The first years filed into the Great Hall to be sorted, most showing physical signs of stress. Lyra paced back and forth, Albus was nearly hyperventilating and sweating like crazy, but Scorp and Rose were perfectly calm. Albus glanced up at the staff table and looked at the professors. There was Professor McGonagall for Transfiguration, Binns for History of Magic, and Flitwick for charms. But there were also younger faces like Neville Longbottom and Blaise Zabini, teaching Herbology and Potions respectively. There was also Remus Lupin teaching DADA.
McGonagall cleared her throat. "Abbot, Sarah."
The hat took about five seconds to decide. "GRYFFINDOR!" The scarlet table clapped.
"Longbottom, Remus!" "GRYFFINDOR!" The scarlet table clapped even more.
"Malfoy, Lyra!" "HUFFLEPUFF!" The yellow table cheered, but much of the rest of the hall looked confused. What would his father say? The question echoed in the mind of anyone that didn't know the Malfoys nowadays.
"Malfoy, Scorpius!" "SLYTHERIN!" The emerald table cheered. No surprises there.
"Nott, Selene!" "RAVENCLAW!" The blue table applauded politely.
"Potter, Albus!" "RAVENCLAW!" James looked disappointed, but not too much so, and the blue table clapped again.
"Weasley, Fred!" "GRYFFINDOR!" The scarlet table cheered.
"Weasley, Rose!" "SLYTHERIN!"
Dead silence.
The Ravenclaws looked skeptical, the Gryffindors outraged, and the Hufflepuffs confused.
Then the emerald table started clapping, led by Scorp's enthusiastic applause. Hugo Weasley booed. Rose uncertainly walked over to the table. Scorpius motioned for Rose to sit next to him, which she did, blushing.
"Weasley, Victoire!" "GRYFFINDOR!" The scarlet table half heartedly applauded, still puzzled by the strange case of Rose Weasley.
"Zabini, Eve!" "HUFFLEPUFF!" With a final cheer from the yellow table, the sorting ceremony was over.
After McGonagall's speech, and extravagant array of food appeared on the golden plates. At the Slytherin table, the rest of the Slytherins were educating Rose on the house.
"So the common room is in the dungeon, you say the password to this one wall. The password right now is "basilisk." It's really awesome, it's under the lake and the light is all green."
"Whoa, really? That sounds awesome!"
"Yeah, right this way!"
Asked Rose entered the common room and walked up the staircase to the girls' dorms, she thought:
Maybe being in Slytherin won't be that bad.
The last thing she thought of before she went to sleep was Scorpius.
K, so I started this a few days ago but I haven't had much time, so I just finished. I will update soon (probably).
