When we got to Hogwarts, we did our usual procedure with Hagrid shouting "First years over here!" And the older years climbing into carriages pulled by Therashals and left towards the castle.
(A/N: I don't know how to spell Therashals but I think you get the idea (?))
Crabbe, Goyle and me crowded into one carriage (they were to big for another person to get one, although Pansy tried.)
"Oye, Crabbe, move over." I drawled.
Crabbe moved over and squashed himself in the corner.
Once we got to the castle, we sat down at our tables. While passing my table, Hermione dropped a note in front of me. Goyle, who was sitting next to me tried to grab it.
"Goyle, hasn't anyone taught you manners?" I drawled as slowly as possible, pretending to enjoy Goyle's embarrassment, fingers aching not to open the note.
When I finally got to open the note, it was Hermione telling me that if Nina was to be in Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Gryffindor, they would go and find her because Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws, and Gryffindors don't like mixing with Slytherins. If she was to be in Slytherin, I was to befriend her.
That was all fine by me.
Suddenly, the chatter died. The first years had begun to come in one by one.
They waited in a line while Professor Mcgonagall placed the sorting hat on it's stool.
The sorting hat started to sing. The first years looked bewildered.
In times of old, when I was new,
And Hogwarts barely started,
The founders of our noble school
Thought never to be parted.
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning
To make the world's best magic school
And pass along their learning.
"Together we will build and teach"
The four good friends decided.
And never did they dream that they
Might some day be divided.
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw,
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fail?
Why, I was there, so I can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestry's purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name."
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot
And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light.
For each of the four founders had
A house in which they might
Take only those they wanted, so,
For instance, Slytherin
Took only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning just like him.
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor.
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest
and taught them all she knew,
Thus, the houses and their founders
Maintained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
for several happy years,
but then discord crept among us
feeding on our faults and fears.
The Houses that, like pillars four
had once held up our school
now turned upon each other and
divided, sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
must meet an early end.
what with dueling and with fighting
and the clash of friend on friend.
And at last there came a morning
when old Slytherin departed
and though the fighting then died out
he left us quite downhearted.
And never since the founders four
were whittled down to three
have the Houses been united
as they once were meant to be.
And now the Sorting Hat is here
and you all know the score:
I sort you into Houses
because that is what I'm for.
But this year I'll go further,
listen closely to my song:
though condemned I am to split you
still I worry that it's wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
and must quarter every year
still I wonder whether sorting
may not bring the end I fear.
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
the warning history shows,
for our Hogwarts is in danger
from external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
or we'll crumble from within
I have told you, I have warned you...
let the Sorting now begin
The whole great hall shuffled anxiously at the sorting hat's song.
Professor Mcgonagall cleared her throat and started reading off the list of names.
"Jason Aconimal"
HUFFLEPUFF
"Abagail Bones"
HUFFLEPUFF
And so on until...
"Linda Nina Wilson"
I sat up straighter, and watched as she walked towards the sorting hat nervously.
She sat on the stool for quite some time until the hat suddenly yelled
GRYFFINDOR
I excused myself to go to the bathroom and Iris Messaged Hermione.
"Well, looks like I can't do anything." I told her. "She's in your house."
I slashed through the message, but not before hearing Snape say the new Head Boy and Girl.
"-Head boy will be Draco Malfoy, and Head girl will be Hermione Granger."
Gasps were heard around the hall.
I quickly walked to the great hall, but not before being pelted with makeup.
"PEEVES!" I groaned.
"Well, Mr. Grandson of Aphrodite, I know your Great aunts like decorating your cabin with perfume, so I decided you should be pelted with that stuff today. HA!" Peeves said, rolling around in the air laughing.
"Well Peeves, FIRST, I DON'T LIVE IN THE APHRODITE CABIN, SECOND, I DON'T LIKE MAKEUP. HAPPY?" I kept my cool and vanished the makeup.
"By the way, how do you know about this stuff?" I asked.
"Oh, simple, I'm the son of Hermes!" He said between giggles. Rolling into the walls, he disappeared.
"That explains why he loves to play pranks on other people." I mumbled to myself thinking of Conor and Travis Stoll.
I suddenly thought about how Snape announced the Head Boy and Girl. He was probably looking for them now.
As I entered the Great Hall, I saw that the food was already on the table. All was well except on thing. I saw Hermione and Harry looking for it too.
I saw Hermione approaching Snape and I got myself over there quick since Snape didn't like Gryffindors. Turns out I didn't need to hurry over there.
"-Need a fire to burn food sir." I heard her say.
" Draco, was that what you needed too?" Snape turned to me.
I nodded.
"Luckily, I'm a demigod too. Demigod son of Hebe, goddess of youth." Snape told us grandly.
"How old are you?" I blurted out before I could stop myself.
"I'm one hundred and one next January." He told us seriously.
"Wait, what? You can't live that old! That's against the law!" Hermione said, referring to some Godly law.
"Us children of Hebe can live up to 5000 years old, but still look like we're 10." Snape informed us.
"Seriously? What about Lily Evans? You grew up with her!" Hermione exclaimed.
"We'll talk about this later." Snape told her. You could see the sadness in his eyes. "Burn your food here, and interrupt me a lot in class." He gestured to a fire pit which non-demigods could see and feel and winked at us.
"Why-oh!" Hermione said, and started scraping her food into the fire. She then left and made Harry sacrifice his food. I followed suit.
(The next day in Potions class. Snape was teaching the class how to make an invisibility potion)
"And so, that's how you make an invisibility potion." Snape finished saying as soon as class ended.
"Mr. Malfoy, Ms. Granger, Mr. Potter, don't forget to meet me in detention today." He said while we were packing.
"Yes Professor." We answered.
The day passed by quickly and soon it was time for us to go to Detention.
"What do you think Snape would make us do?" Harry whispered anxiously.
"I'm not sure." Hermione mumbled.
"Obviously he's going to te-OW!" I rubbed my stomach.
"Why did you elbow me?!" I yelled.
She didn't answer. We were already at Snape's office.
"Come on in." Snape bowed and gestured for us to come in.
"What the..." Harry said numbly.
"Ms. Granger, to answer your question from before. Me and Lily did grow up together, except I was 90 at that time. I made myself to 10 years old when I met her, and made up many things, like how I love her." Snape explained.
"What?! Then why are there rumors that you love her?" Harry asked.
"I did like her, except not that way. I love her like I would like my own children. This is why I never had a partner or children." Snape said sadly. "I created that argument with her on purpose. I wouldn't let her marry me because I didn't want her to be attacked by monsters everyday."
"Oh." Was all Harry could manage.
"She discovered my true heritage when Zeus visited her, and never got a chance to confront me before You-Know-Who killed her." He looked at Harry.
"All those years I wanted to protect you, I had to pretend to harm you. I never liked Slytherins better than Gryffindors, but that's just to cover up."
"I get it now." I said, looking at the clock. "Uh...professor? Isn't it past bedtime?" I asked.
"Off you go, shoo." Snape said herding us out of the office.
"Wow." Harry said running his hand through his messy hair. "I guess Snape is pretty nice."
We said our goodbyes and left for our dormitories.
A/N: Just to say, I put Nina in Gryffindor because of her mom, the goddess Nike. Her parentage doesn't really fit with the other houses, so I put her in Gryffindor. I also made up the information about Hebe's children living to up to 5000 years if they wanted to.