Ch. 3
The three of them were led off of the train to a large collection of boats. An extremely large man, who called himself Hagrid, sat in a larger boat in the front. He was older than from her (A/N: This entire story is from Magnolia's POV, unless I specify otherwise in the chapter heading) parents' stories and now slightly balding. He had a big grin on his face as all of the other first years piled into boats. Maggie, Scorpio, and Albus got stuck in the same one as Celeste and a girl with frizzy red hair and freckles whose front teeth were a little too big for her own good. Albus seemed to recognize the redheaded girl, and introduced her as his cousin, Rose. The five of them drifted through the lake in complete silence: Rose and Celeste being afraid, Scorpio also being afraid but too smug to say it. The only ones who weren't afraid of which house they'd be sorted into were Al and Maggie, who somehow knew they'd be in Gryffindor like one (Or both) of their parents.
As all of the first years lined up in the Great Hall, waiting for the Deputy Headmistress (The Potions Professor, Professor Carroll) to begin reading the names.
After the Sorting hat song, (A/N: Sorry, I couldn't come up with one. If I do, I'll go back and edit it in.) The first of them (Abbot, Aurelle) was sorted into Hufflepuff.
"Aisen, Abhina." Professor Carrol read off next, and was then sorted into Ravenclaw. Then went "Alexis, Grey." who went to Hufflepuff and seemed very happy about it. The list droned on and on, until they got to "Gace, Malcom." who became the third Griffindor yet. And after him, "Gading, BreeAnn." A rall willowy, redheaded girl who glared her way up to the seat, and the hat barely even touched her head when "SLYTHERIN!" boomed across the room. A slight grin appeared on her face, and not in her empty green eyes as she swept across the entire room to the Slytherin table. When she passed Maggie, she gave her a look of pure evil and hatred. If looks could kill.
She was trying to focus on why an ELEVEN year-old could possibly have such an EVIL look on her face, when she heard the name "Longbottom, Celeste." called up, who (of course) was sent to Ravenclaw, although Maggie didn't understand why it took so long for the hat to see that. The hat had been on her head for nearly a minute. Maybe it had thought she'd be good in Gryffindor, that she'd turn out like her father. Seemingly timind, but ending up to be one of the bravest of them all.
"Longbottom, Magnolia." Maggie felt uneasy at first, but she fought it and strode up to the stool and placed the hat on her head. Gryffindor, the hat boomed across the hall. She staggered to the table just next to Slytherin with Hufflepuff on it's other side.
After that she waited until the M's and she heard the Professor's voice call out the name: "Malfoy, Scorpius." At the sound, most of the Slytherins began to cheer. Well, go figure. Scorpius's dad had been a death eater. Maggie couldn't ignore that fact. It was a given that he'd probably be sorted into Slytherin and never speak to her ever again. But, he just hadn't seemed like that type earlier on the Hogwarts Express. She was so deep in thought, that she barely missed the hat boom the words "GRYFFINDOR!" across the Great Hall, almost as loud and pointedly as it had with BreeAnn Gading. Maggie couldn't help but beam as Scorpio made his over to her table, breaking the Malfoy tradition for the very first time ever. She stood as if to give him a standing ovation, which her standing to clap led the entire table to join her. Soon, something happened that never happened before. The entire house of Gryffindor giving a standing ovation for the sorting of a Malfoy.
The two of them sat next to Malcom and a second year named Tallullah MacLean. Eventually after everyone was sorted; Rose into Ravenclaw, and Albus following Maggie and Scorpio into Gryffindor. The feast began, and Headmistress McGonagall gave her speech. Maggie could tell this was gonna be a great year.
