Third.
He stood at the window, watching the boats moving along the black sea. Soon they'd arrive in Hogwarts and then the sorting ceremony would begin. His eyes had spotted her, long before the boats were even close to the castle. Unless most of the other new students, she didn't sat there chit-chatting. Her eyes moved curious through the darkness, trying to take as much in as possible.
"How high are the chances, that she'll be friends with the young potter?" a familiar voice cut though his thoughts. "High, as long as neither of them knows who she really is" Dumbledore replied without turning around. "That isn't possible" the voice respond coldly. "I know" was all, the old wizard had to respond. The next thing he heard were steps, leaving his office.
Dumbledore knew it won't take long till Saiph would find out who she was. Lucius Malfoy had recognized her today at Platform 9/4. His eyes were widened, the second he realized who stood in front of him. Of course, there always were rumors, and as one of Voldemort's closest follower, he had known about the child. But until today, he didn't know where she was growing up and how she looked like. Heck, he didn't even knew if Bellatrix gave birth to a boy or a girl. The old wizard knew, bringing her to Hogwarts would end the silence she'd lived in, it would present her to the magical world.
Same counted for the young Mr. Potter but it was less dangerous for him to know who he really was.
Saiph could become dangerous, once she found out who she was, but having her in Hogwarts, made it easier for Dumbledore to control the girl and the powerful magician hidden deep inside her.
Nervous, Saiph walked up, towards the sorting hat. She had watched how it had placed Draco Malfoy in Slytherin. She didn't knew much about the houses, but she felt the need to be sorted into Slytherin. But being a muggle-born, she knew her chances were low, very low.
Almost shacking, she felt Professor McGonagall place the hat on top of her head, closing her eyes, she hoped for the best.
"Oh a Pure-Blood" She could hear a voice moving through her thoughts. "You have it all. A strong will for success, excellent magical skills and a will to prove yourself in front of others." The voice told her before suddenly speaking out loud. "Slytherin!"
Silence moved through the Great Hall, no one ever had seen or heard from Saiph before, and therefore, Matthews was everything but not a name for a pure-blood family.
Slowly, Saiph moved away from the chair, closer to the table of Slytherin. A Pure-Blood, she thought to herself. But how could she be a pure-blood? Her parents were Muggle, both of them.
Finally people started to applaud when Saiph had almost reached her new friends-to-be. Turning around, she faced Professor Snape. Starring down at her, he applauded too. "I'm going to make my mother proud, huh?" she thought to herself before she toke a seat.
She greeted everyone around her with a warm smile, ignoring the weird looks she got in respond. Not only Saiph herself thought she didn't belonged to this table.
A/N: Just a short chapter this time, but I am happy that I managed to update it so quickly :)
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