"Potter, Albus…Albus! Get up here!"

"Sorry, sorry."

"Reading again?"

"Is there anything else?"

"Put the book away and put the hat on."

"Can't I read while the hat's on my head?"

"No, Albus, you can't."

"Why not? Isn't this a school? Shouldn't you be promoting this sort of behavior?"

"You shouldn't be arguing in front of the whole school, Potter."

"Oh, yeah, right. Book away, hat on my head, happy?"

Another Potter?

"Another Potter? Yeah. I guess you could say that."

Not THE Potter, though?

"Obviously not. There are three of us, after all."

That's not what your brother thinks. He thinks he's the best.

"Well, he would, now, wouldn't he?"

To be honest, I'm not sure where to put you. You're certainly confident enough for Gryffindor.

"I wouldn't do well in Gryffindor."

And why not?

"I don't care enough."

What are you talking about? That hardly makes sense at all.

"I've heard the stories from James -- they're a bunch of gossips. It's very political in Gryffindor. Who's on whose side and trying to figure out who to cheat off of. Besides, I'm not loud enough to be the leader type."

You're not loud enough?

"Nope. I've heard of that too -- the large mouthed, curse filled arguments of Gryffindor. Some of them are legendary. I wouldn't do well in that environment. I can barely handle one of them."

You mean your brother?

"Mhm. Being in there would interfere with my studies."

It'd do you well.

"No. Besides, everyone would compare me to James…or my father…if I was in Gryffindor. I don't want that."

What do you want?

"A chance to make something for myself."

You think you actually can?

"I know I can."

Hmm…confident, yes, but aware…you've thought this through.

"It's in my nature."

Your nature, huh? Well, then I suppose there's only one place to put someone with a nature such as yours…

"RAVENCLAW!"