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A/N Hey guys! This is my first fic, and I'm only in my first years of high school, (Australia not America) so please don't be too harsh! Hope you enjoy! (This is un-betad because I don't have a beta, so sorry for any mistakes!)

Chapter 1

Badger, Lion, Eagle or Snake?

The sorting ceremony. Finally. I didn't have any doubts. I would be in either Slytherin or Ravenclaw. There really was no other reasonable choice.

"Scotts, Rosemarie," Proffesor McGonagal announced. I stepped towards the hat, and sat down on the brown, wooden stool. The professor placed the worn hat on my head.

"Ah. You would fit well into all of the houses… very well indeed, this is a tricky one." The hat mused loudly.

"Please choose quickly," I whispered quietly.

"Hm… HUFFLEPUFF!" The Hufflepuffs' cheers were cut short and by me jumping up and exclaiming loudly.

"What?" I shrieked, "Hufflepuff? Are you mental?" I cut a quick glance at the Hufflepuff table.

"Um. No offence you guys. It's just that I don't think I would fit in your house," I said quickly. I couldn't afford to be making enemies. Not yet, anyway.

"Miss Scotts, the hat's decision is final. Please take a-" Proffesor McGonagal was interrupted by the sorting hat.

"Nonsense. This girl fits so perfectly into every house. How about you choose?" I thought hard on this. Which house would suit me best? I knew that everyone would expect me to say Griffindor or Ravenclaw, what with Slytherin's reputation being what is was. I would fare well in Ravenclaw… But I would also do very well in Slytherin, and I loved shocking people.

"Slytherin," I decided finally. The hall was silent. Everyone was staring at me like I had grown and extra head, including a lot of the Slytherin's.

"SLYTHERIN!" The sorting hat bellowed, and I jumped off my stool and made my way to my table, plonking myself down next to a pretty girl with white hair. The proffesor called the next student, and the students ignored me again, aside from a few who shot me curious glances.

"Hi," I said to the girl next to me. She turned to look at me, and I could see her properly. She had stormy grey eyes, and aristocratic features. Her white hair framed her perfectly round face.

"Hello," the girl replied softly, in a voice of pure velvet.

"Who are you?" I asked her. She looked me up and down.

"Who are you?" She retorted.

"Rosemarie Scotts, at your service. I'm a muggle born in case you were wondering," I smiled brightly. A lot of people around the table gasped at that, and turned away from me. Fine, let them be like that. I'll show them. The girl smiled.

"Aries Malfoy. Pleasure to meet you," she replied.

"Do you have any siblings?" I asked her. Aries nodded.

"See that boy down there? The one with the white hair? That's my brother, Scorpio," Aries said, pointing to a boy further down on the table. Upon hearing his name, Scorpio looked over at us. He sneered.

"Aries, you're taking to the filthy mudblood?" He spat. Before Aries could open her mouth, I turned to Aries.

"Aries, do you know that spoilt brat?" I asked in a stage whisper. Aries shook her head.

"Nope."

Scorpio growled.

"Filthy mudblood," he repeated. I did the first thing that came to mind. I flashed him the rude finger. A lot of people around the table gasped, and Scorpio went red, spluttering.

Guess it's more rude in the wizarding world, I thought with satisfaction. Aries was stifling her laughter beside me. I grinned.

After a while, and new girl sat down with us. She had bright orange hair and big chocolate brown eyes.

"Hi," she smiled.

"Hello!" I replied, "I'm Rosemarie Scotts, and this is Aries Malfoy," I added, gesturing to Aries. The girl's mouth fell open.

"A MALFOY?" She cried. I looked at her curiously. I knew all about the Malfoy's. Of course I researched the wizarding world, but it would be more useful to pretend I didn't know anything. Aries looked down. She looked upset, and the Hufflepuff in me decided to show itself.

"So what? Whatever the Malfoy's did, I'm sure Aries did nothing," I snapped. Aries smiled gratefully at me. The ginger sighed.

"I guess you're right," she muttered, still eyeing Aries suspiciously.

"I'm Alaina, by the way. Alaina Ollivander."

"Like the wand shop?" I asked curiously. I had seen that wand shop in Diagon Ally, and I had read up about it, so I already knew. Alaina nodded.

"My grandfather worked there. He died before I was born though, during the war," she explained. Aries and I nodded.

"Scotts!" A voice said from further down, "Has the filthy mudblood wandered into the wrong house?" I turned to the boy who had spoken. He was sitting next to Scorpio.

"No I have not, cretino. Maybe you have? You seem very stupid, and as far as I knew, Slytherin were supposed to be smart," I smiled.

"My name is not Cretino," the boy scoffed. I rolled my eyes. Cretino was Italian for jerk.

"Idioto," I whispered under my breath, turning away.

After the feast, the first year girls were all settling into our dorm. There were two other girls. A girl with long blond hair and cold blue eyes called Maria Nott, and a girl with black hair and soft green eyes called Eliana Shacklebolt.

"I can't believe there's a mudblood in my house," Maria sneered.

"I can't believe there's a spoilt brat in my dorm," I sneered back. Aries giggled.

"Girls! Stop fighting," Eliana cut in. Maria rounded on her.

"You filthy mudblood lover," she scoffed. Eliana frowned.

"You're not very nice," she said quietly. Maria rolled her eyes,

"You should have been a Hufflepuff," she spat, before climbing into the bunk above Eliana's bed. I was on the top of my bunk, with Aries on the bottom. Alaina was on her own, on the top bunk. I had already changed into my favourite silk pajamas. They were white, with pink flowers, but with a few whispered words I had made them a deep green with dark blue flowers. I climbed up the ladder, and climbed under the blankets, and once Aries, Eliana and Alaina were in bed, I flicked my wand and the lights turned off.

"Night!" I called.

"Goodnight!" Alaina and Aries said in unison.

"Sweet dreams," Eliana mumbled. Maria was silent.

I slowly fell into a soft sleep, completing my first day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

A/N Sorry it's not really good. I'm not sure when the second chapter will be up. Not sure where this is going, and I would appreciate plot suggestions!