A/N; A short dabble on Tom's sorting. Italics are Tom's thoughts. I may write some more on other characters. This is a response to Conversions with the Hat Challenge

A/N 2; Do to a suggestion by a reader, I have edited this a have a line in between the Hat's thoughts and Tom's thoughts.

"Riddle, Tom."

"Hello, Tom. Hmm, you are hardworking enough to be a Hufflepuff."

"A Hufflepuff? They look…weak. I think I could be better than that."

"No,you aren't loyal enough to be one of Helga's."

"I could-"

"No, you couldn't. You-"

"Who are you to tell me what I can and can't be?"

"Don't interrupt me boy. I believe you are the one who didn't want to be a Hufflepuff. Now let me sort you, boy. A Ravenclaw, perhaps?"

"How about a Slytherin? I'm cunning."

"Hmm, I believe you would do better in Ravenclaw. You have never had friends and Ravenclaw is a much better place to find them than Slytherin."

"I could get friends in Slytherin. Besides, who needs friends?"

"You do, boy. Very well have in your way."

"SLYTHERIN"