Black Sheep
A/N For 1991 challenge
Prompts: Sue Li (Ravenclaw), shine
I didn't expect to be Sorted into Ravenclaw. I thought I would be Sorted into Hufflepuff or maybe Gryffindor. If I was not Sorted into one of those Houses then Slytherin as a last resort. Never Ravenclaw.
Sure, almost all my siblings had Sorted into Ravenclaw, but I was the dumb one. The one who never knew as much as the others. The one who was always behind in her studies. The one who just achieved at a regular pace, while everyone else in her family over-achieved.
My brothers often joked and called me 'the black sheep'. It was just a joke, but I knew it meant I wasn't as smart as the others, and so couldn't be in Ravenclaw like them.
So when the Sorting Hat said I'd shine in Ravenclaw I couldn't believe my ears.
"W-what?" I thought. I think my mouth might have hung open.
"I said you would shine in Ravenclaw." The Hat informed me grumpily. Then it shouted out that word. "RAVENCLAW!"
The blue and silver table erupted into cheers. I could dimly hear my siblings shouting my name as I stumbled to the table in a haze.
As I sat down my older brother clapped me on the back. "Not the black sheep after all, huh?"
I smiled. I belonged.
A/N I'm not exactly happy with how this turned out but it's much better than the first draft.
