House: Slytherin
Category: Drabble
Prompt: Siblings
Word Count: 498
Alice and Allie have always been together. Nothing could pull them apart, not unless one of them decides to. The two twins were inseparable, despite everyone's trouble trying to tell them apart. However, that didn't seem to bother them not one bit, that is, not before they received their letters.
On the morning of the faithful day, Alice and Allie had been talking about the different Hogwarts houses. Alice had always favored Hufflepuff, since they were all about finding the good in people and bringing peace and loyalty. To her, they seemed like the most perfect human beings. She strived to be like them so that she could be friends with anyone and everyone.
Allie, on the other hand, had harbored a secret liking for the house of Slytherin. Something about them seemed appealing, almost alluring to her. She admired their determination and their willingness to sacrifice everything for success, even if it was wrong. She believed that the most successful people were Slytherins. Severus Snape, Merlin, a part of Harry Potter, and even Voldemort. They were all very powerful and gifted wizards, all of which she admired. Even though Allie seemed obsessed with Slytherin, she tried to keep it on a low profile since she knew how much her sister absolutely loathed Slytherins.
Before the two sisters even got to have breakfast, two magical letters were so suddenly delivered. "Hey! It has the Hogwarts seal on the back!" Alice exclaimed. Allie sprinted from her chair, practically running over Alice, hastily snatching her letter.
Their eyes widened once they skimmed through the long-awaited letters. "Yes!" The sisters exclaimed.
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Once on the train, Allie had disturbing thoughts. She had been thinking about how different she really was, compared to Alice. She realized how hungry she was to prove herself and her worth. All her life, she had always been confused with Alice. All her life, she had competed with her loved sister for everything. All her life, she had lost people just because Alice was "nicer". All her life, Allie had been overlooked and rejected. But, no one would have ever noticed, not even her loyal and close sister. All it took was a simple smile and the world was a happy place. It dawned on her how much she had really been hurting and how much power she truly wanted. She realized that, deep down, her love for Slytherin had been for a reason.
Once arriving to the Great Hall, Allie felt her hands getting sweaty. Her hunger for her wishes and bitter desires had grown stronger. She couldn't wait to get her hands on her wand and prove everyone who had ever doubted her wrong. Alice had been called up first, as usual. Allie was always second to everything. Alice was sorted into Hufflepuff, as she wanted.
Not even a split second later, the hat announced for Slytherin. Allie let out a smirk and threw a glare at Alice, making her expression shift to sudden fear.
