"Fable Finnigan."

The red-haired girl's eyes shot up to where Professor McGonagall was waiting with the sorting hat. This was the moment she, as well as all the other first years, had been waiting for. She could feel her legs shaking out of both nervousness and excitement as she stepped up the cobblestone stairs, leading to the short stool in which each new student would sit upon. Taking a seat, she could feel everyone's eyes upon her. She looked to her older (only by seven minutes, mind you) twin brother, Seamus and saw him grinning broadly at her from the Gryffindor table. Feeling slightly reassured, she felt the sorting hat being placed on top of her head, ruffling her blunt bangs a little. Her shy side took over as she looked into the huge gathering of people and began to stare down at her pale hands, her fingers suddenly becoming absolutely fascinating.

"Let's see," the sorting hat began, and Fable felt her heartbeat increase at a rapid rate. "Mischievous, you are. And yet, you're much to quiet to speak up like you want to. A certain dislike for most humans, and yet a unbreakable loyalty to those you care about. Two different personalities depending who you're in the presence of...where shall you be placed?"

This is it. Fable thought, squeezing her eyes shut. The moment of truth. Mum and Seamus were both in Gryffindor, so I ought to be-

"Slytherin!"

Her head snapped up as she heard the name of her new house, wondering if maybe she heard wrong. Professor McGonagall was taking the sorting hat off her head though and the Slytherin table was cheering particularly loud, so clearly it wasn't a mistake. Standing up just as shakily as she had sat, she allowed her blue eyes to meet her brother's matching ones, both sets holding shock and disbelief. She heard as the name of the next student was called up to be sorted and she quickened her pace, taking a seat beside a boy with slicked back blonde hair and grey-blue eyes. He turned to face her, his cold eyes bored into her.

"My name is Draco Malfoy." He told her, his mouth turning up in to a slight smirk as he stuck out his hand.

"Fable Finnigan." She replied quietly, grasping his hand and giving it a quick shake.

"This is Crabbe and Goyle." Draco told her, pointing to two bigger boys sitting beside him. She nodded her head slightly and muttered another hey before the food appeared. Everyone was to occupied with eating to want to talk to her, so Fable got a chance to look around more now that everything had calmed down slightly. Everyone was laughing and smiling, having already made friends. Her gaze finally found her brother, who was busy chattering to a few people at the Gryffindor. To her surprise, one of them was even the famous Harry Potter.

Figures, he always was the more social one. I can't talk to people to save my life...

After silently munching on the amazing feast for a while, Professor Dumbledore, the Headmaster, told everyone it was time to go to the dormitories and unpack before turning in for the night. The Slytherin students all followed their prefect to the common room, all the first years looking around in awe at all the new sights. Before long they had made it to the common room, and all the older students headed off into their dorms. Fable scanned the room and tried to take in everything. The common room was really quite cozy, and the fact that the opened curtains revealed that they were underwater made it ten times better.

"All right first years, the boys dorm is on your left, the girls is to the right. You may all go get unpacked now, and don't stay up too late."

The boys and girls all separated, going into their rooms. Fable noticed there was two different rooms for the first year girls, one had quite a few beds while the other only had two. The one with two was significantly smaller, but if there would be less people then Fable decided she would gladly stay there. She entered the room and found her trunk on top of her bed, with other Slytherin coloured objects that had been given to them by the school. She had only just begun to unpack when she heard a small knock on the door frame.

Fable turned to see another girl at the doorway, grey-blue eyes darting awkwardly around the room. She had pin straight black hair with blunt bangs that were swept to the side slightly. When she noticed she had gotten Fable's attention she spoke up.

"Uh hi, all the other rooms were taken so... I guess we're going to be roommates."

Fable smiled slightly, trying her best to seem friendly. In her mind though she was cursing her terrible people skills.

The other girl stepped in the room, heading directly for her bed. Fable knew she would have to speak up, because neither of them seemed to want to say anything out of pure nervousness.

"My name is Fable Finnigan, by the way."

"Nice to meet you, I'm Pluie Parket."

Both girls stood there stiffly before unpacking a bit more, a heavy silence in the air. Finally it became too much, and before they realized what they were doing, blurted out three words simultaneously.

"Socially awkward penguin."

The both froze, temporarily becoming still as statues. That is, until they turned to face each other again. Right after their eyes met it was like they could read each other's minds, and they both broke out into huge grins.

"I think it's safe to say," Fable began, "that we're going to be great friends."

"I agree." Pluie replied, and they unpacked completely free of any awkward atmosphere, even finding out they had a spooky amount of mutual interests.

By the time everything had been emptied from her trunk, Fable was absolutely exhausted. She flopped down onto her bed, pulling the covers over her before falling sound asleep, wondering what on earth Hogwarts would have in store for her.

A/N: That ending /facepalm/

Hey fellow fanfictioners! I hope you enjoyed the beginning of this fanfic, because there's lots more to come in the future.

Fable is my OC, while Pluie is my friend's, just to let you know.

I really hope you'll read and enjoy my fanfic, I will absolutely love anyone who reviews it! I do accept constructive criticism because that just helps make my writing better for you guys~