Rose stood with her three best friends, John, Jade, and Dave. They were all waiting to be sorted. They were quite an unusual group of friends, each coming from different backgrounds.
Rose herself came from an ancient pureblood family. She was never one for traditions, though. She always begged her mother for fancy muggle inventions for her birthdays, and never looked down on anyone just because of her blood status.
John was a halfblood, with his dad being a wizard, and his unknown mother being a muggle. He was rather proud of his lineage, being able to trace his ancestry right back to the famous Coronel Sassacre, who was famous for his practical jokes. But that didn't mean that he wasn't proud of his muggle side!
Dave was entirely muggleborn. However, neither he nor his brother were surprised that he was a wizard. The Strider family was never shocked by anything. His bro may be a muggle, but he sure did act like a wizard.
And finally, the mysterious Jade was apparently raised by her grandfather, who had a magical accident when she was little, turning him into a dog for the remainder of his life. Fortunately, he still retained enough intelligence to teach Jade everything he knew about magic. He was allowed to stay on the school grounds with Hagrid, because there was no one else to take care of him.
The four friends had met on the internet, and were very happy to learn that they were all going to Hogwarts. They had met on the train, and since then they had been inseperable.
The stern-looking teacher was just reaching the letter E, so John prepared to go up. Finally the teacher called "Egbert, Johnathan". John practically bounced up to the stool.
It only took the hat a minute to decide on "HUFFLEPUFF!".
Next up was "Harley, Jade". She was sorted into Ravenclaw.
Then it was Rose's turn. She walked serenely over to the stool, sitting down with all of the elegance and poise that was her upbringing.
"Ah, a tricky one!" Said the hat.
"Please just put me in Ravenclaw where I belong." Replied Rose.
"Ah, but you have so much cunning! And such courage, too! Not to mention loyalty to your friends! Where should I put you..." The hat muttered.
"Please just put me somewhere where I can be with my friends!" Rose pleaded.
"You know what? This place could use some more inter-house unity. So because of all that cunning, I'm going to put you in SLYTHERIN, knowing that you will still have your friends."
Rose scowled, taking off the hat and walking over to the green and silver table. She sat down next to a boy that was even more blonde than her, and that was saying something!
And lastly, it was Dave's turn. He too had a long debate with the hat, but eventually ended up in Gryffindor.
Rose saw that the girl she had met at the robe shop had also been sorted into Slytherin. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all.