Gryffinslyth
Be careful, Sirius
Don't cause trouble, Sirius
Slytherin will welcome you, Sirius
His mother's voice r+a+n+g in his head
(But what if he didn't want too?)
S*l*y*t*h*e*r*i*n
R%a%v%e%n%c%l%a%w
G-r-y-f-f-i-n-d-o-r
H=u=f=f=l=e=p=u=f=f
(What really was the difference?)
"Black, Andromeda,"
It was almost his turn
(He hated the wait)
"Black, Sirius,"
Well here goes nothing…
(The hat looks scary)
"You're different than
Your family,"
It whispered in his ear
(Making him smile)
"I know where to put you…"
Sirius was nervous
And excited
All at once
(What if it wasn't Slytherin?)
"GRYFFINSLYTH!"
The whole hall was
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Not a sound could be /heard/
(What was happening?)
Then, all of a sudden
ThereWasA
Laughter
Ringing through the hall
(Why would someone laugh?)
Sirius noticed the
L
A
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H
T
E
R
Was coming from the hat
(Was this some kind of trick?)
"You get to choose, Sirius."
Choose?
But what if he chose wrong?
(What would happen if he wasn't in Slytherin?)
"There is no wrong nor right, young one."
No wrong or right?
But that couldn't be true…
Could it?
(He wanted to make his family proud)
"I wanna be in Slytherin, I'm sick of being a
disappointment to my family."
"Then so be it… SLYTHERIN!"
(He had no idea what he had turned down)
This was written for the Favorite House Boot Camp with the house Slytherin and the prompt Speechless.
