hadn't been this nervous in years. It had been a very long time since something he actually cared about wasn't under his control. This Sorting, Professor McGonagall had claimed, would have a tremendous influence on the next seven years of his life.