"Malfoy, Scorpius."

Scorpius held his breath as he walked forward confidently towards the rickety stool and slid the hat on his head.

Oh, a Malfoy. This should be easy. SLY-

WAIT!

Excuse me?

Please sir, give me a chance.

You don't want to be in Slytherin?

Not at all sir. They're scary!

But you're a Malfoy!

Not by choice sir. But its not really all that bad. My mum is awesome. But my dad works a lot.

Why do you keep calling me sir?

Because its polite, sir. My mum taught me that if I want respect I will have to earn it and be polite.

Well, alright then. Not Slytherin. Where would you like to be?

My mum was in Ravenclaw and she said that it was a very good learning experience for her.

But you don't want to study all the time.

How did you know that mister?

I can read your thoughts.

Really? What am I thinking about?

Tacos.

THAT IS SO COOL! Aren't tacos great? I once had a taco that-

Really we need to see what house you'll be in.

Yes, sir. My dad said he wouldn't disown me if I was put in Gryffindor. He said he'd laugh, and Merlin knows he needs a laugh!

If you don't mind me saying, you're not really all the brave.

Its not my fault, sir! Girls are scary! Their hair is all like...shiny and stuff!

What if I put you in Hufflepuff? The girls there are nice. I promise.

Hufflepuff would be amazing, sir! Yellow is my favorite color, but my mum said that black looks best on me. Did you know that black is-

I'm sorry to interrupt, and I don't mean to be rude, but we really have to get you sorted.

Alright Mr. Hat. It was very nice to meet you!

It was a pleasure Mr. Scorpius.
If hats could smile this hat would be positively beaming.

The rough black rip in the hat opened and shouted "HUFFLEPUFF!"

The entire Great Hall went silent and stared at the violently blonde boy who was smiling like he just won a years supply of chocolate. He walked over to the Hufflepuff table and sat down contentedly.

There wasn't any sound until Jeffery Grey, the Gryffindor prefect, stood up and started clapping. A few older Hufflepuffs stood up, then the whole house, then the rest of Gryffindor, and then Ravenclaw. The Slytherins looked lost and totally confused, but everyone else knew what this meant.

No more scary Malfoys.

I hope you liked it! I was laughing the entire time I wrote this just because I kept imagining everyone's reactions. I think the funniest would either be the Slytherins, because they'd all be like, "What? I thought he was evil!" or the Hufflepuffs who would also be like all "What? I thought he was evil!" but would then immediately accept him as their own.

Next is either Rose or Albus.

You know the drill! Review :D

~Lavender