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Merry stood up and walked to the hat. If he was nervous, he did not show any sign of it. He sat down on the stool and braced himself as Gandalf put the hat on him.
"Well, well, well, young master Merry, you are an intelligent hobbit. You think ahead and plan out. However, you don't seek knowledge, in the way Ravenclaws do, and you are indeed courageous and loyal to your friends, as when you stabbed the Witch-king, but your sharpness and the way you spied on Bilbo and Frodo about the Ring shows that you are a true… SLYTHERIN!"
The sound of clapping reached his ears, and the hat was lifted off Merry. Gandalf presented him with a silver and green ribbon and pushed off. He rejoined the other hobbits.
"Well, Pippin a Gryffindor and Merry a Slytherin. I wonder whether we shall all be representative of a different house," commented Frodo.
"I don't think so, mister Frodo, I'm going to be in the same house as you." said Sam.
Frodo smiled at this. "We shall see, Sam, we shall see." The next moment, he stood up as Gandalf called his name.
I forgot to say, the first was a very long chapter. The next chapters will be short, like this one, and then a long one for an epilogue.
Question: Was this surprising? I myself was surprised when I had thought it through...
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