A/N: Here's the next chapter, guys. I really hope that people review for this one, because people haven't been reviewing for the last couple of chapters. On that note, here's the chapter!

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Daniel Dirk Thomas- September 1, 2017

A young boy with coffee-colored skin looked up curiously from his book. The book was titled, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Daniel was just at the part in which his father, Dean Thomas, had made an appearance with two goblins and two grown men. Dean was seventeen. Of course, Daniel had been told this story many of times growing up. That was his father's favorite bedtime story, which Daniel had named Harry Potter Saves the Wizarding World. It wasn't the best bedtime story when he was a five-year-old, what with all the dying, but Daniel had grown to appreciate it throughout the years and as he got older.

Daniel began to survey the room. His big brown eyes saw many people. Most notable of them was the second son of Harry Potter, Albus Potter. He looked exactly like Harry, with his messy black hair, glasses, and green eyes. The only thing different was that he didn't have the lightning-shaped scar on his forehead. He also looked like his brother, James, but they had different colored eyes. Next to him was his cousin Rose Weasley, who had red hair, blue eyes, and freckles. Surprisingly, next to her was Scorpius Malfoy, who looked exactly like his father with his white-blond hair, pale skin, and pointed features. The only thing different was that his eyes were brown like his mother's.

Daniel looked once again down at his book, thinking so much now that he couldn't concentrate fully. How am I ever to get noticed when I'm in the same year as this lot? He thought, chewing on his lower lip. Quickly, Professor Longbottom swept into the room. "Hello, kids," he greeted them, his dark brown eyes twinkling. His son, Frank, was starting that year as well. "In a moment I will lead you forward to get sorted into your houses. For those of you that do not know, the houses are called Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each of those has turned out good and bad wizards, and each of those will be welcoming to you. Now, follow me." They did as he asked.

Daniel was awed the second that he set foot in the Great Hall, and he couldn't think of what to look at first. Rose Weasley was walking next to her cousin, Molly Weasley, and Daniel heard her saying, "It's bewitched to look like the sky outside, so there really is a ceiling." Daniel looked up to see what she was talking about and was instantly overwhelmed. The ceiling did indeed look like the sky, and Daniel was unsure if Rose was actually right. Maybe there wasn't a ceiling, and it was really just open to the sky. That got Daniel wondering about what they did when it was raining.

Finally, the group reached the front of the hall. Professor Longbottom said, "When I call your name, place the hat on your head and it will sort you." After the general instructions, Daniel zoned out.

He began to wonder about what house would soon become his. At least I don't have to worry about Slytherin, Daniel thought wryly. His parents had always said that there was no was that he would be placed in Slytherin. Daniel didn't think his house would be Hufflepuff either. That left Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. Daniel's mother, Parvati Thomas (née Patil) had often showered Gryffindor with praise, as that had been the house that her and her husband, Dean Thomas, had been in whilst at Hogwarts. Daniel felt a slight inclination toward Ravenclaw, however, as he was very smart.

"Thomas, Daniel!" pulled him out of his thoughts. Gulping, Daniel walked toward the Sorting Hat, his book still in hand.

I wonder if this thing talks inside your head, like Dad said it shouted out the name of your house to the whole hall? Daniel thought quizzically.

"Well, this answers that question, doesn't it?" a voice spoke in his head, but Daniel remained calm.

Can we speed this up so that I can get back to my book? Dad's in it now, and it's starting to get interesting, he thought.

The hat chuckled. "Alright. Well, you're not the right fit for Hufflepuff or Slytherin, but you would work for either Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. Your mother's sister was in Ravenclaw, but both of your parents were in Gryffindor. Which do you prefer to be in?"

Daniel was taken aback. I get to choose?

"Why, yes, in your case you could go either way…"

Okay, then, I guess I'll go with Gryffindor. I want to make my parents proud… he thought.

"I couldn't agree with you more… GRYFFINDOR!" the hat shouted to the whole hall, and Daniel, with his book still in hand, clambered down to the cheering Gryffindor table. He grinned as James Potter and Fred Weasley thumped him on the back, and he instantly felt at home. For once, Daniel had made the right decision and became Head Boy in his seventh year, showering his new house in fame.

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Random Harry Potter Fact #10: Members of the Order of the Phoenix are the only wizards who know how to communicate using their patronuses.