Transcript, Slytherin first year girls dorm, 9:30 pm.
(Rose Weasley strides in furiously and slams her bag onto her bed.)
Catherine Goyle: BWAAAA!
Rose: What?
Catherine: Bwha haha ha (sobbing)
Rose: Are you crying. What the hell are you crying for, I'm the asshole stuck in this moldy excuse for a dungeon!
Catherine: Shut up, Weasley.
Rose: then stop bothering me
Catherine: WAAAA!
Rose: Oh for gods sake what's wrong?!
Catherine: He's in Hufflepuff!
Rose: So?
Catherine: Well, uh… what are we supposed to do We got into Slytherin like dad said to!
Rose: Unfortunately, I can see that
Catherine: I can't be his minion now! He's in Hufflepuff!
Rose: You said that already. Why would you want to be his minion, assuming we're talking about Malfoy?
Catherine: Uh…
Rose: I presume that thought just flew over your head.
Catherine: he's in Hufflepuff!
Rose: oh for god's sake! (she throws up her hands and leaves the room angrily)
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Transcript, Hufflepuff common room, 10:58 pm.
( Scorpius Malfoy sits in the corner with his head in his hands.)
Hufflepuff Prefect Daniel Macmilion: Hey there. Do you need some help unpacking your bags?
Scorpius: (shakes his head no)
Daniel: Well, it's nearly curfew. You'd better get into your pajamas.
Scorpius: (miserably) Why bother. My dad will be here any minute to pick me up and transfer me to Buexbatons or Durmstrang or somewhere awful.
Daniel: Well, that's no excuse for not putting on your pajamas. But how does your dad even know? Have you written to him yet?
Scorpius: I haven't. He knows. He'll know.
Daniel: You should tell him yourself anyway. It'll mean a lot, you know, if you trust him like that.
Scorpius: Do you know what the last thing my dad said to me as I left the train station was?! he said "Fifteen generations of Slytherins, Scorpius! Fifteen generations!"
Daniel: That's a pretty terrible thing to say
Scorpius: He's going to kill me!
Daniel: I thought you said he would transfer you to Buexbatons.
Scorpius: It's basically the same thing.
Daniel: You really want to stay in Hufflepuff, then?
Scorpius: (nods)
Daniel: Well, I think you should write him that letter. And I'll write one of my own, saying… what an honor it is to have such a prestigious pureblood name joining us here in Hufflepuff, and mentioning that I'm a pureblood myself… and I'll tell the other prefects. We'll call a house meeting at get everyone to write letters to your dad. Proffers or Longbottom, his wife's a Hufflepuff and he's definitely from a respectable family, he can write a letter.
Scorpius (listening with a dull look on his face): how exactly will sending my dad dozens of letters help?
Daniel: Scorpius, you underestimate the power of the written word. And if there's one thing Hufflepuffs are good at, its writing a barrage of strongly worded letters in support of a cause!
Scorpius: does it work?
Daniel: you would be surprised how much of the world can be changed with the power of strongly worded letters.
Scorpius: …
Daniel: Are you serious about staying in Hufflepuff?
Scorpius: Yes
Daniel: then we'll make sure you can. I'll start on the letters, and my dad will notify the Hufflepuff network.
Scorpius: Hufflepuff has a network?
Daniel: Duh. Every house has a network.
Scorpius: I knew about the Slytherin network, and the Gryffindor alliances, but I didn't know Hufflepuff did it.
Daniel: It's called subtlety. We're more powerful than you think. We've controlled the Daily Prophet for eight years: nothing will get published about this that we don't approve of.
Scorpius: Why are you doing all this for me?
Daniel: house of the loyal. duh!
Scorpius: (raises an eyebrow) Yes, you certainly are loyal to a first year from a Slytherin family who's been in your house for all of two hours. Would you really activate the entire Hufflepuff network for any random first year who didn't want to be transferred?
Daniel:…
Daniel: I'd forgotten you were raised by Slytherins. Fair enough, no, we wouldn't. (lowers his voice) look, I'm trusting you here, ok?
Scorpius: I wont say anything
Daniel: the truth is, Slytherin isn't the only house with ambitions. Hufflepuff has been shoved out of the way for a long time, but we aim to change that. You come from an old, prestigious family with a lot of money. If you're serious about being a Hufflepuff, we're serious about keeping you here.
Scorpius:…
Daniel:…
Scorpius: Wow, it's like being at home again.
Daniel: (laughs)
Scorpius: I tried to be in Slytherin. I really did. The- the hat said that I was being very loyal to my father and… it all went downhill from there. (he looks like he might cry)
Daniel: Hey, don't worry about it. You'll have no trouble making friends here, I promise.
Scorpius (smiles): ok
Daniel: One last thing.
Scorpius: ?
Daniel: You go write to your dad. Tell him how you'll do the Malfoy name proud in Hufflepuff. And remind Gregory Goyle that if you get transferred, he'll have to transfer his children too. And that'll put a lot more of a dent in his budget than it would in yours.
Scorpius: The twins! I forgot about them!
Daniel: Will they still obey you in another house?
Scorpius: I- I don't know.
Daniel: then I suggest you ask them. Tomorrow. After they've gotten a chance to sleep on it. If they will, make sure they write to your dad, too, telling him that they still respect you and they'll obey you regardless of your house, ok?
Scorpius: ok
Daniel: You got all that?
Scorpius: yeah
Daniel: then go put on your pajamas
Scorpius (laughs): ok
(Scorpius goes to put on his pajamas, and Daniel starts writing to the Hufflepuff network as promised. a few hours later, the prefect gets up at last and walks towards his dorm when he hears the sound of a first year walking quietly towards him)
Scorpius: Daniel?
Daniel: Yeah?
Scorpius: the Hat offered you Slytherin, didn't it?
Daniel: Yep
Scorpius: I thought so.
Daniel: good night, Scorpius
Scorpius: good night
(he walks back up the hallway to the first year dorm and shuts the door)
