lol i'll add in prompts after because i'm rushing atm, but for hogwarts
word count: 248 by Gdocs
Scorpius Malfoy hated going in alphabetical order. 'M' was too close to the beginning of the alphabet, in his opinion. He wasn't ready. It didn't seem like a daunting task, placing a ratty old hat on your head, but it was the hardest task of Scorpius' life this far. He was perfectly content with just standing with the other first years, thank you very much. He didn't want to be sorted.
Yet it was time.
"Malfoy, Scorpius."
Scorpius took a deep breath after his name was called and gingerly placed the Sorting Hat onto his head.
"Let's see," a voice said in his head. "Another Malfoy. I sense some hesitation in you, though."
Yeah, Scorpius thought, knowing the hat would know what he was thinking. His dad had explained the whole Sorting to him. He had also mentioned that all of the Malfoys had been in Slytherin, and implied that Scorpius should be in it too.
But what if Scorpius didn't want to be in Slytherin? What if he wanted to be different?
"Yes, a longing to be different," the hat said, speaking again. Scorpius nodded, closing his eyes tight. He felt like he had been under the hat for ages. "Very brave of you."
"Wait, what?" Scorpius said aloud, hearing the emphasis on 'brave'. Gryffindor was for the braves. Scorpius didn't want to be like the other Malfoys, but Malfoys in Gryffindor…?
He opened his eyes, just as the Sorting Hat shouted to the entire school, "GRYFFINDOR!"