A/N: I know I said I was going to carry on from the last one and do a drabble after the baby was born, but this idea popped into my head and I didn't want to do the same kind of thing twice in a row. Hope that's okay! (Drabble a day challenge)


Houses

"Hermione Granger."

Eleven year-old Draco Malfoy craned his neck to take a good look at the bushy-haired girl who ascended the steps to the stool at the front of the Great Hall. He had been making sure to assess the other first years in order to determine who would be 'friend material'. He had already taken a disliking to Potter, the Weasel and that bumbling idiot with the toad, and now this 'Hermione' was the next to be judged.

She seemed nervous, and yet she moved with a certain air of arrogance. As she sat on the stool she kept her back straight and her nose pointed upwards and that was enough to spark Draco's interest. This girl didn't seem so bad; both her hair and her teeth were rather unfortunate features of her appearance but she seemed very self-assured, and Draco found himself very intrigued by her.

"Gryffindor!"

The hat took a painfully long time to make its decision, and Draco's stomach plummeted in disappointment at the final outcome. He always knew he was destined to be in Slytherin, and yet, he suddenly felt repulsed by the idea. Gryffindor had always been the main rivals to Slytherin, so that history alone put up a barrier between Hermione and himself.

His name was called, and sure enough, he was placed into Slytherin. Draco sighed… so much for wanting her to be his friend.


"Draco Malfoy."

From her seat at the Gryffindor table, Hermione's gaze fell upon the pale boy she had seen on the train. The hat barely touched his head before sorting him into Slytherin; that couldn't be a good sign. From what she'd read You-Know-Who himself was in that house, as were most, if not all of his followers.

She watched sceptically as the boy strode to the Slytherin table. His eyes briefly met hers as he sat down. He gave her a half-smile before looking away.

Hm, Hermione thought, then again, that doesn't necessarily mean all Slytherins are bad… does it?


A/N: Word count 334... keep those suggestions/ headcanons coming if you have any ;D