Dear Mum and Dad,
You LIED.
You told me that if I told the sorting hat what house I wanted to be in than, he would listen to me. Fat lot of good THAT advice that did me.
I sat down in the chair and told the hat that I wanted to be in Gryffindor. And the hat was all "no, no! you belong in Slytherin, you will succeed in Slytherin!" and I kept telling it that I wanted to be in Gryffindor like my WHOLE ENTIRE FAMILY but that stupid hat just announced to the entire school that I was in Slytherin.
I have never been so humiliated; I will never live this down in my whole entire life. James and Fred are already making fun me. Yesterday they asked me if I had a dark mark yet and told me I was too "Slyther-rachet" to come home for Christmas. They also bought me a green-and-silver Slytherin banner that is about the size of my bed. They aren't even clever, it's just stupid.
Maybe talking to the hat works for "the chosen one", but it sure doesn't work for the rest of us normal people. You are such liars and I hope you know that my life is ruined. Oh yeah, and also to make things even worse, my bed is right next to the Malfoy boy. He hasn't He hasactually done anything bad yet, but Rose keeps saying it's only a matter of time, and she pretty much knows everything. So basically, my life is over and I will never, ever forgive you for lying to me. With any luck, I'll be eaten by Fluffy and put out of my misery.
I hope you're happy
-Al