The Sorting Hat Through the Years

by SmurfNargles

Every Hogwarts student is Sorted; every Sorting is different. Every chapter will tell the story of a character's Sorting from their POV. Main characters, lesser characters and Next-Gen characters all included. Follow all your favourite characters and hear their forethoughts then watch them discuss and argue with the Hat. Final Chapter: Lily Evans - now up! Reviews are welcome

21. Andromeda Black

"Black, Andromeda"

My heart lurches forward in my chest. Bellatrix's eyes narrow and fixate on me from the Slytherin table. At this very moment, I am terrified. Terrified of not making it into Slytherin. Terrified of being disowned by my parents. It may sound absurd but it wouldn't be considered strange for my parents to disown me over not getting into Slytherin. Because my parents are fanatics. Pureblood, prejudiced, Slytherin fanatics. Bellatrix, my older sister, has taken after them; I have a bad feeling that my younger sister, Narcissa is going the same way. I, on the hand, pretend to be like them when in reality my real views are completely different. Speaking my mind would be stupid – suicidal, even, in the Black family.

"What a pleasant surprise this is!"

"What?"

"A sane Black! A Black who doesn't dream of murdering every Muggle on the planet!"

"Of course I don't wish Muggles to be dead. I don't wish anyone to be dead"

"Well it's certainly a nice change from almost every other Black I've sorted"

"I need to be in Slytherin" I tell the Hat quickly.

"Why is that?"

"My parents would murder me if I wasn't"

"Let's take a look at you first, shall we? Hmm, you do possess some Slytherin traits; resourcefulness, cunning, a bit of ambition... but I see more"

"I need to be in Slytherin! Don't you understand, it's important"

"Do you want to be in Slytherin?"

"I don't really want to be – Slytherins are deranged - but I need to be!"

"Slytherins aren't deranged. A few of them are, yes, like your sister Bellatrix, for example, but most of them are perfectly alright"

"So are you going to put me in Slytherin?"

"Once I've finished looking into your mind, I'll tell you. Continuing on... definitely a good brain there, more loyal than your average Black – "

" –stop comparing me to my family. I'm an individual"

"And I see you've got determination and quite a temper when you need to!"

"That's true. Now put me in Slytherin. Please"

"I guess I'm going to have to, although I'm not thoroughly pleased with this result. Good luck nonetheless. SLYTHERIN!"

Bellatrix looks pleased; much more than I do, no doubt. I take a seat next her at the Slytherin table. I shouldn't be here. The Sorting Hat told me that much. I'll be alright though. I'm tough. I can survive amongst the Snakes.

A/N. Pleased with this chapter :) That's the Black sisters done! The next few chapters will be some of the Hogwarts Professors; Flitwick, Sprout and then Slughorn. Thanks for reading and please do leave a review!