Albert and Penelope did not refuse the invitation—this was actually a program Owen had arranged while negotiating the handover with the school, meant to use Ilvermorny's sorting process to show that the Harrises were also wizards this school could acknowledge, thereby closing the distance between them and Ilvermorny's wizards.
Albert looked at Penelope, and Penelope nodded before stepping up. "I'm guessing it'll be Horned Serpent."
Headmaster Fontana said ingratiatingly, "Horned Serpent House was founded by Iso herself. It represents the mind, and favors clever wizards who love reading. Its house traits are somewhat similar to a blend of Hogwarts's Ravenclaw and Slytherin."
This sort of sorting did indeed arouse the curiosity of the young wizards on the wooden balconies. Amid the silence of all the wizards, everyone waited for the magical statues to react.
The crystal set into the forehead of the Horned Serpent statue suddenly shone with bright light; at the same time, the roar of the Wampus statue echoed throughout the Great Hall; and the Thunderbird spread its wings and took flight, soaring once around the Great Hall before returning to its original position.
Gasps rang out across the Great Hall almost simultaneously, and a roar of discussion erupted.
Being accepted by Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was hardly surprising, and even being recognized by two houses was something that happened often, because it had originally been the first school to accept any wizard with the ability to cast spells without discrimination—but for this female Auror, infamous for her ferocity, to make three houses recruit her at the same time was a treatment that, at least for this current group of students, they had never seen and had only heard about from their elders.
"I haven't seen this in decades. Miss Klivert's talent truly is exceptional." Fontana