Chapter 2: Jorden Slytherin

I had met 3 boys on the train ride to Hogwarts. Henry Cuff, Mason Grace and Seth Millson. All of them expect Henry came from a long line of Slythrins, not the family of course. Now Henry came from a long line of Huflepuffs so I was most likely not going to see him again.

Now, us 4 boys we're in our row boats, following the rest of the first years, "I hope we're the same dorm," Mason smiled at me.

"Same," Seth nodded. "Unless you go to a different house," Mason, Seth, Henry and I started laughing like crazy.

"Yes, Seth I will totally not be in Slytherin," I smirked, "When pigs fly."

The rest of our time together was like that. Of course Henry was a lot kinder than Mason and Seth. After all, he came from a long line of Hufflepuffs.

Soon we came to the shores of Hogwarts. We helped ourselves out. Henry tripped, luckily when Mason and Seth's backs were turned. I helped him up like I do most people when no one's looking.

Henry looked at me shook as he did on the train when I helped him before, "Thank you." He whispered.

"No problem," I smiled back before we went to join Mason and Seth.

"What took you?" Mason snapped. Not of course but at Henry.

Henry wasn't able to answer when the one who had been leading us, Professor Tinbridge, blew her silver whistle loud and clear and everyone was silent. "Follow me first years." Professor Tinbridge called leading us through the giant front doors of Hogwarts. A tall, buff man with blue eyes that dazzled with cheer, helped keep the door open. He gave me a cheerful smile and I smiled back but wiped it away fast. Slythrins don't smile! my father's words rang through my head.

Soon we came to a stair case and a middle aged lady, most likely 34, wearing a tall black witch hat, green robes and a black dress came before us. "This is Professor McGonagall. She will be helping with the rest of the way." Professor Tinbridge smiled before giving Professor McGonagall a encouraging nod and leaving.

Professor McGonagall looked a little nervous but continued on, facing us, "Hello first years and welcome to Hogwarts!" the lady smiled her dark brown hair falling mid-way down her back and voice echoing through the cavern. "As Professor Tinbridge said I am Professor McGonagall and I will be leading you the rest of the way. I'll be taking you a room where we'll wait until Headmistress Rosenbrier gives us the signal so you can proceed to the Great Hall and get sorted."

She made sure we had listened to it all before gesturing us to follow her and we did. We went down a few halls before she came to a large ebony door. She opened and all of us first years went on in.

A flash speed over our heads and lite the light bulbs above us. "Now we wait." Professor McGonagall smiled.

All of us first years just stood there, silent making Professor McGonagall smile in amusement, "You can talk," she almost laughed with a bit of cheer in her voice, "but you must be silent when ask for attention," that last one was stern and all of us(I think it was all of us) nodded in return. With a smile of satisfaction the room began to buzz with conversion.

"I hope I'm in Ravenclaw," a girl whispered, "or else my mom will kill me."

"Well, be glad you're not a part of the family who inherits the houses," a boy scoffed of whom I knew wasn't Oliver Griffindor. "They have it harder."

The girl nodded, "True, very true. Still, I'd rather not be killed..." the girl's voice trailed off as Seth got my attention.

"You bet! I can't wait to prank everyone I can!" He smiled.

"I can already see some wimps in this crowd," Mason hissed to Seth and I. Seth nodded with a smirk on his face while I nod too.

"Do you speak Parastounge?" Seth asked me. A few people around me stopped talking wanting to listen.

"My older brother and sister can. I'm still learning but I have the basics," I smile.

"That's awesome!" A girl with wavy blonde hair smiles coming to me.

"Hi! I'm Hazel Fangs. You must be Jorden Slytherin, right?" the girl asks.

I nod while Seth answers, "The one and only."

"That's amazing! I was wondering..." The girl started.

"Hey, what house where your parents in?" Mason asks, cutting her off.

Hazel is silent for a while before answering, "My mom's a Griffindor and my dad's a Hufflepuff." she confesses.

"Why do you dare talk to a Slytherin then?" Seth asks his eyes becoming cold.

"Because I'm curious. Duh!" Hazel shoots back.

"That doesn't prove anythi-" Seth started but I cut him off.

"Hey, be nice boys. Maybe she'll be a Slytherin." I smile and then quickly add, "And if not she better beg for mercy."

Seth and Mason smile and that one while Hazel doesn't look a bit scared. "I'll only beg for mercy when you nitwits learn how to really threaten someone." the girl retorts before going off to who-knows-where. Others had stopped listening by this time and I was glad.

"I'll teach her..." Seth started.

"Don't," I order, "we'll get her later." Mason and Seth looked pleased at that and when I look around I notice Henry has moved away from us and joined a bunch of nicer boys who seem to be treated him better then Seth and Mason had been.

I couldn't help feel some relief for him.

"Come on students!" Professor McGonagall called silencing us all, "Single line please and follow me!" she called and opened to door on the other side of the room. We followed in an "orderly" fashion to the great hall.

Four long tables (well five if you count the teachers' table) were lined up. The teachers table was lined up horizontally along the back of the great hall. The other four were lined up vertically in the Great hall, each for each house. The ones on the far left side were Slythrin, the one next to them was Ravenclaw, than Griffindor and finally Hufflepuff.

We walked between Griffindor and Ravenclaw. The head of Slythrin was Professor Slythrin (to me its Aunt Fiona), the head of Hufflepuff was professor Hufflepuff, the head of Griffindor was Professor Griffindor and the head of Ravenclaw was Professor Ravenclaw. Each stood at the end of their houses' table and clearly had some form of hatred toward each other which was true for the house clans. We could stand each other but we all had some form of hatred toward each other. At least, that was until Oliver, Lucille (Lucy), Zoe and I first met when we were 6.

Professor McGonagall stood beside and empty stool with a scroll in hand. Headmistress Rosenbrier came with the sorting hat grabbing me out my thoughts.

Headmistress Rosebriar put the sorting hat on the stool and everyone fell silent. Then the Sorting Hat began to sing its song.

One for The mighty
One for The smart
One for The loyal
and One for The trouble
Each has its strengths and flaws
Some have more than others
Rowena Ravenclaw only wants the wisest of the smart
Helga Hufflepuff only wants the truest of heart
Salazar Slythrin only wants purest of blood
Godric Griffindor only wants the bravest of the bold
Which House of Hogwarts will you be sorted into?
That's for me to decide!
Come and place me on your head and we'll find out your place in
the Houses of Hogwarts.

The song left an eerie sensation in the Great Hall but everyone still clapped. As if it was different than the other songs the sorting hat had song. True, they were always different but this one...there was something strange. Then again this was a very strange year.

"ALLIE ANNINGTON!" Professor McGonagall called silencing the room.

A short girl with a blonde ponytail went forward and sat on the stool since Professor McGonagall had it her hands. She placed the sorting hat on Allie's head and about a minute later the sorting hat called, "RAVENCLAW!" the sorting had begun.

A pair of twins, Rose and Felix Copperwood I think, caught my eye when one got sorted into Hufflepuff and the other Griffindor. The looked sad to leave each other but I was even more sad when Henry got sorted into Hufflepuff which meant I could never talk to him again without having to be mean. That girl Hazel Fangs was put in Hufflepuff too. Let's hope I never run into her again.

Mason got put into Slythrin which I knew would happen anyway.

"Oliver Griffindor!" Professor McGonagall called. As Oliver went up the front I just couldn't help thinking, why do they even put the sorting hat on our heads when everyone already knows what house we'll be put in? How wrong I was.

It was taking a bit longer than usual. About 3 minutes pasted when the sorting hat called, "SLYTHRIN!" Wait, WHAT!

"Did the sorting hat just say Slythrin?" Seth asked me.

"I think so..." I answered a bit too shocked. More and more whispers and murmurs rose in the Great Hall until the sorting hat had enough of it.

"OLIVER GRIFFINDOR BELNOGS IN SLYTHRIN AND MY WORD IS FINAL! NEXT PLEASE!" The sorting hat yelled.

Professor McGonagall took the hat off Oliver and he went over to the Slythrin. At first he seemed shocked too but soon he had a small skip in his step and I could tell he was most likely the happiest person in the world right now because he just got what he, Lucy, Zoe and I had always since were all 6. True freedom from our family and the only way to get that is to be sorted into a different house.

"Una Grounds!" Professor McGonagall called. A very tall first year with hair like night came forward. She came looking shaky and sat on the stool and when the hat was placed upon her head it wasn't a second later that it called Griffindor.

Her eyes widened but she went on to the Griffindor table. The next one was a boy with red hair named Collin Haron. He was placed in Ravenclaw and looked very uneasy when she went to sit at the Ravenclaw table. The next was a girl named Josie and she didn't look all too happy when she placed in Ravenclaw. The next one looked okay with being sorted into Hufflepuff and the other one almost jumped in happiness when he was placed in Hufflepuff.

It went on like for a while and soon Lucy Hufflepuff had the stage.

"RAVENCLAW!" The sorting hat yelled. Once again everyone had the same reaction they did to Oliver being sorted into Slythrin and once again the sorting hat made it clear she was in Ravenclaw and so Lucy went to the Ravenclaw table and I could tell she was light hearted and blissful when she went even though the others in her house weren't. Then again, why would she care what the others thought when she had just gained True Freedom?

"Carter Hunter!" Professor McGonagall called. A skinny boy with messy brown hair went up and was sorted into Griffindor. The next 2 first years were also sorted into Griffindor by their surprise. The next one looked like she could smile forever when she was sorted into Ravenclaw. The next one was in Slythrin and with a gravity defying smirk we walked over with about as much Slythrin as you could get.

"Do you and I will still be put in Slythrin with Mason?" Seth asks worriedly.

"I know you will for sure Seth," I smile encouragingly.

"Yeah, but what about you?"

I shrug, "Don't know to be honest."

Seth was about to say something when Professor McGonagall called his name.

He went up and sure enough he was sorted into Slythrin and was soon gone to sit next to Mason.

It was a pretty good while until Zoe Ravenclaw was to go get her time to shine.

"Griffindor!" the hat yelled when it placed upon her head. The murmurs were less surprising this time and, unlike Lucy and Oliver, Zoe gladly gave the sorting hat to Professor McGonagall and went to actually go sit next to 2 people who looked glad to see her. I found out that one of them was Rose Copperwood.

"Nick Redwood!" Professor McGonagall called. A tall boy came forward and he was sorted into Griffindor as well.

It went on for another good while until I was finally called.

My palms were a bit sweaty and I was nervous. I really DID NOT want to go back to sit with Mason and Seth.

"Are you like the others boys? Wanting True Freedom?" A voice rang in my head.

What the heck? I thought.

"Sorry," The voice said, "it's me, the sorting. Now would you please answer my question, do you want True Freedom like the others?"

More than anything. I answer true fully.

"Very well," the voice said, "besides, you have nothing that anything the Slythrins have expect the Parastounge." I give a smile at that and soon I hear the sorting hat yell aloud, "HUFFLEPUFF!"

A few gasps came from the Slythrin table but I wasn't caring. I gave the hat to Professor McGonagall like Zoe had done and went to the Hufflepuff table.

At first I didn't know if anyone would want me there but when I saw Henry gestor for me to come join him I knew I'd be just fine.

Sorry this chapter and the wait was so long. I hope you still enjoyed and please, review! Review! Review!

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