"Slytherin!" the sorting hat shouted out and the table on the far right side erupted into applause. Lisa stood up and began walking slowly towards the Slytherin table, trying her best not to slip on the Hogwarts robes. Lisa looked around the table and saw the people she would be spending the rest of the year with. Headmistress McGonagal's speech about how vital knowing the people in your house had intimidated her and she realized few first year students had been sorted into this particular house. Looking further down the table, Lisa noticed Scorpius sitting amongst a group of scary looking older students. She waved at him and smiled, and Scorpius smiled back. A boy beside him elbowed him and Scorpius immediately changed into a scowl.

Confused, Lisa took the first seat she could find. "Hi there. I'm Veronica- Veronica Brown," a girl sitting next to her said, offering her hand. Lisa shook it and introduced herself to Veronica, without ever taking her eyes of Scorpius who was suddenly ignoring her. "It sucks that we were put into Slytherin, eh?" Veronica said.

"Why's that?" Lisa asked, furrowing her brows in confusion.

"All the evil wizards are in Slytherin. And basically, it has an unspoken pureblood rule. Both my parents are wizards. Yours too right?" Veronica asked.

Lisa shook her head. "Neither of my parents are wizards," Lisa explained, unsure if that was acceptable or not.

"Oh, wow. You must be one of the first Muggle-borns in the history of Slitherin house!" exclaimed Veronica but Lisa only focused on Scorpius. "Who do you keep looking at?" Veronica asked over the roaring Hufflepuff house. Following her gaze, Veronica saw Scorpius Malfoy. "Oh, Scorpius Malfoy. He's not one to be messed with," Veronica explained.

"But he was really nice on the train," Lisa said, hoping Veronica was mistaking Scorpius with another third-year.

"As soon as he finds out you're Muggle-born, you'll never hear the end of it. I can assure you, he'll make your life a living hell. My sister is in her third-year but she's in Ravenclaw. Her best friend is half-blood and her other best friend is Muggle-born and Scorpius has been bullying them since their first day! If I were you, I'd stay away from him," Veronica advised a confused Lisa. "You don't know much about the wizarding world, do you?" Veronica asked and Lisa shook her head. "Don't worry, I'll help you out."

Lisa smiled in thanks but continued to stare at Scorpius- the boy she thought was so nice. He never looked her way until they were leaving. This time, he didn't scowl nor smile. This time, he only looked sorry.